[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16350-16351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




MAKING IN ORDER AMENDMENT IN LIEU OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 PRINTED IN PART A 
OF HOUSE REPORT 115-363 DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 469, SUNSHINE FOR 
     REGULATIONS AND REGULATORY DECREES AND SETTLEMENTS ACT OF 2017

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
during consideration of H.R. 469, pursuant to House Resolution 577, the 
amendment I have placed at the desk be in order in lieu of the 
amendment printed in part A of House Report 115-363 and numbered 2.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

 An Amendment Offered in Lieu of Amendment No. 2 Printed in Part A of 
      House Report No. 115-363 Offered by Mr. Conyers of Michigan

       Page 3, line 17, strike ``; and'' and insert ``, other than 
     an excepted consent decree or settlement agreement;''.
       Page 4, line 4, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 4, insert after line 4 the following:
       (6) the term ``excepted consent decree or settlement 
     agreement'' means a covered consent decree or covered 
     settlement agreement that prevents or is intended to prevent 
     discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, or 
     any other protected category.


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  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask 
unanimous consent to waive the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.

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