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On the recordJuly 24, 2018
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up en bloc: Heller amendment No. 3405 and Durbin amendment No. 3422. I further ask consent that at 2:15 p.m. today, there be 5 minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate vote in relation to the Heller and Durbin amendments in the order listed and that there be no second-degree amendments in order to the amendments prior to the votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendments by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for others, proposes amendments numbered 3405 and 3422 en bloc to amendment No. 3399. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 3405 (Purpose: To increase the amount available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance) On page 154, line 14, strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert ``$20,000,000''. amendment no.…
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