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Sheila Jackson Lee: I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the…

On the recordMay 25, 2017
I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 3, insert after ``section 2258B.'' the following: ``(h) Notwithstanding subsection (e), a person who violates paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) and is 19 years of age or younger at the time the violation occurred may, in the alternative, be punished for a violation of this section by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine under this title, or both, if-- ``(1) the minor is 15 years of age or older and not more than 4 years younger than the person who committed the violation, at the time the sexually explicit conduct occurred; and ``(2) the sexually explicit conduct that occurred was consensual.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas. {time} 1100
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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May 25, 2017

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