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On the recordAugust 1, 2018
Mr. President, I call up the following amendments and ask unanimous consent that they be reported by number: No. 3464, No. 3522, No. 3524, and No. 3402. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendments by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for others, proposes amendments numbered 3464, 3522, 3524, and 3402. The amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3464 (Purpose: To provide for election security grants) At the appropriate place in division B, insert the following: Sec. __. In addition to amounts made available for the Election Assistance Commission, $250,000,000 shall be made available for election security grants: Provided, That, of the unobligated balances available under the heading ``Treasury Forfeiture Fund'', $380,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2019. AMENDMENT NO. 3522 (Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to enforce standards of identity with respect to certain food) At the appropriate place, insert the following: Sec. __.…
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