Louie Gohmert: “I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the…”

On the recordMay 18, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The 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 in this act may be used to establish, maintain, employ, or enter into any contract or agreement with any organization, including a political party, that endorsed, embraced, or encouraged any form of slavery, nor to display the name of such organization nor to have its name displayed in any facility in which or for which funds made available in this act are used.

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Louie Gohmert

Republican · Texas

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May 18, 2016

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