Mr. President, I understand that S. 953, introduced earlier today by Senator McConnell, is at the desk and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title for the first time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 953) to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes.
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