I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Kelly of Illinois moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 712, to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: Page 1, amend the table of contents for the bill by inserting after the item pertaining to section 302 the following: TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 401. No delay of any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement that prevents gun violence. Add, at the end of the bill, the following: TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 401. NO DELAY OF ANY RULE, CONSENT DECREE, OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT PREVENTS GUN VIOLENCE. This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply in the case of any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement that pertains to protecting Americans from gun violence, particularly in school zones or other sensitive areas. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.
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