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On the recordJuly 31, 2019
I ask unanimous consent that the Van Hollen amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 933) was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit entitlement to benefits by reason of the honorary promotion) At the end, add the following: SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON BENEFITS. No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance by reason of section 1. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The bill (S. 2052), as amended, was passed as follows: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S5217, July 31, 2019, first and second columns, the following appears:The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. Mr. CORNYN. I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2052), as amended, was passed as follows: The online Record has been corrected to read: The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The bill (S.…
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