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Lance Gooden: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2023
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the adoption or implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration set forth in the annex to the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 2018 (A/RES/73/195). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gooden) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
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Lance Gooden
Republican · Texas
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Sep 28, 2023

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