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Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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PROTECTING OUR NATION'S CAPITAL EMERGENCY ACT
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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 489, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill is considered adopted.
Latest action: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.