Mr. President, I have a motion to refer the House message to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment, which I ask the clerk to state. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House message with respect to H.R. 3082 to the Appropriations Committee, with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment numbered 4887, as follows: At the end, insert the following: The Senate Appropriations Committee is requested to study the impact on any delay in extending government funding for all federal agencies, and that the study should be concluded within 10 days of enactment.
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