Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan King-Thompson expanded backgrounds checks legislation, to honor the memory of Juan Ramon Guerrero, a victim of gun violence who never received either a moment of silence or a moment of action on this House floor. We ask Speaker Ryan to allow the vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.
On the recordJuly 7, 2016
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