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On the recordJuly 16, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 12, S. 192; that the bill be read for the third time; and that the Senate vote on passage of the bill with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 192) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 192) was passed, as follows: S. 192 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.…
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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