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On the recordDecember 19, 2023
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 263, S. 484. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 484) to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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