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On the recordJune 1, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 77, S. 184, and Calendar No. 79, S. 246. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 184) to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings, and for other purposes. A bill (S. 246) to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, S. 184. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, S. 246, which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: S. 246 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS.…
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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