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Kim Schrier: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordMay 2, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new subsection: (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to require or prohibit the President from including or considering voluntary agricultural practices to be undertaken by farmers and ranchers, thereby contributing to the development of soil organic matter, increasing carbon sequestration, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and contributing to meeting the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 329, the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Washington.
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Kim Schrier
Democratic · Washington
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May 2, 2019

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