An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to eliminate the bill's requirement that states allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license, through the mail, and at voter registration locations throughout the states, and instead make adoption of these registration procedures voluntary. The amendment would retain the bill's anti-fraud provisions but provides that if there is a conflict between the anti-fraud provisions of the bill and existing state law, such state law would prevail if its anti-fraud provisions are stronger. The amendment authorizes a total of $120 million for fiscal years 1991 through 1993 for a block grant to be distributed to states "for the purpose of supporting, facilitating, and enhancing voter registration activities." Finally, the amendment would make the provisions of the bill effective in FY 1991, instead of January 1, 1993, as in the bill.
Amendments en bloc sought to: 1) make voluntary rather than mandatory the voter registration requirements placed on States; 2) preserve stronger State antifraud provisions where applicable; 3) authorize $120 million for a three year bloc grant program for the States; and 4) change the effective date from 1993 to 1991.
An amendment to strike provisions of the bill that authorize the Agriculture Department to transfer funds among the various rural development accounts.
Amendment deleted language that authorized the Department of Agriculture to transfer funds among various rural development accounts, and specifically required that funds authorized and appropriated for water and sewer projects be used for that purpose.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet-level status without including those provisions of the bill, which would: establish specific departments on international environmental affairs, enforcement, and pollution prevention and recycling; create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics and related advisory committees and a Commission on Improving Environmental Protection. The amendment would also eliminate the provisions of the bill which restrict contracting out of functions which are "inherently governmental" in nature and delete those provisions establishing new regulations regarding conflict of interests.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to departmental and cabinet level and eliminate all other provisions of the bill.
An amendment to require random drug testing of Metro employees who work in safety-sensitive positions.
Amendment required mandatory random drug testing of Transit Authority employees responsible for safety-sensitive mass transportation functions.
An amendment offered to both the bill and the Stenholm substitute to permit, rather than require, states to have a voucher program.
Amendments en bloc to the substitute amendment (A001) and the Stenholm substitute amendment (A002) sought to delete language in both proposals that required States to establish voucher-certificate programs for child care. States would have been allowed the option to offer such programs.
An amendment to eliminate the sectarian child care provisions in both the bill and the Stenholm substitute; the provisions permitting preferential hiring and admissions; the provisions permitting sectarian child care providers to require their employees to adhere to their religious tenets. The amendment prohibits the use of any federal funds under the Title XX program for any sectarian purpose, including sectarian worship or instruction, but permits religious organizations to receive federal child care funds, provided the program is non-sectarian. The amendment would prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion by child care providers in employment and admissions, but would not apply to employees already employed in sectarian programs even if they were hired on the basis of religious preference. Finally, the amendment provides that nothing in the bill or the substitute would supersede or modify any provision of a state constitution or state law that prohibits the expenditure of public funds in or by sectarian institutions.
Amendments en bloc to the substitute amendment (A001) and the Stenholm substitute amendment (A002) sought to replace certain provisions relating to church-based child care programs. Under the amendments, church-based child care programs would have been eligible for Federal funds, but the funds could not be used for any sectarian purpose or activity, nor could the programs be allowed to discriminate on the basis of religion against either the pupils or faculty.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to authorize additional funds for Head Start but to permit only 50% of those funds to be used to expand Head Start into a full-day, year-round program. The amendment does not authorize a separate program to provide school-based day care for pre-schoolers and for school aged children before and after school, and does not contain provisions to require states to develop standards that assure the quality of day care. The amendment does provide $2.25 billion in additional funds overfive years for the Title XX block grant program, and earmarks these funds for child care. The amendment also increases the Earned Income Tax Credit, adjusts it for family size, but adds an additional credit for families with infants. It makes the federal excise tax on telephones permanent and phases out the Dependent Care Tax Credit for upper income families. Finally, the substitute exempts earnings derived from performing child care services by individuals 65 or older from the Social Security excess earnings test.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: authorize additional funds for the Head Start program, but permit only 50% of those funds to be used to expand Head Start into a full-day, year-round program; provide $2.25 billion in additional funds over five years for the Title XX block grant program earmarked for child care; require States receiving Title XX funds to establish a voucher system for child care with religious based institutions eligible to participate; and expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and provide an additional credit for families with infants.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.RES.368:">H. Res. 368</a>, and consisting of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.R.4381:">H.R. 4381</a> as modified.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute was made in order as an original bill by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.RES.368:">H. Res. 368</a>, and consisted of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.R.4381:">H.R. 4381</a>, as modified, entitled the "Early Childhood Education and Development Act of 1990".
An amendment comprised of several amendments en bloc to delete all foreign aid provisions in the bill.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete $870 million provided for foreign aid and assistance.
An amendment comprised of several amendments en bloc to reduce specified amounts appropriated in the bill by 5% across-the-board. The amendment does not affect funding for the Caribbean Basin.
Amendments en bloc sought to provide a 5 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated for foreign aid except funds provided for hurricane relief in the eastern Caribbean.
An amendment comprised of several amendments en bloc to reduce specified amounts appropriated in the bill by 3% across-the-board. The amendment does not affect funding for the Caribbean Basin.
Amendments en bloc sought to provide a 3 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated for foreign aid except funds provided for hurricane relief in the eastern Caribbean.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which provide $75 million in Migration and Refugee Assistance, including $5 million to be made available for Soviet, Eastern European and other refugees resettling in Israel.
Amendment sought to delete $75 million appropriated for migration and refugee assistance, including $5 million to be made available for Soviet, Eastern European, and other refugees resettling in Israel.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which change the evidentiary standards necessary to obtain a jury trial in price fixing cases. Under the bill, sufficient evidence for a jury trial exists if a plaintiff can demonstrate that a communication concerning price competition was received by a supplier from a retailer and that in response to the communication, the supplier terminated a supply contract with a rival retailer. The amendment would also eliminate the language of the bill making price restraints automatically illegal regardless of whether or not a specific minimum price has been set and would let stand recentSupreme Court decisions holding that in order to obtain a jury trial, a plaintiff must provide direct or circumstantial evidence that a supplier and retailer consciously intended to maintain resale price levels and that a specific minimum price agreement must be established for a per se violation of price fixing laws to exist.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to codify into statute a Supreme Court ruling of 1911 which made vertical price fixing illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act; it would not have reversed two recent antitrust decisions as provided in the bill.
An amendment to change the provisions of the bill regarding the circumstances for obtaining a jury trial in price fixing litigation. The amendment would require a plaintiff to show evidence of a conspiracy to fix prices and that price was the major factor for the termination of a supply contract between a supplier and a retailer before a jury trial could be obtained.
Amendment sought to revise evidentiary standards in Federal civil antitrust actions relating to price fixing. It would have required a plaintiff to show evidence of a conspiracy before defeating an order for summary judgement and being granted a trial on the merits of the case.
An amendment to exempt small businesses from the provisions of the bill if the market share of a business is inadequate to constitute an impediment to competitive pricing.
An amendment to establish guidelines regarding a model statute for uniform regulation of cash transmittal businesses by the states. Specifically, states would limit the fee charged by these businesses for cashing checks to 1.5% of the value of the check or $8, whichever is less. The amendment also requires such businesses to publicly display their fee schedules in English and Spanish.
Amendment, as originally offered, urged States to limit the fees which check cashing agencies could charge to 1.5 percent of the check's value or $8, whichever was less, and required public display of fee schedules in English and Spanish. \   As amended by the Shumway amendment (A002), language regarding the display of fee schedules in English and Spanish were deleted.
An amendment to require the Treasury Department to establish a pilot program of recordkeeping for international electronic transfers of funds that would require customers to supply to banks the names, addresses, and account numbers of parties involved in the transaction. The Treasury Department would have discretion as to which specific banks and categories of international wire transfers would be involved in the pilot program. After one year, the Department would have to certify to Congress that the recordkeeping program is cost effective, useful to law enforcement, and not detrimental to legitimate commerce, before the program could be implemented on a national basis. The amendment would eliminate the bill's specific requirement that the Department adopt, by the end of 1990, final regulations concerning the recordkeeping of international wire transfers, but would not preclude Treasury from continuing to prepare such regulations.
Amendment sought to require the Treasury Department to establish a pilot program of recordkeeping for international electronic transfer of funds, and after one year report to Congress on its effectiveness before a nationwide implementation. \   Under the program customers would have been required to supply to banks certain information about electronic tranfers including name, address, and account number.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to freeze budget authority at the FY 1990 levels for both defense and non-defense programs. For FY 1991, the amendment reduces defense budget authority by $14.2 billion (as opposed to $32.8 billion in the Committee budget) and reduces the defense outlays by $9.6 billion (as opposed to $11.5 billion in the Committee budget). Savings in Medicare total $3.2 billion (an increase of $1.5 billion over the Committee position), and FY 1991 revenue increases total $13.2 billion.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1991 new budget authority of $1,136.4 billion; budget outlays of $1,233.1 billion; budget revenues of $1,169.5 billion; and a budget deficit of $63.6 billion. It also sought to freeze defense and discretionary (non-entitlement) spending at the fiscal year 1990 level.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to freeze spending at the FY 1990 levels for defense and most domestic programs. For FY 1991, the amendment reduces defense budget authority by $14.2 billion (as opposed to $32.8 billion in the Committee budget) and reduces defense outlays by $10.2 billion (as opposed to $11.5 billion in the Committee budget). The amendment also contains a proposal to refinance the national debt with gold-backed bonds with the intention of producing substantial reductions in federal interest costs. The amendment does not include reductions in entitlement programs.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1991 new budget authority of $1,385.3 billion; budget outlays of $1,228.6 billion; budget revenues of $1,166.7 billion; and a budget deficit of $61.9 billion. It also sought to freeze defense spending at the fiscal year 1990 level and reduce interest payments for the national debt through the issuance of Treasury bonds redeemable in gold.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce by $56.4 billion and $27.4 billion the budget authority and outlays, respectively, of the FY 1991 defense funding. Funds saved by these cuts would be diverted to increased funding for various domestic programs. Revenue would be raised through tax increases targeting the very wealthiest individuals and corporations and totaling $19.8 billion dollars.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1991 new budget authority of $1,371.8 billion; budget outlays of $1,239.8 billion; budget revenues of $1,176.1 billion; and a budget deficit of $63.7 billion. It also sought to reduce FY 1991 budget authority for defense spending by $52.5 billion and raise $19.8 billion in revenues through various tax measures targeted at corporations and individuals in upper income tax brackets.
An amendment to require a GAO evaluation of the completed summary project plan and of other Energy Department reports that the bill requires be completed before the $1.17 billion could be made available for obligation. The amendment also requires GAO to evaluate the reports certifying that the magnet assembly tests have been completed successfully, and that commitments have been received for contributions from Texas and foreign sources, and to evaluate any revisions to the summary project plan that are required as a result of the magnet assembly tests. (The bill requires these reports before $5.95 billion would be made available for obligation.) Finally, the amendment requires GAO audits of the annual Energy Department reports on the progress of the SSC and on its finances.
Amendments required the General Accounting Office to evaluate and report to Congress on the Department of Energy project plans and cost estimates before obligating funds for the SSC project.
An amendment to delete to provision of the bill that provides a refund of Texas' contribution if the project is terminated before October 1, 1995.
Amendment deleted language which guaranteed the State of Texas a refund of its contributions to the SSC project if the project terminates before October 1, 1995.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which provides only one category of unpaid leave limited to 12 weeks per year, instead of the two categories of leave over a one or two year period in the bill. The substitute would also permanently exempt firms with fewer than 50 employees from coverage, instead of expanding coverage to those with 35 employees after three years, as in the committee bill. Further, under the substitute, private firms with 50 or more employees and state and local governments would be required to provide employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to allow employees to care for a new child, or a seriously ill child, parent, or spouse, or to use as medical leave if they are temporarily unable to perform their job due to a serious health condition. The substitute also specifies that only one parent at a time may take leave to care for a newborn child and that leave to care for a seriously ill older person could be used only to care for a spouse, biological parent, or the person who raised the employee. The substitute requires that certification of the medical condition must be done by a doctor. Finally, the substitute provides employees of the House of Representatives with the same leave as it provides to private sector employees. The substitute does not chang. the provisions of the bill regarding leave for federal civil service employees.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute allowed an employee one period of unpaid family and medical leave of not more than 12 weeks in a year rather than the 15 weeks per year for personal medical leave and 10 weeks every 2 years for family leave provided in the original bill. \   It allowed only one parent to take leave at a time; exempted small businesses of fewer than 50 employees from the bill's coverage; changed the certification of illness provisions; and changed the definition of parent to include only a biological parent or person who actually raised the employee.
An amendment to allow businesses employing 25 or fewer employees a 6-month exemption from the provisions of the act. Businesses that employ 10 or fewer emplyees would be exempt for one year.
Amendment provided a period of protection from civil suits brought under the public accommodations section of the bill for small businesses. Employers of between 10 and 25 employees with gross receipts of $1 million or less would be exempted for 24 months, and employers of 10 employees and under with gross receipts of $500 thousand or less would be exempted for 30 months.
An amendment specifying that the costs required to accommodate the employment of a disabled person should not exceed 10% of the annual salary or the annualized hourly wage of that job.
Amendment sought to specify that it is presumed to be an undue hardship under the terms of the bill if an employer incurs costs making accommodation of more than 10 percent of the annual salary or the annualized hourly rate of the job in question.
An amendment to allow employers to move an employee with a communicable or infectious disease of public health significance out of a food-handling position, provided that the employer offers the employee an alternative employment opportunity for which the employee is qualified and for which the employee would sustain no economic damage.
An amendment to exempt commuter rail services from the bill's requirement that all new rail cars purchased or leased must be readily accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities, including persons who use wheelchairs. To be eligible for the amendment's exemption, a commuter rail service must meet the bill's requirement that within five years of the bill's enactment at least one car per train be accessible to those with disabilities. The amendment also provides that to be exempt, an operator must provide clear notice in stations as to which cars in its trains are accessible and where they are located, make a reasonable effort to provide persons with disabilities on accessible cars with the same services provided passengers on non-accessible cars, and add accessible cars to trains if the continued demand for accessible service cannot be met by just one accessible car per train.
Amendment sought to exempt commuter rail services from the requirement that all new commuter rail cars purchased or leased should be readily accessible and useable by persons with disabilities if the commuter rail service made at least one car per train accessible for the disabled within five years.
An amendment to exempt fixed-route public transit systems in urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 from the bill's requirement that new vehicles be accessible to persons with disabilities, including persons who use wheelchairs. The amendment waives requirements that such transit systems make demonstrated good faith efforts to locate accessible used vehicles, and that when vehicles are remanufactured they be modified to make them accessible to those with disabilities. To be eligible for this exemption, a transit authority must develop an alternate plan that meets the transportation needs of persons with disabilities as effectively as if all the vehicles on the system were accessible. This plan may provide for "paratransit" or other services, including a combination of paratransit and service provided by existing accessible vehicles in the system. In preparing the plan, the transit authority must consult with an advisory committee of representatives of persons with disabilities, and there must be no substantial opposition to the plan by persons with disabilities in the area to be served.
Amendment sought to provide an annual exemption to public transportation entities in communities of 200,000 or less from the requirement for 100 percent lift equipped buses.
An amendment directed at the employment section of the bill to provide that the victims of job discrimination based on a disability would be entitled to only the remedies currently available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964--i.e., injunctive relief, back pay, and attorneys' fees.
Amendment sought to provide that victims of discrimination based on a disability were only entitled to remedies currently available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
An amendment to replace the provisions of the bill regarding El Salvador. The amendment would allow the President to determine whether or not specified actions by the Salvadoran government have occurred which would warrant restricting U.S. military aid. If such a determination is made, the President would be required to withhold up to 25% of the 1991 military aid. The amendment would allow the termination of all U.S. military assistance if the President determines that other actions by the Salvadoran government or military have occurred.
Amendment sought to permit the President to withhold up to 25% of the military aid provided to El Salvador if he determined that El Salvador had not taken steps toward judicial reform, separation of the police from the military, or not reduced and reorganized the military after a peace settlement had been reached.
An amendment to add four new provisions to the bill which: 1) require additional conditions regarding the restoration of Salvadoran aid and attacks against civilians by the Salvadoran military and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front; 2) require military aid to be controlled by the Salvadoran President; 3) require $2 million of the $10 million in the bill for the promotion of democracy to be used specifically for election monitoring; and, 4) require additional information in the President's report to Congress.
Amendment provided for the withholding of 50% of the military assistance authorized for El Salvador; added conditions on aid to El Salvador including the elimination of assistance if military or security forces engaged in acts of violence against civilian targets; required the approval of the President of El Salvador before any military assistance could be delivered to the Armed Forces; and authorized $2 million for the Support Democracy program for election voter registration and monitoring.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to eliminate provisions of the bill regarding and requiring certain fees, charges and revenue raising functions.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete language which authorized EPA to impose certain user fees.
An amendment providing for $250 million over five years (subject to annual appropriations) to establish a "Clean Air Employment Transition Assistance" program which would extend unemployment benefits by up to six months and provide up to two years of retraining for workers who suffer unemployment or a reduction of wages as a consequence of the implementation of the bill's provisions.
Amendment authorized $250 million over five years to establish within the Department of Labor a "Clean Air Employment Transition Assistance" program, which would extend unemployment benefits for up to six months and provide up to two years of retraining for workers who suffer unemployment or a reduction of wages as a consequence of enactment of the Clean Air Act amendments.
An amendment increasing the required warranty on the most common types of auto emmisions control devices from 5 years/50,000 miles to 8 years/80,000 miles.
Amendment required automobile manufacturers to provide 8-year or 80,000-mile warranties for two auto emmissions contol devices--catalytic converters and electronic control units.
Amendment provided for phasing out the use of ozone depleting chemicals including chloroflurocarbons (CFC), carbon tetrachloride and halons by the year 2000, and methyl chloroform by 2005. It banned new equipment containing hydrochloroflurocarbons (HCFC), provided for a production freeze on (HCFC) by 2015, and phased it out completely by 2035.
Amendment extended provisions of the Clean Air Act to oil and gas platforms located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) along the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, and eastern gulf coasts and to the vessels that service them. It required sources within 25 miles of the seaward State boundary to meet the same regulations as those for similar onshore sources and sources in State waters. It required the EPA to monitor and complete a study of the sources of atmospheric deposition of toxics in coastal waters, their tendency to bioaccumulate, and their effects on human life.
Amendment provided compromise language on clean alternative fuel vehicles. It deleted language mandating production of such vehicles and replaced it with a demonstration program in California. It established a light vehicle fleet program. It required urban fleet and urban bus programs which are fueled in one of the 27 most serious ozone nonattainment areas to convert to such clean fuel vehicles by model year 2000.
An amendment to reduce the amount authorized for the Bureau of Export Administration to carry out the bill's provision's in FY 1991 from $47 million to $29 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized for the Bureau of Export Administration in FY 1991 from $46.7 million to $28.9 million.
An amendment prohibiting any easing of export restrictions to the Soviet Union until the President certifies that the Soviet Union is not imposing any economic sanctions on Lithuania and has entered into negotiations with the elected government of Lithuania for the purpose of Lithuanian independence.
Amendment, as modified, provided that no exports to the Soviet Union could be made until the President certified that the Soviet Union had entered into negotiations with the elected government of Lithuania and was conducting such negotiations without economic coercion. \   As amended by the Levine of California amendment (A006), language was added stating as the sense of Congress that no exports should be made to the Soviet Union if the emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union was restricted.
An amendment to eliminate the authority in current law which allows the Administration to issue distribution licenses for exports to China.
Amendment eliminated the authority contained in current law that permits the issuance of general export distribution licenses for exports to the People's Republic of China.
An amendment to remove the waivers in current law which allow the Administration to permit the export of satellites to China.
Amendment provided that no satellite of U.S. origin that was intended for launch from a launch vehicle owned by the People's Republic of China would be exported from the United States. \   As amended by the Gejdenson amendment (A010), language was added clarifying the restriction placed on the issuance of distribution licenses for exports to the People's Republic of China.
An amendment to specifically designate Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia as being eligible for reduced export restrictions.
Amendment clarified language which provided for the easing of controls on Western exports to certain Central European countries by stating that Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia were eligible to receive favorable export licensing treatment.
An amendment providing for presidential authority to unilaterally ban the export of sensitive products, such as munitions and supercomputers, to specified countries. The bill would control only those items which are on the International Munitions List, as determined by the multinational Coordinating Committee.
Amendment sought to permit the president to unilaterally ban the export of items designated as Munitions List items if he determined that it was in the national security interest of the United States; it also sought to require the President to report to Congress concerning items on the Munitions List.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which would ease export restrictions on telecommunications equipment to the Soviet Union.
Amendment sought to delete language which would ease export restrictions on telecommunications equipment to the Soviet Union.
An amendment to clarify that the definition of telecommunications equipment subject to reduced export controls, shall include all related telecommunications test and measurement equipment required to maintain local area networks, international networks, and voice, video and data communications.
Amendment clarified that the definition of telecommunications equipment subject to reduced export controls include all related telecommunications test and measurement equipment required to maintain local area networks, international networks, and voice, video and data communications.
An amendment to require that exports of telecommunications equipment or technology for civil end use to any country (except the Soviet Union) require not more than notification from COCOM.
Amendment sought to exclude the Soviet Union from those countries eligible to benefit from the easing of restrictions on the export of telecommunications equipment and technology.
An amendment which changes the bill's procedure for indexing certain classes of items on the Commodity Control List, the Commerce Department's main list of sensitive products subject to export controls. The amendment shortens the time for the Commerce Department's determination on whether to accept the technical advisory committee's indexing recommendations from 45 to within 30 days, unless there is an objection by the head of any other executive agency. The amendment also directs the Commerce Department to require the technical advisory committee to give initial consideration to establishing a percentage based on indexing methods for computers and requires the Commerce Department to report to Congress if a technical advisory committee's recommendation is not approved by the Commerce Department.
Amendment directed the Technical Advisory Committees to emphasize the technical differences between controlled products and newer commercially available products when recommending indexing procedures to the Secretary of Commerce for items subject to export licensing requirements, and required the Secretary to rule on such recommendations within 30 days.
An amendment eliminating eased export restrictions for the Soviet Union, but not for Eastern Europe.
Amendment prohibited American companies from selling to the Soviet Union the Toshiba machine tools used to quiet submarines.
A substitute to the Dannemeyer amendment, allowing the states to retain their current rights to decide whether to require the reporting of identifying information of individuals who test positive for the HIV virus. The amendment states that nothing in the bill either requires or prohibits a state from establishing such reporting procedures.
See Dannemeyer amendment (A004) for description.
An amendment to require states, as a condition of receiving grants under the bill, to require that all HIV test results be confidentially reported to the appropriate public health officials with accompanying information to identify those who test positive.
Amendment, as originally offered, sought to require States, as a condition of receiving grants under the bill, to require the confidential reporting of all HIV test results to State public health officials including information on sexual and intravenous needle-sharing partners of the individual tested. State health officials would have been required to establish a program for partner notification regarding cases of infection. \   As amended by the Rowland of Georgia substitute amendment (A005), language was added which gave each State flexibility in determining and establishing reporting requirements.
An amendment to the Miller amendment specifying that "family trusts" would be exempt from the acreage limitation provisions. Family trusts are defined as being comprised of not more than three generations of the same family, related by blood, and at least 18 years old.
Amendment to the Miller (CA) amendment (A006) sought to exclude "family trusts" from the prohibition against farms larger than 960 acres receiving federally subsidized irrigation water if family members were from not more than three generations, related by blood, and at least 18 years old.
An amendment to strenghthen the provisions of the 1982 Reclamation Reform Act by limiting water subsidies to farms no larger than 960 acres in size. Under current law, several small parcels of land can be farmed together and remain eligible for water subsidies even though the total acreage exceeds 960 acres. The amendment would restrict water subsidies to farm operations of 960 acres or less.
Amendment limited Federal water subsidies to farms not larger than 960 acres in size. \   As amended by the DeFazio amendment (A008), language was added which restricted Federal water subsidies to U.S. citizens and resident aliens.
An amendment to phase out federal subsidies for irrigation water used tdo grow "surplus" crops--defined as those crops for which an acreage reduction program is in effect under the federal farm programs. Beginning two years after enactment, all new, renewed, or amended Bureau of Reclamation contracts providing water to grow these crops would require users to pay at least 50% of the full cost of the water. Beginning four years after enactment, all such contracts would require payment of the full cost of the water. The amendment would not apply to contracts for the irrigation of land owned by individual Indians or Indian tribes, nor would it apply to contracts with water districts currently subject to cost-sharing provisions which require them to pay at least 20% of construction costs for the project providing the water.
Amendment provided for a phased-in 4 year program after which farmers would be required to pay the full cost for irrigation water provided by the Bureau of Reclamation used to grow surplus crops. \   As amended by the Dorgan (ND) amendment (A010), language was added exempting from the above requirements contracts dealing with the Garrison Diversion Projects in North Dakota. \   As amended by the de la Garza amendments (A011), language was added which exempted crops from the above requirement if the Secretary of Agriculture determined that they were needed to provide a reserve to meet a shortage due to drought or other natural disasters.
An amendment to eliminate the $65 million dollar appropriation for the new Plutonium Recovery Modification Project at Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado.
Amendment sought to delete $65 million appropriated for the Plutonium Recovery Modification Project at the Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado.
An amendment prohibiting the use of $65 million in the bill for the Plutonium Recovery Modification Project at the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado until 30 days after the Secretary of Energy has provided to Congress a review of the Department of Energy's report on facilities modernization.
Amendment prohibited the use of $65 million appropriated for the Plutonium Recovery Modification Project at the Rocky Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado until 30 days after the Secretary of Energy has provided to Congress a review of the Department of Energy's weapons complex modernization plan.
An amendment to delete the provision of the bill specifying that increased costs incurred by the Western Area Power Administration resulting from bypass water releases for temperature control puposes to preserve anadromous fisheries in the Sacramento River be nonreimbursable.
Amendment sought to delete language which provided that in the operation of the Shasta Dam in California, any increased costs incurred by the Western Area Power Administration resulting from bypass water releases for temperature control purposes to preserve anadromous fisheries in the Sacramento River would be nonreimbursable.
An amendment to reduce by 10.53% each appropriation contained in the bill.
An amendment to provide a 5% across-the-board reduction in the total amount of money made available by the bill for discretionary accounts.
An amendment to provide a 2% across-the-board reduction in the total amount of money made available by the bill for discretionary accounts.
An amendment to appropriate $65 million for expenses of the Department of Justice for investigations and prosecutions of fraud and other crimes relating to savings and loan institutions. The amendment would also appropriate $10 million for civil proceedings involving savings and loan.
Amendment appropriated $75 million to the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes at savings and loan institutions.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for TV Marti by $8 million dollars, from $29,208,000 to $21,208,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the United States Information Agency for broadcasting to Cuba (TV Marti) by $8 million.
An amendment to provide a 5% across-the-board cut in all discretionary accounts in the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide for a further study of the Niobrara River to determine whether any segments should be designated in the future as scenic or recreational under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require the National Park Service to complete a comprehensive river protection plan for the 253 mile segment of the Niobrara River in Nebraska, or segments thereof determined to be suitable for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
An amendment to prohibit the Interior Department from acquiring any land, scenic easements, or other interests in land within the designated river corridors through condemnation.
An amendment to the Lehman amendment striking the designation of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities as the agencies to deliver family planning assistance to Romania.
See Lehman (FL) amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment to earmark $1.5 million for voluntary family plannning and $1.5 million for other health and child survival projects in Romania. The amendment earmarks one-half of the family planning funds for the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the other half for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities.
Amendment appropriated $3 million for humanitarian assistance for Romania. It provided $1.5 million of such funds for activities related to AIDS and other health and child survival activities, improved the facilities available for the care of abandoned children, and facilitated family reunion and adoption. It provided $1.5 million of such funds for family planning assistance. \   As amended by the Smith (NJ) amendment (A003), language was deleted which specified the organizations to receive funds made available for family planning assistance.
An amendment to earmark $7 million for non-lethal aid to the non-Communist resistance in Cambodia. This amendment also prohibits any type of assistance to the Khmer Rouge or any organization that is engaged in a pattern of military cooperation and coordination designed to assist the Khmer Rouge.
Amendment deleted language which prohibited any assistance for the Khmer Rouge and non-Communist resistance forces in Cambodia. It substituted language which provided $7 million for the non-Communist restistance forces and non-Communist civilians in Cambodia. It included a prohibition on direct or indirect assistance for the Khmer Rouge.
An amendment to provide a 14.5% across-the-board reduction in all funds made available in the bill except for Medical Care provisions for Veterans in Title I.
Amendment sought to provide a 14.5 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated in the bill. The reductions would not have applied to funds appropriated for "Medical Care" under the "Veterans Health Service and Research Administration".
An amendment to reduce the funds made available in the bill by 5% across-the-board.
An amendment to reduce by 2% across the board all discretionary accounts in the bill, except for VA medical care and certain HUD subsidy contracts.
Amendment sought to provide a 2 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated in the bill. The reductions would not have applied to funds appropriated for health care programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs or the section 8 subsidy contract program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
An amendment offered en bloc to delete the provisions in the bill which would establish a permanent extension of the Research and Development Investment Tax Credit on the grounds that the provisions more properly fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Amendments offered en bloc deleted language which called for a review of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and expressed the sense of Congress relating to the permanent extension of the research and experimentation tax credit.
An amendment to rename the bill's "Presidential Commission on Reducing Capital Costs for Emerging Technology" as "National Commission on Reducing Capital Costs for Emerging Technology". The amendment also provides that members would be appointed by both the President and Congress, rather than just by the President as is provided in the bill. Under the provisions of the amendment, 14 members of the Commission would be appointed by Congress and the remaining 6 members would be appointed by the President. Finally, the amendment provides for a two-thirds vote requirement by the commission in order to report out any recommendations.
Amendments provided for the establishment of the National Commission on Reducing Capital Costs for Emerging Technology. The Commission would be composed of 20 members with an equal number appointed by Democrats and Republicans. 6 members would be appointed by the President, 14 by Congress, with the Vice President designated chairman of the commission. A two-thirds vote of the membership would be required for any recommendation made by the commission.
An amendment to change the bill's fiscal year 1992 authorization for the Advanced Technology Program from $250 million to "such sums as may be necessary".
Amendment sought to change the fiscal year 1992 authorization for the Advanced Technology Program from $250 million to "such sums as may be necessary".
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill which would elevate the position of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology from Executive Level I to Executive Level II.
Amendment deleted language which would have elevated the position of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology from Executive Level 2 to Executive Level 1.
An amendment to allow the Secretary of Transportation to withhold two percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State for any fiscal year beginning after 1992, if that State does not have in effect on the first day of that fiscal year a law which requires the suspension or revocation for a period of not less than 180 days of the driver's license of each person convicted for any drug or narcotic offense chargeable under the laws of the State or any other State.
Amendment required the Secretary of Transportation to withhold annually two percent of the Federal highway funds provided after fiscal year 1992 to those States that did not enact legislation which provided a 6-month suspension or revocation of the driver's license of each person convicted of a drug offense.
An amendment to provide for a 2% across-the-board reduction of all amounts contained in the bill.
Amendment sought to provide a 2% across-the-board reduction of all amounts contained in the bill.
An amendment to reduce the bill's appropriation for pensions and allowances for former Presidents from $2 million to $1,808,000.
See Jacobs amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment to reduce the bill's appropriation for pensions and allowances for former Presidents from $2 million to $449,200. The amendment eliminates all allowances for the former Presidents, but leaves each of the four former Presidents with a pension of $107,300, and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson with a pension of $20,000.
Amendment, as originally offered, sought to reduce the appropriation for allowances and office staff for former U.S. Presidents from $1.9 million to $440 thousand. \   As amended by the Skeen amendment (A003) the appropriation was reduced to $1.8 million.
An amendment to reduce the amounts appropriated by 6.9 percent, with the exception of appropriations for the IRS.
An amendment to reduce the amounts appropriated in the bill by 2% across-the-board with the only exception being the funds made available for the IRS.
An amendment that retains most provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.J.RES.268:">H.J.Res. 268</a> and adds an additional provision that would limit future increases in estimated government revenue to the rate of increase in national income of the previous year. Higher increases of estimated revenue would require passage of specific legislation by a three-fifths majority of both Houses of Congress.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute differed from the original resolution in that it sought to include a tax limitation provision which stated that total estimated receipts for any fiscal year could not increase faster than the estimated rate of growth in the national income unless three-fifths of both Houses voted for a bill approving specific additional receipts, and said bill became law.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would retain the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.J.RES.268:">H.J.Res. 268</a> but would postpone the effective date of Joint Resolution for two years (from 1993 to 1995) or the second year after ratification, whichever is later.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute differed from the original resolution in that it changed the effective date by providing that the article take effect with the fiscal year beginning 1995 or with the second year beginning after its ratification, whichever was later. The original resolution contained an effective date for the article beginning with fiscal year 1993 or the second year after its ratification.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary spending in the bill to the appropriation levels of Fiscal Year 1990 by making a 7.7% cut in all discretionary accounts.
An amendment to make a 5% reduction in the discretionary funds made available in the bill.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary funds in the bill by 2% but excluding funding made available for the WIC program (Women, Infants and Children).
Amendment sought to provide a 2 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated in the bill. The reductions would not have applied to funds appropriated for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC).
An amendment to reduce each amount appropriated in the bill by 0.0000000002%.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Physician Payment Review Commission by $65,000 from "$3,871,000" to "$3,806,000".
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Physician Payment Review Commission by $65,000.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the operating expenses of the United States Institute of Peace by $450,000 from $8,000,000 to $7,550,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the United States Institute of Peace by $450,000.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary spending in the bill to the 1990 spending levels by cutting all discretionary accounts by 15.2%.
An amendment making a 2% across-the-board reduction in discretionary funding appropriated in the bill. The amendment would exempt funds appropriated for Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged, Education for the Handicapped, Gallaudet University, Student Financial Assistance, Higher Education, Howard University, and Libraries.
Amendment sought to provide a 2 percent across-the-board reduction in funds appropriated in the bill. The reductions would not have applied to funds appropriated for Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged, Education for the Handicapped, Gallaudet University, Student Financial Assistance, Higher Education, Howard University, and Libraries.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations for discretionary funding by approximately $2 million in each of the offices of the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriations for administrative expenses by $2 million in each of the offices of the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
An amendment comprised of several amendments en bloc to require the Education Department, when developing and promulgating regulations for any programs administered by that department, to use the "negotiated rule-making" procedure which mandates regional meetings before regulations are written as well as collaboration with state and local representatives; to provide that any report or evaluation required by law to be conducted by the Education Department shall not be subject to prior review or approval by OMB; to require states, within two years of the bill's enactment, to institute a mandatory functional literacy pilot program in a corrections institution for all persons convicted of a felony who test below the eighth grade level; to add a new title to the bill which provides and encourages open enrollment programs; to authorize $40 million in each of fiscal years 1991-1995 for a program of demonstration grants and research to help states and school districts that want to develop their own open enrollment programs; to stipulate that open enrollment grants may only be awarded in states that are certified by the Education Department to have a fair system for financing public schools; and, to add a new title to the bill permitting, on a demonstration basis, the development of educational performance agreements between states and the Ed.cation Department for school restructuring.
Amendments en bloc: 1) required the Department of Education to use "negotiated rule-making" procedures when developing requirements for programs; 2) provided that any report or evaluation required by law to be provided by the Department of Education to Congress would not be subject to prior review or approval by OMB; 3) required states to institute mandatory functional literacy pilot programs in correctional institutions for all persons convicted of a felony who test below the eighth grade level; 4) added a new title which provided and encouraged open enrollment programs and authorized $40 million in each of fiscal years 1991-1995 for programs to help states and school districts develop their own open enrollment programs; 5) stipulated that open enrollment grants could only be awarded in states certified by the Department of Education as having a fair system for financing public schools; and 6) added a new title which permitted, on a demonstration basis, the development of educational performance agreements between States and the Department of Education for school restructuring.
An amendment to address the student loan default situation by changes in current policy, including requiring a reduced federal guarantee to lenders when their student loan portfolios are heavily weighted toward high default rate schools, and toughening accreditation requirements for schools with career training courses (including requiring these schools to be accredited by independent accrediting agencies and requiring their claims regarding placement and graduation rates to be audited). The amendment also requires borrowers to report additional information to facilitate their location when default occurs, clarifies procedures for reporting defaults to credit bureaus, prohibits the sale of student lists, and establishes a toll-free hotline to enable students to report fraud and abuse by institutions.
Amendment sought to make changes to the Federal student loan guarantee program. It would have changed the method of "needs analysis" used to determine eligibility for Federal student financial aid; changed accreditation standards for certain institutions including proprietary schools; and required an independent audit of graduation and placement statistics and tuition refunds when a school misrepresented its education program.
An amendment to suspend student financial assistance to students convicted of offenses involving the possession or sale of illegal drugs. The amendment also provides that students convicted of the sale of drugs will be ineligible for assistance for two years after a first offense and indefinitely after a second offense.
Amendment provided that any student who has been convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance would not be eligible to receive any assistance under the Act during the period beginning on the date of such conviction and ending after a certain specified period of time depending on whether it was a first, second, or third offense.
An amendment to strike the bill's provisions regarding the sugar price support program (loan rate of 18 cents per pound, sugar marketing allotments, etc.), and insert provisions authorizing a sugar loan rate of 16 cents per pound in 1991 through 1995.
Amendment sought to reduce the sugar price support program rate from 18 cents per pound to 16 cents per pound for 1991 through 1995.
An amendment to strike the bill's provisions regarding the dairy price support program by providing for a support price of $10.60 per hundredweight in 1991 (compared with $10.10 in the bill), and by requiring USDA to adjust the price support level annually to reflect the percentage change during the preceding year in prices paid for articles and services purchased by milk producers, wages paid to hired farm labor, interest on farm debt, and taxes on farm real estate. The amendment also establishes a "two-tier" price support system which can only be triggered if dairy surpluses are estimated to exceed 5 billion pounds in a given year. Such a program would only be implemented by requiring the USDA to annually establish a milk "marketing base" for each producer, which would be based on the producer's past milk marketing history. If the two-tier program takes effect, any producer who markets milk in excess of his or her marketing base would have to pay an assessment equal to 65% of the support price for each unit of excess production.
Amendment sought to delete language regarding the dairy price support program and provide instead for a support price of $10.60 per hundredweight in 1991. It also sought to establish a "two-tier" price support system which would have been triggered if dairy surpluses exceeded 5 billion pounds in a given year.
An amendment prohibiting any state from establishing a dairy "make allowance" greater than that used by USDA. (A make allowance is a surcharge dairy farmers pay processors to cover the manufacturing costs of producing milk products such as cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk.) The State of California uses a make allowance which is higher than that used by the USDA program, said to contribute to the production of larger surpluses required to be purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation.
An amendment to reduce from 7 billion pounds to 6 billion pounds, the level of dairy surpluses that would require the implementation of a USDA inventory management program.
Amendment reduced from 7 billion pounds to 6 billion pounds the level of dairy surpluses at which the Secretary of Agriculture would be permitted to implement a standby supply management program.
An en bloc amendment consisting of amendments to titles 9 and 10 of the bill which would allow USDA to reduce wheat and feed grain loan rates by 10% below the levels of the previous year (compared with a 5% reduction in the bill), in any of the next five years if USDA determines a cut is required to keep prices for those commodities competitive on world markets. The amendment also would require USDA to increase the target price for wheat and feed grain if the acreage reduction required of producers is more than 22.5% (compared with 7.5% reduction in the bill).
Amendments allowed the Department of Agriculture to reduce wheat and feed grain loan rates by 10% below the previous year's level (compared with a 5% reduction in the bill), in any of the next five years if the USDA determined a cut was required to keep prices for those commodities competitive on world markets. They also required the USDA to increase the target price for wheat and feed grain if the acreage reduction required of producers was more than 22.5% for wheat and 17.5% for feed grain.
An amendment to prohibit deficiency payments to any producer whose total income from the sale of program crops (wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice) exceeds $1 million annually.
Substitute amendment to the Schumer amendment (A015) sought to prohibit any producer that had qualifying gross revenues in excess of $1 million from being eligible to receive deficiency payments on program crops.
An amendment to prohibit all payments, purchases, and loans under the wheat, feed grains, cotton, honey, rice, oilseeds, and wool and mohair programs for any person with an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more during the year the payment would be made, or the preceding taxable year. The measure employs a $100,000 limit on "taxable income" for payment entitiies that are not individuals, and a $1 million limit on gross revenues for certain tax-exempt entities.
Amendment sought to prohibit any person with an adjusted gross income of $100,000 for the taxable year during which such payment was made from receiving payments, purchases, or loans under the wheat, feed grains, cotton, honey, rice, oilseeds, and wool and mohair programs.
An amendment to delete $1.6 million in funds appropriated to the University of the District of Columbia for building renovation to accomodate new works of art.
Amendment deleted $1.6 million from the operating budget of the University of the District of Columbia.
An amendment to make an across-the-board cut of 4.4% in the federal funds provided in the bill which would result in a reduction of about $25 million.
An amendment to prohibit credit guarantees or any other commercial exports to any country which, as a result of review by the Commodity Credit Corporation, is determined to have demostrated a lack of respect for human rights; is acquiring chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and has not foreworn the first use of such weapons or demonstrated a lack of commitment to abide by the Geneva Protocol prohibiting the use of such weapons; or provides support for international terrorism.
See Gejdenson amendment (A019) for description.
An amendment to provide that if the Secretary of Agriculture finds that the credit restrictions imposed by the Market Development Task Force created by Section 1223 would result in decreasing the export of agricultural products from the U.S. that are readily available to a country affected by the policy of the Task Force from non-U.S. sources, so that the impact of restrictions of credit which might be imposed would harm American Farmers more than it would any of said countries, then the Secretary could waive such restrictions with respect to any of said countries. The amendment also provides that restrictions on credit shall not become effective until after the Secretary of Agriculture has studied the impact of such restrictions and determined whether such restrictions would have a greater negative impact upon American farmers than affected countries.
An amendment to provide that the price for honey for the 1991 through 1994 crops be supported through loans, purchases, or other operations at such level as is determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. For 1995 and subsequent honey crops, the honey price support program would be terminated.
Substitute amendment to the Armey amendment (A026) sought to phase out the honey price support program over 4 years.
An amendment to make a 2% across-the-board cut in all funds in the bill not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
An amendment to make an across-the-board 0.8% reduction in the discretionary accounts of the bill. The resulting cut would be approximately $70 million.
An amendment to remove the Social Security Trust Funds from Gramm-Rudman deficit calculations and to create a point of order against the consideration of any legislation that would create a net increase in Social Security benefits or a net reduction in Social Security payroll tax receipts, beyond a certain threshold level. Both provisions would be made effective for FY 1992 calculations.
Amendment removed the Social Security Trust Funds from Gramm-Rudman deficit calculations and created a point of order against the consideration of any legislation that would provide, beyond a certain threshold level, a net increase in Social Security benefits or a net reduction in Social Security payroll tax receipts.
An amendment to alter the FHA mortgage insurance program by phasing out over five years the 3.8% insurance premium paid at the time of settlement. The amendmnet would require 1.35% premium be paid at the time of settlement and 0.6% be paid annually over the life of the loan. The amendment would also prohibit the issuance of FHA mortgages that exceed the market value of a property and eliminate the rebate of unearned insurance premiums when mortgages are prepaid.
Amendment altered the FHA mortgage insurance program by phasing out over five years the current 3.8% insurance premium paid at the time of settlement, and required instead that a 1.35% premium be paid at the time of settlement and that 0.6% be paid annually over the life of the loan. It prohibited the issuance of FHA mortgages exceeding the market value of a property and eliminated the rebate of unearned insurance premiums when mortgages were prepaid.
An amendmemt to ensure that modular homes continue to be regulated by state and local construction and safety codes. Under current law, manufactured housing, such as mobile homes (defined as those "built on a permanent chasis"), is regulated by federal cosntruction and safety standards, whereas modular housing is regulated by state and local codes. The bill removes the distinction between mobile and modular homes. The amendment would restore the definition of mobile homes, retaining the distinction between the two different types of housing.
Amendment sought to reinstate a requirement that manufactured homes must be built on a permanent chassis.
An amendment to modify several provisions of the bill relating to the prepayment of federally subsidized mortgages in the following ways: 1) Extends the low-income use restrictions on affected properties for at least 10 years beyond the existing 40-year mortgage; 2) Continues the requirement that these properties be targeted to low and very low income residents; 3) specifies that the provisions in the bill shall not preempt local zoning, rent control, or other housing laws; 4) Gives nonprofit housing groups a right of first refusal to purchase property if an owneropts to prepay the mortgage; 5) Establish financial incentives for owners to improve services for the elderly living in these properties; 6) Adds new sanctions against owners who allow their property to fall into disrepair.
Amendment modified language relating to the prepayment of federally subsidized mortgages by: 1) extending the low-income use restrictions on affected properties for at least 10 years beyond the existing 40-year mortgage; 2) continuing the requirement that these properties be targeted to low and very low income residents; 3) specifying that the provisions in the bill should not preempt local zoning, rent control, or other housing laws; 4) extending to nonprofit housing groups a right of first refusal to purchase property if an owner opts to prepay the mortgage; 5) establishing financial incentives for owners to improve services for the elderly living in these properties; and 6) adding new sanctions against owners who allow their property to fall into disrepair.
An amendment to limit the aggregate amount of budget authority for programs and activities authorized in the bill for FY 1991 to the aggregate amount of budget authority authorized for the previous year, plus 4.8%.
Amendment sought to limit the aggregate amount of budget authority for programs and activities authorized in the bill for FY 1991 to the aggregate amount of budget authority authorized for FY 1990, plus 4.8%.
An amendment to require USDA to attribute to individual persons, in proportion to their ownership shares, any federal farm payments made to corporations, partnerships, and similar entities. The attributed payments would be counted toward specified limits, so that participation in a corporate entity would no longer allow an individual to receive payments in excess of the limits. (Under current law, established payment limits may be exceeded because a person is eligible to receive up to $50,000 in deficiency payments as an individual, plus two payments of half that amount as a member of a corporation or trust--subject to an overall limit of $100,000).
Amendment to the Huckaby substitute amendment (A031) sought to require USDA to attribute to individual persons, in proportion to their ownership shares, any federal farm payments made to corporations, partnerships, and similar entities. The attributed payments would then be counted toward specified limits, so that participation in a corporate entity would no longer allow an individual to receive payments in excess of the limits.
An amendment to establish the following payment limits for each individual who receives federal farm program payments: A $50,000 limit on deficiency (and land diversion) payments--retaining provisions of current law that permit a producer to collect deficiency payments as a participant in three different entities, with a limit of $100,000 on total payments; a $100,000 limit on marketing loan gains, Findley payments, loan deficiency payments, and inventory reduction payments; and, a $200,000 aggregate limit on all payments, which could not be exceeded through participation in more than one farming entity.
See Conte amendment (A030) for description.
A substitute to the Stenholm amendment which would establish specific national standards for foods labeled "organic." The amendment specifies standards in numerous areas, including production processes, materials, handling, and the testing of labeled products for compliance.
See Stenholm amendment (A038) for description.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to strike all of the provisions in the bill regarding Food Stamps and other nutrition programs that result in increases in direct spending above the level that would maintain current policy.
Amendments en bloc sought to revise language regarding Food Stamps and other nutrition programs, limit growth in such programs to inflation and enrollment fluctuations, and change the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program from an entitlement to a discretionary program.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which permit airports to impose a passenger facility fee of up to $3 on each paying passenger of an air carrier operating from the airport as a means of financing airport improvements.
Amendment sought to delete language which permits airports to impose a passenger facility charge (PFC) on air travelers using their airport as a means of financing airport improvements and expansion.
An amendment (en bloc) consisting of several amendments to clarify that nothing in the provisions of the bill shall be construed as requiring an employer to adopt hiring or promotion quotas on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The amendment further stipulates that the mere existence of statistical imbalance in the workplace of race, color. religion, sex, or national origin is not sufficient evidence to establish proof of violation of the law.
Amendment added language which provided: 1) that nothing in the amendments made by the bill shall be construed as requiring an employer to adopt hiring or promotion quotas on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and 2) that the mere existence of statistical imbalance in the workplace on account of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is not alone sufficient to establish a prima facie case of disparate impact violation.
An amendment limiting the amount of punitive damages awarded for intentional discrimination by employers with fewer than 100 employees to $150,000 or an amount equal to such compensatory damages and equitable monetary relief awarded, whichever is greater.
Amendment capped the amount of punitive damages which could be awarded for intentional discrimination by employers with fewer than 100 employees at $150,000 or an amount equal to the sum of compensatory damages and back pay.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would: 1. Change the definition of the provisions in the bill which allow certain discriminatory employment practices "required by business necessity". The substitute defines "business necessity" to include such practices as have "a manifest relationship to the employment in question or the legitimate employement goals (which) are significantly served by, even if they do not require, the challenged practice."; 2. Eliminates the provisions of the bill authorizing compensatory and punitive damages in cases of intentional discrimination, providing instead for "equitable relief" only in cases when compensatory back pay is not available; 3. Restricts the ability of non-parties to challenge a court ruling if parties had notice of the original proceeding; 4. Limits the statute of limitations provisions to apply only to seniority plans, rather than when discriminatory practices begin or are determined to have an adverse impact; 5. Limits the illegality of intentional discrimination to those which are a "major" contributing factors for employment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: 1) require a plaintiff to establish the "disparate impact" of an employment practice and show a causal connection between the practice and such impact, then the employer would have been required to prove the "business necessity" of such discriminatory practice; 2) provide for "equitable relief" in discrimination cases rather than punitive and compensatory damages provided for in the bill; 3) limit the ability of nonparties to challenge a court decree resolving a claim; 4) limit the statute of limitation provisions only to seniority plans; 5) provide that current law prohibit racial discrimination in all aspects of a private contract; 6) extend Federal employment discrimination law to Congress; and 7) provide that changes made to existent law are effective upon enactment.
An amendment to reduce the limit on PAC contributions from $5,000 to $1,000 and to require that candidates raise at least one-half of their funds from local residents. The amendment also prohibits bundling, leadership PACs ( a PAC established by a Member of Congress in order to contribute to other candidates), and soft money.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce the amount which Political Action Committees (PACs) could contribute to House candidates from $5,000 to $1,000 and require that at least one-half of their campaign funds be raised from local residents. The amendment would also have prohibited the practice of PAC "bundling," which permits one political committee or individual to transfer funds to a second or intermediary entity for the purpose of providing an additional contribution to a specified candidate which, if given directly, would exceed established spending limits; and prohibited Leadership PACs designed to let Members of Congress pass on contributions from their own campaign funds to other candidates.
An amendment (en bloc) to reduce the limitation on PAC contributions to House candidates from $275,000 to $220,000 and impose a $55,000 maximum amount allowed to be received from PACs which accept individual contributions in excess of $240. The amendment allows up to $100,000 in federal matching funds (during general elections) for in-state contributions of less than $50, the matching funds could be doubled if an opponent raises or spends more than $200,000. Candidates would be required to receive in-state individual contributions of at least $25,000 to be eligible for federal matching funds. Matching funds would be financed by increasing the tax check-off on individual tax forms from $1 to $3.
Amendments en bloc: 1) reduced the amount which Political Action Committees (PACs) could contribute to House candidates from $275,000 to $220,000 and imposed a $55,000 maximum limit on the amount allowed to be received from PACs which accept individual contributions in excess of $240; 2) allowed up to $100,000 in federal matching funds for in-state individual contributions of less than $50; 3) reduced the maximun individual contribution allowed from $1,000 to $500; and provided that matching funds would be financed by increasing the tax check-off on individual tax forms from $1 to $3.
An amendment to replace the existing title in the bill with regard to Acquistion Work Force and which would create separate "acquisition work forces" within each division (military department and defense agency) of DOD. These work forces, to consist of both military and civilian personnel, would raise qualification standards by creating special acquisition education and training programs in order to professionalize such programs.
Amendment provided for the creation of "acquisition work forces" within each military department and defense agency of the Department of Defense composed of both military and civilian personnel. It's purpose is to improve the quality and professionalism of those involved in defense acquisition and procurement. It established training, education and experience requirements for the workforce, but retained final authority regarding provisions affecting civilian DOD employees with the Office of Personnel Management. \   As amended by the Gilman amendment (A002), federal agencies were given the authority to pay or reimbuse employees for the cost of degree training and education and to repay federally supported student loans.
An amendment to prevent the closure of the homeport at Staten Island until 30 days after the Navy has submitted to Congress the results of a study of Naval shore infrastructure requirements for the closing of Naval bases in the United States.
See Bennett amendment (A003) for description.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that prohibit the use of Defense Department funds to relocate the Air Force 401st Tactical Fighter Wing of F-16s in Torrejon, Spain to Crotone, Italy or any other location outside the United States. The amendment would also eliminate the provisions of the bill requiring the Defense Department to implement a plan for permanently stationing troops in the United States with short-term rotations to overseas bases.
Amendments en bloc sought to: 1) delete language that prohibited the use of Defense Department funds to relocate the Air Force'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:S.401ST:">s 401st</a> Tactical Fighter Wing of F-16s from Torrejon, Spain to Crotone, Italy or any other location outside the United States; and 2) delete language which directed the Defense Department to provide for the dual basing of units of the Armed Forces by March 1, 1994. Dual basing provided for permanently stationed units of the Armed Forces in the United States to be given short-term rotation assignments to overseas military bases for training and exercises.
An amendment to require the government of Japan to pay all costs associated with stationing U.S. troops in that country. Non-compliance would result in troop reductions of 5,000 per year, beginning at the end of FY 1991.
Amendment required Japan to pay for all deployment costs associated with stationing U.S. troops in that country. Non-compliance would result in troop reductions of 5,000 per year, beginning at the end of FY 1991.
An amendment to place a permanent ceiling of 30,000 on U.S. troops in Korea to be achieved over the next three years by FY 1993. This amendment would require the withdrawal of an additional 6,000 Army troops over the same 3-year period. Under the amendment, the troop ceiling could be waived in the event of an armed attack by North Korea or a presidentially-declared emergency.
Amendment sought to place by FY 1993 a permanent ceiling of 30,000 on the number of U.S. troops to be stationed in the Republic of Korea with not more than 20,000 of those troops coming from the Army.
An amendment incorporating the base closing provisions of the bill which call for a new base closure process. Specifically, the bill contains provisions to: 1) require the Defense Department to submit with its FY 1992 budget request a five-year force structure plan; 2) require the Defense Department to also submit a legislative proposal for a new base closure process that is fair and impartial and is based on the new force structure plan; 3) require a legislative proposal also to be submitted for worker retraining and assistance to communities affected by base closings; and 4) prohibit the closure of further domestic bases until Congress has approved a new base closure process or until January 1, 1992, whichever comes first.
Amendment provided for a new base closing process that 1) required the Defense Department to submit a five-year force structure plan for each department of the Armed Forces specifying the number and type of units in the active and reserve forces of each such department; 2) required the Defense Department to submit a legislative proposal for a new base closure process that was fair and impartial and was based on the new force structure plan; 3) required a legislative proposal to be submitted for worker retraining and assistance to communities affected by base closings; and 4) prohibited the closure of further domestic bases until Congress approved a new base closure process or until January 1, 1992, whichever came first.
An amendment which would delete the provisions of the bill which would forgive a portion of the student loan obligation for students who serve as full-time volunteers for tax-exempt service organizations. Such indebtedness would be reduced by 15% for the first two years of service, and by 20% for the third and fourth years of service. Under the bill, full-time professionals employed by a public or nonprofit agency engaged in drug prevention/rehabilitation programs would be eligible for the same loan reductions.
Amendment sought to delete language which provided for the cancellation of certain Federal student loans of students who served as full-time volunteers. Loans could be cancelled at a rate of 15 percent in the first or second year of service and 20 percent in the third or fourth years.
An amendment to increase funding for SDI by $1.3 billion, to $4.2 billion, by making proportional reductions in all other defense accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by $1.3 billion, from $2.9 billion to $4.2 billion.
An amendment to eliminate all funding for the SDI program and redistribute $1.5 billion of the savings to appropriate Defense Department agencies for basic research on strategic defenses.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $1.5 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
An amendment to provide $670 million in additional funding for SDI, to $3.57 billion, by transferring $520 million in authorization from the F-16 aircraft program and $150 million in authorization from the Multiple-Launch Rocket System program.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by $670 million to $3.57 billion, by transferring $520 million from the F-16 aircraft program and $150 million from the Multiple-Launch Rocket System program.
An amendment to reduce the spending authorized in the bill for SDI by $600 million, to $2.3 billion. If adopted, the amount saved is expected to be encorporated into a budget amendment to be offered by Mr. Aspin which would provide funds for Persian Gulf operations.
Amendment reduced funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $2.3 billion.
A substitute amendment which would require the Defense Department to notify communities of planned defense reductions which would adversely affect the community, making them eligible for existing OEA community adjustment planning assistance. The amendment woudl increase the authorized assistance for the program from $2 million to $6 million a year, to be provided from Army, Air Force and Navy accounts for general purpose data processing systems.
Substitute amendment for the Mavroules amendment (A015) sought to authorize $6 million in community adjustment assistance grants under the DOD Office of Economic Adjustment to communities determined to be adversely impacted by reductions in defense funding.
An amendment to provide $200 million for a program to provide assistance to communities which are adversely effected as a result of defense spending reductions. The amendment requires the Department of Defense to promptly notify communities which are expected to experience economic dislocations from base closings or defense contract terminations. Those affected communities would be eligible for economic adjustment planning, implementation and worker retraining programs through the Economic Stabilization and Adjustment Council.
Amendment transferred $200 million to create a Defense Economic Adjustment Program to provide assistance to communities, workers, and businesses adversely affected as a result of defense spending reductions. It required the Department of Defense to promptly notify communities expected to experience economic dislocations from base closings or defense contract terminations.
An amendment to allow members of the Armed Services and their dependents access to reproductive health services at oversesas U.S. military stations. The amendment states that payment for services for which appropriated funds may not be used shall be paid by the member requiring such services.
Amendment sought to allow members of the Armed Services and their dependents access to reproductive health services at overseas U.S. military facilities. Payment for services for which appropriated funds could not be used would have to be paid by the member requiring such services.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the President should: Reorder national priorities regarding nuclear weapons to take into account the reduced need for weapons testing and the urgent need for environmental cleanup at weapons facilities; to convey to the U.S.S.R. that it is the desire of the U.S. to immediately resume bilateral nuclear testing talks; and expressing to all nations that have signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty, that the U.S. is willing to pursue negotiations to amend the treaty and provide for a comprehensive test ban.
Amendment added language expressing as the sense of Congress that the President should: 1) reorder national priorities regarding nuclear weapons to take into account the reduced need for weapons testing and the urgent need for environmental cleanup at weapons facilities; 2) convey to the Soviet Union the desire of the U.S. to immediately resume bilateral nuclear testing talks; and 3) express to all nations that signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty that the U.S. was willing to pursue negotiations to amend the treaty and provide for a verifiable comprehensive test ban.
An amendment to prohibit the inappropriate use of psychiatric examination or hospitalization to harass military whistleblowers. The amendment would establish an advisory committee to recommend regulations on due process for military personnel who have been involuntarily committed for psychiatric hospitalization.
Amendment prohibited the inappropriate use of psychiatric examination or hospitalization to harass military whistleblowers. It required the Secretary of Defense to establish an advisory committee to recommend protections for military personnel who have been referred for mental health evaluations.
An amendment to cut $200 million from the $610 million provided in the bill for research and development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM's) including the MX and Midgetman missiles.
An amendment to strike the section of the bill which allows the Army to reimburse North American Van Lines, a defense contractor, for property losses incurred during the U.S. invasion of Panama in December 1989. The bill limits the payment of losses to $357,000.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorized the Army to reimburse North American Van Lines, a defense contractor, for property losses incurred during the U.S. invasion of Panama in December 1989.
Amendment sought to provide a two percent across-the-board reduction in all funds authorized in the bill.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc which cover a wide variety of issues related to the Defense Authorization and which are considered to be non-controversial in nature. The amendment would encourage energy conservation at military installations; eliminate the $33 million authorized in the bill for 16-inch gun ammunition and increase procurement of five-inch ammunition by the same amount; impose sanctions on companies that are found to be exporting ballistic missile technology; reduce U.S. payments for the salaries and benefits of certain civilian foreign nationals employed at overseas U.S. bases; allow the governor of a state to make National Guard facilities available as shelters for homeless persons; require the Energy Department to submit a comprehensive report to Congress by the end of January, 1991, on its long-term resource management plan for environmental restoration and waste management at weapons facilities; authorize $18 million as a contribution toward construction of a facility for training Defense Department military medical personnel in trauma care, head, neck, and spinal injury, paralysis and neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases; to establish a task force to examine ways to improve interagency coordination of environmental cleanup or restoration activities at military installations being close. under the 1988 Base Realignment Commission; require the Defense Department to select two of the bases being closed under the 1988 Base Realignment Commission for a model program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the base closure environmental restoration program; establish the terms and conditions of operation for vessels built under the Defense Department's fast sealift program; require Northern Ireland firms to report on the value of each of their subcontracts that they have let for work in Northern Ireland on U.S. aircraft; direct that the bill's ban on testing and evaluation of SDI or any other strategic defense system does not preclude the Defense Department from planning for the testing of SDI systems or elements, including studies, design activities, and computer simulations; require that supplies of bauxite stored as part of the National Defense stockpile be upgraded to a higher grade aluminum ingot; authorize the Defense Department to establish a command, control, communications and computer network to support U.S. National Guard and interagency law enforcement cooperation in U.S. drug interdiction efforts in North America; reduce funds authorized for development of the P-7 antisubmarine aircraft by $100 million and redirect the funds to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); extend eligibility for           190 the homeowner's assistance program to certain federal employees currently ineligible; require the Air Force to report to Congress on the impact of terminating the MX missile test program ...
Amendments en bloc: 1) encouraged energy conservation at military installations; 2) eliminated $33 million authorized for 16-inch gun ammunition and increased procurement of five-inch ammunition by the same amount; 3) imposed sanctions on companies found exporting ballistic missile technology; 4) reduced U.S. payments for the salaries and benefits of certain civilian foreign nationals employed at overseas U.S. bases; 5) permitted the use of National Guard facilities for shelters for homeless persons; 6) required the Energy Department to report to Congress on its long-term resource management plan for environmental restoration and waste management at weapons facilities; 7) authorized $18 million for construction of a facility for training Defense Department military medical personnel in trauma care, head, neck, and spinal injury, paralysis and neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases; 8) established a task force to examine ways to improve interagency coordination of environmental cleanup or restoration activities at military installations closed under the 1988 Base Realignment Commission; 9) required the Defense Department to select two bases for a model program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the base closure environmental restoration program; 10) established the terms and conditions of operation for vessels built under the f.st sealift program; 11) placed certain reporting requirements on Northern Ireland firms doing defense work on U.S. aircraft; 12) provided that restrictions on SDI not preclude the Defense Department from planning for the future testing of SDI systems or elements; 13) required that supplies of bauxite stored as part of the National Defense stockpile be upgraded to a higher grade aluminum ingot; 14) authorized the establishment of a command, control, communications and computer network to support U.S. National Guard and interagency law enforcement cooperation in U.S. drug interdiction efforts in North America; 15) reduced funding for development of the P-7 antisubmarine aircraft by $100 million and redirected the funds to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); 16) extended eligibility for the homeowner's assistance program to certain federal employees currently ineligible; and 17) required the Air Force to report to Congress on the impact of terminating the MX missile test program.
An amendment to provide $978 million in additional funds for Persian Gulf-related operations, including: $185 million for pay and other personnel benefits for military personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf; $187 million for anti-chemical and biological weapons equipment and training; $576 million for strategic mobility and minehunters broken down as follows: $250 million for strategic sealift vessels, $290 million for three minehunter ships, and $36 million for modifications to C-141 aircraft; finally, the amendment authorizes $30 million in classified programs.
Amendment en bloc: 1) authorized $978 million in additional funds for Persian Gulf-related operations including: $185 million for pay and other personnel benefits for military personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf; $187 million for anti-chemical and biological weapons equipment and training; $576 million for strategic mobility and minehunters broken down as follows: $250 million for strategic sealift vessels, $290 million for three minehunter ships, and $36 million for modifications to C-141 aircraft; 2) added language requiring congressional authorization for other support for Persian Gulf operations; and 3) named the next guided missile destroyer after the late Representative Samuel Stratton of New York.
An amendment to provide that the amendment offered by Representative Unsoeld of Washington printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as the final amendment printed in part 2 of the report. Said amendment shall be debatable for not to exceed twenty minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and a member thereto, and shall not be subject to amendment.
Amendment provided that the amendment offered by Representative Unsoeld of Washington printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.RES.473:">H. Res. 473</a>, would be considered as the final amendment printed in part 2 of the report.
An amendment to strike section 104 of the bill which makes provisions for Natural Resources Development.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorized $30 million for grants to State and local governments for contracting with small businesses to plant trees.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill which would reduce the pre-payment penalities on SBA loans to levels similar to those charged by private sector lenders.
Amendment sought to delete language which reduced the penalties for prepayment of Small Business Administration loans to levels similar to penalties charged by private sector lenders.
An amendment to limit the annual immigration total to 630,000, including family members of immigrants who are working in the United States, those born to immigrants while abroad, and family members of permanent residents and U.S. citizens. Under the provisions of the amendment, if the annual total exceeds 630,000, each of the categories of immigrants would be reduced accordingly.
Amendment sought to set the legal annual immigration level at 630,000 permanent immigrants allocated as follows: 430,000 to family based immigration, 150,000 to employment based immigrants, and 50,000 to diversity immigrants.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill related to education and training funding. The amendment would require employers of over 200 employees to certify and agree to provide at least 100 hours of education and training for U.S. workers or students in order to be allowed to bring certain foreign workers into the country. Charitable organizations, government agencies and employers of fewer than 200 but more than 49 employees would be required to provide 50 hours of education and training.
Amendment sought to restore language that required large employers who bring individuals in under the employment-sponsored provisions of the law to attest that they are providing basic training for their own work force before becoming eligible to receive foreign workers.
An amendment to extend for an additional three years the appropriations to reimburse state governments for various education and health costs for newly legalized aliens under the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant program.
Amendment sought to extend for an additional three years the period of Federal financial reimbursement to states for various assistance, education and health costs resulting from enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill (as amended by the rule) which would suspend detention and deportation of illegal immigrants from El Salvador, Lebanon, Liberia, and Kuwait for three years.
Amendment sought to delete language that extended for three years voluntary departure for nationals of El Salvador, Lebanon, Liberia, and Kuwait.
An amendment to authorize $500 million over five years to reimburse states for financial and medical assistance for aliens, and localities for costs incurred by providing such services to aliens.
Amendment sought to authorize $500 million for each of fiscal years 1991 through 1996 to reimburse states for financial, medical, and education assistance provided to legal aliens.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would prohibit the deportation of spouses and children of permanent residents. The amendment specifies that spouses and children of permanent residents would not be subject to the immigration limits of individual countries for five years. The amendment sets overall immigration limits at 115,000, with an additional 10,000 visas in each of the next five years extended to unmarried adult children of permanent residents. All other provisions of the bill would be eliminated.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete all provisions except those relating to family unity. It would have retained the current level of immigration at 530,000 persons per year, but designated within that figure 115,000 visas a year for five years for the spouses and children of permanent resident aliens, and 10,200 visas for the unmarried adult children of legal immigrants.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that establish a "direct-pass-through" of federal anti-drug law enforcement block grant funds to local governments based on a specific sub-state allocation formula for the funds states are currently required to share with local governments under the block grant program.
Amendment deleted language that established a "direct-pass-through" of federal anti-drug law enforcement block grant funds to local governments rather than require that such grants be processed through State agencies as required in current law.
An amendment to reduce by 10% the funds provided in the bill for anti-drug and law enforcement block grants to states who have not adopted laws requiring a defendant convicted of the crime of rape to be tested for the AIDS virus.
Amendment provided that a State would lose 10% of the funds provided under the anti-drug and law enforcement block grant program if the State did not have a law requiring convicted rapists to be tested for AIDS at the request of the victim.
An amendment requiring a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole for defendants found guilty of crimes for which the bill currently imposes the death penalty. The amendment also requires defendants convicted of these crimes to provide restitution of at least half of their earnings to the family or estate of the victim.
Amendment sought to substitute mandatory life sentences without parole for defendants found guilty of crimes for which the bill currently imposes the death penalty. It would also have required defendants convicted of these crimes to provide restitution of at least half of their earnings to the family or estate of the victim.
An amendment to authorize capital punishment for ten additional federal offenses, including transporting explosives that results in death, murder by sending a bomb through the mail, death that results in the course of bank robbery, and murder by federal prisoners under life sentence. The amendment also tightens the bill's provisions on death penalty procedure by specifying that only one aggravating factor must be proved in order to impose the death penalty in place of the bill's requirement that two such factors be proved. The amendment heightens the burden of proof required to establish a mitigating factor from "any evidence" to "a preponderance of the evidence", and also revises the bill's standards for appellate review of death sentences by providing that if the appeals court upholds a finding of at least one aggravating factor it must uphold the sentence if it determines that the aggravating factor outweighs any mitigating factors. The amendment strikes provisions in the bill designed to allow prisoners under sentence of death to raise claims in federal habeas corpus proceedings that their sentence was imposed because of racial bias even though the claims were not raised in any previous habeas corpus petitions filed by the prisoner.
Amendment authorized capital punishment for 12 additional federal offenses including transporting explosives that result in death, murder by mail bomb, death in the course of a bank robbery, and murder by federal prisoners under life sentence. The dealth penalty for homicide was limited to intentional killings and did not cover reckless disregard for human life. It modified death penalty sentencing procedures and deleted language relating to appeals in death penalty cases.
An amendment to authorize capital punishment for ten additional federal offenses, including transporting explosives that results in death, murder by sending bomb through the mail, death that results in the course of a bank robbery, and murder by federal prisoners under life sentence. The amendment also establishes procedures for imposing the federal death penalty in that the jury or judge must sentence the defendant to death if they find that one aggravating factor exists beyond a reasonable doubt, and either that it sufficiently outweighs any mitigating factors or that it is sufficient alone to justify the death sentence. The amendment allows the prosecutor to ask the jury to consider aggravating factors in addition to those specified in law, without the need for approval by the trial judge and without need for advance notification to the judge and defendant. Further, the substitute precludes anyone sentenced to death from challenging the sentence in federal habeas corpus proceedings based on ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel at trial. It also repeals the provision of current law that requires the Federal Government to provide counsel free of charge to indigent prisoners challenging state death sentences through federal habeas corpus proceedings.
Amendment authorized capital punishment for ten additional federal offenses, including transporting explosives that results in death, murder by sending a bomb through the mail, death that results in the course of a bank robbery, and murder by federal prisoners under life sentences. It authorized the death penalty for homicide where there was the reckless disregard for human life. It also changed procedures for imposition of the federal death sentence and changed and repealed certain procedures concerning appeals of death sentences, including the use of habeas corpus petitions in Federal courts.
An amendment to authorize the death penalty for persons found guilty of 1) trafficking in very large amounts of drugs or 2) a drug felony where the defendant intended to cause death or acted with "reckless disregard" for human life, and where the death of another person occurred in the course of the violation or from the use of the controlled substance involved in the violation.
Amendment extended death penalty provisions to persons convicted of: (1) trafficking in very large amounts of drugs; or (2) a drug felony where the defendant intended to cause death or acted with "reckless disregard" for human life, or where the death of another person occurred in the course of the violation or from the use of the controlled substance involved in the violation.
An amendment to eliminate the bill's provision that prohibits the transfer of certain forfeited assets to state and local law enforcement agencies if the transfer would circumvent state law.
Amendment deleted language that prohibited the transfer of certain forfeited assets to state and local law enforcement agencies if the transfer circumvented State law.
An amendment to modify the provisions of the bill related to the importation of parts for semi-automatic weapons. The amendment would make it unlawful to assemble from imported parts any rifle or shotgun that is identical to any rifle or shotgun currently banned from importation.
Amendment prohibited the domestic assembly of semi-automatic weapons made from imported parts, but not domestically made parts.
An amendment to reduce the amount of time allowed prisoners under the death penalty are allowed to file petitions of habeas corpus to six months after all direct appeals have been exhausted.
Amendment sought to reduce to six months the amount of time in which prisoners under sentence of death had to file their federal habeas corpus petitions after direct appeals had been exhausted. It changed provisions regarding the use of the Habeas Corpus appeal and the providing of counsel to indigents potentially subject to the death penalty.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill related to habeas corpus reform. The amendment would establish an optional system under which states would be permitted to limit the time in which prisoners could file habeaus corpus petitions and limit the number of successive petitions.
Amendment deleted language relating to habeas corpus reform; and established an optional system under which states would be permitted to limit both the time in which prisoners could file habeaus corpus petitions and the number of successive petitions. It limited the circumstances under which Federal courts would be required to hear second or successive habeas corpus petitions.
An amendment to prohibit the Federal Prison Industries from producing any new product that is manufactured by private textile, apparel, furniture, or footwear industries until the market study, required in the bill, has been conducted. The prohibitions would not apply to any product which was approved by the Federal Prison Industries Board of Directors on or before July 1, 1990.
Amendment prohibited the Federal Prison Industries from expanding the production of certain products (textile, apparel, furniture, or footwear) until a market study, required in the bill, was completed.
An amendment to make several changes to the racial discrimination provisions relating to the imposition of the death penalty. The amendment requires the court to examine the validity of statistics and whether they provide a basis for finding a significant discriminatory pattern. The amendment also reduces the case made out through statistics from a prima facie case to an inference and lessens the burden of proof necessary for the government to rebut the inference of racial discrimination, from "clear and convincing evidence" to "preponderance of the evidence" and further, removes limits in the bill relating to the grounds on which the government can rebut the statistical showing.
Amendment permitted the establishment of an inference that race was the basis of a death sentence through the submission of relevant statistical evidence indicating race was a significant factor in imposing the death sentence in that jurisdiction.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentence was imposed because of racial discrimination.
Amendment sought to delete language which barred execution of prisoners who demonstrated that their death sentence was imposed on the basis of racial discrimination.
An amendment to establish, for purposes of federal proceedings, a broad "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule (the rule that bars the use of illegally obtained evidence at a trial) which applies to searches with and without warrants.
Amendment provided a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, which barred the use of illegally obtained evidence at a trial, in cases of warrantless searches.
An amendment to authorize $50 million in Fy 1991 and such sums as may be necessary in fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for grants to help defray uncompensated costs incurred by trauma centers arising from drug-related violence.
Amendment authorized $50 million in grants to help defray uncompensated costs incurred by trauma centers arising from drug-related violence.
An amendment directing the Department of Health and Human Services to establish within one year of enactment of the bill, a uniform certification progam for laboratories that perform urine tests to detect drug use. The amendment specifies that HHS may approve state agencies or private nonprofit entities as accrediting bodies to act on behalf of the Department in implementing the certification program. The amendment also provides enforceable rights and remedies for individuals harmed by inaccurate test results or the breach of confidentiality.
Amendment required the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a uniform certification progam for laboratories for the performance of urinalysis conducted for drug testing. It required that all testing of specimens be conducted on a single premises; and established certain rights and remedies under the law for individuals in the area of drug testing.
An amendment providing for across-the-board spending reductionsof 14.4 percent for nondefense programs and 16.6 percent for defense programs effective as of October 6, 1990 and remaining in effect until the provisions Budget agreement have been complied with.
Amendment sought to provide across-the-board spending reductions of 14.4 percent for nondefense programs and 16.6 percent for defense programs effective October 6, 1990 and remaining in effect until a Budget Reconciliation agreement was reached.
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments which would eliminate all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and to transfer all property donated, bequeathed, or devised to the NEA to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The amendment instructs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide for the termination of the affairs of the Endowment and the National Council on the Arts and to provide for the disposition of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations.
Amendments en bloc sought to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments which would prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts from funding project, production, workshop or program that denigrates the beliefs or objects of a particular religion; or denigrates an individual on the basis of race, sex, handicap, or national origin. The amendments woud also prohibit NEA subsidies for works that desecrate the U.S. flag or contain any part of a human embryo or fetus.
Amendments en bloc sought to prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts from funding certain works including those embodying: child pornography; obscenity and indecency; religious, racial, sexual, handicap, or national origin denigration; U.S. flag desecration; or an actual human embryo or fetus.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which mandates certain changes in the grant-making procedures of the National Endowment of the Arts to ensure greater accountability and to allocate a greater share of NEA funds to states. The amendment specifies that obscentity is without artistic merit and may not be funded by the Endowment, but leaves the final determination of obs cenity to the courts. The amendment also specifies that in the issuing of grants, the National Endowment for the Arts must take into consideration "general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public.".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute made certain changes in the grant-making procedures of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) to ensure greater accountability and to allocate a greater share of NEA funds to states. It specified that obscenity was without artistic merit and could not be funded by the NEA, but left the final determination of what consituted obscenity to the courts. It specified that in issuing grants, the NEA had to take into consideration "general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public.".
An amendment to reduce all accounts funded by the bill by 5%; an overall decrease in funding of approximately $15 billion.
Amendment sought to provide an across-the-board reduction of all funds provided in the bill by 5 percent.
An amendment to reduce all accounts funded by the bill by 2%; an overall decrease in funding of approximately $5 billion.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for Energy Conservation from $497,684,000 to $494,334,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds appropriated for energy conservation by $3.35 million.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill appropriating $1.25 million to establish a National Metal Casting Research Institute at the University of Alabama, consistent with the provisions of the Department of Energy Metal Casting Competitveness Research Act of 1990.
Amendment sought to delete $1.25 million provided for the establishment of a National Metal Casting Research Institute at the University of Alabama.
An amendment to gradually increase the grazing fee for domestic livestock on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land from current fees of $1.82 per animal per month to $4.35 per animal per month for FY 1991, up to $8.35 per animal per month for FY 1994 and subsequent years.
Amendment provided for an increase in grazing fees for domestic livestock on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land from $1.82 per animal per month to $4.35 per animal per month in FY 1991, and then to $8.35 per animal per month in FY 1994 and subsequent years.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Regula amendment, consisting of the text of the National Endowment for the Arts Authorization (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.R.4825:">H.R. 4825</a>) as passed by the House, which prohibits NEA funding of obscene works and changes the NEA grant-making process to ensure greater accountability.
See Regula amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment directing the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council for the Arts, when making judgements of artistic excellence, to ensure that projects supported by awards, grants, loans or other forms of support provided by the Endowment are sensitive to the nature of public sponsorship; take into account general standards of decency; are subject to the conditions of public accountability that govern the use of public money; reflect the high place accorded to the nation's cultrual heritage; and are appropriate for a general audience so that all members of the public may have access to such art funded under the program.
Amendment originally sought to add language requiring the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to follow certain guidelines in the awarding of grants. It would have provided that no grants could be made for works deemed to be obscene or indecent as defined in certain court decisions. \   As amended by the Williams substitute amendment (A007), the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.R.4825:">H.R. 4825</a>, reauthorizing the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services, as passed by the House on October 11, 1990 was substituted in lieu of the above requirements.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary funding provided for in the bill by 4.6% across-the-board.
An en bloc amendment consisting of 47 technical amendments to the bill.
Amendments en bloc: increased the authorization ceiling for the Colorado River Storage project by $1.25 million; limited the liability of the United States for activities undertaken by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District; preserved the primacy of State water laws; provided for protection of wetland values in Provo Bay in Utah Lake; clarified the operation of the Conservation Account and authorized the Inspector General to audit the Account; provided for the ratification of the revised compact between the State of Utah and the Ute Indian Tribe; and made other technical corrections in the bill.
An amendment to modify the provisions of the bill requiring that $5 million in annual revenues from public utilities that sell power generated by the Central Utah Project be deposited into a mitigation and conservation account with the U.S. Treasury. The amendment would require smaller payments to be phased in over several years--$750,000 in FY 1992, $1.5 million in each fiscal year 1993-1995, and $3 million in each fiscal year thereafter.
Amendment sought to gradually phase in a surcharge on the cost of Federal power delivered to electric utilities in Utah.
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments to do the following: 1) Reduce the increases in Medicare premiums and deductibility; 2) eliminate several of the revenue provisions contained in the Summit Agreement, including gas tax increases, taxes on home heating fuels, abolishing the extention of Medicare taxes to state and local government employees, and the limitation on itemized deductions; 3) Add several revenue-raising provisions, such as raising the tax rate on the highest incomes to 33%, adding a 10% surtax on incomes above $1 million, increasingthe minimum tax rate, and providing for a one-year suspension of income tax indexing. The amendment would provide a limited reduction on capital gains by allowing an annual exclusion of $1,000 of capital gains earnings and by allowing taxpayers to exclude from their income 50% of up to $200,000 in lifetime capital gains.
Amendments en bloc: (1) reduced the increases in Medicare premiums and deductibility from $28 billion to $10 billion; (2) deleted certain provisions including gasoline tax increases, taxes on home heating fuels, extension of Medicare taxes to state and local government employees, limiting itemized deductions, increasing railroad tier II taxes, and the 2 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; (3) provided for increased revenues by raising the tax rate on the highest incomes to 33%, adding a 10% surtax on incomes above $1 million, increasing the minimum tax and the amount of salary subject to the Medicare payroll tax, and providing a 1 year delay in tax indexing; and (4) provided a limited reduction on capital gains by allowing an annual exclusion of $1,000 of capital gains earnings and by allowing taxpayers to exclude from their income 50% of up to $200,000 in lifetime capital gains.
An amendment prohibiting the expenditure of any funds appropriated in the bill for assistance to military or paramilitary operations in Angola, unless said assistance is openly acknowledged by the government of the United States.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of any funds authorized in the bill for assistance to conduct any military or paramilitary operations in Angola, or to any group engaged in military of paramilitary operations in Angola, unless the use of funds for that purpose was the openly acknowledged policy of the United States government.
An amendment to providing for a three month suspension of of lethal aid to the UNITA rebels in Angola if the President certifies to Congress that the Angolan government has expressed a willingness to agree to a ceasefire and agrees to a political settlement to the conflict with a reasonable timetable for free and fair elections. Lethal aid to UNITA could be resumed if the President certifies that Soviet Union or others are providing the Angolan government with leathal aid, or that the Angolan government is not participating in negotiations in good faith, or if the Angolan or Cuban governments are not complying withe agreed-to schedule of withdrawal of Cuban troops. Lethal aid could also resume at any time a military offensive jeopardizes the survival of UNITA forces. Non-lethal aid would be unaffected by the provisions of the amendment.
Amendment provided for a three month suspension of lethal aid to the UNITA rebels in Angola if the President certified to Congress that the Angolan government had expressed a willingness to agree to a ceasefire and to a political settlement of the conflict with a reasonable timetable for free and fair elections. \   As amended by the Miller of Washington amendment (A006), the suspension of lethal aid was conditioned on certification that the government of Angola was not receiving aid from the Soviet Union.
An amendment to require prior approval by the Intelligence committees of the House and Senate of any covert action undertaken by U.S. intelligence agencies. Limits covert actions to intelligence agencies, DOD and the FBI and only in cases of extraordinary threats to national security. The amendment would also prohibit foreign countries or private contractors from funding or participating in U.S. convert actions.
Amendment sought to require prior approval by the Intelligence Committees of the House and Senate of any covert action undertaken by U.S. intelligence agencies. It would have limited covert actions to intelligence agencies, the DOD, and the FBI, and only in cases of extraordinary threats to national security; and would have prohibited foreign countries or private contractors from funding or participating in U.S. covert actions.
An amendment to require Presidential certification that the Chinese government has released Chinese citizens detained or imprisoned during the Tiananmen Square uprising before Most Favored Nation trading status can be granted. The President would also be required to certify that "substantial progess" has been made toward other human rights goals specified in the bill.
Amendment required the President to certify to Congress that the Chinese Government accounted for and released pro-democracy demonstrators before most-favored-nation status could be extended for another year. \   As amended by the Wolf amendment (A002) language was added requiring that substantial progress be made by the Chinese Government regarding the end of religious persection in China and Tibet, and toward the release of the leaders and members of all religious groups being detained.
An amendment, modified to include the provisions of an amendment originally to have been offered by Mr. Miller (Wa), which would do the following: Require Presidential certification that the government of China is adhering to the provisions of the Joint Declaration relating to the transfer of the Territory of Hong Kong to China before MFN status can be granted. The Amendment would also enumerate a list of human rights principles and require U.S. companies operating in China to register with the State Department and indicate whether and how they have implemented those principles.
Amendment requird the President to certify to Congress that the Chinese Government was adhering to the provisions of the Joint Declaration on Hong Kong before most-favored-nation status could be extended for another year. As modified, language was added establishing principals that required United States nationals engaged in commercial activities in China and Tibet to follow certain ethical guidelines in conducting business.
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments which would reduce the total amount appropriated in the bill by $26.1 million by cutting various accounts in the bill. The reductions bring the total funding into compliance with the new 302(b) budget allocations required by the revised conference report on the Budget Resolution (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:H.CON.RES.310:">H. Con. Res. 310</a>). Under the rule, the amendment, if adopted, would become original text for the purpose of further amendment.
Amendments en bloc reduced the total amount appropriated in the bill by $26.1 million in order to bring it into compliance with the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 1991.
An amendment en bloc consisting of several amendments to reduce the appropriations in the bill for clerk hire by $16 million, eliminating the provision in the bill increasing each Member's clerk hire account by $50,000.
Amendments en bloc reduced the appropriation for clerk- hire by $16 million, thereby eliminating the increase of $50,000 in each Member's clerk-hire allowance that had been contained in the reported bill.
An amendment to reduce discretionary spending in the bill by 8.9 percent.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary spending in the bill by 2 percent across the board.
Amendment provided for a 2 percent across-the-board reduction of funds appropriated in the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would establish a national shellfish inspection program to be administered by the FDA (the bill establishes an inspection program for all fish, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture.) The amendment calls upon the FDA to establish standards for growing, harvesting, handling, processing, and shipping shellfish; and sets water quality standards for growing and harvesting shellfish. The amendment would direct the National Academy of Sciences to develop priorities for health standards for fish and fish products (including standards for chemical and microbiological contaminants, parasites, and toxins), and establishes a timetable for FDA to establish and implement regulatory standards based upon the recommendations of the Academy.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provided for the establishment of a Seafood Inspection Program to be administered by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It provided for the inspection of shellfish and shellfish harvesting waters; and the handling, storage, and transportation of all fish and fish products.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill appropriating $650 million for aid to the State of Israel.
Amendment sought to delete $650 million in foreign aid appropriated to Israel to provide for additional costs resulting from the conflict in the Persian Gulf.
An amendment to strike sec. 203 of the bill. Sec. 203 provides that none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used for advance procurement of material and other efforts associated with the industrial availability of the U.S.S. Kennedy other than the service life extension program for the U.S.S. Kennedy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
Amendment sought to delete language which required the Department of Defense to conduct a service life extension program or complete overhaul for the U.S.S. Kennedy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to rescind uncommitted balances remaining in the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity revolving fund; provide $165,000,000 for the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Programs; provide $18,000,000 for rental assistance; provide $24,000,000 by transfer for the Sec. 8 moderate rehabilitation, single room occupancy program; provide $500,000,000 for the HOME investment partnerships program; provide $80,000,000 for the Homeless Rental Housing Assistance Program; rescind all funds for Urban Development Action Grants except such amounts necessary to comply with U.S. court orders; rescind all Rental Rehabilitation Grants; rescind all amounts for the Rehabilitation Loan Fund; rescind all amounts for Urban Homesteading; and to make certain changes in the Administrative Provisions of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
Amendment sought to transfer $800 million from existing Department of Housing and Urban Development programs in order to fund three programs authorized by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990: the HOME program, which allows local government flexibility in providing housing assistance; the HOPE program, which allows people the opportunity to acquire a home; and the Shelter-Plus Care program, which allows homeless people to get treatment if they have a mental illness or drug abuse problem.
An amendment to strike sec. 304 from the bill. Sec. 304 includes language that would prohibit the Labor Department from implementing or administering certain regulations. First, the Department would be prohibited from carrying out its new Davis-Bacon Act regulations with regard to the so-called "helper" category for workers. Second, new regulations affecting apprenticeship programs in the construction industry could not be carried out.
Amendment sought to delete language which prohibits the Department of Labor from expending funds to administer regulations governing the use of semi-skilled helpers on federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. It also enjoined the Department from promulgating final regulations pertaining to revisions to the apprenticeship programs in the construction industry.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would hold in reserve $10 billion of the $30 billion provided in the bill for future funding of the Resolution Trust Corp. until the President has submitted to Congress a plan for raising additional funding on a "pay-as-you-go basis that would not increase the federal deficit. The amendment would allow continued funding of the R.T.C. by additional borrowing or other means which could increase the deficit in years in which the economy grows at a rate of less than 1%, adjusted for inflation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize $30 billion in funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). $10 billion of that amount would be withheld until the President submitted to Congress a plan to pay for all future RTC bailout funds in a deficit-neutral manner.
An amendment which like the original bill provides $30 billion to the RTC to cover thrift losses in FY 1991 but which also includes other provisions. The amendment requires the RTC to take actions to achieve eight specified management reform goals: to standardize RTC procedures for auditing conservatorships; to reduce the length of time that institutions are in conservatorship, with a goal of no more than 9 months; to make specified improvements to the RTC's information resources management program; to develop a centralized system for managing the portfolio of securities under its control; to develop an effective system to track and inventory real estate assets; to develop a process to update, on a quarterly basis, the value of assets under receivership; to develop a program for examining one- to four-family mortgages and for marketing such loans on a pooled basis; and, to regularly review its organizational contracting structure, and standardize its contracting procedures. The RTC would be required, by the end of FY 1991, to report to Congress on its progress towards achieving these goals, and to establish a timetable for achieving goals not yet completed.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize $30 billion in funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). It would have required the RTC to make certain management efficiency and reporting improvements.
An amendment to require the RTC to report exactly how they are using the funds allocated and to require the RTC to determine the least costly method for the fund to resolve an insolvent thrift and to act according to such a determination. The amendment allows the RTC to sell affordable housing from conservatorships to qualified applicants which eases the requirement from which the RTC is currently allowed to sell affordable housing. The amendment also requires the RTC to create a separate list of the properties that they are holding which have certain significant attributes. Specifically, the RTC is required to list properties that have natural, cultural, scientific, or recreational value. A government agency or a qualified non-profit organization would be given a 90 day right-of-first-refusal to purchase the property in order to maintain their specific qualities. Finally, the amendment establishes a goal for the RTC of 25% of the contracting activity to be designated as follows: 15% to minority owned business and 10% to businesses owned by women. Compliance with this goal would be encouraged but not required.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: 1) authorize $30 billion in funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC); 2) require the RTC to submit a detailed plan on how the additional funds are to be expended; 3) require the RTC to use the least costly method in resolving failed savings and loans cases; 4) make changes to speed up the sales in the affordable housing program; 5) make changes in the handling, cataloging and sale of properties that have a natural, cultural, recreational or scientific values of special significance; and 6) make changes in RTC contracting to ensure specific goals for including minority- and women-owned companies.
An amendment to delete section 503 of the bill which was added pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.RES.111:">H. Res. 111</a>. Section 503 contains the "emergency spending" requirement needed before any expenditure can be made for military personnel and veterans' benefits. The amendment proposes to add a new section 503 which expresses a sense of the Congress that separate legislation should be enacted during the first session of the One Hundred Second Congress to provide a means (through increased receipts, reduced spending under other Federal programs, or a combination thereof) to offset the increase in Federal spending in each of fiscal years 1991 through 1995 as a result of the provisions in the Act that are direct spending provisions.
Amendment sought to add language stating as the sense of Congress that separate legislation should be enacted during the first session of the One Hundred Second Congress to provide a means (through increased receipts, reduced spending under other Federal programs, or a combination thereof) to offset the increase in Federal spending in each of fiscal years 1991 through 1995 as a result of the provisions in the bill that are direct spending provisions.
An amendment to add a new section to the bill which guarantees that all spending under the bill will be implemented in accordance with requirements enacted in the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (title XIII of P.L. 101-508).
Amendment sought to add language which stated that the assistance for veterans authorized by title III of the bill shall be provided in a manner consistent with the requirements of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act.
An amendment to increase budget authority by $400 million for education, training, employment, and social services and to increase budget outlays by $200 million to permit additional funding for programs such as Head Start, Chapter 1 Compensatory Education, Student Financial Aid, Vocational and Adult Education, and Job Corps. Such increases would be offset by a 1.5% reduction in four budget categories of discretionary funding: natural resources and environment, transportation, administration of justice, and general government. High priority programs within these categories would be exempt from reductions.
Amendment increased budget authority for (category 500) education, training, employment, and social services by $400 million and increased budget outlays for the same category by $200 million. Such increases were offset by a 1 percent reduction in four budget categories of discretionary funding: (category 300) natural resources and environment; (category 400) transportation; (category 750) administration of justice; and (category 800) general government.
A substitute amendment reducing all domestic discretionary funding to last year's budget levels, adjusted for inflation. The amendment would provide the same funding for defense as the committee resolution, while cutting entitlements by $6.3 billion in FY 1992 and $70 billion over five years by placing ceilings on the rate of growth of entitlement programs over five years.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1992 new budget authority of $1,214 billion; budget outlays of $1,149.4 billion; budget revenues of $850.4 billion; and a budget deficit of $299 billion. It also sought to freeze discretionary domestic spending at the fiscal year 1990 level with an adjustment for inflation; and added language reducing the Federal budget deficit with revenues collected through the issuance of Treasury bonds redeemable in gold.
A substitute amendment reducing all domestic discretionary funding to last year's budget levels, adjusted for inflation. The amendment would provide the same funding for defense as the committee resolution, while cutting entitlements by $6.4 billion in FY 1992 and $46 billion over five years by restricting the growth rate of entitlement programs to adjustments for inflation. The amendment also provides for $3.1 billion in revenue increases by cutting the capital gains tax rate and extending the Medicare payroll tax to certain state and local employees.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1992 new budget authority of $1,235 billion; budget outlays of $1,184.6 billion; budget revenues of $849.9 billion; and a budget deficit of $334.7 billion. It also sought to freeze discretionary domestic spending at the fiscal year 1990 level adjusted for inflation, or the President's request, whichever is lower.
A substitute amendment representing the budget request of the President. The amendment conforms to the spending levels established by the budget agreement of last year for defense and international affairs. Domestic discretionary programs would be reduced by $6.3 billion in FY 1992 and by $46.6 over five years, including a cut for Medicare of $2.9 billion in 1992 and $25.2 billion over five years. The amendment would also raise $3 billion in increased revenues through cutting the capital gains tax rate and extending the Medicare payroll tax to certain state and local employees.
Amendment was the President's recommended budget and sought to provide fiscal year 1992 new budget authority of $1,248.9 billion; budget outlays of $1,192.6 billion; budget revenues of $849.8 billion; and a budget deficit of $342.8 billion.
An amendment to strike section 604 of the bill, which incorporates the Congressional Budget Office estimate that the effect of the bill would result in no increase in federal outlays during fiscal years 1991 and 1992 and would provide a net decrease in outlays in fiscal years 1993 through 1995, making the bill in compliance with the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
Amendment sought to delete section 604 which incorporated the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate of the Act for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
An amendment to require the Justice Department, within six months of enactment of the bill, to institute a toll-free number, which firearms dealers must call to obtain a background check on each prospective buyer to determine if a purchaser is eligible or ineligible to buy a handgun. Such information would be verified through a unique transaction number that the dealer must keep on file. If the necessary information cannot be obtained on the hotline within 24 hours, the sale can be completed. Under the provisions of the substitute, the Justice Department would be required to maintain records with sufficient accuracy so that no more than 2% of the responses erroneously determine that a purchaser is prohibited from buying a handgun. The Justice Department must establish regulations to ensure that a caller to the number is a licensed seller. If the Justice Department informs the dealer that the buyer is prohibited from purchasing a handgun, the buyer may request the specific reasons as to why from the Justice Department which in turn must respond within 5 days. Corrective information, if available and necessary, may be submitted by the buyer. After consideration of such information by the Justice Department, records must be corrected within 5 days, if warranted. If a seller knowingly fails to make the call, and the Justice Department has records that would ha.e yielded a prohibitive response to a request for purchase, then the Federal Government may suspend for 6 months or revoke the license of the seller, or may impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. The seller may appeal such a decision, both administratively and through the courts. Exceptions to the foregoing provisions would apply if a buyer has a permit to purchase or carry a firearm issued by the state or local authorities in which the sale is to occur; if a buyer has been approved by BATF authorities to purchase a firearm under the National Firearms Act; in situations when states already have a toll-free record check or other background check and have approved the sale; in situations where telephone service is unavailable, or hotline contact is impaired for certain reasons.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require handgun dealers to call a toll free number established by the Department of Justice for an instantaneous check on the background of prospective handgun buyers to see if the buyer is legally prohibited from purchasing a handgun. \   The bill requires a seven day waiting period for the purchase of a handgun. During the waiting period the gun dealer is required to send the name of the prospective buyer to the local police in order to determine if the person is legally entitled to purchase a gun.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute requiring the Department of the Interior to complete a comprehensive river protection plan for 228 miles of the Niobrara River within three years of enactment of the bill. The amendment would not include the provision in the bill granting Scenic River designation for 70 miles of two segments of the Niobrara and require a study of another six mile section of the river.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require the Department of Interior to perform a detailed river protection plan for 228 miles of the Niobrara river within three years of the enactment of the bill; and include in the plan a determination as to whether local, State, or Federal agencies should have primary responsibility for implementation of river protection measures, and whether segments of the river should be designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
An amendment to limit the authority of the Federal government to acquire private land along the Niobrara River through the condemnation process unless the Interior Department finds that the use of the land has substantially changed and acquisition is necessary to assure compliance with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the acquisition of any land, scenic easement, or other interests from being acquired within the designated river corridors through condemnation, unless the Department of the Interior finds that it is used for purposes consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
A perfecting amendment to the Snowe amendment which would require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate government agencies to submit within 180 days a comprehensive plan on current and future space requirements for the U.S. embassy in Moscow, with an assessment of how such requirements should be met. The amendment would also require the Secretary of State and the Director of the CIA to submit to Congress a joint report on alternative approaches to the reconstructions of new facilities at the U.S. Moscow embassy no later than 60 days prior to the obligation or expenditure of any funds authorized in the bill.
See Snowe amendments (A002) for description.
A substitute amendment, similar to the provisions of the Snowe amendment but would require the Secretary of State to seek reimbursement from the Soviet Union of the full costs incurred by the U.S. for the demolition and reconstruction of the U.S. embassy facilities in the Soviet Union.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain the original language of the Snowe amendments (A002) which authorize $130 million for the complete teardown and reconstruction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and would have added language requiring the Soviet Union to reimburse the United States either $65 million or the sum necessary to complete the reconstruction of the Embassy.
An amendment to direct the Secretary of State to seek reimbursement from the Soviet Union of the full costs incurred by the United States as a result of the intelligence activities of the Soviet Union directed at the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow, including an amount equal to either $65,000,000 or the sum necessary to complete the reconstruction project, whichever is greater.
An amendment to require the imposition of a random testing program for controlled substances for all employees of the State Department.
Amendment sought to require the random drug testing of employees of the Department of State.
An amendment to reduce the authorization for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Funds are authorized by a process which provides $25 million initially and an additional $5 million if certain conditions are met. The amendment directs the initial $25 million to be reduced to $15.8 million and further totally eliminates the provision for the additional $5 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized for the National Endowment for Democracy from $30 million to $15.8 million.
An amendment to add a new title which provides a total authorization figure for FY 1992 for the State Department not to exceed $5,021,682,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds authorized for FY 1992 under the bill by approximately 10 percent leaving the authorized level at not to exceed $5,021,682,000.
An amendment to terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization which runs the SDI program, and permit only a basic SDI research program funded at $1.1 billion. The amendment would not affect the new Tactical Missile Defense program created by the bill to counter short-range missiles, and funded at $858 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.565 billion to $1.1 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
An amendment to strike the bill's requirement that the contract for the third Seawolf SSN-21 submarine be awarded to a firm which did not win the first contract for the submarine. The amendment provides instead that the contract for the third submarine be awarded by competitive bid, and it requires the Navy to subsequently submit to Congress a report describing its basis for selecting a contractor for the third submarine and its acquisition strategy for the Seawolf program.
Amendment deleted language which requires the contract for construction of the third Seawolf SSN-21 submarine to be awarded to a firm that did not receive the contract for construction of the first SSN-21. It provides instead that the contract for the third submarine be awarded by competitive bid, and that the Navy subsequently submit to Congress a report describing the basis for selecting the contractor for the third submarine and its acquisition strategy for the Seawolf program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which incorporates instead the President's defense request. The amendment provides major increases in key strategic programs over the levels in the bill, while keeping the overall authorization level about the same by cutting the bill's funding for other programs. The substitute provides $2.4 billion more than the bill for operations and maintenance, while cutting the bill's authorization for military construction ($1.9 billion), research and development ($633 million), and procurement ($320 million). The amendment also: increases total spending for SDI by $1.7 billion for a total of $5.2 billion, and restores $1.6 billion for "phase one" systems designed for early deployment of SDI; authorizes $3.2 billion for procurement of four new B-2 Stealth bombers; terminates the re-manufacture program for Navy F-14 fighters; provides no new funds for the V-22 Osprey (the bill provides $990 million); authorizes $124 million in procurement for the M-1 tank and no funds for upgrading older M-1 tanks to a new M1A2 configuration; does not bar the use of NATO infrastructure funds for construction at a new NATO base in Crotone, Italy; and authorizes larger Selected Reserve troop cuts as requested by the Administration than in the bill-- (compared to the bill, the substitute cuts Selected Reserves by.67,496 in FY 1992, and by 42,220 in Fy 1993).
Amendment sought to replace the committee reported bill with the President's defense budget request and would have provided increases in key strategic programs such as the Strategic Defense Initiative and B-2 Stealth Bomber production while keeping a similar overall authorization level by reducing funding for other programs.
An amendment to express that it is the sense of Congress that the United States has a strong interest in maintaining and strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and should work with its allies in NATO to develop strategies for responding to the changing world situation--including the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact; the reduced threat of an attack on western Europe posed by the Soviet Union; and reduced defense spending by the U.S.--and that the United States should reduce its troop strength in Europe to less than 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.
Amendment added language expressing as the sense of Congress that the U.S. has a strong interest in preserving and strengthening NATO; that the U.S. should work with its allies to adapt NATO to the reduced threat in Europe and to the reduced U.S. defense budget; and that the number of United States troops permanently stationed in Europe should be reduced to less than 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.
An amendment expressing that it is the sense of Congress that reductions of U.S. military personnel over the next several years will decrease the need for U.S. military bases overseas and that the Secretary of Defense should aggressively pursue the following goals: 1. Closure of U.S. installations outside the United States; 2. Entering into agreements with governments of those countries in which the remaining military installations are located to increase the amount of their support; 3. Withdrawing U.S. forces assigned or stationed in Europe, Japan, and Korea. The amendment would require an $8 billion dollar reduction of authorization, to be achieved through force reductions in Europe, Japan, or Korea and directs the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to Congress on steps taken to close foreign bases.
Amendment sought to reduce the total authorization level by $8 billion to be achieved through the withdrawal of United States forces or equipment assigned to or stationed in Europe, Japan, or South Korea.
An amendment to require the President to seek proportionate cost-sharing agreements with foreign countries with whom we have bilateral or multilateral defense agreements. The amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an Allies Mutual Defense Payments Account which would show: 1. the amount of cost-sharing contributions agreed to; 2. The contributions received from each country; 3. The amount each country has contributed to multilateral defense programs; 4. The amount of contributions made by the U.S. to such multilateral programs; 6. The cost to the U.S. of maintaining military personnel or equipment in or otherwise providing for the defense of each such country.
Amendment calls on the President to seek cost-sharing agreements with all nations with whom we have bilateral or multilateral defense pacts. It establishes an Allies Mutual Defense Payments Account to track how much our allies are actually contributing in cash or in kind to offset U.S. defense costs. It also requires classified and unclassified reports to Congress by the President on the success of his efforts to achieve cost-sharing agreements and contributions.
An amendment to place a permanent ceiling of 30,000 on U.S. troops stationed in Korea by FY 1994, of which not more than 20,000 may be members of the Army. Such a ceiling could be waived in the event of an armed attack against South Korea, or if the President declares an emergency and informs Congress of the waiver. The amendment also expresses the sense of the Congress that establishing a permanent ceiling on U.S. troops in South Korea would be part of a transition for U.S. troops from a leading role in defending South Korea to a supporting role, and is the beginning of a phased withdrawal of U.S. ground combat units.
Amendment sought to place by FY 1994 a permanent ceiling of 30,000 on the number of U.S. troops stationed in the Republic of Korea with not more than 20,000 of those troops coming from the Army.
An amendment to require that all new Tactical Missile Defense systems have the capability of defending against all ballistic missiles currently being deployed and developed by Iraq, China, Libya, Iran, Argentina, Brazil, North Korea, Pakistan, and Syria; shall have a capability at least equal to the SA-12 system of the Soviet Union; shall be designed to ensure high probability of intercept and destruction of chemical and biological agents, nuclear warheads and conventional warheads.
Amendment sought to require that any system developed pursuant to the Joint Tactical Missile Defense Progam have the capability of defending against all ballistic missiles currently being deployed and developed by Iraq, China, Libya, Iran, Argentina, Brazil, North Korea, Pakistan, and Syria; have a capability at least equal to the SA-12 system of the Soviet Union; and be designed to ensure a high probability of intercept and destruction of chemical and biological agents, nuclear warheads and conventional warheads.
An amendment directing the Secretary of Defense to terminate the Small ICBM program known as the Midgetman missile program and reduce the Air Force authorization in the bill for research, development and testing by $548,838,000.
Amendment sought to terminate the Small ICBM program known as the Midgetman missile program and reduce the Air Force authorization for the program by $548,838,000.
An amendment directing the Secretary of Defense to establish and implement a random controlled substance testing program for civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
Amendment sought to require the random drug testing of employees of the Department of Defense.
An amendment to require pre-employment testing for controlled substances for all new civilian applicants for employment with the Department of Defense.
Amendment sought to require preemployment drug testing for any person hired by the Department of Defense.
An amendment to extend access to the same abortion and other reproductive health services to servicemembers stationed abroad (and any dependent who is accompanying the member) as is available to their counterparts in the United States. The amendment states that if the medical procedure is not covered by appropriated funds, the servicemember is required to pay for the procedure.
Amendment provides that members of the U.S. military and their dependents stationed overseas are entitled to the provision of any reproductive health service (including abortion) in a military medical facility in the same manner as any other medical care. The member must pay with their own funds for any procedure for which funds have not been appropriated.
An amendment to reduce the bill's funding for General Science and Research by $390 million, from $1,405,489,000 to $1,015,239,000. The effect would be to eliminate all FY 1992 funding for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC).
Amendment sought to delete $390 million in title III provided for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC).
An amendment to reduce by 0.05% each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the bill that is not required to be appropriated or made available by a provision of existing law.
A substitute amendment, similar to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.4000:">H.R. 4000</a>, as reported by the Committee on Education and Labor. The amendment provides for unlimited punative damages for intentional job discrimination, and removes language contained in the bill specifically prohibiting the use of quotas and "race norming" of employment tests results. The amendment would also define particular hiring practices as a " business necessity" only if those practices are demonstrated to have a clear and substantial relationship to the effective performance of the job, whereas the bill defines such practices as necessary if they bear a significant relationship to the successful performance of the job. Further, the amendment amends existing law banning racial discrimination to also ban sex discrimination in private contracts.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide unlimited compensatory and punative damages for intentional job discrimination based on sex, religion, or disability; set a difference in the definition of " business necessity" as a defense against disparate impact practices; exclude provisions in the bill establishing a Glass Ceiling Commission, and a Labor Department program regarding pay equity technical assistance; exclude language regarding hiring or promotion quotas; and amend exisiting law banning sex discrimination in all aspects of private contracts.
A substitute amendment containing the recommendations of the Administration, and an additional prohibition against "race norming" of employment test results. The amendment would not authorize compensatory and punative damages for intentional employment discrimination, but would provide for monetary relief up to $150,000 in certain cases of harassment. The amendment would also maintain the recent Supreme Court interpretation of what constitutes a "business necessity" regarding employment practices which have a disparate impact upon women or minorities. The amendment does not address the recent Supreme Court decision which held that discriminatory employment practices are not violations of the law if such discrimination is a contributing but not a primary motivating factor for such practices. The amendment reaffirms the Supreme Court finding that the statute of limitations for challenges to discriminatory practices begins when the practice is adopted, rather than when harm to a plaintiff is alleged.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute contained the President's proposal and sought to: provide equitable relief up to $150,000 (after the use of in-house resolution procedures) for victims of job harrassment based on race, sex, color, national origin, and religion; prohibit the use of "race norming" in employment test scores; and codify the Griggs decision which defines "business necessity" in relation to employment practices which have a disparate impact on certain employees.
An amendment which overturns five 1989 Supreme Court decisions, a function also addressed in the original text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a>. The amendment in the nature of a substitute also parallels other provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a>, including the clarification of awarding of attorneys' fees in Title VII cases. The amendment also introduces several changes from <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a>. Some of those changes deal with the prohibition of using hiring quotas by employers; the prohibition of "race norming" (the adjustment of test scores based on race, sex, religion, or national origin); the placement of a $150,000 cap on punitive damages in Title VII cases, or the amount of compensatory damages; statements which point out that the legislation's provisions, in place of a finding of "manifest injustice", may not be applied retroactively to vacate final court orders; and revisions of the standard of "business necessity" for businesses to justify an employment practice having a discriminatory impact.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides a cap on punitive damages in cases of intentional discrimination of $150,000, or the amount of compensatory damages, whichever is greater; provides that victims of unintentional discrimination will receive equitable relief; restores the definition of "business necessity" in defending employment practices to that of the 1971 Griggs decision; places the burden of proof in defending employment practices on the employer; prohibits the use of quotas by employers as an unlawful employment practice; and prohibits the practice of adjusting test scores based on race, sex, religion, or national origin ("race norming").
An en bloc amendment to require that all unspent funds appropriated in the bill remain in the Treasury and be applied to reduction of the federal deficit. Funds appropriated for one budget account could not be transferred to other accounts.
Amendments en bloc sought to require that all unspent funds appropriated for clerk-hire remain in the Treasury and be applied to reduction of the federal deficit. Funds appropriated for one account and not expended could not be transferred to other accounts.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated in the bill for official House mail costs by $21 million, from $80 million to $59 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount appropriated for official House mail costs from $80 million to $59 million.
An amendment to reduce by 1.4% each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the bill not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by law.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation of $440,879,000 for the General Accounting Office to $333,333,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the General Accounting Office by $107.5 million.
An amendment to allow the wherewithal for space station funding to go forward, but which removes the provisions for funding transfers which are contained in the Chapman amendment.
Amendment to the Chapman amendments (A002) sought to delete language reallocating $217 million from HUD to NASA and would have retained language permitting NASA to use the funds appropriated to it for those programs as provided for in fiscal year 1991 including the Space Station.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc, and made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.RES.166:">H. Res. 166</a>, to provide for a $1.9 billion funding level in FY 1992 for the space station. This figure matches the FY 1991 funding level. As offered, the amendment would provide for this funding increase in the form of offsets by holding all NASA programs to the FY 1991 funding levels (thereby shifting $1.8 billion from other NASA programs to the space station), and by cutting $250 million from HUD public housing operating subsidies that under the bill, would not be available until the last 10 days of FY 1992. Also, as offered, the amendment increased VA medical care funding by $33 million. By unanimous consent, the amendment was modified from its original form to reduce the overall cut by $33 million since the increase for VA medical care was addressed in the previous Traxler amendment.
Amendments en bloc provide $1.9 billion to NASA for funding the Space Station by freezing all of NASA's programs at the 1991 funding level and transferring $217 million from the HUD operating subsidies account.
An en bloc amendment to appropriate $151 million in funding for the HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership Program, and to reduce the appropriation for the HUD Flexible Subsidy program by a comparable amount.
Amendments en bloc appropriate $151 million for the HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership Program (also known as HOPE I), and reduce the appropriation for the HUD Flexible Subsidy Program by a comparable amount.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for Air Force Research, Development, Test and Evaluation by $260,082,000 from $14,263,941,000 to $14,003,859,000. The result is to remove funding for low level research for the MX rail garrison project.
Amendment sought to delete $260 million appropriated to the Air Force for low level research for the MX rail garrison project.
An amendment to require the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to establish and carry out a program for random testing of officers and employees for the use of controlled substances.
Amendment sought to require the random drug testing of officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.
An amendment to restore section 1205 of the bill, which would be deleted by the Smith amendment, authorizing $20,000,000 in funding for the United Nations Population fund. The amendment specifically requires the UNPF to reimburse the U.S. in full for any U.S. funds used for family planning programs in the Peoples's Republic of China, or if the Fund provides more the $57 million in family planning assistance to China over a five-year period.
See Smith (NJ) amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment to modify the prohibitions of the Smith amendment against providing U.S. funds to any foreign nongovernmental organization that performs or promotes abortion as a method of birth control. The amendment would restrict such organizations from using U.S. funds to perform or promote abortion.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that require any country which receives U.S. cash assistance to purchase an equal amount of goods and services from the U.S. and to require that half of all U.S. grain shipments to recipient countries be shipped on U.S. ships. The amendment would require countries receiving such aid to encourage their domestic importers to purchase U.S. grain and other agricultural products and to transport those products on U.S. flag vessels ships. The amendment would not apply to countries receiving less than $25 million per year in assistance.
Amendment sought to delete language which requires any country receiving U.S. cash transfer assistance to purchase an equal amount in goods and services from the U.S. and that 50 percent of all bulk shipments of U.S. grain to recipient countries be made on U.S. flag vessels. It would have required countries receiving such assistance to encourage their domestic importers, whenever feasible, to purchase U.S. grain and other agricultural products and to employ U.S. flag vessels.
An amendment to repeal current law requiring the President to annually certify that Pakistan does not possess a nuclear explosive device as a prerequisite to receiving U.S. foreign aid.
Amendments sought to delete language which requires the President to certify annually that Pakistan does not possess a nuclear explosive device before U.S. foreign aid may be provided to that country.
An amendment to reduce all discretionary outlays in the bill by 8.16 percent.
An amendment to require presidential certification that India does not possess a nuclear explosive device as a prerequisite to receiving U.S. foreign aid. If such determination is not possible, the amendment would provide for a presidential waiver based if it is determined to be in the national interest to do so. In currently law, similar provisions apply to the country of Pakistan.
Amendment originally sought to require the President to certify that India does not possess a nuclear explosive device before receiving any assistance under the bill. \   As amended by the Kostmayer amendment (A014) the language was revised to require Presidential certification that India has not developed additional nuclear explosive devices during fiscal years 1992 and 1993 as a precondition for receiving any assistance under the bill.
An amendment requiring that any additional funding for the IRS information reporting program above FY 1991 levels be used for the examination of the tax returns of high-income and high-asset taxpayers.
Amendment requires that any increased funding for the IRS information reporting program above the FY 1991 levels be used for the examination of the tax returns of high-income and high-asset taxpayers.
An amendment to provide that not to exceed 4 per centum of any appropriation made available to the IRS for the current fiscal year by this Act may be transferred to any other IRS appropriation. (The result is to restore the text deleted by the Traficant point of order without the extraneous language relating to permission for such transfers which would have been granted by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.).
An amendment to provide $475,423,000 for salaries and expenses of the United States Secret Service. The effect of the amendment is to restore those provisions of the bill which were deleted by the point of order, without the privisos on which the point of order was sustained.
Amendment appropriates $475.4 million for salaries and expenses of the United States Secret Service.
An amendment to provide $324,000 for the operating expenses of the Official Residence of the Vice President. The effect is to restore the original appropriation without including the extraneous provisos subject to points of order.
Amendment appropriates $324,000 for the operating expenses of the Official Residence of the Vice President.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which prohibit any appropriated funds to be used to implement Public Law 101-576, the Chief Financial Officers Act.
Amendment deletes language which prohibits the use of funds provided in the bill to implement the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.
An amendment to insert language which clarifies that the term "excess defense articles" does not include any construction equipment (including tractors, scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers, generators, compressors, and dump trucks), except to the extent that the President determines that the inclusion of construction equipment in that term is essential to United States national interests or that such equipment is to be provided as humanitarian assistance.
Amendment to the Taylor (MS) amendment (A017) sought to provide the President with authority to waive certain conditions contained in the Taylor (MS) amendment which restricts the transfer of certain excess military construction equipment to other countries when the President determines such transfer is essential to United States national interests or that such equipment is to be provided as humanitarian assistance.
An amendment which would rescind authority to spend foreign aid funds that have been obligated for three or more years without having been spent. The amendment allows the President to waive provisions for construction projects which require longer than three years or for projects that have experienced unforeseen delays. The amendment would require the Inspector General of AID to provide annual reports to Congress on all unexpended foreign aid balances.
Amendment rescinds authority to spend foreign aid funds that have been obligated for three or more years without having been spent. It allows the President to waive provisions for construction projects which require longer than three years or for projects that have experienced unforseen delays.
An amendment to prohibit aid to Jordan in FY 1992 unless the President certifies that aid is in the U.S. national interest.
Amendment to the Burton amendment (A021) restricts foreign assistance to Jordan. The language was replaced with that contained in the Volkmer substitute amendment (A023), as amended.
An amendment to add text to the Volkmer amendment which provides that aid to Jordan could be delivered if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such assistance is in the national interest of the United States.
Amendment to the Volkmer substitute amendment (A023) provides that foreign military financing assistance to Jordan, which is restricted under the Volkmer substitute amendment, may be provided if the President certifies to Congress that such assistance is in the national interest of the United States.
An amendment to add further text to the Volkmer amendment which would require the following conditions to be met prior to extension of aid to Jordan: 1) the Government of Jordan has demonstrated its willingness to enter into direct bilateral negotiations with the State of Israel; 2) the Government of Jordan has recognized Israel's right to exist; and 3) Jordan is not providing assistance (other than humanitarian assistance) to Iraq.
Amendment to the Volkmer substitute amendment (A025), as amended, added the following conditions before foreign military financing assistance may be provided to Jordan: 1) the Government of Jordan has demonstrated its willingness to enter into direct bilateral negotiations with the State of Israel; 2) the Government of Jordan has recognized Israel's right to exist; and 3) Jordan is not providing assistance (other than humanitarian assistance) to Iraq.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions in the bill authorizing aid to Jordan in FY 1992.
Amendment originally sought to prohibit any foreign assistance to Jordan. \   As amended by the Volkmer substitute amendment (A023), as amended, foreign military financing assistance for Jordan was prohibited in fiscal years 1992 or 1993 unless the President certified that it was in the national interest to provide such assistance or that certain conditions contained in the Miller (WA) amendment (A025) are met.
An amendment expressing the sense of the Congress that the U.S. should increase its efforts with the UN Security Council and other international organizations to bring Saddam Hussein to trial for "crimes against peace, violations of the laws of war, and crimes against humanity.".
Amendment originally called upon the United States, in cooperation with the United Nations or several international organizations, to apprehend President Saddam Hussein of Iraq and try him for war crimes. \   As amended by the Hamilton amendment (A028), the above was replaced with language calling upon the President to seek U.N. Security Council action to establish a tribunal to try all individuals, including Saddam Hussein, who were involved in war crimes or crimes against humanity during the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
An amendment to withhold $82.5 million of the amount earmarked for Israel in FY 1992 from the Economic Support Fund. Funds withheld under the amendment would be restored if the President certifies that the Israeli government has demonstrated that it is not investing in new and expanded settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. The amendment also requires the State Dept. to report to Congress on the Israeli government's investment in new and expanded settlements in the occupied territories during Israeli fiscal years 1991 and 1992.
Amendment sought to withhold $82.5 million of the amount earmarked for Israel in FY 1992 from the Economic Support Fund until the President certifies that the Israeli government has demonstrated that it is not investing in new and expanded settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill expressing the sense of Congress with regard to the civil rights of ethnic Albanians living in the Republic of Serbia and other parts of Yugoslavia.
Amendment deleted language dealing with the condition of ethnic Albanians in the Kosovo Province of Yugoslavia.
An amendment expressing non-binding Congressional opposition to additional foreign assistance until further major and fundamental reforms of the Soviet economic, political and legal systems are being implemented and terminates all military assistance to Cuba and dramatically reduces assistance to other countries which continue to pursue repressive policies.
Amendment to the Kyl amendment (A032) sought to add language making a series of congressional policy declarations that urge continuing progress toward the creation of a free society and free-market economy inside the Soviet Union.
An amendment to prohibit aid to the Soviet Union unless the President makes various certifications to Congress including the following: The Soviet government has taken meaningful steps toward improving human rights, including entering into negotiations on self-determination with the Baltic States; the Soviet Union has scaled back its domestic military expenditures and in aid to North Korea and Cuba; and has implemented free-market economic reforms. The amendment requires the President to make a specific determination that it is in the national interest to supply such aid.
Amendment provides that certain conditions would have to be met by the Soviet Union before any foreign assistance could be provided and that whenever feasible any aid be provided directly to the democratically elected governments of the Baltic States and other republics. \   As amended by the Durbin amendment (A034) two conditions on aid were added including the return by the Soviet Union of property seized in the Baltic States, and that there be an equitable distribution of aid within the Soviet Union. \   As amended by the McCollum amendment (A035), Vietnam and Afghanistan were included in the list of countries to which the Soviet Union must cease providing military assistance before receiving U.S. foreign assistance.
An amendment prohibiting U.S. aid to the Soviet Union unless that government terminates all military assistance, direct or indirect, to Cuba.
An amendment to express the concerns of Congress about human rights abuses by the Indian security forces in Punjab, Kashmir and other regions of India and calls upon that government to take a series of actions to promote adherence to internationally recognized human rights standards.
See Burton amendment (A039) for description.
An amendment to reduce by 50% the developmental assistance in the bill for India (excluding humanitarian aid for health-related projects) if the President determines that the Indian government prevents representatives of Amnesty International and other human rights groups from monitoring human rights conditions. The amendment requires the President to report to Congress within two months of enactment on whether India is implementing such a policy.
Amendment sought to reduce by 50% the developmental assistance provided for India (excluding humanitarian aid for health-related projects) if the President reported to Congress that India was preventing human rights organizations from monitoring human rights conditions in that country.
An amendment to prohibit delivery of assistance of any kind to the Communist Party of South Africa and to specify that the President shall undertake efforts to ensure that recipients of United States assistance in South Africa are not engaged in violations of internationally recognized human rights, including the unlawful detention of individuals, and do not have in place democratic processes for internal decisionmaking and the selection of leaders.
Amendment to the Burton amendment (A045) sought to prohibit delivery of U.S. foreign assistance to the Communist Party of South Africa and provide that the President shall undertake efforts to ensure that recipients of U.S. assistance in South Africa are not engaged in violations of internationally recognized human rights, including the unlawful detention of individuals, and do not have in place democratic processes for internal decisionmaking and the selection of leaders.
An amendment to prohibit delivery of assistance of any kind to the Communist Party of South Africa or any affiliated or associated organization and to specify that the President shall undertake efforts to ensure that recipients of United States assistance in South Africa are not engaged in violations of internationally recognized human rights, including the unlawful detention of individuals, and have in place democratic processes for internal decisionmaking and the selection of leaders.
See Burton amendment (A045) for description.
An amendment to provide for expanded relief, rehabilitation, and food assistance; enhanced peace efforts; and grassroots-based development aid in the so-called "Horn of Africa" comprising Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti.
Amendment provided for expanded relief, rehabilitation, and food assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, the Sudan, and Djibouti comprising the "Horn of Africa" countries; that relief be targeted particularly to refugees, women, urban poor, and small farmers; and prohibited U.S. developmental aid and security assistance to the governments of Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Sudan until the President certifies that they are making concrete steps toward peace, human rights, and democracy.
An amendment to codify into law a recent Interior Department decision to make a substantial increase in the water supply of the Trinity River Basin fishery in California. The Department would be required to provide a minimum of 340,000 acre-feet of water to the fishery each year through 1996. Water flow requirements thereafter would be established on the basis of recommendations of study to be conducted by the Department of the Interior.
Amendment codified into law a recent Department of the Interior decision and requires the Department to provide a minimum of 340,000 acre-feet of water to the Trinty River fishery in northern California each year through 1996. Thereafter, adjustment of the flows will be based on the results of a task force study.
An amendment to reduce funding in the amount of $2,000,000 from the Construction account and to strike the proviso which sought to earmark the $2,000,000 for restoration of the Central Building of the Chicago Public Library.
Amendment sought to delete $2 million appropriated for restoration of the Central Building of the Chicago Public Library which is designated a national landmark.
An amendment to eliminate $3.6 million in funding from the bill for construction of a Gateway Park associated with the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.
Amendment sought to delete $3.6 million appropriated for construction of a Gateway Park associated with the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.
An amendment to delete all funding in the bill for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to delete all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to reduce the funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $7,400,000 from $147,700,000 to $140,300,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds appropriated for the National Endowment for the Arts by $7.4 million.
An amendment to increase grazing fees on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Lands above the level provided in the bill. The bill increases the grazing fee from $1.97 per animal unit month (AUM) to $2.62 per AUM for FY 1992. The amendment would set grazing fees at $4.35 per AUM in FY 1992; $5.80 per AUM in FY 1993; $7.25 per AUM in FY 1994; and $8.70 per AUM or "fair market value", whichever is higher, in FY 1995 and subsequent years. The amendment would abolish existing grazing advisory boards, and return their functions to local land use councils. It also would provide that federal grazing fee receipts may be used only for restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats, restoration and improved management of riparian (riverbank) areas, and implementation and enforcement of management plans and regulations regarding livestock grazing on public lands.
Amendment provided for an increase in grazing fees for domestic livestock on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land from $1.97 per animal per month to $4.35 per animal per month in FY 1992, and then to $8.70 or fair market value, whichever is higher, per animal per month in FY 1995 and subsequent years.
An amendment to reduce the amounts made available in the bill by 1.67 percent.
An amendment to reduce the regular federal payment to the District of Columbia by $19.2 million, from $630,500,000 to $611,268,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the federal payment to the District of Columbia by $19.2 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds made available in the bill by 5.9 percent.
An amendment to strike the $10,000,000 authorization for the technology commercialization loans program.
Amendment sought to delete $10 million authorized for a loan program established within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce to fund the commercialization of U.S. technologies within the United States.
An amendment to prohibit employers from hiring or threatening to hire permanent replacement workers during the first eight weeks of a strike over economic issues. The amendment provides that an employer would be free to hire permanent replacements for economic strikers once a strike had lasted more than eight weeks. The amendment also extends the period during which permanently replaced workers could vote in union representation elections from the 12 months permitted under current law to 18 months, requires that unions take strike votes by secret ballot, and restates current law by declaring that an employer would not be required to reinstate striking employees who have engaged in violence. The substitute also expresses the sense of Congress that the NLRB should give top priority to adjudicating cases involving the reinstatement rights of permanently replaced workers; that the President should establish a commission to recommend statutory changes in the procedures for filling NLRB vacancies and changes in the number of NLRB members, other changes in operating procedures and in funding levels to expedite the board's consideration of cases, and changes in the National Labor Relations Act that will provide expedited relief for certain complaints and actions.
Substitute amendment for the Peterson (MN) amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit employers from hiring or threatening to hire permanent replacement workers during the first eight weeks of a strike over economic issues. An employer would have been free to hire permanent replacements once a strike had lasted more than eight weeks.
An amendment to further clarify that the provisions of the bill do not cover non-union workplaces. The Peterson amendment is essentially identical to the legislation except for the further clarifications. The amendment makes clear that the bill's provisions would apply in cases where a labor organization has been certified by the NLRB or has otherwise been recognized by the employer as the exclusive bargaining representative for striking employees. The amendment provides that in cases of "recognitional strikes", the bill applies only if the employees' petition for an election for recognition was filed with the NLRB at least 30 days prior to the strike; if the petition was supported by a majority of employees in the bargaining unit; and if the NLRB has not completed action on the representation proceeding.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute is identical to the bill, which prohibits employers from hiring permanent replacements for workers who engage in economic strikes, except that it clarified that the bill does not cover non-union workplaces. It restricts coverage only to strikes involving a union that is certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), recognized specifically by the employer, supported by 50% plus one of the workforce, and that waited 30 days after filing for a representational election by the NLRB before striking.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the collection of annual fees from recreational boaters by the U.S. Coast Guard under the provisions of section 2110(b) of title 46, U.S. Code should be repealed.
Amendment adds language stating as the sense of Congress that the requirement that the Coast Guard collect fees from recreational boaters under section 2110(b) of title 46, United States Code, should be repealed immediately. \   As amended by the Panetta amendment (A004), language was added which provides that the costs of the repeal must be fully offset in each year.
An en bloc amendment consisting of two amendments which would: 1) Establish a drug testing program as a precondition for civilian employment in the U.S. Coast Guard and 2) establish a continuing program of random drug testing for all civilian Coast Guard employees.
Amendments were offered en bloc and the question was divided in order to have separate roll calls on each part. \   Roll Call 215 was on agreeing to the first part of the amendment which sought to require preemployment drug testing for any person hired for a civilian position by the Coast Guard. See item numbered 553. \   Roll Call 216 was on agreeing to the second part of the amendment which sought to require the random drug testing of civilian employees of the Coast Guard. See item numbered 554.
A substitute amendment for the Synar amendment which would increase grazing fees on public lands to "fair market value" for the 1992 grazing season, but would limit any amount of increase or decrease in existing charges to 33.3 % in any one year.
See Synar amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment comprised of 5 amendments offered en bloc which seeks to do the following: reduce the appropriation for expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary by $111,000; reduce the appropriation for expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary by $1,000; reduce the appropriation for expenses of the Office of Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs by $121,000; reduce the appropriation for expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration by $1,110,000; and, reduce the appropriation for expenses of Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs by $32,000.
Amendments en bloc sought to reduce the appropriation for administrative expenses for several offices under the Office of the Secretary of Transportation by $2.029 million.
An amendment en bloc consisting of several amendments to do the following: 1. Eliminate the $18,700,000 appropriation in the bill for the Highway Safety Improvement Demonstration Project; 2. Strike the following Demonstration Projects and their appropriations from the bill: Highway Widening; Climbing Lane and Highway; Indiana Industrial Corridor; Alabama Highway Bypass; Kentucky Bridge; Virginia HOV; Urban Highway Corridor and Bicycle Transportation; Urban Airport Access; Pennsylvania Reconstruction; Pennsylvania Toll Road; Highway Bypass; Highway Demonstration.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete $243.3 million appropriated for 63 highway demonstration projects.
An amendment to reduce each amount appropriated in Title I of the bill by 9.89 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce the Department of Transportation funding by 9.89 percent.
An amendment to require a longitudinal study on the general health and well-being of adolescents. Under the amendment, $3 million of funds appropriated for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in fiscal years 1992 through 1994 would be earmarked for this study to remain available until expended.
Amendment authorizes $3 million for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to conduct a longitudinal study on the general health and well-being of adolescents.
An amendment as a substitute to the Dannemeyer amendment to permit NIH to conduct surveys of sexual behavior only if they have been approved by the peer review and ethical review board, and if they are determined to be useful in reducing the incidences of diseases or otherwise improving health conditions by the appropriate director of a Health Institute.
See Dannemeyer amendment (A007) for description.
An amendment to limit authorizations in the bill to the prior year appropriation, plus 2.4%.
Amendment sought to limit authorizations in the bill to the amount appropriated in the preceding fiscal year plus 2.4 percent.
An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the 1993 White House Conference on Aging should consider the impact of the Social Security earnings test on older individuals who are employed.
An amendment to replace the bill's provision which automatically declares expenditures under the bill "emergency" funds for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. Under the amendment, if the President does not specifically designate funds as "emergency" expenditures on the date of the enactment of the bill, the federal unemployment tax would be increased for many employers to pay for the extended benefits.
Amendment sought to replace language which automatically declares expenditures under the bill as "emergency" funds for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, with language that provides that, if the President does not specifically designate funds as "emergency" expenditures on the date of the enactment of the bill, the Federal unemployment tax would be increased to pay for the extended benefits.
An amendment to strike provisions of the bill which would allow states to pay unemployment benefits to non-professional employees of educational institutions between academic years or terms, if they are otherwise eligible.
Amendments delete section 203 of the reported bill which would have provided States the option to cover nonprofessional school employees such as cafeteria workers, crossing guards, and custodians under State unemployment compensation programs.
An amendment to raise the levels of assets in excess of liabilities required as operating capital standards for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and to grant greater discretion to a newly created Office of Secondary Market Examination and Oversight in setting those levels.
Amendment sought to raise the levels of assets in excess of liabilities required as operating capital standards for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and grant greater discretion to a newly created Office of Secondary Market Examination and Oversight in setting those levels.
An amendment to specify that the Lumbee Indians (and other Indians residing in Robeson County and adjacent North Carolina counties) are eligible to petition for federal recognition through the Interior Department's administrative recognition process. The amendment would establish a deadline for the Interior Department to complete its review of the Lumbee petition, and would prohibit the department from considering the size of the Lumbee population in making a decision for or against recognition. If the department fails to meet the deadline for action on the Lumbee petition, or decides against recognition, the amendment would allow the Lumbees to seek judicial review of the matter without first pursuing administrative appeals. Finally, the amendment would express the sense of Congress that requirements for prompt action on the Lumbee petition are not to delay review of other petitions for tribal recognition.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to deny Federal recognition of the Lumbee tribe but would have allowed the Lumbee Indians and other Indians residing in Robeson County and adjacent North Carolina counties to petition the Interior Department for Federal recognition through the administrative recognition process.
An amendment to require that before a jury trial can be obtained in a price-fixing action, a discounter must show some evidence of a conspiracy to fix prices and that the price was the "major cause" in the termination of the contract.
Amendment sought to require that before a jury trial can be obtained in a price-fixing action, there must be shown by the plaintiff some evidence of a conspiracy to fix prices and that the conspiracy was the "major cause" in the termination of the contract.
An amendment to make it a defense to price-fixing actions brought under the bill that the defendant had such a small share of the relevant market as to lack power.
An amendment to limit expenditure of funds to enact the legislation until the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the bill in which Federal revenues are equal to or greater than Federal expenditures.
Amendment sought to provide that the provisions of the legislation would not take effect until the first fiscal year after the date of enactment in which Federal revenues are equal to or greater than Federal expenditures.
An amendment en bloc to eliminate the provisions of the bill permitting the death penalty for certain crimes, including large-scale drug dealing. The amendment would impose mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for those crimes, and would also require those convicted of such crimes to pay restitution from their earnings to the victims or their families.
Amendments en bloc sought to replace language which mandates the death penalty for conviction of certain crimes and in its place, would have required mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for conviction of those crimes. It would have also required convicted criminals to provide financial restitution to the victims or their families.
An amendment to delete the drug kingpin death penalty from the bill.
Amendment sought to delete language that provides the death penalty for individuals dealing in large amounts of illegal drugs.
An amendment to add several additional crimes to the bill's list of crimes subject to the death penalty and broadens the bill's definition of other capital crimes. The amendment changes the bill's procedures for imposing the federal death penalty to allow a sentence of death if the capital crime was committed with a reckless disregard for human life, to remove the requirement that the jury be told that it does not have to impose the death penalty if the defendant is found guilty of a capital crime, and to permit the prosecution to announce its intention to seek the death penalty any time before sentencing, if "good cause" is shown. The amendment also makes the appointment of counsel discretionary in habeas appeals of state capital cases, requires that prisoners under death sentences must file federal habeas corpus petitions within 90 days after they have exhausted their state appeals, and permits federal courts to accept habeas petitions only if they question the validity of the conviction itself, not the sentence.
Amendments expand the use of the federal death penalty to include convictions for: murder of federal law enforcement officers, murder of state or local law enforcement officers assisting federal law enforcement officers, homicides and attempted homicides involving firearms in federal facilities, civil rights murders, murder of federal witnesses, death as a result of drive-by shootings, gun murders during federal crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes, and rape and child molestation murders. \   As amended by the Brooks amendments (A005), language was added which preserves provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 which provides counsel at all Federal stages of death penalty litigation.
An amendment to bar federal courts from hearing any claim in a habeas corpus appeal that was "fully and fairly" adjudicated in state court, and mandate that all habeas appeals be filed within one year of state appeals. The amendment would also limit prisoners under a death sentence to a single federal habeas petition and require that habeas petitions be filed within six months in death penalty cases if the state has provided qualified counsel.
Amendment sought to delete provisions relating to habeas corpus reform and would have barred federal courts from hearing any claim in a habeas corpus appeal that was "fully and fairly" adjudicated in state court; mandated that all habeas corpus appeals be filed within one year of state appeals; limited prisoners under a death sentence to a single federal habeas corpus petition; required that habeas corpus petitions be filed within six months in death penalty cases if the state has provided qualified counsel; and set time limits for federal courts to complete consideration of such petitions.
An en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments printed in the report accompanying the rule, <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.RES.247:">H. Res. 247</a>: Nos. 13, (Conyers), 18 (Solomon ), 24 (McCandless), 25& 26 (Bustamante), 27 (Volkmer), 28 (Oakar), 29 (Derrick), 30 (Wyden), 31 (Slaughter), 32 (Smith TX), 33 & 34 (Lowey), 35 (Conyers), 36 (Dingell), 37 (Brooks) 39 (Kildee), 40 (Rowland), 41 (Waxman), 42 (Molinari), 43 (Schumer), 44-46 (Kopetski), 47 (Goodling), and 48 (Jones NC).
Amendments en bloc: (1) authorize the use of 25% of excess unobligated funds in the Asset Forfeiture Fund to support drug abuse prevention and treatment grants; (2) require a national awareness program of federal law which requires states to revoke convicted drug abusers' drivers licenses in order to receive federal highway funds; (3) increase the penalty for unauthorized uses of military medals; (4) require the "Safe Schools" program to be accessible to Spanish-speaking students; (5) expand the definition of "drug emergency areas"; (6) delete certain reporting requirements for firearms dealers; (7) require the National Institute of Justice to conduct a study and assessment of alcohol use and treatment of convicted criminals; (8) require the Justice Department to conduct a study of certain incendiary ammunition; (9) expand the use of Bureau of Justice Assistance grants regarding response to domestic violence; (10) establish a National Commission to Support Law Enforcement; (11) expand federal penalties for providing material support to terrorists; (12) require expanding the availability of treatment for drug addiction as a goal of the National Drug Control Strategy; (13) restore to the bill the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program; (14) establish a National Commission to Study the Causes and Demand for.Drugs in the United States; (15) make technical correction to language concerning insurance fraud; (16) make the transfer of Justice Forfeiture Funds subject to appropriations; (17) make technical changes to programs under the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Committee including Safe Schools Assistance grants, child abuse information systems, campus sexual assault, drug abuse resistance education, and the midnight basketball league program; (18) authorize the transfer to states of forfeited real property for state parks or related purposes; (19) authorize funds to help defray uncompensated costs incurred by trauma centers arising from drug-related violence; (20) name the Irwin Rutman Program which extends death benefits to retired public safety officers; (21) extend the death penalty to certain terrorist-related offenses and for rape and child molestation murders; (22) clarify certain provisions of the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program; (23) clarify certain provisions of the Certainty of Punishment of Young Offenders state grant program; (24) clarify certain provisions of the General Education Provisions Act concerning the release of education and criminal records; and (25) permit certain U.S.-flag passenger vessels to offer gambling beyond the three mile limit.                                                             190
An en bloc amendment deleting the provisions in the bill that require firearms dealers to more frequently report multiple firearm purchases made by the same individual and require potential dealers to certify that they are in compliance with state and local firearm licensing laws before being federally licensed.
Amendments delete language which makes it illegal to own or sell 13 specified categories of assault weapons.
An amendment to require that federal grants be made available for the states to respond to habeas corpus appeals in death penalty cases. The amount of the grants would be equal to the amount provided for the death penalty resource centers.
Amendment requires that federal grants be made available for the states to respond to habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases.
An amendment to permit the use of evidence illegally obtained by the police, with or without a warrant, if the police obtained the evidence in "good faith" and in the "reasonable belief" that their actions were legal and in conformity with the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Amendment provides in cases of warrantless searches a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, which bars at trial the use of illegally obtained evidence.
An amendment to extend for one year the current temporary 25% state match for Bureau of Justice Assistance formula grants. After 1992, the amendment requires a 50% state match. (The bill contains language which provides permanent extension of a 25% state match.).
Amendment sought to extend for one year, rather than the permanent extension contained in the bill, the 75% Federal match for the Edward Byrne Memorial grant program for State and local governments to develop new and innovative anticrime programs.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentences were imposed as a result of racial discrimination. Specifically, the amendment prohibits the use of statistical data for invalidating a sentence, codifies current law that prohibits the consideration of race in determining a defendant's sentence, requires the questioning of jurors about potential racial bias and mandates instructions to the jury not to consider race, and makes racial prejudice an aggravating factor in sentencing those convicted of murder.
Amendment eliminates provisions that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentences were imposed as a result of racial discrimination. It prohibits the use of statistical data for invalidating a sentence, codifies current law that prohibits the consideration of race in determining a defendant's sentence, requires the questioning of jurors about potential racial bias, mandates instructions to the jury not to consider race, and makes racial prejudice an aggravating factor in sentencing those convicted of murder.
An amendment to establish "drug-free zones" around truck stops and highway rest areas by imposing a mandatory sentences for drug-related crimes within 1,000 feet of truck stops and highway rest areas. The amendment would establish a minimum sentence of one year for a first offense, and three years for a second or subsequent offense. The amendment would prohibit granting probation or issuing suspended sentences for second or subsequent convictions.
Amendment establishes "drug-free zones" around truck stops and highway rest areas by imposing mandatory sentences for drug-related crimes within 1,000 feet of truck stops and highway rest areas.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which allows prisoners under a death sentence to raise claims of race bias in habeas appeals. The bill allows such claims to challenge the sentence, but not the conviction, as long as racial discrimination has not previously been claimed.
Amendment deletes provisions which allow prisoners under a death sentence to raise claims regarding the exclusion of jurors on the basis of race in habeas corpus appeals.
An amendment to create a Police Corps program which would provide a federal college scholarship of up to $10,000 per year, in exchange for a four year commitment to a state or local police force.
Amendment establishes a Police Corps program which provides federal college scholarships of up to $10,000 per year to individuals in exchange for a four year commitment to a state or local police force.
An amendment to establish seperate contracting goals for women-owned businesses. The amendment retains provisions of current law which sets aside 10% of highway funds for minority owned business and sets aside an additional 5% of highway funds for women-owned businesses.
Amendments sought to establish separate contracting goals for minority- and women-owned businesses. They would have set aside 10% of highway funds for minority-owned business and 5% of highway funds for women-owned businesses.
An amendment to require the Transportation Department to conduct a study on the effects of climatic conditions on the costs of highway design, construction, and maintenance in the various regions.
Amendment permits States to require contractors working on federal-aid highway projects to provide guarantees or warranties for materials and workmanship used in such projects.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill to create an Office of Intermodalism within the Department of Transportation and establish intermodal transportation as a national goal.
Amendment sought to delete language which establishes an Office of Intermodalism within the Department of Transportation and establishes the promotion of intermodal transportation as a national goal.
An amendment to create a new chapter VII in the bill which provides supplemental FY 1992 appropriations totalling $1.39 billion for Head Start, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program, and childhood immunization program.
Amendment appropriates $100 million for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), $1.2 billion for the Head Start Program, and $90 million for the Childhood Immunization Program.
An amendment to provide a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for the National Academy of Sciences to study the scientific basis of the current manual for identifying wetlands.
Amendment sought to appropriate $500,000 for the Department of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to examine the scientific basis for methods used in identifying and dilineating wetlands, for the purpose of conserving fish and wildlife resources and their habitat.
An amendment appropriating and additional $50,000 for salaries and expenses for the House of Representatives.
Amendment appropriates $50,000 for salaries and expenses for the U.S. House of Representatives.
An amendment appropriating an additional one (1) dollar to the Committee on House Administration to effect the cancellation of a contract with House Information Systems and Aristotle Industries for development of a CD-ROM Voter Registration Lists Project.
Amendment sought to appropriate an additional one dollar to the Committee on House Administration to cancel the contract with Aristotle Industries for the CD-ROM Voter Registration Lists Project.
An amendent to allow the Defense Department to request the review of licenses to any country when the Department believes that the export of such goods or technology could make a significant contribution to the military potential of that country.
Amendent sought to authorize the Secretary of Defense to review any proposed export license and recommend the disapproval of any license if he determines such export would prove detrimental to the national security of the United States.
An amendment to replace the provisions of the bill relating to commodity jurisdiction with new language which allows the President authority to restrict exports on technology which are on the U.S. Munitions List but not on the International Munitions List.
Amendment preserves existing law which permits the President to restrict the export of goods and technologies which appear on the U.S. Munitions List but which do not appear on the International Munitions List of the Coordinating Committee.
An amendment to delete the section of the bill that requires all items to be removed from the Commerce Department's Commodity Control List by October 1, 1992 and reinstated only with a written justification for each item. The amendment would retain the section of the bill that requires an annual review of the Control List but would require the concurrence of the Defense Department in adding or removing items from the list.
Amendment sought to delete language which requires that all items be removed from the Commerce Department's Commodity Control List by October 1, 1992 and reinstated only with a written justification for each item; require an annual review of the Control List; require the concurrence of the Defense Department in adding or removing items from the List; and provide that the President would resolve disputes between the Commerce and Defense Departments.
An amendment that would create a "Core Banking" system, in which banks or thrifts receiving federal deposit insurance would be subject to limitations on the interest rates they could pay depositors and on the amount they could lend to any single borrower. Certain federally insured banks or thrifts could pay higher interest rates than marginally-capitalized institutions, with the interest caps for both tied to specified market rates.
Amendment sought to create a "Core Banking" system, in which banks or thrifts receiving federal deposit insurance would be subject to limitations on the interest rates they could pay depositors and on the amount they could lend to any single borrower.
An amendment to strike title IV of the bill. Title IV includes the provisions of the Dingell-Gonzalez compromise dealing with bank powers. It includes provisions that permit banks to affiliate with securities firms; imposes strict limits on financial transactions and information sharing between banks and their affiliated securities firms; and specifies the securities and insurance activities in which federally chartered banks may engage.
Amendment sought to delete title IV of the bill which provides regulations for financial services modernization.
An amendment that would permit commercial firms to acquire failing banks if no government assistance is provided, and if the FDIC determines that such acquisition is the least costly alternative to the taxpayer. The amendment would require that any bank acquired by a commercial firm must maintain "Level 1" capital ratios (the highest level); if not, the commercial firm would be required to divest its interests in the bank. Any commercial firm acquiring a bank under the amendment would be treated as a financial services holding company for purposes of the "firewall" provisions in the bill.
Amendment sought to permit commercial firms to acquire failing banks if no government assistance is provided, and if the FDIC determines that such acquisition is the least costly alternative to the taxpayer.
An amendment to repeal the asset growth cap of 7% per year for limited-service ("non-bank") banks with respect to loans made or assets held in the state in which such institutions are established or in adjoining states.
Amendment sought to repeal the asset growth cap of 7% per year on limited-service ("non-bank") banks operating under the Competitive Equality Banking Act.
An amendment en bloc, consisting of several amendments to: Require banks which are authorized to buy or open branches in other states to demonstrate that they are meeting the existing credit needs of the community where they are currently established; prohibit banks with assets of more than $1 billion from expanding to adjoining states if those banks have exhibited a pattern of closing offices in low- and moderate-income locations; require bank regulators to establish a system to test, detect, and correct violations of Fair Lending and Community Reinvestment laws.
Amendments en bloc sought to require banks which are authorized to branch interstate to demonstrate that they are meeting the existing credit needs of the community where they are currently established; prohibit banks with assets of more than $1 billion from expanding to adjoining states if those banks have exhibited a pattern of closing offices in low- and moderate-income locations; and require bank regulators to establish a system to test, detect, and correct violations of Fair Lending and Community Reinvestment laws.
An amendment that would give states three years to "opt out" of the interstate branching system authorized by the bill.
Amendment gives States three years to "opt out" of the interstate branching system authorized by the bill, and permits States to establish nondiscriminatory laws covering branches in areas such as fair lending, consumer protection, and public filing disclosures.
An amendment to permit out-of-state banks to open branches in a state only if that state passes a law specifically allowing them to do so. Under this "opt-in" approach, states could choose to allow interstate branching at any time by enacting such a law.
Amendment sought to permit out-of-state banks to open branches in a State only if that State passes a law specifically allowing them to do so, and would have granted States authority to establish conditions on interstate branches.
An amendment to delete title III of the bill, which allows interstate banking and branching.
Amendment sought to delete title III of the bill which authorizes interstate banking and branching.
An amendment to impose a two-year moratorium on increases in bank fees charged to individual depositors with an average daily balance of less than $1000.
Amendment sought to impose a 2-year moratorium on increases in bank fees charged to individual depositors on accounts with an average daily balance of less than $1000.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to delete the provisions of the bill that would reduce the deposit insurance premiums paid by financial institutions on special low-cost checking accounts for low-income persons, and reduce deposit insurance premiums for institutions that increase their lending to distressed communities or provide community development assistance to those communities through community development associations.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete section 232 which provides for a reduction in deposit insurance premiums paid by financial institutions on special checking accounts for low-income persons, and delete section 233 which provides for a reduction in deposit insurance premiums for institutions that increase their lending to distressed communities.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to limit federal deposit insurance coverage for depositors to one account of up to $100,000 per person per institution and an additional $100,000 per person per institution for an IRA account. The amendment would eliminate FDIC coverage for multiple accounts of $100,000 in a single financial institution. The effective date of the amendment would be on January 1, 1995.
Amendments en bloc sought to limit federal deposit insurance coverage to $100,000 on regular deposit accounts per person and an additional $100,000 per person per institution for an Individual Retirement Account.
An amendment to exempt the bank accounts of non-profit organizations from the FDIC insurance limit of $100,000.
Amendment sought to provide up to $500,000 in deposit insurance to charities and other nonprofit organizations who hold accounts in minority owned banks.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide a hiring preference to employees who leave their jobs to meet family responsibilities. This substitute permits employees to take up to six years of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or up to two years to care for a seriously ill member of the immediate family, and still be reinstated into their previous job or a similar one, provided such a position is available. If no such position is available, the Stenholm substitute provides that the employer must offer the employee the first equivalent position that becomes available during the next year. The Stenholm substitute does not protect employees jobs; does not require employers to continue health benefits while the employee is away on leave; does not permit the employee to use the leave as "medical leave" if he or she is temporarily unable to perform the job.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to permit employees of all firms, regardless of size, to take up to six years of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or up to two years to care for a seriously ill member of the immediate family. Employees would be reinstated into their previous job or a similar one, provided such position is available. If no such position is available, the employer must offer the employee the first equivalent position that becomes available during the next year.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which consists of the text of the Senate passed bill or the so-called "Bond-Ford" compromise. It would require private employers with 50 or more employees, and state and local governments, to provide their employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a new child, or seriously ill child, parent or spouse, or for the employee to use as "medical leave". It protects the jobs of employees, and requires employers to continue health insurance benefits when leave is being used. The substitute requires leave only to employees who worked an average of 25 hours per week during the past year, compared to 20 weeks in the bill. It cuts potential employer liability for damages in half, requires employees to provide 30 days advance notice in cases of forseeable leave, and permits employers to recoup health premiums paid on behalf of employees who do not return from leave. The substitute provides federal employees with the same leave benefits it provides to private employees, and makes a number of other changes to the bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child, for the employees own serious illness, or for the illness of a child, parent or spouse. Small businesses with less than 50 employees are exempt, as are key employees. It requires employers to continue their contribution to employee health insurance coverage while leave is being used.
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments to do the following: 1. Phase out over three years the existing restrictions on interstate banking and interstate branching for banks that maintain a capital/assets ratio of at least 6% and an overall ratio of at least 8% (Bank regulators would be permitted to set higher minimum capital requirements but would not be able to reduce them.); 2. Limit interstate bank mergers and acquisitions to restrict any one bank from holding more than 10% of all insured deposits held by depository institutions nationwide, or more than 30% of the insured deposits in a single state; 3. Permit states to enact legislation to opt out of the provisions of the bill; 4. Prohibit interstate sale of insurance by state banks without the specific authorization of the recipient state; 5. Permit such interstate insurance activities in existance prior to enactment of the bill, provided they were lawful and not subject to legal challenge as of June 1, 1991; 6. Clarifies that national banks may sell insurance only from offices in towns with a population of 5,000 or less; 7. Prohibit national banks or their subsidiaries from future underwriting and selling of title insurance; 8. Prevents federal bank regulators from permitting banks or subsidiaries from engaging in real estate investment, management, or developmen., or acting as a real estate principle or broker.
Amendments en bloc: (1) phase out over three years the existing restrictions on interstate banking and interstate branching for banks that maintain a capital/assets ratio of at least 6% and an overall ratio of at least 8% (Bank regulators would be permitted to set higher minimum capital requirements but would not be able to reduce them.); (2) limit interstate bank mergers and acquisitions to restrict any one bank from holding more than 10% of all insured deposits held by depository institutions nationwide, or more than 30% of the insured deposits in a single state; (3) permit states to enact legislation to opt out of the provisions of the bill; (4) prohibit interstate sale of insurance by state banks without the specific authorization of the recipient state; (5) permit such interstate insurance activities in existance prior to enactment of the bill, provided they were lawful and not subject to legal challenge as of June 1, 1991; (6) clarify that national banks may sell insurance only from offices in towns with a population of 5,000 or less; (7) prohibit national banks or their subsidiaries from future underwriting and selling of title insurance; and (8) prevent federal bank regulators from permitting banks or subsidiaries from engaging in real estate investment, management, or development, or acting as a real estate principl. or broker.
An amendment to strike section 5 which lays out the budget compliance provisions for the bill.
Amendment sought to delete language which: (1) directs that under the bill there will be no increase in outlays or receipts for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and (2) exempts any new budget authority or outlays resulting from this bill from provisions of the Deficit Control Act.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.3066:">H.R. 3066</a>, previously introduced at the request of the administration. The substitute would designate 62 wildnerness areas on Bureau of Land Management lands, totaling approximately 2.4 million acres, compared with approximately 8 million acres designated by the bill. The Substitute would add approximately 104,000 acres to the Death Valley National Monument and 5,000 acres to the Joshua Tree National Monument, but, unlike the bill, would not redesignate the areas as national parks or establish a Mojave National Monument. The amendment specifies that no provisions are expressed or implied regarding the establishment of federal reserved water rights for the designated wilderness areas, but would authorize the BLM to acquire necessary water rights under state laws. The amendment states that none of the provisions in the bill shall be construed as restricting, forbidding, or interfering with demilitarization activities or flights of military aircraft over the designated wilderness areas.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to designate approximately 2.4 million acres covering 62 areas as wilderness, compared with approximately 8 million acres designated by the bill. It also sought to state that none of the provisions in the bill shall be construed as restricting, forbidding, or interfering with demilitarization activities or flights of military aircraft over the designated wilderness areas.
An amendment to strike all existing provisions of the bill and to insert language which reduces the current limit on PAC contributions from $5,000 to $1,000; requires that at least half of a House candidate's campaign funds come from residents of any county within the congressional district; and bans "soft money" (indirect financial contributions) by requiring that payments for all mixed (federal and state) activities of state and local parties be subject to the spending limitations of federal election laws. The provisions of the substitute would be effective on January 1, 1992.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce the amount which Political Action Committees (PACs) can contribute to House candidates from $5,000 to $1,000; require that at least one-half of their campaign funds be raised from local residents; ban "soft money" which is money given to State political parties for use in Federal elections; and provide for an effective date of Jan. 1, 1992.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc, to permit hunting within the Mojave National Monument. Hunting is currently permitted in the BLM-managed East Mojave Scenic Area, but is prohibited in areas designated as national monuments.
Amendments permit hunting within the East Mojave National Monument in California.
An amendment to prohibit the use of condemnation procedures to acquire private lands within the designated national parks, national monument, and wilderness areas. The amendment stipulates that land acquisitions be obtained only from willing sellers.
Amendments en bloc sought to stipulate that for the purposes of this Act, lands may not be acquired by the Federal government without the consent of the owner.
An amendment to clarify that none of the provisions in the bill shall be considered establishing any reserved water rights with respect to the designation of wilderness areas in two national wildlife refuges located along the Colorado River.
Amendments en bloc sought to clarify that none of the provisions in the bill shall be considered as establishing any Federal reserved water rights with respect to the designation of wilderness areas in two national wildlife refuges located along the Colorado River.
An amendment requiring the Department of the Interior to prepare an "economic impact statement" regarding each of the bill's wilderness designations, as well as the establishment of the Mojave National Monument. The amendment would require the Secretary to determine that the environmental benefits acheived by such designations outweigh their economic costs, and require the Department of the Interior to compensate individuals and businesses for economic losses incurred as a result such designations.
Amendment sought to require the Department of the Interior to prepare an "economic impact statement" regarding each of the bill's wilderness designations, as well as the establishment of the Mojave National Monument; require a determination that the environmental benefits achieved by such designations outweigh their economic costs; and require Federal compensation to individuals and businesses for economic losses incurred as a result such designations.
An amendment to provide that the bill would not take effect until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year after enactment in which federal expenditures do not exceed federal revenues.
Amendment sought to provide that the bill would not take effect until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year after enactment in which federal expenditures do not exceed federal revenues.
An amendment to require that whenever the Interior Department acquires non-federal lands (or interests in land) under the bill, federal lands of an equal dollar value must be sold within one year.
Amendment sought to require that whenever the Department of Interior acquires non-federal lands (or interests in land) under the bill, federal lands of an equal value must be disposed of within one year.
An amendment to expand the scope of the investigation to include the efforts of the Carter Administration and the 1980 Carter Presidential Campaign to effect the timing of the release of the hostages held in Iran in 1980, and to limit the duration of the investigation to six months.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to expand the scope of the investigation to include the efforts of the Carter Administration and the 1980 Carter Presidential Campaign to affect the timing of the release of the hostages held in Iran in 1980, limit the duration of the investigation to six months, and limit expenses of the investigation to $300,000.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is comprised of the text of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.4210:">H.R. 4210</a> which in turn is the revenue portion of the President's economic growth proposal.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute consisted of the text of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.4210:">H.R. 4210</a> which comprised the President's original tax proposals.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is comprised of a seven point plan for economic relief. The amendment contains two provisions to speed up depreciation write-offs for businesses; to allow real estate developers to write off losses from rental real estate; to include new tax rules to encourage real estate investments by pension funds; to provide tax credits for first-time homebuyers, and to waive penalties for early IRA withdrawals for first-time homebuyers. The substitute also contains a modified version of the President's capital gains proposal. There are also offsetting spending cuts which permanently eliminate any statutes of limitation on collecting defaulted student loans, and make permanent and expand the current ban on lump-sum distributions for certain Civil Service retirees. Provisions intended to decrease the unfunded liabilities faced by the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation are also included.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to add seven of the President's tax proposals including: 1) excluding from income up to 45 percent of long-term capital gains; 2) providing a tax credit of up to $5,000 for first-time homebuyers; 3) allowing penalty-free IRA withdrawals for first-time homebuyers; 4) providing passive loss relief for real estate developers who materially participate in real estate development; 5) providing an investment tax allowance; 6) simplifying and enhancing alternative minimum tax depreciation; and 7) permitting pension funds to invest in real estate.
An amendment consisting of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.R.4287:">H.R. 4287</a>. Provisions of the amendment include a two year Social Security tax credit of up to $200 for single filers and $400 for married couples, a new 35% tax bracket for individuals with income over $85,000 and couples with income over $145,000, and a raise in the Alternative Minimum Tax to 25%. The economic growth incentives of this amendment include an allowance for the indexing of capital gains income and a $25,000 tax credit for small business purchases of new equipment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute: 1) increases the top income tax rate to 35 percent for individuals with taxable income over $85,000 and couples with taxable income over $145,000; 2) increases the Alternative Minimum Tax from 24 to 25 percent; 3) indexes capital gains for inflation; 4) provides a 2-year tax credit for Social Security tax payments; 5) includes tax credits for interest payments on student loans; and 6) waives the penalty on early IRA withdrawals for first-time homebuyers and for medical and educational expenses.
An amendment to grant temporary protected status to Haitians in the custody of the United States government, until the return of democratically elected government in Haiti.
Amendment sought to grant temporary protected status to Haitians in the U.S. or those in the custody or control of the U.S. government, until a democratically elected government has been restored in Haiti.
An amendment which authorizes the Federal Government to reimburse state and local governments for the increased costs associated with caring for the Haitian refugees who are allowed into the United States.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would freeze all FY 1993 domestic discretionary program funding at 1992 levels. The amendment would reduce defense spending by $7.6 billion in budget authority and $7 billion in outlays below the caps established by the 1990 budget agreement, to $280.8 billion in authority and $289.2 in outlays. Entitlement spending would be reduced by $138.4 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts over a five year period.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1993 new budget authority of $1,221 billion; budget outlays of $1,182 billion; budget revenues of $845 billion; and a budget deficit of $337 billion. It also sought to freeze domestic discretionary spending at the 1992 level with a 2 percent annual growth thereafter; and added language calling on the Department of the Treasury to initiate a program to issue Treasury obligations (zero-coupon and gold-backed bonds) that have an annual investment yield not exceeding 2 per centum.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the budget recommendations of the President. The amendment sets FY 1993 domestic discretionary spending at roughly the levels established by the 1990 budget agreement and reduces defense spending by $7.4 billion in budget authority and $4.8 billion in outlays below the levels called for in the budget agreement. Entitlement spending would be reduced by $32.2 billion over five years by a series of cuts, including $13.9 billion in Medicare cuts. The amendment anticipates a net revenue loss of $3.6 billion in FY 1993 as a result of proposed revenue losses of $11.9 billion, partially offset by proposed revenue increases of $8.2 billion.
Amendment was the President's recommended budget and sought to provide fiscal year 1993 new budget authority of $1,232.5 billion; budget outlays of $1,232.2 billion; budget revenues of $839.6 billion; and a budget deficit of $392.6 billion.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that calls for reducing FY 1993 defense budget authority by $49.6 billion and defense outlays by $20.7 billion below the caps set in the 1990 budget agreement (compared to a cut in the resolution's Plans A and B of $14 billion in budget authority and $9 billion in outlays). The amendment calls for using the savings from defense to provide significant increases in domestic programs. For entitlement spending, the substitute assumes that programs will be funded at the level needed to maintain current services. The substitute also calls for revenue-neutral tax relief for middle and working class families that would be paid for by increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1993 new budget authority of $1,203.1 billion; budget outlays of $1,198.4 billion; budget revenues of $1,168.2 billion; and a budget deficit of $322.3 billion. It would have reduced defense budget authority by $49 billion in fiscal year 1993 and a total of $400 billion over 5 years.
An amendment to eliminate ability-to-benefit provisions from student eligibility requirements.
Amendment sought to require that students must either be high school graduates or have received a GED in order to be eligible for Federal student financial assistance.
An amendment to establish an Office of SLMA Market Examination and Oversight.
Amendment sought to replace language concerning oversight of the Student Loan Marketing Association ((Sallie Mae) with language providing a more comprehensive approach to preserving the safety and soundness of the program.
An amendment to place restrictions on prisoners receiving Pell grants by specifying that a Pell grant for a prisoner could only cover the cost of tuition, books, and supplies; by providing that Pell grants would be denied to prisoners under a death sentence, serving a sentence of life without parole, or not eligible for parole within five years, or classified as a "habitual criminals". The amendment also provides that Pell grant funds must be used as a supplement to existing educational funding assistance for prisoners and also provides that a prisoner may only use Pell grant funds to apply for admission to educational institutions where a majority of the undergraduate programs lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Substitute amendment to the Coleman (MO) amendment (A023) sought to place restrictions on prisoners receiving Pell grants by specifying that Pell grants shall not be made available to a prisoner under a death sentence, serving a sentence of life without parole, not eligible for parole within five years, or classified as a "habitual criminal".
An amendment to provide that no basic grant shall be awarded to any individual who is incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that institutions of higher education should not discriminate because of race in their admissions policies.
Amendment sought to add Congressional findings concerning the treatment of Asian-Americans in college and university admissions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would establish a new position of Chief Financial Officer to be elected by a 2/3 majority. The substitute provides for an Inspector General, appointed by the Speaker and Minority Leader, with authority to receive and investigate complaints from employees of fraud, waste, and abuse in non-legislative operations and to report the results to the majority and minority leadership. The amendment would establish an Office of General Counsel which would be accountable to a nine-member group consisting of the majority and minority leadership, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Judiciary, and two additional Members, one each appointed by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. In addition, the substitute would make a number of rules changes relating to legislative procedure, including changes in the party ratio of Committees, reduction of committee staffing by 50%, and the elimination of four select committees.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a new position of Chief Financial Officer of the House to be elected by a two-thirds majority; provide for an Inspector General, appointed by the Speaker and Minority Leader, with authority to investigate misconduct in the non-legislative operations of the House; establish an Office of General Counsel; make a number of other rules changes including changes in the party ratio of committees, reduction in committee staffing, eliminating proxy voting in committees, and eliminating the positions of Postmaster and Doorkeeper.
An amendment to delete the $2.25 billion authorization for the space station and reserve $1.1 billion of that amount for funding other NASA programs, including the close-out costs of existing contracts relating to the space station.
Amendment sought to delete $2.25 billion authorized for the space station "Freedom". It would have authorized $1.1 billion for other NASA programs contained in titles I and II of the bill, and provided termination expenses relating to the space station.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to restore a provision in current law that provides the LSC with the ability to waive the 60% attorney requirement for governing bodies; to clarify that the LSC is not required to provide a full 12-month grant for programs commencing operations after the beginning of a calendar year; to give employees of the LSC and employees of recipient agencies the right to a due process hearing if they are fired or placed on suspension before an independent hearing examiner; to change the title of the bill to "Legal Services Corporation Act of 1992"; to require that non-LSC funds be accounted for and reported separately and distinctly from Federal funds; to clarify that representatives of more than one LSC recipient agency may be appointed to the local governing body when there are several recipients in the same service area.
Amendments en bloc: (1) restore a provision in current law that provides the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) with the ability to waive the 60% attorney requirement for governing bodies; (2) exempt the Inspector General of the LSC from any limitations on access to information that may be adopted by the LSC; (3) clarify that the LSC is not required to provide a full 12-month grant for certain programs; (4) clarify the definition of "staff attorney" in order to cover more program attorneys under the restrictions contained in the bill; (5) require the LSC to provide a fair hearing to employees or other persons before terminating assistance for cause; (6) make a technical correction to the title of the bill; (7) require that non-federal funds received by the LSC or its grantees must be accounted for and reported separately from federal funds; and (8) clarify that members of a governing or policy body may be appointed to more than one governing or policy body.
An amendment to allow LSC outreach activities to be sponsored by church groups.
Amendment allows LSC outreach activities to be sponsored by church groups.
An amendment to replace the bill's provisions requiring a study of competitive bidding for distributing LSC funds with provisions requiring a test of competitive bidding, automatically phased in if the LSC determines that competitive bidding provides effective services.
Amendment sought to replace the bill's provisions requiring a study of competitive bidding for distributing LSC funds with provisions requiring that over a 5 year phase-in period, at least 10% of the LSC grants be made by competitive bids.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to prohibit local Legal Services agencies from recouping legal fees from nongovernmental defendants. The amendment would require courts to award reasonable costs to defendants of an action by Legal Services determined to be maliciously motivated or frivolous. The bill would allow but not mandate such awards to be made.
Amendments sought to prohibit local Legal Services agencies from collecting attorneys fees from nongovernmental defendants.
A substitute amendment to the Gekas amendment specifying that only public funds received by Legal Services shall be prohibited from being used to engage in lobbying activities.
See Gekas amendment (A007) for description.
An amendment to ensure that no funds made available to the Legal Services Corporation, either private or public, are used at any time, directly or indirectly, to pay for lobbying activities.
