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On the recordJuly 11, 2014
I appreciate you not only keeping us posted, but focusing on that to see whether we might do that. The gentleman has announced that TRIA is going to be under consideration. We believe this is a very important piece of legislation. However, it passed out of committee on a party-line vote, as the gentleman knows, and there are still concerns that need to be addressed. I would hope that we could work on those before it comes to the floor. Does the gentleman know whether that will come under a rule and whether or not that rule will provide for an open amendatory process? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY of California. I thank you for yielding and for bringing up this issue. As I mentioned the schedule announcement for next week, Members should be prepared for possible consideration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Once the timing is finalized, the Rules Committee will announce a hearing on the measure to determine the process by which the bill will be brought before the floor.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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