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Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]","purpose":"Amendment requires DHS to make publicly available on its website an annual report on the number of illegal aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer.","result":"Agreed to","date":"2023-05-17","yea":303,"nay":126,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll223.xml"},{"number":"H.Amdt. 180","sponsor":"Rep. Correa, J. 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H.R. 2494, 118th Congress: POLICE Act of 2023. House: 255 Yea, 175 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 May 2023."}}