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On the recordAugust 6, 2022
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3115) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 3115 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER 2.0 Act''. SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET. Section 3(a) of the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-237; 132 Stat. 2448) is amended by striking ``for a period of 4 years''. ____________________
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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