Amendment originally sought to provide that no funds made available to Legal Services entities can be used for lobbying activities at the Federal, State or local level. \   As amended by the Frank substitute amendment (A008), the above was replaced with language that provides that no public funds received by Legal Service entities can be used to engage in publicity or propaganda as restricted by law.
An amendment to maintain restrictions in current law on the use of private LSC funds and to require the LSC to keep separate accounts for federal and non-federal funds. The amendment would also eliminate the bill's requirement that LSC investigations of recipient agencies must be completed within 90 days after the investigation starts and would make initiating such an investigation discretionary. Finally, the amendment clarifies that the LSC must consider personal privacy rights of clients in monitoring and evaluating the program, while the bill mandates that state privacy law and professional ethics rules be considered.
Amendments en bloc: modify provisions relating to oversight of LSC grantees by eliminating a requirement that investigations of grantees be completed within 90 days; reinstate current law which requires the LSC and its grant recipients to keep separate accounts for Federal and non-Federal funds; and eliminate language which restricts the LSC and its Inspector General from access to grantee records now subject to review and audit.
An amendment to extend prohibitions on the uses of LSC funds for certain kinds of cases to cover all public and private funds, so that LSC agencies would be prohibited from handling these kinds of cases, regardless of the source of funds. Under the amendment, non-federal funds could still be used to assist clients who are not eligible for federal assistance but not for a purpose prohibited by federal law. It also amends the definition of "alternative corporation" to make it more difficult to use mirror corporations to avoid restrictions in the bill.
Amendments sought to prohibit the LSC from using non-Federal funds for activities that are currently prohibited for Federal funds, and would extend the prohibition to cover all public, non-LSC funds.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute incorporating the rescissions recommended by the President on March 10, 20, and April 8, totalling $5.66 billion in reduced funding; 87% from reduced defense spending (including $2.8 billion by elimination of the Seawolf submarine), and 13% from reductions in domestic spending (including $548 million from construction and rehabilitation of public housing).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the rescissions recommended by the President on March 10, 20, and April 8, totalling $5.66 billion in reduced funding, of which 87% would have come from reduced defense spending (including $2.8 billion by elimination of the Seawolf submarine), and 13% from reductions in domestic spending (including $548 million from construction and rehabilitation of public housing).
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to prohibit Legal Service agencies from using funds authorized in the bill for any abortion-related activities.
Amendments sought to prohibit Legal Service agencies from using any funds to participate in any proceeding or litigation pertaining to abortion .
An amenmdment to prohibit Legal Services agencies from using any funds authorized in the bill to engage in any activity that intends to or has the effect of altering, revising, or reapportioning a legislative, judicial, or elective district at any level of government.
Amendment prohibits Legal Services agencies from using any funds authorized in the bill to participate in any redistricting activities.
An amendment to establish energy and water consumption standards for a variety of appliances and plumbing products not included in the bill, such as showerheads, faucets, toilets, and a variety of lighting fixtures. The standards established would be developed by recognized standard-setting organizations, and would apply to new products manufactured after July 1, 1996.
Amendment establishes uniform national energy and water consumption standards for water-using plumbing products.
An amendment directing the Department of Energy to establish a gasoline octane replacement program using domestically produced, renewable, non-petroleum sources such as ethanol and to require oil companies to phase in such a program over the next 14 years. The amendment would direct DOE to establish incremental steps to acheive a goal of an 8% ethanol content in gasoline by the year 2006.
Amendment sought to establish an octane replacement program and require an increasing number of octane points of fuel sold in the U.S. to be derived from domestically produced, renewable, non-petroleum sources such as ethanol; and would have required oil companies to phase in such a program over 14 years.
An amendment to replace the provisions of the bill relating to nuclear power plant licensing. The amendment would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, when issuing combined construction and operating licenses for nuclear plants, to specify the construction inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria which must be complied with when constructing such plants. Upon completion of construction, the Commission would make a determination on compliance before issuing an operating permit. Public hearings on operation licencing would be required only if evidence exists indicating that one or more of the established criteria had not been met. The Commission would be allowed to permit operation of a plant during the hearing process and would be given discretion to conduct either formal or informal hearings.
Amendment replaces the nuclear power plant licensing provisions in the bill with language that authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue a combined construction and operating license for new nuclear power plants. Under the amendment reactor manufacturers will be able to apply for pre-approval certification of standardized reactor designs. The combined license would outline required inspections and tests. Once a plant is completed, the NRC is required to find that all license requirements have been met.
An amendment to establish a federal standard or allowable state regulation of natural gas production. Under the amendment, states would be specifically prohibited from implementing regulations that have the substantial purpose or effect of generally restricting natural gas production and raising the price of natural gas. States would be permitted, however, to continue to regulate production to the extent that such regulation is necessary for resource conservation, preventing physical waste, and protecting the correlative rights of producers in a common reservoir. The amendment specifically permits natural gas consumers and other affected parties to challenge state prorationing regulations in federal court, and it requires the court to enjoin such regulations to the extent the court determines they are prohibited by the amendment.
Amendment establishes a federal standard for allowable state regulation of natural gas production. It prohibits States from implementing regulations that have the substantial purpose or effect of restricting natural gas production and raising the price of natural gas.
An amendment to eliminate from the bill provisions which require DOE to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a rate of 150,000 barrels per day, and to require oil companies to contribute crude oil to fill the reserve.
Amendment deletes language which requires oil companies to contribute a certain percentage of their oil to the strategic petroleum reserve, sufficient to achieve a fill rate of 150,000 barrels a day.
An amendment to establish new requirements governing low-level, radioactive waste storage. The amendment would remove "Class C" radioactive waste from the low-level waste disposal program, and require low-level waste storage sites to be located in areas of low population density with limited potential for additional growth and no less than five kilometers from urban residential property limits, schools, or other facilities which serve children.
Amendment sought to establish new requirements governing the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It would have: (1) removed class C and above radioactive wastes from State responsibility under the low-level waste disposal program; and (2) provided that low-level waste disposal facilities be located in areas of low population density which have limited potential for future population growth, and which are at least 5 kilometers away from urban residential property limits and from schools and other facilities which serve children.
An amendment to specify the authority of land management agencies regarding right-of-way permits for hydroelectric power projects, as does the Miller amendment, but does not delegate the authority to establish various conditions governing said rights-of-way.
Amendment to the Miller (CA) amendment (A019) sought to amend the Federal Power Act (FPA) by: (1) preventing hydroelectric power licensees from condemning State and local park, recreation, and wildlife refuge areas to build new dams; (2) requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to give weight to State legislative actions in licensing decisions; (3) reversing a court decision which required new hydro projects to receive certain permits; and (4) authorizing FERC to assess and collect civil penalties for violations of the FPA and relevant regulations.
An amendment to add several provisions to the bill relating to the licensing of hydroelectric power projects located on federal and state lands. The amendment would specify that the BLM and Forest Service have the authority to require right-of-way permits for federally licensed hydroelectric power plants they administer; prohibit construction of new hydroelectric dams and resevoirs which would be located within the boundaries of a national park; prohibit relicensing of existing facilities within national parks unless the Interior Department concurs in the decision; prohibit the condemnation of land within state or local parks and wildlife refuges in order to acquire rights-of-way for federally licensed hydroelectric power projects; and, prohibit federal licensing of hydorelectric projects on any river segment which is covered by a state law prohibiting such projects (except Army Corps of Engineers projects which have congressional authorization).
Amendment prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing hydroelectric projects on rivers that are protected by State law; prohibits the construction of new dams in national parks; and clarifies the authority of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service regarding issuance of rights-of-way or special use permits associated with hydroelectric projects.
An amendment which would increase the share paid by NATO allies and South Korea of the costs of stationing troops in these countries. The amendment requires the President to agree with European host nations and South Korea on a new formula for paying for U.S. troops by the end of FY 1994. The amendment would reduce the amount which may be obligated for operations and maintenance of U.S. bases overseas by 5% in FY 1993, and 10% in FY 1994, or by the equivalent of the amount saved by the new host nation support agreements.
Amendment requires the President to reach an agreement by the end of 1994 on defense burdensharing with members of NATO and the Republic of Korea. It requires those nations to assume an increased share of the costs to the U.S. with respect to U.S. military installations in the those countries.
An amendment to reduce the total amount authorized by the bill by $3.5 billion by cutting the funds used to support the stationing of United States troops in Europe, Japan, or Korea. The amendment permits this reduction to be implemented by an increase in host nation financial support for U.S. troops, or an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from commitments in Europe, Japan, or Korea.
Amendment reduces the total amount authorized by the bill by $3.5 billion; requires the reduction to come from funds used to support U.S. troops in Europe, Japan, or Korea; and permits the reduction to be implemented by an increase in host nation financial support for U.S. troops, or an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces stationed in Europe, Japan, or Korea.
An amendment to reduce the current maximum authorized level of U.S. troop deployment in Europe from 235,700 to 100,000 in fiscal year 1995. The current authorized level would remain in effect until fiscal year 1995.
Amendment reduces the number of U.S. troops stationed in Europe from the current level of 235,700 to 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.
An amendment to mandate a 40% reduction in authorized funding for U.S. troops deployment abroad by September 30, 1995. The amendment would not apply in the event of a declaration of war or an armed attack on any member nation of NATO, or other U.S. ally, or in the event of a presidential declaration of a national emergency.
Amendment mandates a 40% reduction--below fiscal year 1992 levels--of U.S. troops serving outside the United States by fiscal year 1995.
An amendment to require the President to submit to Congress annual unclassified reports on the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and U.S. inventories of fissionable materials. The amendment would waive this reporting requirement if the President determines that former Soviet republics have not reciprocated and agreed to produce similar stockpile data.
Amendment sought to require the President to submit to Congress annual unclassified reports on the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and U.S. inventories of fissionable materials and tritium.
An amendment to increase the amount authorized to assist republics of the former Soviet Union in dismantling their nuclear weapons from $450 million to $650 million. The amendment would also authorize $100 million to coordinate efforts to monitor nuclear weapons proliferation, offset by an equal reduction in Defense Agencies' procurement. The amendment also requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress describing the intended method of integrating and coordinating existing intelligence and military capabilities of various departments of government with regard to monitoring nuclear nonproliferation.
Amendment provides an additional $250 million for nuclear weapons dismantlement assistance to the former Soviet Union; requires a joint DOD and DOE report on nonproliferation policy; provides a nonproliferation technology initiative to enhance detection and monitoring of nuclear proliferation; and authorizes $40 million for greater DOD and DOE cooperation with, and participation in, international nuclear nonproliferation activities.
An amendment which lays out steps for reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal and those of other nuclear states, and calls for a worldwide end to the production of plutonium and enriched uranium used to make nuclear weapons.
Amendment outlines a phased reduction in the world's nuclear arsenal. It calls for reducing U.S.-Russian nuclear arsenals to a range between 1,000 and 2,000 weapons with lower levels negotiated for the U.K., France, and China; and calls for a worldwide end to the production of plutonium and enriched uranium used to make nuclear weapons.
An amendment to reinstate a Defense Department policy which was in effect from 1982 to 1988 allowing military medical facilities overseas to offer service personnel, and dependents stationed abroad, abortion services when they pay for the services themselves. The amendment would require that all costs, including indirect costs, would be paid for by the patient.
Amendment allows military medical facilities overseas to offer service personnel, and dependents stationed abroad, abortion services when they pay for the services themselves, including indirect costs.
An amendment to ban nuclear weapons testing for one year, unless the President certifies to Congress that any of the successor republics to the former Soviet Union have conducted nuclear tests.
Amendment bans nuclear weapons testing for one year, unless the President certifies to Congress that any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union have conducted nuclear tests.
An amendment to address the economic conversion question by striking from the provisions of the Frost amendment the following: section 4322 relating to defense contractor hiring preference for displaced defense workers; section 4404 relating to defense contractor requirement to list suitable employment openings with local employment service office; section 4405 relating to notice required upon cancellation of defense contracts; section 4607 relating to special early retirement for displaced defense workers; and adding in lieu new sections which relate to defense contractor efforts to assist displaced defense workers and advance notice of defense contract cancellations; a study to determine the dislocation effects of current and future reductions in spending for the national defense.
Amendment to the Frost amendment (A012) dealing with economic conversion sought to delete: (1) language relating to defense contractor hiring preferences for displaced defense workers; (2) language relating to a defense contractor requirement to list suitable employment openings with local employment service offices; (3) language relating to notice required upon cancellation of defense contracts; (4) language relating to special early retirement for displaced defense workers; and add in lieu: (1) new sections which relate to defense contractor efforts to assist displaced defense workers and advance notice of defense contract cancellations; and (2) require a study to determine the dislocation effects of current and future reductions in spending for the national defense.
An amendment which specifies the manner in which the bill's authorization in the amount of $1 billion for economic conversion purposes is to be spent. The amendment requires OMB to determine that the $1 billion earmarked by the amendment would be scored as defense spending under the 1990 budget agreement; creates an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reinvestment to supervise the economic reinvestment activities; and authorizes funds for programs in several areas.
Amendment authorizes $1 billion for economic conversion of defense activities. Its purpose is to: (1) help defense businesses grow in civilian markets by giving them access to dual use technology, promoting commercialization, and providing venture capital; (2) provide additional job training assistance for civilian workers and military personnel; and (3) assist local communities impacted by defense reductions.
An amendment to reduce the total amount authorized in the bill by 10 percent.
An amendment to repeal the Missile Defense Act of 1991, and to terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization within the Department of Defense. The amendment also limits SDI activities to basic research programs and authorizes only $1.2 billion for basic research on strategic defense technologies.
Amendment sought to: (1) repeal the Missile Defense Act of 1991; (2) terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and functions; and (3) limit Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) activities to basic research and fund basic research at $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1993.
An amendment to cut the authorization for SDI by $937.5 million, leaving $2.2 billion for the program. The amendment does not change the authorization for the Theater Missile Defense Initiative. Under the amendment the total authorization for missile defense programs would be $3.3 billion. The amendment would permit research into a deployable missile defense system that complies with the 1972 ABM treaty.
An amendment to eliminate the $2.7 billion authorization for the remaining four B-2 bombers scheduled for production. The amendment would authorize funding for completion of production, research, development, evaluation, and testing of the 15 previously authorized B-2 bombers, and would permit military construction to accomodate deployment of the aircraft.
Amendment sought to delete $2.7 billion authorized for construction of four B-2 bombers; and would have authorized funds only for completions of 15 previously authorized B-2 bombers.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is generally similar to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.J.RES.290:">H. J. Res. 290</a> except for two points: 1) total outlays for a fiscal year would not be permitted to exceed 19% of the GNP for that year unless a 3/5 vote of approval in both Houses of Congress for such a purpose is achieved; and 2) the President would be given line-item-veto authority.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require a balanced Federal budget; limit Federal spending to 19 percent of gross national product (GNP); and provide the President with a line-item veto. It would have allowed the balanced budget and spending limitation requirements to be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House for a given year.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which retains the prohibitions in the original text against the expenditure of any funds in excess of projected revenues without the concurrence of both Houses by a three-fifths vote, and adds an additional requirement that projected revenue estimates not exceed the rate of increase in national income of the second prior fiscal year, unless Congress, by a three-fifths vote, enacts specific offsetting tax increases.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: require Congress each year to adopt a statement in which outlays do not exceed receipts; place a permanent ceiling on the amount of Federal public debt; place a limit on the annual growth of Federal receipts; and waive the above provisions after a declaration of war or by a three-fifths roll call vote of both Houses.
An amendment consisting of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.J.RES.496:">H.J. Res. 496</a> which provides for the following: Social Security is exempted from the budget calculation process; Congressional supermajorities (3/5 majority) are not required for voting purposes; Congress is prohibited from approving an unbalanced budget unless the President, by decree, requests such a budget; Congress is barred from approving a budget with spending levels which exceed those requested by the President.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: (1) require the President each year to submit to Congress a balanced budget unless accompanied by a Presidential declaration of national urgency; (2) restrict Congress from approving expenditures in excess of receipts unless a majority of both Houses by roll call vote approves a Presidential declaration of national urgency; and (3) exempt the Social Security Trust Fund from the calculation for Federal expenditure or receipt.
An amendment to require a 3/5 majority rollcall vote by both Houses of Congress before a deficit budget or a debt ceiling increase can be enacted; to require the President to submit a balanced budget; to require a rollcall vote in each House (a majority being needed) before an increased revenue bill can be enacted; to allow Congress to waive the provisions of this amendment if a declaration of war is in effect, (also by majority rollcall vote in both Houses); to require Congress to enforce the provisions of this amendment by enacting appropriate legislation; to specify the definitions of outlays and receipts; and to specify the date of enactment to be the beginning of FY 1998 or with the second fiscal year beginning after ratification, whichever is later.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute: (1) requires that for any fiscal year total outlays shall not exceed total receipts unless approved by a three-fifths roll call vote of both Houses; (2) provides that the public debt limit shall not be increased except by a three-fifths roll call vote of both Houses; (3) requires the President to submit to Congress a balanced Federal budget; (4) provides that revenues may not be increased except by roll call vote of both Houses; and (5) provides a waiver to the above requirements during a declaration of war.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment printed in House Report 102-558, which would delete the provisions of the bill and substitute new provisions authorizing $25 million in federal matching fund grants to assist states in establishing voluntary voter registration programs and to ensure the integrity of voter registration rolls. The amendment would give federal prosecutors authority to investigate and prosecute federal, state and local public corruption, election fraud, and campaign violations and provide for sentences of up to 20 years imprisonment for conviction. More severe state vote fraud laws would supercede the provisions in the amendment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize a $25 million matching block grant program to assist State voter registration programs. It would have given Federal prosecutors authority to investigate and prosecute Federal, State, and local public corruption, election fraud, and campaign violations.
An amendment to delete $110,000 from the appropriations in the bill for the Army Corps of Engineers to complete preconstruction engineering and design of a shore protection project at Casino Beach, Chicago, Illinois.
Amendment sought to delete $110,000 appropriated to the Army Corps of Engineers to complete preconstruction engineering and design of a shore protection project at Casino Beach, Chicago, IL.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for general investigations by the Army Corps of Engineers from $177,831,000 to $175,031,000 by striking the $2,800,000 appropriation for the Red River Waterway project between Shreveport, Louisiana and Daingerfield, Texas.
Amendment sought to delete $2.8 million appropriated to the Army Corps of Engineers for the Red River Waterway project between Shreveport, LA, and Daingerfield, TX.
An amendment to eliminate funding for the advanced liquid metal reactor (ALMR), an appropriation in the amount of $34 million.
Amendment sought to delete $34 million appropriated for the advanced liquid metal reactor (ALMR) program.
An amendment to eliminate the $26 million in funding for the SP-100 space reactor program.
Amendment sought to delete $26 million appropriated for the SP-100 space nuclear reactor program.
An amendment to eliminate all funding for the Superconducting Supercollider by reducing funding for the Department of Energy general science and research programs by $450 million, the approximate cost of the project. The amendment retains $34 million in funding to close down the project, with the provision that any unexpended funds be transferred to other high energy physics research programs.
Amendment deletes $450 million appropriated for continued construction of the superconducting supercollider project.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Energy Department's departmental administration account by 5% or $21 million dollars, from $427 million to $406 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Department of Energy's departmental administration account by $21.5 million. \   Amendment was subsequently agreed to by a separate vote in the full House.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for Army military construction by $19 million from $534,520,000 to $515,520,000. The amendment also strikes section 124 of the bill which deals with defense access roads for Camp McCain, Mississippi, the project intended to be funded by the $19 million.
Amendments sought to delete $19 million appropriated for Army military construction for construction of defense access roads for Camp McCain, MS.
An amendment to reduce the total amount of funds appropriated in the bill by 1 percent, or $85 million.
An amendment to rescind a total of $6.8 million from the funds appropriated for FY 1991 for the House under the heading of "salaries and expenses.".
Amendment rescinds $6.8 million in unobligated funds appropriated for FY 1991 for salaries and expenses for the U.S. House of Representatives.
An amendment to reduce funding in the bill for the General Accounting Office by approximately $108 million, from $442 million to $333 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the General Accounting Office by $108 million.
An amendment to change the effective date of the provision of the bill restricting congressional mass mailings outside a Member's district. The bill prohibits such mailings beginning October 1, 1992, and the amendment would prohibit such mailings from the date of enactment of the bill.
Amendment changes the effective date of the provision which restricts congressional mass mailings outside a Member's district from October 1, 1992 to the the date of the enactment of the bill.
An amendment made in order by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.RES.501:">H. Res. 501</a> which further reduces the appropriation for foreign assistance by $1.3 billion below the amount requested by the Administration.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute reduces the President's foreign aid request by $1.3 billion.
An amendment to cut the appropriation in the bill for Development Assistance by $24 million from $1,037,480,000 to $1,013,480,000.
Amendment deletes $24 million appropriated for development assistance to India.
An amendment to set authorization levels for fiscal years 1993 through 1997 thus producing a 5-year authorization. The proposed authorization levels are as follows: $20,000,000 for FY 1993; $22,000,000 for FY 1994; $24,000,000 for FY 1995; $26,000,000 for FY 1996; and, $28,000,000 in FY 1997.
See Walker amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment to cut the bill's total annual authorizations to approximately $15 million per year matching the current funding level. The language in the bill authorizes a total of $24 million in FY 1992, increasing to $45 million in FY 1996.
Amendment originally sought to limit the authorization of funding to approximately $17 million per year for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996. \   As amended by the Hughes amendment (A003) the authorization of funding was set at $23 million for fiscal year 1993 rising to $31.4 million in fiscal year 1997.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Cooperative State Research Service by $57,688,000 from $412,395,000 to $354,707,000 thereby striking the funding for special research grants.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for research grants funded through the Cooperative State Research Service by $57.7 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for watershed and flood prevention operations from $205,266,000 to $158,909,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for watershed and flood prevention operations by $46.3 million.
An amendment to increase the appropriations in the bill provided for Agriculture Conservation Programs from $6,750,000 to $30,000,000 for agricultural water quality improvement programs.
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for the water quality incentive program by $23.2 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill for agricultural trade development and assistance, and the Food for Progress program by $243 million, from $343,092,000 to $100,740,000.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the appropriation for carrying out direct credit agreements under the Food for Progress Program by $242.3 million. \   As amended by the Kasich amendment (A009) the above appropriation was reduced by $25.2 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill for debt restructuring for the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative by $34,531,000.
An amendment to reduce selected amounts appropriated for certain agencies by a uniform 10 percent for each program named. In relation to the bill's total appropriation of approximately $59 billion, the specified cuts amount to approximately $74 million dollars.
Amendment reduces the total overhead spending of agriculture-related agencies by 10 percent or a total of $74 million.
An amendment to prohibit funds appropriated in the bill for the Market Promotion Program from being used to promote the sale of tobacco products overseas.
Amendment restricts the use of appropriated funds for salaries of personnel who carry out a Market Promotion Program used to promote the sale of tobacco products overseas.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to reduce the appropriations in the bill for selected administrative accounts by $26 million, freezing those accounts at FY 1992 funding levels. The reductions would affect sundry expenditures such as building repairs and improvements, systems modernizations, purchase of maintenance uniforms, entertainment expenses, etc. within the Department of the Treasury, the White House, the Office of the Vice President, and various governmental agencies within the purview of the bill.
Amendments en bloc reduce by $26 million the appropriation for departmentaladministration in the Treasury Department, the Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies.
An amendment en bloc, as modified, to strike the provisions in the bill which prohibit any appropriated funds from being used to finance the Council on Competitiveness, and to increase comensurately the appropriations for salaries and expenses in the Office of the Vice President for staffing the Council.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete language prohibiting funding of the Council on Competitiveness, and to increase the appropriation for salaries and expenses in the Office of the Vice President by $14 million.
An amendment to reduce by 1 percent across-the-board, the discretionary spending appropriation in the Executive Office of the President.
Amendment to the Wise amendment (A003) sought to reduce the appropriations for the Executive Office of the President by 1 percent rather than the 5.7 percent contained in the Wise amendment.
An amendment to reduce by 5.7 percent across-the-board, the discretionary spending appropriation in the Executive Office of the President.
An amendment to reduce by $1.6 million, the appropriation for pensions and allowances for former Presidents. Full pensions for each former President and for Mrs. Lyndon Johnson are funded by the amendment, but all other allowances are eliminated.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for allowances and office staff for former U.S. Presidents by $1.5 million.
An amendment to strike the $15 million appropriation for the Newark Parking Facility located in New Jersey.
Amendment sought to delete $15 million appropriated for the Newark Parking Facility located in New Jersey.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations for Defense Research and Development by $700,000. The intent of the amendment is to reduce funding for SDI, not theater missile defense research and development.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative by $700 million.
An amendment to delete $10 million in appropriations to establish and fund the Edward R. Roybal Foundation, established to support educational and public service programs for caregivers, practitioners and educators specializing in applied gerontology.
Amendment deletes $10 million appropriated to establish the Edward R. Roybal Foundation specializing in applied gerontology.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for aircraft procurement for the Air Force from $9,427,005,000 to $6,740,433,000, a difference of approximately $2.68 billion.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for aircraft procurement for the Air Force by $2.7 billion.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to direct the President to negotiate an agreement with Japan that would limit to 1.65 million the number of Japanese automobiles that may be exported to the United States each year--formalizing the current limitation to which the Japanese government voluntarily limits its exports. The amendment also directs that the car export limit in the agreement with Japan must last as long as the European Community restricts Japanese access to its auto market, and requires the U.S. Trade Representative to report every 90 days on the progress of the negotiations.
Amendments en bloc request the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a comprehensive auto sector agreement with Japan, including the continuation of the current voluntary restraint agreement; and extend for 5 years the authority for the Auto Parts Advisory Committee.
An amendment comprised of amendments offered en bloc which prohibits airports from imposing Passenger Facility Charges on persons travelling on frequent flyer and other promotional tickets on which the passenger pays no fare; prohibits the FAA from implementing an international passenger manifest program, unless it applies to foreign airlines as well as U.S. airlines; and prohibits the FAA from issuing regulations to establish a mandatory program of criminal background checks on airline and airport employees.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete language which: (1) prohibits funding for planning or executing a passenger manifest program, unless it applies to foreign, as well as U.S., airlines; (2) prohibits levying of passenger facility charges on passengers who travel with a frequent flyer ticket; and (3) prohibits funding for any program to check criminal histories of aviation employees for security reasons.
An amendment to permit the Federal Transit Administration to grant a temporary waiver of state and local matching fund requirements for certain mass transit programs undertaken in FY 1993. Payment of such state and local matching funds would be required to be paid by 1995. Outstanding matching funds after 1995 would be repaid through reductions in federal highway and mass transit assistance in fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
Amendment sought to extend to recipients of Federal funds for transit projects the authority to request a temporary waiver of the non-Federal share for transportation projects.
An amendment to reduce by 10% the appropriations in the bill for non-personnel administrative costs of each agency within the Department of Transportation, a reduction of approximately $59 million.
Amendment sought to reduce by 10% the appropriations in the bill for non-personnel administrative costs of each agency within the Department of Transportation, a reduction of approximately $59 million.
An amendment to require that any savings achieved below the FY 1993 discretionary spending limits established under the 1990 Budget Information Act, by this or any other FY 1993 appropriations measure, be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment requires that any savings achieved below the FY 1993 discretionary spending limits established under the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act, by this or any other FY 1993 appropriations measure, be used for deficit reduction.
An amendment to shift funds from the international affairs budget category to the domestic budget category for certain transportation programs. Under the provisions of the amendment, the defense budget category would not be affected.
Amendments shift funds from the international affairs budget category to the domestic budget category in order to fund transportation programs.
An amendment to prohibit the placement of any transuranic waste in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility until such time as the EPA can certify that the facility is in compliance with all regulations regarding the handling and disposal of radioactive waste.
Amendment sought to prohibit the placement of any radioactive waste in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility until the EPA certifies that the facility is in compliance with all regulations regarding the handling and disposal of radioactive waste.
An amendment to add a new paragraph which prohibits authorization of funds to carry out this Act unless such funds are appropriated in an Act or Joint Resolution containing no other appropriation.
Amendment sought to prohibit the authorization of funds to carry out the provisions of the bill unless such authorization was contained in separate legislation authorizing funds for no other functions.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for National Park Service construction by approximately $2 million and to increase by the same amount the appropriation of National Park Service Land Acquisition and State Assistance, for use for the Timucuan National Historical Park in Florida.
Amendment sought to transfer $2 million to National Park Service land acquisition to be used for the Timucuan National Historical Park and Ecological Reserve in Florida.
An amendment to reduce funding for administrative overhead costs (excluding salaries and other personnel costs) of selected agencies in the bill by a total of approximately $48 million. The amendment would not affect programs with public safety, health, environmental protection, or education responsibilities. The areas selected to be affected by the amendment are as follows: Bureau of Land Management, $9.8 million; National Park Service, $14.8 million; U.S. Geological Survey, $4.6 million; Bureau of Mines, $2.7 million; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, $808,000; Bureau of Indian Affairs, $13.1 million; DOE, $1.6 million; and National Gallery of Art, $694,000.
Amendment reduces funding for overhead expenses (excluding salaries and other personnel costs) of agencies within the Department of the Interior by $48 million.
An amendment to eliminate the $179 million in the bill for funding of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to delete $179 million appropriated for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to remove the restriction in the bill which prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from conducting, planning, or supervising deer hunting in the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Amendment deletes language which prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from conducting, planning, or supervising deer hunting in the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which mandate an increase in existing livestock grazing fees on Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service Lands to fair market value, provided that any increases or decreases required to achieve and maintain fair market value not exceed 33.3% in any given year.
Amendment sought to delete language that increases livestock grazing fees on Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service Lands.
An amendment to reduce by $34 million appropriations provided for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the National Forest System by $8 million from $1,320,937,000 to $1,312,937,500. The proposed adjustment to the Jontz amendment is intended to make a cut without affecting timber sales preparation work.
See Jontz amendment (A016) for description.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in the bill for Department of Energy fossil energy research and development programs by approximately $25.7 million, from $412.5 million to $386.9 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Department of Energy fossil energy research and development programs by $25.8 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill for the National Endowment for the Arts by approximately $3 million, from $179 million to $176 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by $3 million, in order to fund it at the FY 1992 level.
An amendment, as modified, to reduce the amount of each appropriation made available in the bill which is not required or otherwise made available by law by 1%.
An amendment which authorizes only state regulatory commissions, as opposed to the FCC or local franchising authorities, to regulate cable rates if there is a lack of effective competition. The states would establish rate regulations governing cable systems that are not subject to effective competition, and such regulations could address rates for all cable services, not just rates for basic services. States also would be permitted to regulate the rates of cable systems owned or operated by a municipality, if such a system is the only one operating in the area. The amendment does not alter the bill's definition of effective competition.
Amendment sought to allow only State regulatory commissions the authority to regulate cable rates if there is a lack of effective competition in a State as determined by the FCC.
An amendment comprised of amendments nos. 10-17 which were printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:H.RES.523:">H. Res. 523</a>. The amendment would require cable operators to provide 30 days advance notice to a franchising authority of an increase of 5% or more in the rate charged for the basic tier of cable service; would clarify that provisions of the bill which grandfather existing rate regulation agreements between franchising authorities and cable companies do not preclude such franchising authorities from using the rate-making authorities provided under the bill; would correct certain drafting errors with technical corrections; would allow local television stations to choose to be assigned to the same channel on the cable system as they were carried on the system as of Jan. 1, 1992; would require the FCC to update its current listing of the nation's television markets; would indemnify local franchising authorities against damage claims for actions taken by the franchising authority, except for damage claims based on cases of discrimination; would require the FCC to study the extent to which exclusive contracts between college athletic conferences and regional sports programming networks artificially and unfairly restrict the ability to broadcast local college sporting events on local television stations; would require that cable.companies planning to offer premium channels free of charge to all subscribers for a limited period of time (promotions, for example) must notify subscribers at least 30 days in advance, and to block such channels if requested by the subscriber, if the premium channel offers movies with "X","R", or "NC-17" ratings.
Amendments en bloc: (1) provide that cable operators must provide at least 30 days advance notice of any increase in cable rates over 5 percent; (2) clarifies language that protects grandfathered rate regulation agreements between franchising authorities and cable operators; (3) make certain technical corrections drafting errors in the bill; (4) allow commercial broadcasters to choose to be carried on the same channel on the cable system as they were carried on the system as of Jan. 1, 1992; (5) require the FCC to update its current listing of the nation's television markets; (6) indemnify local franchising authorities against damage claims, except for damage claims based on discrimination of any type; (7) require the FCC study on sport migration to include an analysis of preclusive contracts between college athletic conferences and video programming vendors; and (8) give cable consumers the right to prevent certain cable channels from being broadcast into their homes.
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Tauzin amendment directing the FCC to prescribe regulations to prohibit any video programming vendor engaged in regional or national distribution of video programming from refusing to deal with any multichannel video system operator, if such refusal is determined to unreasonably restrain trade. The amendment exempts renewals or extensions of contracts that grant exclusive distribution rights entered into on or before June 1, 1990. The amendment also requires video programmers and other entities engaged in satellite broadcasting to make such signal reception directly available for private viewing by home satellite dish users. Satellite broadcasters would be required to establish reasonable and non-discriminatory financial, technical, and service requirements under which non-cable systems could distribute programming for home satellite viewing at competitive prices and terms to home satellite program distributors.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Tauzin amendment (A008) sought to direct the FCC to prescribe regulations to prohibit any video programming vendor engaged in regional or national distribution of video programming from refusing to deal with any multichannel video system operator, if such refusal is determined to unreasonably restrain trade. The amendment exempts renewals or extensions of contracts that grant exclusive distribution rights entered into on or before June 1, 1990. The amendment also requires video programmers and other entities engaged in satellite broadcasting to make such signal reception directly available for private viewing by home satellite dish users. Satellite broadcasters would be required to establish reasonable and non-discriminatory financial, technical, and service requirements under which non-cable systems could distribute programming for home satellite viewing at competitive prices and terms to home satellite program distributors.
An amendment to prohibit video programmers affiliated with cable operators from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices that hinder or exclude competing cable systems, or alternative broadcast distribution systems from obtaining programming. The amendment prohibits discrimination in the price, terms, and conditions for carrying programs offered to competing multichannel broadcast delivery systems. The amendment would allow affiliated programmers to establish different prices, terms, and conditions of service for competing systems as a result of actual differences in the cost of production, sales, distribution, and program transmittion, and reasonable discounts based on market size. Exclusive contracts between cable programmers and operators would be permitted if the FCC determines that such contracts serve the public interest. FCC authority over exlusive contracts would expire after 10 years. Contracts in existence as of June 1, 1990 would continue in force until they are due to be extended or renewed.
Amendment prohibits video programmers affiliated with cable operators from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices that hinder or exclude competing cable systems, or alternative broadcast distribution systems from obtaining programming. The amendment prohibits discrimination in the price, terms, and conditions for carrying programs offered to competing multichannel broadcast delivery systems. The amendment would allow affiliated programmers to establish different prices, terms, and conditions of service for competing systems as a result of actual differences in the cost of production, sales, distribution, and program transmission, and reasonable discounts based on market size. Exclusive contracts between cable programmers and operators would be permitted if the FCC determines that such contracts serve the public interest.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which contains many of the provisions as in the bill, but restricts the regulation of cable rates to the basic services of commercial and public broadcasts. The substitute does not prohibit cable operators from requiring subscribers to buy higher levels of service in order to receive individual premium channels, and does not prohibit cable operators from selling or transferring ownership within three years of its acquisition, or place restrictions on foreign ownership. The amendment permits the extention of exclusive contracts in existence as of June 1, 1990, regardless of their effect upon competition.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute which contains many of the provisions as in the bill, sought to restrict the regulation of cable rates to the basic services of commercial and public broadcasts. The substitute does not prohibit cable operators from requiring subscribers to buy higher levels of service in order to receive individual premium channels, and does not prohibit cable operators from selling or transferring ownership within three years of its acquisition, or place restrictions on foreign ownership. The amendment permits the extention of exclusive contracts in existence as of June 1, 1990, regardless of their effect upon competition.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to extend for 5 years the existing provisions of the Voting Rights Act related to bilingual assistance in registration and voting. The bill would expand and extend the provisions for 15 years. The substitute would delete the provisions in the bill which expand the number of counties required to provide bilingual assistance and extend application of the provisions to Indian reservations. The amendment would also direct the Justice Department and Census Bureau to conduct a study to determine voting participation rates of monority language groups, and the jurisdictions which would be required to provide bilingual assistance under the proposed expansion of assistance.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to extend for 5 years the existing provisions of the Voting Rights Act relating to bilingual assistance in registration and voting. The substitute would delete the provisions in the bill which expand the number of counties required to provide bilingual assistance and extend application of the provisions to Indian reservations. The amendment would also direct the Justice Department and Census Bureau to conduct a study to determine voting participation rates of minority language groups, and the jurisdictions which would be required to provide bilingual assistance under the proposed expansion of assistance.
An amendment to require the Federal government to compensate counties and States for all costs incurred in the implementation of the bilingual voter assistance provisions mandated by the bill. The provisions of the bill would not apply with respect to any State not receiving such compensation.
Amendment sought to require the Federal government to compensate counties and States for all costs incurred in the implementation of the bilingual voter assistance provisions mandated by the bill.
An amendment to require that citizens request bilingual assistance in order to receive it.
Amendment sought to require that only U.S. citizens could request and receive bilingual voting assistance.
An amendment to strike provisions of the bill that expand the number of counties that are required to provide bilingual voting assistance. Bilingual assistance would be required only if more than 5% of the voting age citizens share one minority language.
Amendment sought to delete language that expands the number of counties that are required to provide bilingual voting assistance.
An amendment to reduce the total appropriation in the bill by 1.05159 per cent.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill that permanently prohibit the Labor Department from spending funds to implement either final or proposed regulations that would promote the widespread use of helpers on Davis-Bacon construction projects, thereby displacing skilled building craftspeople, and would significantly alter training requirements for apprenticeship programs in various skills and trades.
Amendment sought to delete language that permanently prohibits the Labor Department from spending funds to implement either final or proposed regulations that promote the use of helpers on Davis-Bacon construction projects.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for necessary administrative and nonadministrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development by $19,061,000 from $717,088,000 to $698,027,000.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for administrative and nonadministrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development by $19 million.
An amendment to delete $1.2 billion in funding for the development of the space station, reserving $525 million to cover the costs related to terminating the program.
Amendment sought to delete $1.2 billion appropriated for the space station program.
An amendment to earmark a $1,800,000 in appropriations in the bill for the NASA "Classroom For The Future" program.
Amendment sought to delete $1.8 million appropriated for NASA's "Classroom For The Future" program.
An amendment to delete the $28.6 million appropriated in the bill for funding the Selective Service System.
Amendment sought to delete $28.6 million appropriated to the Selective Service System.
An amendment to reduce funding for NASA research and development by one (1) thousand dollars. The purpose of the amendment is to allow floor debate for the purpose of establishing a new legislative history in support of transferring $33.5 million in funding within NASA's research and development account from the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network to the National Aerospace Plane.
Amendment reduces funding for NASA research and development by $1,000.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill for construction, repair, and rehabilitation of NASA facilities by $58 million, from $525,000,000 to $467,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for construction, repair, and rehabilitation of NASA facilities by $58 million.
An amendment to the Owens amendment to reduce the allocation for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) program by cutting $90 million from the NASA space flight, control, and data communications account.
Amendment to the Owens (UT) amendment (A008) sought to reduce the allocation for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) program by $90 million rather than the $265 million reduction contained in the Owens (UT) amendment.
An amendment to cut $380 million allocated under the bill for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) program (leaving a total of just $100 million for the program) by cutting $265 million from the NASA space flight, control, and data communications account and $115 million from the NASA facilities construction account.
Amendment reduced the appropriation for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) program by $265 million.
An amendment to prohibit any Federal agency to plan, finance, construct, or permit a stadium complex at the Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia until an environmental impact statement has been prepared by the Administrator of the EPA with respect to such a proposed stadium. The amendment exempts any proposed action by the EPA with respect to hazardous waste cleanup at Potomac Yard.
Amendment prohibits any Federal agency from planning, financing, or constructing a stadium complex at the Potomac Yard in Alexandria, VA, until an environmental impact statement has been prepared by EPA.
An amendment to delete the $235 million appropriation in the bill for Economic Development Administration grants and general economic development assistance programs for local communities.
Amendment sought to delete $235 million appropriated to the Economic Development Administration for economic development assistance programs for local communities.
An amendment to cut $15.2 million in appropriations for continued funding of U.S. Information Agency overseas libraries in Western Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the U.S. Information Agency by $15.2 million.
An amendment to delete $15,873,000 in appropriations for USIA for continued funding of TV Marti, television broadcasting to Cuba.
Amendment deletes $15.2 million appropriated to the USIA for continued funding of TV Marti television broadcasting to Cuba.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which exempt state laws establishing minimum standards for apprenticeship programs from the limitations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Amendment sought to delete language which exempts State laws establishing minimum standards for apprenticeship and training programs from the limitations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
An amendment to require financial institutions to provide Truth-In-Lending disclosure information to homeowners within three days of filing an application to refinance a mortgage. Current law differentiates between original mortgages and refinanced mortgages, requiring only that such disclosure be made at the time of closing a loan for refinancing a mortgage.
Amendment sought to require financial institutions to provide truth-in-lending disclosure information to homeowers within three days of filing an application to refinance a mortgage.
An amendment to reduce the amount of funds set aside in the bill for the Agency for International Development Office of Capital Projects to $100 million for each fiscal year 1992 and 1993. The bill urges the President to set aside at least $650 million of the $700 million in funds made available in FY 1993 for certain economic assistance programs to be used for such capital projects.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for the Agency for International Development's Office of Capital Projects by $600 million.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of amendment No. 7 printed in House Report 102-838 which would, among other things, require that 25% of the education assistance provided to local school districts be used to finance "school choice" programs, including financial assistance for private schools. The substitute would authorize $700 million ($100 million less than the bill) for state and local school reform activities, and restrict the use of such funding to three specific areas: New American Schools, merit schools, and site-based management that emphasizes alternative certification.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require that 25% of the education assistance provided to local school districts under the bill be used to finance "school choice" programs, including financial assistance for private schools; and would have reduced by $100 million the authorization for State and local school reform activities, and restrict the use of such funding to three specific areas: New American Schools, merit schools, and site-based management that emphasizes alternative certification.
An amendment which reduces the bill's authorization by $100 million to $700 million in FY 1992 and provides "such sums as necessary" for fiscal years 1993 to 2001 for reform activities for state and local schools. The substitute also authorizes $100 million in FY 1993, $200 million in FY 1994, and $300 million in FY 1995 for New American Schools. The substitute also authorizes $10 million in FY 1993 and "such sums as necessary" for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for a demonstration program to provide mentors for at risk elementary and secondary students to help improve their academic performance and reduce the dropout rate.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to permit the funding of school choice programs; allow schools and States to request waivers from regulations which impede the ability to raise academic standards; provide $100 million for New American Schools projects; and provide for a $10 million mentoring demonstration project.
An amendment to direct the Indian Health Service to seek reimbursement for costs of providing health care services to Native Americans from all private insurance companies with which a tribal organization has insurance coverage.
Amendment sought to delete language which provides that the Federal government shall not have a right to recover against a tribally funded self-insurance plan for health services provided to an eligible individual.
Amendment sought to provide the Secretary of Commerce with more discretion in carrying out the provisions of the bill.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which establish a Department of Commerce Advanced Manufacturing Program.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows the Secretary of Commerce to continue funding the manufacturing technology centers program.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which establish a Critical Technologies Development Program within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, and provide funding for a Technology Devlopment Loans program.
Amendment sought to delete title III of the bill which establishes a Critical Technologies Development Program within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, and provides funding for a Technology Development Loans program.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to require that all funding for new programs in the bill come from existing funds already authorized for the Department of Commerce.
Amendments en bloc sought to require that all funding for new programs in the bill come from existing funds already authorized for the Department of Commerce.
An amendment to strike the $698,200,000 authorization in the bill relating to the American River Watershed, California.
Amendment deletes language authorizing $698.2 million for construction of a dry dam on the North Fork of the American River near Auburn CA.
An amendment to change the provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to limit the annual obligation ceilings for the General Construction accounts and Flood Control accounts in each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, to $1.8 billion.
Amendment sought to place annual obligation ceilings on the general construction account and the flood control accounts at $1.8 billion in each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which authorize the construction of Visitors Centers at several water resource projects in Illinois, New York, and Mississippi.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorizes the construction of Visitors Centers at several water resource projects in Illinois, New York, and Mississippi.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill which would preempt all state consumer credit reporting and protection laws. The effect of the amendment would leave existing law intact, which provides that federal consumer credit reporting requirements preempt only state laws that are weaker or inconsistent.
Amendment sought to delete language which provides for a Federal preemption of state consumer protection laws.
An amendment to the Penny amendment which would delete the provisions of the bill requiring the sale of tobacco products at VA facilities, but maintain the bill's provision requiring the VA to designate indoor smoking areas.
See Penny amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to raise the royalty that the bill imposes on hardrock minerals mined on federal public lands from 8% to 12.5% of gross income. The amendment also stipulates that the royalty would apply to both new and existing mining claims.
Amendment sought to raise the royalty that the bill imposes on hardrock minerals mined on federal public lands from 8% to 12.5% of gross income; and provide that the royalty would apply to both new and existing mining claims.
An amendment to the Owens (UT) amendment to exempt all existing mining claims from the royalties proposed by the amendment.
Amendment to the Owens (UT) amendment (A002) sought to exempt all existing mining claims from the 5 percent royalty on net income contained in the Owens (UT) amendment.
An amendment to provide that employers will be considered to have met their responsibilities under the bill if they offer their employees a "cafeteria" plan under which an employee may choose a family and medical leave benefit that provides at least the same rights and protections provided by the bill. (Cafeteria plans are benefit plans that allow employees to select the types of benefits they will receive.) Therefore, employers who offer their employees such "cafeteria" plans would not have to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid family and medical leave to employees who did not choose such an option under the "cafeteria" plan.
Amendment sought to allow employers to satisfy the requirements of the bill by offering their employees a flexible benefit plan which includes family and medical leave as one of the options which may be selected.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill permitting employers to exempt from the bill's leave requirements key salaried employees who are among the highest paid 10% if necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic harm to the employer.
Amendment sought to delete language which permits employers to exempt from the bill's leave requirements certain key salaried employees, and would have authorized employers to exempt any employee whose absence would cause substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer.
An amendment to change the bill's language regarding the taking of unpaid leave under a "reduced leave" schedule. The amendment is intended to specify that unpaid leave could be taken under a "reduced schedule" only if the employer agreed.
Amendment reinstates language which requires employer approval of a reduced leave schedule for an employee.
Amendment is comprised of text made in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five minute rule by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.RES.58:">H. Res. 58</a>.
Amendment, as modified and amended, consists of the text of the bill and provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to either care for a new child or seriously ill child, parent or spouse, or use as medical leave if an employee has a serious illness.
A substitute amendment to the Bliley amendment to restore the original language of the bill on fetal tissue research, and to add an additional requirement that attending physicians certify that abortions in which fetal tissue is donated were performed in accordance with applicable state law. The amendment would also require HHS to submit annual reports to Congress describing all fetal tissue transplant research activities conducted or funded by NIH.
See Bliley amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment which would prescribe a number of additional provisions with respect to fetal tissue transplantation research, including requirements that the attending physician, the researcher and the donor make written declarations regarding information they have given or received. The amendment would require the attending physician to certify that he/she is unaware of any objection on the part of the father to the donation of fetal tissue, and to maintain for at least five years records (including physician and donor certifications) of abortions in which fetal tissue is donated. The amendment would require NIH to promulgate regulations specifying the purposes for which Federal funds may be expended with respect to fetal tissue research.
Amendment originally sought to replace language which authorizes Federal support of research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. It would have changed criteria required for the informed consent of the donor, added record keeping requirements for physicians, and required the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations specifying the purposes for which Federal funds may be used in fetal tissue research. \   As amended by the Waxman substitute amendment (A002), the original language was reinstated along with requirements that tissue be obtained in compliance with State abortion laws, and that an annual report be made to Congress on activities carried out under the fetal research provisions of the bill, including a description of whether and to what extent such research has been conducted.
An amendment to reduce the authorization level in the bill in order to freeze NIH authorizations at FY 1993 appropriation levels.
Amendment sought to provide an across-the-board freeze in funding for the National Institutes of Health at the fiscal year 1993 appropriation level.
An amendment which makes technical corrections in order to modify provisions on breast cancer study, codify the office of Alternative Medicine and to add an additional representative to the AIDS Planning Advisory Council.
Amendment: (1) expands from 2 to 4 the number of counties in which a study of environmental risk factors to breast cancer will be conducted; (2) adds to the membership of the AIDS Planning Advisory Council; and (3) authorizes the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine to initiate a program of research training.
An amendment to require a one-year study on back pain.
Amendment requires NIH to conduct a 1-year study on back pain.
An amendment to add a "buy American" requirement for all recipients of NIH funding or grants and to require a notice to all recipients expressing the sense of Congress that they should purchase American-made equipment and products.
An amendment to prohibit any funding for Project Aries which is administered by the University of Washington in Seattle. (Project Aries is an HIV transmission research project.).
Amendment prohibits any further funding for Project ARIES at the University of Washington in Seattle.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute calling for $495 billion in deficit reduction measures over the next five years--$15 billion less than the committee resolution. The substitute achieves these savings entirely through spending reductions--$290 billion in specified reductions in domestic programs, $145 billion in general governmental savings that affect both defense and non-defense programs, and $60 billion in specified reductions in defense programs. The substitute calls for no changes in revenues which effectively rejects both the revenue increases and reductions in the Clinton tax package as well as the committee resolution.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1994 new budget authority of $1,183.3 billion; budget outlays of $1,184.1 billion; budget revenues of $878.4 billion; and a budget deficit of $305.7 billion.
A substitute amendment to reduce deficit by $682 billion over five years--$172 billion more than the resolution. The amendment would achieve the reductions by cutting spending by $555 billion and increasing net revenues by $172 billion. In addition to the $495 billion in spending cuts contained in the Kasich proposal, the amendment would reduce spending further by an additional $60 billion by eliminating funding for the Superconducting Supercollider, cutting funding for the space station by one-third, cutting the Legislative branch by 25%, eliminating crop insurance, and further reducing farm price supports. The amendment proposes some of the tax increases contained in the Clinton proposal, but does not include several of the incentives, such as the investment tax credit for small businesses.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1994 new budget authority of $1,177.3 billion; budget outlays of $1,180.9 billion; budget revenues of $888.7 billion; and a budget deficit of $234.4 billion.
A substitute amendment calling for additional revenue increases and further defense spending cuts beyond those proposed in the resolution. The additional funding would be used for increased domestic spending in education, training, health, commerce and housing credits, income security and child nutrition programs, natural resources and the environment, and Justice Department programs. The amendment would increase net revenue by $41.9 billion ($14.8 billion more than the committee resolution), including an increase in top corporate tax rates to 38% (compared with 36% recommended by the committee proposal) and raising the top rate on capital gains income from 28% to 31%. Defense spending would be cut by $11.4 billion ($3.9 billion more than the committee resolution).
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1994 new budget authority of $1,514.5 billion; budget outlays of $1,509.2 billion; budget revenues of $1,256.3 billion; and a budget deficit of $252.9 billion.
An amendment to the DeLay amendment to include among the professional qualifications for family planning counselors at federally funded clinics, in addition to the requirements stipulated in the DeLay amendment, persons who meet criteria established by HHS, and persons who are currently allowed to provide such counseling under state law.
See DeLay amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to require family planning counselors at federally funded clinics to have a professional degree in medicine or osteopathic medicine, nursing, clinical psychology, an allied health profession, or social work.
Amendment originally sought to require counselors at federally funded family planning clinics to have a professional degree in medicine or osteopathic medicine, nursing, clinical psychology, an allied health profession, or social work. \   As amended by the Waxman amendment (A002), language was added clarifying that information may also be provided by persons who meet the criteria established by the Department of Health and Human Services or who are allowed to provide counseling under State law.
An amendment to clarify that referral for pregnancy management options is not required of any specific individual provider, who may have objections of conscience, but that the project receiving funds must make arrangements for such a referral.
Amendment clarifies that referral for pregnancy management options is not required of any doctor or nurse who may have objections of conscience, but that it is the responsibility of the project receiving grant support to make arrangements for such referral.
An amendment to restrict the eligibility of Title X grants to state health and human services agencies, rather than permitting issuance of grants to other public and nonprofit family planning projects.
Amendment sought to make only States eligible for title X family planning grants. It would have allowed States to then provide funds to other public and private entities that provide family planning services.
An amendment to require Title X clinics to distribute only those condoms which meet minimum standards to be established by the FDA for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The amendment would also require clinics to advise patients of the benefits as well as the risks that still exists with condom use.
Amendment originally sought to require Title X clinics to distribute only those condoms which meet minimum standards established by the FDA for the prevention of pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. \   As amended by the Waxman amendment (A006), the above was modified to require that family planning clinics dispense only those condoms that comply with existing FDA requirements and with any subsequently developed requirements about prevention of pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases.
An amendment to the Castle substitute amendment to include in the special rescission provisions of the substitute an additional presidential authority to repeal "targeted tax benefits" in revenue measures. The presidential repeal could be overridden by passage of a joint resolution of disapproval.
See Castle amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to propose that a presidential rescission package submitted to Congress upon the signing of an appropriations bill would automatically become effective unless it is disapproved by both the House and Senate. Specifically, upon signing an appropriations bill, the President would have 20 calendar days to send to Congress an overall rescission proposal as opposed to 3 days provided for in the existing bill. The Congress would then have 20 legislative days after the President's submission to pass a joint resolution disapproving the rescission proposal. The joint resolution of disapproval would be subject to 10 hours of debate in the Senate and to whatever debate in the House would be made in order under the rules. Neither body would have the right to amend the joint resolution. After passage of said joint resolution by Congress, the President would have the 10 days prescribed by the Constitution to sign or veto the joint resolution, and if it is vetoed, Congress would have an additional 5 legislative days in which to vote to override the veto of the joint resolution (by a 2/3 vote in both Houses). If the Congress fails to override the veto of the disapproval resolution, the rescission would then go into effect.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize the President to rescind or cut any discretionary appropriation for a period of 2 years. These cuts would have gone into effect unless both Houses of Congress voted against the spending cuts. The President could then veto the disapproval bill and nullification of the veto would require a two-thirds vote in both Houses. \   As amended by the Michel amendment (A002), language was added extending new Presidential rescission authority to include special-interest tax provisions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as an original bill under House Resolution 149.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides the President with a modified line-item veto. It authorizes the President to rescind individual items in appropriations acts and to submit to the House a bill for that purpose. It establishes procedures for both Houses to consider either the President's proposed rescissions or alternative rescissions proposed by the Appropriations Committees of both Houses.
An amendment to end the 1/3 federal matching funds for manufacturing centers after six years.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorizes continued Federal funding for manufacturing and technology centers after six years; provided, that only those centers that have positive evaluations, conducted by a panel appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, shall continue to receive such funds.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc which eliminates National Science Foundation manufacturing programs from the bill as well as the funds which authorize those programs.
Amendments sought to delete language which authorizes the establishment of a manufacturing centers program under the National Science Foundation.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc to strike the Civilian Technology Loan and Civilian Technology Development programs from the bill. The bill authorizes a total of $2 million in FY 1994 and $70 million in FY 1995 for both programs.
Amendments sought to strike the Civilian Technology Loan and Civilian Technology Development programs from the bill.
An amendment to eliminate the authority of the Department of Commerce to purchase preferred stock or guarantees in civilian technology development companies licensed by the department's Civilian Technology Loan Development Program. The amendment would also eliminate the department's authority to issue trust certificates representing ownership of all or part of preferred securities issued by licensed technology development enterprises.
Amendments sought to delete language which provides the Secretary of Commerce with the financing authority necessary to carry out the Civilian Technology Loan Development Program established in title III.
An amendment consisting of several amendmnents offered en bloc to do the following: Transfer the administrative management of the Civilian Technology Loan Development Program from the Department of Commerce to the Small Business Administration; provide for the federal government to participate in profits generated from the Civilian Technology Loan Development Programs; reduce funding for the program from $50 million in fy 1995 to $10 million.
Amendments sought to: (1) transfer management of the Civilian Technology Development Company program from the Department of Commerce to the Small Business Administration; (2) provide that the federal government shall share in profits generated from the Civilian Technology Development Company program; and (3) reduce funding for the program from $50 million in FY 1995 to $10 million.
An amendment to ensure that the provisions of the bill which make loans available under the Civilian Technology and Civilian Technology Development Programs shall be made to businesses which are at least 51% owned or controlled by middle class Americans. The amendment would define middle class Americans as individuals whith adjusted gross incoms between $15,000 and $85,000 per year.
Amendment sought to ensure that loans made under the Civilian Technology Development Program be made to businesses which are at least 51% owned or controlled by middle class Americans.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc which eliminates funding in the bill for the large-scale research and development consortia under the Advanced Technology Program. The bill authorizes $100 million in FY 1995 for this program.
Amendments sought to delete section 322 which authorizes the establishment of a large-scale research and development consortia program.
An amendment offered as a substitute for the Valentine amendment which eliminates the bill's authorization of those programs not requested by the Administration.
Amendment to the Valentine amendment (A020) sought to reduce the FY 1995 authorization for the Department of Commerce for programs covered by this bill from $950 million to $912.4 million and would have eliminated six grant and loan programs contained in the bill.
An amendment which freezes authorization for programs in the bill to FY 1993 appropriation levels.
Amendment to the Valentine amendment (A020) sought to freeze the FY 1994 and 1995 authorizations for programs in the bill at the FY 1993 level of $388 million.
An amendment to reduce by 10% each amount authorized to be appropriated in the bill.
Amendment sought to provide a 10 percent across-the-board reduction of $154.3 million in the authorization levels for programs contained in the bill.
An amendment to reduce the authorization of appropriations in the bill by $100,000 less than the 10% across-the-board reduction proposal contained in the amendment offered by Mr. Duncan.
Amendment sought to provide a 9.9 percent across-the-board reduction of $154.2 million in the authorization levels for programs contained in the bill.
An amendment to stipulate that the amount authorized to be appropriated for programs in the bill shall not exceed the levels established in a congressionally adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc to eliminate the American Workforce Quality Partnership grants from the bill.
Amendments sought to delete $50 million authorized for the American Workforce Quality Partnership grants program.
An amendment to provide that none of the funds authorized in the bill can be extended to any person who is not 1) a citizen or national of the United States; 2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or 3) an alien granted legal status as a parolee, asylee, or refugee.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce the authorization of troops in Somalia from 12 months to 6 months (from the date of enactment), and alter the provisions sanctioning the use of troops under the War Powers Act to state that the resolution is not intended to constitute specific authorization under the War Powers Act.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce the period for the authorized deployment of U.S. troops in Somalia from 12 months to 6 months; provide that such troops be used for peacekeeping only; and require that in the event hostilities break out, the President is required to obtain additional authorization from Congress for the Armed Forces to remain in that country for more than 60 days.
An amendment to provide that U.S. troop participation in the U.N. led mission in Somalia be limited to not to continue past June 30, 1993.
Amendment sought to limit the period that U.S. troops are authorized to participate in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia to not later than June 30, 1993; and also provide that U.S. financial contributions to the U.N. for operations in Somalia terminate on June 30, 1993.
An amendment to commend the U.S. Armed Forces for their participation in the humanitarian relief effort in Somalia.
Amendment commends the U.S. Armed Forces for successfully establishing a secure environment for humanitarian relief operations in Somalia.
An amendment to reduce the amounts appropriated in the bill by $1.2 billion by eliminating the funding in Chapter III for the Department of Defense.
Amendment sought to delete $1.2 billion in supplemental appropriations made to the Department of Defense.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions in the bill which allow the transfer of funds between accounts appropriated to the Executive Office, provided such transfers do not increase or decrease any account by more than 4%, and provided that any transfer be approved in advance by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows the Executive Office of the President to transfer funds from one White House account to another in fiscal year 1993.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc to restore the full $314,500,000 appropriation for the Job Training Partnership Act Summer Youth Employment and Training Program for the summer of 1993.
Amendments sought to delete language which earmarks $80 million for the Youth Fair Chance Program to train long term unemployed persons, with such funds coming from $314.5 million appropriated for the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program for the summer of 1993.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc to reduce the appropriation for grants made under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act from $290,000,000 to $200,000,000.
Amendments sought to reduce the appropriation for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities by $90 million; and delete language which waived the 20 percent match required of States to receive such funds.
An amendment to strike the $14,000,000 appropriation made available by transfer for salaries and expenses of the Small Business Admininstration which was to be used for the Natural Resources Development/Tree Planting Program.
Amendment sought to delete $14 million appropriated to the Small Business Administration to be used for the Natural Resources Development/Tree Planting Program.
An amendment to reduce the rescission from Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) grants from $164,500,000 to $14,500,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the rescission from Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) grants from $164.5 million to $14.5 million.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce deficit expenditures by $352 billion over five years without increasing revenues. The amendment achieves its deficit reductions primarily by reducing $226 billion in discretionary spending over five years (compared with $120 billion in the bill), and $129 billion in entitlement cuts (compared with $42 billion in the bill). The amendment contains none of the provisions in the bill for childhood immunization, Earned Income Tax Credit expansion, or Food Stamp expansion, and makes important changes to the budget process, such as requiring a 3/5 majority vote in the House on certain budget matters, and changing the budget resolution from a concurrent resolution to a joint resolution--which would require a presidential signature.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce deficit expenditures by $355 billion over five years by providing $226 billion in discretionary spending cuts and $129 billion in entitlement cuts. It did not provide tax increases on energy use or Social Security.
An amendment to rescind $1.6 million in monies appropriated but unused from the 1991 and 1992 fiscal year appropriations.
Amendment rescinds $1.6 million appropriated but unused from the fiscal years 1991 and 1992 legislative branch appropriations bills.
An amendment to cut the bill's appropriation for House official mail costs by $5.8 million from $45.8 million to $40 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for House official mail costs from $45.8 million to $40 million.
An amendment that would limit staffing allowances and expenses for former Speakers to five years after leaving the House. Under the amendment, the five year limit for current former Speakers begins October 1, 1993.
Amendment limits staffing allowances and expenses for former Speakers of the House to five years after leaving the House.
An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to be expended to relocate Members from one office to another during the fiscal year 1994.
An amendment to provide that the provisions of the bill apply only in cases where a union has been certified by the NLRB, or otherwise recognized by the employer, as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees involved in the strike.
Amendment sought to delete language which extends coverage of the bill to those employees involved in a labor dispute who have petitioned the NLRB for a union representational election at least 30 days prior to the labor dispute, and which the NLRB has not completed representational proceedings.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would prohibit--for a 10 week period--employers from hiring permanent replacements for workers striking over economic issues. This 10-week period would begin when an employer hires temporary replacements. Under the substitute, the employer would be free to hire permanent replacements after the 10-week period had expired. During the 10-week period, the NLRB would treat all unfair labor practice charges filed by the parties as a priority, and investigate and if possible and warranted, issue complaints within the 10-week period. The substitute also directs the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services to offer its services in an economic strike once temporary replacement workers have been hired. It extends from 12 months to 18 months the period of time during which replaced employees are eligible to vote in any election involving employees of the bargaining unit, and requires a secret vote before a union can call an economic strike.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a 10-week moratorium on the hiring of permanent replacements for workers striking over economic issues; allow the employer to hire permanent replacements after the 10-week period had expired; require the NLRB to treat all unfair labor practice charges filed by the parties as a priority; extend from 12 to 18 months the time in which permanently replaced workers would be eligible to vote in union decertification elections; and require a secret vote before a union can call an economic strike.
An amendment offered as a substitute for the Gilman amendment which provides that the Agency for International Development would not be terminated as an agency, but instead the terminations would only apply to existing development assistance authorities at the end of FY 1995. The amendment also seeks to make changes in the current policy for administration of foreign assistance programs.
See Gilman amendment (A003) for description.
An amendment which makes several additions to the bill's requirement that the President submit a plan to Congress for reform of U.S. foreign assistance programs by stipulating that as part of the reform plan, all foreign assistance must include four objectives: expansion of economic opportunities, meeting of basic human needs, promotion of environmental protection, and strengthening of pluralism and democratic participation. The amendment also provides that a country in default of any foreign assistance loans for longer than three months will be ineligible to receive additional foreign assistance. Under the amendment, the reform plan must also propose an increase in funds for the procurement of U.S. products through tied aid and other programs, as well as provide for a reduction in the number of countries receiving economic assistance. Lastly, the amendment abolishes the Agency for International Development as of Sept. 30, 1994.
Amendment originally sought to abolish the Agency for International Development; limit to 50 the number of countries receiving development and other economic assistance; and provide that countries in default on the repayment of foreign assistance loans for a period of more than 3 months shall be ineligible to receive foreign assistance. \   As amended by the Hamilton substitute amendment (A004), the above was replaced with language that retains the Agency for International Development, but terminates development assistance authorities at the end of FY 1995, and makes changes in the current administration of foreign assistance programs.
An amendment to reduce the authorization for aid to Russia and the Independent States by $703 million, from $903,820,000 to $200,000,000, and specifying that the remaining authorized funding be used exclusively for aid to the Independent States.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for aid to Russia and the Independent States by $703 million, and provide that the remaining $200 million be used exclusively for aid to the Independent States.
An amendment to eliminate all development assistance to India ($41 million) unless the President certifies that the Indian government has repealed five specific internal security laws which have been deemed to be incompatible with democratic principles by international human rights organizations.
Amendment sought to eliminate all development assistance to India unless the President certifies that the Indian government has repealed five specific internal security laws.
An amendment barring funds to the United Nation's Population Fund unless the President certifies that China's population control program is not coercive; or that the Fund has terminated all its activities in China.
Amendment sought to restrict the release of funds to the U.N. Population Fund unless the President certifies that the population control program of the People's Republic of China is not coercive or that the Fund has terminated all its activities in China.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.RES.200:">H. Res. 200</a> and offered by the Committee on Appropriations. If adopted, it would become the text treated as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. The Committee-recommended amendment provides a base text which appropriates a total of $13.0 billion, $1.4 billion less than the $14.4 billion in the original Administration request.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute was made in order by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.RES.200:">H. Res. 200</a> and treated as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill provides for foreign operations appropriations of $13.0 billion, $1.4 billion less than the $14.4 billion in the original Administration request.
An amendment offered as a substitute for the Burton amendment to reduce the bill's appropriation for development assistance by $4.1 million.
See Burton amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment to eliminate the bill's entire FY 1993 supplemental appropriation of $1.6 billion for assistance to Russia and the other former republics of the Soviet Union. The amendment leaves undisturbed the bill's FY 1994 appropriation of $904 million for such assistance.
Amendment sought to eliminate the bill's fiscal year 1993 supplemental appropriation of $1.6 billion for assistance to Russia and the former republics of the Soviet Union.
An amendment to eliminate the $55 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the U.S. capital contribution to the World Bank, and the corresponding loan authority such contribution would provide.
Amendment sought to delete $55 million appropriated for the U.S. capital contribution to the World Bank, and delete the corresponding loan authority such contribution would provide.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the U.S. Customs Service salaries and expenses by $4 million, reducing the total appropriation to the $1.3 billion level requested by the White House.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the U.S. Customs Service by $4 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms by $2.1 million, reducing the total amount to be appropriated to the $364 million requested by the administration.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms by $2.1 million.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated for salaries and expenses for the White House Office by $475,000, from $38,914,000 to $38,439,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses for the White House by $475,000.
An amendment to reduce the $39 million in appropriated funds for the Office of the White House by $100,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the White House by $100,000.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to reduce by 2% each appropriation in the bill for new construction of U.S. Courthouses.
Amendments reduce the appropriation for U.S. courthouses and joint Federal building-courthouse facilities by 2 percent.
An amendment to limit to five years the staffing and other allowances for former presidents. The five year funding period for current former Presidents would begin on October 1, 1993. Presidential pensions, Secret Service protection, and funds for presidential libraries would not be affected by the amendment.
Amendment limits staffing and other allowances for former Presidents to five years after leaving office. All current living former Presidents will be given 5 years beginning Oct. 1, 1993, before such benefits are terminated.
An amendment directing the Secretary of State, and agency directors under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, to establish a program of random drug testing of the officers and employees of the Department of State within 90 days of enactment of the bill.
Amendment sought to require random drug testing of all officers and employees of the Department of State.
An amendment to delete the $48 million authorized funding in the bill for the National Endowment for Democracy.
Amendment deletes $48 million authorized for the National Endowment for Democracy.
An amendment which reduces by 10% the bill's funding levels in FY 1994 and FY 1995 for the State Department and AID "operating accounts". The amendment does not reduce funds for emergency repairs, the office of inspector general, or the security costs of overseas missions. The amendment also decreases the number of State Department and AID employees worldwide by 10% from the number employed on the date of the bill's enactment.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the State Department and Agency for International Development operating budgets and personnel by 10 percent for a total reduction of $370 million. \   As amended by the Berman substitute amendment (A002), the above was replaced with language which reduces the authorizations contained in the bill by $200 million--including a reduction of $75 million for assessed U.S. contributions to international organizations, $25 million for buildings overseas, $25 million for voluntary U.S. contributions to international organizations, and $20 million for diplomatic and consular programs.
An amendment to delete $1.6 million in appropriations from the bill by eliminating funding for staff and office allowances for all former Presidents after five years of retirement from office, effective immediately. The effect of the amendment would be to eliminate staff an office allowances for all former Presidents with the exception of Presidents Reagan and Bush. Pensions and Secret Service funds would not be affected.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for allowances and office staff for former Presidents by $1.4 million.
An amendment to limit the total amount of funds authorized for NASA to no more than 3.1 percent above the level of the 1993 FY appropriations, reducing the authorization by approximately $264 million.
Amendment reduces the FY 1994 authorization for NASA by $250 million.
An amendment to terminate the NASA Space Station Freedom Program by eliminating the total authorization of $12.7 billion over seven years, as well as the $25 million authorized in FY 1994 for the construction of a facility to support the space station. The amendment would authorize $825 million for expenses related to closing down the program.
Amendment sought to terminate the Space Station Freedom Program and would have authorized $825 million for expenses related to closing down the program.
An amendment to eliminate the $5 million appropriation for the Army Corps of Engineers for engineering and design of the Kissimmee River Headquarters Revitalization Project and Kissimmee River Headquarters Restoration Project.
Amendment sought to delete $5 million appropriated for the Kissimmee River (FL) restoration project.
An amendment to reduce by approximately 2 percent each amount appropriated in the bill for projects of the Army Corps of Engineers for rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes.
Amendment sought to freeze the appropriation for civil water projects of the Army Corps of Engineers at the FY 1993 level plus the rate of inflation.
An amendment to reduce by 7.2 percent each amount appropriated in the bill for the Bureau of Reclamation for water reclamation construction projects and studies of water conservation and development projects.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for water projects of the Bureau of Reclamation by 7.2 percent.
An amendment to terminate the Department of Energy's Advance Liquid Metal Reactor project by eliminating the $31.9 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the program.
Amendment deletes $31.9 million appropriated for the Department of Energy's Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor and related fuel cycle programs.
An amendment to terminate the Department of Energy's SP-100 space reactor development program by eliminating $25 million in funds appropriated for the project. The amendment would retain $5 million of appropriated funds, to be used to cover costs of ending the program.
Amendment deletes $25 million appropriated for the Department of Energy's SP-100 space-based nuclear reactor development program and provides $5 million to terminate the program.
An amendment to terminate the Superconducting Super Collider Project by eliminating $400 million of the funding for the project, retaining $220 million to pay for costs relating to termination of the project.
Amendment terminates funding for the Superconducting Super Collider Project by deleting $400 million appropriated for the project.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for Community Development Block Grants (made available until September 30, 1996) from $4,223,675,00 to $4 billion.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for Community Development Block Grants by $223.6 million.
An amendment to cut $50 million in appropriations for the Community Block Grants program for authorized community development activities in areas impacted by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki and Typhoon Omar.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for Community Development Block Grants by $50 million. \   Amendment was rejected on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll Call 284.
An amendment consisting of two amendments offered en bloc to cut $20 million in appropriations for the HUD Policy Development and Research account and to transfer those funds to restore full funding of the Selective Service System, funding for which was reduced in the bill to $5 million to cover costs for terminating the program.
Amendments en bloc sought to transfer $20 million from the HUD Office of Policy Development and Research account to the Selective Service System account.
An amendment to further reduce the appropriation for the HUD Policy Development and Research programs by $48 million, from $65 million to $17 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the HUD Office of Policy Development and Research by $48 million. \   Amendment was rejected on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll Call 285.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for HUD Policy Development and Research by $10 million and transfer that amount to the housing program Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) Grants program.
Amendment transferred $10 million from the HUD Office of Policy Development and Research account to the Housing Programs--Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) Grants account.
An amendment to delete all funding for research, development and construction of the Space Station Freedom ($4.4 billion over two years). The amendment would appropriate $825 million to cover termination costs for the program.
Amendment sought to delete all funding for research, development and construction of Space Station Freedom.
An amendment to cut $970,000 in funds appropriated in the bill for the Executive Office of the President for the reimbursement of other agencies for personnel compensation costs for employees detailed to the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Office of Science and Technology Policy by $970,000.
An amendment to cut the NASA research and development appropriation by $18 million for the Consortium for the International Earth Science Information Network.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for NASA research and development by $18 million which is the amount being provided for the Consortium for the International Earth Science Information Network.
An amendment consisting of two amendments offered en bloc to delete $104.5 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor program, and $32.6 million for construction of facilities at Yellow Creek, Mississipi for production of solid rocket fuel nozzle and refurbishing solid rocket motor cases.
Amendments en bloc delete funds appropriated for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor program.
An amendment consisting of two amendments offered en bloc to cut the $50.1 million appropriation in the bill for Cooperative State Research Service special research grants, and $37.8 million for CSRS building and facilities construction projects.
Amendments en bloc sought to delete $50.1 million appropriated for Cooperative State Research Service special research grants; and delete $37 million appropriated for CSRS building and facilities construction projects.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in the bill for Rural Development Grants by $14.3 million, from $35 million to $20,750,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for rural development grants by $14.3 million.
An amendment to reduce the loan levels in the bill for REA hardship loan programs from $125 million per electric and telephone cooperative to $25 million per cooperative.
Amendment sought to reduce the subsidized loan levels for the Rural Electrification Administration for electric cooperatives and telephone companies each from $125 million to $25 million.
An amendment to delete the $3 million appropriation in the bill for the Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers program.
Amendment sought to delete $3 million appropriated for the Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers program.
An amendment to delete the provisions in the bill which remove the statutory obligation of school districts to require schools participating in the school lunch program to offer students whole milk.
Amendment deletes language which would have eliminated a requirement that schools participating in the school lunch program offer whole milk as an option.
An amendment to the Schumer substitute amendment to increase the amount appropriated in the Schumer substitute for the Market Promotion Program of the Department of Agriculture, from $90,000,000 to $127,734,000. The effect of the amendment is to reduce the bill's appropriation by $20 million.
See Armey amendment (A011) for description.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Armey amendment to retain $90 million of the $147 million of appropriated in the bill for the Market Promotion Program of the Department of Agriculture. The Armey amendment would reduce all but one dollar of the $147 million of appropriated funds for the program. The effect of the Schumer substitute is to cut the bill's appropriation by $57 million.
An amendment to cut all but one dollar of the $147 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the Market Promotion Program of the Department of Agriculture.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the appropriation for the USDA Market Promotion Program from $147.7 million to $1. \   The Schumer substitute amendment (A012) sought to reduce the appropriation for the above program to $90 million. \   As amended by the Durbin amendment (A013) the appropriation for the above program was reduced to $127.7 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in the bill for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $292 million from $292,640,000 to $640,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from $292.6 million to $640,000.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $1 million, from $292,640,000 to $291,640,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $1 million.,
An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill for any abortion except, when it is necessary to save the life of the mother or when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
An amendment to specify that the funds appropriated in the bill for the direct student loan demonstration program (estimated at $22 million), should be used only for the direct student loan demonstration program authorized by current law, and not the program contained in the House-passed version of the Budget Reconciliation bill.
Amendment clarifies that funds appropriated for direct student loans shall be used only for the Direct Student Loan Demonstration Program authorized by the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1992.
An amendment to strike the $17,327,000 in appropriations in the bill for the federal contribution to the youth and crime initiatives in the District of Columbia.
Amendment sought to delete $17.3 million appropriated for a Federal contribution for youth and crime initiatives in the District of Columbia.
An amendment prohibiting the expenditure of any funds appropriated in the bill to implement or enforce the District of Columbia's Domestic Partners Ordinance.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which would require the D.C. Fire Department to maintain the current staffing level of 269 fire fighters per 24-hour period.
Amendment deletes language which requires the D.C. Fire Department to maintain the current staffing level of 269 fire fighters per 24-hour period.
An amendment to increase by $60 million the funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses within the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Amendment increases the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Immigration and Naturalization Service by $60 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for expenses of the National Forest System by $11,859,000 from $1,237,272,000 to $1,225,413,000. The reduction in funds would affect timber sales preparation.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Forest System by $11.8 million.
An amendment to reduce the Historic Preservation Fund'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.40:">s $40</a>,000,000 appropriation by $7,000,000 to $33,000,000. The effect is to eliminate the appropriation for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Trust for Historic Preservation by $7 million.
An amendment to reduce $5 million from the Department of Energy appropriation for Clean Coal Technology, eliminating the shale oil extraction program.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $5 million.
An amendment to delete all of the $175 million in funds appropriated for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to delete $175 million appropriated for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to reduce the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.175:">s $175</a> million appropriation for the NEA by 5%, to about $166 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by $8.7 million.
An amendment in two parts which provides for a reduction of $275,000 in the funds for aluminum research from $19,366,000 to $18,091,000 (part 1); and a reduction of $49,746,000 for Fossil Energy Research and Development (part 2).
Amendment: (1) reduces the appropriation for the aluminum research program by $1.2 million; and (2) reduces the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $50 million and transfers $24.8 million to energy conservation.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for operating expenses of the National Park System by $3.126 million, from $1,059,333,000 to $1,056,207,000. The effect of the amendment would delete funding for the "Steam Town" park in Pennsylvania.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the operation of the National Park System by $3.1 million.
An amendment to reduce the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.1:">s $1</a>.1 billion appropriation for operation of the National Park System in FY 1994 by $14 million. The amendment is intended to freeze funding for Park Service operating expenses at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA at the FY 1993 level of $11.1 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the operation of the National Park System by $14 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for land acquisition by the National Fish and Wildlife Service by $1,000,000 from $61,610,000 to $60,610,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for land acquisition by the National Fish and Wildlife Service by $1 million.
An amendment to cut the $26,284,000 appropriation in the bill for salaries and expenses for the administration of economic development assistance programs within the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.
Amendment sought to delete $26.2 million appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Economic Development Administration.
An amendment to appropriate $22,000,000 for expenses of the United States Travel and Tourism Administration.
An amendment to delete approximately $9 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the alteration, modernization, and relocation of facilities.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $9.6 million. \   Amendment was rejected on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll Call 343.
An amendment to cut the appropriation in the bill for salaries and expenses for the Small Business Administration by approximately $6 million, from $243,326,000 to $237,456,000.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses for the Small Business Administration by $5.8 million. \   As amended by the McInnis amendment (A005) the appropriation was reduced by $21.8 million. \   Amendment was rejected on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll Call 344.
An amendment to require that educational grants made available under the National Service Educational Service Awards program be awarded to participants on the basis of financial need, using the same criteria used by other federal student financial aid programs.
Amendment sought to require that educational grants made available under the National Service Educational Service Awards program be awarded to participants on the basis of financial need, using the same criteria used by other federal student financial aid programs.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill requiring employer-applicants for a National Service grants to consult with local unions which do the same or similar work as the program participants would do, and require the concurrence of labor unions representing the applicant's employees to ensure that prospective national service program participants will not displace existing employees.
Amendment sought to eliminate language which requires applicants for National Service program grants to consult with and obtain the concurrence of local labor unions whose members are engaged in the same or similar work that participants in the proposed national service program would perform.
An amendment prohibiting the funding of the national service program until the following conditions are met: 1. Work study, supplemental educational opportunity grants, and Perkins Loans programs are funded at FY 1993 levels; 2. the State Student Incentive Grant program is funded at the FY 1993 level; 3. the Pell Grant program is funded at a level sufficient to return the maximum grant award to the FY level of $2,400.
Amendment sought to provide that before funds could be made available for the National Service Trust Program, existing student financial aid programs would have to be funded.
An amendment to specify that the authorizations contained in the bill shall be considered part of budget function 500 as used by the Office of Management and Budget to cover education, training, employment, and social services, and for budgetary purposes shall be considered as related to the programs of the Labor-HHS and Education Departments.
Amendment provides budgetary instructions assuring that the National Service Program will be funded by programs related to the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education; and also specifies budget function 500 which deals with education, training, employment and social services, as the function category from which theses funds will be procured rather than function category 700 relating to the Departments of VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, to eliminate the $35 million authorized in the bill for relocating production and refurbishing activities of the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor production site from facilities in Utah to a new facility in Yellow Creek, Mississippi. The amendment would also eliminate $33 million in authorized funding for construction of ASRM facilities in various locations.
Amendments en bloc: (1) eliminate $35 million authorized for relocating the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) production site; and (2) eliminate $33 million authorized for ASRM construction.
An amendment which eliminates from the bill an earmark of $18 million for the Consortium for an International Environmental Science Information Network, a program intended to assist in the management of global change data.
Amendment sought to transfer $18 million authorized for the Consortium for an International Earth Science Information Network and allocate those funds to the academic program budget which provides grants to universities and other academic institutions.
An amendment to reduce the authorization for the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network by $8,000,000 from $18,000,000 to $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network from $18 million to $10 million.
An amendment to make the provisions of the Porter amendment manditory rather than voluntary.
See Porter amendment (A012) for description.
An amendment to permit states participating in the national service program to enact liability protection for national service participants and volunteers in non-profit organizations. Under the amendment, participants in the program and volunteers would be exempt from personal financial liability for any tort claim, if they were acting in good faith within the scope of their duties, and the damage or injury was not caused by willful or wanton misconduct by the participant.
Amendment requires States to enact personal liability protection for national service program participants. \   As amended by the Bryant amendment (A013), language was added which requires States to impose certain conditions and exceptions in the granting of liability protection.
An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the Baker amendment any entity which provides religious instruction to, or permits religious worship by,illegal aliens.
See Baker amendment (A018) for description.
An amendment to require that every entity, as a condition of participation in the national service program, certify that it provides no services to illegal aliens. Charities and governmental entities which are required by law to provide emergency or educational service would be exempt from the provisions of the amendment.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Corporation for National Service from making a grant to a government program if it does not have a written policy that prohibits the delivery of services to illegal immigrants. \   As amended by the Cunningham amendment (A019), language was added to clarify that the above would not have precluded organizations from offering religious instruction or worship to illegal aliens.
An amendment to restrict educational awards for national service participants to 80% of the basic educational benefits provided in the GI Bill. The effect of the amendment would reduce the educational benefits in the bill from $5,000 to $3,840 for each year of service in the national service program.
Amendment restricts educational awards for national service participants to 90 percent of the basic educational benefit provided under the GI bill.
An amendment to reduce by 5% the allocation of funds for any state which fails to provide a limitation on liability within 2 years of the enactment of the bill.
Amendment reduces by 5 percent the allocation of funds to any State which fails to provide a limitation on liability for program participants within 2 years of the enactment of the bill.
An amendment to remove the current restrictions on NASA from purchasing helium from private sector sources.
An amendment consisting of several amendments made in order by the rule to do the following: 1. Waive maritime statutes to allow 19 private vessels to be documented for the purpose of engaging in domestic maritime commerce; 2. prohibit the Department of Transportation from approving the transfer of any U.S. oceangoing vessels over 3,000 tons to a foreign registry until January 1, 1995; 3. facilitate the integration of a new Coast Guard Reserve program at state maritime academies.
Amendments en bloc: (1) waive sections of the Maritime Act of 1920 to allow 19 private vessels to be documented in order to engage in domestic maritime commerce; (2) prohibit for one year the Department of Transportation from approving the transfer of any oceangoing U.S.-flag vessel over 3,000 gross tons to a foreign registry; and (3) enable the Coast Guard to recruit graduates from State Maritime Academies. \   As amended by the Gejdenson amendment (A002) and the Stearns amendment (A003), two vessels were added to the above list of vessels that will be granted waivers to the Maritime Act. \   As amended by the Traficant amendment (A004), language was added that: (1) requires that funds expended under this Act comply with the Buy American Act; (2) states as the sense of Congress that only American-made equipment and products be purchased with funds provided by this Act; and (3) calls for a prohibition against contracts being awarded to persons who have improperly used the "Made in America" label.
An amendment to limit the authorized funding in the bill to an amount equal to 90% of the authorized funding in FY 1993. The amendment would exempt amounts authorized for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund.
Amendment sought to limit the authorized funding in the bill to an amount equal to 90 percent of the authorized funding in FY 1993.
An amendment to reduce the overall Intelligence authorization by $500 million. The amendment would exempt amounts authorized for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorizations contained in the bill by $500 million. The amendment would have exempted amounts authorized for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund.
An amendment to add a new section which details an oath of secrecy applicable to Members of Congress and the Executive Branch Officers and its employees with regard to disclosing classified information.
See Goss amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment to add a new section which details an oath of secrecy applicable to Members of Congress only with regard to disclosure of classified information.
Amendment originally sought to require Members of the House to sign an oath not to willfully disclose classified information before such information could be provided to a Member. \   As amended by the Glickman substitute amendment (A007), the above was replaced with language that extends the requirement to sign an oath not to disclose classified information to Members of Congress, and officers and employees of the executive branch.
An amendment that would require the public disclosure of the total aggregate amount requested, authorized for, and spent on intelligence and intelligence-related activities beginning in FY 1995. The amendment does not require revealing any other details in the bill.
An amendment to reduce the amount of funds authorized in the bill for ballistic missile defense by 50%, to $1.5 billion.
Amendment sought to limit the amount authorized for ballistic missile defense to $1.5 billion.
An amendment to increase the funds authorized in the bill for ballistic missile defense by $467 million, to $3.21 billion.
Amendment sought to increase the amount authorized for ballistic missile defense by $467 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds authorized in the bill for ballistic missile defense by $229 million, to $2.8 billion.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized for ballistic missile defense by $229 million, and increase the amount authorized for the technology reinvestment project by the same amount.
An amendment to terminate procurement of the D-5 Trident submarine missile. Under the provisions of the amendment, 50% of the $1.2 billion in savings would be used for economic conversion and 50% would be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment sought to terminate production of the D-5 Trident II missile.
An amendment to eliminate funding for procurement of the D-5 Trident submarine missile after FY 1994. Under the provisions of the amendment, not more than $50 million in authorization could be obligated for industrial facilities for missile production.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for production of the D-5 Trident II missile after FY 1994.
An amendment whcih requires Europe, Korea, and Japan to assume all costs of maintaining U.S. troops in those countries by Sept. 30, 1996. If host-nation agreements are not reached by that date, then the U.S. will have four years through Sept. 30, 2000 to withdraw all of its troops from those nations. All savings from such actions are to be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment sought to provide that the President should enter into agreements with nations that host U.S. Armed Forces, under which those nations will agree to assume, beginning on or before September 30, 1996, 100 percent of the costs incurred by the United States related to the presence of U.S. military personnel stationed in that country.
An amendment to require the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission to include foreign bases along with domestic facilities in its closure recommendations.
Amendment requires the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission to include foreign bases along with domestic facilities in its closure recommendations.
An amendment to require that overseas operations and maintenance funding be reduced by $580 million in FY 1994 to reflect anticipated overseas force reductions of 40% by FY 1996.
Amendment reduces the amount authorized for overseas operations and maintenance costs by $580 million, and reallocates those funds for the operation of military facilities inside the United States.
An amendment to reduce authorized funding for U.S. European forces by $1 billion. Under the provisions of the amendment, 50% of the savings would used for deficit reduction, and the remainder would be used for economic conversion. The amendment also declares that it is the sense of Congress that the President should continue negotiations with allies to fund 75% of the non-salary costs of U.S. troops stationed overseas over the next five years at a rate of not less than 15% per year.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized for U.S. forces in Europe by $1 billion, and would have reallocated $500 million to deficit reduction and $500 million to defense conversion, reinvestment, and transition assistance programs.
An amendment to increase the funds authorized for Economic Adjustment by $40 million, to $109 million. The additional funds would come from equal reductions of $20 million for the defense dual-use extension program and the manufacturing extension program.
Amendment sought to increase the funds authorized for community adjustment and diversification assistance by $40 million; and would have provided reductions of $20 million each in the defense dual-use extension program and the manufacturing extension program.
An amendment to ban the use of defense conversion funds for financing foreign arms sales.
Amendment provides that defense conversion funds may not be used to finance foreign arms sales.
An amendment to reduce Defense Technology Reinvestment grants by $300 million (which gets it to the level requested by the President), and to retain the current law requirement that potential technologies have dual-use applications. The bill seeks to eliminate the dual-use requirement.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized for the Defense Technology Reinvestment Program by $300 million.
An amendment to authorize $30 million in funds to establish a permanent Defense Response Fund.
Amendment sought to authorize $30 million to establish a permanent Defense Response Fund in order to respond to certain overseas military emergencies.
An amendment to authorize $23 million to establish a program for the "Promotion of Democracy", and to authorize $10 million for training foreign military personnel in peacekeeping preparations.
Amendment sought to authorize $33 million in order to: (1) authorize the Defense Department to help create a U.N. peacekeeping operations center; (2) authorize the training of units from other countries in peacekeeping techniques; and (3) authorize military-to-military contacts around the world for the purpose of impressing upon foreign armed forces the appropriate role of the military in a democracy.
An amendment to incorporate National Guard Civilian Technicians into the competitive service program. The effect of the amendment would be to allow civilian National Guard technicions to appeal conduct-related disciplinary action by the State Adjutant General to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Amendment sought to incorporate National Guard civilian technicians into the competitive service program in order to extend certain civil service procedural and appeal protections to these employees.
An amendment to reduce by $300 million the funds authorized in the bill for programs to assist in demilitarization efforts in former Soviet Republics. The amendment would transfer those funds to the Army, Navy and Air Force for operation and maintenance.
Amendment sought to transfer $300 million authorized for the dismantlement of nuclear systems in the former Soviet Republics to the Army, Navy and Air Force for operation and maintenance.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to extend the authority of the RTC which is set to end on Oct. 1, 1993, for 18 months, until Apr. 1, 1995 in order to permit the RTC to have time to use the funds released in the bill to complete its assigned mission; to reduce the SAIF authorization in the bill for lost funds to $8 billion, compared to the $16 billion in the bill; to make the provisions of the bill pertaining to affordable housing and minority preference budget neutral by making the affordable housing provisions subject to appropriations (and thus under discretionary spending caps) and by subjecting the women and minority preference provisions to competitive contracting procedures.
Amendments en bloc: (1) extend the authority of the Resolution Trust Corporation to take over failed institutions by 18 months to Mar. 31, 1995; (2) reduce the Savings Association Insurance Fund authorization from $32 billion to $8 billion; (3) make the provisions pertaining to affordable housing and the minority preference in acquisitions of institutions in minority neighborhoods budget neutral; and (4) extends competitive contracting requirements to the RTC.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill which prevent the FAA to issue new airport improvement grant "letters of intent". "Letters of intent" provide airports with assurances that federal funding for eligible airport improvements will be provided in the future.
Amendment deletes language which would have prevented the FAA from approving new airport letters of intent which provide airports with assurances that federal funding for eligible airport improvements will be provided in the future.
An amendment to change the ceiling for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs by $284 million from $17,198,000,000 to $17,482,663,000.
Amendment increases the appropriation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs by $284 million.
An amendment to eliminate the $331 million operating subsidy for Amtrak. The amendment would retain the $100 million in appropriated funds for Amtrak capital improvements.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for operation losses by Amtrak by $331 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation from $431,000,000 to $397,900,000 and to reduce the amount available for operating losses from $331,000,000 to $297,900,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for Amtrak by $100 million.
An amendment to eliminate the $28.2 million in funds for the San Francisco Airport BART Extension and the Tasman Corridor LRT Project. The amendment would transfer the funds to the Secretary of Transportation, increasing amount for discretionary spending from $50 million to $78.2 million.
Amendment sought to delete $28.2 million appropriated for the San Francisco Airport BART Extension and the Tasman Corridor LRT Projects, and would have increased the amount provided in discretionary funding to the Secretary of Transportation by an equal amount.
An amendment to eliminate all funding appropriated in the bill ($44.9 million) for salaries and expenses for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Amendment sought to delete $44.9 million appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which would codify the policy of "don't ask, don't tell" with respect to gays in the military. The amendment would express that it is the sense of the Congress that policy regarding service in the military should be left to the discretion of the President, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and other military advisors.
An amendment to require Department of Defense personnel, as part of the process for enlistmentment or appointment, to ascertain whether or not a candidate for induction into the Armed Forces: 1. Is homosexual or bisexual, and 2. whether the candidate engages in homosexual acts or intends to engage in, or has a propensity to engage in, homosexual acts.
Amendment sought to require the Defense Department to ask individuals entering the armed forces if they are a homosexual or bisexual, and whether the person engages in, or has a propensity to engage in, homosexual acts.
An amendment to retain the provisions contained in the bill, which would codify the "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regard to gays in the military. The language of the amendment is identical to the provisions adopted by the Senate.
Amendment restates language contained in the bill and establishes congressional policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces.
An amendment which requires the President to report to Congress by October 15, 1993 with regard to the goals, objectives, and anticipated duration of U.S. forces deployed in Somalia, and which expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek and receive Congressional authorization for the continued deployment of U.S. forces in Somalia by November 15, 1993.
Amendment requires the President to report to Congress on the goals, objectives, and anticipated duration of U.S. forces deployed in Somalia, and expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek and receive Congressional authorization for the continued deployment of U.S. forces in Somalia by November 15, 1993.
An amendment to eliminate all funds for the D-5 missile after FY 1993, a total of $1.2 billion.
Amendment sought to delete $1.2 billion appropriated for the Trident II/D-5 Missile Program.
An amendment to strike $2.9 million in funding for the Fort Benning, Georgia Army School of the Americas which trains Latin American military personnel.
Amendment sought to delete $2.9 million appropriated for the Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia.
An amendment to eliminate the appropriation of $2 million for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
Amendment sought to delete $2.4 million appropriated for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which would allow the Director of the National Biological Survey to accept services of individuals as volunteers to assist in carrying out the survey.
Amendment deletes language which allows the Secretary of the Interior to accept the services of volunteers to perform duties to be carried out by the National Biological Survey.
An amendment to strike section 6 of the bill and to insert a new section 6 which requires that Survey activities on private and other non-federal lands be in compliance with state laws where such laws apply, and inserts language which outlines consent and notice requirements that the Survey must adhere to when conducting activities on private properties.
Amendment requires that agents of the National Biological Survey obtain written permission from a property owner before they enter private property and that they provide landowners access to the data obtained on their property.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Lightfoot amendment, to require air carriers to provide a child safety restraint system only for passengers who request them. Airlines would not be required to issue child restraints for all children flying aboard aircraft.
See Lightfoot amendment (A004) for description.
An amendment to add a new section which requires that commercial aircraft be equipped with child restraint systems.
Amendment originally sought to require the use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircraft. \   As amended by the Oberstar substitute amendment (A005), the above was replaced with language that requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring an air carrier to provide child safety restraint systems, upon the request of a revenue passenger on behalf of a revenue child passenger, on all interstate, intrastate, and overseas air transportation.
An amendment to exempt Washington National Airport from the airports selected to be included in an FAA sutdy of the impact of modifying the regulations controlling the number of commercial air carriers using high-density airports.
Amendment sought to remove Washington National Airport from the airports required to be included in an FAA review of slot restrictions that currently exist at four high- density airports.
An amendment which deletes provisions of the bill that grant certain collective bargaining rights (including the right to bargain for wages) to employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Amendment sought to delete language which would extend coverage of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, with certain exceptions including a prohibition on the right to strike.
An amendment to clarify the bill's intentions regarding prohibitions on federal mandates, direction, and control as they relate to school curriculums.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute replacing the exiting provisions of the bill with new provisions which authorize $400 million in funding to local school districts, to be used only for four uses: merit schools, model schools, school choice programs, and decentralized management programs involving parents. The amendment stipulates that 25% of the funds received by a school district must be spent on a school choice program.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize $400 million in fiscal year 1994 and require that the funds be used for only four uses: merit schools, model schools, school choice programs, and decentralized management programs involving parents.
An amendment to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to reduce by approximately 40% the authorizations for the National Endowment for the Arts ($70 million), the National Endowment for the Humanities ($70 million), and the Institute for Museum Services ($11.5 million).
Amendment sought to reduce by approximately 40% the authorizations for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services.
An amendment to deny the extension of emergency unemployment benefits to those states in which the unemployment rate is below 5 percent.
Amendment sought to disallow the extension of emergency unemployment benefits in those states in which the unemployment rate is below 5 percent.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would allow the Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina to apply for federal tribal recognition with the Department of the Interior through expedited procedures. The amendment would not grant federal tribal status to the Lumbee tribe legislatively, as the bill would do.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow the Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina to apply for federal tribal recognition with the Department of the Interior under expedited procedures. It would not have granted federal tribal status to the Lumbee tribe legislatively, as the bill does.
An amendment to delete provisions of the bill which would allow vessels built in foreign shipyards to receive operating subsidies. Under the provisions of the amendment, only vessels built in the U.S. are to be eligible to receive operating subsidies provided in the bill.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows vessels built in foreign shipyards to receive operating subsidies under the bill and would have provided that only vessels built in the U.S. are eligible to receive operating subsidies provided in the bill.
An amendment to cap freight rates U.S. flag vessels may charge for preference cargoes. Under the amendment, the maximum rate for transporting equipment, materials, or commodities would be limited to twice the world market rates.
Amendment sought to cap the rate that U.S. flag vessels may charge for preference cargoes at no more than twice the world rate.
An amendment to provide that state apprenticeship and training laws that discriminate against, or fail to recognize, any apprenticeship program that meets the minimum standards of the National Apprenticeship Act would not be exempt from the ERISA preemption.
Amendment sought to provide that state apprenticeship and training laws that discriminate against, or fail to recognize, any apprenticeship program that meets the minimum standards of the National Apprenticeship Act would not be exempt from the ERISA preemption.
An amendment to change the deadline for the removal of U.S. troops in Somalia from March 31, 1994 to January 31, 1994.
Amendment directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Somalia by January 31, 1994.
An amendment to restore the deadline for the removal of U.S. troops in Somalia from January 31, 1994 to March 31, 1994.
Amendment directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Somalia by March 31, 1994.
An amendment to require local law enforcement officials to specify, when requested, the reason for denying an application for a handgun within twenty business days.
Amendment provides that if a person is determined to be ineligible to purchase a handgun during the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.5:">s 5</a>-day waiting period, that individual may request and receive the reasons for this determination, within 20 business days from local law enforcement.
An amendment stipulating that the national system of instant background checks on handgun purchasers shall automatically replace the proposed five-day waiting period on handgun purchases within five years after enactment.
Amendment provides that a national system of instant background checks on handgun purchasers shall automatically replace the bill's five-day waiting period on handgun purchases five years after enactment of the bill.
An amendment to preempt local laws with the national "instant check" system once the system is in place.
Amendment sought to provide that once a national system for backround checks is in place that process will preempt any State waiting period laws.
An amendment to provide for the Secretary to waive the mining permit fee in the cases where such a permit application covers less than 10 acres of land. The amendment also provides that not more than one waiver may be granted to any one applicant.
Amendment sought to allow a waiver of the mining permit fee in cases where such a permit application covers less than 10 acres of land.
An amendment to modify the bill's provisions regarding "unsuitability reviews" of federal lands. The amendment would require the Interior and Agriculture Departments to declare lands unsuitable for mining if these activities would cause "significant damage" to special characteristics of the area in which the lands are located, and this damage cannot be prevented through conditions on mining permits. The amendment also would expand the bill's list of "special characteristics" to include lands designated by the Bureau of Land Management as "Areas of Critical Environmental Concern", and Forest Service Research Natural Areas.
Amendment sought to require the Interior and Agriculture Departments to declare lands unsuitable for mining if such activities cause significant damage to special characteristics of the area in which the lands are located.
An amendment to add the term "to the maximum extent practical" to the provisions of the bill requiring mine operators to restore lands to their original condition upon completion of mining activites.
Amendment sought to require mine operators to restore lands to their original condition, to the maximum extent practicable, upon completion of mining activities.
An amendment to require the Department of Interior to waive provisions of the bill if the Department of Defense determines there is a national security necessity to ensure sufficient supply of strategic and critical materials.
Amendment sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to waive provisions of the bill if the Department of Defense determines there is a national security necessity to ensure sufficient supply of strategic and critical materials.
An amendment exempting parents or legal guardians from the penalty provisions of the bill when their activities are directed toward their own minor children.
Amendment exempts parents or legal guardians from the penalty provisions of the bill when their activities are directed toward their own minor children.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to specify that actions prohibited under the measure must occur near the clinic, or near the home of the individual affected to constitute "crime". The substitute specifies that people lawfully engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment are exempt from the penalties of the bill, and exempts parents or legal guardians when their activities are directed at their minor child from such penalties. Under the substitute, physical obstruction would be a crime only if it is accompanied by force or threats of force. The substitute provides that people harmed could not sue for punitive damages as under the bill, but only for actual damages. The amendment sets standards that must be met before a court can issue an injunction. Finally, the amendment does not allow state attorneys general to bring suits under the measure, only the affected party or the Justice Department.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to specify that actions prohibited must occur near a clinic, or near the home of an individual; specify that people "lawfully engaged in activities protected by" the First Amendment are exempt from penalties; exempt parents or legal guardians from penalties when their activities are directed at their minor child; make physical obstruction a crime only if it is accompanied by force or threats of force; provide that people harmed can not sue for punitive damages, but only for actual damages; and set standards that must be met before a court can issue an injunction.
An amendment to impose an age limit of 18 for participation in the youthful offender programs provided in the bill. The bill limits participation in the programs to persons under the age of 22.
Amendment sought to impose an age limit of less than 18 for participation in the youthful offender programs provided in the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which eliminates the bill's spending limits, voter communication vouchers, and the overall $200,000 cap on political action committee and large contributions to each House candidate. Instead, the GOP substitute bans all PAC contributions, requires candidates to raise at least one-half of their funds from local residents, and prohibits soft money and bundling. The substitute also requires unions, corporations, and non-profit groups to disclose to the FEC all activities and spending that affect federal elections. In addition, the amendment requires labor unions to get written permission from members before dues can be used for political purposes.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban all Political Action Committee contributions, require candidates to raise at least one-half of their funds from local residents, and prohibit soft money and bundling; and also sought to require unions, corporations, and non-profit groups to disclose to the FEC all activities and spending that affect federal elections.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the identical text of the bill made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.RES.320:">H. Res. 320</a>. The amendment would reduce federal spending by $37.1 billion over five years by reducing the federal workforce by 252,000 over five years, incorporating $2.6 billion in FY 1994 rescissions reported by the Committee on Appropriations, and adopting many of the recommendations proposed by the Vice President's National Performance Review.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute reduces federal spending by $37.1 billion over five years; reduces the federal workforce by 252,000 over five years; and provides $2.6 billion in FY 1994 rescissions.
An amendment to cut federal spending by $90.4 billion over the next 5 years. The amendment includes Medicare cuts of $34.2 billion, including means-testing the Medicare Part B premium and the Medicare hospital deductible and imposing 20% coinsurance for home health and clinical laboratory services. It also includes other entitlement cuts and user fee increases totaling $3.7 billion. In addition, the amendment cuts discretionary spending by $52.5 billion, including savings from cutting the federal workforce by 252,000 positions, making recissions in FY 1994 appropriations, and making changes in permanent authorizations. The amendment establishes a new Cabinet-level Department of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology, changes Superfund treatment methods, and amends the Davis-Bacon "prevailing wage" law.
Amendment sought to reduce federal spending by $90.4 billion over 5 years including Medicare reductions of $34.2 billion, other entitlement reductions and user fee increases of $3.7 billion, and reductions in discretionary spending of $52.5 billion, including savings from cutting the federal workforce by 252,000 positions.
An amendment to cut federal spending by an additional $14.4 billion over five years by canceling the space station, reducing funding for the Baliistic Missile Defense program, by $350 million, and by requiring European allies to pay more of the cost of stationing U.S. troops in Europe.
Amendment sought to reduce federal spending by an additional $14.4 billion over five years by canceling the space station, reducing funding for the Ballistic Missile Defense program, reducing funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative, and requiring European allies to pay more of the cost of stationing U.S. troops in Europe.
An amendment to strike from the bill $1.2 billion to be used for DOD humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities in Somalia, Bosnia, and the Iraqi "no-fly zone".
Amendment sought to delete $1.2 billion appropriated for DOD humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, and the Iraqi "no-fly zone".
An amendment to incorporate the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.R.3511:">H.R. 3511</a> into the bill, which makes $2.6 billion in rescissions for FY 1994. The amendment also provides for $7.5 billion in additional funding reductions for various other programs.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriations contained in the bill by $7.5 billion.
An amendment to reduce federal spending by $10 billion for FY 1994 through a variety of spending cuts, budget rescissions, federal workforce reductions, and changes in a number of federal laws and programs.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriations contained in the bill by $10 billion.
An amendment to incorporate into the bill the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.R.3511:">H.R. 3511</a>, which provides for $2.6 billion in rescissions for FY 1994.
Amendment incorporates into the bill the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.R.3511:">H.R. 3511</a>, previously passed by the House, which provides for $2.6 billion in rescissions for FY 1994.
An amendment to specify that an independent counsel's failure to comply with certain standards of conduct set forth in the independent counsel law would constitute cause for his or her removal.
Amendment sought to specify that an independent counsel's failure to comply with certain standards of conduct set forth in the independent counsel law would constitute cause for his or her removal.
An amendment to reinstate the original provisions of the bill regarding coverage of Members of Congress under the independent counsel law. The provisions would permit but not require, as does the Gekas amendment, the Attorney General to appoint an independent counsel to investigate and prosecute Members of Congress. The amendment would not require the finding of a potential conflict of interest before implementing the independent counsel law, as required by the former, now expired, law .
See Gekas amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment to provide for mandatory coverage of Members of Congress under the independent counsel law.
Amendment originally sought to require mandatory coverage of Members of Congress under the independent counsel law. \   As amended by the Bryant substitute amendment (A007), the above was replaced with language which permits the Attorney General to appoint an independent counsel to investigate and prosecute Members of Congress for violations of Federal criminal law.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would, like the bill, reauthorize the independent counsel law for five years, but would differ from the bill in significant ways, including: 1. Provide mandatory coverage for Members of Congress; 2. Require greater evidence of wrong-doing before an investigation can be initiated; 3. Make funding for any independent counsel investigation lasting longer than two years; 4. Require each independent counsel to apply to the special court division for reappointment every two years; 4. Give the special court division power to terminate an investigation at any time; 5. Require the Federal Government to reimburse legal fees for any person subject to an independent counsel investigation who is not indicted or is not convicted, or whose conviction is overturned on appeal; 6. Stipulate that expiration of the law would automatically terminate any existing investigation within 120 days.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: (1) provide for mandatory coverage for Members of Congress; (2) require greater evidence of wrong-doing before an investigation can be initiated; (3) make funding for any investigation longer than 2 years subject to the Congressional appropriations process; (4) require independent counsels to seek reappointment after 2 years; (5) require the Federal government to reimburse legal fees for any person subject to an independent counsel investigation who is not indicted or is not convicted, or whose conviction is overturned on appeal; (6) grant subpoena power to the Attorney General for preliminary investigations; (7) require independent counsels to comply with Federal procedures concerning classified material; and (8) require the GSA to provide administrative support to independent counsels.
An amendment to require a decrease of 252,000 full-time federal employees by FY 1999. Under the provisions of the amendment, the levels of full-time federal employees would be reduced by approximately 40,000 positions each year to a maximum total of 1.88 million federal employees by FY 1999. If the total exceeded the maximum allowed, no agency could hire any employee for any position until the number fell below the ceiling set for the fiscal year.
Amendment requires a decrease of 252,000 full-time Federal employees by FY 1999.
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to delete the provisions in the bill which require states receiving funds under the Eisenhower Professional Development program to assure that school districts within the state certify that each full-time teacher in the district is certified to teach the subjects they are assigned to teach. The amendment also specifies that nothing in the bill should be construed to affect home schools.
Amendment deletes language which requires school districts to certify that each full-time teacher in the district is certified to teach the subjects they are assigned to teach; and also specifies that nothing in the bill should be construed to affect home schools.
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to specify that the provision requiring certification of full-time teachers shall only apply to public schools. The amendment also specifies that no provision of the bill shall be construed as permitting or authorizing any federal control over any aspect of any private, religious, or home school, and specifies that the amendment shall not be construed as prohibiting private, religious, or home schools from participation in programs or services available under the act.
Amendments as modified specify that provisions requiring certification of full-time teachers shall only apply to public schools and not to private, religious, or home schools.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc and as modified to make minor and technical changes to the bill, including correcting the language regarding the Impact Aid program. The amendment also includes language regarding computer education.
Amendments en bloc: (1) clarify that the implementation of model opportunity-to-learn standards by States, local educational agencies, and schools is voluntary and not mandated; (2) simplify the definition of opportunity-to-learn standards; (3) limit the paperwork burden on local educational agencies and schools; (4) clarify that model opportunity-to-learn standards cannot be enforced through litigation; and (5) recognize that model opportunity-to-learn standards can be a useful resource for school improvement.
An amendment to introduce a five year phase out of the caps on the amount of Title I funds to which Puerto Rico is entitled.
Amendment sought to phase out over 5 years the caps on the amount of title I (Improved Education for Disadvantaged Children) funds to which Puerto Rico is entitled.
An amendment to change the weighting factor in the bill's formula for distributing Title I funds in excess of the FY 1994 appropriation to Puerto Rico from 1.62 to 2.5.
Amendment sought to change the weighting factor in the formula for distributing title I (Improved Education for Disadvantaged Children) funds in excess of the FY 1994 appropriation to Puerto Rico from 1.62 to 2.5.
An amendment to eliminate the authorization in the bill to provide $10 million in financing for Innovative Elementary School Transition Projects, designed to assist Head Start children to make the transition from preschool to elementary grades.
Amendment sought to delete the $10 million authorization for the Elementary School Innovative Transitional Projects Program.
An amendment requiring school districts which receive Title I funds to report to the Department of Education on the number of students enrolled in the school system, the number of students who are not legal residents of the U.S., and the number of students who are legal residents but do not have at least one parent or guardian who is a legal resident.
Amendment sought to require school districts which receive title I (Improved Education for Disadvantaged Children) funds to report on the number of students enrolled in the school system, the number of students who are not lawfully in the U.S., the number of students who are lawfully in the U.S. but who do not have at least one parent or legal guardian who is lawfully in the U.S., and the average per pupil expenditure of the local educational agency.
An amendment to strike the Native Hawaiian Education authorization.
Amendment sought to delete language which reauthorizes native Hawaiian education programs.
An amendment to strike the Territorial Education Improvement Program authorization of $10 million.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorizes $10 million for territorial education improvement programs.
An amendment to the Owens substitute amendment which would stipulate that not less than 10% of funds authorized in the Owens amendment for governor's descretionary spending be spent on Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) programs.
Amendment to the Owens substitute amendment (A022) provides that not less than 10 percent of the funds authorized in the Owens amendment for Governor's discretionary spending may be spent on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program.
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Barrett amendment that would authorize $100 million in FY 1995, and such sums as may be necessary in FY 1996-1999, under the Drug-free Schools and Communities program for governors to use for community-based drug prevention and violence prevention programs. The provision to reserve 20% of funds to be used at the discretion of a state's governor would be eliminated.
Substitute amendment to the Barrett (NE) amendment (A022) sought to authorize $100 million in FY 1995 for Governors to use for community-based drug prevention and violence prevention activities under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program. It would have eliminated the 20 percent Governor set-aside contained in the Barrett (NE) amendment.
An amendment to reserve 20% of the funds made available to states under the Drug Free School program for use by each state's Governor. Each state would be required to establish advisory committees to create long-term plans for using these funds. The amendment would require 10% of the reserved funds to be used for Drug Abuse and Resistance Education programs.
Amendment reserves for Governors 20 percent of a State's funds under the Drug-Free School and Communities Program; requires Governors to establish an advisory committee to create a long-term plan for the use of such funds; and requires that 10 percent of the reserved funds be used for Drug Abuse and Resistance Education (DARE) programs.
An amendment to add language to the "findings" section of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools program dealing with the use of tobacco. The language proposed to be inserted seeks to demonstrate the widespread and early use of tobacco by children as well as to explain the risk of addiction to smoking resulting from ingestion of nicotine. Finally, the amendment seeks to provide education and information on the risks of tobacco use and make it available to children and families.
Amendment requires that tobacco be included with alcohol and illegal drugs in the drug prevention programs authorized by the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would reduce the total budget authority recommended by the Committee on the Budget by $2.4 billion for FY 1995 by reducing the budget authority for defense programs by $2.4 billion for FY 1995, from $263.3 billion recommended by the Committee and the President to $260.9 billion.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute consisted of the text reported by the Committee on the Budget except that budget authority for defense programs would have been reduced by $2.4 billion for FY 1995.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which calls for $600 billion in additional deficit reduction over the next 5 years on top of the $496 billion in deficit reduction that the Congress enacted last year. The amendment seeks to achieve its deficit reduction entirely through spending reductions; it does not contain any revenue provisions. The spending reductions targeted by the amendment involve eliminating all agricultural subsidies except the dairy program, canceling the Space Station, and terminating the Community Development Block Grant program.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1995 new budget authority of $1,185.6 billion; budget outlays of $1,187.6 billion; budget revenues of $977.8 billion; and a budget deficit of $209.5 billion.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce defense budget authority by $16.8 billion and defense outlays by $9.0 billion in FY 1995. Over 5 years the proposed reductions in defense budget authority and outlays total $175.1 billion and $125.3 billion, respectively. The substitute proposes to shift these funds to such domestic programs as education, job training, crime prevention, and veterans programs. The substitute assumes enactment of a tax on assault weapons, handguns, and ammunition.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1995 new budget authority of $1,528.9 billion; budget outlays of $1,513.5 billion; budget revenues of $1,340 billion; and a budget deficit of $173.5 billion.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce the deficit by $643.5 billion over five years, $147.5 billion more than recommended by the Committee on the Budget. The amendment would cut domestic spending by $284.4 billion, reduce interest costs by $32.2 billion, reduce spending in international affairs by $13.1 billion and increase defense spending by $61.1 billion.
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1995 new budget authority of $1,194.6 billion; budget outlays of $1,204.6 billion; budget revenues of $971.3 billion; and a budget deficit of $233.3 billion.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that is similar to the original text, but would differ in the following respects: The amendment would limit federal outlays to 19% of the GNP for that year, unless 3/5 of the membership of the House and the Senate voted to waive the restriction. The amendment would also grant the President line-item veto authority. A 2/3 majority would be required to override the line-item veto.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit Federal outlays in a year to 19 percent of the Gross National Product for that year, unless three-fifths of the membership of the House and the Senate voted to waive such restriction; and would have also provided for a Presidential line-item veto.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute similar to the original text, but would add provisions to prohibit federal revenues from increasing at a faster rate than the national income in the second prior fiscal year, unless a 3/5 majority of the entire membership of the House and Senate approved a specific tax increase authorizing a higher rate of revenues.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit Federal revenues from growing faster than the rate of increase in national income in the second prior fiscal year, unless a three-fifths majority of both the House and Senate vote to approve a specific tax increase authorizing a higher rate of revenues. \   This amendment was subsequently agreed to by a vote of the full House pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule 23 which provides, that in the Committee of the Whole, when the votes of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner are decisive, the vote must be retaken. See Roll Call No. 63.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would establish separate capital and operating federal budgets, only the latter of which would be required to be balanced. Social Security would be exempt from the provisions of the amendment. None of the supermajority provisions required by the original text and the other substitute amendments would be required to waive balanced budget provisions. The amendment would prohibit Congress from deficit spending, except in the case of war, serious military threat, or recession.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish separate capital and operating budgets for the Federal Government; require the operating budget to be in balance; exempt Social Security and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from balanced budget calculations; and prohibit Congress from authorizing deficit spending, except in the case of war, serious military threat, or recession.
An amendment to strike Title VII, the Bilingual Education authorization, from the bill.
Amendment sought to delete title VII which authorizes funding for bilingual education programs.
An amendment to the amendment offered by Mr. Johnson of Texas to prohibit the use of funds authorized under the bill by any state or school district that seeks to adopt policies that prevent voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
Amendment to the Johnson (TX) amendment (A034) sought to prohibit the use of funds authorized under the bill by any State or local educational agency to adopt policies that prevent voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools.
An amendment to withhold federal education funds from states or school districts which have a policy of denying participation in constitutionally protected prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis.
Amendment prohibits Federal education funds to States or school districts which do not permit voluntary prayer in public schools.
An amendment to change the thrust of the Doolittle amendment so as to allow schools which teach sex education to have the option of whether or not to emphasize abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most effective method of preventing unwanted pregnancies. The amendment also stipulates that nothing in the amendment should construed as asserting federal control over curriculum or related activities in schools.
See Doolittle amendment (A039) for description.
An amendment to require the sex education programs in public schools receiving assistance under the bill to emphasize abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most effective means of preventing unwanted pregnancies.
Amendment requires that sex education programs in public schools receiving assistance under the bill emphasize abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most effective means of preventing unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and AIDS. \   As amended by the Unsoeld amendment (A038), language was added to clarify that the amendment will not interfere with the right of local communities to select curricula appropriate for the children of their community.
An amendment to the Hancock amendment which would prevent funds authorized in the bill for being used to carry out a program or activity that has either the purpose or effect of encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative. The amendment also specifies that nothing in the provisions of the amendment is intended to be contrued as asserting federal control over a school's curriculum.
See Hancock amendment (A041) for description.
An amendment to prohibit all funding in the bill for local school districts which have established programs or activities that have either the purpose or effect of encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative.
Amendment originally sought to prohibit any local educational agency that receives funds under the bill from implementing or carrying out any program or activity which has either the purpose or effect of promoting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative. \   As amended by the Unsoeld amendment (A042), language was added prohibiting the use of funds to distribute obscene material to minors on school grounds; and clarified that nothing in the amendment is intended to be construed as asserting Federal control over a school's curriculum.
An amendment to eliminate the bill's authorization of $200 million in FY 1995, and such sums as may be necessary in FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.1996:">s 1996</a>-1999, for a new program to provide low-interest direct loans for school construction and renovation in poor school districts.
Amendment sought to eliminate $200 million authorized to provide funding for low-interest direct loans for the construction of school facilities.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to: (1) reduce the authorizations contained in the bill by $1.15 billion; (2) eliminate all new programs added in Committee; (3) eliminate certain reporting requirements placed on States and localities including opportunity-to-learn standards; (4) streamline waiver provisions; (5) authorize public school choice programs for chapter 1 students; (6) prohibit the use of funds for family planning and reproductive health services; and (7) restore the Governors' funds for drug-free schools and communities.
An amendment offered en bloc, consisting of the following 35 amendments printed in Part Two of House Report 103-474: Amendment No. 1. (Porter), 2. (Barca), 3. (Olver), 4. (Gilman), 5. (Watt), 6. (Hoyer), 7. (Hoyer), 8. (Livingston), 9. (Slaughter), 10. (Slaughter), 11. (Martinez), 12. (Abercrombie), 14. (Scott), 15. (Bonilla), 16. (Smith, MI), 17. (Inslee), 18. (Filner), 19. (Hall, OH), 20. (Becerra), 21. (Wheat), 22. (Vento), 23. (Wise), 24. (Miller, CA), 25. (Fazio), 26. (Strikland), 27. (Brooks), 28. (Long), 29. (Rostenkowski), 30. (Frank), 34. (McCandless), 35. (Kennedy), 42. (Owens), 43. (Evans), 44. (Rangel), and 47. (Manzullo).
Amendments en bloc: (1) require U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day; (2) express as the sense of Congress that violent felonies against truckers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent under Federal law; (3) fund a demonstration program under the Justice Department that would provide domestic violence court advocates; (4) increase criminal penalties for visa and passport abuse crimes; (5) ensure that programs funded under the Model Intensive Grant Program and Local Partnership Act are coordinated with existing programs; (6) reauthorize Secret Service authority regarding financial institution fraud; (7) authorize $210 million for Treasury Department law enforcement activities; (8) require a study on converting three closed military installations into Federal prison facilities; (9) make technical changes to the appointment procedures for the Commission to Support Law Enforcement; (10) provide penalties for crimes regarding explosives; (11) authorize funds for the Hope in Youth Program, and a program to provide gang prevention services to boys and girls; (12) allow the Justice Department to assist local law enforcement officials in investigating violent crimes against travelers; (13) allow funds to be used for job programs to prevent crime under the Local Partnership Act; (14) pro.ide for a study on prison overcrowding; (15) make technical amendments to the Violent Repeat Offender Incarceration Act; (16) authorize the INS to accept non-Federal assistance in its deportation responsibilities; (17) promote the removal and prevention of graffiti with Juvenile Trafficking and Gang Prevention Grant funds; (18) lift the current four-year limit on victims assistance programs under the Byrne Memorial Fund; (19) add provisions on criminal aliens and immigration enforcement; (20) create the National Commission on Crime and Violence; (21) add the Secretary of the Interior to the Ounce of Prevention Council; (22) clarify the intent of the bill to increase Federal funds for State and local communities in fighting crime through additional programs; (23) establish the Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth program; (24) express the sense of Congress regarding comparable funding of programs for rural areas; (25) require States to provide appropriate professional training to corrections officers who deal with repeat violent offenders; (26) allow in the awarding of grants for consideration to be given to States which incarcerate large number of inmates who are in the U.S. illegally; (27) authorize rural anti-crime and anti-drug initiatives; (28) authorize $12 million for the establishment of Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing; and (29) increase the penalties for illegal trafficking in counterfeit goods and services. See pages H2304-2312 in the Congressional Record for complete list of en bloc amendments.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which would impose the death penalty for drug kingpins.
Amendment sought to delete language which imposes the death penalty for drug kingpins.
An amendment to substitute life imprisonment for the death penalty provisions in the bill.
An amendment to provide procedures for imposing the death penalty for drug kingpins, even when in the commission of a crime, no death results. Under the amendment, the court could consider the following as aggravating factors when considering the imposition of the death penalty: Previous conviction of an offense for which a sentence of death or life imprisonment was authorized; a previous conviction of two or more serious offenses; a previous serious drug felony conviction; using a firearm in the commission of the offense; distribution of drugs to persons under the age of twenty-one; distribution near schools; importing, manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance mixed with a lethal adulterant.
Amendment provides for the consideration of aggravating factors by a jury or court when it is considering imposing the death penalty for persons convicted as a drug kingpin.
An amendment to specify that elements that must be proved to convict a defendant of an offense (such as premeditation) may be considered factors in determining whether or not to impose a death sentence. The amendment would also delete the provisions of the bill which require juries to be instructed that they are never required to impose a death sentence, and eliminates life imprisonment without parole as an alternative sentence for specific crimes.
Amendment provides that elements proved to convict a defendant of an offense may be considered as aggravating factors in determining whether or not to impose a death sentence; eliminates life imprisonment without parole as an alternative sentence for specific crimes; and mandates that a death sentence be imposed in certain circumstances.
An amendment to delete the bill's provisions regarding death penalty procedures that state that aggravating factors not specified in the bill may also be considered in imposing the death penalty. Under the amendment, only those aggravating factors specified in the bill could be considered.
Amendment sought to delete language regarding death penalty procedures which allows aggravating factors not specified in the bill to be considered in imposing the death penalty.
An amendment to delete the habeas corpus provisions of the bill, which would limit to one the number of federal appeals allowed for prisoners facing death sentences. The provisions of the bill require all prisoners sentenced to death to file federal appeals within one year after their state appeals have been exhausted. The provisions in the bill to require lawyers for defendants in capital cases to have experience in death row appeals would also be striken by the Hyde amendment.
Amendment deletes title VIII which contained the habeas corpus provisions of the bill.
An amendment to change the bill's provisions on habeas corpus reform. The amendment continues to require prisoners under sentence of death to file any habeas corpus petitions within one year after their state appeals have been exhausted, and to limit the circumstances under which subsequent habeas corpus petitions can be filed. In addition, however, the amendment narrows the instances in which "new rules" of law would retroactively be applied in habeas corpus appeals by the prisoner. Specifically, the amendment deletes provisions of the bill that would allow for the retroactive application of a "new rule" ordered by a court in certain instances- i.e., when the rule holds that the death penalty for a particular offense is unconstitutional after the defendant has been sentenced, or when the rule requires new legal procedures. The amendment narrows further than the bill the instances in which a second habeas corpus appeal would be heard. Under the amendment, a second petition could be heard only if the new claim, if proven, would undermine the court's confidence in either the prisoner's guilt, or the prisoner's legal eligibility for the death sentence. Finally, the amendment delays for one year the bill's requirement that all states that impose the death penalty provide qualified counsel to indigents in capital cases--at trial, on appea., on state collateral review, and on petitions for discretionary review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Amendment sought to change the habeas corpus provisions contained in the bill and would have required prisoners under sentence of death to file any habeas corpus petitions within one year after their State appeals had been exhausted, and limit the circumstances under which subsequent habeas corpus petitions could be filed.
An amendment to add conviction for a serious drug offense to the violent felonies specified in the bill for which a sentence of life imprisonment would be mandatory upon three convictions.
Amendment adds conviction for a serious drug offense to the violent felonies specified in the bill for which a sentence of life imprisonment would be mandatory upon three convictions.
An amendment to authorize $10.5 billion through FY 1999 for new grant programs for state prisons. Twentyfive percent of the funds would be reserved for states that increase the percentage of violent offenders sentenced to prison, increase the average time violent offenders serve, and increase the percentage of sentence served. The remaining 75% of funds available would be allocated among eligible states base on the rate of violent crime.
Amendment authorizes $10.5 billion for a new grant program to the States for the construction of prisons.
An amendment to remove the provisions of the bill which require states to implement specific policies as a condition for receiving prison grants, such as adopting alternative sentencing programs; prisoner screening and security classification; prisoner rehabilitation and treatment programs; prisoner work activities and job skills programs.
Amendment sought to delete language which requires States to implement certain policies as a condition for receiving Federal prison grants.
An amendment to provide (like the bill) $3 billion in FY 1995 through FY 1999 in grants for state or regional correctional facilities to provide for the incarceration of violent offenders. Unlike the McCollum amendment, the substitute would not condition these grants on states enacting "truth in sentencing" legislation.
See McCollum amendment (A016) for description.
An amendment comprised of six amendments offered en bloc which include amendments numbered 32, 36, 40, 48, 49, and 50 printed in part 2 of House report 103-474. The amendments require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse states and localities for the costs of incarcerating undocumented aliens convicted in State courts; give law enforcement officials and courts access to criminal history for use in stalking and domestic violence cases; prohibit state motor vehicle departments from disclosing personal information about any individual with certain specified exceptions; add a new title on prison security enhancement; add a new title on civil rights of institutionalized persons; and provide that a Federal court shall not hold prison or jail overcrowding unconstitutional under the eighth amendment except in certain instances.
Amendments en bloc: (1) require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse States and localities for the costs of incarcerating undocumented aliens; (2) allow law enforcement officials and courts access to criminal history information in stalking and domestic violence cases; (3) protect the privacy of information provided to State motor vehicle departments; (4) require State prison inmates to exhaust the prison's administrative remedies prior to filing an action in Federal court; (5) restrict the ability to bring suits based on prison overcrowding; and (6) prohibit prisoners from engaging in weight training or martial arts instructions.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentence was imposed because of racial discrimination, and that permit the use of statistical evidence showing a significant racially discriminatory pattern in this determination. In lieu of the title being struck, the amendment inserts a new title IX entitled the Equal Justice Act.
Amendment sought to delete language that bars the execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentence was imposed because of racial discrimination, and that permits the use of statistical evidence showing a significant racially discriminatory pattern in this determination.
An amendment to express that it is the sense of Congress that child pornograpy is a crime deserving full prosecution under federal child pornography statutes, and that the brief submitted by the Justice Department for the case Knox v. U.S. represents a misinterpretation of those statutes.
Amendment adds language expressing as the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice should repudiate its reinterpretation of Federal child pornography laws, defend the conviction won in lower courts in the Knox case, and vigorously prosecute sexual exploitation of children.
An amendment to authorize the hiring of an additional 6,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff over the next five fiscal years.
Amendment authorizes the hiring of an additional 6,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff over the next five fiscal years.
An amendment to provide up to $100,000 in penalties for affixing false "Made in America" lables to any product that is purchased with funds authorized under the bill.
Amendment establishes requirements that must be met before any product may carry a "Made in America" label.
An amendment to phohibit awarding Pell Grants to prisoners incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution.
Amendment prohibits awarding Pell Grants to prisoners incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution.
An amendment to prohibit awarding Pell Grants to prisoners incarcerated in a federal, state or local penal institution after January 1, 1996, unless the Secretary of Education and State Governors certify that the policy of awarding Pell grants to prisoners is cost-effective, contributes to the reduction of recidivism, and that recipients are making statisfactory academic progress toward completion of the education program for which the grant was awarded.
Amendment sought to prohibit awarding Pell Grants to prisoners in Federal or State penal institutions unless the Secretary of Education or a State Governor certifies that the policy of awarding Pell Grants to prisoners is cost-effective, contributes to the reduction of recidivism, and that recipients are making satisfactory academic progress toward completion of the education program for which the grant was awarded.
An amendment to establish a Police Corps program (similar to ROTC) which would provide, on a competitive basis, federal college scholarships of up to $10,000 per year, in return for a four-year commitment to serve in a state or local police force. Participants who fail to complete the agreed upon service would be required to pay back the entire scholarship aid, plus 10%.
Amendment establishes a Police Corps program which will provide college students with aid for education in return for a four-year commitment to serve in a State or local law enforcement agency.
An amendment to require states to establish minimum standards for background investigations and training of private security guards, and authorizes access to FBI files for background and criminal history checks.
Amendment sought to require States to establish minimum standards for the screening and training of private security guards.
An amendment, as modified, to direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to conduct a study regarding the merit of having different criminal penalties for the illegal possession, etc, of "crack" cocaine and powder cocaine.
Amendment, as modified, requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to provide a comprehensive report to Congress by the end of 1994 on the current sentencing structure for various cocaine violations.
An amendment to require federal prisoners who do not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent to earn a General Education Development certificate before they are eligible for early release from prison. As modified, the amendment allows the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to make exemptions to the GED requirement as necessary.
Amendment, as modified, requires Federal inmates to earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate as a condition of receiving early release from prison.
An amendment to reduce the authorization for the National Science Foundation by $50 million for FY 1995 and by $158 million in FY 1996.
Amendment reduces the authorization for the National Science Foundation by $50 million in FY 1995 and by $158 million in FY 1996.
An amendment to deny NSF funds to any academic institutiion which prevents U.S. military services from recruiting on campus or having access to student addresses for the purpose of recruitment.
Amendment denies National Science Foundation funds to any academic institution which prevents military recruiting on campus.
An amendment to establish the Business Development and Technology Commercialization Corporation to make federally-developed technology available for commercial use. The amendment intends to make federal technologies available to small and mid-sized businesses. To achieve this goal, it would direct the Commerce Department to create a database of all technologies and processes in which the government has at least some proprietary interest. This database would be accessible to small and medium-sized businesses as well as large corporations. In cases of national security or cases which might violate the proprietary rights of any private interest, access to the database would be limited.
Amendment provides for the creation of the Business Development and Technology Commercialization Corporation to make Federally-developed technology available for commercial use.
An amendment to strike from the bill provisions which provide authorizations for the Appalachian Regional Commission, thereby terminating the agency.
Amendment sought to abolish the Appalachian Regional Commission.
An amendment to delete the authorization in the bill for the Economic Development Administration.
Amendment sought to abolish the Economic Development Administration.
An amendment to limit the authorization for EDA to not more than $412,000,000 for each of FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.1995:">s 1995</a> and 1996.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for the Economic Development Administration by $10 million.
An amendment to delete the provision of the bill which would establish a task force to study the unique characteristics of the APC and determine whether these characteristics could be applied to other economically distressed rural areas.
Amendment sought to delete language which establishes a task force to study the unique characteristics of the Appalachian Regional Commission and determine whether those characteristics can be applied to other economically distressed rural areas.
An amendment to require the Administrator of the Economic Development Administration, upon petition from an entity adversely effected by Federal regulations relating to matters of economic development described in the bill, to notify the relevant agencies and departments and to suggest waiving those regulations which interfere with economic development.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill calling for a Montana Ecosystem and Economics Study.
Amendment sought to delete section 9 of the bill which establishes an independent scientific panel for the study of the northern Rockies.
An amendment to require the U.S. Forest Service to prohibit clearcutting on federal lands scheduled for release in the bill; prohibit the construction of roads in roadless areas; and require the Forest Service to conserve and restore native biodiversity on lands released for multiple-use management.
Amendment sought to prohibit the clearcutting of timber on the lands not designated as wilderness by the bill; and prohibit construction of roads in roadless areas of the released lands.
An amendment to reduce the amount of ballistic missile defense funding in the bill by $200 million, to $2.7 billion, by cutting $150 million from Advanced Technology Development Activities and $50 million from consultant services.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount for ballistic missile defense by $200 million.
An amendment to require the President, over a 3 year period, to secure burdensharing agreements with NATO member nations and Japan which require those nations to assume all costs incurred by the United States relative to the presence of U.S. military personnel in those countries. All savings resulting from such an arrangement would have to be used for deficit reduction. If agreements are not reached by Sept. 30, 1997, the U.S. would have 3 years through Sept. 30, 2000, to withdraw all of its troops from those nations. The provisions of the amendment do not apply to South Korea.
Amendment sought to require the President, over a 3-year period, to secure burdensharing agreements with NATO member nations and Japan which require those nations to assume all costs incurred by the United States relative to the presence of U.S. military personnel in those countries. All savings resulting from such an arrangement would have to be used for deficit reduction.
An amendment to require that the provisions of the bill shall not take effect unless the total indebtedness of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is less than $600,000,000.
Amendment sought to provide that the provisions of the bill shall not take effect unless the total indebtedness of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is less than $600 million.
An amendment to strike section 3 of the bill. Section 3 limits the the amount of evidence that may be presented by each side in a black lung benefits case.
Amendment sought to delete section 3 of the bill which establishes what evidence may be required by the claiment and respondent in black lung benefits cases.
An amendment to strike section 6 of the bill. Section 6 provides guidelines for determination of attorney fees. The amendment also seeks to strike the exception contained in section 11 regarding the effective date for the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to delete section 6 which establishes procedures for the awarding of attorney fees in black lung benefits cases.
An amendment to establish a Federal Black Lung Advisory Committee to review State workers' compensation laws to determine the effectiveness of state laws in providing benefits for disability or death due to black lung disease and assess the need for continuation of the federal black lung program.
Amendment sought to establish a Federal Black Lung Advisory Committee to review State workers' compensation laws to determine the effectiveness of state laws in providing benefits for disability or death due to black lung disease and assess the need for continuation of the Federal black lung program.
An amendment to delete section 8 of the bill which would provide for the refiling of any claim for Black Lung Benefits filed after January 1,1982, and subsequently denied.
Amendment sought to delete section 8 which allows for the refiling of any claim for Black Lung Benefits filed after January 1, 1982, and subsequently denied.
An amendment which urges the President to enter into negotiations with host nations in Europe that result in payment by allies of up to 75% of the non-salary costs of U.S. troops stationed in Europe. The amendment directs the Defense Department to reduce troop levels in Europe by 1,000 for each percentage point that the host nations don't contribute for nonpersonnel costs. The amendment does not reduce overall funding in FY 1995, and contains a provision waiving the amendment's requirements in an emergency.
Amendment urges the President to enter into negotiations with host nations in Europe that will result in the payment by the allies of up to 75 percent of the non-salary costs of U.S. troops stationed in Europe; and directs DOD to reduce troop levels in Europe by 1,000 for each percentage point that the host nations do not contribute for nonpersonnel costs.
An amendment to allow the Secretary of Defense to waive the provisions of the bill which prohibit the reconfiguration of Trident submarines to accomodate larger D-5 missiles, if the Secretary certifies that it is in the interests of national security to do so.
Amendment allows the Secretary of Defense to waive the provisions of the bill which prohibit the reconfiguration of Trident submarines to accomodate larger D-5 missiles if he certifies that it is in the interest of national security to do so.
An amendment to terminate the Trident D-5 missile program upon the completion of procuremnt of the missiles for which funds were previously appropriated.
Amendment sought to terminate the Trident D-5 missile program upon the completion of procurement of the missiles for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 1994.
An amendment to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill to be used to operate the Army School of the Americas.
An amendment to prohibit the Defense Department from making grants to, or contracting with, educational institutions that deny access to military recruiters.
Amendment denies DOD funds to any educational institution which prevents military recruiting on campus.
An amendment to repeal the statutory requirement that all 18 year-old male citizens of the U.S. register with the Selective Service.
Amendment sought to repeal the statutory requirement that all 18 year-old male citizens of the U.S. register with the Selective Service.
An amendment to postpone the 1995 round of base closures and realignment until 1997.
Amendment sought to postpone the 1995 round of base closures and realignments until 1997.
An amendment to increase the number of C-17 transport aircraft authorized in the bill for FY 1995 from four to six. The additional cost of $447 million would be offset by cutting the same amount from procurement funding for already developed commercial or military planes.
Amendment increases the number of C-17 transport aircraft authorized in the bill for FY 1995 from four to six.
An amendment which expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not undertake military action against Haiti unless there is a clear and present danger to U.S. interests or citizens; that it should intensify economic pressure on Haiti's military; that it should make every effort to replace shipboard processing of Haitian refugees with land-based processing; and that it should continue to engage in intensive consultation with the international community to gain support for the restoration of democracy and national reconciliation in Haiti.
Substitute amendment to the Goss amendment (A013) sought to express the sense of Congress that the U.S. should not attack Haiti except in a case of a clear and present danger; increase economic pressure on Haiti's military; attempt to stop ship-based processing of refugees in favor of land-based processing; and encourage international support for restoring Haiti's democratically elected government.
An amendment to express that it is the sense of Congress that the U.S. should not undertake any military action directed against Haiti unless the President certifies to Congress that a clear and present danger exists to U.S. citizens or that the interests of the U.S. requires such action.
Amendment expresses as the sense of Congress that the U.S. should not undertake any military action directed against Haiti unless the President certifies to Congress that a clear and present danger exists to U.S. citizens or that the interests of the U.S. requires such action.
An amendment to limit the amounts authorized to be paid for the U.S. assessed share of UN peacekeeping costs to only those amounts expended by DOD for direct or indirect support of UN peacekeeping operations.
Amendment sought to require that DOD peacekeeping expenditures be offset against the U.N. peacekeeping assessment for the United States before any payments are made by the U.S. to the United Nations.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill which would require that the proposed Indianapolis-to-Houston highway corridor provided for in the bill be routed through six specific cities in Kentucky.
Amendment sought to delete language which requires that the proposed Indianapolis-to-Houston highway corridor be routed through six specified cities in Kentucky.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Appropriations and now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute was made in order by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.RES.443:">H. Res. 443</a> and treated as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill provides for a foreign operations appropriation of $13.6 billion, $389 million less than the $14 billion in the original Administration request.
An amendment to eliminate all funds appropriated in the bill ($348 million) for aid to Russia, except $42 million in humanitarian aid.
Amendment sought to delete $348 million appropriated for foreign assistance to Russia.
An amendment to limit funding in the bill used to provide assistance to South Africa to the FY 1994 level.
An amendment to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for voluntary family planning assistance by $100 million. The increase would be offset by a .75% across-the-board cut in all other appropriations in the bill.
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for voluntary family planning assistance by $100 million and would have provided the funds through a .75 percent across-the-board cut in all other appropriations in the bill.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses for House Officers and employees by $3 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for salaries and expenses for House officers and employees by $2.9 million.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for official mail expenses of the House by $4 million, from $35 million to $31 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for House official mail costs from $35 million to $31 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the General Accounting Office by approximately $31 million, from $439.5 million to $408.6 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the General Accounting Office by $30.9 million.
An amendment to reduce several appropriations in the bill to reduce the total appropriations to the FY 1994 level. The amendment would cut GAO by $47 million, the Office of Technology Assessment by $22 million, House Office Buildings by $9 million, congressional printing by $7 million, and the Botanic Garden by $7 million and eliminate all funding for joint committees.
Amendment sought to freeze the appropriations contained in the bill at fiscal year 1994 levels; and would have eliminated the Office of Technology Assessment, the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the Joint Committee on Printing.
An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek international sanctions against North Korea if North Korea does not satisfactorily comply with international nuclear inspections at its Yongbyon nuclear facility.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek international sanctions against North Korea if North Korea does not satisfactorily comply with international nuclear inspections at its Yongbyon nuclear facility.
An amendment to commend President Clinton for maintaining the U.S. nuclear testing moratorium, and for taking a leadership role in negotiations for a comprehensive test ban treaty.
Amendment expresses the support of the Congress for the continued moratorium on U.S. nuclear weapons testing and urges the prompt conclusion of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban agreement.
An amendment to modify the section of the bill that requires the discharge or retirement of service members who have medical conditions (such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or HIV-positive status) which makes them "permanently nonworldwide assignable." The amendment gives the armed services discretion to determine whether military requirements necessitate the separation of such personnel.
Amendment clarifies language concerning the separation of personnel classified as permanently nonworldwide assignable.
An amendment to require suspension of U.S. consent under nuclear cooperation agreements for the use of special nuclear material at any foreign facility where material accounting discrepancies do not permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to determine that a significant quantity of the material has not been diverted from the facility.
Amendment sought to express the sense of Congress that the United States should suspend its consent for use of nuclear material at foreign facilities where discrepancies in accounting block the International Atomic Energy Agency's ability to trace diversions of nuclear material.
An amendment to express the sense of the Congress that the President should urge South Korea to improve its military
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the President should encourage the Republic of Korea to improve its military preparedness.
An amendment to require the President to unilaterally lift the arms embargo on the government of Bosnia, and to give the President the discretion to authorize up to $200 million in defense articles and services to be provided to the Bosnian government upon its request for aid.
Amendment requires the President to unilaterally lift the arms embargo on Bosnia and gives the President the discretion to provide up to $200 million in defense articles and services to the Bosnian government upon its request for such aid.
An amendment to urge the President to take the necessary steps to secure a UN Security Council agreement for the suspension of or a limitation on the arms embargo against Bosnia.
Amendment sought to urge the President to take the necessary steps to secure a UN Security Council agreement for the suspension of or limitation on the arms embargo against Bosnia.
An amendment to delete 640 acres from the Argus Range wilderness area in order to permit construction of a road for access to the site of a space energy laser facility being developed by the Navy on the China Lake Test Range.
Amendment originally sought to delete 640 acres from the Argus Range Wilderness Area. \   As amended by the Miller (CA) amendment (A002), the above was replaced with language that permits the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right-of-way for construction of a road to access a space energy laser facility to be constructed in the Argus Range Wilderness.
An amendment to provide that nothing in the bill is to be construed as precluding federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies from conducting law enforcement or border operations (as permitted before the enactment of the bill), including use of motor vehicles and aircraft, in any of the wilderness areas designated by the measure.
Amendment clarifies that Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies shall be permitted to continue conducting law enforcement or border operations in any of the wilderness areas designated by the bill.
An amendment comprised of 4 amendments offered en bloc which allows continued use of motorized vehicles on approximately 200 roads and trails (totaling over 1,000 miles) in the BLM and national park wilderness areas designated by the bill. The roads and trails are those that have been mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey and Auto Club of Southern California.
Amendments sought to allow the continued use of motorized vehicles on approximately 1,000 miles of trails and roads in the wilderness areas designated by the bill.
An amendment, offered as a perfecting amendment, to specify that nothing in the provisions of the bill shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction of the State of California with respect to fish and wildlife on the public lands located in that state. The amendment would allow appropriate California state agencies to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats within wilderness areas, including the use of motorized vehicles in areas designated as Wilderness Areas.
See Hunter amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Hunter amendment, to stipulate that the Bureau of Land Management shall maintain primary responsibility for wildlife management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations within federal wilderness areas. The amendment stipulates that the BLM shall, when possible and consistent with existing management plans and in accordance with appropriate policies, cooperate with local state agencies on wildlife habitat maintenance and restoration activities, including the possible use of motorized vehicles in federal wilderness areas.
Amendment, offered as a substitute to the Hunter amendment (A006), sought to replace language concerning the jurisdiction of the State of California with respect to fish and wildlife on the public lands located in that State with language that clarified that wildlife management activities can continue in wilderness areas under relevant policies and guidelines that were referenced in legislation enacted into law which established the Arizona Desert Wilderness.
An amendment to strike the $12 million earmarked for continuation of the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor program (GT-MHR), an advanced nuclear reactor R&D program.
Amendment sought to delete $12 million earmarked for continuation of the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor program (GT-MHR).
An amendment to cut by 20% the discretionary appropriations of the President's Executive Office, with the exceptions of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Federal Drug Control Programs.
Amendment sought to cut 20 percent from the discretionary funds allocated to the Executive Office of the President; excepting the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Federal Drug Control Programs.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the White House Office by $5 million, from $38,754,000 to $33,754,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for White House Office salaries and expenses by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the White House Office by $13,129.66 from $38,754,000.00 to $38,740,880.34. The amount of the reduction is intended to reflect the cost of a military helicopter trip from Washington to a certain golf course near Camp David.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for White House Office salaries and expenses by $13,129.66.
An amendment to cut by 5% the discretionary appropriations of the President's Executive Office, with the exceptions of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Federal Drug Control Programs.
Amendment sought to cut 5 percent from the discretionary funds allocated to the Executive Office of the President; excepting the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Federal Drug Control Programs.
An amendment to eliminate the $1 million appropriation in the bill to fund the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Amendment deletes $1 million appropriated for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill for the Federal Election Commission by $3.5 million, from $27,106,000 to $23,546,000, maintaining funding at the FY 1994 level.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Federal Election Commission by $3.5 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for construction costs of courthouses by 6% but would seek to target only the courthouse construction projects that have not proceeded beyond the planning phase.
See Istook amendment (A010) for description.
An amendment to reduce the total appropriation for the Federal Buildings Fund by $30 million. The amendment is aimed primarily at producing reductions in construction costs of certain federal courthouses.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the appropriation for Federal courthouse construction by $32 million. \   As amended by the Pomeroy substititute amendment (A011), the above appropriation was reduced by $5.6 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for new federal courthouse construction projects by $15,857,000 to cut the construction project funding amounts for the Albany, Georgia courthouse; the Steubenville, Ohio courthouse; and the Corpus Christi, Texas courthouse.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for Federal courthouse construction by $15.8 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for new federal construction projects by $11,427,000 by eliminating funding for repair and improvement of the Kennedy Plaza Federal Courthouse in Providence, Rhode Island, and the demolition of an abandoned Army Corps of Engineers Building and return of the property to the City of Walla Walla, Washington.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for Federal construction by $11.4 million by eliminating funding for repair and improvement of the Federal Courthouse in Providence, RI, and the demolition of a Corps of Engineers building in Walla Walla, WA.
An amendment to strike the $43,495,000 appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission and provide for the transfer of the functions of the ICC to the Department of Transportation.
Amendment deletes $43.4 million appropriated for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for Amtrak operating expenses and capital assistance by 10%, from $771 million to $694 million and from $245 million to $220 million respectively.
Amendment sought to reduce by 10 percent the funds appropriated for Amtrak operating expenses and capital assistance.
An amendment to strike a $3 million appropriation for the Farmers' Home Association's Socially Disadvantaged Farmers from the bill.
Amendment sought to delete $2.9 million appropriated for outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers.
An amendment to strike the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:S.167:">s $167</a> million appropriation for the National Biological Survey.
Amendment sought to delete $167 million appropriated for the National Biological Survey.
An amendment to reduce the $1.1 billion appropriation in the bill for National Park operating expenses by $14 million. The intent of the amendment is to reduce funding for operating expenses at the Presidio Park in San Francisco from $25 million to $11 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for National Park Service operating expenses at the Presidio in Calififornia by $14 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Construction account of the National Park Service by $6,294,000 from $171,417,000 to $165,123,000. The amendment seeks to strike funding for the Fisher Peak Mountain Music Interpretive Center.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the construction account of the National Park Service by $6.2 million.
An amendment to strike the $171 million appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to delete $171 million appropriated for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for NEA by $92,657,000 from $141,950,000 to $49,293,100.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by $91 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the NEA by 1.5% instead of the 5% reduction called for in the Stearns amendment.
Amendment to the Stearns amendment (A007) reduces the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 1.5 percent instead of the 5 percent reduction called for in the Stearns amendment.
An amendment to the Bachus substitute amendment to reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 1%, rather than a 4.99% reduction, as proposed in the Bachus substitute.
Amendment to the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment (A009) reduces the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 1 percent instead of the 4.99 percent reduction called for in the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment. \   This amendment was subsequently rejected by a vote of the full House pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule 23 which provides, that in the Committee of the Whole, when the votes of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner are decisive, the vote must be retaken. See Roll Call No. 268.
An amendment to reduce NEA funding by 2% instead of the 4.99% suggested by the Bachus substitute.
Amendment to the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment (A009) reduces the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 2 percent instead of the 4.99 percent reduction called for in the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for NEA by 5%.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 5 percent. \   As amended by the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment (A009), as amended, the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts was reduced by 2 percent instead of the 4.99 percent reduction called for in the Bachus (AL) substitute amendment.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in the bill for fossil energy research and development by $27.2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $27.2 million.
An amendment to reduce the salaries and expenses account for the Department of Justice by $925,000 from $119,904,000 to $118,979,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the general administration account of the Department of Justice by $925,000.
An amendment to reduce the salaries and expenses account for the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department by $5,497,150 from $75,655,000 to $70,157,850.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice by $5.5 million.
An amenement to reduce the appropriation in the bill for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $7 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding for a new international educational program sponsored by NOAA.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $7 million. \   This amendment was subsequently rejected by a vote of the full House pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule 23 which provides, that in the Committee of the Whole, when the votes of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner are decisive, the vote must be retaken. See Roll Call No. 278.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for public broadcasting facilities, planning and construction by $2 million, from $26 million to $24 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for public broadcasting facilities, planning and construction by $2 million.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration by $22 million, from $70 million to $48 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration by $22 million.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Economic Development Administration by $68 million, from $338.5 million to $270.8 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Economic Development Administration by $68 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated for operations, research and facilities of the National Atmospheric Administration by $25 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $26 million.
An amendment to strike the $33 million appropriation for the National Endowment for Democracy.
Amendment sought to delete $33 million appropriated for the National Endowment for Democracy.
An amendment to reduce the bill's appropriation for State Department general administration by $2.8 million, the estimated amount incurred for the resettlement of Iraqi prisoners of war in previous fiscal years.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for general administration of the State Department by $2.8 million.
An amendment to reduce the bill's appropriation for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad by $15 million from $411,000,000 to $396,000,000.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad by $15 million.
An amendment to transfer $10 million from the USIA appropriation for radio construction to Radio Free Asia.
Amendment transfers $10 million in USIA radio construction funding to Radio Free Asia.
An amendment to appropriate $600 million for FY 1995 for the reimbursement of state and local governments for the costs associated with incarcerating illegal aliens. Financing for the amendment would come from a 2.3% across-the-board cut in other accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to appropriate $600 million in FY 1995 to States and local governments for the reimbursement of costs associated with incarcerating illegal aliens.
An amendment to transfer monies in the amount of $213,745,000 from accounts for international peacekeeping payments to the U.N. to accounts which would serve to reimburse states for costs of incarcerating illegal aliens ($87,500,000) and for community policing at home ($119,000,000) resulting in an aggregate reduction of $7,245,000 in amounts otherwise provided.
Amendment sought to transfer $213.7 million from UN peacekeeping payments to accounts which would reimburse States for the costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for community policing.
An amendment to prohibit funding for the EEOC to implement, administer, or enforce proposed guidelines that prohibit religious harassment in the workplace.
Amendment prohibits funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to implement, administer, or enforce proposed guidelines that would prohibit religious harassment in the workplace.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to increase the bill's appropriation for community health centers by $87 million up to a level of $703.5 million, and to increase the appropriation for rural health outreach grants by $26 million up to a level of $52 million. The amendment would offset the outlay increase associated with these increases by cutting appropriations for administrative accounts in the Labor, Education, HHS Departments by a total of $70 million.
Amendments en bloc increase the appropriation for community health centers by $100 million, rural health outreach programs by $26 million, and offset such funding in administrative and enforcement accounts.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for School Improvement Programs by $8.15 million. The intent of the bill is to eliminate funds for special native Hawaiian Education programs.
Amendment sought to delete $8 million appropriated for the Native Hawaiian Education Program.
An amendment to strike from the bill the appropriation of $15 million for the law school clinical experience program.
Amendment sought to delete $15 million appropriated for the law school clinical experience program.
An amendment to reduce by $5 million the overall outlay for bilingual and immigrant education activities; but increases by $25 million in budget authority to reimburse States for costs of immigrant education programs
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for immigrant education by $25 million.
An amendment to increase the appropriation for the public library services program by $1 million from $114,996,000 to $115,996,000.
Amendment increases the appropriation for the public library services program by $1 million.
An amendment to increase the bill's rescission of FY 1995 funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from $20,100,000 to $292,640,000.
Amendment sought to increase the bill's rescission of FY 1995 funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from $20.1 million to $292.6 million.
An amendment to eliminate the provision of the bill that prohibits the use of funds in the bill for implementing rules which require for-profit trade schools to obtain no more that 85% of their revenue from student financial aid programs.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits the use of funds in the bill for implementing rules which require for-profit trade schools to obtain no more that 85 percent of their revenue from student financial aid programs.
An amendment to cut funding in the bill for new public housing construction by $448 million and increase funding for section 8 rental assistance vouchers by $180 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for new public housing construction by $448 million and increase the appropriation for the section 8 existing housing certificate program by $180 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in NASA funding for CIESIN (Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network) by $12 million, from $18 million to $6 million.
Amendment sought to limit the appropriation for the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network to $6 million.
An amendment to terminate the NASA space station program. The amendment would reallocate the $1.9 billion appropriated for the space station by increasing funding for Science, Aeronautics and Technology by $826 million, and increasing funding for Mission Support by $113. The remainding funds would be used to increase funding for other NASA activities.
Amendment sought to terminate the NASA space station program and reallocate the $2.1 billion appropriated for the space station to other NASA accounts.
An amendment to phase out livestock grazing in the Death Valley National Park. The amendment would allow continued grazing until the expiration of current grazing permits, but would prohibit the renewal of those permits.
Amendment sought to allow current permittees to continue grazing livestock in the Death Valley National Park until the current permits expire, but would have prohibited any renewal of those permits.
An amendment making the current East Mojave Scenic Area a national preserve rather than a national park as provided for by the bill. Such an action would allow hunting, fishing, and trapping to continue in this area.
Amendments provide for managing 1.5 million acres in the east Mojave as a national preserve under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Park Service.
An amendment to prohibit the use of condemnation procedures to acquire private lands within the boundaries of the Mojave National Park.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands for the proposed Mojave National Park by condemnation.
An amendment to make all landowners eligible to benefit from land exchanges with the federal government and to give them the same rights as the Catellus Corporation in the event of such land exchanges.
Amendment permits private landowners within designated areas to be eligible to receive credits and to participate in land exchanges the same as those available to the Catellus Development Corporation.
An amendment to direct that none of the funds in the bill be made available for implementation or enforcement of any system of registration of unmarried, cohabitating couples.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohabitating couples whether they are homosexual, lesbian, or heterosexual, including but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally married couples.
An amendment to provide that appraisals of non-federal lands to be acquired by the Federal government under the bill must reflect the "highest and best use" of the lands, without taking into account the presence of any endangered or threatened species.
Amendment provides that lands and interests in lands acquired pursuant to this act shall be appraised without regard to the presence of a species listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Stenholm amendment that would grant the President a line-item veto, subject to a vote of disapproval by both the House and the Senate. The amendment would give the President 20 days after signing an appropriations or revenue bill to veto any part of the bill. The House and Senate would have 20 days to pass a joint resolution of disapproval (which would be subject to a veto).
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Stenholm substitute amendment (A002) sought to give the President a line-item veto that would be effective unless it met with the disapproval of both the House and the Senate; to give the President 20 calendar days to send to Congress a proposal to rescind any appropriations or veto any targeted tax benefit; to give Congress 20 legislative days after the President's submission to pass a joint resolution disapproving the proposal to rescind appropriations or veto targeted tax benefits; and to give the President, after passage of a joint resolution of disapproval by Congress, 10 days in which to sign or veto it, and if vetoed, Congress would have 5 legislative days in which to override the veto.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would do the following: 1. Establish permanent rescission procedures. 2. Exempt alternative rescission packages proposed by the Appropriating Committee from the proposed expedited procedures. 3. Extend the special rescission procedures to presidential proposals to repeal "targeted tax benefits" in revenue bills. 4. Provide that 50 House Members may request a vote on a motion to strike an individual rescission from a proposed rescission package, and allow 15 Senators to request a separate vote on a specific rescission. 5. Allow the procedures to apply to rescission packages proposed by the President at any time of the year. 6. Allow the President to specify, or "earmark", savings accrued from specific proposed rescissions for deficit reduction.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute extends rescission procedures to Presidential proposals to repeal "targeted tax benefits" in revenue bills; provides that 50 House Members can request a vote on a motion to strike an individual rescission from the President's proposed rescission package; provides that the special rescission procedures established by the substitute are permanent; applies the special rescission procedures proposed by the President to any time during the year; does not apply the expedited consideration procedures to alternative rescission packages proposed by the Appropriations Committees; and specifies that the President has the option of earmarking savings from proposed rescissions for deficit reduction.
An amendment to require public disclosure of the complete amount appropriated and spent on intelligence activities.
Amendment sought to provide for the annual public disclosure of the aggregate amount spent on, and requested for, intelligence programs and activities. Only disclosure of the total amount would have been required, not disclosure of the budget of any intelligence agency nor the amount spent on a particular intelligence operation.
An amendment to cut the authorization level for the intelligence community by 10% (approximately $2.8 billion).
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization level for the intelligence budget by 10 percent.
An amendment to reduce the authorized funding in the bill for counter-narcotics and drug interdiction by $100 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for counternarcotics and drug interdiction by $100 million.
An amendment to grant jurisdiction for carrying out the studies called for in the bill to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, rather than the Department of Commerce, and to require that the results of the studies be transmitted to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, rather than to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Amendment sought to grant jurisdiction for carrying out the studies called for in the bill to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, rather than the Department of Commerce, and to require that the results of the studies be transmitted to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, rather than to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
An amendment consisting of the elements of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:H.R.1257:">H.R. 1257</a>. The amendment would increase the number of cities for which data must be provided from 25 to 75. Companies would be required to provide information about the race and gender of policy applicants. Smaller companies would be exempt from the bill's requirements and the names of companies which provide information would not be revealed.
Amendment sought to: (1) exempt small insurance companies from the provisions of the bill; (2) require insurance companies to provide data on race, ethnicity, and gender voluntarily supplied by policy applicants and holders; (3) give insurance companies the option to report data by census tract, and permit the Secretary of the authorized agency to request census-tract data as necessary; (4) require the collection of loss data; and (5) increase from 25 to 75 the number of cities from which data will be compiled.
An amendment to require insurance companies to explain their reasons for denying policies.
Amendment sought to require insurance companies to report to the Secretary of Commerce their reasons for denying or not renewing policies.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would transform the current budget resolution from a concurrent resolution to a joint resolution, subjecting the budget resolution to a presidential signature or veto. The amendment would require passage of an annual budget establishing caps on entitlement spending, with the exception of Social Security and interest on debt. The authorizing committees would be required to report legislative recommendations to meet the entitlement caps on programs within their jurisdiction, without recommending spending increases. Any entitlement program which exceeded the caps would be subject to sequestration.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a cap on entitlement spending and convert the budget resolution from a concurrent resolution to a joint resolution, requiring the signature of the President and carrying the force of law; require committees to establish caps on individual entitlement programs within their jurisdictions; and include a clause whereby automatic spending reductions would be triggered if the Office of Management and Budget found that spending would exceed the caps.
An amendment to set annual caps on entitlement spending for FY 1996 through FY 2000. It would require cuts in spending of $150 billion over the next five years. It would require automatic, across-the-board cuts for all programs if reconciliation legislation fails to meet the established caps. It would also prohibit tax increases or discretionary spending cuts as a means of offsetting excess entitlement spending.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to set annual caps on entitlement spending for FY 1996 through FY 2000; require cuts in spending of $150 billion over the next five years; require automatic, across-the-board cuts for all programs if reconciliation legislation fails to meet the established caps; and prohibit tax increases or discretionary spending cuts as a means of offsetting excess entitlement spending.
An amendment to prohibit illegal and undocumented aliens from receiving benefits under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter programs.
Amendment prohibits illegal and undocumented aliens from receiving benefits under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter programs. \   As amended by the Roukema amendment (A005), language was added clarifying that the above restriction will not apply to Presidentially declared disasters.
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Walker amendment directing the Office of Science and Technology to identify and define a set of environmental problems for which risks should be considered and to develop and use a common set of analytical methods for ranking environmental problems based upon the relative risks they pose and the potential for addressing them through the development of environmental technologies.
Substitute amendment to the Walker amendment (A011) sought to direct the Office of Science and Technology to identify and define a set of environmental problems for which risks will be considered; to use both available quantitative data and independent and well-qualified expert advice; and develop and use a common set of analytical methods for ranking environmental problems based upon the relative risks they pose and the potential for addressing them through the development of environmental technologies.
An amendment directing the Office of Science and Technology to establish specific criteria for accepting and evaluating data to determine environmental risk when developing priorities for Federal environmental technology research.
Amendment directs the Office of Science and Technology to establish specific criteria and procedures for accepting and evaluating data to determine environmental risk when developing priorities for Federal environmental technology research.
An amendment to provide that the provisions of the bill will take effect when the National Park Service has reduced the nation-wide backlog of land acquisition by 50 percent. The amendment also stipulates that the backlog shall be determined by the Director of OMB and that he shall certify when the backlog has been reduced as required by the proposed text.
Amendment sought to delay the effective date of the Act until the backlog of lands to be acquired by the National Park Service has been reduced by 50 percent, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that require property owners to provide information on radon hazards to prospective buyers or renters and to disclose the results of any known radon tests, and to include in sales contracts a radon warning statement and buyer acknowledgement that the prospective buyer was given an opportunity to test the property for radon. The Oxley amendment would instead require the EPA to develop a program to disseminate radon informational pamphlets in high radon areas.
Amendment sought to eliminate language that requires property owners to provide information on radon hazards to prospective buyers or renters, to disclose the results of any known radon tests, and to include in sales contracts a radon warning statement and buyer acknowledgement that the prospective buyer was given an opportunity to test the property for radon. It would have instead required the EPA to develop a program to disseminate radon informational pamphlets in high radon areas.
An amendment to strike a provision of the bill which states that it is Congressional policy that visitor facilities should not be developed or expanded within national parks if adequate facilities to serve the needs of visitors exist outside park boundaries or can feasibly be developed there by private enterprise.
Amendment sought to delete language which states that visitor facilities should not be developed or expanded within national parks if adequate facilities to serve the needs of visitors exist outside park boundaries or can feasibly be developed there by private enterprise.
An amendment to substitute the financing provisions of the bill by increasing from $1 billion to $1.35 billion the authorization for assistance contracts under proposed new maritime subsidy programs, funded by an increase in existing tonnage fees on vessels that arrive in U.S. ports.
Amendment replaces the financing provisions contained in the bill with language that calls for raising $1.35 billion over 10 years exclusively through an increase in tonnage fees paid by vessels calling at U.S. ports.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Penny amendment, to make reimbursement of private crop insurance providers mandatory spending for FYs 1995-1997. In FY 1997, only the administrative and operating expenses of private insurers would be mandatory, and reimbursement for agents' sales commissions would be discretionary spending. The amendnment would make various changes in the bill to produce estimated savings of $272 million to offset costs.
An amendment to provide that the federal costs of reimbursing private insurers for crop insurance policies be considered mandatory, not discretionary, spending. The amendment would produce estimated savings of $608 million over five years to offset the costs of reimbursement by making several substantive changes in the bill, including: reducing the premium reimbursement rate from 31% to 30% for new policies and to 28% for renewals; reduce catastrophic insurance coverage from 60% to 56% of the market price for a crop; impose a $50 administrative fee for all policies, and a $50 filing fee for farmers participating in the disaster payment program for non-insured crops.
Amendment originally sought to reduce the premium reimbursement rate for private insurers from 31% to 30% for new policies and to 28% for renewals; reduce catastrophic insurance coverage from 60% to 56% of the market price for a crop; and impose administrative and filing fees. \   As amended by the de la Garza substitute amendment (A002), the above was replaced with language that provides that all costs of reimbursing private insurers who sell crop insurance policies would be paid from the insurance fund; makes the costs of reimbursing private crop insurers mandatory spending for three years from fiscal year 1995 through 1997; reduces the reimbursement rate to 29% in 1997 and 28% in 1998; makes minor industrial crops ineligible for the disaster payment program for non-insured crops; and requires a GAO study of the contractual relationship between the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and private insurers.
An amendment to authorize the U.S. Information Agency to promote human rights in China; to authorize a commission to study human rights progress in China and to guide U.S. policy in China; to authorize increased funding for broadcasting to China; and to encourage U.S. businesses involved with China to adopt principles protecting basic human rights.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute does not link extension of most-favored-nation status for China to human rights practices; authorizes the use of USIA funds for programs to promote human rights in China; authorizes increased funding for broadcasting to China; urges United States businesses in China to adopt a voluntary set of principles to govern such areas as basic worker rights; and authorizes the President to establish a commission to monitor human rights conditions in China and make recommendations for United States policy.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to restore the bill's original text. The effect of the amendment would be to delete the provisions of the previously adopted Hamilton amendment and restore the original language of the bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to deny the President's request to provide MFN trade status in 1994 for products produced, manufactured, or supported by the Chinese Army, Chinese defense industrial trading companies, and state-owned enterprises in China; direct the Treasury Department to publish a list of enterprises owned by the Chinese military, Chinese defense industrial trading companies, and state-owned enterprises, and to consider requests for additions and deletions from the list; and to urge the Treasury Department to encourage United States firms dealing with China to adopt a voluntary code of conduct which recognizes certain human rights principles, including basic worker rights.
An amendment to require that any standard benefits package approved as part of the national health care reform enacted by the 103rd Congress apply to Members of Congress.
Amendment requires that any standard health benefits package approved as part of national health care reform enacted in 103rd Congress shall apply to Members of Congress.
An amendment to the Beilenson amendment to prohibit any current or former Member, or current or former employee of the House or Senate or current or former lobbyist from serving as the Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance.
Amendment to the Beilenson amendment (A004) sought to prohibit any current or former Member, or current or former employee of the House or Senate, or current or former lobbyist from serving as the Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to change the definition of baseline to eliminate the inflation adjustment for discretionary spending. The amendment also requires that the President's proposed budget include a comparison of the proposed levels of spending with this baseline, as well as the percentage increases or decreases from this baseline. Further, the amendment specifies that the "starting point" for deliberations in the House and Senate Budget Committees on a budget resolution for the next fiscal year must be the estimated levels of spending for the current fiscal year. It also requires that any increases or decreases in the budget resolution must be from those estimated levels and that the report on the budget resolution must include these comparisons, along with the percentage changes from the baseline.
