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“INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the House section section on page H7560 on Jan. 1, 2013.
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INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and concurring in the Senate amendment to the bill
(H.R. 2076) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Gowdy) that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was concurred in.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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