Nydia M. Velazquez: “As the designee of Chair Grijalva, I move that the Committee do now…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2022

As the designee of Chair Grijalva, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Lee of California) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Acting Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5118) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon. General Leave

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Nydia M. Velazquez

New York

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Jul 29, 2022

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