Amendment: (1) changes the legal definition of the Federal budget baseline so that it no longer assumes automatic growth in discretionary spending due to inflation; (2) requires both the President and Congress to compare their budgets to the amount actually spent the prior year, rather than solely against the inflated baseline; (3) stipulates that Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimates of pending legislation must include a comparison to the change in spending from the prior year's level; and (4) instructs CBO to enumerate all the programs funded on an automatic, open-ended basis rather than subject to annual congressional review (entitlement programs) and identify the reasons behind their projected growth.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute identical to the bill's original text. The effect of the Spratt substitute would be to negate the Penny amendment and restore the language of the bill, which requires the President, along with the House and Senate Budget Committees and the CBO to compare future projected spending with two baseline standards of current spending, one based on current policy with adjustments for projected inflation, and a second baseline, which does not include adjustments for inflation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to restore the original language of the bill which requires the President, along with the House and Senate Budget Committees and the Congressional Budget Office, to compare future projected spending to two baselines: one based on current policy with adjustments for projected inflation, and a second baseline, which does not include adjustments for inflation.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would require any emergency spending in one year that exceeds established spending caps be offset by reducing spending caps in the following year.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require any emergency spending in one year that exceeds established spending caps be offset by reducing spending caps in the following year; and repeal rules in current law governing emergency spending.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would require the creation of a "budget reserve account," which would annually set aside appropriated funds at the beginning of each fiscal year for natural disasters and emergencies occurring during that year. Any unspent funds at the end of the year would be required to be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a "budget reserve account" in which funds would be set aside annually to pay for emergencies designated by acts of Congress. Any funds left in the reserve account at the end of the year would have been returned to the Treasury to reduce the deficit.
An amendment to prohibit non-emergency spending in a bill that is meant for emergency spending only. Thus the amendment would prohibit OMB from allowing non-emergency spending to be included in spending bills that are exempt from budget caps.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides for establishing a point of order in the House and Senate against the consideration of any emergency appropriations bill or conference report that includes items extraneous to the emergency; and prohibits the Office of Management and Budget from adjusting the caps to reflect the spending in an emergency appropriations bill if the bill included extraneous items.
An amendment to limit the authorization for development of the Presidio to the amount provided for the development of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in the 1972 law that established the recreation area. That law limited the authorization of appropriations for development of the GGNRA to $58 million, of which approximately $8 million has already been used. The amendment also requires that beginning in FY 1996, any funds appropriated for management of visitor programs or development of visitor facilities at the Presidio must be matched by non-federal entities on a 1-to-1 basis. Finally, the amendment bars appropriations for the operation or development of any facilities at the Presidio which are not directly related to administration of the GGNRA or general public use programs.
Amendment sought to limit the authorization for development of the Presidio to the amount authorized in the 1972 law that established the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; authorize $25 million in FY 1995 for management of the lands and facilities within the Presidio; and require that beginning in FY 1996, any funds appropriated for management of visitor programs or development of visitor facilities at the Presidio must be matched by non-federal entities on a 1-to-1 basis.
An amendment to establish specific authorization caps for the Presidio Park for each fiscal year 1995-2009, based on current budget estimates, without adjustments for inflation.
Amendment sought to establish specific authorization caps for operating expenses of the Presidio for each of the fiscal years 1995-2009, based on current budget estimates; and also prohibit the use of inflationary adjustments.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds authorized by the bill to be used for any activity that in any way tends to promote public support for, or opposition to, any legislative proposal on which congressional action is not complete.
Amendment sought to prohibit any of the funds authorized in the bill from being used for any activity, or the publication or distribution of literature, that in any way tends to promote public support for, or opposition to, any legislative proposal on which congressional action is not complete.
An amendment to limit the funds authorized in the bill for land acquisition to $200 million.
Amendment limits the funds authorized in the bill for land acquisition to $200 million.
An amendment to strike provisions of the bill which require the Forest Service to study and report to Congress on the potential for adding another 13,620 acre parcel of land in the Headwaters Forest area to the Six Rivers National Forest.
Amendment sought to delete language which requires the Forest Service to study and report to Congress on the potential for adding a 13,620 acre parcel of land in the Headwaters Forest area to the Six Rivers National Forest.
An amendment to reduce the authorization for the Lowell Historic Park Advisory Commission by $5.2 million from $43,930,000 to $38,765,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization for the Lowell Historic Park Advisory Commission by $5.2 million.
An amendment to eliminate the new Agricultural Service Agency established in the bill. The amendment thus would leave Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service programs, FmHA agricultural lending, and the federal crop insurance program within the separate agencies that now administer them. The amendment would, however, require that these agencies' field offices, along with the Soil Conservation Service field offices be "co-located"- combined into a single office in each area-in order to provide "one-stop shopping" for farmers.
Amendment sought to eliminate the new Agricultural Service Agency established in the bill; leave the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Farmers Home Administration, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation within the separate agencies that now administer them; but would have required that these agencies' field offices, along with the Soil Conservation Service field offices be "co-located"- combined into a single office in each area.
An amendment to increase the restrictions on the exercise of flow control authority over and above those contained in the bill. Under the substitute, states and localitites could continue to impose flow control requirements only if the requirements are being imposed under a state or local law, ordinance, or other official act which was in effect on May 15, 1994, and 1) a waste management facility was designated, and was in operation, before May 15, 1994; 2) the legal authority for flow control does nbot require designation of a particular facility; or 3) the state or locality "committed to selection" of a facility before May 15, 1994. The substitute provides more stringent criteria than the bill for demonstrating a "commitment to select" facility, requiring that one of the following must have occurred prior to May 15, 1994: 1) all construction permits were submitted, 2) construction contracts were in effect, 3) bonds were presented for sale to fund construction, or 4) applications for construction and operation permits were submitted to regulatory agencies. Under the substitute, a facility designation which serves as the basis for flow control authority could not be transferred to a different facility unless the state or locality had declared its intent to designate a different facility, and was in the process or doing so, as o. May 15, 1994. The substitute limits how long existing flow control arrangements may continue, and also permits a state or locality to divert waste to a facility other than the designated one, at the waste generator's request, if this will increase environmental and health protection, or reduce potential liability under federal or state laws. The substitute requires and EPA
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to grandfather existing flow control arrangements in order to protect those facilities financially dependent on flow control, and would have allowed local governments which have shown significant movement toward designation to continue flow control of waste for a limited time in the future. However, it would not have allowed for future flow control authority.
An amendment to the Tauzin amendments consisting of several amendments offered en bloc which would defer to State and local governments the authority to nominate areas for inclusion in the National Heritage Areas program.
See Tauzin amendments (A003) for description.
An amendment to change the provisions of the Tauzin amendment so that a private landowner would be provided with information only with respect to obtaining compensation due as a result of a taking of private property under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
See Tauzin amendment (A005) for description.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute expressing that it is the sense of Congress that the President should immediately begin an orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops in Haiti, to be completed by January 3, 1995. If the proposed withdrawal is not undertaken, the amendment provides for a vote on January 21, 1995 on a resolution to require the withdrawal of troops within thirty days of enactment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to express the sense of the Congress that the President should not have deployed U.S. troops in Haiti; provide that the President should immediately commence the safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces from Haiti and should conclude that withdrawal as soon as possible in a manner consistent with the safety of those forces; express the sense of Congress that the President should take diplomatic steps to organize a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti composed of military personnel from other countries; and should the troops not be withdrawn, the amendment sought to provide for House and Senate votes no later than January 21, 1995, on a resolution requiring the withdrawal of U.S. forces within 30 days.
An amendment to express the sense of the Congress that the troops in Haiti should be removed as soon as possible and that the President should have gotten Congressional approval for the operation before sending in the troops. It would require the President to submit to Congress within seven days a report on the objectives of the Haiti operation. The President would also be required to report monthly on the progress of the operation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. troops in Haiti should be removed as soon as possible and that the President should have received Congressional approval for the operation before committing troops; requires the President to submit to Congress within seven days a report on the objectives of the Haiti operation; and requires the President to report monthly on the progress of the operation.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is identical to the original text of the resolution.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute is identical to the original text of the resolution and would have provided specific Congressional authorization for the use of U.S. armed forces in Haiti, however such authorization would have terminated on Mar. 1, 1995.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide for a two year, temporary increase in payments to local governments. The bill would make the increases permanent.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit to two years the increase in payments to local governments provided for under the bill. It would have required the General Accounting Office to study the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program and make recommendations to Congress.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill to index future payments to local governments in lieu of taxes to the rate of inflation.
Amendment sought to delete language which indexes future (PILT) payments to local governments to the rate of inflation.
An amendment to provide that Congress shall not impose any Federal mandate on a State unless the State is prohibited under Federal law from requiring, without consent of a local government, that the local government perform the activities that constitute compliance with the mandate. (The text of the amendment was printed in the Congressional Record on Jan. 19, 1994 as amendment No. 88.).
Amendment sought to provide that Congress shall not impose any Federal mandate on a State unless the State is prohibited under Federal law from requiring, without consent of a local government, that the local government perform the activities that constitute compliance with the mandate.
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc (#'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:S.131:">s 131</a> and 132 as printed in the Congressional Record on Jan. 19, 1994) which provide that the bill would not apply to laws and regulations that establish effluent limitations restricting the types and quantities of pollutants that may be discharged into U.S. waters by sewage treatment plants, factories and other facilities, in order to protect public health.
Amendments en bloc sought to provide that provisions of the bill would not apply to laws and regulations that establish effluent limitations restricting the types and quantities of pollutants that may be discharged into U.S. waters by sewage treatment plants, factories and other facilities.
An amendment consisting of the text of two amendments printed in the Congressional Record of January 19 (Nos. 133 and 134), offered en bloc, to exempt from the provisions of bill all laws which regulate the conduct of States, local governments, or tribal governments with respect to matters that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States, and local or tribal governments.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of bill any Federal law or regulation that regulates States and local governments regarding interstate matters that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States, or local governments.
An amendment consisting of the text of two amendments, offered en bloc and printed in the Congressional Record as amendment Nos. 69 and 70, to exempt federal mandates pertaining to protecting aviation or airport security.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws pertaining to aviation safety or airport security.
An amendment consisting of the text of two amendments, offered en bloc and printed in the Congressional Record on January 19, 1994 as amendments Nos. 73 and 153, exempt from the provisions of the bill any legislation regulating licensing, construction, and operation of nuclear reactors, and nuclear waste disposal.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws regulating the licensing, construction, and operation of nuclear reactors, and nuclear waste disposal.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc and printed in the Congressional Record of January 20, 1994 as amendment Nos. 107 and 108, to exempt from the provisions of the bill any legislation to establish national labor standards, prohibit child labor, establish a minimum wage, or establish minimum standards for occupational safety.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal legislation that establishes minimum labor standards, including prohibiting child labor, establishing a minimum wage, and establishment of minimum standards for occupational safety.
An amendment (numbered 130 and printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws or regulations that regulate the generation, transportation, storage, or disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive substances.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws that regulate the generation, transportation, storage, or disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive substances.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 30 and 31 as printed in the Congressional Record) to add age discrimination laws to the list of anti-discrimination measures which are exempt from the bill's provisions.
Amendments add age discrimination laws to the list of anti-discrimination measures which are exempt from the bill's provisions.
An amendment consisting of the text of amendment No. 79, printed in the Congressional Record on January 19, 1994, to require States and local governments to participate in establishing and maintaining a national database for the identification of child molesters, child abusers, persons convicted of sex crimes, persons under a restraining order, or who have failed to pay child support. The requirement would be exempt from the provisions of the bill prohibiting unfunded mandates on the States.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which require States and local governments to participate in establishing and maintaining a national database for the identification of child molesters, child abusers, persons convicted of sex crimes, persons under a restraining order, or who have failed to pay child support.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 91 and 92 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws or regulations protecting the health of children.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which provide for the protection of the health of children.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 4 and 5 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws or regulations protecting the health of individuals with disabilities.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which provide for the protection of the health of individuals with disabilities.
An amendment to waive the requirement in clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI which requires that committee reports must contain the results (names and tallies) of recorded votes taken in committee during consideration of the measure being reported upon.
Amendment waives the requirement in clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI which requires that committee reports accurately reflect the results of recorded votes taken in committee during consideration of the measure being reported upon.
An amendment printed in the report of the House Committee on Rules (H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp104:FLD010:@1(hr003):">104-3</a>) and made in order by the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.RES.44:">H. Res. 44</a>.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute requires the Congress to provide for a balanced Federal budget by the year 2002; requires a three-fifths vote to run a budget deficit; requires a three-fifths vote to increase the public debt limit; and requires a three-fifths vote to increase taxes. This amendment was superceded with passage of the Schaefer substitute amendment (A006). See Roll Call No. 49.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute similar to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.J.RES.1:">H. J. Res. 1</a>, but without the requirement of a three-fifths vote to raise taxes. The substitute would instead require a three-fifths vote to raise the debt ceiling and increase deficit spending. These restrictions could be waived during times of war, military conflict, or upon the adoption of a joint resolution, upon notification by the President that the national rate of unemployment is projected to exceed 4%. (Text of the amendment was printed in the Congressional Record on January 17, 1994 as amendment No. 4.).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow a majority of Congress to waive the balanced budget provisions contained in the joint resolution in any fiscal year that the national unemployment rate exceeds 4 percent; and would not have required a three-fifths vote to increase taxes.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to establish a separate capital budget which requires that only the operating budget be balanced and exempts Social Security from balanced budget calculations. It does not include any of the supermajority requirements contained in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.J.RES.1:">H.J. Res. 1</a> but instead prohibits Congress from running a deficit except in specified circumstances of war, serious military threat, or recession.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for separate Federal capital and operating budgets; would have required that only the operating budget be balanced; would have exempted Social Security from balanced budget calculations; and would have permitted Congress to waive the balanced budget provisions in times of war, military conflict, or recession.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would exempt Social Security from balanced budget calculations; not require supermajority votes to run deficits or raise the public debt limit; not require a supermajority to raise taxes; and require "truth-in-budgeting" provisions that stipulate on an account-by-account basis how the budget would be balanced over the period between FY 1996 and FY 2002 before the constitutional amendment could take effect.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to exempt Social Security from balanced budget calculations; and provide that before the constitutional amendment could take effect, Congress would be required to pass legislation showing what the budget will be for the fiscal years 1996 through 2002, containing aggregate levels of new budget authority, outlays, reserves, and the deficit and surplus, as well as new budget authority and outlays on an account-by-account basis.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to require a balanced federal budget by Fiscal Year 2002, but would take Social Security off-budget. The amendment would require a constitutional majority (218) to raise the debt limit and contains no requirement for a supermajority to increase taxes, or to waive the balanced budget requirement in case of war or military threat. (The text of the amendment was printed in the Congressional Record on January 20, 1995 as amendment No. 29.).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002, but would have exempted Social Security from budget calculations; and would have required a constitutional majority vote (218) to deficit spend.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is similar to the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.J.RES.1:">H.J. Res. 1</a> except that it does not include the provision to require a supermajority vote in the House and Senate to raise taxes.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute requires the Congress to provide for a balanced Federal budget by the year 2002; requires a three-fifths vote to run a budget deficit; requires a three-fifths vote to increase the public debt limit; but requires only a majority vote to increase taxes.
An amendment (comprised of two amendments offered en bloc, one of which is numbered 84 as printed in the Congressional Record and the other submitted on Jan. 27 and not printed) to provide for exclusion from the bill any federal mandates that pertain to the protection of investors, financial markets, federally insured banks and credit unions, and deposit insurance funds.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal regulations that pertain to investor protection, the safe and sound operation of financial markets, federally insured depository institutions or their deposit insurance funds.
An amendment consisting of two amendments offered en bloc (printed in the Congressional Record of January 18, 1995 as Nos. 7 and 8) to exempt any statute, or regulatory finding pertaining to worker safety from the effects of the provisions of the bill.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which protect worker safety.
An amendment exempting federal laws relating to the enforcement of child support enforcement from the provisions of the bill. The amendment was printed in the Congressional Record on January 19, 1995.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws relating to the enforcement of child support obligations.
An amendment to add reproductive disorders to the list of provisions incorporated into the Borski amendments.
Amendment to the Borski amendments (A017) sought add "reproductive disorders" the list list of health effects contained in the Borski amendments.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 35 and 36 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws or regulations that enforce or establish limits on the introduction into U.S. waters of pollutants that cause significant adverse acute affects on human health, cancer or developmental malformations, reproductive dysfunctions, neurological disorders, genetic mutations, or other chronic effects on human health which are serious or irreversible.
Amendments sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws that enforce or establish limits on the introduction into U.S. waters of pollutants that cause significant adverse acute affects on human health, cancer or developmental malformations, reproductive dysfunctions, neurological disorders, genetic mutations, or other chronic effects on human health which are serious or irreversible.
An amendment to the Clay amendments to include an exemption for laws and regulations necessary to protect adults from hunger or homelessness.Text of the amendment was not previously printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment to the Clay amendments (A019) sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws necessary to protect adults from hunger or homelessness.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, to exempt from the provisions of the bill those laws and regulations necessary to protect children from hunger or homelessness. (The amendments were printed as amendment Nos. 39 and 41 in the Congressional Record of January 19, 1995.).
Amendments sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws necessary to protect children from hunger or homelessness.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, to exempt from the provisions of the bill those laws and regulations that are necessary to protect the health and safety of those, including children and discouraged workers, who, through no fault of their own, receive welfare assistance. Text of the amendments were printed as amendment Nos. 40 and 42 in the Congressional Record of January 19, 1995.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws that are necessary to protect the health and safety of those, including children and discouraged workers, who, through no fault of their own, receive welfare assistance.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, to exempt from the provisions of the bill those laws and regulations necessary to protect school children from exposure to dangerous conditions in schools, including exposure to asbestos, radon, and lead paint. (Text of the amendments were printed as amendment Nos. 43 and 44 in the Congressional Record of January 19, 1995.).
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws necessary to protect school children from exposure to dangerous conditions in schools, including exposure to asbestos and lead paint.
An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the bill those laws and regulations pertaining to Medicaid. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 155 in the Congressional Record of January 20, 1995.).
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws pertaining to Medicaid.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 28 and 29 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws and regulation regarding protection of children from exploitation in the work place.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws that are necessary to protect children from exploitation in the work place.
An amendment (comprised of amendment numbered 78 as printed in the Congressional Record and an additional amendment submitted from the floor but not printed and considered en bloc) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws and regulations regarding medicare.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which pertain to Medicare.
An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 19 and 93 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws and regulations pertaining to the Older Americans Act or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws that protect senior citizens under the Older Americans Act, and juveniles under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
An amendment to provide that the bill does not apply to any laws or regulations which relate to the establishment of a minimum wage.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which establish a minimum wage.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, stipulating that the provisions of the bill requiring Congressional Budget Office cost estimates for proposed mandates also include a cost-benefits analysis to compare the direct costs of complying with federal mandates with the social costs of not implementing those mandates. (Text of the amendments were printed as amendment Nos. 137 and 161 in the Congressional Record of January 19 and 20, 1995, respectively.
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which apply to life threatening public health and safety matters.
An amendment consisting of two amendments, offered en bloc, to exempt from the provisions of the bill those laws and regulations establishing standards for the education or safety of students in elementary or secondary public schools. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment Nos. 151 and 152 in the Congressional Record of January 20, 1995.).
Amendments en bloc sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal laws which establish standards for the education or safety of students in elementary or secondary public schools.
An amendment to change the effective date of the bill from October 1, 1995 to ten days after enactment.
Amendment sought to change the effective date of the bill from October 1, 1995 to ten days after enactment.
An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the bill those federal programs that pertain to low-income housing. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of January 18, 1995.).
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill Federal low-income programs.
Amendment sought to delete language that exempts legislation reauthorizing certain laws from the point of order provisions contained in the bill.
An amendment to specify that proposed legislation designed to prevent fraud or abuse or to increase fiscal accountability of programs administered by the States or local governments shall not be considered as imposing an unfunded mandate. (text of the amendment was printed in the Congressional Record as amendment No. 144 on January 19, 1995.).
Amendment sought to specify that proposed legislation designed to prevent fraud or abuse or to increase fiscal accountability of programs administered by the States or local governments shall not be considered as imposing an unfunded mandate.
An amendment to provide that legislation affecting entitlement programs in which states participate voluntarily, shall not be considered as imposing a federal unfunded mandate as defined in the bill. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 96 in the Congressional Record of January 19, 1995.
Amendment sought to provide that legislation affecting entitlement programs in which States participate voluntarily, shall not be considered as imposing a Federal unfunded mandate as defined in the bill.
An amendment specifying that a point of order may only apply against legislation containing an unfunded mandate for which CBO has not published an estimate of the cost of the mandate. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 34 in the Congressional Record of January 19, 1995.).
Amendment sought to delete language which establishes a point of order against legislation containing an unfunded Federal mandate and provide instead that a point of order may only apply against legislation containing an unfunded mandate for which CBO has not published an estimate of the cost of the mandate.
An amendment to change the bill's definition of "federal intergovernmental mandate" so that it would not include any provision which would apply an enforceable mandate equally to the public sector and to the private sector. A point of order would, therefore, not stand against provisions that apply equally to the public and private sectors.
Amendment sought to change the bill's definition of "Federal intergovernmental mandate" so that it would not include any provision which would apply an enforceable mandate equally to the public sector and to the private sector. A point of order would, therefore, not stand against provisions that apply equally to the public and private sectors.
An amendment requiring CBO to prepare the following analyses for legislation containing federal mandates: 1) a health care impact statement which would provide an estimate of the health care costs that would result if the particular mandate is not enacted or enforced; and 2) a statement describing the benefits of the mandate, including benefits to human health, welfare, and the environment. The amendment specifies that CBO statements on mandate benefits must include a quantitative assessment of these benefits, to the extent practicable.
Amendment sought to require CBO to prepare the following analyses for legislation containing Federal mandates: 1) a health care impact statement which would provide an estimate of the health care costs that would result if the particular mandate is not enacted or enforced; and 2) a statement describing the benefits of the mandate, including benefits to human health, welfare, and the environment.
An amendment to terminate the provisions of the bill after five years. Congressional reauthorization would be required for the provisions to remain in effect.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, consisting of the text of the Fiscal Accountability and Intergovernmental Reform Act, originally offered as <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.1295:">H.R. 1295</a> in the 103d Congress. The amendment would require, as the bill does, a CBO analysis of intergovernmental or private sector mandates, and provide for a point of order to stand against proposed legislation for which a CBO analysis has not been completed, but would not prohibit congressional consideration of legislation containing unfunded mandates.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require, as the bill does, a CBO analysis of intergovernmental or private sector mandates, and provide for a point of order to stand against proposed legislation for which a CBO analysis has not been completed, but would not prohibit congressional consideration of legislation containing unfunded mandates.
An amendment (numbered 1 as printed in the Congressional Record) to exempt discretionary budget authority for the judicial branch from the line-item veto. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of January 27, 1995.).
An amendment to broaden the definition of "targeted tax benefits" (and, therefore, subject to a line item veto under the provisions of the bill) to include "any provision of a revenue act which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a limited class of taxpayers." The committee bill is restricted to "a federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, preference, or other concession to 100 or fewer beneficiaries." (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of January 31, 1995.)
Amendment sought to expand the definition of "targeted tax benefits" to include any provision of a revenue Act which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a limited class of taxpayers.
An amendment to provide that the President may not include in a special message a rescission of an amount of more than $50,000,000 that was appropriated for a program, project, or activity within the national defense budget function.
Amendment sought to provide that the President may not include in a special message any rescission of more than $50 million of discretionary budget authority for any program, project, or activity within the major functional category for national defense.
An amendment to provide a 5 year time-limit for the bill to remain in effect, afterwhich, Congress would be required to reauthorize the provisions. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of January 31, 1995.).
An amendment (numbered 20 as printed in the Congressional Record) to expand the types of provisions in tax bills that the President can propose be repealed under line-item veto authority by permitting "tax-incentives" contained in such tax bills to be targeted.
Amendment sought to expand the types of provisions in tax bills that the President can propose to be repealed under line-item veto authority to include "tax-incentives" contained in such tax bills.
An amendment (numbered 31 as printed in the Congressional Record) in the nature of a substitute to provide that rescissions proposed by the President must be voted on by Congress under expedited consideration procedures. The substitute also provides that repeals of "targeted tax benefits" proposed by the President also must be voted on by Congress in an expedited procedure. Under the substitute, the presidential rescissions or tax repeal package would become effective only if approved by the House and Senate.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide that rescissions proposed by the President must be voted on by Congress under expedited consideration procedures; provide that repeals of "targeted tax benefits" proposed by the President also must be voted on by Congress in an expedited procedure; and under the substitute, the presidential rescissions or tax repeal package would have become effective only if approved by both the House and Senate.
An amendment to extend the scope of line item veto authority to include authorizations to enter into contracts under which the government is obligated to expend funds under existing law, such as the Highway Trust Fund and the Airport Trust Fund. Under the provisions of the bill, a line item veto could only be applied to "discretionary" spending. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of February 1, 1995.).
Amendment sought to define "discretionary budget authority" to include the authority to enter into future contractual obligations for which funds are not appropriated in advance.
An amendment to extend the scope of line item veto authority to include any provision of a proposed revenue bill of which at least 20 percent of the benefit would go to the top 1 percent of income earners. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 30 in the Congressional Record of February 1, 1995.).
Amendment sought to extend the scope of line-item veto authority to include any provision of a proposed revenue bill of which at least 20 percent of the benefit would go to the top 1 percent of income earners.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the original text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.2:">H.R. 2</a>, but adding provisions to allow the President to choose between using a line item veto or specified expedited rescissions procedures, which would require a vote of Congress to overturn. The amendment specifies that, should the courts declare the line item veto provisions of the bill, the expedited rescission provisions would remain in effect. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 35 in the Congressional Record of February 3, 1995.).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to add the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.4600:">H.R. 4600</a>, amending the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority which passed the House in 1994. The addition of this language would have enabled the President to choose between the use of a line-item veto procedure or expedited rescission procedures when proposing rescissions of appropriations or vetoes of targeted tax benefits.
An amendment (numbered 5 as printed in the Congressional Record) to enact into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant. Also, the amendment enacts into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statue which was later held to be unconstitutional.
Amendment sought to codify into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant; and codify the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statute which was later held to be unconstitutional.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that provide for a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule regarding warrantless searches. The amendment would reaffirm the IV amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of February 6, 1995.).
Amendment sought to delete the provisions of the bill that provide for a "good faith" exception to the exlusionary rule regarding warrentless searches; and replace it with the text of the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution.
An amendment to exclude the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms from the provisions of the bill relaxing the exclusionary rule. Under the amendment, evidence acquired by the BATF without a warrant would not be permissible in court even if it were obtained in good faith that the search was legal.
Amendment excludes searches and seizures carried out by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms from the provisions of the bill relaxing the exclusionary rule.
An amendment to provide that the provisions of the bill would not apply with respect to a search or seizure carried out by, or under the authority of, the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Amendment sought to exclude searches and seizures carried out by the Immigration and Naturalization Service from the provisions of the bill relaxing the exclusionary rule.
An amendment to encourage states to provide experienced, competent counsel in death penalty cases at the initial trial phase.
Amendment sought to encourage States to provide experienced, competent counsel in death penalty cases at the initial trial phase.
An amendment to permit state prisoners sentenced to death or to prison to file a second federal habeas petition if it is shown through new evidence that the person was innocent and would probably have been acquitted at trial, had the new evidence been available.
Amendment sought to permit State prisoners sentenced to death or to prison to file a second Federal habeas petition if it is shown, through newly discovered evidence, that the person was innocent and would probably have been acquitted had the new evidence been presented at trial.
An amendment to establish a rule of deference to state courts so that federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from state inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint. This would effectively bar federal judges from extensively relitigating state cases.
Amendment establishes a rule of deference to State courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint.
An amendment to allow juries, during the sentencing phase of a trial, to consider as an alternative to the death penalty the possibility of life without parole.
Amendment sought to allow juries or courts, during the sentencing phase of a trial, to consider as an alternative to the death penalty the possibility of a sentence of life without parole.
An amendment stating that the provisions of the bill requiring an automatic stay of execution shall terminate upon the completion of state court review, unless a substantial showing of a violation of a federal right can be established.
Amendment provides that the provisions of the bill requiring an automatic stay of execution shall terminate upon the completion of a State court review, unless a substantial showing of a violation of a Federal right can be established.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 18 in the Congressonal Record of February 8, 1995) to prohibit the expenditure of any prison grant funding until a minimum of 50% of the states meet the eligibility of requirements of the bill's "truth-in-sentencing" provisions.
Amendment sought to prohibit the expenditure of any prison grant funding until a minimum of 50 percent of the States meet the requirements of the bill's "truth-in-sentencing" provisions.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 24 in the Congressional Record of February 8, 1995) to eliminate the prison grant program provisions of the bill and substitute a single block grant program with no "truth in sentencing" or matching fund requirements. The program would be funded at the same annual level as the total state prison funding provided in the 1994 Crime Control Act. Any unspent funds would return to the federal government after two years.
Amendment sought to eliminate the prison grant programs, including the general prison block grant program and the truth-in-sentencing incentive grant program; consolidate the violent offender and truth-in-sentencing grant programs into a single prison block grant program; provide that each State would receive a prison block grant based on the number of violent crimes among the States; provide that the block grant would be funded at the same annual level as the total State funding provided in the 1994 Crime Control Act; and provide that States that failed to use their allocated grant funding within two years would be required to return unused funds to the Federal Government.
An amendment to strike the automatic stay provision relating to relief lawsuits brought by inmates.
Amendment sought to strike the automatic stay provision relating to relief lawsuits brought by inmates.
An amendment to reduce by $7.2 million each year for five years the total authorization for prison grants. The total reduction would amount to $36 million.
Amendment sought to reduce by $36 million over 5 years the authorization for prison grants.
An amendment to broaden the eligibility provisions for states so that states could apply for both general and "truth-in-sentencing" prison grants, rather than one or the other.
Amendment sought to broaden the eligibility provisions for States so that States could apply for both general and "truth-in-sentencing" prison grants, rather than one or the other.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 36 in the Congressional Record of February 9, 1995) to decrease the authorization in the bill for prison grants by $2.5 billion, from $10.5 billion over five years to $8 billion.
Amendment sought to decrease the authorization for prison grants by $2.5 billion.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available in the bill for "improving public safety" to be spent on construction or improvement of highways, streets or roads.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available in the bill for "improving public safety" to be spent on the construction or improvement of highways, streets or roads.
An amendment to permit the Attorney General to make grants available to States and local governments to maintain the existing Drug Court program, a program repealed by the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to continue the Drug Court Program as enacted by the Violent Crime and Prevention Act of 1994.
An amendment to provide for funds to be authorized for law enforcement block grants as follows: (1) $150,000,000, FY 1996; (2) $50,000,000, FY 1997; (3) $300,000,000, FY 1998; (4) $300,000,000, FY 1999; and (5) $1,732,000,000, FY 2000. The bill calls for such funds to be authorized at a rate of $2,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.
Amendment sought to transfer $7.5 billion from the block grant program to provide for the "cops on the beat" community policing program; and transfer the remaining $2.5 billion to local crime prevention programs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 13 in the congressional Record of February 10, 1995) to permit the use of block grant funds for enhancing health care clinic security against violence.
Amendment sought to authorize the use of block grant funds to enhance health care clinic security.
An amendment to allow for the use of funds from the bill to enhance security measures at medical or health facilities, including research facilities, where a threat to law and order exists.
Amendment sought to authorize the use of funds to enhance security measures in and around a school, religious institution, medical or health facility (including a research facility), housing complex, shelter, or other facility or surroundings where a threat to law and order exists.
An amendment (numbered 39 as printed in the Congressional Record) to express the sense of the Congress that negotiations bearing upon missile defenses and/or the viability of the ABM treaty should be suspended until the 104th Congress has had a chance to review the issue.
Amendment expresses the sense of the Congress that negotiations bearing upon missile defenses and/or the viability of the ABM treaty should be suspended until the 104th Congress has had a chance to review the issue.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 41 in the Congressional Record of February 14, 1995 to establish the following policy priorities with regard to missile defense development: 1. that operational readiness of the Armed Forces should take precedence over development of any missile defense systems; 2. that theater missile defense development should take precedence over national missile defense; 3. that land-based missile defense should take precedence over space-based missile defense development.
Amendment establishes as U.S. policy an order to priority for missile defense programs by first, ensuring operational readiness of the Armed Forces and accomplishing programmed modernization of weapons systems; second, under such modernization, funding the completion of development and deployment at the earliest date of more effective theater missile defense (TMD) systems; and, third, developing as soon as funding is available, a ground-based interceptor system capable of destroying ballistic missiles launched against the United States.
An amendment (numbered 4 as printed in the Congressional Record) to specify that the anti-ballistic missile defense system commissioned by the bill not include space-based interceptors.
Amendment sought to prohibit space-based interceptors from being deployed as any part of a National Missile Defense System.
An amendment to the Skelton amendment which would lift the restriction against higher expenditures for missile defense than the amount spent in 1995.
See Skelton amendment (A005) for description.
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Skelton amendment, specifying that the funds expended in 1996 for missile defense shall not exceed the amount made available for missile defense for fiscal year 1995, until the military readiness programs such as force sizing, equipment and structure are fully funded.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Skelton amendment (A005) sought to provide that of the total amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, the amount obligated for national missile defense programs may not exceed the amount made available for national missile defense programs for fiscal year 1995 until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that the Armed Forces are properly sized, equipped, and structured and are ready to carry out assigned missions as required by the national military strategy. \   As amended by the Dellums amendment (A008), housing was added to the above list of readiness needs.
An amendment (numbered 5 as printed in the Congressional Record) to fund the review commission established in Title III from the funds available to the Secretary of Defense's office, rather than DOD general funds, and to strike the authorization of a specific sum of $1.5 million.
Amendment provides that the National Security Commission shall be paid for with funds appropriated for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
An amendment (numbered 1 as printed in the Congressional Record) to strike Title III which establishes a bipartisan commission to review U.S. defense needs and priorities.
Amendment sought to delete title III which establishes the Advisory Commission on National Security Revitalization.
An amendment (numbered 32 as printed in the Congressional Record) to strike the current interpretation clause of section 401 (restricting DOD funding to U.S. forces under foreign command), along with the requirement for the president to submit a memorandum to Congress on the constitutionality of placing American troops under foreign command. Instead, it inserts a provision simply reaffirming Congress' power to declare war and the president's authority as commander-in-chief.
Amendment sought to reaffirm Congress' power to declare war and the President's authority as commander-in-chief; and to strike the requirement of the President to submit a memorandum on the constitutionality of placing United States troops under foreign command.
An amendment (numbered 48 as printed in the Congressional Record) to strike the bill's provision making the NATO participation program mandatory. The current program permits (but does not require) the President to establish an assistance program to upgrade the military forces of European nations emerging from Communist domination to facilitate their transition to full NATO membership.
Amendment sought to delete language making the NATO participation program mandatory.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which, like the bill, would extend the current 25% health insurance deduction for self-employed persons, but would also provide a phased-in tax deuction for health insurance premiums for employees who receive no health insurance from their employers. The amendment would narrow but not eliminate, as the bill does, the tax preference for the sale of radio, tv, and cable companies to minority-owned firms.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to extend the 25 percent deduction of the costs of health insurance for the self-employed; provide a tax deduction for health insurance premiums for employees whose employers do not subsidize their health insurance; narrow the tax preference for sales of radio, television, and cable companies to minority-owned firms; and enact provisions to tax certain assets owned by individuals who renounce their U.S. citizenship.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide $2.5 billion in supplemental defense appropriations. The amendment would delete an additional $670 million increase in funds not requested by the Administration and the $2.9 billion rescissions in non-defense and defense programs in the bill. The substitute would rescind $2.2 billion in previously appropriated defense funds by cancelling or reducing low-priority defense programs, as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Congress. The substitute would include a provision contained in the bill providing the authority to deposit in the Treasury receipts from allies for contributions to peacekeeping operations.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide the $2.5 billion in supplemental defense appropriations requested by the Administration, rescind $2.2 billion in previously appropriated defense funds; and require the Secretary of Defense to make those cuts according to the Secretary's own determination of the lowest priority defense programs, while providing for 30 days notice by the Secretary to, but not approval of, the Congress for such cuts.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that amend the Paperwork Reduction Act definition of information collection to include "the disclosure to third parties or the public" of information. The effect of the amendment would be to preserve the 1990 Supreme Court decision restricting the regulatory oversight authority of OMB.
Amendment sought to delete language that amends the Paperwork Reduction Act definition of information collection to include "the disclosure to third parties or the public" of information, effectively preserving the 1990 Supreme Court decision regarding the regulatory oversight authority of OMB.
An amendment to repeal, or "sunset" the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act after five years after the date of enactment of the bill.
Amendment sought to "sunset" the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act five years after the date of enactment of the bill.
An amendment consisting of the text of amendment Nos. 21 and 22 printed in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995, and offered en bloc, to eliminate the retroactivity by changing the effective date from November 20, 1994 to the date of the bill's enactment and to specify that no provision of the bill shall be considered to authorize or require any action that is subject to judicial review.
Amendments en bloc sought to make the moratorium prospective effective only regarding regulations issued after the bill's enactment; and specify that no provision shall be construed to authorize or require any action that is subject to judicial review.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 28 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995) to exempt from the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking the actions of agencies relating to food and water safety, meat and poultry inspection, drinking water safety, and the regulation of imported food in lead cans.
Amendment sought to exempt from the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking the actions of agencies relating to food and water safety, meat and poultry inspection, drinking water safety, and the regulation of imported food in lead cans.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 30 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995) to exempt from the proposed moratorium seven specific types of regulations that promote business competitiveness. The amendments would exempt regulations regarding textile imports, actions with respect to China regarding intellectual property protection and market access, rulemaking action by the FCC to transfer to private use certain broadcasting spectrum bands, FCC rulemaking with regard to licensing procedures, wide-area mobile radio licensing, and rulemaking action by the SEC to provide for increased competition among the stock exchanges.
Amendment exempts from the proposed moratorium seven specific types of regulations that promote business competitiveness, including regulations regarding textile imports, actions with respect to China regarding intellectual property protection and market access, rulemaking action by the FCC to transfer to private use certain broadcasting spectrum bands, FCC rulemaking with regard to licensing procedures, wide-area mobile radio licensing, and rulemaking action by the SEC to provide for increased competition among the stock exchanges.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 36 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995) to change the definition of exempted regulations from those relating to the existence of any condition reasonably expected to cause "death, serious illness or severe injury..." to any condition reasonably expected to cause substantial endangerment" to humans or private property.
Amendment sought to change the definition of exempted regulations from those relating to the existence of any condition reasonably expected to cause "death, serious illness or severe injury..." to any condition reasonably expected to cause substantial endangerment" to humans or private property.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995) to specify that the bill's proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking shall not apply to six "common sense" regulatory actions: 1.Rulemaking actions regarding the personal use of campaign funds; 2. immigrant asylum requests; 3. rulemaking actions by the department of HUD to establish housing assistance preferences for the elderly, eliminating drugs for federal housing, and designating urban empowerment zones; 4. compensating Persian Gulf War veterans; 5. Department of Justice rulemaking regarding development of a computer database to identify persons convicted of sexually violent offenses against minors; 6. rulemaking action by the Department of the Interior to establish hunting seasons for migratory birds.
Amendment sought to specify that the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking not apply to six "common sense" regulatory actions: rulemaking actions regarding the personal use of campaign funds; immigrant asylum requests; rulemaking actions by HUD to establish housing assistance preferences for the elderly, eliminating drugs from Federal housing, and designating urban empowerment zones; compensating Persian Gulf War veterans; Department of Justice rulemaking regarding development of a computer database to identify persons convicted of sexually violent offenses against minors; and rulemaking action by the Department of the Interior to establish hunting seasons for migratory birds.
An amendment to exempt from the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions by agencies to establish or enforce any statutory rights against discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, national origin, or handicapped or disability status.
Amendment exempts from the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions by agencies to establish or enforce any statutory rights against discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, national origin, or handicapped or disability status. \   As amended by the McIntosh amendment (A009), language was added to clarify that the provisions of the Norton amendment will not result in the establishment or use of quotas or preferences.
An amendment to clarify that the provisions of the regulatory rulemaking moratorium should not effect any regulatory program to establish or conduct a recreational or subsistence activity, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, and camping.
Amendment clarifies that the provisions of the regulatory rulemaking moratorium should not effect any regulatory program to establish or conduct a recreational or subsistence activity, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, and camping.
An amendment to extend the regulatory rulemaking moratorium for businesses with fewer than 100 employees for an additional six month period beyond the term provided in the bill.
Amendment extends the regulatory rulemaking moratorium for businesses with fewer than 100 employees for an additional six month period beyond the term provided in the bill.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 38 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995) to exclude from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium those safety regulations relating to aircraft safety, mine safety, and nuclear waste disposal.
Amendment sought to exclude from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium those safety regulations relating to aircraft safety, mine safety, and nuclear waste disposal.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 20 in the Congressional Record of February 22, 1995), to exempt from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium those regulations required to clarify the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Amendment sought to exempt from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium those regulations required to clarify the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 35 in the Congressional Record of February 22) to reduce the scope of the rulemaking moratorium to the issuance of substantive rules, interpretative rules, statements of agency policies, or notice of proposed rulemaking.
Amendment sought to reduce the scope of the rulemaking moratorium to the issuance of substantive rules, interpretative rules, statements of agency policies, or notices of proposed rulemaking.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of February 21, 1995) to exempt from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium any regulatory actions required to implement the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.
Amendment sought to exempt from the regulatory rulemaking moratorium any regulatory actions required to implement the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.
An amendment (Printed as #34 in the Congressional Record of Feb. 22, 1994) to exclude from the moratorium any rulemaking actions by the Agriculture Dept. pursuant to the Sheep Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1994
Amendment sought to exclude from the moratorium any rulemaking actions by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Sheep Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1994.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to require major federal regulatory agencies to set regulatory priorities based on the seriousness of the risks involved, and the availability of resources. These priorities would have to be consistent with existing law. Agencies subject to the substitute's provisions are the same as those in the bill except that the substitute does not apply to NOAA, the Army Corps of Engineers, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The substitute also requires affected agencies to conduct risk assessments and cost/benefit analyses for major rules, but unlike the bill, defines a major rule as one with costs of $100 million rather than $25 million. In addition, the substitute contains provisions regarding the preservation of existing laws; judicial review; review of agency compliance; unfunded mandates; and peer review and conflicts of interest.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require major Federal regulatory agencies to set regulatory priorities based on the seriousness of the risks involved, and the availability of resources; require these priorities to be consistent with existing law; provide that agencies subject to the substitute's provisions are the same as those in the bill except that the substitute does not apply to NOAA, the Army Corps of Engineers, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; require affected agencies to conduct risk assessments and cost/benefit analyses for major rules, but unlike the bill, defines a major rule as one with costs of $100 million rather than $25 million; and in addition, the substitute contains provisions regarding the preservation of existing laws; judicial review; review of agency compliance; unfunded mandates; and peer review and conflicts of interest.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill establishing a judicial review process with regard to agency compliance with the risk assessment requirements of the bill. The amendment would specify that nothing in the bill should be construed as creating any additional right to judicial or administrative review.
Amendment sought to delete language establishing a judicial review process with regard to agency compliance with the risk assessment requirements of the bill; and specify that nothing in the bill should be construed as creating any additional right to judicial or administrative review.
An amendment to strike portions of the bill's requirements regarding peer review and to insert new text which states that peer reviewers shall be excluded who are associated with entities that may have a financial or other interest in the outcome unless such interest is disclosed to the agency and the agency has determined that such interest will not reasonably be expected to create a bias in favor of obtaining an outcome that is consistent with such interest.
Amendment sought to replace language regarding peer review and insert new language which provides that peer reviewers shall be excluded who are associated with entities that may have a financial or other interest in the outcome unless such interest is disclosed to the agency and the agency has determined that such interest will not reasonably be expected to create a bias in favor of obtaining an outcome that is consistent with such interest.
An amendment to require agencies to implement, within one year of enactment of the bill, an accelerated process that would allow citizens to petition for reviews of existing regulations which cost more than $25 million annually.
Amendment sought to establish a petition process under which affected businesses, individuals or other parties could petition Federal agencies to review and revise existing regulations or programs affecting human health, safety, or the environment which have compliance costs exceeding $25 million.
An amendment to strike the "super mandate" preemption clause and replacing it with a statement that nothing within the provisions of the bill may be construed to modify any statutory standard or alter pre-existing deadlines.
Amendment sought to provide that nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify any statutory standard or requirement or to alter any statutory or judicial deadline.
An amendment to provide that the provisions of the bill do not apply in situations that the head of an agency considers to be an emergency or in situations reasonably expected to cause death or serious injury or illness to humans.
Amendment to the Walker amendment (A011) sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill situations that the head of an agency considers to be an emergency or in situations reasonably expected to cause death or serious injury or illness to humans.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of February 28, 1995) to extend from six months to one year the filing deadline for judicial review of actions taken by an agency which has the effect of diminishing the fair market value of an individual's property.
Amendment extends from six months to one year the filing deadline for judicial review of actions taken by an agency.
An amendment to change the definition of a "major rule"--triggering the requirement of a Regulatory Impact Analysis--to a rule likely to result in an economic impact of at least $100 million annually. (The bill calls for a threshhold of $50 million annually.)
Amendment sought to change the definition of a "major rule", which triggers the requirement for a Regulatory Impact Analysis, to a rule likely to result in an economic impact of at least $100 million annually, rather than the $50 million threshold provided in the bill.
An amendment to require that there be a written public record of all agency contacts made by persons outside an agency relating to a major rule during the rulemaking process.
Amendment requires that there be a written public record of any contacts between agency persons and persons outside of an agency relating to a major rule during the rulemaking process.
An amendment (numbered 7 as printed in the Congressional Record) to the Canady substitute to retain the main provisions of the Canady amendment, but further requires the Federal Government to purchase the portion of a property affected by an agency action, at fair market value, if the loss in value exceeds 50% and the owner so requests. The amendment also limits the scope of the bill, providing that the measure's compensation requirements would apply only in cases involving restrictions imposed by an agency under the following provisions of law: 1) Clean Water Act wetlands permitting program; 2) Endangered Species Act; 3) Resource Conservation provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill; 4) Rights to receive and use water under the Reclamation Acts, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) requires the Federal Government to purchase the portion of a property affected by an agency action, at fair market value, if the loss in value exceeds 50 percent and the owner so requests; and provides that the bill's compensation requirements will apply only in cases involving restrictions imposed by an agency under the Clean Water Act wetlands program, the Endangered Species Act, and cases involving the taking of water rights.
An amendment (numbered 17 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that compensation would not be paid if the agency involved has prepared a "private property impact assessment" for the particular regulation or other agency action, prior to taking the action. Such analyses would consist of a written statement including an assessment of the action's likely effect on private property values, whether it would result in a taking of private property under the Fifth Amendment, alternatives that would achieve the same objective without affecting private property values, and other information. The amendment, in effect, would write into law Executive Order #12630 except that, under the amendment, the agency analyses would be made available to the public. The amendment specifies that property owners still could seek compensation through the courts under the Fifth Amendment.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) sought to require agencies to do a private property impact assessment before issuing a regulation or taking agency action; and would have required that the public have access to that assessment.
An amendment to raise the minimum threshold for payment of compensation under the bill from a 10% to 30% loss in property value.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) sought to increase the threshold for payment of compensation from a 10 percent to a 30 percent loss in property value.
An amendment to limit federal agencies' liability to pay compensation to property owners in cases where the particular agency action would prevent or restrict activities likely to diminish the value of private homes. The amendment also defines "private home" for the purposes of the bill.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) sought to provide that agencies need not provide compensation in cases where the proposed regulation is designed to prevent actions which would reduce the value of other private property.
An amendment to raise the minimum threshold for payment of compensation under the bill from a 10% to 20% loss in property value.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) sought to increase the threshold for payment of compensation from a 10 percent to a 20 percent loss in property value.
An amendment to raise the minimum threshold for payment of compensation from a 10% loss to a 20% loss in property value.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) increases the threshold for payment of compensation from a 10 percent to a 20 percent loss in property value.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill designating a source of payments for takings under the bill. The thrust of the amendment strikes the specification that any compensation required under the measure would be paid from annual appropriations available to the federal agency involved.
Amendment to the Canady substitute amendment (A001) sought to strike the provision requiring compensation payments to come out of the responsible agency's appropriation for that fiscal year.
An amendment to clarify the guidelines in which a petition for payment of costs and expenses, including attorney's fees may be made.
Amendment clarifies the guidelines in which a petition for payment of costs and expenses, including attorney's fees may be made.
An amendment to delete section 2 of the bill, as amended by the Goodlatte amendment, relating to "loser pays," and replace those provisions with the text of the McHale amendment. The text of the McHale amendment would be unaffected.
Amendment to the McHale amendment (A002) sought to delete section 2 of the bill which provides for the awarding of costs and attorney's fees in Federal civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement, and insert the language of the McHale amendment which deals with actions in the case of frivilous lawsuits.
An amendment to award attorney fees to defendants if the courts find the suit of a plaintiff to be frivolous. Under the provisions of the amendment, if a defendant makes a successful motion to dismiss a law suit within 90 days of the filing of a complaint, the court would dismiss the claim and award counsel fees and legal costs to the defendant.
Amendment sought to add language providing guidelines for the legal determination of a frivolous complaint and provide that, if a defendant makes a motion to dismiss a suit within 90 days of the filing of the complaint, and the court finds it to be frivolous, the court must dismiss the claim and award counsel fees and legal costs to the defendant.
An amendment to prohibit contingent fees compensation for attorneys if the plaintiff in a suit accepts a settlement offer of the defendant, if the offer is made within two months of the filing of the complaint. The attorney for the plaintiff would be paid an hourly rate for work performed, limited to 10% of the amount of the settlement. If a settlement offer is rejected, the plaintiff's attorney would be awarded an hourly rate for work performed up until the time the offer was made, plus a percentage of the amount of the judgement in excess of the original settlement offer.
Amendment sought to limit the contingency fees attorneys can receive (when a qualifying settlement offer is made and accepted) to the lesser of the previously agreed-to hourly rate for work performed plus expenses or 10 percent of the amount of the settlement offer; and limit the contingency fees (when a qualifying settlement offer is made but rejected) to the total of no more than 33 percent of the difference between the final recovery and the settlement offer, the previously agreed-to hourly rate for work performed, and the attorney's actual expenses.
An amendment to reduce the portion of the prevailing party's costs and legal fees the loser must reimburse under the bill's modified "loser pays" provisions from 100% to 25%. The court may increase the portion of liability above 25% if it considers the loser unreasonable for not accepting the last offer.
Amendment sought to reduce from 100 percent to 25 percent the prevailing party's cost and legal fee requirement under the "loser pays" provision; and allow the court to increase the reimbursement above 25 percent if it considers the loser was unreasonable in rejecting the last offer.
An amendment to exempt civil rights cases from the mandatory sanctions on attorneys for making frivolous arguments. Under the amendment, therefore, sanctions on attorneys for making frivolous arguments in civil rights cases would be left to the discretion of the courts, as under current law.
Amendment sought to exempt civil rights cases, religious cases, and gender cases from the bill in terms of attorney sanctions and payments.
An amendment to apply the bill's "loser pays" provisions only to claims against small businesses as defined under Section 3 of the Small Business Act.
Amendment sought to apply the bill's "loser pays" provisions only to claims against small businesses as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act.
An amendment to prohibit claimants from bringing securities lawsuits under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Amendment prohibits claimants from bringing securities lawsuits under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
An amendment to modify the bill's definition of recklessness by inserting language which states that a situation in which an individual deliberately refrains from taking steps to discover whether one's statements are false or misleading constitutes recklessness, but if the failure to investigate was not deliberate, such conduct shall not be considered to be reckless.
See Eshoo amendment (A003) for description.
An amendment to exempt securities fraud cases involving derivatives from the bill's provisions. Under the amendment, such cases would continue to be considered under existing securities litigation laws.
Amendment sought to exempt securities fraud cases involving derivatives from the bill's provisions.
An amendment to allow state and local governments to continue to file securities fraud lawsuits under existing securities laws for three years after enactment of the bill. The purpose of the extension would be to allow state and local governments time to determine whether or not a case of fraud has occurred.
Amendment sought to allow State and local governments to continue to file securities fraud lawsuits under existing securities laws for three years after enactment of the bill.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions in Section 4 (preventing "fishing-expedition" lawsuits) that (1) require the claimant to specify in his initial complaint each statement or omission alleged to be misleading, and (2) establish a summary procedure for dismissing flawed proceedings and granting stays of discovery in the interim.
Amendment sought to strike language in the provisions for prevention of "fishing expedition" lawsuits that require the claimant to specify in his initial complaint each statement or omission alleged to be misleading and establish a summary procedure for dismissing flawed pleadings and granting stays of discovery in the interim.
An amendment to replace the current "loser pays" provisions of the bill with new language which would specifically target attorneys who initiate frivolous law suits. The amendment would require courts to award costs and legal fees to the prevailing party in a securities lawsuit if the plaintiff's complaint or motion was intended to harass, caused unneccessary delay, or increased the cost of litigation. The amendment would require the courts to hold the losing party's attorney liable for any costs and fees awarded unless the losing party was responsible for the frivolous suit.
Amendment sought to replace the "loser pays" requirements with provisions that would require the attorney for the losing party to pay the legal costs and other expenses of the prevailing party if the court determines that the losing party's case was brought for an improper purpose, is unwarranted, lacks evidentiary support, or unless the court determines the losing party was principally responsible
An amendment to remove the bill's disparate treatment of the two types of compensatory damages: economic damages (such as lost wages and medical bills) and non-economic damages (such as pain and suffering, loss of fertility, etc.). Specifically, the amendment strikes the section of the bill that abolishes "joint and several" liability-- in which any of the defendants can be required to pay the entire amount--for non-economic damages; and modifies the bill's cap on punitive damages at three times the claimants award for all compensatory damages, damages for economic losses and damages for non-economic losses, or $250,000, whichever is greater.
Amendment sought to strike the provision that eliminates joint liability for noneconomic loss in product liability suits; and to change the cap on punitive damages to $250,000 or three times the economic and noneconomic damages awarded, whichever is greater.
An amendment to prohibit sealing court records of product liability law suits, except under limited circumstances. The amendment would allow court records to be sealed only by a court order and only if the information to be sealed would not restrict information relevant to public health or safety; or if the need to maintain confidentiality would substantially outweigh the public interest in disclosing potential health or safety hazards.
Amendment sought to make open to the public all records in product liability cases, except under special circumstances.
An amendment to provide that the relevant federal court shall have jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers in any product liability action for injuries sustained in the U.S. as a result of using that product.
Amendment requires any product liability action for injury sustained in the United States and that relates to the purchase or use of a product manufactured outside the United States by a foreign manufacturer to be heard by a Federal court and that such court shall have jurisdiction over the manufacturer.
An amendment to strike the "clear and convincing" burden of proof required under the bill in proving that punitive damages should be awarded, thereby restoring the burden of proof which each state currently applies.
Amendment sought to strike the clear and convincing burden of proof required under the bill in proving that punitive damages should be awarded.
An amendment to strike from the bill the provisions establishing a cap on punitive damages.
Amendment sought to delete language establishing a cap on punitive damages.
An amendment to require that 75% of all civil liability punitive damage awards in excess of $250,000 be awarded to the state treasury in which the action was brought. The distribution of the awarded funds would be applied by the court and not be disclosed to the jury.
Amendment sought to provide that, if punitive damages of more than $250,000 are awarded in a civil liability action, 75 percent of the additional amount would be awarded to the treasury of the State in which the action was brought.
An amendment to eliminate the "joint and several liability" doctrine for non-economic losses for all civil litigation involving interstate commerce. Joint and several liability may require one of several defendants to pay the entire amount of an award for non-economic loss.
Amendment eliminates joint and several liability (in which any of the defendants can be required to pay the entire amount) for noneconomic losses in all civil lawsuits that involve interstate commerce.
An amendment to cap awards for noneconomic damages (such as "pain and suffering" or "emotional distress") at $250,000 for all civil cases. It does not preempt or supersede any law that further limits such awards.
Amendment, as modified pursuant to the rule, limits the maximum award of noneconomic damages in health care liability actions to $250,000.
An amendment to terminate the substantive provisions of the bill after five years unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies to Congress that liability insurance rates have dropped more than 10 percent (adjusted for inflation) or that extraordinary circumstances have prevented them from doing so.
Amendment sought to "sunset" the provisions of the bill after five years unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies to Congress that liability insurance rates have dropped more than 10 percent (adjusted for inflation) or that extraordinary circumstances have prevented them from doing so.
An amendment to correct a technical drafting error.
An amendment to restore the entire $206 million rescinded by the bill from VA medical care and construction funding, and offsetting this by increasing by an equal amount (to $416 million) the amount rescinded by the bill from the National Community Service (AmeriCorps) program.
Amendment restores $206 million rescinded from VA medical care and construction funding; and offsets this by increasing to $416 million the amount rescinded from the National and Community Service Program.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill to mandate specific levels of timber salvage within the federal forests for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
Amendment sought to delete provisions mandating specified levels of timber salvage sales on Federal lands in fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
An amendment to require that the net budget authority savings in the bill be used for deficit reduction. Specifically, the amendment requires that the net budget authority savings in the bill be appropriated to the Deficit Reduction Fund established by executive order, and is to be exclusively used for deficit reduction.
Amendment requires that the net budget authority savings contained in the bill be used for deficit reduction.
An amendment to increase the amount rescinded from OSHA salaries and expenses by $3.5 million to $19.5 million. The amendment is intended to stop work on OSHA's proposed ergonomics standard.
Amendment increases the amount rescinded from OSHA salaries and expenses by $3.5 million.
An amendment to require that all the net savings in the bill be used for deficit reduction. The amendment creates a so-called "lockbox" into which such savings would be deposited. The amendment prohibits using these funds for any other purpose except reducing the public debt.
Amendment requires that all the net savings in the bill be used for deficit reduction by creating a deficit reduction lockbox into which such savings would be deposited.
An amendment, as modified, to reduce the rescission of funds in the bill for scientific and technical research services by $3 million dollars and to offset the reduction by increasing the rescission of funds for the State Department for acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad. The effect of the amendment would be to rescind $16.5 million in funds for scientific and technical research services, rather than the $19.5 million called for in the bill, and to rescind State Department funds for building maintenance by $23 million, rather than the $20 million called for in the bill.
Amendment, as modified, transfers $3 million from the acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad account of the Department of State to the scientific and technical research and services account of the Department of Commerce.
An amendment to increase the amount of funds to be rescinded from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from $47 million to $112 million for Fiscal Year, and from $94 million to $215 million for Fiscal Year 1997.
Amendment sought to rescind an additional $65 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in fiscal year 1996, and an additional $121 million in fiscal year 1997.
An amendment to increase the amount of funds to be rescinded for Energy Department fossil energy research and development activities, to be used for a coal gasification project in southern Illinois from $19 million to $24 million.
Amendment sought to rescind an additional $5 million from the Department of Energy fossil energy research and development activities account
An amendment to rescind 10% of the funding for the NEA. (The bill rescinds $5 million of the total $168 million appropriated for the NEA in 1995.)
Amendment sought to increase the rescission of funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million.
An amendment to make a number of technical changes to the bill.
Amendment makes technical changes to the bill.
An amendment consisting of the text of the following amendments printed in House Report 104-85, offered en bloc: Nos. 2 (Talent), 4 (Hyde), 6 (Talent), 104 (Smith TX), 12 (Burton), 14 (Cunningham), 23 (Roberts), 27 (Zimmer), 28 (Shaw), 29 (Dunn).
Amendments en bloc consist of the text of amendments numbered 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 23, 27, 28, and 29 printed on pages H3496-H3498 in the Congressional Record for March 22, 1995.
An amendment to require all adult single-parent welfare recipients with children over the age of 5 to engage in work activities for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Amendment sought to provide a definition of work for the purposes of the bill; provide that the two year-and out provisions apply to two parent AFDC families; and require all adult single-parent welfare recipients with children over the age of 5 to engage in work activities for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
An amendment to allow states to provide vouchers, limited to particular goods and services used in the care of a child, to mothers under age 18 who are barred from receiving cash benefits.
Amendment allows States to provide vouchers, to pay for particular goods and services used in the care of a child, such as diapers, clothing, and school supplies.
An amendment which would allow families on welfare to receive additional benefits for new children born while the family is on welfare--provided such benefits are provided in the form of vouchers that may be used only for goods and services needed to care for the child.
Amendment allows families on welfare to receive additional benefits for a child born to a welfare recipient, provided such benefits are provided in the form of vouchers that may be used only for goods and services needed to care for the child.
An amendment which would give families that participate in required state welfare work programs a preference for obtaining federal housing assistance, including both public housing and Section 8 rental assistance. Under the amendment, this preference would supercede other existing federal and local preferences, but the housing assistance provided under this authority would be limited to five years per family.
Amendment sought to give families that participate in required State welfare work programs a preference in obtaining Federal housing assistance, including public housing and Section 8 rental assistance.
An amendment to convert the food stamp program into a block grant program, allocated to the states based upon the percentage of disadvantaged people in each state. The amendment would require that all funds would be used for food assistance and would restrict administrative costs to 5% of each grant.
Amendment sought to convert the food stamp program into a block grant program; allocate funds to the States based upon the percentage of disadvantaged people in each State; restrict administrative costs to 5 percent of grant funds; and freeze funds at the fiscal year 1995 level.
An amendment to require states to adopt procedures to automatically honor liens against property of persons for delinquent child support payments ordered by another state.
Amendment requires States to adopt procedures to automatically put liens against the property of persons for delinquent child support payments ordered by another State.
An amendment to require states to establish procedures under which they would withhold, suspend, or restrict the state-issued licenses (including driver's, professional, and occupational licenses) of persons who are delinquent in making court-ordered child support payments.
Amendment requires States to establish procedures under which they will withhold, suspend, or restrict State-issued licenses (including driver's, professional, and occupational licenses) of persons who are delinquent in making court-ordered child support payments.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to transform the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program into a program that successfully moves recipients from welfare to work within a certain time limit. It significantly increases the funding for education, job training, employment services, and child care for welfare recipients--in order to help them move into the workforce. It creates a new "Work First" program and requires states to have an increasing percentage of their AFDC caseload participate in Work First and Workfare over seven years, rising from 16% in FY 1997 to 52% in FY 2003.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to transform the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program into a program that moves recipients from welfare to work within a certain time limit; increase the funding for education, job training, employment services, and child care for welfare recipients; create a new "Work First" program; require States to have an increasing percentage of their AFDC caseload participate in Work First and Workfare over seven years; impose a time limit on eligibility for AFDC benefits; place certain restrictions on SSI eligibility for disabled children; provide certain cutbacks in the Food Stamp Program; and limit the eligibility of certain legal immigrants for Federal benefits.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to transform the AFDC program into a program that successfully moves recipients from welfare to work. It significantly increases the funding for education, job training, employment services, and child care for welfare recipients--in order to help them move into the workforce. It requires states to have an increasing percentage of their AFDC caseload participate in JOBS programs over seven years, rising from 15% in FY 1997 to 50% in FY 2003. It imposes a work requirement and rewards states that move recipients from welfare to unsubsidized employment. It contains provisions to ensure that welfare recipients are better off economically by taking a job than by staying on welfare. It contains no changes in School Lunch, WIC, and other child nutrition programs; Food Stamps; SSI; and benefits for legal immigrants. Finally, it finances its spending increases for education, job training, and child care programs by raising the top corporate tax rate by 1.25% to 36.25%.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to transform the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program into a program that moves recipients from welfare to work by providing a public sector or subsidized private sector job paying minimum wage for at least two years; increase funding in the JOBS Program participation requirements by five percent per year over seven years, rising from 15 percent in fiscal year 1997 to 50 percent in fiscal year 2003, resulting in a $14.9 billion authorization in additional JOBS funding over the five years; take steps to expand child care services for poor families; and finance the spending increases by raising the top corporate income tax rate by 1.25 percent to 36.25 percent.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, similar to the provisions of the joint resolution, which limits congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the exception that the term limit provisions would apply retroactive. Under the provisions of the amendment, upon ratification of the joint resolution by the states, any sitting member with 12 or more years of experience would be ineligible to run for reelection to office. The amendment would also allow states to set term limits shorter than 12 years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the term limit provisions being applied retroactive; and would have allowed States to set term limits shorter than 12 years.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute similar to the provisions contained in the joint resolution, which limits congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, but would would limit the eligibility of Members of the House of Representatives to a maximum of six years. The amendment would retain the two-term limitation on members of the Senate.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit lifetime service of Members of the House to three terms (6 years) and Members of the Senate to two terms (12 years), and provide language that states a full term is considered as served if a Member serves more than 50 percent of that term.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute similar to the provisions of the joint resolution, which limits congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the exception that the amendment would not supercede state laws that limit congressional terms to less than 12 years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit lifetime service of Members of the House to six terms (12 years) and Members of the Senate to two terms (12 years) and provide that State law could preempt the legislation if the State limits are shorter.
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to require that the prior parental consent provisions in the bill for student participation in any federally sponsored survey or questionaire be in writing; to require such consent for any survey or questionaire that has the effect of eliciting sensitive information, regardless of its specified purpose; to exempt academic tests, if the test questions do not request sensitive information; and remove the $500 limit on monetary damages that an individual may claim for a violation of the provisions of the bill.
Amendments en bloc require that written consent be obtained before requesting a minor's participation in a survey or questionnaire; remove the $500 limit on monetary damages that an individual can claim; and remove the exemption from the requirement for tests intended to measure academic performance.
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to prohibit the expenditure of federal funds for the purpose of conducting any survey of minors that is intended to elicit certain personal or sensitive information.
Amendments en bloc sought to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the purpose of conducting any survey of minors that is intended to elicit certain personal or sensitive information.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide $31.6 billion in tax cuts for married couples earning up to $85,000 and single persons earning up to $60,000. The tax cut would be offset by $25 billion in descretionary spending cuts over five years, capping spending on the Crime Trust Fund for FY 1999, extending authority of the FCC to auction licenses for the radio broadcast spectrum, and raising $1 billion over five years by requiring U.S. taxpayers to pay taxes on income from foreign grantor trusts, and imposing a tax on wealthy citizens who renounce their citizenship. The substitute would not raise the pension contribution of federal employees or cut benefits for federal retirees. The substitute specifies that the tax cuts would not take effect until the OMB certified that legislation had been enacted that would balance the budget by FY 2002.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide tax deductions for low-income families to support costs of higher education; create a new type of savings bonds called "Guaranteed Education Plan Bonds"; provide for penalty-free withdrawal of current IRAs to pay for higher education costs, raise the eligibility limit to $85,000 for couples filing a joint return and to $60,000 for single taxpayers and phase in an additional $2,000 deduction contribution for spouses; establish a new nondeductible tax-free IRA subject to current law income eligibility requirements; delay the effective dates of these tax provisions until the Office of Management and Budget certified the Federal budget will be balanced by fiscal year 2002 and suspends them if the Federal budget deficit does not meet specific reduction targets; extend the PAYGO provision through fiscal year 2000 and reduce mandatory caps on discretionary spending for fiscal years 1996-1998 and extend them through fiscal year 2000; reduce mandatory caps on discretionary spending for fiscal years 1996-1998 and extend them through fiscal year 2000; permit the Internal Revenue Service to tax estates of expatriates who renounce their citizenship; and establish new reporting requirements for residents and citizens who move assets into or receive income from foreign trust..
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, similar to the provisions of the bill, to allow Medicare Select Insurance policies to be offered in all 50 States, but would limit the such availability to five years. The substitute would prohibit premium increases for the supplemental insurance based on the age of the policy holder, and would allow policy holders to leave Medicare Select programs
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow Medicare Select Insurance policies to be offered in all 50 States, but would have limited such availability to five years; prohibit premium increases for the supplemental insurance based on the age of the policy holder; and allow policy holders to leave Medicare Select programs.
An amendment to reduce by approximately 30% the authorization levels in the bill for hydrogen research and development activities.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorizations for hydrogen research and development activities by $36 million over three years.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill placing an overall spending cap on expenditures for energy supply research and development in FYs 1996-1998 to an amount equal to the funds obligated for FY 1995.
Amendment sought to delete language which places an overall spending cap on expenditures for energy supply research and development in fiscal years 1996-1998 to an amount equal to the funds obligated in fiscal year 1995.
An amendment to prohibit any closure of Coast Guard multimission small boat stations during FY 1996
Amendment sought to prohibit the closing of Coast Guard multimission small boat stations during fiscal year 1996.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed as amendment No.49 in the Congressional Record of May 9, 1995) that would retain the provisions in the bill regarding Clean Water funding authorizations, assistance to local communities, control of combined sewer overflows, and coordination of state programs for compliance with EPA Great Lakes water quality guidelines. The amendment would not include those provisions in the bill which authorize waivers to secondary treatment requirements for sewage treatment plants in costal communities with a population of less than 20,000; nor would it allow waivers and modifications of discharge permits for industrial facilities and sewage treatment plants, or allow states to downgrade designated uses of water bodies and applicable water quality standards. The amendment would substitute the provisions in the bill regarding wetlands with provisions that delegate authority over wetlands to the States; grant to the Dept. of Agriculture responsibility for designating wetlands on agricultural land; establish federal, state, and local coordinating committee to develop and test national wetlands policies and procedures for wetland restoration. The amendment would not include the new requirements in the bill for compensating landowners for property losses resulting from regulation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain provisions regarding Clean Water Act funding authorizations, assistance to small and rural communities, control of water pollution from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and consistency of State programs with the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes water quality guidance; replace wetlands language with provisions providing incentives for States to assume authority over wetlands regulation through delegation from EPA; expedite the Federal wetlands permitting process; make the Agriculture Department responsible for determining which areas are to be designated wetlands on all agriculture lands; require the establishment of a coordinating committee of Federal, State, and local officials to help develop and field-test national wetlands policies and a strategy for restoration of wetlands ecosystems; strike provisions establishing new requirements to compensate landowners for losses in property value resulting from Federal regulation; retain the special runoff control provisions currently applicable to coastal areas, but modify the current program in accordance with recommendations of the Coastal States Organization; allow affected States to target runoff control programs to the areas most threatened by pollution and give greater authority to use incentive-based programs and planning and manageme.t measures in lieu of enforceable requirements; retain the existing storm water management program, making several changes in the program, including placing a ten-year moratorium on the implementation of any new storm water requirements for light industries or communities with a population of less than 100,000; and prohibit the application of numeric effluent limits to municipal storm water permits.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 33 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete several provisions in Title III of the bill that would: 1. Eliminate the current requirement that EPA first list a pollutant before it or a state may allow a permit-holder to comply with Best Practical Control Technology or water quality standards in lieu of Best Available Technology; 2. authorize the EPA or states to modify effluent limitations in permits for coal remining even if the operations exceed state water quality standards under certain circumstances; 3. stipulate that coal remining operations which began operation prior to the adoption of new standards should be considered to be in compliance; 4. provide flexibility for permit-holders to undertake innovative pollution prevention measures; 5. revise the standards and procedures for determining water quality standards.
Amendment sought to strike language that would remove the requirement that EPA first list a pollutant before it or a State may allow a permit-holder to comply with Best Practicable Control Technology or water quality standards in lieu of Best Available Technology; strike language that would authorize EPA or States to modify effluent limitations in permits for coal remining, even if the operations exceed State water quality standards or the receiving waters did not meet water quality standards prior to remining and the applicant submits a plan citing specific measures that will be used to improve existing water quality; strike language that would stipulate that a coal remining operation that started prior to the adoption of new regulatory standards is deemed to be in compliance as long as post-mining discharges are the same or better than before mining commenced, and remining was conducted under a Surface Mining Control and Reclamation permit; strike language that would provide flexibility for permit holders to undertake innovative pollution prevention measures; and strike language that would revise the standards and procedures for determining water quality standards on a State and Federal level, but retain language providing for a review of such proposed revisions by the Administration.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete the provision in the bill that incorporate the Coastal Zone Management Program into state nonpoint source management programs. The amendment would reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management program through FY 2000, with certain modifications.
Amendment strikes provisions folding the Coastal Zone Management Program into State nonpoint source management programs and, instead, reauthorizes the Coastal Zone Act through fiscal year 2000, amending it to require that any State that has not received Federal approval for its core coastal management program must submit a coastal non-point pollution program within 30 months of such approval.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 45 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete the provisions of the bill that authorize waivers of secondary treatment requirements for sewage treatment plants in certain coastal communities.
Amendment sought to delete language that authorizes waivers of secondary treatment requirements for sewage treatment plants in certain coastal communities which discharge into ocean water.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 30 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to modify the provisions of the bill relating to stormwater discharge management. The amendment would relax requirement standards requirements for municipal stormwater programs, similar to the provisions of the bill, but would leave in place current standards for industry stormwater discharge.
Amendment sought to revise language addressing stormwater management provisions; leave the industry under the stormwater discharge permit system; and include a moratorium extending EPA's deadline for compliance by commercial operations.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 44 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to establish uniform standards for states to use to inform the public when the water quality at public beaches fails to meet minimum safety standards.
Amendment sought to establish uniform standards for States to use to inform the public when the water quality at public beaches fails to meet minimum safety standards.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 36 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to require the EPA to conduct risk assessment before implementing many of the regulatory reforms provided for in the bill.
Amendment sought to require the EPA to conduct risk assessments before implementing the regulatory reforms provided for in the bill.
An amendment, consisting of several amendments offered en bloc (printed as amendment Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to do the following: 1. Require EPA to take into consideration the consumption patterns of diverse segments of the population when determining water quality criteria; 2. eliminate the provisions in the bill that would require EPA to base fish consumption advisories on basis of FDA studies. The amendment would instead require states to post public notices around any body of water that does not meet water quality standards; 3. require the EPA to establish uniform procedures for testing fish and shellfish for contamination and for monitoring navigable waters that do not meet water quality standards or are subject to fishing bans or consumption restrictions; 4. require EPA or a state agency to review proposed permits to identify and reduce disproportionately high and adverse impacts to the health of minority and low-income populations; 5. require EPA to assess and compare the levels of water pollution to which minority and low-income individuals are disproportionately exposed and to document the frequency and volume of illegal discharges into waters adjacent to or used by minority and low-income communities.
Amendments en bloc sought to require the EPA to consider the consumption patterns of diverse segments of the population when setting water quality criteria; to post warning signs, propose and issue regulations establishing minimum uniform requirements for waters that significantly violate water quality standards or are subject to a fishing or shellfish ban, advisory, or consumption restriction due to contamination; establish within 18 months of enactment, uniform and scientifically sound requirements and procedures for fish and shellfish sampling, monitoring of navigable waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards or are subject to fishing bans advisories, or consumption restrictions; review facility discharge permit applications so as to identify and reduce pollution having a disproportionately high and adverse impact on minority and low-income populations; and collect and analyze data on sources of pollution to which minority and low-income populations are exposed, and on pollutant discharges in waters which are adjacent to and or used by minority and low-income populations.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 37 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to modify the provisions in the bill relating to risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis requirements by establishing an effective date for all risk assessment cost-benefit analysis of one year after enactment of the bill. The amendment would also change the bill's criteria for cost-benefit analysis from one which "maximizes net benefits to society," to providing "incremental benefits to human health, public welfare, and the environment."
Amendment sought to modify provisions relating to risk assessment and cost benefit analysis requirements by establishing an effective date of one year after the date of enactment for all risk assessment cost-benefit analysis.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 60 in the Congressional Record of May 10, 1995) to delete language in the bill to exempt certain Naval facilities from adhering to the water quality standards in the bill.
Amendment sought to delete language which exempts certain naval facilities from adhering to the water quality standards in the bill.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 39 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete the provisions in the bill requiring the EPA to allow any state to modify the designated uses of a waterway if the state determines that the current use designation is infeasible or too costly to justify.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows States to modify the designated uses of a waterway if it determines that the current use designation is infeasible or too costly to justify.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 40 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete certain provisions in the bill relating to nonpoint source pollution that exempts agricultural producers from compliance with a state pollution management program, if the producers have established an approved resources management plan. The amendment would also delete provisions in the bill that allow states to take the availability of federal funds into consideration when demonstrating progress toward achieving water quality standards, and permits states to postpone compliance for every year Congress fails to adequately fund authorized assistance programs.
Amendment sought to strike provisions which delay compliance deadlines for State non-point source pollution control programs by one year for every year in which the bill is less than fully funded.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 41 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to establish mandatory minimum penalties for violations to the Clean Water Act, and to target repeat offenders by increasing penalties and inspection requirements for facilities that repeatedly violate their permits. The amendment would authorize citizens to sue for past violations and would prohibit the use of state administrative settlements as a means of precluding citizen suits and allow courts to use the proceeds of settlements and penalties against polluters to be targeted for use in mitigation projects.
Amendment sought to establish mandatory minimum penalties for violations of the Clean Water Act; target repeat offenders by increasing penalties and inspection requirements for facilities that repeatedly violate their permits; authorize citizens to sue for violations and prohibit the use of State administrative settlements as a means of precluding citizen suits; and allow courts to use the proceeds of settlements and penalties against polluters to be targeted for use in mitigation projects.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 54 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund.
Amendment sought to establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Emerson amendment, which would establish a dispute resolution mechanism for resolving conflicts resulting from actions taken by a state, an interstate waste pollution control agency or the Administrator of EPA relating to the issuance of a license for a hydroelectric project.
See Emerson amendment (A021) for description.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Lipinski amendment, to change the bill's formula for allocating sewage treatment plant construction funds. The amendment would retain the bill's method of allocating funds based on state population and sewage treatment needs, but would place caps on how much any state's allocation could increase or decrease from present funding levels, phased in over five years. Funding allocations could not change more than 5% in FY 1996, 10% in FY 1997, 15% in FY 1998, and 20% in FYs 1999 and 2000.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Lipinski amendment (A023) sought to change the bill's formula for allocating sewage treatment plant construction funds. It would have retained the bill's method of allocating funds based on State population and sewage treatment needs, but would have placed caps on how much any State's allocation could increase or decrease from present funding levels, phased in over five years.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 27 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to modify the formula for allocating federal funds for sewage treatment plant construction. The amendment would retain the bill's method of allocating funds based on a state's population size and sewage treatment needs, but the amendment would eliminate the provisions in the bill which place a 10% cap on the amount of change each state's allocation may increase or decrease, relative to existing funding levels.
Amendment modifies the formula for allocating funds for sewage treatment plant construction. It retains the bill's method of allocating funds based on a State's population size and sewage treatment needs, but eliminates provisions which place a 10% cap on the amount of change each State's allocation may increase or decrease, relative to existing funding levels.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 64 in the Congressional Record of May 11) to reduce the authorization in the bill for state water pollution control revolving funds by $200 million in each FY 1997-2000, and to eliminate the $500 million authorization in the bill for the State nonpoint source water pollution control revolving fund.
Amendment reduces by $1 billion the amount authorized for State water pollution control revolving funds over the next five years; and eliminates State nonpoint source water pollution control revolving funds.
An amendment to replace Title VIII (Wetlands Conservation and Management) of the bill with new provisions which would: Redefine the term "Wetland"; require EPA to implement a national wetland restoration strategy developed in cooperation with state and local agencies; establish a Wetlands Coordinating Committee, comprised of EPA, state, and local officials to develop such strategies; direct EPA or the Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance and training to state and local governments to develop wetland protection policies; and authorize $15 million annually for FY 1996-2000 for EPA to establish three types of grants to states, regional and local governments and Indian tribes to assist in the development and implementation of wetland conservation practices. Under the terms of the amendment, grant recipients would be required to contribute at least 25% of each project's cost.
Amendment sought to define "wetland" more broadly as any area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to a prevalence of vegetation adapted to such conditions; require EPA to initiate a national wetland restoration strategy in cooperation with other Federal agencies, State, and local governments, and the private sector; and direct EPA to establish a Wetlands Coordinating Committee made up of Federal, State, and local government officials and associations to integrate conservation efforts among different levels of government and help develop national wetland strategy and policy implementation and advise EPA and the Army Secretary in adopting a regulatory program.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete provisions of the bill that establishes a new definition for wetlands.
Amendment sought to delete language that establishes a new definition of what constitutes a wetland as well as a detailed wetlands classification system.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 23 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to stipulate that states which have received approval for wetlands protection programs will not be required to reapply to continue administering them.
Amendment sought to allow States that are administering their own Federally approved wetlands permit programs as of the date of enactment to continue administering their own programs rather than the new program established in the bill.
An amendment (printed as amendment No. 55 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to deny compensation to affected landowners for any agency "takings" action for losses in property value caused by wetlands regulations if the failure to enforce those regulations would reduce the fair market value of other private homes by $10,000 or more.
Amendment sought to provide that the Federal Government would not have to pay compensation for losses in property value caused by wetlands regulation in cases where failure to enforce such regulations is likely to reduce the fair market value of one or more private homes by $10,000 or more.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in the Congressional Record of May 16) to achieve a balanced budget by FY 2000 without implementing any tax cuts. The substitute would cut domestic spending by $207.6 billion less than the resolution, cutting Medicare by $114 billion less than the resolution; Medicaid by $50 billion less; and $12.9 billion less in cuts to farm programs. Domestic discretionary spending would be cut by $60 billion less than the resolution and the substitute would spend $35 billion more in education and training, $11 billion more in health programs, and $6 billion more for community and regional development. The substitute would spend approximately $60 billion less over seven years than recommended in the resolution.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 by cutting entitlement spending by 207.6 billion less than the committee resolution, including $114 billion less in Medicare cuts, $50 billion less in Medicaid cuts, and $12.9 billion less in farm program cuts and calls for $60 billion less in domestic discretionary cuts than the budget resolution, providing $35 billion more for education and training, $11 billion more for health, and $6 billion more for community and regional development programs.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to replace the language of the resolution with the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.CON.RES.66:">H. Con. Res. 66</a>, which would provide for a balanced budget in 5 years, two years sooner than that provided for in the resolution, and provides for paying off the national debt by the year 2025. The amendment would spend $563 billion less over seven years than the resolution, while retaining the tax cut provisions of the resolution.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2000 by dedicating Federal surpluses to pay for the Federal debt, freezing non-Social Security outlays at or below current levels for 5 years, cutting Federal spending by a total of $612 billion more in outlays than the resolution over the next seven years, assuming the elimination of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Education, Commerce, and Energy, cutting Medicare by $22.6 billion more than the resolution and called for taking Social Security off budget with any surplus in the Social Security trust funds being used only for Social Security programs.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in the Congressional Record of May 16) that would achieve a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $518 billion and increasing taxes by $583 billion over seven years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 through spending cuts of $518 billion along with $583 billion in net revenues, spending less on defense and keeping Medicare and Medicaid funding at levels that the Congressional Budget Office estimates is necessary to continue current services, and placing priorities on programs such as education and job training, and increasing taxes on multinational corporations, slowing down depreciation writeoffs for business equipment and taxing capital gains income at the same rate as ordinary income.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of May 22, to reduce funds authorized in the bill by an additional $478 million from a variety of foreign aid and State Department accounts to bring the funding totals in compliance with the budget resolution.
Amendment reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1997 appropriations for international affairs programs by $478 million to conform with the authorization levels established by the balanced budget resolution.
An amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment to specify that the prohibitions contained in the amendment shall not be applicable to the medical treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by unsafe abortions. The amendment would prohibit the use of funds for abortion, but would allow organizations that perform abortions to use funds authorized in the bill for family planning and health services other than abortions. The amendment would limit continued funding for the U.N. Population Fund by requiring the President to certify that the organization does not support coercive abortion and that no U.S. funds provided to the UNPF have been used for activities in China.
Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A005) sought to specify that the prohibitions contained in the amendment shall not be applicable to the medical treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by unsafe abortions; prohibit the use of funds for abortion, but allow organizations that perform abortions to use funds authorized in the bill for family planning and health services other than abortion; and limit continued funding for the U.N. Population Fund by requiring the President to certify that the organization does not support coercive abortion and that no U.S. funds provided to the UNPF have been used for activities in China.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 19 in the Congressional Record of May 22) to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill from being allocated to any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that directly or indirectly performs abortions in a foreign country, except in instances of rape, incest, or if the life of the mother is endangered. The amendment would prohibit any expenditure of funds authorized in the bill for the UN Population Fund, unless the organization ends all activity in China.
Amendment prohibits any funds authorized in the bill from being allocated to any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that directly or indirectly performs abortions in a foreign country, except in instances of rape, incest, or if the life of the mother is endangered; and prohibits any expenditure of funds authorized in the bill for the UN Population Fund, unless the Preisdent certifies that the organization has terminated all activity in China.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 16 in the Congressional Record of May 22, to prohibit U.S. military assistance or arms transfers to any foreign government unless the President certifies to Congress that the recipient government adheres to a "code of conduct" which promotes democracy, respects human rights, does not engage in armed aggression in violation of international law, and participates fully in the UN Register of Conventional Arms.
Amendment sought to prohibit U.S. military assistance or arms transfers to any foreign government unless the President certifies to Congress that the recipient government adheres to a "code of conduct" which promotes democracy, respects human rights, does not engage in armed aggression in violation of international law, and participates fully in the UN Register of Conventional Arms.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 77 in the Congressional Record of May 23 , to increase funding authorized in the bill from $3 million to $12 million to provide Latin American and Caribbean countries funds for debt reduction or for the purchase of U.S. goods.
Amendment sought to authorize $12 million in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for debt relief for Latin America and the Caribbean.
An amendment to the Bereuter amendment to return the $30 million in funds allocated for Vietnamese refugee to the general refugee fund, but the amendment would stipulate that no funds may be used to forcibly repatriate any refugees and permits the admission and resettlement of Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian refugees within the numerical limitations provided by law.
See Bereuter amendment (A011) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 42 in the Congressional Record of May 23, to increase the authorization for the Development Fund for Africa by $173 million, restoring funding to current levels.
Amendment sought to increase the authorization for the Development Fund for Africa by $173 million.
An amendment to require the State of Arkansas to pay full market value upon transfer of ownership of the Corning National Fish Hatchery from the Federal Government to the State of Arkansas.
Amendment sought to require the State of Arkansas to pay the Federal Government the fair market value of the property at the time ownership of the hatchery is transferred.
An amendment to repeal the War Powers Resolution and to require the President to consult with Congress, as much as possible, before committing U.S. troops to imminent hostilities The amendment would require the President to report to Congress within 48 hours of after commiting troops to a hostile area or deploying troops to a foreign country for other than routine purposes.
Amendment sought to repeal the War Powers Resolution; and require the President to consult with the Congress in most cases before committing United States forces to imminent hostilities.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 23 in the Congressional Record of May 23, 1995, to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a cost-benefit analysis prior to the implementation of the provisions of the bill which abolish AID, ACDA, and USIA.
Amendment sought to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed abolishment of AID, ACDA, and USIA before those agencies could be abolished and their functions consolidated into the State Department.
An amendment to the Gilman amendment, consisting of the text of the amendment printed in the Congressional Record as amendment No. 45 on May 23, declaring that the U.S. supports the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to defend itself against aggression, and directing the President to lift the arms embargo against the Bosnian government.
Amendment to the Gilman en bloc amendment (A017) requires the President to unilaterally lift the arms embargo against Bosnia upon the request of the Bosnian government.
An amendment made in order by the rule as a Manager's amendment consisting of the text of amendments printed in the Congressional Record of May 22 and 23 as amendment Nos. 9 (Burton), 14 (McInnis), 17 (Mica), 37 (Gilman), 38 (Gilman), 44 (Hoke), 70 (Solomon), and 75 (Upton), and several amendments not printed in the Record to do the following: Revises the provisions relating to diplomatic relations with North Korea; require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee to report to Congress on recommendations for reorganization plans; repeal the authority for U.S. participation in the Interparliamentary Union; strike provisions in the bill relating to providing assistance to foreign governments engaged in espionage; providing for a feasibility study on transferring Overseas Private Investment Corp. activities to the private sector; regulate the use and control of earnings from foreign assets frozen by the President; grant asylum to citizens of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, North and South Korea, and China who recovers an American POW or MIA; modify certain provisions relating to Foreign Export Financing, and loans to foreign governments; add language relating to expenditure reductions in the State Department after completion of required reorganization; and for other purposes.
An amendment to make a technical change to section 2 of the resolution.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds authorized in the bill for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, until the President certifies that the Russian government has terminated its biological weapons program.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program for activities with Russia until the President certifies to Congress that Russia has terminated its offensive biological weapons program.
An amendment to delete those provisions of the bill which lift the cost and quantity caps on the B-2 Stealth bomber. The amendment would retain the provisions of current law limiting the number of B-2 bombers that may be produced to 20 in number and at a cost of no more than $44 million.
Amendment sought to eliminate $533 million for advanced procurement of additional B-2 bombers.
An amendment to the Clinger amendment striking the provisions which replace current language on competitive bidding that requires "full and open" competition for federal contracts with language requiring "maximum practicable competition." The Collins amendment would also strike provisions in the bill requiring the compilation of a list of vendors who have been verified as being efficient and effective and certified to compete for contracts for contracts purchased by the government.
See Clinger amendment (A004) for description.
An amendment to modernize and streamline Armed Forces acquisition and procurement policies.
Amendment modernizes and streamlines the procurement procedures of the Department of Defense and the civilian agencies. \   As amended by the Collins (IL) amendment (A005), language was added which replaces current language on competitive bidding that requires "full and open" competition for Federal contracts with language requiring "maximum practicable competition."
An amendment to specify that the provisions of the bill establishing a National Missile Defense system will comply with the provisions of the 1972 ABM Treaty.
Amendment sought to clarify that the national missile defense (NMD) system will be compliant with the 1972 ABM Treaty; provide that, if any provision authorizes a non-compliant NMD system or breach of the treaty, such provision is based on the assumption that the ABM Treaty would be amended to make the provision treaty compliant.
An amendment to reduce funds authorized in the bill for Ballistic Missile Defense research and development by $628 million and to use $150 million of the savings to increase the military Variable Housing Allowance, and reallocate the remaining savings for the variable housing allowance and to increase the Basic Allowance for Quarters.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for Ballistic Missile Defense research and development by $628 million and to use $150 million of the savings to increase the military Variable Housing Allowance program.
An amendment to decrease the number of U.S. forces stationed in NATO countries unless those countries agree to increase their contributions to cover nonpersonnel costs associated with the deployment of those forces. The amendment would require host nations to assume 75% of such nonpersonnel costs by the year 1998.
Amendment provides for reducing the number of U.S. forces stationed in NATO countries unless those countries agree to increase their contributions to cover nonpersonnel costs associated with the deployment of those forces. The amendment requires host nations to assume 75 percent of such nonpersonnel costs by the year 1998.
An amendment to prohibit the Department of Defense from entering into contracts or grants with colleges and universities that ban ROTC programs at their schools or prevent their students from enrolling in ROTC programs at other institutions.
Amendment prohibits the Department of Defense from entering into contracts or grants with colleges and universities that ban ROTC programs at their schools or prevent their students from enrolling in ROTC programs at other institutions.
An amendment to strike provisions establishing a new Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program, under which DOD would guarantee loans made by private lenders for defense related purchases by NATO member countries and other U.S. allies.
Amendment sought to delete provisions establishing a new Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.
An amendment to permit the Department of Defense to use inmates of state and local corrections facilities to perform certain work on military installations.
Amendment sought to permit the Department of Defense to use inmates of State and local corrections facilities to perform certain work on military installations.
An amendment to accelerate the reuse process for closed military operations by eliminating the requirement that homeless providers be accommodated with regard to base closures under the provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.
Amendment exempts military bases that are to be closed from coverage under the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.
An amendment to reduce the funds authorized in the bill for tritium production activities of the Department of Energy from $100 million to $50 million. The amendment would also prohibit the use of any funds for tritium production until the DOE makes a final decision on a tritium production program and Congressional hearings have been conducted to determine the most appropriate option for establishing a reliable source for tritium.
Amendment reduces the authorization for Department of Energy tritium production activities from $100 million to $50 million.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill that prohibit privately funded abortions at overseas Defense Department medical facilities. The effect of the amendment would be to maintain current policy that permits members of the armed forces and their dependents to obtain abortions at DOD medical facilities, provided the patient pays for the procedure.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits privately funded abortions at overseas Defense Department medical facilities.
An amendment consisting of several amendments printed in Part 2 of House Rept. 104-136 as amendment Nos. 2, 8, 9 (modified), 10, 12 (modified), 16 (modified), 17, 19 (modified), 20, 24, 25, 27 (modified), 28 (modified), 29 (modified), 31, 34 (modified), 41 (modified), 43 (modified), 45 (modified), and 46.
Amendments en bloc consist of the text of amendments numbered 2, 8, 9 (modified), 10, 12 (modified), 16 (modified), 17, 19 (modified), 20, 24, 25, 27 (modified), 28 (modified), 29 (modified), 31, 34 (modified), 41 (modified), 43 (modified), 45 (modified), and 46 printed on pages H6008-H6011 in the Congressional Record for June 15, 1995.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated for Army military construction by $14 million, from $626 million to $612 million. The intent of the amendment would be to delete funds for land acquisition on which to construct a National Museum of the United States Army.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for military construction for the Army by $14 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for military construction for the Army by $10 million, from $625.6 million to $615.6 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding to develop the Barstow-Daggett air base in California.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for military construction for the Army by $10 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in the Congressional Record of June 15, to reduce the funds authorized in the bill for Navy Military Construction by $16.4 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate the $10 million appropriation for a physical fitness center in Washington State and to reduce funding for renovation of a foundry in Philadelphia by $6 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for military construction for the Navy by $16.4 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in the Congressional Record of June 16, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill by $99 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funds for a berthing wharf and controlled industrial facility at North Island Naval Air Station in California.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for military construction for the Navy by $99 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 10 in the Congressional Record of June 16, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Army National Guard by $2.6 million. The intent of the bill would be to deny funding for a weapons target range in Tullahoma, TN.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for military construction for the Army National Guard by $2.6 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of June 15, to reduce funding for the Air Force family housing by $6.9 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding for 33 new senior officer dwellings at an average cost of $208,000 per unit.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for Air Force family housing by $6.9 million.
An amendment to reduce funding in all military construction accounts and the NATO Security Investment Program by 5%, producing a savings by $148 million. Funds for military housing and the base closure program would remain unaffected.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in all military construction accounts and the NATO Security Investment Program by 5 percent. Funds for military housing and the Base Closure Commission would not have been affected.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of June 15, to reduce the overall funding appropriated in the bill by $50 million.
Amendment sought to sought to reduce the appropriation for military construction by $50 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in House Rept. 104-146, as a substitute to the Neumann amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for Members official mail expenses by $4.6 million.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Neumann amendment (A001) sought to reduce the appropriation for Members' Representational Allowances by $4.6 million.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Fazio amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Library of Congress by $15 million and to increase the appropriation for the Congressional Research Service by an equal amount, to enable CRS to assume the functions of the Office of Technology Assessment.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Fazio amendment (A005) transfers $15 million to the Congressional Research Service to enable CRS to assume the functions of the Office of Technology Assessment. \   Amendment subsequently failed with rejection of the Fazio amendment (A005). See Roll No. 405.
An amendment to restore funding for the Office of Technology Assessment. The amendment would add $18.6 million in funds to continue funding of the office at a level 15% less than current levels.
Amendment sought to appropriate $18.6 million for operation of the Office of Technology Assessment. \   Amendment, as amended by the Houghton substitute amendment (A006), was subsequently agreed to. See Roll No. 410.
An amendment, as amended by the Houghton amendment, to reduce the appropriation for the Library of Congress by $15 million and to increase the appropriation for the Congressional Research Service by an equal amount, to enable CRS to assume the functions of the Office of Technology Assessment. The amendment is identical to amendment No. 5, as amended by amendment No. 6, on which the proceedings of June 21, 1995 were vacated.
Amendment originally sought to appropriate $18.6 million for operation of the Office of Technology Assessment. \   As amended by the Houghton substitute amendment (A006), the above was replaced with language that transfers $15 million to the Congressional Research Service to enable CRS to assume the functions of the Office of Technology Assessment.
An amendment to delete the $1.17 million appropriation in the bill for the American Folklife Center and to provide an additional $1.1 million in appropriations for the Congressional Budget Office to fund the new responsibilities required of that office by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
Amendment deletes $1.17 million appropriated for the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center and provides $1.1 million to the Congressional Budget Office to fund additional responsibilities under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in House Rept. 104-146, to transfer the $7 million appropriated in the bill for renovation of the Botanical Garden to the Office of the Superindentent of Documents for the federal depository library progam.
Amendment sought to transfer $7 million appropriated for renovation of the Botanical Garden to the Office of the Superintendent of Documents for the Federal depository library progam.
Amendment reduces by 350 the number of full-time equivalent positions at the Government Printing Office, thereby reducing to 3,550 the number of full-time equivalent positions at the GPO.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to pay for salaries and expenses of elevator operators in any House office building.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 11 in House Rept. 104-146, to require all unspent funds in Members' allowances at the end of FY 1996 be returned to the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment requires that all unspent funds in Members official accounts at the end of fiscal year 1996 be returned to the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction.
An amendment to cut $24 million of the funds appropriated for the Development Assistance Fund to conform the appropriation to the funding levels specified in authorizing legislation, <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.1561:">H.R. 1561</a>.
Amendment sought to reduce the Development Assistance Fund by $25 million to conform with the foreign aid authorization.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 44 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995 to delete all funding for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The amendment would provide $1 million in funds to transfer the responsibility for long-term contracts to the Department of State.
Amendment sought to abolish the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) by October 1, 1995, and transfer the remaining functions to the State Department.
An amendment to restore $24 million in funds appropriated to the former Soviet states. The amendment would reduce $34 million in funds appropriated for AID reform and downsizing.
Amendment sought to restore $24 million in assistance to the states of the former Soviet Union.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 14 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995, to eliminate the $30 million in funds appropriated for AID reform and downsizing account, and to reduce the funds appropriated for AID operating expenses by $69 million.
Amendment eliminates the $30 million Agency for International Development (AID) reform and downsizing account.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 of Part II of House Rept. 103-147, to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for the Child Survival and Disease Fund by $108 million. The amendment would offset the increase by transferring funds from Economic Support and Development Assistance programs.
Amendment increases the allocation to the Child Survival and Disease Fund by $108 million.
An amendment to the Wilson substitute amendment, to reduce funds for the former Soviet states by $296.8 million, to $298.2 million.
Amendment to the Wilson substitute amendment (A011) to the Miller (FL) amendment (A010) sought to reduce funding to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union by $327 million.
An amendment to the DeLay amendment to restore $30 million of the original $50 million in funding for the Global Environment Facility. The DeLay amendment would eliminate all funding for the GEF.
See DeLay amendment (A015) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995 to delete the $50 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the Global Environment Facility.
Amendment originally sought to delete $50 million appropriated for the Global Environment Facility. \   As amended by the Porter amendment (A017), $30 million is appropriated for the Global Environment Facility.
An amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment that would delete the provisions pertaining to the prohibition on funding nongovernmental organizations that directly or indirectly perform abortions. The provisions of the Smith (NJ) amendment pertaining to the prohibition on funds for the UN Fund for Population Activities would be retained.
Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A019) sought to delete language that prohibits any Federal funding to any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that directly or indirectly performs abortions in a foreign country except in special cases.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in part 2 of House Rept. 104-147, to prohibit any U.S. funding of family planning services for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that directly or indirectly performs abortions in a foreign country. The amendment would exempt organizations that only perform abortions in the case of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is endangered. The amendment would also prohibit funding to the UN Fund for Population Activities, unless the organizations suspends all activities in China.
Amendment prohibits any Federal funding to any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that directly or indirectly performs abortions in a foreign country except in special cases; and prohibits funding to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities unless that organization ceases all activity in China.
An amendment to the Goss amendment, printed as amendment No. 77 in the Congressional Record of June 27, 1995, to allow continued assistance to Haiti if the President of the U.S. determines that the Haitian government is continuing to make progress in implementing democratic elections.
Amendment to the Goss amendment (A023) sought to allow continued assistance to Haiti if the President determines that the Haitian government is continuing to make progress in implementing democratic elections.
An amendment to the Goss amendment prohibiting the funds expenditure of funds appropriated in the bill for Hatian assistance, except when it is made known to the President that the democratic process is becoming strengthened in that country.
Amendment to the Goss amendment (A023) sought to allow continued assistance to Haiti if it is made known to the President that the democratic process is becoming strengthened in Haiti.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in part 2 of House Rept. 104-147, to prohibit, effective March 1, 1996, as modified, to prohibit the use of any funds for assistance to Haiti when the President of the U.S. is informed that the government of Haiti is controlled by a a regime holding power through means other than the democratic elections scheduled for calendar year 1995 and held in substantial compliance with the provisions of that country's constitution of 1987.
Amendment prohibits the government of Haiti from receiving any funds after March 1, 1996 if the President determines that the Haitian government is controlled by a regime holding power through nondemocratic means.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 49 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995 to reduce all foreign aid programs by 1% across the board. The amendment would exempt Export and Investment Assistance, the Development Assistance Fund, the Development Fund for Africa, International Disaster Assistance, the African Development Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, the Peace Corps, International Narcotics Control, Anti-Terrorism Assistance, the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, the International Development Association, and the Asian Development Fund.
Amendment sought to reduce most foreign aid programs by 1 percent.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 34 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995 to cut economic support funds and military assistance to Turkey until the State Department reports to Congress on Turkey's progress on extending political and economic rights to its Kurdish minority, and until Turkey lifts its blockade of Armenia and withdraws troops from Cyprus.
Amendment limits the amount of funds appropriated for the Government of Turkey to $21 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 38 in the Congressional Record of June 20, 1995, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill
Amendment prohibits funds for international narcotics control or crop substitution assistance to the Government of Burma.
An amendment, offered as a substitute amendment to the Burton amendment (as amended), to limit funds from the Development Assistance Fund for India to not more than $65 million and specifying that the $65 million dollar limitation shall not apply to assistance provided to non-governmental and private voluntary groups operating in India.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Burton amendment (A033) limits funds from the Development Assistance Fund for India to not more than $65 million. The amendment subsequently failed with the rejection of the Burton amendment on Roll Call No. 446.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 65 in the Congressional Record of June 22, 1995, to prohibit any funds from the Development Assistance Fund from being granted to India or to non-governmental or private voluntary organizations operating in India.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds from the Development Assistance Fund from being granted to India or to non-governmental or private voluntary organizations operating in India.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Roemer amendment, to increase the limitation on U.S. aid to Russia by $45 million, from no more than $150 million to no more than $195 million in Fiscal Year 1996.
See Roemer amendment (A036) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 63 in the Congressional Record of June 21, 1995 to limit U.S. aid to Russia to no more than $150 million in Fiscal Year 1996.
Amendment originally sought to limit U.S. aid to Russia to not more than $150 million. \   As amended by the Obey substitute amendment (A037), U.S. aid to Russia was limited to not more than $195 million.
An amendment, printed in as amendment No. 81 in the Congressional Record of June 27, 1995, to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill to provide assistance for Mexico reduces the drugs entering the U.S. from Mexico by 10% from the previous year, and apprehends and prosecutes individuals involved in corruption, drug trafficking or money laundering, and pursues international anti-drug trafficking initiatives.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being extended to Mexico unless the appropriate Federal entity or official through which the funds will be extended is apprised of the fact that Mexico has decreased the level of drug traffic into the United States, as determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of June 22 as amendment No. 3, that reduces the appropriation for energy supply, research and development activities by $5 million
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for hydrogen research by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated for the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund by $5.1 million, from $417,301,000 to $412,180,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funds appropriated for the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund by $5.1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of June 22, to eliminate all funding for the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor program.
Amendment deletes $20 million appropriated for the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor program.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record on June 28 as amendment No. 23 that cuts $18 million from the nuclear technology research and development program.
Amendment sought to delete $18 million from the nuclear technology research and development program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of June 28, to reduce the appropriation for energy supply, research and development programs by $40 million. The intent of the amendment would be to eliminate funding for the advanced light water nuclear reactor research program.
Amendment sought to delete $40 million appropriated for the advanced light water nuclear reactor research program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 14 in the Congressional Record of June 27, to earmark $45 million of the $2.6 billion of funds appropriated for Energy Supply, Research and Development projects to implement solar and other renewable energy technology research transfer programs.
Amendment earmarks $45 million of the $2.6 billion appropriated for Energy Supply, Research and Development projects to implement solar and other renewable energy technology research transfer programs.
An amendment to delete the $1 million in research funds earmarked for the study of sona-luminescence.
Amendment deletes $1 million earmarked for the study of sonoluminescence.
An amendment printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of June 28, that reduces by $8 million the appropriation for energy supply, research and development.
Amendment sought to reduce by $8 million funding for energy supply, research and development activities.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of June 22 as amendment No. 8, that eliminates the $142 million appropriation for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Amendment sought to eliminate $142 million appropriated for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of June 22 as amendment No. 9, that eliminates the $103 million appropriation for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Amendment sought to eliminate $103 million appropriated for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Regula amendment, which would allow the U.S. Geological Survey to continue to use funds to administer volunteers, provided that the volunteers are properly trained and that the information gathered is carefully verified.
See Regula amendment (A002) for description.
An amendment that cuts $80 million from the Bureau of Mines, Alternative Fuels Production, and the Naval Petroleum Reserve Accounts and adds that amount to the Office of Indian Education.
Amendment sought to transfer funds from the mines and miners, fossil energy research and development, and naval petroleum and oil shale reserves accounts in order to provide $81.3 million for Indian education.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of July 11, to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for fossil energy research and development by $184 million and to use those funds to restore federal land acquisition programs to FY 1995 funding levels.
Amendment sought to reduce the DOE fossil energy and research and development account by $188.65 million and provide $183.65 million for land acquisition programs and $5 million for urban park and recreation recovery programs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 30 in the Congressional Record of July 12 to delete the $800,000 in funding for the African elephant, Rhinoceros, and Tiger Funds.
Amendment sought to delete $600,000 appropriated to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act, and $200,000 appropriated for the rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 12 as amendment No. 54, that eliminates funding for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Amendment sought to delete $3.5 million appropriated for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 19 in the Congressional Record of July 11, to strike the $1 dollar spending cap in the bill for National Park Service spending for activities in the Mojave National Preserve, eliminate the $600,000 appropriation for the BLM to run the park, and transfer those monies to the National Park Service.
Amendment sought to strike the $1 dollar spending cap in the bill for National Park Service spending for activities in the Mojave National Preserve, eliminate the $600,000 appropriation for the BLM to run the preserve, and transfer those funds to the National Park Service.
An amendment that limits the Fish and Wildlife Service to the purchase of 54 passenger vehicles rather than 59 police-type and 88 replacement vehicles, strikes language that allows the FWS from accepting donated aircraft as replacements, reduces the FWS resource management account by $885,000, and increases the appropriation for operation of Indian Programs by $851,000.
Amendment limits the Fish and Wildlife Service to the purchase of 54 passenger vehicles rather than 59 police-type and 88 replacement vehicles; strikes language that allows the FWS from accepting donated aircraft as replacements; reduces the FWS resource management account by $885,000; and increases the appropriation for operation of Indian Programs by $851,000.
An amendment consisting printed in the Congressional Record of July 11 as amendment No. 39 that strikes $2 million from the Office of the Secretary of the Interior and transfers it to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Amendment transfers $2 million from the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Interior to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 72 in the Congressional Record of July 13, 1995, to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million, from $99.5 million to $89.5 million. The intent of the amendment would be to phase out the NEA over two years rather than three years.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from $6 million to $5 million. The intent of the amendment would be to reduce administrative overhead and funding for interns and general expenses.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars by $1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 31 in the Congressional Record of July 11, 1995, to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for fossil energy research and development by $5 million. The intent of the amendment would be to eliminate funding for an oil research project at the National Institute for Petroleum Energy Research in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 65 in the Congressional Record of July 12, 1995, to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for fossil energy research and development by $165 million, from $385 million to $221 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $163.6 million.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 11, as amendment No. 41, that strikes a provision which provides for the sale of up to seven million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Amendment sought to delete language which provides for the sale of up to seven million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 11, as amendment No. 11, that seeks to strike the $99.5 million appropriation for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Amendment sought to delete $99.5 million appropriated for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 61 in the Congressional Record of July 12, 1995, to prohibit the Dept. of Energy from using any funds appropriated in the bill to plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended standard through its Codes and Standards program.
Amendment prohibits the Department of Energy from using any funds appropriated in the bill to plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended standard through its Codes and Standards program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 48 in the Congressional Record of July 11, 1995, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to demolish, or ban pedestrians from using the bridge from Jersey City and Ellis Island, so long as the bridge meets generally accepted safety standards.
Amendment prohibits the use of any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to demolish, or ban pedestrians from using, the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey and Ellis Island, so long as the bridge meets generally accepted safety standards.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 12, as amendment No. 57, that extends the current moratorium on patenting mining claims through fiscal year 1996.
Amendment extends the current moratorium on patenting mining claims through fiscal year 1996.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 12, as amendment No. 56, that prohibits the use of funds made available to the Forest Service for construction of roads, or preparation of timber sales, in roadless areas comprising 3,000 acres or more.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available to the Forest Service for the construction of roads, nor the preparation of timber sales, in roadless areas comprising 3,000 or more acres in size.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of July 17, 1995, to delete the provisions of the bill that prohibit federal employee health care plans from covering abortion services, except when the life of the woman is endangered.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits Federal employee health care plans from covering abortion services, except when the life of the woman is endangered.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to specify that the funding reductions called for in the Duncan amendment shall not apply with respect to the new FDA construction project in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, if a prospectus is approved pursuant to the Public Buildings Act.
Amendment to the Duncan amendment (A003) sought to specify that the funding reductions called for in the Duncan amendment shall not apply with respect to the new FDA construction project in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, if a prospectus is approved pursuant to the Public Buildings Act.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to reduce by $65.7 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the GSA Federal Buildings Fund for construction of additional projects. The intent of the amendment would be, in part, to cancel new construction for "FDA Phase II" in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland.
Amendment deletes $65.76 million appropriated for the Food and Drug Administration Phase II project in Maryland.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Packard amendment and not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit the use of funds for any employee training that does not upgrade employee productivity, does not have a bearing on the performance of official duties, is inappropriate to the workplace, is designed to change participants personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace, or does not provide an acceptable alternative for those employees articulating an objection to participating in an HIV/AIDS training program.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Packard amendment (A005) sought to prohibit the use of funds for any employee training when it was made known that the training would not upgrade employee productivity and effectiveness; would not meet identified needs for knowledge bearing upon performance of official duties; would be inappropriate to the workplace; would be designed to change participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace; would not require prior employee notification of content and methods to be used in the training; or would not provide an acceptable alternative for employees articulating a religious or moral objection to participating in HIV/AIDS training program.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for employee training that does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly on the performance of official duties or contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants. The amendment would also prohibit the use of funds for training that is offensive to, or designed to change participants personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace, or includes content related to HIV/AIDS other than that which is necessary to make employees more aware of medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV positive employees.
Amendment prohibits funding for all nontechnical Federal employee training.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit the use of any funds made available in the bill for the salaries and expenses of any employee, including any employee of the Executive Office of the President, in connection with the obligation of expenditure of funds in the Exchange Stabilization Fund for the purpose of bolstering any foreign currency.
Amendment prohibits the use of any funds in connection with the obligation or expenditure of funds in the exchange stabilization fund.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record that prohibits the use of funds appropriated in the bill to be expended for salary bonuses or merit pay increases for Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms employees.
An amendment to the Ward amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, that prohibits the use of funds to be used to issue any tax compliance certificate of any individual departing the United States, unless a system is in place to collect taxes, (as prescribed in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.1812:">H.R. 1812</a>).
See Ward amendment (A010) for description.
An amendment, printed in House Rept. 104-185 and considered as pending in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.RES.188:">H. Res. 188</a>, to strike the provisions of the bill that impose spending limitations on mandatory programs. The amendment would cut certain discretionary programs to compensate for the increased spending caused by the removal of the limitations.
Amendment strikes the restrictions on enrollments of land in the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, the $800 million cap on Export Enhancement Program expenditures, and language barring livestock feed assistance disaster payments in cases where crop insurance was available to the producer; reduces the appropriation for Consolidated Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses by $17.5 million; eliminates the Great Plains Conservation Program; reduces the appropriation for low-income rural housing direct loans by $400 million and increases the guaranteed loan program by $200 million; eliminates the Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account; and reduces the overall amount appropriated for solid waste management grants and for rural water and waste disposal grants and loans by $127 million.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to strike provisions which prohibit the use of funds to issue, implement, or administer new meat inspection regulations proposed by the USDA, unless the department submits the proposed changes to a negotiated rulemaking process.
Amendment deletes language that would have prohibited the use of funds to issue, implement, or administer new Federal meat inspection regulations proposed by the Agriculture Department (USDA) unless a committee was formed by the Department and submitted a report to Congress reviewing current rules and proposed changes.
An amendment, preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 17, as amendment No. 30, to cut $12 million in funds appropriated in the bill for various USDA administrative and support accounts.
Amendment sought to cut approximately $12 million from various USDA offices responsible for carrying out administrative, communications, education, policy, economics, and statistical functions.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 18 as amendment No. 48, that reduces funding for the Consolidated Farm Services Agency salaries and expenses by $3 million, reduces funding for the Natural Resources Conservation Service by $17 million and reduces the Food for Peace Program by $20 million and transfers these funds to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Account
Amendment sought to restore $200 million to the section 502 direct loan homeownership program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 71 in the Congressional Record of July 19, 1995, to increase funding appropriated in the bill for the USDA Office of the Chief Economist by $1 million, in order to provide funding for a report on the impact of the introduction of synthetic bovine growth hormone on small farms in the United States. The amendment would offset this increase in funds by reducing the appropriation for Foreign Agricultural Service.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the USDA Office of the Chief Economist by $1 million, in order to provide funding for a report on the impact of the introduction of synthetic bovine growth hormone on small dairy farms; and would have offset this increase in funds by reducing the appropriation for the Foreign Agricultural Service.
An amendment not, preprinted in the Congressional Record, to clarify language in the bill regarding funding and caps for the WIC program.
Amendment clarifies that the cap placed on the WIC program does not include funds spent by State and local governments on the program.
An amendment, printed in the Congressional Record of July 13, as amendment No. 18, to delete the provisions in the bill that caps the number of participants in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at 7.3 million people.
Amendment deletes language that placed a cap on the number of participants in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at 7.3 million people.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 18, as amendment No. 51, to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to carry out any extension service program for tobacco crops, or to provide crop insurance for tobacco after the 1995 crop.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to carry out any extension service program for tobacco crops, or to provide crop insurance for tobacco for the 1996 or later crop years.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in teh bill from being used to provide deficiency or land diversion payments to anyone with an annual adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more from non-farm income.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill from being used to provide deficiency or land diversion payments to anyone with an annual adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more from off-farm sources.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Agriculture, Trade, and Development program by $113 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for title I of Public Law 480 by $113 million.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill for new construction at the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill for the construction of a new office facility campus at the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to be used for salaries to provide assistance to livestock producers if crop insurance protection on the farm is available to the producer but not used.
Amendment sought to prohibit benefits under the livestock feed program for losses which could have been covered under the crop insurance program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 29 in the Congressional Record of July 13, 1995, to prohibit any funding appropriated in the bill from being used to pay salaries of personnel who carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's market promotion program.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of any funds for the Commodity Credit Corporation's market promotion program.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record that provides that funds made available under the Market Promotion Program may only be made to entities that meet the following requirements: 1. organizations that qualify as small businesses under the definition established by the Small Business Administration; 2. companies with less than $20 million in annual sales; or 3. cooperatives representing small producers or companies.
Amendment sought to provide that funds under the Market Promotion Program may only be made available to organizations that qualify as small businesses, companies with less than $20 million in annual sales, or cooperatives representing small producers or companies.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 19, as amendment No. 64, that prohibits the use of funds in the bill to promote the sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 11 as amendment No. 5, that prohibits the use of funds in the bill to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out the Market Promotion Program if the program provides assistance to the U.S. Mink Export Development Council, or to any mink industry trade association.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in the bill to carry out a market promotion program if the program provides assistance to the U.S. Mink Export Development Council, or to any mink industry trade association.
An amendment to the Young (AK) amendment to specify that the authority granted in the bill to allow the exporting of Alaskan oil shall be terminated if for any reason American vessels cannot be used to transport any of the oil to be exported.
Amendment to the Young (AK) substitute amendment (A001) sought to specify that the authority granted in the bill to allow the exporting of Alaskan oil shall be terminated if for any reason American vessels cannot be used to transport the oil to be exported.
An amendment to the Young (AK) substitute amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of July 21, 1995, to limit the average daily volume of oil exports for any calendar year to the total average daily volume of oil delivered through the Alaska pipeline during the previous year, less 1.3 million barrels per calendar day.
Amendment to the Young (AK) substitute amendment (A001) sought to limit the average daily volume of oil exports for any calendar year to the total average daily volume of oil delivered through the Alaska pipeline during the previous year, less 1.3 million barrels per calendar day.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 21, as amendment No. 24, that increases funding for the Coast Guard operating expenses account by $6 million; and reduces funding by $6 million for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary of DOT.
Amendment sought to transfer $6 million from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to the Coast Guard operations expenses account.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record that rescinds an additional $135 million from the Facilities and Equipment Account of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and increases by $135 million the amount for Formula Grants of the Federal Transit Administration.
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for mass transit operating assistance grants by $135 million and rescind an additional $135 million from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment account.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in the Congressional Record of July 19, 1995, to eliminate the $666 million in funds appropriated for mass transit grants for 30 new light rail mass transit projects.
Amendment sought to delete $666 million in discretionary mass transit grants for 30 new fixed guideways systems.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 11 in the Congressional Record of July 19, 1995, to eliminate the $15 million in funds appropriated in the bill for high-speed rail projects.
Amendment sought to delete $15 million appropriated for the Next Generation High Speed Rail Program.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 20, as amendment No. 16, that decreases by $3 million the amount provided to the Transportation Department to carry out certain functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission, once the commission is terminated.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Transportation Department by $3 million in order to eliminate funds provided to perform certain ICC rail and motor carrier functions after the ICC is terminated.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record that states that the repeal made by section 343, regarding labor protection agreements, shall not abrogate any rights of mass transit employees to bargain collectively or otherwise negotiate or discuss terms and conditions of employment.
Amendment sought to provide that the repeal made by section 343, regarding labor protection agreements, shall not abrogate any rights of mass transit employees to bargain collectively or otherwise negotiate or discuss terms and conditions of employment.
Amendment deletes language which repealed section 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act, which guarantees collective bargaining and other labor protections for transit employees.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 28 in the Congressional Record of July 21, 1995, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to be used to plan or execute the Military Airport Program, a program which converts obsolete or current military airfields to civilian or joint use.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 24, as amendment No. 27, that eliminates the $2 billion law enforcement block grant and replaces it with $1.767 billion for public safety and community policing grants to State and local governments to hire more police officers and $233 million for a variety of categorical crime prevention prgrams.
Amendment sought to delete $2 billion in funding for law enforcement block grants and replace it with $1.767 billion for public safety and community policing grants and $233 million for other crime prevention programs authorized by the Crime Control Act of 1994.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 21, as amendment No. 4, to increase funding by $30 million for the Byrne program; and offsets this increase with a reduction in grants for reimbursing States for incarcerating criminal aliens.
Amendment sought to increase funding by $30 million for the Byrne program; and offset this increase with a reduction in grants for reimbursing States for incarcerating criminal aliens.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 24, as amendment No. 36, to increase funding for the local law enforcement block grants by $300 million; and offsets this increase by eliminating all funding for the prison grants to States, except for funds for incarcerating criminal aliens.
Amendment sought to increase funding for local law enforcement block grants by $300 million; and offset this increase by eliminating all funding for prison grants to States, except for funds for incarcerating criminal aliens.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 54 in the Congressional Record of July 25, 1995, to delete the provisions in the bill that prohibit any appropriated funds from being used to pay for abortions of incarcerated women, except when the life of the woman is endangered, or in cases of rape.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits any appropriated funds from being used to pay for abortions of incarcerated women, except when the life of the woman is endangered, or in cases of rape.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 46 in the Congressional Record of July 25, 1995, to transfer $200 million from local law enforcement block grants to crime prevention and model intervention grants programs authorized in the 1994 Crime Control Act.
Amendment sought to transfer $200 million from local law enforcement block grants to crime prevention and model intervention grants programs authorized in the 1994 Crime Contol Act.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to transfer $37 million in funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses within the federal prison system and to transfer those funds to increase funding for salaries and expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Amendment sought to increase by $37.5 million funds for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and offset this increase by reducing funding for salaries and expenses in Federal prisons.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 25, as amendment No. 43, to eliminate the $5 million appropriation for the Technology Administration.
Amendment sought to eliminate $5 million appropriated for the Technology Administration.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 20, as amendment No. 1, to eliminate all funding for the Economic Development Administration.
Amendment sought to eliminate all funding for the Economic Development Administration.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of July 21, 1995, to strike the provisions of the bill that eliminate funding for the Advanced Technology program of the Department of Commerce.
Amendment sought to strike language barring any new funds from supporting the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advanced technology program and prohibit the use of funds for anything other than continuation grants.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to increase funding for Public Broadcasting Facilities and Construction by $2 million, and to decrease by a commensurate amount funding for the Bureau of the Census to carry out periodic censuses.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Public Broadcasting Facilities and Construction by $2 million, and to decrease by a commensurate amount funding for the Bureau of the Census to carry out periodic censuses.
An amendment to the amendment to allow TV Marti broadcasting to Cuba only if the March 1995 Office of Cuba Broadcasting Reinventing Plan of the United States Information Agency is implemented.
See Skaggs amendment (A028) for description.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 24, as amendment No. 37, to clarify that none of the funds in the bill may be used for the Advisory Board for Radio Marti broadcasting to Cuba.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 24, as amendment No. 26, to provide $4.4 million for the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration; and offsets this increase by cutting by $4.4 million the salaries and expenses and administrative expenses for the direct and guaranteed loan program.
Amendment appropriates $4.4 million for the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 26, as amendment No. 50, to reduce the appropriation for NASA Human Space Flight by $1.6 billion; this cut would be redistributed as follows: $400 million to be used for deficit reduction; $400 million to increase low-income housing programs; $400 million for the VA; and $400 million to for NASA science, aeronautics, and technology.
Amendment sought to reduce NASA's human space flight account by $1.6 billion; and increase VA medical care by $230 million, NASA space, aeronautics, and technology research and development by $400 million, annual contributions for assisted housing by $200 million and the account for special needs housing for the elderly, disabled, and persons with AIDS by $200 million.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 26, as amendment No. 63, to permit the amount provided in the bill for voucher assistance to be reallocated by the Secretary of HUD to public housing modernization, drug elimination grants, and section 8 incremental rental assistance, if authorizing legislation is not enacted into law by December 31, 1995.
Amendment sought to permit the amount provided in the bill for voucher assistance to be reallocated by the Secretary of HUD to public housing modernization, drug elimination grants, and section 8 incremental rental assistance, if authorizing legislation is not enacted into law by December 31, 1995.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 26, as amendment No. 47, to strike $320 million for FEMA disaster relief and appropriates the same amount to the Department of HUD Housing Programs; and exempts elderly and disabled families from rent increases.
Amendment sought to transfer $320 million appropriated for FEMA disaster to the annual contributions for assisted housing account, and exempt elderly and disabled recipients from rent increases.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to increase HUD annual contributions to assisted housing and reduce by the same amount of funds available for NASA.
Amendment sought to increase funding for HUD annual contributions to assisted housing by $331 million and reduce by the same amount funds available for NASA.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of July 24 and made in order pursuant to the rule, to waive HUD regulations to allow the conversion of a 70-unit multifamily housing complex in Madison, Wisconsin, from low-income to mix-income housing. The development is currently occupied by tenants under HUD Section 8 low income housing assistance regulations.
Amendment sought to waive HUD regulations to allow the conversion of a 70-unit multifamily housing complex in Madison, Wisconsin, from low-income to mix-income housing.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 26, as amendment No. 44, to reduce by $113 million the appropriation for HUD management and administrative expenses.
Amendment sought to reduce by $113 million the appropriation for HUD management and administrative expenses.
An amendment, printed in the Congressional Record of July 26 as amendment No. 65, to strike provisions directing local housing authorities to delay issuing new vouchers or certificates for Section 8 incremental rental assistance until the end of FY 1996; and allows HUD to slow work on projects over the course of FY 1996.
Amendment sought to strike language directing local housing authorities to delay issuing new vouchers or certificates for section 8 incremental assistance until October 1, 1996, and to slow the rate at which public housing projects are developed during fiscal year 1996.
An amendment, printed in the Congressional Record of July 26 as amendment No. 69, to cut $235 million from FEMA disaster assistance; adds $184 million for homeless assistance grants and adds $30 million for FEMA's emergency food and shelter program.
Amendment sought to increase funding for homeless assistance grants by $184 million and funding for FEMA emergency management planning and assistance by $30 million, and reduce FEMA disaster relief funding by $235 million.
An amendment, printed in the Congressional Record of July 25 as amendment No. 12, to strike provisions that prohibit HUD from issuing or enforcing any rule that would apply the Fair Housing Act to the marketing or underwriting of property insurance.
Amendment sought to strike language that prohibits HUD from issuing or enforcing any requirement or regulation relating to the application of the Fair Housing Act to the business of, or any activity pertaining to, property insurance.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to transfer $234 million from funds appropriated for FEMA disaster relief to the Public Housing Modernization program for low-income housing.
Amendment sought to transfer $234 million from the FEMA disaster relief account to the account for modernization of existing public housing projects.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 34 in the Congressional Record of July 26, 1995, to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the Selective Service System by $17 million, and to increase the funds appropriated for VA Medical Care commensurately. The intent of the amendment would be to end the peacetime draft registration program.
Amendment sought to increase the Veterans Health Administration medical care appropriation by $12 million and reduce the appropriation for the Selective Service System by $16.9 million.
An amendment, preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 26 as amendment No. 57, to cut $1.6 billion from the NASA Human Space Flight Program.
Amendment sought to delete $390 million appropriated for the space station.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 66 in the Congressional Record of July 26, 1995, to strike the provisions of the bill that prohibit or restrict the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce actions authorized under existing environmental laws.
Amendment deletes language that prohibits or limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to promulgate, enforce, implement, or take certain actions authorized under environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and food safety laws. \   Amendment subsequently failed on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll Call No. 605.
An amendment, preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 25 as amendment No. 7, to require that there will be no limitation of funds in cases where that would restrict the ability of the EPA to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead or any known carcinogen.
Amendment sought to provide that any limitation on the use of EPA funds would not apply to the Agency's environmental programs and compliance provisions when it is made known that the limitation would restrict the Agency's ability to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or any known carcinogen.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 38 in the Congressional Record of July 26, 1995, to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for the Superfund program by $440 million. The increase would be offset by funding reductions for the FEMA disaster relief by $186 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Superfund program by $440 million and reduce funding for FEMA disaster relief by $186 million.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for VA Medical Care by $183.5 million. The amendment would offset the increased funding by reducing funding for NASA and the National Science Foundation by $89.5 million, and $235 million respectively.
Amendment sought to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for VA Medical Care by $183.5 million; and offset the increased funding by reducing funding for NASA and the National Science Foundation by $89.5 million, and $235 million respectively.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 36 in the Congressional Record of July 31, to eliminate 16 limitations on the use of funds affecting worker protection, women, education, and political advocacy.
Amendment sought to delete 17 limitations on the use of funds affecting worker protection, women, education, and political advocacy.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 31, as amendments numbered 60, 61, and 62 to delete the provisions in the bill that prohibits the use of funds by OSHA to develop, promulgate, or issue any proposed or final standards or guidelines on ergonomic protection for workers, or to record or report ergonomic-related injuries or illnesses; deletes provisions prohibiting the use of funds by the NLRB to investigate or prosecute any alleged unfair labor practice against an employer under certain circumstances; and prohibits the use of funds by the NLRB to exercise its authority to go to court to seek an injunction unless certain conditions are met.
Amendments en bloc sought to strike language prohibiting the use of funds by OSHA to develop, promulgate, or issue any standards or guidelines on ergonomic protection; language prohibiting the use of funds by the NLRB to investigate or prosecute any alleged unfair labor practice against an employer, when such charges are based in whole or in part on an employer taking any adverse action against any individuals who are employees of agents of any labor union; and language prohibiting the use of funds by the NLRB to exercise its authority to go to court to seek an injunction unless certain conditions are met.
An amendment, made in order pursuant to the rule and printed as amendment No. 2-3 of House Rept. 104-224 to establish a permanent "Deficit Reduction Lockbox" that would apply to this appropriations bill and to all future general appropriations bills under specific circumstances.
Amendment establishes a permanent "Deficit Reduction Lock-box" that would apply to this appropriations bill and to all future general appropriations bills.
An amendment, made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.RES.208:">H. Res. 208</a> and printed as amendment No. 2-2 in House Rept. 104-224 as a substitute to the Greenwood amendment, to terminate the Title X family planning services program and to transfer $116 million of the proposed Title X funding to the Maternal and Child Health block grant program and $77 million to the Community and Migrant Health Centers program.
Amendment to the Greenwood amendment (A007) sought to terminate the title X family planning services program and to transfer $116 million of the proposed title X funding to the Maternal and Child Health block grant program and $77 million to the Community and Migrant Health Centers program.
An amendment, made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.RES.208:">H. Res. 208</a> and printed as amendment No. 2-1 in House Rept. 104-224, to restore funding for the Title X family planning program by appropriating $193 million in funds for Title X programs and reducing funding for the Maternal and ChildHealth Block Grant program and the Community and Migrant Health Centers program by a comensurate amount.
Amendment makes $193.35 million available for the voluntary family planning project under title X.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of July 31, 1995, to eliminate all funding appropriated in the bill for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. By law, monies for the CPB are forward funded, so the CPB funding for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 would be unaffected. The amendment would delete $240 million in funding for Fiscal Year 1998.
Amendment sought to eliminates funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in fiscal year 1998.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to strike language that permits the States to eliminate Medicaid funding of abortions in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is endangered.
Amendment sought to delete language that permits the States to eliminate Medicaid funding of abortions in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is endangered.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 28 as amendment No. 10, to delete provisions that protect Federal funding for graduate medical education programs that refuse to provide abortion training; and eliminates language that prohibits the use of funds to require any medical school to be accredited in order to receive a license, certificate, or other legal status, or financial benefit from the Federal Government.
Amendment sought to delete language concerning the accreditation of certain medical programs.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 31, as amendment No. 18, to appropriate 2% of the total amount of Titles 1-4, to carry out title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
Amendment sought to provide $1.2 billion in funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) and offset that increase by reducing by 2 percent discretionary spending in each account on a pro rata basis.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 64 in the Congressional Record of July 31, to delete the provisions of the bill that prohibit any group that is a recipient of a federal grant from spending any grant money, or more than 5% of their total funds for political advocacy.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill that prohibits the use of Federal funds for political advocacy.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 116 in the Congressional Record of August 1, 1995, to prohibit the dissemination of federal funds made available in the bill to any institution of higher learning that imposes a compulsory collection of student fees to support any student group or organization that engage in lobbying or attempt to influence public policy.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds by any institution of higher education if compulsory student fees at that institution are used to support any group or organization for public policy influence or political campaigns.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 63 in the Congressional Record of July 31, 1995, to prohibit the National Institute of Health from using funds appropriated in the bill to enter into contractual agreement with drug companies, unless such contracts include a reasonable pricing clause, whereby the drug company agrees to market all drugs developed with tax-payer funded research and development at a reasonable price. The amendment would allow NIH to waive the requirement if it is determined that a reasonable pricing structure would not be in the public interest.
Amendment sought to prohibit the National Institute of Health from using funds appropriated in the bill to enter into contractual agreements with drug companies, unless such contracts include a reasonable pricing clause, whereby the drug company agrees to market all drugs developed with tax-payer funded research and development at a reasonable price.
An amendment printed inte House Report 104-223, designated as No. 1-1, to shorten from 15 to 6 months, the length of time the FCC would have to promulgate rules for implementation of the checklist provisions of the bill; and reduces the time span that a bell company must operate their long distance service through a separate subsidiary from 3 year to 18 months.
Amendment shortens from 15 to 6 months, the length of time the FCC will have to promulgate rules for implementation of the checklist provisions of the bill; and reduces the time span that a Bell company must operate their long distance service through a separate subsidiary from 3 years to 18 months.
An amendment printed in House Report 104-223, to generally prohibit the deregulation of cable rates for an existing cable system until a telephone company actually has been authorized to provide competing video services to subscribers in the same franchise area.
Amendment sought to generally prohibit the deregulation of cable rates for an existing cable system until a telephone company had actually been authorized to provide competing video services to subscribers in the same franchise area, limit the exemption from price controls, and lower the complaint threshold under which the FCC could trigger a rate review.
An amendment printed in House Report 104-223 as amendment No. 2-1, to clarify local communities authority to manage public rights-of-way and require fair and reasonable competition for the use of those rights-of-way.
Amendment clarifies local community authority to manage public rights-of-way and requires fair and reasonable competition for the use of those rights-of-way.
An amendment (as modified) to require the Department of Justice to review the Bell Operating Companies entry into new markets.
Amendment sought to require the Department of Justice to review the Bell Operating Companies entry into new markets.
An amendment printed in House Report 104-223 as amendment No. 2-3, to provide liability protection for on-line service providers who take steps to clean up the Internet, and to bar the FCC from promulgating content standards for the Internet.
Amendment provides liability protection for on-line service providers who take steps to clean up the Internet, and prohibits the FCC from promulgating content standards for the Internet.
An amendment printed in House Report 104-223 as amendment No. 2-5, to limit to 35% the percentage of households nationwide that may be reached by TV stations directly owned by a single network or ownership group.
Amendment limits to 35 percent the percentage of households nationwide that may be reached by TV stations directly owned by a single network or ownership group.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Markey amendment and printed in House Report 104-223 as amendment No. 2-6, to encourage the television and video industry to establish industry-wide technology standards and rating procedures which would empower parents to block programming they deem inappropriate for their children; and requires the GAO to sumit to Congress a report evaluating the availability and effectiveness of such technologies, standards, and procedures.
See Markey amendment (A007) for description.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of July 28, as amendment No. 10, to strike $493 million from the Air Force Aircraft Procurement Account. The intent of the amendment is to prevent funding for new production of additional B-2 stealth bombers.
Amendment sought to reduce the Air Force aircraft procurement appropriation by $493 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 37 in the Congressional Record of July 31, 1995, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation by $1 billion. The intent of the amendment is to delay development of the F-22 fighter plane program for five years.
Amendment sought to reduce the Air Force research, development, test and evaluation appropriation by $1 billion.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Dornan amendment and printed as amendment No. 48 in the Congressional Record of August 1, 1995, that would allow abortions to be performed at medical treatment or other Defense Department facilities if the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or, in the case of treatment facilities located outside the U.S., if the cost incurred for the procedure is fully reimbursed with private funds.
Substitute amendment to the Dornan amendment (A007) sought to prohibit any funds from being used to perform abortions in military medical facilities, except when the life of the mother was in danger, or in the case of a medical treatment or other facility of the Defense Department located outside the United States, and any cost incurred by the United States in connection with such a procedure was reimbursed from private funds.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of July 31, 1995, to prohibit the use of federal funds or U.S. military facilities to perform abortions, except when the life of the mother is threatened.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds from being used to perform abortions in military medical facilities, except when the life of the mother is in danger.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July as amendment No. 9, to strike funding for all intelligence activities (except those that directly support military operations) by 10%.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the national foreign intelligence program by ten percent.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 31 as amendment No. 43, to require each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated to be reduced by 3 percent.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of September 6 as amendment No. 85, to prohibit defense contractors from using Federal funds to lobby government agencies; and prohibits contractors from using more than 5% of their own funds on lobbying or political activities.
Amendment prohibits defense contractors from using Federal funds for political advocacy. \   The amendment was subsequently rejected on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll No. 645.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of September 8, 1995, to clarify that nothing in the bill may be construed as prohibiting private pension plans from investing in domestic investments.
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill may be construed as prohibiting private pension plans from investing in domestic investments.
An amendment stating to clarify that nothing in the bill shall be construed as prohibiting investment by an employee benefit plan in domestic investments, as distinguished from foreign investments, and requires the Secretary of Labor to take actions to encourage domestic investments by pension plans.
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill shall be construed as prohibiting investment by an employee benefit plan in domestic investments, as distinguished from foreign investments, and require the Secretary of Labor to take actions to encourage domestic investments by pension plans.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would eliminate all provisions of the bill except the provisions which eliminate the economically targeted investment (ETI) clearinghouse. The substitute would express that it is the sense of the Congress that the Labor Department should apply the same fiduciary standards to ETIs as are applicable to pension plan investments generally under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The amendment would also void the Labor Department's interpretive bulletin 94-1 to the extent that it is construed as authorizing investments which are in violation of ERISA.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to express the sense of Congress that the Labor Department should apply the same fiduciary standards to economically targeted investments as are applicable to pension plan investments generally under ERISA and eliminate the ETI clearinghouse.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of September 12, as amendment No. 4, to cut the bills funding authorization by 3 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding authorized in the bill by three percent.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of September 12, 1995, to require that the total amounts requested, authorized, and spent on intelligence and intelligence-related activities be disclosed to the public.
An amendment to the Goss amendment to apply the provisions of the bill to all FY 1996 appropriations bills retroactively.
Amendment to the Goss amendment (A001) sought to apply the provisions of the bill to all FY 1996 appropriations bills retroactively.
An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to specifying that the savings achieved through lock-box spending reductions shall only be used to reduce the budget deficit and shall not be used, either directly or indirectly, to increase the budget deficit of the United States.
Amendment sought to specify that the savings achieved through lock-box spending reductions shall only be used to reduce the budget deficit and shall not be used, either directly or indirectly, to increase the budget deficit of the United States.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of September 12, 1995 to delete the provisions of the bill that revise definitions and procedures for establishing full and open competition, and the provisions establishing a unified verification system that considers the past performance of firms as a factor in evaluating future bids. The amendment would add a set of provisions to instruct agencies seeking procurement bids to inform all interested firms of the necessary qualifications for competing for the gob. The amendment would allow agencies to make preliminary assesments, rather than complete evaluations, on initial bids to determine if proposals qualify for receiving the contract.
Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill outlining revised definitions and procedures regarding "full and open" competition; add provisions instructing agencies seeking procurement bids to hold a conference for any interested firm to inform them of needs and qualifications necessary to compete for jobs; and allow agencies to make preliminary assessments on initial bids received to determine if proposals have a chance at receiving a contract.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of September 12 as amendment No. 3, to strike a provision of the bill that lifts the current law requirement that a fee must be paid to the United States Government on foreign sales of products developed under government contract to recoup these development costs.
Amendment sought to strike provisions lifting the current requirement that a fee or tax be paid to the U.S. Government on foreign sales of products developed under Federal contract in order to recoup development costs.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill relating to vocational rehabilitation. The intent of the amendment is to address vocational rehabilitation issues in separate legislation.
Amendment deletes the vocational rehabilitation provisions (title V) of the bill.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of September 19 as amendment No. 27, to strike provisions of the bill that would eliminate the current national maximum speed limits.
Amendment sought to strike provisions of the bill that eliminate the current national maximum speed limit.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 26, to eliminate the provisions of the bill that would eliminate any federally mandated maximum speed limit. The amendment would establish a maximum possible limit of 65 mph on Interstate and State highways.
Amendment sought to strike the provision that repeals the national speed limit and replace it with language to raise the limit to 65 miles-per-hour across the board.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of September 19 as amendment No. 21, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of FY 1999 highway funds from any State that does not enact and enforce a law making illegal the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or higher before October 1, 1998.
Amendment requires States to enact and enforce a national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to permit the export of staple foods and medical items to Cuba.
Amendment sought to permit the sale of medical supplies, instruments, medical literature, and foodstuffs to Cuba.
An amendmment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of September 25, 1995, to require the employee involvement groups permitted under the bill to be completely controlled by the employees, and discuss only those issues which pertain pertaining to the group. The substitute would permit the establishment of workplace teams created to consider product design and quality, provided there is no labor organization at the workplace and the employer does not interfere with the conditions of employee participation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to clarify provisions in the bill by stating that a workplace team created to improve competitiveness is not a prohibited unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act and protect self-directed teams of employees, specifically focused supervisor-managed work teams and broader "ad hoc" teams of managers.
An amendment to require that employee representatives participating in workplace involvement groups be chosen by fellow employees and elected by secret ballot.
Amendment sought to require that employee representatives participating in workplace involvement groups be chosen by fellow employees and be elected by secret ballot.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to clarify certain allowable activities with respect to collective bargaining.
Amendment sought to clarify certain allowable activities with respect to collective bargaining.
An amendment to restrict the application of the provisions of the bill to those court districts which either have only a single sitting judge or do not employ the practice of assigning cases on a random basis.
Amendment sought to limit the application of the bill to court districts which have either only one sitting judge or that have multiple judges who can receive cases in any other way other than a random assignment basis.
An amendment to restore $33.4 million in authorized funding in the bill for the Advanced Subsonic Technology research.
Amendment sought to provide an additional $33.4 million for advanced subsonic technology and strike language prohibiting the use of funds for concept studies for advanced traffic management and affordable design and manufacturing.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of October 10 as amendment No. 7, to increase funding by $35 million for the NASA High Performance Computing Communication Program.
Amendment sought to increase NASA's high-performance computing and communications program by $35 million and earmark $22 million for information infrastructure technology and applications.
A substitute amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record to reduce the number of Energy Department laboratories by 15 percent over a five-year period; and establishes a Laboratory Operations Board to provide strategic direction for Department laboratories, the coordination of budget and policy issues affecting laboratory operations, and effective laboratory management.
Substitute amendment to the Roemer amendment (A010) sought to require Energy Department laboratories to reduce the number of employees by 15 percent over a period of five years and establish a Laboratory Operations Board to provide advice regarding the strategic direction for Department laboratories, the coordination of budget and policy issues affecting laboratory operations, and effective laboratory management.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of October 10 as amendment NO. 13, to require Energy Department laboratories to decrease their number of full-time employees by one-third over a period of five years.
Amendment sought to require Energy Department laboratories to decrease their number of full-time employees by one-third over a period of five years.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Walker amendment, to raise the funding authorization levels for fossil fuels and energy development to the levels of the Interior Appropriations conference report, with the exception that for FY 1997, funding levels would be reduced equivalent to the House passed version of the bill.
Substitute amendment to the Walker amendment (A012) sought to conform the authorization for fossil energy research and development, and energy conservation research and development to the levels in the Interior appropriations conference report and reduce 1997 DOE authorizations by 10 percent from 1996 levels.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 11 in the Congressional Record of October 10, 1995 to strike the language in the bill that would prohibit funds from being used for EPA's Environmental Technology Initiative program.
Amendment sought to permit the use of funds for EPA's climate change action plan.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in the Congressional Record of October 10, 1995, to strike the language bill prohibiting any funds authorized in the bill from being used to conduct indoor air pollution research.
Amendment sought to delete language prohibiting the use of funds to conduct indoor air pollution research.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to strike language that prohibits funds from being used for the Climate Change Action Plan.
Amendment sought to delete language prohibiting the use of funds for EPA's Environmental Technology Initiative program.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record to authorize a total of $25.1 billion, including authorization of NASA's space station.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide increased levels of funding for many of the authorized civilian science programs for a total authorization of $25.1 billion.
An amendment to require regional fishery management councils to include in their fishery management plans measures that would minimize, to the extent practicable, any adverse impact of fishing on essential fish habitat.
Amendment requires regional fishery management councils to include in their fishery management plans measures that would minimize, to the extent practicable, any adverse impact of fishing on essential fish habitat.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record to modify the Magnuson Act definition of "optimum yield" in order to prohibit regional fishery management councils from allowing a fish stock to be harvested at a rate that exceeds the maximum sustainable yield for that fishery.
Amendment modifies the definition of "optimum yield" in order to prohibit regional fishery management councils from allowing a fish stock to be harvested at a rate that exceeds the maximum sustainable yield for that fishery.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of October 17 as amendment No. 2, to strike provisions of the bill that would prevent the Commerce Department from requiring shrimp fishermen to use devices which would reduce the incidental killing of non-target species, until a study on such devices is completed.
Amendment deletes language that exempted the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic fisheries from requirements to reduce shrimp bycatch.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that disapprove of the recommendations of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which make the sentencing guidelines for possession of crack cocaine the same as those for possession of powder cocaine.
Amendment sought to delete the provisions of the bill that disapprove the recommendations of the U.S. Sentencing Commission which make the sentencing guidelines for possession of crack cocaine the same as those for the possession of powder cocaine.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce Medicare expenditures by $90 billion over seven years. The amendment would achieve savings by reducing hospital payment inflation rate adjustments by 1%; reducing rural hospital payment inflation rate adjustments by 1/2%; cutting hospital capital payments by 10%; imposing a two-year freeze on fee schedule updates for clinical labs, durable medical equipment and ambulatory surgery; eliminating overpayment for hospital outpatient services; and ending indirect medical education and add-on payments for outlier cases.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce medicare by $90 billion over seven years, reduce Part A spending by an amount sufficient to extend the solvency of the Part A hospital trust fund to 2006, and reduce cost sharing by medicare beneficiaries by freezing the Part B premium for one year and providing that the monthly premium in succeeding years would be below the level under current law.
An amendment, offered as an amendment in the nature of a substitute, consisting of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.2530:">H.R. 2530</a>. The amendment would balance the budget in 7 years without providing a tax cut and would reduce mandatory and discretionary by less than the provisions of the bill. The amendment would cut Medicare spending by $170 billion over 7 years, $100 billion less than called for in the bill, and would cut medicaid spending by $82 billion, $100 billion less than the bill. The amendment would not include the student loan or pension provisions contained in the bill and would scale back on the reductions in the bill for agriculture, federal employees retirement, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to balance the Federal budget in 7 years without a tax cut; reduce mandatory and discretionary spending; cut Medicare by $170 billion over 7 years; cut Medicaid by $82 billion; not include language contained in the bill relating to pension provisions or student loans; and scale back cuts in agriculture, Federal employees retirement and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
An amendment preprinted in House Report 104-302, as amendment No. 1, to revoke the National Education Association's (NEA) exemption from District property taxes beginning in FY 1996.
Amendment sought to revoke the National Education Association's exemption from District of Columbia property taxes beginning in fiscal year 1996.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of October 30, 1995, to repeal the District of Columbia's Health Care Benefits Expansion Act, relating to health care for domestic partners.
Amendment repeals the District's Health Care Benefits Expansion Act which permits unmarried cohabiting adults to register with the District and receive certain health and other legal benefits.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of October 30, 1995 to implement a comprehensive set of changes to the public school system of the District of Columbia. The amendment would require the development of a plan for long-term educational reform; expand the federal Even Start program; authorize funding to establish a seven-member panel to develop a core curriculum by 1996; direct the District to develop a per pupil formula for funding in the D.C. school system; direct the GSA to administer a plan to administer donated private funds to repair school facilities; establish a technical assistance office to the D.C. school district; authorize funding for starting a residential school for disruptive youth; require the superintendent and Board of Education to report to Congress on the implementation of reforms; establish a non-profit corporation to offer scholarships for poorer residents to be used at private schools; establish an Education Learning Technologies Council and a Jobs for D.C. Graduates program; and authorize the Mayor of D.C. to make parental attendance at parent-teacher conferences a condition for receiving welfare benefits.
Amendment implements a comprehensive set of changes to the public school system of the District of Columbia.
An amendment to add to the bill a compromise version of the House and Senate "Comprehensive Regulatory Reform" bills. The amendment would require all Federal agencies to conduct impact assessments and cost-benefit analysis of proposed regulations that would have an annual economic impact of more than $50 million, affect employment, investment, productivity, or the ability of firms to compete globally. The amendment would require the EPA, FDA, OSHA, the Departments of Transportation, Energy, Interior, and Agriculture to prepare detailed analyses of costs and benefits associated rules relating to risk reduction.
Amendment requires all Federal agencies to conduct regulatory impact assessments and cost benefit analyses on most proposed regulations that will have an economic impact of more than $50 million; requires agencies to review all reasonable alternatives to a proposed rule and in most cases select the least costly option; requires specified Federal agencies to prepare detailed analyses of the costs and benefits provided by the rule relating to risk reduction; provides that Congress can block most new regulations within 60 days of their issuance; and contains language regarding judicial review of new rules and regulations.
An amendment to retain certain labor protections for employees of small and mid-sized railroads during mergers and acquisitions.
Amendment provides certain labor protections for employees of small and mid-sized railroads during mergers and acquisitions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 104-341, to require Members to disclose each gift worth more that $50, including meals; and each of these gifts would count toward the $250 annual limit on gifts from any one source.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain the current cumulative limit of $250 in gifts from a single source in a year; require disclosure of all gifts or meals over $50, and count them toward the $250 annual cap; permit House personnel to accept free admission or travel expenses to a public event only if the actual sponsor pays and they either participate or attend in some official capacity; and permit free attendance at charity events, along with travel and lodging, if the sponsor was a 501(c)(3) organization and was paying the Members' expenses, more than 50 percent of the proceeds would go to charity and the Member's participation contributed in a tangible way to the success of the event.
An amendment made in order pursuant to the rule printed in House Report 104-341, to ban all gifts, including meals to Members of Congress and employees; and bars Members from accepting free travel to events that are substantially recreational in nature.
Amendment bans acceptance of all gifts and meals; eliminates the exemption for token donations of home-State products; removes conditions on accepting free attendance for a companion at a public event; restores the 4-day allowance for official travel within the United States; and removes conditions on travel expenses for family members
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of November 15, 1995, to prohibit registered lobbyists from giving gifts to Members, officers, and employees of Congress, other than gifts from friends or relatives, awards, campaign contributions, donations to legal defense funds, informational materials, honorary degrees, donations of token home-state products, bequests and inheritances, and free admission to widely-attended events.
Amendment sought to prohibit registered lobbyists from giving gifts to Members, officers, and employees of Congress.
An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of November 15, as amendment No. 3, to prohibit Federal agencies from using appropriated funds to promote public support or opposition for a legislative proposal.
Amendment sought to prohibit Federal agencies from using appropriated funds to promote public support or opposition for a legislative proposal.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record to impose a lifetime ban on representing a foreign interest on the Commerce Department Secretary and the Commissioner of the International Trade Commission.
Amendment sought to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying for a foreign interest on the Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of the International Trade Commission.
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to require registered lobbyists to disclose any honoraria they pay to members of the media.
Amendment sought to require registered lobbyists to disclose any honoraria they pay to members of the media.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which would place a limit of $250,000 for non-economic damages awarded to victims of passenger rail accidents.
Amendment sought to delete language that places a limit of $250,000 for non-economic damages awarded to victims of passenger rail accidents.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of November 29, 1995, to allow Amtrak to negotiate lease track rights to any rail freight carrier, regardless of any existing legal or contractual provisions.
Amendment sought to allow Amtrak to negotiate lease track rights with any rail freight carrier, regardless of existing legal or contractual provisions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving advances on book royalties, but exempt royalties earned from book sales from restrictions on outside income.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute prohibits Members from receiving advances on royalty income, requires prior approval of any contract providing royalty income, however it does not prohibit Members from receiving royalty income.
An amendment to end marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for cotton growers after the 1998 crop season.
Amendment sought to end marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for cotton growers after the 1998 crop season.
An amendment to phase out the peanut support program over a period of seven years, and to repeal the quota system by the year 2002.
Amendment sought to phase out the peanut support program over a period of seven years and repeal the quota system by 2002.
An amendment to phase out the sugar price support program over five years.
Amendment sought to phase out the sugar price support program over five years.
An amendment to phase out price supports for butter, powdered milk, and cheese over five years; consolidate federal milk marketing orders to 10-14 orders by the year 2001; allow the State of California to maintain its own fluid milk standards; and repeal the federal milk standards that would mandate adding milk solids to fluid milk.
Amendment deletes dairy programs provisions and replaces them with provisions that phase out over five years price supports for butter, powdered milk and cheese with the authorization for dairy price support to expire in the year 2001; requires current Federal milk marketing orders to be consolidated into not more than 14 orders over the next 5 years; allows the State of California to maintain its own fluid milk standards; and repeals the Federal milk manufacturing allowance restriction on States that was contained in the 1990 farm bill.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions in the bill regarding land conservation programs, and reauthorize existing conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program. The amendment would create a new Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program to protect environmentally sensitive land, improve farm management and operation, and preserve profitability for farmers.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an environmental conservation acreage reserve program designed to protect environmentally sensitive land, and improve farm management and operation, while preserving profitability for farmers.
An amendment to reserve $1.9 billion over seven years from the funds authorized for market transition contracts, and allow the Secretary of Agriculture to spend those funds for research grants to foster the development of progressive food production methods, facilitate the development of new products, and increase domestic long-term productivity while encouraging environmentally sound farming practices.
Amendment sought to reserve $1.9 billion over seven years from funds authorized for market transition contracts to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants which foster the development of progressive food production methods which increase domestic competitiveness abroad; facilitate the development of new products; and increase domestic long-term productivity while encouraging environmentally sound farming practices.
An amendment to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the Secretary of the Interior $210 million in funds to conduct restoration activities in the Florida Everglades ecosystem.
Amendment authorizes $210 million for restoration activities in the Florida Everglades ecosystem.
An amendment, consisting of the text of amendment Nos. 3, 4, and 5 printed in the Congressional Record of February 27, 1996 and offered en bloc, to do the following: 1. delete the provisions of the bill that repeal the permanent agricultural law of 1949; 2. authorize the USDA to spend up to $3.5 billion to conduct rural development, conservation, research, education, and extension activities; 3. establish the loan rate for oilseeds at 85% of the average price over the last five years, excluding the highest and lowest years.
Amendments sought to delete the provisions that repeal the permanent agricultural law of 1949; authorize the USDA to spend up to $3.5 billion to conduct rural development, conservation, research, education, and extension activities; and establish the loan rate for oilseeds at 85 percent of the average price over the last five years, excluding the highest and lowest years.
An amendment to make technical changes to the bill.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in House Report 104-474, to strike the provisions in the bill which would permit individual states to determine whether to use Medicaid funds to pay for abortions in cases of rape or incest. The effect of the amendment would be to maintain current law, which requires states to make Medicaid funds available for abortions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the patient.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in House Report 104-474, to require any private organazations that receives a Federal grant to disclose their lobbying activities to the Agency or Agencies which awarded the grant.
Amendment requires private groups receiving Federal funds (other than State, local, and tribal governments) to disclose the amount and grantee identification number of each Federal grant received; and to make a good faith estimate of their organization's actual expenditures for lobbying activities for the most recent taxable year.
An amendment to amend the 1974 Budget Act to create a series of lock-boxes to capture savings from floor amendments that cut spending in order to reduce the federal budget deficit. It includes language to give appropriators maximum flexibility to allocate the savings as they see fit.
Amendment provides for the establishment of a deficit reduction lock-box ledger which will credit savings made through congressional floor actions and which is intended to result in current and outyear discretionary spending reductions.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in House Report 104-480, to modify a study of ammunition capable of penetrating police body armor. The amendment would also eliminate provisions of the bill which, 1. Require the disclosure of certain records to the FBI; 2. allow the admissibility of wiretapping evidence obtained in "good faith"; 3. establishes streamlined procedures for removal of alien terrorist; 4. authorizes the Executive Branch to officially identify organizations as being "Terrorist Organizations". The amendment would also delete the so-called "should have known" standard and the "reasonable cause to believe" standard for determining criminal culpability for providing material support to a terrorist or terrorist organization, excludes black or smokeless powder from the list of explosives to be reviewed by the Explosive Materials Taggants Study, and deletes provisions allowing the FBI to obtain telephone billing records of individuals.
Amendment extends to one year a study of law enforcement safety issues including a study of law enforcement officer deaths due to accidents, non-felony causes, felony firearm use, and the use of armor piercing ammunition; strikes provisions to allow Federal law enforcement access to consumer credit, public accommodation, and common carrier information; strikes the "good faith" exceptions to the exclusionary rule for admitting in court certain evidence gathered by wiretaps; strikes provisions allowing aliens to be excluded or denied asylum in the United States based on their membership in a suspected or known terrorist organization; and strikes language requiring telephone companies to allow Federal authorities access to billing records, and to maintain their records for 90 days to assist in Federal criminal investigations.
An amendment to eliminate Title IX from the bill. Title IX seeks to reform the habeas corpus appeals process.
Amendment sought to strike provisions relating to habeas corpus reform that place strict limits on the ability of state death row prisoners to challenge in Federal court the constitutionality of their conviction or sentence.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to increase the legal protection of people and property domestically and internationally, including increased support for federal employees and their families. It broadens current law relating to the punishment of conspiracies planned in the U.S. to harm people or property overseas, adds new crimes to the list of offenses which can be included in money laundering charges, and expands U.S. jurisdiction over maritime acts of violence. The substitute also increases investigative tools available to federal law enforcement authorities; expands the definition of nuclear materials to be monitored; provides implementing legislation for the Montreal convention on marking explosive materials negotiated in March, 1991; and authorizes funding for firefighter and emergency services training, explosive detection devices to foreign countries, and counterterrorism technology research and development funding.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to strike provisions restricting habeas corpus appeals by death row prisoners; to strike provisions expanding wire tapping authority; to strike provisions allowing the FBI access to telephone and consumer records; to strike language regarding the deportation of criminal aliens; to strike provisions for a study of "cop killer" bullets; to strike provisions designating a mandatory minimum penalty for knowingly transferring firearms used to commit violent crimes; to add provisions making it a crime to target children in an act of terrorism; to add provisions increasing the ability of U.S. citizens to sue a foreign country for sanctioning terrorism by eliminating the current requirement that the U.S. citizen enter into arbitration with the foreign country before filing suit; and to add provisions requiring judicial review of the State Department and the Attorney General designation of a terrorist group.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in House Report 104-483, to delete the provisions in the bill authorizing $12 million for the construction of a 14 mile triple fence on the Mexico-U.S. border near San Diego. The amendment would authorize $110 million for construction of various types of barriers, roads, and to remove obstructions along the border that impede detection of illegal aliens.
Amendment sought to delete the authorization for the construction of 14 miles of triple fencing along the San Diego border with Mexico; and instead sought to authorize $110 million for the INS to install barriers and roads and remove obstacles to the detection of illegal entry along the border where necessary.
An amendment, printed in House Report 104-483 as amendment No. 4, to direct the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to make such improvements as necessary to the Social Security account number card to secure against counterfeiting and fraudulent use.
Amendment sought to authorize such sums as may be necessary to secure Social Security cards against counterfeiting and fraud; and require the Social Security Administration to make improvements in the design and materials of Social Security cards to render them more difficult to counterfeit.
An amendment to require public hospitals which are seeking to recoup costs of emergency medical services rendered to illegal aliens to provide the INS with identifying information about the individual in order to obtain reimbursement, but only for individuals over the age of 18.
Amendment sought to require public hospitals seeking to recoup the costs of emergency medical services rendered to illegal aliens to provide the INS with identifying information about such individuals who are over the age of 18 in order to obtain reimbursement.
An amendment to strike provisions in the bill which bar U.S. citizens from receiving certain benefits through individuals that are undocumented immigrants, or legal permanent residents of less than seven years. The amendment restores current law which permits such individuals to file for benefits on behalf of eligible dependents.
Amendment sought to delete section 607 which bars illegal aliens from receiving public assistance.
An amendment that gives States the option to deny public education to illegal aliens. Under the amendment, if States were asked, they would be required to provide a hearing to establish whether an alien is lawfully present in the United States.
Amendment gives States the option of denying public education benefits to illegal aliens.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in House Report 104-483, (modified pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of March 19, 1995) to delete the provisions in the bill that would establish a new and voluntary employment eligibility confirmation process to verify the immigration status of potential employees. The process would be implemented to the seven states with the largest concentration of illegal aliens and would be limited to three years.
Amendment sought to to delete language that establishes a pilot program for a new and voluntary employment eligibility confirmation process to verify the immigration status of potential employees.
An amendment to establish a mandatory pilot program in which employers, in seven states with the highest illegal alien populations, would verify the immigrant status of employees using a toll-free 1-800 number.
Amendment sought to establish a mandatory pilot program in which employers in seven States with the highest illegal alien populations would verify the immigrant status of employees using a toll free 1-800 number.
Sn amendment, printed as amendment No. 16 in House Report 104-483, to establish an English language proficiency standard for immigrants arriving in the U.S. under the Diversity Immigrant program and the Employment-based Classification.
Amendment establishes an English language proficiency requirement for immigrants arriving in the United States under the Diversity Immigrant Program and the Employment-Based Classification.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 18 in House Report 104-483, to ensure that all qualifying counties in the U.S. would receive the same amount of target refugee assistance per refugee, execpt for the Targeted Assistance Ten Percent Discretionary Program.
Amendment revises the distribution of refugee targeted assistance funds.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 19 in House Rept. 104-483 and offered in a modified form pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of March 19, 1995, to delete the provisions of the bill that places new limits on the categories and number of legal immigrants allowed into the U.S. each year.
Amendment restores the legal immigration categories that are defined under current law, strikes the cuts in permanent employer-sponsored immigration, and keeps refugees' admission at the current annual limit.
An amendment to change the current temporary agriculture worker program by replacing the labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement. The end result is a three year alternative pilot program which would require employers to file a form with the state employment security agency in the area of intended employment. The amendment requires employers to offer temporary agriculture workers housing or to offer a "reasonable" housing allowance; directs the employer to hold 25% of the temporary worker's salary in a trust fund to be administered by the Justice Department and accessible only when guest workers return to their native countries; and requires that guest workers be issued an identification card including a picture and fingerprints that the employee must present to access the fund in the trust account.
Amendment sought to change the current H-2A temporary agriculture worker program by replacing the labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement; establish a three year pilot program which would have required employers to file a form with the State employment security agency in the area of intended employment; require employers to offer temporary agriculture workers housing or to offer a reasonable housing allowance; require employers to withhold 25 percent of the temporary worker's salary in a trust fund and accessible only when the worker returned home; and require that guest workers be issued an identification card including a picture and fingerprints that the employee must present to access the funds in the trust account.
An amendment, printed as amendment No 24 in House Rept. 104-483, to modify the current H-2A agricultural guestworker program. The amendment transfers responsibility for managing the guestworker program from the Labor Dept. to the INS and sets, an admission limit of 100,000 foreign workers per year, shortens from 60 to 40 days the maximum amount of advance notice employers are required to give to the department prior to filing petitions, and limits to 20 days the time period employers are required to attempt to recruit U.S. workers.
Amendment sought to to modify the current H-2A agricultural guestworker program by transferring responsibility for managing the guestworker program from the Department of Labor to the Immigration and Naturalization Service; set an admission limit of 100,000 foreign workers per year; shorten from 60 to 40 days the maximum amount of advance notice employers are required to give prior to filing petitions; and limit to 20 days the time period employers are required to attempt to recruit U.S. workers.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 28 in House Rept. 104-483, to extend the H-1A non-immigrant nurse program for an additional six months after enactment of the bill.
Amendment sought to provide a six month extension of the H-1A non-immigrant nurse program which expired in September, 1995.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute similar to the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:S.1028:">S. 1028</a> to change the American insurance system to block "job lock" and encourage competition in the insurance market.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit exclusions for preexisting health conditions; prohibit insurance carriers, health maintenance organizations, and other health coverage entities from denying coverage to employers with two or more employees; prevent employment-based health plans from excluding any employee from coverage based on the employee's health status; require health plans to renew coverage for groups and individuals as long as premiums are paid and there is no fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the policyholder; preempt State laws that prohibit the formation of private voluntary coalitions to purchase and negotiate health insurance plans; and phase in an increase from 30 to 80 percent the amount that self-employed individuals can deduct from their taxes for the cost of health insurance.
An amendment to require that the Highway Trust Fund be moved back on budget if any general revenue funds are ever earmarked for any specific highway construction projects.
Amendment sought to require that the Highway Trust Fund be moved back on budget if any funds are earmarked for specific highway construction projects.
An amendment to require the terms of contracts between shippers and ocean carriers be made public. The amendment would transfer all functions of the Federal Maritime Commission to the Surface Transportation Board.
Amendment sought to require that the terms of contracts between shippers and ocean carriers be disclosed to the public and would have transferred the remaining functions of the Federal Maritime Commission to the Surface Transportation Board within the Department of Transportation.
An amendment to increase federal jurisdiction over repeat offenders of rape or serious sexual assault. The amendment would mandate life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon the second conviction of such a crime.
Amendment broadens Federal jurisdiction over repeat offenders of rape or other serious sexual assault and requires life sentences without the possibility of parole upon the second conviction of rape or other sexual assault.
An amendment to delete the provisions in the bill requiring increased sentences for violent crimes against children, women, and the elderly and to direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review Federal sentencing guidelines and determine an appropriate increase in sentences for crimes committed against such vulnerable persons.
Amendment sought to delete language requiring increased sentences for violent crimes against children, women, and the elderly and rather direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review Federal sentencing guidelines to determine an appropriate increase in sentences for crimes of violence committed against vulnerable persons.
An amendment numbered 4 as printed in the Congressional Record. An amendment which would require that 25% of the board of directors of local housing authorities be residents of public housing or persons receiving federal rental assistance. The bill requires that at least one member of each housing authority's board of directors be a tenant of public or assisted housing.
Amendment sought to require that 25 percent of the board of directors of local housing authorities be residents of public housing or persons receiving Federal rental assistance.
An amendment printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of May 7, 1996, as modified pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of May 8, 1996, to place a limit on the amount of rent charged for public assistance housing to not more than 30% of any family's income.
Amendment sought to place a cap of 30 percent of total income as the amount a public housing resident or family is required to spend on rent; and permit local housing authorities the flexibility to allow residents to pay less than 30 percent of their income for rent.
An amendment consisting of the amendments printed as amendment Nos. 33 and 34 in the Congressional Record of May 7, 1996, to require that the minimum financial hardship rental payment for tenants of public housing units or families receiving federal housing assistance may not exceed $25 per month.
Amendments sought to require that the minimum tenant rent contribution for public housing may not exceed $25 per month.
An amendment numbered 45 as printed in the Congressional Record to add penalties for illegally possessing or discharging a firearm if the violation occurs within a public housing zone.
Amendment, as modified, sought to prohibit the illegal possession or discharge of firearms in public housing zones except in cases of self-defense.
An amendment numbered 21 as printed in the Congressional Record to expand the application of allowable pet ownership by elderly or disabled residents to cover elderly families living in federally assisted housing.
Amendment allows elderly and disabled residents living in Federally-assisted housing to keep a common household pet.
An amendment to strike title II of the bill, which would amend the child custody proceeding provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
Amendment sought to strike title III which deals with the adoption of Indian children and Indian child custody proceedings.
An amendment to delete the provisions of current law that prohibits privately funded abortions at Defense Department hospitals and other medical facilities overseas. The amendment would permit women members of the armed forces and their dependents to obtain abortions at such facilities, as long as the costs for the abortion is paid for by the individual.
Amendment sought to delete the provisions of current law that prohibit military personnel from obtaining privately funded abortions at DOD medical facilities overseas.
An amendment to require the President to seek increased cash contributions from U.S. allies to fund the non-salaried costs of U.S. troops permanently stationed in their countries. The amendment would provide the President with the authority to: reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in a country; impose on a nation such taxes and fees similar to those imposed on U.S. forces stationed in that nation; suspend, modify or terminate any bilateral security agrrement with that nation; and reduce bilateral assistance to that nation.,
Amendment requires the President to seek increases in defense burden sharing from nations that have cooperative military relations with the United States.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the Cooperative Threat Reduction de-nuclearization program for any activities in Russia or Belarus until such time that the President certifies that Russia is in compliance with all arms control agreements, is not engaged in developing offensive biological or chemical weapons, has ceased further construction at the military site at Yamantau Mountain, is not modernizing its nuclear arsenal, has ceased military action in Chechnya, and is not providing military assistance to any military force in the region of Moldova.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program in Russia and Belarus until the President certifies to Congress that Russia has met ten conditions relating to arms control, Russian foreign and military policy and Russian exports.
