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Amendment Number
689
Purpose
An amendment numbered twelve printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill prohibiting funds from being made available to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington, D.C. headquarters until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 13, 2004
Latest Action Text
Mr. Bonilla raised a point of order against the Tiahrt amendment (A021). Mr. Bonilla stated that the Tiahrt amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
Latest Action Time
17:23:38
Submitted Date
Jul 13, 2004
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 30, 2021
Amendment 689 — Informed