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On the recordJune 22, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2229) to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Senate amendment: On page 2, after line 16, insert the following: (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted on November 26, 2017. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida? There was no objection. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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