An amendment to prohibit any funds appropriated under any Act of Congress from being obligated or expended for the purpose of providing assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet Union to promote defense conversion, including assistance through the Defense Enterprise Fund.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being obligated or expended for the purpose of providing assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet Union to promote defense conversion, including assistance through the Defense Enterprise Fund.
An amendment to phase out the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (DOD medical school) and changes the current minimum active duty requirement for the graduates of the Health Profession Scholarship Program to seven years.
Amendment sought to phase out the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and change the current minimum active duty requirement for the graduates of the Health Profession Scholarship Program to seven years.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed in the Congressional Record of May 15, 1996, to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion, primarily through business taxes. The amendment would reduce the level of defense expenditures by $280.6 billion over six years and maintain Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels CBO estimates is required to maintain current services.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion. It would have provided for decreased funding for defense over six years; maintained Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels that CBO estimates is required to maintain current services; increased funding for education, job training, and social service; and provided for revenue increases by revising tax provisions relating to capital gains, and multinational and foreign controlled corporations.
An amendment which seeks to achieve a balanced budget by 2002, but does not provide for any tax cuts and assumes smaller cuts in mandatory and discretionary spending than does the resolution. The amendment calls for $98.4 billion more in domestic discretionary spending over the next six years than the resolution and provides a total of $29.9 billion less for defense appropriations over the same period. The substitute calls for $146.4 billion in Medicare cuts ($9.6 billion less than the resolution) and $42 billion in Medicaid cuts ($13 billion less than the resolution). It also assumes a reduction in CPI of 0.5% which would result in a six-year savings of $50.8 billion.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002; did not provide for tax reductions and assumed smaller cuts in mandatory and discretionary spending than the original resolution. It would have provided for $98.4 billion more in domestic discretionary spending over the next six years and $29.9 billion less in defense funding over the same period. It called for $146.4 billion in Medicare cuts and $42 billion in Medicaid cuts, and assumed a reduction in the Consumer Price Index of 0.5 percent.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, consisting of the budget submitted by the President, as reestimated by the Congressional Budget Office. The amendment would provide for $523.4 billion in deficit reduction over six years in order to acheive a balanced budget by the year 2002. The amendment would spend $126.3 billion more on education, training, environmental and health programs over six years than called for in the resolution, and would spend $25.4 billion less in military spending. The amendment would cut $265 billion from mandatory spending over six years ($91.6 billion less than the resolution calls for) and would cut $42.1 billion less from Medicare, $18.3 billion less from Medicaid, $15 billion less from welfare, and $15.4 billion less from the Earned Income Tax Credit program.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by providing $523.4 billion in deficit reduction over six years. It would have provided $126.3 billion more for education, training, environmental and health programs over six years than contained in the original resolution, and would have provided $25.4 billion less in defense funds. It would have reduced entitlement spending by $265 billion and would have provided for smaller reductions in Medicare and Medicaid than contained in the original resolution.
An amendment prohibiting any part of the intelligence community from using journalists representing U.S. news organizations as intelligence agents.
Amendment originally sought to prohibit the CIA from using journalists as intelligence agents or assets. \   As amended by the Murtha amendment (A006), the President is authorized to waive the above restriction by certifying in writing to Congress that the waiver is necessary to address the overriding national security interests of the United States.
An amendment to cut the bill's total authorization by 10% from the previous year's level.
Amendment sought to cut the intelligence budget by 10 percent from the level authorized for fiscal year 1996.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of May, 16, 1996, to require the President to submit to Congress an annual separate, unclassified intelligence budget detailing the aggregate amounts spent for intellegence activities.
Amendment sought to require the President to submit to Congress a report disclosing the total amount appropriated for intelligence activities during the current fiscal year and the total amount being requested for the next fiscal year.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of May 21, 1996, to reduce the funds authorized for national intelligence activities by 4.9%.
Amendment sought to reduce the authorization contained in the bill by 4.9 percent, and would have given the President transfer and reprogramming authority in order to comply with the reduction.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 20 in the Congressional Record of May 21, 1996, to freeze funds authorized in the bill for Fiscal Year 1997 for the National Reconnaissance Office at the levels authorized for Fiscal Year 1996. (The dollar amount of authorized funds is not made public.)
Amendment sought to limit the authorization for the National Reconnaissance Office to the level authorized for fiscal year 1996.
An amendment to increase the minimum wage by 90 cents per hour, thereby raising the minimum wage from its current level of $4.25 per hour to $5.15 per hour in two increments: by July 1, 1996 the wage would become $4.75 per hour and by July 1, 1997 the wage would be increased to $5.15 per hour.
Amendment increases the minimum wage by 90 cents from $4.25 to $5.15 per hour over the next two years.
An amendment to change the Fair Labor Standards Act in the following ways: A. Exempt computer professionals earning more than $27.63 per hour from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act requiring overtime to be paid for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week. (Current law exempts computer professionals who earn more than 6.5 times the existing minimum wage); B. Exempt employees who receive tips from the FLSA minimum wage law by requiring employers to pay their employees a minimum of $2.13 per hour, rather than the current requirement that they pay 50% of the minimum wage; C. Authorize employers to pay newly hired employees under the age of 20 $4.per hour during the first 90 days of employment; D. Exempt small businesses from the minimum wage law for businesses with gross annual sales under $500,000, whether or not they are engaged in interstate commerce.
Amendment consisted of four subsections which: (a) exempts from the the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) certain computer professionals; (b) exempts employees who receive tips from the FLSA minimum wage law by requiring employers to pay their employees a minimum of $2.13 per hour, rather than the current requirement that they pay 50 percent of the minimum wage; and (c) establishes a rate lower than the minimum wage that can be paid to employees under the age of 20 for 90 days. Subsections A, B, and C were agreed to on a recorded vote. See Roll No. 193. \   Subsection (d) sought to exempt small businesses with gross annual sales under $500,000 from the minimum wage requirements of the FLSA. Subsection D failed on a recorded vote. See Roll No. 194.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 14 in the Congressional Record of May 8, 1996, to inscrease funds authorized in the bill for the National Science Foundation Inspector General's office from $120 million to $129 million. The amendment would also delete the provision of the bill which limits the NSF to a maximum of six Directorates.
Amendment sought to increase funding for National Science Foundation (NSF) salaries and administrative expenses by $9 million; and delete language that eliminated one NSF directorate.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 8 in the Congressional Record of May 8, 1996, which would increase overall authorized funding for science programs to $25 billion, $5.3 billion more than called for in the bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize additional funding for various science, research, and technology programs and agencies including the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Department of Energy, NOAA, and EPA.
An amendment to strike section 131 of the bill which renames the National Science Foundation and the National Science Board as the National Science and Engineering Foundation and the National Science and Engineering Board.
Amendment deleted language which changed the name of the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Engineering Foundation.
An amendment to cut $17.4 million from the Army's military construction account. The funds are directed at unrequested renovations of two Army barracks in Mannheim, Germany.
Amendment sought to delete $17.4 million appropriated for renovation of two Army barracks in Mannheim, Germany.
An amendment, offered as a substitute for the Weldon (FL) amendment to increase funds authorized for the NASA personnel account by $81.5 million.
Amendment offered as a substitute for the Weldon (FL) amendment (A011) sought to increase funding for the NASA personnel account by $81.5 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 24 in the Congressional Record of May 22, 1996, to reduce the amount authorized in the bill for Space Science by $60 million and increases the authorization for Research and Program Management by an equal amount.
Amendment increases funding for NASA program management by $81.5 million. \   As amended by the Sensenbrenner amendment (A012) the above increase in funding was accomplished by reducing other accounts by $73 million and transferring $8.5 from the travel account into personnel.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 19 in the Congressional Record of May 8, 1996 to increase the funds authorized in the bill for NASA's Advanced Subsonics aeronautics research program by $34 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for NASA's Advanced Subsonic Aeronautic Research Program by $34.4 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 16 in the Congressional Record of May 8, 1996, to eliminate the authorization in the bill for funding of the international space station.
Amendment sought to eliminate the authorization of funding for the space station.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of May, 29, 1996, to reduce funds authorized in the bill for the international space station by $75 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the space station by $75 million.
An amendment to strike the bill's provision which prohibits EPA from funding the Climate Change Action Plan.
Amendment sought to delete language which prohibits the EPA from using funds for the Climate Change Action Plan.
An amendment to strike the bill's prohibition on EPA funding for Environmental Technology Initiative program.
Amendment sought to delete language which prohibits the EPA from using funds for the Environmental Technology Initiative.
An amendment numbered 24 as printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:S.47:">s $47</a>.6 million appropriation for the Ex-Im Bank administrative expenses by $1 million.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for administrative expenses of the Export-Import Bank by $1 million.
An amendment numbered 19 as printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:S.47:">s $47</a>.6 million appropriation for the Ex-Im Bank administrative expenses by $3.136 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for administrative expenses of the Export-Import Bank by $3.1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of May, 30, 1996 to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Agency for International Development by $46,554,000 million.
Amendment sought to to reduce the appropriation for operating expenses of the Agency for International Development by $46.5 million.
An amendment to require foreign governments to use the funds appropriated in the bill for the purchase of American-made products, if no such product is manufactured in the recipient country, and if the purchase price of the American-made product is not more than 10% higher than a product made in another country.
Amendment places limits on the use of funds provided to the government of a foreign country for the purchase of goods made in a country other than such foreign country or the United States.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 73 in the Congressional Record of June 4, 1996, to prohibit Turkey from receiving Economic Suppor Funds until that country agrees to lift its blockade of humanitarian assistance into Armenia.
Amendment prohibits economic assistance from being provided to any country that restricts U.S. humanitarian aid from being delivered.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 29 in the Congressional Record of June 4, 1996 to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for Intern ational Education and Training by $3 million, from $45 million to $42 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for International Military Education and Training by $3 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 30 in the Congressional Record of June 4, 1996 to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for Intern ational Education and Training by $1,525,000.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for International Military Education and Training by $1.5 million.
An amendment printed as amendment No. 67 in the Congressional Record of June 4, 1996, to limit to $22 million the amount of funds to be appropriated to Turkey under the Economic Support Fund until such time as that country acknowledges the atrocity committed against the Armenian population by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923.
Amendment limits the appropriation of economic support funds to Turkey until the Turkish government acknowledges the Armenian genocide and takes steps to honor the memory of its victims.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of May 30, 1996 to limit funding for Development Assistance to India to $48,674,000.
Amendment sought to limit to $48.6 million the appropriation for development assistance to India.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would not approve the waivers requested by the State of Wisconsin, but would encourage the Administration to approve the requests, provided that Wisconsin allows a 30-day period for public comment. The substitute provides for expedited consideration of the waiver request to be completed by July 31, 1996, if the Administration certifies that the Wisconsin welfare proposal will accomplish its intended goals.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to urge the appropriate Federal official to waive compliance with Federal law to enable the State of Wisconsin to implement the "Wisconsin Works" welfare demonstration project provided that such official: publish a notice in the Federal Register describing the changes and providing a 30 day public comment period, provide for expedited consideration of the demonstration project to complete consideration no later than July 31, 1996, and certify that the plan presented by the State contains the features described by the Governor of Wisconsin in the document entitled "Wisconsin Works".
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 10 in the Congressional Record of June 4, 1996 to prohibit International Military Education funds for Indonesia.
Amendment sought to prohibit any International Military Education and Training Funds from being provided to Indonesia.
An amendment numbered 1 as printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Animal Damage Control Program by $13.4 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for predator control efforts under the Animal Damage Control Program by $13.4 million.
An amendment to provide that none of the funds contained in the bill may be used to administer a peanut program that maintains a season average farmers stock price for the 1997 crop of quota peanuts in excess of $640 per ton.
An amendment to restrict the use of any of the bill's funds to promote the sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic beverages unless it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the promotion activities benefit a small-business concern.
Amendment sought to prohibit market access program funds from being used to promote the sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic beverages, unless such funds benefit a small-business concern.
An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to be used for carry out or pay the salaries of personnel who carry out any extension service program for tobacco or to provide or pay the salaries of personnel who provide crop insurance for tobacco crops after 1996 crop. The amendment would transfer the $25 million in funds appropriated in the bill for such activity to the Rural Utilities Assistance Program and the Distance Learning and Medical Link Program.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds for tobacco crop insurance and extension services and apply $22.5 million to the Rural Utilities Assistance Program and $2.5 million to the Distance Learning and Medical Link Program.
An amendment which delays until January 1, 1999, the time at which the federal Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantee program must be modified to comply with government financing rules established under the OECD agreement. The amendment further provides that vessels constructed with such loan guarantees be delivered no later than January 1, 2002. The amendment would also: allow U.S. shipbuilders to file vessel anti-dumping complaints with the Commerce Department, even if the U.S. shipbuilder was not invited to tender a bid to build the ship involved; require the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain investigative actions concerning possible below-cost sales of vessels by foreign shipyards to other foreign parties, if requested by a U.S. shipbuilder; clarify that nothing in the OECD agreement is to affect the Jones Act or other related U.S. laws, and provide that Jones Act vessels and U.S. shipbuilders who construct such vessels shall not be subject to any future actions under international agreements negotiated in the future. In addition, the amendment exempts from coverage under this legislation and from the OECD agreement, privately-owned "military reserve vessels" that have national defense features and characteristics required by DOD for possible military sealift needs.
Amendment delays the effective date of Title XI loan guarantee amendments until January 1, 1999; establishes that the Jones Act or other provisions of U.S. law set forth in Annex II of the agreement will not be affected; provides that national security interests can be invoked; defines and excludes military reserve vessels from the agreement; and establishes a remedy for U.S. shipbuilders who lose a sale to a foreign shipbuilder.
An amendment to reduce the overall appropriations in the bill by $508 million, to conform the bill with the provisions of the budget resolution.
Amendment reduces the appropriations contained in the bill by $508 million in order to conform the bill with the congressional budget resolution.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 14 in the Congressional Record of June 12, 1996 to reduce the appropriation for Nave shipbuilding by $404 million. The purpose of the amendment is to eliminate funding for additional attack submarines.
Amendment sought to reduce Navy Shipbuilding and Conversion procurement by $404 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of June 10, 1996, to reduce the appropriation for Air Force aircraft procurement by $314,100,000. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding for procurement of six C-130 J aircraft.
Amendment sought to reduce Air Force Aircraft Procurement by $314.1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 19 in the Congressional Record of June 12, 1996, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for Air Force research and development by $1 billion. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding for research and development for the F-22.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation by $1 billion.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for any acquisition program (except under the appropriation for National Guard and Reserve Equipment) if there is no documented military requirement for the acquistion under established Department of Defense procedures and the proposed acquisition has a cost-per-job-created greater than $100,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for any acquisition program (except under the appropriation for National Guard and Reserve Equipment) if there is no documented military requirement for the acquistion under established Department of Defense procedures and the proposed acquisition has a cost-per-job-created greater than $100,000.
An amendment, as modified, to cut $6,572,000,000 from the bill's overall funding, bringing the total down to the level contained in the "Coalition" budget.
An amendment numbered 28 as printed in the Congressional Record to cap the bill's total funding at the FY 1996 level, $243+ billion.
Amendment sought to limit FY 1997 DOD budget authority to the amount provided in the FY 1996 DOD Appropriations Act.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of June 12, 1996, to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to be used for deployment of space-based interceptorsor space-based directed-energy weapons.
Amendment sought to prohibit National Missile Defense funds from being obligated for deployment of space-based interceptors or space-based directed-energy weapons.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996 to increase funds appropriated in the bill to fund the BLM land acquisition account by $4.75 million; National Park Service land acquisition and state assistance by $57.8 million and $2.2 million for the Elwha and Glines dames; and the Department of Agriculture/Forest Service land acquisition account by $35.5 million. Funding for fossil fuel research and development program of the Department of Energy would be reduced by a comensurate amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for land acquisition by $135 million and decrease fossil energy research and development funding by the same amount.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 34 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996 to increase the funds appropriated for operating expenses of the National Park System by $62 million; Indian Houseing by $27.5 million; and Indian education by $27.5 million. The amendment would reduce the funds of the Department of Energy for fossil fuel research and development by a comparable amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Park Service by $62 million and the Bureau of Indian Affairs by $27.55 million and reduce fossil energy research and development funding by $137.8 million.
An amendment similar to the amendment printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to delete the language in the bill that prohibits using federal funds to enforce the designation of any critical habitat for the Marbled Murrelet on private property in California.
Amendment deletes language that withholds funds and restricts the designating of critical habitat on certain private lands in northern California.
An amendment to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for operation and maintenance of the Wildlife Refuge System by $5,million and to reduce funding for the fossil energy research and development under the Department of Energy by a comparable amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System by $5 million and reduce fossil energy research and development funding by the same amount.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 33 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996 to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the National Park Service by $23,480,000 for operations of the National Park System and to reduce funds for the Forest Service for new road construction by a comparable amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Park Service by $23.5 million and reduce Forest Service reconstruction and construction funding by the same amount.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 21 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for the National Park Service by $10 million and to decrease the fossil energy research and development program within the Department of Energy by a comparable amount. The intent of the amendment is to provide funding for the rehabilitation of urban parks.
Amendment sought to increase National Recreation and Preservation funding by $10 million and reduce fossil energy research and development funding by the same amount.
An amendment to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the National Park Service for operation and maintenance by $15,579,000 and to reduce funding by a comparable amount the funds appropriated for the Department of Agriculture for road reconstruction and construction by the Forest Service.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Park Service by $15.5 million and reduce Forest Service reconstruction and construction funding by the same amount.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 18 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to eliminat the $42 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the Forest Service for construction of new timber logging roads in fiscal year 1997.
Amendment reduces the appropriation for the Forest Service by $42 million in order to eliminate funding for construction of new timber logging roads in fiscal year 1997. \   Amendment subsequently failed on a separate vote in the full House. See Roll No. 266.
An amendment numbered 23 as printed in the Congressional Record to increase the bill's funding by $18,204,000 for weatherization programs by transferring the funds out of energy conservation programs.
Amendment sought to increase funding for low-income weatherization assistance grants and State energy conservation grants by $18.4 million and reduce other energy conservation programs by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 28 as printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the low income weatherization program by $11.8 million which would restore it to the FY 1996 level. The proposed increase is offset from an equal cut in the naval petroleum and oil shale reserve account.
Amendment transfers $11.7 million from the Naval Petroleum Reserve into the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program.
An amendment to reduce the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:S.92:">s $92</a> million funding by $12 million (13%) for grants and administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities and to require at that at least $28,000,000 be use for state grants.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Humanities funding by $12.9 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 11 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to prepare, advertise, or award any timber sales contract under provisions of the Emergency Salvage Timber Sale program.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding to prepare, advertise, offer, or award any contract under any provision of the emergency salvage timber sale program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996 to prohibit any new transfer of federal lands into tribal trust unless the recipient tribe enters into a binding agreement regarding state and local sales taxes on sales to non-natives on new indian trust properties.
Amendment prohibits the Bureau of Indian Affairs from transferring any land into tribal trust unless the recipient tribe enters into a binding agreement with State and local governments regarding the collection and payment of sales and excise taxes generated on such land.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 21 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to reduce the overall funding appropriated in the bill by 1.9% and to apply the savings to reduce the deficit.
Amendment sought to reduce the overall funding appropriated in the bill by 1.9 percent.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 27 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996, to increase federal payments in lieu of taxes to local governments (PILT) by $10 million and to reduce the appropriation for fossil energy research and development program by $25 million.
Amendment sought to increase Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $10 million and to reduce the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $25 million.
An amendment numbered 27 as printed in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996, to increase by $297 million (to $1.1 billion) the appropriation for HUD programs for the homeless which would restore the funding to the pre-rescission FY 1995 level. The offset for this increase would come from a reduction in the funding for the space station by $297 million.
Amendment sought to increase Homeless Assistance funding by $297 million and decrease NASA Human Space Flight funding for the space station by $297 million.
An amendment to increase the funds appropriated in the bill for elderly and disabled housing assistance by $140 million and $40 million respectively. The amendment would reduce funds appropriated for the Annual Contributions to Assisted Housing (Section 8 multi-family housing) by a comparable amount.
Amendment increases funding for Supportive Housing for the Elderly by $100 million and Supportive Housing for the Disabled by $40 million and decreases funding for HUD Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing, section 8 contracts, by $140 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 46 in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for housing opportunities for people with AIDS by $15 million and to reduce funds apppropriated for NASA Mission Support by a comparable amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program by $15 million and reduce NASA mission support funding by $15 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 41 in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses for operation of the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals by $1,411,000 and to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development comensurately.
Amendment increases funding for the Court of Veterans Appeals by $1.4 million and reduces funding for HUD salaries and expenses by $1.4 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban development by $42 million and to increase funds appropriated for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund by $20 million. The remaining $22 million reduction of funds would go toward deficit reduction.
Amendment increases the EPA Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund by $20 million and reduces HUD salaries and expense funding by $42 million.
An amendment numbered 54 as printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate funding for the Americorps program. Currently, the bill appropriates $367 million for that program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 14 in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1996 to reduce all discretionary funding appropriated in the bill by 1.5%
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 52 in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996 to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the National Science Foundation for salaries and expenses and to increase the appropriation for NSF research commensurately.
Amendment increases National Science Foundation research and related activities funding by $9.1 million and decreases NSF salaries and expenses accordingly.
An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds made available to EPA for reimbursement to responsible parties for cleanup costs of hazardous waste sites.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of EPA funds provided for Hazardous Substance Superfund cleanup activities from being used to reimburse those responsible for creating a hazardous waste site for cleanup costs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 40 in the Congressional Record of June 19, 1996 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for NASA's "Bion 11" and "Bion 12" projects.
An amendment to transfer $1 million in funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses of the Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General, to the Federal Aviation Administration for operations and research activities. The intent of the amendment is to increase funding for aircraft inspection training within the FAA.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Federal Aviation Administration by $1 million and decrease funding for the Department of Transportation Inspector General by $1 million.
An amendment make available $490,000 in new funding under section 511 of the Railroad Revitalization Act Loan Guarantee program for a regional rail line in San Diego.
Amendment sought to make available $490,000 under section 511 of the Railroad Revitalization Act Loan Guarantee program for a regional rail line in San Diego, CA.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of June 25, 1996, to require states to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before contracting-out work funded by highway trust funds that was traditionally performed by state employees. The amendment would limit the requirement to those projects in excess of $50,000.
Amendment sought to require States to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before contracting-out work funded by the Highway Trust Fund that was traditionally performed by State employees.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of June 25, 1996, to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill from being used by the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether or not pilots over the age of 60 years of age should be permitted to fly commercial aircraft.
Amendment prohibits the National Transportation Safety Board from conducting a study to determine the feasibility of allowing individuals who are more than 60 years of age to pilot commercial aircraft.
An amendment printed as amendment No. 6 in House Rept. 104-663, and modified pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, permit the Chairman of the Budget Committee (with consultation of the Committee's ranking member) to require the Congressional Budget Office to use dynamic economic modeling techniques, in addition to traditional static economic modeling methods, when preparing budget estimates of proposed changes in federal revenue and spending law that have an estimated impact of more than $100 million in any fiscal year. The amendment would also permit the Chairman of the C ommittee on Ways and Means (in consultation with the Committee's ranking member) to request the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation to prepare a similar analysis of any major tax legislation, as designated by the Majority Leader (in consultation with the Minority Leader.)
Amendment, as modified, allows the use of dynamic economic modeling analysis in addition to static methods to complement budgetary estimates on spending and tax bills.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in House Rept. 104-663, to provide for an across-the-board cut of each appropriation in the bill by 1.9%.
An amendment to delete the provisions in the bill to prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from the development, promulgation, or issuance of any proposed or final standard or guideline regarding ergonomic protection and to prohibit data collection and reporting on ergonomically related occupational injuries and illnesses.
Amendment deletes language prohibiting funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop or issue standards or guidelines regarding ergonomic protection.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1996, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the Center for Deasease Control research activities by $2.6 million and reduce funds appropriated for Health Resources and Services Administration comensurately. The intent of the amendment is to fund research into firearm-related injuries.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control by $2.6 million and decrease Area Health Education Centers funding accordingly.
An amendment to reprogram $1.24 billion in FY 1998 funding for education and training programs into FY 1997 funding for those programs. The amendment would increase current funding levels for Head Start by $70 million, Drug-free Schools by $25 million, Eisenhower Teacher Training by $233 million, Handicapped Education by $100 million, Pekins Loans by $93 million, Summer Youth Jobs by $25 million, and refund the Goals 2000 program with $250 million.
Amendment sought to increase education and training program funding by $1.2 billion.
An amendment to transfer $2,000,000 from the Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement account into the Women's Educational Equity account.
Amendment increases School Improvement Programs funding by $2 million for Women's Educational Equity Act programs.
An amendment to strike $1,000,000 from the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Amendment sought to reduce Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding by $1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1996 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to be used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement to grant a private company exlusive rights to market drugs developed by the National Institutes of Health, unless the sale of the the drug is subject to a reasonable price agreement, or such an agreement is determined to be not required.
Amendment sought to require reasonable price agreements for the sale of drugs developed by NIH.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1996, to delete the provisions in the bill which prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill to be used for human embryo research.
Amendment sought to remove restrictions on Federal funding for human embryo research.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Bunning amendment, to specify that the prohibition against the use of Social Security Trust Fund and Medicare monies for union activities should not be construed as denying Federal employees to organize or be fully represented by labor unions.
Substitute amendment to the Bunning amendment (A028) sought to prohibit Social Security and Medicare trust funds from being used to pay for union activity at the Social Security Administration and to clarify employee representation rights at the Social Security Administration.
An amendment to prohibit Social Security Fund and Medicare Trust Fund monies from being used to pay for union activities.
Amendment prohibits Social Security and Medicare trust funds from being used to pay for union activity at the Social Security Adminstration.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Istook amendment, to prohibit the expenditure of any funds in the bill for family planning services clinics, unless the clinic certifies that it has a policy of encouraging family participation in the decision of the minor to seek its services.
See Istook amendment (A030) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1996, to prohibit family planning serivce clinics that receive federal money from providing services to minors without first obtaining parental consent.
Amendment originally sought to prohibit family planning services to minors unless they have written parental consent or a court order acting as parental consent. \   As amended by the Obey substitute amendment (A031), the above was replaced with language that requires applicants for family planning grants to certify that it encourages family participation in the decision of a minor to seek family planning services.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 23 in the Congressional Record of July 10, 1996, to reduce each funding appropriation in the bill by 1.9%.
An amendment to suspend the federal definition of marriage contained in the bill when a state, through normal democratic procedures, establishes a different definition.
Amendment sought to suspend the application of the Federal definition of marriage when a State provides for a definition different than that which is provided in the bill.
An amendment to deny any cost-of-living (COLA) to Members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, and federal judges during FY 1997.
Amendment denies FY 1997 cost-of-living allowances to Members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, and Federal judges.
An amendment to require that the President, acting through OMB, take the steps necessary to ensure that there are no more than 2,300 political appointees in the Executive Branch after September 30, 1997.
Amendment places a cap of 2,300 on the number of executive branch political appointees that can be named.
An amendment, printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1996, to delete the provisions of the billwhich prohibit federal empployee health care plans from covering abortion services, except when the woman's life is endangered.
Amendment sought to remove the restrictions on abortions under the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program.
An amendment to deny use of funds appropriated in the bill for certain transactions conducted by the Comptroller of Currency.
Amendment sought to limit any funding by the Comptroller of the Currency to implement rulemaking permitting national banks, or operating subsidiaries of national banks, to engage in activities in which national banks are not permitted to engage, as of July 16, 1996.
An amendment to reduce each funding item in the bill by 1.9 percent. The amendment would reduce the total funds appropriated in the bill by approximately $213 million.
An amendment to limit to three months the lifetime food stamp eligibility for single, able-bodied people between the ages of 18 and 50 who have no dependents and who fail to work at least 20 hours a week or enter into a state-certified job training program.
Amendment requires able-bodied food stamp recipients between the ages of 18 and 50 with no dependents to work at least 20 hours a week or lose eligibility.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.3238:">H.R. 3238</a>. The amendment contains many provisions that are similar to those contained in the bill, but would require the states to provide assistance to children whose parents are denied benefits due to the five-year limitation on receiving benefits, specifies that food stamp benefits would be continued for children of legal aliens, and would not give states the option of accepting a block grant instead of participating in the food stamp program. States would be required to spend at least 85% of the amount they spent on welfare programs in FY 1994. The amendment would create an uncapped contingecy fund that states could draw from during an economic emergency and would provide an additional $3 billion for job training programs. Overall, the amendment would reduce welfare costs by $53 billion over six years, compared to $61.1 billion in savings provided in the bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide that all recipients must work within 2 years of receiving benefits, and establish a 5-year time limit on cash assistance; require teenage mothers to stay in school and live with an adult to receive assistance, and establish a family cap halting benefits for additional children born to welfare recipients; provide States with the flexibility to design welfare reform proposals within broad Federal guidelines; and give States the option of providing vouchers for children or noncash emergency assistance to families that have lost cash assistance as a result of a time limit.
An amendment to require that the prohibition against use of funds for abortions in the bill be applicable to federal funds only.
Amendment sought to provide that the prohibition contained in the bill against funds being used to pay for abortions be applicable to Federal funds only.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for each item in the bill by 1.9 percent.
An amendment consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to do the following: 1. Increase by $16 million the funds appropriated in the bill for FBI salaries and expenses; 2. appropriate $7 million to the Department of Justice, for reimbersement of expenses associated with implementation of drug testing initiatives for persons arrested and convicted of Federal offenses; 3. provide $5 million in funds for local firefighter and emergency services training grants; 4. increase the funds appropriated in the bill for Court security by $6 million.
Amendments provides $7 million for Federal drug testing initiatives to address the use of illegal drugs by defendants in the Federal criminal justice system; $5 million for firefighter and emergency services training grants in order to respond to terrorist attacks; and $6 million for court security in the Federal judiciary.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of July 22, 1996, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the Legal Services Corp. by $109 million. The funding increase would be offset by reducing the appropriations for the Asset Forteiture Fund, salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System, Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, and the SEC, and from the National Bankruptcy Review Commission.
Amendment increases funding for the Legal Services Corporation from $141 million to $250 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for the Legal Services Corporation by $109,000,000 and to transfer that amount to the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Amendment sought to transfer $109 million from the Legal Services Corporation to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
An amendment numbered 38 as printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the EEOC salaries and expenses by $13 million, offsetting this amount with a $14 million reduction from the Federal Prison System salaries and expenses account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by $13 million and reduce Federal Prison System funding by $14 million.
An amendment to transfer $497.5 million from the Prison Grant Program to the Assistance for At-Risk Youth Program under the Justice Department.
Amendment sought to transfer $497.5 million from the Prison Grant Program to the Assistance for At-Risk Youth Program under the Justice Department.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 9 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1996, to delete the $328 million appropriation in the bill to fund the Economic Development Administration.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the Economic Development Administration.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Economic Development Administration by 30 percent, a cut of approximately $10 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Economic Development Administration by $98.5 million.
An amendment to eliminate the Technology Administration's Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy, resulting in $5 million in savings.
Amendment sought to delete $5 million appropriated for the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for Technology and Office of Technology Policy.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1996, to prohibit funds appropriated in the bill for the Federal Communications Commission from being used to assign licenses for advanced television services.
An amendment to prohibit funds appropriated in the bill for the Patent Office from being used to issue patents on medical procedures.
Amendment prohibits the Patent and Trademark Office from issuing patents for surgical procedures, with exceptions dealing with patents for equipment, composition of matter, and biotechnological processes.
An amendment to provide for a 1.9% reduction for all descretionary funds appropriated in the bill.
An amendment to limit the market share of any new product produced by the Federal Prisons Industry program to 20% of the total federal purchases of that product.
Amendment sought to require the Federal prison industries to consider 20 percent as a reasonable share of the market for new products.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for Bureau of Reclamation construction programs by $10 million. The intent of the amendment is to end funding for the Animas-La Plata irrigation project in Colorado and New Mexico.
Amendment deletes $10 million in funding for the Animas-La Plata Bureau of Reclamation water project in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the TVA activities by $16 million. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funding for economic development activities of the TVA.
Amendment sought to eliminate Tennessee Valley Authority economic development funding of $16 million.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for commercialization and marketing programs of the Department of Energy.
Amendment sought to restore funding for the DOE photovoltaic research program to fiscal year 1996 levels.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for energy supply, research and development activities by $17 million. The intent of the bill is to terminate funds for the Advanced Light Water Reactor Program.
Amendment sought to delete $17 million appropriated for the Advanced Light Water Reactor Program.
An amendment to transfer approximately $12 million of the funds appropriated in the bill for nonrewable basic energy research programs to renewable energy research programs.
Amendment sought to increase funding for DOE renewable energy research and development by $42 million.
An amendment, consisting of two amendments offered en bloc, to eliminate the $20 million in funds appropriated in the bill for continued research on a nuclear reprocessing procedure for nuclear waste known as pyroprocessing.
Amendments sought to eliminate $20 million in funding for the electrometallurgical treatment program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to estalish a voluntary limitation on campaign spending of $600,000,000 in each election cycle (with exceptions made for special elections, a contested primary, and run-off elections.) Candidates who adhere to the voluntary limits would receive discount rates for broadcasting time and postal rates. The amendment would place a limit on PAC contributions to $8,000 from any individual PAC in each election cycle, and limit PACs to $5000 per election. Candidates would be limited to an aggregate of $200,000 from all PACs per election cycle, except in special circumstances. Individual donors would be limited to $200,000 to any single candidate in an election cycle, and candidates would be limited to spending no more than $50,000 of their own money. "Bundling" and "soft money" contributions would be eliminated, except for non-affiliated, independent PACs that do not engage in lobbying activities.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute consisted of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:H.R.3505:">H.R. 3505</a>, as modified, and sought to provide a voluntary spending limit of $600,000 for the 2-year election cycle; index the limit for future inflation; limit the contributions of large individual donors to $200,000 in an election cycle and limit a candidate to spending not more than $50,000 of their own money, including loans.
An amendment to specify that tuna sold commercially in the U.S may only be labled as being caught using a "dolphin-safe" process if no dolphins are killed, chased, harassed, injured, or encircled with nets in the process of catching tuna.
Amendment sought to specify that tuna sold commercially in the U.S may only be labeled as being caught using a "dolphin-safe" process if no dolphins are killed, chased, harassed, injured, or encircled with nets in the process of catching tuna.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to express that it is the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should pursue policies that promote English as a common language.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the text of the bill with language that specifies that English is the primary language of the United States and that the U.S. Government should pursue policies that promote English as the common language of the United States.
An amendment to prohibit United States military personnel from being forced to wear the uniform or any visible insignia of the United Nations unless specifically authorized by Congress.
Amendment prohibits members of the armed forces from being forced to wear any United Nations insignia unless specifically authorized by Congress.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on service of House Members of three two-year terms and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate. The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Arkansas.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Arkansas.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate. The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Colorado.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Colorado.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate. The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Idaho.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Idaho.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate. The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Missouri. The amendment would allow states to set longer or shorter limits than those included in the amendment.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms, provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term, and allow any State to enact by State constitutional amendment longer or shorter term limits. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Missouri.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Nebraska.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Nebraska.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of Nevada.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of Nevada.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to amend the Constitution by establishing a lifetime limitation on terms of service to three two-year terms for Members of the House and two six-year terms for Members of the Senate The amendment would stipulate that, upon ratification by the states, incumbents would be considered to have served one term. The amendment specifies that there is no time limit for ratification. The text of the amendment is identical to language recommended by voters in the State of South Dakota.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 3 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms and provide that upon ratification incumbents and others who have served in the House are limited to 2 additional terms and those who have served in the Senate are limited to 1 additional term. The amendment was identical to the ballot initiative approved by the voters of South Dakota.
An amendment to limit the number of consecutive terms for House Members to four two-year terms and Members of the Senate to two six-year terms.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 4 consecutive two-year terms and Senators to 2 consecutive six-year terms, not counting any term that began before the adoption of this article of amendment.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to limit the number of terms for House Members to 6 two-year terms and Members of the Senate to two six-year terms. The amendment stipulates that no person who has been elected to two full Senate terms shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate, and no person who has been elected to the House six times shall be eligible for election. Terms served prior to enactment would not count when determining eligibility for election. The amendment would allow states to establish lower term limits.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 6 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms, provide that no person who has served in the House for more than 1 year shall be eligible for election more than five times and no person who has served in the Senate more than 3 years shall be eligible for election more than once, and allow any State to enact shorter term limits.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to limit the number of terms for House Members to 6 two-year terms and Members of the Senate to two six-year terms. The amendment stipulates that no person who has been elected to two full Senate terms shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate, and no person who has been elected to the House six times shall be eligible for election. Terms served prior to enactment would count when determining eligibility for election.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit service of House Members to 6 two-year terms and Senators to 2 six-year terms, retroactively counting the elections of Representatives or Senators before the ratification of the article of amendment.
An amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to delay decertification of Mexico as an ally in combating the illegal international narcotics trade if, within 90 days of enactment, the President certifies that he has obtained reliable assurances that the government of Mexico will take specified steps to bolster drug enforcement activities. The amendment would also establish a Commission on International Narcotics Control to conduct an overall review of the annual certification process and issue an interim report on its findings to both the President and the Congress within six months and a final report within one year.
Amendment, as modified, to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (A001) defers disapproval of the Presidential certification relating to Mexico if, within 90 days of enactment, the President reports to Congress that he has obtained assurances of progress with Mexico to: authorize additional DEA or other U.S. law enforcement agents for narcotics control operations in Mexico; authorize U.S. law enforcement agents to carry firearms in Mexico for self-defense; take measures to find and eliminate law enforcement corruption in Mexico; commit to extradite Mexican nationals wanted by the U.S. Government for drug trafficking; secure necessary aircraft overflight and refueling rights including radar coverage to monitor drug traffickers; and proceed toward a permanent maritime agreement to allow U.S. Coast Guard and other vessels to halt traffickers pursued into Mexican waters. The amendment further establishes a High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control to review the annual certification process relating to international narcotics control and requires an interim report within six months of enactment.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International relations now printed in the joint resolution.
Amendment originally sought to disapprove the Presidential certification of Mexico; provide for a waiver of the requirement to withhold assistance for Mexico; and require the President to consult with Congress on the status of counter-narcotics cooperation between the U.S. and other countries. See Hastert amendment (A002) for further description.
An amendment to require the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District in the State of Washington to pay the Federal Government fair market value (based upon an impartial panel of appraisers) for property and facilities proposed to be transfered from the Bureau of Reclamation to the irrigation district.
Amendment sought to require the irrigation district to pay fair market value for the property and facilities; and determine the market value by a panel of three appraisers.
An amendment offered en bloc consisting of the text of amendment Nos. 1 and 2 in House Rept. 105-31, to require that an employee have worked at least 1000 hours during a period of continuous employment with the employer within the last year before the employee may agree to compensatory time or receive compensatory time, and to reduce maximum hours of compensatroy time that may be accrued by an individual employee from 240 to 160 hours.
Amendments require continuous employment of at least 1,000 hours within the last year before an employee may agree to or receive compensatory time; and reduces the maximum hours of compensatory time that may be accrued by an employee from 240 to 160 hours.
An amendment, printed as amenedment No. 3 in House Rept. 105-31, to terminate the provisions of the bill in five years after enactment.
An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the bill all employees earning less than 2.5 times the minimum wage.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill all employees earning less than 2.5 times the minimum wage.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit employers from directly or indirectly soliciting employees to take comp. time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what consitutes a knowing decision by the employee to accept comp. time; prohibits employers from offering comp. time, unless the employer provides all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family leave; prohibit offering comp. time for employees working less than 35 hours per week or employees working in construction, agriculture, or garment industries; limits the amount of comp. time an employee can accrue to a maximum of 80 hours annually. The amendment would specifically prohibit employers from conditioning employment benefits or availability of overtime upon an employees decision to accept or reject comp. time.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit employers from soliciting employees to take compensatory time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what constitutes an employee decision to accept it; prohibit employers from offering compensatory time unless the employer offers all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family, educational activities or medical care; prohibit compensatory time to employees who work less than 35 hours per week, work less than 12 months, are seasonal, or are employed in the construction, agricultural, garment, or any industry designated by the Secretary of Labor; provide that an employer may not deny compensatory time where the leave is protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act; limit the maximum hours accrued to 80 hours annually; specify that employers may not condition benefits or availability of overtime upon an employee's decision to accept, reject, or use compensatory time; and create a commission on workplace flexibility.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 11 in the Congressional Record of April 16, 1997, to establish a firm 17-year patent for inventions beginning from the date the patents are granted, or a 20-year patent term from the date on which patent applications are filed for approval. The amendment would also allow patent applications to be published only under the following circumstances: when the information in the application is in the public domain of other countries at the time of U.S. filing; when an application that has been on file for five years, but a patent has not yet been granted, and publication would serve the national interest; when the inventor deliberately withholds publication for the purpose of taking legal action against persons or companies who unknowingly file similar patents.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a 17-year patent term from the date the patent is granted or 20 years from the date the patent application is filed; provide that patent applications can be published only if the information is in the public domain in other countries at the time it is filed in the United States, the application has been filed with the PTO for five years or longer and the PTO determines that the public interest is served by publication, or the inventor deliberately withholds publication of the patent; provide for patent examiner training; require that user fees be used only for the Patent and Trademark Office; and specify that contracts between marketing companies and inventors contain standardized disclosures.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of April 16, 1997, to limit the extent to which prior commercial users of subsequently patented inventions without paying royalties. The amendment would restrict prior use to the scope and volume of use prior to the time a patent was granted.
Amendment sought to limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, or scope of the prior use.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of April 16, 1997, to limit publication of information of all patent applications until after there have been two substative actions by the Patent and Trademark Office which would indicate the probability of a patent being granted.
Amendment sought to limit the publication of all patent applications until there have been two substantive Patent Office actions since the filing; and define what constitutes substantive Patent Office action.
An amendment to exempt small businesses, universities, and individual inventors from the provisions of the bill that require publication of patent applications 18 months after filing. The amendment would permit early publication of a patent application only if the data exists in the public domain of other countries; if an application has been pending for more than five years and the Patent Office determines publication to be in the public interest; or if it has been determined that the inventor has intentionally delayed the patent granting procedures.
Amendment exempts small businesses, independent inventors, and universities from publication of patent application information until the patent is granted; specifies that patent information can be published before a patent is granted if the data has been made public in foreign countries, the application has been filed with the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for five years or longer and the PTO determines that the public interest would be served by publication, or the inventor deliberately delays publication of the patent.
And amendment to require that all patent examinations and searches within the Patent Office be performed by employees who are U. S. citizens and employees of the U.S. government, and that all patent applications are reviewed by qualified patent examiners who have spent at least 5% of their duty time in training. The amendment would specify that the Patent and Trademark Office not be subject to any administratively or statutorily imposed limitation on positions or personnel.
Amendment sought to require that all patent examination and search duties shall be performed within the United States by U.S. citizens who are employees of the U.S. Government; require patent and trademark examiner training; and exempt the Patent Office from administrative or statutory limits on full-time employee positions or personnel.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of April 23, 1997, to eliminate the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:S.2:">s $2</a>.1 billion authorization for the space station in each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to authorize $500 million in FY 1998 for termination costs.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the space station and provide instead $500 million for termination costs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of April 23, 1997, to restore funding for Minority Research and Education Programs to FY 1997 funding levels.
Amendment sought to increase funding for NASA minority university research and education programs by $8.1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1997, to delete provisions in the bill requiring Public Housing tenants to enter into community service contracts.
Amendment sought to prohibit any public housing agency from evicting a family solely on the basis of a failure to comply with community work requirements.
An amendment to the Jackson amendment to limit the exemption from community service contracts to a maximum of 20% of the total families assisted by a public housing authority.
Amendment to the Jackson (IL) amendment (A004) sought to limit the exemptions that may be made to the community work requirement contained in the bill to not more than 20 percent of the families assisted by a public housing agency.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 9 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1997 to exempt single parents of children under the age of seven, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities from the community service contract requirements of the bill.
Amendment sought to exempt from the mandatory community work requirement residents who are single parents with children under the age of 6 and grandparents or spouses who are the primary caregivers of dependent children or senior citizens.
An amendment to provide that public housing agencies shall ensure that each individual who provides work pursuant to the requirements in the bill receive compensation for such work at a rate not less than minimum wage.
Amendment sought to require public housing agencies to compensate each person who provides work pursuant to the requirements of the bill at a rate that is not less than the minimum wage rate.
An amendment to make discretionary, rather than mandatory, the bill's requirement that public housing tenants sign self-sufficiency contracts unless funds are specifically appropriated each year for the purpose of implementing such contracts by the housing authorities.
Amendment sought to give public housing agencies the discretion not to implement family self-sufficiency agreement requirements unless sufficient funds are appropriated to cover the costs of such implementation.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1997, to eliminate the provisions of the bill that would require local housing authorities to allow public housing residents to choose between flat-rate rent based on rental value or a rent scale based upon the tenant's income.
Amendment sought to establish as a monthly rent for a family, as determined by the public housing agency, an amount that does not exceed the greatest of either 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the family or 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of May 6, 1997, that would expand the exemption from the ESA's consultation requirements to all flood control facilities damaged by floods in 1997 and for necessary repairs, including preventative repairs, to any flood control facility when necessary to protect human life or property. The exemptions would remain in force until December 31, 1998.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides for an exemption from the Endangered Species Act requirement for consultation and conferencing with respect to the repair or replacement of flood control facilities located in Federal disaster areas in 1997. The exemptions will remain in force until December 31, 1998. In nondisaster areas it permits repairs without consultation whenever a flood control project poses an imminent threat to human life or property. \   As amended by the Dicks amendment (A003), language was modified to provide exemptions for nondisaster flood projects that are a substantial (rather than imminent) threat to human lives and property. \   As amended by the Gilchrest amendment (A004), language was added which requires GAO to conduct a study and report to Congress on the costs and nature of mitigation required for levee maintenance projects.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide that at least 60% of the funds authorized in the bill be allocated to juvenile crime and drug prevention programs. The amendment would authorize funding to localities for construction and operation of juvenile detention facilities and implementation of programs that establish alternatives to incarceration. The amendment would require judges to decide within 90 days whether to trasfer a juvenile to adult court, and increases the penalties for the transfer of handguns to a juvenile or for possession of a handgun. The amendment would direct the Attorney General to evalutate the effectiveness of federally funded programs for preventing juvenile violence and substance abuse.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize $1.5 billion over three years for juvenile offender control and prevention grants with not less than 60 percent of the funding for prevention and intervention programs; expedite to 90 days the time in which a judge must decide whether to transfer a juvenile to adult court; increase the penalty for handgun possession; and provide a review to evaluate the effectiveness of Federally funded programs for preventing juvenile violence and substance abuse.
An amendment to delete the provision of the bill requiring the prosecution as adults of juveniles who are charged with conspiracy to commit drug crimes.
Amendment sought to delete language that requires the prosecution as adults of juveniles who are charged with conspiracy to commit drug crimes under the Controlled Substance Act and the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act.
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that permit prosecution of 13-year-olds as adults.
Amendment sought to delete provisions that expand current law regarding the prosecution of 13-year-olds as adults and would have provided for the continuation of current law in this area.
An amendment to strike language in the bill which allows states to use crime assistance funds for building, operation, or expansion of prisons and detention centers.
Amendment sought to delete language that authorizes the use of juvenile accountability block grants for building, expanding, and operating juvenile correction or detention facilities.
An amendment to change the grant program created by the bill to permit grant funds to be used for specifically enumerated juvenile crime prevention programs, such as after-school programs and drug prevention, and would set aside 50% of the grant funds for such purposes.
Amendment sought to allow juvenile accountability block grants to be used for specified programs to prevent juveniles from becoming involved in crime or gangs and require that not less than 50 percent of the grant amount received by local governments be used for these prevention programs.
An amendment to require states, as a prerequisite for obtaining Byrne Grant funds, to submit a plan with the Department of Justice detailing the process by which parents of a school district would be notified if a convicted juvenile sex offender is enrolled in the local elementary or secondary school.
Amendment requires States, as a prerequisite for obtaining funds, to submit a plan with the Department of Justice detailing the process by which parents will be notified when a convicted juvenile sex offender is enrolled in a school system.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1997, to modify the provisions in the bill relating to assisted housing income targeting. The amendment would specify that 75% of the choice-based vouchers issued each year would have to be provided to families with incomes below 30% of the median income, and to require that all such assistant be reserved for families making less than 50% of median income.
Amendment sought to specify that 75 percent of the choice-based housing vouchers issued each year be provided to families with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income.
An amendment numbered 13 as printed in the Congressional Record, to strike Title IV of the bill, the "Home Rule Flexible Grants", under which local governments, if approved by HUD, could develop and administer their own flexible low-income housing programs, and receive all the federal public housing and assisted housing (except project-based) funding that would otherwise be provided to the local housing authority.
Amendment sought to delete title IV, the Home Rule Flexible Grant Option, which gives local governments and municipalities flexibility in administering Federal housing assistance.
An amendment numbered 25 as printed in the Congressional Record to strike provisions of the bill that would create a Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board to evaluate the performance of local housing authorities. The amendment would not affect the bill's requirements that a study be conducted on ways to improve current methods of evaluating the performance of housing authorities.
Amendment sought to delete the provisions of the bill that establish a Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board.
An amendment to provide a requirement that each adult owner of housing projects receiving section 8 assistance must contribute not less than 8 hours of work per month (not including political activities) within the community in which the housing is located.
Amendment sought to impose community work requirements on adult owners of section 8 housing.
An amendment to allow HUD, whenever it takes over or replaces the management of a troubled public housing authority, to exempt public housing tenants and families that receive rental assistance in that authority's jurisdiction from the bill's community service work requirements, requirements that tenants set a target date by which they expect to move out of public housing, and minimum rent requirements.
Amendment sought to exempt residents and others receiving choice-based housing assistance from community work requirements, agreements establishing target dates for transition out of assisted housing, and minimum rent requirements when HUD takes possession or operation of a public housing authority.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 10 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1997 to reduce the minimum rents allowed to be charged by Public Housing Authorities from between $25-$50 per month to $0-$25 per month. Public Housing authorities would be required to reserve 40% of units for families with incomes below 30% of themedian income of the area, and make 90% of units available to families withincomes at or below 60% of the local median income and 10% of the availableunits would be reserved for families with incomes at or below 80% of the local median income. The amendment would require housing authorities to target 75% of its Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to families withincomes at or below 30% of the local median income and authorizes the creation of a board HUD to determine improved methods of evaluating the performance of PHAs. The amendment would merge Section 8 certificate housing assistance and voucher programs into one tenant-based program. Drug elimination programs for public housing facilities would be funded on the basis of demonstrated need.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to combine public housing programs into two grant programs; require annual management plans from housing authorities; increase HUD's ability to take action against troubled housing authorities; target housing assistance with 40 percent of units for families with incomes less than 30 percent of median income and 90 percent of units for families with incomes less than 60 percent of median income; target 75 percent of tenant-based rental assistance to families with incomes less than 30 percent of median income; establish minimum rents of between zero and 25 dollars; and require housing authorities to encourage tenants to volunteer in their community.
An amendment, printed as amdendment No. 1 (Kapture) in House Rpt. 105-97, to appropriate an additional $38 million in funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The amendment would recind $38 million in previously funded appropriations for NASA to offset the increased WIC funding.
Amendment provides an additional $38 million for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in House Rpt. 105-97, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for FEMA by $2.4 billion, rescind $3.6 billion in budget authority, and eliminates the provisions in the bill rescinding $3.8 billion in Section 8 assisted housing.
Amendment sought to delete $2.4 billion appropriated as forward funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency; eliminate the provisions in the bill rescinding $3.8 billion in section 8 assisted housing; and require rescissions of $3.6 billion in discretionary appropriations made available to Executive agencies in fiscal year 1997.
An amendment to postpone until the end of FY 1997 the scheduled cut-off in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments to legal immigrants. The amendment rescinds $240 million from the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program to offset the amendment's cost.
Amendment postpones the termination of Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid payments to legal immigrants and rescinds $240 million from the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program to offset the cost.
Amendment provides 100 percent of FY 1997 spending levels to continue through the end of FY 1998 in the absence of regularly passed appropriations bills or a continuing resolution.
An amendment to eliminate $1.7 billion in advance funds appropriated in the bill for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief.
An amendment numbered 4 as printed in the Congressional Record to reauthorize such sums as necessary for summer youth employment training programs.
Amendment sought to separate the Summer Youth Employment Program from the Disadvantaged Youth Block Grant Program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to balance the budget by fiscal year 2001 by reducing spending for defense by approximately $190 billion, increasing revenues by $195 billion over 5 years, and delaying further tax cuts until the budget is balanced.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by fiscal year 2001; reduce defense spending and corporate tax considerations; delay tax cuts until the budget is balanced; and increase funding for education, training, healthcare, community development, crime prevention, and other discretionary programs.
An amendent in the nature of a substitute reduce non-defense discretionary funding by an additional $109 billion over five years and increasing tax cuts by a comensurate amount. The amendment would allow a point of order to be raised against any measure, motion, or conference report that would cause outlays to exceed total receipts in fiscal year 2002, although the provision could be waived in time of war by a majority vote of both houses.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; reduce non-defense discretionary funding by an additional $109 billion over five years and increase tax cuts by the same amount; and would have allowed a point of order to be raised against any measure, motion, or conference report that would cause outlays to exceed total receipts in fiscal year 2002, although the provision could be waived in time of war by a majority vote of both houses.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to reduce spending by a total of $220 billion over five years. The amendment would freeze total authority for defense spending at the level of 1997 fiscal year spending for five years and would not provide tax cuts until the budget is in balance. The amendment would increase funding for Research and Development, transportation, education, and training by $40 billion over five years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; delay tax cuts until the budget is balanced; provide for $200 billion in spending reductions over five years; and increase funding for research and development, transportation, education and training, and law enforcement.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to increase domestic discretionary funding by $103 billion more than the budget resolution. The amendment would cut defense spending by $20 billion and limit the tax cut to $60 billion over five years targeted to middle-income families and small businesses and off-set by increases in other revenues.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget; increase domestic discretionary funding by $100 billion; cut defense spending by $20 billion; limit tax cuts to $60 billion over five years targeted to middle-income families and small businesses; and finance these reductions with other tax offsets.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to increase spending for federal highway and mass transit programs by a total of $11.6 billion over five years compared to the budget resolution, and would offset this increase through a 0.4% across-the-board reduction in tax cuts and in all other spending categories in the budget resolution--except for mandatory entitlements which would not be cut.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget; increase spending for Federal highway and mass transit programs by $11.6 billion over five years; and offset this increase through a 0.4 percent across-the-board reduction in tax cuts and in all other spending categories in the budget resolution--except for mandatory entitlements.
An amendment to the Skaggs amendment, specifying that continued funding for TV Marti broadcasts to Cuba would only end after fiscal year 1997 if the President certifies that continued funding is not in the national interest of the United States.
See Skaggs amendment (A003) for description.
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to authorize the President to implement a plan for reorganizing the foreign affairs agencies of the United States. The amendment requires the President to submit to such a plan to Congress within 120 days after enactment. The plan would become effective only if the Congress does not enact a joint resolution disapproving of the plan within 120 days of its publication.
Amendments sought to delete the Consolidation of Foreign Affairs Agencies sections in the bill and replace those sections with language that authorizes the President to implement his proposal to reorganize and consolidate U.S. foreign affairs agencies and would have required such plan to be submitted to Congress within 120 days after this bill becomes law.
An amendment to require the State Department to report to Congress by March 1 of each year a listing of overseas U.S. surplus properties for sale and require the amounts received from such sales to be used for deficit reduction.
Amendment requires the State Department to submit an annual report to Congress listing overseas United States surplus properties for sale and specifies that amounts received from the sale of such property be used for deficit reduction.
An amendment to strike the bill's provisions which establish new responsibilities for the Office of Inspector General at the State Department.
Amendment deletes language relating to investigative functions of the Inspector General for the State Department, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the United States Information Agency.
An amendment to require the United States to withdraw from the United Nations.
Amendment sought to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations.
An amendment to allow the Congress, rather than the Secretary of State, to decide to withold up to 20% of the funds appropriated to the United Nations.
Amendment sought to provide that Congress, rather than the Secretary of State, shall make the determination that the United Nations or any such agency has failed to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters.
An amendment to the Smith amendment to replace the "Mexico City" policy language with a prohibition of the direct use of U.S. funds to pay for abortions or abortion counseling in any foreign country, except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is endangered. The amendment will also prohibit the direct use of U.S. funds on lobbying for or against abortion and impose a dollar for dollar reduction in U.S. funding to the UNFPA for any amounts it spends on future programs in China.
Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A028) sought to prohibit the use of population planning assistance for the performance of abortions in any foreign country except where the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or incest; prohibit the use of funding to lobby for or against abortion; prohibit the use of U.S. funds for a country program in the People's Republic of China; and place conditions on the availability of funds to the United Nations Population Fund.
An amendment to restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions and prohibiting the use of any funds authorized in the bill to be made available for the United Nations Population Fund in any fiscal year unless the President certifies that UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People's Republic of China, and during the 12 months preceding such certification there have been no abortions as the result of coercion associated with the family planning policies of the national government or other governmental entities.
Amendment prohibits population planning assistance to any foreign organization until the organization certifies that it will not perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or incest; certifies that it will not engage in any activity to alter the laws or policies of any foreign country concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited; and prohibits any funds to the United Nations Population Fund unless the President certifies that it has terminated all activities in the People's Republic of China or during the 12 months preceding such certification there have been no coerced abortions associated with the family planning policies of the People's Republic of China.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the President and Permanent Representative to the U.N. should encourage the U.N. to establish a commission to study establishing a revolving headquarters for the U.N. and to establish the U.N. as a part-time body.
An amendment to require the President to impose financial transaction restrictions on the government of Sudan and to express that it is the sense of Congress that the religious persection and support of terrorism by the government of Sudan is unacceptable.
Amendment imposes financial transaction restrictions on Sudan until the President certifies to Congress that Sudan is no longer sponsoring or supporting terrorism.
An amendment expressing that it is the sense of Congress that the U.S. should consider applying the same sanctions against Syria that are currently enforced against Iran and Libya unless Syria abandons its destabilizing policies in the Middle East.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should consider applying to Syria sanctions which are currently enforced against Iran and Libya.
An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the militant organization Al-Faran should (1) release Donald Hutchings and fourwestern Europeans from captivity; (2) cease and desist from all acts of hostage-taking and other violent acts within the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks to merge Kashmir with Pakistan, should release immediately Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington and 3 Western Europeans from captivity, and cease and desist from all acts of hostage-taking and other violent acts within the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
An amendment to prohibit foreign assistance to any country that assists the Libyan government in circumventing United Nations sanctions. On May 8th, Muammar Qaddafi defied the UN ban and flew to two neighboring countries.
Amendment prohibits foreign assistance to any country that assists Libya in circumventing United Nations sanctions.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should not prohibit the importation, sale, or distribution of Cuban cigars in the United States.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not prohibit the importation of Cuban cigars into the United States. \   As amended by the Diaz-Balart amendment (A036), language was added conditioning the above on the government of Cuba freeing all political prisoners, legalizing all political activity, and agreeing to hold free and fair elections.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available under the Foreign assistance Act for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Russian Federation if that country transfers an SS-N-22 missile system to the People's Republic of China.
Amendment prohibits foreign assistance from being made available for the Russian Federation if that Federation transfers an SS-N-22 missile system to the People's Republic of China.
An amendment to reduce the authorized spending levels in the bill for FY 1998 and FY 1999 to the amount appropriated in FY 1997 (a reduction of approximately $265 million).
Amendment sought to limit the aggregate funding authorized in the bill to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1997 resulting in a reduction of $265 million for both fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
An amendment to modify the bill's provisions to consolidate certain foreign affairs agencies into the State Department. The amendment would change the date by which the president must submit a reorganization plan for consolidation from August 17, 1997, until 60 days after enactment. It would moves back the deadlines for consolidating the agencies by approximately 45 days, mandating that ACDA and USIA be abolished by October 1, 1998, and that USIA and certain AID administrative functions be consolidated by October 1, 1999.
Amendments provide for reorganizing and streamlining United States foreign affairs agencies; mandate that the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the International Development Cooperation Agency be abolished by not later than October 1, 1998; and that the U.S. Information Agency be abolished and the Agency for International Development be partially folded into the State Department by not later than October 1, 1999.
An amendment, consisting of several amendments offered en bloc to strike the provisions of the bill allowing the State Department to retain for operating expenses up to $500 million in immigration, passport and other fees. The amendment would raise authorized funding levels in the bill to compensate for the for the loss in operation fundings.
Amendments delete provisions in the bill that would have allowed the State Department to retain for operating expenses up to $500 million in immigration, passport and other fees; raise authorized funding levels in the bill to compensate for the loss of such operating funds; and delete an earmark of $5 million for passport information services.
An amendment to express the sense of the Congress that the United States broadcasting through Radio Free Asia and Voice of America increase to continuous, 24-hour broadcasting in Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and that broadcasting in additional Chinese dialects be increased.
Amendment increases the authorization for Radio Free Asia by $40 million in order to provide for 24-hour broadcasting.
An amendment to end funds authorized for continued TV Marti broadcasts to Cuba at the end of the current fiscal year.
Amendment provides that no funds authorized in the bill shall be used for television broadcasting to Cuba after Oct. 1, 1997. \   As amended by the Diaz-Balart amendment (A004), language was added to provide that the above would become effective only if the President certifies to Congress that continued funding is not in the national interest of the United States.
An amendment (numbered 35 as printed in the Congressional Record) to require the State Department to maintain records on each incident in which an individual with diplomatic immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the U.S. under the Vienna Convention committed a serious criminal offense within the U.S.
Amendment requires the State Department to maintain records on each incident in which an individual with diplomatic immunity has committed a serious criminal offense within the U.S. and was not subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the U.S.
An amendment consisiting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to do the following: allow non-Foreign Service Government employees to perform consular functions; specify qualifications for the position of Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security; change the authorized strength of the Foreign Service; change the provisions of the bill concerning return of persons to countries where they may be subject to torture; and a technical amendment regarding the ecumenical patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Amendments authorize certain U.S. citizen employees to perform designated consular officer duties; clarify that the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is responsible for diplomatic security and management; increase the authorized strength of the Foreign Service; establish the policy that the United States shall not expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in which there is a substantial danger of torture; express the sense of Congress that the Government of Turkey recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch and its nonpolitical, religious mission and reopen the Halki Patriarchal School of Theology; and require a report dealing with the repatriation of unresolved POW/MIA remains from Viet Nam.
An amendment to prohibit funding for UNESCO World Heritage and Man and Biosphere programs.
An amendment consisiting of several amendments, offered en bloc, as follows: Ewing, expressing the sense of Congress that Peru should respect the rights of prisoners to timely legal procedures; Jackson-Lee, directing the State Department to monitor human rights progress in Ethiopia; Kennedy (MA), to establish special envoys to promote mutual disarmament; Kim, expressing a sense of Congress that Taiwan should reconsider its proposed deal to transfer low-level nuclear waste to North Korea; Pallone, expressing a sense of Congress that the administration should support the Prime Minister of India in strengthening ties with the U.S. and that the President and Secretary of State should call on the President of Belarussia to defend and protect the sovereignty of Belarussia; Rohrabacher, to authorize a Congressional Statement in support of Taiwan's efforts to be admitted to the World Trade Organization; Vento, to require the State Department to report to Congress, within 90 days of enactment, on allegations of persecution of Hmong and Laotian refugees repatriated to Laos; Traficant, "Buy American"; Menendez amendment regarding fuel to Cuba;
Amendments urge Peru to respect the rights of prisoners and expedite legal procedures; direct the State Department to monitor human rights in Ethiopia; establish special envoys to promote mutual disarmament talks throughout the world; express the sense of Congress that Taiwan should reconsider the transfer of nuclear waste to North Korea; express support for Prime Minister Gujral of India; support the sovereignty of Belarus; support the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization; require a report concerning human rights violations of the Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned to Laos; withhold assistance to countries that provide nuclear fuel to Cuba; make funds available for the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; urge the President to achieve an international arms sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries; and require compliance with the Buy American Act.
An amendment to require the President to report to Congress on any border closures or the use of an economic or commercial blockade by or against any of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union against any other country.
Amendment requires the President to report to Congress on any border closure or economic or commercial blockade by any newly independent state of the former Soviet Union that impedes the delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid.
An amendment requiring the Secretary of State to report to Congress every three months listing all complaints by the Goverment of Cuba to departments and agencies of the U.S. concerning actions taken by U.S. citizens or the the U.S. government.
Amendment requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress every three months listing all complaints by the government of Cuba to departments and agencies of the U.S. government concerning actions taken by U.S. citizens or the U.S. government.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress with that the government of the Ukraine should be commended for their decision to relinquish the nuclear weakpons in its possession after the demise of the Soviet Union, for declining to participate in construction of nuclear reactors in Iran, and taking a positive and cooperative position with regard to the admission into NATO
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress commending the government and nation of Ukraine for their decision to relinquish nuclear weapons.
An amendment to prohibit payment of U.S. arrearages to the UN until the UN complies with requirments that UN employees comply with child and spousal support orders issued by U.S. courts.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress regarding the compliance with child and spousal support obligations by United Nations personnel.
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that Romania should be considered eligible for assistance under the provisions of the Nato Participation Act of 1984.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that Romania should be considered eligible for assistance under the provisions of the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
An amendment to express the sense of Congress condemning the policy of Palestinian policy of imposing the death penalty for any Palestinian who sells land to a Jew.
Amendment condemns the policy and practice of murdering Palestinians for sales of land to Jews.
An amendment to make in order the following changes in the consideration of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.1119:">H. R. 1119</a> for amendment: it shall be in order: (A) to offer the amendment No. 7 in part 1 of House Report 105-137 in a modified form, to debate it for 90 minutes equally divided and controlled, and to consider it as though printed in House Report 105-137; (B) to offer the amendment No. 15 in part 2 of House Report105-137 in a modified form, and to debate it for 10 minutes, and consider it as though printed in House Report 105-137; (C) to offer an amendment By Rep. Everett, and that the time for debate on the amendment be limited to 1hour and to otherwise consider it as though printed in House Report 105- 137; (D) to offer an amendment by Representative Weldon (PA), which shall be in order as though printed as amendment No. 42 in Part 2 of House Report105-137; and (E) to offer an amendment by Representative Traficant , which shall be in order as though printed as amendment No. 43 in part 2 of House Report 105-137; and that the additional time of general debate on the subject of U.S. forces in Bosnia shall precede the offering of amendments numbered 8 and 9 in part 1 of the report rather than preceding the offeringof amendments numbered 1 and 2.
Amendment provided for the consideration of certain amendments in addition to those provided for in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr137):">105-137</a>.
An amendment to reduce by 5% the total amount authorized in the bill for the Department of Defense, Military Construction, and the Department of Energy National Security programs.
An amendment consisting of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.1778:">H.R. 1778</a> with some modifications to incorporate into the bill only the non-environmental provisions of that measure. The amendment provides for several organizational, structural, defense business practice, and acquisition reforms---including a reduction of 25% in military headquarters staff by the year 2001; a 42% reduction in the acquisition workforce by 2001; the establishment of a commission on defense reorganization and streamlining; the expansion of streamlined acquisition procedures; and the institution of government purchase cards for items costing $2,500 or less.
Amendment incorporates into the bill portions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.1778:">H.R. 1778</a>, the Defense Reform Act. It provides for various organizational, management, and business practices reforms; streamlines acquisition procedures; reduces headquarters staffs by 25 percent; reduces personnel employed in acquisition and transportation organizations of the Department of Defense; mandates that certain commercial functions including finance and accounting services be competitively procured; and authorizes the Navy to enter into contracts for the long-term lease or charter of newly built auxiliary support vessels.
An amendment to require that any export or re-export of U.S. supercomputers with a computing capability in excess of 2,000 million theoretical operatins per second (MTOPS) to countries of proliferation concern must receive the prior written approval of the Commerce, Defense, Energy, and State Departments and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. The amendment also requires a report to Congress on all U.S. supercomputers above 2,000 MTOPS exported to any country since January 25, 1996.
Amendment places licensing requirements on the export of certain supercomputers; requires the President to report to Congress identifying all exports of such supercomputers since January 26, 1996; and requires the post-shipment verification of the export of supercomputers.
An amendment to repeal provisions of current law that prohibit privately-funded abortions at overseas Defense Department medical facilities. The effect of the amendment would be to allow the restoration of regulations that permit abortions for service members and their dependents at overseas Defense Department medical facilities---provided the woman pays for the abortion.
An amendment to terminate production of the Trident D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for further production of the Trident II (D-5) missile; and would have provided funding only for the completion of production of those missiles commenced before FY 1998.
An amendment to transfer jurisdiction of the Naval Oil Shale Reserves in Colorado from the Department of Energy to the Department of Interior for the purposes of issuing leases for petroleum and natural gas exploration, deveopment and production.
Amendment transfers jurisdiction of naval oil shale reserves numbered 1 and 3 in Colorado from the Department of Energy to the Bureau of Land Management; and authorizes leasing with private entities to explore, develop, and produce petroleum, other than oil shale, located on lands within the reserves.
An amendment to require the President to certify to certify whether it is possible to verify that no Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles aimed at the United States, certify the length of time required to retarget ICBMs, and certify whether a missil would automatically be retargeted in the event of an accidental launch.
Amendment requires the President to report to Congress concerning the targeting or re-targeting of Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles at sites in the United States.
An amendment to permit the Secretary of Defense to assign military personnel to assist Immigration and Natrualization Service and Customs Service to assist border patrol activities.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign up to 10,000 Department of Defense personnel at any one time to assist--(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States; and (2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the United States.
An amendment which denies eligibility for burial with military honors and burial in a national cemetery to any service member who is convicted of a crime punishable by the death penalty, and who is sentenced either to death or life imprisonment without parole.
Amendment prohibits the performance of military honors at the funeral of a person who has been convicted of a crime for which death is a possible punishment and for which the person was sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole.
An amendment to modify DOD procedures concerning missing service personnel to generally require that military commanders report and initiate searches for missing service personnel within 48 hours of the time they are noticed missing; to require that recovered bodies which cannot be identified by visual means be examined by a credible forensic authority to determine whether it is the body of the missing person; and to apply these procedures to civilian DOD personnel and private contractors who are working with the U.S. Armed Forces, and who disappear in war or as a result of other hostile actions.
Amendment revises authorities concerning missing DOD military and civilian personnel.
An amendment to authorize $4.5 billion for the Defense and Veterans' Affairs Departments to conduct clinical trials to evaluate treatments for Gulf War Illnesses; to require the Defense and Veterans' Departments to develop a plan to provide health care to those suffering from symptoms of the illnesses, and to monitor the services provided; to require DOD to report to Congress on the effectiveness of medical research on the illnesses; and to require DOD to develop plans for a medical tracking system to be used during overseas military operations, for collecting information about the location of units serving in a theatre of operations, and for a special unit to monitor chemical and biological hazards.
Amendment authorizes $4.5 million to establish a cooperative DOD/VA program of clinical trials to evaluate treatments which might relieve the symptoms of gulf war illnesses; and requires the Secretaries of both departments to develop a comprehensive plan for providing health care to all veterans, active-duty members and reserves who suffer from symptoms of gulf war illnesses.
An amendment, as modified, to eliminate the $331 million in funds for the B-2 Bomber program and to increase funding for National Guard and Reserve equipment by an equal amount. The amendment would terminate all further funding for the B-2 Bomber program beyond costs associated with completing the final production stages of the existing 21 bombers and closing down the production line.
Amendment sought to eliminate $331 million authorized for the B-2 Bomber program and increase funding for National Guard and Reserve equipment by an equal amount. It would have terminated all further funding for the B-2 Bomber program beyond those costs associated with completing the final production stages of the existing 21 bombers and closing down the production line.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill requiring the President to abide by the Base Closure Commission's recommendation to close Kelly and McClellan Air Force bases in Texas and California. The amendment would require the DoD to maintain its current policy of requiring there to be a 60/40 percent split of repair and maintenance work between the public and private sector for depot maintenance.
Amendment sought to delete certain depot maintenance provisions from the bill.
An amendment to deny any of the Nunn-Lugar aid funds in the bill to Russia if Russia transfers an SST-N-22 missile system to the People's Republic of China.
Amendment prohibits Cooperative Threat Reduction funds from being provided to Russia if Russia transfers an SS-N-22 missile system to the People's Republic of China.
An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Buyer amendment, to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill to be obligated for the deployment of U.S. ground troops in Bosnia after December 15, 1997, unless the President requests the deployment extended until June 30, 1998. The amendment would require Congress to approve the request by joint resolution. The amendment would require the administration to report to Congress by October 31, 1997, concerning the role of the U.S. in preparing its European allies to assume control over the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, as well as providing information on the goals of the Stabilization Force, the possible risks to the safety of U.S. troops, and the planned U.S. exit strategy.
Substitute amendment to the Buyer amendment (A019) sought to prohibit funding for the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after December 31, 1997; allow an extension of up to 180 days by the President if he transmits a report to Congress requesting an extension and a joint resolution is then enacted specifically approving the request; prohibit funding for law enforcement activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina after enactment; and require a Presidential report on the deployment on the ground of U.S. forces not later than October 31, 1997.
An amendment to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill to be obligated for the deployment of U.S. ground troops in Bosnia after June 30, 1998, except to support a limited number of U.S. military personnel sufficient to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and noncombat military personnel serving in an advisory capacity to NATO commanders of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Amendment prohibits funding for the deployment of U.S. ground forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998 or such date as Congress determines; prohibits funding for law enforcement activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina after enactment; and requires the President to report to Congress on political and military conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina not later than December 15, 1997.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional record of June 24, 1997. The amendment would target 71% of the tax cuts to families earning less than $100,000 and limit the $500 child credit to families earning less that $75,000. The amendment would provide $1,500 HOPE scholarships for the first two year of post-secondary education and provide a credit of 20% of tuition costs after the first two years. Capitol gains and estate taxes would be reduced for small businesses and family farms, and homeowners would be allowed to exclude up to $500,000 of capital gains on the sale of a home.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase HOPE scholarship credits; extend an income tax exclusion for employer provided educational assistance; authorize interest free bonds and loans for schools with students from poor families; provide tax credits for children of families who earn less than $60,000 per year; provide capital gains exclusions for the sale of a principal residence; allow a deductible capital gain loss when selling a residence; provide a special rate for the sale of farms, business assets, and real estate; create an additional exemption for estates that include a family owned business; extend expiring provisions of various tax credits; expand empowerment zones and enterprise zones; provide various tax credits and incentives including the deduction of remediation costs incurred with toxic waste cleanup and a welfare to work credit.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of July 8, 1997, as modified, to reduce the authorization in the bill by 5%.
Amendment, as modified, sought to reduce the intelligence budget by 5 percent from the level authorized for fiscal year 1997 with the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund excepted from the reduction.
An amendment to require the President, at the time of his annual budget request, to submit to Congress a separate, unclassified statement of intelligence appropriations and proposed appropriations for the next two fiscal years.
Amendment sought to require the President to submit to Congress an annual unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of intelligence expenditures for the current and succeeding fiscal years beginning with the submission of the budget for FY 1999.
An amendment to reduce the authorized funding provided in the bill by .7%.
Amendment sought to reduce by 0.7 percent the total amount authorized to be appropriated for intelligence activities with the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund excepted from this reduction.
An amendment numbered 11 as printed in the Congressional Record to increase payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) by $19 million and reduce the fossil energy research and development account by $47.5 million. The remaining $28.5 million would go towards deficit reduction.
Amendment sought to increase payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) funding by $19 million and reduce fossil energy research and development program funding by $47.5 million with the remaining $28.5 million applied toward deficit reduction.
An amendment to transfer $500,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the National Park Service for restoring the Susan B. Anthony house.
Amendment sought to transfer $500,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the National Park Service for restoring the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY.
An amendment to the Porter amendment to to reduce the Forest Service construction account for forest road building by $5,600,000, rather than $41,500,000, and reduce the authorization for the Timber Purchaser Credit Program, which provides credits timber to companies as payment for building new forest roads) from $50 million to $25 million, rather than $1 million.
See Porter amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1997, to reduce the Forest Service construction account for forest road building by $41.5 million, to $47.5 million. The amendment would also reduce the authorization for the Timber Purchaser Credit Program, which provides credits timber to companies as payment for building new forest roads) from $50 million to $1. Savings achieved would be applied to deficit reduction.
Amendment originally sought to reduce Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction by $41.5 million and reduce from $50 million to $1 the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers. \   As amended by the Dicks amendment (A007), Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction was reduced by $5.6 million and the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers was reduced from $50 million to $25 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of July 8, 1997, to increase the amount of funds to be cut for the Clean Coal Technology program from $100 million to $392 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the clean coal technology program by $292 million.
An amendment to cut $21 million from five fossil fuel programs in the bill.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for fossil energy research and development programs by $21 million.
An amendment to terminate the National Endowment for the Arts, but retain a federal commitment to arts funding. Specifically, the amendment provides $80 million in arts funding that will be allocated to the states in two block grants as follows: (1) it directs 37% to state art commissions, allocating $29.6 million, a $3.7 million increase over the $25.9 million funding level for the NEA in FY 1997 (distributed to states based on population, with a 200,000 person minimum); (2) it directs 60% to local school boards to fund school-based arts activities, allocating $48 million (distributed to states based on its K-12 school-aged population); and (3) it allows the remaining 3% for administrative costs. Schools may not cut their own arts funding and continue to receive federal arts education grants and no funding may be used to sponsor obscene or pornographic art.
Amendment sought to terminate the National Endowment for the Arts and provide $80 million in arts funding to the States in two block grant programs.
An amendment to eliminate the $110 million in funds appropriated in the bill for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Amendments sought to delete $110 million appropriated in the bill for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
An amendment to amend the 1974 Budget Act to create a lock-box for each appropriation bill which is designed to capture savings from floor amendments that cut spending in order to reduce the federal budget deficit. The amendment applies to House, Senate and Conference versions of all appropriations bills.
Amendment establishes a lock-box procedure for appropriations bills which is designed to capture savings from floor amendments that cut spending and dedicate such funds to reducing the Federal deficit.
An amendment to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill to be used to carry out the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, to transfer any new federal lands into tribal trust.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of any funds to carry out the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act to acquire any interest in lands or surface rights to lands outside of existing Indian reservations.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1997, to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to support the U.S. Man and the Biosphere program or the World Heritage program.
An amendment, made in order by the rule, to prohibit the National Park Service from allocating any funds to designate the Canaveral National Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as a "clothing-optional" area or nude beach.
An amendment to strike $60 million in funds appropriated for planning and construction of a wind simulation center in Idaho and to increase funds for Veteran's medical care by $48 million.
Amendment increases veteran medical care funding by $48 million and decreases Emergency Management Planning and Assistance funding for a windstorm simulation center by $60 million.
An amendment to eliminate the funds appropriated in the bill for Emergency Management Planning and Assistance by $60 million for plannng and construction costs of a full-scale windstorm simulation center.
Amendment deletes language earmarking $60 million of Emergency Management Planning and Assistance funding for a windstorm simulation center.
An amendment to reduce funding for the NASA Human Space Flight Program by $100 million. The reduced funds would not be affect funding for the Space Station.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the NASA Human Space Flight Program by $100 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1997, to require states that currently fund programs for homemakers, single parents, pregnant women, and programs that promote gender equity, to continue to fund the programs at the same level as in FY 1997. The amendment would also restore a requirement, not in the bill, that each state designate a gender equity coordinator.
Amendment sought to require States that fund programs for homemakers, single parents, and pregnant women and programs that promote gender equity, to fund such programs at the same level as in fiscal year 1997.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional record of July 16, 1997 to allow local education agencies to use grant money to establish a workforce development coordinator who works with local businesses to develop voca-tional education curriculum.
Amendment sought to allow local education agencies to use grant money to provide an on-site workforce development coordinator.
An amendment to permit Mr. Cox (CA) to offer an amendment to the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2160:">H.R. 2160</a> regarding assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2160:">H.R. 2160</a>.
Amendment authorizes certain amendments to be considered during consideration of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2160:">H.R. 2160</a>.
An amendment to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the Women, Infants and Children program by $23.7 million. The increase would be offset by reducing sales commissions on crop insurance from 27.5% to 24.5%.
Amendment sought to increase Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding by $23.7 million and reduce the crop insurance program funding by $36 million.
An amendment numbered 4 as printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for FDA salaries and expenses by $10 million to $868 million in FY 1998. Said increase is directed toward the agency's tobacco initiative requiring retailers to check the photo identification of consumers seeking to purchase tobacco products. In order to offset the increase, the amendment reduces funding in the bill for crop insurance sales commissions of USDA's Risk Management Agency by $14 million to $175 million.
Amendment sought to increase FDA tobacco initiative funding by $10 million and reduce crop insurance program funding by $14 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of July 15, 1997, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to subsidize crop insurance for tobacco crops.
An amendment to prohibit any funds appropriated in the bill to provide food aid to North Korea, except for food provided through the humanitarian assistance programs undertaken by the World Food Program and other non-governmental entities.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 21 in the Congressional Record of July 22, 1997, to eliminate the nonrecourse loan program for sugar production.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for any nonrecourse loans to sugar beet or sugar cane processors.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of July 17, 1997, to reduce the price support for peanut crops from $610 per ton to $550 per ton.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for any nonrecourse loan program for the 1998 crop of quota peanuts with a national average loan rate in excess of $550 per ton.
An amendment numbered 22 as printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for USDA's Market Access Program which provides grants to businesses and trade associations to promote exports of agricultural products.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for the the USDA market access program.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated for the Appalachia Regional Commission for road development projects by $90 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission by $90 million.
An amendment to eliminate funding in the bill for treating spent nuclear fuel using electrometallurgical technology.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for treating spent nuclear fuel using electrometallurgical technology.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds appropriated in the bill from being used for the construction of the Animas-La Plata Project in Colorado and New Mexico, except for activies required to comply with the appicable provisions of current law; and continuation of activities pursuant to the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights settlement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-585).
See Petri amendment (A006) for description.
An amendment to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the Joint Tax Committee by $238,000, maintaining the current funding level for the Committee.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation by $283,000.
An amendment to reduce the number of full-time personnel in the Government Printing Office by 10%.
Amendment sought to reduce staffing at the Government Printing Office by 350 positions.
An amendment to eliminate the $331 million appropriation in the bill to begin advanced procurement of an additional 9 B-2 Bombers. Funds would be transferred to other procurement accounts, the Army Breast Cancer Research Progam and applied to deficit reduction.
Amendment sought to reduce Air Force Aircraft Procurement funding by $331 million in order to eliminate production of 9 B-2 bombers; increase National Guard and Reserve Equipment funding by $105 million for Air National Guard KC-135 aircraft; increase Defense Health Program funding by $12 million for the Army breast cancer research program; and apply $202 million toward deficit reduction.
An amendment to reduce the overall amount of funds appropriated in the bill by $4.3 billion.
Amendment sought to limit new budget authority for the Department of Defense to the FY 1997 level.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 13 in the Congressional Record of July 15, 1997, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation by $11.2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation by $11.2 million.
An amendment numbered 36 as printed in the Congressional Record to strike all the funds in title I of the bill which essentially eliminates all funding for Export and Investment Assistance.
Amendment sought to delete all funding from title I including $632 million for the Export-Import Bank, $32 million for OPIC, and $40 million for the Trade and Development Agency.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 38 in the Congressional Record of July 22, 1997, printed as amendment No. 38 in the Congressional Record of July 22, 1997, to cut development assistance to India by $14.5 million, to $41.8 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 76 in the Congressional Record of July 30, 1997, to increase funding for the African Development Fund by $25 million and to reduce funds appropriated for the Economic Support Fund commensurately.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1997, to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for Family Planning, birth control or abortion.
An amendment, printed as amendment No 41 in the Congressional Record of July 22, 1997 to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill for development assistance for use to directly support or promote big game trophy hunting or the commercial trade in elephant ivory, hides or rhinoceros horns.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in the congressional Record of July 15, 1997, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to fund the Army's School fo the Americas.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in House Report 105-184, expressing that it is the sense of Congress that all member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should contribute their proportionate share to pay for the costs of the Partnership for Peace program and for any future costs attributable to the expansion of NATO.
An amendment to allow organizations that do not promote, and work to prevent abortion as a method of family planning would remain eligible for U.S. funding.
Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A017) sought to prohibit the use of population planning assistance for the performance of abortions in any foreign country except where the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or incest; prohibit the use of funding to lobby for or against abortion; prohibit the use of U.S. funds for a country program in the People's Republic of China; and place conditions on the availability of funds to the United Nations Population Fund.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in House Report 105-184, to reinstate the "Mexico City" policy, which prohibits U.S. population assistance to foreign organizations in certain instances. In addition the amendment prohibits U.S. contributions to UNFPA absent certification from the President regarding abortions policy in China. prohibits U.S. contributions to the UNFP
An amendment to transfer $4.3 million from the appropriations for salaries and expenses within the Wage and Hour Enforcement Division of the Department of Labor and to increase commensurately funds appropriated for Individuals with Disabilities Education programs.
Amendment sought to transfer $4.3 million from funding for the Wage and Hour Enforcement Division of the Department of Labor in order to increase funding for programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
An amendment to transfer $11.2 million in funds appropriated from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to increase funds for Vocational and Adult Educaton commensurately.
Amendment sought to transfer $11.2 million from Occupational Safety and Health Administration funds in order to increase funding for Vocational and Adult Educaton programs.
An amendment to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Occupational Health and Safety Agency by $11.2 million and to increase funds for programs funded by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act commensurately.
Amendment sought to transfer $11.2 million from funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in order to increase funding for programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
An amendment to increase funds appropriated in the bill for the OSHA compliance assistance program by $23 million and reducing the OSHA account for enforcement by $21 million and the executive administration account by $2 million.
Amendment sought to increase OSHA compliance assistance funding by $23 million and reduce enforcement funding by $21 million and executive administrative funding by $2 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of July 29, 1997, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General by $1 million and to increase funding for the "We the People Project Citizen education program commensurately.
Amendment increases civic education funding by $1 million.
An amendment to increase funding appropriated in the bill for State AIDS Drug Assistance programs by $35 million and to make various equivalent reductions in funding for Agency for Health Care Policy and Research--Health Care Policy and Research, Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance, Office of the Secretary--General Departmental Management, and for the Office of the Secretary--Policy Research.
Amendment sought to increase funding for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs by $34.8 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in House Report 105-214, and offered as a substitute to the Istook amendment to require health centers that receive federal family planning funds to encourage family involvement and to counsel minors on methods to resist coercive sexual activities.
See Istook amendment (A015) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in House Report 105-214, to require federally funded Title X health clinics to give written notice to parents or guardians of underaged children five business days in advance of providing a contraceptive drugs or devices to a child.
Amendment originally sought to place certain conditions on title X health providers, including requiring parental notification, before contraceptive drugs or devices could be provided to a minor. \   As amended by the Castle substitute amendment (A016), the above was replaced with language that requires providers of services under title X of the Public Health Service Act to certify that family participation is encouraged in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that counseling is provided on how to resist coercive sexual activities.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 40 in the Congressional Record of September 4, 1997, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for Impact Aid for school construction by $18 million and reducing funds for salaries and expenses within the National Labor Relations Board commensurately.
Amendment sought to increase impact aid funding for school construction by $18 million and reduce National Labor Relations Board salaries and expenses funding accordingly.
An amendment to increase funds appropriated in the bill for Delinquent and hight risk youth programs by $40 million, and to cut funds for Goals 2000 programss comensurately.
Amendment sought to increase funding for education programs for neglected and delinquent youth by $40 million and reduce Goals 2000 funding accordingly.
An amendment, made in order pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 31, 1997, to prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for any abortion or health benefits coverage that includes the cover-age of abortion, except in the case of rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is threatened as a result of the pregnancy.
Amendment prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for health benefits coverage that includes the coverage of abortion, except in the case of rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is threatened as a result of the pregnancy.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of July 31, 1997, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill by $50 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $50 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 28 in the Congressional Record of September 3, 1997, to eliminate the $300 million appropriation in the bill to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Amendment sought to eliminate all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill to allow implementation of hypodermic needle exchange programs, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines such programs to be effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal drugs.
Amendment prohibits Federal funds for any program of distributing needles for the injection of any illegal drug.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 64 in the Congressional Record of September 10, 1997, to adjust the threshold of the volume of business conducted by a company which would place it under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Amendment sought to adjust the threshold of the volume of business conducted by an enterprise before it would come under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of July 28, 1997, to prohibit any funds appropriate in the bill from being used to develop, plan, implement, or administer any national testing program in reading or mathematics. The amendment would exempt activities carried out under the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the Third International Math and Science Study.
Amendment prohibits any funds in the bill from being used to develop, plan, implement, or administer any national testing program in reading or mathematics.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 41 in the Congressional Record of September 3, 1997, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill to pay for the costs of a court appointed officer to oversee a rerun election of any Teamster official.
An amendment to specify the new rules established for the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would apply to all complaints filed during the current or any subsequent Congress.
An amendment to require all ethics complaints filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to be sponsored by a sitting Member of the House.
Amendment deletes language which would have allowed non-Members to file ethics complaints and requires all ethics complaints filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to be sponsored by a sitting Member of the House.
An amendment to require that an ethics complaint be dismissed after 180 days if the committee hearing the complaint is deadlocked and a motion to organize an investigative subcommittee does not prevail.
Amendment sought to provide for the dismissal without prejudice of an ethics complaint 180 calendar days after a complaint is filed and the committee is deadlocked.
An amendment to require a majority vote of the full committee before an investigative subcommittee can expand the scope of its investigation or issue subpoenas.
Amendment requires a majority vote of the full committee before an investigative subcommittee can expand the scope of its investigation or issue subpoenas.
An amendment to reimburse defendants for legal expenses incurred as a result of a Justice Department prosecution that is found to be not substantially justified.
Amendment provides that any defendant who prevails in a federal prosecution will have an opportunity to recover attorney's fees and costs when a court finds that the government was not substantially justified in initiating the case.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 53 in the Congressional Record of September 23, 1997, to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants by $259 million and to increase funds for criminal alien incarceration programs in California (by $80 million), the Court Appointed Spectial Advocate program (by $13 million), child abuse training programs (by $8 million), the Grants to Combat Violence Against Women program (by $40 million), residential substance abuse programs (by $37 million), and the Law Enforcemtn Family Support programs (by $4 million).
Amendment sought to transfer one half of the funds in the truth-in-sentencing prison grant program, approximately $250 million, to crime prevention, drug treatment and family resource service programs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 55 in the Congressional Record of September 23, 1997 to decrease by $30 million the State Prison Grant program and to increase funding for the federal drug courts program commensurately.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Drug Courts Program by $30 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 35 in the Congressional Record of September 17, 1997 to decrease funds appropriated in the bill for the Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program and to increase funding for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act grants programs commensurately.
Amendment sought to increase juvenile justice block grant funding by $74.1 million and reduce Advanced Technology Program funding accordingly.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of September 16, 1997 to delete the provisions in the bill that prohibit funding to perform abortions in the Federal Prison System.
Amendment sought to delete section 103 which prohibits Federal funding for abortions in the Federal prison system.
An amendment to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation by approximately $109 million. Appropriations for various accounts in the bill would be reduced commensurately.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $109 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 22 in the Congressional Record of September 9, 1997 to increase funding for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative by $1 million and to reduce funding for general administrative expenses within the Department of Commerce commensurately.
Amendment increases funding for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative by $1 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 18 in the Congressional Record of September 9, 1997 to reduce funds appropriated in the bill for the Economic Development Administration's trade adjustment assistance program by $90 million.
Amendment sought to decrease funding for the Economic Development Administration by $90 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 12 in the Congressional Record of September 8, 1997, to eliminate funding for the Advanced Technology Program within the Department of Commerce.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the Advanced Technology Program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 33 in the Congressional Record of September 16, 1997, to withhold two percent of the State Department's funding for salaries and expenses until it releases its list of designated foreign terrorist groups as required by the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Amendment withholds two percent of the State Department's funding for salaries and expenses until it releases its list of designated foreign terrorist groups as required by law.
An amendment consisting of amendment Nos. 2 and 3 in the Congressional Record of July 29, 1997, to eliminate the $100 million in funding to pay dues arreages to the United Nations.
Amendments sought to strike $54 million for payment of U.N. international organization arrearages and $46 million for payment of U.N. international peacekeeping activities arrearages.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 36 in the Congressional Record of September 11, 1997 to prohibit the use of federal funds to conduct a rerun of the 1996 Teamster election.
An amendment to direct the Export-Import Bank to give preference to U.S. firms which adopt a code of conduct for their business activities in China that is consistent with internationally-recognized human and worker rights.
Amendment directs the Export-Import Bank to give preference to U.S. firms which adopt a code of conduct for their business activities in China that is consistent with human and worker rights.
An amendment to rename the Export-Import Bank as the United States Export Bank.
Amendment provides for renaming the Export-Import Bank as the United States Export Bank.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill that prohibits the Census Bureau from using funds to prepare statistical "sampling" methods for the Decennial Census. The amendment would prohibit the Census Bureau from making irreversible plans or preparations for the use of sampling or other statistical methods, but would not prevent funds appropriated in the bill from being used to test sampling procedures. The amendment would establish a Board of Observers for a Fair and Accurate Census to oversee the proposed procedures.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits the Census Bureau from using funds to prepare statistical "sampling" methods for the decennial census; prohibit the Census Bureau from making irreversible plans or preparations for the use of sampling or other statistical methods; and establish a Board of Observers for a Fair and Accurate Census to oversee the proposed procedures.
An amendment to eliminate the provision in the bill requiring the President to obtain the approval of Congress for proposed designation of monuments. The amendment would instead establish a one-year delay from the time a designation is made under the Antiquities Act to when the designation takes effect.
Amendment sought to provide a one year delay from the time the President announces the designation of a national monument under the Antiquities Act to when that designation would actually take effect.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to require Congress to pass, within two years, a resolution agreeing to any monument designation of more than 50,000 acres. The amendment would also require the President to give 30 days notice prior to issuing any monument designation.
Amendment allows the President to designate any national monument up to 50,000 acres in size; provides that if the President wants to designate a national monument over 50,000 acres, he must submit the proposal to the Governor of the affected State 30 days prior to the proclamation; and after the 30-day period, the monument is created. However, after 2 years, the monument designation will sunset unless Congress has passed a joint resolution approving the President's action.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 27 in the Congressional Record of September 25, 1997 to exempt sites nominated under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance from the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to exempt sites nominated under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of September 25, 1997 to exempt the California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve from the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to exempt the California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment to require that no federal official may nominate, classify, or designate any lands owned by the U.S. for special, commercial, or restricted use under any international agreement unless such nomination, classification, or designation is specifically authorized by law.
Amendment sought to extend coverage of the bill to include commercial uses and development of U.S. lands by foreign companies and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies.
An amendment to strike section 4 (b) from the bill.
Amendment sought to delete language that specifies that any Biosphere Reserve designation before the date of the enactment of the bill shall have no force or effect.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill which would exempt public school construction contractors from the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.
Amendment deletes language which would have exempted public school construction and repair projects from the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to delete all the provisions of the bill except the provisions granting a five percent pay raise to police officers and firefighters and to insert the text of the Senate-passed version of the bill (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:S.1156:">S. 1156</a>). Most of the legislative provisions of the House bill would be eliminated. The amendment would not provide funds for school vouchers, and appropriates $35 million less than the House bill, including $10 million more as the federal contribution to the D.C. operations.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to to insert the text of the Senate-passed version of the bill (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:S.1156:">S. 1156</a>).
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to delete the the language in the bill allowing a landowner to appeal local land use decisions in federal court. The amendment would retain language in the bill which would establish expedited process for filing suit in federal court over land use disputes with the federal government.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete section 2 of the the bill which allows a landowner to appeal local land use decisions in Federal court; and would have retained language which provides an expedited process for filing suit in Federal court over land use disputes with the Federal government.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide interest-free bonds for public school construction or repair, purchase of equipment, development of course materials, and teacher training. The amendment would delete the provisions of the bill relating to the establishment of Education Savings Accounts.
Amendment sought to increase the amount of qualified zone academy bonds which may be issued in order to promote the construction and rehabilitation of public schools; and would have deleted language authorizing educational individual retirement accounts to cover elementary and secondary education.
An amendment, offered as a substitute for the LaTourette amendment, to specify that the labor reform provisions in the bill apply only to Amtrak and not to other freight and transit employees.
Amendment, offered as a substitute for the LaTourette amendment (A001), sought to delete language concerning labor-management agreements, and add language which states that nothing in this Act shall affect the level of protection provided to employees of freight systems or of transit systems.
An amendment to change the bill's definition of an "effected Indian Tribe" to include two Nevada Indian Tribes as tribes that are eligible to receive assistance and be included in consultations.
Amendment provides for the inclusion of Indian tribes into the consultation and assistance process contained in the bill.
An amendment to restrict storage of any nuclear waste in any U.S. repository to waste produced within the U.S., except as specified by treaty or agreement.
Amendment provides that only nuclear waste produced in the United States can be stored in any repository established in the bill.
An amendment to the Vento amendment to stipulate that the basic fee for each animal unit month (AUM) in a grazing fee year shall be equal to the rate charged for grazing on State lands in the State in which the Federal lands covered by the grazing permit or lease are located.
Amendment to the Vento amendment (A003) sought to stipulate that the basic fee for each animal unit month (AUM) in a grazing fee year shall be equal to the rate charged by the States for grazing on State lands.
An amendment numbered 10, as printed in the Congressional Record, to modify the grazing fee formula in the bill. Specifically, the amendment requires operators of grazing lands of less than 2,000 AUMs to pay a grazing fee equal to the formula in the bill. However, the amendment also requires grazing land operators with more than 2,000 AUMs to pay a grazing fee equal to the bill's rates for the first 2,000 AUMs and, for any AUMs in excess of 2,000, pay a rate equal to (1) the average grazing fee for the particular state; or (2) the level of the grazing fee in the bill plus 25%, whichever is higher.
Amendment sought to establish different grazing fees for small producers controlling livestock of less than 2,000 animal unit months on Federal lands and large producers controlling livestock of 2,000 or more animal unit months.
An amendment to retain the current definition of animal unit month (AUM). The bill currently defines AUM as the amount of forage needed to sustain one animal unit (one cow and calf, one horse, or seven sheep or seven goats) for one month. The amendment retain the current number of five sheep and goats per AUM.
Amendment sought to change the definition contained in the bill for animal unit month (AUM).
An amenement to require that a risk assessment and cost benefit analysis be conducted before and Department of Energy can carry out any provision in the bill.
Amendment sought to ensure that a risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis are conducted prior to action being taken under the Act.
An amendment to require the Governor of each State with nuclear waste routes to certify that the State has prepared an emergency response plan capable of managing any accident that may occur during transport.
Amendment sought to require that the Governor of each State with nuclear waste routes must certify that emergency response teams exist and can properly manage any nuclear accident before any transportation plan can be implemented by the Secretary.
An amendment to prevent transportation of any nuclear waste until Congress has appropriated sufficient funds to ensure adequate emergency response teams along the proposed nuclear waste transportation routes.
Amendment sought to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to certify that sufficient funds have been appropriated for emergency response teams before DOE may plan for the transportation of nuclear waste.
An amendment to permit the EPA to promulgate radiation standards.
Amendment sought to delete language that prevents EPA from setting radiation protection standards.
An amendment to eliminate the cap on the user fee that may be collected. Under the bill, the limit is 1.5 mill or 15 hundredths of a cent per kilowatt hour.
Amendment sought to delete the current 1 mill per kilowatt hour fee and permit the Secretary of Energy to assess a fee on existing nuclear energy plants to reflect the amount of funding needed in a given year to cover the cost of operations.
An amendment to require that contracts granted to carry out the provisions in the bill must comply with the Buy American Act.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made; and prohibits contracts or subcontracts to any person who intentionally affixes "Made in America" labels or other similar inscriptions to products not made in the United States.
An amenment to extend the Congressional Review period for licensing nuclear exports to China from 30 to 120 days and to provide for expedited procedures for consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval for any licensing agreement.
Amendment extends the Congressional review period for licensing of nuclear exports to China from 30 to 120 days and provides for expedited procedures for consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval for any licensing agreement.
An amendment to strike provisions in the bill that identify specific priorities for charter school grant funding to states that meet certain requirements.
Amendment sought to delete State priority and requirements provisions relating to grant awards by the Secretary of Education of new funds that will be allocated to the States.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of February 3, 1998, to make the renaming of National Airport contingent upon the consent of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
An amendment to narrow the scope of the bill to those areas involving Federal health benefit programs, Federal programs under which cash is paid based on need or insurance benefits, or the Internal Revenue Code.
Amendment sought to narrow the scope of the bill to those areas involving Federal health benefit programs, Federal programs under which cash is paid based on need or insurance benefits, or the Internal Revenue Code.
An amendment to add a new section which provides that in further consideration of death sentence recommendations, life imprisonment shall be imposed instead, if the court has any doubt that a defendent actually committed the offense.
Amendment sought to provide that in cases where a jury has imposed the death sentence or death resulting from witness intimidation, if a court has any doubt regarding the defendant's guilt, the court shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment rather than death.
An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the bill any agency matter that is under consideration by a U.S. court of appeals and involves civil ritghts.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill any agency matter that is under consideration by a U.S. court of appeals and involves civil rights, labor rights, or environmental protection.
An amendment to add a new section which specifies that the applications provided for in the bill will not affect an agency in its actions involving a commercial transaction with a business located in a foreign country.
Amendment sought to exempt an agency from the provisions of the bill for actions involving a commercial transaction with a business located in a foreign country.
An amendment to delete the provisions of the Solomon amendment with language declaring Spanish is the official language of Puerto Rico.
Amendment to the Solomon amendment (A001) sought to make Spanish the official language of Puerto Rico.
An amendment offered as a substitute for the Solomon amendment to specify that, in the event that a referendum held under the provisions of the bill results in approval of sovereignty leading to Statehood, upon accession to Statehood, the official language requirements of the Federal Government would apply to Puerto Rico in the same manner and to the same extent as throughout the United States. The amendment would call upon promoting English proficiency in the public schools by the age of 10.
See Solomon amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to establish English is the official language of the United States. The amendment would specify that, should Puerto Rico choose statehood, English would be become the sole official language of all federal government activities.
Amendment originally sought to designate English as the official language of the Federal government of the United States; and require that English be the sole official language of all Federal and State communications in Puerto Rico upon statehood. \   As amended by the Burton substitute amendment (A003), the above was replaced with language that states that upon statehood, the official language requirements of the Federal government will apply to Puerto Rico to the same extent as throughout the United States; and it encourages the achieving of English proficiency.
An amendment to provide that individuals residing outside of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to vote in the referenda held under the Act if that individual is a United States citizen because of that individual's birth in Puerto Rico and would be eligible to vote in such referenda but for that individual's residency outside of Puerto Rico.
Amendment sought to provide that individuals residing outside of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to vote in the referenda held under the bill if that individual is a United States citizen because of that individual's birth in Puerto Rico and would be eligible to vote in such referenda but for that individual's residency outside of Puerto Rico.
An amendment to strike the provision authorizing a referendum every ten years and to propose that in the referenda process, not later than 90 days after the first referendum, there shall be a second referendum if none of the options available received 50 percent-plus-one of the vote on the initial process. Such subsequent referendum would consist of the top two options receiving the most votes and would appear on the ballot using the same language and in the same manner as they were presented in the first referendum.
Amendment sought to to require a run-off referendum, not later than 90 days after the first, between the 2 options which received the most votes.
An amendment to strike the provisions allowing for approval of any status option by a simple majority and inserting provisions which require approval of a commonwealth or seperate sovereignty option by a simple majority and specifying that approval of a statehood option must be by a super-majority of 75 percent of valid votes cast.
Amendment sought to require the approval of the statehood option by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes cast.
An amendment to allow Puerto Rico to retain its separate Olympic Committee and ability to compete under its own flag and national anthem in international athletic competitions.
Amendment sought to allow Puerto Rico to retain its separate Olympic Committee and ability to compete under its own flag and national anthem in international athletic competitions.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part II of House Rpt. 105-431 to clarify that the eligibility requirements contained in the bill do not require a country to be in full compliance with every requirement in order to become eligible to participate in new trade and investment policy with the United States.
Amendment sought to provide that a country need not meet all 12 of the eligibility requirements in order to participate or receive benefits under the Act.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in part II of House Rept. 105-431, as modified, to permit the President the discretion of allowing Morocco to participate in the programs of the bill if the President determines that the country meets the requirements in the bill and that the designation is deemed to be in the national interest of the United States.
Amendment, as modified, sought to give the President the flexibility to designate Morocco as eligible to participate in programs or receive assistance under the Act.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to grant to the United States district courts original jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims, notwithstanding the dollar amount, arising out of an agency action alleged to constitute a taking without just compensation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to grant to United States district courts the original jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims, notwithstanding the dollar amount, arising out of an agency action alleged to constitute a taking without just compensation.
An amendment to add notification requirements which apply to the President when debt reduction procedures are being implemented.
Amendment requires the President to notify congressional committees at least 15 days in advance of each reduction of debt that will be made under the provisions of this Act.
An amendment comprised of amendments numbered 2 and 3 as printed in the Congressional Record and offered en bloc.
Amendments modify the grant expenditure provisions to include eligibility grants for the research and identification of medicinal uses of tropical forest flora and fauna to treat human diseases and illnesses; and require consultation with indigenous leaders by the Enterprise for the Americas Board with respect to a tropical forest fund in the beneficiary country and region as appropriate.
An amendment to the Sensenbrenner amendment to limit the exemption from paying licensing fees to only large and small restaurants. Small restaurants would be exempt from the requirement to pay license fees entirely and large restaurants would be exempted if their broadcasts use no more than four television sets or six speakers to reach their target audience. The amendment would permit license fee disputes to be heard in the district courts closest to the locality where the dispute occurs.
Amendment to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A002) sought to provide an exemption from paying music licensing fees to restaurants and drinking establishments that have less than 3500 gross square feet of space; and would have permitted license fee disputes to be heard in the Federal circuit closest to the locality where the dispute occurs.
An amendment to permit disputes between commercial establishments and performing rights organizations regarding the amount of licensing fees to be submitted to arbitration in or near the area where the establishment resides. The amendment would exempt qualified small businesses from paying licensing fees for transmissions of copyrighted works to a small targeted audience. Retail television sales establishments and convention organizers and landlords would also be exempt from paying licensing fees.
Amendment exempts businesses whose public space is 3,500 square feet or less from paying music licensing fees for playing the radio or TV unless they charge admission; establishes local arbitration for rate disputes; and protects landlords and convention owners from vicarious liability for music licensing fees for music played by a tenant or an exhibitor.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of March 24, 1998, to increase to the maximum visa refusal rate from 2 to 3 percent for countries to participate in the non-immgrant Visa Waiver Program. The amendment would direct the Attorney General to ensure that national security interests is not compromised by allowing a country to participate in the program.
Amendment increases the visa refusal rate from 2 to 3 percent which would permit Portugal and Greece to participate in the tourist visa waiver program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of March 25, 1998 to remove the provisions in the bill that would require federal agencies to waive penalties on small businesses for first-time violations of regulations requiring the filing of documents with regulatory agencies. The amendment would requirefederal agencies to establish policies to waive, delay or reduce civil penalties for first-time violations.
Amendment sought to delete language that provides for the suspension of fines for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses and would have required agencies to establish policies and programs to allow them to eliminate, delay or reduce civil fines for first-time violators of paperwork requirements.
An amendment to require States to waive civil penalties on small businesses in the case of first-time violations relating to failure to comply with regulatory filing requirements under federal law.
Amendment requires the States, in the enforcement of a Federal program, to comply with provisions that allow for the suspension of a civil fine for a first-time violation of a paperwork requirement by a small business.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in House Rpt. 105-463, to clarify that a "bona fide" job applicant shall be fully protected by the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, including the right to self-organize, to to bargain collectively through chosen representation, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
Amendment specifies some of the rights granted to workers under the National Labor Relations Act and clarifies that such rights are protected by this bill.
An amendment to the Smith (OR) amendment to specify that roads shall not be constructed in forests where prohibited by existing or proposed Federal policy.
Amendment to the Smith (OR) amendment (A003) prohibits road construction in forests if doing so would violate any law or policy in effect or proposed by the date of enactment.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in House Report 105-476, to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment when awarding federal transportation contracts. The amendment would encourage affirmative action policies to expand the applicant pool; encourage participation by businesses owned by women and minorities; recruit qualified women and minorities into the applicant pool; and to encourage contractors to request bids from businesses owned by women and minorities and include qualified women and minorities into an applicant pool for transportation contracts.
Amendment sought to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program contained in the bill and insert language encouraging affirmative action and prohibiting discrimination or preferential treatment in transportation contracts.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part 2 of House Rept. 105-476, to increase funding authorize in the bill for the Access to Jobs pilot program by $108 million, from $42 million to $150 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Access to Jobs Grant program by $108 million.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in part 2 of House Rept. 105-476, to reduce funding authorized in the bill for highway and transit high-priority projects by $11.3 billion.
Amendment sought to reduce highway project authorization funding and transit project authorization funding by approximately $18 billion during fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 5 in part 2 of House Rept. 105-476, to continue the current funding authorization for highway and mass transit programs until July 1, 1998. Current funding authorization expires on May 1, 1998.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the text of the bill and insert language that provides funding for an additional two months for each of the programs for which an extension was provided under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed as amendment No. 6 in part 2 of House Rept. 105-476, to return control of transportation decisions to the states by phasing out over four years all but a small portion of the federal gas tax, to continue funding the Interstate Highway system. States would fund highway projects with local gas taxes.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide a four year transition period to return to the States maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all elements of the national transportation system not within the direct purview of the Federal government; repeal the Federal gas tax except for 3 cents per gallon; and eliminate most highway trust fund programs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of April 22, 1998 to restrict the language in the bill that places a prohibition on the imposition of judicial remedies that require a tax increase. The amendment would would prohibit courts from expressly directing that a tax be imposed.
Amendment applies the limitation contained in the bill on court imposed taxes only to any order or settlement which expressly directs any State, or political subdivision of a State, to impose, increase, levy, or assess any tax.
An amendment to prohibit protective orders and the sealing of records as part of the settlement of civil cases, unless the court makes a separate finding that such an order would not prevent the disclosure of information which would adversely affect public health or safety.
Amendment sought to limit the use of protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements relating to public health or safety.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in the Congressional Record of April 22, 1998 to prohibit the release or non-admission of prisoners from prison solely on the basis of the condition of the prison facility.
Amendment limits the ability of Federal judges to order the release of convicted felons based on a civil action pertaining to prison conditions.
An amendment to add a new section to the bill which would prevent children or parents from being compelled to testify against one another in federal civil and criminal proceedings.
Amendment sought to add a new section to the bill which would have prevented children or parents from being compelled to testify against each another in Federal civil and criminal proceedings.
An amendment to add a new section providing for foreign jurisdiction and process.
Amendment sought to establish process service jurisdiction and compliance with rules of discovery for defendants located outside the United States.
An amendment to provide restrictions on the activities of judges as they relate to the imposition, increase, levying, or assessment of any taxes or the disbursement of any funds.
Amendment sought to provide restrictions on the actions of Federal judges as they relate to the imposition, increase, levying, or assessment of any taxes or the disbursement of any funds.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998, to prohibit the Secretary of Education from using social security numbers as the personal identifier for student loan applicants.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Secretary of Education from using social security numbers as the personal identifier for student loan applicants.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 51 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998 to create a new Postsecondary Information Technology Education Recruitment Program to provide grant funds to institutions of Higher education.
Amendment sought to authorize a competitive grant program for colleges and universities to establish and oversee information technology education recruitment projects.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 44 in the Congressional Record of april 28, 1998 to provide an achievement award to Pell Grant eligible students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
Amendment provides an achievement award to Pell Grant eligible students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in the Congressional Record of May 5, 1998 to prohibit the FCC from taking any action that would restrict COMSAT activities in a manner that would constitute an uncompensated "taking" of private property in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
Amendment sought to prohibit the FCC from taking any action that would restrict COMSAT activities in a manner which would create a liability under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution relating to the takings of private property.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of May 5, 1998 to delete the so-called "fresh look" contract review provisions in the bill that would allow companies under contract with COMSAT to renegotiate or terminate their contracts after 1999, without penalty.
Amendment sought to strike section 642, Termination of Monopoly Status, that permits users or providers of telecommunications services to renegotiate contracts or commitments with COMSAT.
An amendment numbered 75 as printed in the Congressional Record to delete the provision of the bill that requires institutions of higher education to report any reduction in funding or in the number of participants on an athletics team, and report the elimination of any sports teams four years in advance of the actual reduction and justify that decision.
Amendment deletes a provision in the bill that requires institutions of higher education to report certain institutional program decisions in the area of college athletic programs.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 70 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1998, to express that it is the sense of Congress that American colleges and universities should adopt rigorous labor codes of conduct to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad.
Amendment expresses as the sense of Congress that all American colleges and universities should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998, to authorize $5 million for each of the next five fiscal years for the Olympic Scholarship program, which provides college scholarships for Olympic athletes while they train.
Amendment reauthorizes the Olympic Education Scholarship program.
An amemdment, printed as amendment No. 73 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1998, to create a new Title XI to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in connection with admission to any public institution of higher education participating in programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. The amendment would encourage affirmative action in the form of outreach and recruitment, as long as such outreach and recruitment does not involve granting an admissions preference based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Private schools and tribal institutions would not be covered by the amendment.
Amendment sought to ban public colleges and universities that accept Federal funding under the Higher Education Act from using racial or gender preferences in admissions.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 79 in the Congressional Record of May 5, 1998, to create a nondiscrimination provision in the bill which states that no individual will be excluded from any program or activity authorized by the HEA on the basis of race or religion.
Amendment sought to add language which states that no individual shall be excluded from any program or activity authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965, or any provision of this Act, on the basis of race or religion.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of May 5, 1998 to reduce the total funding authorized in the bill by 5 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce the intelligence budget for fiscal year 1999 by 5 percent with the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund exempted from the reduction.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in House Report 105-531, to direct federal regulators to review the adequacy of consumer fee disclosures and consider improving their accuracy, simplicity, completeness, and consistency for any financialproduct (e.g. securities, loans, etc.). The amendment also grants the Securities and Exchange Commission explicit securities regulatory backup authority over wholesale financial holding companies to ensure that they comply with securities laws.
Amendment offered as a manager's amendment strengthens investor and consumer protection, clarifies regulations for the businesses that have to comply with them, and makes regulatory standards more consistent for all parties in the insurance business, including banks. See pages H3173-H3176 in the Congressional Record for May 13, 1998 for text and description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in House Report 105-531, to permit all financial activities, except for insurance underwriting and real estate development, to be performed through a bank operating subsidiary structure. The amendment revises the consumer protection language under the bill to ensure that the stronger of state or federal consumer protection law prevails. The amendment also mandates that the Government Accounting Office conduct an annual antitrust study.
Amendment sought to permit well capitalized and well managed national banks to establish operating subsidiaries and perform all financial activities with the exception of insurance underwriting and real estate investment and development.
An amendment to adjust the insurance title under the bill by placing a three year sunset on the requirement that a bank must buy an existing insurance agency that is at least two years old. The amendment adds a provision which allows a state insurance commissioner to exempt a bank from the requirement to acquire an existing insurance agency. The amendment also requires a study three years after enactment of the bill by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on the effectiveness of the Illinois law as a safe harbor. The amendment also prohibits the sale of a unitary thrift to an unregulated nonfinancial company. Finally, the amendment eliminates Community Reinvestment Act requirements for FDIC-insured depository institutions with assets of less than $100 million.
Amendment sought to exempt community banks under $100 million in asset size from compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act; amend the insurance provisions of the bill to allow enhanced flexibility for the marketing of insurance products; provide for an operating subsidiary structure which does not allow for merchant banking, underwriting of insurance, or direct investment in real estate; and provide for a prohibition on the sale of unitary thrifts to commercial enterprises.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 6 in part 2 of House Report 105-531, to eliminate the 5% of annual gross revenue which a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. The amendment would sunset after ten years the grandfathered the 15% of gross revenue derived from commercial activities permitted to certain businesses that become holding companies affiliated with a bank.
See Roukema amendment (A004) for description.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in part 2 of House Report 105-531 to increase from 5% to 10 % the amount of annual gross revenue which a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. Growth above the 10 percent commercial revenue cap would be allowed at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board on a case by case basis for up to an additional five percent. No new commercial investments or activities would be permitted above the 10% cap.
Amendment originally sought to increase from 5 percent to 10 percent the amount of annual gross revenue a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. Growth above the 10 percent commercial revenue cap would be allowed at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board on a case by case basis for up to an additional five percent. \   As amended by the Leach substitute amendment (A005), the above was replaced with language that eliminates the 5 percent commercial basket for financial holding companies contained in the bill and permits a 15 percent commercial basket but phases out such authority over a 10 to 15 year period.
An amendment printed as amendment No. 7 in House Report 105-531, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the projected economic impact that the enactment of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.10:">H.R. 10</a> will have on banks and other financial institutions which have total assets of $100 million or less.
Amendment requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the projected economic impact that the enactment of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.10:">H.R. 10</a> will have on financial institutions which have total assets of $100 million or less.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in part 2 of House Report 105-531, to require the FDIC to conduct a study regarding the the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
Amendment requires the FDIC to conduct a study regarding the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 11 in part 2 of House Report 105-531, to allow a financial institution to retain its name if the word "federal" is issued when its charter is converted from a federal savings association to a national or state bank.
Amendment allows any depository institution, the charter of which is converted from that of a Federal savings association to a national bank or a State bank after the date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998, to retain the term "Federal" in the name of such institution so long as such depository institution remains an insured depository institution.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part 2 of House Report 105-534, to permit the Director of the Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to make policy recommendations to the president to prioritize promoting and developing legal protections and cultural respect for religious freedom in the U.S. development programs, cultural and educational exchanges, and international broadcasting programs. The amendment would require the director to assist the Secretary of State in establishing a program of incentive awards to members of the foreign service who have provided distinguished meritorious service in promoting internationally recognized human rights, including religious freedoms.
Amendment expands the responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, and permits the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to make policy recommendations to the President that would make a priority of promoting and developing legal protections and cultural respect for religious freedom.
An amendment to delete the provisions in the bill that exempt from points of order measures resulting in net decreases in tax revenues over five years.
Amendment sought to delete language that exempts certain tax and tariff provisions from a private sector mandate point of order.
An amendment to permit points of order against provisions within any legislation that remove or weaken federal private sector mandates that protect the environment or public health.
Amendment sought to allow points of order to be be made against provisions that prohibit or make less stringent any private sector mandate established to protect human health, safety, or the environment.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows private sector mandate points of order to be made against amendments that are offered to legislation.
An amendment to permit points of order against provisions within any legislation that makes less stringent Federal civil rights laws.
Amendment sought to allow points of order to be made against provisions that prohibit or make less stringent any private sector mandate established to protect civil rights.
An amendment expressing the sense of the Congress that U.S. business interests should not be placed above U.S. national security interests and that the U.S. should not enter into new agreements with the People's Republic of China involving space or missile-related technology. Amendment is numbered 92 and made in order as the first amendment of part A of House report 105-544.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress concerning the transfer of United States satellite technology to China.
An amendment to prohibit U.S. participation in any investigation of a launch failure of a U.S. satellite from the People's Republic of China. Amendment is numbered 38 and made in order as the second amendment in Part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr544):">105-544</a>.
Amendment added language which provides that in the event of the failure of a launch from the People's Republic of China of a satellite of United States origin, no United States person may participate in any subsequent investigation of the failure.
An amendment to prohibit the transfer of any U.S. missile equipment or missile-related technology to the People's Republic of China. The amendment is numbered 62 and is made in order as the third amendment in part A of House report 105-544.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in part A of House Rept. 105-544 to prohibit the export or re-export of any U.S. satellites to the People's Republic of China.
Amendment provides that no satellites of U.S. origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) may be exported or reexported to the People's Republic of China; and provides that no information, equipment, or technology that could be used in the development or production of any satellite or launch vehicle may be exported or reexported to the People's Republic of China.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in part B of House Rept. 105-544 to to repeal the provisions of existing law which prohibit women serving in the military overseas from using their personal funds to obtain abortions in U.S. military hospitals.
Amendment sought to repeal provisions of current law that prohibit privately funded abortions for female members of the armed forces and dependents at DOD facilities overseas.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part B of House Rept. 105-544, to specify that no provision of the Kyoto Protocol will restrict the procurement, training, operation or maintencance of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Amendment exempts U.S. Armed Forces from restrictions contained in the U.N. Kyoto Climate Change Treaty.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in part B of House Rept. 105-544 to prohibit any Defense Department funds authorized in the bill from being used to assign or deploy any member of the U.S. Armed Forces to serve with the United Nations Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquarters.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in part B of House Rept. 105-544 to authorize the Department of Defense to conduct a demonstration program for enrolling Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Authorized funds would be offset by the sale of National Defense Stockpile materials.
Amendment authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct a demonstration program for enrolling Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part C of House Rept. 105-544, to replace the provisions of the Traficant amendment with new language that would require the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a formal request to the Secretary of Defense prior to assigning Armed Forces personnel to assist INS and Customs Service personnel in monitoring and patrolling the borders.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Traficant amendment (A010) sought to allow members of the armed forces to conduct reconnaissance missions to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service.
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in part C of House Rept. 105-544 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs Service in monitroing and patrolling borders.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the armed forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in monitoring and patrolling borders.
An amendment to establish reporting requirements for nuclear exports, comparable to those currently in existence for conventional arms exports.
Amendment establishes reporting requirements for nuclear exports that are comparable to those in existing law for conventional arms; requires an agency to submit to Congress a report describing each such export and the basis for approval; and provides for Congress to have 30 days to review the proposed license and use expedited procedures to enact a resolution of disapproval if necessary.
An amendment to 1) strike language to secure the right to "acknowledge God" and insert the right to "freedom of religion," and 2) strike language dealing with the denial of "equal access to a benefit on account of religion" and insert "or otherwise compel or discriminate against religion."
Part 1 of the amendment sought to strike language in the proposed article which specifies the people's right to "acknowledge God" and insert language which specifies the people's right to "freedom of religion". \   Part 2 of the amendment sought to strike language in the proposed article that specifies that the Government shall not "discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion" and insert language that specifies "or otherwise compel or discriminate against religion".
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to limit funding growth to less that the rate of inflation; to designate 50 percent of any additional revenues toward tax relief and 50 percent toward the national debt; and to increase defense spending over five years to keep pace with the rate of inflation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide $150 billion in tax reductions; eliminate the marriage tax penalty; dedicate 50 percent of any additional surplus toward reduction in the national debt; increase defense spending by $56 billion; and set aside $275 billion for Social Security.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that provides for tax credits for child care, enacts a patient bill of rights, assists school modernization financing, reserves all budget surpluses until Congress and the President agree on legislation relating to Social Security solvency; and maintains the Transportation Equity Act funding levels.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for tax credits for child care; enact a patient's bill of rights; propose initiatives in education and tax relief; and reserve all budget surpluses until Congress and the President agree on legislation relating to Social Security solvency.
An amendment numbered 2 as printed in House Report 105-573 to modify the small business subtitle; restore the right of an individual debtor to count debt as disposable income; and to strike paperwork and other bureaucratic burdens.
Amendment sought to strike several sections in the small business title of the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 as printed in House Report 105-573 to authorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to reduce disbursements to unsecureed nonpriority creditors payable in Chapter 13 cases to cover the increased costs to the courts and the U.S. Trustees Office of implementing and administering the means testing system provided for in the bill.
Amendment sought to authorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to use a portion of the money paid to credit card companies and other unsecured creditors in Chapter 13 cases to pay for the additional costs of administering the new debt collection system the bill would create.
An amendment numbered 8 as printed in House Report 105-573 to prohibit a debtor from converting non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property within one year of filing for bankruptcy.
Amendment strikes the $100,000 homestead exemption cap that is in the bill and reverts back to current law; and denies the right of homestead exemption to someone who within a year of filing bankruptcy takes assets and places them into a home to avoid paying creditors.
An amendment numbered 9 as printed in House Report 105-573 to strike provisions of the bill relating to a recording artist's obligation to fulfill a performing contract after filing for bankruptcy protection.
Amendment sought to delete section 212 dealing with recording artists and recording companies.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 12 as printed in House Report 105-573 to insert a complete new text into the bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the means testing provisions in the bill; strengthen the procedure under current law for dismissal of a case for abuse of Chapter 7; eliminate provisions making significant amounts of credit card debt nondischargeable in bankruptcy; modify the business provisions of the bill by removing certain requirements placed on small business and real estate concerns; add provisions to protect charitable contributions in Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 cases; and add language specifying that the new post-bankruptcy priorities for alimony and child support apply to benefit creditors who are drunk driving victims and victims of crime or willful or malicious injury.
An amendment to require the employee's consent to work any hours in excess of forty in any workweek or eight hours in any day.
Amendment sought to provide that employees who lose their overtime protection as a result of the bill would have a right to choose whether or not to work overtime.
An amendment to establish a national hotline administered by the Department of Justice and financed by a user fee for public access to the FBI database of convicted sexual predators.
Amendment establishes a national hotline administered by the Department of Justice and financed by a user fee for public access to the FBI database on sexual offenders.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed as amendment number 16 in the Congressional Record. The amendment seeks to create a temporary 12-member commission to propose federal campaign finance reform. The commission would be appointed within 15 days of enactment and would have to report to Congress with its recommenddations within 6 months of adjournment of the 105th Congress.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform with the purpose of studying the laws relating to the financing of political activity and reporting and recommending legislation to reform those laws.
An amendment to add a section requiring the nonseverability of provisions of the Act.
Amendment to the Shays substitute amendment (A002) sought to add nonseverability language to the bill which provides that if any provision in the bill is held invalid, then the remaining provisions would be treated as invalid.
An amendment numbered 30 as printed in House Report 105-567. The amendment adds a new title establishing an independent commission on campaign finance reform.
Amendment to the Shays substitute amendment (A002) provides for the establishment of the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform with the purpose of studying the laws relating to the financing of political activity and reporting and recommending legislation to reform those laws.
An amendment to protect equal participation of eligible voters in campaigns and elections notwithstanding the voter that lives outside of the United States or is employed by a foreign subsidiary or multinational corporation.
Amendment provides that citizens who are eligible to vote are not prohibited from participating in the political process solely because they work for U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Energy Department's Nuclear Energy Research Initiative by $5 million.
Amendment sought to delete $5 million provided for the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research Initiative.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funding to provide a peanut price support loan rate greater that $550 per ton for quota peanuts.
Amendment sought to require the USDA to administer the floor price for quota peanuts at no more than $550 per ton.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Wildlife Service livestock protection program by $10 million.
Amendment was originally agreed to and sought to reduce funding for animal damage control program operations by $10 million. See Roll Call No. 259. \   On a separate vote in the full House the amendment was rejected. See Roll Call No. 263.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used by the FDA for any drug for the chemical inducement of abortion.
An amendment to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to offer a government loan to a sugar processor at a loan rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for cane sugar and 21.9 cents per pound for sugar beet.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill from being expended for personnel who carry out a market access program.
An amendment to stipulate that the term "express advocacy" shall not apply with respect to any communication which provides information on the voting record or positions on issues taken by an individual holding Federal office or an candidate for Federal office. The amendment confirms the Buckley court decision.
Amendment sought to stipulate that the term "express advocacy" shall not apply with respect to any communication which provides information on the voting record or positions on issues taken by any individual holding Federal office or any candidate for Federal office unless such communication expressly urges a vote for or against a candidate or party.
An amendment to add a new section which prohibits non-citizen individuals from making contributions in connection with Federal elections.
Amendment provides that only United States citizens or United States nationals are permitted to make an individual contribution to any candidate running for Federal office.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to authorize a feasibility study of various alternatives for restoring the Salton Sea.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study of the feasibility of various alternatives for restoring the Salton Sea, California.
An amendment to delete $2 million in funding for in transit relief for certain rifle importers and increase ATF law enforcement funding by $2 million.
Amendment sought to transfer $2 million to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for law enforcement.
An amendment to increase funding for the Federal Election Commission by $2.8 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Federal Election Commission by $2.8 million.
An amendment to strike section 514 from the bill. Section 514 relates to prohibition of FEHB plan coverage for abortions.
Amendment sought to delete section 514 which prohibits any funds in the bill from being used to pay for abortion; and prohibits funds provided to any health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program from being used to provide coverage for abortions.
An amendment to strike Section 628 dealing with the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems.
Amendment sought to delete section 628 dealing with a cost-of-living pay adjustment for Members of Congress.
An amendment to prohibit funding to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescriptive drug coverage except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage for Federal health plans.
Amendment prohibits funding for any Federal employee health plan that does not offer contraceptive coverage with an exception made for certain religious based plans.
An amendment numbered 16 and printed in the Congressional record that prohibits any loan in excess of $250 million to a foreign entity through the exchange stabilization fund.
An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to require any contract to include a term for coverage of abortifacients.
An enbloc amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to increase section 8 housing vouchers.
Amendments sought to increase funding for the HUD section 8 housing voucher program by $97 million.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to add the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2:">H.R. 2</a>, the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act to the bill.
Amendment adds to the bill the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2:">H.R. 2</a>, the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act, which passed the House on May 14, 1997.
An amendment to prohibit the use of White House meals or accommodations for political fundraising.
Amendment prohibits the use of White House meals and accommodations for political fundraising.
An amendment to ban campaign contributions by noncitizens to candidates for Federal, state, or local election.
Amendment prohibits noncitizens from making contributions to candidates for Federal, State, or local elections or contributing to a committee of a political party.
An amendment to prohibit use of willful blindness as defense against charge of violating foreign contribution ban.
Amendment prohibits the use of willful blindness as a defense against a charge of violating the foreign contribution ban.
An amendment to express the Sense of Congress that Federal law clearly demonstrates that "controlling legal authority" prohibits the use of Federal property to raise campaign funds.
Amendment expresses as the sense of Congress that Federal law clearly demonstrates that "controlling legal authority" prohibits the use of Federal property to raise campaign funds.
An amendment to prohibit acceptance or soliciation to obtain access to Air Force One, Marine One, Air Force Two, Marine Two, the White House or the Vice President's residence and institutes a fine or imprisonment for violation for up to one year.
Amendment prohibits acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to certain government property including Air Force One, Marine One, Air Force Two, Marine Two, the White House or the Vice President's residence.
An amendment to require an itemization of amounts spent by labor organizations for political activities and requires the availability of the reports via a public internet site or other publicly accessible computer network.
Amendment sought to require an annual itemization of amounts spent by labor organizations for political activities and require that such information be made available on the Internet.
An amendment to require the national parties to reimburse the Federal government for the use of Air Force One for political fundraising.
Amendment requires the national political parties to reimburse the Federal government for the use of Air Force One for political fundraising.
An amendment to prohibit campaigns from providing currency to individuals for the purpose of encouraging turnout on the date of election.
Amendment prohibits campaigns from providing currency to individuals to promote election day turnout.
An amendment to restore $98 million funding to the National Endowment of the Arts.
Amendment restores $98 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to increase funding for energy conservation funding by $40 million with $16 million for weatherization assistance grants, $4 million for State energy conservation grants, $10 million for building technology programs, $5 million for industry programs, and $5 million for transportation programs.
Amendment sought to increase funding for energy conservation and efficiency programs by $40 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Bureau of Land Management Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million.
Amendment increases the Bureau of Land Management Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million.
An amendment to provide $30 million for the State side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Amendment provides $30 million for the Stateside matching grant program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
An amendment printed as number 18 in the Congressional Record to strike a provision in the bill that directs the Indian Health Service to allocate contract support costs funding on a pro rata basis to all tribal contractors.
Amendment sought to delete a provision that directs the Indian Health Service to allocate contract support funds on a pro-rata basis to all contracting tribes.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of Knutson-Vandenberg funds to be used for indirect support activities.
Amendment prohibits the Forest Service from using Knutson-Vandenberg funds for indirect support activities.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the provision that extends the recreational fee demonstration program for another 2 years.
Amendment sought to delete the provision that extends the recreational fee demonstration program for 2 years.
An amendment to strike Section 333 dealing with the operation or implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.
Amendment sought to delete section 333 dealing with the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.
An amendment to strike section 327 that grants Chugach Alaska Corporation an easement for public roads and related facilities that were conveyed to the corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Amendment sought to delete section 327 that grants an easement through the Chugach National Forest to the Chugach Alaska Corporation.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to construct any road in the Tongass National Forest.
An amendment to increase the State side grant program of the land and water conservation fund by $50 million.
Amendment sought to transfer $50 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Grant Program and reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $50 million.
An amendment to specify that any limitation on funding to EPA or the Council on Environmental Quality shall not apply to conducting educational outreach or informational seminars.
Amendment provides that any limitation on funding for the Environmental Protection Agency or the Council on Environmental Quality shall not apply to conducting educational outreach or informational seminars.
An amendment to specify that a limitation on funds to the EPA or CEQ shall not apply to regulatory determinations for mercury emissions, dredging as a remediation tool, and implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act, Regional Haze Program, or cleanup requirements for facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Amendment sought to provide that any limitation on funds for the Environmental Protection Agency or the Council on Environmental Quality shall not apply to regulatory determinations for mercury emissions from utilities, utilizing dredging as a remediation tool, implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act, implementation of the Regional Haze Program, or cleanup requirements for facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to create standards to protect access to care and contain the text of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.3605:">H.R. 3605</a>, Patients' Bill of Rights Act.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.3605:">H.R. 3605</a>, the Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to cancel funding for the International Space Station.
Amendment sought to cancel funding for the International Space Station.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of Veterans Affairs funding to implement the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to increase VA grants to construct state extended care facilities by $21 million and offset the increase from the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding.
Amendment increases funding for Veterans Administration grants for construction of state extended care facilities by $21 million and decreases funding for HUD's housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to be used to implement section 12B.2(b) of the Administrative Code of San Francisco, California.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement certain antidiscrimination provisions contained in the Administrative Code of San Francisco, CA.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to increase VA medical care funding by $304 million with the offset from FHA mortgage administrative expense funding.
Amendment increases veterans health care funding by $304 million and reduces funding for the Federal Housing Administration by the same amount.
An amendment to add a new section to repeal the requirement for states to provide for voter registration by mail; require applicants registering to vote to provide certain additional information; remove certain registrants from official list of eligible voters; permit States to require voters to produce additional information prior to voting; repeal the requirement that States permit registrants challenging residence to vote at polling place for former address; and to add new effective date.
Amendment sought to require anyone registering to vote to show proof of their citizenship; repeal the Federal requirement that States must permit individuals to register by mail; allow a State to purge the rolls or remove the names of voters from the Federal election rolls if they have not voted in two consecutive Federal elections and do not respond to a confirmation notice; allow States to require voters to sign their name before entering the voting booth; and permit States to require individuals to produce a photo ID in order to vote in a Federal election.
An amendment to require photo identification for voters.
Amendment sought to permit States to require an individual to produce a photo ID in order to vote in a Federal election.
An amendment to add a new title specifying restrictions on nonresident fundraising.
Amendment sought to require all candidates for office in the House of Representatives and the Senate to raise at least half of their campaign funds from individuals in the districts they represent.
An amendment to include coverage of voter guides posted on the Internet under vote guide exception; include application of voter guide exception to guides covering 1 candidate; permit clearly identified opinions of publishers to appear on voting guides; clarify that submission and collection of voter guides is not a coordinated contribution or expenditure; clarify that lobbying candidates who hold elective office is not coordinated campaign activity; and to repeal treatment of all shared vendor services as coordinated campaign activity.
Amendment adds language clarifying the term "express advocacy" as it applies to voting records and voting guides; and also adds language clarifying the term "professional services".
An amendment to allow a candidate whose opponent spends more that $1,000 in personal funds to accept contributions from any legal source up to the same level as the opponent spends in personal funds.
Amendment sought to allow a candidate whose opponent spends more that $1,000 in personal funds to accept contributions from any legal source up to the same level as the opponent spends in personal funds.
An amendment to establish minimum ballot petition signature limits and restrict the imposition of the signature requirements imposed by states.
Amendment sought to establish minimum ballot petition signature limits and restrict the imposition of signature requirements by States.
An amendment to require that candidates who receive campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that exclude candidates with broad-based public support.
Amendment sought to require candidates who receive campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that exclude candidates with broad-based public support.
An amendment to clarify that certain communications from citizen groups are exempt from express advocacy requirements.
Amendment sought to exempt certain communications (legislative alerts) from the express advocacy requirements in the bill.
An amendment to establish a voter eligibility pilot confirmation program to verify citizenship.
Amendment sought to establish a voter eligibility pilot confirmation program to help officials verify citizenship and an individual's qualification to vote in a Federal, State or local election.
An amendment to prohibit the use of bilingual voting materials.
Amendment sought to prohibit States from providing voting materials in any language other than English.
An amendment to prohibit a communication with a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives regarding a pending legislative matter to be construed as to establish coordination with a candidate.
Amendment sought to provide that communication with a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives regarding a pending legislative matter would not be construed to establish coordination with a candidate.
An amendment to allow reduced postage rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates.
Amendment sought to allow reduced postage rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates.
An amendment to require at least 50 percent of contributions accepted by House candidates to come from in-state residents.
Amendment sought to require that at least 50 percent of contributions accepted by House candidates come from in-State residents.
An amendment to establish a clearinghous of information on political activities within the Federal Election Commission.
Amendment provides for the establishment within the Federal Election Commission of a clearinghouse of public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and agents of foreign principals.
An amendment to allow permanent resident aliens serving in the armed forces to make campaign contributions.
Amendment allows permanent resident aliens serving in the armed forces to make campaign contributions.
An amendment to require any candidate for President or Vice President to certify that the candidate will not solicit soft money.
Amendment provides that no Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate may receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund unless the candidate certifies that the candidate shall not solicit any funds for the purpose of influencing such election, including any funds used for an independent expenditure, unless the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions and reporting requirements under the law.
An amendment to increase the contribution limit to candidates from individuals from $1,000 to $3,000.
Amendment sought to increase the individual contribution limit to candidates from $1,000 to $3,000.
An amendment to define "express advocacy" as a communication that advocates the election or defeat of a candidate by containing a phrase such as 'vote for', 'reelect', or 'defeat'.
Amendment sought to change the definition of the term "express advocacy" as contained in the bill.
An amendment to prohibit the bundling of contributions.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of intermediaries for the purpose of bundling contributions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed as amendment number 13 in the Congressional record. The amendment seeks to ban soft money; redefine express advocacy to include radio and television advertisements within 60 days of an election; requries electronic filing of FEC reports; and codify the Beck Supreme court decision relating to the use of union dues for political activity.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute was printed as amendment number 13 in the Congressional Record. The amendment provides a soft money ban on both the Federal and State levels for Federal elections; treats issue ads as campaign ads; codifies the Beck decision; provides for FEC disclosure and enforcement; bans unsolicited franked mass mailings 6 months before an election; contains prohibitions and penalties for foreign contributions; and bans fundraising on Federal property.
An amendment to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $109 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $109 million.
An amendment to eliminate the $9.4 million funding for TV Marti.
Amendment sought to delete $9.4 million provided for TV Marti and make a small addition to the U.S. Marshals Service fund.
An amendment to increase funding for the Drug Courts program by $6 million and decrease funding for the Economic Development Administration grants by $21.6 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the drug courts program by $6 million and decrease funding for Economic Development Administration grants by $21.6 million.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Advanced Technology Program by $43 million and transfer $19.5 million of that amount for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Advanced Technology Program by $43 million and transfer $19.5 million of that amount for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to transfer $105 million from Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants to other programs including Boys and Girls Clubs, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, and Drug Courts.
Amendment sought to transfer $105 million from the Truth in Sentencing Incentives Grant program to crime prevention, drug treatment and family resource programs.
An amendment to increase the Weed and Seed program funding by $6 million and reduce the public telecommunications facilities funding by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Weed and Seed crime fighting program by $6 million and reduce funding for the public telecommunications facilities program by the same amount.
An amendment to strike section 103 that prohibits any funds to be used to pay for an abortion except where the life of the mother is endangered, or in the case of rape.
Amendment sought to delete section 103 which prohibits the use of Federal funds for abortion services for women in Federal prisons.
An amendment to strike Bureau of the Census language that fences half of the FY 1999 appropriation for the decennial census until legislation releasing the funds is enacted; facilitates the resolution of legal issues surrounding the census; and uses the National Academy of Sciences to resolve statistical issues of census methodology.
Amendment sought to provide uninterrupted full funding to the Bureau of the Census in order to conduct the 2000 census; and would have allowed the Bureau to prepare for the census using sampling methods until the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the use of sampling.
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for non-point source pollution control by $8 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the coastal nonpoint pollution program and coastal zone management enhancement grants.
An amendment to increase funding for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Planning (PTFP) program by $5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Public Telecommunication Facilities Program by $5 million.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to delete the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) funding of $180.2 million.
Amendment sought to delete funding for the Advanced Technology Program.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to strike funding for payment of arrearages to meet obligations of membership in the United Nations, and to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities.
Amendment sought to delete funding for payment of United Nations debt arrearages.
An amendment to increase funding for the Small Business Investment Program by $7,090 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Small Business Investment Program by $7 million.
An amendment to strike $109.2 million in funding for payment of arrearages to meet obligations of membership in the United Nations and to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities.
Amendment sought to delete $109.2 million provided for payment of U.S. arrearages to the United Nations.
An amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr641):">105-641</a> to clarify that each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi has exclusive fishery management authority over all fish in the Gulf of Mexico within 3 leagues of the coast of that State, effective July 1, 1999.
Amendment sought to provide that each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi has exclusive fishery management authority over all fish in the Gulf of Mexico within 3 leagues of the coast of that State, effective July 1, 1999.
An amendment to include any independent counsel appointed under title 28, United States Code, in the provisions of Title VIII, Citizens Protection, cited as the "Citizens Protection Act of 1998."
Amendment clarifies that any independent counsel appointed under title 28 of the United States Code and any employee of such independent counsel is covered under title 8 of the bill which establishes ethical standards for Federal prosecutors.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to strike title VIII, Citizens Protection, cited as the "Citizens Protection Act of 1998."
Amendment sought to delete title 8, the "Citizens Protection Act of 1998", which provides for the establishment of ethical standards for Federal prosecutors.
An amendment printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr641):">105-641</a> to prohibit any funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13087 of May 28, 1998 or Executive Order 13083 of May 14, 1998.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13083 (titled "Federalism" and dated May 14, 1998).
An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to implement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems entered into by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being used to implement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems entered into by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.
An amendment numbered 49 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to be used for the filing of a complaint in any legal action brought under specified sections of the NAFTA Implementation Act or the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds from being used to challenge a State law on the grounds that it is inconsistent with NAFTA or the Uruguay Round Agreements.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to repeal limits on campaign contributions by individuals, political parties, and political action committees to candidates or political parties.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to repeal limits on campaign contributions that may be made by individuals, political parties, and political action committees to candidates or political parties.
An amendment, numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record, that is identical to the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.2183:">H.R. 2183</a> except that it increases limits on PAC contributions to political parties from $15,000 to $20,000 a year and clarifies that candidates may attend state political party fundraisers in their home state.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban soft money contributions to the Federal parties but not restrict it to State parties; increase the amount individuals and PACs can give by indexing their contribution limits to match inflation; and expand the disclosure of campaign finance information.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to allocate $573,000 from local funds for the Neighborhood Advisory Commissions.
Amendment sought to provide $573,000 to advisory neighborhood commissions.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to allow funds other than Federal funds to be expended for abortions.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to remove the prohibition against the use of funds by the District of Columbia government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
Amendment sought to delete language which prohibits the the District of Columbia government from providing assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the Section 149 that repeals the Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-340).
Amendment sought to delete language that repeals the D.C. residency law.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr679):">105-679</a> to provide both tuition scholarships and enhanced achievement scholarships for grades K through 12 for District of Columbia residents whose family incomes meet the eligibility qualifications.
Amendment provides $7 million for a scholarship program in the District of Columbia for children in low income families.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr679):">105-679</a> to prohibit any funds to be used on a program which distributes needles for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug and prevent payments to any persons or entities who carry out such a program.
An amendment to prohibit any Federal funds appropriated in the Act to be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr679):">105-679</a> to prohibit any funds to be used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr679):">105-679</a> to prohibit the possession of tobacco products by minors.
Amendment prohibits the possession of tobacco products by minors in the District of Columbia.
An amendment to specify that the State may approve grants to an entity only if it is in compliance with State law regarding the education of English language learners, except if it is necessary for the entity to comply with Federal law (including a Federal court order).
Amendment to the Riggs amendment (A001) sought to specify that a State may approve grants to an entity only if the entity is not in violation of any State law regarding the education of English language learners, except if necessary for the entity to comply with Federal law (including a Federal court order).
An amendment numbered two and printed in the Congressional Record to permit states to approve grants to local school districts only if the district is in compliance with State law regarding the education of English language learners.
Amendment permits States to approve grants to local school districts only if the district is not in violation of State law regarding the education of English language learners.
An amendment numbered 4 and printed in the Congressional Record to express the sense of Congress and establish findings that the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should revise the priority for counter-drug activity, making it second only to war-fighting.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should revise the priority for counter drug activity, making it second only to war-fighting.
An amendment to clarify that nothing in this section shall be construed as to authorize the deployment of the Armed Forces in contravention of United States law.
Amendment to the Traficant amendment (A003) sought to clarify that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the deployment of members of the Armed Forces in contravention of United States law.
An amendment to specify that the Secretary of Defense shall assist in keeping illegal drugs out of the U.S. by assigning members of the Armed Forces to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Customs Service.
Amendment specifies that the Secretary of Defense shall assist in keeping illegal drugs out of the U.S. by assigning members of the Armed Forces to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Customs Service.
An amendment to strike sections providing additional eradication resources for Columbia and Mexico, and to strike the sense of Congress provision to accord U.S. law enforcement personnel serving in Mexico and Mexican law enforcement personnel serving in the United States the same status as their respective diplomatic and consular personnel.
Amendment sought to strike sections providing additional eradication resources to Columbia and Mexico.
An amendment to require that each individual appointed to an employment position with the Federal Government after enactment shall be subject to random, unannounced drug testing.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 579 that repeals section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act prohibiting direct U.S. government assistance to Azerbaijan.
Amendment deletes language that would have repealed section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act which prohibits direct U.S. government aid to Azerbaijan.
An amendment to eliminate funding for the School of the Americas.
Amendment to the Torres amendment (A007) sought to reduce funding for the U.S. Army School of the Americas.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 105-726 to strike lines 11 through 13 on page 17 that repeal the Native Hawaiian Education Act.
Amendment sought to remove the Native Hawaiian Education Act from coverage under the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 105-726 to establish the "Class-Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act " and authorize $20. 8 billion, allocated by the Department of Education to the States, over the next 10 years to reduce class size in grades 1 through 3 to an average of 18 students per class, and allow school districts to hire an additional 100,000 teachers
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for the hiring of 100,000 new teachers and reduce class size in grades 1 through 3 to an average of 18 students per class.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase H-1B program visas from 65,000 to 95,000 in 1998, 105,000 in 1999, 115,000 in 2000, and return to 65,000 in 2001 and subsequent years. The increases are offset by a decrease in H-2B visas allowed each year.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to temporarily increase H-1B visas from 65,000 to 95,000 in 1998, to 105,000 in 1999, to 115,000 in 2000, and then return to 65,000 in 2001.
An amendment to transfer 100 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surplus to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be held in trust for the Social Security system and require that Congress default on publicly traded debt obligations before it could default on its obligations to the Social Security system.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require that 100 percent of any Social Security Trust Fund surplus be transferred to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be held in trust for the Social Security system.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to contain the tax cuts, as in the committee reported bill, and establish a trigger mechanism under which most of the tax cuts would not take effect until Congress enacts legislation to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security. The trigger mechanism would not apply to the extension of expiring provisions and the increase in the earnings limitation on Social Security Benefits.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain the tax cuts contained in the committee reported bill, but provided that the tax cuts would not take effect until Congress enacted legislation to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security.
An amendment to authorize Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico to conduct personnel demonstration projects, stipulates oversight by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and requires that the projects will be subject to existing civil service procedures, including retirement and benefit programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico to conduct demonstration projects for testing alternative personnel policies and procedures under current law; and would have retained control and oversight by the Office of Personnel Management.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp105:FLD010:@1(hr762):">105-762</a> to prohibit title X funding to a family planning provider that knowingly provides contraceptives to a minor without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
See Greenwood amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to modify the effect of the new point of order established by the bill. Under the amendment, the House would not be required to vote on continuing consideration of the pending legislation, but, as under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.350:">H.R. 350</a>, the House would have an additional 20 minutes to debate the private sector mandates of the legislation. Further, a point of order could be raised against measures that CBO (and only CBO) estimates would result in costs to the private sector of more than $100 million a year, or against measures that lack the required CBO information on private sector mandates. If the presiding officer rules that CBO has so estimated, or that the measure lacks the CBO information, the House would then have the additional 20 minutes to debate the measure's private sector costs, and would then complete the remaining debate on the legislation.
Amendment sought to require the Chair to rule on a point of order raised against measures that imposes private sector mandates which cost more than $100 million; and if the point of order was sustained, then the House would debate the costs and benefits of the measure for an additional 20 minutes.
An amendment to permit points of order against provisions in legislation which remove or make less stringent private sector mandates established to protect public health, safety and the environment.
Amendment sought to permit a point of order against measures that remove, prohibit the use of appropriated funds to implement, or make less stringent mandates established to protect human health, safety, or the environment.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike provisions that waive fines for a first time violation and establishes a policy for agencies, except the IRS, to eliminate or reduce fines in certain circumstances and to take into account seriousness of violation, health and safety, consumer and worker protections, the environment and compliance history.
Amendment sought to strike provisions which waive a fine for a first time paperwork violation and require that agencies establish a policy for eliminating, delaying, or reducing fines in appropriate circumstances.
An amendment to require that the State educational agency insures that the purposes of the statutory requirements of each program for which a waiver is granted continues to be met and further requires that the State includes in its application a description of how the professional development needs of its teachers, in the areas of mathematics and science will be, or are being met.
Amendment to the Ehlers amendment (A001) sought to require that each State educational agency insure that the purposes of the statutory requirements of each program, for which a waiver is granted, continues to be met and further require that the State include in its application a description of how the professional development needs of its teachers, in the areas of mathematics and science will be, or are being met.
Amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to require that the State educational agency insures that the purposes of the statutory requirements of each program for which a waiver is granted continue to be met.
Amendment requires that the State educational agency which provides waivers for local school districts be satisfied that the underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of each program for which a waiver is granted continue to be met.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to require states to have developed a system to measure student performance from one school year to the next and established numerical performance standards for student achievement including an objective of improving the performance of all groups and narrowing the gaps in performance between the groups disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English proficiency status, migrant status, and socioeconomic status before a waiver authority is granted.
Amendment sought to require States to develop a system to measure student performance from year to year.
An amendment numbered 21 and printed in the Congressional Record to authorize a waiver in the case of a school that participates in a Title I program if the school serves more than thirty-five percent of children from low-income families.
Amendment sought to provide that only schools in which at least 35 percent of the students come from low-income families may seek a waiver to use their Title I funds to operate school-wide projects.
An amendment to limit the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces and not authorize the President to deploy ground forces to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation.
Amendment to the Gejdenson amendment (A002) sought to limit the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces and not authorize the President to deploy ground forces to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation.
An amendment to continue to require that the Coast Guard offer assistance to organizations dedicated to Great Lakes lighthouse stewardship and to release information regarding the timing of designations of Coast Guard lighthouses on the Great Lakes as surplus property.
Amendment requires the Coast Guard to continue to offer assistance to organizations dedicated to Great Lakes lighthouse stewardship and to release information regarding the timing of designations of Coast Guard lighthouses on the Great Lakes as surplus property.
An amendment to authorize the acquisition of 7 PC-170 coastal patrol craft for drug interdiction and provide for the improvement of shore facilities for drug interdiction operations.
Amendment authorizes the Coast Guard to acquire 7 PC-170 coastal patrol craft for drug interdiction and provides for the improvement of shore facilities for drug interdiction operations.
An amendment to strike language that requires the entire additional amount for Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses to be designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement.
Amendment sought to strike language that requires the entire additional amount for Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses to be designated by Congress as an emergency requirement.
An amendment made in order by the rule and printed in House Report 106-76 to strike funding rescissions used as offsets from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks and the Export-Import Bank.
Amendment sought to strike funding rescissions used as offsets from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks, and the Export-Import Bank.
An amendment numbered 4 and printed in the Congressional Record to fully offset the emergency supplemental appropriations bill by increasing the rescission in the Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks by $195 million.
Amendment sought to fully offset funding in the bill by increasing the rescission in the Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks by $195 million.
An amendment numbered 1 in part 2 of House Report 106-77 and made in order by the rule to substitute the President's completed budget proposal as scored by CBO.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the text of the resolution with the President's completed budget proposal as scored by CBO.
An amendment numbered 2 in part 2 of House Report 106-77 and made in order by the rule to reserve 100% of the Social Security surplus for Social Security, and devotes one-half of the expected on-budget surplus to debt reduction, 25% for tax cuts, and the remaining 25% for investments in priority programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reserve 100 percent of the Social Security surplus for Social Security, allocate 50 percent of the on-budget surplus to debt reduction, 25 percent for tax relief, and 25 percent for spending priorities.
An amendment no. 3 in part 2 of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr077):">106-77</a>, made in order by the rule, to make tax cuts or spending contingent on legislation addressing the solvency of Medicare and Social Security; protects 100% of Social Security surplus; requires Treasury to apply 100% of surplus to the repurchase of government bonds and transfers that debt reduction to Medicare part A and Social Security trust funds.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require the enactment of legislation extending the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund to 2050 and the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund for 12 additional years prior to the enactment of net new tax cuts or net new spending initiatives.
An amendment to allow local government units to review housing unit counts, jurisdictional boundaries, and other data for the purpose of identifying discrepancies or other potential problems before the 2000 decennial census tabulation of total population by States.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow local government units to review housing unit counts, jurisdictional boundaries, and other data for the purpose of identifying discrepancies or other potential problems before the 2000 decennial census is completed.
An amendment to strike the provisions that apply the Internal Revenue Service expense allowances for determining permissible living expenses of debtors and their families, adopts a standard of reasonably necessary exepnses, and directs the Executive Office of United States Trustees to issue guidelines that will assist in assessing these expenses.
Amendment sought to replace provisions which apply IRS expense allowances in determining permissible living expenses of debtors and their families with language that incoporates a test based on the disposable income standard of current law.
An amendment to require debt relief agencies to make certain disclosures to debtors and include a "debtor's bill of rights.".
Amendment requires debt relief agencies to make certain disclosures to consumer debtors and includes provisions to prevent deceptive and fraudulent advertising practices.
An amendment to waive the provisions of title 11 relating to small business debtors or to single asset real estate where the application of those provisions could result in the loss of 5 or more jobs.
An amendment to require bankruptcy filers to provide their tax returns to the court only at the request of a party of interest.
Amendment sought to require bankruptcy filers to provide copies of their tax returns with the court only when requested by a party of interest.
An amendment to include various consumer bankruptcy revisions; provide a means test that uses the debtor's income and expenses instead of IRS allowances for living expenses; eliminate provisions to make credit card debt non-dischargeable; and specify that family support has priority over state and local governments child support enforcement payments.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to include various consumer bankruptcy revisions; provide a means test that uses the debtor's income and expenses instead of IRS allowances for living expenses; eliminate provisions to make credit card debt non-dischargeable; and specify that family support has priority over State and local governments child support enforcement payments.
An amendment numbered 2 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr127):">106-127</a> to offset funding by requiring an across the board cut of all FY 2000 non-defense discretionary spending equal to the amount in the bill minus the amount of NATO reimbursements and exempts certain programs including WIC nutrition programs from the reductions.
Amendment sought to offset funding by requiring an across the board cut of all FY 2000 non-defense discretionary spending equal to the amount in the bill minus the amount of NATO reimbursements.
An amendment numbered 3 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr127):">106-127</a> to provide for the President's funding request for military operations in Kosovo; increase various defense programs including military pay; provide emergency food assistance; and include funding for various agriculture and disaster relief programs.
Amendment sought to provide for the President's funding request for military operations in Kosovo; increase various defense programs including military pay; provide emergency food assistance; and include funding for various agriculture and disaster relief programs.
An amendment to prohibit the funding for the implementation of any plan to to invade the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with ground forces, except in time of war.
An amendment numbered 4 and printed in Part 2 of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr134):">106-134</a> to strike section 304 that caps the punitive damages awarded.
Amendment sought to delete section 304 which caps the amount that may be awarded for punitive damages in Y2K litigation.
An amendment numbered 5 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr134):">106-134</a> to strike title IV that limits class action lawsuits.
Amendment sought to delete title IV that covers Y2K class action lawsuits.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 6 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr134):">106-134</a> to strike provisions that limit punitive damages; provide a cooling off period and alternative dispute resolution procedures; prohibit frivolous class action lawsuits; and impose a duty on plaintiffs to mitigate damages.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete provisions that place a cap on punitive damages; provide for a cooling off period and alternative dispute resolution procedures; prohibit frivolous class action lawsuits; and impose a duty on plaintiffs to mitigate damages.
An amendment numbered 8 and printed in the Congressional Record to limit total funding to the amount authorized for Fiscal Year 1999 and to require a report on the efficacy of the Central Intelligence Agency including studies on the 1991 bombing during the Persian Gulf War of a weapons and nerve gas storage bunker in Khamisiyah, Iraq and errors with respect to maps of Aviano, Italy in 1998 and Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1999.
Amendment sought to limit funding for intelligence activities at the level authorized in fiscal year 1998 and require a report on the efficacy of the Central Intelligence Agency including studies on the 1991 bombing during the Persian Gulf War of a weapons and nerve gas storage bunker in Khamisiyah, Iraq, and errors with respect to maps of Aviano, Italy in 1998 and Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1999.
An amendment to authorize additional funding of $11 million for aircraft noise reduction technology.
Amendment increases funding for aircraft noise reduction technology research.
An amendment numbered 4 and printed in the Congressional Record to limit total funding for the International Space Station including the space shuttle launch costs associated with its assembly.
Amendment sought to cap total funding for the International Space Station at $21.9 billion, and the space shuttle costs associated with its assembly at $17.7 billion.
An amendment numbered 5 and printed in the Congressional record to terminate all contracts necessary to remove the Russian Government as a partner in the International Space Station Program but allows NASA to participate with the Russian Government, entities, or contractors on a commercial basis.
Amendment sought to require NASA to terminate its partnership with the Russian Government in the International Space Station program.
An amendment numbered 3 and printed in the congressional Record to cancel the International Space Station program.
Amendment sought to terminate the International Space Station program.
An amendment to increase funding for Aeronautical Research and Technology funding by $100 million and decrease International Space Station funding accordingly.
Amendment sought to transfer $100 million from the International Space Station account to the Aeronautical Research and Technology account.
An amendment numbered nine and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit a Federal official from entering into an international agreement concerning the disposal, management, and use of lands belonging to the United States without Congressional approval.
Amendment prohibits a Federal official from entering into an international agreement concerning the disposal, management, and use of lands belonging to the United States unless specifically authorized by law.
An amendment numbered 5 and printed in the Congressional Record to exclude Biosphere Reserves in Colorado from the provisions of the act.
Amendment sought to exclude Biosphere Reserves in Colorado from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered four and printed in the Congressional Record to require that the management plan specifically ensures that the designation as a Biosphere Reserve does not affect State or local government revenue, including revenue for public education programs.
Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior, as part of the management plan, to ensure that the designation as a Biosphere Reserve does not affect State or local government revenue, including revenue for public education programs. \   As amended by the Young (AK) amendment (A005) language was added to clarify that such designation shall not adversely affect State and local government revenue.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Office of Budget and Program Analysis by $463,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of Budget and Program Analysis by $463,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Office of Budget and Program Analysis by $231,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of Budget and Program Analysis by $231,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Office of the Chief Information Officer by $500,000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Office of the Chief Information Officer by $500,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for the operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings by $21,695,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments by $21.6 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for Departmental Administration by $3, 049,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Departmental Administration by $3 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics by $400,000, from $940,000 to $540,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics by $400,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Agriculture Research Service by $50,863,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Agriculture Research Service by $50.8 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for special grants for agricultural research on climate change by $1,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for special grants for agricultural research by $1 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for special grants for agricultural research on wood by $5,136,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for wood utilization research by $5.1 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for Research and Education Activities on peanut research by $300,000.
Amendment sought to delete $300,000 provided for research to enhance the competitiveness of the peanut industry.
An amendment numbered 5 and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funding for the destruction of wild animals for the purpose of protecting livestock.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for lethal predator control.
An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used by the FDA for the testing, development, or approval (including approval of production, manufacturing, or distribution) of any drug for the chemical inducement of abortion.
An amendment numbered 17 and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to be used to award new allocations under the Market Access Program or to pay the salaries of personnel to award the allocations.
An amendment to reduce funding in the bill by $102.5 million.
Amendment reduces funding in the bill by $102.5 million.
An amendment numbered 14, printed in the Congressional Record to implement several recommendations of the Select Committee on China including reports on technology transfers, satellite export controls, and export of high performance computers; and establishes counterintelligence programs and other security programs at the Department of Energy. and the.
Amendment implements several recommendations of the Select Committee on China including reports on technology transfers, satellite export controls, and export of high performance computers; and establishes counterintelligence programs and other security programs at the Department of Energy.
An amendment no. 7 and printed in part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to place a two year moratorium on foreign visitors from sensitive countries to our national labs; requires a certification that the new counterintelligence program is running effectively before the moratorium is lifted; and provides waiver authority for those essential to national security.
Amendment sought to place a two year moratorium on foreign visitors from sensitive countries to national labs; require a certification that the new counterintelligence program is running effectively before the moratorium is lifted; and provide waiver authority for those essential to national security.
An amendment no. 12 and printed in part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to prohibit military-to-military exchanges that involve the training of the People's Liberation Army of China by U.S. armed forces.
Amendment prohibits military-to-military exchanges that involve the training of the People's Liberation Army of China by U.S. Armed Forces.
An amendment no. 13 and printed in part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to prohibit the use of DOD funding to maintain a permanent U.S. military presence in Haiti beyond December 31, 1999.
Amendment prohibits the use of DOD funding to maintain a permanent U.S. military presence in Haiti beyond December 31, 1999.
An amendment no. 14 and printed in part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to allow privately funded abortions at overseas DOD medical facilities.
Amendment sought to repeal the statutory prohibition on privately funded abortions in overseas military facilities.
An amendment no. 15 and printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to authorize members of the armed forces to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan now available to federal civil service employees.
Amendment authorizes members of the Armed Forces to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan now available to Federal civil service employees.
An amendment no. 16 and printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to allow the Secretary of Defense with the permission of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to assign military personnel to assist the Border Patrol and Customs Service only in drug interdiction and counter terrorism activities along our borders.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and and drug traffickers into the United States.
An amendment no. 18 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to prohibit any fiscal year 2000 funding for military operations in the Fedeeral Republic of Yugoslavia.
An amendment no. 47 and printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to provide $7.3 million for the operation and maintenance of space launch facilities and require a study of space launch ranges and requirements.
Amendment provides $7.3 million for the operation and maintenance of space launch facilities of the Air Force and requires a study of space launch ranges and requirements.
An amendment no. 19 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to strike section 1006 (a) prohibiting any funding for combat or peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Amendment deletes language which prohibits any funding for combat or peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after Sept. 30, 1999; and retains language which requires the President to request supplemental appropriations in order to conduct combat or peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
An amendment no. 21 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr175):">106-175</a> to reduce troop levels in Europe from 100,000 to 25,000 by fiscal year 20002; excludes troops assigned to Greenland, Iceland, Azores, and those serving for more than 179 days under a military-to-military program; and does not apply in the event of war or attack on NATO member nation.
Amendment sought to reduce the level of permanent stationed U.S. troops in Europe from 100,000 to 25,000 by fiscal year 2002.
An amendment to make technical changes and make in order an amendment to be offered by Mr. Young of Florida or his designee.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute governs the consideration of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.1905:">H.R. 1905</a>, Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2000.
An amendment no. 2 and printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr185):">106-185</a> to strike subsection (b) of section 103 and Titles IX and X that authorizes appropriations from the aviation trust fund and moves the Airport and Airway Trust Fund off budget.
Amendment sought to delete language that provides for the expenditure of funds from the general fund for aviation programs, and moves the Aviation Trust Fund off budget.
An amendment no. 4 and printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr185):">106-185</a> to strike sec. 105 that authorizes an increase in Passenger Facility Charges.
Amendment sought to delete language that allows airports to increase passenger facility charges.
An amendment no. 6 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to increase the consequences for juvenile offenders, require the enforcement of Federal firearms laws, limit criminal and juvenile access to firearms and explosives; increase penalties for criminal use of firearms and explosives, gang violence, and drug trafficking to minors.
Amendment gives prosecutors rather than the courts the discretion to charge a juvenile alleged to have committed certain serious felonies as an adult or as a juvenile; makes fines and supervised release available for adjudicated delinquents in addition to probation and detention; provides that the records of juvenile proceedings are public records to the same extent that the records of adult criminal proceedings will be public; increases the penalty that may be imposed on juveniles who possess a firearm; and limits the distribution of information concerning explosives.
An amendment no. 9 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to add the provisions of "Aimee's Law" that add funding to states that convict a murderer, rapist, or child molester if the criminal had previously been convicted of one of these crimes in a different state.
Amendment provides for the transfer of Federal crime assistance funds to States that convict a murderer, rapist, or child molester if the criminal had previously been convicted of one of those crimes in a different State.
An amendment no. 31 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to protect children from explciit sexual or violent material, requre a study of the effects of entertainment on children, permits the entertainment industry to set guidelines to protect children from harmful material; and establishes the national youth crime prevention demonstration project.
Amendment sought to create a Federal law that would prohibit the sale of certain explicit sexual and explicit violent material to minors under the age of 17; add language that asks retail establishments that sell music to allow parents to review, in their store, the lyrics accompanying the sound recordings they offer for sale; and require the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study of the effects of violent video games and music on child development and youth violence.
An amendment no. 10 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to add the provisions of "Matthew's Law" increases the penalties for crimes of violence against children under age 13.
Amendment increases the penalties for crimes of violence against children under age 13.
An amendment no. 16 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to deny Federal courts, in a civil action regarding prison conditions, from carrying out any order that would result in the release of a person subject to incarceration.
Amendment denies Federal courts, in a civil action regarding prison conditions, from entering or carrying out any order that would result in the release or nonadmission of a person subject to incarceration.
An amendment no. 21 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to establish a set of Congressional findings with regard to the enforcement of Federal firearm violations.
Amendment adds a set of Congressional findings with regard to the enforcement of Federal firearm laws.
An amendment no. 22 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to provide a civil remedy for victims of illegal drugs and holds those who manufacture or distribute a controlled substance liable for direct or indirect harm by use of the controlled substance.
Amendment provides a civil remedy for victims of illegal drugs and holds those who manufacture or distribute a controlled substance liable for direct or indirect harm by use of the controlled substance.
An amendment no. 23 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to require schools accepting Federal education funds to adopt a zero tolerance policy regarding the possession of illegal drugs and expel for one year any student caught in possession of a felonious quanitity.
Amendment sought to require schools accepting Federal education funds to adopt a zero tolerance policy regarding the possession of illegal drugs and expel for one year any student caught in possession of a felonious quantity.
An amendment no. 24 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to declare that a memorial on public school campuses may contain religious speech without violating the U.S. Constitution.
Amendment declares that a memorial on public school campuses may contain religious speech without violating the U.S. Constitution.
An amendment no. 26 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to disallow attorney fees in any action claiming that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of religion by permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's religious expression.
