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On the recordDecember 11, 2024
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Merkley-Cornyn substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3316), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The bill (S. 1351), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
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