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On the recordOctober 13, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that at 4 p.m., Monday, October 17, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 155, H.R. 2112--that is the Agriculture Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012--that the committee amendment be withdrawn and that the chairman of the Appropriations Committee or his designee be recognized to offer amendment No. 738, which consists of the text of the withdrawn amendment as Division A, the text of S. 1572, Calendar No. 170, as Division B, and the text of S. 1596, Calendar No. 177, as Division C; provided further, that H.R. 2596, as reported by the House Appropriations Committee, and Division C of amendment No. 738 be deemed House-passed text in H.R. 2112 for purposes of rule XVI; finally, that amendment No. 738 for the purposes of paragraph 1 of rule XVI be considered a committee amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Oct 13, 2011

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