Amendment disallows attorney fees in any action claiming that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of religion by permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's religious expression.
An amendment no. 28 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to declare that the power to display the Ten Commandments on property own or administered by the States is among the powers reserved to the States.
Amendment allows States to decide whether or not to display the Ten Commandments on or within publicly owned property.
An amendment no. 29 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to allow governmental entities that make grants to nongovernmental entities to also make grants or enter into contracts with religious organizations.
Amendment allows juvenile justice grants to be made to religious organizations.
An amendment no. 30 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to prohibit any funding to be used to discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the religious or moral beliefs of juveniles who participate in juvenile justice programs.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds under the bill from being used to discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the religious or moral beliefs of juveniles who participate in juvenile justice programs.
An amendment no. 35 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to establish a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, ban the commercial distribution of unlabeled products after one year, and subject violators to a fine of $10,000.
Amendment sought to establish a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products.
An amendment no. 34 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to require that the Surgeon General conduct a comprehensive study on the impact on the health and welfare of children and young adults of violent messages delivered through the popular media, video games, advertising, the internet, and other outlets of mass culture.
Amendment requires that the Surgeon General conduct a comprehensive review of published material and other information concerning the impact on the health and welfare of children and young adults of violent messages delivered through such popular media as television, video games, advertising, the Internet, and other outlets of mass culture.
An amendment no. 36 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to add the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.1150:">H.R. 1150</a> to address juvenile delinquency prevention programs including after school programs, mental health services, and a flexible block grant program that can be tailored to local community requirements.
Amendment reauthorizes the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; provides for a new juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program; provides funds for mentoring, family strengthening programs, training and employment programs, mental health services, and other initiatives designed to prevent juvenile delinquency.
An amendment no. 39 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to allow school personnel to discipline students with disabilities who carry or possess weapons in the same manner as those students without disabilities.
Amendment allows school personnel to discipline students with disabilities who carry or possess weapons in the same manner as those students without disabilities.
An amendment no. 40 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to authorize block grant funding to establish partnerships between State and local agencies for character education programs that incorporate elements of good character including honesty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, personal responsibility, and trustworthiness.
Amendment allows block grant funding to be used for the establishment of character education and training programs.
An amendment no. 42 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to limit civil liability for teachers, principals, and other school professionals who undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment.
Amendment provides limited immunity from civil liability for teachers, principals, and other school professionals who undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment.
An amendment no. 43 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to require a GAO analysis regarding the performance of juvenile justice delinquency and prevention programs and establishes a sunset date for those programs that are not effective.
Amendment requires the General Accounting Office to conduct a comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention.
An amendment no. 32 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to express the Sense of the Congress condemning the entertainment industry for its use of pointless acts of brutality in movies, televisions, music, and video games.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress by calling on the entertainment industry to stop portrayals of pointless acts of brutality by eliminating gratuitous violence in movies, televisions, music, and video games.
An amendment no. 1 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to specify 24 consecutive hours for instant background check elapsed time period purposes; allow dealers to transfer inventories in person; and increase the penalties for using a large capacity ammunition magazine during crimes of violence or drug trafficking.
Amendment defines what constitutes a sale at a gun show; requires background checks at gun shows to be completed within 24 hours; allows dealers to deal at gun shows face-to-face; and increases the penalty for those who use guns with a large-capacity magazine during the commission of crimes.
An amendment no. 2 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to regulate firearms transfers at gun shows and require criminal background checks to prevent the sale of guns to minors and felons.
Amendment sought to require individuals who wish to purchase firearms at a gun show to submit to a background check before they are able to complete their purchase; and require a three business day period for completion of the background check.
An amendment no. 6 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to mandate the transfer of secure gun storage or safety device with the transfer of any handgun and establish liability criteria for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of the hand gun by a third party.
Amendment mandates the transfer of a secure gun storage or safety device with the transfer of any handgun and establishes liability criteria for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a handgun by a third party.
An amendment no. 7 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to exempt qualified law enforcement officers and retired officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.
Amendment exempts qualified law enforcement officers and retired officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.
An amendment no. 5 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to prohibit juveniles under the age of 18 from possessing semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines.
Amendment prohibits juveniles from possessing semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition clips.
An amendment no. 8 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to require a background check for guns pawned for more than one year before the gun is returned to its owner.
Amendment requires a background check on a person whose gun is returned to him by a pawnshop if that gun has been stored at the pawnshop for more than 1 year.
An amendment no. 9 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to repeal the law that prohibits Washington, D.C. residents from owning firearms.
Amendment sought to repeal a District of Columbia law that prohibits residents from possessing a firearm.
An amendment no. 10 and printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to allow law-abiding residents of the District of Columbia to keep a handgun in the home.
Amendment allows law-abiding residents of the District of Columbia to keep a registered handgun in their home.
An amendment no. 11 and printed in part B of H. Rept. to prohibit persons who commit an act of violent juvenile delinquency from possessing firearms as adults.
Amendment prohibits violent juvenile offenders from ever possessing a gun.
An amendment no. 12 and and deemed printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr186):">106-186</a> to extend Brady background checks to gun shows, regulate firearms transfers at gun shows, prohibit firearms possession by violent juvenile offenders, and specify penalties for weapons transfers to juveniles and unlawful acts by juveniles.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to extend Brady background checks to gun shows, regulate firearms transfers at gun shows, prohibit firearms possession by violent juvenile offenders, and specify penalties for weapons transfers to juveniles and unlawful acts by juveniles.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Amtrack Reform Council by $300,000.
An amendment to prohibit any funding for the planning or development of the California State Route 710 Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California.
Amendment prohibits any funding for the planning or development of the California State Route 710 Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California.
An amendment to propose the following article as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States: "Not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to this Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the original text with language stating that not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to the Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
An amendment no. 25 and printed in the Congressional Record to create general rules relating to civil forfeiture proceedings and require the United States to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the property is subject to forfeiture.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to create general rules relating to civil forfeiture proceedings and require the United States to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the property is subject to forfeiture.
An amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to provide that a financial holding company that meets all requirements for grandfathering of non-financial activities shall not be subject to expansion limitations with respect to federally regulated communications companies owned by an insurance holding company.
Amendment allows the Jefferson Pilot Insurance Corporation in North Carolina the option of increasing their broadcast interest in order to maximize the value of their asset divestiture.
An amendment no. 4 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to eliminate authority to require "Know your Customer" profiling of accounts and source of funds.
Amendment sought to eliminate the requirement that financial institutions file certain suspicious activity reports.
An amendment no. 7 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to strike section 241, subtitle D, of title II and require the GAO conduct a study regarding the consequences of limiting, throught reulation, commissions, fees, or other costs incurred by customers in the acquisition of financial products.
Amendment sought to require GAO to conduct a study and report to Congress regarding the consequences of limiting, through regulation, commissions, fees, or other costs incurred by customers in the acquisition of financial products.
An amendment no. 8 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to require that the Securities and Exchange Commission consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate Federal banking agency before taking any action with respect to the manner in which loan loss reserves are reported in financial statements by banks.
Amendment requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate Federal banking agency before taking any action with respect to the manner in which loan loss reserves are reported in financial statements by banks.
An amendment no. 10 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to prohibit discrimination against victims of domestic violence and to allow mutual insurance companies to redomesticate to another state and reorganize into a mutual holding company or stock company.
Amendment prohibits banks from discriminating against victims of domestic violence; and allows mutual insurance companies to redomesticate and reorganize into a mutual holding company or into a stock company.
An amendment no. 11 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr214):">106-214</a> to include provisions to protect nonpublic personal information and impose on all financial institutions an obligation to respect the privacy of consumers and to protect the security and confidentiality of nonpublic personal information.
Amendment includes provisions to protect nonpublic personal information and imposes on all financial institutions an obligation to respect the privacy of consumers and to protect the security and confidentiality of nonpublic personal information.
An amendment no. 6 and printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund state-side grant program by $30 million.
Amendment provides $30 million to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
An amendment no. 13 and printed in the Congressional Record to increase Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million, apply $30 million to deficit reduction, and reduce fossil energy research and development funding by $50 million.
Amendment increases Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million; provides $30 million for deficit reduction; and reduces fossil energy research and development funding by $50 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service funding by $2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service by $2 million.
An amendment no. 14 and printed in the Congressional Record. to increase funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program by $13 million and reduce Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding accordingly.
Amendment increases funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program by $13 million and reduces Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding accordingly.
An amendment no. 15 and printed in the Congressional Record to strike the requirement for a 25 percent cost share by states for weatherization assistance grants.
Amendment sought to strike the requirement for a 25 percent match by States for weatherization assistance grants.
An amendment no. 16 and printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, each by $10 million and decrease Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding by $20 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, each by $10 million and decrease Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding by $20 million.
An amendment no. 17 and printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $2 million.
An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to process applications for approval of patents, plans of operations, or amendments to plans in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior that limits the disposal of mining waste to five acres.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being used to process applications for approval of patents, plans of operations, or amendments to plans in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior that limits the disposal of mining waste to five acres.
An amendment to prohibit any funding to be used to approve class III gaming on Indian lands by any means other than a Tribal-State compact entered into between a State and a tribe.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to approve class III gaming on Indian lands by any means other than a Tribal-State compact entered into between a State and a tribe.
An amendment to prohibit funding by the Park Service to implement alternatives B,C, or D, identified in the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Gettysburg National Military Park dated June 1999 dealing with the visitors center.
Amendment prohibits the Park Service from implementing certain plans related to construction of a visitors center at Gettysburg National Military Park.
An amendment no. 3 and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge except for research, subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.
An amendment to reduce Forest and Rangeland Research funding by $16.9 million.
An amendment to allocate National Forest System funding of $196.8 million for timber sales management, $120.4 million for wildlife and fisheries habitat management, and $40.1 million for watershed improvements.
Amendment sought to reduce forest timber sales management funding by $24 million.
An amendment no. 2 and printed in the Congressional Record to permit persons to file claims related to the free exercise of religion except for cases dealing with housing and employment discrimination. For these cases, small landlords, religious institutions and small business owners may file claims.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to permit persons to file claims related to the free exercise of religion except for cases dealing with housing and employment discrimination. For these cases, small landlords, religious institutions and small business owners may file claims.
An amendment to strike section 509 from the bill. Section 509 prohibits funds from being expended to pay for an abortion, or any administrative expenses connected to any health plan under FEHB programs which provides benefits or coverage for abortions.
Amendment sought to strike section 509 which prohibits funds in the bill from being expended to pay for an abortion, or any administrative expenses connected to any Federal employee health plan which provides benefits or coverage for abortions.
An amendment to strike section 644 that increases the annual compensation for the President to $400,000.
Amendment sought to strike section 644 which increases the annual compensation for the President to $400,000.
An amendment to strike "or moral convictions" from the material proposed to be inserted by the amendment offered by Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
See Smith (NJ) amendment (A005) for description.
An amendment to prohibit loans or credit in excess of $1 billion to a foreign entity or government through the exchange stabilization fund unless approved by Congress.
Amendment sought to prohibit loans in excess of $1 billion to a foreign country from the Treasury Department's exchange stabilization fund unless approved by Congress.
Amendment no. 3 printed in Part A of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to prohibit any funding provided to the United Nations Population Fund to be used for abortion or for a country program in China and further reduces, dollar for dollar, the United States contribution for any U.N. funding for a Chinese government population control program.
See Smith (NJ) amendment (A003) for description.
Amendment no. 6 printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to reduce funding to the fiscal year 1998 levels of $12 million for the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West, $1.5 million for the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, and $8 million for the Asia Foundation.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the East-West Center, the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, and the Asia Foundation.
Amendment no. 8 printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a>. to eliminate the authorization of funding for United Nations programs.
Amendment sought to eliminate the authorization of funding for any United Nations program.
An amendment no. 1 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr240):">106-240</a> to make technical changes, ensure that states receive funding at the fiscal year 1999 level or the new formula, whichever is greater; and strengthen accountability provisions.
Amendment makes technical changes; ensures that States will receive funding at the fiscal year 1999 level or the new formula, whichever is greater; and strengthens accountability provisions.
An amendment no. 10 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr240):">106-240</a> to create a program to provide grants for teachers who take sabbatical leave to pursue study for professional development.
Amendment sought to create a program to provide grants for teachers who take sabbatical leave to pursue study for professional development.
An amendment no. 11 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr240):">106-240</a> to express the sense of Congress that quality teachers are integral to the development of children and that it is essential that Congress work to ensure their highest quality.
An amendment no. 12 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr240):">106-240</a> to authorize $1.5 billion for teacher training; $1.5 billion for class size reduction activities; and allows the Secretary to award grants that include the establishment of technology centers, a clearinghouse for math and science education,and school counseling programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize $1.5 billion for teacher training; $1.5 billion for class size reduction activities; and allow the Secretary to award grants that include the establishment of technology centers, a clearinghouse for math and science education, and school counseling programs.
An amendment, no. 22, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to restrict all nuclear cooperation with North Korea until the President determines and certifies to the Congress that North Korea is complying with all international agreements pertaining to nuclear proliferation and has terminated its nuclear weapons program.
Amendment restricts all nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and North Korea until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea is complying with all international agreements pertaining to nuclear proliferation and has terminated its nuclear weapons program.
An amendment, no. 15, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to prohibit the State Department from imposing restrictions on any intellectual property law or policy of any country in Africa or Asia, including Israel, that is designed to make pharmaceuticals more affordable, if the law or policy complies with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
Amendment sought to prohibit the State Department from imposing restrictions on any intellectual property law or policy of any country in Africa or Asia, including Israel, that is designed to make pharmaceuticals more affordable, if such law or policy complies with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
An amendment, no. 18, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to require that both parents, or the child's legal guardian, must execute the passport application before it is issued for the first time to children under the age of 14.
Amendment requires that both parents, or a child's legal guardian, must execute an application before a passport is issued for the first time to a child under the age of 14.
An amendment, no. 26, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> tp prohibit foreign military assistance to countries whose votes in the United Nations General Assembly agree with the United States position less than 25 percent of the time and provides for waiver authority by the Secretary of State.
Amendment sought to prohibit United States assistance to any country that consistently opposed the U.S. position in the United Nations General Assembly.
An amendment, no. 30, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to express the Sense of the Congress that State Department employees who, in the course of their duties,inform the congress of pertinent facts concerning their responsibilities, should not as a result be demoted or removed from their current position or from Federal employment.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that State Department employees who, in the course of their duties, inform Congress of pertinent facts concerning their responsibilities, should not as a result be demoted or removed from their current position or from Federal employment.
An amendment, no. 31, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to express the Sense of Congress concerning support for democracy in Peru and the release of Lori Berenson, an American citizen imprisoned in Peru.
Amendment sought to express the sense of Congress concerning support for democracy in Peru and the release of Lori Berenson, an American citizen imprisoned in Peru.
An amendment, no. 33, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to express the Sense of Congress regarding an agreement between the United States and Mexico which will provide for a solution to eliminate the sewage pollution of the San Diego and Tijuana border region.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress regarding sewage treatment along the border between the United States and Mexico.
An amendment, no. 36, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to determine the validity and amounts of any claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of Iraq.
Amendment authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to resolve claims against funds contained in the Iraqi Claims Fund made by U.S. citizens against the Government of Iraq.
An amendment, no. 37, printed in Part B, H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr235):">106-235</a> to express the Sense of the Congress that the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should immediately account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and treat them in accordance with all applicable international standards.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should immediately account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and treat them in accordance with all applicable international standards.
An amendment printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr246):">106-246</a> to provide $250 billion in tax cuts over 10 years but restricts the reductions until legislation is enacted to ensure the solvency of Medicare and Social Security.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide $250 billion in tax cuts over 10 years, but restrict the reductions until legislation is enacted to ensure the solvency of Medicare and Social Security.
An amendment no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record to require an analysis on the extent to which costs imposed on incorporated entitites by regulatory programs are offset by Federal subsidies, including grants and preferential loans; limits expenditures to carry out the act to $1 million; and sunsets the act at the end of 4 years.
Amendment sought to require an analysis on the extent to which costs imposed on incorporated entities by Federal regulatory programs are offset by subsidies given to those entities by the Federal government.
An amendment to limit regulatory program funding until the Corps of Engineers submits studies and analyses 30 days prior to the final publication of the proposed replacement permits for the nationwide permit 26 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and not later than December 30, 1999.
Amendment requires the Army Corps of Engineers to submit a report to Congress concerning the permit 26 program by Dec. 30, 1999.
An amendment no. 3 printed in the Congressional Record to strike provisions requiring the Corps of Engineers to conduct studies and report to Congress prior to the implementation of proposed replacement permits for the nationwide permit 26 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act and specifies that results of a single-level appeal of jurisdictional determinations shall be considered final agency action.
Amendment sought to delete language concerning wetlands and the permit 26 program.
An amendment no. 1 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr263):">106-263</a> to prohibit the use of any funds on a needle exchange program for illegal drugs.
An amendment no. 2 and printed in the Congressional Record to strike Sec. 146 prohibiting any funding for a petition or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
Amendment sought to strike language which prohibits any funding for a petition or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
An amendment no. 2 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr263):">106-263</a> to prohibit any funding for the joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.
Part A amendment no. 1 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr269):">106-269</a> that prohibits assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortion through lobbying activities to alter laws or policies concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
Amendment prohibits assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortion through lobbying activities to alter laws or policies concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
Part A amendment no. 2 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr269):">106-269</a> that restricts funding for population planning activities unless the foreign organization certifies that funds will not be used to promote abortion as a method of family planning, or to lobby for or against abortion.
Amendment restricts funding for population planning activities unless the foreign organization certifies that funds will not be used to promote abortion as a method of family planning, or to lobby for or against abortion.
An amendment to reduce economic support funding for Israel by $30 million and Egypt by $20 million.
Amendment sought to reduce economic support funding for Israel by $30 million and Egypt by $20 million.
An amendment no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funding for the United States Army School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Amendment prohibits any funding for the United States Army School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Part B amendment printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr269):">106-269</a> that specifies that no Child Survival and Disease Program funds may be used for activities designed to control fertility or reduce or delay childbirths or pregnancies.
Amendment sought to specify that no Child Survival and Disease Program funds may be used for activities designed to control fertility or reduce or delay childbirths or pregnancies (except breastfeeding programs).
An amendment no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds for new Overseas Private Investment Corporation projects.
An amendment no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funding for population control or population planning programs; family planning activities; or abortion procedures.
An amendment no. 23 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any new obligation, guarantee, or agreement by the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Trade and Development Agency.
An amendment to increase crime prevention and treatment program funding by $137.3 million and decrease the truth in sentencing block grant program accordingly.
Amendment sought to increase crime prevention and drug treatment program funding by $137.3 million and decrease the truth-in-sentencing block grant program accordingly.
An amendment to strike section 103 of the bill. Section 103 prohibits use of Federal funds for abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape.
Amendment sought to delete section 103 which prohibits the use of Federal funds for abortion services for women in Federal prison.
An amendment to reduce by $2,753,253,000, that portion of the appropriation which designates the taking of the decennial census as an emergency appropriation.
Amendment sought to reduce by $2.7 billion funding provided for the decennial census.
An amendment no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the provision that prohibits the payment of United Nations arrearages unless expressly authorized by an Act that makes such payments contingent upon United Nations reform.
Amendment sought to delete language that prohibits the payment of United Nations arrearages unless expressly authorized by an Act that makes such payments contingent upon United Nations reform.
An amendment printed in House Report 106-284 to add under General Provisions, a new section to provide for efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
Amendment sought to require the FCC to develop and implement a plan for the efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that not more than $2,350,000 may be obligated or expended for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any activity in support of any World Heritage Site in the United States on the list of World Heritage in Danger.
An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used by the FCC to enforce or administer the Uniform Systems of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies with respect to any common carrier that was determined to be subject to price cap regulation by the Commission's order or has elected to be subject to price cap regulation.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being used by the FCC to enforce or administer the Uniform Systems of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies with respect to any common carrier that was determined to be subject to price cap regulation by the Commission's order or has elected to be subject to price cap regulation.
An amendment no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funds to be used for the filing of a complaint or any motion seeking injunctive relief in any legal action brought under the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act or Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds from being used for the filing of a complaint or any motion seeking injunctive relief in any legal action brought under the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act or Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
An amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr292):">106-292</a> to restore Selective Service Agency funding of $24.2 million and strike language that terminates the agency.
Amendment sought to restore Selective Service Agency funding of $24.2 million and strike language that terminates the agency.
An amendment to reduce funding for the international space station program by $2.08 billion.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the international space station program.
An amendment to provide $200 million for 32,000 Section 8 housing vouchers and $105 million for the public housing operating fund.
Amendment sought to add $200 million to provide 32,000 section 8 housing vouchers and add $105 million for the public housing operating fund.
An amendment to increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program by $10 million.
Amendment provides $10 million for the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program.
An amendment to increase the appropriation (by transfer) for NASA's Science, Aeronautics, and Technology account by $105,000,000.
Amendment sought to provide $105 million to NASA's science, aeronautics, and technology programs.
An amendment to increase Brownfields redevelopment projects funding by $5 million, HOME investment partnerships program by $20 million, and Homeless Assistance Agrants by $5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for HUD's brownfields redevelopment program, HOME investment partnerships program, and Homeless Assistance Grants.
An amendment to increase FEMA Fire Administration funding by $2.5 million.
An amendment to prohibit any funding to be used to implement or administer the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system.
An amendment to increase the funding for state extended care facilities by $7 million.
Amendment increases funding for the VA's State extended care facilities program by $7 million.
An amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to increase the individual contribution limit from $1,000 to $3,000.
Amendment sought to increase the individual contribution limit from $1,000 to $3,000.
Amendment no. 2 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to increase the aggregate contribution limit from $30,000 to $75,000.
Amendment sought to increase the aggregate contribution limit for individuals from $30,000 to $75,000.
Amendment no. 3 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to specify that the term "express advocacy" shall not apply to voter guides.
Amendment sought to exempt voter guides from the "express advocacy" provisions contained in the bill.
Amendment no. 4 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to clarify that contributions from any individual other than United States citizens or nationals are prohibited.
Amendment prohibits campaign contributions from individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
An amendment no. 7 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to require the majority of contributions accepted by congeessional candidates to come from in-state residents.
Amendment sought to require that at least half of the contributions accepted by congressional candidates come from in-state residents.
An amendment no. 8 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to require reimbursement for the use of government equipment for campaign-related travel.
Amendment requires candidates to reimburse the government when government equipment is used for campaign-related travel.
An amendment no. 9 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to exempt internet activities from regulation under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Amendment sought to exempt regulations contained in the bill from applying to activities on the Internet.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 106-311 to strike the existing section 1601 in the bill regarding severability and to replace it with new section 1601 providing for nonseverability of provisions.
Amendment sought to add nonseverability language which provides that if any provision of the bill is held invalid, then the entire Act shall be considered invalid.
An amendment no. 11 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to repeal limits on federal election campaign contributions and taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns; require political parties to distinguish between Federal and non Federal funds; and mandate electronic filing of reports.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to repeal limits on how much individuals and political action committees may contribute to candidates or parties; repeal limits on how much parties can contribute to candidates; terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns; require political parties to distinguish between federal and non-federal funds; require each state party to file with the FEC a copy of the same disclosure form as filed with the state; and institute certain electronic reporting requirements.
An amendment no. 12 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a> to ban the use of soft money by national political parties and candidates; index the contribution limits to inflation; and expand the disclosure of campaign finance information.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban the use of soft money by national political parties and candidates; index the contribution limits to inflation; and expand the disclosure of campaign finance information.
An amendment no. 13 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr311):">106-311</a>. to ban foreign contributions to all campaign-related disbursements; improve the reporting of information; strengthen the administration of the FEC; and simplify Federal election law.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to extend the ban on foreign contributions to all campaign related disbursements including soft money contributions to State parties and candidates; require PAC funds to come from U.S. sources; improve reporting of finance information; and strengthen the enforcement of the Federal Election Commission.
Amendment no. 1 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to require a national referendum by dairy farmers on Secretary Glickman's proposed milk marketing reforms and choose between the use of option 1A or option 1B.
Amendment sought to provide for certain criteria to be used in a referenda regarding Federal milk marketing orders.
Amendment no. 3 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to extend the forward pricing contract pilot program to all classes of milk including fluid milk.
Amendment to the Stenholm amendment (A002) sought to extend the forward pricing contract pilot program to include fluid milk.
Amendment no. 4 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to prohibit a cooperative marketing association from paying producers a price that is less than the federal milk marketing order blend minimum price.
Amendment sought to prohibit a cooperative marketing association from paying producers a price that is less than the minimum Federal milk marketing order blend price.
Amendment no. 6 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to establish that the maximum Class I milk differential may not exceed $2.27 per hundredweight.
Amendment no. 7 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to condition implementation on the U.S. Trade Representative's certification that the Act presents no risk of interference with any international trade negotiation to which the United States is a party.
Amendment sought to prohibit implementation of the provisions of the bill until the U.S. Trade Representatives certified that the Act presents no risk of interference with any international trade negotiation to which the United States is a party or with the achievement of the trade policy objectives of the United States.
Amendment no. 8 printed in part B of H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr324):">106-324</a> to terminate all existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001.
Amendment sought to terminate all existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001.
Amendment no. 4 printed in the Congressional Record to exempt any class action that is brought for harm caused by a firearm or ammunition.
Amendment sought to exempt from coverage of the bill any class action that is brought for harm caused by a firearm or ammunition.
Amendment no. 3 printed in the Congressional Record to exempt any class action that is brought for harm caused by a tobacco product.
Amendment sought to exempt from coverage of the bill any class action that is brought for harm caused by a tobacco product.
An amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record to allow a State court to certify a class action after the action has failed to meet class certification under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in a Federal court.
Amendment sought to allow a State court to certify a class action after the Federal court to which the case had been removed had failed to act.
Amendment no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record to delay implementation of the act until the Judicial Conference of the United States certifies that the number of vacancies of Federal judgeships is less that 3 percent.
Amendment sought to delay implementation of the bill until the Judicial Conference of the United States certifies that the number of vacancies of Federal judgeships is less that 3 percent.
Amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr348):">106-348</a> to make conforming changes to section 3 which amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice; clarifies that the punishment is in lieu of that otherwise provided under the bill; and specifies that the exemption for abortion-related conduct includes a surrogate decision maker who acts on behalf of the pregnant woman.
Amendment makes conforming changes to the the Uniform Code of Military Justice; clarifies the punishment authorized under the bill for intentionally killing or attempting to kill an unborn child is in lieu of, not in addition to, the punishment otherwise provided under the bill; and also clarifies that the exemption for abortion-related conduct includes situations in which a surrogate decision maker acts on behalf of the pregnant woman.
Amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr348):">106-348</a> to establish a Federal crime for any violent or assaultive conduct against a pregnant woman that interrupts or terminates her pregnancy.
Amendment sought to replace the text of the bill with language that creates a Federal criminal offense for harm to a pregnant woman.
An amendment to clarify that child abuse includes child sexual abuse.
See McCollum amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to specify that any increase in funding provided shall operate notwithstanding any limitation placed on the availability of the Crime Victims Fund.
Part B amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr366):">106-366</a> to prohibit gag rules, ensure access to emergency medical care, direct access to an OB/GYN, access to a pediatrician as a primary care provider, establish continutity of care, make health care lawsuit reform with limits on "non-economic damages", and requires a patient choice of provider option.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit gag rules, ensure access to emergency medical care, direct access to an OB/GYN, access to a pediatrician as a primary care provider, establish continuity of care, make health care lawsuit reform with limits on "non-economic damages", and require a patient choice of provider option.
Part B amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr366):">106-366</a> to establish utilization review procedures, require a timely appeals process and external review of benefit disputes, allow patients to sue for denials that cause harm, provide protection for employers, allow choice of medical professionals, prohibit gag clauses, and expand access to clinical trials.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish utilization review procedures, require a timely appeals process and external review of benefit disputes, allow patients to sue for denials that cause harm, provide protection for employers, allow choice of medical professionals, prohibit gag clauses, and expand access to clinical trials.
Part B amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr366):">106-366</a> to allow lawsuits in Federal court against the final decision-maker who fails to exercise ordinary care decisions including employers, caps non-economic damages and prohibits punitive damages.
Amendment sought to allow lawsuits in Federal court, rather than State court, against the final decision-maker who fails to exercise ordinary care decisions including employers, cap non-economic damages and prohibit punitive damages.
An amendment to prohibit OPIC funding for manufacturing enterprises in foreign countries, if such investments would cause a reduction in manufacturing in the United States.
See Rohrabacher amendment(A004) for description.
Amendment no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record to authorize OPIC for one year instead of four.
Amendment sought to authorize OPIC for one year rather than four years as contained in the bill.
An amendment to require a GAO report that reviews the claims processing of OPIC to include an analysis of the claims paid, settled, and denied.
See Terry amendment (A007) for description.
An amendment to clarify that the interventions requiring public disclosure are limited to those that intend to impede or delay.
See Terry amendment (A009) for description.
An amendment no. 4 printed in the Congressional Record to restore language concerning gender equity and reinstate the Women's Educational Equity Act.
Amendment restores language concerning gender equity and reauthorizes the Women's Educational Equity Act.
Amendment no. 56 printed in the Congressional Record to establish a five year pilot program to provide a $3,500 scholarship for children who are victims of violent crimes at school or who otherwise attend unsafe schools to attend another school chosen by their parents.
Amendment sought to establish a five year pilot program to provide a $3,500 scholarship to children who are victims of violent crimes at school or who otherwise attend unsafe schools in order to attend another school chosen by their parents.
Amendment no. 38 printed in the Congressional Record to Strike title VIII of the bill that permits schoolwide program funding for schools that serve at least 40 per cent of children from low-income families.
Amendment sought to strike title VIII of the bill that permits schoolwide program funding for schools that serve at least 40 per cent of children from low-income families.
Amendment no. 43 printed in the Congressional Record to increase Title I program funding by $1.5 billion.
Amendment increases title I program funding by $1.5 billion.
Amendment no. 42 printed in the Congressional Record. to establish a pilot program in ten states to convert Title I funds into a portable benefit to be used by the parents or legal guardians for their children's education.
Amendment sought to establish a pilot program in ten states to convert title I funds into a portable benefit to be used by the parents or legal guardians for their children's education.
Amendment no. 40 printed in the Congressional Record to include mathematics and science in Title I standards and assessments.
Amendment adds science as one of the subjects that will require State standards and assessments.
Part B amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr408):">106-408</a> to require that States certify that their per pupil expenditures or achievement levels are substantively equal.
Amendment sought to require that States certify that their per pupil expenditures or achievement levels are substantively equal in the State.
Amt. no. 1 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr409):">106-409</a> to strike sec. 101 that reinforces the standard for the use of controlled substances, prohibits their use for the purpose of causing death or assisting another person in causing death, and specifies that the Attorney General shall not enforce State laws that authorize or permit assisted suicide or euthanasia.
Amendment sought to delete section 101 which reinforces the existing standard for the legitimate use of controlled substances.
Amt. no. 2 printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr409):">106-409</a> to enhance professional education in palliative care and reduce excessive regulatory scrutiny to mitigate the suffering, pain, and desperation that sick and dying people face at the end of their lives and to carry out the Congressional opposition to physican-assisted suicide.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to enhance professional education in palliative care; create family support networks and outreach programs; reduce excessive regulatory scrutiny; and carry out the Congressional opposition to physician-assisted suicide.
An amendment to give each eligible county the option of using 20 percent of its distribution for community based projects rather than to require it.
Amendment sought to allow local government to use up to 20 percent of its payment for public land projects but would not require it.
An amendment to provide $1.825 billion to fully fund the President's request for the Wye River Accord and increase funding for other programs by $799.1 million.
Amendment provides $1.825 billion for implementation of the President's request for the Wye River Accord and also increases funding for other programs by $799.1 million.
Amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr462):">106-462</a> to require that consumers must affirmatively consent to receive electronic records; allow the consumer to retain these records and withdraw consent; and clarify that provisions do not affect any disclosures required under regulation or law.
Amendment requires that consumers must affirmatively consent to receive electronic records; allows the consumer to retain these records and withdraw consent; and clarifies that provisions do not affect any disclosures required under regulation or law.
Amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr462):">106-462</a> to recognize the validity of electronic signatures and records in commercial transactions.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to recognize the validity of electronic signatures and records in commercial transactions.
Amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr463):">106-463</a> to strike Title I, Fatherhood Grant Program and replace with the Parents Count Program.
Amendment sought to replace title I, the Fatherhood Grant Program, with language establishing the Parents Count Program.
Amendment no. 6 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr463):">106-463</a> to prohibit any funding to a faith-based institution that is pervasively sectarian.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding under the bill to a faith-based institution that is pervasively sectarian.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide approximately $89 billion in marriage penalty tax relief over a period of 10 years. In addition, the substitute 1) increases the standard deduction for married couples to twice that of single taxpayers beginning in 2001 (same as the base bill); 2) makes adjustments to the alternative minimum tax to ensure that all married couples benefit from the increased standard deduction; 3) increases the amount a joint-filing couple may earn before their earned income tax credit benefits begin to phase out by $2,000 in 2001 and by $2,500 in 2002; and 4) repeals current law provisions that limit refundable child credits under the alternative minimum tax effective beginning in 2001.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide approximately $89 billion in marriage penalty tax relief over a period of 10 years; and make the tax reduction contingent on certification that the Social Security trust fund will remain solvent until 2050, certification that the Medicare trust fund will remain solvent until 2030, and certification that the publicly held national debt is projected to be eliminated by 2013.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House report 106-498 to 1) modify the definition of "small business" to include businesses that had revenues in each of the last two years of $5 million or less; 2) apply the bill's product liability protections only to small business retailers; 3) apply the bill's cap on punitive damages only to cases related to product liability; 4) revise the bill's definition of "hate crimes" to mean "a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person"; and 5) allow states to opt out of the federal cap on punitive damages and product liability protections through legislation or voter initiative.
Amendment sought to 1) modify the definition of "small business" to include businesses that had revenues in each of the last two years of $5 million or less; 2) apply the bill's product liability protections only to small business retailers; 3) apply the bill's cap on punitive damages only to cases related to product liability; 4) revise the bill's definition of "hate crimes" to mean "a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person"; and 5) allow states to opt out of the federal cap on punitive damages and product liability protections through legislation or voter initiative.
Amendment printed in H.Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr515):">106-515</a> to clarify land conveyance and reversionary language and to include the Secretary of the Interior as a joint lead agency for environmental review.
Amendment makes technical changes to the environmental review requirements and the reversionary language contained in the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-516 to provide for the increase in the minimum wage to occur over a 2-year period as opposed to a 3-year period as provided in the bill.
Amendment provides for increasing the minimum wage by $1 over a 2-year period.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-525 to ensure uniformity in the litigation of constitutional claims, including those claims involving the uses of property.
Amendment sought to allow all section 1983 plaintiffs bringing actions for constitutional violations to use the bill's expedited access to Federal courts.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-525 to eliminate section 2 of the bill and retains Sections 3 and 4 of the bill which seek to expedite takings cases in which federal (as opposed to local) actions are at issue.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit takings claims to those involving the Federal government and eliminate language dealing with local zoning matters.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 106-535 to recommend $255 billion in budget authority and $252 billion in outlays for national defense; provide $10.5 billion less in budget authority and $9.8 billion less in outlays for agriculture; call for $44.7 billion less in budget authority and $48.2 billion less in outlays for transportation; and to recommend $88.8 billion in budget authority ($16.2 billion more than the base bill) and $76.9 billion in outlays ($7.7 billion more than the base bill) for education, training, employment, and social services.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to target investments for education and safety net programs for working class families.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr535):">106-535</a> to recommend $276.2 billion in budget authority and $274.5 billion in outlays for national defense; propose $30 million in budget authority and $22.3 billion in outlays for community and regional development; recommend $85.9 billion in budget authority and $74.8 billion in outlays for education, training, employment, and social services; propose using additional non-Social Security surpluses to create a Medicare prescription drug benefit; and to recommend targeted tax cuts, such as expanding the EITC and increasing the Dependent Care Tax Credit.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reserve surpluses for debt reduction, a prescription drug benefit, education and social services programs, and specified tax credits.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 106-535 to recommend a total of $605.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for FY 2001; recommend an increase of $2 billion in national defense budget authority and an increase of $1 billion in national defense outlays; recommend an increase of approximately $1 billion in both authority and outlays for veterans' benefits; devote approximately 50% of the FY 2001 on-budget surplus to debt reduction; call for $40 billion in tax cuts over FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.2001:">s 2001</a>-2005; and to call for a $40 billion reserve fund for Medicare over FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.2001:">s 2001</a>-2005 and $150 billion over FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.2001:">s 2001</a>-2011.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, sought to retire the public debt by 2012; provide investments in education, veterans, health care and defense; and establish a $40 billion Medicare reserve fund that can be used for Medicare reform and a prescription drug benefit.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 106-535 to recommend a total of $582.7 billion in discretionary budget authority; recommend $309 billion in budget authority and $299.7 billion in outlays for national defense; calls for $54.7 billion in budget authority and $43.9 billion in outlays for transportation; calls for $270 billion in tax cuts over FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.2001:">s 2001</a>-2005 for marriage penalty tax relief, relief associated with the patients' rights bill, repealing the 4.3% gas tax increase enacted in 1993, eliminating the federal estate tax, and other tax reductions; recommend that the Ways and Means Committee include some form of personal retirement accounts in legislation ensuring long term solvency of Social Security;.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide tax relief, medicare reform including prescription drug coverage, social security reform, and defense funding increase.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 5 printed in part B of House Report 106-535 to recommend $305.3 billion in budget authority and $297.2 billion in outlays for national defense; propose gross tax relief of $5.6 billion in FY 2001 and $77.8 billion over FY'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.2001:">s 2001</a>-2005 to reduce estate taxes, mitigate the marriage penalty on middle income families, expand the EITC as well as other targeted tax relief; direct the Ways and Means Committee to report legislation to extend the solvency of Social Security by at least 15 years and Medicare by at least 10 years; and to express the sense of Congress that (1) the president and Congress agree on discretionary spending caps based on realistic levels; (2) the federal tax code should be modified to encourage low income workers to save and prepare for the future; and (3) federal employees should receive a pay raise of at least 3.7% in January 2001.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to pay down the public debt, provide targeted tax relief to working families, retain 100 percent of the social security surplus, and provide funding for a Medicare prescription drug coverage.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part A of House Report 106-549 to cut $1.631 billion from various programs in the bill and to strike all references in the bill to emergency designations; making the bill subject to spending caps; having it recorded as on-budget spending; and requiring sequestration of other funds in order to pay for the bill.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the bill by $1.6 billion by deleting non-emergency spending; make the bill subject to spending caps and recorded as on-budget spending; and require a sequestration of other funds in order to pay for the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part A of House Report 106-549 to appropriate $4 billion in FY 2000 funds to reduce publicly held debt.
Amendment appropriates $4 billion in FY 2000 funds to reduce the publicly held debt.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in part B of House Report 106-549 to cut $552 million of the $1.071 billion in Title I of the bill for "Counternarcotics".
Amendment sought to reduce funding for counternarcotics activities by $552 million.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 106-549 to appropriate an additional $4 billion during FY 2000 for urgent defense priorities in the areas of personnel benefits, military health care recruitment and retention, and equipment readiness.
Amendment appropriates an additional $4 billion for military personnel quality of life and recruiting programs, defense health, depot maintenance, and high priority support to deployed forces.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-549 to strike Title I from the bill. Title I deals with the Counternarcotics.
Amendment sought to delete $1.7 billion provided for counternarcotics funding for Colombia.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 106-549 to make delivery of military assistance to Colombia contingent upon Presidential certification of the following: 1) agreement by the government of Colombia to a strategy to completely eliminate illicit drug cultivation by 2005; 2) Colombia's armed forces having the authority to dismiss persons for gross violations of human rights; 3) Colombia's armed forces cooperating with civilian authorities in the investigation and prosecution in civilian courts of gross human rights abuses by armed forces personnel; and 4) Colombia's armed forces developing a Judge Advocate General Corps.
Amendment makes delivery of military assistance to Colombia contingent upon Presidential certification of the following: (1) agreement by the government of Colombia to a strategy to completely eliminate illicit drug cultivation by 2005; (2) Colombia's armed forces having the authority to dismiss persons for gross violations of human rights; (3) Colombia's armed forces cooperating with civilian authorities in the investigation and prosecution in civilian courts of gross human rights abuses by armed forces personnel; and (4) Colombia's armed forces developing a Judge Advocate General Corps.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in part B of House Report 106-549 to strike language in the bill that would permit $40 million to be used to fund a binding referendum for economic development in Vieques in Puerto Rico unless specified certifications are made by the President.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of $40 million for a referendum among the residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico regarding further use of the island training range by the Navy; and require that the President certify that all trespassing and other intrusions on the range have ceased and that comprehensive operational training has resumed before economic development funding of $40 million is made available.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in part B of House Report 106-549 to withhold 50 per cent of the funding for military operations in Kosovo until the President makes certifications that the European Union and member nations of NATO have obligated at least 75% of the assistance committed by them for 1999 and 2000.
Amendment sought to withhold 50 per cent of the bill's funding for military operations in Kosovo until the President certifies to Congress that the European Union and European members of NATO have obligated certain percentages of their original pledges and commitments for activities in Kosovo.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 106-549 to provide $10 million to fund the Volunteer Fire Assistanc Program; $10 million for burn research; and $80 million for a Fire Competitive Grant Program, to be matched by local governments on a 50-50 basis; and to allow CDBG funds to be freed up for local fire service use.
Amendment, as modified, provides $10 million for the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; $10 million for burn research; and $80 million for a Fire Competitive Grant Program.,.
An amendment to provide for an across-the-board reduction of funds in the bill by 10%. The amendment provides exceptions for funds which are designated as emergency funds or any amount made available for the Department of Defense.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for reductions of funds as follows: 1) $293,048,000 from the Department of Justice account; 2) $185,800,000 from the Department of Defense-Military account; and 3) $1,099,000,000 from the Bilateral Economic Assitance account. The amendment also stipulates that no title I funds may be used for military construction outside of the United States or any of its territories or possessions; and that no title II funds may be used for operations in Kosovo or East Timor, other than the return of U.S. personnel and property to the U.S.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the bill including: the Drug Enforcement Administration; DOD Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; Assistance for Plan Colombia and for Andean Regional Counternarcotics Activities. It also sought to provide that none of the funds made available in title I for "Military Construction, Defense-Wide" may be used for construction outside of the United States or any of its territories or possessions; and none of the funds made available in title II may be used for operations in Kosovo or East Timor, other than the return of United States personnel and property to the United States.
An amendment to reduce the funds made available for the FDA Buildings and Facilities account by $20 million.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-557 to provide that the policies and rules established by the network shall be subject to review and approval by the Secretary of HHS; to require both HHS and its contractor to apply scientific principles to the development of organ allocation policies; and to ensure that data necessary to evaluate and improve the organ transplant system are provided to the public.
Amendment sought to subject the policies and rules established by the Network to review and approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; establish an advisory committee to provide recommendations to the Secretary on Network policies, rules, and other matters as appropriate; and specify that all polices shall be based on sound medical principles and valid scientific data.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-557 to provide a technical revision to language in the bill to ensure that the nation's organ transplantation system recognizes the health care needs of children and to provide for a study of immunosupressive drug coverage for children.
Amendment provides a technical revision to language in the bill to ensure that the nation's organ transplantation system recognizes the health care needs of children; and provides for a study of immunosuppressive drug coverage for children.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-557 to ensure that the policies of the Network could not be thwarted or preempted by state or local law.
Amendment sought to ensure that the policies of the Network could not be preempted by State or local law.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-562 to broaden eligibility for three of the bill's homeownership initiatives by making federal employees, employees and owners of small businesses, unionized employees, employees of tax exempt organizations, and anyone who qualifies for the federal child care tax credit eligible for 1% downpayment FHA loans and HOME homeownership assistance. For homeownership assistance through the CDBG program, the amendment would extend eligibility to all residents of the local jurisdiction.
Amendment sought to expand home ownership assistance to those employed by a tax exempt authority, the Federal government, a small business, those with a financial interest in a small business, those individuals who qualify for a child care tax credit, and members of an organization under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 106-562 to strike language in Title IV that raises the CDBG income eligibility for a median household income and brings it back down to the existing level.
Amendment sought to strike language that raises the Community Development Block Grant income eligibility for median household income.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 106-562 to authorize $35 million special purpose CDBG funds for site acquisition, planning, architectural design and construction of a convocation and community center in Youngstown, Ohio.
Amendment authorizes $35 million for construction of a convocation and community center in Youngstown, Ohio.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 106-562 to allow religious organizations to compete for the block grants provided in the bill on the same basis that other private organizations compete.
Amendment, as modified, allows religious organizations to compete for block grants provided in the bill on the same basis as private organizations.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to provide a 6-month period before the provisions of the bill take effect.
Amendment sought to allow the FCC to modify the rules to eliminate or reduce the minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels six months after the Commission submits a study to Congress that examines whether low-power FM radio stations result in harmful interference to existing stations.
An amendment to the Delahunt amendment to provide for a 99-year extension of the moratorium on state and local taxes on the Internet.
Amendment to the Delahunt amendment (A002) sought to provide for a 99-year extension of the moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access and commerce.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to provide a 2-year extension of the moratorium on state and local taxes on the Internet. The effect would continue the moratorium until October 21, 2003.
Amendment sought to provide for a 2-year rather than 5-year extension of the moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet commerce.
An amendment to express the sense of the House that there should be a streamlined non-multiple and non-discriminatory tax system to be utilized by the states regarding the internet.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the states should develop a streamlined, non-multiple and non-discriminatory tax system.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-612 to allow those states which currently allow offshore drilling to receive the majority of the funding under Title I of the bill.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding to a coastal state if there is a Federal moratorium on offshore leasing off the coast of that state.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-612 to require full funding of the amounts authorized for PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing, if amounts otherwise made available in the bill are insufficient.
Amendment sought to provide full funding for the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program, and Fish and Wildlife Services Refuge Revenue Sharing program.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-612 to increase funding for the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Act program by $225,000,000 over the current bill; to increase funding for the Farmland Protection program by $125,000,000 over the current bill; and to increase funding for the Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery program by $100,000,000, also over the current bill.
Amendment sought to transfer $450 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Urban Park and Recreation, Farmland Protection, and Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery programs.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 106-612 to condition the annual transfer of funds to the CARA Trust Fund on the following: certification that Congress is on track to eliminate all publicly held debt by 2013; certification that there is not an on-budget deficit; certification that Social Security is not scheduled to run a deficit within the next 5 years; and certification that Medicare is not scheduled to run a deficit within the next 5 years.
Amendment conditions the transfer of funds to the Conservation and Reinvestment trust fund upon Social Security and Medicare solvency certifications.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 106-612 to prohibit funds from being used in the Act for the establishment or management of a national monument designated after 1995 under the Antiquities Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit CARA funds from being used for the establishment or management of a national monument designated after 1995 under the Antiquities Act.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 106-621 to prevent non-federal landowners, who become neighbors of the federal government resulting from an action authorized under the bill, from having those rights that allow the use and enjoyment of their property diminished.
Amendment sought to protect private property rights adjacent to or within the boundaries of Federal land acquired by the Act.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 106-612 to prohibit amounts available in the bill from being used for acquisition of land by the Federal government except lands located within exterior boundaries desigated before the date of enactment.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for acquisition of land by the Federal government except lands located within exterior boundaries designated before the date of enactment.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 106-612 to shift the beginning date for mandatory spending for programs in the bill from fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2006.
Amendment sought to change the beginning date for mandatory spending for programs in the bill from fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2006.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 106-612 to strike a provision in Title I of the bill which treats one county in California not eligible to receive impact assistance as if it were eligible to receive funds.
Amendment sought to strike a provision in title I which treats one county in California not eligible to receive impact assistance as if it were eligible to receive such funds.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 106-612 require that 50% of the federal share of the funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund provided in the bill be used to maintain and manage lands already in federal ownership.
Amendment sought to require that 50 percent of the federal share of the Land and Water Conservation Fund be used to maintain and manage lands already in Federal ownership.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 106-612 to provide local governments with the opportunity to object to projects listed under state and Federal land acquisition plans under the LWCF.
Amendment sought to provide local governments with the opportunity to object to projects listed in state and federal land acquisition plans under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 106-612 to require the Federal government, when acquiring land in a state in which 50% or more of the land in the state is owned by the Federal government, to either dispose of and equal amount of land or obtain the approval of the state via passage of a specific state law before acquiring additional land.
Amendment sought to require the Federal government, when acquiring land in a State in which 50 percent or more of the land in the State is owned by the Federal government, to either dispose of an equal amount of land or obtain the approval of the State by State law before acquiring that land.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 106-612 to ensure that landowners are not forced to sell their property, and that all landowners are treated fairly in the process.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the adverse condemnation of property.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in House Report 106-612 to strike a provision in Title III of CARA which opens the door for funding to go to organizations which engage in "public-outreach", species re-introduction and certain other uses not currently in law.
Amendment sought to delete Wildlife Conservation and Restoration definitions contained in title III.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 106-612 to amend section 702 of the bill to add the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program to the list of programs for which the Secretary of Agriculture could use funds provided under section 5(b)(7).
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds under the bill for the urban and community forestry program.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 106-612 to allow the BLM to auction public lands identified for disposal in their Land Management Plans.
Amendment sought to establish procedures for the Bureau of Land Management to dispose of unwanted Federally controlled lands.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 106-612 to add a new title at the end of the bill stipulating that amounts made available in the Act shall only be available for grants to states to provide assistance to incorporated cities, and to counties with a population of 100,000 or more.
Amendment sought to provide that amounts made available in the Act shall only be available for grants to States; and to provide assistance to incorporated cities, and to counties with a population of 100,000 or more.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 106-612 to strengthen private property rights and PILT programs; address public maintenance problems in public parks; and to make funding discretionary for the first 5 years that the bill is enacted.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to strengthen private property rights and PILT programs; address maintenance problems in public parks; and make funding discretionary for the first 5 years after enactment.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-613 to add a new title which lays out a biennial budget process.
Amendment sought to establish a biennial budget process under which the President would submit a 2-year budget, and Congress would consider a 2-year budget resolution and 13 2-year appropriations bills during the first session of a Congress. The second session of the Congress would be devoted to consideration of authorization bills and for oversight of government agencies.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-613 to provide for an automatic continuing resolution in the event that the regular appropriations process is incomplete at the start of a new fiscal year.
Amendment sought to provide for an automatic continuing resolution to take effect in the event that the regular appropriations process is incomplete at the start of a new fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-613.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill that removes budget functions from the budget resolution and places them in a committee report.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-621 to make the U.S. ground forces in Kosovo conditional on presidentially-certified progress by our European allies; to require the President, before April 1, 2001, to submit a report on commitment and delivery of certain types of aid to Kosovo by the European Commission, members of the European Union, and European members of NATO; and to require the President to certify by that date that these nations and organizations have met a specified percentage of their aid pledges.
Amendment conditions the continued deployment of United States ground combat forces in Kosovo on Presidential certification of certain burdensharing goals for the European Commission, members of the European Union, and European members of NATO.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-621 to reduce the total Defense authorization by 1% from the amount proposed in the bill.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount authorized in the bill by one percent.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-621 to shorten the waiting period from 180 days to 60 days for Congress to review a proposed adjustment in the performance level that defines high-speed computers and excludes any days in which the House or Senate is in sine die adjournment.
Amendment shortens the Congressional waiting period to review proposed adjustments of high performance computers for export purposes from 180 days to 60 days.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-621 to conclude further production of the Trident II (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Amendment sought to end production of the Trident II (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 106-621 to assign, at the request of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, military personnel to assist in patrolling our borders for weapons of mass destruction, illegal narcotics, and other terrorist or drug trafficking items.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 106-621 to make coverage and reimbursement for physical and occupational therapy by TRICARE comparable to other entities providing the same benefits.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense conduct a study comparing the coverage and reimbursement for physical, speech, and occupational therapies for covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program to coverage and reimbursement for such therapies under Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 106-621 to eliminate portions of existing law which authorize the Secretary of Defense to convey surplus military property to local governments at less than fair market prices.
Amendment sought to repeal existing law which authorizes the Secretary of Defense to convey surplus military property to local governments to support local law enforcement.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-624 to strike title XV of the bill as reported, and insert in lieu thereof, language which would authorize the conveyance of the land at the western end of the island of Vieques, with certain exceptions, and in accordance with the President's negotiated position with the government of Puerto Rico.
Amendment replaces title XV in the bill with language that authorizes the conveyance of the Naval Ammunition Support detachment located on the western end of Vieques Island to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-624 to restore equal access to health services at overseas military hospitals to servicemen and women and their dependents stationed overseas.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-624 to repeal the authority for the School of Americas and to authorize a Congressional task force to critically assess training of Latin American soldiers by the U.S. and report its findings to Congress.
Amendment sought to require the Army to close the United States Army School of the Americas.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-624 to block any U.S. government entity from entering into arrangements to accept liability or extend an indemnity for nuclear accidents occurring in North Korea.
Amendment prohibits any contract or arrangement which would make the United States liable for nuclear accidents occurring in North Korea.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 106-624 as a substitute for the Taylor (MS) amendment to expand the current Medicare subvention demonstration program to up to seven additional sites and up to 13 additional military treatment facilities.
Amendment offered as a substitute to the Taylor (MS) amendment (A014) sought to expand Medicare Subvention, the TRICARE Senior Prime Program, by the end of 2002 up to 13 more hospitals, bringing the total number of hospitals offering enrollment in Medicare Subvention to 24, and making an additional 140,000 retirees eligible for enrollment.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 106-624 to expand and make permanent an existing DoD TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration program known commonly as Medicare Subvention.
Amendment expands and makes permanent the TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration program known commonly as Medicare Subvention for Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for engineering work related to an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport.
Amendment prohibits use of funds for engineering work related to an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to require the Director of the CIA to submit a report to Congress, not later than Feb. 1 of each year, containing an unclassified statement of the aggregate appropriations for U.S. intelligence activities the previous fiscal year.
Amendment sought to require the Director of Central Intelligence to submit a report to Congress containing an unclassified statement of the aggregate funding for intelligence activities for the previous fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to require the CIA to report to Congress on the effect of foreign espionage, including industrial spying, on the trade balance of the U.S.
Amendment requires the CIA to submit to Congress a report that updates, and revises as necessary, the report prepared by the Director pursuant to law relating to a description of the effects of espionage against the United States, conducted by or on behalf of other nations, on United States trade secrets, patents, and technology development.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to require the CIA to report to Congress on whether the goals and policies of China constitute a threat to the national security of the United States.
An amendment to provide protective status to each section of the Conservation Area pending the completion of the management plan.
See Udall (CO) amendment (A003) for description.
An amendment to define the Conservation Area as the 1,288,570 acres of land depicted in the Bureau of Land Management map entitled "San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Area dated March 28, 2000.
Amendment defines the Conservation Area as the 1,288,570 acres of land depicted in the Bureau of Land Management map entitled "San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Area" dated March 28, 2000.
An amendment to allow the use of motorized vehicles where authorized by the Bureau of Land Management.
Amendment to the Holt amendment (A006) sought to replace language which prohibits motorized vehicle use in the conservation area with language that would allow the use of motorized vehicles where authorized by the Bureau of Land Management.
An amendment to strike section 103 that prohibits any funding to promulgate, issue, implement, administer, or enforce any proposed, temporary, or final standard on ergonomic protection.
Amendment sought to strike section 103 that prohibits OSHA from promulgating standards on ergonomic protection.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide a 20% reduction to estate and gift taxes and increase the limit on the small business exclusion from $1.3 million to $2 million.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase the estate and gift taxes exemption for individuals to $1,100,000, from the current level of $675,000; raise the estate tax exclusion for small businesses by creating a $4 million exclusion per family for farms and closely held businesses; and provide a 20 percent across-the-board reduction to the estate and gift tax rates.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the appropriation for IDEA funding by $200 million from $500 million to $700 million by cutting the appropriation for GEAR UP by $200 million.
Amendment sought to increase IDEA funding by $200 million and reduce funding for the GEAR UP program by $200 million.
An amendment numbered 186 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the bill's appropriation for special education state grants by $300 million via offsetting reductions of the same amount for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for special education state grants by $300 million and reduce by the same amount funds for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the bill's appropriation for special education state grants by $16 million by an offsetting cut of the same amount from the ready to learn television program.
Amendment sought to increase the appropriation for special education state grants by $16 million and reduce by the same amount funds for the Ready-to-Learn television program.
An amendment numbered 203 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by transfer the funding for special education by $10,356,700.
Amendment sought to increase funding for special education state grants by $10.3 million.
An amendment numbered 182 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by 1%.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $3.65 million.
An amendment numbered 205 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by transfer the amount for special education by $42,224,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for special education state grants by $42.2 million.
An amendment numbered 196 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Native Hawaiian Education program which provides funds to the Bishop Estate Trust which operates schools attended only by Native Hawaiaan children.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the Native Hawaiian Education program.
An amendment that prohibits use of funds in the bill to prohibit military recruiting at secondary schools.
Amendment prohibits use of funds in the bill to prohibit military recruiting at secondary schools.
An amendment printed in Part B of House Report 106-657.
Amendment sought to provide $25 million for the 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act with offsets from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
An amendment to prohibit the use of NIH funding to grant an exclusive or partially exclusive license pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35, USC, except in accordance with section 209 of such title (relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms).
Amendment prohibits the use of NIH funding to grant an exclusive or partially exclusive license pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35, USC, except in accordance with section 209 of such title (relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms).
An amendment to reduce all discretionary account levels by 0.617% across-the-board.
Amendment sought to reduce all discretionary account levels by 0.617% across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to provide $40 million ($10 million to each program) to the PILT, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, State-side Grant Program, and National Forest and Park Service maintenance accounts while eliminating $126.5 million for the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles program and thus their portion of the DoE's buddget $40 million. The remaining $86.5 million will be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.
Amendment eliminates Department of Energy funding of $126.5 million for the Partnership for a Next Generation of Vehicles program and applies $86 million to debt reduction and $40 million to Payment in Lieu of Taxes, Land and Water Conservation, and Forest Service and National Park Service maintenance programs.
An amendment numbered 37 printed in the Congressional Record to increase (by transfer) the amount for Wildland Fire Management by $4 million.
Amendment increases wildland fire management funding by $4 million.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the National Forest System funding by $26,000,000 and to reduce funding for fossil energy research and development activities in the Energy Resource, Supply and Efficiency program by $53 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Forest Service recreation programs by $26 million and decrease Department of Energy petroleum technology programs by $53 million.
An amendment to increase funding for Fish and Wildlife Management by $14.7 million and to reduce funding for Forest Products by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Fish and Wildlife Management by $14.7 million and reduce funding for Forest Products by a similar amount.
An amendment to keep in place the fund limitation proposed to be loosened by the Dicks amendment which would subsequently require the Forest Service and BLM to complete a regulatory flexibility analysis as required by law for the Interior Columbia Basin Project.
Amendment to the Dicks amendment (A012) sought to strike reference to activities related to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan.
An amendment to remove the reference to the planning and management of national monuments.
Amendment to the Dicks amendment (A012) sought to strike reference to the planning and management of national monuments.
An amendment to add a new section to provide that any limitation imposed by the bill which is related to planning and management of national monuments or activities related to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan shall not apply to any activity which is otherwise authorized by law.
Amendment exempts activities otherwise authorized by law related to the planing and management of national monuments or activities related to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan from any limitations imposed under the Act.
An amendment to reduce the amount for NEA by 2% and to transfer the money to the fire management account.
Amendment, as modified, sought to decrease National Endowment for the Arts funding by $1.9 million and increase wildland fire management funding accordingly.
An amendment to increase the amount of the deferral for Clean Coal Technology by $22 million from $67,000,000 to $89,000,000.
Amendment defers an additional $22 million of prior year clean coal technology funding.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to provide $10 million in funding for the creation of a Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Amendment sought to provide $10 million for the creation of a Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the Act to be used to implement any section added by a previous specified amendment except for activities related to planning and management of national monuments.
Amendment prohibits funds in the Act to be used to implement any section added by a previous specified amendment except for activities related to planning and management of national monuments.
An amendment numbered 48 printed in the Congressional Record to ensure that the case regading Indian gaming brought by Florida and Alabama against the Department of the Interior is fully adjudicated before the Secretary of the Interior is permitted to publish the procedures that would allow tribes to establish casinos under regulations that by-pass tribal-state compacts.
Amendment sought to restrict the Department of the Interior from issuing certain gaming regulations.
An amendment to insert text into the bill which would remove the prohibition of the VA Department from transferring any medical care funding to the Justice Department for use in government lawsuits against tobacco companies.
Amendment sought to allow the transfer of certain Department of Veterans Affairs funding to the Department of Justice for administrative and legal expenses in support of tobacco litigation.
An amendment made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.RES.527:">H. Res. 527</a> to clarify that the service obligations of noncommercial broadcast stations are required to frame certain programs in an educational format.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit the eligibility to hold a noncommercial license to those that serve an educational, instructional, cultural, or educational religious purpose.
An amendment to increase the appropriation for the public housing operating fund by $1,000,000. A corresponding offset is provided for by reducing the appropriation for salaries and expenses for management and administration by $1,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Public Housing Operating Fund by $1 million and decreases HUD Management and Administration, Salaries and Expenses funding by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the amount made available for the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety Soundness Act by $4.77 million to $26.77 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight by $4.7 million.
An amendment to insert a proviso which specifies that any limitation imposed under the Act on funds made available by the Act for the EPA shall not apply to activities specified in the proviso related to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise authorized by law.
Amendment clarifies language concerning the use of funds by the EPA related to the Kyoto Protocol.
An amendment to delete the funding for the space station and to reallocate the intended funding to certain other accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to terminate funding for the international space station program.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement or administer the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement or administer the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to remove language in the committee report that prohibits the EPA from (1) using dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies; and (2) enforcing drinking water standards for arsenic where such activities are authorized by law.
Amendment sought to remove language in the committee report that prohibits the EPA from (1) using dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies; and (2) enforcing drinking water standards for arsenic where such activities are authorized by law.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit EPA from using any funds in the bill to designate "ozone nonattainment areas" under the more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by EPA in 1997.
Amendment limits the ability of EPA to designate certain ozone nonattainment areas.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit HUD from using funds in the bill to administer HUD's Community for Safer Guns Coalition.
Amendment prohibits HUD from using funds in the bill to administer HUD's Community for Safer Guns Coalition. may be used to administer the Communities for Safer Guns Coalition.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Section 8 housing by $344 million for 60,000 new Section 8 vouchers. The amendment would transfer the same amount from the $2.1 billion allotted for the International Space Station.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the section 8 voucher program for housing assistance by $344 million and decrease funding for the international space station accordingly.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section to the bill that prevents any funds from being used to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the March 17, 2000 settlement between the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and HUD.
Amendment sought to prohibit HUD from using funds in the bill to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the March 17, 2000 settlement between Smith & Wesson and HUD.
Amendment no. 3 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr685):">106-685</a> to require that all savings from appropriations amendments which reduce or cut funding are captured and devoted to debt reduction, unless otherwise directed to other discretionary spending.
Amendment sought to require that all savings from appropriations amendments which reduce or cut funding, be captured and devoted to debt reduction, unless otherwise directed to other discretionary spending.
Amendment no. 19 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses funding by $173,480, the average cost of incarcerating the non-citizens currently detained when the INS denied bond, asylum, or other relief based on secret evidence.
Amendment reduces Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses funding by $173,480.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for Local Law Enforcement Grants and Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants and to increase funding for trade adjustment assistance under the Economic Development Administration by $49.5 million.
Amendment sought to transfer $49.5 million to the Economic Development Administration.
An amendment numbered 36 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds for the Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing (by $60.8 million) and for Drug Courts programs in the Office of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice. Funding for the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants is reduced by $121.6 million.
Amendment sought to provide by transfer $122 million of Truth-in-Sentencing prison grant funds to Boys and Girls Clubs and drug court programs.
An amendment to strike section 103 from the bill. Section 103 prohibits funds in the bill from being available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to termor in the case of rape. The section further provides that should the foregoing prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the section shall be null and void.
Amendment sought to strike section 103 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape.
An amendment to allow reimbursement to the Justice Department for litigation filed before January 1, 2000, that has received funding under section 109 of Public Law 103-317, thereby allowing the Veterans Administration to transfer funding for the lawsuit against tobacco companies.
Amendment allows the Justice Department to receive funds from the Veterans Administration to aid in the cost of tobacco litigation.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 111 of the bill which relates to salary rates for lawyers at the Department of Justice.
Amendment sought to strike the Department of Justice's exemption to the payment of overtime to its attorneys.
An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by $133,800,000 with offsets coming in decreases for the Economic and Statistical Analysis account and the Bureau of the Census.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by $133.8 million.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the $8.2 million appropriation for the Asia Foundation in the Department of State.
Amendment sought to delete the $8.2 million appropriation for the Asia Foundation.
An amendment numbered 72 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new proviso into the bill (relating to the Kyoto Protocols) which clarifies that the limitations on funds shall not apply to activities which are otherwise authorized by law.
Amendment clarifies that the limitations on funds concerning the Kyoto Protocol shall not apply to activities which are otherwise authorized by law.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section which provides that no funds in the bill may be used to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the settlement document dated March 17, 2000, between Smith and Wesson and the Department of the Treasury.
Amendment sought to add a new section which provides that no funds in the bill may be used to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the settlement document dated March 17, 2000, between Smith and Wesson and the Department of the Treasury.
An amendment numbered 77 printed in the Congressional Record to add language to the bill prohibiting the use of funds by the State Department to approve the purchase of property in Arlington, VA by the Xinhua News Agency.
Amendment adds language to the bill prohibiting the use of funds by the State Department to approve the purchase of property in Arlington, VA by the Xinhua News Agency.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $2 million the funding for the Army Corps of Engineers General Investigating Account. An equal amount is deducted from the account for the Corps' General Expenses account as an offset.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' general investigations account by $2 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the General Investigations account by $100,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' general investigations account by $100,000.
An amendment to reduce the account for Operation and Maintenance, General by $6,801,000 from $1,854,000,000 to $1,847,199,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and maintenance account by $6.8 million.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:S.23:">s $23</a> million in funding for the Energy Department's Nuclear Energy Reserve Initiative.
Amendment sought to transfer funds from the Nuclear Energy Reserve Initiative program to renewable energy research programs.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to dredge the Delaware River Main Channel.
Amendment prohibits use of funds in the bill to dredge the Delaware River Main Channel.
An amendment printed in House Report 106-701 to replace the bill's provisions reauthorizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year with a new reauthorization for 3 years; authorize the Energy Department to buy oil from small or marginal wells when oil prices fall below $15 a barrel; and to authorize the establishment of a new regional home heating oil reserve in the Northeast.
Amendment reauthorizes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through 2003; authorizes the Secretary of Energy to buy oil from stripper wells; and authorizes the establishment of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to pay any basic pay of an individual who simultaneously holds or carries out the responsibilities of (1) a position within the National Nuclear Security Administration; and (2) a position within the Department of Energy not within the Administration.
Amendment prohibits the dual-hatting of employees in positions within the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressioinal Record to increase by $100,000 (from $957,000 to $1.1 million), the funding in the bill for the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station. The increase is offset by reducing funding for USDA departmental admininstration by $34,000; Office of Inspector General by $33,000; and Office of Communications by $33,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station risk assessments by $100,000 and decrease USDA administration, communications, and inspector general funding accordingly.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the bill's overall funding by $200,000 in order to eliminate the funding for a grant for "international aspargus competitiveness".
Amendment sought to delete $200,000 provided for a special grant for asparagus competitiveness.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the bill's funding of $2 million for USDA's agri-tourism program.
Amendment sought to delete $2 million provided for the agri-tourism program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 106-709 to provide that the exemption included in the bill not apply to: (1) negotiations between health professionals and heath plans relating to fees, payments, reimbursements, or other compensation arrangements; or (2) negotiations with a health plan that would allow health professionals to balance bill patients of a health plan. The exemption would also not apply to a health professional who had not submitted and received approval from the Secretary of HHS on a plan to reduce medical errors or to a health professional who engaged in boycotts of health plans.
Amendment sought to provide that the antitrust exemption shall not apply to various conditions including negotiations over fees, payments, or reimbursement and negotiations to permit health care professionals to balance bill patients.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-709 to exempt groups of health care professional engaged in negotiations with health plans from federal antitrust laws if the FTC or the Department of Justice has certified that such negotiations would promote competition and enhance the quality of professional care. The amendment clarifies that the bill does not create any legal right for such groups of health care professionals to engage in boycotts, coercive behavior or engage in a collective cessation of service to patients.
Amendment sought to exempt groups of health care professionals engaged in negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Department of Justice has certified that such negotiations would promote competition and enhance the quality of patient care.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-709 to provide that a physician may not be forced to join a union as a condition of employment by a health plan.
Amendment sought to provide that a physician may not be forced to join a union as a condition of employment by a health plan.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 106-709 to prevent doctors, or any health care professional covered in the bill, from using the language to negotiate fees.
Amendment sought to provide that the antitrust exemption shall not apply to negotiations over fees.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 106-709 to exempt discussions regarding requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations.
Amendment exempts negotiations regarding abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the development or approval of any drug intended solely for the chemical inducement of abortion.
Amendment sought to prohibit the development or approval of any drug intended solely for the chemical inducement of abortion.
An amendment to reduce the total FY 2001 Agriculture Appropriations bill funding by 1 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce the total FY 2001 Agriculture Appropriations bill funding by 1 percent.
An amendment numbered 36 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds from being used to enforce federal restrictions on allowing Americans to travel abroad to purchase their prescription drugs.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce Federal restrictions on travel abroad to purchase prescription drugs.
An amendment numbered 51 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit new allocations under the Market Access Program (MAP).
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to award any new allocations under the market access program or pay salaries of personnel to award such allocations.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill for the FDA from being expended to take any action to interfere with the importation into the United States of drugs that have been approved for use within the United States and were manufactured in an FDA-approved facility in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill for the FDA from being expended to take any action to interfere with the importation into the United States of drugs that have been approved for use within the United States and were manufactured in an FDA-approved facility in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for carrying out the non-needs based school breakfast pilot program, established as a part of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for carrying out the non-needs based school breakfast pilot program, established as a part of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998.
An amendment numbered 39 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funding to be used to conduct campaigns for the destruction of wild animals for the purpose of protecting stock.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to conduct campaigns for the destruction of wild animals for the purpose of protecting stock.
An amendment numbered 48 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate payments to wool and mohair farmers for wool to make military uniforms.
Amendment sought to eliminate payments to wool and mohair farmers for wool to make military uniforms.
An amendment numbered 68 printed in the Congressional Record to add provisions prohibiting any scientist, physician or other individual who is a member, or prospective member, of a federal advisory committee that has responsibilities regarding vaccines from being granted a waiver from the conflict-of-interest rules that apply to such service.
Amendment sought to prohibit waivers on applicable conflicts of interest rules to members of vaccine-related Federal advisory committees.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 106-726 to increase the standard deduction for joint returns so that it is equal to twice the standard deduction for single taxpayers. It adjusts the alternative minimum tax so that it would not disallow the full benefit of the increase in the standard deduction. Additionally, the income level at which the earned imcome tax credit begins to phase out by $2,000 in 2001 and by $2,500 in 2002 and beyond is set, while repealing the current law that reduces the EITC and refundable child credit by the amount of the minimum tax.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase the standard deduction for joint returns so that it is equal to twice the standard deduction for single taxpayers; adjust the alternative minimum tax so that it would not disallow the full benefit of the increase in the standard deduction; increase the income level at which the earned income credit (EIC) begins to phase out and repeal the reduction in the EIC by the amount of the minimum tax.
Amendment no. 11 printed in the Congressional Record. to strike SEC. 587 , Authorization for Population Planning.
Amendment sought to delete language which concerned population planning funds.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to fully fund the Administration's request of $225 million for debt relief for the world's poorest countries in FY 2001.
Amendment increased funding for the Heavily-Indebted Poor Country Trust Fund.
An amendment to increase the account for Agency for International Development Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund by approximately $42 million. The additional funds would be directed to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Amendment adds $40 million to the child survival and disease fund to be allocated to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
An amendment to limit the assumption by the United States Government of liability for nuclear accidents in North Korea.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to assume any liability for the cost of nuclear accidents in North Korea.
An amendment printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr760):">106-760</a> to include the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.4843:">H.R. 4843</a>, as reported, H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr753):">106-753</a>, to provide a credit for low and middle income workers, make small business employees eligible to claim a credit, provide relief from certain section 405 rules, and express a sense of Congress concerning the resolution of cash balances.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for the establishment of retirement savings accounts; provide credits to low and middle income workers who participate in an employer-sponsored pension account or an IRA; and make small business employees eligible for credits on their retirement plans.
An amendment to add $25 million to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program and reduce funding fir the IRS Processing Assistance and Management account by $25 million.
Amendment increases funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program by $25 million.
An amendment to strike section 509 from the bill. Section 509 prohibits funds in the bill from being used to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting funds from being used to carry out the amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation relating to responsibility considerations of Federal contractors and the allowability of certain contractor costs.
Amendment adds a new section prohibiting funds from being used to carry out the amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation relating to responsibility considerations of Federal contractors and the allowability of certain contractor costs.
An amendment to add provisions to the bill prohibiting funds from being used to implement Public Law 104-114 which codifies the economic embargo of Cuba, as in effect on March 1, 1996.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to add provisions to the bill which prohibit the use of funds from being used to enforce part 515 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the Cuban Assets Control Regulations) with respect to any travel or travel related transaction.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce regulations with respect to travel to Cuba.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement any sanction imposed by the United States on the private commercial sale of medicine, food, or agricultural product to Cuba.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement any sanction imposed by the United States on the sale of medicine, food, or agricultural products to Cuba.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the settelement document dated March 17, 2000, between Smith and Wesson and the Department of the Treasury.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce, implement, or administer the provisions of the settelement document dated March 17, 2000, between Smith and Wesson and the Department of the Treasury.
An amendment printed in House Report 106-795 which inserts a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase from $44,000 to $100,000 for couples the threshold at which Social Security benefits are subject to taxation. The annual income level for single Social Security beneficiaries would have gone from $34,000 to $80,000.
An amendment printed in part B of House Report 106-798 to add provisions that have been included in two previous bills (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.3222:">H.R. 3222</a>, the Families Involve Literacy Act and <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.4141:">H.R. 4141</a>, the Safe and Drug Free Schools). The first provision clarifies that any eligible entity cannot subject a participant during the grant program to sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization, but does not affect the private activities of the religious organization that take place outside of the Fatherhood Grant program. The second provision clarifies that eligible recipients are in receipt of federal financial assistance. The third provision closes the loophole contained within welfare reform that allows discrimination against beneficiaries when another standing law (federal, state or local) permits it.
Amendment sought to prohibit sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization in a program assisted by a grant; and clarify that programs using Federal funds are technically in receipt of Federal financial assistance.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 106-790 to prohibit possession of tobacco products by any individual under age 18 in the District of Columbia unless the individual is making a delivery of cigarettes or tobacco as part of his or her employment or is participating in a supervised law enforcement operation. The amendment also provides optional sentencing recommendations for violations.
Amendment prohibits the possession of any cigarette or other tobacco product by individuals under the age of 18 in the District of Columbia.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-790 to prohibit use of funds to finance any needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.
Amendment prohibits the use funds in the bill for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.
Amendment no. 6 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr004):">107-4</a> to make various technical changes and modify the means test to allow additional expenses including health insurance premiums, other medical expenses, and the costs relating to the care of foster children, and extends the deadline for filing and confirmation of reorganization plans by small businesses.
Amendment sought to make various technical changes and modify the means test to allow additional expenses including health insurance premiums, other medical expenses, and the costs relating to the care of foster children; and extend the deadline for filing and confirmation of reorganization plans by small businesses.
An amendment to create a new 12 percent tax rate (phased in through 2003); increase the earned income tax credit; create a standard deduction for married couples equal to twice the standard available to single individuals and provide marriage penalty relief in the earned income credit and the rate reductions.
Amendment sought to create a new 12 percent tax rate (phased in through 2003, for the first $20,000 of taxable income); increase the earned income tax credit; create a standard deduction for married couples equal to twice the standard available to single individuals; and provide marriage penalty relief in the earned income credit and the rate reductions.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to add "Buy-American" provisions.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made.
An amendment to provide for investments in education, including new schoo construction grants and full funding for Head Start; funding for Medicare prescription drug benefit; funding for election reform; and funding for affordable housing construction. The amendment also provides for a 20% reduction in the defense budget; eliminates the deductibility of excessive CEO compensation and of tobacco advertising and marketing; reduces OPIC and the advanced Technology Program; and divides projected non-Social Security and non-Medicare surpluses into thirds (ie. additional debt reduction; tax relief; and investment.).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr030):">107-30</a> and numbered one was offered as the Progressive Caucus substitute.
An amendment to reserve half of the on-budget surplus over the next 5 years ($370 billion) for debt reduction and strengthening Social Security and Medicare; devote one quarter of the on-budget surplus to tax cuts retroactive to 2001, and for a net tax cut of $180 billion from 2001-2006. The amendment also saves 100% of the Social Security and Medicare trust fund surpluses for future retirees and prohibits those surpluses from being used for any other purpose. In addition, the amendment provides for an immediate tax cut of $23 billion in FY 2001; allocates 25% of the on-budget surplus over the next 5 years for investments in priorities identified by the President with bipartisan support in Congress; enforces discretionary spending levels; provides $92 billion for prescription drug coverage; provides a total of $57 billion for mandatory agriculture spending; and finally, increases spending by $20 billion in budget authority and $25 billion in outlays, with an increase of $23.5 billion for education.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr030):">107-30</a> and numbered two was offered as the Blue Dog substitute.
An amendment to provide $2.2 trillion in tax relief between 2002 and 2011 and an additional $93 billion in tax relief for the current fiscal year; to set defense spending at $350 billion in FY 2002; to spend $6.7 billion less in FY 2002 on discretionary programs than proposed by the Committee and $150 billion less over 10 years for discretionary programs. The amendment also locks away 100% of the Social Security and Medicare surpluses; requires that any prescription drug benefit be a part of an overall Medicare reform package that does not weaken the long-term solvency of the system by increased baseline spending; provides specific protection for Social Security reform legislation; ensures that the impact of a proposed tax measure on the economy and federal revenues is taken into account and ensures that "triggers" are not added to any tax measure.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr030):">107-30</a> and numbered three was offered as the Republican Study Committee substitute.
An amendment to extend the solvency of both the Medicare and Social Security programs and calls for giving the Medicare HI surplus the same off-budget status as the Social Security surplus and provides that Social Security and Medicare funds shall be used exclusively to fund benefits promised in current law. The amendment also divides the non-Social Security, non-Medicare surplus into thirds with one-third for tax relief costing $910 billion, one third for more debt reduction and new resources for Medicare and Social Security.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr030):">107-30</a> and numbered four was offered as the Democratic substitute.
An amendment made in order pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.RES.104:">H. Res. 104</a> to insert a complete new text.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.RES.111:">H. Res. 111</a>.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to raise the exclusion from the estate tax to $2 million per person and $4 million per couple as of January 1, 2002 and gradually increase the exclusion so that it reaches $2.5 million per person and $5 million per couple for a total cost of $40 billion over ten years.
An amendment numbered 1 and printed in the Congressional Record to insert a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a federal crime for violent or assaultive conduct against a pregnant woman that interrupts or terminates her pregnancy.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 107-53 and which seeks to add a new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for establishing a refundable retirement savings credit for low- and moderate-income workers; and provide credits to small businesses that establish qualified pension plans for their employees.
An Amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 107-62 to provide legal protections to ensure that American citizens, especially U.S. military personnel, are not prosecuted by the International Criminal Court for actions undertaken by them on behalf of the U.S. government unless and until the Senate ratifies the treaty establishing the Court.
Amendment prohibits U.S. cooperation with the International Criminal Court (including restrictions on U.S. military participation in UN peacekeeping operations and the transfer of U.S. classified national security information, and the provision of U.S. military assistance, to the Court). The amendment also authorizes the President to use all means necessary to bring about the release of U.S. military personnel and certain other persons held captive by or on behalf of the Court.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-62 to establish the additional preconditions of the U.S. return to the U.N. Human Rights Commission and to a determination on the voting practices in the U.N. to the release of $244 million in previously appropriated funds to pay U.S. arrearages to the U.N. and other international organzations.
Amendment requires that the final tranche of arrearage payments to the United Nations and other designated agencies be contingent upon a certification by the Secretary of State that the United States has regained its seat on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
An amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 107-62 to remove language authorizing the payment of funds required for the U.S. to rejoin the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and removes language expressing the Sense of Congress that the president should renew the membership and participation of the U.S. in UNESCO. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Amendment sought to strike language in the bill directing the President to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and strike language authorizing payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to UNESCO.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 107-62 to strike sections 131 through 133 of the bill in order to effect preservation of the President's legal authority to implement the pro-life "Mexico-City Policy" which prohibits U.S. population assistance funds from being made available to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions in foreign countries.
Amendment strikes sections 131 through 133 of the bill which would have allowed funding to foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform or promote abortions.
Substitute includes a one-time rebate, payable immediately after enactment, to all individuals who had income tax liability for taxable year 2000, up to a maximum of $300 for single taxpayers ($600 for married couples).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to include a one-time rebate, payable immediately after enactment, to all individuals who had income tax liability for taxable year 2000, up to a maximum of $300 for single taxpayers, $600 for married couples; make individual income tax rate reductions; modify the earned income tax credit; and provide marriage penalty relief.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 107-62 to prohibit IMET for the armed forces of Lebanon unless the President certifies that the Lebanese Army has deployed to the internationally recognized border between Lebanon and Israel and the Government of Lebanon is effectivley asserting its authority.
Amendment prohibits international military education and training funding to Lebanon unless the President certifies that the Lebanese armed forces have been deployed to the internationally recognized border between Lebanon and Israel and that the Lebanese government effectively secures the borders where the armed forces are deployed.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-69 to allow funding under Title IV to be used for CPR training in schools.
Amendment allows funds in the bill to be used for CPR training in schools.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 107-69 to express the sense of the Congress that the Department of Education, states, and local educational agencies work together to ensure that at least 95% of all funds appropriated for elementary and secondary education programs administered by the Department of Education is spent directly to improve the academic achievement of children in classrooms.
Amendment expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies should work together to ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds appropriated to carry out elementary and secondary education programs under this Act is spent directly to improve the academic achievement of the Nation's children in their classrooms.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 107-69 to strike language requiring annual state assessments in reading and math for grades 3-8 and retains current law for state assessments which requires that states measure students in all subjects on which the state has developed standards.
Amendment sought to strike the requirement for annual state reading and math tests for grades 3 through 8 and retain current law for state assessments.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 107-69 to allow local educational agencies to spend more of their federal funds to hire School Resource Officers.
Amendment allows local educational agencies to spend any portion of their Federal funds on hiring school resource officers.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 107-69 to allow 100 school districts in 50 states to enter into performance agreements with the Secretary which would allow school districts to be able to consolidate programs and be relieved of the requirements of those programs.
Amendment authorizes local school districts to sign performance agreements with the Secretary of Education to allow them to consolidate non-title I formula grant programs together.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 107-69 to require those secondary education institutions that accept federal funds to allow military recruiters to visit the school.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 107-69 to authorize private school choice for students who have attended low performing schools for 3 years; private school choice as a local use of funds under the Innovative education grants under subpart 1 of part A of Title IV; and private school choice for students attending unsafe schools or for students who have been victims of crime.
Amendment sought to authorize private school choice for students who have attended low performing schools for at least 3 years; allow private school choice as a local use of funds under title IV of the Innovative Education Grants for Disadvantaged Students; and allow private school choice for students in unsafe schools or who have been victims of crime on school premises.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 107-69 to authorize up to 5 school choice research demonstration projects involving public and private schools to demonstrate the effectiveness of school choice in improving the academic achievement of disadvantaged students.
Amendment sought to authorize $50 million for grants for not more than 5 research projects that demonstrate how school choice options increase the academic achievement of students, schools, and local educational agencies.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 107-69 to increase the 50% transferability cap for local educational agencies to 75% upon approval from the state.
Amendment sought to increase the authority of local educational agencies to transfer funds between programs from 50 percent to 75 percent upon state approval.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 107-69 to authorize school personnel to discipline a student with a disability who has a weapon; knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs or sells or solicits the sale of a controlled substance; or commits aggravated assault or battery at a school in the same manner as they would discipline a non-disabled student who has commited the same offense, including suspension or expulsion. A disabled child who is disciplined under this amendment would be able to assert a defense that the possession of a weapon, or possession or use of illegal drugs, or sale or solicitation of a controlled substance, was unintentional or innocent.
Amendment allows special needs students to be disciplined under the same policy as nonspecial needs students in the same situation including assault, weapons possession, and illegal drugs.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 107-69 to require that state educational agencies make known, in the form of a report to the Department of Education, those schools that are in the process of school improvement and indicate the specific category of status: school improvement, corrective action or reconstruction.
Amendment requires state educational agencies to provide an annual report to the Department of Education with the name of each school identified for improvement.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 107-69 to add Buy American provisions to the bill.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made; and specifies that a school system receiving financial assistance under this Act for construction shall use American-made steel for such construction and shall comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 107-69 to ensure that teachers have the power to maintain order and discipline in the classroom and discourages frivolous, harassing lawsuits against educators and school districts that take reasonable actions to maintain order and discipline.
Amendment added language consisting of the Paul Coverdell Teacher Liability Protection Act to provide teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 107-69 expresses the sense of Congress that Sections 8002 (FederalProperty) and 8003 (Federally Connected Children) of the Impact Aid Program should be fully funded.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the impact aid program should be fully funded to meet the needs of school districts affected by a Federal presence; and that the full funding of the impact aid program will ensure that federally connected children will continue to receive a quality education.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in House Report 107-69 provides that the total funding increases in the bill in the first year will not exceed an 11.5% increase over fiscal year 2001. Authorizes further increases in aggregate funding of 14% (representing 3.5% annually) for all subsequent years.
Amendment sought to limit the aggregate increase in authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2002 to 11.5 percent over the amount appropriated for programs under this Act for fiscal year 2001.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to add a complete new text which does not contain the sunset provisions present in the underlying bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain the the same pay-parity provisions for the Securities and Exchange Commission contained in the underlying bill; and would have provided approximately $5 billion in fee reduction over a 10 year period.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount for "Operation and Maintenance, Air Force" by $24,500,000 from $840,000,000 to $815,500,000.
Amendment sought to reduce Air Force Operation and Maintenance funding for aircraft logistics support by $24.5 million.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) the amount for "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program" by $30,500,000.
Amendment sought to transfer $30.5 million from the IRS to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.
An amendment printed in part B of House Report 107-105 and made in order pursuant to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.RES.171:">H. Res. 171</a>.
Amendment sought to eliminate the FEMA rescission of $389.2 million and enact a 0.33% reduction on all FY 2001 non- defense discretionary funding.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3 million; the Institute of Museums and Library Services by $2 million; and NEA Challenge America Arts Fund by $10 million.
Amendment increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million, the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3 million, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services by $2 million with offsets from Department of Interior and National Forest System funds.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for weatherization programs by $24 million; to increase the account for Payments In Lieu of Taxes by $12 million; and to increase the account for energy conservation programs by $24 million. Increases would be offset by reductions in fossil energy research.
Amendment sought to increase funding for weatherization programs by $24 million; increase funding for the Payments In Lieu of Taxes program by $12 million; and increase funding for energy conservation programs by $12 million.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 312 from the bill. Section 312 provides for the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prevent funds in the bill from being expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the boundaries of a National Monument.
Amendment prohibits new energy leasing or related activities within boundaries of designated National Monuments.
An amendment to prevent use of funds to execute a final lease agreement for oil or gas development in the area of the Gulf of Mexico known as Lease Sale 181 prior to April 1, 2002.
An amendment to require that none of the funds in the bill may be used to suspend or revise the final regulations published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2000, that amended environmental mining rules (part 3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations).
Amendment prohibits funds from being used to suspend or revise new mining regulations.
An amendment to prevent use of funds in the bill may be used to pay salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of the Interior to extend leases, any standstill agreement, or the terms of the settlement agreement that took effect March 30, 2001, concerning the holders of interests in seven campsite leases in Biscayne National Park, Florida, identified as campsite leases collectively known as "Stiltsville".
Amendment sought to prohibit the extension of seven campsite leases in Biscayne National Park, Florida, collectively known as "Stiltsville" .
An amendment to reduce the amount for National Endowment for the Arts by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to transfer $10 million from the National Endowment for the Arts to energy conservation programs.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to process applications by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers for conditional or permanent authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities and commercial zones adjacent to the United States-Mexico border.
Amendment sought to increase funding for renewable energy research programs by $8.9 million with offsets of $9.9 million from the Army Corps of Engineers' general investigations account.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 105 from the bill. Section 105 directs the Secretary of the Army to proceed with shore protection projects funded in the bill which have Project Cooperation Agreements in place in accordance with the cost sharing specified in the Project Cooperation Agreement.
Amendment sought to delete section 105 of the bill which allows certain beach replenishment projects to proceed with a cost share ratio of 65 percent Federal share/35 percent local share.
An amendment to increase the account for Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Energy Supply by $50,000,000 and to reduce the account for Atomic Energy Defense Activities National Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities by $60,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase the funding for renewable energy programs by $50 million; and reduce funding for the Energy Department's missile program by $60 million.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the account for Weapons Activities in Title III by $122,500,000 and to increase the account for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation by $66,000,000.
Amendment sought to decrease funding for the National Ignition Facility by $122.5 million and increase funding for nuclear nonproliferation activities by $66 million.
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting funds from being expended to issue any permit or lease for the purpose of drilling to extract or explore for oil or gas from the land beneath the water in any of the 5 Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, the St. Mary's River, the Saint Clair River, the Detroit River, the Niagra River or the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the 45th parallel of latitude.
Amendment prohibits oil or gas drilling in any of the Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, or the Saint Mary's, Saint Clair, Detroit, Niagara, or Saint Lawrence Rivers.
An amendment to require a review of high-level radioactive waste disposal routes.
Amendment sought to provide $500,000 to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board in order to hold hearings, take testimony, and receive evidence relating to the transportation of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
An amendment to strike the provisions in the bill prohibiting funds for authorization of construction of the Gulfstream Natural Gas Project.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill which prohibits funds from being used to authorize construction of the Gulfstream Natural Gas Project.
An amendment to provide that $2,500,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the FDA with respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs and that $250,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out public information programs regarding drugs with approved such applications.
Amendment makes available an additional $2.5 million for the Food and Drug Administration Office of Generic Drugs.
An amendment to provide that $5,000,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the FDA with respect to antibiotic drugs.
Amendment allocates $5 million to carry out the Food and Drug Administration's antibiotic resistance plan.
An amendment to provide that $250,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to food labeling.
Amendment allocates $250,000 to the Food and Drug Administration to develop a label for chocolate products that indicates that no child slave labor was used in the growing and harvesting of cocoa.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for enforcement of section 801(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the FDA from enforcing laws that ban the re-importation of drugs originally manufactured in the United States by anyone other than the manufacturer.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the purpose of preventing an individual who is not in the business of importing prescription drugs from importing drugs that (1) appear to be FDA approved; (2) do not appear to be narcotic drugs; and (3) appear to be manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed in an establishment pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Amendment allows individuals to import a prescription drug that appears to be FDA approved and manufactured pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and does not appear to be a narcotic.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for an application for an animal drug for creating transgenic salmon or any other transgenic fish.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for an application for an animal drug for creating transgenic salmon or any other transgenic fish.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for payments to producers of wool or the producers of mohair for the 2000 or 2001 marketing years.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for payments to producers of wool or the producers of mohair for the 2000 or 2001 marketing years.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to award any new allocations under the market access program or to pay the salaries of personnel to award such allocations.
Amendment sought to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to award any new allocations under the market access program or to pay the salaries of personnel to award such allocations.
An amendment to insert a complete new text which proposes an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States as long as such action is not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to the Constitution.
An amendment to increase the funding by $11.7 million (by transfer) for the methamphetamine lab seizures program by the DEA.
Amendment sought to increase Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding by $11.7 million to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking, and decrease International Broadcasting Operations funding accordingly.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) for the Economic Development Administration by $73 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding (by transfer) for the Economic Development Administration by $73 million.
An amendment to strike section 103 from the bill. Section 103 prohibits use of funds in the bill to pay for abortions, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
Amendment sought to delete section 103 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to pay for abortions, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the funding for the Census Bureau by $500,000 in order to provide for service-based enumeration data.
Amendment sought to provide funds to the Census Bureau in order to prepare a report on the data from the service-based enumeration from the 2000 census.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the Census Bureau by $2 million in order to faciltate more accurate counting of Hispanic subgroups.
Amendment sought to make available $2 million from Bureau of Census program funding to create a report that augments Hispanic origin data from the 2000 census.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to specify that none of the funds in the bill may be used to negotiate or pay any request or claim by the People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs associated with the detention of the crewmembers of the Navy EP-3 aircraft which was forced to land on Hainan Island, China, or for reimbursement of any cost associated with the return of the aircraft.
Amendment specifies that none of the funds in the bill may be used to negotiate or pay any request or claim by the People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs associated with the detention of the crewmembers of the Navy EP-3 aircraft which was forced to land on Hainan Island, China, or for reimbursement of any cost associated with the return of the aircraft.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to specify that none of the funds may be used to remove, deport or exclude an alien for a conviction of a crime if the alien entered into a plea agreement before April 1, 1997 or who sought "212(c)" relief after June 25, 2001.
Amendment sought to prohibit the deportation of aliens for convictions of crimes if specified plea agreements were executed before April 1, 1997 or if discretionary relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act was requested after June 25, 2001.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for filing a motion in any court opposing a civil action against any Japanese individual or corporation for compensation or reparations in which the plaintiff in the action alleges that as an American prisoner of war during WWII, he or she was used as a slave or forced labor.
Amendment prohibits use of funds for filing a motion in any court opposing a civil action against any Japanese individual or corporation for compensation or reparations in which the plaintiff in the action alleges that as an American prisoner of war during WWII, he or she was used as a slave or forced labor.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to destroy any record of the national instant criminal background check system within 90 days after the record is created.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to destroy any record of the national instant criminal background check system within 90 days after the record is created.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for any U.S. contribution to the UN or any affiliated agency of the UN.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for any U.S. contribution to the UN or any affiliated agency of the UN.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for use toward any U.S. contribution for UN peacekeeping operations.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for use toward any U.S. contribution for UN peacekeeping operations.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to initiate a proceeding in the WTO challenging any law of a country that is not a member of the OECD.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to initiate a proceeding in the WTO challenging any law of a country that is not a member of the OECD.
An amendment to provide that religious organizations receiving federal funds for social programs may not use those funds to discriminate in employment on the basis of an employee's religion, religious belief or refusal to hold a religious belief; prohibit religious organizations who provide federally funded programs from engaging in sectarian activities at the same time and place as the government funded program; prohibit any provision in the bill from superceding state or local civil rights laws; and to strike the provision in the bill permitting any federal government agency to disburse funds for a program under the measure in the form of direct assistance.
Amendment sought to specify that religious organizations receiving charitable choice program funding cannot discriminate in employment on the basis of religion or preempt state or local civil rights laws; prohibit instruction, worship, or proselytization at the same time and place as the government funded program; delete indirect assistance and tort liability reform provisions; and offset the cost of tax benefits by reducing the recent tax cut for the top income rate.
Amendment no. 60 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce Export-Import Bank Subsidy Appropriations by $15 million and Administrative Expenses by $3 million and increase funding for Child Survival and Health Programs Fund by $5 million for vulnerable children programs and $13 million for HIV/AIDS programs.
Amendment decreases Export-Import Bank funding by $18 million; and increases funding for the Child Survival and Health Programs fund by $5 million for vulnerable children programs and $13 million for HIV/AIDS programs.
Amendment no. 56 printed in the Congressional Record to strike Export-Import Bank Subsidy Appropriation with associated funding of $753 million.
Amendment sought to delete Export-Import Bank subsidy appropriation language contained in the bill.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the appropriation for the United States contribution to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund by $60 million (by transfer).
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Global AIDS Trust fund by $60 million with offsets of $38 million from the Andean Counterdrug Initiative and $22 million from the Foreign Military Financing Program.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to add $50 million to the bill's Infectious Diseases account to combat tuberculosis and $50 million to the Child Survival and Maternal Health account. The increases are offset by reducing the account for the Colombian military by $100 million.
Amendment sought to add $50 million to the infectious diseases account for international tuberculosis programs; add $50 million to the Child Survival and Maternal Health account; and reduce funding for Colombian military aid by $100 million.
Amendment numbered 5 and printed in the Congressional Record to add $20 million (by offset) to fight tuberculosis within the Child Survival and Health Programs account.
Amendment increases Child Survival and Health Programs funding by $20 million for the prevention, treatment, and eradication of tuberculosis with offsets of $10 million from the contribution to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and $10 million from the contribution to the Asian Development Fund.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to earmark a total of $30 million of the bill's funds from various accounts to protect and assist victims of trafficking in persons; and to help countries meet minimum standards for the elimination of such trafficking.
Amendment earmarks $30 million in the bill to fund activities authorized by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 634 from the bill. Section 634 authorizes the Navy to pay the utility bills, including the electric bill, for the vice-president's residence.
Amendment sought to delete section 634 which consolidates the vice presidential residence utility costs at the Naval Observatory with other activities of the Department of the Navy.
An amendment to strike section 635 from the bill.
Amendment sought to delete section 635 that permits the donation of food and beverages for official events at the vice presidential residence.
Amendment to prohibit funding to administer the Cuban Assets Control Regulations with respect to any travel or travel related transaction.
See Smith (NJ) amendment (A011) for description.
Amendment no. 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
An amendment to prohibit any bonus or incentive payment the the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Chief Counsel, the Chief Inspector, the Chief of Management and Administration, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief of Operations, the Chief of Appeals, the Chief Information Officer, or the Chief of Communications of the IRS.
Amendment sought to prohibit any bonus or incentive payment the the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Chief Counsel, the Chief Inspector, the Chief of Management and Administration, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief of Operations, the Chief of Appeals, the Chief Information Officer, or the Chief of Communications of the IRS.
An amendment to prohibit funds for the purpose of implementing the final report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds for the purpose of implementing the final report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security.
An amendment to increase the amount for "Departmental Administration--General Expenses" by $25 million and to reduce the amount for "National Science Foundation--Research and Related Activities" by $92 million.
Amendment sought to increase Veterans Administration benefit claims processing funding by $25 million and decrease National Science Foundation funding for Polar and Antarctic Research by $92 million.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $195 million the bill's appropriation for Section 8 assistance for the purpose of providing an additional 34,000 new incremental vouchers. The amendment also increases the bill's appropriation for VA grants to states by $5 million for the construction of extended-care facilities. Both increases are accomplished by offsets.
Amendment sought to provide an additional 34,000 Section 8 vouchers, with 10,000 reserved for disabled families; and add almost $5 million to veterans' extended care facilities.
An amendment increase the funding for "Public and Indian Housing--Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (Hope VI)" by $100 million (by offset).
Amendment sought increase funding for the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program by $100 million.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $10 million (by offset) the amount appropriated for HUD's Community Development Fund for the Youthbuild program.
Amendment increases funding for the YouthBuild program by $10 million.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $123 million (by offset) the bill's funding for homeless assistance grants.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Homeless Assistance Grants by $122.6 million; and decrease funding for the Downpayment Assistance Initiative by $100 million and HUD salaries and expenses by $22.6 million.
An amendment to strike the provisions of the bill for $200 million for the Downpayment Assistance Initiative.
Amendment sought to delete language which earmaked $200 million for the Downpayment Assistance Initiative program.
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing for $175 million to carry out the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act. The amendment provides for a reduction of $175 million in the funds for the Downpayment Assistance Initiative as an offset.
Amendment sought to provide $175 million for the Public Housing Drug Elimination program with offsets from the HOME program and the Downpayment Assistance Initiative.
An amendment numbered 45 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to delay the national primary drinking water regulation for Arsenic (published in the Federal Register) or to propose or finalize a rule to increase the levels of arsenic in drinking water permitted under that regulation.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to delay the national primary drinking water regulation for Arsenic published on January 22, 2001 in the Federal Register or to propose or finalize a rule to increase the levels of arsenic in drinking water permitted under that regulation.
An amendment numbered 46 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that funding in the bill for Veterans Affairs and EPA are reduced by $25 million and funds for "Environmental Programs and Management" are increased by $25 million for activites authorized by law. The amendment also provides that no funds shall be available by reason of the next to last specific dollar earmark under the heading "State and Tribal Assistance Grants.".
Amendment sought to increase EPA funding by $25 million for the EPA Office of Compliance and Enforcement with offests made to other salaries and expenses accounts in the bill.
An amendment to increase the funding (by transfer) for the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) by $140 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the sewer overflow control grants program by $140 million with offsets from the EPA hazardous substance superfund program.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to earmark $25 million of the amount appropriated by the bill FEMA emergency planning and assistance for pre-disaster hazard mitigation activities.
Amendment sought to earmark $25 million from FEMA funding for Project Impact dealing with pre-disaster hazard mitigation.
An amendment to add a new section providing an offset of $5 million and disallowing use of funds for use to fix, establish, charge, or collect mortgage insurance premiums for mortgage insurance made available under the Housing Act in an amount greater than the cost of the insurance.
Amendment sought to prohibit the FHA from raising the multifamily housing mortgage insurance premium to an amount greater than the cost of such program with offsets of $5 million from the HUD Operation Safe Home program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-172 to make it a criminal act, subject to criminal and civil penalties, to use somatic cell nuclear transfer, or the products from this technology, to initiate a pregnancy or with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; to make it illegal to ship, mail, transport, or receive the products of somatic cell nuclear transfer if the products will be used to initiate a pregnancy; to protect other uses of somatic cell nuclear transfer, including therapeutic cloning; to require all individuals or companies who plan to perform somatic cell nuclear transfer to register with the Secretary and attest that they know that initiating a pregnancy through such means is illegal; to provide that such registration is deemed confidential, following the same fashion as the FDA's treatment of trade secrets when a company files an Investigational New Drug application; to preempt future state laws that are different from federal cloning law or prohibit protected types of research; to sunset the ban ten years after enactment; to require those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; and to require a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban the use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy but allow the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to clone molecules, DNA, cells, or tissues; require each individual who intends to perform human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; sunset the ban ten years after enactment; require those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; and require a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.
Part B amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 107-178 to make technical and clarifying changes in the bill.
Amendment makes technical and clarifying changes and directs various studies on energy conservation education, anticipated demand growth for natural gas consumption in the west, modification of the gasoline excise tax to promote cleaner burning fuel in the study on boutique fuels, and the feasibility of establishing a renewable fuel standard.
Part B amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-178 to establish in EPA a renewable energy "partnership" program to promote the use of renewable energy and recognize companies that purchase renewable energy, and educate consumers regarding the environmental benefits of renewable energy. The amendment includes alternative energy and encompasses the concept of energy security in addition to environmental benefits.
Amendment establishes a renewable energy partnership at EPA to promote the use of renewable energy, recognize companies that purchase it, and educate consumers on its environmental benefits.
Part B amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 107-178 to provide for a combined corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) standard for passenger automobiles and light trucks of 27.5 mpg beginning in 2007, with an intermediate step to 26 mpg in 2005; provide incentives for alternative fuel vehicles; and to direct the Secretary of Transportation to use such authority under federal law as the Secretary may have to ensure the safety of automobiles and light trucks.
Amendment sought to increase the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standard for automobiles and light trucks to 27.5 mpg beginning in 2007, and provide incentives for alternative fuel vehicles.
Part B amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 107-178 to lift the ability of the state of California to utilize the Hinshaw exemption, which prevents the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from ensuring low-cost natural gas transmission inside the state.
Amendment sought to remove an exemption in current law on intrastate pipelines in California.
Part B amendment numbered 6 printed in House Rept. 107-178 to grant California a waiver of the 2% oxygen rule only if its gasoline will achieve "equivalent or greater emissions reductions" than is required under federal law.
Amendment sought to grant California a waiver of the reformulated gas rules of the Clean Air Act requiring 2 percent oxygen, only if its reformulation will achieve equivalent or greater emissions reductions.
Part B amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 107-178 to direct FERC to impose cost-of-service based rates on electricity generators selling in the Western market for 18 months, until new power supplies come on line and to exempt new power plants from this requirement.
Amendment sought to require FERC to impose cost-of-service rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy in the western energy market until new power generators come online and exempt new power plants from the rate restriction.
Part B amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 107-178 to provide that the federal share of new Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas production receipts goes towards 2 funds--Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund and Royalties Conservation Fund.
Amendment provides that the Federal share of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge royalties from oil and gas leasing and operations be used for the Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund and the Royalties Conservation Fund.
Part B amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 107-178 to implement a 2,000-acre limitation on the total surface area that may be covered by oil and gas production operations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain.
Amendment implements a 2,000-acre limitation on the total surface area that may be covered by oil and gas production operations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain.
Part B amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 107-178 to maintain existing protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by striking language in the bill that repeals the prohibition against energy development in ANWR.
Amendment sought to strike title V, the Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2001, from the bill.
Part B amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 107-178 to express the sense of Congress encouraging the Great Lakes States to continue their prohibitions on Great Lakes off-shore oil and gas drilling.
Amendment encourages state and Canadian provincial prohibitions against offshore drilling in the Great Lakes for oil and gas.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 107-184 to add Association Health Plans to the bill and strikes section 511 (Limitations on Number of Medical Savings Accounts(MSA's)), replacing it with fully expanded MSA's.
Amendment adds Association Health Plans to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and removes restrictions on Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs).
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-184 to provide patient protections and the right to independent medical review for denials of medical care by the health plan; to guarantee patients new federal remedies to hold their health plans accountable when they have been injured by wrongful denial or delay of medical care; to allow cases against employers to be removed to federal court by the defendant; to allow cases against health insurers to be heard in state court; to allow employers to designate decision makers who will have sole liability for benefit determinations; to ensure that patients must exhaust the independent medical review process befor seeking expanded damages in court; to allow patients to seek injunctive relief at any time for irreparable harm; to allow unlimited economic damages in both federal and state court; to limit non-economic damages at $1.5 million and will be available only where the designated decision maker fails to comply with the independent medical reviewer's decision that the claim for benefits should be granted; and to limit class action lawsuits under ERISA and RICO to participants in a group health plan established by a single plan sponsor.
Amendment guarantees patients Federal remedies to hold health plans accountable for wrongful denial or delay of medical care and caps non-economic damages at $1.5 million and punitive damages at $1.5 million.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 107-184 to reform the medical malpractice laws for health care providers to place time limits on lawsuits, cap damages, establish the collateral source rule, provide for several liability, and protect against lawsuits for products that meet FDA standards; and to grandfather existing laws and allow future state laws to supercede federal standards.
Amendment sought to reform medical malpractice laws.
An amendment printed in part B of House Report 107-217.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds from being used for implementation of the District of Columbia domestic partnership act.
An amendment to limit the scope of the Hostettler amendment to Federal funds only.
Amendment to the Hostettler amendment (A004) sought to provide that only Federal funds be prohibited from being used to enforce orders against the Boy Scouts of America by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section at the end of the bill providing that none of the funds in the bill may be used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia's Commission on Human Rights relating to docket #'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:S.93:">s 93</a>-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA).
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights related to docket numbers 93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA) concerning the Boy Scouts of America.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 107-218 to assign, at the request of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, military personnel to assist in patrolling our borders; to provide for the establishment of a task force by either the Treasury Department or the Justice Department for the purpose of counter-terrorism and drug interdiction.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense, to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service on preventing the entry of terrorists and drug traffickers into the United States.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 107-218 to restore equal access to health services at overseas military hospitals to servicemen and women and their dependents stationed overseas.
Amendment sought to allow military personnel and their dependents overseas to use their own funds to obtain abortion services in military hospitals.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section creating a renewable reserve of agricultural commodities.
Amendment sought to provide for the creation of a government-owned and farmer-stored renewable energy reserve containing an amount of farm commodities equal to 4 months' production of ethanol and biodiesel.
An amendment numbered 62 printed in the Congressional Record to add Buy American provisions to the bill.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made; and requires that funds provided under the bill must be expended in compliance with the requirements of the Buy American Act.
An amendment numbered 52 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new paragraph providing payment limitations regarding marketing assistance loans to cover all producer gains.
Amendment sought to provide an absolute limit on price support payments to producers.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new title providing for a shift in funds from the bill's fixed and countercyclical payments to conservation programs.
Amendment sought to reallocate funding in the bill to various conservation programs including farmland protection, environmental quality incentives, wildlife habitat, wetlands and grassland reserves, organic farming, and watershed forestry initiatives.
An amendment numbered 41 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section providing for an extension of the sugar program at reduced loan rates.
Amendment sought to reduce the sugar loan rates by 1 cent; increase the forfeiture penalty by 1 cent; and authorize the use of program savings for conservation and environmental stewardship programs to enhance the Florida Everglades ecosystem.
An amendment numbered 47 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing a national counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers.
Amendment originally sought to establish a new voluntary national counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers. \   As amended by the Vitter amendment (A037) the limit on pounds of milk per month was increased from 230,000 pounds to 500,000 pounds. \   As amended by the Obey amendment (A038) language concerning the payments from processors to the trust fund was modified.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for rural strategic planning initiatives by $45 million annually; community water assistance grants by $45 million annually; and value-added agricultural product market development grants by $10 million annually.
Amendment increases funding for rural development programs by $1 billion over 10 years.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section requiring country of origin lableling of perishable agricultural commodities.
Amendment requires country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural commodities.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 107-232 to eliminate the bill's provisions concerning incentive compensation and the 12-hour rule. Under the substitute, the same conditions as presented in the original bill would apply to the 50% rule.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete sections that allow changes to the 12 hours of regularly scheduled instruction rule and revise incentive compensation provisions.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the IDEA program by $1.1 billion.
Amendment sought to transfer $1.1 billion to the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) program.
An amendment to make available (by transfer) $12 million for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention account. Funds would be taken from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting account.
An amendment to increase by $33 million (by transfer) the funding for Sex Education in order to teach abstinence.
Amendment sought to provide an additional $33 million for abstinence education grants.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13166.
Amendment sought to prohibit implementation of regulations pursuant to an executive order dealing with limited English proficiency.
Pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.RES.270:">H. Res. 270</a>, the amendment in the nature of a substitute seeks to add a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute contained a number of provisions and sought to provide a rebate of $600 for joint filers ($500 for heads-of-household, $300 for single filers); extend for one year all tax provisions that expire this year; provide tax provisions to create $11 billion in interest-free financing for school construction and repair; and provides a one-year expansion of unemployment benefits that would provide up to an additional 26 weeks of benefits to those exhausting their rights to regular benefits.
An amendment to make in order a new manager's amendment to be offered in lieu of the manager's amendment currently contained in the rule.
Amendment makes in order for consideration a new manager's amendment to be offered in lieu of the manager's amendment contained in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr264):">107-264</a>.
An amendment made in order pursuant to section 3 of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.RES.274:">H. Res. 274</a>.
Amendment clarifies language in the bill; authorizes $1.5 billion to cover increased security expenses at airports; authorizes the deputization of airport screeners as Federal transportation security agents; and provides for a limitation on liability for damages arising out of crashes of Sept. 11, 2001.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 107-264 to insert a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the text of the bill with the language of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:S.1447:">S. 1447</a>, the "Aviation Security Act", which passed the Senate on Oct. 11, 2001.
The amendment printed in part B of House Report 107-289.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow the prohibited transaction rules under section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, and sections 406 and 408 of the Employee Retirement Security Act (ERISA) to be waived if certain requirements concerning disclosure, the provision for alternative independent advice, qualifications of individuals providing advice, and remedies are made available to plan participants.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of certain Community Development funding for any purpose except wage supplements and health insurance assistance to unemployed workers.
An amendment to insert a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to include an insurance industry deductible of $5 billion, require terrorism coverage as part of commercial property and casualty insurance, and specify no limits on tort actions or recoveries.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to prohibit all national and state party committees from soliciting, receiving or expending soft money. The amendment explicitly prohibits the use of soft money for generic voter participation efforts by national or state parties and by corporations and labor unions.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit all national and state party committees from soliciting, receiving or expending soft money.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002. to prohibit national and state parties from soliciting, receiving or spending soft money; to increase the aggregate limit an individual may contribute to candidates, parties and political action committees (PACs) from $25,000 to $30,000; to increases the limit on contributions from individuals and PACs to state parties to $10,000 per year; to require television and radio ads to include an audio statement by the candidate that clearly identifies the candidate and states the candidate's approval of the ad; the audio statement would also be required to contain a statement as to what organization is responsible for the content of the ad; to create an independent commission on campaign finance reform to study current law and recommend legislation to reform those laws; to make it illegal to to provide money to an individual as a means of encouraging him or her to vote; to prohibit the use of political fundraising and require national parties to reimburse the federal government for the use of Air Force One by the president, vice president or any head of an executive department for travel to a political fund raising event; to state that if any portion of the legislation is ruled unconstitutional, the remainder of the act and any adopted amendments to the act should remain intact; and to authorize any legal review of the act to go directly to the Supreme Court.Finally, the measure's provisions become effective 90 days after the bill is signed into law.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban soft money by political parties for Federal election activity; increase contribution limits for political parties and individuals; and define and regulate "express advocacy" communications.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 that is nearly identical to the bill but includes the following change: the substitute directs that the soft money ban (and all other provisions except the hard money limit increases) take effect November 6, 2002(i.e., after this year's congressional elections). The changes in hard money limits would take effect January 1, 2003 (also after upcoming the elections).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute prohibits officeholders and candidates from soliciting soft money in connection with federal elections and prevents national and state parties from spending soft money on federal election activities; allows capped soft money contributions to state and local parties to be used for limited, non-federal voter registration and get-out-the-vote activity; and prohibits the use of corporate and union treasury funds for broadcast communications that mention a federal candidate within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary election.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to state that nothing in the bill may be construed to abridge First Amendment rights, specifically the freedoms of speech and the press, the right to peaceably assemble and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment sought to provide that nothing in the bill may be construed to abridge the freedoms found in the First Amendment to the Constitution, specifically the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to strike any bill language regarding preferential television advertising rates for candidates and parties.
Amendment deleted section 305 which guaranteed special television media rates for advertising for political candidates.
Amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to exempt from the bill any communication/advertiseme t that consists of information or commentary about a person holding or seeking federal office on any matter pertaining to the Second Amendment.
Amendment sought to provide an exemption for communications pertaining to the Second Amendment of the Constitution.
Amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record February 12, 2002 exempting from the bill any communications/advertisement that consists of information or commentary about a person holding or seeking federal office on any matter pertaining to civil rights.
Amendment sought to provide an exemption for communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities.
Amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record February 12, 2002 exempting from the bill any communication/advertisement that consists of information or commentary about a person holding or seeking federal office on any matter pertaining to veterans, military personnel or senior citizens or families of any of those groups.
Amendment sought to provide an exemption for communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, or seniors.
Amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record February 12, 2002 exempting from the bill any communication/advertisement that consists of information or commentary about a person holding or seeking federal office on any matter pertaining to workers, farmers or families.
Amendment sought to provide an exemption for communications pertaining to workers, farmers, families, and individuals.
Amendment number 12 printed in the Congressional Record February 12, 2002 to increase the limit on individual hard money contributions to House candidates from $1,000 per election to $2,000.
Amendment increases the contribution limits for House candidates from $1,000 to $2,000 and indexes this amount for inflation in future years.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congresional Record of February 12, 2002 to completely ban soft money, thereby not allowing its use by state parties for generic voter registration activities.
Amendment sought to ban soft money expenditures by a State, district, or local committee of a political party for Federal election activity.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to prohibit any non-citizen from contributing to a federal campaign.
Amendment sought to ban political contributions in Federal elections by all individuals not citizens or nationals of the United States.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to make the bill effective immediately (February 14). Any soft money funds remaining in party accounts would need to be returned to the donors.
Amendment sought to change the effective date of the soft money ban to February 14, 2002 and require that any soft money funds unexpended as of this date be returned on a pro rata basis to the contributors.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002 to preclude parties from using certain funds to defray the costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility.
Amendment provides definitions for "Federal election activity" and "excluded activity"; and prohibits the use of soft money after the effective date to defray the costs of the construction or purchase of any office building or facility.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2002. The amendment is essentially the original Ney-Wynn bill (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.R.2360:">H.R. 2360</a>) with some modifications.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban the national parties from raising or using soft money for Federal election activities, including broadcast issue advertising; permit the national parties to continue to raise and use soft money for generic voter registration, and get-out-the-vote activities; preserve the right to use such funds for fund-raising and overhead expenses; and provide that no donor could contribute an amount over $20,000 to any political committee.
An amendment numbered 1 and printed in part B of House Report 107-361 to increase the FCC's forfeiture penalties for phone companies which violate the telecommunications law by elevating the current cap from $1.2 million to $10 million and increasing the current $120,000 fine per violation or each day of a continuing violation to $1 million. For repeat offenders, the amendment doubles these increased forfeiture penalties to $ 2 million per violation or each day of a continuing violation, capped at $20 million. The amendment doubles from 1 year to 2 years the statute of limitations for the FCC to bring enforcement actions against phone companies, gives the FCC clear, statutory "cease and desist" authority to use against phone companies which violate any of the telecommunications laws and directs the FCC to study the impact of the enhanced penalties under the bill and report back to Congress within one year after enactment.
Amendment increases FCC's forfeiture penalties for phone companies which violate the telecommunications law; doubles from 1 year to 2 years the statute of limitations for the FCC to bring enforcement actions against phone companies; gives the FCC "cease and desist" authority to use against phone companies which violate any of the telecommunications laws; and directs the FCC to study the impact of the enhanced penalties and report back to Congress within one year after enactment.
An amendment which addresses parties that witheld or shred documents related to court-ordered discovery. Such parties would be deemed to have admitted to any fact relating to the discovery order.
Amendment, as modified, sought to deem a party in a class action suit as admitting any fact with respect to which a discovery order was issued when that party withholds or destroys material subject to the order.
An amendment that seeks to federalize any state cause of action that is brought on behalf of the general public including civil law enforcement actions brought by local prosecutors. Preserves the ability of local prosecutors to enforce state antitrust consumer protection laws.
Amendment, as modified, sought to strike the provision that deems a civil action to be a class action if the plaintiff acts for the interests of its members (who are not named parties to the action) or for the interests of the general public, seeks a remedy of damages, restitution, disgorgement, or any other form of monetary relief, and is not a State attorney general.
An amendment to treat a foreign corporation which acquires a domestic corporation in a corporate repatriation transaction as being incorporated in the state under whoses laws the acquired domestic corporation was organized. Ensures that a company cannot have a state class action removed to federal court merely by changing its place of incorporation abroad.
Amendment, as modified, sought to treat a foreign corporation which acquires a domestic corporation as being incorporated in the State where the domestic corporation was organized.
An amendment to prohibit a party to a class action from removing the case to a district court if that party destroys material relating to the subject matter of the class action, or makes a misrepresentation with respect to existence of such materials.
Amendment sought to prohibit the removal provision in section 5 of this bill from applying if a party to a class action suit destroys material relating to the subject matter of the class action or makes a misrepresentation with respect to the existence of such materials.
An amendment that provides that aspects of class actions filed in state court that could not be maintained under F.R.Civ.P.23 in Federal court will still be heard by a state court rather than either dismissed or removed and remanded. Such an action refused to be heard by the Federal court could only be removed again to federal court if it met the diversity standards of 28 U.S.C. Section 1332(a).
Amendment, as modified, sought to require Federal courts which refuse to certify a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to remand all aspects of the action to the State court from which it was removed.
An amendment to add a new section providing for a study of the impact of the legislation.
Amendment requires judges to report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts various findings for each case in which a life sentence is imposed; and requires the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to annually compile and report such findings to the Congress.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions providing for protection of integrity of trade secrets and to insert provisions for a Federal Information Technology Training Program.
Amendment sought to prohibit corporate executives from having access to trade secrets and other sensitive commercial information when on detail in the Federal government; and establish a comprehensive training program for Federal information technology employees.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 107-396.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to include provisions for executive accountability and notice when executives sell company stock. It also sought to require timely information for employees including regular benefit statements and independent investment advice; employee participation on pension boards; prohibit executives from selling stock if the rank and file employees are prohibited from doing so; eliminate special treatment for executive pension plans; provide employee options to diversify company-matched stock after three years of plan participation; require plan fiduciaries to secure insurance to cover benefits; increase criminal penalties for fiduciaries who violate workers' pension rights; provide judicial remedies to employees for plan abuses; and add whistleblower protection.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 107-418 to create the Federal Bureau of Audits (FBA) to monitor corporate America's books by auditing all publicly-traded companies. The new agency would be a part of the SEC, but would maintain appropriate independence. The SEC would set the basic rules of auditing by incorporating the generally accepted auditing standards rules and making further refinements that are "necessary and appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors." The FBA's integrity will be ensured by several conflict of interest provisions designed to make certain that American taxpayers, investors, and employees get an accurate assessment of a corporation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to create the Federal Bureau of Audits to conduct an annual audit of the financial statements that are required to be submitted by reporting issuers and to be certified under the securities laws, rules or regulations.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 5 printed in House Report 107-418 to replace the regulatory structure in the bill with one that requires establishment of a public regulator with specified duties and authority; to modify definitions of non-audit services to make the two bans on non-audit services included in the bill effective; to provide for approval of non-audit services by the audit committee; to replace the executive responsibility provisions in the bill to require executive certification of financial statements; to improve the ability of the SEC to bar officers and directors from future service in public companies; to enable the SEC to obtain disgorgement of stock bonuses from executives who have falsified financial statements; to place limits on analyst conflicts of interest and improve corporate governance by giving audit committees oversight of auditors; and to establish an independent nominating committee for independent directors.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for the creation of a Public Regulatory Organization, define the nature and composition of the organization, and delineate its specific roles and responsibilities.
An amendment numbered 6 and printed in House Report 107-419 to require that all employees at the new Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs and the two new bureaus be considered "excepted service" or at-will employees.
Amendment sought to place the civil service positions in the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement in the excepted service as defined by section 2103 of title 5, United States Code, and eliminate restrictions on certain disciplinary and other adverse actions taken against employees.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 107-419 to allow for expedited and simplified procurement of products or services; to provide that such authority lasts until 2004 and to require a report not later than one year after the end of FY 2004 concerning the use of these authorities.
Amendment sought to authorize expedited procedures for procurement of information technology by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 107-423 to prohibit companies from receiving future Export-Import Bank Assistance if they lay off a greater percentage of workers in the U.S. than they lay off in foreign countries.
Amendment sought to require companies seeking or receiving assistance from the Export-Import Bank to provide annual reports on workforce numbers and compensation and to prohibit assistance to those who lay off a greater percentage of U.S. workers than they lay off in foreign countries.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part A of House Report 107-450 to permanently prohibit the use of funds to develop, test or engineer a nuclear earth penetrator weapon and prohibits FY 2003 funds for a feasibility study of a nuclear earth penetrator weapon.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 107-450 to state that it is the policy of the U.S. to pursue greater cooperation, transparency, and confidence with the Russian Federation regarding a variety of nuclear weapons-related matters through engagement. The amendment also specifies the conditions under which the current ban on designing and developing low-yield nuclear weapons is automatically repealed.
Amendment, as modified, provides a statement of policy with regard to enhanced cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation to promote mutual security.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 107-450 to prohibit funding for space-based national missile defense programs.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in part A of House Report 107-450 to restore equal access to health services at overseas military hospitals to servicemen and women and their dependents stationed overseas, by limiting the restriction of the use of DoD medical facilities to perform abortions to facilities in the U.S.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in part A of House Report 107-450 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces to assist the INS or the U.S. Customs Service at the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Treasury.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense, to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service on preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers and illegal aliens into the United States.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in part A of House Report 107-450 to prohibit funds authorized in the bill from being used to assist, cooperate with, or provide any support to the International Criminal Court.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 107-450 to authorize the National Guard to use its appropriated funds to cover the costs of conducting and participating in athletic events relevant to military duties or military physical fitness requirements.
Amendment allows the National Guard to use appropriated funds to cover the costs of conducting and participating in athletic competitions and small arms competitions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 107-466 to expand state flexibility to provide training and education to welfare recipients (such activities would count for up to 24 months against a state's participation requirement); increase to 70 percent the number of welfare recipients that are required to be engaged in work-related activities; provide states with an employment credit that would reduce a state's participation requirement according to the number of welfare recipients that have left welfare for work over the last six months maintain the current-law requirement on total participation hours (30 per week with a State option to go higher) with a requirement that 24 hours be in certain activities; maintain the current 20-hour requirement for mother with young children; maintain the current five-year time limit on TANF benefits; increase mandatory funding for child care by $11 billion over the next five years and increase TANF for inflation; remove various barriers to serving local immigrants, including the current ban on states providing Federally-funded TANF benefits to immigrant families; and to include reducing poverty and increasing self-sufficiency as a new purpose of the TANF program and provide financial bonuses to states reducing child poverty.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to expand state flexibility to provide training and education to welfare recipients, increase mandatory funding for child care by $11 billion over the next five years, and remove various barriers to serving legal immigrants.
An amendment stating that U.S. policy should support measures to help meet the immediate security needs of Afghanistan, and requires the President to report to Congress within 45 days on a strategy for meeting the immediate and long-term security needs of Afghanistan.
Amendment declares that it should be the policy of the United States to support measures to meet the immediate security needs of Afghanistan and requires the President to submit a strategy for meeting the immediate security needs in Afghanistan.
Amendments numbered 5 and 6 printed in the Congressional Record and offered en bloc to provide that the Afghan Army should prohibit the use of children as soldiers or combatants and to require the President to certify that the Afghan government is in compliance with such a prohibition.
Amendment, as modified, adds language to prohibit the use of children in Afghanistan as soldiers or combatants.
An amendment to insert a new title III into the bill making general prohibitions on assistance to Afghanistan.
Amendment, as modified, prohibits U.S. participation in poppy cultivation or illicit narcotics growth, production, or trafficking and requires a report concerning the Government of Afghanistan's progress in the eradication of poppy cultivation, the disruption of heroin production, and the reduction of the overall supply and demand for illicit narcotics in Afghanistan.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-482 to amend section 141 by stating that Customs inspectors are not liable for civil damages for suits brought in connection with a personal search; by stating the U.S. Government consents to be sued, and be held liable for civil damages for suits brought in connection with a wrongful personal search; and to delete section 144 on Border Search Authority for Outbound Mail.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace section 141's grant of immunity for employees of the United States conducting a search of a person with an exclusive remedy against the government for the actions of customs agents who act within the scope of their authority; and delete section 144 on border search authority for outbound mail.
An amendment to strike the provisos which designate the amount appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the F.B.I as emergency funds, and which make the availablity of the funds subject to a specific budget request as emergency funds.
Amendment sought to remove the emergency designation requirement for FBI funding.
An amendment to provide that $603,972,000 of the amounts appropriated for the Defense Emergency Response Fund be subject to emergency designation instead of $1,393,972,000 as provided in the bill.
Amendment sought to remove the emergency designation requirement for Guard and Reserve funding.
An amendment numbered 2 and printed in the Congressional Record on May 20, 2002 to strike the bill's provision allowing counternarcotics funds provided for Columbia to be used as part of a wider cmapaign against terrorist groups in that country.
Amendment sought to delete language which allows fiscal year 2002 funds available to the Department of Defense for assistance to the Government of Colombia to be made available to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, and against activities by certain organizations designated as terrorist organizations.
An amendment to establish the Biosafety Research program by authorizing $35 million for support of fundamental research in areas related to assessing biosafety.
Amendment sought to establish the Biosafety Research Program by authorizing $35 million for support of fundamental research in areas related to assessing biosafety.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase the estate tax exemption to $3 million for individuals and $6 million for couples effective Jan. 3, 2002.
An amendment to add a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide that the provisions in the bill that make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent shall not take effect unless, during calendar year 2010, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget certifies that there will be sufficient non-social security surpluses during the 10-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2011 so that, during such 10-fiscal year period, such provisions would not result in a raid on the social security trust funds (or increase the size of a raid on such funds).
An amendment to strike the existing text providing for grant criteria and to insert revised criteria specifying that the Secretary may provide grants to a sponsor of a primary airport or a public use airport that is not a primary airport for the construction or improvement of a non-approach control tower, as defined by the Secretary, and for acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in that tower.
Amendment sought to strike provisions that allow the Secretary of Transportation to use Airport Improvement Program grants to reimburse airports for the cost of construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower incurred after October 1, 1996 and to reimburse airports for the cost of acquiring and installing in that tower air traffic control, communications, and related equipment that was acquired or installed after October 1, 1996.
An amendment to add a new section outlining use of apportionments to pay the non-federal share of operation costs. Under the provisions of the amendment, both a study and a report to Congress by the Secretary would be required.
Amendment requires a study on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of allowing the sponsor of an airport to use up to 10% of Airport Improvement Program funds to pay the non-Federal cost of operating an air traffic control tower.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to insert a complete new text which modifies the existing bill but retains the provisions making permanent the pension provisions contained in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (Public Law 107-16).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to make permanent pension plan and individual retirement account arrangements and include corporate tax and executive compensation provisions.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide" by $121,800,000.
Amendment sought to delete funding of $121.8 million for construction of missile silos at Fort Greeley, Alaska.
An amendment to provide for the consideration of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:S.2578:">S. 2578</a>. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment; the previous question shall be considered as ordered to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) hour of debate on the bill and one motion to commit.
Amendment adds language which provides for the consideration of the bill (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:S.2578:">S. 2578</a>) to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment removes the 2-percent cap on the number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and makes the program permanent.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to strike language in the bill providing that the maximum number of pilots that may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers may not exceed 2 percent of the total number of pilots that are employed by air carriers engaged in air transportation or intrastate transportation on the date of enactment of the bill and to insert new requirements stating that not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the bill, 20 percent of all pilots who volunteer to participate in the program within 30 days of such date of enactment shall be trained and deputized as Federal flight deck officers. The amendment also specifies that within a 2-year period of the pilot program, 80 percent of all pilots who volunteer to participate in the program must be trained and deputized as Federal flight deck officers.
Amendment sought to remove the 2-percent cap on the number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and requires the Transportation Security Administration to train 20 percent of all pilots who volunteer for the program within 6 months of enactment and train 80 percent by the end of the 2-year pilot program.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to strike provisions allowing the Secretary to give preference to pilots who are former military or law enforcement personnel when selecting pilots to participate in the program.
Amendment sought to strike provisions which allow preference to be given to pilots who are former military or law enforcement personnel when selecting pilots to participate in the program.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for Bureau of Land Management, Management of Lands and Resources, by $162,254,000, from $826,932,000 to$664,678,000.
Amendment sought to decrease funding for the Bureau of Land Management by $162.2 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for Bureau of Land Management, Management of Lands and Resources, by $51,300,000, from $826,932,000 to $775,632,000.
Amendment sought to decrease funding for the Bureau of Land Management by $51.3 million.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) the amount appropriated for National Endowment for the Humanities-Grants and Administration by $5 million, and the amount for Challenge America Arts Fund-Challenge America Grants, by $10 million.
Amendment increases funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million and increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and decreases Department of the Interior Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses funding accordingly.
An amendment to strike provisions in the bill providing $15 million to perform a historical accounting of each Individual Indian Money Account open on December 31, 2000, covering the period from the date on which the account was opened or January 1, 1985, whichever is later, to December 31, 2000.
Amendment strikes language in the bill providing $15 million to perform a historical accounting of each Individual Indian Money Account open on December 31, 2000, covering the period from the date on which the account was opened or January 1, 1985, whichever is later, to December 31, 2000.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 141 of the bill. Section 141 provides for the establishment of a Commission on Native American Policy.
Amendment strikes section 141 of the bill which provides for the establishment of a Commission on Native American Policy.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount for the National Endowment on the Arts and Humanities by $50 milliion.
Amendment sought to transfer $50 million from the National Endowment for the Arts to the budget for the National Forest Service.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be expended by the Department of the Interior to approve any exploration plan, any development and production plan, any application for permit to drill or to permit any drilling on certain Outer Continental Shelf Southern California Planning Area leases.
Amendment provides that none of the funds in the bill may be expended by the Department of the Interior to approve any exploration plan, any development and production plan, any application for permit to drill or to permit any drilling on certain Outer Continental Shelf Southern California Planning Area leases.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section at the end of the bill providing that none of the funds in the bill may be used to enter into any new commercial agricultural lease on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges in the States of Oregon and California that permits the growing of row crops or alfalfa.
Amendment sought to add a new section at the end of the bill providing that none of the funds in the bill may be used to enter into any new commercial agricultural lease on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges in the States of Oregon and California that permits the growing of row crops or alfalfa.
An amendment to increase BLM funding for Wildland Fire Management by $23 million and decrease BLM funding for Land Acquisition by $36 million.
Amendment sought to increase Bureau of Land Management funding for Wildland Fire Management by $23 million and decrease Bureau of Land Management funding for Land Acquisition by $36 million.
An amendment printed in House Report 107-586 to reduce the funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation by $590,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation by $590,000.
An amendment that provides that before any provision in the bill limiting the use of funds to enforce the ban on travel to Cuba could take effect, the president must certify that the Cuban government does not possess and is not developing a biological weapons programs that threatens the homeland security of the United States; is not providing to terrorist' states or terrorist organizations tehnology that could be used to produce, develop or deliver biological weapons; and it not providing support or sanctuary to international terrorists.
Amendment sought to require the President to certify to Congress that the Government of Cuba does not possess biological weapons, is not developing or providing terrorist states or terrorist organizations the technology to develop biological weapons, and is not providing support or sanctuary to international terrorists before any limitation on funding is applied to the enforcement and administration of travel restrictions to Cuba.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for administration or enforcement of part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to any travel or travel related transaction; and to provide that the limitation established shall not apply to the issuance of general or specific licenses for travel or travel-related transactions, and shall not apply to transactions in relation to any business travel covered by such regulations.
Amendment prohibits the use of any funding to administer or enforce part 515 of D807 title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (the Cuban Assets Control regulations) with respect to travel to Cuba.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to enforce any restriction on remittances to nationals of Cuba covered by the Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment prohibits the use of any funding to enforce any restriction on remittances to nationals of Cuba.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
An amendment that prohibits the Office of Management and Budget, or any other federal agency, from using numerical quotas, targets and goals for the outsourcing of federal jobs to private contractors.
An amendment to cut the bill's appropriation for allowances for former presidents by $339,000, a reduction of 10% from the bill's appropriation of $3.3 million.
An amendment that reduces all discretionary appropriations in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board.
An amendment that prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using any funds in the bill for any activities that violate current pension, age discrimination and tax laws.
Amendment prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using any funds for activities that violate current pension age discrimination laws.
An amendment to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Amendment provides for the establishment of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. \   As amended by the Smith (NJ) amendment (A002), language was added that ensures that at least two members of the commission are family members of those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2002.
An amendment numbered 3 and printed in the House Report 107-615 to codify and strengthen the White House Office of Homeland Security which was established by executive order in October, 2001. Defines the functions of the office. The head of the office is appointed by the President with advice and consent of the Senate. Specifically subjects the office and its Director to oversight by Congress.
Amendment sought to codify and strengthen the White House Office of Homeland Security which was established in Executive Order 13228.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 107-615 to retain FEMA as an independent agency with responsibility for natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Amendment sought to retain FEMA as an independent agency with responsibility for natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 107-615 to preserve the existing Customs Service as a "distinct entity" within the DHS. The amendment does not affect the bill's provisions which protect certain revenue and trade act enforcement functions of the Customs Service.
Amendment sought to preserve the Customs Service as a distinct entity within the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 107-615 to grant permissive authority to the DHS Secretary for the creation of a Joint Interagency Homeland Security Taskforce.
Amendment authorizes the creation of a permanent Joint Interagency Homeland Security Task Force composed of representatives from military and civilian agencies of the United States Government for the purposes of anticipating terrorist threats against the United States and taking appropriate actions to prevent harm to the United States.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 107-615.
Amendment adds language specifying the circumstances under which the President may be allowed to exclude Federal employees in the Department of Homeland Security from coverage under certain labor laws.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 107-615 to protect the union rights of employees transferred into DHS with the same job responsibilities.
Amendment sought to preserve the union rights of existing employees transferred to the new Department of Homeland Security who have the same duties.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 107-615 to clarify worker rights in section 761 of the bill.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to collaborate with employee representatives in the planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system.
An amendment numbered 22 and printed in House Report 107-615 to indemnify companies who sell anti-terrorism technologies to the federal government, as well as, state and local governments, in a manner similar to the protection afforded under P.L.85-804.
Amendment sought to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide indemnification to the manufacturers of anti-terrorism products.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 107-615 to delete the entire human resources which exempt employees of the new Department from Title 5; and to provide that federal employees transferred to the new agency could not have their pay reduced.
Amendment sought to delete section 761 of the bill and replace it with language that provides the employees of the new department with civil service protection.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 107-615 consisting of sundry technical and clarifying provisions.
Amendment en bloc consists of those amendments contained in House Report 107-615 which are printed on pages H5817-H5822 in the Congressional Record for July 26, 2002.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 107-615 to strike Sec. 409 of the bill (Extension of Airline Baggage Screening Deadline).
Amendment sought to strike section 409 which extends for one year the deadline for airports to fully utilize explosive detection systems to screen all checked baggage.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 107-615 to strike subtitle C of section VII; to strike section 762 from the bill and replaces with language that provides remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers.
Amendment sought to delete language which provides exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act and add whistleblower protection language.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 107-615 to expand the existing FOIA exemption in the homeland security legislation to other federal agencies as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines as appropriate.
Amendment sought to define the term "covered Federal agency," for purposes of exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, to mean the Department of Homeland Security and agencies with which the Department shares critical infrastructure information.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 107-615 to amend sections 402 and 403 of the bill to transfer the visa office from the Department of State to the DHS; to provide for a two-year transition period during which the Foreign Service Officers issuing visas would be detailed to the DHS while new DHS personnel are trained and deployed abroad; to preserve the k Secretary of State's authority to deny a visa based in the national interest of the U.S.; and to prohibit judicial review of consular decisions to refuse a visa.
Amendment sought to transfer the Visa Office of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr661):">107-661</a> to incorporate the standard for limiting the total purchase price of rental-purchase merchandise from New York, Ohio, and Nebraska state law, and establish a process for determining standards in regulation for determining the cash price of rental-purchase merchandise.
Amendment sought to make the ownership cost limitation in New York and Ohio State law the minimum standard of protection in the bill; and also sought to direct the Federal Reserve Board to issue regulations providing detailed criteria or a formula calculating the cash price for rental property together with additional criteria for adjusting the cash price for previously used property.
Amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(hr661):">107-661</a> to prohibit the shifting of liability for loss, damage, or destruction of the property subject to rental-purchase agreement to the consumer, with the liability remaining with the merchant.
Amendment sought to prohibit the shifting of liability for loss, damage, or destruction of property subject to a rental-purchase agreement to the consumer, with the liability remaining with the merchant.
An amendment numbered 1 printed House Report 107-724 in the nature of a substitute that urges the U.S. to re-engage the diplomatic process and stresses the U.S. government's commitment to the U.N. inspections process.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to have the United States work through the United Nations to seek to resolve the matter of ensuring that Iraq is not developing weapons of mass destruction, through mechanisms such as the resumption of weapons inspections, negotiation, enquiry, mediation, regional arrangements, and other peaceful means.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-724 that seeks to authorize the use of U.S. armed forces to support any new U.N. Security Council resolution that mandates the elimination, by force if necessary, of all Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, long-range ballistic missiles, and the means of producing such weapons and missiles. Requests that the President should seek authorization from Congress to use the armed forces of the U.S. in the absence of a U.N. Security Council resolution sufficient to eliminate by force if necessary, all Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, long-range ballistic missiles, and the means of producing such weapons and missiles. Provides expedited consideration for authorization in the latter case.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to authorize the President to use U.S. armed forces pursuant to any resolution of the United Nations Security Council adopted after September 12, 2002 that provides for the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-9. The amendment in the nature of a substitute adds poverty reduction as a purpose of TANF and provides states with a poverty reduction bonus; increases the block grant by inflation; maintains current work requirements; removes the cap on the number of recipients who can pursue vocational education; lifts the time limit on education to give recipients an opportunity to earn a degree; provides $20 billion for the Child Care Development Block Grant; requires states to address barriers to work, including domestic violence, by providing for trained caseworkers to screen recipients; and restores eligibility to immigrants.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide states with poverty reduction bonuses, maintain current work requirements, remove the cap on vocation education participation, extend the time limit on education, provide $20 billion for Child Care Development Block grants, require states to address barriers to work, and restore eligibility to immigrants.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to expand state flexibility to provide training and education, increase to 70 percent the number that are required to be engaged in work related activities, provide states with an employment credit, maintain the current participation requirement, maintain the time limit on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, increase child care funding by $11 billion over the next 5 years, and remove barriers to serving legal immigrants.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 and printed in House Report 108-21.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy and allow its use for medical research.
Amendment Numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-42 requires corporations that file for bankruptcy to do so in the district court that has jurisdiction over the corporation's principal place of business in the United States.
Amendment sought to require corporations to file a bankruptcy case in the district court of the district where their principal place of business in the United States is located.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute, among other provisions, sought to modify the means test and require the court, in considering a motion to dismiss or convert a Chapter 7 case, to consider the debtor's actual reasonable and necessary expenses and income; and make revisions concerning alimony and child support, small business, credit card abuse, protecting employee wages and benefits in bankruptcy, and use of bankruptcy to evade lawful debts for civil rights violations.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in part B of House Report 108-44. Amendment provides for spending at the levels contained in the President's budget as estimated by CBO. Includes reconciliation instructions for a tax package which would provide immediate tax relief for all taxpayers; incentives for business; immediate and permanent estate tax relief; and other items. Tax relief is offset by deferring a portion of additional tax cuts for upper income taxpayers if the budget remains in deficit because of the campaign in Iraq, the war on terrorism, or other factors. Directs the Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee to report reconciliation legislation providing a Medicare prescription drug benefit of $400 billion. Establishes discretionary spending limits, pay as you go rules, and other budget enforcement measures in the House of Representatives. Provides for an increase in the debt limit of $150 billion, which is projected to cover obligations through September 30, 2003, but prohibits any further increase in the debt limit of more than $100 billion until CBO certifies that the budget is on path to balance by 2009, except for any increase necessary to finance the costs of a war in Iraq.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(hr044):">108-44</a> and numbered one was offered as the Blue Dog substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 108-44. Amendment achieves a balanced budget in 4 years and achieves balance excluding Social Security within 10 years. Provides $512 billion in tax relief over the next five years and $1.6 trillion over the next 10 years, all under reconciliation. Freezes total discretionary spending for one year and then permits growth at half of the approximate rate of inflation for two years and then at the rate of inflation for future years. Within the total level of discretionary spending, defense and homeland security are funded at the requested levels and non-defense is reduced to pay for these increases. Caps the mandatory spending increase (excluding Social Security) over last year's actual level at 1.5% for one year, then 3.1% annually for four years and then provides for growth at the annual baseline growth rates. Includes various budget enforcement mechanisms, including a definition of emergency spending. Includes a reserve fund for Social Security reform. Provides for real worldscoring of tax measures, and a prohibition on tax increases to offset spending increases.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(hr044):">108-44</a> and numbered two was offered as the Republican Study Committee substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 108-44 would freeze the tax cut in order to generate greater revenue. Supports a level of funding for defense commensurate with the request of the President. Provides for more than $300 billion for an immediate economic stimulus; provides $528 billion for a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, most of which will be funded after 2004. Restores cuts in education and increases the education budget by $20 billion.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(hr044):">108-44</a> and numbered three was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus/Congressional Progressive Caucus substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 108-44 that projects a balanced budget in FY 2010 and adds $573 billion less to the public debt over ten years than the committee-reported resolution. Restores $98 billion of direct spending cuts contained in the resolution as reported. Increases funding for homeland security, education, and other priorities. Provides $528 billion for a Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of H. Rept. <a href="/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(hr044):">108-44</a> and numbered four was offered as the Democratic substitute.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-48 to place strict limits on departures from federal sentencing guidelines by allowing sentences outside the guideline range only upon grounds specifically enumerated as proper for departure; to require courts to give specific and written reasons for any departure from federal sentencing guidelines; to change the standard of review for appellate courts to a de novo review to allow appellate courts to more effectively review illegal and inappropriate downward departures from federal sentencing guidelines; to prevent sentencing courts, upon remand, from imposing the same illegal departure on a different theory; to only allow courts to reduce a person's sentence for `acceptance of responsibility' when the government agrees with that finding; to amend sentencing guidelines with regard to the penalties for possession of child pornography by increasing penalties if the offense involved material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence and by increasing penalties based on the amount of child pornography involved in the offense.
Amendment places strict limits on departures from Federal sentencing guidelines.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-48 to narrow definition of child pornography in response to Ashcroft v. the Free Speech Coalition; to create new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; to create a new offense against pandering visual depictions as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders; to include new findings that detail the effect of the Supreme Court decision on child pornography cases, as well as some technical changes; to require the Attorney General to report on the Department of Justice's efforts to enforce the record-keeping requirements for producers of adult material to demonstrate they are not using minors.
Amendment narrows the definition of child pornography and creates new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; and creates a new offense against pandering materials as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-46 that is identical to the bill, except that it does not include the section of the bill that would require state and local employees to work for five years in a job covered by Social Security in order to avoid the application of the government pension offset.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete section 418 that requires state and local government employees to be covered by Social Security for their last 60 months of employment in order to be exempt from the Government Pension Offset.
An amendment to strike the $1 billion appropriation in the bill for assistance to Turkey.
Amendment sought to delete the $1 billion appropriation in the bill for assistance to Turkey.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the funding for the Office for Domestic Preparedness by $34 million.
Amendment sought to decrease Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities funding and Andean Counter-Drug Initiative funding for Colombia by $61 million and increase funding for the Office for Domestic Preparedness by $34 million.
An amendment that would reduce economic support funds for Turkey by $207,000,000 and this amount shall be available to establish National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team as authorized by law.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Economic Support Fund and the allocation within that amount for grants for Turkey by $207 million and apply that funding to establish National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-64 to eliminate the requirement under the bill for the conviction of a transferor who knowingly transfers a firearm, knowing that such a firearm will be used to commit a crime of violence before a transferor can be sued.
Amendment sought to eliminate the requirement for the conviction of a transferor before a liability action could be taken.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-64 to remove from liability immunity any gun sellers or manufacturers who sell or otherwise give guns or ammunition to someone who uses or is addicted to illegal drugs, or "who has been adjudicated as a mental defective".
Amendment sought to allow lawsuits to be brought against gun manufacturers and dealers for damages that are caused by the criminal misuse of that product by a third party if the firearm transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the recipient is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance or has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-64 to allow plaintiffs to recover against negligent manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations.
Amendment sought to permit liability actions against firearms manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations for negligence.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-69 to require the Transportation Department to ensure that the total amount of gas that cars and light trucks consume in the year 2010 will be 5% less than the total amount they would otherwise consume if the average fuel economy standards were to remain at 2004 levels.
Amendment sought to require that total oil consumption for cars and light trucks in 2010 shall be at least 5 percent less than the total amount that would have been used if the average fuel economy standards were to remain at 2004 levels.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-69 to delete the bill's electricity deregulation provisions and to insert in lieu thereof provisions to increase consumer and investor protections.
Amendment sought to replace the electricity provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-69 to prohibit the maximum surface area covered by production and support facilities, including airstrips, berms and piers, on the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from exceeding 2,000 acres.
Amendment places a 2,000 acre limit on oil exploration on the Coastal Plain in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-69 to strike the provision in the bill authorizing the Interior Department to grant leases for oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Amendment sought to strike sections in the bill that allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 108-69 to clarify that reports relating to federal procurement policy and federal contracting policy should be submitted to all relevant Congressional committees. The amendment also requires a study of the energy conservation benefits of telecommuting by federal employees and a study of the merits of establishing performance measures to guide the reduction of petroleum consumption by federal fleets.
Amendment requires studies on Federal procurement and contracting policies to be submitted to all relevant Congressional committees; and requires studies on the conservation implications of widespread telecommuting by Federal employees and the merits of establishing performance measures to reduce petroleum consumption by Federal fleets.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 108-69 adds a new section authorizing a Gasoline Availability Stabilization (GAS) Reserve program modeled on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The amendment would require the establishment of three GAS reserves within two years of enactment; allows the creation of two additional reserves anywhere in the country; authorizes emergency sales from a GAS reserve only in response to a physical disruption, and authorizes maintenance transactions with safeguards to prevent price inflation and ensure product freshness.
Amendment sought to authorize a Gasoline Availability Stabilization (GAS) Reserve program with a total capacity of 20 million barrels of regular unleaded gasoline with reserve sites in California, the Midwest, the Northeast, and two additional sites as identified by the Secretary of Energy.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 108-69 strikes section 14029, eliminating the $10 million payment for three years to improve leaching uranium mining techniques.
Amendment sought to strike section 14029 which authorizes $10 million per year over 3 years for the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative, cost-shared agreements with domestic uranium miners to develop improved uranium mining technologies, including those that have minimal environmental impacts.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 108-69 strikes Title II of Division C, relating to oil and gas development provisions.
Amendment sought to strike title II of division C, relating to oil and gas development.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 108-69 to strike Title VII of Division C (Federal Coal Leasing). Title VII would repeal the existing 160-acre limitation for lease modifications.
Amendment sought to strike title VII of division C, relating to coal leasing.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-79 adds a provision in Part A (GAO Review) mandating that the review will include recommendations to reduce or eliminate the excessive paperwork burdens for teachers, related service providers, parents and school administrators; amends Part B (GAO REport) to require a GAO report be submitted 2 years after the date of enactment and submitted every 2 years thereafter.
Amendment mandates GAO reviews to include recommendations to reduce or eliminate excessive paperwork burdens; and requires that a GAO report be submitted 2 years after the date of enactment and resubmitted every 2 years.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-79 amends Part D (National Activities) to allow for the Secretary of Education to fund the design, development, and initial implementation of parental choice programs for students with disabilities; Amends Part B (Assistance for Students Ages 3-21) to allow states to let federal money follow the child along with the state money to the selected public or private school.
Amendment sought to permit States to develop systems that promote customization of special education.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-79 allows school districts the option of offering parents of disabled children in private schools a certificate to be used for their child's specific special education needs. The amount of the certificate would be equivalent to the per-pupil proportionate IDEA dollars generated to the school district by private school children. Certificates could be redeemed at eligible providers that meet health, safety and civil rights laws and are fiscally sound.
Amendment sought to give school districts the option of offering parents of disabled children in private schools a certificate to be used for their child's specific special education needs.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-79 redefines 'specific learning disability' as a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable psychological condition relying on physical and scientific evidence.
Amendment sought to define specific learning disability to mean a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable physiological condition relying on physical and scientific evidence and not based on subjective evidence.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-80 to require that for every dollar paid to any individual Global Fund staffer that is over the amount of the U.S. Vice President's salary, that there be a deduction of the same amount from the next year's appropriation to the Global Fund. All funds would continue to go to HIV/AIDS programs. The President may waive the provision for national security interests.
Amendment limits the top salary level for employees of the Global Fund to that of the Vice President of the United States.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-80 to reconcile funding levels with the President's budget and the budget resolution. Authorizes $2 billion in fiscal year 2004, as called for by the President's budget and the budget resolution. Increases the authorization by $500 million in each subsequent year until it reaches $4 billion in fiscal year 2008. Total authorization of $15 billion over 5 years is maintained.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount authorized in the bill for fiscal year 2004 from $3 billion to $2 billion.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 108-80 would specify that of the amount set aside for HIV/AIDS prevention in bilateral assistance, 33% should go to abstinence-until-marr age programs.
Amendment requires that at least 33 percent of HIV/AIDS prevention funds be expended for abstinence-until-marriage programs.
An amendment numbered one printed in the Congressional Record of May 6, 2003.
Amendment sought to specify that program activities address toxicological studies and environmental impact studies as nanotechnology is developed.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Recored of May 6, 2003.
Amendment sought to specify that program activities be designed to provide sustained support for nanotechnology research and development on the potential to produce or facilitate the production of clean, inexpensive energy.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-92 to insert language from Section 118 (relating to the Local plans of the WIA boards) into two parts of the bill: the Certification of One-Stop Centers (section 121) and Criteria for One-Stop Centers to be eligible for Infrastructure funds (section 122).
Amendment requires one-stop centers and providers of training services to meet the specific employment needs of local employers and participants.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that requires executive pensions to be subject to the same pension rules that apply to other workers. Changes provisions that allow special executive pension plans to escape taxation, to receive special protection against creditors, and to end-run pension laws that require wide employee participation at the company. Requires that executive plans be subject to the same uniform and fair vesting and contribution limits that apply to rank-and-file employees. Requires companies changing from traditional pension plans to cash balance plans to allow older workers the choice of remaining in the old plan or joining the new plan. Requires executive compensation packages including pensions to be approved by the board of directors. Gives employees greater protections when a company declares bankruptcy, and denies executives preferential protection against creditors. Imposes an excise tax on executive golden parachutes.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to add the text of the Pension Fairness Act that, among other provisions, requires executive pensions to be subject to the same pension rules that apply to other employees, provides for investment advice from qualified, independent advisors, allows older employees to choose between a conversion to a cash balance plan or to maintain their current defined benefit pension plan, and requires disclosure to collective bargaining units on proposed changes to executive pensions, health or life insurance, or other substantial benefits.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-239 would allow for projects within one-half mile of threatened communities to be "categorically excluded" from the National Environmental Policy Act; to codify the Bush Administration's guidance to regarding the preparation environmental documents for projects in watersheds and outside of the one-half mile zone; would focus critical federal resources on the need to protect communities; would provide for an up-front collaborative process that brings communities and federal land managers together to identify and prioritize areas most in need of thinning; would give new authority to federal land managers to enter into cooperative agreements with local and state governments, local fire districts, and homeowner associations to plan projects across ownership boundaries; and would require that 85 percent of funding be spent around homes, communities, or in a watershed.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to add the text of the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act; allow projects within 1/2 mile of threatened communities to be excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act; codify guidance regarding environmental documents for projects outside the 1/2 mile zone; provide a process that brings communities and Federal land managers together to identify areas in need of thinning; give new authority for Federal land managers to enter into cooperative agreements with local governments and communities to plan projects across public and private ownership boundaries; and require that 85 percent of funding be used for areas close to homes, communities, and watersheds.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-120 to make technical changes and include clarification that no employee of DoD Inspector General who was transferred to a Special Court of the United Nations shall be subject to Hatch Act enforcement. Also makes a change regarding sole source contracts. Would strike Section 317(a), and would leave the section of the Endangered Species Act in its present form (i.e., "prudent and determinable"). Would strike Section 318(a), and would confine the new definition of "harassment" to "military readiness activity.".
Amendment makes technical, and clarifying changes; strikes section 317(a) concerning the Endangered Species Act and maintains "prudent and determinable designation"'; and replaces section 318(a) concerning Marine Mammal Protection Act to define harassment in the case of military readiness activities.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-120 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protections functions.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense, to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Bureau of Border Security and U.S. Customs Service of the Department of Homeland Security on preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-120 to permit Department of Defense facilities, not located in the United States, to perform abortions.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-120 would transfer $15 million for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and the $6 million for additional and exploratory studies under the Advanced Concepts Initiative to conventional programs to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets.
Amendment sought to transfer Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator program funding of $15 million and advanced concepts initiative activities funding of $6 million to conventional programs to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-120 to add a new section requiring a report on actions that could be taken regarding countries that initiate certain legal actions against United States officials.
Amendment requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on appropriate steps that can be taken in response to foreign governments who initiate legal actions against current or former officials of the United States or members of the Armed Forces relating to the performance of their official duties.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-120 to insert a new section providing for repeal of required grade of defense attache' in France.
Amendment repeals the statutory requirement that the United States defense attache to France must hold the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral, lower half.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-122 to insert a new section providing for the repeal of MTOPS for computer export controls.
Amendment sought to repeal the Million Theoretical Operations Per Second (MTOPS) based method for controlling computer exports.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.RES.255:">H. Res. 255</a>. "Not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to this Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to propose a constitutional amendment providing that, not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to the Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to make it unlawful to knowingly perform an abortion after the fetus has become viable, unless, in the medical judgment of the attending physician, it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious adverse consequences to her health. Physicians who violate this law would be subject to civil penalty of up to $10,000.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to make it unlawful to knowingly perform an abortion after the fetus has become viable unless it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious adverse consequences to her health.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-145, which strikes language in the bill which states that a bet or wager does not include "any lawful transaction with a business licensed or authorized by a State.".
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill which exempts transactions with state-licensed or authorized businesses.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-146, which requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to Congress, within 90 days of enactment of the bill, a report on waivers granted under the FAA " Buy-American Preferences" provisions. The report shall, at minimum, include a list of all waivers granted pertaining to that section, the specific authority under such section for granting the waiver and the rationale for granting the waiver.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress on waivers of preference for buying goods produced in the United States.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report number 108-146 to require the Secretary of Transportation to consult with the Governor, or his designee of the State in which the airport in question is located as to the most commonly used highway route between that airport and the nearest large or medium hub airport. In addition, after consultation with the Governor, the Secretary shall establish a regulation providing for a consistent standard for calculating the most commonly used route.
Amendment clarifies the measurement of highway mileage for purposes of determining essential air service (EAS) eligibility.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-148 to prevent domestic corporations from not being subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. Federal Courts, and liability in class action lawsuits filed in Federal Courts, through mergers or repatriations with foreign companies.
Amendment sought to add language to provide that a foreign corporation which acquires a domestic corporation in a corporate repatriation transaction shall be treated as being incorporated in the State under whose laws the acquired domestic corporation was organized.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-148 to preserve the ability of local prosecutors to enforce state antitrust and consumer protection laws in state courts.
Amendment sought to permit the use of private attorney actions to enforce state laws in state courts.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-148. Section 1 of the amendment contains a short title, reference, and table of contents. Section 2 establishes improved procedures for certain class actions, including provisions for the use of coupon settlements, court approval of settlements, sealing of class action documents, and interlocutory appeals. Section 3 enacts the recommendations of the U. S. Judicial Conference with respect to notice to class members. Section 4 establishes a state court multi-district litigation panel for class actions. The panel allows for the consolidation of class actions pending in different state courts for pretrial proceedings. Section 5 of the amendment authorizes the National Center for State Courts to develop and implement a procedure by which state courts or the state court multi-district litigation panel may transfer certain class actions to federal courts.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the text of the Class Action Improvement Act.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to immediately eliminate the estate tax for most estates; increase the estate tax exclusion to $3 million, effective January 1, 2004; partially offset the cost of increasing the exclusion by freezing existing estate tax rates, eliminatingthe ability to claim valuation discounts by holding property through partnerships, and restoring the prior law phaseout of the benefit of the graduated rates and exclusion; repeal the carryover basis rules contained in the 2001 tax bill, which would continue the favorable current law step-up in basis rules that eliminate capital gains taxes on increases in value before death.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to increase the estate tax exemption to $3 million for individuals and $6 million for couples with the bill becoming effective on Jan. 1, 2004.
Part B amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-158.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the Health Insurance Tax Credit Waiver; expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for children; provide relief to families of astronauts and military members; limit EITC precertification; address corporate tax shelters; and add protections to assist low and middle income tax payers.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-160 to Require the Department of Labor to establish a Small Employer Health Benefits Plan (SEHB) similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHB). All employers with fewer than 100 employees during the previous calendar year shall be eligible to apply for coverage under SEHB. Employers must offer coverage to all employees who have completed 3 months of service. Employees working fewer than 30 hours a week are eligible for pro rata coverage. Requires the Secretary to establish an initial open enrollment period and thereafter an annual enrollment period. Requires the Department of Labor to annually contract with state licensed health insurers to offer health insurance coverage in a state. Participating insurers shall remain subject to state laws applicable to the states in which they cover residents.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the text of the Small Employer Health Benefits Program Act.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) the funds for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection by $5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program by $5 million.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to approve, renew, or implement any aviation cargo security plan that permits the transporting of unscreened or uninspected cargo on passenger planes.
Amendment prohibits any funding to be used to approve, renew, or implement any aviation cargo security plan that permits the transporting of unscreened or uninspected cargo on passenger planes.
An amendment that states that none of the funds made available in this Act may be used to provide assistance to any State or local government entity or offical that restricts any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from the organization assuming the responsibility of the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, as prohibited under section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to States or localities that restrict information to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status as prohibited under section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-176 to direct the Director of Central Intelligence to establish a pilot project to improve recruitment of ethnic and cultural minorities and women to meet the diversity of skills, language, and expertise required by the current mission.
Amendment directs the Director of Central Intelligence to establish a pilot project to improve recruitment of ethnic and cultural minorities and women with diverse skills and language abilities.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-176 to direct the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct an audit of all telephone and electronic communications between the CIA and Office of the Vice President that relate to weapons of mass destruction obtained or developed by Iraq preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment, the Ins.
Amendment sought to require the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct an audit of all telephone and electronic communications between the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Vice President that relate to weapons of mass destruction obtained or developed by Iraq preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom on or after September 11, 2001.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-176.
Amendment sought to require a GAO study to determine the extent to which intelligence developed by the Department of Defense and by the intelligence community with respect to weapons of mass destruction obtained or developed by Iraq preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom was made available to the United Nations weapons inspectors and the quantity and quality of the information that was provided (if any).
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-181 to insert a complete new text.
Amendment sought to provide prescription drug coverage for all Medicare beneficiaries, enhance Medicare+Choice plans, include payments for oncology providers and related cancer drug therapy programs; improve rural health delivery; and implement various provisions dealing with Medicare Parts A and B, Medicaid, regulatory reduction and the reimportation of prescription drugs.
An amendment to prevent use of funds for carrying out secs. 2912, 2913, and 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 related to the 2005 round of base closures and realignments.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-190 to add language to ensure that teachers are able to understand scientifically based research and its applicability; to require partnership grant applications to contain a certification from the partner local educational agency stating that it will `directly benefit' from the proposed grant activities; to ensure that partnership grant funds are used only to supplement, not supplant, other federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be used for teacher preparation activities, and to require States to include average raw score data in their reports.
Amendment makes technical changes; specifies that implementing reforms will prepare teachers to understand scientifically based research and its applicability; requires partnership grant applications to contain a certification from the partner local educational agency stating that it will directly benefit from the grant activities; and ensures that the Partnership Grant funding will supplement not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out teacher preparation activities.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to add at the end of the bill a new section prohibiting use of funds in the bill for implementation of amendments to Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration regulations parts 70, 75, and 90 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, as proposed on March 6, 2003.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to implement amendments to the Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration regulations dealing with coal dust exposure.
An amendment regarding title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Department of Education from penalizing a school for failing to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act unless that school receives Federal aid at the full authorized level.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to implement regulations that exempt from the requirements concerning overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act any employee who is not otherwise exempted as of July 11, 2003.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for five National Institutes of Health grants.
An amendment to strike section 743 of the bill which prohibits use of funds for the implementation of Country of Origin Labeling for meat or meat products.
Amendment hat sought to strike section 743 that prohibits funding to implement country of origin labeling for meat or meat products.
An amendment to increase funds, by transfer, by $800,000 , for the animal fighting provisions of the bill.
Amendment increases funding for the Office of the Inspector General by $800,000 for enforcement of animal fighting statutes.
An amendment to reduce funding levels in the bill by 1% across the board.
Amendment that sought to decrease all discretionary funding by one percent.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill to approve for human consumption, meats from downed animals.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding to approve for human consumption any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines that are unable to stand or walk unassisted at a slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment subject to inspection at the point of examination and inspection.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-206 to strike the Crowley amendment on UNFPA and returns the underlying legislation to a neutral position on UNFPA; and to eliminate the additional $25 million in funding for UNFPA.
Amendment deleted funding for the United Nations Population Fund.
An amendment to accelerate when lower middle income countries could be eligible for Millenium Challenge Account appropriations, subject to same overal limitation requirement, and to permit lower middle income countries to receive funding in the next fiscal year.
Amendment, as modified, to the Hyde amendment (A002) sought to accelerate the eligibility for lower middle income countries to participate in the Millennium Challenge Account in fiscal year 2005 through 2006.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-206 to prohibit funds from being authorized to be used to pay any U.S. contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 108-206 to limit the U.S. contribution to the U.N. regular budget (contributions to other U.N. programs would not be affected) to an amount no greater than that paid by any other permanent Security Council member.
Amendment sought to limit the United States contribution to the United Nations budget to no more than that of the largest assessed contribution of any other permanent member of the Security Council.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-206 to allow exporters of commercial communications satellites to share marketing information with prospective customers in NATO countries, and in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Would not allow the transfer of any sensitive encryption and/or source code data, detailed design data, engineering analysis, or manufacturing know-how.
Amendment sought to allow exporters of commercial communications satellites to transfer marketing information to a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or to Australia, Japan, or New Zealand.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 108-206 to provide the Secretary of State with the authority to regulate the issuance of consular identification cards by foreign missions in the United States. Directs the Secretary of State to issue regulations requiring foreign missions to: issue consular identification cards only to bona fide nations of the issuing country; maintain accurate records of all such cards issued; require recipients of such cards to notify the mission of address changes; notify the Secretary of each such card issued in the United States, including the recipient's name and address; and make records of such cards issued available for audit and review by the State Department at the Secretary's request.
Amendment requires the Secretary of State to issue regulations with respect to the issuance by foreign missions in the United States of consular identification cards to foreign nationals residing in the United States.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-206 to authorize the establishment of a new program of foreign assistance for countries that meet and maintain certain eligibility criteria; authorize and expand the Peace Corps; and authorize funds for the Millenium Challenge Authorization Act.
Amendment, as amended, consisted of the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.R.2441:">H.R. 2441</a>, the Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to restore funding for the NEA to previous levels.
Amendment increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increases funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million with offsets from the National Park Service, Departmental Management, and National Forest System.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Amendment sought to limit authorization for the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to activities under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service only.
An amendment to make an across-the-board cut by 1%.
Amendment sought to reduce all funding by one percent.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Amendment sought to increase Wildland Fire Management funding by $57.4 million with offsets from the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to be used to enter into any new commercial agricultural lease on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the States of Oregon and California that permits the growing of row crops or alfalfa.
An amendment to increase hazardous fuels reduction activities by $19,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Wildland Fire Management for hazardous fuels reduction activities by $19 million with offsets from the Department of Agriculture Land Acquisition program.
An amendment to restrict the use of funds by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management to administer any action related to the baiting of bears except to prevent or prohibit such activity.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to administer any action related to the baiting of bears except to prevent or prohibit such activity.
An amendment to restrict the use of funds from being used to kill, or assist others in killing, any Bison in the Yellowstone National Park herd.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds to kill, or assist others in killing, any Bison in the Yellowstone National Park herd.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill prohibiting use of funds for implementation of proposed revisions to subpart A of part 219 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans as described in the Federal Register.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to finalize or implement proposed changes to the National Forest Management Act of 1976.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill which prohibits use of funds to manage recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway except in accordance with National Park Service One-Year Delay Rule.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to manage recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr.Memorial Parkway; except in accordance with national Park Service One-year Delay Rule published November 18, 2002.
An amendment to restrict the use of funds to propose, finalize, or implement any change to subpart B of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Protection of Inventoried Roadless Areas.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds to be used to propose, finalize, or implement any change to subpart B of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Protection of Inventoried Roadless Areas.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003, to add a new section to the bill that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the implementation of a competitive sourcing study at the Midwest Archaeological Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, or the Southeast Archaeological Center in Florida.
Amendment prohibits any funds to be used for the implementation of a competitive sourcing study at the Midwest Archaeological Center in Lincoln, Nebraska orthe Southeast Archaeological Center in Tallahassee, Florida.
