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On the recordMarch 1, 2017
I am, indeed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Raskin moves to recommit the bill H.R. 998 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE VI--EXEMPTIONS SEC. 601. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RULES OR SETS OF RULES. The provisions of this Act do not apply to any rule or set of rules relating to-- (1) any law governing a potential conflict of interest of an employee or officer of the executive branch; (2) any law governing the financial disclosures of an employee or officer of the executive branch; and (3) bribery. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 1, 2017

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