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On the recordJune 14, 2016
I am opposed to it in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Sarbanes moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5053 to the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CONTRIBUTOR IDENTITY NOT TO APPLY IN CASE OF ORGANIZATION INTERVENING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. The amendments made by section 2 of this Act shall not apply in the case of an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which directly or indirectly participates in, or intervenes in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Jun 14, 2016

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