An amendment to limit the ability to file disclaimers that are within a designated National Mounment, Wilderness Study Area, National Park System unit, National Wildlife Refuge System unit or lands within the National Wilderness Preservation System.
See Udall (CO) amendment (A020) for description.
An amendment to reduce general construction funding by $7,700,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Delaware River Main Channel deepening project by $7.7 million.
An amendment to increase funding for renewable energy programs by $30,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for renewable energy programs by $30 million with offsets from the Yucca Mountain Repository account.
An amendment to reduce total appropriations by $272,110,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the bill by approximately one percent.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the funds in the bill for UNESCO.
Amendment sought to strike funds for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
An amendment to restrict the use of funds from being used to enforce the judgment in Newdow v. U.S. Congress 292 F.3d 597 (9th Cir. 2002).
Amendment prohibits any funds to be used to enforce the judgment in Newdow v. U.S. Congress, dealing with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
An amendment to prohibit any funds in the bill for the Federal Communications Commission to implement part of its recent ruling which would allow ownership of a newspaper and radio or television station in the same market. The amendment would prohibit the use of funds for the granting of a radio or television broadcast station license if the owner also directly or indirectly owns, operates or controls a daily newspaper in the same region, or, with certain exceptions, the granting of the license would result in the party controlling two television stations in the same Designated Market Area.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds to the Federal Communications Commission for implementing new media ownership rules.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to seek a delay under Section 3103a (b) of title 18 United States Code.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being used to carry out section 213 of the USA Patriot Act which allows delayed notification of the execution of a search warrant.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to assist any State or local government entity or official that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds to any State or local government entity that restricts information to or from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security concerning the citizenship or immigration status of any individual.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to be used in violation of section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment prohibits any funding for the issuance of visas into the United States to anyone who violates child abduction provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enforce the judgement of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Glassroth v. Moore, decided July 1, 2003.
Amendment prohibits funds from being used to enforce the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case of Glassroth v. Moore dealing with a display of the Ten Commandments.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to prevent the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in those States.
An amendment to prevent the use of funds made available in this Act for the sentencing phase of any Federal prosecution in which the penalty of death is sought by the United States.
An amendment to increase funding by $300,000,000 for HIV/AIDS.
Amendment sought to increase funding for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs by $300 million with offsets from the Millennium Challenge Account.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Andean Counterdrug Initiative by $40 million and to reduce the amount for Foreign Military Financing Program by $35 million, and to transfer the resulting $75 million to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund by $75 million with offsets from the Andean Counterdrug Initiative and military aid for Colombia.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for a 1% across the board reduction in funds.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the bill by one percent.
An amendment to add a new section to the bill relating to a prohibition against direct funding for certain countries.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 108-232 to restore civil rights protections to Head Start teachers.
Amendment sought to delete language which exempts religious corporations, associations, educational institutions, or societies from certain nondiscrimination provisions of the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 108-232 to retain the base bill and keep all the changes to Title I; retain longstanding civil rights protections currently guaranteed to Head Start teachers, parents, and volunteers; and to remove the block grant from the underlying bill.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to strike the block grant program from the bill.
An amendment to strike section 114 from the bill.
Amendment deleted section 114 of the bill which restricted the VA from using funds to implement provisions of Public Law 107-287, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for AmeriCorps grants and to transfer money to the medical and prosthetic research account for veterans.
Amendment sought to increase funding for VA medical and prosthetic research by $5 million and reduce funding for Americorps grants by $12.2 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the funding (by transfer) for the Section 8 Housing Vouchers by $150 million.
Amendment increased funding for section 8 housing vouchers by $150 million and reduced funding for the HUD management and administration--working capital fund by an equal amount.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the hazardous substance superfund account by $114,716,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund by $114 million and reduce NASA funding by an equal amount.
An amendment to increase the funding (by transfer) for Homeless Assistance Grants by $83 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for HUD homeless assistance grants by $83 million and reduce funding for the HUD management and administration--working capital fund by an equal amount.
An amendment made in order pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.RES.339:">H. Res. 339</a> to provide for a $983.6 million rescission from all discretionary accounts.
Amendment sought to offset $984 million in funding with an across-the-board reduction in all discretionary spending programs except defense, homeland security, and veterans programs.
Amendment strikes section 114 of the bill which discontinues the mandatory 10 percent set-aside from the surface transportation program for the transportation enhancement program.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for federal aid to highways by $320 million and to offset the increase by the same amount from money for AMTRAK.
Amendment sought to transfer $320 million from Amtrak to the Federal Aid Highway Program, reducing Amtrak's total appropriation to $580 million.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the implementation of the Help America Vote Act by $232 million.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment increases funding for the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on driver's license security.
An amendment to decrease funding for Amtrak an increase funding to the Office of Drug Control Policy.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, tax counseling for the elderly programs, low-income tax clinics, the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and the high-intensity drug trafficking areas program. It would have offset the increases by funding Amtrak at the level originally approved by the Appropriations Committee.
An amendment that strikes Section 163 that prohibits the use of funds for a light rail system in Houston.
Amendment sought to strike section 163 which restricts funding for a light rail system in Houston, Texas.
An amendment to make adjustments in the account for Tax Law Enforcement.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit precertification program and increase funding by $75 million for the investigation and audit of large and mid-size corporations.
An amendment to authorize a school voucher program in the District of Columbia. Students will be eligible for up to $7500 in funds to attend a private elementary or high school in the District. Eligible students must be residents of the District and their family income could not exceed 185% of the federal poverty level.
Amendment adds language consisting of the "DC Parental Choice Incentive Act of 2003".
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the section of the bill that provides $10 million to fund a school voucher program in the District.
Amendment sought to delete $10 million appropriated for a District of Columbia scholarship program.
An amendment to cut federal funds in the bill by $4.7 million (one-percent).
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the funding in the bill by 1% across the board.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any funding of those Amtrak long-distance routes identified by a February 2002 report by the Amtrak Reform Council as unable to recoup 50 cents in revenue, including state subsidies, for each dollar spent to operate the route.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce the ban on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens.
Amendment prohibits any funds in the bill from being used to enforce regulations that restrict United States citizens from traveling to Cuba.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to enforce any restrictions on remittances from the United States to nationals of Cuba or Cuban households.
Amendment prohibits any funds in the bill from being used to enforce restrictions on remittances made to Cuban nationals or Cuban households.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used to assist in overturning the judicial ruling contained in the Memorandum and Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois entered on July 31, 2003, in the action entitled Kathi Cooper, Beth Harrington, and Matthew Hillesheim, Individually and on Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated vs. IBM Personal Pension Plan and IBM Corporation.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the Office of Management and Budget from using funds in the bill to require that agencies establish an inventory of inherently governmental activities performed by federal employees, establish or implement any streamlined competition procedures, require any follow-up competition for public-private competitions won by federal employees, or implement the trade-off source selection process for any activities other than information technology activities.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used by OMB to require agencies to establish an inventory of inherently governmental activities performed by federal employees; establish or implement any streamlined competition procedures; require any follow-up competition for public- private competitions won by federal employees; or implement the trade-off source selection process for any activities other than information technology activities.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement the revisions to OMB Circular A-76 issued in late May.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement certain procedures relating to the public-private competition for Federal jobs and services.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement or enforce regulations proposed in March that would eliminate licenses for "people-to-people" educational exchanges with Cuba.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement a regulation which would end licenses for travel to Cuba for educational purposes unless the travel consisted exclusively of students taking formal case work.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions limiting the use of consumer reports.
Amendment sought to prohibit credit card companies from raising annual percentage rates or introductory annual percentage rates except for reasons directly related to that credit card account or a late payment on another credit card or debt.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a 9 year sunset provision into the bill.
Amendment sought to sunset the Uniformed National Consumer Protections Standards contained in the bill at the end of 2012.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to require that regional credit bureaus also be required to give consumers a free copy of their credit report each year.
Amendment allows all consumers to obtain a free annual credit report from any nationwide consumer reporting agency.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record which makes bill provisions regarding free credit reports and consumer access to credit scores a national standard by pre-empting any future state laws in either area.
Amendment amends sections 501 and 502 of the bill in order to set a national standard for consumer access to credit scores and credit reports.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-273 to include all the provisions of the underlying bill as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, but adds provisions increasing the funding for the Social Security Block Grant (SSBG) by $1.1 billion next year and revenue offset provisions to prevent abusive tax shelter transactions and also tightens penalties for egregious tax shelter behavior.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to include all the provisions of the underlying bill, as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means; add a provision increasing funding for the Social Services Block Grant by $1.1 billion; and add to the bill the text of the "Abusive Tax Shelter Shutdown and Taxpayer Accountability Act of 2003".
Amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-282.
Amendment sought to allow local port authorities the right to levy a fee on containers traversing through their ports in order to meet the cost of security and infrastructure.
An amendment to provide that, of the funds made available for reconstruction and relief for Iraq, one half of those funds shall be treated as a loan.
An amendment that sought to provide funds for quality of life enhancements for U.S. servicemembers.
An amendment to insert provisions which seek to improve the quality of life for the troops.
Amendment sought to add $3.6 billion to the bill to improve the quality of life for the members of the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An amendment to reduce the amount available for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund by $250 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the importation into Iraq of petroleum products by $250 million.
An amendment to eliminate a bill provision which allows for non-competitive contracts to be reported to Congress seven days after the contract has been awarded in certain circumstances. Elimination of the provision will require executives agencies to inform Congress of "no-bid" contracts before they are offered.
Amendment deletes language which permits non-competitive contracts that have been reported to Congress seven days after the contract has been awarded in certain circumstances.
An amendment to strike certain provisions that would allow the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds.
Amendment sought to delete certain provisions that allow the Secretary of Defense to reprogram funds.
An amendment to eliminate the funds in the bill providing petroleum products for Iraq.
Amendment sought to eliminate $900 million provided for the importation of petroleum products to Iraq.
An amendment to strike the section on the Global War on Terrorism.
Amendment sought to delete language which authorizes funds for military construction projects related to the Global War on Terrorism.
An amendment to reduce the dollar amounts otherwise provided in this chapter under the heading "Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund" by 50 percent.
An amendment to increase the basic rate of pay to all military services by $265 million - the amount needed to provide a $1,500 bonus to each person serving in operations in Iraq or Afghanistan for FY 2004.
Amendment sought to provide a $1,500 bonus to members of the armed forces who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004.
An amendment to transfer $5 million from the Intelligence Community Management Account's general funding to its account for programs and scholarships to increase language proficiency and workforce diversity in the intelligence community.
Amendment sought to provide $5 million to increase language proficiency and workforce diversity in the intelligence community.
An amendment to provide $300 million for use by Afghan women's programs, including $10 million for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and $24 million for the Ministry of Women's Affairs.
Amendment sought to increase funds for Afghanistan Relief and Reconstruction by $70 million to support the human rights needs of Afghan women and girls; and sought to transfer $300 million within the funds for Iraq Reconstruction to the areas of human rights, education, refugees and democracy and governance.
An amendment requiring that normal competitive bidding procedures are followed in procurement under the funds appropriated for Iraq's oil infrastructure.
An amendment to prohibit any funds in the bill from being used for Ex-Im Bank programs or other loans for Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Syria.
An amendment to add a restriction on location regarding a museum established under the bill.
Amendment sought to place a restriction on the location for the National Coast Guard Museum authorized in the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record on Wednesday, November 5, 2003.
Amendment sought to permit the Attorney General to postpone phasing out the Federal Prison Industries mandatory source rule for at least one year if it can be determined that the phase out would significantly threaten prison operations or prison safety.
Amendment places a 3-year sunset on the Act if the Attorney General determines that the implementation of the Act creates a significant risk or adverse effect on public or prison safety, prison management, or prison rehabilitation opportunities.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-407 to make chapter 12 of title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, dealing with `family farmer' reorganization, permanent and to expand eligibility requirements.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to make Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy protections a permanent part of the Bankruptcy Code; increase the debt limits that a family farm can hold to qualify for Chapter 12 from $1.5 million to $3.2 million; index those debt limits to the consumer price index; and expand this type of bankruptcy protection to family fishermen.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions regarding nondiscrimination and employment practices.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of federal Community Services Block Grant funds to discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions relating to the limitation on the use of funds and voluntariness.
Amendment sought to require that organizations offering religious services or activities, do so separately from programs that use Community Services Block Grant funds.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to retain the provisions of the original bill but add language to prohibit organizations from using Community Services Block Grant funds to discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions extending unemployment benefits for 6 months through the CDBG program.
Amendment authorizes an additional 6 months of extended unemployment compensation benefits through the Community Services Block Grant program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that seeks to create a new federal crime for any violent or assaultive conduct against a pregnant woman that interrupts or terminates her pregnancy and makes any interruption punishable by a fine and imprisonment up to twenty years but, if the pregnancy is terminated, punishable by a fine and imprisonment up to life.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish a federal crime for any violent or assaultive conduct against a pregnant woman that interrupts or terminates her pregnancy.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section which provides that the bill does not apply to an action brought by a State agency to enforce a State consumer protection law concerning mislabeling or other unfair and deceptive trade practices.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to apply the provisions of the bill only to cases brought in federal court.
Amendment sought to limit the provisions of the bill only to cases brought in Federal court.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to permit civil liability suits to be brought in cases related to foods that contain genetically engineered material unless the labeling for such food includes a statement that the food contains genetically engineered material.
Amendment sought to permit civil liability suits to be brought in cases related to a food that contains a genetically engineered material unless the labeling for such food bears a statement providing that the food contains such material and the labeling indicates which of the ingredients of the food are or contain such material.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to change the definition in the bill of a "manufacturer" and "seller" so that it does not apply to meat slaughtering, packing, canning or rendering establishments that manufacture or distribute, for human consumption, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or horses or other equines, that, at the point of examination and inspection are unable to stand or walk unassisted.
Amendment sought to expand the definitions in the act to exclude any establishment that manufactures or sells meat from downed animals for human consumption from the protections of the bill.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that the bill would not apply to civil actions that allege a product claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease, heart damage, primary pulmonary hypertension, neuropsychological damage, or any other complication which may be generally associated with a person's weight gain or obesity.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the section of the bill that dismisses all civil liability actions pending at the time of the bill's enactment.
Amendment sought to strike section 3(b) of the bill which provides that a qualified civil liability action that is pending on the date of the enactment of the bill shall be dismissed immediately by the court in which the action was brought or is currently pending.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-439 to prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds.
Amendment sought to prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-439 to express the sense of Congress that in situations where a requesting agency obtains expedited action to approve a merger transaction application between multiple depository institutions, that careful consideration is placed on the impact that the transaction will have on affected communities and customers of any or all of the applicant institutions.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-439 to add a new title at the end of the bill that removes the prohibition on banks from paying interest on business checking accounts and would allow the Federal Reserve to pay interest on sterile reserves. The language of the amendment is similar to the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.R.758:">H.R. 758</a>, the Business Checking Freedom Act.
Amendment removes the prohibition on banks from paying interest on business checking accounts and allows the Federal Reserve to pay interest on reserves that banks need to keep within the Federal Reserve system.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-446 to provide $43.3 billion in additional spending and $5.0 billion for deficit reduction in FY 2005. The total is offset by rescinding the tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 for individuals making more than $200,000 in gross income, by closing tax loopholes, certain tax shelters and methods of tax avoidance, and reducing funding for the ballistic missile defense program. The spending increase includes $30.5 billion in spending over the resolution's FY 2005 levels for non-defense programs and an additional $12.8 billion for defense, homeland security and veterans programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-446 and numbered 1 was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-446 to provide for a balanced budget by 2012 and to cut the deficit in half in the next two years. The substitute includes spending restraint mechanisms, restructuring of enacted tax cuts and makes an extension of the tax cuts after 2010 subject to PAYGO rules.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-446 and numbered 2 was offered as the Blue Dog substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-446 to call for more tax cuts and less discretionary spending than provided for in the resolution, and which would cut the deficit in half in three years compared to four years in the resolution and five years in the president's request. The substitute limits FY 2005 discretionary spending to about $811 billion, $8 billion less than the resolution and $12 billion less than the president's request. The measure assumes the president's and resolution's spending levels for defense and homeland security, but cuts other discretionary spending by 1% from current levels. Finally, the substitute reduces the rate of growth of non-Social Security mandatory spending by 1% each year, saving about $7 billion in FY 2005.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-446 and numbered 3 was offered as the Republican Study Committee substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-446 to balance the budget by FY 2012 and to establish the pay- as-you-go (PAYGO) point of order in House rules that could be raised against any tax cuts or spending increases that are not offset.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-446 and numbered 4 as modified was offered as the Democratic substitute.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 108-456 to subtract the amount that states receive in "high priority" program earmarks from their formula totals for the Surface Transportation Program. The amendment also would prevent the "Minimum Guaranty Program" from backfilling for what comes out of states' Surface Transportation Program funding, and would apportion to states any funding remaining in the "high priority" program.
Amendment sought to subtract the amount that states receive in High Priority Program earmarks from their formula totals for the Surface Transportation Program.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 108-456 to allow states to receive toll credits for any local, state or private funds contributed to a toll project that exceeds the minimum non-federal 20% threshold required for federal match.
Amendment sought to change the calculation of toll credits by basing them on the proportion of non-Federal investment in toll projects.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in part B of House Report 108-456 to provide for a 400-pound weight limit exclusion for any motor vehicle equipped with an idling reduction technology certified by the Energy Department.
Amendment sought to allow a 400-pound weight limit exclusion for any motor vehicle equipped with idling reduction technology verified by the Environmental Protection Agency.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in part B of House Report 108-456 to exempt motion picture and television production truck drivers from the new "hours of service" regulations that went into effect at the beginning of the year.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 108-456 to increase the allowable weight of vehicles permitted to travel on Interstate highways 93 and 89 in New Hampshire from 80,000 to 99,000 pounds. The amendment also instructs the New Hampshire Transportation Department to conduct a study to discern the economic safety and infrastructure impact to the extension.
Amendment sought to increase weight limits on trucks that travel on Interstate 89 and Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in House Report 108-456 to strike the authority provided in the bill to implement new tolls on existing highway lanes, and to continue charging tolls indefinitely. The amendment replacesthat authority with language that permits tolls only on new voluntary-use lanes, but when the new lane is paid for, the toll would end.
Amendment repeals the authority to indefinitely charge tolls on existing highway lanes, replacing it with language that allows tolls only on new voluntary-use lanes, with revenues dedicated to new highway capacity.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 108-456 to include "high priority" projects (projects requested by members) and projects contained in the bill's new projects of "regional and national significance" program in the within the minimum guarantee of funds that would be provided to eachstate. (This is consistent with current law; the bill removes these projects from the calculation.) In addition, the amendment clarifies that the money saved by this change in the calculation would be returned to the core highway programs, including Interstate Maintenance, National Highway System, bridges, Surface Transportation, and Congestion.
Amendment sought to maintain the status quo for all the donor States by including earmarks and Projects of National and Regional Significance in the scope of number of programs covered in the Minimum Guarantee program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 108-466 which seeks to strike the 45-day time frame for conducting special elections under the bill and substitutes a 75-day time frame.
Amendment sought to increase from 45 days to 75 days the maximum time allowed to conduct special elections.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 108-466 which s eeks to permit the state to extend the overall 45-day deadline to the extent necessary to ensure that the ballots containing the names of all eligible candidates are prepared and distributed to absentee voters and to ensure all candidates are given sufficient time to prepare for the election.
Amendment sought to delete provisions establishing a 10-day deadline for parties to nominate candidates in a special election and substitutes language that provides that candidates would be eligible to run in a special election if that candidate meets the requirements to get on the ballot as set by state law; and allow states to extend the deadline for a special election.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-470 to make permanent the marriage penalty provisions related to the standard deduction and 15% bracket; to accelerate and make permanent marriage penalty relief for low-income working families receiving the benefits of the earned income tax credit; to ensure that the minimum tax will not deny any of the promised benefits; and to provide that the cost would be offset by eliminating some of the recent tax cuts enjoyed by families with incomes over $1 million.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to make marriage penalty relief permanent; adjust the alternative minimum tax; increase the value of the Earned Income Tax Credit; and offset the cost of the bill by adjusting the tax rate for married couples making over a million dollars a year.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-477.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to exempt married households with incomes under $250,000 from the alternative minimum tax; pay for such tax relief by placing restrictions on certain tax shelters; and require the Secretary of the Treasury to make detailed legislative recommendations to Congress designed to reform the alternative minimum tax.
An amendment printed in part A of House Report 108-484 and made in order pursuant to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.RES.638:">H. Res. 638</a> to allow participants in an FSA to roll over up to $500 in unused benefits from one year to the next; would not allow participants to transfer up to $500 in unused benefits froman FSA to a Health Savings Account (HSA); and is offset by including tax provisions designed to eliminate abusive transactions engaged in by Enron as recommended by the Joint Committee on Taxation and to prevent the avoidance of corporate tax by American corporations reincorporating overseas.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to allow participants in a flexible spending arrangement (FSA) to roll over up to $500 in unused benefits from one year to the next; and offset the costs of the bill by including tax provisions to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States income tax.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-483 and made in order pursuant to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.RES.637:">H. Res. 637</a> which includes certain provisions identical to those in the base bill. The amendment adjusts the AMT so that none of the benefits promised in the bill will be taken back by the AMT; includes a temporary rate adjustment (through 2010) that applies to incomes over $1 million ($500,000 for single taxpayers); the rate adjustment would be 1.9% for incomes over that level; and, conditions the repeal of the sunset on Congress meeting certain budgetary goals. Congress would be required to enact budget legislation that balances the budget by FY 2014 (without using Social Security and Medicare trust funds) and eliminates the need to borrow from foreign central banks to fund our government.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for an extension of the 10-percent individual income tax bracket; provide that those paying the Alternative Minimum Tax receive the benefits of the expanded 10-percent tax bracket; offset the costs of the bill by adjusting the tax rate for households making over $1 million; and add language requiring enactment of a balanced budget by 2014.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-484.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require the Department of Labor to establish a Small Employer Health Benefits Plan (SEHB) similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHB) with all employers with fewer than 100 employees during the previous calendar year eligible to apply for coverage under SEHB.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part D of House Report 108-497 to create an expert commission to study the politicization of science and make recommendations for how to protect science in the regulatory process from political and ideological manipulation and interference. The amendment also seeks to improve the regulatory process by protecting the integrity of science in federal desision making.
Amendment sought to establish in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-499 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Bureau of Border Security and U.S. Customs Service of the Department of Homeland Security on preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-499 to repeal the prohibition on servicewomen and female military dependents from using their own funds for abortions at overseas military hospitals.
Amendment sought to allow military personnel and their dependents overseas to use their own funds to obtain abortion services in overseas military hospitals.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-499 to express the sense of Congress concerning the abuse of persons in custody in Iraq.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress concerning the abuse of persons in custody in Iraq.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-499 to eliminate the 2-year BRAC delay contained in the bill. The amendment requires that certain reports be submitted to Congress approximately six months before any potential vote to disapprove the recommendations of the BRAC Commission in order to review and hold hearings on the report.
Amendment sought to eliminate the 2-year Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) delay contained in the bill; and require that certain infrastructure-related reports be submitted to Congress.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-499 to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should assist the Iraqi Government in destroying the Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should assist the Iraqi Government in destroying the Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 108-499 to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive policy for the Department of Defense on the prevention of and response to sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive policy for the Department of Defense on the prevention of and response to sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 108-499 to transfer $36,557,000 from the Department of Energy's Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and Advanced Concepts programs to increase both intelligence capabilities to get at hard and deeply buried targets and improve conventional bunker-busting capabilities.
Amendment sought to transfer funds from the Department of Energy's Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and Advanced Concepts programs to programs to improve conventional capabilities and intelligence required to defeat hardened targets.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 108-499 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate senior officer official educational and training programs with Taiwan. Specifies that the exchanges would focus on the defense of Taiwan against a potential submarine attack and potential missile attack, and would also include activities related to civil-military relations, including parliamentary relations.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to undertake a program of senior military officer and senior official exchanges with Taiwan designed to improve Taiwan's defenses against the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to add a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to make the existing child tax credit permanent, indexed to inflation; make the tax credit available to families making less than $110,000; accelerate the increase in the refundable portion of the credit, from 10 percent to 15 percent; provide the tax credit to low income individuals; and offset the costs of the bill with an additional tax on high income taxpayers.
An en bloc amendment to increase the bill's appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increase the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3.5 million. The amendment is expected to offset these increases with cuts in administrative expenses.
Amendments as modified increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increase funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3.5 million.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease funds for the NEA by 50% ($60 million) and to increase the funding for wildland fire management by $60 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $60 million and increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service by $23 million for law enforcement services.
An amendment to increase the funding (by transfer) for Wildland Fire Management accounts by $6 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for hazardous fuel reduction in forests by $6 million.
An amendment to reallocate $1 million from within the Energy Conservation line item to the Energy Smart Schools account.
Amendment sought to reallocate $1 million from within the Energy Conservation line item to the Energy Smart Schools account.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to adversely affect the physical integrity of Indian Sacred Sites on certain Federal lands.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to plan, design, study, or construct forest development roads in Tongass National Forest in Alaska for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to finalize or implement proposed revisions to Forest Service rules relating to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, as described in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on Dec. 6, 2002.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) the funding for the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program by $15 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program by $15 million.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to kill bison, or assist in the killing of bison, in the Yellowstone National Park herd.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to maintain more than 65 million barrels of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to permit recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, which connectes the two parks.
An amendment numbered seventeen printed in the Congressional Record to strike the proviso beginning on line 5.
Amendment sought to strike a provision in title II of the bill relating to the maximum staffing level for full-time equivalent aviation screeners.
An amendment numbered three printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $450,000,000 the Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the High Density Urban Area Security Initiative by $450 million.
An amendment to increase research, development, acquisition and operations by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for science and technology research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, and operations by $10 million.
An amendment which seeks to insert a new section at the end of the bill to require that none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to issue an order under a task and delivery order contract to entities not in compliance with section 835 of Public Law 107-296.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from spending any appropriated funds to carry out any contracts with an entity which qualifies as an inverted company or partnership under the law.
An amendment numbered one printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to process or approve a review of options for privatizing of contracting out services provided as of June 1, by employees or temporary employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services who serve as immigration information officers, contract representatives or investigative assistants.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide assistance to any state or local government entity or official that prohibits or restricts the sharing of an individuals citizenship or immigration status with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to provide assistance to any state or local government entity or official that prohibits or restricts the sharing of an individuals citizenship or immigration status with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
An amendment numbered nine printed in the Congressional Record to limit to 80 the total number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, which provides discretionary grants to high-threat, high -density urban areas.
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill for the Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct privacy impact assessments of proposed rules as authorized by section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142), hereby derived from the amount provided in this Act for "Aviation Security".
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security's privacy office by $2 million.
An amendment numbered ten printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of finds in the bill to approve, renew or implement any aviation cargo security plan that permits the transportation of unscreened or uninspected cargo on passenger planes.
Amendment seeks to prohibit the use of funds from being used by the Federal Protective Service to replace any existing contract for security guard services with statewide contracts for security guard services.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used to waive or modify regulations promulgated under chapter 43, 71, 75, or 77 of title 5, United States Code.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to waive or modify certain regulations covering civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
Amendment numbered three printed in House Report 108-561 to express the sense of Congress to affirm that the world has been made safer with the dismantling and removal of Libya's weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them; acknowledge that this would not have been possible if not for the demonstrated resolve of the United Sates in the global war on terror and in the liberation of Iraq by United States and Coalition Forces; commend the President for having the courage to undertake those policies which persuaded Libya to agree to relinquish such weapons; and urge other countries such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea, to follow Libya's example and voluntarily dismantle their weapons of mass destruction and submit their programs to international inspections.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the world has been made safer with the dismantling and removal of Libya's weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.
Amendment numbered four printed in House Report 108-561 to express the sense of Congress that the apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists are fundamental to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terror.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists are fundamental to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terror.
An amendment numbered five printed in House Report 108-561 to express the sense of Congress in support of the efforts of the intelligence community.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that-- (1) the intelligence community should be revitalized by investing in the missions, people, and capabilities of the community; and (2) the efforts of the men and women of the intelligence community should be recognized and commended.
Amendment numbered seven printed in House Report 108-561 to express the sense of Congress that the head of each element of the Intelligence Community, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the intelligence elements of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of the Treasury should make available upon a request from a committee of Congress with jurisdiction over matters relating to the Office of the Iraq Oil-for- Food Program of the United Nations, any information and documents in the possession or control of such element in connection with any investigation of the Office by such a committee.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-561 to direct the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to audit the evidence of the relationship, existing prior to September 11, 2001, between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, referenced in all intelligence reporting, including products, briefings, and memoranda, distributed by the Central Intelligence Agency to the White House and Congress.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 108-561 to direct the Director of Central Intelligence to report to Congress on the progress the Intelligence Community is making in utilizing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 108-561 to withhold 25% of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency Program, the General Defense Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program, and the Army Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities Program until the appropriate congressional committees receive all documents related to the handling and treatment of detainees inIraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and elsewhere.
Amendment sought to withhold funding for certain intelligence programs until the appropriate congressional committees receive all documents related to the handling and treatment of detainees under the custody and control of the United States or individuals held on behalf of the United States in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and elsewhere.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-566 to establish a 12 member Federal Sunset Commission to review all federal agencies for their efficiency, effectiveness, redundancy and need.
Amendment provides for the establishment of a Federal Sunset Commission to review all federal agencies and programs for their efficiency, effectiveness, redundancy, and need.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-566 to replace the current 20 budget functions with a one-page budget that divides spending into five categories: mandatory spending, defense discretionary spending, non-defense descretionary spending, emergency spending, and interest on the debt. The emergency spending category would be composed of "rainy day" funds for specified occasions.
Amendment sought to replace the current 20 budget functions in the budget process with a one-page budget that divides spending into five categories.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-566 to eliminate the requirement to provide budget authority and outlays for the 20 separate functions in the budget resolution. Under the amendment, the required contents of the budget resolution would include: total of new budget authority and outlays; revenues; surplus or deficit; and public debt.
Amendment sought to remove the requirement that 20 functional categories be included in the annual budget resolution; and grant the Budget Committee the discretion to include such categories as they deem appropriate.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-566 to impose an entitlement cap under which the total level of direct spending is limited to inflation and the growth in a given program's beneficiary population. Under the amendment, inflation will be the higher of either the CPI or whatever inflator (if any) is currently applicable to each program.
Amendment sought to impose a cap on the growth of mandatory spending whereby mandatory spending would grow by either CPI, the consumer price index, or the program inflator, plus new enrollees.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-566 to provide for an automatic continuing resolution in the event that an agreement is not reached on spending levels by the legal deadline.
Amendment sought to provide for an automatic continuing appropriations process in the event that a regular appropriations bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for a fiscal year has not been enacted into law.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-566 to require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare an annual analysis that compares budgeted entitlement spending to actual entitlement spending, with an account-by-action breakdown to show spending trends and variances.
Amendment requires the Congressional Budget Office to prepare an annual report that compares budgeted entitlement spending to actual entitlement spending for the preceding fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 108-566 to convert the current non-binding budget resolution into a joint budget resolution that if signed by the President would have the force of law. In addition, if the President vetoes the budget resolution, Congress is allowed to proceed on its own under a concurrent budget resolution.
Amendment sought to change the current non-binding budget resolution into a joint resolution that if signed by the President would have the force of law.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-566 to establish Budget Protection Accounts which would allow Congress to target spending during the appropriation and direct spending processes and redirect that spending for deficit reduction at the end of the fiscal year.
Amendment sought to establish a Budget Protection Mandatory Account and a Budget Protection Discretionary Account to allow Congress to target spending and redirect that spending toward deficit reduction or tax relief at the end of the fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 108-566 to initiate enhanced rescission for the President to propose the elimination of wasteful spending identified in appropriation bills. The proposal must be transmitted to Congress accompanied by legislative language for the rescissions and any necessary reduction in the spending limits.
Amendment sought to provide an enhanced rescission process for the President to propose to Congress the elimination of wasteful spending identified in appropriations bills.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 15 printed in House Report 108-566 to restore the original Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules as they were originally established under the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act and extended in 1997. Additionally, the amendment requires that the net cost of all mandatory spending increases and all tax cuts enacted within a session be fully offset and discretionary spending limits are renewed.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the bill with the text of the "Budget Enforcement Act of 2004".
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 16 printed in House Report 108-566 to establish a joint budget resolution signed by the President with the force of law, requiring the President and Congress to commit to the same budget before spending money. Replaces 20 functions withone-page budget, setting spending for five categories: mandatory, non- defense, defense, interest, and emergencies. Permits biennial budgeting if President and Congress agree in advance. Non-military emergencies must be handled with "rainy day" fund; spending from fund must be for sudden, urgent, unforeseen, and temporary emergencies. Requires two-thirds supermajority vote in both houses for over-budget spending. Establishes "Family Budget Protection Accounts" to allow Congress to redirect savings found during appropriations process to tax relief or deficit reduction at the end of fiscal year. Limits growth in entitlement spending to inflation adjustment for each program and population growth; discretionary caps allow growth for inflation, with firewall separating defense, non-defense, and emergency spending. Limits protected by points of order and enforced by sequesters. Expands programs eligible for sequester; exempts Social Security and Medicare Part A; protects Medicare Parts B, C, and D, Medicaid, veterans, military, federal retiree benefits,.and certain low-income programs from reductions greater than 2%; President can exempt defense or homeland security accounts for national security. Sunsets every voluntary entitlement program and all discretionary programs in FY08 and FY09 to allow cost-benefit analysis of continued funding (exempts earned benefits). Creates point of order to freeze program funding where authorization has lapsed. Provides expedited Congressional consideration of proposed presidential rescissions. Commission recommends cutting waste, fraud, and abuse; proposals receive expedited Congressional consideration (including in defense and entitlement spending). Requires use of nominal dollars to compare current spending with proposed spending. Requires agencies to fund government shareof accruing costs of pension, retiree pay, and retiree health benefits earned by federal civilian and military employees (no change to retiree benefits). Defines public debt accurately by excluding debt government owesto itself. Risk-assumed budgeting provides for consideration of long-term liabilities of business-related federal insurance programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the bill with the text of the "Family Budget Protection Act of 2004".
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 17 printed in House Report 108-566 to replace the current emergency appropriations procedure with a "rainy day fund" reserve account for emergencies, which is built up over time and drawn down as needed. Budget projections for the coming year will be compared to actual spending for the previous year, not inflation- adjusted "baselines." Federal spending above a set cap will trigger a spending sequester that imposes automatic, across-the-board spending reductions. Social Security and Medicare accounts will be protected from spending cuts. Discretionary spending must stay within an annual cap. Enhanced Rescissions of Budget Authority Identified by the President as Wasteful Spending. The President would be given authority to eliminate wasteful spending, by proposing a rescission package of spending. Congress will consider the President's proposed rescission package though expedited debate and an up-or-down vote. The President will appoint a bipartisan Commission to make recommendations on proposals to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the Federal budget. The Commission will prepare a report to Congress that includes a list of wasteful or duplicative programs that should be reviewed by Congress. Through accrual accounting, Federal funding of pensions and retiremen. benefits for federal employees and uniformed services personnel will be properly accounted for in the annual budget. Using accrual accounting principles, the budget will note the present value costs of health benefitsfor federal employees and uniformed services personnel. Federal debt to thepublic would break out a separate accounting of intra-governmental debt. The limit on Federal debt to the public would be adjusted to apply solely to publicly issued Treasury securities. PAYGO rules related to spending are extended until 2007.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the bill with the text of the "Deficit Control Act of 2004".
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for renewable energy programs by $30 million, to be offset by a decrease of $30 million from the Advanced Simulation and Computing program in the Weapons Activities budget.
Amendment sought to increase funding for renewable energy programs by $30 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding in the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account.
An amendment to provide for a transfer of funds between NNSA and the non-proliferation account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Department of Energy's Global Threat Reduction Initiative.
An amendment to reduce the discretionary funds in the bill by an across-the-board 1 percent.
An amendment to restore funding for the SBA 7(a) program in order to maintain the funding level from the previous fiscal year.
Amendment provides $79 million for the Small Business Administration'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:S.7:">s 7</a>(a) loan program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement the Commerce Department's new restrictions on gift parcels to Cuba and the amount of personal baggage allowed for travellers to Cuba.
An amendment to increase law enforcement enhancement grants by $106,850,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
An amendment to eliminate funding for the re-engineered design process for the 2010 Short-Form Only census.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Census Bureau by $173.8 million.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by $50,000 the amount provided in the bill for the Commerce Department's management expenses and increases it by the same amount, resulting in no change in funding levels.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the President's Manufacturing Council.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to pay expenses for any U.S. contribution to the United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record prohibit the use of funds in the bill to prevent the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont or Washington from imlementing state laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
An amendment numbered two printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill prohibiting funds from being made available to make an application under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for an order requiring the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, library Internet records, book sales records, or book customer lists.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for HIV/AIDS programs that do not explicitly oppose legalizing sex trafficking and prostitution.
Amendment provides that none of the funds in the bill may be used to promote or advocate the legalization of prostitution or sex trafficking, and that no funds may be given to any group or organization that does not have a policy that is explicitly opposing prostitution and sex trafficking.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) by $1 million for enforcement of section 642 of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Amendment sought to provide funding for the Department of Justice to enforce section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 which forbids localities from preventing their police officers from reporting immigration information to the Federal Government.
An amendment to reduce the amount for Contributions to International Organizations by $20 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for United Nations contributions to international organizations by $20 million.
An amendment to limit the amount for the United States Court of Federal Claims to $7.5 million.
An amendment to cut total appropriations in the bill by 1% and would leave it to the administration to determine which accounts are cut to achieve the reduction.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-589 to authorize $117 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and 10% yearly increases for FY06-08 and to allow the federal cost-share for MEP Centers in the FY05-08 to increase up to one-half on a case-by-case basis as determined by the Administration.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program by 10 percent a year, starting in fiscal year 2005, continuing through fiscal year 2008.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-589 to prevent the use of appropriated funds for general re-competition of Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for a recompetition process for Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-589 to re-orient the current Technology Administration (TA), the Undersecretary of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy (OTP) towards manufacturing and competitiveness issues; to rename and refocus TA by establishing a Manufacturing Administration, and Undersecretary of Manufacturing, and an Office of Industry Analysis; to require the Manufacturing Administration to conduct broad-based manufacturing and technology policy analysis; to coordinate with States, local governments, universities, on manufacturing and technology activities; finally, NIST and the National Technical Information Service would remain a part of the Manufacturing Administration.
Amendment sought to provide for the establishment of a Manufacturing and Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-590 to add $30 million to the salaries and expense account of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) to establish within GAO a Center for Science and Technology Assessment; to rReduce by $15 million the general administration account from the Architect of the Capitol; and to reduce by $15 million the congressional printing and binding account of the Government Printing Office.
Amendment sought to add $30 million to the salaries and expenses account of the General Accounting Office for the development of Scientific and Technology Assessment.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-590 to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 1%.
An amendment, offered en bloc, to increase funding by $5 million for the prevention of sudden oak death. The increase is offset by a reduction in funds for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments account.
Amendment increases funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by $5 million for the purpose of combating sudden oak death.
An amendment offered en bloc to increase funds (by transfer) in the amount of $18 million for APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) accounts.
Amendment increases funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services.
An amendment to increase funds in the following accounts as specified: Office of the Secretary for Civil Rights, $250,000; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service--Research and Education Activities, $1.5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; tribal expansion grants; grants to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and Hispanic-serving institutions.
An amendment to add a new section providing that none of the funds under the food stamp program may be expended in contravention of section 213a of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a).
Amendment sought to prohibit Food Stamp Program funds from being used in contravention of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to carry out section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out a market program under such section.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used to carry out activities in the Market Access Program.
An amendment to add a new section to the bill to increase the amount available by $6,000,000 under title I for "Marketing Services" under the heading "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE" (for the Farmers Market Promotion Program and administrative expenses related to such program).
Amendment sought to provide funds for the Farmers Market Promotion Program.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to cut $359 million from the bill's funding for the World Bank. The amount represents the cost of World Bank loans provided to Iran in May. The amendment also adds $290 million for the bill's Child Survival account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development-Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to transfer $570 million in military assistance for Egypt to economic aid for Egypt.
Amendment sought to increase funding for economic assistance to Egypt.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to make foreign aid more effective and accountable by increasing funds for the Global Aids Initiative, $90 million, and the Millenium Challenge Corporation, $250 million, by decreasing the appropriation provided by the World Bank by $425 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Millennium Challenge Account and the global HIV/AIDs initiative.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to amend Title II of the bill by striking the item relating to "Millenium Challenge Corporation".
Amendment sought to delete the funding in the bill for the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
An amendment to insert at the end of the bill (before the short title) a new section stating that none of the funds made available in the Act may be used by any official of the United States Government to request the United Nations to assess the validity of elections in the United States.
An amendment to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from approving direct loans or loan guarantees to corporate entities incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, or Panama.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit ESF assistance to the government of any country that is a party to the International Criminal Court and has not signed an Article 98 agreement to to surrender U.S. nationals to the ICC.
An amendment to require that at least $5 million of the bill's funds for agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa be made available for small-scale irrigation, water and drainage, post-harvest storage, crop intensification, crop and livestock diversification, and rural infrastructure.
Amendment sought to provide $5 million for agricultural developmental assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.
An amendment to prohibit any U.S. assistance to Saudi Arabia.
An amendment numbered two printed in House Report 108-616 to eliminate the requirement in the bill that an assumption of zero volatility be used when calculating the value of stock option expense for the top-five executives.
Amendment sought to eliminate the requirement in the bill that an assumption of zero volatility be used when calculating the value of stock option expense for top-five executives.
An amendment numbered three printed in House Report 108-616 to preserve the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish accounting principles or standards on its own initiative as the SEC deems necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors. It is intended to preserve the SEC's ability to prescribe the contents of public filings.
An amendment numbered four printed in House Report 108-616 which includes findings concerning the SEC authority over standard setting, the importance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) independence and credible accounting standards to the economy and investors, the recent actions of Congress in Sarbanes-Oxley to strengthen the standard-setting process, the comparative advantage provided to the U.S. by high quality accounting standards, and the damage to the standard-setting process of legislative pre-emption.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language in the bill with the text of the "Accounting Standards Integrity Act".
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce total Federal appropriations made in this Act (other than appropriations required to be made by a provision of law) by $5,600,000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and to decrease funding for the Children and Families Services Programs.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Center for Health Statistics surveys and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Disease Control, Research and Training.
An amendment to increase funding for the low-income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program by $22,000,000. The amendment offsets these increases by cutting the bill's appropriation for Health and Human Services departmental management by $26,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) program and the Weatherization Assistance program.
An amendment to reduce total appropriations by $1,425,000,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to enforce section 4010(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce a Labor Department final rule which went into effect on August 23, 2004 regarding overtime protection. The amendment would permit the enforcement of that part of the rule that extends overtime protection to certain low-income workers.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce a National Labor Relations Board decision dealing with jurisdiction over Indian tribes.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to administer or pay any special allowance under section 438(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as it relates to provisions of regulations of the Department of Education.
An amendment to reduce the funding for General Departmental Management of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by $84,500.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to create or implement any new or universal mental health screening program.
An amendment to block payments of benefits under the proposed Social Security totalization agreement that was signed with Mexico.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to insert: Section 1. Sanctions for Frivolous Pleading--Imposes mandatory sanctions on frivolous pleadings (first violation--required payment of costs and attorneys fees; second violation--adds that the attorney is held in contempt and monetary fine; third violation--adds referral to state bar for disciplinary proceedings). Section 2. Sanctions for Frivolous Conduct During Discovery--Imposes mandatory sanctions on discovery violations (first violation--required payment of costs and attorneys fees; second violation--adds that the attorney is held in contempt and monetary fine; third violation--adds referral to state bar for disciplinary proceedings). Section 3. Ban on Frivolous Concealment of Unlawful Conduct--Limits the ability of corporate wrongdoers to conceal any conduct harmful to public welfare by requiring that court records may not be sealed unless the court first finds that such sealing is justified. Section 4. Enhanced Sanctions for Document Destruction--Provides that parties which destroy documents in connection with civil proceedings shall be punished with mandatory civil sanctions, held in contempt of court, and referred to state bar for disciplinary proceedings. Section 5. Expelled Disposition of Frivolous and other Lawsuits in State Courts--Imposes the Civil Justice Reform Act, which has proved suc.essful in federal courts, to the state courts in order to speed up the pretrial process and weed out junk lawsuits.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to impose mandatory sanctions on frivolous pleadings; impose mandatory sanctions on discovery violations; require that court records may not be sealed unless the court first finds that such sealing is justified; provides that parties which destroy documents in connection with civil proceedings shall be punished with mandatory civil sanctions, held in contempt of court, and referred to the state bar for disciplinary proceedings; and provides for the application of the Civil Justice Reform Act to state courts.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 216 (relating to identification accepted by financial institutions).
Amendment deletes section 216 which provides that none of the funds made available in the bill to the Secretary of the Treasury may be used to publish, implement, administer, or enforce regulations that permit financial institutions to accept the matricula consular identification card as a form of identification.
An amendment to insert at the end of the bill a new section prohibiting the use of funds from being made available to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity where such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, or Panama.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) the amounts available for "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Salaries and Expenses" by $25,500,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network within the Treasury Department by $25.5 million.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert at the end of the bill the following new section: Each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 1 percent.
An amendment to insert the follwing new section on page 166, after line 3: Sec. 647. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to carry out, enter into, or renew any contract under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, which provides for a health savings account or a health reimbursement account.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Office of Personnel Management from being able to offer or administer health savings accounts or health reimbursement accounts as part of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section at the end of the bill: None of the funds made available by this Act made be used to implement the revision to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 made on May 29, 2003.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to insert, at the end of the bill, before the short title, the following new section: None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to assist in overturning the judicial ruling contained in the Memorandum and Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois entered on July 31, 2003, in the action entitled Kathi Cooper, Beth Harrington, and Matthew Hilleshein, Individually and on Behalf of All ThoseSimilarly Situated vs. IBM Personal Pension Plan and IBM Corporation (CivilNo. 99-829-GPM).
An amendment to insert a new section on page 166 after line 3: Sec. 647. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to enter into or renew any contract under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for a high deductible health plan that does not require enrollees to remain enrolled in such plan for at least 3 consecutive years from teh date of initial enrollment.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section at the end of the bill before the short title: (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made to section 515.560 or 515.561 oftitle 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to travel-related transactions incident to travel to Cuba and visiting relatives in Cuba), as published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2004. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to the implementation, administration, or enforcement of section 515.560(c)(3) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce certain regulations restricting family travel to Cuba.
An amendment to insert the following new section on page 166 after line 3: Sec. 647. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba, as defined in section 4(7) of the Cuban Liberty and Deomcratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), except that the foregoing limitation does not apply to the administration of a tax tariff.
An amendment to insert the following new section at the end of the bill before the short title: None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to issue or implement the Department of Transportation's proposed regulation entitled Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Certification of Compliance With Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs), published in the Federal Register, volume 67, number 53, on March 19, 2002, relating to a phase-in period to bring vehicles into compliance with the requirements of the regulation.
Amendment provides that no funds from this bill can be used to implement a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's rule published in the Federal Register on the 19th of March 2002 in so far as it relates to a phase-in period to bring vehicles into compliance with the requirements of the regulation.
An amendment to insert the following new section after the last section (preceding the short title): None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used bu the Secretary of the Treasury to implement, pursuant to sections 8348(j)(1) and 8348(1)(2) of title 5, United States Code, any suspension of issuance of obligations of the United States for purchase by the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, to implement, pursuant to sections 8438(g)(1) and 8438(h)(2) of such title, any suspension of issuance of obligations of the United States for purchase by the Thrift Savings Fund for the Government Securities Investment Fund, or to implement pursuant to section 8348(k)(1) of such title, any sale or redemption of securities, obligations, or other invested assets of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund before maturity.
An amendment numbered two printed in House Report 108-693 to strike the following in section 1632 of title 28, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of the bill: ", and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction,".
Amendment sought to preserve Supreme Court review of appeals related to the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-723 to insert a new section after section 5.
Amendment divides the current Ninth Circuit Court into three new judicial Circuits.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-735 to offset the cost of the supplemental with a proportional reduction of fiscal year 2005 discretionary funding once enacted. Funding for defense, homeland security and veterans would be specifically exempt.
Amendment sought to reduce 2005 discretionary spending approximately 3 percent, exempting national defense, homeland security and veterans spending.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-751 to merge two bills endorsed by the 9/11 Commission: <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:S.2845:">S. 2845</a> and <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:S.2774:">S. 2774</a>. The amendment establishes a National Intelligence Director and makes improvements in intelligence activities, modifies laws relating to intelligence community management, establishes diplomatic means and provides foreign aid to combat terrorism, provides an integrated screening system and improves counterterrorist travel intelligence, enhances transportation security, provides resources to improve national preparedness and assist local first responders, and establishes a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 108-751 and printed on pages H8792-H8833 in the Congressional Record for October 7, 2004.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-751 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all appropriate personnel engaged in security screening of individuals have access to law enforcement and intelligence information maintained by DHS; to provide Congress with an overview of all the agencies, databases, and other capabilities that exist within the Department involved in intelligence relating to terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal immigration, screening, investigations, and inspection of goods or individuals entering the United States and to require the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress within 180 days on actions taken and plans in place to improve access and the flow of information.
Amendment directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all appropriate personnel engaged in security screening of individuals have access to law enforcement and intelligence information maintained by DHS; requires a report to Congress containing an overview of all DHS databases and other capabilities; directs the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress to improve information and intelligence sharing within the Department; and directs the Secretary to ensure that information and intelligence sharing is subject to appropriate limitations and legal safeguards.
An amendment numbered four printed in House Report 108-751 to require the President to submit a report to the congressional intelligence and judiciary committees on the practicality of integrating the Drug Enforcement Administration into the intelligence community. Although DEA Agents are gathering intelligence on al Qaeda's involvement in narcoterrorism, currently they are not officially part of the intelligence community.
Amendment requires the President to submit a report to Congress on the practicality of integrating the Drug Enforcement Administration into the intelligence community.
An amendment numbered five printed in House Report 108-751 to establish a "zero tolerance" policy towards the unlawful importation, possession, or transfer of shoulder fired guided missiles (MANPADS), atomic weapons, dirty bombs, and variola (smallpox) virus by making their unauthorized possession a federal crime carrying stiff mandatory penalties.
Amendment added to the bill the text of the "Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004".
An amendment numbered eight printed in House Report 108-751 to amend the Federal criminal code to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment for a terrorist offense that results in the death of a person.
Amendment added to the bill the text of the "Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004".
An amendment numbered eleven printed in House Report 108-751 to create a rebuttable presumption that no amount of bail or other conditions would assure the appearance in court of a defendant when he is charged with a terrorist offense and there is probable cause that the defendant committed certain terrorist attacks. Helps to prevent further terrorist acts by giving judges the discretion to impose up to lifetime supervision of terrorists who have been convicted of terrorist offenses.
Amendment added to the bill the text of the "Pretrial Detention and Lifetime Supervision of Terrorists Act of 2004".
An amendment numbered twelve printed in House Report 108-751 to strengthen immigration law in regard to the inadmissibility and deportability of alien terrorists and their supporters. Provides that all terrorist-related grounds of inadmissibility would also be grounds of deportability. Makes attending a terrorist training camp an inadmissible and deportable offense. Strengthens the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability regarding providing money or other material support to a terrorist organization.
Amendment provides that all terrorist-related grounds of inadmissibility would also be grounds of deportability; makes attending a terrorist training camp an inadmissible and deportable offense; and strengthens the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability regarding the providing of money or other material support to a terrorist organization.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 108-751 to strike section 3006. Section 3006 requires expedited removal of aliens that have been present for less than 5 years without a hearing or future review.
Amendment sought to strike section 3006 of the bill that provides for expedited removal of aliens that have been present in the United States for less than five years without a hearing or review. \   See Roll No. 521 for final disposition of amendment.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 108-751 to strike section 3007.
Amendment sought to strike section 3007 of the bill which creates a special eligibility standard for asylum applicants who claim persecution on account of an accusation of involvement with a guerilla, militant, or terrorist organization.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 108-751 to expedite construction of two gaps in the 14 mile long barrier at the San Diego border.
Amendment expedites construction of two gaps in the 14 mile long barrier at the San Diego border.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 108-751 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program that identifies and catalogs existing mutual agreements, disseminates examples of best practices in the development of such agreements, and inventories Federal response capabilities that State and local officials may utilize during a terrorist attack or other emergency.
Amendment requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a program supporting the development of emergency preparedness compacts for acts of terrorism, disasters, and emergencies throughout the Nation.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-1 to increase the limit of gold medals provided for under the bill from 2 per calendar year to 6 per Congress.
Amendment sought to increase the maximum number of congressional gold medals that Congress could award from two per calendar year to six per Congress.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-1 to provide for an equitable distribution of gold medals under the bill between the majority party and the minority party.
Amendment sought to provide for the equitable distribution of congressional gold medals under the bill between the majority and minority parties.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-4 to strike section 101 and redesignate the succeeding sections of title I accordingly.
Amendment sought to strike section 101 entitled "Preventing Terrorists from Obtaining Relief from Removal" from the bill.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-4 to strike section 102 of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 102 entitled "Waiver of Law Necessary for Improvement of Barriers at Border" from the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to clarify that cases brought by state attorneys general are excluded from the provisions of the class action bill and are not forced into federal court; to limit the court's ability to seal or make subject to a protective order, records unless it is necessary to protect trade confidentiality and is consistent with the protection of public health and safety or the disclosure of the information is clearly outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information; to carve out State civil rights claims in order to make sure that civil rights plaintiffs, especially those seeking immediate injunctive relief, can have their grievances addressed in a timely manner; to carve out State civil rights claims to allow wage and hour class action members to have their grievances addressed in a timely manner; to prohibit domestic corporations that reincorporate abroad in order to avoid U.S. taxes and legal liability from benefitting from the new class action rules. Such corporations will retain the citizenship they had prior to their reincorporation; to remove the mass torts language; and to prohibit a federal judge from denying certification on the basis that more than one state law applies.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the provisions of the bill with the text of the "Class Action Fairness Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered one printed in House Report 109-11 to strike all provisions related to youth.
Amendment sought to strike all provisions related to youth.
An amendment numbered two printed in House Report 109-11 to allow unemployed workers to use their Personal Reemployment Account funds to cover the borrower guarantee costs of 7(a) loans.
Amendment sought to allow unemployed workers to use their Personal Reemployment Account funds to cover the borrower guarantee costs of Small Business Administration'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:S.7:">s 7</a>(a) loans.
An amendment numbered three printed in House Report 109-11 to strike the provision that protects the hiring rights of faith based organizations when they participate in WIA programs.
Amendment sought to delete section 129 which provides an exception for religious organizations to certain nondiscrimination in employment language contained in the bill.
An amendment made in order by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.RES.125:">H. Res. 125</a> and in lieu of the amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-10. The amendment inserts text providing that expedited special elections shall take place not later than 60 days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that such vacancies exist.
Amendment sought to change the overall deadline for holding expedited special elections from 49 days to 60 days.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-10.
Amendment sought to expand the ability of an aggrieved party to file suit for either declaratory or injunctive relief from 2 days to 5 days; provide for an expedited appeals process to the United States District Court for matters rising out of the special election process; and provide for an expansion of the right to sue for declaratory judgment to others beyond a state Governor.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 109-14 to exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working field operations for the natural gas and oil industry from the hours of service rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Amendment sought to exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in field operations for the natural gas and oil industry from the hours of service rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
An amendment numbered four printed in Part B of House Report 109-14 to amend the exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers of motor carriers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies at the time of planting for harvest for a 100 air mile radius to the distribution point of the commodities by including in the definition of "agricultural commodities", livestock, food, feed, and fiber, and other farm products. Amendment also extends to the agricultural hours of service exemption the same protection that currently applies to well drilling rigs.
Amendment revises the definition of agricultural commodity for purposes of the hours of service exemption for agricultural products during the time of harvest and planting.
An amendment numbered six printed in Part B of House Report 109-14 to exempt the State of Nebraska from the ISTEA 1991 truck length freeze, subject to change in states statute, to allow the operation of commercial vehicle combinations not exceeding 81 feet, 6 inches for custom harvesters operating in the State of Nebraska.
Amendment to exempt the State of Nebraska from the ISTEA 1991 truck length freeze, subject to a change in state statute, to allow the operation of commercial vehicle combinations not exceeding 81 feet, six inches for custom harvesters operating in the State of Nebraska.
An amendment numbered eight printed in Part B of House Report 109-14 to streamline tolling authority to charge tolls on new lanes, and it dedicates those revenues to the user fee purpose. Additionally the amendment restricts the authority to convert existing non-toll Interstate highway lanes onto tolled roads and then indefinitely toll those roads.
Amendment sought to provide for a congestion pricing pilot program which would allow fees to be charged electronically on new lanes, the use of which by drivers would be optional, and provide for the cessation of the collection of fees when construction and maintenance costs have been attained.
An amendment numbered ten printed in Part B of House Report 109-14 to eliminate liability under state law for an owner of a motor vehicle or their affiliate who is engaged in the business of renting and leasing motor vehicles provided there is no negligence or criminal wrongdoing on the part of the motor vehicle owner or affiliate. The owner or affiliate must maintain the required state limits of financial responsibility for each vehicle in accordance to the states where the vehicle is registered.
Amendment preempts state laws regarding vicarious liability for rental car and truck owners.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-15 to remove the requirement that toll rates on high occupancy toll lanes be differentiated for low income drivers.
Amendment removes the requirement that toll rates on high occupancy toll lanes be differentiated for low income drivers.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-15 to provide small transit systems with additional time to find alternative solutions to address the financial crisis they face when losing flexibility in the use of Section 5307, federal transit funds.
Amendment provides small transit systems with flexibility in using Federal transit formula funds.
An amendment to protect sections 1113 and 1114 from possible points of order.
Amendment protects sections 1113 and 1114 in the bill from points of order.
An amendment to add $5 million to the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account.
Amendment sought to increase "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide" funding by $5 million.
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill prohibiting the funds made available in the Act to be used for embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
An amendment to prohibit funds appropriated or otherwise made available in the Act from being obligated or expended to finance any assistance to Saudi Arabia.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to finance any assistance to Saudi Arabia.
An amendment to add a new title prohibiting use of funds in the bill for contravention of laws enacted or promulgated to implement the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used in contravention of certain laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the UN Contravention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Amendment numbered two printed in House Report 109-19 to increase $15.8 billion in FY06 new BA and outlays for veterans, education, health care needs, homeland security, the environment and infrastructure. Reduces the FY06 tax benefits for those earning more than $1 million, increasing revenues by $25.818 billion.
Amendment printed in House Report 109-19 and numbered 1 sought to provide for increases of $15.8 billion in fiscal year 2006 new budget authority and outlays for veterans, education, health care needs, homeland security, the environment and infrastructure; and reduce the fiscal year 2006 tax benefit for those earning more than $1 million.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-19 to replace the current 19 functional categories with four functions: Defense, Homeland Security, Non-Defense Discretionary and Mandatory Spending, and Interest. Accepts the Iraq Operations Reserve Fund and creates a new `rainy day' fund for non-military emergencies. Discretionary Spending: Defense: Accepts the President's and Budget Committee's levels that provide for a 4.4% increase over last year. Homeland Security: Accepts the President's and Budget Committee's levels that provide for a 3.6% increase over last year. Non-Security Discretionary: Reduces spending by 2% compared to last year's level (the Budget Committee calls for a .7% reduction), which is over $5.1 billion more in first-year savings than the Committee's bill. Mandatory Spending: Includes reconciliation instructions reducing the rate of growth of mandatory spending from 6.4% to 6.1% (while making no changes to Social Security), which is over $58 billion more in savings than the Budget Committee's levels and a total of $125 billion in savings over five years. The Committees would be permitted to apply the savings unevenly across mandatory programs with particular emphasis on exempting earned entitlement programs. Taxes: Assumes the Committee's number for tax relief over the next five years, whil. reconciling the entire amount (the Committee reconciles $45 billion of the $107 billion allotted over five years). Budget Enforcement: Creates a point of order against consideration of a rule or order reported by the Rules Committee waiving sections 302(f) or 303(a) (other than paragraph 2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. This point of order can only be waived
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-19 and numbered 2 was offered as the Republican Study Committee substitute.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-19 to raise revenue by rescinding the tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 for the top two tax brackets, eliminating corporate tax incentives for off-shoring jobs, closing tax loopholes, abusive shelters, and methods of tax avoidance, and eliminating the repeal of the limitation on itemized deductions and the phase-out of personal exemptions (PEP) scheduled to take place between 2006 and 2010. These funds total an estimated $36.3 billion in FY 2006. Uses nearly $4 billion of these additional revenues for deficit reduction. The remaining funds are used to restore cuts and fund increases in specific budget function areas. These include full funding for No Child Left Behind and providing funds for school construction and increases for other education and job training programs. Allocates additional funding or job creation programs under SBA, community and regional development programs, and law enforcement initiatives such as juvenile justice and prisoner reentry programs. Provides funding for child nutrition programs, Community Health Centers, aeronautics and science research and development,.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-19 and numbered 3 was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-19 to balance the budget by 2012; reverse mandatory cuts likely to fall on Medicaid, veterans, student loans, and other services; provide increased funding for important domestic priorities, such as education, veterans, community and regional development, and the environment; and impose a pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule, which protects the Social Security Trust Fund surplus by requiring that any mandatory spending increases or tax cuts be fully offset.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-19 and numbered 4 was offered as the Democratic substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to immediately eliminate the estate tax for most estates; to increase the estate tax exclusion to $3 million, effective January 1, 2004; to partially offset the cost of increasing the exclusion by freezing existing estate tax rates, eliminating the ability to claim valuation discounts by holding property through partnerships, and restoring the prior law phaseout of the benefit of the graduated rates and exclusion; to repeal the carryover basis rules contained in the 2001 tax bill, and in doing so, continue the favorable current law step-up in basis rules that eliminate capital gains taxes on increases in value before death.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 109-49 to strike all of Title III, Subtitle D, the Refinery Revitalization Act.
Amendment sought to delete refinery revitalization provisions in the bill.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 109-49 to provide the Secretary of Energy the authority to include in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve alternative fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel and rename the reserve the "Strategic Fuels Reserve".
Amendment sought to provide the Secretary of Energy the authority to include in the Strategic Fuels Reserve ethanol, biodiesel, and other alternative fuels.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 109-49 to require the Administration to take "voluntary, regulatory, and other actions" to reduce oil demand in the U.S. by 1 million barrels per day from projected levels by 2013.
Amendment sought to require appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as identified by the President, to propose voluntary, regulatory, and other actions sufficient to reduce demand for oil in the United States by at least 1.0 million barrels per day from the projected demand for oil in 2013.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-49 to help lower gas prices, increase energy efficiency standards, and eliminate special interest subsidies and instead invest those resources in new technology with the idea of creating a better energy future.
Amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 109-49 and numbered 7 which is printed on pages H2347-H2360 in the Congressional Record for April 20, 2005.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-49 to the amendment offered by Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut. The amendment directs the Administrator of the EPA to revise certain Federal vehicle fuel economy adjustment factors to take into consideration higher speed limits, faster acceleration rates, variations in temperature, use of air conditioning, shorter city test cycle lengths, and the use of other fuel depleting features to provide consumers with accurate fuel economy information on new vehicle labels.
See Johnson (CT) amendment (A005) for description.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-49 to require that the EPA's fuel economy test procedures reflect current driving patterns and conditions and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy.
Amendment originally sought to require the EPA to update the tests used in determing estimated fuel economy ratings for automobiles. \   As amended by the Rogers (MI) amendment (A006), the original language was revised to require the EPA to change the "adjustment factors" that the EPA currently uses to make fuel economy labels accurate.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-49 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to increase fuel economy standards from today's average of 25 mpg to 33 mpg over 10 years (by 2015), consistent with the findings of the National Academy of Sciences, in order to save 10% of the gasoline the nation would otherwise consume by 2015. The amendment also directs the Secretary to maximize job retention in the American auto manufacturing sector and to prevent taking actions that would reduce safety.
Amendment sought to require the Department of Transportation to raise fuel economy standards for automobiles from today's average of 25 miles per gallon to 33 miles per gallon by 2015.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-49 to strike the provisions of the bill that will allow oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Amendment sought to strike provisions which allow oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-49 to authorize FERC to deter and punish fraud and manipulation in electricity and gas markets, increase penalties for Federal Power Act violations, authorizes FERC to refund all electricity overcharges, does not repeal the PUHCA, and directs the SEC to review utility holding companies' status under PUHCA to prevent them from wrongly claiming exemptions. The amendment retains a number of valuable provisions from Title XII, such as "open access" for public power entities, and does not modify the "native load" provisions adopted in the Energy and Commerce Committee. The amendment retains Title XII's electric transmission provision, including the spending caps.
Amendment sought to replace electricity provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-49 to strike section 631.
Amendment sought to strike section 631 entitled "Cooperative Research and Development and Special Demonstration Projects for the Uranium Mining Industry".
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 109-49 to make producers of "approved renewable fuels" eligible for grants to build production facilities for renewable fuels.
Amendment expands the types of renewable fuels eligible for a grant program in the bill.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 109-49 to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the impact of the consolidation of gasoline wholesales (and above) on the gasoline retail market.
Amendment requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the consolidation of the refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers of gasoline with the sellers of such gasoline at retail.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 109-49 to authorize a National Academy of Sciences study on the feasibility of mustard seed as a feedstock for biodiesel.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study to determine the feasibility of using of mustard seed as a feedstock for biodiesel.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 109-49 to strike section 2005 which requires the Secretary of the Interior to suspend the collection of royalty payments to the Treasury for offshore oil and gas production on the OCS in the Gulf of Mexico.
Amendment sought to strike section 2005 which provides for the suspension of the collection of royalty payments to the Treasury for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
An amendment to, in title XV, section 1502, strike "methyltertiary butyl ether (hereinafter in this section referred to as "MTBE") and to strike "MTBE" in each place it appears.
Amendment sought to delete MTBE from section 1502 of the bill which provides MTBE with a "safe harbor" and provides product liability immunity to the producers of MTBE.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 109-49 to expand the definition of environmental justice; to direct each Federal Agency to establish an office of environmental justice; to reestablish the interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice; and to require that Executive Order 12898 remain in force until changed by law.
Amendment sought to codify Executive Order 12898 titled, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations"; provide a definition of "environmental justice"; establish offices of environmental justice in appropriate agencies; and reestablish the Interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 109-49 to strike language in the bill (section 320 of title III) which would preempt the authority of state and local governments to ensure that liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities are sited in areas where they do not pose a threat to public safety, and the states' authority to ensure that such facilities are not sited in places where they pose a threat to sensitive coastal and ocean areas.
Amendment sought to strike section 320 concerning the siting of Liquified Natural Gas Terminals.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-56 to immunize taxicab drivers, bus drivers, others in the business of professional transport, doctors, nurses, and/or other medical providers or their staff from the transportation provision of the bill.
Amendment sought to provide an exception to certain provisions in the bill to taxicab drivers, bus drivers, nurses, medical providers or others in the business of professional transport.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-56 to add to the exceptions to the offense of transporting minors for the purpose of obtaining an illegal abortion grandparents of the minor and members of the clergy.
Amendment sought to provide an exception to certain provisions of the bill to grandparents of the minor and members of the clergy.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-76 to add 5 years to any sentence for violent crimes or drug trafficking offenses when the violator is an illegal alien. Also adds 15 years to any such sentence if the illegal alien has been previously deported on the grounds of a criminal offense and has re-entered the country. Requires the Department of Homeland Security to send all the names of individuals who are subject to deportation orders or who have signed voluntary deportation papers to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
Amendment provides for enhanced penalties for certain crimes committed by illegal aliens; and provides for the listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center Database.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 109-76 to require a study, to be conducted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, on the link of illegal aliens and gang membership.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-77 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants during any given fiscal year to 50.
An amendment to strike "; page 17, lines 21 through 24" on page 2 of the bill.
Amendment deleted a provision from the resolution that had left certain language in the bill subject to a point of order.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) by $50 million to state and local governments for the defense of chemical plants by first responders.
Amendment increases funding for State and local grant programs by $50 million in order to enhance the security of chemical plants.
Amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prevent the use of funds in contravention of a provision in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (PL 104-208) that prevents federal, state or local government officials from prohibiting or restricting government agencies or officials from sending or receiving information to federal immigration officials regarding an individual's immigration status.
Amendment sought to prevent State and local governments who refuse to share information with Federal immigration authorities from being able to obtain Federal funds under this act.
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill to prohibit the use of funds from being used to close any detention facility operated by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that has been operational in 2005.
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers' license standards. Amendment reduces funding to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security - Salaries and Expenses, Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection - Management and Administration, and Science and Technology - Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations.
Amendment provides $100 million to fund grants under the REAL ID Act to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers' license standards.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General to $200 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to prohibit any of the money in the DHS authorization bill to come from an increase in airline ticket taxes.
Amendment prohibits deriving any funds authorized in the bill from an increase in airline ticket taxes.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to clarify the existing authority of State and local enforcement personnel to apprehend, detain, remove, and transport illegal aliens in the routine course of duty. Also requires DHS to establish a training manual on this matter and set forth simple guidelines for making that training available.
Amendment clarifies the existing authority of State and local law enforcement personnel in assisting in the apprehension, detention, and transport of illegal aliens in the routine course of their daily duties; and requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a training manual and pocket guide for law enforcement.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to call for the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on: the number and types of border violence activities that have occurred; the types of activities involved; a description of the categories of victims that exists; and a description of the steps that DHS is taking and any plan that the Department had formulated to prevent these activities.
Amendment sought to require, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the bill, the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on the number and type of border violence activities that have occurred in the 5-year period preceding such date.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 24 printed in House Report 109-84. The amendment authorizes $6.9 billion over <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.1817:">H.R. 1817</a> in homeland security funding. Also includes a number of policy proposals to close security gaps and to restructure DHS.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Complete Homeland Security Act".
An amendment to increase funding to implement the Act of October 20, 2976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901-6907) by $4,800,000 and to reduce funding to the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $15 million and apply $4.8 million to the payments in lieu of taxes account.
Amendments en bloc to insert "oil" after "offshore" on page 53, line 12, strike "and natural gas" on page 53, line 20 and to strike "and natural gas" on page 54, line 3.
Amendments sought to permit natural gas development in certain areas that are now under moratorium precluding such development.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Environmental Protection Agency--Science and Technology by $130 million and to increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency--Hazardous Substance Superfund by $130 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the EPA's Hazardous Substance Superfund by $130 million.
An amendment to increase funding in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by $100 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by $100 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Wildland Management by $27,500,000, to increase funding for hazardous fuels reduction activities and to reduce funding for the Nation Endowment for the Arts--Grants and Administration by $30 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $30 million and increase funding for the United States Forest Service by $27.5 million.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record prohibiting the use of funds from being made available for the selling or slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for the sale or slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce total appropriations in the bill by $261,591,250.
Amendment reduces the bill's total discretionary spending by 1 percent.
An amendment to reduce funding for interim storage and reprocessing.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for reprocessing and nuclear waste management by $15 million and reallocate those funds to energy efficiency programs.
An amendment to add a new section to the bill increasing funds in the bill for CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE by $20 million. The increase would be offset by a similar reduction in funds from the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION account.
Amendment increases the amount available to the Corps of Engineers by $20,000,000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to accept deliveries of petroleum products to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 109-96 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Bureau of Border Security and U.S. Customs Service of the Department of Homeland Security with preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 109-96 to clarify federal law regarding support for youth organizations (including the Boy Scouts of America) by the federal government. The amendment also removes doubt that DoD may welcome Scouts to hold meetings and go camping on federal property. Specifically, the Department of Defense would have to provide a minimum level of support that it provided in the previous four fiscal years. The support is defined as holding meetings, camping events, or other activities on defense property and hosting any official event of the youth organization.
Amendment clarifies Federal law concerning what DOD support may be provided to youth organizations including the Boy Scouts of America.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 109-96 to lift the current ban on privately funded abortions at U.S. military facilities overseas.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-96 to amend 5 USC 2108(1) to extend veteran's preference to individuals who served on active duty in the armed forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days between 9/11/01 and the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and who were discharged under honorable conditions. Amendment also modifies section 574, relating to ground combat and other exclusion policies that impact the assignment of women in the Armed Forces. Lastly the amendment adds $10 million for supersonic cruise missile engines and establishes a memorial to the U.S.S. Oklahoma.
Amendment provides funding for supersonic cruise missile engines; provides for the establishment of a memorial to the USS Oklahoma; adds language concerning women in the Armed Forces and combat; and provides for the designation of veterans' preference status to certain veterans.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-96 to express the sense of Congress that any college or university that denies equal access or discriminate against ROTC programs or military recruiters should be denied certain Federal taxpayer support, especially funding for many military and defense programs; and to require the Secretary of Defense to issue a report to Congress on the college and universities that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that any college or university that denies equal access or discriminates against ROTC programs or military recruiters should be denied certain Federal taxpayer support, especially funding for many military and defense programs; and requires the Secretary of Defense to issue a report to Congress on those colleges and universities that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 109-96 to postpone the BRAC recommendations until one year after the last of these actions occurs: the recommendations of the Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure are implemented by the Secretary of Defense, a substantial number of American troops return from Iraq, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees receive the quadrennial defense review, the National Maritime Security Strategy is implemented, and the Homeland Defense and Civil Support directive is implemented.
Amendment sought to postpone the base realignment and closure process until 1 year after a number of studies are completed and until 1 year after the troops have returned home from the Iraqi theater.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 109-96 to express the sense of Congress that the President should develop a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq, and submit this plan to the congressional defense committees.
An amendment to reduce the account for BRAC 2005 by $169,000,000 and to increase the funding for Veterans' Affairs by $53,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for various programs under the Department of Veterans Affairs by $53 million.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the funding for the BRAC 1990 account by $351,000,000 from $377,827,000 to $732,827,000. The account for BRAC 2005 would be reduced by $351,000,000 as an offset.
Amendment sought to shift funding for the 2005 round of base closures into accounts that would be used to finish the cleanup of installations closed in previous rounds.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for APHIS by $18,885,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by $18.8 million.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 759 from the bill relating to the delay in country of origin labeling for meat and meat products.
Amendment sought to delete section 757 which prohibited funds from being used for the implementation of Country of Origin Labeling for meat and meat products.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to grant a waiver of a financial conflict of interest requirement under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for any voting member of an advisory committee or panel of the FDA; or to make a certification under existing law for any such voting member.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to pay salaries and expenses of personnel to inspect horses under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or under the guidelines issued under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section at the end of the bill to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who make loans available under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar or to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate in excess of 21.6 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to carry out section 203 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out a market program under such section.
An amendment to reduce funding in the bill by 1% across the board.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for expenditures in contravention of current law.
An amendment to increase funding for State and local law enforcement. The increase is offset by a reduction in funding for NASA.
Amendment sought to increase funding for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and for Community Oriented Policing Services.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. The increase is offset by making an across-the-board cut in discretionary spending of 0.448%.
Amendment sought to increase funding for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.
An amendment to reduce funding for the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, to reduce funding for the Capital Investment Fund, the Small Business Administration, salaries and expenses, and the administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs of the Business Loan Program Account.
Amendment increases funding for the Small Business Administration'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:S.7:">s 7</a>(a) loan program.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs by $78.3 million. Amendment offsets the increase by reducing funds for salaries and expenses at the FBI by $50 million, reducing salaries and expenses at the Drug Enforcement Administration by $11.7 million, and by reducing funding for international broadcasting operations by $16.6 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services.
An amendment to increase funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services by $10 million. Amendment also seeks to increase funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration by $10 million. Amendment reduces funding for the 2010 decennial census by $10 million. Amendment also seeks to reduce funding for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of the Census by $10 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration and for Community Oriented Policing Services.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record which seeks to increase funding for the Justice Assistance Program by $10 million. Amendment seeks to reduce funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $10 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Justice Assistance Grant program.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record which seeks to increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $50 million. The amendment seeks to reduce funding for operations, research and facilities at NOAA by $50 million.
Amendment increases funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
An amendment to increase funds (by transfer) for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program in the amount of $126,152,000.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the Operations, Research, and Facilities account for NOAA by $5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the United States contribution to the United Nations by 50% or $218 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for contributions to international organizations.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce regulations relating to amendments made to the Code of Federal Regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba.
An amendment to prohibit any funds made available in the Act to the Department of Justice from being used to prevent the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in those States.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to make any reductions in the number of full-time officers or employees in any such office, or to reduce the number of full-time officers or employees serving as supervisors, management officials, mediators, examiners, investigators, or attorney in such office, as part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganizing of the Commission that is authorized under law.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the Act from being used to enforce the judgement of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in the case of Russelburg v. Gibson County, decided January 31, 2005.
Amendment prohibits funds from being used to enforce the judgement of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in the case of Russelburg v. Gibson County, decided January 31, 2005, concerning a display of a monument of the Ten Commandments.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement provisions of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act which permits searches of library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the total funding in the bill by 1% across-the-board.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to contravene laws enacted or regulations promulgated against torture.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to contravene section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to include in any bilateral or multilateral trade agreement any provisions that would (1) increase any limitation on the number of aliens authorized to enter the U.S. as a nonimmigrant, or to adjust to such status; or (2) increase any limitation on the number of aliens authorized to enter the U.S. as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to adjust to such status.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in contravention of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill under the heading "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS-JUSTICE ASSISTANCE" from being used by a State Authorizing Agent that has not shared, with the Attorney General, its improvement of criminal justice records as described in Section 3759 of Title 42, United States Code.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the Act from being used to pay administrative expenses or compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with licensing the export of a nonautomatic or semiautomatic rifle capable of firing a center-fire cartridge in 50 caliber, .50 BMG caliber, any other variant of 50 caliber, or any metric equivalent of such calibers, or any nongovernmental agency.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to enforce any provision of law that prohibits or restricts funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds for expenses necessary for enforcing subsections (a) and (b) of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 by $1,000,000. Amendment seeks to reduce the funds available for Department of Justice - Legal Activities - Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities by $1,000,000.
Amendment provides $1 million for enforcement of subsections (a) and (b) of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 which prohibits localities from preventing police officers from asking or reporting immigration information to the Federal government.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in subpart A of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to instruct the President to direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to ensure that the Secretary General exercises the right and duty to waive immunity of any United Nations official who is under investigation for or is charged with committing a serious criminal offense.
Amendment requires the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to use the voice, vote, and influence of the U.S. to ensure the Secretary General exercises the right and duty to waive immunity of any U.N. official in any case in which such immunity would impede the course of justice.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in subpart A of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to require OMB to submit a report to the House International Relations Committee on the U.S. contributions to the U.N. The report shall include assessed, voluntary, and in-kind contributions.
Amendment requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress a report on United States contributions to the United Nations. Such report shall examine assessed, voluntary, in-kind, and all other United States contributions.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in subpart C of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the IAEA to ensure that the IAEA Board of Governors adopts a resolution making Iran ineligible to receive any nuclear material, technology, equipment, or assistance from any IAEA Members State until Iran is in full compliance with the IAEA.
Amendment calls for the U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to make every effort to ensure adoption of a resolution that makes Iran ineligible to receive any nuclear material, technology and assistance; and provides for penalties for any country that violates the prohibition on assistance to Iran.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in subpart D of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to add an additional paragraph to the list of reforms in section 201 (b), which the President shall direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to achieve in the area of human rights reforms. The new paragraph states that country specific resolutions shall not be eliminated.
Amendment adds language to the section of the bill concerning human rights reforms and specifies that country-specific resolutions shall not be eliminated within the human rights body in the U.N.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in subpart D of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to: 1) suspend the membership of a Member State if it is determined that the government of such Member State is engaged or complicit in act of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity; 2) impose an arms and trade embargo, travel restrictions and asset freeze upon groups or individuals responsible for such acts; 3) deply a U.N. peacekeeping operation from an international or regional organization; 4) deploy monitors from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to the area where such acts are occurring; and 5) authorize the establishment of an international commission of inquiry into such acts.
Amendment requires the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to make every effort to ensure the adoption and implementation of mechanisms to hold accountable Member States engaged or complicit in acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in subpart E of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to create a certification of U.N. cooperation that requires the U.N. to release documents that concern the Oil-for-Food Program, upon request of the permanent representative of member states; and to waive the immunity of U.N. officials from the judicial process in the U.S. for civil or criminal acts under federal or state law that transpired in the U.S. and in connection with the Oil-for-Food Program.
Amendment creates a certification of U.N. cooperation that (1) requires the U.N. to provide documentary evidence to member states investigating the Oil-for-Food program; and (2) waive privileges and immunities of any U.N. employee charged with a crime associated with the program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part 2 of House Report 109-132 to direct the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to oppose anti-Semitic statements and anti-Israel resolutions in the U.N.
Amendment requires the U.S. delegation to the U.N. to: make every effort to officially and publicly condemn anti-Semitic statements made at any session of the United Nations; require U.N. employees to be subject to punitive actions for making anti-Semitic statements or references; require the development of educational awareness programs about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism throughout the world; and require a certification that these requirements have been carried out.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in part 2 of House Report 109-132 to require that there be no more than five times difference in the levels of assessment among the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. If the Secretary of State cannot certify that such requirement is met, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. is required to use the voice, vote and influence of the U.S. to deny that permanent member the use of their veto in the Security Council.
Amendment requires the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to make every effort to ensure that the difference between the scale of assessments for the five permanent members of the Security Council is not greater than five times that of any other permanent member of the Security Council.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part 2 of House Report 109-132 to prohibit U.S. assistance to a country that opposed the position of the U.S. in the U.N. The term `opposed the position of the U.S.' means, in the case of a country, that the country's votes in the General Assembly and Security Council (if the country is a member) were the same as the position of the U.S. less than 50% of the time.
Amendment sought to add to the bill the text of the "United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 12 printed in part 2 of House Report 109-132 to change the amount of regular U.S. dues withheld from 50% to 75%.
Amendment sought to increase from 50 percent to 75 percent the percentage of United States contribution to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations that will be withheld under the bill unless certain reforms are made.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 13 printed in part 2 of House Report 109-132 which contains all the reforms of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.2745:">H.R. 2745</a>, with the following differences: (1) Rather than require withholding dues if certain reforms are not met, the substitute authorizes the Secretary of State to withhold up to 50% of our U.N. dues, but would not mandate such a cut; (2) Rather than withhold a portion of U.S. dues to the U.N. if its member states refuse to change certain programs from the `assessed' to the `voluntary' budget, the substitute authorizes the Secretary of State to withhold up to 50% of U.S. dues to the U.N. dues if substantial progress has not been made to carry out such a change; (3) while keeping the U.N. reforms on peacekeeping, the substitute provides the Secretary of State with a waiver in the event that a new or expanded mission is essential to America's national interest; (4) the substitute also ensures that we do not withhold funds from the U.N. when it is separate specialized agencies, such as the World Health Organization or the World Intellectual Property Organization, that have failed to make necessary reforms; (5) the substitute provides for an extension of the authority to pay our peacekeeping dues at 27.1 percent for the next two years, ensuring that we do not immediately go into arrears at the U.N.; and.the amendment includes incentives by supporting an effort to pay our dues on time (we now pay in the last quarter of the calendar year), supports an increased U.N. budget for the large number of new offices that will be needed to implement the reforms, supports a well structured buyout of unneeded U.N. personnel and supports a contribution to the U.N. Democracy Fund.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "United Nations Reform and Institutional Strengthening Act of 2005".
An amendment to make adjustments to the existing committee language in section 9012 as printed in the bill. The amendment makes clear that coercive and abusive religious proselytizing at the Air Force Academy is inconsistent with the professionalism and standards required by those who serve at the Academy. The amendment also requires development of a plan of implementation and a subsequent requirement for a report by the Secretary to the Congress not later than 60 days after enactment of the bill.
Amendment to the Hunter amendment (A007) sought to insert into the bill, the section entitled, "Sec. 9012. Sense of Congress and Report Concerning Inappropriate Proselytizing of United States Air Force Academy Cadets".
An amendment to insert a section prohibiting any funds made available in the Act from being used for activities in Uzbekistan.
An amendment to prohibit the administration from initiating military operations against Syria, Iran, North Korea or other potential rogue nations without authorization from Congress.
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill prohibiting the use of any funds made available by the Act from being used to carry out sections 701 through 722 of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-656; 15 U.S.C. 644 note).
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement the Comp Demo program.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-140 to require that any statute enacted by the Congress pursuant to the proposed Constitutional Amendment must be consistent with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-144 to strike Title III of the bill relating to Continuity in Representation.
Amendment sought to strike title III of the bill relating to Continuity in Representation.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-144 to strike the language in the bill prohibiting the Capitol Police from operating a mounted horse unit, and requiring the transfer of the current horses and equipment to the U.S. Park Police.
Amendment sought to strike section 1002 of the bill which prohibits the Capitol Police from operating a mounted horse unit during fiscal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-144 to reduce the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill by 1%.
An amendment to add a new section reducing appropriations for the Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration- Training and Employment Services by $58 million; the Department of Labor-Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses by $4,640,000; the Department of Health and Human Services-Health Resources and Services Administration-Health Resources and Services by $2,920,000; the Department of Education-Higher Education by $27 million; and Department of Education-Departmental Management-Program Administration by $8,380,000. The amendment also prohibits use of funds in the bill to carry out the rescission under the heading "Corporation for Public Broadcasting".
Amendment restores $100 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
An amendment to strike the proviso in the bill which prohibits funds in the bill from enforcing annual fit testing (after the initial fit testing) of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to conduct annual fit testing (after the initial fit testing) of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis.
Amendment seeks to increase funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by $50,000,000 for use as Part B grants to states and will be offset by taking administrative and program management funds from OSHA and the Department of Education.
Amendment sought to increase funding for special education by $50 million.
An amendment to increase funding for the Teacher Incentive Fund by $70,000,000. To offset the increase, the funds for AmeriCorps were reduced by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Teacher Incentive Fund by $70 million.
An amendment to prohibit funds appropriated by the Act from being used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to enforce or implement the "Settlement Agreement By and Among UAL Corporation and all Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation", dated April 22, 2005.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act from being used to fund the operations of the Medicaid Commission (established on May 19, 2005, and chartered under section 222 of the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act).
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to place social security account numbers on identification cards issued to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to reimburse, or provide reimbursement, for Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the total funding in the bill by 1% across-the-board.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for exercising direction, supervision, or control over the content or distribution of public telecommunications programs and services in violation of the Communications Act of 1934.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for exercising direction, supervision, or control over the content or distribution of public telecommunications programs and services.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the NLRB to exert jurisdiction over any organization or enterprise pursuant to the standard adopted by the NLRB in San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino and Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC and Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, Party in Interest, and State of Connecticut, Intervenor, 341 NLRB No. 138 (May 28, 2004).
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to administer or pay any special allowances under the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain loans.
Amendment prohibits funds from being used to administer or pay any special allowances with respect to certain student loans.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to create or implement any universal mental health screening program.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce or carry out item 6B of the settlement agreement between the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds from being used to carry out section 1860D-1(b)(4) of the Social Security Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to distribute the personal information of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to private companies for marketing Medicare prescription drug plans.
An amendment to reduce the funding for military aid to Egypt by $750 million and to transfer the $750 million to accounts for child survival and health programs under USAID.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for military aid to Egypt by $750 million and transfer the $750 million to the USAID Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by $100 million, the bill'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:S.735:">s $735</a> million for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative (Plan Colombia).
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative by $100 million.
An amendment to insert a new section providing a limitation on assistance to foreign countries that refuse to extradite to the United States any individual accused in the United States of killing a law enforcement officer.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for direct funding for Saudi Arabia.
An amendment to prohibit any o the funds made available in the Act from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve an application for a long-term loan or loan guarantee with respect to a nuclear project in the People's Republic of China.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act for the Department of State, other than funds provided under the heading "International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement", from being used to provide assistance to any country with whom the United States has an extradition treaty and whose government has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual accused of committing a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or a lesser term of imprisonment.
An amendment to reduce total appropriations made in the Act (other that appropriations required to be made by a provision of law) by $202,700,000.
An amendment to strike language in the matter related to "Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Grants to National Railroad Passenger Corporation", strike "none of the funds herein" and all that follows through "further, That".
Amendment deletes language which prevents funding for certain Amtrak routes.
An amendment to reduce funding for quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and increase funding for Homeless Assistance Grants.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Homeless Assistance Grants.
An amendment to increase funding for fair housing and                 equal opportunity funding and to reduce funding for the               Internal Revenue Service Information Systems and Telecommunications Support Account.
Amendment increases funding for fair housing programs.
An amendment to increase funding for tenant-based rental assistance by $100,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the section 8 housing voucher program.
An amendment to insert a new item relating to revitalization of severely distressed public housing(Hope VI). The amendment seeks to restore $60,000,000 in funding.
Amendment provides $60 million for the HUD HOPE VI program.
An amendment to reduce funding for salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court of the United States by $1.5 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for salaries and expenses for the U.S. Supreme Court.
An amendment to increase funding for the salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other Judicial services by $6.9 million and reduce funding for the General Services Adminstration by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for salaries and expenses for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services.
An amendment to reduce funding for salaries and expenses of the Office of Management and Budget by $9 million and to increase funding for necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program by the same amount.
Amendment increases funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Federal Drug Control Programs by $25 million and to reduce funding for the GSA by the same amount.
Amendment increases funding for Federal Drug Control Programs to support a national youth and anti-drug media campaign.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce regulations preventing family travel to Cuba.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to enforce certain regulations restricting family travel to Cuba.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce regulations preventing travel to Cuba by academic institutions.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to enforce restrictions on travel to Cuba for educational purposes.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to provide for the competitive sourcing of flight service stations.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba, except that the foregoing limitation does not apply to the administration of a tax or tariff.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce section 702 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975.
Amendment prohibits funds from being used to enforce section 703 of the District of Columbia Firearms Control Act which requires certain firearms to be unloaded and disassembled.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce the judgment of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Kelo v. New London, decided June 23, 2005.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity where such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, or Panama.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce total appropriations by $669,350,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to recommend approval of the sale of Unocal Corporation to CNOOC Ltd. of China.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used in contravention of that portion of OMB Circular No. A-11, section 22.2, that states that in testimony before Congressional committees and communication with Members of Congress, witnesses will give frank and complete answers to all questions.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used by the Council of Economic Advisers to produce an Economic Report of the President regarding the average cost of developing and introducing a new prescription drug to the market at $800 million or more.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used by the General Services Administration to carry out the eTravel Service program.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to implement the revision of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 made on May 29, 2003.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-160 to allow U.S. ports to levy a container or tonnage fee on imports.
Amendment sought to allow U.S. ports to levy a fee on containers and use that fee to pay for security and infrastructure at the ports.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-160 to allow construction of locks and dams to proceed only if 35 million tons of commodities are processed on average for 2007-2009 and requiring the implementation of an appointment system to schedule and prioritize barge traffic, a notification report, and a re-evaluation report.
Amendment sought to amend the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Water Way Project to allow construction of new locks only if certain requirements are met.
An amendment to clarify the form and debate time of certain amendments to the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.2601:">H.R. 2601</a>.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-175 to add the Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005 as passed by the House to the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.2601:">H.R. 2601</a>.
Amendment, as modified, adds to the bill the text of the "Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005" as passed by the House.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to require the State Department to annually certify that the five biggest exporters and the five biggest importers of certain methamphetamine precursors are "fully cooperating" with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of these chemicals for illicit purposes. If not so certified, these countries would be subject to foreign aid eligibility provisions already in law.
Amendment requires the State Department to annually certify that the five biggest exporters and the five biggest importers of certain methamphetamine precursors are fully cooperating with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of these chemicals for illicit purposes.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to direct the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement to make a priority of stemming the influx of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and also directs INL to improve border security with Mexico.
Amendment requires the Secretary of State, acting through the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, to take such actions as are necessary to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 109-175 to require a report on extradition requests for Afghans who have committed violations of narcotics laws in the United States.
Amendment to require a report on extradition requests for Afghans who have committed violations of narcotics laws in the United States.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 109-175 to expand activities to treat women suffering from obstetric fistula to include increased acces to emergency obstetrical care; to expand activities fr the prevention of fistula from providing access to contraceptive services to providing access to family planning services; to make these prevention activities discretionary rather than obligatory; and to increase the FY 2007 authorization from $5 million to $7.5 million.
Amendment provides funds for the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to insert the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.CON.RES.144:">H. Con. Res. 144</a>, condemning the attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists and lists all 53 victims and to encourage the Palestinian leaders to work with Israel to end all terrorist acts on innocent individuals, regardless of citizenship.
Amendment adds language condemning the attacks on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists and demands that the Palestinian Authority work with Israel to protect all innocent individuals, regardless of citizenship, from terrorist atrocities.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to require the President to direct the U.S. representatives to the United Nations to commence negotiations for an international treaty banning space-based weapons.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to require the Department of State to develop a strategy to counter widespread perceptions among foreign students that the U.S. is no longer a welcoming place for them; undertake annual consultations with non-governmental organizations, university officials, foreign students, and other interested parties to seek input on the development of this strategy; identify and report on priority posts where important declines in visa application rates have occurred and best practice posts which have developed to improve application rates; and provide enhance training for processing and facilitating student visas.
Amendment requires the State Department to develop a comprehensive strategy to attract foreign students to study in the United States.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to state that Congress recognizes and affirms the efforts of the Great Lakes Governors and Canadian Premiers in developing a common standard for decisions relating to the withdrawal of water from the Great Lakes and urges that the management authority over the waters of the Great Lakes should remain vested with the Governors or Premiers of the eight Great Lakes States and two Canadian Provinces that share stewardship over the Great Lakes.
Amendment sought to add language concerning management authority over the Great Lakes.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to state that it shall be the policy of the U.S. Government to seek the expeditious transfer of Charles Ghankay Taylor, former President of the Republic of Liberia, to the jurisdiction of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to undergo a fair and open trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in Part B of House Report 109-175 which contains a declaration of policy that states that the U.S. should promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian government that denounces and combats terrorism; has agreed to disarm terrorists; has agreed to work to eliminate terrorist incitement; has agreed to respect the boundaries and sovereignty of its neighbors; and respects the human rights of all people. Amendment also adds a limitation of not more than 25 percent of the total funds available to the PA can be obligated and expended during any calendar quarter to section 932.
Amendment contains a declaration of policy that the United States should promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian government that denounces and combats terrorism; that works to eliminate terrorist incitement; that has agreed to respect the boundaries and sovereignty of all of its neighbors; and that respects the human rights of all people.
An amendment numbered 37A and made in order pursuant to section 2 of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.RES.365:">H. Res. 365</a> (as passed by the House) to express the sense of Congress that the capture, detention and interrogation of international terrorists are essential to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism and to the defense of the U.S., its citizens, and coalition partners from future terrorist attacks; and that the detention and lawful, humane interrogation by the U.S. of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is essential to the defense of the U.S. and its coalition partners and to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism.
Amendment adds language expressing the sense of Congress concerning the capture, detention and interrogation of international terrorists; and the detention and lawful, humane interrogation by the U.S. of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to enhance the security of the U.S. by making it the policy of the U.S. to pursue a transfer of responsibility for Iraqi forces only when they are ready to assume such responsibility and not to withdraw prematurely the U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq. Requires any withdrawal to be done only with careful coordination with a decision by the elected government of Iraq which shall be reached jointly when it is clear that the aim of the establishment of a free and stable Iraq that is at peace and not a threat to its neighbors has been or is about to be achieved.
Amendment adds language stating that it shall be the policy of the United States-- (1) to pursue a transfer of responsibility for Iraqi security to Iraqi forces; and (2) not to withdraw prematurely the United States Armed Forces from Iraq, but to do so only when it is clear that United States national security and foreign policy goals relating to a free and stable Iraq have been or are about to be achieved.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to state that the Director of the FBI must personally approve any library or bookstore request for records by the FBI under section 215.
Amendment requires the Director of the FBI to personally approve any library or bookstore request for records by the FBI under section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to increase the oversight over the use of roving wiretaps by requiring an applicant to notify the issuing judge within a reasonable time, as determined by the court but not more than 15 days, of the change of surveillance from the initial facility or place to a new one. Also requires the applicant to specify the total number of electronic surveillances that have been or are being conducted.
Amendment requires law enforcement to report back to a court within 15 days of using the roving aspect of a warrant; and requires law enforcement to report on the total number of electronic surveillances that have been conducted.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to make standard the penalties for terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air. The amendment includes a sentence of up to 20 years in jail for violence against a rail or mass transportation vehicle; a sentence of at least 30 years imprisonment if the vehicle is carrying spent nuclear fuel or high level radioactive waste; and a mandatory life sentence with death penalty eligibility if the attack results in the death of a person.
Amendment standardizes the penalties for terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, water, or in the air.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to specify that the recipient of a national security letter may consult with an attorney, and may also challenge national security letters in court. Authorizes a judge to throw out the national security letter request by the government "if compliance would be unreasonable or oppressive" to the recipient of the national security letter. Allows the recipient to challenge the non-disclosure requirement (gag order) of the national security letter request. Permits a court to modify or remove the non- disclosure requirement of the national security letter request "if it finds that there is no reason to believe that disclosure may endanger the national security of the United States, interfere with a criminal, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence investigation, interfere with diplomatic relations, or endanger the life or physical safety of any person.".
Amendment specifies that the recipient of a national security letter may consult with an attorney, and may also challenge national security letters in court.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to change the reference in the forfeiture statute from 2331 (domestic terrorism) to 2332(b) and 2332b(g)(5)(B) (the federal crime of terrorism definition). The distinction between the two definitions is that one is supposed to be applied to criminal offenses and the other to administrative processes. Thus, the amendment removes the section that refers to seizing peoples' assets for people who are considered "domestic terrorists." The amendment replaces the term "domestic terrorism" with " federal crime of terrorism" in this section. The federal crime of terrorism is a much more focused term which lists all terrorism crimes specifically, whereas people have complained that the term "domestic terrorism" is too broad.
Amendment makes changes in the forfeiture statute by clarifying the definition of terrorism.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to require reporting by the Administrative Office of the Courts on search warrants and also eliminates the provision "unduly delaying trial" in the delayed notification section of the Patriot Act for "sneak and peak" searches.
Amendment narrows the scope of "sneak-and-peak" delayed notification search warrants; and requires a report to Congress on the number of search warrants granted and the number of delayed notices authorized.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to require a report to Congress on the development and use of data-mining technology by departments and agencies of the Federal government.
Amendment requires a report to Congress on the development and use of data-mining technology by departments and agencies of the Federal government.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to make it a crime to use a vessel to smuggle terrorists or dangerous materials, including nuclear material, into the U.S. Amendment also imposes stiff criminal penalties for providing false information to a federal law enforcement officer at a port or on a vessel, and increases penalties for anyone who fraudulently gains access to a seaport. Also makes it a crime to place a device or dangerous substance in U.S. waters that is likely to destroy or damage a vessel or its cargo, as well as to damage or alter any aid to maritime navigation which endangers the safe navigation of a ship. Increases penalties for smugglers who misrepresent illicit cargo, makes it a federal crime for a vessel operator to fail to stop when ordered to do soby a federal law enforcement officer.
Amendment adds to the bill the text of the "Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 14 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to increase the penalties for activities constituting terrorism financing from $11,000 to $50,000 per unlawful transaction and criminal sentences from 10 to 20 years. Provides for additional terrorism-financing offenses (such asthe use of Hawalas) as predicate offenses to money laundering statues. Adds provisions to seize assets of persons committing terrorist acts against foreign countries or international organizations. Amendment also clarifies the law regarding transaction involving criminal proceeds and provides for technical corrections.
Amendment adds to the bill the text of the "Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 15 printed in part B of House Report 109-178 to allow the attachment of property and the enforcement of judgment against a judgment debtor that has engaged in planning or perpetrating any act of domestic or international terrorism under 18 USC 981.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-179 to establish a four-year pilot grant program allowing NASA to expand advanced research opportunities through minority-serving institutions.
Amendment sought to require NASA to establish and carry out a pilot program to make grants to minority institutions for the development of physical facilities and infrastructure to be provided to NASA prime contractors for use in the performance of research, development, test, and evaluation projects pursuant to NASA prime contracts.
An amendment in nature of a substitute to require the Department of Labor to establish a Small Employer Health Benefits Plan similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. Requires the Secretary to widely disseminate information about SEHB through the media, internet, public service announcements, and other employer and employee directed communications. Employers with fewer than 100 employees during the previous calendar year shall be eligible to apply for coverage under SEHB.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the bill with the text of the "Small Business Affordable Health Insurance Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-184 to remove the requirement that the first vacant slot on the Board of Governors is to be filled by an individual with unanimous backing by the labor unions. Currently, the Board of Governors consists of 9 members (with no more than 5 from the same party).
Amendment sought to remove the requirement that the first vacant slot on the Postal Service Board of Governors be filled by an individual with the unanimous backing of all labor organizations.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-184 toestablish a domestic pilot program to empower local postmasters to employ their experience and management expertise, absent the restrictions of the Postal Service's monopolies on first class mail delivery and the use of postal mailboxes, to test certain fundamental assumptions relating to the provisions of universal mail service in the United States.
Amendment sought to allow the United States Postal Service to conduct a pilot program to test the feasibility and desirability of alternative methods for the delivery of postal services.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to remove the mandatory minimum incarceration provisions for sex offenders who fail to register under the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to remove the mandatory minimum incarceration provisions for sex offenders who fail to register under the provisions of the bill or make false statements.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment adds to the bill the text of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to direct the Coast Guard to conduct a comprehensive security and safety review of liquefied natural gas facilities.
Amendment sought to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to conduct a comprehensive security and safety review of the proposed construction, expansion, or operation of a waterfront facility for the transfer of liquefied natural gas from ships to land or from land to ships, including proposed shipping routes to or from the facility.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-227 to make funds under the section titled `Scientific and Technical Research and Services' available to the maximum extent practicable, to diverse institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other minority serving institutions for Technical Workforce Education and Development.
Amendment ensures that minority-serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will have access to the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-227 to re-orient the current Technology Administration (TA), the Undersecretary of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy (OTP) towards manufacturing and competitiveness issues; to rename and refocus TA by establishing a Manufacturing Administration, an Undersecretary of Manufacturing, and an Office of Industry Analysis; to require the Manufacturing Administration to conduct broad-based manufacturing and technology policy analysis; and to coordinate with States, local governments, and universities on manufacturing and technology activities. NIST and the National Technical Information Service would remain a part of the Manufacturing Administration.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-227 to increase the authorization levels of NSF's Advanced Technological Education Program to $70 million for FY06, $73.5 million for FY07, and $77 million for FY08.
Amendment sought to increase the authorization levels for the Advanced Technological Education Program.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-229 to restore the current joint governance structure of the Head Start program by allowing the policy councils (which are composed of 51 percent current Head Start parents and 49 percent community representatives) to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors. In the event of an impasse, the board and policy council would enter into a mediation process with a third party - as under current regulations. Gives the board the discretionary authority to act unilaterally without policy council approval in all cases involving serious fiscal management, fraud or criminal activity.
Amendment sought to restore the current joint governance structure of the Head Start program by allowing the policy council to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-229 to include in section 18, "Children with Disabilities," in the list of areas for training to be provided by the Secretary of Education.
Amendment requires that Head Start employees be offered courses which include training to support families with children with disabilities.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-229 to direct the Secretary to implement an outreach program to train and recruit African-American and Latino-American men to become Head Start teachers in order to increase the provision of quality services and instructions to children with diverse backgrounds.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 109-229 to allow for profit providers of Head Start services to take profit from 15% administrative account.
Amendment sought to allow for-profit Head Start providers under certain conditions to retain a portion of administrative savings.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 109-229 to provide hiring protections for faith-based Head Start providers. This language is the same as the language from <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.2210:">H.R. 2210</a> as passed by the House in the 108th Congress.
Amendment exempts religious corporations, associations, educational institutions, or societies from certain nondiscrimination provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-236 to make technical changes to the bill requested by various member and the Department of Justice including preserving the "Secure our Schools" program as a stand alone program; ensures that Native American Tribes are eligible for DOJ grants including the new Justice Assistance Grants programs and the Weed and Seed program grants; corrects a potential constitutional problem raised by DOJ and others that the bill as drafted could allow certain grant awards based solely on the basis of race, rather than assisting underserved populations as intended and contains Hurricanes Katrina and Rita provisions which encourage cooperation between federal, state and local courats and communities to ensure that state and lcoal courts will be able to continue to operate using available federal facilities.
Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 109-236 and printed on pages H8466-H8467 in the Congressional Record for Sept. 28, 2005.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-240 to improve the use of science, providing certainty to landowners, providing flexibility on deadlines for listing species, creating a voluntary conservation program to promote species conservation on private lands, creating a technical assistance program to help small landowners, increasing the role of State and localities, ensuring accountability of the Department of Interior, ensuring that permit and license applicants fully participate in the consultations process, and requiring a balancing of risks in planning for species recovery. (60 minutes).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language in the bill with the text of the "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005".
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-245 to give explicit authority to the FTC to define price gouging; to preserve the FTC's existing civil penalty authority and authorize new civil penalties of up to three times the amount of unjust profits gained by companies who engage in price gouging; and to increase our nation's refinery capacity by establishing a federal Strategic Refinery Reserve which would build upon the success of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) by creating a natural extension of the SPR--a refinery reserve.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Federal Response to Energy Emergencies Act of 2005".
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-249 to prohibit the food industry from initiating lawsuits against any person for damages or other relief due to injury or potential injury based on a person's consumption of a qualified food product and weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is associated with a person's weight gain or obesity.
Amendment sought to prohibit the food industry from initiating lawsuits against any person for damages or other relief due to injury or potential injury based on a person's consumption of a qualified product and weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is associated with a person's weight gain or obesity.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-249 to exempt those who are age eight and under from the provisions of this Act as it relates to large chain outlets.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-249 to exempt State law enforcement actions from the impact of the legislation to ensure that Attorneys General and State agencies can enforce State consumer protection laws concerning mislabeling or other unfair and deceptive trade practices.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-249 to exempt lawsuits involving a dietary supplement relating to a person's weight gain, obesity or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-254 to expand the affordable housing role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; include new sections on new single-family and multi-family housing goals, duty to serve lower-income markets, and a new affordable housing fund with contributions from the enterprises. The amendment moves the effective date of the entire bill up from one year to six months following enactment, including the affordable housing fund. For the first two years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will contribute 3.5% of after-tax earnings, and subsequently 5% of such earnings. 25% of the GSEs' contributions will go annually to the Treasury Department to help payoff REFCorp (S&L) bonds, with the remainder going to the fund. The amendment sunsets the fund in five years, when its extension will be considered. During the first two years, priority consideration will be given to areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thereafter priority in funding will be based on greatest impact, geographic diversity, timely action, as well as other disaster area needs. Eligible recipients-- for-profit builders, state housing agencies, and non-profit organizations--must have a demonstrated capacity for affordable housing activities and make assurances that they will comply with limits on the use of funds. Funds may not be used for.political activities, advocacy, lobbying, counseling services, travel expenses, and tax return advice. Non-profit recipients must have affordable housing as their primary purpose and, beginning one-year before applying, non-profits and their affiliates cannot have engaged in federal election activity, electioneering communication, or lobbying. Recipient use of funds will be closely tracked. Those misusing funds will be permanently barred from participation and must make reimbursement. The amendment also clarifies that federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native villages qualify for funding under the Affordable Housing Fund established by the bill. In addition, the amendment includes a request from the Judiciary Committee to require consultation with the Attorney General by the GSE regulator when exercising new litigation authority, and from the Government Reform Committee to remove a FOIA exemption for the proceedings of the new agency's oversight board. The Federal Housing Finance Agency will establish an ombudsman to hear complaints and appeals from the GSEs and those having business relationships with the GSEs. <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.1461:">H.R. 1461</a> consolidates current GSE regulation by two agencies and HUD into one agency. The manager's amendment clarifies that existing rules and regulations willremain in force during the six-month transition period and until changed by the new Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 109-254 and printed on pages H9172-H9175 in the Congressional Record for Oct. 26, 2005.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-254 to give the newly created regulator (FHFA) greater authority to impose capital strictures on GSEs.
Amendment sought to replace the language in the bill concerning minimum capital levels.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-254 to authorize the regulator to require one or both of the enterprises to dispose or acquire assets or liabilities if the regulator deems those assets or liabilities to be a potential systemic risk to the housing market, the capital markets, or the financial system.
Amendment sought to authorize the regulator to require one or both of the GSEs to dispose or acquire assets or liabilities if the regulator deems those assets or liabilities to be a potential systemic risk to the housing or capital markets, or the financial system.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-254 toeliminate the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to borrow from the Treasury.
Amendment sought to eliminate the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, to borrow from the Treasury.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-254 to strike the language in the bill that raises the Conforming Loan Limit.
Amendment sought to strike the language in the bill that raises the Conforming Loan Limit for certain areas.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-253 to provide strong "three strikes and you're out" mandatory sanctions for attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits or engage in frivolous conduct during discovery. Enhances sanctions for document destruction, ensures that corporations can be sued in the U.S., cracks down on parties attempting to relitigate the same issue on consecutive occasions, bans the concealment of unlawful conduct, and protects civil rights claims.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide "three-strikes-and-you're-out" provisions for attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits or engage in frivolous conduct during discovery; enhance sanctions for document destruction; and require that court records not be sealed unless the court finds that a sealing is justified.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-266 to allow a property owner to go to court before the property is taken in order to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief if the taking violates the Act. The bill currently only allows a property owner to obtain a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order, and does not allow the property owner to bring an action until after the conclusion of the condemnation proceedings. The amendment would also strike the penalties portion of the bill.
Amendment sought to allow a property owner to go to court before a property is taken in order to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-266 to clarify the property conveyance for the definition of "economic development" specifies that increasing tax revenue must be the "primary purpose" of the taking authority, sets a hard date of seven years that property holders can bring action against the taking authority and makes a number of technical changes.
Amendment sought to replace language in the bill defining the term "economic development"; and set a hard date of seven years that property holders can bring action against a taking authority.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-266 to enumerate several harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health andsafety including dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use, obsolete subdivisions or that which constitutes a brownfield.
Amendment sought to enumerate several harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health and safety and include such properties in the list of exceptions contained in the bill.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 109-266 to delete all sections of the bill and retain only the language expressing the sense of Congress recognizing the importance of property rights and that in the aftermath of the Kelo decision that abuses of eminent domain power may occur.
Amendment sought to delete all sections of the bill and retain only the language expressing the sense of Congress recognizing the importance of property rights and that in the aftermath of the Kelo decision abuses of eminent domain power may occur.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-279 to remove the death penalty for the killing of Federally funded public safety officers.
Amendment sought to delete language which provides the death penalty for the killing of a federally funded public safety officer.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to extend for one year all expiring provisions contained in Title I of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.4297:">H.R. 4297</a>, including the deduction for state and local retail sales taxes, the deduction for college tuition expenses, tax incentives for the District of Columbia and Indian reservations, 15 year depreciation period for leasehold and restaurant improvements, qualified zone academy bonds, the Brownfields cleanup tax incentive, and several other more minor provisions. The amendment makes no substantive changes to the expiring provisions, except for the research credit, work opportunity tax credit, and welfare-to-work tax credit, which are expanded to match the Thomas bill. In addition to theone-year extensions that are retained by the amendment, the amendment also would extend the temporary provision that terminates at the end of this calendar year and that provides a larger earned income tax credit for the families of those serving in Iraq. In addition the amendment would totally eliminate all individual minimum tax liability for individuals with incomes below $200,000 for joint returns, $100,000 in other cases, for taxable year 2006. This provision would reduce the number of AMT taxpayers from 19 million under current law for taxable year 2006 to slightly over 3 million. The amendment does not ex.end tax benefits that do not terminate at the endof this calendar year such as the lower rates on capital gains and dividends. The alternative also includes a broad package of additional provisions that were added by the full Committee. The provisions of the alternative described above would cost approximately $43 billion. The cost is offset by taking back a portion of the recent tax cuts from individuals with annual incomes over $1 million for joint returns, $500,000 for other returns.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the bill with the text of the amendment printed in House Report 109-330 and printed on pages H11249-11252 in the Congressional Record for December 8, 2005.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 109-347 to provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention provision in section 402(a).
Amendment sought to provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention provision in section 402(a).
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 109-347 to mandate the construction of specific security fencing, including lights and cameras, along the Southwest border for the purposes of gaining operational control of the border. Fencing has been designated in sectors that have the highest number of immigrant deaths, instances of drug smuggling and illegal border crossings. The amendment includes a requirement for the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the use of physical barriers along the Northern border.
Amendment mandates the construction of specific security fencing, including lights and cameras, along the Southwest border for the purposes of gaining operational control of the border; designates fencing in specific sectors; and includes a requirement for the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the use of physical barriers along the northern international land and maritime border of the United States.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-350 to eliminate the visa lottery program.
Amendment eliminates the visa lottery program.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-350 to prohibit Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Attorney General, and all courts from granting any kind of legal immigration status (i.e. "benefits") to an alien until the relevant databases of criminal records and terrorist watch lists are checked.
Amendment prohibits the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Attorney General, and all courts from granting any kind of legal immigration status or benefit to an alien until the relevant databases of criminal records and terrorist watch lists have been checked.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-350 to reduce the maximum sentence for illegal entry and illegal presence to six months.
Amendment sought to reduce the maximum sentences in the bill for illegal entry and unlawful presence to six months.
Amendment reaffirms State and local law enforcement's existing inherent authority to assist in the enforcement of immigration law, provides for training on this issue at no cost to the local agency, increases law enforcement's access to vital information on illegal criminal aliens, and provides increased and additional resources (SCAAP grants, Institutional Removal Program, and a new grant program) to help assist in the enforcement of immigration laws.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-350 to set caps on the monetary penalties set forth in Title VII of the bill for hiring or employing unauthorized aliens of $7,500 for first time offenses, $15,000 for second offenses, and $40,000 for all subsequent offenses; Provides an exemption from penalty for initial good faith violations; and provides a safe harbor for contractors if their subcontractor employees an unauthorized alien (provided the contractor did not know the employee was an unauthorized alien).
Amendment sets caps on employer sanctions penalties; provides an exemption from penalties for initial good-faith violations; and provides a safe harbor for contractors whose subcontractors employ illegal aliens.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 109-350 to increase the fines on businesses for knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens to $50,000. Proceeds would be shared with state and local government and are restricted for use to help cover the costs associated with providing services to undocumented immigrants.
Amendment sought to increase civil penalties against employers who do not comply with the Employment Eligibility Verification System; provide for the distribution of the proceeds of the penalties to States and localities; and require such funds provided to a State, county, or municipality be used for costs incurred in providing public services to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 109-350 to require all non-citizens who enter or exit the country to be processed through the automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996.
Amendment sought to give willing State and local law enforcement the ability to detain illegal aliens in the course of their regular duties; require Federal authorities to respond to and detain all illegal aliens reported to the Department of Homeland Security by State and local law enforcement; expand expedited removal nationwide for all illegal aliens who cannot prove to the immigration officer they have been in the United States for more than 1 year; and require that, by 2008, all non-citizens who enter or exit the country be processed through an automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-386 to provide for expedited consideration of state petitions that seek adoption of national warning requirements or exemptions from uniformity for state warning requirements in three cases: (1) where the requested warning relates to cancer-causing agents; (2) where the requested warning related to reproductive effects or birth defects; and (3) where the requested warning is intended to provide information that will allow parents or guardians to understand, monitor, or limit a child's exposure to cancer-causing agents or reproductive or developmental toxins.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-386 to limit the scope of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.4167:">H.R. 4167</a> in order to preserve state authorities that help defend and respond to bioterrorism attacks. Specifically, when a Governor or state legislature certifies that a state authority is useful inestablishing or maintaining a food supply that is adequately protected frombioterrorism attack, the state authority is not affected by the Act.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-386 to permit states to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding the risks of cancer, birth defects, reproductive health issues, and allergic reactions associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods. Also permits states to maintain or enact food warning laws notifying parents of the risks of cancer, reproductive or developmental toxins, and food borne pathogens associated with certain foods, as well as laws governing food safety standards and tolerance levels related to limiting children's exposure to these risks.
Amendment sought to exempt three categories of warnings and standards from a national uniformity standard: those relating to risks of cancer; those relating to reproductive or developmental toxins; and those sulfiting agents in bulk foods.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-386 to prevent the National Uniformity for Food Act from affecting any State law, regulation, proposition or other action that establishes a notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-387 to commission studies on: State Drug Endangered Children programs focusing on meth; programs comparing state precursor control laws and reports back to Congress within 6 months with a list of best practices with respect to such laws. The amendment creates an Internet Meth Clearing House to provide current info to, and to facilitate info sharing among, Federal, State, and local agencies about meth trafficking, abuse, treatment, and abuse prevention. It commissions a report on what schools have initiated drug testing among those schools attending ONDCP conferences on drug testing; the meth epidemic, detailing the spread of meth usage broken down by three-digit zip code based on industrial and school drug tests and clandestine lab seizures; who received performance bonuses at ONDCP and for how much from October 2004 until the present.
Amendment requires the Director of of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to submit to Congress the National Synthetic Drugs Action Strategy outlined in the National Synthetic Drugs Action Plan submitted by the Director in October 2004; conduct a study of State laws with respect to precursor chemical controls; conduct a study of methamphetamine-related activities that are conducted by different Drug Endangered Children programs administered by States; adds to the bill the text of the "National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act of 2005"; requires the Director of National Drug Control Policy to prepare a report on drug testing in schools; prepare a report on methamphetamine usage in the United States; and prepare a report on performance bonuses at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-387 require ONDCP to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased threat from methamphetamine and includes interdiction and precursor chemical controls, demand reduction, treatment and efforts to prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals on an international level.
Amendment requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased threat from methamphetamine.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 109-387 toprovide that the act shall not be in effect after September 30, 2011.
Amendment sought to sunset the provisions in the act after September 30, 2011.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 109-387 to ensure that no less than 10 percent of national media campaign funds will be expended on advertisements specifically intended to reduce methamphetamine use. The amendment grants the Director the authority to award grants to private entities producing research-based public service messages, with the goal of reducing first-time meth use among young people. The amendment funds may be redirected if domestic meth lab seizures decrease by at least 75 percent from the 2006 level.
Amendment ensures that no less than 10 percent of national media campaign funds authorized by the bill will be expended on advertisements specifically intended to reduce methamphetamine use, and allows the Director to award grants to private entities.
An amendment to strike section 3011 of the bill. Section 3011 prohibits use of funds to take any action to approve or otherwise allow the acquisition of any leases, contracts, rights, or any other obligations of P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World or any other legal entity affiliated with or controlled by Dubai Ports World.
Amendment sought to delete section 3011 from the bill which contained language prohibiting the acquisition of certain United States seaports.
An amendment to reduce by $26,300,000 and then increase by the same amount for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
Amendment directs attention to funding levels in the bill for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
An amendment to increase funding for Peacekeeping Operations by $50,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for Peacekeeping Operations by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the amount available for Diplomatic and Consular Programs by $7,800,000.
Amendment sought to increase the funding for Diplomatic and Consular Programs in the Department of State by $7.8 million.
An amendment to reduce by $5,000,000 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs.
Amendment sought to decrease the funding for Diplomatic and Consular Programs in the Department of State by $5 million.
An amendment to strike funding for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.
Amendment sought to strike funding for Department of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.
An amendment to strike the section relating to International Broadcasting Operations.
Amendment sought to strike funding for International Broadcasting Operations and Broadcasting Capital Improvements.
An amendment to increase funding for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies by $465,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies by $465 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Community Planning and Development by $2,000,000,000 and reducing funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Community Planning and Development by $2 billion and reduce funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Community Planning and Development by $1.9 billion.
An amendment to increase funding by $15,890,000 for the Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps account, and to increase funding by $40,000,000 for the Military Construction, Air Force account.
Amendment sought to increase Military Construction funding for expenses related to Hurricane Katrina.
An amendment to increase funding for the relocation of personnel and equipment of the CBP related to the New Orleans laboratory facility and for the repair and replacement of critical equipment and property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina by $700 million, to increase funding for "Operating Expenses" of the US Coast Guard for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season by $125 million, to increase funding for "Administrative and Regional Operations" of FEMA for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina by $300 million and to increasefunding for "Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery" of FEMA for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina by $100 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security by $1.225 billion.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate all funding in Title II.
Amendment sought to delete all funding contained in Title II--Further Hurricane Disaster Relief and Recovery.
An amendment to increase funding for election activities under FEMA by $50 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency by $50 million.
An amendment to strike section 3010 of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 3010 which allows funds to be expended for the low-income heating assistance program in fiscal year 2006.
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: \   SEC. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended by the Secretary of the Army or his designee to award a contract to any contractor if the Defense Contract Audit Agency has determined that more than $100,000,000 of the contractor's costs for contracts involving work in Iraq under one or more Army contracts were unreasonable.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used to enforce application deadlines regarding Small Business Administration disaster loans.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act other than a loan for which the borrower is charged an interest rate in accordance with section 7(c)(5).
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to implement, administer, or enforce the termination of the hotel and motel emergency sheltering program established by FEMA for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-399 to add uses of funds to Title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants) to increase the number of teachers qualified to teach Advanced Placement (AP) courses; and, to add uses of funds to the current law Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program to authorize adjunct teacher opportunities and critical foreign language activities.
Amendment allows funds to be used to increase the number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses; authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to recruit and place well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers in secondary school mathematics, science, and critical foreign language courses; and authorizes the awarding of grants for teacher preparation programs in critical foreign languages and activities that will enable successful students to advance from elementary school through college to achieve proficiency in those languages.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-399 to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require colleges and universities, if receiving funds under Title VI International Education Programs of that Act, to disclose contributions and gifts under the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, a publicly available and searchable database.
Amendment sought to require colleges and universities, receiving funds under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to disclose contributions and gifts under the Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, a publicly available and searchable database.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-401 to strike certain reporting requirements for colleges and universities within Sec. 131(f). The amendment also strikes Sec. 495(a)(1) that would allow states to apply to the Secretary of Education to become recognized accreditors.
Amendment strikes certain reporting requirements for colleges and universities within sec. 131(f); and strikes sec. 495(a)(1) that would allow States to apply to the Secretary of Education to become recognized accreditors.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-401 to make child and adolescent mental health professionals eligible for loan forgiveness for high need professions under Sec. 421 of the bill.
Amendment adds child and adolescent mental health professionals to the list of high need professionals eligible for loan forgiveness under sec. 421 of the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-401 to require institutions that receive any federal funding whatsoever (including grants and scholarships) to submit to the U.S. Department of Education an annual report answering two questions. First, the report must state whether race, color, or national origin is considered in the student admissions process. If race, color, or national origin is considered in the student admissions process, then the report must contain a subsequent analysis of how these factors are considered in the process.
Amendment sought to require each institution of higher education that receives Federal funds to provide to the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education a report regarding its students admissions process beginning with a statement of whether race, color, or national origin is given any weight in the student admissions process.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-401 to lower student loan interest rates; establish a new Predominantly Black Serving Institution program to boost college participation rates of low-income, black students; establish a new graduate Hispanic Serving Institution program; provide for year- round Pell grants; and repeal the Single Lender rule.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language in the bill wih the text of the "Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act of 2006".
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-438 to make findings with respect to the Presidents authority to protect national security information and the harm from unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and express the Sense of Congress that the President should utilize his constitutional authority to the fullest extent practicable (where warranted) to classify and protect national security information and take action against persons who commit unauthorized disclosures.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the President should utilize the constitutional authority of the Office of the President to the fullest practicable extent, where warranted, to classify and protect national security information relating to intelligence activities and information, and take effective action against persons who commit unauthorized disclosures of classified information relating to intelligence activities and information contrary to law and voluntary secrecy agreements.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 109-441 to strike the current section 106 and inserts an ascending civil penalty structure for each subsequent offense.
Amendment sought to strike section 106 which contained criminal penalties and replace it with an ascending civil penalty structure for violations of law.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-450 to prohibit the current Customs and Border Protection (CBP) practice of granting automated targeting risk score reductions to Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members that have not received CBP validation of the implementation and effectiveness of their security measures.
Amendment sought to stop the practice of granting risk score reductions for nonvalidated Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism or C-TPAT companies.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-459 to lift the current ban on privately funded abortions at U.S. military facilities overseas.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-461 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security (upon its request) in the performance of border protection functions.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security with preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in House Report 109-461 to restructure the missile defense program to be consistent with a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) alternative proposal; to prohibit the deployment of: (1) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense beyond the authorized systems; and (2) any space-based interceptors; and reduce the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:S.9:">s) $9</a>.3 billion budget by $4.747 billion so as to still enable the MDA to focus on research and development as well as testing and upgrades to current systems.
Amendment sought to restructure missile defense programs by instructing the Secretary of Defense not to deploy any Ground-based Midcourse Defense System beyond the authorized systems that are now at Fort Greeley, Alaska and, the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, or deploy any space-based interceptors of intercontinental ballistic missiles; and sought to reduce Missile Defense Agency funding by $4.747 billion.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-459 to clarify the factors that must be taken into consideration when recalling a reservist to service to include the frequency of assignment over the duration of a reservist's career.
Amendment clarifies the factors that must be taken into consideration when recalling a reservist to service to include the frequency of assignment over the duration of a reservist's career.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-467 to strike all waivers of existing conservation laws by removing the bill's exemptions from requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The amendment also specifically requires that the Secretary concerned comply with the NEPA in utilizing the authorities under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.4200:">H.R. 4200</a>.
Amendment sought to strike all waivers of existing conservation laws in the bill; and require compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-467 to allow the emergency procedures authorized by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:H.R.4200:">H.R. 4200</a> to be used on lands managed for timber production. For all other lands--except where prohibited, such as wilderness areas--the Secretary would be required to amend land management plans to incorporate salvage and restoration activities.
Amendment sought to allow the emergency procedures authorized by the bill to be used on lands managed for timber production; however for all other lands, except where prohibited, the Secretary would be required to amend land management plans to incorporate salvage and restoration activities.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-467 to exempt any provision in the underlying bill from being applicable to any inventoried roadless area within the National Forest System set forth in the maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, dated November 2000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-467 to add language in Sec 102(e) directing the relevant Secretary to consider the effect of any pre-approved management practice or catastrophic event recovery or research project on fire risk and forest regeneration. It further states that the Secretary may not implement the practice or carry out the recovery or research project unless the Secretary is able to certify that the activity will not increase fire risk or decrease forest regeneration.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary concerned to certify that a catastrophic event recovery project will not decrease forest regeneration or increase forest fire risk.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 109-468 to balance the budget in FY 2011, and assume a savings of almost $25 billion on interest on the national debt; fund essential social services especially education, health care and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast and national security needs particularly providing support for the troops in Iraq, increasing the Armys active duty personnel, maintaining current National Guard Strength and funding Navy Shipbuilding, as well as funding port security and Veterans programs and benefits; and establish a Pay- As-You-Go point of order in the House against consideration of any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit for the budget year or the period of the budget year and the next four fiscal years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-468 and numbered 1 was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 109-468 to balance the federal budget by FY 2011, without increasing taxes; extend the Presidents 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and provide AMT relief; eliminate roughly 150 federal programs; realize a $392 billion net deficit reduction over five years, while increasing defense and veterans spending and making no changes to Social Security; call for $358 billion in reconciliation savings over five years, achieved in part by block granting Medicaid, SCHIP, and most federal education and job training programs, and capping the growth of Medicare at 5.4% annually; significantly restructure the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Education; reduce foreign aid by $31 billion over five years; allow drilling in ANWR; repeal Davis-Bacon, and eliminates highway (SAFTEA-LU) earmarks; repeal the Gephardt rule; include reforms to emergency spending; and create Budget Protection Accounts to divert spending to deficit reduction and further tax relief.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 109-468 and numbered 2 was offered as the Republican Study Committee substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered in lieu of amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 109-468 to establish a 10 year budget through fiscal year 2016; balance the budget by 2012; put forth smaller deficits than the House Republican budget for 2007 and over five years; accumulate less debt over five years than House Republican budget; reject cuts to important domestic priorities, such as education, health, veterans, and the environment; provide more funding than the Republican budget for homeland security functions, including port security; be devoid of reconciliation instructions; provide middle-class tax relief; and provide for budget enforcement rules to restore fiscal discipline. Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent request, the amendment also contains a modification in the level of emergency spending, from $4.348 billion to $6.45 billion.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered as the Democratic substitute.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) by $1 million for the National Park Service in order to address the continued closure of the Statue of Liberty.
Amendment increases funding for the National Park Service by $1 million for security at the Statue of Liberty.
An amendment comprised of 3 amendments offered en bloc to strike sections 104, 105 and 106 from the bill. Sections 104, 105, and 106 provide that no funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore oil preleasing, leasing and related activities placed under restriction in the President's moratorium statement of June 12, 1998, in the areas of northern, central, and southern California; the North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf of Mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 degrees west longitude; no funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior to conduct offshore oil preleasing, leasing and related activities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area for any lands located outside Sale 181, as identified in the final Outer Continental Shelf 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 1997-2002; and, no funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior to conduct oil preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas.
Amendments sought to strike sections 104, 105, and 106 which prohibit the expenditure of funds for Outer Continental Shelf oil leasing activities in certain areas.
An amendment to insert provisions prohibiting use of funds for enforcement of EPA's Toxics Release Inventory Burden Reduction Proposed Rule published in the Federal Register, or to follow the Toxics Release Inventory 2006 Burden Reduction Proposed Rule also published in the Federal Register.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding of the National Endowment of the Arts by $30 million and to increasefunding for Wildland Fire Management by $28.5 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $30 million and transfer those funds to the United States Forest Service to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires.
An amendment to limit funds for suspension of royalty relief.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to issue any new leases that authorize production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to any lessee under an existing lease where such lease is not providing the proper royalties based upon market price.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act to plan, design, study, or construct for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forst development road in the Tongass National Forest.
An amendment to prohibit funds in the Act from being used by the administrator of the EPA to implement or enforce the Joint Memorandum published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 1995).
Amendment prevents the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing or enforcing the wetlands policy guidance issued in a joint memorandum of EPA and the Corps of Engineers in 2003.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to conduct activities in violation of the moratorium on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to conduct certain offshore natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities.
An amendment to reduce the funding levels in the bill by 1% across-the-board.
An amendment to increase the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 by $27,500,000; to decrease the Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $440,000,000; and to increase the account for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites by $50,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase the Department of Defense Base Closure Account of 1990 by $27.5 million; decrease the Department of Defense Base Closure Account of 2005 by $440 million; and increase the account for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites by $50 million.
An amendment to increase (by offset) the funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by $23 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by $23 million.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by offset) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services account by $500,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services account by $500,000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to implement or administer the National Animal Identification System.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to implement or administer the National Animal Identification System.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to carry out section 203 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out a market program under such section.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to carry out the Market Access Program.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriations by $178,120,000.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who make loans available under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar or to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate in excess of 21.6 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who make loans available under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar or to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate in excess of 21.6 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act from being used to implement the limitation in section 720 of the Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement the limitation in section 720 of the bill concerning the wetlands reserve program; and to reduce other funding in the bill by $82 million.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds provided in Act from being expended in contravention of section 213a of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a).
Amendment provides that none of the funds in the bill for the Food Stamp Program may be spent in noncompliance of current Federal law which requires that an affidavit be filed by a sponsor stating that an alien will not become a public charge.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act from being used to fund dairy education in Iowa.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Hydroponic Tomato Production, Ohio grant.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the National Grape and Wine Initiative.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 110 from the bill. Section 110 prohibits use of funds in the bill to revise the master control plans and master manuals of the Corps of Engineers for the Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa River basin in Alabama and Georgia or the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint River Basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
Amendment strikes section 110 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to revise the master control plans and master manuals of the Corps of Engineers for the Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa River basin in Alabama and Georgia or the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint River Basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
An amendment to reduce the funding level for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership by $40 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership by $40 million.
An amendment to restore the $25 million level for State Energy Grants programs (by offset).
Amendment provides $25 million for the State Energy Program.
An amendment to increase funding for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative by $27.8 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative by $27.8 million.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available by the Act from being used by the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to administer the "Yucca Mountain Youth Zone" website.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available by the Act from being used to carry out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371 et seq.).
Amendment sought to provide that none of the funds in the bill be used to carry out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, concerning ultra-deepwater drilling.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act from being used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review the application for the Broadwater Energy proposal, dockets CP06-54-000, CP06-55-000, and CP06-56-000.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by 1 percent each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available for the Virginia Science Museum, VA.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available for Juniata Ultra Low Emission Locomotive Demonstration, PA.
An amendment to increase funding for FEMA by $500,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for FEMA by $500,000.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect funding of the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management.
Amendment sought to redirect funding for the Department of Homeland Security Management and Operations account.
And amendment to increase funding for the Office of Grants and Training by $3 million.
Amendment sought to provide $3 million for the Citizen Corps program.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office by $36,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office by $36 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement by $5,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Customs Enforcement Cyber Crime Center by $5 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for intercity rail passenger transportation, freight rail, and transit security grants by $50,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for rail and transportation security grants by $50 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for Emergency Management Performance Grants by $40,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant program by $40 million; and increase funding for the SAFECOM program office by $10.3 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs by $14,700,000.
Amendment sought to increase metropolitan medical response team funding by $14.7 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Office of Inspector General by $11,500,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Inspector General by $11.5 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the employment verification program under USCIS by $20 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Employment Eligibility Verification Program by $20 million.
An amendment to strike language regarding the Sodium Iodide Manufacturing Program.
Amendment sought to delete language which placed limits on funding for the creation of a Sodium-Iodide Manufacturing Program.
An amendment to add a new section to prohibit funds in the bill to be used to administer any extension fo designation made under the Immigration and Nationality Act before the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua.
Amendment sought to prevent the extension of the Temporary Protective Status Program for Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used in contravention of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 which prohibits localities from enacting laws that prevent police officers from reporting immigration information to the Federal government.
An amendment regarding funding limitation on volunteer surveillance on the border.
An amendment to increase funding for International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sundan by $50 million and for the Department of State Global HIV/AIDS Initiative by $50 million by offseting funding for Egypt by $100 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan by $50 million; increase funding for the Department of State Global HIV/AIDS Initiative by $50 million; and reduce funding for Egypt by $100 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-491 to clarify that the language in section 201 (i.e. the new section 715(b)(3) of the Communications Act) that gives exclusive authority to the FCC to adjudicate complaints concerning network neutrality does not affect the applicability of the antitrust laws to cases involving network neutrality or the jurisdiction of the courts to hear such cases.
Amendment clarifies that the language in the bill that gives the FCC exclusive jurisdiction of network neutrality complaints does not displace the antitrust laws or the jurisdiction of the courts to hear antitrust cases in this area.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-491 which seeks to restore important non-discrimination requirements enforced by the Federal Communications Commission that from the inception of the Internet until August of 2005 were binding on telecommunications carriers. This amendment essentially has 3 parts: (1) provides a policy statement in addition to the general duties of broadband network providers; (2) provides for preserved rights and exceptions to the general statutory duties in the first part; and (3) provides an expedited complaint process and an antitrust savings clause.
Amendment sought to add a new section to Title VII of the Communication Act of 1934 entitled "Network Neutrality".
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $30 million. The offset comes from a $30 million reduction of funding for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $30 million.
An amendment to provide a limitation on the use funds for programs at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security cooperation.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to finance any assistance to Saudi Arabia.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill under the heading Economic Support Fund to provide assistance to Mexico.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement the Northern Zone Investment Plan in El Salvador with respect to the Northern Transnational Highway.
An amendment to provide for a limitation on the use of Export/Import Bank funds to approve an application for a long-term loan or loan guarantee with respect to an oil and gas field development project.
Amendment sought to limit funds in the bill from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve an application for a long-term loan or loan guarantee with respect to an oil and gas field development project.
An amendment to cut the total level of funding appropriated by the Act by 1%.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the Development Assistance account by $250 million (by offset) to provide clean water and anti-poverty assistance.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Development Assistance account by $250 million in order to fund clean water and other anti-poverty programs.
An amendment to increase funding (by offsets) for Amtrak by $214,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for Amtrak by $214 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offsets) for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Operations and Research by $6,700,000.
Amendment increases funding for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Operations and Research account by $6.7 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offsets) for Research and University Research Centers by $9,448,000.
Amendment sought to increase Research and University Research Centers funding by $9.4 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Community Development Fund by $15,000,000.
Amendment increases the Department of Housing and Urban Development Brownfields Redevelopment Program account by $15 million.
An amendment to increase funding for Section 8 housing vouchers.
Amendment increases funding for Section 8 housing vouchers by $70 million.
An amendment to increase funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund Program by $30 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund by $30 million for use by the HOPE VI housing program.
An amendment to extend funding for the American Dream Downpayment Act by 3 months.
Amendment sought to extend the availability of assistance authorized under the American Dream Downpayment Act by 3 months.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the HUD Elderly and Disabled program by $15 million.
Amendment increases funding for HUD elderly and disabled housing programs by $15 million.
An amendment to restore the funding in the bill for the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program account in the amount of $35 million (by transfer.).
Amendment increases funding for the Office of Lead Hazard Control by $35 million.
An amendment to add a new section providing that for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and the amount otherwise provided in the bill for Management and Administration--Salaries and Expenses, is reduced by $2,970,000.
Amendment provides $2.97 million for the loan guarantee program authorized in section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program by $8 million.
Amendment increases funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program by $8 million.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds for carrying out the Rail Line Relocation Projects as authorized by section 9002 of SAFETEA-LU.
Amendment sought to provide $30 million for the rail line improvement program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity where such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, or Panama.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds in the bill by $678,000,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used for the city of Banning, California, for renovations to the city-owned pool.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used by the city of Weirton, West Virginia, for planning and design, construction, renovation, and build out of facilities.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for a multipurpose facility in Yucaipa, California.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Strand Theater Arts Center in Plattsburgh, New York, to convert the Strand Theater into a performing arts center.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for consolidation of TRACON in high threat urban areas.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement, administer, or enforce the second sentence of section 6c of the Department's Notice PIH 2006-5 (HA), dated January 13, 2006.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to enforce a HUD regulation concerning replacing units under lease that are demolished.
An amendment to prohibt any of the funds made available by the Act from being used by the Department of Transportation to finalize or implement the policy proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 67389), or suplemental notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 26425), in Docket No. OST-2003-15759.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to finalize or implement a Department of Transportation proposed rule to open up U.S. air carriers to a greater share of control by foreign owners.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available in the Act from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the economic embargo of Cuba.
An amendment to prohbit funds made available in the Act from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made to paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 515.565 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to specific licenses for United States academic institutions and other specific licenses), as published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 33772). The limitation in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the implementation, administration, or enforcement of section 515.560(c)(3) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement regulations which place restrictions on travel to Cuba for educational purposes.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available to engage in electronic surveillance in the United States except as authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or chapter 119 or chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this amendment, the terms "electronic surveillance" and "United States" have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to engage in electronic surveillance in the United States except as authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, or chapter 119 or chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 9012 (relating to a basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq).
Amendment sought to strike section 9012 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used by the Government of the United States to enter into a basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being available for the development, deployment, or operation of the web-based, end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense known as the Defense Travel System.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds in the bill from being used for the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium in New London, Connecticut.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available by the Act from being used for the JASON Education Foundation.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available by the Act from being used to initiate military operations against Iran except in accordance with Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available by the Act from being used for any contract with the communications and public relations firm known as the Lincoln Group.
An amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available by the Act from being used for the Northwest Manufacturing Initiative.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available for the Lewis Center for Education Research.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made available for the Leonard Wood Research Institute.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 109-530 to provide that, in a case in which a Federally funded flood control project causes an area to become at greater risk of flooding than it otherwise would have been, residents in that area shall be provided flood insurance using the price formula that would have applied had the offending flood control project not been built, or if no flood insurance would otherwise have been required, they shall be provided flood insurance at no cost. The determination of this status would be made by the Director of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Amendment sought to provide that, in a case in which a Federally funded flood control project causes an area to become at greater risk of flooding than it otherwise would have been, residents in that area shall be provided flood insurance using the price formula that would have applied had the offending flood control project not been built, or if no flood insurance would otherwise have been required, they shall be provided flood insurance at no cost.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-530 to immediately end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation and second homes.
Amendment sought to immediately end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 109-530 to instruct the director of the National Flood Insurance Program, upon the completion of the IJC Study of the Upper Great Lakes, to request the Army Corps of Engineers to complete a new flood map for the region to help the NFIP develop 100 year and 500 year flood plains.
Amendment sought to require the Director of the National Flood Insurance Program, upon the completion by the International Joint Commission of The Upper Great Lakes Study, to request the Army Corps of Engineers to complete a new flood map for the region to help the NFIP develop 100-year and 500-year flood plains.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Legal Services Corporation by $25,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $25 million.
An amendment to increase funds (by offset) for the direct and guaranteed loan programs by $40,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs under the Small Business Act by $40 million.
An amendment to increase funds (by offset) for the FBI by $40,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the FBI by $40 million.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by offset) for expenses necessary of the Federal Prison System by $500,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for expenses of the Federal Prison System by $500,000.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $50 million.
Amendment increases funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $50 million.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used to prevent the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in those States.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for the Arthur Avenue Retail Market.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for the Bronx Council on the Arts.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI) organization.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used to fund Fairmont State University.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for a manned space mission to Mars.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to carry out any provision of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to carry out any provision of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which provides for ballot and language assistance to voters.
An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program by $467,574,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services program by $476.5 million.
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United Nations in any location in the United States.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds from being used to carry out section 924(p) of title 18, United States Code.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce a trigger lock on guns provision in law.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being used to issue a national security letter to a health insurance company under any of the provisions of law amended by section 505 of the USA PATRIOT ACT.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the purpose of enforcing the final judgement of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued in Hinrichs v. Bosma.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used for the purpose of enforcing the final judgement of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued in Hinrichs v. Bosma concerning the Indiana State Legislature.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill in contravention of section 3109 of title 18, United States Code (knock and announce rule).
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used in contravention of the United States Code pertaining to the knock and announce policy when warrants are served by the police.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds from being used by the Secretary of State to implement a plan under section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note) that permits travel into the United States from foreign countries using any document other than a passport to denote citizenship and identity.
An amendment to reduce the overall funding of the bill by $590 million or 1 percent.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-540 to strike provisions in the bill lifting the 25-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling in environmentally-sensitive areas offshore and leaves provisions designed to provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate existing leases that fail to include market-based price caps for the suspension of royalty-free drilling and begin production on active leases that are not producing.
Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill lifting the 25-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling in environmentally sensitive areas offshore and to retain provisions designed to provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate existing leases.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-540 to prohibit leasing (either oil and gas or natural gas) within 125 miles of a states coastline unless the state requests leasing.
Amendment sought to prohibit oil and gas drilling within 125 miles of a State's coastline unless the State agrees to such drilling.
An amendment printed in House Report 109-551 to eliminate the exceptions to the bills general prohibition against online gambling, thereby establishing a complete ban on all internet gambling-related activities.
Amendment sought to eliminate the exceptions to the bill's general prohibition against online gambling, thereby establishing a complete ban on all Internet gambling-related activities.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-550 to establish a globally consistent, market-based approach to rating agency oversight and protects investors by maintaining quality as a factor in identifying Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO); require the SEC to complete its definitional rulemaking on what constitutes an NRSRO within 60 days of enactment and establish public guidelines about the process used to identify new NRSROs within 180 days of enactment. encourage participating parties to expedite and complete their ongoing discussions over the Voluntary Framework, consistent with the European Commission's adoption of the International Organization of Securities Commissions' self-regulatory model, to improve market discipline and enhance rating quality; and would require annual hearings for five years on rating agencies before the House Financial Services Committee to explore the effectiveness of the prior two reforms and determine the need for further action.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language in the bill with the text of the "Credit Ratings Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006".
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-554 to update the formula in section 4 of the Voting Rights Act that determines which states and jurisdictions will be covered under Section 5 of the act. This updated formula would be a rolling test based off of the last three presidential elections. Any state would be subject to Section 5 if it currently has a discriminatory test in place or voter turnout of less than 50% in any of the three most recent presidential elections.
Amendment sought to revise the formula in section 4 of the Voting Rights Act that determines which States and jurisdictions will be covered under section 5 of the Act.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-554 to make the reauthorization period 10 years, rather than the 25 years proposed in the act.
Amendment sought to shorten the reauthorization period for the Voting Rights Act from 25 years to 10 years.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-554 which seeks to strike sections 7 and 8 from the bill. Sections 7 and 8 relate to multilingual ballots and use of American Community Survey census data, and they would automatically expire in 2007.
Amendment sought to strike section 7 of the bill which extends to 2032 provisions in law requiring bilingual ballots under certain circumstances, and to strike section 8 of the bill concerning the use of American Community Survey census data.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-554 which seeks to provide for an expedited, proactive procedure to bail out from coverage under the preclearance portions of the Voting Rights Act, by requiring the Department of Justice to assemble a list of all jurisdictions eligible for bailout and to notify the jurisdictions. The Department of Justice is then required to consent to the entry of a declaratory judgment allowing bailout if a jurisdiction appears on the list. Adds a three-year initial time period (and annually thereafter) for assembly of the bailout list by the Department of Justice.
Amendment sought to provide for an expedited procedure for States and jurisdictions to bail out from coverage under the preclearance portions of the Voting Rights Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-577 to preserve the authority of the United States Supreme Court to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as defined in 4 U.S.C. section 4, or its recitation.
Amendment sought to preserve the authority of the United States Supreme Court to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as defined in 4 U.S.C. section 4, or its recitation.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 109-599 to reinforce the intent of Congress that the nuclear cooperation into which t he governments of the United States and India would enter is for peaceful, productive purposes, not military.
Amendment clarifies the intent of Congress that the nuclear cooperation into which the governments of the United States and India would enter is for peaceful, productive purposes, not military purposes.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 109-599 to require that, before any nuclear cooperation with India can go forward, and every year thereafter, the President must certify that during the preceding year India has not increased the level of domestic uranium it sends through its weapons program. Baseline for the determination under the amendment is the 365 day period preceding the July 18, 2005 Bush-Singh declaration on nuclear cooperation.
Amendment sought to require that, before any nuclear cooperation with India can go forward, and every year thereafter, the President must certify that during the preceding year India has not increased the level of domestic uranium used in its military program.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 109-599 to restrict exports of uranium and other types of nuclear reactor fuel (defined as "source material" and "special nuclear material" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) to India until the President determines that India has halted the production of fissile material (i.e. plutonium and highly enriched uranium) for use in nuclear weapons.
Amendment sought to prevent the export of nuclear reactor fuel until India has ceased production of fissile material for use in nuclear weapons.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 109-603 to create a study that provides benchmarks for best practices and cost effectiveness for the use of Health Information Technology in medically underserved areas.
Amendment requires the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to conduct a study on the development and implementation of health information technology in medically underserved communities.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-642 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture must certify that sufficient horse sanctuaries exist to care for unwanted horses before the law will take effect.
Amendment sought to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture must certify that sufficient horse sanctuaries exist to care for unwanted horses before the law will take effect.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-642 to provide that equines may be shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated for slaughter for human consumption by Native Americans or people from other cultures that eat equine meat.
Amendment sought to provide an exemption to the bill for Native Americans or people from other cultures that have traditionally consumed equine meat.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-647 to allow the Attorney General to direct agencies within the Department of Justice to award individual contracts to Federal Prison Industries (FPI) on a non-competitive basis.
Amendment sought to authorize the Justice Department to acquire products from Federal Prison Industries on a noncompetitive basis as deemed appropriate by the Attorney General.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-647 to allow Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to continue service contracts of the nature and to the extent it was doing so on the date of enactment of the bill.
Amendment sought to allow Federal Prison Industries to continue service contracts which were in place on the date of enactment of the bill. Any further expansion would have been prohibited.
An amendment to insert a new paragraph in lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Burgess amendment to section 3. The new matter seeks to insert text regarding strategies to minimize emissions from infrastructure.
See Burgess amendment (A001) for description.
An amendment to include language which encourages the Assistant Administrator to utilize Land Grant Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and other minority serving institutions among other resources to undertake research for programs covered by the bill.
Amendment adds language which encourages the Assistant Administrator to utilize Land Grant Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and other minority serving institutions among other resources to undertake research for programs covered by the bill.
An amendment to add a new paragraph to section 3 which includes issues with respect to certification by a nationally recognized testing laboratory of compenents for fuel dispensing devises that specifically reference compatibility with alcohol blended and biofuels that contain greater than 15 percent alcohol.
Amendment requires the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider issues with respect to certification by a nationally recognized testing laboratory of components for fuel dispensing devices that specifically reference compatibility with blended alcohol and other biofuels that contain greater than 15 percent alcohol.
An amendment to add provisions which allow fuel distributors and retailers to transform their businesses by dispensing hydrogen, reformed on site from various feedstocks, or delivered by pipeline or tube trucks, resulting in new storage, handling, and equipment challenges necessary beyond that carried out under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Amendment directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to consider the challenges for design, reforming storage, handling and dispensing hydrogen fuel from various feedstocks, including biomass.
An amendment to add a new paragraph to section 3, Biofuel Infrastructure and Additives Research and Development, to include issues with respect to where in the fuel supply chain additives optimally should be added to fuels.
Amendment requires the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider issues with respect to where in the fuel supply chain additives should optimally be added to fuels.
An amendment to add a new section 7 entitled Additional Funding.
Amendment sought to add a new section 7 entitled Additional Funding.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record, to insert a new paragraph entitled Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment into the United States and specifies for inclusion in the report a detailed discussion of factors including the effective rate of taxation on entrepeneurs and businesess and other sources of capital in the U.S. as compared to other countries.
Amendment sought to require the President to include in a report to Congress information about taxation in the United States as it affects business.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record, to insert a new paragraph entitled Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment into the United States and specifies for inclusion in the report a detailed discussion of factors including the amount of burdensome regulation in the United States as compared to other countries that affect the number of filings, changes in the types of business sectors involved in filings, and changes in the number of investments originating from specific countries.
Amendment sought to require the President to include in a report to Congress information about burdensome regulation in the United States as it affects business.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record, to insert a new paragraph entitled Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment into the United States and specifies for inclusion in the report a detailed discussion of factors including trend information on the number of jobs in the United States related to foreign investment resulting from covered transactions, that affect the number of filings, changes in the type of business sectors involved in filings, and changes in the number of investments originating from specific countries.
Amendment sought to require the President to include in a report to Congress information on the net effect of foreign investment on American jobs.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-26 to add a section to the bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to discourage the practice of `salting'. This amendment will change the NLRA to ensure that a company's workers are employed for the sole benefit of that company.
Amendment sought to provide that nothing shall require an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of such person's other employment or agency status.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-26 requir es the National Labor Relations Board to promulgate standards and a model notice for an employee to put him- or herself on a `do not call or contact' list to avoid union solicitation.
Amendment sought to require the National Labor Relations Board to promulgate standards and a model notice for an employee to put him or herself on a list to avoid union solicitation.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-26 in the Nature of a Substitute. This amendment in the nature of a substitute would strike the underlying text and insert in its place the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.866:">H.R. 866</a>, the Secret Ballot Protection Act. The amendment would prohibit the recognition of unions via card check, and provide that a union may only be recognized and certified after a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Secret Ballot Protection Act''.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill requiring offsets.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section at the end of the bill to require offsets.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-36 to strike the Davis-Bacon section of the bill.
Amendment sought to to strike the Davis-Bacon provision of the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-48 to clarifies that instances of political interference with science are to be considered `abuses of authority' and their disclosure therefore protected. The Stupak amendment adds an example of such interference, namely preventing a federal scientist or grantee from publishing or presenting their research.
Amendment enhances whistleblower protection by including in the list of reportable actions any attempt to suppress the right of government scientists to publish or announce their findings in peer reviewed journals or public meetings with their fellow scientists.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-48 to remove the provision that would make influencing federally funded scientific research a prohibited personnel practice.
Amendment sought to strike section 13 of the bill which is a clarification of whistleblower rights relating to scientific and other research.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to require recipients of rental assistance under the bill to perform 20 hours per week of approved `work activities.' Approved activities include work, preparation to find work, vocational education, community service, and providing child care services. Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care.
Amendment sought to require recipients of rental assistance under the bill to perform 20 hours per week of approved work activities.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to require that, instead of replacing all pre-Katrina public housing units, only the number of public housing units occupied pre-Katrina be replaced.
Amendment sought to require that, rather than replacing all pre-Katrina public housing units, only the number of public housing units occupied pre-Katrina be replaced.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to extend FEMA housing assistance for evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma until December 31, 2007 and provide tenant-based rental assistance upon termination of FEMA housing assistance.
Amendment, as modified, extends FEMA housing assistance for evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma until December 31, 2007 and provides for tenant-based rental assistance upon termination of FEMA housing assistance.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to strike section 306 of the bill. Section 306 authorizes funds for eligible families to continue receiving voucher assistance after the termination of the Disaster Voucher Program.
Amendment sought to strike section 306 of the bill which authorizes funds for eligible families to continue receiving voucher assistance after the termination of the Disaster Voucher Program.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-53 to strike section 103 of the bill. Section 103 eliminates the prohibition of use for match requirement.
Amendment sought to prevent the use of Community Development Block grant funds for local matching requirements.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-74 to make technical and clerical changes to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.1401:">H.R. 1401</a>, as reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. It also clarifies the relationship between the Department of Homeland Security and Transportation in carrying out certain portions of the bill, and modifies the whistleblower protections for federal employees and contractors to make them more similar to those granted in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.985:">H.R. 985</a>.
Manager's amendment consists of the text contained in House Report 110-74 and printed on pages H3123-H3126 in the Congressional Record for March 27, 2007.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-74 to establish a program to coordinate with state and local governments to enable minimize the need for transportation of toxic inhalation hazardous materials by rail.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-74 to prohibit funds in this act, except those noted in Section 108, from being used by Amtrak for any of the Top 10 worst revenue losing long-distance routes as noted by its September 2006 monthly performance report. This amendment provides a waiver from this provision should the Secretary deem a route or a portion of a route as critical to homeland security.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-74 to strike the section of the bill that provides a new Homeland Security grant program, `Over-The-Road Bus Security Assistance.'.
Amendment sought to strike section 107 of the bill that provides for the establishment of an over-the-road bus security assistance grant program.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-78 to require the Secretary of the Department of Defense to develop and implement a plan to help prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other stress-related psychopathologies (including substance abuse conditions) from developing in our military service members. In addition, this amendment would establish a new Peer-Reviewed research program within the Defense Health Program's research and development function to research the prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and how to best strengthen the psychological resiliency of our military service members.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to help prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other stress-related psychopathologies (including substance abuse conditions) from developing in military service members.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-79 to balance the budget in FY 2012, and produce a total cumulative deficit that is $339 billion lower than that of the President's budget. The amendment also funds essential programs and services, especially in the areas of health care, education and Gulf Coast reconstruction, and provides for additional services for veterans and homeland security, including port and rail security.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 110-79 and numbered 1 was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus substitute.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-79 to balance the budget by FY 2010. It spends $395 billion on defense while projecting complete U.S. military redeployment out of Iraq during 2007. It also projects enactment of the Common Sense Budget Act, which would save at least $60 billion per year on largely obsolete Cold War weapons systems plus tens of billions more in waste, fraud, and abuse in DOD spending identified by the nonpartisan Government Accounting Office (GAO). It repeals the Bush tax cuts for the top 1% of taxpayers and cracks down on corporate welfare by eliminating certain tax breaks and corporate loopholes. It includes the SMART Security Alternative to Preemption Doctrine, which shifts some spending and increases other non-military spending to enhance homeland security and fight the root causes of terrorism through 21st century diplomacy and meeting basic human needs (e.g. HIV/AIDS/TB, universal basic education for all). It provides funding for immediate, cost-effective steps to redress global warming and the rapid acceleration of renewable energy development. It fully funds NCLB and IDEA to improve Teacher Corps and job training. It also fully funds the S-CHIP program to ensure every American child eligible is covered for basic health insurance. It ensures whatever federal funding is needed.to provide health care (including mental health care) for all American veterans (including but not limited to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan military operations). Finally, the substitute increases funding for Community Development Block Grants, Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction, community policing, and priority clean-up of leaking underground storage tanks that threaten the drinking water of nearly half of all Americans.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 110-79 and numbered 2 was offered as the Progressive Caucus substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-79 to retain the 2001 and 2003 tax provisions, and provides for one-year extensions of alternative minimum tax [AMT] relief, the State and local sales tax deduction, and the research and experimentation [R&E] tax credit. It sets discretionary spending at $1,079.6 billion in fiscal year 2008 and $5,079.8 billion over 5 years. Defense discretionary spending equals the President's request for 2008 and 2009--including funds for overseas operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Non-defense discretionary spending totals $433.9 billion in 2008, essentially freezing the 2007 level (excluding emergencies). Within this amount, the budget accommodates priority increases above the freeze for Homeland Security, Veterans' Health Care, National Institutes of Health, Community Development Block Grants, and Science and Technology. Additionally, the budget calls for continued reforms to make the government's major entitlements more responsive, flexible, and sustainable--and in the process saves $279 billion over 5 years. Finally, the substitute includes emergency set-aside, Legislative Line Item Veto, PAYGO for spending only, and discretionary spending caps.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 110-79 and numbered 3 was offered as the Republican substitute.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-97 to strike section 211, thereby requiring anyone receiving both a grant and a disaster loan to use the grant to repay the disaster loan thereby preventing the government from compensating the same person twice for the same disaster.
Amendment sought to strike section 211, the Hurricane Assistance Replacement Grant Program, from the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 in House Report 110-97 to strike section 210, thereby eliminating the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to offer grants to certain small businesses that were severely affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma but that were denied disaster loans.
Amendment sought to strike section 210 which authorizes the SBA to issue grants of up to $100,000 to small businesses located in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, but only if the business was denied a disaster loan by the SBA.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to add a requirement for disclosure of activities to influence votes.
Amendment sought to add language to require the disclosure of funding designed to influence shareholder votes.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new paragraph outlining conditions triggering a vote.
Amendment sought to establish a trigger that would have to be met before shareholders could vote on executive compensation packages by requiring that executive compensation exceed by 10 percent or more the average compensation for comparable industries in that particular sector.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new paragraph providing for a majority-elected board exemption.
Amendment sought to provide that a company would not be required to have an advisory vote on executive compensation if they, instead, require a majority vote of those voting, to seat a director on the board of directors.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new paragraph providing that a shareholder who is casting a permitted vote shall be required to disclose to beneficiaries whether such vote was cast to approve or disapprove compensation.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a complete new text consisting of a section inserting provisions for disclosure of executive compensation.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions regarding a deferred compensation exemption.
Amendment concerned non-qualified, deferred compensation and sought to allow the issuers to be exempt from the nonbinding shareholder vote on executive pay if the issuer provided the majority of the executive's compensation in the form of non-qualified deferred compensation.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to insert conditional implementation provisions.
Amendment sought to condition implementation of the bill to 90 days after submission to Congress by the the Securities and Exchange Commission of a study to determine the effect of the bill's separate vote requirements on the ability of issuers to recruit and retain executives.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-99 to insert a new section providing for a new undergraduate scholarships program for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and known as US-STEM.
Amendment provides for the establishment within the National Science Foundation of a program, to be known as the Undergraduate Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, or US-STEM, program, for awarding scholarships to undergraduate scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to not either increase the Federal deficit or reduce the Federal surplus.
Amendment sought to require that any new spending as a result of this legislation must have a specific offset before this legislation can take effect.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-116 to allow eight states to coordinate Head Start with state-run early childhood development programs through a demonstration program.
Amendment sought to allow eight States to coordinate Head Start with state-run early childhood development programs through a demonstration program.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-116 to authorize the Education Secretary to carry out a program to forgive student loans for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers who have earned a bachelor's degree in a field related to early childhood education and who commit to teach in the program for a minimum of 3 years.
Amendment permits loan forgiveness of up to $10,000 for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers upon completion of a bachelor's degree, who will commit to working in a Head Start or Early Head Start program for at least 3 consecutive years.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-116 to revise the trai ning and technical assistance program for Early Head Start by ensuring that training and technical assistance are provided by entities with specific expertise in infant and toddler development. The amendment also directs 50 percent of training and technical assistance funds directly to the grantees for the purposes of program improvement.
Amendment revises the training and technical assistance system by ensuring that these services are provided by entities with specific expertise in infant and toddler development; and directs at least 50 percent of training and technical assistance funds directly to the grantees.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-116 to amend Section 18 of the bill to require that the Secretary certify that at least 50 percent of all Head Start teachers nationwide meet certain degree requirements by September 30, 2011, two years earlier than required under the current legislation.
Amendment sought to amend section 18 of the bill to require a certification that at least 50 percent of all Head Start teachers nationwide meet certain degree requirements by September 30, 2011, two years earlier than required by the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-116 to strike the deve lopment and implementation of the application review system, including the expert panel provision. In addition, the amendment strikes designation when no entity has priority and instead designates competition--calling for the automatic recompetition for agency designation every five years, regardless of performance.
Amendment sought to strike the development and implementation of the application review system, including the expert panel provision contained in the bill; and would have required all Head Start providers to face open competition at renewal time.
An amendment numbered 9 printed House Report 110-116 to provide that, in the event that the amounts appropriated to carry out the program do not exceed the funds appropriated for the prior year, Head Start grantees may negotiate with the Secretary a reduced funded enrollment level if the grantee can demonstrate that such reduction is necessary to maintain the quality of service.
Amendment allows Head Start grantees to negotiate a funded enrollment level with the HHS Secretary if funding for the program does not keep pace with inflation.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-116 to outline the history and importance of allowing faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in Head Start programs. It inserts language into the Head Start Reauthorization that explicitly states that faith-based and community-based organizations will continue to be eligible to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations.
Amendment adds language stating that faith-based and community-based organizations will continue to be eligible to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations.
An amendment to insert a new paragraph after paragraph 1 of the Honda amendment to clarify what such materials, exhibits, and multimedia presentations shall reflect.
Amendment to the Honda amendment (A001) sought to clarify that materials, exhibits, and multimedia presentations shall reflect the diversity of scientific opinion.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new subsection at the end of section 3 with respect to global warming education.
Amendment allows the National Science Foundation to support the creation of K-12 science curriculum, informal education materials, exhibits, and multi-media relevant to global warming, climate science, and greenhouse reduction strategies.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for specified research activities.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for specified research activities.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds authorized in section 3 by 1 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Science Foundation by 1 percent.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce each of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or made available by 0.5 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Science Foundation by 0.5 percent.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to Strike section 6.
Amendment sought to strike section 6 which provides for a pilot program to award one-year grants to individuals to assist them in improving research proposals that were previously submitted to the National Science Foundation but not selected for funding.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to provide grant supplements, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to institutions receiving awards under the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program.
Amendment authorizes a science communications initiative at the National Science Foundation.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to authorize appropriations made by this Act or other provisions of this Act that results in costs to the Federal Government.
Amendment sought to provide that no authorization of appropriations made by this Act that results in costs to the Federal Government shall be effective unless there are decreases in spending elsewhere in the Federal Government.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-136 to add reporting requirements, revise annuitant provisions, and require a GAO report on law enforcement retirement systems. The amendment also adds a provision related to travel efficiency. The amendment also strikes some provisions of the bill.
Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-136 and printed on pages H4687-H4690 in the Congressional Record for May 9, 2007.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-136 to remove section 407 of the bill, which requires that identification cards, uniforms, protective gear, and badges of Homeland Security personnel be manufactured in the United States.
Amendment sought to delete section 407 of the bill which requires that identification cards, uniforms, protective gear, and badges of Homeland Security personnel be manufactured in the United States.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-137 to close a loophole in the current bill that allows agencies to avoid doing small business impact studies by designating contracts as "transformed". It also lowers the new dollar threshold to ensure a greater portion of contracts are reviewed for their impact on small business as well as taxpayer savings.
Amendment ensures that more large contracts will be reviewed as to their appropriateness to be bundled and potentially broken into smaller pieces more suitable for small business.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-137 to extend small business contracting goals to overseas contracts.
Amendment extends small business procurement contracting goals to include overseas contracts.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-137 to raise the government-wide small business procurement goal from 25 percent to 30 percent.
Amendment increases the Federal government-wide goal for participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts from 23 percent to 30 percent.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-144 to strike section 407, which requires that a National Intelligence Estimate on global climate change be submitted to Congress.
Amendment sought to strike section 407 which requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a national intelligence estimate on the anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on the national security of the United States.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-144 to place a limit on the number of personnel in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). ODNI would only be authorized the number of personnel as were serving in the office on May 1, 2007.
Amendment limits the number of personnel in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to the number of personnel as were serving in the Office on May 1, 2007.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-144 to state that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall be the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence information may be conducted, and makes clear that this applies until specific statutory authorization for electronic surveillance, other than as an amendment to FISA, is enacted.
Amendment clarifies that in the absence of explicit statutory authority the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is the exclusive authority for the conduct of domestic electronic surveillance.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-151 to prevent funds authorized in the bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from being obligated or expended to plan a contingency operation in Iran.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds authorized in the bill from being obligated or expended to plan a contingency operation in Iran.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 110-151 to clarify that no previously enacted law authorizes military action against Iran. It also prohibits funding authorized by the bill or in any other act from being used to take military action against Iran without specific authorization from Congress unless there is a `national emergency created by an attack by Iran upon the United States, its territories or possessions or its armed forces' (language taken directly from the War Powers Resolution, P.L. 93-148).
Amendment sought to add language to clarify that no previous authorization constitutes an authorization to use force against Iran; and make certain that no funds would be used to take military action against Iran in the absence of specific congressional authority or a direct attack.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 110-151 to require the Secretary of Defense to issue a report on the continued use, need, relevance, and cost of weapons systems designed to fight the Cold War and the former Soviet Union.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a study on the weapons systems being produced for the Department of Defense that were originally designed to fight the Cold War and the former Soviet Union.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 110-151 to reduce the $8.1 billion specified for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activities by $1.084 billion from specified programs.
Amendment sought to reduce Missile Defense Agency funding by $1.084 billion.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-151 to increase by $764 million the amount authorized for ballistic missile defense.
Amendment sought to increase funding for ballistic missile defense by $764 million.
An amendment numbered 41 printed in House Report 110-115 to add language to section 1222 to explain that the bill's prohibition on the establishment of permanent military bases in Iraq should not be construed to prohibit the United States from establishing a temporary military base or installation by entering into basing rights agreements between the United States and Iraq. The amendment also states that Congress recognizes the United States has not established any permanent military installations inside or outside the United States.
Amendment sought to add language to clarify that the prohibition on establishing permanent military bases in Iraq will not prevent the United States and Iraq from entering into military basing rights agreements for the establishment of temporary bases in Iraq.
An amendement numbered 15 printed in House Report 110-151 to require the Office of the Secretary of Defense to submit a report identifying the current capacity at Department of Defense facilities in the United States to securely hold and try before a military commission the detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report shall include the Department's estimated number of detainees that will be 1) charged with a crime, 2) subject to a release or transfer, or 3) held without being charged with a crime, but whom the Department wishes to detain. The report shall also describe actions required by the Secretary and Congress to ensure that detainees who are scheduled for release are released no later than December 31, 2007.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains a plan for the transfer of each individual presently detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under the control of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo, who is or has ever been classified as an "enemy combatant".
An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 110-151 to require the videotaping of interrogations and other pertinent interacti ons between U.S. military personnel and/or contractors and detainees arrested and held. Directs the Judge Advocates General of the respective military services to develop uniform guidelines for such videotaping. Provides access to detainees for representatives of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for independent monitoring of detainee conditions and treatment.
Amendment sought to require the video recording of interrogations and other pertinent interactions between U.S. military personnel, or contractors, and detainees arrested and held.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 139 pertaining to affordable housing fund.
Amendment sought to strike section 139 which establishes an affordable housing fund.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that the director shall temporarily suspend allocations if it is determined that allocations are contributing to an increase in the cost or mortgages to homebuyers.
