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On the recordJune 5, 2013
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security who approves any of the following petitions: (1) A Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, in a case in which Brazil is the beneficiary's place of birth (as provided on such form). (2) A Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e), in a case in which Brazil is the alien fiance(e)'s country of citizenship (as provided on such form). (3) A Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, in a case in which Brazil is the country of citizenship or country of nationality (as provided on such form) of the alien for whom the petition is being filed. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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