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On the recordJuly 7, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7 of title 1, United States Code (the Defense of Marriage Act). The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Virginia Foxx
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