Amendment sought to modify the provisions in the bill which allow for the suspension of contributions to the affordable housing fund.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congresssional Record to add a new subsection on determination and suspension of allocations.
Amendment sought to provide that, if, as a result of a GAO report, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines that the Affordable Housing Fund is increasing mortgage costs for consumers, he may suspend the assessment of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to clarify the director's authority to determine the appropriate size of the board of directors of the Federal National Mortgage Association between 7 and 15 members.
Amendment sought to the restore authority for Presidential appointments to the boards of government sponsored enterprises.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new paragraph limiting contributions to affordable housing fund when the government has an on-budget and an off-budget surplus.
Amendment sought to limit contributions to the affordable housing fund when the government has an actual on-budget deficit and an actual off-budget surplus.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to insert new language requiring GSEs to limit their retained portfolios to mortgages and mortgage backed securities that exclusivley support affordable housing, and particularly mortgages extended to households having incomes below the median income for the area in which the property subject to the mortgage is located.
Amendment sought to require government sponsored enterprises to only hold mortgages and mortgage-backed securities that exclusively support affordable housing.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to strike low-income housing grants from the affordable housing fund and to insert housing assistance provisions for the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; strike language outlining affordable housing grant formulas for Indian tribal members and directs funds to be allocated "based on the formula used for the Continuum of Care competition of the Department of Housing and Urban Development"; and insert language requiring that affordable housing grants after 2007 be reserved only for rental housing voucher assistance in accordance with the Housing act of 1937.
Amendment sought to specify that funds collected for the affordable housing fund be used to provide housing assistance to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita and to provide housing assistance for disabled homeless veterans.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prevent illegal immigrants from owning or renting housing built by funds from the affordable housing fund by requiring adult occupants of that housing to establish their legal residency through the use of secure forms of identification.
Amendment adds language to prevent illegal immigrants from owning or renting housing built by funds from the affordable housing fund by requiring adult occupants of that housing to establish their legal residency through the use of secure forms of identification.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to requrie the Director of the new GSE Regulator to provide information to mortgage originators about any added mortgage costs to consumers associated with the new Housing Fund; in turn, originators would have to furnish this written information to homebuyers at or before closing to qualify their mortgages for purchase, service, holding, lending on the security of or selling by the GSE's. The amendment provides that all of the costs associated with the new regulatory requirement created would be paid for with funds from the new Housing Fund.
Amendment sought to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to provide information to mortgage originators about any added mortgage costs to consumers associated with the affordable housing fund.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to redistribute the affordable housing grants for use in disaster areas from a ratio of 75% for Louisiana and 25% for Mississippi to create 10% for Texas by taking 5% each from the allotment for Louisiana and Mississippi.
Amendment sought to modify the allocation of funds from the affordable housing fund in order to provide 10 percent of such funds in the first year to Texas.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to require that the director of a GSE study and certify to Congress that its contributions to the affordable housing fund wouldn't contribute to its financial instability or impair its safety and soundness.
Amendment sought to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency when taking action under the bill to include the factors of safety and soundness and increased costs to the borrowers.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit all three mortgage lending government-sponsored enterprises (GSE's) from obtaining primary residential mortgages being granted to any person who does not have a valid Social Security number.
Amendment prevents government-sponsored enterprises from purchasing any mortgage from a lender where the person who received the mortgage did not use a valid Social Security number.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the Affordable Housing Trust Fund budgetary placeholder language in the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the Affordable Housing Trust Fund budgetary placeholder language in the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to set a cap on the amount of funds available in the Affordable Housing Fund.
Amendment sought to place a cap of $520 million on the amount of funds that would be available in the Affordable Housing Fund.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to clarify that potential risks should be posed to the enterprises with respect to the nature of portfolio holdings.
Amendment clarifies the authority of regulators over government sponsored enterprises.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-165 to delay the acquisition of any new land for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site until after deferred maintenance has been completed at the site.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-165 to eliminate the use of appropriated funds to acquire 110 acres of land for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, but still allows the land to be acquired by donation, purchase with donated funds, or by exchange with other lands.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill which authorized the use of Federal funds to acquire acreage for the expansion of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-167 to place a one-year ban on flag and general officers of the Armed Services from receiving compensation from any company that does greater than $50 million in business with the Department of Defense. This ban will take place 120 days from the enactment of the legislation.
Amendment sought to place a one-year ban on flag and general officers of the Armed Services from receiving compensation from any company that does greater than $50 million in business with the Department of Defense.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-174 to allow the Secretary of State, at her discretion, to make payments from the Rewards for Justice Program to officers or employees of the Afghan or Pakistani government who provide information leading to the capture of exceptional and high-profile terrorists committing acts in Afghanistan.
Amendment authorizes the State Department to pay rewards to anyone in Afghanistan or Pakistan, including government employees, if information provided leads to the arrest of "exceptionally high-profile" targets.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-174 to divert $500,000 in authorization authority for the United States contribution to the Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Amendment sought to provide $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010 for a United States contribution to the Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund of the U.N. International Security Assistance Force.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding, by transfer, the appropriation for state and local programs under Protection, Preparedness, Response and Recovery by $50,000,000.
Amendment increases funding for the high-threat, high-density urban area program by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 43 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $9,961,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $9,961,000.
An amendment to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security by $1,000,000 and reduce appropriation for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $11,000,000.
Amendment increases funding, by offset, for analysis operations under the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence function by $10 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $79,000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $79,000.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $300,000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $300,000.
An amendment to replace the dollar amount proposed in the Foxx amendment for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management with "$8,961,000".
Amendment to the Foxx amendment (A007) sought to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $8,961,000.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $1,241.000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $1,241,000.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for the Office of Secretary and Executive Management by $138,000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $138,000.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $10,400,000, and increase appropriation for the Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by $9,100,000.
Amendment increases funding, by offset, for the Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by $9,100,000.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the domestic nuclear detection office management and administration account by $40 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office by $40 million.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) for the border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology account by $89.125 million.
Amendment increases funding (by transfer) for the border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology account by $89,125,000.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the transportation threat assessment and credentialing.
Amendment increases funding (by transfer) for the Transportation Threat Assessment account by $15 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) buffer zone protection under the Stat e and local programs account by $50 million.
Amendment increases funding for the buffer zone protection program by $50 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services by $30 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services by $30 million.
An amendment numbered 128 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds (by transfer) to the United States Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses by $125 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the United States Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses account by $125 million.
An amendment to strike the proviso regarding border fencing requirements under the Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology heading.
Amendment sought to strike language regarding border fencing requirements under the Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology heading.
An amendment numbered 98 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the proviso for the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection heading.
Amendment sought to strike language that prohibits the use of funds for additional unmanned aerial vehicles until the Customs and Border Patrol informs the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that their use is cost-effective.
An amendment numbered 105 printed in the Congressional Record to increase and decrease the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement salaries and expenses account by $5,000,000.
Amendment reduces and then increases funding for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses account by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriation for the Coast Gaurd construction by $150,000,000, and increase the State and local terrorism prevention activities by $150,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for REAL ID grants by $150 million.
An amendment to strike section 531 from the bill. Section 531 prohibits use of funds for the MAX HR project.
Amendment sought to strike section 531 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used for the development of the MAX-HR project.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit that none of the funds in this Act be used to recruit or hire more than 45,000 full-time equivalent airport screeners.
An amendment to prohibit that none of the funds in this Act be used to recruit or hire more than 45,000 full-time equivalent airport screeners.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan that permits travel into the United States from foreign countries using any document other than a passport.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan that permits travel into the United States from foreign countries using any document other than a passport.
An amendment numbered 113 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop any plan under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 before June 1, 2009.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement a plan before June 1, 2009, to comply with language in the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 which requires all who enter the U.S. to have passports or equally valid identification.
An amendment to prohibit funds of this Act to carry out the visa waiver program.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used in contravention of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Amendment prevents State and local governments who refuse to share information with Federal immigration authorities from obtaining Federal funds under this bill.
An amendment to prohibit funds made available for customs and border protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology from being used for anything but at least two layers of reinforced fencing and roads.
An amendment to prohibits funds to be used to extend the designation of any foreign state under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment bars funds made available in the bill from being used to extend temporary protected status for nationals of a country beyond the original period of not more than 18 months.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement section 536 relating to Davis-Bacon provisions.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement section 536 relating to Davis-Bacon provisions.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Department of Homeland Security by 5.7 percent over the next year.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Department of Homeland Security by 5.7 percent over the next year.
An amendment to reduce appropriation for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program by $30,000,000, and increase the Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $30,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 2005 Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $30 million.
An amendment regarding funding for BRAC 1990.
Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 1990 Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for BRAC by $50,000,000, and increase the Veterans Health Administration medical services by $22,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the 1990 BRAC account by $50 million and to increase funding for the Veterans Health Administration and Medical Services account by $22 million.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) for the Medical Administration by $125 million.
Amendment transfers $125 million from Veterans Health Administration accounts to the Medical Services account in order to increase the amount of mileage reimbursement that disabled veterans receive for travel for medical services.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to increase (by transfer) for grants for construction of State Extended Care Facilities by $10 million.
Amendment sought to increase, by transfer, funding for state extended care facilities for veterans by $10 million.
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting the use of funds for any action that is related to or promotes the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado.
An amendment to reduce funding for Investigations including recession of funds by $30 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Corps of Engineers investigations by $30 million.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for construction including recession of funds by $481,186,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the Corps of Engineers construction account by $481,186,000.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to reduced funds for the Mississippi River and Tributaries by $18 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Mississippi River and Tributaries program by $18 million.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for the Operation and Maintenance by $184,241,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $184,241,000.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressionl Record to striking the prohibition of funds under the OMB Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy for the Corps of Engineers program, project or activity.
Amendment sought to strike section 105 which prohibits funds from being used to conduct a public-private competition or direct conversion under the OMB Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy for any Corps of Engineers program, project or activity.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to reduced funds for the Water and Related Resources Account by $55 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Department of Interior water and related resources account by $55 million.
An amendment to reduce funds of the Bureau of Reclamation under the Policy and Administration section by $1,236,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding of the Bureau of Reclamation Policy and Administration account by $1,236,000.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation in the bill for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $101,550,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy activities by $101,550,000.
An amendment to redirect $20 million in funding within the Nuclear Energy account.
Amendment sought to reduce and then increase funding for DOE nuclear energy activities by $20 million.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding in the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $142 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for DOE fossil energy research and development activities by $142 million.
An amendment to strike the provisions in the bill for nuclear waste disposal activities.
Amendment sought to delete funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste disposal program.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for Departmental Administration account by $27,950,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the DOE Departmental Administration account by $27,950,000.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the National Nuclear Security Administration by $192.123 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the National Nuclear Security Administration by $192,123,000.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the $35 million appropriation for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Amendment sought to delete funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation in the bill by 0.5 percent across-the-board.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation in the bill by 0.5 percent across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a paragraph prohibiting use of funds for review of the application for the Broadwater Energy Proposal.
An amendment to add a paragraph prohibiting use of funds for review of the application for the Broadwater Energy Proposal.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce total amounts appropriated in the bill by $1.305 million.
An amendment to reduce total amounts appropriated in the bill by $1.305 million.
An amendment to limit the use of funds to breach or remove hydropower dams.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce amounts appropriated in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board.
An amendment to reduce amounts appropriated in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce total amounts appropriated in the bill by $1,130,000,000.
An amendment to reduce total amounts appropriated in the bill by $1,130,000,000.
An amendment to assure that no funds be made available to designate any geographic area as a national interest electric transmission corridor under the Federal Power Act by the Secretary of Energy.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Secretary of Energy to designate any geographic area as a national interest electric transmission corridor.
An amendment to decrease funding for the Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs by $36,700,000, and to increase funding for the Economic Support Fund by the same amount in order to address funding for Cuba Democracy assistance programs.
Amendment increases funding for Cuba democracy assistance programs by $36.7 million.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for assistance programs for Iraq by $158,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for assistance to Iraq by $158 million.
An amendment to provide additional funding (by transfer) for the Iraq Study Group in the amount of $1 million.
Amendment provides $1 milllion to the U.S. Institute of Peace for the purpose of reestablishing the Iraq Study Group.
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for anti-terrorism programs by $20 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for anti-terrorism assistance programs by $20 million.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation for contributions to international organizations by $203,082,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for contributions to international organizations by $203,082,000.
An amendment to restore the President's emergency plan for AIDS relief authorization provision requiring 33% of HIV/AIDS prevention funding to be spent on abstinence and fidelity promotion program.
Amendment sought to delete certain language in the bill providing flexibility to the President in designing HIV/AIDS programs.
An amendment to insert provisions to Section 622 to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions,and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; and to provide that no contract or grant for exclusive purpose of providing donated contraceptives in developing countries shall be denied to any nongovernmental organization solely on the basis of the policy contained in the President's March 28, 2001, Memorandum to the Administrator of USAID with respect to providing contraceptives in developing countries, or any comparable administration policy regarding the provision of contraceptives.
Amendment replaced language in the bill concerning the use of funds provided for family planning/reproductive health.
An amendment to strike the last proviso in section 622 of the bill regarding the Mexico City policy on family planning assistance.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill concerning the use of funds provided for family planning/reproductive health.
An amendment to strike section 699 from the bill. Section 699 relates to assistance for Egypt.
Amendment sought to strike section 699 which places conditions on assistance to Egypt under the Foreign Military Financing Program.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for programs at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation located at Fort Benning, Georgia.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations in the bill by $2,956,000,000.
An amendment to reduce appropriations in the bill by $2,956,000,000.
An amendment to reduce appropriations in the bill by $342,430,000 across-the-board.
An amendment to reduce the total appropriation in the bill (other than for assistance for Israel) by 0.5 percent across-the-board.
An amendment to prohibit funds to provide direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, except as otherwise provided by existing law.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for travel by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to countries that are State sponsors of terrorism.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-201 to reduce funding for the Government Printing Office--Congressional Printing and Binding by $3,200,000.
Amendment reduces funding for the Government Printing Office by $3.2 million.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-201 to reduce appropri ations in the bill by 4% across the board.
An amendment to reduce appropri ations in the bill by 4% across the board.
An amendment to increase funds by $100,000,000 for the operation of the National Park System. And, reduce funds for the EPA by $163,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the the National Park Service by $100 million and reduce funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $163 million.
An amendment number 1 by Peterson(PA) to insert language on page 50, line 3, after the period stating "The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to natural gas offshore preleasing, leasing, and related activities beyond 25 miles from the coastline":.
Amendment sought to permit offshore natural gas drilling.
An amendment to strike sections 104 and 105 regarding the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and relative activities and regarding funds to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Amendment sought to strike sections 104 and 105 regarding the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and related activities and regarding funds to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
An amendment to increase funding by $13 million for the Forest and Rangeland Research and decrease funding by $31.588 million for Grants and Adminstration under the National Endowment for the Arts.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Forest Service by $13 million and decrease funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $31.5 million.
An amendment to strike section 501 expressing the sense of Congress on Global Climate Change.
Amendment sought to strike section 501 which states as the sense of Congress that there should be enacted a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory, market-based limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse the growth of such emissions at a rate and in a manner that (1) will not significantly harm the United States economy and (2) will encourage comparable action by other nations that are major trading partners and key contributors to global emissions.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to promulgate or implement the Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2007.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to promulgate or implement a proposed EPA regulation concerning air pollution emission standards for major sources of pollution.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enfore section 20(b)(1) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to process any applications for off-reservation casinos under section 20(b)(1) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the continued operation of the Mexican Wolf Recovery program.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Clover Bend Historic Site.
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the St. Joseph's College Theater.
An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Maverick Concert Hall.
An amendment numbered 74 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Bremerton Public Library.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road i the Tongass National Forest.
An amendment to reduce funds for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities(NEA) by $32,000,000.
An amendment numbered 51 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for Wetzel County Courthouse, New Martinsville, West Virginia.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for W.A. Young & Sons Foundry Greene County Pennsylvania.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Columbus Fire Fighters Union in Columbus, Ohio.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; the Westsylvania Heritage Corporation in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; and the Progress Fund in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 4.3 percent.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations in the bill by $276,330,000 (or 1 percent).
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law by 0.5 percent.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to issue any permit for, or otherwise approve or allow, importation of any polar bear or polar bear part.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands or to conduct an oil shale lease sale.
An amendment to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill relating to oil-shale leasing in the States of Utah or Wyoming.
An amendment to be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary nothwithstanding, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for the adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July.
An amendment to reduce funding for the General Activites under the General Services Administration by $8 million and increase funding for the Office of Inspector General under the General Services Administration by $6 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Office of Inspector General under the General Services Administration by $6 million.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for Selective Service System by $10,000,000 and increase funds for the Small Business Administration by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Small Business Administration by $10 million.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to stike section 738 regarding requirement for Public-Private Competition.
Amendment sought to stike section 738 regarding a requirement for public-private competition.
An amendment to decrease funding (by transfer) regarding the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Special Counsel by $1 million.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used by the SEC to enforce the requirements of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Amendment extends the exemption for small businesses to comply with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Prevention Works or Whitman-Walker Clinic needle exchange programs.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds for the Grace Johnstown Area Regional Industries Incubator and Workforce Development program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for a project for Barracks Row Main Street, Inc.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Mitchell County Development Foundation, Inc. for the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Project.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the West Virginia University Research Corporation for renovations of a small business incubator.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Office of the Vice President.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for a list of sundry projects contained in the bill.
Amendment sought to strike all earmark funding in the bill.
An amendment to limit the use of funds to implement section 5112 of title 31 United States Code.
Amendment restores to the face, or the obverse, of the dollar coin the words "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum.".
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Federal Communications Commission to implement the Fairness Doctrine, as repealed in General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees or any other regulations having the same substances.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 8.9 percent.
An amendment to reduce appropriations in the bill by $214,340,000.
An amendment to require that each amount appropriated or othewise made avaiable by this Act is hereby reduced by 0.5 percent.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used for domestic partnership benefits in the District of Columbia.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used by the Internal Revenue Service to implement a Spanish-language version of the "Where's my Refund?" service.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of House Report 110-224 to reduce subsidies in the loan programs an d invests the majority of the savings in the Pell Grant program by providing increases of $350 in 2008 and $100 each year thereafter. It also provides a plan for improved consumer information and public accountability with respect to college costs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Pell Grant Enhancement Act".
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-227 to impose a 7-year time limit on participation in the Section 8 program. The amendment excludes the elderly and disabled from this requirement. In addition, the amendment provides for a hardship exception.
Amendment sought to impose a 7-year time limit on participation in the section 8 program with exemptions for the elderly and disabled, and families in a hardship situation.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-227 to strike the authorization of appropriations for the creation of 20,000 new vouchers each year for years FY 2008 through FY 2012.
Amendment sought to strike the authorization of funds for the creation of 100,000 new vouchers over 5 years.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-227 to require that all adults in a household receiving Section 8 tenant assistance for more than 7 consecutive years must perform 20 hours per week of approved `work activities.' Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care.
Amendment sought to require those receiving section 8 rental assistance for 7 consecutive years to perform a certain amount of work-related activity.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure in Pennsylvania.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for Concurrent Technology Corporation.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the South Carolina HBCU Science and Technology Initiative.
An amendment numbered 37 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the Emmanuel College Center for Science Partnership.
An amendment numbered 39 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for Nanosys, Inc.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for each earmark listed in the bill.
Amendment sought to eliminate all the earmarks in the bill.
An amendment to increase appropriations for the Employment Standards Administration and reduce appropriations for the Departmental Management account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards by $2,016,000.
An amendment to reduce appropriations for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and increase appropriations for education for the disadvantaged.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program by $50 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for the Salaries and Expenses account by $58,419,000.
Amendment sought reduce funding for the the International Labor Affairs Bureau by $58,419,000.
An amendment to reduce the appropriation (by transfer) for the Salaries and Expenses by $50 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Center for Disease Control's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to be used to carry out a public-private competition or direct conversion under OMB Circular A-76 or any successor.
Amendment sought to strike section 111 which prohibits funds from being used to carry out public-private competitions.
An amendment to increase the appropriation (by transfer) for Health Resources and Services by $12.5 million.
Amendment sought to transfer $25.5 million from AmeriCorp to TRIO educational programs and the geriatric program.
An amendment to redirect $37,200,000 in funding with respect to the Health Resources and Services account.
Amendment sought to increase and then reduce $37.2 million in funding with respect to the Health Resources and Services account.
An amendment to strike the proviso on page 36, beginning at line 5 which states that within the amounts provided for part A of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, funds are included to ensure that the amount of any funding provided under such part to a metropolitan area for the program year beginning in 2007 is not reduced by an amount that is more than 8.4 percent, and the amount of any funding provided under subpart II of such part to a transitional area is not reduced by an amount that is more than 13.4 percent, relative to the amount of the total funding provided under such part to the metropolitan area or transitional area, respectively, for the program year beginning in fiscal year 2006.
Amendment sought to delete language in the bill concerning the formula for HIV/AIDS funding.
An amendment to reduce appropriations for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (by transfer), and redirect $125 million to Special Education.
Amendment sought to increase special education funding by $125 million.
An amendment numbered 41 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for Children and Families Services Programs by $8 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Children and Families Services Programs by $8 million.
An amendment numbered 42 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for Children and Families Services Programs by $5 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Children and Families Services Programs by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriations for School Improvement Programs (by transfer), and redirect $21 million to ESEA.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Teacher Incentive Fund by $21 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriations on Page 80, line 2, by $33,907,000.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the Alaskan Native Education Equity Program.
An amendment to reduce (by transfer) the Innovation and Improvement account by $10 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for IDEA State grants by $10 million.
An amendment numbered 49 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Innovation and Improvement account by $10,695,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the Innovation and Improvement account by $10,695,000.
An amendment numbered 50 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Innovation and Improvement account by $23,533,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the Innovation and Improvement account by $23,533,000.
An amendment to increase (by transfer) for Special Education account by $50 million.
Amendment increases special education funding by $50 million.
An amendment to reduce Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research account by $2,279,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research account by $2,279,000.
An amendment numbered 65 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Student Financial Assistance account by $64,987,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the Student Financial Assistance account by $64,987,000.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record reduce appropriations for the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the AmeriCorps program.
An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to strike line 7 and all that follows through the comma on page 104, line 12.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
An amendment to strike a sundry list of projects contained in the bill.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Exploratorium, San Francisco, California, for its Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Exploratorium, San Francisco, California, for its Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds be used to pay the basic pay of any individual serving as Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration, whose appointment to such position has not been confirmed by a vote of the Senate pursuant to section 702(b)(1) of the Social Security Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for activities under section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds provided in the bill for the National Institutes of Health from being transferred to the Global Fund and Evaluation Tap.
An amendment numbered 59 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the On Location Entertainment Industry Craft and Technician Training project, West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the American Ballet Theatre, New York, New York, for educational activities.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the American Ballet Theatre, New York, New York, for educational activities.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina, for exhibits and curriculum.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina, for exhibits and curriculum.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Kansas Regional Prisons Museum, Lansing, Kansas, for educational and outreach programs.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Kansas Regional Prisons Museum, Lansing, Kansas, for educational and outreach programs.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia, for expansion of exhibits and outreach.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia, for expansion of exhibits and outreach.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to pay a bonus or other performance-based cash award to any employee of the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services who holds a position to which such employee was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or a Senior Executive Service position.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds by the SSA to administer Socia Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the two countries.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the NLRB to recognize as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees any labor organization that has not been certified as such by the NLRB.
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting use of funds to implement any policy prohibiting a Medicare beneficiary from electing during a coverage election period, to receive health care benefits under title XVIII of such Act through enrollment in a Medicare Advantage plan.
An amendment to limit the use of funds for the publication of certain student loan applications.
An amendment to limit the use of funds regarding certain Medicare regulations.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement two provisions in a proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System regulation.
An amendment numbered 62 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service, City College of New York, NY.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, for exhibits, education programs, and an archival project.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being available for the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, for exhibits, education programs, and an archival project.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 4.6 percent.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease spending in the bill by 1% across-the board.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce spending amounts in the bill by .5% across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce amounts appropriated in the bill by 0.25% across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 67 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for Planned Parenthood.
An amendment to strike the proviso pertaining to the Highway Trust Fund account.
Amendment sought to strike language in the bill that requires the State departments of transportation to apply part of a rescission proportionately across all highway programs.
An amendment to reduce funding (by transfer) for Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation account by $106,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Amtrak by $106 million.
An amendment to strike the $475 million appropriation for the Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation account.
Amendment sought to strike $475 million provided for operating grants to Amtrak.
An amendment to reduce the Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation account by $425 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for capital grants to Amtrak by $425 million.
An amendment to reduce by $330 million the appropriation for Public and Indian Housing account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for section 8 housing vouchers by $330 million.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the Native Hawaiin Housing Block Grant program.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to limit the use of funds to used to support Amtrak's route with the highest loss, measured by passenger per mile cost as based on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's September 2006 Financial Performance of Routes Report.
Amendment sought to limit the use of funds to used to support Amtrak's route with the highest loss, measured by passenger per mile cost as based on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's September 2006 Financial Performance of Routes Report.
An amendment to strike the $300,000 appropriation in the bill for the Belmont Complex in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Belmont Complex in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
An amendment to strike the $400,000 appropriation in the bill for the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in Wausau, Wisconsin.
An amendment to strike the $50,000 appropriation in the bill for the National Forest Recreation Association in Woodlake, California.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the National Forest Recreation Association in Woodlake, California.
An amendment to limit the use of funds for the Friends of the Cheat Rails to Trails Program.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Friends of the Cheat Rails to Trails Program.
An amendment to limit the use of funds for the Houston Zoo, in Houston, Texas.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being available for the Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Aviation Administration to eliminate, consolidate, de-consolidate, co-locate, execute inter-facility reorganization, or plan for the consolidation/deconsolidation, inter-facility reorganization, or co-location of any FAA air traffic control facility or service, with exception of the reversal of the transfer of the radar functions from the Palm Springs Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) to the Southern California TRACON.
Amendment prohibits the Federal Aviation Administration from eliminating, consolidating, colocating, or planning to consolidate or colocate any terminal radar approach control center, or TRACON.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Aviation Administration to implement its preferred alternative of the New York/New Jersey/ Philadelphia Airspace Redesign project.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Aviation Administration to implement its preferred alternative of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace Redesign project.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Edmunds Center for the Arts, City of Edmunds, WA.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Edmunds Center for the Arts, City of Edmunds, WA.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for parking facilities.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for parking facilities.
An amendment prohibiting the use of funds to participate in a working group pursuant to the Security and Prosperity Partnership.
Amendment prohibiting the use of funds to participate in a working group pursuant to the Security and Prosperity Partnership.
An amendment to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by $3.2 billion.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by $3.2 billion.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations in this Act by $507,767,000.
Amendment sought to reduce appropriations in this Act by $507,767,000.
An amendment to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by $253,690,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by $253,690,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the mortgage insurance programs under title II of the National Housing Act may be used for any housing trust fund established under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the mortgage insurance programs under title II of the National Housing Act may be used for any housing trust fund established under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds be used to implement the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (relating to wage rate requirements; commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act).
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds be used to implement the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (relating to wage rate requirements; commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act).
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to increase appropriations for the International Trade Administration (by transfer) by $6 million, and reduce appropriations for the Bureau of the Census.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of China Compliance by $6 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriations for the Economic Development Assistance Programs by $100,000,000, and increase appropriations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation by $6,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation by $6 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriations (by transfer) for the Periodic Censuses and Programs by $10 million, and increase appropriations for the Office of Justice Programs.
Amendment increases funding for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative by $10 million.
An amendment to increase appropriations (by transfer) for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration by $5 million, and reduce appropriations for General Administration.
Amendment increases funding for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration by $5 million to issue grants to upgrade 9-1-1- call centers.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by $2 million, and increase appropriations for the International Trade Commission by $1 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the United States International Trade Commission by $1 million.
An amendment to reduce appropriations for Departmental Management of the Department of Commerce and General Administration of the Department of Justice, and increase appropriations for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance programs, and the State Criminal Alien Asstistance Program (SCAAP).
Amendment increases funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $55 million.
An amendment to redirect appropriations for the FBI by $1 million.
Amendment sought to redirect $1 million in funding within the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An amendment to increase appropriations (by transfer) for the Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs, and reduce appropriations for the National Science Foundation operations and award management program by $10 million.
Amendment increases funding for the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants by $10 million.
An amendment to increase appropriations for the Office of Justice Programs by $1,747,111.
Amendment increases funding for the Office of Justice Programs by $1,747,111.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 213.
Amendment sought to strike section 213 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to conduct a public-private competition for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
An amendment to revise amounts appropriated for the "General Administration--Salaries and Expenses" account, and increasing the amount made available for the "Office on Violence Against Women--Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs".
Amendment increases the "Office on Violence Against Women--Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs" funding by $14 million.
An amendment to strike "$625 million" and insert, "$635 million" on page 75, line 24.
Amendment adds $10 million to a fund established for victims of crimes.
An amendment to add a new section pertaining to reducing the amount available for Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses and increasing the amount made available for Office on Violence Against Women-Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs.
Amendment provides $5 million for the Court Training and Improvements Program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to certain states, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to certain states, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the EEOC may be used for litigation expenses incurred in connection with cases commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act against employers on the grounds that such employers require employees to speak English.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for the EEOC may be used for litigation expenses incurred in connection with cases commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act against employers on the grounds that such employers require employees to speak English.
An amendment to strike the $200,000 appropriation in the bill for the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
An amendment to limit the use of funds to be used for the East Coast Shellfish Research Institute at the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Toms River, New Jersey.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the East Coast Shellfish Research Institute at the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Toms River, New Jersey.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce the amendments made by subtitle A of title II of Public Law 107-155.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used by the Department of Justice to enforce the criminal penalties provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulb have the "ENERGY STAR" or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
Amendment to prohibit funds to be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulb have the "ENERGY STAR" or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
An amendment to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 3.0 percent.
Amendment sought to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 3.0 percent.
An amendment to make the total appropriations made in this Act (other than appropriations required to be made by a provision of law) are hereby reduced by $750,000,000.
Amendment sought to make the total appropriations made in this Act (other than appropriations required to be made by a provision of law) are hereby reduced by $750,000,000.
An amendment to reduce funds in the bill by 0.5 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce funds in the bill by 0.5 percent.
An amendment numbered 37 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by 0.05 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by 0.05 percent.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to reform the farmer safety net to work better for small farmers at lower cost, reallocate funding to nutrition, conservation, specialty crops and healthy foods, rural development, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers.
Amendment sought to reform the farmer safety net to work better for small farmers at lower cost, reallocate funding to nutrition, conservation, specialty crops and healthy foods, rural development, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to express the sense of Congress that the food available to schoolchildren under the school breakfast and lunch program should be selected so as to reduce the incidence of juvenile obesity and to maximize nutritional value.
Amendment to express the sense of Congress that the food available to schoolchildren under the school breakfast and lunch program should be selected so as to reduce the incidence of juvenile obesity and to maximize nutritional value.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to remove certain banking restrictions related to Cuba's payment for agricultural purchases from U.S. producers. It also authorizes direct transfers between Cuban banks and U.S. banks and allows visas to be issued to conduct activities related to purchasing U.S. agricultural goods.
Amendment sought to remove certain banking restrictions related to Cuba's payment for agricultural purchases from U.S. producers.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to replace the current daily posted county prices (PCPs) used for determing loan deficiency payment rates and repayment rates for marketing assistance loans with a monthly PCP for each crop. It would revise requirements for establishing a producer's loan deficiency payment (LDP) and loan repayment rate to be based on the month that beneficial interest is lost. The amendment aims to address farmers taking advantage of short-term market events to lock in artificially high loan deficiency payments, while actually selling the commodity later at prices well above loan rate.
Amendment sought to replace the current daily posted county prices (PCPs) used for determing loan deficiency payment rates and repayment rates for marketing assistance loans with a monthly PCP for each crop.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to strike the sugar sections in the commodity title as well as the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers, extending current programs until 2012.
Amendment sought to strike the sugar sections in the commodity title as well as the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers, extending current programs until 2012.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to reduce the direct payment rate for cotton by 2/3 of a cent in order to fund enrollment of 224,000 additional acres in the Grasslands Reserve Program.
Amendment sought to reduce the direct payment rate for cotton by two-thirds of a cent in order to fund additional enrollment in the Grasslands Reserve Program.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to prohibit individuals from receiving farm conservation payments if their income exceeds $1 million, unless 75% of the income comes from farm income.
Amendment sought to prohibit individuals from receiving farm conservation payments if their income exceeds $1 million, unless 75 percent of their income comes from farm income.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to comprehensively reform the federal crop insurance program, including the Administration's farm bill crop insurance proposals. The amendment saves approximately $4 billion while adding resources to the Grassland Reserve Program.
Amendment sought to add language to the bill to control crop insurance program costs.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to strike language from the bill prohibiting use of funds by the USDA Chief Financial Officer for "competitive sourcing" activities until the Secretary of Agriculture submits a report on the Department's contracting out policies and budget.
Amendment sought to delete language from the bill prohibiting use of funds by the USDA Chief Financial Officer for "competitive sourcing" activities until the Secretary of Agriculture submits a report on the Department's contracting out policies and budget.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to reduce funds provided in the bill for rural community facilities programs by $6,287,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Community Facilities Grant Program.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to reduce funds in the bill for grants to finance broadband transmission in rural areas by $8,910,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Broadband Grants program.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to strike section 726 from the bill relating to importation of prescription drugs.
Amendment sought to strike section 726 from the bill relating to importation of prescription drugs.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit use of funds in the bill to apply labor standards under the Davis-Bacon Act to contracts for construction of renewable energy systems.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill to apply labor standards under the Davis-Bacon Act to contracts for construction of renewable energy systems.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to reduce discretionary funding in the bill by 5.5% across-the-board.
Amendment sought to reduce discretionary funding in the bill by 5.5% across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit use of funds for the Catfish Pathogen Genomic Project in Auburn, Alabama.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available to Auburn University for the Catfish Pathogen Genomic Project, Auburn, Alabama.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit use of funds for grape genetics research in Geneva, NY.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made availabe to Cornell University for Grape Genetics research, Geneva, NY.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit use of funds for the Alternative Uses of Tobacco (MD) grant.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available for the Alternative Uses for Tobacco, Maryland grant.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit use of funds for the Ruminant Nutrition Consortium (MT, ND, SD, and WY).
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available for the Ruminant Nutrition Consortium (MT, ND, SD, WY) grant.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290 to prohibit the use of funds for the Wood Utilization (OR,MS,NC,MN,ME,MI,ID,TN,AK,WV) grant.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available for the Wood Utilization (OR, MS, NC, MN, ME, MI, ID, TN, AK, WV) grant.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to require electric suppliers, other than governmental entities and rural electric cooperatives, to provide 15 percent of their electricity using renewable energy resources by the year 2020. Allows 4 percent of the requirement to be satisfied with electricity efficiency measures.
Amendment requires electric suppliers, other than governmental entities and rural electric cooperatives, to provide 15 percent of their electricity using renewable energy resources by the year 2020.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to repeal the availability of Federal eminent domain authority for use by companies permitted by FERC to construct or modify transmission lines within National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors. In place of this, the amendment would amend section 216(e) of the Federal Power Act to require permitted companies to proceed in accordance with state law.
Amendment sought to repeal the availability of Federal eminent domain authority for use by companies permitted by FERC to construct or modify transmission lines within National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and require companies to proceed in accordance with state law for obtaining a right-of-way.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to provide a sense of the Congress to recognize and support large and small scale conventional hydropower.
Amendment to provide a sense of the Congress to recognize and support large and small scale conventional hydropower.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to prohibit any Federal agency, including any office of the legislative branch, from acquiring a light duty motor vehicle or medium duty motor vehicle that is not a low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle.
Amendment prohibits Federal agencies from acquiring a light duty motor vehicle or medium duty passenger vehicle that is not a low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle and requires that vehicles provided to House Members through their official allowance be low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the uses of funds to be used to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or 30 months after initiation of such study for a multi-function activity.
Amendment sought to delete section 8020 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to conduct studies for public-private competition if the studies exceed certain time limits.
An amendment to limit the use of funds for the Presidio Trust.
Amendment sought to delete $2.5 million provided to the Presidio Trust in California.
An amendment to revise by reducing the amounts made available under the heading "RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION- Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide", and increasing the amounts made available under that heading by $97,200,000.
Amendment sought to redirect $97.2 million to ground-based mid-course missile defense.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to award a grant or contract based on the race, ethnicity, or sex of the grant applicant or prospective contractor.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to award a grant or contract based on the race, ethnicity, or sex of the grant applicant or prospective contractor.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army" may be used for the Paint Shield for Protecting People From Microbial Threats.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army" may be used for the Paint Shield for Protecting People From Microbial Threats.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Lewis Center for Education Research.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Lewis Center for Education Research.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the National Drug Intelligence Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the National Drug Intelligence Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the section providing housing asstistance for native Hawaiians.
Amendment sought to strike the section providing housing asstistance for Native Hawaiians.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to employ certain workers under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment provides that none of the funds authorized in the bill may be used to hire those people who are not legal to work in the United States.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing for offsets of spending authorized by the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-319 to incorporate a number of revisions including revisions to the sections on damages, willful infringement, prior user rights, post-grant review, venue, inequitable conduct, applicant disclosure information and inventor's oath requirements, among others.
Manager's amendment consist of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-319 and printed on pages H10292-10294 in the Congressional Record for Sept. 7, 2007.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-330 to strike the allowable use of FHA savings for an affordable housing fund.
Amendment sought to remove the funding mechanism in the bill for the Affordable Housing Fund.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-330 to reform the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) single-family mortgage insurance activities and would allow FHA to base each borrower's mortgage insurance premiums on the risk that the borrower poses to the FHA Mortgage Insurance Fund, with slight variations. Under this proposal, mortgage insurance premiums will be based on the borrower's credit history, loan-to-value ratio, debt-to-income ratio, and on FHA's historical experience with similar borrowers. This amendment maintains FHA reserves within the insurance fund to preserve the future solvency of the FHA program.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language in the bill with the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.5121:">H.R. 5121</a>, the Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006, which passed the House on July 25, 2006.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-333 to clarify the certification process for acts of NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological) terrorism; apply the reset mechanism to the NBCR deductible, and provide that the Consumer Price Index will be used to adjust for inflation the dollar amounts used in TRIA. The amendment also makes technical and conforming changes.
Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-333 and printed on page H10544 in the Congressional Record of Sept. 19, 2007.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-333 to raise the deductible set at 5% above $1,000,000,000 by 1% each program year, rather than by .5% as the bill is written.
Amendment sought to provide a 1 percent increase each year in the deductable rather than the one-half percent increase each year in the deductable required by the bill.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part C of House Report 110-335 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a study on the feasibility of developing a publicly searchable, Internet Web-based resource that provides information regarding the acceptable height and distance that wind turbines may be installed in relation to aviation sites and the level of obstruction such turbines may present to such sites.
Amendment requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a study and report to Congress on the feasibility of developing a publicly searchable, Internet Web-based resource that provides information regarding the acceptable height and distance that wind turbines may be installed in relation to aviation sites and the level of obstruction such turbines may present to such sites.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-349 to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to wait until the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) concludes there is sufficient data to support a recommended exposure limit and establishes such recommended exposure limit before issuing a final standard.
Amendment sought to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, before issuing a final standard, to wait until the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health concludes there is sufficient data to support a recommended exposure limit and establishes such recommended exposure limit.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to allow multiple peril and flood insurance coverage of apartment buildings up to the total of the number of dwelling units times the maximum coverage limit per residential unit.
Amendment allows multiple peril and flood insurance coverage of apartment buildings up to the total of the number of dwelling units times the maximum coverage limit per residential unit.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-358 to provide that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General is not required to refer to the Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of DOJ, allegations of misconduct involving DOJ attorneys and related personnel where the allegations relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
Amendment provides that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General is not required to refer to the Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of DOJ, allegations of misconduct involving DOJ attorneys and related personnel where the allegations relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-369 to establish a state minimum allocation percentage, under which every state will receive at least one half of one percent (.5%) of the total funds available each year that are allocated to states, Indian Tribes, and insular areas. Allocations to all other states would be reduced pro rata to bring these states up to this .5% minimum. The amendment would also provide that the local jurisdiction in each state that is slated to receive the largest amount by formula in such state would be entitled to receive such funds directly [notwithstanding the bill's provision that jurisdictions entitled to their state in any year that nationwide funding is less than $2 billion]. The amendment includes a technical clarification to ensure that the mixed income limitation capping the number of units initially rented to extremely low income families at 50% applies to all of the units in a project [not just those units assisted by trust fund dollars]. The amendment would provide that the exception to the mixed income rule applies to all `elderly only' projects, not just those projects of 25 or fewer units.
Amendment establishes a state minimum allocation percentage, under which every state will receive at least one half of one percent (.5%) of the total funds available each year that are allocated to states, Indian Tribes, and insular areas.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-369 to establish a National Affordable Housing Grant Fund program within the HOME program, which is currently administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Amendment sought to establish a National Affordable Housing Grant Fund program within the HOME program, which is currently administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-417 to reauthorize the Trade AdjustmentAssistance (TAA) programs for workers, firms and farmers for 5 years. Restructures the TAA to increase training options while retaining the current two years of income support for TAA for workers program participants who remain unemployed and train full-time. Increases the federal share of monthly TAA participant premiums for the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) from 65% today to 70% and continues HCTC. Allows States to apply for waivers of unemployment compensation program rules. Expands the new markets tax credit to benefit firms and workers in local communities impacted by trade, globalization, and other causes of job loss. Extends Workforce Investment Act (WIA) employment and training programs, creates a consolidated funding stream, and increases State and local flexibility. Provides for collection of Unemployment Insurance overpayments.
Amendment sought to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs for workers, firms and farmers for 5 years. Restructure the TAA to increase training options while retaining the current two years of income support for TAA for workers program participants who remain unemployed and train full-time. Increase the federal share of monthly TAA participant premiums for the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) from 65% today to 70% and continues HCTC. Allow States to apply for waivers of unemployment compensation program rules. Expand the new markets tax credit to benefit firms and workers in local communities impacted by trade, globalization, and other causes of job loss. Extend Workforce Investment Act (WIA) employment and training programs, creates a consolidated funding stream, and increases State and local flexibility. Provide for collection of Unemployment Insurance overpayments.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-416 to strike the definition of `undue degradation' in the legislation.
Amendment sought to strike the definition of "undue degradation" in the legislation.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-416 to strike section 517--Mineral materials.
Amendment sought to strike section 517--Mineral materials.
An amendment numbered 1 printed House Report 110-422 to (1) provide explicitly that any religious corporation, school, association or society that is exempt under either Section 702(a) or 703(e)(2) of Title VII's religious exemptions is exempt under ENDA. It clarifies that the scope of Title VII's exemption is exactly the scope of ENDA's exemption (if a school is exempt from Title VII's religious discrimination prohibitions, it will also be exempt from ENDA); and (2) clarify that ENDA does not alter the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in any way. It strikes language referencing `a same-sex couple who are not married' in the Employee Benefits section of ENDA. It also inserts language clarifying that the term `married' has the meaning given such term in DOMA, directly incorporating DOMA's definition of marriage.
Amendment provides explicitly that any religious corporation, school, association or society that is exempt under either Section 702(a) or 703(e)(2) of Title VII's religious exemptions is exempt under END; it clarifies that the scope of Title VII's exemption is exactly the scope of ENDA's exemption and clarifies that ENDA does not alter the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in any way. It strikes language referencing "a same-sex couple who are not married" in the Employee Benefits section of ENDA. It also inserts language clarifying that the term "married" has the meaning given such term in DOMA, directly incorporating DOMA's definition of marriage.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-422 to strike paragraph (3) of section 8(a), which prohibits employers from conditioning employment on a person being married or being eligible to be married.
Amendment strikes paragraph (3) of section 8(a), which prohibits employers from conditioning employment on a person being married or being eligible to be married.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to make technical and conforming changes; add a new title which inserts new provisions on reinsurance coverage for qualified reinsurance programs; and to insert provisions requiring a study on the need for conditional coverage of commercial residential lines of insurance.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to insert clarifying language to the bill relating to best practices in building codes.
Amendment sought to insert clarifying language to the bill relating to best practices in building codes.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to insert clarifying language with respect to catastrophic loans and losses covered by such loans.
Amendment sought to insert clarifying language with respect to catastrophic loans and losses covered by such loans.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert clarifying language relating to delinquency of loans made for assistance in connection with a natural or other major disaster.
Amendment sought to insert clarifying language relating to delinquency of loans made for assistance in connection with a natural or other major disaster.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a complete new text.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-450 to allow for actual damages in the liability section.
Amendment sought to allow for actual damages in the liability section.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 110-450 to exempt prime loans from the bill.
Amendment sought to exempt prime loans from the bill.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 110-450 to strike the rebuttable presumption under section 203, stating that all qualified safe harbor loans that meet the requirements listed in section 203(c)(3)(C) fall under the safe harbor.
Amendment sought to strike the rebuttable presumption under section 203, stating that all qualified safe harbor loans that meet the requirements listed in section 203(c)(3)(C) fall under the safe harbor.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 110-450 to strike Title III--High-Cost Mortgages from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike Title III--High-Cost Mortgages from the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-508 to provide the mining industry with more time to install a new generation of fire-resistant conveyor belts. The amendment would also provide funds for MSHA to purchase a new generation of dust monitoring devices to limit black lung disease, and ensure that breathable air requirements of the MINER Act of 2006 are properly implemented. In addition, the amendment requires that the Secretary of Labor conduct a study on substance abuse by miners with recommendations for policy changes, in consultation with all interested parties. The Secretary shall report the findings within six months of the bill's enactment and, if she deems it feasible and effective, shall be authorized to establish a miner substance abuse testing, rehabilitation, and treatment program within MSHA in consultation with the interested parties.
Amendment provides the mining industry with more time to install a new generation of fire-resistant conveyor belts; provides funds for MSHA to purchase a new generation of dust monitoring devices to limit black lung disease, and ensure that breathable air requirements of the MINER Act of 2006 are properly implemented; requires that the Secretary of Labor conduct a study on substance abuse by miners with recommendations for policy changes in consultation with all interested parties and requires the Secretary to report the findings within six months of the bill's enactment. If she deems it feasible and effective, the Secretary shall be authorized to establish a miner substance abuse testing, rehabilitation, and treatment program within MSHA in consultation with the interested parties.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-508 to authorize $10,000,000 to award grants to provide rehabilitation service s to current and former miners suffering from mental health impairments, including drug addiction and substance abuse issues, which may have been caused or exacerbated by their work as miners.
Amendment authorizes $10,000,000 to award grants to provide rehabilitation services to current and former miners suffering from mental health impairments, including drug addiction and substance abuse issues, which may have been caused or exacerbated by their work as miners.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-508 to offer relief to mine operators that have been assessed penalties and pa y them in a timely fashion. It also establishes a trust fund within Treasury, composed of mine safety civil penalties. Funds from the trust fund can be used for mine safety inspections and investigations only.
Amendment offers relief to mine operators that have been assessed penalties and pays them in a timely fashion. It also establishes a trust fund within Treasury, composed of mine safety civil penalties and provides that funds from the trust can be used for mine safety inspections and investigations only.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-508 to promote the continued robust implementa tion of the 2006 MINER Act, increases worker safety by providing miners the opportunity to have a voice in mine safety, expands substance abuse programs to all mines to ensure safe working conditions for all miners, and addresses issues raised by the recent Crandall Canyon disaster.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to promote the continued implementation of the 2006 MINER Act; increase worker safety by providing miners the opportunity to have a voice in mine safety; expand substance abuse programs to all mines to ensure safe working conditions for all miners; and address issues raised by the recent Crandall Canyon disaster.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-509 to make a number of technical and conforming changes as well as enhancemen ts to the bill, including the following: (1) redefines the scope of the 1 for 1 replacement requirement by requiring the replacement of all units in existence as of January 1, 2005, and provides a limited waiver from the replacement requirement; (2) extends the timeline for rebuilding replacement housing units to 54 months from the date of execution of the grant agreement, consistent with current HUD practice; (3) clarifies procedural requirements for making any significant amendments or changes to a revitalization plan; (4) removes specific references to LEED for non-residential construction and excludes costs associated with green development compliance from HUD's Total Development Cost calculation; (5) clarifies eligibility and occupancy standards; and (6) clarifies that no person not lawfully permitted to be in, or remain in, the United States is eligible for housing assistance under this bill.
Amendment makes a number of technical and conforming changes as well as enhancements to the bill, including the following: (1) redefines the scope of the 1 for 1 replacement requirement by requiring the replacement of all units in existence as of January 1, 2005, and provides a limited waiver from the replacement requirement; (2) extends the timeline for rebuilding replacement housing units to 54 months from the date of execution of the grant agreement, consistent with current HUD practice; (3) clarifies procedural requirements for making any significant amendments or changes to a revitalization plan; (4) removes specific references to LEED for non-residential construction and excludes costs associated with green development compliance from HUD's Total Development Cost calculation; (5) clarifies eligibility and occupancy standards; and (6) clarifies that no person not lawfully permitted to be in, or remain in the United States is eligible for housing assistance under this bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-509 to apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for units demolished under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to demolition.
Amendment sought to apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for units demolished under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to demolition.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-509 to maintain HUD's authority to issue demolition-only grants.
Amendment sought to maintain HUD's authority to issue demolition-only grants.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-509 to prevent appropriations for Davis-Bacon wages.
Amendment sought to prevent the use of funds for Davis-Bacon wages.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-509 to substitute the green building requirement, which is part of the mandatory core component of the underlying bill, with a provision that includes green building as part of the mandatory graded section. It also strikes references in the bill to specific green building standards and instead requires the Secretary of HUD to select a rating system, standard, or code for green buildings. This standard shall meet certain criteria and the Secretary shall conduct a study every 5 years to evaluate and compare third party green building standards to see if they meet the criteria.
Amendment sought to substitute the green building requirement with a provision that includes green building as part of the mandatory graded section. It also sought to strike references in the bill to specific green building standards and instead require the Secretary of HUD to select a rating system, standard, or code for green buildings. Such a standard would have to meet certain criteria and the Secretary would have to conduct a study every 5 years to evaluate and compare third party green building standards to see if they meet the criteria.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income students.
Amendment requires the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income students.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-523 to extend the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
Amendment extends the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-523 to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy.
Amendment sought to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy.
Amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-524 clarifies the intent of an amendment offered by Rep. Velazquez and adopted by the Financial Services Committee by ensuring that public housing authorities that apply to HUD for "stop-loss" do not have their applications rejected on the basis that the management and related fees they establish pursuant to this bill are not reasonable as defined by HUD. Additionally, the amendment is a restatement of current law with respect to the ineligibility of illegal immigrants for assistance.
Amendment clarifies the intent of an amendment offered by Rep. Velazquez and adopted by the Financial Services Committee by ensuring that public housing authorities that apply to HUD for "stop-loss" do not have their applications rejected on the basis that the management and related fees they establish pursuant to this bill are not reasonable as defined by HUD. Additionally, the amendment is a restatement of current law with respect to the ineligibility of illegal immigrants for assistance.
Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-524 holds HUD re sponsible, in the case of receivership, for performing the same responsibilities that the local housing agencies have in respect to working with tenant associations before building public housing. Additionally, in the case of receivership, before building new public housing HUD must honor any formal agreements entered into before the commencement of such receivership between the local housing authority and the tenant association.
Amendment holds HUD responsible, in the case of receivership, for performing the same responsibilities that the local housing agencies have with respect to working with tenant associations before building public housing. Additionally, in the case of receivership, before building new public housing, HUD must honor any formal agreements entered into before the commencement of such receivership between the local housing authority and the tenant association.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-539 to strike the "summer of service" grant program and reduce the authorized amount designated for the program.
Amendment sought to strike the "summer of service" grant program and reduce the authorized amount designated for the program.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-539 to add an Energy Conservation Corps, which would seek to address the nation's energy and transportation infrastructure needs while providing work and service opportunities.
Amendment added an Energy Conservation Corps, which would seek to address the nation's energy and transportation infrastructure needs while providing work and service opportunities.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-548 and submitted on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, to seek an alternative budget that balances the budget in FY 2012. The CBC budget funds programs and services in the areas of health care, education, veterans benefits and services for low-income families. It also provides for additional services for the administration of justice and funds the recommendations of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Amendment sought to provide an alternative budget that balances the budget in FY 2012. The CBC budget funds programs and services in the areas of health care, education, veterans benefits and services for low-income families. It also provides for additional services for the administration of justice and funds the recommendations of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-548 submitted from the Congressional Progressive Caucus to provide at least $551.7 billion for domestic, non-military discretionary spending in FY09; provides a $118.9 billion economic stimulus package; extends unemployment insurance, food stamp benefits, and Medicaid payments to states; and, spends $468.3 billion on defense. The Progressive Caucus budget balances by FY12 and rebalances again in FY18, upon completion of our Reinvest and Rebuild America Initiative.
Amendment sought to provide at least $551.7 billion for domestic, non-military discretionary spending in FY09; provide a $118.9 billion economic stimulus package; extend unemployment insurance, food stamp benefits, and Medicaid payments to states and spend $468.3 billion on defense. The Progressive Caucus budget balances by FY12 and rebalances again in FY18, upon completion of the Reinvest and Rebuild America Initiative.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-548 to balance the budget by 2012, retain provisions enacted in 2001/2003, prevent expansion of the AMT for the next 3 years, and achieve full repeal in 2013. Provides total discretionary budget authority of $1.04 trillion in fiscal year 2009, a 4.3-percent increase from 2008 enacted level. It imposes a moratorium on congressional earmarks for the balance of the 110th Congress; requires a separate vote on increasing the public debt; requires cost estimates on conference reports and unreported bills; prohibits domestic add-ons to emergency war spending bills; limits long-term spending commitments; prevents use of reconciliation to increase spending; limits `advance appropriations' to $23.565 billion in 2010; provides a $7.3-billion domestic emergency reserve fund; provides for contingency war funds; incorporates bipartisan Legislative Line Item Veto. Calls for 1 percent decrease in entitlement program spending.
Amendment sought to balance the budget by 2012; retain provisions enacted in 2001/2003; prevent expansion of the AMT for the next 3 years and achieve full repeal in 2013. Amendment also sought to provide total discretionary budget authority of $1.04 trillion in fiscal year 2009, a 4.3-percent increase from 2008 enacted level;. impose a moratorium on congressional earmarks for the balance of the 110th Congress; require a separate vote on increasing the public debt; require cost estimates on conference reports and unreported bills; prohibit domestic add-ons to emergency war spending bills; limit long-term spending commitments; prevent use of reconciliation to increase spending; limit "advance appropriations" to $23.565 billion in 2010; provide a $7.3 billion domestic emergency reserve fund; provide for contingency war funds; incorporate bipartisan Legislative Line Item Veto and called for a 1 percent decrease in entitlement program spending.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-562 to direct the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to expand their plan for strengthening health systems of host countries by allowing for postsecondary educational institutions, particularly in Africa, to collaborate with United States postsecondary educational institutions and specifically historically black colleges and universities.
Amendment directed the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to expand their plan for strengthening health systems of host countries by allowing for postsecondary educational institutions, particularly in Africa, to collaborate with United States postsecondary educational institutions and specifically historically black colleges and universities.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-573 to reiterate that nothing in the bill shall impede efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders of the United States.
Amendment reiterates that nothing in the bill shall impede efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders of the United States.
An amendment numbered 3 in House Report 110-573 to strike the preamble to the establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System.
Amendment sought to strike the preamble to the establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-573 to strike Section 3(c)(2) and inserts language directing the Interior Secretary to manage the system in accordance with each applicable law (including regulations) relating to each component of the system included under subsection (b).
Amendment sought to strike Section 3(c)(2) and insert language directing the Interior Secretary to manage the system in accordance with each applicable law (including regulations) relating to each component of the system included under subsection (b).
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-573 to provide that in clusion in the National Landscape Conservation System does not additionally restrict or hinder energy development within the System.
Amendment provided that inclusion in the National Landscape Conservation System does not additionally restrict or hinder energy development within the System.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-573 to provide that the bill does not in any way limit access for hunting, fishing, trapping or recreational shooting on the 27 million acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It also provides that <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.2016:">H.R. 2016</a> does not in any way infringe on a state's right to manage, control or regulate its hunting, fishing, trapping and recreational shooting activities on these lands.
Amendment provided that the bill does not in any way limit access for hunting, fishing, trapping or recreational shooting on the 27 million acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management nor infringe on a state's right to manage, control or regulate its hunting, fishing, trapping and recreational shooting activities on these lands.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-573 to provide that in clusion in the National Landscape Conservation System does not affect existing grazing rights or operations on those Bureau of Land Management lands.
Amendment provided that inclusion in the National Landscape Conservation System does not affect existing grazing rights or operations on Bureau of Land Management lands.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new paragraph prohibiting use of funds for Congressional earmarks.
Amendment adds a new paragraph prohibiting use of funds for Congressional earmarks.
An amendment to make technical and clarifying changes to the text of the amendment considered as adopted pursuant to the provisions of the rule.
Amendment made technical and clarifying changes to the text of the amendment considered as adopted pursuant to the provisions of the rule.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-586 to make various technical corrections within the bill's `Findings' section, and adds under the eligibility criteria the requirement that a country must also be complying with minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking; must be cooperating with American efforts to stop illegal immigration to the United States; and be committed to free and fair elections.
Amendment made various technical corrections within the bill's "Findings" section, and added under the eligibility criteria the requirement that a country must be complying with minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking; cooperating with American efforts to stop illegal immigration to the United States and be committed to free and fair elections.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-586 to add a provision to Section 1626, defining an `eligible low-income country' to include that the government shall have been chosen by, and permits, free elections.
Amendment added language defining an "eligible low-income country" as one in which its government shall have been chosen by, and permits, free elections.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-590 to make technical and conforming changes; state that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; target the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specifies that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provides criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specifies that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarifiy that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarifies that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender.
Manager's amendment made technical and conforming changes to the bill; stated that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; targeted the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specified that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provided criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specified that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarified that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarified that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-603 to give priority to small businesses and organizations, in the awarding of SBIR, STTR, and FAST grants, that are making significant contributions towards energy efficiency, including those that are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint or are carbon neutral.
Amendment gave priority to small businesses and organizations, in the awarding of SBIR, STTR, and FAST grants, that are making significant contributions towards energy efficiency, including those that are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint or are carbon neutral.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-603 to change section 104, regarding the SBIR Advisory Board. It would add to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to the groups to be targeted by the board to make applications for SBIR grants.
Amendment changed section 104, regarding the SBIR Advisory Board, to the extent that it would add small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to the groups to be targeted by the board to make applications for SBIR grants.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 110-603 to require SBIR awardees to be owned and controlled by at least one individual, or a business concern owned and controlled by individuals, who are a citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States. Any applicant found knowingly hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, an unauthorized alien shall not be eligible for the receipt of future awards.
Amendment required that SBIR awardees be owned and controlled by at least one individual, or a business concern owned and controlled by individuals, who are a citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States. Any applicant found knowingly hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, an unauthorized alien shall not be eligible for the receipt of future awards.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-604 to state the findings of Congress that stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels on international voyages are a serious international problem, facilitate international crimes, and are a threat to the safety and security of the United States. The amendment would make it a federal criminal offense subject to fines, imprisonment, or both for the operation and embarkation of any stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessel.
Amendment set forth the findings of Congress that stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels on international voyages are a serious international problem, facilitate international crimes, and are a threat to the safety and security of the United States. The amendment made it a federal criminal offense subject to fines, imprisonment, or both for the operation and embarkation of any stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessel.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 110-604 to state that the marine safety provisions of the bill shall not impair the legal authority of the Coast Guard to carry out its homeland security mission, including protecting ports and waterways, stopping human smuggling, and preventing terrorist organizations from attacking the United States.
Amendment stated that the marine safety provisions of the bill shall not impair the legal authority of the Coast Guard to carry out its homeland security mission, including protecting ports and waterways, stopping human smuggling, and preventing terrorist organizations from attacking the United States.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-613 to make four adjustments to the bill: (1) correct the short title; (2) provide that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintain the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarifie that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
Amendment made four adjustments to the bill: (1) corrected the short title; (2) provided that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintained the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarified that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-613 to direct OSHA to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Sugar investigation and findings from the combustible dust National Emphasis Program before deciding on whether to move forward with a standard.
Amendment sought to direct OSHA to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Sugar investigation and findings from the combustible dust National Emphasis Program before deciding on whether to move forward with a standard.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-621 to provide for direct allocations to qualified metropolitan cities and qualified urban counties, makes the definition of operating expenses consistent with other HUD programs, and caps purchase price under the loan program at the current appraised value of the foreclosed property.
Amendment provides for direct allocations to qualified metropolitan cities and qualified urban counties; makes the definition of operating expenses consistent with other HUD programs; and caps purchase price under the loan program at the current appraised value of the foreclosed property.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-621 to direct the funds to be administered through the Office of Community Planning and Development of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rather than directing the Secretary to create a new program within the Department.
Amendment directs funds to be administered through the Office of Community Planning and Development of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rather than directing the Secretary to create a new program within the Department.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-621 to strike all references in the bill to providing grants to states, but leave the underlying loan program intact. Money from the grant portion of the bill ($7.5 billion) would be re-directed to the loan portion (for a total of $15 billion in loans).
Amendment sought to strike all references in the bill to providing grants to states, but leave the underlying loan program intact. Money from the grant portion of the bill ($7.5 billion) would be re-directed to the loan portion (for a total of $15 billion in loans).
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-621 to clarify that illegal immigrants shall be ineligible for financial assistance under the bill.
Amendment clarified that illegal immigrants shall be ineligible for financial assistance under the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-666 to increase funding (by offset) for Future Combat Systems by $193 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding (by offset) for Future Combat Systems by $193 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-666 to add $719 million to the Missile Defense Agency's Budget.
Amendment sought to add $719 million to the Missile Defense Agency's Budget.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 110-666 to reduce funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $966.2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $966.2 million.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in House Report 110-666 to remove $10 million in funding for energy conservation on military installations and increase funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program by $10 million.
Amendment sought to remove $10 million in funding for energy conservation on military installations and increase funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program by $10 million.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 110-666 to provide that no provision in any status of forces agreement negotiated between the United States and the Government of Iraq that obligates the United States to the defense of Iraq from internal or external threats shall have any legal effect unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, or is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.
Amendment states that no provision in any status of forces agreement negotiated between the United States and the Government of Iraq that obligates the United States to the defense of Iraq from internal or external threats shall have any legal effect unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, or is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.
An amendment numbered 53 printed in House Report 110-666 to require the President to submit a report to Congress on the long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom within 90 days of enactment. The amendment directs the estimate to be based on certain scenarios; make projections through at least Fiscal Year 2068; and take into account and specify various factors, including operational costs, reconstruction costs, and the cost of providing health care and disability benefits.
Amendment requires the President to submit a report to Congress on the long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom within 90 days of enactment.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 110-666 to prohibit agencies under the Department of Defense from using contractors to perform interrogations. The amendment would allow the use of contractors for interpretation.
Amendment prohibits agencies under the Department of Defense from using contractors to perform interrogations but would allow the use of contractors for interpretation.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 110-666 to require the videotaping or electronic recording of detainee interrogations in the custody of or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. Directs the Judge Advocates General of the respective military services to develop uniform guidelines for such videotaping or electronic recording, and for said guidelines to be provided to Congress.
Amendment requires the videotaping or electronic recording of detainee interrogations in the custody of or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. The amendment also directs the Judge Advocates General of the respective military services to develop uniform guidelines for such videotaping or electronic recording and for said guidelines to be provided to Congress.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in House Report 110-666 to require the Defense Secretary to release to the public, upon request, the names, ranks, countries of origin, and other information of students and instructors of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ("WHINSEC"). The amendment covers fiscal years 2005-2008 and any fiscal year thereafter.
Amendment requires the Defense Secretary to release to the public, upon request, the names, ranks, countries of origin, and other information of students and instructors of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ("WHINSEC"). The amendment covers fiscal years 2005-2008 and any fiscal year thereafter.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-678 to makin various technical changes in addition to clarifing or adding certain allowable uses of funds, clarifing the Act's green building requirements, and adding certain reporting requirements.
Amendment makes various technical changes in addition to clarifing or adding certain allowable uses of funds, clarifing the Act's green building requirements, and adding certain reporting requirements.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-678 to establish a moratorium on using federal funds to purchase carbon offsets with the funding authorized in the bill.
Amendment establishes a moratorium on using federal funds to purchase carbon offsets with the funding authorized in the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-678 to allow funding authorized by the bill to be used for renewable energy generation and heating systems in schools.
Amendment allows funding authorized by the bill to be used for renewable energy generation and heating systems in schools.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-678 to provide that schools and local educational agencies receiving grants under this bill shall report, if they installed flooring, whether it was (1) low- or no-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) flooring, (2) made from sustainable materials, and (3) cost effective.
Amendment provides that schools and local educational agencies receiving grants under this bill shall report, if they installed flooring, on whether it was (1) low- or no-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) flooring, (2) made from sustainable materials, and (3) cost effective.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-677 to change the bill's permanent authorization of appropriations to an authorization for five years.
Amendment sought to change the bill's permanent authorization of appropriations to an authorization for five years.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-703 to prohibit funds from being used for the long distance Amtrak route with the highest cost per seat/mile according to Amtrak's March 2008 monthly performance report unless the Secretary has transmitted a waiver for this route or a portion of it because the Secretary considers it critical to homeland security.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used for the long distance Amtrak route with the highest cost per seat/mile according to Amtrak's March 2008 monthly performance report unless the Secretary has transmitted a waiver for this route or a portion of it because the Secretary considers it critical to homeland security.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-703 to authorize the Transportation Secretary to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority; and prohibit funds to the Transit Authority unless the Authority ensures its rail customers have access to any services provided by any licensed wireless provider that notifies the Authority of its intent to offer services to the public.
Amendment authorizes the Transportation Secretary to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority and prohibits funds to the Transit Authority unless the Authority ensures its rail customers have access to any services provided by any licensed wireless provider that notifies the Authority of its intent to offer services to the public.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-707 to exempt NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source, the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source, and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
Amendment exempts NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source; if the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-707 to establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering.
Amendment establishes a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House report 110-718 to make certain technical and conforming changes to the bill, would strike a requirement for a study by the Government Accountability Office, and would make section 4 not effective with respect to births or placements occurring within 6 months of the enactment of the Act.
Amendment makes certain technical and conforming changes to the bill; strikes a requirement for a study by the Government Accountability Office and makes section 4 not effective with respect to births or placements occurring within 6 months of the enactment of the Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-717 to make three changes to the definition of "covered program." It expands the definition to include public residential programs, and it strikes the exclusion of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and the exclusion of foster care group homes. The amendment strikes the requirement for the Secretary of HHS to make unannounced site inspections of covered programs at least once every two years, and it strikes Section 5. The amendment requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the activities of the national toll-free hotline, directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the outcomes of residential programs, and amends one of the standards to require a timeline about notifying parents.
Amendment makes changes to the definition of "covered program". It expands the definition to include public residential programs; strikes the exclusion of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and the exclusion of foster care group homes; strikes the requirement for the Secretary of HHS to make unannounced site inspections of covered programs at least once every two years and strikes Section 5. The amendment also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the activities of the national toll-free hotline; directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the outcomes of residential programs and amends one of the standards to require a timeline about notifying parents.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-734 to provide an exception to section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (regarding procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels) by exempting contracts for generally available fuels that are not predominantly produced from noncontroversial petroleum sources if (1) the contract does not require the contractor to provide alternative fuels, (2) the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative fuel, and (3) the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
Amendment provides an exception to section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (regarding procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels) by exempting contracts for generally available fuels that are not predominantly produced from noncontroversial petroleum sources if (1) the contract does not require the contractor to provide alternative fuels; (2) the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative fuel; and (3) the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-744 to require the Secretary to complete and submit to Congress a report on the energy resources included in the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.
Amendment required the Secretary to complete and submit to Congress a report on the energy resources included in the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-759 to express the sense of Congress that (1) the defeat of Colombian paramilitary organizations is in the national interest of the United States; (2) the recent rescue of hostages held by the FARC demonstrates the professionalism of Colombian forces; (3) U.S. intelligence and other assistance played a key role in developing and reinforcing Colombian capabilities; and (4) it is critical that U.S. assistance to the Government of Colombia continue.
Amendment expressed the sense of Congress that (1) the defeat of Colombian paramilitary organizations is in the national interest of the United States; (2) the recent rescue of hostages held by FARC demonstrated the professionalism of Colombian forces; (3) U.S. intelligence and other assistance played a key role in developing and reinforcing Colombian capabilities; and (4) it is critical that U.S. assistance to the Government of Colombia continue.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-759 to bar the use of funds to prohibit or discourage the use of the phrases `jihadist,' `jihad,' `Islamo-fascism,' `caliphate,' `Islamist,' or `Islamic terrorist' within the Intelligence Community or the Federal Government.
Amendment to bar the use of funds to prohibit or discourage the use of the phrases `jihadist,' `jihad,' `Islamo-fascism,' `caliphate,' `Islamist,' or `Islamic terrorist' within the Intelligence Community or the Federal Government.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-759 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on the production and sale of narcotics in support of international terrorism, including the support the Taliban and al Qaeda receive from the sale of narcotics and the shift in production from opium to hashish in Afghanistan.
Amendment required the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on the production and sale of narcotics in support of international terrorism, including the support the Taliban and al Qaeda receive from the sale of narcotics and the shift in production from opium to hashish in Afghanistan.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-758 to remove from the bill the designation as a recreational river of a 9-mile segment of the Taunton River from Muddy Cove to the confluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in Fall River.
Amendment sought to remove from the bill the designation as a recreational river, the 9-mile segment of the Taunton River from Muddy Cove to the confluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in Fall River.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-758 to amend the bill to state that nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting, and that nothing in the Act shall be construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting.
Amendment clarified that nothing in the Act shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting, and that nothing in the Act shall be construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-758 to require that nothing in the bill impact the supply of domestically-produced energy resources.
Amendment to require that nothing in the bill impact the supply of domestically-produced energy resources.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in part B of House Report 110-760 to provide that none of the funds may be used to employ workers in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment to provide that none of the funds may be used to employ workers in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-807 to direct the Secretary of Labor to study and report back to Congress within 90 days the effect of the Equal Pay Act amendments contained in the bill (section 3) on employers' ability to recruit and hire employees regardless of gender; the effective date of these amendments is delayed pending the Secretary's report. If the Secretary finds that these amendments are likely to significantly hinder employers' ability to hire and recruit employees regardless of gender, they do not go into effect.
Amendment sought to direct the Secretary of Labor to study and report back to Congress within 90 days the effect of the Equal Pay Act amendments contained in the bill (section 3) on employers' ability to recruit and hire employees regardless of gender. The effective date of these amendments would be delayed pending the Secretary's report. If the Secretary found that these amendments were likely to significantly hinder employers' ability to hire and recruit employees regardless of gender, they would not go into effect.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-807 to delay the effective date of the bill by six months from the time of enactment. The amendment requires the Department of Labor to educate small businesses about what is required under law and assist them with compliance.
Amendment delayed the effective date of the bill by six months from the time of enactment and required the Department of Labor to educate small businesses with respect to what is required under law and to assist them with compliance.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-807 to clarify that a plaintiff must show intent (malice or reckless indifference) to recover punitive damages.
Amendment clarified the legal standard for punitive damages as requiring malice or reckless indifference.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-807 to clarify that nothing in the Paycheck Fairness Act would affect the obligation of employers and employees to fully comply with all the applicable immigration laws.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding, by transfer, for the grants for construction of state extended care facilities account by $18,018,000.
Amendment sought to reduce administrative expenses by $18.018 million and apply that amount as an increase in funds for State veterans homes.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.
Amendment prohibited funds in the bill from being used for any projects named after a sitting Member of Congress.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section at the end of the bill for the elimination of military construction congressional earmarks.
Amendment sought to insert a new section at the end of the bill for the elimination of military construction congressional earmarks.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enforce subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-834 to amend the bill by requiring that the proposed study analyze any potential impacts on the possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, including a concealed weapon.
Amendment required that the proposed study analyze any potential impacts on the possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, including a concealed weapon.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 110-852 to insert a complete new text entitled "Second Amendment Enforcement Act".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute inserted a complete new text entitled "Second Amendment Enforcement Act" and is intended to restore second amendment rights within the home for self-protection purposes.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-854 to clarify that funds issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment also provides that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specified topics.
Amendment clarified that funds issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment also provided that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specified topics.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-922 to require that any lending assistance provided under TARP or EISA to an insured depository institution shall report the amount of any increase and decrease in new lending attributed to the TARP and EISA assistance.
Amendment required that reports of condition filed by an insured depository institution which received an investment or other assistance under TARP shall, to the extent possible, report the amount of any increase and decrease in new lending attributable to the TARP investment or assistance.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-3 to make sundry clarifications with respect to the use of TARP funds.
Manager's amendment incorporates sundry clarifications with respect to the use of TARP funds.
An amendment numbered 3 in House Report 111-3 to remove the Secretary's authority to delegate an observer to attend meetings of the board of directors of any assisted institution.
Amendment sought to remove the Secretary's authority to delegate an observer to attend meetings of the board of directors of any assisted institution.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-3 to eliminate changes and additional funding for the HOPE for Homeowners program.
Amendment sought to eliminate changes and additional funding for the HOPE for Homeowners program.
An amendment printed 7 printed in House Report 111-3 to require the Federal Reserve to disclose detailed information regarding the Federal Reserves Mortgage-Backed Securities purchase program.
Amendment inserts a new title which requires the Federal Reserve to disclose the details of the request process used to select the investment managers; disclose the details of the contracts reached with the investment managers, including price; and disclose the steps that each investment manager has taken to ensure that the program is free of conflicts of interest or an unfair advantage.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-3 to require Treasury to immediately obtain information from recipients of TARP funds and their precise use of funds allocated prior to January 1, 2009, and require the Treasury to conduct an analysis of the use of those funds within 30 days of enactment.
Amendment requires Treasury to immediately obtain information from recipients of TARP funds and their precise use of funds allocated prior to January 1, 2009, and further requires Treasury to conduct an analysis of the use of those funds within 30 days of enactment of the bill.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-9 to strike the appropriations provisions from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the $355 billion in funding for discretionary programs contained in the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 111-9 to strike funding for Amtrak.
Amendment sought to strike funding in the bill for Amtrak.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 111-9 to strike everything after enacting clause and adds income tax rate deductions for bottom two income tax brackets, alternative minimum tax relief, small business deduction, bonus depreciation, small business expensing, expanded carryback of net operating losses, improved home buyer credit, unemployment benefit tax exemption, health insurance premium deduction, repeal of 3 percent withholdings requirement for government contractors, extension of unemployment benefits, and a Sense of Congress against tax increases to offset outlays.
Amendment sought to strike the text of the bill and to insert a complete new text entitled "Economic Recovery Act of 2009.".
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-21 and modified in House Report 111-23 to allow a court to consider, lowering the interest rate to reduce the debtor's mortgage payments according to the Administration's Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009; give the mortgage holder a greater proportion of the appreciation in a home on a graduated basis if it is sold during the 5-year period that the case is pending; and provide that when a debtor seeks to reduce a mortgage's principal, the court must determine wheter such relief is in good faith based on whether debtor was offered a mortgage modification under the Administration's plan and the debtor was able to afford payments under such plan.
Amendment, as modified, requires courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines when the fair market value of a home is in dispute; denies relief to individuals who can afford to repay their mortgages without judicial mortgage modification; and extends the negotiation period from 15 to 30 days which requires the debtor to certify that he or she contacted the lender, provided the lender with income, expense and debt statements, and that there was a process for the borrower and lender to seek to reach agreement on a qualified loan modification.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-21 to provide that if a homeowner who has had a mortgage modified in a bankruptcy proceeding sells the home at a profit, the lender can recapture the amount of principal lost in the modification.
Amendment sought to provide that if a homeowner who has had a mortgage modified in a bankruptcy proceeding sells the home at a profit, the lender can recapture the amount of principal lost in the modification.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-21 to provide that, in the case of a debtor whose home is in foreclosure, the debtor could meet the pre-filing credit counseling requirement by receiving counseling either before filing or up to 30 days after filing.
Amendment preserves the requirement for credit counseling but would allow those who have received a foreclosure notice to file for bankruptcy as long as they have obtained the required credit counseling within 30 days after the bankruptcy filing.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-36 to remove all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the bill.
Amendment sought to remove all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the bill.
Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-39 to add to the list of approved Clean Energy Corps activities the development of clean energy programs designed to meet the needs of rural communities.
Amendment adds to the list of approved Clean Energy Corps activities the development of clean energy programs designed to meet the needs of rural communities.
Amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-39 to authorize a new grant program, the Volunteer Generation Fund, to be administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Amendment authorizes a new grant program, the Volunteer Generation Fund, to be administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-39 to set an authorization for AmeriCorps, the Trust, Innovative programs, audits and evaluations at the FY 2008 level for FY 2010, and as such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Amendment, as modified, sought to cap the authorization level in the bill for FY 2010 at the FY 2008 level of $405 million. The amendment also sought to provide such sums as may be necessary for FY 2011 through FY 2014.
Amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-39 to provide volunteers to supervise physical education classes at elementary and secondary schools, provide nutrition education to students, and supervise, organize, and manage after school physical activity/education programs. The amendment would also provide services to these elderly people through food deliveries, legal and medical services provided in the home, and transportation.
Amendment provides for volunteers to supervise physical education classes at elementary and secondary schools; provide nutrition education to students, and supervise, organize, and manage after school physical activity/education programs; and provides services to elderly people through food deliveries, legal and medical services provided in the home, and transportation.
Amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-39 to increase the operational support given to organizations for full-time individuals enrolled in an approved national service position. The amendment proposes increasing the support from $600 to $800 and from $800 to $1000 if program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth.
Amendment increases the operational support given to organizations for full-time individuals enrolled in an approved national service position by changing the support from $600 to $800 and from $800 to $1000 if a program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth.
Amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-39 to create a National Service Reserve Corps and requires an annual service requirement of at least 10 hours and/or annual training. A member of the National Service Reserve Corps is one who has completed a term of national service, fulfilled training, and will respond to national disasters and other emergencies. These individuals will be listed in a national database for the ease of immediate deployment in case of emergency.
Amendment creates a National Service Reserve Corps comprised of individuals who have completed a term of national service, fulfilled training requirements and can respond to national disasters and other emergencies. These individuals will be listed in a national database for the ease of immediate deployment in case of emergency.
Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-52 to clarify that authorized suppression activities for the Flame Fund include containment activities in response to crisis insect infestations to reduce the likelihood of wildfires.
Amendment clarifies that the FLAME fund can be used for containment activities to prevent a burning fire from reaching dangerously infested areas which can increase the risk of intensification and spread of the wildfire.
Amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-52 to require advance notice, in writing, to adjacent landowners whenever the Department of Agriculture sets a prescribed fire on National Forest System land.
Amendment requires that land owners adjacent to National Forest system lands receive advance notice in writing whenever the Forest Service sets a prescribed burn.
Amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-52 to require that the Secretaries, in considering severity of and threat posed by a fire for the purposes of determining whether to declare that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding from the Flame Fund, take into account areas where insect infestation has created an extreme risk for wildfire.
Amendment directs the allocation of funding in the bill to account for forest areas nation-wide that have been greatly damaged by infestation of invasive insects and which have high potential to burn quickly.
Amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-52 to amend the definition of `fire-ready community' in the bill to provide that a community satisfies the definition if it is located within a priority area identified by the fire risk maps required by the bill, and meets two of the other four criteria listed in the bill for `fire-ready communities.'.
Amendment expands the definition of "fire-ready-community" in the bill to say that a community satisfies the definition if it is located within a priority area identified by fire risk maps and can meet two of the other four criteria listed in the bill for "fire-ready-communities".
Amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-52 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with a State Forester to prepare and implement `good neighbor' projects on National Forest System land to complement any similar project being performed on bordering or adjacent non-Federal land. Would provide that the decision to proceed with a good neighbor project is in the Secretary's sole discretion. Defines good neighbor projects to include certain fuels reduction projects.
Amendment sought to permanently allow the Forest Service to have authority to contract with States (good neighbor authority) to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-71 to allow institutions that enter into a payment schedule with Treasury on terms set by Treasury to no longer be subject to the bonus and compensation restrictions created by the Act. If an institution defaults on its payment schedule, any bonuses and compensation that exceeds the regulations promulgated in accordance to the Act would be subject to clawback.
Amendment allows institutions that enter into a payment schedule with Treasury on terms set by Treasury to no longer be subject to the bonus and compensation restrictions created by the Act.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-71 to clarify the definition of executive compensation to include payments made before, during and after employment, and would make explicit that the definition of compensation considered under the standards to be prepared by the Secretary to include payment of money, transfers of property or provision of services.
Amendment clarifies the definition of executive compensation to include payments made before, during and after employment, and makes explicit that the definition of compensation considered under the standards to be prepared by the Secretary includes payment of money, transfers of property or provision of services.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of House Report 111-72 to create a Tobacco Harm Reduction Center under the Department of HHS to regulate all tobacco products and establishes a regulatory scheme to provide for tobacco prevention, education, and cessation programs.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text with provisions that create a Tobacco Harm Reduction Center under the Department of HHS to regulate all tobacco products and establish a regulatory scheme to provide for tobacco prevention, education and cessation programs.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-73 to provide $991 billion for non-military di scretionary spending in FY10, $469 billion above President Obama's request; provides $479 billion as sufficient defense spending level; and reduces the deficit by 58% by FY2012. Savings come from eliminating Cold War era weapons systems, targeting waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon, military redeployment and military contractors out of Iraq, repeal of Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year, crackdown on corporate welfare and reinstating a quarter-cent tax (0.25%) on all stock transactions. Spending increases include health care for all Americans, cutting poverty in half in ten years, additional economic stimulus, increased Foreign Assistance, combating global warming and establishing energy independence, providing comprehensive education, and providing health care to veterans as an entitlement.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 1 printed in House Report 111-73 and offered as the Fiscal Year 2010 Progressive Caucus Budget Alternative.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-73 to set spending levels, revenue levels, and deficit levels at lower amounts than what is projected by the CBO baseline or what is proposed in the President's budget request. The substitute provides defense funding at the President's level and for non-defense discretionary spending, the substitute provides a hard freeze to non-defense discretionary spending, plus a one percent reduction to prior year spending levels, and also assumes other savings from reductions to lower-priority spending.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 2 printed in House Report 111-73 and offered as the Republican Study Committee Budget Alternative.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-73 to build upon the historic investments made by the President's budget and the Majority's budget. However, the budget builds on these investments by immediately repealing the 2001 and 2003 Bush-era tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest Americans. The budget also adds an extremely modest 0.565% surtax on adjustable gross income exceeding $500,000 for individuals ($1 million for joint filers). The budget shifts those savings and additional revenue towards Education, Health Care, Job Training, International Aid, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans, while still producing a five year deficit that is $67 billion smaller than the Majority's budget.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 3 printed in House Report 111-73 and offered as the Congressional Black Caucus Budget Substitute.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-73 which seeks to spend $4.8 trillion less than the President's budget over 10 years; sets spending levels which are 20.7% of GDP; freezes non-defense/non- veterans spending; borrows $3.6 trillion less than the President's budget over 10 years; seeks to hold debt to 65% of GDP; and puts forward a long-term budget to bring debt under control. The substitute also seeks to permanently extend 2001 and 2003 tax relief; permanently fix the Alternative Minimum Tax; create 2.1 million more jobs than the Democrats' budget; suspend capital gains taxes through 2010; and reduce the corporate tax rate to 25% from the current 35%. The amendment also seeks to provide $5 billion over the President's budget for Defense; $540 million over the President's budget for Veterans; to save $50 billion annually for war or unmet defense needs; and provide for health and retirement security by reforming programs to ensure they provide benefits for future beneficiaries.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 4 printed in House Report 111-73 and offered as the Republican Budget Substitute.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-82 to direct agencies under the interagency committee to assess the impact of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes on water resources.
Amendment adds to the water research outcomes a study of the impacts of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes on water resources.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-82 to require that the plan's analysis of the energy required to provide reliable water supplies and the water required for the production of alternative and renewable energy resources.
Amendment ensures that the relationship between renewable energy development and water resources is established as a priority for Federal water planning, research and development.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-82 to require GAO to study whether any of the requirements of the underlying legislation are duplicative of existing programs. Prior to implementation of the bill, the President will, based upon the GAO report, determine whether the programs are duplicative or not. If the President differs in his determination from the GAO conclusions, he must offer a justification for his determination. The effective date is delayed until the President has made that determination.
Amendment sought to require GAO to study whether any of the requirements of the underlying legislation are duplicative of existing programs.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-82 to require the interagency committee to identify and recommend against duplication of Federal water-related research, development, and technological innovation activities by more than one agency or program. It also would require the President to ensure that Federal agencies do not request appropriations for activities duplicated by state, local, and tribal governments.
Amendment sought to require the interagency committee to identify and recommend against duplication of Federal water-related research, development, and technological innovation activities by more than one agency or program. The amendment also sought to require the President to ensure that Federal agencies do not request appropriations for activities duplicated by state, local, and tribal governments.
An amendment to add a new section providing that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the conference report to accompany <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S.CON.RES.13:">S.Con.Res. 13</a> to such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
Amendment to add a new section providing that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the conference report to accompany <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S.CON.RES.13:">S.Con.Res. 13</a> to such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-92 to set underwriting standards for students' credit cards, including limiting credit lines to the greater of 20 percent of a student's annual income or $500, without a co-signer and requiring creditors to obtain a proof of income, income history, and credit history from college students before approving credit applications.
Amendment sets underwriting standards for student credit cards, including limiting credit lines to the greater of 20 percent of a students' annual income or $500 without a co-signer and requiring creditors to obtain a proof of income, income history, and credit history from college students before approving credit applications.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-92 to require credit cardholders to opt-into receiving over-the-limit protection on their credit card in order for a credit card company to charge an over-the-limit fee. Allows for transactions that go over the limit to be completed for operational reasons as long as they are of a de minimis amount, but the credit card company is not allowed to charge a fee.
Amendment requires credit cardholders to opt in to receive over-the-limit protection on their credit card in order for a credit card company to charge an over-the-limit fee. The amendment also allows for transactions that go over the limit to be completed for operational reasons as long as they are of a small amount. Lastly, the credit card company is not allowed to charge a fee.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-98 to provide that no funds in the bill for legal assistance or housing counseling grants may be distributed to any organization which has been or which employs an individual who has been convicted for a violation under Federal law relating to an election for Federal office. (Description language has been modified pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement by the House.).
Amendment provides that no funds in the bill for legal assistance or housing counseling grants may be distributed to any organization which has been, or which employs an individual who has been, convicted within 10 years of the date of applying for legal assistance for a felony violation under Federal law relating to an election for Federal office.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-98 to strike the assignee and securitizer liability provisions from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the assignee and securitizer liability provisions from the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-98 to delay the enactment of titles I, II, and III of the bill until the Federal Reserve certifies that they will not reduce the availability or increase the price of credit for qualified mortgages.
Amendment sought to delay the enactment of titles I, II, and III of the bill until the Federal Reserve certifies that it will not reduce the availability of, or increase the price of credit for, qualified mortgages.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-98 to strike title III from the bill relating to high-cost mortgages.
Amendment sought to strike title III of the bill which deals with high-cost mortgages.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-106 to add a new section 314 requiring the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Council to the Secretary on green, high-performing schools. The Council advises the Secretary on the impact of green, high-performing schools on teaching and learning, health energy costs and environmental impact; works with the Secretary to recommend Federal policies to increase the number of green, high-performing schools; provides technical assistance to states; and identifies Federal policies that are barriers to helping states make schools green and high-performing. The Council consults with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Commerce Secretary, Energy Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretary, Labor Secretary, EPA Administrator, and the GSA Administrator.
Amendment adds a new section requiring the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Council to the Secretary on green, high-performing schools. Such a Council would consult with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Commerce Secretary, Energy Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretary, Labor Secretary, EPA Administrator, and the GSA Administrator.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-106 to add a new section 314 requiring the Education Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Department's Institute of Educational Sciences to evaluate the impact of projects funded under the bill on student academic achievement, including a comparison of students attending public schools receiving funding under the bill with students attending public schools that are not receiving such funding.
Amendment adds a new section requiring the Education Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Departments' Institute of Educational Sciences to evaluate the impact of projects funded under the bill on student academic achievement, including a comparison of students attending public schools receiving funding under the bill with students attending public schools that are not receiving such funding.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-106 to amend section 309 (green schools) to provide that nothing in the bill shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency from using sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber for public school modernization, renovation, repairs, or construction. It also would amend section 310 (reporting) to require agencies receiving grant funds under the bill to disclose whether any flooring installed was from renewable sources.
Amendment clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency from using sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber for public school modernization, renovation, repairs or construction.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-106 to specify that local educational agencies receiving funds under the act may encourage schools receiving funds for projects to educate students about those projects, including how they function, and their environmental, energy, sustainability, and other benefits.
Amendment specifies that local educational agencies receiving funds under the act may encourage schools receiving funds for projects to educate students about those projects, including how they function, as well as their environmental, energy, sustainability, and other benefits.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-106 to require the Secretary to reserve 5 percent of section 102 grant funds for grants to local educational agencies serving geographic areas with significant economic distress or recovering from a natural disaster.
Amendment requires the Secretary to reserve 5 percent of section 102 grant funds for grants to local educational agencies serving those geographic areas with significant economic distress or those recovering from a natural disaster.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-106 to include reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children among the voluntary guidelines for high performing school buildings. It also would add reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses to the list of demonstrable and expected benefits. The amendment includes the reduction and elimination of human exposure to airborne particles such as dust, sand, and pollens among the approved uses for grant funds used by local educational agencies.
Amendment includes reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children among the voluntary guidelines for high performing school buildings. Amendment also adds reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses to the list of demonstrable and expected benefits and includes the reduction and elimination of human exposure to airborne particles such as dust, sand, and pollens among the approved uses for grant funds used by local educational agencies.
An amendment to amend the title of the bill.
Amendment sought to change the title of the bill.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-121 to establish a Rural Entrepreneurship Advisory Council within the Small Business Administration, comprised of appropriate officials from the SBA, the rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce and of representatives from the academic, small business, agriculture, and high-tech communities. The council is tasked with providing a report to Congress on rural entrepreneurship, and to provide ongoing advice and recommendations to foster rural entrepreneurs.
Amendment establishes a Rural Entrepreneurship Advisory Council within the Small Business Administration comprised of appropriate officials from the SBA, the rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce and of representatives from the academic, small business, agriculture, and high-tech communities. The council is tasked with providing a report to Congress on rural entrepreneurship, and to provide ongoing advice and recommendations to foster rural entrepreneurs.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 111-126 to express the sense of Congress that FAA whistleblowers be granted the full protection of the law.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part C of House Report 111-126 to prohibit authorized funds from being used to name a project or program for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-127 to alter the standard for when TSA can issue an emergency regulation or security device without adhering to the rule making and public notice and comment provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Allows TSA to issue a regulation or security directive when needed "to respond to an imminent threat of finite duration" and would require TSA to comply with the rule making requirements of the APA when a security directive or emergency order has been in place for more than 180 days.
Amendment alters the standard for when TSA can issue an emergency regulation or security device without adhering to the rulemaking and public notice and comment provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). The amendment also allows TSA to issue a regulation or security directive when needed "to respond to an imminent threat of finite duration" and would require TSA to comply with the rule making requirements of the APA when a security directive or emergency order has been in place for more than 180 days.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-127 to prohibit the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports, and would require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in place of going through a WBI machine, information on the images generated by the WBI, the privacy policies in place, and the right to request a pat-down search, and would prohibit the TSA from storing, transferring, or copying the images.
Amendment prohibits the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports; and would require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in lieu of going through a WBI machine. The amendment also prohibits the TSA from storing, transferring, or copying any images resulting from going through a WBI machine.
An amendment to secure aviation from extreme terrorist threats.
Amendment requires the TSA to include on the No Fly List any individual who was a detainee held at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the President certifies in writing to Congress that the detainee poses no threat to the United States.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-133 to require employees to use all accrued leave before receiving additional paid parental leave and would require additional paid parental leave to be treated as a repayable advance.
Amendment requires employees to use all accrued leave before receiving additional paid parental leave and would require additional paid parental leave to be treated as a repayable advance.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to (1) make a number of minor, technical and conforming changes, including changes to address concerns of other Committees that have jurisdiction over certain provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2410:">H.R. 2410</a> and making changes to certain authorizations; (2) add the relevant text from <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2828:">H.R. 2828</a>, 110th Congress, as passed by the House, relating to compensation of Foreign Service victims of terrorism; (3) add a provision relating to streamlining export controls to better serve the scientific and research community, consistent with the protection of U.S. national security interests; (4) add a provision on monitoring and evaluating certain provision U.S. overseas activities; (5) add a provision to improve the stabilization and reconstruction activities of the Department of State; (6) add a provision on implementation of an international nuclear fuel bank; (7) add a provision relating to the development of a food security strategy; (8) adds certain other sense of congress provisions; and (9) add a new subsection to section 334 providing that nothing in that section shall be construed as affecting existing statutory prohibitions relating to abortion.
Amendment (1) makes a number of minor, technical and conforming changes, including changes to address concerns of other Committees that have jurisdiction over certain provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2410:">H.R. 2410</a> and making changes to certain authorizations; (2) adds the relevant text from <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2828:">H.R. 2828</a>, 110th Congress, as passed by the House, relating to compensation of Foreign Service victims of terrorism; (3) adds a provision relating to streamlining export controls to better serve the scientific and research community, consistent with the protection of U.S. national security interests; (4) adds a provision on monitoring and evaluating certain provision U.S. overseas activities; (5) adds a provision to improve the stabilization and reconstruction activities of the Department of State; (6) adds a provision on implementation of an international nuclear fuel bank; (7) adds a provision relating to the development of a food security strategy; (8) adds certain other sense of congress provisions; and (9) adds a new subsection to section 334 providing that nothing in that section shall be construed as affecting existing statutory prohibitions relating to abortion.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to require the Secretary of State to withhold from the U.S. contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency an amount equal to nuclear technical cooperation provided by the IAEA in 2007 to Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of State to withhold from the U.S. contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency an amount equal to nuclear technical cooperation provided by the IAEA in 2007 to Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to direct the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan to address the ongoing crisis in Sudan. This includes a description of how the United States assistance will be used to achieve a U.S. policy towards Sudan, financial plan, management of U.S. foreign assistance, and criteria used to determine their prioritization.
Amendment directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan to address the ongoing crisis in Sudan. This includes a description of how the United States assistance will be used to achieve a U.S. policy towards Sudan, financial plan, management of U.S. foreign assistance, and criteria used to determine their prioritization.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to provide that the policy of the United States, with respect to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, shall be to prevent any weakening of, and ensure robust compliance with and enforcement of, existing international legal requirements for the protection of intellectual property rights, related to energy or environmental technologies.
Amendment provides that the policy of the United States, with respect to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, shall be to prevent any weakening of, and ensure robust compliance with and enforcement of, existing international legal requirements for the protection of intellectual property rights, related to energy or environmental technologies.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to strike Sec. 505, domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled 'A Fateful Harvest'.
Amendment sought to strike Sec. 505, relating to domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled "A Fateful Harvest".
An amendment numbered 15 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to express the sense of Congress that Eritrea's support for armed insurgents in Somalia poses a direct threat to the national security interests of the United States, that the Secretary of State should designate Eritrea a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and that the United Nations Security Council should impose sanctions against Eritrea.
Amendment sought to express the sense of Congress that Eritrea's support for armed insurgents in Somalia poses a direct threat to the national security interests of the United States; that the Secretary of State should designate Eritrea a State Sponsor of Terrorism; and that the United Nations Security Council should impose sanctions against Eritrea.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part C of House Report 111-143 to allow the Secretary of State, at her discretion, to make payments from the Rewards for Justice program to officers or employees of foreign governments who provide information leading to the capture of exceptional and high-profile terrorists.
Amendment allows the Secretary of State, at her discretion, to make payments from the Rewards for Justice Program to officers or employees of foreign governments who provide information leading to the capture of exceptional and high-profile terrorists.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of House Report to fully fund the administration's request for non-military assistance to Pakistan ($1.5 billion) for FY 2010 and provides "such sums" as may be necessary through 2013. It also requires that the administration submit a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan; requires quarterly briefings on developments in Pakistan; as well as written notification to the Congress of adjustments in strategy and related changes in allocations and expenditures.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to fully fund the administration's request for non-military assistance to Pakistan ($1.5 billion) for FY 2010 by providing "such sums" as may be necessary through 2013. It also sought to require that the administration submit a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan; require quarterly briefings on developments in Pakistan; and written notification to the Congress of adjustments in strategy and related changes in allocations and expenditures.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the congressional Record to increase appropriations for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by $500,000 and decrease appropriations for the Department of Commerce salaries and expenses by $500,000.
Amendment ensures that not less than $500,000 is appropriated (by offset) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for grants to be awarded in 2010 by the Secretary of Commerce for Western Pacific Fishery Demonstration Projects.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease appropriations for Departmental Management by $4 million and increase appropriations for the Office on Violence Against Women by $4 million.
Amendment increases funding (by offset) for the Violence Against Women Act Legal Assistance Program by $4 million.
An amendment numbered 41 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $2,500,000 from the "Department of Justice- General Administration- Salaries and Expenses" to the "National Criminal History Improvement Program -State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.".
Amendment provides an increase of $2.5 million (by offset) for the National Criminal History Improvement Program.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease appropriations for the Federal Prison system by $97,400,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount appropriated for the Federal Prison system by $97,400,000.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $5 million by transfer from the Office of Justice programs to the Community Oriented Policing Services.
Amendment increases the amount appropriated (by offset) for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program by $5 million.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a provision for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program.
Amendment inserts a provision for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to strike appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation.
Amendment sought to strike appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation.
An amendment numbered 118 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement Executive Order 13492, issued January 22, 2009, titled "Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities".
Amendment fell on roll call 360 in the Committee of the Whole, and pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the Committee rose because the votes cast by the Delegates and Resident Commissioner were decisive in the disposition of the amendment. Pursuant to the rule, the amendment offered by Mr. Lewis (CA) was subject to a re-vote in the full House.
An amendment numbered 69 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the salaries or expenses of personnel who obligate, funds made available under the following headings in title II of division A of Public Law 111-5: (1) "Economic Development Administration - Economic Development Assistance Programs". (2) "National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program". (3) "National Institute of Standards and Technology - Construction of Research Facilities".
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the salaries or expenses of personnel who obligate, funds made available under the following headings in title II of division A of Public Law 111-5: (1) "Economic Development Administration - Economic Development Assistance Programs". (2) "National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program". (3) "National Institute of Standards and Technology - Construction of Research Facilities".
An amendment numbered 102 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to purchase light bulbs unless the bulbs have "Energy Star.".
An amendment numbered 96 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriations made to the Department of Justice General Administration salaries and expenses by $100,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for the Department of Justice General Administration salaries and expenses by $100,000,000 across-the-board.
An amendment numbered 98 printed in the Congressional Record to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government receiving appropriations under this Act to track undisbursed balance in expired grant accounts and include a detailed annual performance plan.
Amendment requires that all executive departments and independent agencies track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and report the results to the Director of OMB. The amendment further requires the reports to identify which accounts could be returned to the U.S. Treasury.
An amendment numbered 63 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the biological opinion entitled "Biological Opinion and conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project", issued by the National Marine fisheries Service and dated June 4, 2009.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the biological opinion entitled "Biological Opinion and conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project", issued by the National Marine fisheries Service and dated June 4, 2009.
An amendment numbered 111 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease by 5% funds that are not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
Amendment sought to decrease by 5% funds that are not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
An amendment numbered 71 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to relocate the Office of the Census or employees from the Department of Commerce to the jurisdiction of the Executive Office of the President.
An amendment numbered 97 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the funds appropriated in the Act by $644,150,000.
An amendment numbered 100 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation in the bill by $12,511,000,000 across-the board.
An amendment numbered 114 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the appropriation for Violence Against Women by $2.5 million.
Amendment increases the appropriation (by offset) for Violence Against Women programs by $2.5 million.
An amendment numbered 59 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for establishment or implementation of a National Climate Service.
An amendment numbered 79 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Art Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart, AR, for the Grand Prairie Arts Initiative.
Amendment numbered 76 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME, for Maine Lobster Research and Inshore Trawl Survey.
An amendment numbered 105 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Training the Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project of San Jose State University, San Jose, California.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Training the Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project of San Jose State University, San Jose, California.
An amendment numbered 104 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Jamaica, NY, for the Jamaica Export Center.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Jamaica, NY, for the Jamaica Export Center.
An amendment numbered 107 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Initiative project of the Partnership for the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Initiative project of the Partnership for the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
An amendment numbered 87 in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for operations of the National Drug Intelligence Center and decrease appropriations for the Department of Justice general administration by $44,023,000.
An amendment numbered 86 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Innovative Science Learning Center of Science South, Florence, South Carolina, and decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cross agency support by $500,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Innovative Science Learning Center of Science South, Florence, South Carolina, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cross agency support by $500,000.
An amendment numbered 85 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use for the Drew University Environmental Science Initiative of Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, and decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cross agency support by $1 million.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the Drew University Environmental Science Initiative of Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cross agency support by $1 million.
An amendment numbered 91 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use for the Science Education Through Exploration project of the JASON Project, Ashburn, Virginia, and decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by $4 million.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the Science Education Through Exploration project of the JASON Project, Ashburn, Virginia, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by $4 million.
An amendment numbered 84 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Institute for Seafood Studies project of the Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, Louisiana, and decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by $325,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the Institute for Seafood Studies project of the Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, Louisiana, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by $325,000.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program to a level of $100,000,000.
Amendment provides an additional $100,000,000 (by offset) for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, restoring it to the FY 2009 level of $400,000,000.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the appropriation to the International Trade Administration by $500,000 and to decrease the appropriation for the Bureau of the Census by $500,000.
Amendment increases the appropriation (by offset) to the International Trade Administration by $500,000.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 111-183 to increase funding for the Firefighter grant program, nonprofit security grants, the Metropolitan Medical Response System, and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. In addition, the amendment contains two prohibitions on funds in this bill being used: for first class travel, with certain exceptions, and to close or transfer operations of a FEMA recovery office. Finally, the amendment would ensure DHS employees who interact with the public can use personal protective equipment without negative personnel action.
Manager's amendment increases funding for the Firefighter grant program; increases funding for nonprofit security grants; increases funding for the Metropolitan Medical Response System; increases funding to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; ensures that DHS employees who interact with the public can use personal protective equipment without negative personnel action; prohibits certain uses of funds in the bill for first class travel; and prohibits use of funds in the bill to close or transfer operations of a FEMA recovery office. All increases in funding are accomplished by offsets.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to add $34 million to US Customs and Border Protection, intending to fund 200 additional Border Patrol agents, offset by reducing funding for the Offices of the Secretary and Executive Management; Under Secretary for Management; Chief Financial Officer; and Chief Information Officer.
Amendment adds $34 million (by offset) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fund 200 additional Border Patrol agents.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to add $50 million in funding to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, with $40 million intended for the Securing the Cities initiative and $10 million intended for the procurement of radiation portal monitors, offset by a reduction in the Department's Office of the Secretary and Executive Management and the Office of the Under Secretary for Management.
Amendment adds $50 million (by offset) to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office with $40 million intended for the Securing the Cities initiative and $10 million intended for the procurement of radiation portal monitors.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to increase funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) salaries and expenses by $1.7 million offset by reducing funding for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management. The funds are intended to be used to expand the Visa Security Program, which places ICE personnel overseas at high-risk locations to screen visa applications.
Amendment increases funding (by offset) for ICE salaries and expenses by $1.7 million to expand the Visa Security Program.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to reduce and then increase funding for United States Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses by $1 million. This funding would go towards removing the lookout posts that have been established along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Amendment redirects funds toward removal of the lookout posts that have been established along the U.S.-Mexico border.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to maintain current (FY2009) funding for the Federal Air Marshals.
Amendment sought to maintain FY 2009 funding levels for the Federal Air Marshals.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 to increase by $32 million funds available for the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund, offset by reducing by the same amount funds available for FEMA Management and Administration.
Amendment sought to increase funding (by offset) for the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund by $32 million.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-183 prohibit any funds in the Act from being used to employ illegal workers as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment prohibits use of funds for employment of illegal workers as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-18 to reduce spending in this act by $2,755,000,000 across multiple accounts.
Amendment sought to reduce spending in the bill by $2,755,000,000 across specified accounts.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part C of House Report 111-183 to strike an earmark for the City of Emeryville, CA, from FEMA's National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 111-183 to strike an earmark for the Harris County Flood Control District, Texas, from FEMA's National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 111-183 to prohibit funds in the bill from going to the National Institute for Hometown Security, Kentucky, and would reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 111-183 to prohibit funds in the bill from going to Global Solar, Arizona, for portable solar charging rechargeable battery systems, and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part D of House Report 111-183 to strike the $1 million earmark for SEARCH of Sacramento, CA, for interoperable communications, technical assistance and outreach programs.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-182 to require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress, not later than December 31, 2009, on a U.S. exit strategy for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Amendment sought to require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress, not later than December 31, 2009, on a U.S. exit strategy for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-182 to require public disclosure of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Amendment requires public disclosure of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-182 to provide that it is U.S. policy to continue missile defense testing. It would increase funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 billion. Offsetting reductions would come from defense environmental cleanup.
Amendment sought to provide that it is U.S. policy to continue missile defense testing and sought to increase funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 billion with offsetting reductions coming from defense environmental cleanup.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 111-182 to require the Defense Secretary to submit to Congress a report on any non-disclosure agreements signed by DoD employees regarding their official duties (except those relating to security clearances). The report would describe topics covered by the agreements, the number of employees required to sign such agreements, the duration of agreements, the types of persons covered, reasons for requiring such agreements, and the criteria for determining such information should not be disclosed.
Amendment sought to require the Defense Secretary to submit to Congress a report on any non-disclosure agreements signed by DoD employees regarding their official duties (except those relating to security clearances). The report would describe topics covered by the agreements, the number of employees required to sign such agreements, the duration of agreements, the types of persons covered, and reasons for requiring such agreements. Finally, the criteria for determining such information would not be disclosed.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in House Report 111-182 to require the videotaping of all military interrogations, with appropriate security classifications.
Amendment requires the videotaping of all military interrogations, with appropriate security classifications.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 111-182 to provide that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not prohibit an agency from entering into a contract to purchase a generally-available fuel that is not a synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a non-conventional petroleum source if the contract does not specifically require such a fuel. The purpose of the contract is not to obtain such a fuel, and the contract does not provide incentives for upgrading or expanding refineries to increase fuel from non-controversial petroleum sources.
Amendment clarifies that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not preclude Federal agencies from purchasing fuel that is not predominantly derived from tar-sands or other high-carbon sources.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 111-184 to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being spent to build an interagency facility in one specific location in Carson City, Nevada.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being spent to build an interagency facility in one specific location in Carson City, Nevada.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 111-184 to reduce overall spending in the bill by $5.75 billion to reflect FY2008 spending levels.
Amendment sought to reduce overall spending in the bill by $5.75 billion to reflect FY2008 spending levels.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-184 to decrease the funding included in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for the Environmental Protection Agency by 38% to reduce spending to 2009 levels.
Amendment sought to decrease the funding included in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for the Environmental Protection Agency by 38% to reduce spending to 2009 levels.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part C of House Report 111-184 to strike $1 million in funding for the `Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike $1 million in funding for the `Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part D of House Report 111-184 to strike the $150,000 earmark for Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton, New York.
Amendment sought to strike the $150,000 earmark for Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton, New York.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part C of House Report 111-184 to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Tarrytown Music Hall Restoration and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Tarrytown Music Hall Restoration and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part E of House Report 111-184 to strike the earmark for the Angel Island State Park Immigration Station Hospital Rehabilitation project.
Amendment sought to strike the earmark for the Angel Island State Park Immigration Station Hospital Rehabilitation project.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part C of House Report 111-184 to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Historic Fort Payne Coal and Iron Building Rehabilitation and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Historic Fort Payne Coal and Iron Building Rehabilitation and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment printed in part B of House Report 111-185 to strike everything and insert the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.513:">H.R. 513</a>, the "New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence.".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text consisting of the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.513:">H.R. 513</a>, entitled the "New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence".
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-192 to require commercialization programs established by agencies with space shuttle related activities to include efforts to help small businesses affected by the termination of the space shuttle program commercialize technologies through SBIR.
Amendment as modified requires commercialization programs established by agencies with space shuttle related activities to include efforts to help small businesses affected by the termination of the space shuttle program commercialize technologies through SBIR.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part A of House Report 111-191 to increase funding for the Agricultural Research Service sal aries and expenses account by $2 million to go toward Colony Collapse Disorder and pollinator decline research, offset by a $1 million reduction in the Office of the Chief Information Officer and a $1 million reduction in Departmental Administration. Would increase funding for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture competitive grants by $3,000,000 to be used for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and pollinator decline research, and offsets the increase by a reduction in funding for the Departmental Administration. Would increase funding for the Office of Inspector General at USDA by $500,000 to determine whether the USDA Organic certification program ensures that the most rigorous standards for certification are honored, and to investigate whether non-organic substances inappropriately remain allowed in small amounts in USDA certified products after organic alternatives have been discovered. The increase is offset by a decrease of the same amount in funding for the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities, General Services Administration account. Would increase the appropriation for the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program by $519,000 to a total of $1.5 million. The amount would be offse. by decreasing appropriations for `administrative expenses necessary to carry out direct and guaranteed loan programs' within the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account. Appropriates tobacco product user fees authorized under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Public Law 111-31). Would fund the Methamphetamine Inhibitor Grant Program created in the 2008 Farm Bill at $2,000,000. Offsets the increase in spending by reducing spending on Rural Development Salaries and Expenses. Would prohibit the use of funds for first class travel for employees of agencies funded by the bill, in contravention of Federal regulations.
Amendment increases funding for the Agricultural Research Service salaries and expenses account by $2 million to go toward Colony Collapse Disorder and pollinator decline research, offset by a $1 million reduction in the Office of the Chief Information Officer and a $1 million reduction in Departmental Administration; increases funding for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture competitive grants by $3,000,000 to be used for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and pollinator decline research, and offsets the increase by a reduction in funding for the Departmental Administration; increases funding for the Office of Inspector General at USDA by $500,000 offset by a decrease of the same amount in funding for the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities, GSA account; increases the appropriation for the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program by $519,000 to a total of $1.5 million offset by decreasing appropriations for "administrative expenses necessary to carry out direct and guaranteed loan programs" within the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account; appropriates tobacco product user fees authorized under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Public Law 111-31); funds the Methamphetamine Inhibitor Grant Program created in the 2008 Farm Bill at $2,000,000 offset by reducing spendi.g on Rural Development Salaries and Expenses; and prohibits the use of funds for first class travel for employees of agencies funded by the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to transfer $50,000 from the Chief Economist to the Economic Research Service.
Amendment increases funding for the Economic Research Service by $50,000 offset by a $50,000 reduction in the Chief Economist account.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to transfer $10,038,000 in the bill from the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to the Rural Utilities Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program (restoring the latter to FY09 appropriation levels).
Amendment increases funding for the Rural Utilities Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program by $10,038,000 offset by a $10,038,000 reduction in funds from the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to reduce FDA funding by $373 million to equal the FY09 level.
Amendment sought to reduce FDA funding by $373 million to equal the FY09 level.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to make an across-the-board cut of 5 percent to all discretionary funding accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to make an across-the-board cut of 5 percent to all discretionary funding accounts in the bill.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in part E of House Report 111-191 to prohibit certain funds in the bill from being used for the National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project, Kiski Basin, PA and reduces funds under the heading "Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses" by the amount that was to have been spent on the National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project, Kiski Basin, PA.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project, Kiski Basin, PA, and sought to reduce funding under the heading "Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses" by the amount that was to have been spent on the National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project, Kiski Basin, PA.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part C of House Report 111-191 to prohibit certain funds in the bill from being used for Specialty Crops in Indiana and reduces funds under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on Specialty Crops in Indiana.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for Specialty Crops in Indiana and sought to reduce funding under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on Specialty Crops in Indiana.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in part D of House Report 111-191 to prohibit certain funds in the bill from being used for the Foundry Sand By-Products Utilization project in Beltsville, MD and reduces funds under the heading "Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses" by the amount that was to have been spent on the Foundry Sand By-Products Utilization project in Beltsville, MD.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Foundry Sand By-Products Utilization project in Beltsville, MD and sought to reduce funding under the heading "Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and Expenses" by the amount that was to have been spent on the Foundry Sand By-Products Utilization project in Beltsville, MD.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part D of House Report 111-191 prohibit certain funds in the bill from being used for the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center in Georgia and reduces funds under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center in Georgia.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center in Georgia and reduced funding under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center in Georgia.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in part D of House Report 111-191 to prohibit certain funds in the bill from being used for Potato Research in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and reduces funds under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on Potato Research in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for Potato Research in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and reduced funding under the heading "National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities" by the amount that was to have been spent on Potato Research in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to prohibit funds from being used to administer or pay the salary of personnel who administer any broadband loans or loan guarantees on or before September 15, 2010.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used to administer or pay the salary of personnel who administer any broadband loans or loan guarantees on or before September 15, 2010.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 111-193 to increase funding for safe water and sanitation programs ($25M); democracy programs ($10M); implementation of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality ($300,000); maternal health programs ($10M); and oversight of Department of State and USAID programs ($8M). These additions are offset by reductions to the Department of State Capital Investment Fund and USAID's Capital Investment Fund. The amendment also restricts Foreign Military Financing Program funding for Sri Lanka and restrict first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act.
Amendment increases funding for safe water and sanitation programs by $25 million; democracy programs by $10 million; implementation of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality by $300,000; maternal health programs by $10 million; and oversight of Department of State and USAID programs by $8 million. These additions are offset by reductions to the Department of State Capital Investment Fund and USAID's Capital Investment Fund. The amendment also restricts Foreign Military Financing Program funding for Sri Lanka and restricts first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to reduce funding for: Diplomatic and Consular Programs by $1.2 billion; Operating Expenses for USAID by $330 million; and Global Health by $670 million. This would reflect FY2009 enacted funding levels.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Diplomatic and Consular Programs by $1.2 billion; Operating Expenses for USAID by $330 million; and Global Health by $670 million, reflecting FY 2009 enacted funding levels.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to reduce the amount appropriated to the Peace Corps (Independent Agencies) by $76,560,000 to match the President's request of $373,440,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount appropriated to the Peace Corps (Independent Agencies) by $76,560,000 to match the President's request of $373,440,000.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to strike Presidential waiver authority on the blocking of aid to Saudi Arabia.
Amendment strikes Presidential waiver authority on the blocking of aid to Saudi Arabia.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to reduce the total amount of Title V funding in the bill, Multilateral Assistance, by $505,896,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount of Multilateral Assistance funding in the bill by $505,896,000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate an agreement in contravention of certain provisions of law.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used by the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate any agreement in contravention of specified statutorily enacted provisions contained in the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 111-32).
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-193 to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available for the one-time special educational, professional, and cultural exchange grants program, reducing the cost of the bill by $8 million.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being made available for the one-time special educational, professional, and cultural exchange grants program, reducing the cost of the bill by $8 million.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-195 to prohibit funding for all of the member-requested earmarks for military construction projects.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for all of the member-requested earmarks for military construction projects.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to reduce the appropriation for the Corps of Engineers Expenses by $9 million; would add $1.8 million to the Regulatory account for the Army Corps of Engineers to help address the chronic backlog of project applications, offset by cutting the Corps of Engineers Expenses; would add $45 million for the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies program. The increase is offset by a $30 million reduction for Departmental Administration in the Department of Energy and a $15 million reduction for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. The amendment would increase funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission by $2.5 million, offset by a $2.5 million reduction to Other Defense Activities. The amendment would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to purchase light bulbs unless they have the `Energy Star' or `Federal Energy Management Program' designation. Finally, the amendment would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to purchase passenger motor vehicles unless they are purchased from Ford, GM, or Chrysler.
Manager's amendment provides $2.5 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission to address economic challenges in border counties from Maine to New York; $1.8 million for the Corps of Engineers to help address the backlog of regulatory permit applications; and $45 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy. The amendment also prohibits use of funds in the bill to purchase lightbulbs unless they are "Energy Star" qualified or have the "Federal Energy Management Program" designation and prohibits use of funds for purchase of passenger motor vehicles other than those manufactured by Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler. Finally, the amendment decreases funding for Corps of Engineers' programs and expenses by $10.8 million; the Department of Energy departmental administration by $30 million; the office of electricity by $15 million and other defense activities by $2.5 million.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to provide $7 million for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enhance water quality and fisheries productivity in the bay, offset by a reduction in funding for Army Corps of Engineers Expenses.
Amendment to provide $7 million for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enhance water quality and fisheries productivity in the bay, offset by a reduction of $7 million in funding for Army Corps of Engineers Expenses.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to make available $5 million from the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources account to begin installing hydroelectric facilities identified in a report authorized under the Energy and Policy Act of 2005 at Bureau of Reclamation dams. The revision corrects a technical reference to "Power Program Services" within the Water and Related Resources account.
Amendment makes available $5 million from the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources account to begin installing hydroelectric facilities identified in a report authorized under the Energy and Policy Act of 2005 at Bureau of Reclamation dams. The revision corrects a technical reference to "Power Program Services" within the Water and Related Resources account.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to increase by $5 million funding for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account to be utilized in the EERE Vehicles Technologies, Fuels Technology program for Natural Gas Vehicle Research Development and Demonstration, offset by a reduction in funds for the Department of Energy Departmental Administration account for general expenses.
Amendment increases funding by offset for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by $5 million for natural gas vehicle research.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to increase the Water Power Program in Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $10 million, its FY2009 enacted level, offset by a reduction in funds to the D.O.E.'s departmental administration by the same amount.
Amendment increases funding by offset for the Water Power Energy Program within the Department of Energy by $10 million, bringing the funding back to the FY 2009 enacted level.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-208 to strike funding for the President's Council of Economic Advisers ($4.2 million).
Amendment sought to strike the $4.2 million appropriation for the President's Council of Economic Advisers.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-208 to reduce funding for the Help America Vote Act by $50 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Help America Vote Act by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 5 printe in House Report 111-208 to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 5 percent.
Amendment sought to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 5 percent.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit funding made available in this bill from paying the salaries of specific positions in the Council on Environmental Quality.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding made available in this bill from paying the salaries of specific positions in the Council on Environmental Quality.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the small business incubator project of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the small business incubator project of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Commercial Driver Training Institute project of Arkansas State University in Newport, Arkansas, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Commercial Driver Training Institute project of Arkansas State University in Newport, Arkansas, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $285,000 from being used for the Proof of Concept Center of Idaho TechConnect, Inc., in Nampa, Idaho, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $285,000 from being used for the Proof of Concept Center of Idaho TechConnect, Inc., in Nampa, Idaho, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Greenstone Group project of the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund in Virginia, Minnesota, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Greenstone Group project of the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund in Virginia, Minnesota, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $150,000 from being used for the Green Business Incubator Project of Montgomery County, Maryland, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $150,000 from being used for the Green Business Incubator Project of Montgomery County, Maryland, and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Activity Based Total Accountability project of the Florida Institute of Technology, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Activity Based Total Accountability project of the Florida Institute of Technology, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $90,000 from being used for the Commercial Kitchen Business Incubator project of the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation in Watsonville, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $90,000 from being used for the Commercial Kitchen Business Incubator project of the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation in Watsonville, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $125,000 from being used for the Defense Procurement Assistance Program of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $125,000 from being used for the Defense Procurement Assistance Program of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Myrtle Beach International Trade and Conference Center of the City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Myrtle Beach International Trade and Conference Center of the City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Tech Belt Life Sciences Greenhouse project of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Tech Belt Life Sciences Greenhouse project of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 111-208 to prohibit $900,000 from being used for an infrastructure expansion project to promote small business of the City of Loma Linda and the City of Grand Terrace, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $900,000 from being used for an infrastructure expansion project to promote small business of the City of Loma Linda and the City of Grand Terrace, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 111-212 is identical to the text of the wild horses and burros bill as passed by the House in the 110th Congress. It prohibits the commercial slaughter of horses and estimated by CBO to cost less than $500,000 a year to implement.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text banning the commercial slaughter of horses and burros at a CBO cost estimate of under $500,000 a year to implement.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to allow national security laboratories to dedicate an additional 1% (total of 7%) of each lab's annual budget to Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD). LDRD allows laboratories to pursue high-risk, high-reward research and develop innovative technologies to support energy and homeland security priorities.
Amendment allows national security laboratories to dedicate an additional 1% (for a total of 7%) of each lab's annual budget to Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD). LDRD allows laboratories to pursue high-risk, high-reward research and develop innovative technologies to support energy and homeland security priorities.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to reduce the time between preparation of reports and submissions to Congress from 90 days to 60 days.
Amendment reduces the time between preparation of reports and submissions to Congress from 90 days to 60 days.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to make an across-the-board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to make an across-the-board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-209 to strike the $1,000,000 earmark for the Housatonic River Net-Zero Energy Building and reduce the overall cost of the bill by $1,000,000.
Amendment sought to strike the $1 million earmark for the Housatonic River Museum in Pittsfield, MA.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $1.5 million in funding for the `Maret Center' and reduce the overall cost of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the $1.5 million earmark for the Maret Center project.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $1 million in funding for the `Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $3 million earmark for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $500,000 in funding for `Ethanol from Agriculture' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $500,000 earmark for the Ethanol from Agriculture project.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $2 million in funding for the `Fort Mason Center Pier 2 Project' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $2 million earmark for the Fort Mason Center Pier 2 Project.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $300,000 in funding for `Whitworth University Stem Equipment' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $300,000 earmark for Whitworth University Stem Equipment.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part C of House Report 111-209 to strike $1.6 million in funding for `The Boston Architectural College's Urban Sustainable Initiative' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $1.6 million earmark for The Boston Architectural College's Urban Sustainable Initiative.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part D of House Report 111-209 to strike $500,000 for the Energy Conservation and Efficiency Upgrade of HVAC project in New York and reduce the overall cost of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the $500,000 earmark for the Energy Conservation and Efficiency Upgrade of HVAC Controls project in New York.
An amendment numbered 2 printed Part D of House Report 111-209 to strike $6.22 million for the Pier 36 removal project in California and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $6.22 million earmark for the Pier 36 removal project in California.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part D of House Report 111-209 to strike $500,000 for the Automated Remote Electric and Water Meters in South River project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike the $500,000 earmark for the Automated Remote Electric and Water Meters in South River project.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part C of House Report 111-217 to establish caps on discretionary spending from FY2010 through FY2014 and a cap on total spending as a percentage of gross domestic product. It would also put in place maximum limits on deficits through 2019, again as a percentage of gross domestic product.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish caps on discretionary spending from FY2010 through FY2014 and a cap on total spending as a percentage of gross domestic product. It also sought to put in place maximum limits on deficits through 2019, also as a percentage of gross domestic product.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part A of House Report 111-219 to strike funding in the bill for the HOPE VI program.
Amendment sought to strike funding in the bill for the HOPE VI program.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to reduce the `Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service' by $3,000,000,000 to the President's request of $1,000,000,000 and strikes the transfer authority for the National Infrastructure Bank.
Amendment sought to reduce the "Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service" appropriation by $3 billion, down to the President's request of $1 billion, and sought to strike the transfer authority for the National Infrastructure Bank.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to require that the FAA restrict the use of any funding for the implementation of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area airspace redesign.
Amendment sought to require that the FAA restrict the use of any funding for the implementation of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area airspace redesign.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to an across the board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill.
Amendment sought to make an across the board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to reduce spending in the bill by $20,050,000,000 in order to reflect FY2008 levels.
Amendment sought to reduce spending in the bill by $20,050,000,000 in order to reflect FY2008 levels.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to reduce spending in the bill by $13,533,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce spending in the bill by $13,533,000,000.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part A of House Report 111-219 to reduce by 25% the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
Amendment sought to reduce by 25% the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Terminal Replacement project at Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and reduces the amount of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Terminal Replacement project at Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Murphy Theatre Community Center, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Murphy Theatre Community Center, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the construction of the Triangle Building by Alianza Dominicana, Inc., in New York, New York, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the construction of the Triangle Building by Alianza Dominicana, Inc., in New York, New York.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $400,000 from being used for the renovation of a vacant building for economic development by the City of Jal, New Mexico, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $400,000 from being used for the renovation of a vacant building for economic development by the City of Jal, New Mexico.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Monroe County Farmer's Market facility construction project of the Monroe County Fiscal Court and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Monroe County Farmer's Market facility construction project of the Monroe County Fiscal Court.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Millennium Technology Park in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Millennium Technology Park in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 111-219 to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the reconstruction of Rib Mountain in Wisconsin, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the reconstruction of Rib Mountain in Wisconsin.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part C of House Report 111-219 to strike $2 million for the Doyle Drive Replacement project in San Francisco, California and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to strike $2 million for the Doyle Drive Replacement project in San Francisco, California.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 111-219 to strike $750,000 for the Philadelphia Museum of Art Transportation Improvement Program in Pennsylvania and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike $750,000 for the Philadelphia Museum of Art Transportation Improvement Program in Pennsylvania.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-222 to make sundry changes to the bill.
Manager's amendment provides an additional $5 million for the Career Pathways Innovation Fund; provides an additional $1 million for emergency medical services for children's programs; provides an additional $1 million for the National Center for Health Statistics; provides an additional $5 million for expansion of professional development for math and science teachers; provides and additional $7 million for the Reach Out and Read program; provides an additional $10 million for grants to charter management organizations; and an additional $1 million for university-based modeling and simulation programs. The amendment also includes 2 funding limitations with respect to the Federal management program designation as well as first class travel. Finally, the amendment makes technical corrections.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-222 to prohibit funding for any program which distributes sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for any program which distributes sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-222 to provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs).
Amendment sought to provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs).
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-222 to reduce appropriations in the bill by $803,270,000.
Amendment sought to reduce appropriations in the bill by $803,270,000.
An amendment to provide that the amendments specified in the first section of this resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
Amendment provides that the amendments specified in the first section of the resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 111-233 to (1) provide that funds be made available for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting from within the funds available; (2) increase the amount available for transfer to the Fisher House and Suites; (3) redirect funds otherwise available for advance procurement of additional F-22 aircraft, and provide for spare and repair parts including engines for the F-22 and C-17, aircraft defensive systems, and aircraft weapon systems; (4) include a technical revision in the Defense Health Program and shift $26,000,000 from operation and maintenance funding to research, development, test and evaluation; (5) prohibit further outsourcing of utility functions at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; (6) make additional funds available for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense; (7) prohibit conversion of government-owned ammunition plants; and (8) allow for funds to be transferred to the Coast Guard for operating expenses.
Manager's amendment provides that funds be made available for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting from within the funds available; increases the amount available for transfer to the Fisher House and Suites; redirects funds otherwise available for advance procurement of additional F-22 aircraft, and provides for spare and repair parts including engines for the F-22 and C-17, aircraft defensive systems, and aircraft weapon systems; includes a technical revision in the Defense Health Program and shifts $26,000,000 from operation and maintenance funding to research, development, test and evaluation; prohibits further outsourcing of utility functions at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; makes additional funds available for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense; prohibits conversion of government-owned ammunition plants; and allows for funds to be transferred to the Coast Guard for operating expenses.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for the `Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense' account by $160,000,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for the "Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense" account by reducing the appropriation by $160,000,000.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 111-233 to strike $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program.
Amendment sought to strike $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for Enhanced Navy Shore Readiness Integration.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for Enhanced Navy Shore Readiness Integration.
An amendment numbered 258 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for Reduced Manning Situation Awareness.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for Reduced Manning Situation Awareness.
An amendment numbered 389 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for a Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation Capability.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for a Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation Capability.
An amendment numbered 432 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for an Ultra Low Profile EARS Gunshot Localization System.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for an Ultra Low Profile EARS Gunshot Localization System.
An amendment numbered 439 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for AARGM Counter Air Defense Future Capabilities.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for AARGM Counter Air Defense Future Capabilities.
An amendment numbered 449 printed in Part B of House Report 111-233 to prohibit funding for AN/SLQ-25D Integration.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for AN/SLQ-25D Integration.
Amendment sought to prohibit approximately $200 million for more than 70 earmarks funded in the bill.
An En Bloc amendment consisting of all the amendments printed in Part B of House Report 111-233.
Amendments en bloc consist of all the amendments printed in Part B of House Report 111-233.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 111-233 to prohibit the $3 million in funding for the MGPTS Type III or Rapid Deployable Shelter project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by $3 million.
Amendment sought to prohibit the $3 million in funding for the MGPTS Type III or Rapid Deployable Shelter project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by $3 million.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part C of House Report 111-233 to strike $1,500,000 for the Model for Green Laboratories and Clean Rooms project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Amendment sought to strike $1,500,000 for the Model for Green Laboratories and Clean Rooms project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-237 to strike language prohibiting clawbacks of executive compensation approved by shareholders and insert language prohibiting rules of financial regulators from requiring recovery of incentive-based pay under arrangements in effect on the date of enactment.
Amendment, as offered, strikes provisions prohibiting callbacks of executive compensation approved by shareholders and inserts language prohibiting rules of financial regulators from requiring recovery of incentive-based pay under arrangements in effect on the date of enactment. As modified (page H9226 of the Congressional Record), text is inserted which clarifies that the intent is to prevent the SEC from making inappropriate requirements with respect to executive compensation.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-237 to insert a complete new text entitled "Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009".
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-255 to freeze authorization amounts at FY2010 levels through FY2013 and cut funding in FY2014.
Amendment sought to freeze authorization amounts at FY2010 levels through FY2013 and cut funding in FY2014.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-255 to include recreational vehicles as eligible under the Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial and Transit Vehicles research and development program (sec. 201).
Amendment includes recreational vehicles as eligible under the Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial and Transit Vehicles research and development program.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-255 to authorize support for public-private partnerships and industry programs that seek to overcome barriers to commercial production.
Amendment authorizes support for public-private partnerships and industry programs that seek to overcome barriers to commercial production.
Amendment sought to strike Title III of the bill which authorizes $6.6 billion in new mandatory spending to create three Federal school construction programs for elementary and secondary public schools and institutions of higher education and to apply the savings toward reducing the Federal deficit.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-256 to limit the ability of certain schools that received funding under the economic stimulus package for school construction from receiving additional money through the new Federal school construction program authorized under this bill.
Amendment sought to limit the ability of certain schools that received funding under the economic stimulus package for school construction from receiving additional money through the new Federal school construction program authorized under the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-256 to strike the entire American Graduation Initiative (but maintain the privacy provisions that apply to the whole Act) and put the savings toward deficit reduction. These privacy provisions ensure that student information is protected from individuals not authorized to view it and that students cannot be identified by any unique identifier.
Amendment sought to strike the entire American Graduation Initiative (but maintain the privacy provisions that apply to the whole Act) and put the savings toward deficit reduction. The privacy provisions ensure that student information is protected from individuals not authorized to view it and that students cannot be identified by any unique identifier.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 111-256 to make five minor language adjustments to strengthen the financial literacy provisions of the State Innovation Completion Grants, Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities, and contracting requirements related to private student loan servicers.
Amendment makes adjustments to strengthen the financial literacy provisions of the State Innovation Completion Grants, Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities and contracting requirements related to private student loan servicers.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report to 111-256 to allow servicemen and women to tranfer academic credits earned while serving in the Armed Forces between institutions of higher education.
Amendment allows servicemen and women to transfer academic credits earned while serving in the Armed Forces between institutions of higher education.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 111-256 to give priority in awarding Federal grants to schools, states, and non-profits to encourage dislocated workers to complete their degrees.
Amendment gives priority in awarding Federal grants to schools, states, and non-profits to encourage dislocated workers to complete their degrees.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 111-256 to clarify that all savings in the bill not otherwise allocated go towards deficit reduction.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 111-256 to extend the ECASLA programs through 2014 and create a commission to develop a new private sector model for student lending.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Ensuring Student Choice and Competition Act of 2009".
Upon the adoption of the conference report the House shall be considered to have adopted the concurrent resolution (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.CON.RES.196:">H. Con. Res. 196</a>) making corrections in the enrollment of the bill <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2647:">H.R. 2647</a>.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-304 to change the number of years for which the Committee is authorized in the bill from five to three. It also would reduce to $250,000,000 the amount authorized in each of the three years, from 2011 to 2013.
Amendment sought to change the number of years for which the Committee is authorized in the bill from five to three. It also would reduce to $250,000,000 the amount authorized in each of the three years, from 2011 to 2013.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-304 to require the Roadmap Committee to provide recommendations to strengthen the use of research and development strategies in making domestic industry more competitive and to assist the commercialization of solar technologies.
Amendment requires the Roadmap Committee to provide recommendations to strengthen the use of research and development strategies in making domestic industry more competitive and to assist the commercialization of solar technologies.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-304 to include research on solar energy storage technology as eligible for funding under the Secretary of Energy's research and development program.
Amendment includes research on solar energy storage technology as eligible for funding under the Secretary of Energy's research and development program.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-304 to include the development of solar technology products that are water efficient as a focus of the bill.
Amendment includes the development of solar technology products that are water efficient as a focus of the bill.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-304 to require the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee to release a draft Roadmap to the public at least one month prior to publication in order to receive public input.
Amendment requires the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee to release a draft Roadmap to the public at least one month prior to publication in order to receive public input.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-304 to clarify that solar thermal technologies and concentrating solar photovoltaic technologies will be included within the scope of the research and development program authorized by the bill.
Amendment clarifies that solar thermal technologies and concentrating solar photovoltaic technologies will be included within the scope of the research and development program authorized by the bill.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-311 to require the Coast Guard to study the facility infrastructure requirements needed to fulfill the Coast Guard's missions and capabilities, and ensure that the department in which the Coast Guard is operating maintains the ability to utilize the latest technologies.
Amendment requires the Coast Guard to study the facility infrastructure requirements needed to fulfill the Coast Guard's missions and capabilities, and ensures that the department in which the Coast Guard is operating maintains the ability to utilize the latest technologies.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-317 to prohibit the earmarking of grants made available through the Small Business Early-Stage Investment program.
Amendment prohibits the earmarking of grants made available through the Small Business Early-Stage Investment program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-326 to clarify that changes to a credit card agreement that reduce a customer's interest rate or other fees can be implemented immediately, instead of being subject to the 45-day waiting period required under the CARD Act of 2009.
Amendment clarifies that changes to a credit card agreement which reduce a customer's interest rate or other fees can be implemented immediately, instead of being subject to the 45-day waiting period required under the CARD Act of 2009.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-326 to provide that any card issuer that imposes a moratorium on increases in rates, fees and terms and conditions of a contract would be exempt from the accelerated date for the provision requiring an issuer to apply a customer's payment in excess of the minimum amount due, to the highest rate balance.
Amendment provides that any card issuer that imposes a moratorium on increases in rates, fees and terms and conditions of a contract would be exempt from the accelerated date for the provision requiring an issuer to apply a customer's payment in excess of the minimum amount due, to the highest rate balance.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-326 to set the effective date of certain provisions of the CARD Act of 2009 to the enactment date of this Act.
Amendment sets the effective date of certain provisions of the CARD Act of 2009 to coincide with the enactment date of the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-326 to prevent the closure of a credit card account in response to the imposition of a new fee from negatively impacting a consumer's credit report or credit score.
Amendment prevents the closure of a credit card account in response to the imposition of a new fee from negatively impacting a consumer's credit report or credit score.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-326 to impose a moratorium on increasing annual percentage rates, fees and finance charges, as well as a moratorium on changing the terms for repayment of outstanding balances on credit card accounts, for nine months after enactment of this Act.
Amendment imposes a moratorium on increasing annual percentage rates, fees and finance charges, as well as a moratorium on changing the terms for repayment of outstanding balances on credit card accounts, for nine months after enactment of the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-327 to amend the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2868:">H.R. 2868</a> to make a number of technical corrections and fix typos and verbiage issues.
Amendment makes a number of technical and conforming corrections.
An amendment numbered 2 printed Part B of House Report 111-327 to place provisions in the bill allowing the new Federal chemical facility regulations enacted by this bill to preempt state and local laws that "hinder, pose obstacles to, or frustrate the purpose of the federal program".
Amendment sought to insert provisions in the bill which allow the new Federal chemical facility regulations enacted by this bill to preempt state and local laws that "hinder, pose obstacles to, or frustrate the purpose of the federal program".
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-327 to strike Title I, affecting chemical facilities, and replace it with an extension of the Department of Homeland Security's current regulatory authority under section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007.
Amendment sought to strike Title I, affecting chemical facilities, and replace it with an extension of the Department of Homeland Security's current regulatory authority under section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-327 to strike section 2111, which requires assessments and implementation of methods to reduce the consequences of a terrorist attack.
Amendment sought to strike section 2111, which requires assessments and implementation of methods to reduce the consequences of a terrorist attack.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 111-327 to strike the citizen enforcement section of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the citizen enforcement section of the bill.
An amendment printed in Part C of House Report 111-330 to codify the Hyde Amendment in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.3962:">H.R. 3962</a>. The amendment prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option. It also prohibits individuals who receive affordability credits from purchasing a plan that provides elective abortions. However, it allows individuals, both who receive affordability credits and who do not, to separately purchase with their own funds plans that cover elective abortions. It also clarifies that private plans may still offer elective abortions.
Amendment codifies the Hyde Amendment in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.3962:">H.R. 3962</a>; prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option and prohibits individuals who receive affordability credits from purchasing a plan that provides elective abortions. Amendment does allow individuals, who receive affordability credits or not, to separately purchase with their own funds, plans that cover elective abortions. Finally, the amendment clarifies that private plans may still offer elective abortions.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part D of House Report 111-330 to create Universal Access Programs that expand and reform high-risk pools and reinsurance programs to guarantee that all Americans, regardless of pre-existing conditions or past illnesses, have access to affordable care while lowering costs for all Americans. It prevents insurers from unjustly canceling a policy or instituting annual or lifetime spending caps. The amendment would put in place medical liability reforms and gives small businesses the power to pool together and offer health care at lower prices. In addition, the legislation would provide incentive payments to states that reduce premiums and the number of uninsured. The bill would allow Americans living in one state to shop for coverage and purchase insurance in another. The legislation would prohibit all Federal funds, whether they are authorized funds or appropriated funds, from being used to pay for abortion. The amendment would create new incentives to save for future and long-term care needs by allowing qualified participants to use HSAs to pay premiums.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to create Universal Access Programs that expand and reform high-risk pools and reinsurance programs; sought to prevent insurers from unjustly canceling a policy or instituting annual or lifetime spending caps; sought to put in place medical liability reforms and give small businesses the power to pool together and offer health care at lower prices; sought to prohibit all Federal funds, whether they are authorized funds or appropriated funds, from being used to pay for abortions; and sought to create new incentives to save for future and long-term care needs by allowing qualified participants to use HSAs to pay premiums.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-340 to authorize a nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety. The amendment establishes a task force of fire service industry to make recommendations to Congress on ways to increase compliance with those firefighter safety standards.
Amendment authorizes a nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety and establishes a task force of fire service industry to make recommendations to Congress on ways to increase compliance with those firefighter safety standards.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-340 to prohibit earmarking of funds appropriated under the Act.
Amendment to prohibit earmarking of funds appropriated under the Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-370 offered as a manager's amendment to make sundry changes to the bill.
Manager's amendment, as modified, makes sundry changes to the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-370 to strike provisions which create a new private right of action against credit rating agencies; the amendment contains enforcement of credit rating agencies to the SEC.
Amendment sought to strike the provisions creating a new private right of action against credit rating agencies.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-370 to provide rules toward the equitable governance of clearing houses and swap exchange facilities.
Amendment provides rules toward the equitable governance of clearing houses and swap exchange facilities.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-370 to replace the current definition of Major Swap Participant with the definition that was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee.
Amendment replaces the current definition of Major Swap Participant with the definition that was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-370 to create authority for the prudential regulators, the CFTC and the SEC, to set margin in swap and security-based swap transactions involving end users.
Amendment sought to create authority for the prudential regulators, the CFTC and the SEC, to set margin in swap and security-based swap transactions involving end users.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-370 to require transparency in swaps contracts by requiring all non-cleared swaps be executed on a registered swap execution facility.
Amendment sought to require transparency in swaps contracts by requiring all non-cleared swaps be executed on a registered swap execution facility.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-370 to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps, amends any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk, and maintains any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act will not be valid.
Amendment sought to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps; sought to amend any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk; and sought to maintain that any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act would not be valid.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-370 to strike the provisions exempting public companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization from the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act related to the external audit of internal controls.
Amendment sought to strike the provisions exempting public companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization from the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act relating to the external audit of internal controls.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 111-370 to strike section 6012 (relating to Effect of Rule 436(G)). The amendment would strike increased liability language that would be a barrier to entry, inhibiting increased competition in the rating agency market.
Amendment sought to strike section 6012 from the bill, which is increased liability language that would be a barrier to entry, inhibiting increased competition in the rating agency market.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 111-370 to authorize the FDIC to make assessments for the Systemic Dissolution Fund used to repay any shortfalls in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to ensure that such shortfalls do not add to the deficit or national debt.
Amendment provides that the financial industry and not taxpayers, will be responsible for making up any TARP shortfalls and that the TARP program will not add to the deficit or national debt.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 111-370 to allow bankruptcy courts to extend repayment periods, reduce excessive interest rates and fees, and adjust the principal balance of the mortgage to a home's fair market value as necessary to prevent foreclosure and revised to allow the VA, FHA, and RHS to take steps to facilitate mortgage modifications. The amendment is substantively identical to title I, subtitle A and sections 121-123 of subtitle B of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.1106:">H.R. 1106</a> (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009), which passed the House on March 5, 2009.
Amendment sought to allow bankruptcy courts to extend repayment periods; reduce excessive interest rates and fees; and to adjust the principal balance of the mortgage to a home's fair market value as necessary, in order to prevent foreclosure and to allow the VA, FHA, and RHS to take steps to facilitate mortgage modifications. The amendment is substantively identical to title I, subtitle A and sections 121-123 of subtitle B of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.1106:">H.R. 1106</a> (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009), which passed the House on March 5, 2009.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 111-370 to provide the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency with authority to issue regulations for reverse mortgage transactions within one year of enactment. It would clarify the Directors authority to consider additional consumer protections under both consumer protection statutes and HUD regulations.
Amendment provides the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency with authority to issue regulations for reverse mortgage transactions within one year of enactment and clarifies the Director's authority to consider additional consumer protections under both consumer protection statutes and HUD regulations.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in House Report 111-370 to create a Consumer Financial Protection Council (CFPC) of regulators with rule-writing authority in safety and soundness of institutions and consumer protections regarding all financial products. The CFPC is comprised of 12 members including the Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the chairman of the CFTC and SEC, among other federal and state regulators.
Amendment sought to create a Consumer Financial Protection Council (CFPC) of regulators with rule-writing authority in safety and soundness of institutions and consumer protections regarding all financial products. The CFPC is comprised of 12 members including the Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the chairman of the CFTC and SEC, among other federal and state regulators.
An amendment numbered 36 printed in House Report 111-370 to provide an alternative bill that establishes a new chapter of the bankruptcy code to resolve certain non-bank financial institutions; creates a consumer protection council comprised of existing Federal regulators to revise and promulgate model regulations to enhance consumer protection and improve disclosure; strengthens anti-fraud provisions; regulates over-the-counter derivatives markets; addresses executive compensation; removes statutory reliance on credit ratings; reforms the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac); and creates a Federal Insurance Office.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, sought to provide an alternative bill that establishes a new chapter of the bankruptcy code to resolve certain non-bank financial institutions; creates a consumer protection council comprised of existing Federal regulators to revise and promulgate model regulations to enhance consumer protection and improve disclosure; strengthens anti-fraud provisions; regulates over-the-counter derivatives markets; addresses executive compensation; removes statutory reliance on credit ratings; reforms the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac); and creates a Federal Insurance Office.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-410 to address the lack of minority representation in the cybersecurity industry including women and African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. The amendment adds language in Sec. 107 to describe how successful programs are engaging said minorities and in Sec. 108 to include minority-serving institutions on the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force.
Amendment addresses the lack of minority representation in the cybersecurity industry including women and African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Amendment adds language which describes how successful programs are engaging those minorities and which includes minority-serving institutions on the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-410 to prohibit the earmarking of funds authorized for grants in the bill.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-410 to allow collaboration between and among community colleges, universities, and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers as an additional use for the Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants under the Cyber Security Research and Development Act.
Amendment allows collaboration between and among community colleges, universities, and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers as an additional use for the Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants under the Cyber Security Research and Development Act.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 111-410 to add to the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan a requirement to determine how to strengthen all levels of cybersecurity education and training programs to secure an adequate, well-trained workforce.
Amendment adds to the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan a requirement to determine how to strengthen all levels of cybersecurity education and training programs to secure an adequate, well-trained workforce.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 111-410 to emphasize that promotion of cybersecurity education also must include "children and young adults" along with the other targeted audiences.
Amendment emphasizes that promotion of cybersecurity education must also include "children and young adults" along with the other targeted audiences.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 111-410 to add veteran status as an additional item for consideration when selecting individuals for the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service.
Amendment adds veteran status as an additional item for consideration when selecting individuals for the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 111-410 to amend the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to include support for outreach activities that will improve the recruitment of high school and community college students into cybersecurity-related fields.
Amendment changes the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to include support for outreach activities that will improve the recruitment of high school and community college students into cybersecurity-related fields.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 111-410 to instruct the National Science Foundation Director to include language in its Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants mission statement highlighting importance of curriculum on the principles and techniques of designing secure software.
Amendment instructs the National Science Foundation Director to include language in its Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants mission statement which highlights the importance of curriculum on the principles and techniques of designing secure software.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 111-410 to require the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan to include a component on technologies to secure sensitive information shared among Federal agencies.
Amendment requires the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan to include a component on technologies to secure sensitive information shared among Federal agencies.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part B of House Report 111-413, to the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Abercrombie to require that the voters of Hawaii approve the governing documents for the Native Hawaiian governing entity before federal recognition becomes operative.
Amendment sought to require that the voters of Hawaii approve the governing documents for the Native Hawaiian governing entity before federal recognition becomes operative.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 111-413 to the Abercrombie amendment in the nature of a substitute to state that nothing in the Act shall relieve a Native Hawaiian governing authority from complying with the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in part A of House Report 111-413 which addresses several issues raised by the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii and others. In particular the amendment clarifies the definition of "Native Hawaiian" to ensure that the Native Hawaiian governing entity is a distinctly native community. While recognizing and affirming the sovereign immunity of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, the amendment expressly states the Act does not alter the sovereign immunity of the United States or the State of Hawaii allowing for negotiations. The amendment further clarifies that, pending negotiations and subsequent implementation legislation the following will occur: there will be no "Indian Country" within Hawaii; the United States will not take land into trust, nor restrict alienability of land owned by the Native Hawaiian governing entity; the governing entity may not exercise certain powers and authorities such as jurisdiction over non Native Hawaiian individuals without their consent; and the State of Hawaii will retain regulatory and taxation authority over Native Hawaiians and the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute clarifies the definition of "Native Hawaiian" to ensure that the Native Hawaiian governing entity is a distinctly native community. While recognizing and affirming the sovereign immunity of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, the amendment expressly states the Act does not alter the sovereign immunity of the United States or the State of Hawaii allowing for negotiations. The amendment further clarifies that, pending negotiations and subsequent implementation legislation the following will occur: there will be no "Indian Country" within Hawaii; the United States will not take land into trust, nor restrict alienability of land owned by the Native Hawaiian governing entity; the governing entity may not exercise certain powers and authorities such as jurisdiction over non Native Hawaiian individuals without their consent; and the State of Hawaii will retain regulatory and taxation authority over Native Hawaiians and the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-419 offered as a managers amendment to make technical and sundry changes.
Amendment offered as a manager's amendment to make technical and sundry changes to the bill. Pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.RES.1113:">H. Res. 1113</a>, the amendment was considered as modified by striking the matter proposed to be inserted as section 506.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-419 to require the DNI, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to submit to Congress a report on the plans of each element of the community, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to increase diversity within that element.
Amendment requires the DNI, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to submit to Congress a report on the plans of each element of the community, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to increase diversity within that element.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-419 to require the DNI to investigate and report to Congress regarding the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest flight 253 and measures the intelligence community has taken or will take to prevent any intelligence failures within or between elements of the U.S. intelligence community.
Amendment requires the DNI to investigate and report to Congress on the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest flight 253 as well as on measures the intelligence community has taken or will take to prevent any intelligence failures within or between elements of the U.S. intelligence community.
An amendment printed in Part B of House Report 111-425 to presume that grants awarded under this Act will be awarded using competitive, merit-based procedures, and would require that if a non-competitive basis is used, the Secretary of Education must report to Congress the reason why competition was not used. It also requires that no funds appropriated under this Act may be used for a congressional earmark, as defined in clause 9e of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
Amendment adds 2 new sections to the measure relating to the presumption of Congress that grants awarded under the bill will be awarded using competitive procedures and relating to a prohibition on earmarks.
An amendment to the Capps amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 111-445 to prohibit earmarking in the funds authorized for appropriations in the legislation.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part A of House Report 111-445 to reflect changes to the bill that address concerns raised by the minorit y during Committee consideration of the bill. In particular the ANS makes several changes to reflect the significant economic importance of coastal areas and resources to the overall economy of the United States and also authorizes specific increases in authorized appropriation levels.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, makes several changes to reflect the significant economic importance of coastal areas and resources to the overall economy of the United States and also authorizes specific increases in authorized appropriation levels.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-445 to retain the existing authorization level of $12 million a year and only authorizes the program for 5 years.
Amendment retains the existing authorization level of $12 million a year and only authorizes the program for 5 years, through 2015.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-445 to amend Section 3(f) to allow the Secretaries to enter into arrangement with tribal governments in order to provide temporary housing with Corps volunteers.
Amendment allows the Secretaries to enter into arrangements with tribal governments in order to provide temporary housing for Corps workers.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-463 to ensure that comprehensive conservation and management plans address the impacts and potential effects of sea level change.
Amendment ensures that comprehensive conservation and management plans address the impacts and potential effects of sea level change.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-467 to require the Director of the Office of Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis ("PARCA") to include performance assessments with significant findings in its annual report. It also requires submission of egregious problems (as defined by the PARCA Director) to the Armed Services Committees.
Amendment requires the Director of the Office of Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis ("PARCA") to include performance assessments with significant findings in its annual report as well as submission of egregious problems (as defined by the PARCA Director) to the Armed Services Committees.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-467 to create an Industrial Base Council within the DOD, supported by existing personnel and funds, to provide recommendations to the Secretary on budget and policy matters related to the industrial base. Would require an annual report to Congress on the Council's activities.
Amendment creates an Industrial Base Council within the DOD, supported by existing personnel and funds, to provide recommendations to the Secretary on budget and policy matters related to the industrial base and requires an annual report to Congress on the Council's activities.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-468 to allow supporters of the commonwealth status quo the option of voting their preference during the second stage of the plebiscite.
Amendment allows supporters of the commonwealth status quo the option of voting their preference during the second stage of the plebiscite.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-468 to provide the Puerto Rican people have the option to choose "none of the above" with regard to the status of Puerto Rico.
Amendment sought to provide that the Puerto Rican people would have the option to choose "none of the above" with regard to the status of Puerto Rico.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-468 to provide that the ballots in the plebiscite to be conducted under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.2499:">H.R. 2499</a> are printed in Spanish.
Amendment sought to provide that the ballots in the plebiscite to be conducted under the bill are printed in Spanish and that ballots printed in English could only be acquired by special request.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-468 to retain the requirement that all ballots used for authorized plebiscites include the full content of the ballot printed in English. It would also require the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to inform voters in all authorized plebiscites that if Puerto Rico retains its current status or is admitted as a State: (1) any official language requirements of the Federal Government shall apply to Puerto Rico to the same extent as throughout the United States; and (2) it is the Sense of Congress that the teaching of English be promoted in Puerto Rico in order for English-language proficiency to be achieved.
Amendment retains the requirement that all ballots used for authorized plebiscites include the full content of the ballot printed in English. Amendment also requires the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to inform voters in all authorized plebiscites that if Puerto Rico retains its current status or is admitted as a State: (1) any official language requirements of the Federal Government shall apply to Puerto Rico to the same extent as throughout the United States; and (2) it is the Sense of Congress that the teaching of English be promoted in Puerto Rico in order for English-language proficiency to be achieved.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-468 to expand eligibility to vote in the any plebiscites authorized by this bill to U.S. citizens of Puerto Rican descent residing in any of the 50 States.
Amendment sought to expand eligibility to vote in the any plebiscites authorized by this bill to U.S. citizens of Puerto Rican descent residing in any of the 50 States.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-468 to eliminate the first round of voting in Section 2 of the bill and insert an option for Commonwealth as a fourth option to the ballot. It also provides for a runoff process if no option receives more than 50 percent of the vote that would be between the two options that received the most votes.
Amendment sought to eliminate the first round of voting in Section 2 of the bill and insert an option for Commonwealth as a fourth option to the ballot. Amendment also sought to provide for a runoff process if no option received more than 50 percent of the vote that would be between the two options that received the most votes.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-468 to express that it is the Sense of Congress that a proposal for a change of status must come first from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico before Congress decides to consider the issue, therefore respecting their right of self-determination.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to express the sense of Congress that a proposal for a change of status must come first from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico before Congress decides to consider the issue, therefore respecting their right of self-determination.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-475 to strike the provision that permits financing entities to use funds repaid by participants to provide assistance to additional participants.
Amendment sought to strike the provision that permits financing entities to use funds repaid by participants to provide assistance to additional participants.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-475 to strike the public information campaign (section 109) from the bill and strike the campaign'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S.12:">s $12</a> million authorization.
Amendment sought to strike the public information campaign (section 109) from the bill and strike the campaign'<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S.12:">s $12</a> million authorization.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to make technical and clarifying changes to the bill. Would also amend Section 243 ("Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program") and Section 702 ("Persons with Disabilities), and add new Sections 412 ("Report On the Use of Modeling and Simulation") and Section 704 ("Budgetary Effects"), Section 705 ("Limitation"), and Section 706 ("Prohibition on Lobbying"), among other changes.
Amendment makes technical and clarifying changes to the bill. Amendment also amends Section 243 ("Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program") and Section 702 ("Persons with Disabilities"), and add new Sections 412 ("Report On the Use of Modeling and Simulation") and Section 704 ("Budgetary Effects"), Section 705 ("Limitation"), and Section 706 ("Prohibition on Lobbying"), among other changes.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to strike title V of the bill (Innovation).
Amendment sought to strike Title V which contains the Innovation provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to establish a program to support the development and commercial application of cleamount not more than $10,000,000 per year and is for a period not to exceed 3 years.he Secretary of Energy. The Consortium would be regionally based and include research universities, national labs, industry, and other state and nongovernmental organizations with research or technology transfer expertise in clean energy technology. The Consortium would have a technology focus to which at least 50 percent of support would be directed. The grant to establish and operate the Consortium is for an amount not more than $10,000,000 per year and is for a period not to exceed 3 years.
Amendment establishes a program to support the development and commercial application of clean energy technologies through a Clean Energy Consortium selected competitively by the Secretary of Energy. The Consortium would be regionally based and include research universities, national labs, industry, and other state and nongovernmental organizations with research or technology transfer expertise in clean energy technology. The Consortium would have a technology focus to which at least 50 percent of support would be directed. The grant to establish and operate the Consortium is for an amount not more than $10,000,000 per year and is for a period not to exceed 3 years.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to require public institutions of higher education, with respect to employees who are represented by labor organizations and who work on activities or programs supported by this Act, to maintain a policy to respond to union information requests, for information to which the union is legally entitled, on a timely basis in order to be eligible to receive facilities and administrative costs provided by any of the funding sources authorized by this Act. Failure to comply with such a policy would result in suspension of payments to the institution for facilities and administrative costs until compliance is achieved.
Amendment requires public institutions of higher education, with respect to employees who are represented by labor organizations and who work on activities or programs supported by this Act, to maintain a policy to respond to union information requests, for information to which the union is legally entitled, on a timely basis in order to be eligible to receive facilities and administrative costs provided by any of the funding sources authorized by this Act. Failure to comply with such a policy results in suspension of payments to the institution for facilities and administrative costs until compliance is achieved.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to require the STEM coordinating committee under OSTP to describe the approaches that will be taken by each agency to conduct outreach designed to promote widespread public understanding of career opportunities in the STEM fields. It also requires the establishment and maintenance of a publicly accessible online database of all federally sponsored STEM education programs.
Amendment requires the STEM coordinating committee under OSTP to describe the approaches that will be taken by each agency to conduct outreach designed to promote widespread public understanding of career opportunities in the STEM fields. The amendment also requires the establishment and maintenance of a publicly accessible online database of all federally sponsored STEM education programs.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to increase the authorization level for funding for Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing from $50 million to $100 million.
Amendment increases the authorization level for funding for Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing from $50 million to $100 million.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to require the Director of the National Science Foundation to give consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of veterans in the postdoctoral research fellowship program established by section 246 (Postdoctoral research fellowships).
Amendment requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to give consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of veterans in the postdoctoral research fellowship program established by section 246 (Postdoctoral research fellowships).
An amendment numbered 50 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to express the sense of Congress that retaining graduate-level talent trained at American universities in STEM fields is critical to enhancing the competitiveness of American businesses.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-498 to correct a variety of technical errors in the bill.
Amendment makes a variety of technical corrections in the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-498 to express the sense of Congress that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau should issue fire-resistant utility ensembles to National Guard personnel who are engaged, or likely to become engaged, in defense support to civil authority missions that routinely involve serious fire hazards, such as wildfire recovery efforts.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-498 to include a Sense of Congress stating that hunger and obesity are impairing military recruitment and must be properly addressed.
Amendment includes a sense of Congress stating that hunger and obesity are impairing military recruitment and must be properly addressed.
An amendment numbered 82 printed in House Report 111-498 to require the Department of Defense to take into consideration during the KC-X or any successor aerial tanker replacement program any unfair competitive advantage an offeror may possess, and to report any such unfair competitive advantage to Congressional defense committees within 60 days of bid submissions.
Amendment requires the Department of Defense to take into consideration during the KC-X or any successor aerial tanker replacement program, any unfair competitive advantage an offeror may possess and to report any such unfair competitive advantage to Congressional defense committees within 60 days of bid submissions.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 111-498 to stipulate that, should the Secretary of Defense determine that BP or its subsidiaries performing any contract with the Department are no longer a "responsible source," the Secretary shall consider debarring BP or its subsidiaries from contracting with the Department no later than 90 days after making such determination.
Amendment stipulates that, should the Secretary of Defense determine that BP or its subsidiaries performing any contract with the Department are no longer a "responsible source", the Secretary shall consider debarring BP or its subsidiaries from contracting with the Department no later than 90 days after making such determination.
An amendment numbered 42 printed in House Report 111-498 to require the DNI to cooperate with GAO inquiries that are initiated by Committees. Would allow all committees of jurisdiction to request that GAO perform audits of the intelligence community. Would allow the DNI to designate certain reports or portions of reports as sources and methods sensitive or reportable only to the intelligence committees, and those reports or portions would go only to the intelligence committees. Would establish certain procedures to ensure that GAO safeguards information.
Amendment requires the DNI to cooperate with GAO inquiries that are initiated by Committees; allows all committees of jurisdiction to request that GAO perform audits of the intelligence community; allows the DNI to designate certain reports or portions of reports as sources and methods sensitive or reportable only to the intelligence committees and requiring that those reports or portions would go only to the intelligence committees; and establishes certain procedures to ensure that GAO safeguards information.
An amendment numbered 80 printed in House Report 111-498 to strike funding for the Joint Strike Fighter's Alternate Engine Program.
Amendment sought to strike funding for the Joint Strike Fighter's Alternate Engine Program.
An amendment numbered 79 printed in House Report 111-498 to repeal Dont Ask Dont Tell only after: (1) receipt of the recommendations of the Pentagon's Comprehensive Review Working Group on how to implement a repeal of DADT (due December 1, 2010) and (2) a certification by the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and President that repeal is first, consistent with military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion & recruiting, and second, that the DoD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to implement its repeal. It would also include a 60 day period after certification before the repeal took effect.
Amendment repeals "Don't Ask Don't Tell" only after: (1) receipt of the recommendations of the Pentagon's Comprehensive Review Working Group on how to implement a repeal of DADT (due December 1, 2010) and (2) a certification by the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and President that repeal is first, consistent with military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion & recruiting, and second, that the DoD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to implement its repeal. The amendment also includes a 60 day period after certification before the repeal takes effect.
An amendment numbered 47 printed in House Report 111-498 to require non-Defense agencies to establish contractor inventories and insourcing programs to mirror current law for the Department of Defense. It would also prevent agencies from establishing any numerical goal, target, or quota for the conversion to performance by Federal employees, require OMB to report to Congress on agency insourcing policies and GAO to evaluate OMB reporting.
Amendment requires non-Defense agencies to establish contractor inventories and insourcing programs to mirror current law for the Department of Defense; prevents agencies from establishing any numerical goal, target, or quota for the conversion to performance by Federal employees; and requires OMB to report to Congress on agency insourcing policies and GAO to evaluate OMB reporting.
Amendment inserts a complete new text which appears on page H4097 of the Congressional Record of May 28, 2010.
Pursuant to the instructions contained in the motion to recommit, Mr. Gordon reported the amendment back to the House and demanded that the question on adoption of the amendment be divided among its nine separate parts. Subsequently, the Chair announced that the question would be divided and that the question would be put on each of the amendment's portions in their turn.    The first portion of the divided question sought to strike section 228 (relating to prize awards.)    The second portion of the divided question sought to strike sections 406(b) and (c) (relating to manufacturing extension partnership).    The third portion of the divided question sought to strike section 502 (relating to federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing.)    The fourth portion of the divided question sought to strike section 503 (relating to regional innovation program.)    The fifth portion of the divided question sought to strike subtitle C of title VI (relating to Energy Innovation Hubs).    The sixth portion of the divided question sought to amend section 702 (relating to persons with disabilities.)    The seventh portion o. the divided question added a section 704 (prohibiting use of funds for salaries for viewing pornography.)    The eighth portion of the divided question added a section 705 (relating to ineligibility for awards or grants.)    The ninth portion of the divided question sought to add a section 706 (relating to alternative authorizations.)
An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 8, 15, 30, 32, as modified, 55, 61, 64, 66, 67, 74, and 77 printed in House Report 111-498.
Amendments en bloc No.9, consisting of amendments numbered 8, 15, 30, 32, 55, 61, 64, 66, 67, 74, and 77 printed in House Report 111-498.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-503 to provide for various technical corrections, make modifications to the GAO report in section 15 of the bill, provide that the Secretary may increase loan limits for micropolitan counties surrounded by higher cost areas and experiencing significant growth, and address documentation standards for FHA loans.
Manager's amendment makes various technical corrections; makes modifications to the GAO report in section 15 of the bill; provides that the Secretary may increase loan limits for micropolitan counties surrounded by higher cost areas and which experience significant growth; and addresses documentation standards for FHA loans.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 111-503 to raise the FHA down payment requirement from 3.5% to 5% and prohibit closing costs from being rolled in as well.
Amendment sought to raise the FHA down payment requirement from 3.5% to 5% and to prohibit closing costs from being rolled in as well.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-503 to cap the number of mortgages the FHA can issue to 10% of total loans originated in the U.S. each year. Within 90 days of enactment, FHA must submit a plan to Congress to roll back FHA market share to 10% of loans originated each year by 2012.
Amendment sought to cap the number of mortgages the FHA can issue to 10% of total loans originated in the U.S. each year. Within 90 days of enactment the FHA must submit a plan to Congress to roll back FHA market share to 10% of loans originated each year by 2012.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-503 to repeal the emergency authority that allows the FHA to insure loans up to $720,000 in certain high cost areas. The amendment would create a maximum loan limit of $500,000 for a single family unit and a percentage of the same ratio for 2-, 3- or 4-family residences.
Amendment sought to repeal the emergency authority that allows the FHA to insure loans up to $720,000 in certain high cost areas. The amendment also sought to create a maximum loan limit of $500,000 for a single family unit and a percentage of the same ratio for 2-, 3- or 4-family residences.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-503 to require individuals to certify that they have not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor in order to get an FHA mortgage.
Amendment requires individuals to certify that they have not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor in order to get an FHA mortgage.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-503 to state that no funds authorized under the act may be used to pay the salary of an employee who has been officially disciplined for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography (including child pornography) on a Federal Government computer or while performing official Federal Government duties.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in part C of House Report 111-506 to add veteran- and women- owned businesses to the groups that will receive outreach under the Small Business Lending Fund established by the bill. It adds veteran-owned businesses to those businesses that should receive consideration in the Fund, adds veterans to the study on lending assistance, and requires the study to report not just on the number of loans made to women-, veteran- and minority-owned businesses, but the percent of loans that go to them as a part of the program.
Amendment adds veteran- and women- owned businesses to the groups that will receive outreach under the Small Business Lending Fund established by the bill; adds veteran-owned businesses to those businesses that should receive consideration in the Fund; adds veterans to the study on lending assistance; and requires the study to report not just on the number of loans made to women-, veteran- and minority-owned businesses, but the percent of loans that go to them as a part of the program.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in part C of House Report 111-506 to provide funding to eligible institutions that serve small businesses in communities that have suffered negative economic effects as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with particular consideration to States along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Amendment provides funding to eligible institutions that serve small businesses in communities that have suffered negative economic effects as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with particular consideration to States along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
An amendment printed in House Report 111-508 to expand the definition of `small business lending' used in the bill to include loans made to small business concerns for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or improving industrial, commercial, residential, or farm buildings.
Amendment expands the definition of "small business lending" used in the bill to include loans made to small business concerns for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or improving industrial, commercial, residential, or farm buildings.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-514 to eliminate all limitations on federal election campaign contributions.
Amendment sought to eliminate all limitations on federal election campaign contributions.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 111-514 to ensure that citizens know if special interests outside their district or state are trying to impact an election by enhancing advertisement disclaimers to include the city and state of the ad funder's residence or principle office.
Amendment requires that special interests outside a given district or state which are trying to impact an election in that district or state must use enhanced advertisement disclaimers to include the city and state of the ad funder's residence or principle office.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-537 to prohibit funds made available for grants from being used for earmarks.
Amendment prohibits earmarking of funds made available for grants.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 111-537 to require all funds authorized under the Act to be expended in a manner consistent with the manual on Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch.
Amendment to require all funds authorized under the Act to be expended in a manner consistent with the manual on Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-570 to prohibit any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense under this Act to be used to renovate or construct any facility within the Continental United States for the purpose of housing any individual who has been detained, at any time after September 11, 2001, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Amendment to prohibit any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense under this Act to be used to renovate or construct any facility within the Continental United States for the purpose of housing any individual who has been detained, at any time after September 11, 2001, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 111-570 to increase funding for the Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries account by $7,000,000 and decrease funding for the Grants for Construction, Minor Projects account by $7,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries account by $7,000,000 and decrease funding for the Grants for Construction, Minor Projects account by $7,000,000.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 111-578 to reduce HUD's Transformation Initiative (technical assistance and capacity building) by $40 million.
Amendment sought to reduce HUD's Transformation Initiative (technical assistance and capacity building) by $40 million.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 111-578 to cut $1.8 billion from specific accounts that were increased over and above the President's request.
Amendment sought to reduce specific accounts that were increased over and above the President's request by $1.8 billion.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 111-578 to reduce the bill's funding level by $12.4 billion dollars, returning the bill to the FY2009 funding level. This is an 18% cut in the bill's spending.
Amendment sought to reduce the bill's funding level by $12.4 billion across-the-board, returning the bill to the FY 2009 funding level and translating into an 18% reduction from the proposed level.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in part A of House Report 111-578 to reduce spending in the bill by $10.52 billion. This amount represents the uncommitted funds from the $61.7 billion in 2009 stimulus funds that were appropriated for transportation and housing related program.
