I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in part A of House Report 114-120.
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