[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          FOLLOW THE RULES ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 657 and the Senate proceed to its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 657) to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend certain protections against prohibited personnel 
     practices, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider 
be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 657) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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