Lori Trahan: “I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subtitle J of title I, insert after section 1704 the following (and redesignate the succeeding provision accordingly): SEC. 1705. EXTENDING GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR VOTING PURPOSES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF ABSENT MILITARY PERSONNEL. Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(j) Guarantee of Residency for Spouses and Dependents of Absent Members of Uniformed Service.--For the purposes of voting for in any election for any Federal office or any State or local office, a spouse or dependent of an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 107(1) shall not, solely by reason of that individual's absence and without regard to whether or not such spouse or dependent is accompanying that individual-- ``(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not that individual intends to return to that State; ``(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or ``(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State.''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 172, the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Mrs. Trahan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.…”