Amendment sought to reduce spending in the bill by $10.52 billion which represents the uncommitted funds from the $61.7 billion in 2009 stimulus funds that were appropriated for transportation and housing related programs.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in part A of House Report 111-578 to reduce spending by $18,579,000,000 in order to reflect FY 2008 levels.
Amendment sought to reduce spending by $18,579,000,000 in order to reflect FY 2008 levels.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in part A of House Report 111-578 to reduce funding for Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments by $1,203,500,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for capital and debt service grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments by $1,203,500,000.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in part B of House Report 111-578 to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the Blackstone River Bikeway in Rhode Island and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the Blackstone River Bikeway in Rhode Island and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in part B of House Report 111-578 to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the downtown Tacoma streetscapes improvement project in Washington and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the downtown Tacoma streetscapes improvement project in Washington and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in part B of House Report 111-578 to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the restoration and improvements to the historical Darwin Martin House Home and complex in New York and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $1,000,000 from being made available for the restoration and improvements to the historical Darwin Martin House Home and complex in New York and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in part B of House Report 111-578 to prohibit $150,000 from being made available for the construction of a children's playground in the Municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Amendment sought to prohibit $150,000 from being made available for the construction of a children's playground in the Municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to clarify certain provisisons in the bill and add various requirements.
Manager's amendment makes various and sundry clarifications, additions, and technical changes.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to require that no less than 1.5 percent of the Land and Water Conservation Fund each year go toward securing recreational public access to Federal Lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation.
Amendment directs the Secretary to dedicate no less than 1.5 percent of funds in the bill to increase recreational public access to existing lands for hunting, fishing, or other recreational purposes.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to allow a group of companies to cooperate to meet financial responsibility requirements by pooling of resources or joint insurance coverage.
Amendment enables two or more companies to meet individual financial responsibility requirements by pooling resources or obtaining joint insurance coverage.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to require, following initial clean-up of a spill, that the National Resources Damages Act trustee give equal and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.
Amendment requires that, following initial clean-up of a spill, the National Resources Damages Act trustee gives equal and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to seek to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling. The moratorium would be prohibited from enforcement on those rigs that meet safety requirements set forth in NTL 05 and NTL 06.
Amendment ends the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for companies that meet new safety requirements and guidelines put in place by the Secretary.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-594 to clarify that loan funds under the bill may not be used to purchase manufactured homes, makes technical corrections to a Comptroller General report, prohibits provision of funds to certain contractors and makes ineligible for loans certain Federal Employees. It also requires the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture to take steps to prevent misuse of funds. Prohibits any additions to direct spending in regards to provisions within this Act. Does not allow an entity with an ongoing capital repayment obligation to the Treasury due to the Troubled Assets Relief Program to participate in the programs within this Act. Ensures that funds provided under this bill would supplement and not supplant other energy efficiency funding.
Amendment clarifies that loan funds under the bill may not be used to purchase manufactured homes; makes technical corrections to a Comptroller General report; prohibits provision of funds to certain contractors and makes certain Federal Employees ineligible for loans. Amendment also requires the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture to take steps to prevent misuse of funds; prohibits any additions to direct spending with respect to provisions in the bill; does not allow an entity with an ongoing capital repayment obligation to the Treasury due to the Troubled Assets Relief Program to participate in the programs within the Act; and ensures that funds provided under this bill would supplement and not supplant other energy efficiency funding.
An amendment to change the recommendation of censure contained in the resoluttion to that of reprimand.
Amendment sought to reduce the recommendation contained in the resolution from censure to reprimand.
Amendment shifts initial consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4853:">H.R. 4853</a> into the Committee of the Whole and out of the full House.
An amendment to strike Title III of the Senate amendment to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4583:">H.R. 4583</a> and amend the bill to provide two years of estate tax relief at 2009 levels. In calendar years 2011 and 2012, the estate tax exemption amount would be $3.5 million ($7 million total for a married couple) and the maximum tax rate on estates would be 45%. Additionally, the amendment would provide estates from decedents in 2010 with the ability to elect to be treated under the 2009 levels or to be treated under current law for tax purposes. This election will allow estates to receive a step up in basis on inherited property rather than the 2010 carryover basis rules. The exemption level and rate are consistent with the estate tax proposal included in the President's FY2010 and FY2011 Budgets. Under the Senate amendment to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4583:">H.R. 4583</a>, the bill would provide two years of estate tax relief with a $5 million estate tax exemption ($10 million total for a married couple) and a maximum rate of 35%. The amendment saves $23 billion, and affects 6,600 estates in 2011 which would receive an average additional tax cut of more than $1.5 million under the Senate bill.
Amendment sought to strike Title III of the Senate amendment to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4583:">H.R. 4583</a> and insert a new Title III providing two years of estate tax relief at 2009 levels. In calendar years 2011 and 2012, the estate tax exemption amount would be $3.5 million ($7 million total for a married couple) and the maximum tax rate on estates would be 45%. The amendment sought to provide estates from decedents in 2010 with the ability to elect to be treated under the 2009 levels or to be treated under current law for tax purposes. Such election would have allowed estates to receive a step up in basis on inherited property rather than the 2010 carryover basis rules. The exemption level and rate would have been consistent with the estate tax proposal included in the President's FY2010 and FY2011 Budgets. Under the Senate amendment to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4583:">H.R. 4583</a>, the bill would provide two years of estate tax relief with a $5 million estate tax exemption ($10 million total for a married couple) and a maximum rate of 35%. The amendment would have affected 6,600 estates in 2011 which would receive an average additional tax cut of more than $1.5 million under the Senate bill.
An amendment printed in Part B of House Report 112-2 to instruct the committees of jurisdiction to include a permanent fix to the Medicare physician payment formula in legislation to replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act.
Amendment directs the committees of jurisdiction over health care legislation to enact a permanent fix to the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate formula used to determine physician payments under the Social Security Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add language to the bill stipulating that all amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund after the date of the enactment of the legislation shall be transferred by the Secretary to the general fund of Treasury only if used to reduce the deficit.
Amendment adds language to the bill stipulating that all amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund after the date of the enactment of the legislation shall be transferred by the Secretary to the general fund of Treasury only if used to reduce the deficit.
An amendment numbered 370 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding by $18,750,000 for unneeded boards and commissions.
Amendment sought to reduce by $18,750,000 the operations and maintenance defense-wide account and direct the funds to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 87 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate all funding for the Innovative Research Fund.
Amendment sought to eliminate all funding for the Innovative Research Fund.
An amendment numbered 63 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount for Aircraft Procurement, Navy by $21,985,000, the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force by $393,098,000 and increase Defense by $415,083,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for the remainder of FY 2011 for the Air Force and Navy's aircraft procurement accounts by cutting funding for the V-22 by $415,083,000.
An amendment numbered 86 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds in Title IV the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation and increase Defense by $115,520,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for alternative energy programs in the bill by $115,520,000.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congresssional Record to reduce Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy by $ 225,000,000, reduce Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force by $225,000,000 and increase Defense by $450,000,000.
Amendment reduces Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, for both the Navy and Air Force by $450,000,000 by striking the funding for an extra engine for the F-35 fighter.
An amendment numbered 95 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the Afghanistan Infrastructure fund.
Amendment sought to remove the $400 million Afghan Infrastructure Fund and return the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 237 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Iraq Security Forces Fund by $1,500,000,000.
Amendment sought to eliminate the $1.5 billion in funding for the Iraqi Security Forces Fund.
An amendment numbered 97 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) for the Agricultural Programs, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities by $5 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding (by transfer) for the Agricultural Programs, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities (organic farming) by $5 million.
An amendment numbered 153 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the the Census by $80 million and increasing EDA by $80 million.
Amendment increases funding for EDA by $80 million (by transfer), bringing the total amount available for EDA up to $255 million.
An amendment numbered 368 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds to the Department of Justice, General Administration, National Drug Intelligence Center by $34,023,000.
Amendment zeroes out the $34,023,000 in funding for the National Drug Intelligence Center and transfers the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 260 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds in the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction of Research Facilities by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction of Research Facilities account by $10 million and transfer the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 125 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services by $298,000,000 and reducing the NASA by $298,000,000.
Amendment, as modified, increases the Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) by $298,000,000 and reduces the amount for NASA by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 110 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount for the Legal Services Corporation by $324 million.
Amendment sought to eliminate the $324,400,000 in funding for the Legal Services Corporation.
An amendment numbered 192 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the ARPA-E account by $50 million and apply the amount to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the ARPA-E account by $50 million and apply the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 395 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the funding for the ARPA-E account by $20 million offset by a reduction in the Fossil Energy account of $20 million.
Amendment sought to increase the funding for the ARPA-E account by $20 million offset by a reduction in the Fossil Energy account of $20 million.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the prohibition on Weatherization and State Energy Program Funding.
Amendment sought to strike the prohibition on Weatherization and State Energy Program Funding.
An amendment numbered 259 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $70 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the account for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $70 million and to apply the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 98 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the funding for the Selective Service System ($24.032 million) and to apply the savings to the deficit.
Amendment sought to eliminate the funding for the Selective Service System ($24.032 million) and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 223 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Firefighter Assistance Grants by $510 million offset by a reduction in funding for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology R&D by the same amount.
Amendment increases funding for Firefighter Assistance Grants by $510 million offset by a reduction in funding for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology R&D by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 193 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by $2,750,000 the Bureau of Land Management, Land Acquisition and reducing the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition by $15,055,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding in the bill used by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the BLM, and the Forest Service for the purpose of buying new federal land by $35,055,000 and apply that amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 338 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund by $50,000,000 and reduces the Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $50,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase the funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act by $50 million with the offset being a $50 million reduction in the EPA Diesel Emissions Program.
An amendment numbered 376 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by $64,100,000 the Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology account.
Amendment sought to reduce the EPA's Science and Technology account by $64.1 million and apply the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 84 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Programs and Management account by $8,458,000.
Amendment reduces the EPA's Environmental Programs and Management (Greenhouse Gas Registry) account by $8,458,000 and applies the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 379 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by $10,000,000 the Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants account.
Amendment reduces the amount made available for the EPA's State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $10 million and applies the amount to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 85 in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, State and Private Forestry and increases the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the International Forestry Program by $7.4 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 196 in the Congressional Record to reduce funding forthe National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Grants and Administration and increases the spending reduction account.
Amendment reduces funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $20.594 million and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered numbered 249 printed in the congressional record to reduce the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs funding by $4,500,000.
Amendment reduces the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs funding by $4,500,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 381 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce Presidio Trust, Presido Trust Fund by $15,000,000.
Amendment reduces the Presido Trust Fund account by $15 million and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 565 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.
Amendment sought to increase funding by $50 million to the LIHEAP program.
An amendment numbered 457 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Children and Families Services Program, and the Community Service Block Grant, each, by $100,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Children and Families Services Programs by $100 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 276 printed in the Congressional Record to increase IDEA state grants to FY 2010 levels and reduce school improvement grants and teacher quality grants by necessary amounts to fully offset outlays.
Amendment increases funding for the part B program of IDEA by $557 million which restores funding to the FY 2010 levels.
An amendment numbered 532 printed in the Congressional Record to restore the education funding authority for Alaskan and Hawaiian Native Americans.
Amendment strikes the language in the bill that prohibits the Department of Education from funding the Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and the Native Hawaiian Education Program.
An amendment numbered 410 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate funding for the National Labor Relations Board.
Amendment sought to eliminate funding for the National Labor Relations Board and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 100 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce USIP by $42,676,000, and increases Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment strikes the $42,676,000 in funding for the United States Institute of Peace and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 248 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the East-West Center, and increases Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment eliminates the $10,716,000 in funding for the East-West Center and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce several multilateral accounts.
Amendment sought to reduce the Multilateral Economic Assistance Account in the State Foreign Operations section of the bill by $211,244,700 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 43 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the funding for AMTRAK Capitol by $446.9 million.
Amendment sought to decrease the amount the Federal Government subsidizes Amtrak by $446,900,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 189 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds available by division A of this Act may not be used to research, develop, test, evaluate, or procure any the following: 1) Expeditionary Fighting Vechile; 2) V-22 Osprey aircraft.
An amendment numbered 208 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds used to carry out chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to administer or carry out any of the activities for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund or to transfer public dollars to political conventions under chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code.
An amendment numbered 514 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to enforce the requirements in - 1. section 34(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
Amendment maintains provisions enacted in FY 2009 and FY 2010 that allow fire departments to use grants to rehire laid-off firefighters and to prevent others from being laid off. The amendment also continues provisions that waive certain budgetary requirements local fire departments have to fulfill in order to receive a grant.
An amendment numbered 404 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds used to implement the Report and Order of the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10-201, adopted by the Commission on December 21, 2010.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to implement the Report and Order on net neutrality rules with regard to the Internet.
An amendment numbered 516 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the opening of the locks at the Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Dam or the Chicago River Controlling Works.
An amendment numbered 195 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the payment of fees and other expenses under section 504 of title 5, United States Code, or section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for payment of legal fees and expenses to an individual or organization if they successfully sue the Federal Government.
An amendment numbered 165 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants" published by the Environmental Protection Agency on September 9, 2010.
An amendment numbered 204 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salaries and expenses for specified federal agency positions and their offices.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions: 1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform; 2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; 3) Special Envoy for Climate Change; 4) Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Council on Environmental Quality; 5) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy; 6) White House Director of Urban Affairs; 7) Special Envoy to oversee the closure of the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay; 8) Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Department of the Treasury; and 9) Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Communications Comission.
An amendment numbered 458 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount made available to the "Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue" and the "General Services Administration" and increase the amount made available to the "Independent Agencies, Securities and Exchange Commission, Salaries and Expenses" by $131,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission and decrease funds for the operations of the Internal Revenue Service and the General Services Administration.
An amendment numbered 506 printed in the Congressional Record to revise by reducing the amount made available for "Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Enforcement", and increasing the amounts provided in section 1517(a) for transfer from the Federal Reserve to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for activities authorized to carried out by such Bureau under title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and decrease funding for the Enforcement division of the Internal Revenue Service.
An amendment numbered 50 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Department of Defense sponsorship of NASCAR race cars.
An amendment numbered 232 printed in the Congressional Record to limit the use of funds for the United States military operations in Afghanistan to no more than $10,000,000,000.
An amendment numbered 214 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds for the use of the "Program Integrity: Gainful Employment-New Programs" section of the bill.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the Department of Education to implement and enforce the gainful employment rule, which would prohibit college programs from receiving Federal student loans unless new complicated loan repayment criteria are met.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
An amendment numbered 533 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds by the Environmental Appeals Board to consider, review, reject, remand, or otherwise invalidate any permit issued for Outer Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the States along the Arctic Coast under the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 524 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for making application under FISA for an order requiring the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists.
An amendment numbered 466 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds by EPA to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of greenhouse gases.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the EPA to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of greenhouse gases.
An amendment numbered 575 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to pay any employee, officer, contractor, or grantee of any department or agency to implement the provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to pay any employee, officer, contractor, or grantee of any department or agency to implement the provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
An amendment numbered 267 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, or any amendment made by either such Public Law.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, or any amendment made by either such Public Law.
An amendment numbered 268 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any Federal department or agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of Public Law 111-148 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-152 (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), or any amendment made by such either Public Law.
Amendment prohibits funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any Federal department or agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of Public Law 111-148 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-152 (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), or any amendment made by either Public Law.
An amendment numbered 83 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used by the Internal Revenue Service to implement or enforce section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 6055 of such Code, section 1502(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or any amendments made by section 1502(b) of such Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> by the Internal Revenue Service to implement or enforce the provisions within the health spending law that require verification that individuals have health care coverage and to impose penalties on those individuals who do not comply.
An amendment numbered 89 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to provide payments (or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the Brazil Cotton Institute.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to provide payments (or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the Brazil Cotton Institute.
An amendment numbered 88 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in division A of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to be used to research, develop, or test the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle and the Surface-Launched Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile program.
An amendment numbered 104 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce spending by 5.5% in 8 non-securiy spending subsections of the bill and reduce Legislative Branch appropriations by 11%.
Amendment sought to reduce spending by 5.5% in 8 non-security spending subsections of the bill and reduce Legislative Branch appropriations by 11%.
An amendment numbered 414 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
An amendment numbered 519 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds by 3.5 percent for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
An amendment numbered 246 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for beach replenishment projects by the Army Corps of Engineers.
An amendment numbered 263 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in this Act to pay and dues to the United Nations.
An amendment numbered 526 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 3(e) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(e)).
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to provide the FERC with exclusive authority to site, construct, expand, or operate an LNG terminal.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to issue any new lease that authorizes production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to issue any new lease that authorizes production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to any lessee under an existing lease issued by the Department of Interior, where such existing lease is not subject to limitations on royalty relief based on market price.
An amendment numbered 409 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by division B of the Public Health Service Act to implement or enforce section 2718 of the Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the enforcement of the medical loss ratio.
An amendment numbered 296 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement the Klamath Dam Removal and Sedimentation Study.
An amendment numbered 99 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve the relocation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Operations Center-Pacific from Seattle, Washington, to Newport, Oregon.
An amendment numbered 177 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Secretary of Agriculture to implement or enforce Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule, relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in any administrative unit of the National Forest System.
An amendment numbered 323 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to provide benefits described in section 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(1)(C)) to a person or legal entity in excess of $250,000.
An amendment numbered 566 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to require a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to report information to the Department of Justice regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.
An amendment numbered 146 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by division A of this Act for Department of Defense, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide may be used for official representation purposes, as defined by Department of Defense Instruction 7250.13, dated June 30, 2009.
An amendment numbered 333 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by 75 percent the amount made available for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.
An amendment numbered 46 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to maintain an end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to permanent duty in Europe in excess of 35,000 members and end strength levels for active duty members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of 565,275, 328,250, and 329,275, respectively, and the amounts otherwise provided by this Act for "Military Personnel, Army", "Military Personnel, Navy" and "Military Personnel, Air Force" in title I of division A are hereby reduced by $155,914,688, $18,047,700, and $118,488,825, respectively.
An amendment numbered 498 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to develop, carry out, implement, or otherwise enforce proposed regulations published June 18, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 34,667) by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior.
An amendment to prevent the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement from going forward with a proposed revision to the stream buffer rule.
An amendment numbered 467 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> from being used to develop, promulgate, evaluate, implement, provide oversight to, or backstop total maximum daily loads or watershed implementation plans for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
An amendment numbered 79 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> from being used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the the Department of Health and Human Services who develops or promulgates regulations or guidance with regard to Exchanges under subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
An amendment numbered 151 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> for repair, alteration, or improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters" published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on December 6, 2010.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United Nations in any location in the United States.
An amendment numbered 377 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility.
An amendment numbered 166 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enter into, after the date of the enactment of this Act, a Government contract that requires a project labor agreement.
An amendment numbered 495 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement, establish, or create a NOAA Climate Service as described in the "Draft NOAA Climate Service Strategic Vision and Framework" published at 75 Feb. Reg. 57739.
An amendment numbered 141 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any account of the Department of Defense (other than accounts listed in subsection (b)) in excess of the amount made available for such account for fiscal year 2008.
Amendment sought to reduce appropriations in the bill for the Department of Defense to fiscal year 2008 levels.
An amendment numbered 109 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may be used to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA and the Department of the Army entitled "Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures", dated June 11, 2009, or the guidance issued by the EPA entitled "Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order", dated April 1, 2010.
An amendment numbered 548 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
Amendment prohibits use of funds for expansion of catch shares programs in fisheries along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.
An amendment numbered 47 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009.
Amendment eliminates funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS).
An amendment numbered 149 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
An amendment numbered 569 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to fund periodic step increases described in Section 5335 of Title V of the United States Code.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for periodic step increases for non-uniformed federal employees.
An amendment numbered 94 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the decision of the Administrator of the EPA entitled "Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 percent".
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for implementation of the EPA's E15 waivers as they apply to safety concerns related to the higher blend of ethanol gasoline, for the remainder of the fiscal year.
An amendment numbered 216 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds used by the Administrator of the EPA to carry out section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the Administrator of the EPA to revoke permits for the use of defined areas as disposal sites.
An amendment numbered 217 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds by EPA to develop, propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation that identifies or lists fossil fuel combustion waste as hazardous waste subject to regulation.
An amendment numbered 545 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to carry out any of the activities described in section 6A of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement a searchable public consumer safety database which is described in the Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008.
An amendment numbered 200 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight in the Department of Health and Human Services.
An amendment numbered 482 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to designate monuments under the Act of June 8, 1906, (commonly known as the "Antiquities Act of 1906"; 16 U.S.C. 431, et seq.).
An amendment numbered 563 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to modify the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter under section 109 of the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 430 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, or the Department of the Treasury who takes any action to specify or define, through regulations, guidelines, or otherwise, essential benefits under section 1302 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
An amendment numbered 241 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Oil and Gas Research and Development Program of the Department of Energy.
An amendment numbered 164 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used in excess of the amount available for such account during fiscal year 2006. Defense and Homeland Security funds are exempt.
Amendment sought to reduce non-defense discretionary spending to 2006 levels.
An amendment numbered 273 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to administer the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, with respect to any project or program funded by this Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to administer the wage rate requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act.
An amendment numbered 154 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1:">H.R. 1</a> to carry out paragraph 11 of section 101 of Public Law 111-226.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to enforce additional requirements on the state of Texas as they relate to spending levels for elementary and secondary education.
Pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.RES.128:">H.Res. 128</a> the text of the amendment is printed in House Report 112-20.
Manager's amendment makes technical and conforming changes to the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to strike language in the bill terminating the Mortgagee Letter 2010-23, which provided guidance for the FHA Refinance Program. The amendment also strikes language which prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from issuing any regulation, order, or notice that is based on or substantially similar to such Mortgagee Letter.
Amendment sought to strike language in the bill terminating the Mortgagee Letter 2010-23, which provided guidance for the FHA Refinance Program. The amendment also sought to strike language prohibiting the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from issuing any regulation, order, or notice that is based on or substantially similar to such Mortgagee Letter.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section requiring the Secretary to post a statement prominently on the web which explains that the FHA Short Refinance Program has been terminated and includes a contact for borrowers who are uncertain as to how to proceed.
Amendment, as modified, sought to add a new section requiring the Secretary to post a statement prominently on the web which explains that the FHA Short Refinance Program has been terminated and includes a contact for borrowers who are uncertain as to how to proceed.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to direct Housing and Urban Development Department to publish on its website, no later than five days after the bill's enactment, to "contact your Member of Congress for assistance.".
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to publish on HUD's web site a statement indicating that the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program has been eliminated along with instructions to contact their Representatives in Congress if they are uncertain as to how to proceed.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-34 to provide findings for the need for and efficacy of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Amendment sought to provide findings for the need for and efficacy of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-34 to require the Secretary of HUD to send a notice to NSP grantees that would have received funding under NSP that the program has been terminated.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of HUD to send a notice to NSP grantees that would have received funding under NSP, that the program had been terminated as well as the name and contact information for each recipient's Member of Congress for the purpose of requesting assistance in mitigating foreclosed properties.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-34 to require the Secretary of HUD to study the number of homes that will not be mitigated in each Congressional district as a result of the funding rescission, and report findings to Congress.
Amendment sought to direct the Secretary of HUD to conduct a study to determine the approximate number of foreclosed and abandoned properties that will not be purchased or rehabilitated in the district of each Member of Congress as a result of the rescission and termination of funding under the bill and to submit the findings to Congress.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 112-34 to list the number of homes in each state that have been vacant for 90 days or more and which would be eligible for rehabilitation under the program. Would also state that by voting to terminate this program, these units may not be able to be rehabilitated using NSP funds.
Amendment sought to insert a list quantifying the number of vacant homes across the country and to add findings consisting of such numbers in each State as well as a statement that because Congress voted to terminate the NSP, those listed housing units may not be able to be rehabilitated and may remain vacant.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-34 to include findings detailing the Home Affordable Modification Program's (HAMP's) flaws and state that terminating HAMP would save taxpayers approximately $1.4 billion.
Amendment added a findings section detailing the flaws of HAMP and stating that terminating HAMP would save taxpayers approximately $1.4 billion.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-34 to require a study and report submitted to Congress determining the successful aspects of HAMP, and legislative recommendations for a replacement loan modification program.
Amendment sought to require a study and report submitted to Congress determining the successful aspects of HAMP, and legislative recommendations for a replacement loan modification program.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 112-34 to include a list of the number of trial and permanent modifications started under the HAMP program in each state as well as the number of seriously delinquent mortgages across the country that will not be able to be eligible for HAMP modifications because Congress is terminating the program.
Amendment sought to include a list of the number of trial and permanent modifications started under the HAMP program in each state as well as the number of seriously delinquent mortgages across the country that will not be eligible for HAMP modifications because Congress is terminating the program.
An amendment printed in House Report 112-45 to redirect the religious and other private school voucher funding to District of Columbia public schools and District of Columbia public charter schools.
Amendment sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Public Funds for Public Education Act" which would have redirected the funds contained in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.471:">H.R. 471</a> on a 50% to the District of Columbia public charter schools and 50% to the District of Columbia public schools basis.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-46 to make technical corrections to provisions in the underlying bill.
Manager's amendment makes both technical corrections and substantive changes to the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-46 to require the FAA to study alternatives to the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign to reduce delays at the 4 airports included in the redesign. Would also prohibit the FAA from continuing with the implementation of the airspace redesign until the study is submitted to Congress.
Amendment sought to require the FAA to study alternatives to the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign to reduce delays at the 4 airports included in the redesign and would also prohibit the FAA from continuing with the implementation of the airspace redesign until the study is submitted to Congress.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-46 to require mechanics at contract repair stations certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S. and in foreign countries to undergo the same criminal background checks required for mechanics and other aviation employees at U.S. airports.
Amendment sought to require criminal background checks of mechanics at contract aircraft repair stations, both domestic and overseas.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-46 to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to study and provide regulatory recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administrator to ensure that all certified aircraft is properly equipped with technology that maintains pilot visibility when dense, continuous smoke is present in the cockpit. The ARC would be directed to complete its work in one year and provide its recommendations to the Administrator who must inform Congress of the recommendations and outline what actions the agency will take on the basis of those recommendations.
Amendment sought to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to study and provide regulatory recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administrator to ensure that all certified aircraft are properly equipped with technology that maintains pilot visibility when dense, continuous smoke is present in the cockpit. The ARC would have been directed to complete its work in one year and provide its recommendations to the Administrator who would then inform Congress of the recommendations and outline what actions the agency would take on the basis of those recommendations.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 112-46 to require greater disclosure of a passenger's baggage fees when a fare is quoted to an airline passenger and require refunds for baggage that is lost, damaged, or delayed. The Secretary of Transportation would prescribe any requirements necessary to implement the baggage fee disclosures by ensuring that necessary information is shared between carriers and ticket agents that have an already existing agency appointment or contract.
Amendment sought to require greater disclosure of a passenger's baggage fees when a fare is quoted to an airline passenger and to require refunds for baggage that is lost, damaged, or delayed.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 112-46 to prohibit FAA employees from using official--taxpayer sponsored--time for union activities during the official work day. It would not repeal the right of any FAA employee to collectively bargain or arbitrate.
Amendment sought to prohibit FAA employees from engaging in union activities during the official work day. It would not have sought to repeal the right of any FAA employee to collectively bargain or arbitrate.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 112-46 to authorize an equitable transfer of land and property, in the form of a road, between Dona Ana County in New Mexico and Verde Corporate Realty Services. Dona Ana County would continue to use the land for airport purposes.
Amendment sought to authorize an equitable transfer of land and property between Dona Ana County in New Mexico and a private investor.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 112-46 to allow Bob Hope and Van Nuys Airports in southern California to adopt curfews from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., alleviating air traffic noise for residents of the San Fernando Valley. It simplifies the process for these airports to implement a curfew by allowing airports that already had at least a partial curfew in effect before the 1990 Airport Noise and Capacity Act (PL 101-58) to implement mandatory nighttime curfews.
Amendment sought to allow the Bob Hope and Van Nuys Airports in southern California to adopt curfews from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. in order to alleviate air traffic noise for residents of the San Fernando Valley.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 112-46 to prevent any funds from this act to be used to administer or enforce Davis Bacon.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding in the bill for use in administering or enforcing the Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 112-46 to strike section 903. Section 903 repeals a National Mediation Board (NMB) rule, finalized last year, which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 903 which repeals a National Mediation Board (NMB) rule relating to representation election procedures.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 112-46 to improve Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rulemaking activities by requiring the Agency to recognize that the United States aviation industry is composed of a variety of different segments with different operating characteristics and requiring the FAA to tailor regulations to address the unique characteristics of each industry segment. The amendment also requires the FAA to conduct appropriate cost/benefit studies on all proposed regulations and only enact regulations upon a finding that the costs are justified by the benefits.
Amendment improves Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rulemaking activities by requiring the Agency to recognize that the United States aviation industry is composed of a variety of different segments with different operating characteristics and requiring the FAA to tailor regulations to address the unique characteristics of each industry segment. The amendment also requires the FAA to conduct appropriate cost/benefit studies on all proposed regulations and only enact regulations upon a finding that the costs are justified by the benefits.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-54 to require an EPA study to determine the long term impact of a complete ban on their authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
Amendment sought to require an EPA study to determine the long term impact of a complete ban on their authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-54 to insert a new section to provide considerations and procedures in finalizing greenhouse gas regulations.
Amendment sought to insert a new section to provide considerations and procedures in finalizing greenhouse gas regulations.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-54 to clarify that the Agency can continue to provide technical assistance to states taking action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment sought to affirm that state-run greenhouse gas programs would not be affected by the bill.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-54 to add a new section with respect to Congressional Acceptance of Scientific Findings: Congress accepts the scientific findings of the Environmental Protection Agency that climate changes is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for public health and welfare.
Amendment sought to add a new section with respect to Congressional Acceptance of Scientific Findings: Congress accepts the scientific findings of the Environmental Protection Agency that climate changes is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for public health and welfare.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-54 to ensure the EPA Administrator can protect the public health in case of public health emergency.
Amendment sought to ensure that the EPA can continue to protect the American people from adverse effects of global climate change.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-54 to ensure that any prohibition on or limitation to EPA's Clean Air Act authority contained in the bill would not apply to any action EPA could take to reduce demand for oil.
Amendment sought to ensure that any prohibition on or limitation to EPA's Clean Air Act authority contained in the bill would not apply to any action EPA could take to reduce demand for oil.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-54 to prevent the provisions of this act from going into effect until the EPA Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies that the consequences of not regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and its subsequent impact on climate change, including the potential to create sustained natural and humanitarian disasters and the ability to likely foster political instability where societal demands exceed the capacity of governments to cope, do not jeopardize American security interests at home or abroad.
Amendment sought to prevent the provisions of this act from going into effect until the EPA Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies that the consequences of not regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and its subsequent impact on climate change, including the potential to create sustained natural and humanitarian disasters and the ability to likely foster political instability where societal demands exceed the capacity of governments to cope, do not jeopardize American security interests at home or abroad.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-54 to include a study to determine whether regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act to address climate change, if not repealed or otherwise made unauthorized by section 2 of the bill, would cause greenhouse gas leakage and reduce the international competitiveness of United States producers of energy-intensive products.
Amendment sought to include a study to determine whether regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act to address climate change, if not repealed or otherwise made unauthorized by section 2 of the bill, would cause greenhouse gas leakage and reduce the international competitiveness of United States producers of energy-intensive products.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-54 to codify the Environmental Protection Agency's Tailoring Rule in order to protect farms, small businesses, and small- and medium-sized stationary sources from greenhouse gas regulation.
Amendment sought to insert a complete new text which codifies the EPA's Tailoring Rule in order to protect farms, small businesses, and small- and medium-sized stationary sources from greenhouse gas regulation.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-61 to require the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on preventing chronic diseases and promoting health.
Amendment sought to require GAO to conduct a study of the impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on preventing chronic diseases and promoting health and then to submit a report to Congress.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-61 to require the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the economic impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on states and communities.
Amendment sought to require GAO to conduct a study of the economic impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on states and communities and then to submit a report to Congress.
A substitute amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-62 to make significant investments in education, job training, transportation and infrastructure, and advanced research and development programs that will accelerate our economic recovery. Would also protect the social safety net without cutting Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare. Would raise new revenue by making our tax system more fair. Would also close certain corporate tax loopholes and preferences, which will save trillions of dollars on the deficit over the next decade.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute constitutes the alternative budget plan proposed by the Black Caucus and appears on page H2843 of the Congressional Record of April 14, 2011.
An substitute amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-62 to eliminate the deficit by 2021, while putting America back to work, restoring America's economic competitiveness, implementing a fair tax system, keeping Americans healthy and bringing our troops back home.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute constitutes the alternative budget plan proposed by the Progressive Caucus and appears on page H2862 of the Congressional Record of April 15, 2011.
An substitute amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112=62 to establish a Fiscal Year 2012 budget and set the appropriate budgetary levels for Fiscal Year 2011 through 2021.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute constitutes the alternative budget plan proposed by the Republican Study Committee and appears on page H2870 of the Congressional Record of April 15, 2011.
A substitute amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-62 to reduce deficits gradually to avoid disrupting the recovery and reaches primary balance by 2018 while protecting guarantees to seniors and investments that are essential for the well-being of our citizens. Would also make strategic investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure, while restraining the growth in overall discretionary spending. Would extend middle-income tax relief and streamlines the tax code to remove special interest tax breaks that distort economic activity.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute constitutes the alternative budget plan proposed by the Democratic Caucus and appears on page H2884 of the Congressional Record of April 15, 2011.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-70 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post notice of rescission of funds and the amount rescinded on the public website of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post notice of rescission of funds and the amount of funds rescinded on the public website of the Department of Health and Human Services.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-70 to require, within 6 months after enactment, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on the extent to which states are expected to have difficulties establishing Health Benefit Exchanges without the federal assistance repealed and rescinded under this bill.
Amendment sought to require, within 6 months after enactment, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on the extent to which states are expected to have difficulties establishing Health Benefit Exchanges without the federal assistance repealed and rescinded under this bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-70 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on the impact of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1213:">H.R. 1213</a> on the possible delays and potential enrollment reductions to Health Benefit Exchanges.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on the impact of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1213:">H.R. 1213</a> on the possible delays and potential enrollment reductions to Health Benefit Exchanges.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new paragraph requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post a notice of recission of unobligated funds made available by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the Department's public website.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of HHS to post public notice on its official website that the mandated funds from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the amounts of the funds, will be rescinded.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to require a GAO study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating school-based health centers.
Amendment sought to require a GAO study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating school-based health centers.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-73 to remove provisions in the bill that would `deem' the safety and environmental review done in 2007, prior to the BP spill, sufficient for new offshore oil and gas leasing. The amendment would allow lease sales to go forward, but require new environmental and safety reviews, following the BP spill.
Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill that would "deem" the safety and environmental review done in 2007, prior to the BP spill, sufficient for new offshore oil and gas leasing. The amendment would have allowed lease sales to go forward, but would require new environmental and safety reviews for the period following the BP spill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-73 to ensure that Lease Sale 220 does not interfere with Naval or other DOD operations.
Amendment sought to require the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to certify that moving forward with Lease Sale 220 would not impede naval or other DOD operations off the coast of Virginia.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to require safety review of permits to take into consideration all applicable safety, environmental and fisheries laws.
Amendment sought to require safety review of permits to take into consideration all applicable safety, environmental and fisheries laws.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to implement the Commission's recommendation by requiring that in reviewing a drilling permit, the Secretary consult with an independent drilling safety organization not affiliated with the oil industry trade association.
Amendment sought to require that during the Secretary's determination that permit applications meet pertinent safety requirements, the Secretary should consult with an independent drilling safety organization not affiliated with the American Petroleum Institute.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to implement basic offshore drilling safety reforms recommended by the independent BP spill commission. The Commission found that the root causes of the BP spill were "systematic" and could have been prevented. The Markey amendment would set specific new minimum standards for blow-out preventers, cementing and well design.
Amendment sought to set minimum standards for blowout preventers; require new standards on safe well design and cementing to ensure multiple redundant barriers within the well against uncontrolled oil or gas flow leading to a blowout; require independent third party certification of blowout preventers and well designs; and to ensure that the Department of Interior can institute better alternatives for increased safety as they become available.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to state that the Secretary shall not issue an offshore drilling permit without certifying that the applicant has calculated a worst-case discharge scenario for the proposed drilling operations; and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant possesses the capability and technology to respond immediately and effectively to such worst-case discharge scenario.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Secretary from issuing an offshore drilling permit without first certifying that the applicant has calculated a worst-case discharge scenario for the proposed drilling operation and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant possesses the capability and technology to respond immediately and effectively to such worst-case discharge scenario.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to strike a provision in the underlying bill that would "deem" drilling permits approved after 60 days even if the necessary safety and environmental reviews have not be completed. The amendment leaves in place a timeline for approving drilling permits, but prevents permits from being "deemed" approved before the safety review has been completed.
Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill that allow drilling applications to be considered approved even if the Secretary has not made a decision on the application by the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to lift timeline requirements if the agency lacks an adequate budget or lacks staff expertise to properly review permits.
Amendment sought to lift timeline requirements if the administering agency or bureau of the Department of Interior lacks an adequate budget or lacks staff expertise to properly review permits.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to require a detailed description of the extent to which and by when any oil found on the leased property will decrease the price of crude oil and at the pump for hardworking Americans.
Amendment sought to require a detailed description of the extent to which and by when any oil found on the leased property will decrease the price of crude oil and at the pump for hardworking Americans.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to strike section 202 of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1229:">H.R. 1229</a>, so that states outside of the 5th Circuit can have their courts hear civil actions relating to energy projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
Amendment sought to strike section 202 of the bill which imposes an exclusive venue in the Fifth Circuit for civil actions relating to the leasing of Federal lands in the Gulf of Mexico for energy development, production and exploration.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part A of House Report 112-73 to strike section 207 of the bill which pertains to limitations on attorneys' fees.
Amendment sought to strike section 207 of the bill which pertains to limitations on attorneys' fees.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-74 to clarify that new offshore drilling would not conflict with military operations.
Amendment sought to clarify that new offshore drilling would not conflict with military operations.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-74 to require that new 5-year leasing plans require that companies bidding on new leases first renegotiate any royalty-free leases they own; thus raising more than $2 billion over 10 years.
Amendment sought to require that companies bidding on new leases first renegotiate any royalty-free leases they may already own.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-74 to require the Secretary to make public information about the lessee's executive bonuses from the most recent quarter.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary to disclose the executive bonuses for any company that is given a drilling lease.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-74 to require that all applicants for a drilling permit under a lease issued under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1231:">H.R. 1231</a> would have to submit a worst-case scenario oil spill containment and clean-up plan.
Amendment sought to require that all applicants for a drilling permit under a lease issued pursuant to the bill would have to submit a worst-case scenario oil spill containment and clean-up plan.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-74 to make permanent the current moratorium on drilling in the eastern gulf of Mexico that expires in 2022.
Amendment sought to make the current ban on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico permanent.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-74 to clarify that the legislation does not allow for oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of California.
Amendment sought to clarify that the legislation does not allow for oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of California.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-74 to require the Washington state Governor and legislature approve any leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf off of Washington state.
Amendment sought to require that the Governor and legislature of the State of Washington approve any leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Washington State.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-75 to clarify that Section 411 of the bill, which provides certain authorities for Defense Intelligence Agency Expenditures, applies only to National Intelligence Program funds. Would also strike Section 412 of the reported bill, providing for the establishment of certain transfer accounts for intelligence funds.
Manager's amendment clarifies that Section 411 of the bill, which relates to certain Defense Intelligence Agency expenditures, applies only to the National Intelligence Program funds; and strikes section 412 of the reported bill which provides for the establishment of certain accounts for intelligence funds.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-75 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report containing recommendations the Director considers appropriate for consolidating the intelligence community.
Amendment to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report containing recommendations the Director considers appropriate for consolidating the intelligence community.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-75 to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report to the House and Senate Intelligence panels on information it has regarding the human rights violations of the military government in Argentina that resulted in 30,000 disappearances between the mid-1970's and mid-1980's. The amendment also seeks to help shed light on the unknown fate of hundreds of Argentine children who were born in captivity and distributed to members of the Argentine security forces.
Amendment sought to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report to the House and Senate Intelligence panels on information it has regarding the human rights violations of the military government in Argentina; to include an appendix of declassified documents used for the report and to give the authority for the inclusion of a classified annex.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-75 to establish the sense of Congress that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies.
Amendment sought to express the sense of Congress that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-75 to commend the United States intelligence community for their successful operation in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and their continued efforts against al Qaeda. It is based on Senate Resolution 159, which passed the Senate 97 to 0.
Amendment inserts language commending the United States intelligence community for their role in the successful operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to conduct a study of the number of primary care physicians that would be trained as a result of the funding provided in the health care overhaul law compared to the number of physicians that would be trained should funding be eliminated or rescinded.
Amendment sought to require a GAO study of the number of primary care physicians that would be trained as a result of the funding provided in the health care overhaul law compared to the number of physicians that would be trained should funding be eliminated or rescinded.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the extent of physician shortages in areas with significant shortages. The study should also examine the effects of expanding and establishing new medical graduate programs as directed by the health care overhaul law on the number of physicians were the funding not rescinded by the bill.
Amendment sought to require a GAO study which highlights the impact that elimination of funding would have on the number of physicians that would be trained if funding were not rescinded.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to to prohibit the use of funds provided for graduate medical education from being used to provide abortion or training in the provision of abortion. Additionally, funds would not be provided to a teaching health center if the institution discriminates against individual health care entities that refuse to provide abortion under go training in the provision of abortion, or offer referral for abortion services.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in the bill to pay for elective abortions or to be given to organizations that discriminate against pro-life health care providers.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-88 to eliminate the availability of funds for procurement of the Navy and Air Force V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Amendment sought to eliminate the availability of funds for procurement of the Navy and Air Force V-22 Osprey aircraft.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-88 to create a five-year pilot program to provide opportunity scholarships to dependent children with special education needs. Opportunity scholarships are set at $7,500 a year and would be available to approximately 250 children under the pilot program for the purpose of attending a private, public or charter school of choice. The Department of Defense would administer the program, in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
Amendment sought to create a five-year pilot program to provide opportunity scholarships to dependent children with special education needs. Opportunity scholarships would have been set at $7,500 a year and would have been available to approximately 250 children under the pilot program for the purpose of attending a private, public or charter school of choice. The Department of Defense would have administered the program, in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 112-88 to strike Section 937 of the bill relating to Modification of Temporary Suspension of Public-Private Competitions for Conversion of Department of Defense Functions to Contractor Performance.
Amendment sought to strike Section 937 of the bill relating to Modification of Temporary Suspension of Public-Private Competitions for Conversion of Department of Defense Functions to Contractor Performance.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 112-88 to give manufacturers the opportunity to provide information to DoD regarding how their bid for a contract will affect domestic employment. It allows DoD to take this information into consideration, but does not mandate that DoD consider this information when awarding the contract.
Amendment sought to give manufacturers the opportunity to provide information to DoD regarding how their bid for a contract will affect domestic employment. It would have allowed the DoD to take this information into consideration, but would not have mandated that DoD consider this information when awarding the contract.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 112-88 to preclude an executive agency from requiring an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose political contributions as a condition of participation.
Amendment precludes an executive agency from requiring an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose political contributions as a condition of participation.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in House Report 112-88 to require the Secretary to ensure that each contractor of the Department of Defense performing a prime contract at a military installation in the United States to set aside 40 percent, by dollar value, of its subcontracting work under the contract for local qualified subcontractors. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a subcontractor shall be considered local if its headquarters is within 60 miles of the military installation.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary to ensure that each contractor of the Department of Defense performing a prime contract at a military installation in the United States sets aside 40 percent, by dollar value, of its subcontracting work under the contract for local qualified subcontractors. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a subcontractor would be considered local if its headquarters are within 60 miles of the military installation.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 112-88 to require public disclosure of information submitted under Section 847 of this act.
Amendment sought to require public disclosure of information submitted under Section 847 of this act.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 112-88 to require any savings as a result of shifting to civilian employees from contractors within the Department of Defense be directed towards deficit reduction.
Amendment sought to require that any savings realized as a result of shifting to civilian employees from contractors within the Department of Defense be directed towards deficit reduction.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in House Report 112-88 to require the Secretary of Defense, prior to awarding of defense contracts to private contractors, to conduct an outreach program to benefit minority and women-owned businesses.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Defense, prior to awarding of defense contracts to private contractors, to conduct an outreach program to benefit minority and women-owned businesses.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 112-88 to temporarily suspend the implementation and enforcement of workforce management and sourcing policies pursuant to the DODs efficiency initiative.
Amendment sought to temporarily suspend the implementation and enforcement of workforce management and sourcing policies pursuant to the DoD's efficiency initiative.
An amendment numbered 37 printed in House Report 112-88 to prevent the payment of certain incentives with respect to a Navy shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana, saving the Department of Defense up to $310 million.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in House Report 112-88 to require that the rules of engagement allow any military service personnel assigned to duty in a designated hostile fire area to have rules of engagement that fully protects their right to proactively defend themselves from hostile actions.
Amendment requires that the rules of engagement allow any military service personnel assigned to duty in a designated hostile fire area to have rules of engagement that fully protect their right to proactively defend themselves from hostile actions.
An amendment numbered 40 printed in House Report 112-88 to repeal the establishment of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
Amendment repeals the authorization for the National Drug Intelligence Center.
An amendment numbered 42 printed in House Report 112-88 to amend Section 1039 to allow transfer of detainees to the US to testify in federal court. The amendment strikes language barring transfer of detainees held abroad to the US. The amendment requires certification by the Attorney General prior to transfer.
Amendment sought to limit use of funds to transfer individuals who are not United States citizens or members of the Armed Forces to the United States until 45 days after the President has submitted to the Congressional defense committees a plan for the disposition of each individual who is proposed to be transferred to the United States. The amendment also sought to hold open the use of Article 3 courts as a means of trying individuals (detainees) when such individuals or detainees are transferred to the United States.
An amendment numbered 43 printed in House Report 112-88 to require all foreign terrorists, with links to terrorist networks, who attack the U.S. or the Government be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals, not in the civilian court system.
Amendment requires all foreign terrorists to be tried by military tribunals and not in the civilian court system.
An amendment numbered 47 printed in House Report 112-88 to clarify that the exemption from Freedom of Information Act for Data Files of the Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance Systems of the Military Departments is for "information contained in data files of the military flight operations quality assurance system of a military department that would reveal flight patterns or tactical techniques or tactical procedures from disclosure under section.".
Amendment sought to ensure that any subpar maintenance of military aircraft not be withheld from public disclosure under the guise of keeping tactical information from enemies of the United States.
An amendment numbered 48 printed in House Report 112-88 to make changes to the language of the Sunken Military Craft Act of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1540:">H.R. 1540</a>, (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012)by clarifying the language of the Sunken Military Craft Act to restore its original intent, and would specify that a sunken military craft would be defined as a vessel only when on military noncommercial service when it sank.
Amendment clarifies that the term "sunken military aircraft" will only include vessels, warships, naval auxiliaries or other vessels on military, noncommercial service at the time they were sunk.
An amendment numbered 49 printed in House Report 112-88 to coordinate federal information security policy through the creation of a National Office for Cyberspace, updating information security management practices, and establishing measures for the protection of critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
Amendment sought to coordinate federal information security policy through the creation of a National Office for Cyberspace, updating information security management practices, and establishing measures for the protection of critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
An amendment numbered 50 printed in House Report 112-88 to strike section 1034 of the bill, relating to the authorization for use of military force.
Amendment sought to strike section 1034 of the bill which embodies the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
An amendment numbered 53 printed in House Report 112-88 to terminate the Human, Social, and Culture Behavior (HSCB) Modeling program at the Department of Defense.
An amendment numbered 54 printed in House Report 112-88 to reduce the baseline number of civilian employees at the Department of Defense by 1% every year for the next five years.
Amendment sought to reduce the baseline number of civilian employees at the Department of Defense by 1% every year for the next five years.
An amendment numbered 56 printed in House Report 112-88 to require U.S. ground troops to withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving just those who are involved in small, targeted counter-terrorism operations. The amendment would further require the Secretary of Defense to submit a withdrawal plan to Congress within 60 days of enactment.
Amendment sought to require U.S. ground troops to withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving just those who are involved in small, targeted counter-terrorism operations. The amendment would have further required the Secretary of Defense to submit a withdrawal plan to Congress within 60 days of enactment.
An amendment numbered 60 printed in House Report 112-88 to reduce the amount of troops stationed in Europe to 30,000 and would cut overall end strength levels by 10,000 a year over the next five years.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount of troops stationed in Europe to 30,000 and would have cut overall end strength levels by 10,000 a year over the next five years.
An amendment numbered 61 printed in House Report 112-88 to prevent funds authorized in the Act from being used to deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Libya unless the purpose of the presence is to rescue a Member of the Armed Forces from imminent danger.
Amendment prevents funds authorized in the Act from being used to deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Libya unless the purpose of the presence is to rescue a Member of the Armed Forces from imminent danger.
An amendment numbered 62 printed in House Report 112-88 to eliminate funds for the Mission Force Enhancement Transfer Fund.
An amendment numbered 63 printed in House Report 112-88 to strike section 1604, Budget Item Relating to LHA7 Ship Program.
Amendment sought to strike section 1604, relating to the LHA 7 amphibious warship program.
An amendment numbered 64 printed in House Report 112-88 to reduce the funding for Ground-based Midcourse Defense systems by $100,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense systems by $100,000,000.
An amendment numbered 111 printed in House Report 112-88 to designate a National Day of Honor for members of the Armed Forces who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat areas.
Amendment designates a National Day of Honor for members of the Armed Forces who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat areas.
An amendment numbered 148 printed in House Report 112-88 to require a report on the cost-benefit analysis of migrating the management headquarters for the Air Force's Enterprise Logistics System Program Executive Office.
Amendment requires that a report be done on the cost-benefit analysis of migrating the management headquarters for the Air Force's Enterprise Logistics System Program Executive Office.
An amendment numbered 152 printed in House Report 112-88 to repeal Title VXII of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985, which authorized the establishment of the United States Institute of Peace.
An amendment numbered 55 printed in House Report 112-88 to require: (1) A plan and timeframe on accelerated transition of military operations to Afghan authorities; (2) A plan and timeframe on negotiations leading to a political solution and reconciliation in Afghanistan; and (3) A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on al-Qaeda. The amendment clarifies that nothing in this section limits the president under existing authority to go after al-Qaeda, share intelligence, or modify military strategy and tactics while redeploying US forces under the plan/timeframe required above.
Amendment sought to require: (1) a plan and timeframe on accelerated transition of military operations to Afghan authorities; (2) a plan and timeframe on negotiations leading to a political solution and reconciliation in Afghanistan; and (3) a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on al-Qaeda. The amendment also sought to clarify that nothing in this section limits the President under existing authority to go after al-Qaeda, share intelligence, or modify military strategy and tactics while redeploying US forces under the plan/timeframe required above.
An amendment to increase the funding by $320 million for Firefighters Assistance Grants by transfer from the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, and Office of Chief Information.
Amendment increases funding by $320 million for Firefighters Assistance Grants offset by reductions of a similar amount from the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, and Office of Chief Information Officer.
An amdendment to increase funding, by offset, for state and local programsby $337,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for State and local grants, including the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) by $337 million offset by reductions in Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology accounts of a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Immigration Customs and Enforcement by $1 million. The increase would be offset by reducing funds for Homeland Security Department executive management.
Amendment increases funding for Immigration Customs and Enforcement by $1 million offset by reducing funds for Homeland Security Department Executive Management by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for border security fencing and infrastructure by $10 million. The increase would be offset by reducing funding for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by the same amount.
Amendment increases funding for border security fencing and infrastructure by $10 million offset by a reduction in funding for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management and increase funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the CBP Air/Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement account by $32 million offset by reducing funds for the Office of Under Secretary and Management and the Science and Technology Management Administration accounts by a similar amount.
An amendment to strike language relating to the top 10 highest risk urban areas.
Amendment strikes the proviso which limits the Urban Areas Security Initiative to the top 10 urban areas by risk.
Amendment strikes section 514 of the bill which prohibits use of funds for conduction of public-private competitions or to direct A-76 conversions for any program, project, or activity within DHS.
Amendment strikes section 547 which provides border security funding for environmental mitigation along the southern United States border.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to be used for the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force of the Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to be used for the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force of the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the requirements in section 34(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
Amendment waives requirements attached to Fire Grants and SAFER grants and also contains a provision waiving certain budgetary requirements which local fire departments must fill in order to receive a grant.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to comply with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, popularly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502, the FAR Council supporting regulations FAR Rule 2009-005, or any agency memorandum, bulletin, or contracting policy that derives its authority for Executive Order 13502 or FAR Rule 2009-005.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502 which mandates project labor agreements (PLA's) on projects that are worth $25 million or more.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for various ACORN and Community Organizations.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for various ACORN and Community Organizations.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds used in contravention of section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by ICE to process the release of, or to administer alternative forms of detention to, illegal immigrants who committed a crime which mandated their incarceration.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to purchase new advanced imaging technology machines.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to purchase new advanced imaging technology machines.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to operate or maintain existing advanced imaging technology machines as mandatory or primary screening devices.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to operate or maintain existing advanced imaging technology machines as mandatory or primary screening devices.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any action by a political appointee to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision by an employee in the Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security to make records available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for any action by a political appointee to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision by an employee in the Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security to make records available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act.
An amendment made available by this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law, amounts made available for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and amounts made available for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is hereby reduced by 10 percent.
Amendment sought to make available by this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law, amounts made available for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and amounts made available for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is hereby reduced by 10 percent.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement the determination of the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration regarding transporation security officers and collective bargaining as described in the decision memorandum dated February 4, 2011.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for collective bargaining by TSA.
An amendment numbered 42 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement any rule or regulation regarding the disclosure of political contributions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to implement any rule or regulation regarding the disclosure of political contributions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the new construction, purchase, or lease of any building or space in the District of Columbia except where a contract for the construction, purchase, or lease was entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the new construction, purchase, or lease of any building or space in the District of Columbia except where a contract for the construction, purchase, or lease was entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
An amendment to add a new section requiring the amount made available to the Transportation Security Administration for screeing operations, not more than $2,760,503,458 may be used for screener personnel, compensation, and benefits.
Amendment adds a new section requiring the amount made available to the Transportation Security Administration for screeing operations, not more than $2,760,503,458 may be used for screener personnel, compensation, and benefits.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for being used to carry out section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for being used to carry out section 287(g) (immigration enforcement program) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An amendment printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 415 of the bill.
Amendment strikes section 415 of the bill which relates to project labor agreements (PLA's).
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
An amendment to increase funding for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition by $1 million which is offset by specified reductions in other accounts.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition by $1 million for protection against E. coli sickness and would have been offset by specified reductions in administrative accounts.
An amendment to strike the proviso relating to FAIR Act of Circular A-76 activities.
Amendment strikes the proviso preventing funds in the bill from being used to conduct public-private competitions or to direct A-76 conversions for any program, project or activity within the USDA without a contracting report to Congress by the Secretary.
An amendment to increase funding for Agricultural Marketing Service by $300,000 and reduce the account for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments by $342,000.
Amendment increases funding for the Organic Data Initiative by $300,000 offset by a reduction in the account for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments of $342,000.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the account for operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities by $20,900,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the account for operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities by $20,900,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Economic Research Service by $43 million; reduce funding for the National Agricultural Statistics Service by $85 million; reduce funding for salaries and expenses of the Agricultural Research Service by $650 million; reduce funding for Food For Peace Title II Grants by $1,040,198,000 and to apply $1,818,198,000 to the savings reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Economic Research Service by $43 million; reduce funding for the National Agriculture Statistical Service by $85 million; reduce funding for the Agriculture research service by $650 million; zero out the Food for Peace program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Economic Research Service by $7 million and to increase the spending reduction account by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the USDA's Economic Research Service by $7 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Buildings and Facilities account by $1 million and to increase funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service account by $1 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Buildings and Facilities account by $1 million and to increase funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service account by $1 million.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the account for Agricultural Marketing Services by $7,750,000 (10 percent) and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the account for Agricultural Marketing Services by $7,750,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Farm Service Agency account by $10 million and to increase funding for the Commodity Assistance Program account by $10 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Farm Service Agency account by $10 million and to increase funding for the Commodity Assistance Program account by $10 million.
An amendment to increase funding in the Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account and the Rural Business Program account by $100,000,000 and reducing the the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $100,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding in the Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account and the Rural Business Program account by $100,000,000 and reduce the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $100,000,000.
An amendment to reduce the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children by $604 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children by $604 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children by $82,500,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children by $82,500,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Foreign Agricultural Service account by $175 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Foreign Agricultural Service account by $175 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $100 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $100 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $940,198,000 and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Food for Peace Title II Grants account by $940,198,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants and apply the savings of $180 million to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to eliminate the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants and to apply the savings of $180 million to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the amount appropriated to the Center for Tobacco Products by $392 million dollars and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount appropriated to the Center for Tobacco Products by $392 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide electronic notifications to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on travel relating to "know your farmer, know your food".
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to provide electronic notifications to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on travel relating to "know your farmer, know your food" initiatives.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to support any Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative by the Department of Agriculture.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to be used to provide payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute.
An amendment to increase the use of funds by $49,000,000 for the Food and Drug Administration administrative expenses account.
Amendment sought to increase the use of funds by $49,000,000 for the Food and Drug Administration administrative expenses account.
An amendment to provide that amounts made available for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments are reduced by $13 million and the amount made available for the Office of the Secretary is increased by $5 million.
Amendment sought to provide that amounts made available for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments would be reduced by $13 million and the amount made available for the Office of the Secretary would be increased by $5 million.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to provide $6 million for the cost of broadband loans offset by a reduction in the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments account by a similar amount.
Amendment provides $6 million for the cost of broadband loans offset by a reduction in the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments account by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to pay salaries and expenses of Agriculture personnel to provide benefits described in the Food Security Act of 1985 to a person or legal entity in excess of $125,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to pay salaries and expenses of Agriculture personnel to provide benefits described in the Food Security Act of 1985 to a person or legal entity in excess of $125,000.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to make payments under section 201 of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 relating to the final settlement of claims from In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for mifepristone, commonly known as RU-486, for any purpose.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for mifepristone, commonly known as RU-486, for any purpose.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used in contravention of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement the Departmental Regulation of the Department of Agriculture entitled "Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation".
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in contravention of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
An amendment to provide $3 million for preventive measures under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
Amendment provides $3 million for preventive measures under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce each amount made available by the bill by 5.88% and the amounts may not be used to carry out the limitations contained in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 728.
An amendment to reduce the amount of funds provided by this bill for "Agricultural Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses" by $11,000,000.
An amendment to reduce each amount made available by this bill by 5 percent.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide any benefit described in section 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 to a person or legal entity if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $250,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to alter contract no. GS-35F-4076D with respect to the location of data storage.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a market access program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to strike section 2 of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2021:">H.R. 2021</a>.
Amendment sought to strike section 2 of the bill which would amend the Clean Air Act to force emissions from any offshore source to be measured only at the corresponding onshore location.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to direct emission sources from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to title I of the Clean Air Act, ensuring that the vessels often responsible for the majority of the OCS's emission sources are not left unregulated.
Amendment sought to give the EPA the authority to regulate the emissions of offshore drilling support vessels.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to require all permit applications to include data on federal oil subsidies received by the company applying for the permit.
Amendment sought to require oil companies applying for permits to disclose, as part of their application, data on oil subsidies provided to the company by the Federal Government.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to require that all completed applications include data on bonuses provided to the executives of the applicant from the most recent quarter.
Amendment sought to require that all completed permit applications include data on executive bonuses distributed by the applicant company in the most recent quarter.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to allow the Administrator to provide additional 30-day extensions if the Administrator determines that such time is necessary to meet the requirements of this section, to provide adequate time for public participation, or to ensure sufficient involvement by one or more affected States.
Amendment sought to allow the EPA administrator to provide additional 30-day extensions on final agency action with regard to drilling permit decisions.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to strike underlying text that eliminates the ability of the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to remand or deny the issuance of Clean Air Act permits for offshore energy exploration and extraction.
Amendment sought to strike a provision of the bill which removes the ability of the Environmental Appeals Board to remand or deny the issuance of clean air permits for offshore energy exploration and extraction.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to preserve access to local courts by striking a provision which requires permit decisions to be litigated in the DC Circuit in Washington D.C.
Amendment sought to strike a provision which would requires parties to appeal EPA permit decisions with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to preserve state authority over OCS sources where states have been delegated authority to issue air permits for offshore drilling activities.
Amendment sought to add a section allowing States with delegated authority to enact local air quality protections for offshore drilling.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to require a report that details how the amendments made by this Act are projected to increase oil and gas production and lower energy prices for consumers.
Amendment sought to require the EPA administrator to submit a report, within 60 days after the enactment of the Act, that details how the provisions made by this Act are projected to increase oil and gas production and lower energy prices for consumers.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 112-111 to prohibit any permits issued under the Clean Air Act for oil or natural gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off the coast of Oregon.
Amendment sought to prevent any permits required under the Clean Air Act for oil and natural gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Coast of Oregon.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to make technical edits and a few necessary changes to more substantive issues, such as prior user rights and an additional oversight requirement for the PTO.
Manager's amendment makes numerous technical and clarifying changes to the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to insert language to move the United States to a first to file system only upon a Presidential finding that other major patent authorities have adopted a similar one-year grace period.
Amendment sought to permit the conversion of the United States to a first-to-file system only upon a Presidential finding that other nations have adopted a similar one-year grace period.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to strike Section 5, the `prior user rights' language, and conform <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1249:">H.R. 1249</a> to <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1908:">H.R. 1908</a>, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 7, 2007, and <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:S.23:">S. 23</a>, as passed by the U.S. Senate on March 8, 2011.
Amendment sought to strike section 5 in the America Invents Act which expanded the prior-user rights defense to apply to all patents with minimal exceptions.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to restore language for calculation of 60-day period for application of patent term extension that the managers amendment strikes.
Amendment clarifies the deadline for filing patent term extension applications covering drug products that must be approved by the FDA.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to strike Section 3 of the legislation, which would convert the U.S. patent system from `first-to-invent' to `first-to-file.'.
Amendment sought to strike section 3 of the bill which created a first-to-file patent system.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to eliminate the ability of the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to set fees, retaining that authority for Congress.
Amendment sought to strike the provision giving the United States Patent Trade Office the authority to set patent and trademark fees.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to eliminate the burden of post-grant reviews and reexaminations on individual inventors and small businesses with 100 or fewer employees.
Amendment sought to exempt small businesses from the post-grant reviews and reexaminations.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to strike section 18 of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1249:">H.R. 1249</a>, the Transitional program for covered business method patents.
Amendment sought to strike section 18 which established a pilot program that allowed the United States Patent Trade Office to review certain low-quality business method patents.
An amendment to transfer $10,000,000 from Operation and Maintenance to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) by $10 million offset by a reduction in funds for defense-wide accounts by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce spending in Operation and Maintenance and deposit the savings in the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the operating budget of the Office of the Defense Secretary by $216,556,400 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to transfer $15,000,000 from Operation and Maintenance to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Environmental Security Technology Certification program by $15 million offset by a reduction in funds for Army operation and maintenance by a similar amount.
An amendment to transfer funds from Operation and Maintenance to the Defense Health Program.
Amendment increases funding for the Gulf War Illness Program by $3,600,000 offset by a reduction in funds for the Pentagon Channel in the Armed Forces Network Television services by a similar amount.
An amendment to transfer $297,023,000 from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation for the Air Force by $297,023,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 62 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 8015 of the bill.
Amendment strikes section 8015 of the bill which prohibits the Department of Defense from contracting out any function unless it will save a minimum of $10 million or 10 percent of the Department's performance costs even if the contractor is less costly overall and can perform the work more efficiently.
An amendment to strike section 8101 of the bill.
Amendment strikes section 8101 of the bill which prohibits the use of funds to convert any functions performed by Federal employees to private competition pursuant to a study conducted under OMB Circular A-76.
An amendment to strike $33,000,124,000 from title IX and increase the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to strike the funding for combat operations in Afghanistan but not for the safe and orderly return of all U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The savings would have been applied to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike $20,887,651,000 from title IX and increase the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce funding levels for combat operations in Afghanistan in order to achieve a U.S. presence of no more than 25,000 troops by December 31, 2012 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to transfer funds with respect to Operation and Maintenance.
Amendment sought to designate $15 million in funding to be used to insulate the shelters at forward operating bases in Afghanistan.
An amendment to reduce funds in Operation and Maintenance and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding by $1 billion from accounts used for reimbursements to Pakistan and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike funding for Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund and apply it to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to redirect $5 billion in funds from the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 41 printed in the Congressional Record to strike $200,000,000 from the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund and apply the same amount to the Spending Reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $200 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike funding from the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $475 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike $4,000,000,000 from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and apply the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Afghanistan security forces by $4 billion and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike $1,000,000,000 from the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund and apply the same to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for counterinsurgency in Pakistan by $1 billion and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to add a section to the bill limiting funds to be used for motorsports advertising and sponsorships to $20,000,000.
Amendment sought to require the Department of Defense to spend no more than $20 million in FY 2012 on motorsport sponsorships for NASCAR, the NHRA, the Indy Car Series, or AMA Super Bike Racing.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Department of Defense to assist any group or individual not part of a country's armed forces for the purpose of assisting that group or individual in carrying out military activities in or against Libya.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the use of military force against Libya.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to support Operation Odyssey Dawn or Operation Unified Protector.
An amendment numbered 61 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of section 7 of title 1, United States Code (the Defense of Marriage Act).
An amendment to reduce the total amount of appropriations made available by this Act by $17,192,000,000, not to be derived from amounts of appropriations made available by title IX.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds be used to provide assistance to Pakistan.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be obligated, expended, or used in any manner to support military operations, including NATO or United Nations operations, in Libya or in Libya's airspace.
An amendment to limit the use of funds to not more than $200,000,000, provided by title IX under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army", may be available for the Commander's Emergency Response Program. Also, the amount otherwise provided under such heading is reduced by $200,000,000.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds be used to implement any rule, regulation, or executive order regarding the disclosure of political contributions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment of the this Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for implementation of an executive order which requires all companies bidding on Federal contracts to disclose all Federal campaign contributions.
An amendment numbered 97 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section at the end of the bill which reduces the total amount of appropriations by $8,500,000,000 not to be derived from amounts of appropriations made available by title I ("Military Personnel"), under the heading "Defense Health Program" in title VI, or by title IX ("Overseas Contingency Operations").
An amendment to reduce funds made available by this Act for "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide" by $250,000,000.
An amendment to reduce by $3,577,192,676 the funding for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund provided by title IX.
An amendment to reduce the amounts made available in sundry sections of title IV.
Amendment sought to reduce each of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts by 1 percent.
An amendment numbered 77 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement the curriculum of the Chaplain Corps Tier 1 DATD repeal training dated April 11, 2011.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to enforce the directive of allowing chaplains to perform same-sex marriages on Navy bases regardless of any applicable State law requirements.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to maintain an end strength level of troops in Europe to more than 30,000 and to reduce military personnel accounts accordingly.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for military operations in or against Libya except under a declaration of war against Libya pursuant to clause 11 in section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
An amendment to increase funds for the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction and Operation accounts and reduce funds for the Nuclear Energy account under the Department of Energy.
Amendment sought to increase funds for the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction and Operation accounts to the FY 2011 levels by reducing funds for the Nuclear Energy account under the Department of Energy.
An amendment to reduce the Army Corps of Engineers Construction account by $1,750,000 and increase the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $1,000,000.
Amendment reduces the Army Corps of Engineers Construction account by $1,750,000 and increases the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $1,000,000.
An amendment to increase the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $6,360,000 for efficient cargo transportation by improving dredging and navigation of waterways, and reduce the Army Corps of Engineers Administration Expenses account by the same amount.
Amendment provides for an increase to the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $6,360,000 and reduces the Army Corps of Engineers Administration Expenses account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $4,900,000 and increase the Spending Reduction account by the same amount.
Amendment reduces the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $4,900,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce various accounts by $3,250,437,000 and transfer the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce various accounts by a total of $3,250,437,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike section 102 of the bill, which prohibits the use of funds to be used to implement any competitive sourcing actions under OMB Circular A-76 or High Performing Organizations for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Amendment strikes section 102 of the bill which prohibits the use of funds to be used to implement any competitive sourcing actions under OMB Circular A-76 or High Performing Organizations for the Army Corps of Engineers.
An amendment to strike section 109 of the bill, which prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Army Corps of Engineers to adopt or enforce a change or supplement to the rule or guidance documents pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 109 of the bill which prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Army Corps of Engineers to adopt or enforce a change or supplement to the rule or guidance documents pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
An amendment to increase the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by $100 million and reduce the Nuclear Energy account by $50 million and the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $50 million.
Amendment sought to increase the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by $100 million and reduce the Nuclear Energy account by $50 million and the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to strike language related to the allocation of funds relating to weatherization assistance funds.
Amendment sought to prevent the Secretary of Energy from reallocating funds remaining from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from one State to another.
An amendment to increase allocations for energy and efficiency and renewable energy by $46,000,000.
Amendment sought to restore $46 million in funding to the Vehicle Technologies program by eliminating an increase in funding for the fossil fuel industry.
An amendment to increase funds for energy efficiency and renewable energy by $24,018,000 by reducing funds for fossil energy research and development.
Amendment sought to increase funds for energy efficiency and renewable energy by $24,018,000 by reducing funds for fossil energy research and development.
An amendment to reduce energy efficiency and renewable energy funds by $26,510,000 and increase the spending reduction account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce energy efficiency and renewable energy funds by $26,510,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy by $491,000,000 and decrease the National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the amount for energy efficiency and renewable energy by $491,000,000 and decrease the National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce energy efficiency and renewable energy by $45,641,000 and increase the spending reduction account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount for energy efficiency and renewable energy by $45,641,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase EERE by $226,800,000 offset by a decrease of a similar amount in weapons funding.
Amendment sought to increase EERE funding by $226,800,000 which would have provided a return to the previous year's funding levels for the Weatherization Assistance Program, the State Energy Program, and the Building Technologies Programs. The increase would have been offset by a reduction in weapons funding by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce various accounts by $500 million and to apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce various accounts by $500 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the account for Departmental Administration by $60, 500,000 and to increase the account for EERE by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to reduce the account for Departmental Administration by $60,500,000 and to increase the account for EERE by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the account for EERE by $166,143,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the account for EERE by $166,143,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the account for the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy by $79,640,000 and to decrease the account for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to designate $10 million for use on a cooperative effort with NASA to restart the production of plutonium-238.
An amendment to reduce the account for fossil fuels by $450 million and increase the account for Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to transfer $450 million from the Fossil Fuel Research Account to ARPA-E.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-138 to make it a violation for a lender, whose only interest in the property is the amount of the outstanding mortgage indebtedness, to require a homeowner to purchase more than the legally required amount of flood insurance--an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the loan.
Amendment sought to make it a violation for a lender, whose only interest in the property is the amount of the outstanding mortgage indebtedness, to require a homeowner to purchase more than the legally required amount of flood insurance--an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the loan.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-138 to strike additional coverage provided in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1309:">H.R. 1309</a> for business interruption and cost of living expenses.
Amendment sought to strike additional flood-related coverage provided in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1309:">H.R. 1309</a> for interruption of cost-of-living expenses and business expenses ($5,000 and $20,000, respectively).
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-138 to eliminate requirements to more broadly map areas considered to be residual risk.
Amendment strikes the language in the bill which requires FEMA to include on its flood maps areas of residual risk.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 112-138 to add a reserve fund requirement to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Amendment adds a reserve fund requirement to the National Flood Insurance Program.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 112-138 to terminate current spending on TV and Radio commercials being aired to promote the NFIP in all 50 states and directs remaining funds to pay down NFIP's debt. The amendment would continue FEMA's mailing programs that are used to notify current policy holders of changes to their policies and maps as well as other educational publications they produce.
Amendment sought to terminate current spending on TV and Radio commercials being aired to promote the NFIP in all 50 states and direct remaining funds to be used to pay down NFIP's debt.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 112-138 to direct the GAO to conduct a study of the means and effects of facilitating a market for all-peril insurance policies for residential properties.
Amendment sought to direct the GAO to conduct a study of the means and effects of facilitating a market for all-peril insurance policies for residential properties.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 112-138 to terminate NFIP by January 1, 2012 and allow States to form interstate compacts to provide insurance.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to terminate the NFIP by January 1, 2012 and allow States to form interstate compacts to provide insurance.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-144 to allow the EPA to continue to have the authority to set standards for NPDES Permit programs by striking section 2.
Amendment sought to allow the EPA to continue to have the authority to set standards for NPDES Permit programs by striking section 2.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-144 to require the EPA to analyze the impact of certain covered actions on employment levels and economic activity and require public notice and a hearing in those instances where a covered action has more than a de minimis impact on employment or economic activity in any given state.
Amendment requires the EPA to analyze the impact of certain covered actions on employment levels and economic activity and requires public notice and a hearing in those instances where a covered action has more than a de minimis impact on employment or economic activity in any given state.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-144 to exclude from this act permit holders who are on the significant non-compliance list.
Amendment sought to exclude from this act permit holders who are on the significant non-compliance list.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report to 112-144 to align federal funding with the scope of federal clean water regulations.
Amendment sought to align federal funding with the scope of federal clean water regulations.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-144 to exclude from coverage under the bill, any waters that EPA determines provide flood protection for communities, are a valuable fish and wildlife habitat that provides benefits to the economy, or are coastal recreational waters.
Amendment sought to exclude from coverage under the bill, any waters that EPA determines provide flood protection for communities, are a valuable fish and wildlife habitat that provides benefits to the economy, or are coastal recreational waters.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-144 to restrict the application of the bill if a major disaster had been declared in the area due to flooding within the last five years, or the waters in question had contributed to such a declaration.
Amendment sought to restrict the application of the bill if a major disaster had been declared in the area due to flooding within the last five years, or the waters in question had contributed to such a declaration.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-144 to strike all after the enacting clause.
Amendment sought to strike all after the enacting clause.
An amendment to increase the Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and reduce the Weapons Activities account under the National Nuclear Security Administration by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and reduce the Weapons Activities account under the National Nuclear Security Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase the Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup account under the Department of Energy by $41 million and reduce the account for Departmental Administration under the Department of Energy by $21 million and reduce the account for Departmental Administration under the National Nuclear Security Administration by $20 million.
Amendment increases the Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup account under the Department of Energy by $41 million; reduces the account for Departmental Administration under the Department of Energy by $21 million and reduces the account for Departmental Administration under the National Nuclear Security Administration by $20 million.
An amendment numbered 65 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the Science account under the Department of Energy by $42,665,000 and reduce the Weapons Activities account under the National Nuclear Security Administration by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the Department of Energy's Office of Science account by $42,665,000 and reduce the Weapons Activities account under the National Nuclear Security Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 68 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Science account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and increase the Spending Reduction account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce the Department of Energy's Office of Science account by $10 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 43 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Science account under the Department of Energy by $820,488,000 and increase the Spending Reduction account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce the Department of Energy's Office of Science account by $820,488,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the amount appropriated for carrying out the research activities authorized by the America COMPETES Act by $79,640,000 and reduce the Departmental Administration account for the Department of Energy by the same amount.
Amendment increases the amount appropriated for carrying out the research activities authorized by the America COMPETES Act by $79,640,000 and reduces the Departmental Administration account for the Department of Energy by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 48 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the funds for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.
Amendment sought to strike the $6 million in funding for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Departmental Administration account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and increase the Nuclear Regulatory Commission account for the Yucca Mountain license application by the same amount.
Amendment increases the amount appropriated for the Yucca Mountain licensing application by $10 million and reduces the amount for the Department of Energy's Departmental Administration account by a similar amount.
An amendment No. 47 printed in the Congressional Record to zero out the $250,000 appropriation for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and to apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to eliminate the $250,000 in funding for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement any rule, regulation, or executive order regarding the disclosure of political contributions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2354:">H.R. 2354</a>.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations for fossil energy research and development by $16,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriation for fossil energy research and development by $32 million and increase the funding for the Solar Energy program by $16 million.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to administer or enforce the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, except with respect to a contract that exceeds $20 million.
An amendment to reduce the Departmental Administration account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and increase the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by the same amount.
Amendment reduces the Departmental Administration account under the Department of Energy by $10 million and increases the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by a similar amount.
An amendment to prohibit the use of of funds to be used for the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Fossil Energy Research and Development program of the Department of Energy.
An amendment to increase the Corps of Engineers-Civil-Construction account for the purpose of coastal restoration by $1 million and reduce the Corps of Engineers-Civil-Expenses account by the same amount.
Amendment transfers $1 million out of the Corps of Engineers' expense account into the Corps of Engineers' construction account for coastal restoration purposes.
An amendment No. 81 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the funds made available for the the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account under the Department of Energy.
An amendment No. 63 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the activities specified in section 505 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for implementing the Vehicle Technologies Deployment Subprogram within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's "Clean Cities" program.
An amendment No. 76 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salary of individuals appointed to their current position through, or otherwise carry out, paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 5503(a) of title 5, United States Code.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for payment of salaries to recess appointees until such time as the appointee is formally confirmed by the Senate.
An amendment to reduce each amount made available this Act by 5%.
An amendment to reduce each amount made available by this bill by 1 percent.
An amendment numbered 53 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any portion of the International program activities at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy with the exception of the activities authorized in section 917 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337).
Amendment prohibits the use of funds for various international energy programs in China, India, Kazakhstan and Mexico.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out projects described in section 1703(b)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C 16513(b)(5)).
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of providing loan guarantees for "carbon capture and sequestration projects".
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for maintaining, developing, or creating any Web site which disseminates information regarding energy efficiency and educational programs on energy efficiency specifically to children under 18 years of age.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for maintaining, developing, or creating any Web site which disseminates information regarding energy efficiency and educational programs on energy efficiency specifically to children under 18 years of age.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-172 to restore a 2/3 majority vote in order for the Financial Stability Oversight Council to overrule Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation.
Amendment sought to restore the requirement for a 2/3 majority vote in order for the Financial Stability Oversight Council to overrule a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-172 to require specific disclosure of information related to filing agency petitions to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to overturn Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking.
Amendment sought to require specific disclosure of information related to filing agency petitions to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to overturn Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-172 to restore time limits in which the Financial Stability Oversight Council must review and make a determination on regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Amendment sought to restore time limits in which the Financial Stability Oversight Council must review and make a determination on regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-172 to transfer all authority that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would receive to the Secretary of the Treasury if no Commission Chair is in place by July 21st until such time as a Chair has been confirmed by the Senate.
Amendment sought to immediately transfer all authority that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would receive to the Secretary of the Treasury if no Commission Chair is in place by the single calendar date designated for the transfer, until such time as a Chair has been confirmed by the Senate.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-172 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to (1) submit an analysis on the impact of its proposed rule or regulation on the financial industry, and (2) an analysis of consumers and small businesses' access to credit as a result of the regulation, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council for the purposes of public review.
Amendment requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to (1) submit an analysis on the impact of its proposed rule or regulation on the financial industry, and (2) submit an analysis of consumer and small business access to credit as a result of the regulation, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council for the purposes of public review.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-173 to reduce funding for the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) by 40% ($619,200) and transfer the funds to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) by $619,200 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-173 to reduce funding for the Botanic Garden by $632,780 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment to reduce funding for the Botanic Garden by $632,780 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-173 to reduce funding for the Botanic Garden to the FY 2008 level (a $3,192,000 reduction) and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Botanic Garden by $3,192,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-173 to reduce the GPO funding by $4,946,140.80 by transferring $3,414,150.29 from GPO, Congressional Printing and Binding and $1,531,990.51 from GPO, Office of Superintendent of Documents, to the spending reduction account.
Amendment reduces GPO funding by $4,946,140.80 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-173 to prohibit use of funds to purchase, acquire, install, or use any medium screw base compact fluorescent lamp or light bulb (CFL).
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-173 to provide $2.5 million for the congressional Office of Technology Assessment and reduce funding for the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund by the same amount.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-173 to prohibit the use of funds for polystyrene containers in the food service facilities of the House of Representatives.
An amendment to reduce the funds in the Management of Lands and Resources account by $18,663,000 and increase the Indian Health Facilities account by $18,663,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds for the BLM's oil and gas and grazing management programs by $18,663,000 and increase the funding for the Indian Sanitation Facilities Program by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the various accounts by $3,000,231,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce various accounts by $3,000,231,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Management of Lands and Resources account by $3,000,000 and increase the Environmental Programs and Management account by $3,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the Management of Lands and Resources account by $3 million and increase the funding for urban waters in the Environmental Programs and Management account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the Management of Lands and Resources account by $6,000,000 and increase the Regulation and Enforcement, Ocean Energy Management account by $5,000,000.
Amendment reduces the Management of Lands and Resources account by $6 million and increases the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement account by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount in the Bureau of Land Management account available for the processing of applications for drilling permits by $4,452,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount in the Bureau of Land Management account available for the processing of applications for drilling permits by $4,452,000.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-181 to add language to the findings section that states that the Keystone XL pipeline would run through the Ogallala Aquifer and explains the risk involved with this route.
Amendment sought to add language describing an environmental finding which states that the Keystone XL pipeline would run through the Ogallala Aquifer and which would explain the risks involved with the proposed route.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-181 to strike paragraph 15 of the findings section.
Amendment sought to strike paragraph 15 of the findings section which says that analysis using EPA models shows that the Keystone XL pipeline will result in no significant change in total United States or global greenhouse gas emissions.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-181 to include a finding stating the PHMSA Administrator testified at a Congressional hearing and stated that the PHMSA had not done a study analyzing the risks associated with transporting diluted bitumen. Amendment would also require PHMSA to complete a review of the risks associated with transporting diluted bitumen, and whether current pipeline regulations are sufficient.
Amendment sought to include a finding stating that the PHMSA Administrator testified at a Congressional hearing and said that the PHMSA had not done a study analyzing the risks associated with transporting diluted bitumen. The amendment also sought to require PHMSA to complete a review of the risks associated with transporting diluted bitumen, and whether current pipeline regulations are sufficient.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-181 to strike finding 16 and replaces it with language that outlines TransCanada's recent pipeline safety issues with the Keystone pipeline.
Amendment sought to strike finding 16 and replaces it with language that outlines TransCanada's recent pipeline safety issues with the Keystone pipeline.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-181 to add findings language noting that construction of the pipeline would permit a new source of oil exports to China and other nations.
Amendment sought to add findings language noting that construction of the pipeline would permit a new source of oil exports to China and other nations.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-181 to extend the deadline for permit decision to 120 days after final environmental impact statement or until January 1, 2012.
Amendment sought to allow for 120 days after the final environmental impact statement or no later than January 1, 2012, for the President to issue a final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Amendment sought to require that a Presidential Permit approving the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline will not be issued unless the Secretary of Energy in consultation with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), certify that the applicant has calculated a worst-case oil spill scenario for the proposed pipeline and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary and the PHMSA that the applicant possesses the capability and technology to respond immediately and effectively to such a worst-case scenario.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-181 to require a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Amendment sought to require a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline before any approval of the pipeline could be granted.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-181 to require an analysis of the effect of the proposed pipeline on manipulation of oil markets and increased gas prices for American consumers.
Amendment sought to require an analysis of the effect of the proposed pipeline on manipulation of oil markets and increased gas prices for American consumers.
An amendment to increase EPA/EPM by $10,000,000, offset by BLM/MLR (Asian carp).
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Bureau of Land Management by $10 million and increase funding for EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by a similar amount for the purpose of stopping Asian carp from migrating into the Great Lakes.
An amendment to strike the proviso relating to funding limitations in the Endangered Species Act.
Amendment strikes the proviso which blocks the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing candidate species as either threatened or endangered as well as the designation of the critical habitat necessary for species recovery.
An amendment to increase funding for National Recreation and Preservation by $8,408,000 offset by a reduction in funding for the Operation of the National Park System by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Heritage Area program by $8,408,000 and reduce funding for the Operation of the National Park System by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Operation of the National Park System by $2,206,000 by striking funding for the National Capital Performing Arts/Capital Concerts and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Capital Performing Arts/Capital Concerts by $2,206,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase EPA/EPM geographic programs by $24.7 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary by $24.7 million and to increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to increase FS state and private forestry by $8.291 million.
Amendment to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary by $8,291,000 and to increase funding for the Forest Health Management Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to decrease the Office of the Secretary by $420,000.
Amendment, as modified, reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary by $420,000.
An amendment to strike section 116 of the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 116 of the bill which prohibits the National Park Service from carrying out boat inspections or safety checks on the Yukon River within the Yukon-Charley National Preserve in Alaska.
An amendment to strike section 119 from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 119 from the bill which exempts from judicial review any final rule of the Secretary of the Interior that delists wolves in Wyoming or the Western Great Lakes States, provided the Fish and Wildlife Service has entered into an agreement with the State for it to manage the wolves.
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc: reduce the Science and Technology account by $20 million and increase the Environmental Programs and Management account by $13 million, increase the funding for the Geographic Programs by $50 million and increase the funding for the Great Lakes Initiative by $50 million.
Amendments en bloc reduce the Science and Technology research and development account under EPA by $20 million; increase the Environmental Programs and Management account by $13 million; increase the funding for specified Geographic Programs by $50 million and increase the funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by $50 million.
An amendment numbered 39 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Environmental Programs and Management account by $6,246,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment reduces the funding for the EPA's greenhouse gas registry program by $6,246,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Buildings and Facilities account by $10 million and increase the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account by $10 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the EPA Buildings and Facilities account by $10 million and increase funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) by $5 million.
An amendment to reduce the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account by $30 million an applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction (DERA) program by $30 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funding for state pollution control and prevention grants by $5 million. The increase is offset by reducing funding for Capitol Improvement and Maintenance fund by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for state pollution control and prevention grants by $5 million and to reduce funding for the Capitol Improvement and Maintenance fund by a similar amount.
An amendment to strike "not less that 30 percent" and insert "30 percent or less".
Amendment sought to remove the Federal mandate of "not less than 30%" for principal forgiveness and allow States to provide such forgiveness at a rate of "30% or less" when dealing with funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
An amendment to increase the National Forest System/Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration program by $10 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program by $10 million and to decrease funding for the Wildland Fire Management-Hazardous Fuel Account by $16.6 million.
An amendment to eliminate funding for reception and representation expenses for the Council on Environmental Quality. The amendment transfers the funds, $3 million, to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to eliminate the $2,661,000 in funding for reception and representation expenses for the Council on Environmental Quality and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease Smithsonian salaries and expenses by $55,624,000 and transfer the funds to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to decrease funding for Smithsonian Institution salaries and expenses by $55,624,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, grants and administration by $10,600,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, grants and administration by $10,600,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to require the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense to establish a coordinated strategy utilizing all available personnel and assets for intelligence collection and analysis to identify and counter network activity and operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan relating to the development and use of improvised explosive devices.
Amendment requires the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense to establish a coordinated strategy utilizing all available personnel and assets for intelligence collection and analysis to identify and counter network activity and operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan relating to the development and use of improvised explosive devices.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to express the sense of Congress that railway transportation security has been and must continue to be a priority of the intelligence community in infrastructure threat assessment, namely through the coordination of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis.
Amendment inserts sense of Congress language that railway transportation security has been and must continue to be a priority of the intelligence community in infrastructure threat assessment, namely through the coordination of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to encourage the Secretary of Education to include a priority for green school building practices in the application for states to ensure that federal investment in charter school facilities would be energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
Amendment sought to encourage the Secretary of Education to include a priority for green school building practices in the application for states to ensure that federal investment in charter school facilities would be energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to strike subparagraph (d) of subsection (6) of Sec. (9) which is part of the definition of `high quality charter schools.' Would strike the following language: `(D) has demonstrated success in increasing student academic achievement for the subgroups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II).'.
Amendment sought to strike the requirement that for charter schools to qualify for grants, they must be open and available to students that fall within all of the following 4 categories: economically disadvantaged students; students from major racial and ethnic groups; students with disabilities; and students with limited English proficiency.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-213 to add the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, to the interagency council that this bill would create. Additionally, the amendment directs the committee to look at important health impacts on the most vulnerable subpopulations that would be affected by EPA's proposed rules.
Amendment sought to add the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, to the interagency council created by the bill. Amendment also sought to direct the committee to look at important health impacts on the most vulnerable subpopulations that would be affected by EPA's proposed rules.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-213 to add the effect on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those that export clean energy technology, to the items to be considered in the analyses required by the bill.
Amendment sought to add the effect on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those that export clean energy technology, to the items to be considered in the analyses required by the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-213 to ensure that the study will analyze the impact that a rule or action could have on low-income communities and public health.
Amendment ensures that the study will analyze the impact that a rule or action could have on low-income communities and public health.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-213 to require the committee to include in its analyses an estimate of the incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality that would result from a delay to covered rules and covered actions under the bill.
Amendment sought to require the committee to include in its analyses an estimate of the incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality that would result from a delay to covered rules and covered actions under the bill.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-213 to add upcoming EPA gasoline regulations to the list of measures to be analyzed for their cumulative impact on energy prices, jobs, and American competitiveness.
Amendment adds upcoming EPA gasoline regulations to the list of measures to be analyzed for their cumulative impact on energy prices, jobs, and American competitiveness.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-213 to add the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants to the Covered Rules within the bill.
Amendment adds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants to the Covered Rules within the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-213 to exclude from the committee's jurisdiction all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as a part of existing regulatory requirements.
Amendment sought to exclude from the committee's jurisdiction all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as a part of existing regulatory requirements.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-213 to require the committee to study policies which will lead to creation of American jobs in the clean energy sector.
Amendment sought to establish a process to identify policies which should be adopted and implemented by the United States to provide domestic job growth in the clean energy sector.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-213 to extend the public comment period from 90 days to 120 days.
Amendment extends the public comment period from 90 days to 120 days.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-213 to provide that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. The amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years.
Amendment provides that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. Amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-213 to update the Clean Air Act's criteria for what factors can be considered when promulgating National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Specifically, it would allow the EPA Administrator to consider feasibility and cost when setting these standards, which would negate the effect of a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that held implementation costs cannot be considered when setting NAAQS.
Amendment requires the EPA's administrator to consider the implementation costs and feasibility of compliance when setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-213 to strike the offset provision of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2401:">H.R. 2401</a>, which would reduce funding to the Diesel Emission Reductions Act.
Amendment sought to strike the offset provision of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2401:">H.R. 2401</a>, which would reduce funding to the Diesel Emission Reductions Act.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section which instructs the EPA Administrator to not delay actions to reduce emissions from any cement kiln if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to add a paragraph which describes a "Rule of Construction" for section 5. The paragraph notes that section 5 is intended to supplement the provisions of, and shall not be construed to supersede any requirement, limitation, or other provision of, sections 112 and 129 of the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to add a clarification that section 5 of the bill was intended to supplement the provisions of, and not be construed to supersede the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section which includes findings for health costs and benefits for the rules specified in section 3(b).
Amendment sought to add a section which includes findings for health costs and benefits of EPA's mercury and air toxics cleanup standards for large cement plants.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section that finds that mercury released into the ambient air from cement kilns addressed by the rules listed in section 2(b) of this Act is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant's brain.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section at the end of the bill entitled Determination; Authorization.
Amendment sought to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with EPA's Chief Financial Officer and the Comptroller General of GAO and CBO, to determine whether the bill authorizes the appropriation of funds to implement its provisions and if so, whether the bill reduces an existing authorization of appropriations by an offsetting amount.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to find that if the rules specified in section 3(b) remain in effect, they are expected to reduce the amount of mercury that deposits to land and water.
Amendment sought insert a finding into the bill which would state that EPA's cement kiln rules are expected to reduce mercury depositions in the eastern and western United States.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to add new sections on Findings and Reducing Blood-Mercury Concentrations.
Amendment sought to add new sections containing findings that would prevent the bill from going into effect if it interferes with the HHS goal of reducing children's exposure to mercury.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to strike in the Compliance Dates section that "not earlier than 5 years after the effective date of the regulation" and insert "not later than 3 years after the regulation is promulated as final".
Amendment sought to provide that compliance with EPA rules should occur no later than 3 years after the rules have finalized.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section pertaining to Protection from Avoidable Cases of Cancer.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section entitled Protection from Respiratory and Cardiovascular Illness and Death.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section that finds that the American people are exposed to mercury from industrial sources addressed by the rules listed in section 2(b) of this Act through the consumption of fish containing mercury and every State in the Nation has issued at least one mercury advisory for fish consumption.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section at the end of the bill entitled Delayed Effective Date.
Amendment sought to add a new section at the end of the bill which would predicate the enactment of the bill upon Presidential certification that the provisions of the bill would not have an adverse effect on the health of at risk subpopulations of Americans.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new subsection entitled Notice in Federal Register.
Amendment sought to insert a requirement that the EPA Administrator shall publish a notice in the Federal Register which would estimate the public health impact resulting from delay of implementation of regulation for the Portland cement manufacturing industry.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to study the impact of potential reductions in the number of illness-related absences from work due to respiratory or other illnesses.
Amendment sought to insert provisions requiring that the EPA Administrator consider the potential reductions in the number of illness-related absences from work when establishing a compliance date for the cement kiln rule.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to establish a date for compliance with standards and requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to insert provisions which clarify that if the Administrator should determine that there was a compelling reason to extend the compliance date, such an extension could in no case go beyond the date which is 5 years after the effective date of such regulation.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section on findings relating to health benifits.
Amendment sought to add a new section on findings relating to health benefits by highlighting data which demonstrates that if rules repealed by the bill were to remain in effect, they would yield annual public health benefits of between $6.7 billion and $18 billion, at a cost of under $1 billion.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a section for the protection of infants and children.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section that this Act shall not be intended to supercede, or limit the provisions of the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to add provisions which clarify that section 5 of the bill was intended to supplement and not supersede the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to require the current boiler rules and regulations to stay in effect for the ten metropolitan areas of the United States with the worst air quality.
Amendment sought to require that the current boiler rules and regulations must stay in effect for the ten metropolitan areas of the United States with the worst air quality.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section which includes findings for health costs and benefits for the rules specified in section 3(b).
Amendment sought to add a finding to the bill which illustrates the health benefits of EPA's mercury and air toxic cleanup standards for industrial boilers and incinerators.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to establish a date for compliance with standards and requirements in accordance with 112(i)(3) of the Clean Air Act and allows the Administrator to provide an extension for such compliance up to one year, but in no case beyond the date that is 5 years after the effective date of such regulation.
Amendment sought to establish a date for compliance with standards and requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act and allows the Administrator to provide an extension for such compliance up to one year, but in no case beyond the date that is 5 years after the effective date of such regulation.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section which states that if the bill authorizes the appropriation of funds to implement this Act and does not reduce an existing authorization of appropriations to offset that amount, then the provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective.
An amendment umbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to add a section which directs the EPA Administrator to implement the rules included in this Act to reduce emissions from waste incinerators or industrial boilers at chemical facilities, oil refineries, or large manufacturing facilities if such emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illness and deaths, including cases of heart attacks, asthma attacks, and bronchitis.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a section stating that the Administrator shall not delay actions to reduce emissions from waste incinerators or industrial boilers at chemical facilities, oil refineries, or large manufacturing facilities if such emissions are increasing the risk of cancer.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a finding by Congress that the impact of EPA's rules would create 2,200 net additional jobs.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a finding by Congress that mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant's brain.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to set the date for compliance with standards and requirements under such regulation earlier than 5 years.
Amendment sought to insert provisions which allow for a shortening of the 5-year delay contained in the bill if the Administrator finds that more than 1,000 jobs have been created under the regulation.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a finding by Congress that the American people are exposed to mecury through fish consumption in every state of the Nation.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to insert language in the legislation stating that the compliance date be not later than 3 years.
Senate amendment added a new title at the end of the bill entitled "Trade Adjustment Assistance" and appears on page H6771 of the Congressional Record of October 11, 2011.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to take into account the potential reductions in the number of illness-related absences from work due to respiratory or other illnesses when the EPA is setting compliance deadlines.
Amendment sought to require the EPA Administrator to take into account the potential reductions in the number of illness-related absences from work due to respiratory or other illnesses when the EPA is setting compliance deadlines.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-244 to require state programs to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure that human health and the environment are protected.
Amendment sought to require State programs to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure that human health and the environment are fully and properly protected.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-244 to establish a time frame for bringing existing surface impoundments into compliance with revised criteria for design, groundwater monitoring, and corrective action. Will maintain state flexibility to opt-out (with certification) and provide up to 10-year compliance window.
Amendment sought to establish a time frame for bringing existing surface impoundments into compliance with revised criteria for design, groundwater monitoring, and corrective action; to maintain state flexibility to opt-out (with certification) and to provide up to a 10-year compliance window.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-244 to require the States to notify the public and the EPA and offer the opportunity to comment before a State establishes a program to regulate coal combustion waste.
Amendment sought to require that before a State can waive any of the criteria under the bill, the State must first notify the public and the EPA and offer the opportunity for public comment.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-244 to provide federal enforcement authority so that if the EPA Administrator determines that a structure is in violation of a State coal combustion residuals permit program, and the State has not taken appropriate action to enforce such permit program with respect to such structure, the Administrator may inspect such structure and enforce the requirements of such permit program with respect to such structure.
Amendment sought to provide federal enforcement authority so that if the EPA Administrator determines that a structure is in violation of a State coal combustion residuals permit program, and the State has not taken appropriate action to enforce such a permit program with respect to the structure, the Administrator may inspect the structure and enforce the requirements of the permit program with respect to the structure.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-244 to require the Administrator of the EPA to submit a report to Congress on the long-term impacts of State coal combustion residuals permit programs on human health and the environment within five years of enactment of the legislation.
Amendment sought to require the Administrator of the EPA to submit a report to Congress on the long-term impacts of State coal combustion residuals permit programs on human health and the environment within five years of enactment of the legislation.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-258 to exempt all Native American sacred and cultural sites from the land conveyance.
Amendment sought to exempt all Native American sacred and cultural sites from the land conveyance.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-258 to require, as a condition of the land exchange authorized by the bill, that Resolution Copper pay an 8% royalty to the United States on all locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land the company receives in the exchange.
Amendment sought to require, as a condition of the land exchange authorized by the bill, that Resolution Copper pay an 8% royalty to the United States on all locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land the company receives in the exchange.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-258 to require that the remote operations center for the proposed mine be located in the local community, that the company actively recruit and hire local employees, that all ore produced from the mine be processed in the United States and that all equipment used at the mine be made in the United States.
Amendment sought to require that the remote operations center for the proposed mine be located in the local community, that the company actively recruit and hire local employees, that all ore produced from the mine be processed in the United States and that all equipment used at the mine be made in the United States.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-265 to require crowdfunding intermediaries to disclose their method of compensation to potential investors.
Amendment sought to require crowdfunding intermediaries to disclose how they are compensated.
An amendment printed in Part B of House Report 112-265 to require disclosure of bonus compensation structures and "golden parachute" arrangements in advertising materials associated with an exempted offering.
Amendment sought to require a disclosure that if there are going to be unregulated solicitations or advertisements seeking investments in certain companies, the advertisement or solicitation must disclose the existence of any compensation agreement or "golden parachute" severance package for executives that might result in redirection of any profits.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-267 to strike a provision that would eliminate an existing statutory requirement that the Coast Guard appoint an ombudsman in each Coast Guard District.
Amendment sought to strike a provision that would eliminate an existing statutory requirement that the Coast Guard appoint an ombudsman in each Coast Guard District.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-267 to add a new section to the end of title II of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2838:">H.R. 2838</a> to open admissions to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to eligible candidates nominated by Congress. Specifically, the amendment would require the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that, beginning in academic year 2014, half of the incoming class is composed of eligible candidates nominated by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate; Senators; Representatives; and Delegates to the House of Representatives.
Amendment sought to add a new section which would allow for admissions to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy of eligible candidates nominated by Members of Congress. The amendment would require the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that, beginning in academic year 2014, half of the incoming class is composed of eligible candidates nominated by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate; Senators; Representatives; and Delegates to the House of Representatives.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-267 to give distant water tuna vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean the option of using Guam as their required port of call in order to meet U.S. maritime regulations.
Amendment gives distant water tuna vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean the option of using Guam as their required port of call in order to meet U.S. maritime regulations.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-267 to provide states the authority to impose more protective operational requirements on the discharge of ballast water within state resource waters.
Amendment sought to provide states the authority to impose more protective operational requirements on the discharge of ballast water within state resource waters.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-267 to strike Title VII.
Amendment sought to strike language in the bill which would require States to adopt weaker international ballast water standards as a ceiling for regulatory efforts.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-267 to clarify the application of the Passenger Vessel Services Act to vessels operating in Puerto Rico that are not otherwise qualified to transport passengers for hire and that are more than 100 gross tons. Would allow such vessels to transport passengers between ports in Puerto Rico--a non-contiguous jurisdiction of multiple islands.
Amendment Sought to clarify the application of the Passenger Vessel Services Act to vessels operating in Puerto Rico that are not otherwise qualified to transport passengers for hire and that are more than 100 gross tons. Would allow such vessels to transport passengers between ports in Puerto Rico--a non-contiguous jurisdiction of multiple islands.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-283 to protect the rights of states that already have reciprocal agreements in place for the concealed carry of firearms to continue enforcing those preexisting agreements.
Amendment sought to protect the rights of states that already have reciprocal agreements in place for the concealed carry of firearms to continue enforcing those preexisting agreements.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-283 to specify that the legislation can only go into effect in states that have passed legislation enacting the bill.
Amendment sought to require that States affirmatively pass legislation enacting provisions of the bill before the bill can go into effect in that State.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-283 to exempt states from issuing a carry permit on the basis of state reciprocity which do not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station.
Amendment sought to exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-283 to require a state to create a comprehensive database that would contain all permits and licenses issued by the State for carrying a concealed weapon and would make this comprehensive database available to law enforcement officers from all states 24 hours a day.
Amendment sought to require a State to create a comprehensive database that would contain all permits and licenses issued by the State for carrying a concealed weapon and would make this comprehensive database available to law enforcement officers from all States 24 hours a day.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-283 to require the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a state to be subject to that state's law regarding concealed carry in regards to firearm safety training that includes live-fire exercise.
Amendment sought to require that possession or carrying of a concealed loaded handgun in a State to be subject to that State's law regarding firearm safety training, including live-fire exercise.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-283 to exempt from the bill any State law requiring a person to be at least 21 years of age to possess or carry a concealed handgun.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-283 to require a person provide at least 24 hours notice to a law enforcement officer of the State of the intention to possess or carry a concealed handgun in the State.
Amendment sought to require a person provide at least 24 hours notice to a law enforcement officer of the State of the intention to possess or carry a concealed handgun in the State.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-283 to limit the bill from taking effect in a state until the State Attorney General, head of the State police, and the Secretary of State have jointly certified that the other state's carry laws are substantially similar to its own licensing or permitting requirements.
Amendment sought to limit the bill from taking effect in a State until the State Attorney General, head of the State police, and the Secretary of State have jointly certified that the other State's carry laws are substantially similar to its own licensing or permitting requirements.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-291 to give the Board authority to impose sanctions on a party for presenting a frivolous or vexatious filing during pre-election proceedings.
Amendment sought to give the Board authority to impose sanctions on a party for presenting a frivolous or vexatious filing during pre-election proceedings.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-291 to prevent employers that have paid any executive compensation bonuses in excess of 10,000 percent of the annual compensation of the average employee from engaging in open-ended litigation. Such parties are required to state their issues or positions at the outset of pre-election hearings, and prohibited from raising new, frivolous issues as a dilatory tactic.
Amendment sought to prevent employers that have paid any executive compensation bonuses in excess of 10,000 percent of the annual compensation of the average employee from engaging in open-ended litigation. Such parties are required to state their issues or positions at the outset of pre-election hearings, and would be prohibited from raising new, frivolous issues as a dilatory tactic.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-291 to prevent this Act from applying to businesses that have been cited for violating labor laws in the past year against employees who are veterans of the Armed Forces.
Amendment sought to prevent the bill from applying to businesses that have been cited for violating labor laws in the past year against employees who are veterans of the Armed Forces.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-291 to strike a section of the bill to ensure that employers would not be able to unnecessarily delay an election.
Amendment sought to strike the provisions in the bill which deal with the timeframe in which an election can go on and in which the employer can unnecessarily delay that election.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-296 to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment sought to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-296 to exempt from the bill any rule that relates to food safety, workplace safety, consumer products safety, air or water quality.
Amendment sought to exempt any rule that relates to food safety, workplace safety, consumer products safety, and air or water quality from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-296 to exempt from the bill all rules that OMB determines would result in net job creation.
Amendment sought to exempt all rules that OMB determines would result in net job creation from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 112-296 to require a GAO report to determine the cost of carrying out the Act and the effect it will have on federal agency rule making. In addition, the report would need to contain information on the impact of repealing the ability of an agency to waive provisions in the Regulatory Flexibility Act when responding to an emergency.
Amendment sought to require a GAO report to determine the cost of carrying out the provisions of the bill and the effect it would have on federal agency rule making as well as determining the impact of repealing the ability of an agency to waive provisions in the Regulatory Flexibility Act when responding to an emergency.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-296 to create an exception for any rule making to carry out the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Amendment sought to create an exception for any rule making to carry out the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-296 to clarify that an agency shall take into account whether a problem disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable subpopulations (including veterans, low-income individuals and families, and the elderly), and whether such an impact would be mitigated by new agency action.
Amendment sought to clarify that an agency shall take into account whether a problem disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable subpopulations (including veterans, low-income individuals and families, and the elderly), and whether such an impact would be mitigated by new agency action.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-296 to clarify that the agency would retain the discretion to determine whether to provide advanced notice, not later than 90 days, of a proposed rule prior to it being published in the Federal Register.
Amendment sought to clarify that the agency would retain the discretion to determine whether to provide advance notice, not later than 90 days, of a proposed rule prior to it being published in the Federal Register.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-296 to clarify that regulations to protect public health and safety would not be blocked or repealed by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.3010:">H.R. 3010</a>.
Amendment sought to clarify that regulations to protect public health and safety would not be blocked or repealed by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.3010:">H.R. 3010</a>.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-296 to exempt from the Act actions by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act.
Amendment sought to exempt actions by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-296 to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to exempt any rule that the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill any rule that the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to require a cost benefit analysis to be included with reports to Congress and require agencies to submit criteria for cost benefit analyses to Congress within 12 months of enactment.
Amendment sought to require a cost benefit analysis to be included with reports to Congress and to require agencies to submit criteria for cost benefit analyses to Congress within 12 months of enactment.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to exempt any rule relating to food safety, workplace safety, air quality, consumer product safety, or water quality.
Amendment sought to exempt any rule relating to food safety, workplace safety, air quality, consumer product safety, or water quality from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-311 to exempt any rule relating to veterans or veterans affairs.
Amendment sought to exempt any rule relating to veterans or veterans affairs from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-317 to clarify that nothing in the bill precludes the EPA Administrator from enforcing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 and would delete section 3, which allows the EPA to regulate `nuisance dust' in areas where states and localities do not do so if it substantially hurts public health and if the benefits of applying standards would outweigh the costs.
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill precludes the EPA Administrator from enforcing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 and sought to delete section 3, which would allow the EPA to regulate "nuisance dust" in areas where states and localities do not do so if it substantially hurts public health and if the benefits of applying standards would outweigh the costs.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-317 to allow the EPA the authority under the Clean Air Act to step in and take action to reduce dangerous particle pollution if state, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health.
Amendment sought to allow the EPA the authority under the Clean Air Act to step in and take action to reduce dangerous particle pollution if state, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-317 to ensure that particulate matter containing arsenic and other heavy metals that are hazardous to human health is not nuisance dust and remains subject to the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to ensure that particulate matter containing arsenic and other heavy metals that are hazardous to human health is not defined as nuisance dust and remains subject to the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-317 to require that particulate pollution produced from mining activities is not defined as `nuisance dust' and thus remains subject to the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to require that particulate pollution produced from mining activities is not defined as nuisance dust and remains subject to the Clean Air Act.
At the end of the bill, add the following section:    SEC. 4. REPORT ON EFFECT ON JOBS.    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall transmit to Congress a report estimating the increase or decrease in the number of jobs in the United States that will occur as a result of the enactment of this Act (including the amendment to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) made by section 3 of this Act).
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section requiring a study on the impact of not having long-term care insurance on the Federal, State and local governments.
Amendment sought to propose adding a new section requiring a macroeconomic study on what the impact of not having long-term care insurance on the Federal, State and local governments might be before the CLASS Act would be repealed.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to ensure market penetration for private long-term care insurance.
Amendment sought to require that the Secretary of Health and Human Services certify to the Congress that at least 60% of individuals in the United States who are 25 years of age or older have private long-term care insurance before the CLASS Act would be repealed.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section to prevent an increase in medicaid spending.
Amendment sought to prevent repeal of the CLASS Act from taking place if failure to implement the CLASS program would result in an increase in State and Federal Medicaid spending.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section for class program flexibility.
Amendment sought to propose adding a new section inserting language outlining CLASS program flexibility including a requirement that the Secretary shall develop 3 actuarially sound benefit plans as alternatives for consideration of implementation policy.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-383 to add a findings section addressing the macroeconomic impact of the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003.
Amendment sought to add a factual findings section addressing the macroeconomic impact of the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-383 to extend the requirement for the Congressional Budget Office to prepare macroeconomic analysis of major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the Appropriations Committees of each Chamber.
Amendment sought to extend the requirement for the Congressional Budget Office to prepare macroeconomic analysis of major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the Appropriations Committees of each Chamber.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 112-383 to add income equality among the variables used to determine the economic impact of the bill.
Amendment sought to add income equality to the list of variables used to determine the economic impact of the bill.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-383 to require CBO to include as part of their macroeconomic analysis estimates of the potential impact, if any, on HUB ZONE areas as defined by the Small Business Act.
Amendment sought to require CBO to include as part of their macroeconomic analysis estimates of the potential impact, if any, on HUB ZONE areas as defined by the Small Business Act.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 112-383 to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that, in addition to preparing cost estimates for each bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House, the Congressional Budget Office also prepare an estimate of the number of jobs which would be created, sustained, or lost in carrying out the measure--including regional and State level estimates.
Amendment sought to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that, in addition to preparing cost estimates for each bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House, the Congressional Budget Office must also prepare an estimate of the number of jobs which would be created, sustained, or lost in carrying out the measure--including regional and State level estimates.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-385 to protect the ability of federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess federal property as open space, eliminating federal maintenance expenses while preserving public benefits.
Amendment sought to protect the ability of federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess federal property as open space, eliminating federal maintenance expenses while preserving public benefits.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-388 to establish a Commission of budgeting and accounting experts to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit programs. The amendment also allows the Commission to delay and or supersede the provisions of the bill.
Amendment sought to establish a Commission of budgeting and accounting experts to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit programs and also allows the Commission to delay and or supersede the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-389 to prevent the President from proposing any rescission to funds appropriated by Congress to the Corps of Engineers.
Amendment sought to prevent the President from proposing any rescission of funds appropriated by Congress for the Corps of Engineers.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review the results of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) study, as required by the bipartisan pipeline safety bill (P.L. 112-90), before issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Amendment sought to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review the results of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) study, as required by the bipartisan pipeline safety bill (P.L. 112-90), before issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to ensure that if the Keystone XL pipeline is built, the oil that it transports to the Gulf of Mexico and the fuels made from that oil remain in this country to benefit Americans. The amendment allows the President to waive this requirement if it can be shown that an export of the oil or fuels won't increase our dependence on oil or fuels we buy from hostile nations, that prices for refiners and consumers won't go up if the export occurs, or if an export is needed to comply with any international treaties or other agreements we have to export oil or fuels.
Amendment sought to ensure that if the Keystone XL pipeline is built, the oil that it transports to the Gulf of Mexico and the fuels made from that oil remain in this country for use in domestic commerce. The amendment allows the President to waive this requirement if it can be shown that an export of the oil or fuels won't increase our dependence on oil or fuels we buy from hostile nations; that prices for refiners and consumers won't go up if the export occurs; or if an export is needed to comply with any international treaties or other agreements we have to export oil or fuels.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to amend Title XIV to prohibit the issuance of a permit absent conditions that restrict the ability of the permit recipient from initiating or threatening to initiate proceedings to invoke the power of eminent domain against the will of a property's owner for the purposes of constructing or operating the Keystone XL pipeline.
Amendment sought to prohibit the issuance of a permit absent conditions that restrict the ability of the permit recipient from initiating or threatening to initiate proceedings to invoke the power of eminent domain against the will of a property's owner for the purposes of constructing or operating the Keystone XL pipeline.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require that a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline is not to be issued or deemed issued unless the permit applicant can certify and provide adequate documentation to FERC that at least 75% of the iron and steel to be used in domestic portion of the pipeline is produced in North America.
Amendment sought to require that a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline is not to be issued or deemed issued unless the permit applicant can certify and provide adequate documentation to FERC that at least 75% of the iron and steel to be used in domestic portion of the pipeline is produced in North America.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to strike subtitle A of title XVII and provides a five year window offset through increasing the federal share of drilling revenue.
Amendment sought to strike subtitle A of title XVII (Oil Shale Leasing provisions or "PIONEERS Act") from the bill and to increase the Federal share of drilling revenue from 50% to 51%.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to strike Section 17304, relating to oil and gas lease sales in the Southern California planning area, and part 4, relating to OCS revenue sharing with coastal states.
Amendment sought to strike section 17304, relating to oil and gas lease sales in the Southern California planning area, and part 4, relating to OCS revenue sharing with coastal states.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast U.S.
Amendment sought to prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales off the coasts of Northeast States.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to raise the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act cap to $750 million per year starting in year 2023 until 2055. The amendment keeps the $500 million cap per year in place through year 2022.
Amendment raises the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act cap to $750 million per year starting in year 2023 until 2055 and keeps the $500 million cap per year in place through year 2022.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require a person to include in the application for a drilling lease an estimate of the economic impact, including job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from facilities operating under the lease.
Amendment sought to require a person to include in the application for a drilling lease an estimate of the economic impact, including job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from facilities operating under the lease.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to clarify that the legislation does not allow for oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of California.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require that offshore oil and gas leases contain specific safety requirements.
Amendment sought to require that leases granted by the Secretary must meet requirements for the following: a third-party certification of safety systems related to well control, such as blowout preventers; performance of blowout preventers including the qualitative risk and subsea testing; an independent third-party certification of well casing and cementing programs and procedures; mandatory safety and environmental management systems of the operators in the OCS; and procedures and technologies to be used during drilling operations to minimize the risk of igniting an explosion of hydrocarbons.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to streamline the NEPA process to allow for expedited development of renewable energy projects on federal lands and waters.
Amendment streamlines the NEPA process to allow for expedited development of renewable energy projects on federal lands and waters.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to expand on the oil export ban already included in the Arctic drilling subtitle (Sec. 17706) to prohibit export of any natural gas produced pursuant to a lease issued under Title XVII of this Act.
Amendment sought to expand on the oil export ban already included in the Arctic drilling subtitle (Sec. 17706) to prohibit export of any natural gas produced pursuant to a lease issued under Title XVII of this Act.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require companies holding defective leases which allow them to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty, to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant to Title XVII of this Act.
Amendment sought to require companies holding leases which allow them to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty, to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant to Title XVII of this Act.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to minimize NEPA requirements for a geothermal exploration test project so a project can quickly move forward if resources are found.
Amendment minimizes NEPA requirements for a geothermal exploration test project so a project can quickly move forward if resources are found.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-404 to retain the requirement that states have a process to hear and take appropriate action on student complaints regarding institutions as part of the state authorization.
Amendment sought to ensure that each State has a process in place to receive and review student complaints and to promote good practices and address abuses.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-404 to strike the prohibition on the Secretary of Education from ever promulgating or enforcing any regulation or rule defining the term "credit hour".
Amendment sought to strike the prohibition on the Secretary of Education from ever promulgating or enforcing any regulation or rule defining the term "credit hour".
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-404 to require the Secretary to present a plan to prevent waste, fraud and abuse to ensure effective use of taxpayer dollars.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary to present a plan to prevent waste, fraud and abuse and to ensure effective use of taxpayer dollars.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-405 to prevent several provisions of this Act from going into effect if any agriculture, agriculture-related, fishery, or fishery-related job is lost North of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Amendment sought to prevent any provisions of the bill from going into effect if any agriculture, agriculture-related, fishery, or fishery-related job is lost North of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-405 to prevent several provisions of the Act from taking effect until it is determined that it will not harm the quality or safety of drinking water supplies for residents of California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
Amendment sought to prevent provisions of the bill from taking effect until it has been determined that it will not harm the quality or safety of drinking water supplies for residents of California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-405 to prevent several provisions of the Act from taking effect until it is determined that it will not harm water quality or water availability for agricultural producers in California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
Amendment sought to prevent provisions of the bill from taking effect until it has been determined that it will not harm water quality or water availability for agricultural producers in California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-405 to remove provisions of the bill that seek to privatize a public resource and restore the Secretary of the Interior's discretion over water contract renewals.
Amendment sought to remove Section 103 of the bill which seeks to privatize a public resource and restore the Secretary of the Interior's discretion over water contract renewals.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-405 to create a revenue stream through the elimination of a subsidy that allowed irrigators to repay project debt with no interest.
Amendment sought to create a revenue stream through the elimination of a subsidy that allowed irrigators to repay project debt with no interest.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-405 to remove provisions of the bill that seek to decrease the current supply of water to the Delta region.
Amendment sought to strike section 105 of the bill which seeks to decrease the current supply of water to the Delta region.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-405 to replace provisions in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1837:">H.R. 1837</a> that override state law with a provision upholding state law and requiring use of the best available science.
Amendment sought to replace provisions in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.1837:">H.R. 1837</a> that override state law with a provision upholding state law and requiring use of the best available science.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the exemption for small conduit hydropower development from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Amendment sought to strike the exemption of the NEPA waiver for small conduits on Federal land from the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-409 to lower the gross annual revenue cap from $1,000,000,000 to $750,000,000 for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for the regulatory on-ramp and to strike the public float requirement for the on-ramp.
Amendment sought to lower the gross annual revenue cap from $1,000,000,000 to $750,000,000 for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for the regulatory on-ramp and to strike the public float requirement for the on-ramp.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-409 to require Emerging Growth Companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder votes.
Amendment sought to require emerging growth companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder votes.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-409 to provide that if a broker or dealer is underwriting an initial public offering (IPO) for an emerging growth company (EGC) and providing research to the public about such IPO, those research reports need to be filed with the SEC, and the broker or dealer shall be held to stricter liability for their comments. Would also provide that if EGCs are communicating, either orally or in writing, with potential investors before or following an offering, they need to file those communications with the SEC.
Amendment sought to provide that if a broker or dealer is underwriting an initial public offering (IPO) for an emerging growth company (EGC) and providing research to the public about such IPO, those research reports need to be filed with the SEC, and the broker or dealer shall be held to stricter liability for their comments, and would also provide that if EGCs are communicating, either orally or in writing, with potential investors before or following an offering, they need to file those communications with the SEC.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-409 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to perform a study, in consultation with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, of the effects on emerging growth companies of financial speculation on domestic oil and gasoline prices and to forward the results of that study to Congress.
Amendment sought to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to perform a study, in consultation with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, of the effects on emerging growth companies of financial speculation on domestic oil and gasoline prices and to forward the results of that study to Congress.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-409 to require publicly traded companies to disclose on an annual basis the total number of employees they have in each country and the percentage increase or decrease in employment in each country.
Amendment sought to require publicly traded companies to disclose on an annual basis the total number of employees they have in each country and the percentage increase or decrease in employment in each country.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 112-409 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a report to the Congress one year after enactment on the increase in initial public offerings that resulted from the act, including specific increases in filings by manufacturing and high-technology companies.
Amendment sought to require the SEC to issue a report to Congress one year after enactment on the increase in initial public offerings that resulted from the Act, including specific increases in filings by manufacturing and high-technology companies.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to require Accomack County, VA to pay fair market value for the land and require an appraisal of the land prior to sale.
Amendment sought to require Accomack County, VA to pay the Federal Government fair market value for the land and sought to require an appraisal of the land prior to sale.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-416 to strike the findings in Title I.
Amendment strikes the findings section of the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-416 to delay the date of enactment until the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a report on the potential effect of this title on health care premiums.
Amendment sought to delay the date of enactment until the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a report on the potential effect of this title on health care premiums.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-416 to grant limited civil liability protection to health professionals that volunteer at federally declared disaster sites.
Amendment to grant limited civil liability protection to health professionals that volunteer at federally declared disaster sites.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-422 to require, in the event that the FCC creates or amends a rule relating to baby monitors, the FCC to require the packaging of a new baby monitor to display a warning label so that families are informed that video and sounds captured by an analog baby monitor may be easily viewed or heard by potential intruders outside a consumer's home.
Amendment sought to provide for, in the event that the FCC creates or amends a rule relating to baby monitors, the FCC to require the packaging of a new baby monitor to display a warning label so that families are informed that video and sounds captured by an analog baby monitor may be easily viewed or heard by potential intruders outside a consumer's home.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-422 to require entities sponsoring political programming to disclose the identity of any donor that has contributed $10,000 or more to such entity in an election reporting cycle.
Amendment sought to require entities sponsoring political programming to disclose the identity of any donor that has contributed $10,000 or more to such entity in an election reporting cycle.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-422 to express that nothing in this Act shall impede the FCC from implementing rules to ensure broadband access in rural areas.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-423 to strike the text of the bill and insert President Obama's budget proposal as scored by CBO.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the President's budget proposal as scored by CBO.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-423 to make investments in education, job training, transportation and infrastructure, that will accelerate the economic recovery and would protect the social safety net without cutting Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare and close certain corporate tax loopholes and preferences, saving trillions of dollars on the deficit over the next decade.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-423 to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the budget proposal endorsed by the Simpson-Bowles Commission.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-423 consisting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus alternative to provide for deficit reduction and job creation that protects the social safety net.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget proposal.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-423 to make reforms to several federal programs, freeze spending at $931 billion until the federal budget is balanced, and balance the budget by 2017.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the Republican Study Committee budget proposal.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-423 to emphasize job creation, protecting Medicare beneficiaries, and ending additional tax breaks for special interests and the wealthiest Americans by including a number of job-creation initiatives, preserving the Medicare guarantee, and extending tax relief for the middle-class. The amendment also sets discretionary spending at the Budget Control Act levels and using alternative savings to replace that law's future sequesters.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert the Democratic Caucus budget proposal.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-444 to make a technical correction to clarify that all units of the National Park System, not just National Parks and National Monuments, are exempt from Title I. National Park System units currently open for hunting or recreational shooting would not be affected.
Amendment sought to make a technical correction to clarify that all units of the National Park System, not just National Parks and National Monuments, are exempt from the provisions of Title I. National Park System units currently open for hunting or recreational shooting would not be affected.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-444 to make the new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing and recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land available for those purposes falls below 75% of all federal public lands.
Amendment sought to make the new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing and recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land available for those purposes falls below 75% of all federal public lands.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-444 to strike a provision in the underlying bill allowing the importation of endangered polar bear trophies from Canada by hunters who killed the bears despite warnings that importation of the bears would likely be illegal.
Amendment sought to strike title III of the bill which allows the importation of endangered polar bear trophies from Canada by hunters who killed the bears despite warnings that importation of the bears would likely be illegal.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-444 to preserve hunting, fishing and recreational shooting in wilderness areas by specifying that the underlying bill will not allow development and motorized recreation in wilderness.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-444 to require Presidential monument designations provided for under the Antiquities Act to be approved by the state legislatures and governors where the proposed monument is located.
Amendment requires Presidential monument designations provided for under the Antiquities Act to be approved by the state legislatures and governors where the proposed monument is located.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-446 to add to the bill the environmental streamlining provisions from Title III of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.7:">H.R. 7</a>).
Amendment adds to the bill the environmental streamlining provisions from Title III of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (<a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.7:">H.R. 7</a>).
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the deduction in the underlying bill with a deduction for small businesses for the amounts they spend on capital investments in 2012.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-454 to expand eligibility to participate in the voluntary information sharing program created in the bill to include critical infrastructure owners and operators, which allows entities that are not entirely privately owned, such as airports, utilities, and public transit systems, to receive vital cybersecurity information and better secure their networks against cyber threats.
Amendment sought to expand eligibility to participate in the voluntary information sharing program created in the bill to include critical infrastructure owners and operators, which allows entities that are not entirely privately owned, such as airports, utilities, and public transit systems, to receive vital cybersecurity information and better secure their networks against cyber threats.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-454 to make clear that regulatory information already required to be provided remains FOIAable under current law.
Amendment clarifies that regulatory information already required to be provided remains obtainable under the Freedom of Information Act.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-454 to limit government use of shared cyber threat information to only 5 purposes: (1) cybersecurity; (2) investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crimes; (3) protection of individuals from the danger of death or physical injury; (4) protection of minors from physical or psychological harm; and (5) protection of the national security of the United States.
Amendment limits government use of shared cyber threat information to only 5 purposes: (1) cybersecurity; (2) investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crimes; (3) protection of individuals from the danger of death or physical injury; (4) protection of minors from physical or psychological harm; and (5) protection of the national security of the United States.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-454 to prohibit the federal government from using, inter alia, library records, firearms sales records, and tax returns that it receives from private entities under CISPA.
Amendment prohibits the federal government from using library and book records, information on gun sales, tax records, educational records and medical records that it receives from private entities under CISPA.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-454 to provide clear authority to the government to create reasonable procedures to protect privacy and civil liberties, consistent with the need of the government to protect federal systems and cybersecurity. Would also prohibit the federal government from retaining or using information shared pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) for anything other than a use permitted under paragraph (c)(1).
Amendment provides authority to the Federal Government to create reasonable procedures to protect privacy and civil liberties, consistent with the need of the Government to protect federal systems and cybersecurity and would also prohibit the Federal Government from retaining or using information shared pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) for anything other than a use permitted under the bill.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 112-454 to narrow definitions in the bill regarding what information may be identified, obtained, and shared.
Amendment narrows definitions in the bill regarding what information may be identified, obtained, and shared.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-454 to sunset the provisions of the bill five years after the date of enactment.
Amendment sunsets the provisions of the bill five years after the date of enactment.
An amendment to increase the International Trade Administration Account by $9 million, increase the United States Trade Representative Account by $1,790,000, and reduce the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cross Agency Support Account by $17 million.
Amendment sought to increase the International Trade Administration Account by $9 million; increase the United States Trade Representative Account by $1,790,000; and reduce the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cross Agency Support Account by $17 million in an effort to fully fund the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC).
An amendment to reduce funds over numerous accounts including the DEA and the FBI and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the administrative spending salaries and expense accounts in the bill by 3 percent and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the International Trade Administration, Operations and Administration Account by $277,824,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the International Trade Administration accounts by $277,824,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the funds for the Economic Development Assistance Programs Account by $38 million and reduce the funds for the Bureau of Census, Periodic Censuses and Programs Account by $38 million.
Amendment sought to increase funds for EDA by $38 million and to reduce the funding for the Bureau of Census, Periodic Censuses and Programs Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Economic Development Administration Salaries and Expenses account by $7,500,000 and to reduce the Department of Commerce Salaries and Expenses account by $10,706,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Economic Development Administration Salaries and Expenses account by $7,500,000 and to reduce the Department of Commerce Salaries and Expenses Account by $10,706,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to zero out the economic development assistance programs and grants in the Economic Development Administration Account and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to zero out the economic development assistance programs and grants in the Economic Development Administration Account and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding out of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia by $21 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the funding for the new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding out of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research, and Facilities account by $542,000 and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment reduces funding out of NOAA's Operations, Research, and Facilities Account for the Climate Portal program by $542,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds for Office of Justice Programs Research, Evaluation, and Statistics by $18 million and reduce funds for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $18 million.
Amendment increases funds for the DOJ's Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) by $18 million and reduces funds for NOAA climate research by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery by $15 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery program by $15 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to decrease funding for Department of Justice General Administration Salaries and Expenses by $22,418,000 and increase funding for Office of Justice Programs Research, Evaluation and statistics by $22,418,000.
Amendment transfers $22,418,000 from the General Administration Fund to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $10 million and increase the funding for the offender reentry programs and research by $10 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $10 million and to increase the funding for the Second Chance Act by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) by $126 million, and reduce funds for NASA's Cross Agency Support by $126 million.
Amendment increases funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) by $126 million and reduces funds for NASA's Cross Agency Support by a similar amount.
An amendment to reinstate the Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
Amendment sought to strike section 212 from the bill. Section 212 prohibits the use of funds to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under an OMB Circular A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
An amendment to increase funds for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by $7,143,000, and reduce funds for NASA by $26,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by $7,143,000, and to reduce funds for NASA by $26,000,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for research and related activities for the National Science Foundation.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for research and related activities for the National Science Foundation by $1,248,473,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding out of the International Trade Commission Salaries and Expenses account by $128 million and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $128 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Legal Services Corporation by $328 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Legal Services Corporation by $328 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Attorney General to originate or join in any lawsuit that seeks to overturn, enjoin, or invalidate Immigration Enforcement Laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Attorney General to originate or join in any lawsuit that seeks to overturn, enjoin, or invalidate Immigration Enforcement Laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia.
An amendment to reduce total funding in the bill by 1% across the board.
Amendment sought to reduce total funding in the bill by 1% across the board.
An amendment to reduce each amount in the bill (other than amounts required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by law; amounts for the United States Marshals Service; the FBI; or NASA), by 12.2%.
Amendment sought to reduce each amount in the bill (other than amounts required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by law; amounts for the United States Marshals Service; the FBI; or NASA), by 12.2%.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to be used to develop, approve, or implement a new limited access privilege program that is not already developed, approved, or implemented for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
Amendment prohibits use of funds in the bill to be used to develop, approve, or implement a new limited access privilege program that is not already developed, approved, or implemented for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds used in contravention of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1001(a) of title 18, United State Code.
Amendment requires all Federal agencies funded by this bill to provide only forthright and truthful statements or representations.
An amendment to add a new section for the "Department of Justice, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance" for the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders program, as authorized by the first section 3001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The amendment says the amount otherwise provided by this Act for the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science" for Mars Next Decade is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to provide $10 million for the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders program by reducing the funding for NASA's Mars Next Decade program by a similar amount.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to defend against any action challenging any provision of Public Law 111-148 or any provision of title I or subtitle B of title II of Public Law 111-152; or any amendment to a provision of law made by any provision described in paragraph (1).
Amendment prohibits use of funds in the bill for defense of any action challenging the Affordable Care Act.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to litigate against any of the several States on behalf of the National Labor Relations Board pertaining to secret ballot union elections.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Justice to be a party to a single or multi-state court settlement where funds are removed from any residential mortgage-backed securitization trust.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Justice to bring any action against any State for implementation of a State law requiring voter identification.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey".
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence Security Act.
Amendment prohibits use of funds in the bill to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which prohibits Federal agencies from entering into contracts for the procurement of an alternative fuel unless its lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions are less than or equal to emissions from an equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for National Ocean Policy.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in the bill for implementation of Executive Order 13547 which requires that various bureaucracies zone the ocean, the Great Lakes and their sources.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement a proposed rule for turtle excluder devices as described in the Southeast Fishery Bulletin published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on May 8, 2012.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce who uses amounts in the Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that consists of the sums described in section 311(e)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)(1)) for any purpose other than a purpose specifically authorized under such section.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to pay salaries of any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce who uses amounts in the Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund under NOAA for any purpose not specifically authorized.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used with respect to preventing the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be obligated for the purpose of closing the regional field offices of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Justice in contravention of any of the following: 1) The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; 2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (relating to nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs); 3) Section 809(c)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (relating to prohibition of discrimination); and 4) Section 210401(a) of the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (relating to unlawful police pattern or practice).
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds from going to law enforcement organizations that engage in any form of racial, ethnic, or religious profiling.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the activities of the Climate Change Education program of the National Science Foundation.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the SelectUSA initiative.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the functions of the Political Science Program in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-485 to prohibit the availability of funds for assistance to Pakistan in fiscal year 2013.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-485 to end the war in Afghanistan by limiting funding to the safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops and military contractors from Afghanistan.
Amendment sought to end the war in Afghanistan by limiting funding to the safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops and military contractors from Afghanistan.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-485 to withhold funds from the Coalition Support Fund until the Secretary of Defense certifies that Pakistan has opened the Ground Lines of Communication, is allowing the transit of NATO supplies through Pakistan into Afghanistan, is supporting the retrograde of U.S. equipment out of Afghanistan.
Amendment withholds funds from the Coalition Support Fund until the Secretary of Defense certifies that Pakistan has opened the Ground Lines of Communication; is allowing the transit of NATO supplies through Pakistan into Afghanistan; and is supporting the retrograde of U.S. equipment out of Afghanistan.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-485 to direct the Department of Defense to hold detainee trials in the US Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and not in the United States.
Amendment requires that any detained foreign terrorist be tried in a military tribunal rather than in an Article III court.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-485 to prevent federal agencies from requiring contractors to sign an anti-competitive and costly project labor agreement (PLA) as a condition of winning a federal construction contract.
Amendment prevents federal agencies from requiring contractors to sign an anti-competitive and costly project labor agreement (PLA) as a condition of winning a federal construction contract.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-485 to delay the development of the new long-range nuclear-capable bomber by ten years and the funding in the bill would be reduced by $291,742,000, which is the amount planned for this bomber.
Amendment sought to delay the development of the new long-range nuclear-capable bomber by ten years and to reduce the funding in the bill for the bomber by $291,742,000.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-485 to reduce the amount for the ground-based midcourse missile defense system by $403 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount for the ground-based midcourse missile defense system by $403 million.
An amendment numbered 46 printed in House Report 112-485 to strike section 1022 of the FY2012 NDAA and amend Section 1021 of same Act to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in U.S., territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United states or by an appropriate State court.
Amendment sought to strike section 1022 of the FY2012 NDAA and amend Section 1021 of the same Act to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in U.S. territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United states or by an appropriate State court.
An amendment numbered 45 printed in House Report 112-485 to clarify that the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) do not deny the writ of habeas corpus or deny any Constitutional rights for persons detained in the United States under the AUMF who are entitled to such rights.
Amendment clarifies that the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) do not deny the writ of habeas corpus or deny any Constitutional rights for persons detained in the United States under the AUMF who are entitled to such rights.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 112-485 to reintroduce competition to the contracting of government services and repeal the moratorium on A-76 procedures.
Amendment sought to reintroduce competition to the contracting of government services and repeal the moratorium on A-76 procedures.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 112-485 to freeze the transfer, reduction or elimination of Air National Guard units supporting an Air and Space Operations Center or an Air Force Forces Staff until the impact of the unit's loss and certain other information is provided to Congress.
Amendment sought to freeze the transfer, reduction or elimination of Air National Guard units supporting an Air and Space Operations Center or an Air Force Forces Staff until the impact of the unit's loss and certain other information is provided to Congress.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 112-485 to eliminate the maximum age limitation for individuals seeking to enlist in the U.S. military, provided they meet all of the other current qualifications for enlistment.
Amendment sought to allow individuals of any age to enlist in the military as long as they were able to meet all of the necessary requirements ensuring that they were fit for duty.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 112-485 to prohibit military promotion boards from considering any information from official documents, word of mouth, or in writing on the pursuit of treatment or counseling for mental health or addiction issues and to require this information on this prohibition to be promulgated to current service members.
Amendment sought to prohibit military promotion boards from considering any information from official documents, word of mouth, or in writing on the pursuit of treatment or counseling for mental health or addiction issues and to require this information on this prohibition to be promulgated to current service members.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 112-485 to expand the protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include servicemembers serving in a contingency operation, surviving spouses of servicemembers whose deaths are service-connected, and veterans who are totally disabled at the time of discharge; and to repeal the sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of this year and increase fines for violations of the SCRA.
Amendment expands the protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include servicemembers serving in a contingency operation, surviving spouses of servicemembers whose deaths are service-connected, and veterans who are totally disabled at the time of discharge and repeals the sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of this year and increase fines for violations of the SCRA.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 112-485 to amend 10 U.S.C. 7310(a) to include the Northern Mariana Islands as an eligible location, in addition to the United States and Guam, for the overhaul, repair and maintenance of naval vessels and other vessels under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy.
Amendment sought to include the Northern Mariana Islands as an eligible location, in addition to the United States and Guam, for the overhaul, repair and maintenance of naval vessels and other vessels under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 112-485 to include a finding stating that the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific region and would not be in the national security interests of the United States.
Amendment sought to include a finding stating that the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific region and would not be in the national security interests of the United States.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in House Report 112-485 to require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to report to Congress regarding whether nuclear weapons reductions pursuant to the new START Treaty are in the national security interests of the United States.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to report to Congress regarding whether nuclear weapons reductions pursuant to the new START Treaty are in the national security interests of the United States.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 112-485 to prohibit the President from making unilateral reductions to U.S. nuclear forces.
Amendment prohibits the President from making unilateral reductions to U.S. nuclear forces.
An amendment numbered 38 printed in House Report 112-485 to replace the pending sequester of discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013 by reducing the discretionary spending limit for that year so that it conforms with concurrent resolution on the budget deemed in force in the House, except that this replacement is contingent upon the enactment of spending reductions over five years of at least the amount of the sequester it supplants; and to also require a detailed report on the impact of the sequestration of funds authorized and appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013 for the Department of Defense.
Amendment replaces the pending sequester of discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013 by reducing the discretionary spending limit for that year so that it conforms with concurrent resolution on the budget deemed in force in the House, except that this replacement is contingent upon the enactment of spending reductions over five years of at least the amount of the sequester it supplants and also requires a detailed report on the impact of the sequestration of funds authorized and appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013 for the Department of Defense.
An amendment numbered 42 printed in House Report 112-485 to limit DOD funding to the amount authorized under the Budget Control Act of 2011, resulting in an $8 billion reduction in spending from the level authorized by the House Armed Services Committee.
Amendment sought to limit DOD funding to the amount authorized under the Budget Control Act of 2011, resulting in an $8 billion reduction in spending from the level authorized by the House Armed Services Committee.
An amendment numbered 47 printed in House Report 112-485 to limit funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to any institution or organization established by the Convention on the Law of the Sea, including the International Seabed Authority, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
An amendment numbered 48 printed in House Report 112-485 to authorize the President to remove all Brigade Combat Teams that are permanently stationed in Europe and replace them with a rotational force.
Amendment authorizes the President to remove all Brigade Combat Teams that are permanently stationed in Europe and replace them with a rotational force.
An amendment numbered 49 printed in House Report 112-485 to appoint a Special Envoy for Iran to ensure that all diplomatic avenues are pursued to avoid a war with Iran and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Amendment sought to appoint a Special Envoy for Iran to ensure that all diplomatic avenues are pursued to avoid a war with Iran and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
An amendment numbered 54 printed in House Report 112-485 to limit the availability of funds for nuclear nonproliferation activities with the Russian Federation.
Amendment prohibits FY 2013 NNSA nonproliferation activities with Russia until the Secretaries of Energy, State and Defense can certify that Russia is no longer providing support to the Assad regime's efforts to suppress Syrian people and that Russia is not providing technology or equipment to Iran, North Korea, or Syria that contribute to the development of weapons of mass destruction.
An amendment numbered 55 printed in House Report 112-485 to strike section 3156 from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 3156 from the bill which deals with intellectual property related to uranium enrichment.
An amendment numbered 59 printed in House Report 112-485 to ban any reductions to the strategic nuclear triad unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that: (1) further reductions in the Russia Federations arsenal are needed for compliance with New START limits; and (2) Russia is not developing or deploying nuclear delivery systems not covered by New START limits. Amendment would also protect all three legs of the nuclear triad from elimination.
Amendment bans any reductions to the strategic nuclear triad unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that: (1) further reductions in the Russia Federations arsenal are needed for compliance with New START limits; and (2) Russia is not developing or deploying nuclear delivery systems not covered by New START limits. Amendment also protects all three legs of the nuclear triad from elimination.
An amendment numbered 111 printed in House Report 112-485 to require the Department of Justice to order an investigation into the possible violation of U.S. law regarding numerous leaks of sensitive information involving U.S. and Israeli military, intelligence, and operational capabilities and to provide the Administration with 30 days after bill becomes law to begin its investigation and 60 days after enactment to report to Congress.
Amendment requires the Department of Justice to order an investigation into the possible violation of U.S. law regarding numerous leaks of sensitive information involving U.S. and Israeli military, intelligence, and operational capabilities and to provide the Administration with 30 days after bill becomes law to begin its investigation and 60 days after enactment to report to Congress.
An amendment to strike section 517 which prohibits the use of funds for construction bid solicitations that require or prohibit project labor agreements.
Amendment strikes section 517 which prohibits the use of funds for construction bid solicitations that require or prohibit project labor agreements.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).
An amendment to increase the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Account for Louisiana Coastal Restoration by $10 million and reduce the Department of Energy Administration Account by the same amount.
Amendment increases the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Account for Louisiana Coastal Restoration by $10 million and reduces the Department of Energy Administration Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Account by $1 million and increase the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance Account by $571,429.
Amendment reduces the Fish and Wildlife account by $1 million and increases the Army Corps of Engineers Reserve Maintenance Account by $571,429 with the balance of $428,571 being applied to deficit reduction.
An amendment to strike section 110, which prohibits funds to be used to enforce a rule which pertains to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 110 from the bill which prohibits the Army Corps from clarifying the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
An amendment to reduce the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $30 million and increase the Science Administrative and Facility Account for National Laboratories by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $30 million and increase the Science Administrative and Facility Account for National Laboratories by $15 million and to apply the savings to deficit reduction.
An amendment to reduce funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $74,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $74,000,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $1,450,960,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to end the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account and to apply the nearly $1.5 billion in savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $10 million and reduce the Department of Energy Administrative Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $10 million and to reduce the Department of Energy Administrative Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase the the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account by $180,440,000 and reduce the Atomic Energy Defense Activities, National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program and the State Energy Program by $180,440,000 and reduce the Atomic Energy Defense Activities, National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $50,000,000 and reduce funds for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $100,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $50,000,000 and reduce funds for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $100,000,000.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the construction and expansion account of nuclear energy by $514,391,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce nuclear energy research and development activities by $514,391,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the fossil energy research and development account by $133,400,000, and increase funds for the advanced research project agency account by $133,400,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for Fossil Fuel Research and Development programs by $133,400,000, and to increase funds for ARPA-E by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the fossil energy research and development account by $554,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds for Fossil Fuel Research and Development programs by $554,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the construction and expansion account of Non-Defense environmental cleanup by $9,600,000, and reduce the National Nuclear Security construction and expansion account by $9,600,000.
Amendment sought to increase the funds for the Department of Energy's non-defense environmental cleanup account by $9,600,000, and to reduce the funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration's weapons activities account by a similar amount.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the U.S. China Clean Energy Research Center.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the U.S. China Clean Energy Research Center.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Energy to subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or to subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Department of Energy to subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or to subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
An amendment to reduce the Department of Energy salary and expenses account by $10,000,000, and increase the Nuclear Regulatory Commission salaries and expenses account by $10,000,000.
Amendment reduces the funds for the Department of Energy departmental administration account by $10,000,000, and increases the funds for Yucca Mountain licensing under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by a similar amount.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to conduct a survey in which money is included or provided for the benefit of the responder.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to conduct a survey in which money is included or provided for the benefit of the responder.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009.
An amendment to reduce the funds available for the "Atomic Energy Defense Activities-National Nuclear Security Administration-Weapons Activities" Account by $10 million and increase the funds available for the "Corps of Engineers-Civil-Department of the Army-Construction" Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the funds available for the Texas Coastal Restoration by $10 million and to reduce the funds available for the modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile by a similar amount.
An amendment to redirect funds within the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account.
Amendment reduces funds for the mixed oxide fuel program at the Department of Energy by $17,319,000 and redirects the funds to the National Nuclear Security Administration's Global Threat Reduction Initiative.
An amendment to increase the funds for the "Department of Energy-Energy Programs-Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" Account by $10 million and reduce the "Atomic Energy Defense Activities-National Nuclear Security Administration-Weapons Activities' Account by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase the funds for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program by $10 million and to reduce the "Atomic Energy Defense Activities-National Nuclear Security Administration-Weapons Activities' Account by a similar amount.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to provide new loan guarantees under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Amendment sought to put a moratorium for FY 2013 on any new loan guarantees under the section 1703 loan gurantee program and reduces administrative costs which will not be necessary if the program is suspended by $33 million.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation construction and expansion account by $100,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation construction and expansion account by $100 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funding for the Non-defense Environmental Cleanup account by $36 million by decreasing funds from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Departmental Administration and Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Office of the Administrator.
Amendment increases funding for the non-defense Environmental Cleanup account by $36 million and reduces funds for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Departmental Administration by $18 million and reduces funds for the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Office of the Administrator by $18 million.
An amendment to reduce the Department of Energy's departmental administration account by $16,000,000, and increase the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by $16,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the Department of Energy's departmental administration account by $16,000,000, and increase funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration's defense nonproliferation program by $16,000,000.
An amendment to reduce the nuclear weapons technology account by $298,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for nuclear weapons technology programs by $298,221,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Office of the Administrator by $21,899,000 and increase funds for Environmental and Other Defense Activities Defense Environmental Cleanup by $21,899,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for NNSA Office of the Administrator by $21,899,000 and increase funds for the Defense Environmental Cleanup Act (specifically NNSA labs) by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds from various accounts and applying the savings to the spending reduction accounts.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for various economic development programs and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce each amount made available by this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law) by 1 percent.
Amendment sought to reduce each amount made available by this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law) by 1 percent.
An amendment to reduce each amount in this Act by 24 percent. The reduction shall not apply to the 1) Corps of Engineers Account, 2) Nuclear Energy Account, 3) Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup Account, 4) Nuclear Waste Disposal Account, and 5) National Nuclear Security Administration-Weapons Activities Account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the bill by $3.1 billion, but not across-the-board, since it would have excepted several specified accounts.
An amendment to make an across the board reduction of funds by 0.27260690084897576 percent.
Amendment sought to make an across the board reduction of funds by 0.27260690084897576 percent.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements in the Davis-Bacon Act.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to plan or undertake sales or any other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium from the Department of Energy that combined exceed 1,917 metric tons of uranium as uranium hexafluoride equivalent in fiscal year 2013.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to plan or undertake sales or any other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium from the Department of Energy that combined exceed 1,917 metric tons of uranium as uranium hexafluoride equivalent in fiscal year 2013.
An amendment to reduce oil shale development by $25,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment reduces the funds for oil shale research and development by $25,000,000, and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds for Departmental Operations Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $3 million and reduce funds for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations Automation Modernization by $4,800,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds for the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Liberties by $3 million and to reduce funds for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations Automation Modernization by $4.8 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for various accounts and apply the savings of $498,099,270 to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce administrative salaries in the expense accounts by 3%, with the exception of the Coast Guard, and to apply the savings of $498,099,270 to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the funds for various accounts and apply $50 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs.
Amendment sought to reduce the following accounts by a total of $50 million: 1) Overall Management and Administration, 2) Intelligence and Analysis, and 3) Transportation Security Administration, and sought to increase funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs account for rail and transit security grants by $50 million.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $10 million and increase funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by $10 million.
Amendment reduces funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security by $10 million and increases funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs, for the purpose of border security and protection, by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement salaries and expenses by $10 million and increase funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency state and local programs by $10 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement salaries and expenses by $10 million and to increase funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local programs account by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses by $10 million and reduce funds Research and Development, Training, and Services research, development, acquisition, and operations by $24,250,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses by $10 million and to reduce funds for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility by $24,250,000.
An amendment to increase the State and Local Programs within the Federal Emergency Management Agency account by $75 million and reducing the Science and Technology Research, Development, Acquistion, and Operations account by $75 million.
Amendment sought to increase the funding for port security grants by $75 million and to reduce the funds for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Under Secretary for Management by $10 million and increase funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Secruity Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology by $10 million.
Amendment reduces funds for the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security by $10 million and increases funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology by $3 million and increase funds for air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement by $624,000.
Amendment reduces funds for environmental mitigation by $3 million and increases funds for the Air and Marine Interdiction account by $624,000, for the purpose of recapitalizing the Border Patrol's airplane fleet.
An amendment to redirect $40 million in funding within immigration and customs enforcement to combat child exploitation.
Amendment sought to redirect $40 million from Detention and Removal Operations to the Office of Investigations within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement account to combat child exploitation and human trafficking.
An amendment to reduce the Transportation Security Administration Aviation Security account by $61 million and increase the Federal Air Marshals account by $50 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the Transportation Security Administration Aviation Security account by $61 million and to increase the Federal Air Marshals account by $50 million.
An amendment to to increase the State and Local Programs within the Federal Emergency Management Agency account by $58 million and reducing the Science and Technology Research, Development, Acquistion, and Operations account by $58 million.
Amendment sought to increase funds for FEMA State and local grant programs (to increase eligibility for the Urban Areas Security Initiatives) by $58 million and to reduce the Science and Technology Research, Development, Acquistion, and Operations account by a similar amount.
An amendment to redirect funding within the Science and Technology Research, Development, Acquistion, and Operations account by $75 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount that DHS can spend on construction of laboratory facilities (specifically NBAF) by $75 million and to redirect those funds to the research, development, acquisitions, and operations account.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to enforce Executive Order 13166, with regards to providing translation and interpretaion services to those limited in their English proficiency.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used to enforce Executive Order 13166, which directs Federal agencies to provide foreign-language services to anyone who may seek to engage with the American Government.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the "Morton Memos". The term "Morton Memos" refers to 1) Policy Number 10072.1, published on March 2, 2011; 2) Policy Number 10075.1, published on June 17, 2011; 3) Policy Number 10076.1, published on June 17, 2011.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement the "Morton Memos", which addressed enforcement of immigration laws.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to provide a Transportation Security Officer, Behavior Detection Officer, or other employee of the Transportation Security Administration 1) a badge or shield; or 2) a uniform with epaulets or a badge tab.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for Transportation Security Administration Transportation Security Officers or Behavior Detection Officers outside an airport.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to terminate an agreement governing a delegation of authority under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to terminate the program detailed in 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows State and local law enforcement entities to enter into a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
An amendment to limit the amount of funds available for surface transportation security inspectors to $20 million. The limitation shall not apply to the National Explosives Detection Canine Training Program and Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Teams.
Amendment sought to limit funds for the surface transportation inspection program to not more than $20 million.
An amendment to reduce funds made available by this Act by 2 percent. The reduction shall not apply to counter-terrorism accounts.
Amendment sought to make a 2% across the board reduction in funds, with the exception of counterterrorism accounts.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-518 to reduce the budget for the Botanic Garden by $1,235,000 for Fiscal Year 2013, so that it is appropriated resources at 2009 levels.
Amendment reduces the budget for the Botanic Garden by $1,235,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-518 to reduce funding for the Congressional Research Service by $878,000 (FY 2012 Level) and transfer $878,000 to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment reduces funding for the Congressional Research Service by $878,000 (FY 2012 Level) and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-518 to reduce by $1,000,000 the amount provided for the Open World Leadership Center and directs that $1,000,000 to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment zeroes out the $1 million in funding for the Open World Leadership Center and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-518 to prohibit the use of polystyrene products in food service facilities in the House of Representatives.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-518 to prohibit funding for the purchase of paid online advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-539 to ensure that if the SEAlaska Native Corporation is allowed to clear-cut new areas of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, it is subject to the same limitation on the export of unprocessed timber that applies to other national forests in the lower 48.
Amendment sought to ensure that if the SEAlaska Native Corporation is allowed to clear-cut new areas of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, it is subject to the same limitation on the export of unprocessed timber that applies to other national forests in the lower 48.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-539 to authorize a pilot project to test a small increase in federal grazing fees.
Amendment sought to authorize a pilot project to test an increase in federal grazing fees.
An amendment numbered 5 printed House Report 112-539 to strike Title XIV which creates a 100-mile operation control zone for the Department of Homeland Security along the northern and southern borders of the United States.
Amendment sought to strike Title XIV which creates a 100-mile operation control zone for the Department of Homeland Security along the northern and southern borders of the United States.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-540 to make technical corrections, eliminate the designation of the Colville River as an Aquatic Resource of National Importance and require additional right of ways planned into and out of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
Manager's amendment makes technical corrections; eliminates the designation of the Colville River as an Aquatic Resource of National Importance and requires additional rights-of-way planned into and out of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-540 to provide that the rules described in section 205(a) shall not be delayed if the pollution that would be controlled by the rules contributes to asthma attacks, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart attacks, cancer, birth defects, neurological damage, premature death, or other serious harms to human health.
Amendment sought to provide that the rules described in section 205(a) shall not be delayed if the pollution that would be controlled by the rules contributes to asthma attacks, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart attacks, cancer, birth defects, neurological damage, premature death, or other serious harms to human health.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-540 to define the term "public health" in the Clean Air Act.
Amendment sought to define the term "public health" in the Clean Air Act.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-540 to strike section 206 of the bill which would require the consideration of feasibility and costs in revising or supplementing national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
Amendment sought to strike section 206 of the bill which would require the consideration of feasibility and costs in revising or supplementing national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-540 to provide that Sections 205 and 206 shall cease to be effective if the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration determines that implementation of this title is not projected to lower gasoline prices and create jobs in the United States within 10 years.
Amendment sought to provide that Sections 205 and 206 shall cease to be effective if the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration determines that implementation of this title is not projected to lower gasoline prices and create jobs in the United States within 10 years.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-540 to reduce the number of onshore leases on which oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas companies to begin producing on the leases that they already hold.
Amendment sought to reduce the number of onshore leases on which oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas companies to begin producing on the leases that they already hold.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 112-540 to clarify that the section requiring a $5,000 protest fee shall not infringe upon the protections afforded by the First Amendment to the Constitution to petition for the redress of grievances.
Amendment sought to clarify that the section requiring a $5,000 protest fee shall not infringe upon the protections afforded by the First Amendment to the Constitution to petition for the redress of grievances.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 112-540 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from moving any aspect of the Solid Minerals program administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).
Amendment prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from moving any aspect of the Solid Minerals program administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-540 to prohibit oil and gas produced under new leases authorized by this legislation from being exported to foreign countries.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 112-540 to raise the cap of revenue shared among the Gulf States who produce energy on the Outer Continental Shelf starting in FY2023 from $500 million to $750 million.
Amendment raises the cap of revenue shared among the Gulf States who produce energy on the Outer Continental Shelf between FY 2023 and FY 2055 from $500 million to $750 million.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 112-540 to require the Secretary of The Interior to include Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the 5 Year Plan for OCS oil and gas drilling and to conduct Lease Sale 220 within one year of enactment. In addition, the amendment would also ensure that no oil and gas drilling may be conducted off the coast of Virginia which would conflict with military operations.
Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the 5 Year Plan for OCS oil and gas drilling and to conduct Lease Sale 220 within one year of enactment. The amendment also ensures that no oil and gas drilling may be conducted off the coast of Virginia which would conflict with military operations.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 112-540 to end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay in order to receive new leases on public lands.
Amendment sought to end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay in order to receive new leases on public lands.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 112-540 to streamline the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure, such as towers or buoys, to test and develop offshore wind power in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Amendment streamlines the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure, such as towers or buoys, to test and develop offshore wind power in the Outer Continental Shelf.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 112-540 to require the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to conduct an analysis of how to shield American consumers and the United States economy from gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions in the oil market by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil.
Amendment sought to require the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to conduct an analysis of how to shield American consumers and the United States economy from gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions in the oil market by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 112-540 to remove the requirements in Title II of the bill to conduct an analysis, issue a report, and delay rules if the Secretary of Energy determines that the analyses are "infeasible to conduct, require data that does not exist, or would generate results subject to such large estimates of uncertainty that the results would be neither reliable nor useful".
Amendment sought to remove the requirements in Title II of the bill to conduct an analysis, issue a report, and delay rules if the Secretary of Energy determines that the analyses are "infeasible to conduct, require data that does not exist, or would generate results subject to such large estimates of uncertainty that the results would be neither reliable nor useful".
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 112-540 to strike language in the underlying legislation that would require drilling permits to be deemed approved a 60 day deadline, which could expose public lands to undue risk.
Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill which allow for drilling applications to be deemed approved after a period of 60 days even if the Interior Department has not completed its review of an application and ensured that the drilling was safe.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 112-540 to require $128 million received from the sale of new leases to be made available to fully fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to limit speculation in energy markets.
Amendment sought to require $128 million received from the sale of new leases to be made available to fully fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to limit speculation in energy markets.
An amendment to reduce the funds for Financial Management Capital by $5,000,00, and redirect it to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration operations and research account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Department of Transportation's Financial Management account by $5 million and to increase funds for the Operations for Vehicle Safety account by a similar amount.
An amendment to eliminate funding for Essential Air Service.
Amendment sought to eliminate funds for the Essential Air Service program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to zero out the funds available for grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to eliminate funds for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for the salaries and expenses for the Department of Housing and Urban Development by $10 million and increase the funds available for Housing Counselor Programs by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Counseling Assistance Program by $10 million and to reduce funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development operations and management account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds available for administrative and operational expenses to FY 2008 levels and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the administrative, operations, and management accounts in the Department of Housing and Urban Development to FY 2008 levels and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the funds for administrative expenses for the Federal Railroad Administration by $5,404,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for administrative expenses for the Federal Railroad Administration by $5,404,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the funds for administrative expenses for the Federal Transit Administration by $1,287,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for administrative expenses for the Federal Transit Administration by $1,287,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds available for operational expenses for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration by $1,670,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for safety inspectors with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration by $1,670,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Public and Indian Housing account by $6,500,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing by $6.5 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the salaries and expenses account for the Office of Community Planning and Development by $3,500,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development by $3.5 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Office of Housing salaries and expenses account by $5,000,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing by $5 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the salaries and expenses account for the Office of Policy Development and Research by $115,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research by $115,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment reduce the salaries and expenses account for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity by $304,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity by $304,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce Public Housing Capital Fund by $11,000,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Public Housing Capital Fund by $110 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Public Housing Operating fund by $56,215,000, and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds for the Public Housing Operating Fund by $562,150,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Federal Maritime Commission Salaries and Expenses by $900,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission by $900,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation by $12.3 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation by $12.3 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to return the funding level for the Community Development Fund to the FY 2012 levels.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Community Development Block Grants by $396 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to zero out the funding for the Community Development Fund including the CDBG program and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to eliminate funds for the Community Development Block Grant program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to zero out the funding for the Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to eliminate funds for the Community Development loan guarantee program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Home Investment Partnership Program by $200 million and to apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the HOME Investment Partnership by $200 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the amount of this Act by 1 percent.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the Third Street Light Rail Phase 2 Central Subway project in San Francisco, California.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Secretary of Transportation to implement, administer, or enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Executive Order No. 13186.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for high-speed rail in the State of California or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-590 to narrow the scope of the underlying bill to include strategic and critical minerals only.
Amendment sought to narrow the scope of the underlying bill to include strategic and critical minerals only.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-590 to give the lead agency, in the event of new or unforeseen information, the authority to extend by two six-month periods the arbitrary 30 month time limit the bill imposes on permit approval.
Amendment sought to give the lead agency, in the event of new or unforeseen information, the authority to extend by two six-month periods the arbitrary 30 month time limit the bill imposes on permit approval.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-590 to require a royalty payment of 12.5% of the value of hardrock minerals mined on federal lands. Revenue generated by the royalty payment would be dedicated to cleaning up abandoned hardrock mines.
Amendment sought to require a royalty payment of 12.5% of the value of hardrock minerals mined on federal lands. Revenue generated by the royalty payment would be dedicated to cleaning up abandoned hardrock mines.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-590 to allow the lead agency, as established under this bill, to exempt existing Mineral Prescriptions for strategic and critical materials within federally administered national forests from the procedures detailed at and all rules promulgated under part 294 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, the amendment would extend this exemption to areas integral to access of the Mineral Prescriptions, and the construction, operation, maintenance, and restoration of any existing Mineral Prescriptions.
Amendment allows the lead agency, as established under the bill, to exempt existing Mineral Prescriptions for strategic and critical materials within federally administered national forests from the procedures detailed at, and all rules promulgated under, part 294 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, the amendment extends this exemption to areas integral to access of the Mineral Prescriptions, and the construction, operation, maintenance, and restoration of any existing Mineral Prescriptions.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-590 to exempt from the bill any mineral exploration or mining permit a lead agency determines would diminish opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or recreation on public lands. By protecting the status of hunting, fishing, grazing and other recreational uses on federal lands, the amendment will guarantee that the multiple use mandate for federal lands is not compromised by the underlying bill.
Amendment sought to exempt from the bill any mineral exploration or mining permit a lead agency determines would diminish opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or recreation on public lands. By protecting the status of hunting, fishing, grazing and other recreational uses on federal lands, the amendment sought to guarantee that the multiple use mandate for federal lands is not compromised by the underlying bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to decrease various accounts by 187,770,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to decrease funding in the bill for military bands by $188 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for recruiting in the armed services, and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for using major sports sponsorships, such as NASCAR motor sports and bass fishing, as military recruitment tools by $72.3 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account by $988,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to remove the $988 million in funding for a 10th DDG-51 Destroyer and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the Other Procurement, Navy account by $506,660,000 and increase the Other Department of Defense Programs Defense Health Program account by $235,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce the $607 million in funding for the operation and upgrading of Navy cruiser ships by $500 million and direct $235 million to defense health programs and to apply the remaining balance to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike the $250 million Rapid Innovation Fund from the bill and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the $250 million Rapid Innovation Fund from the bill and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the funding for missile defense by $75 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for missile defense by $75 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike section 8039 from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 8039 from the bill. Section 8039 prohibits funds from being used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function performed by civilian employees, unless certain conditions are met.
An amendment to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $175 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $175 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike the $375 million in funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the $375 million in funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce the total amount of appropriations made by the bill by $181,000,000.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to operate or maintain more than 300 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles.
An amendment to reduce the total amount of appropriations made available by this bill by $293,900,000.
An amendment to reduce the total amount of appropriations made available by this bill by $1,700,000,000.
An amendment to reduce appropriations made in Title IX of the bill by $20,843,869,000. The reduction shall not apply to the following accounts 1) Defense Health Program; 2) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense; 3) Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and 4) Office of the Inspector General.
Amendment sought to reduce appropriations made in Title IX of the bill by $20,843,869,000. The reduction would have not applied to the following accounts 1) Defense Health Program; 2) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense; 3) Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and 4) Office of the Inspector General.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to administer the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (Davis-Bacon Act), with respect to any project or program funded by this bill.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for enforcement of Davis-Bacon wage-rate requirements.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds used in contravention of section 7 of title 1, United States Code.
An amendment to reduce by $19,200,000,000 the total amount of appropriations for this bill.
Amendment sought to reduce by $19,200,000,000 the total amount of appropriations for this bill.
An amendment to reduce by $7,583,000,000 the total amount of appropriations for this bill.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to (1) reduce the nuclear forces of the United States in contravention of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act; or (2) to implement the Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study or modify the Secretary of Defense Guidance for Employment of Force, Annex B, or the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan, Annex N.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to (1) reduce the nuclear forces of the United States in contravention of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act; or (2) to implement the Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study or modify the Secretary of Defense Guidance for Employment of Force, Annex B, or the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan, Annex N.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to continue the deployment, beyond FY 2013, of the 170th Infantry Brigade in Baumholder and the 172nd Infantry Brigade in Grafenwohr, except pursuant to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Amendment requires the Department of Defense to follow through with the withdrawal of two brigade combat teams from Europe and denies the Defense Department the ability to reverse the decision at a later time.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to reduce the number of the following nuclear weapons delivery vehicles of the United States: (1) Heavy bomber aircraft; (2) Air-launched cruise missiles; (3) Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines; (4) Submarine-launched ballistic missiles; and (5) Intercontinetal ballistic missiles.
An amendment to reduce the appropriations made in title IX by $12,670,355,000. The reduction does not apply to the following accounts: 1) Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; 2) Defense Health Program; 3) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense; 4) Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and 5) Office of the Inspector General.
Amendment sought to reduce the appropriations made in title IX by $12,670,355,000. The reduction would not apply to the following accounts: 1) Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; 2) Defense Health Program; 3) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense; 4) Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and 5) Office of the Inspector General.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount appropriated by $1,072,581,000. The reduction does not apply to the following accounts: 1) Accounts in title I; 2) "Other Department of Defense Programs-Defense Health Program"; and 3) accounts title IX.
Amendment to reduce the amount appropriated by $1,072,581,000. The reduction does not apply to the following accounts: 1) Accounts in title I; 2) "Other Department of Defense Programs-Defense Health Program"; and 3) accounts title IX.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount made available for "Military Personnel, Army", by increasing such amount, by reducing the amount made available for "Military Personnel, Marine Corps", and by increasing such amount, by $4,359,624,000, $4,359,624,000, $1,197,682,000, and $1,197,682,000, respectively.
Amendment redirects $5.6 billion from the war budget to the base defense budget.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement an enrollment fee for the TRICARE for Life program.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to strike the provision that requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a single multi-sale environmental impact statement for all of the new areas opened for drilling by the underlying bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 6 which requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a single multi-sale environmental impact statement for all of the new areas opened for drilling by the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to prohibit gas produced under new leases authorized by this legislation from being exported to foreign countries.
Amendment sought to prohibit gas produced under new leases authorized by this legislation from being exported to foreign countries.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to create a statutory requirement that new leases offered pursuant to this act include drilling safety improvements in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Amendment sought to create a statutory requirement that new leases offered pursuant to the bill include drilling safety improvements in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay in order to receive new leases on public lands.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit.
Amendment sought to require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part C of House Report 112-616 to require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of the impact on global change of the consumption of any oil or gas found under the permit.
Amendment sought to require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of the impact on global change of the consumption of any oil or gas found under the permit.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to provide an exception to the underlying legislation, permitting agencies to make regulatory actions intended to ensure safe drinking water.
Amendment sought to provide an exception to the underlying legislation, permitting agencies to make regulatory actions intended to ensure safe drinking water.
An amendment numbered 2 printed Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt regulatory actions pertaining to privacy from Title I of the bill and exempts midnight rules pertaining to privacy from Title II of the bill. The amendment would also exempt consent decrees and settlement agreements in an action to compel agency action pertaining to privacy from Title III of the bill.
Amendment sought to change the bill's definition of "significant regulatory action" to exclude any regulation or guidance that is intended to protect the privacy of American citizens.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt from the provisions of the bill any significant regulatory action specifically aimed at limiting oil speculation.
Amendment sought to exempt from the provisions of the bill any significant regulatory action specifically aimed at limiting oil speculation.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to provide an exception for regulations which are intended to promote energy efficiency.
Amendment sought to provide an exception for regulations which are intended to promote energy efficiency.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to allow regulations protecting the public from extreme weather, including drought, flooding and catastrophic wildfire, to go forward despite the prohibitions in the underlying bill.
Amendment sought to include an exception allowing the government to act to protect the public from extreme weather, including drought, flooding and catastrophic wildfire.
Amendment makes a corrective change in the text of the resolution.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt regulatory actions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that streamline the application process for patents and trademarks, including rules implementing the micro entity provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, from Title I of the bill and exempts midnight rules implementing such provisions from Title II of the bill. The amendment also would exempt consent decrees and settlement agreements in an action to compel agency action by the PTO to help streamline the application process for patents and trademarks from Title III of the bill.
Amendment sought to exempt regulatory actions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that streamline the application process for patents and trademarks, including rules implementing the micro entity provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, from Title I of the bill and exempts midnight rules implementing such provisions from Title II of the bill. The amendment also sought to exempt consent decrees and settlement agreements in an action to compel agency action by the PTO to help streamline the application process for patents and trademarks from Title III of the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to allow actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels.
Amendment sought to allow actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to ensure that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 can be carried out.
Amendment sought to allow the government to take significant regulatory action to ensure implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health provisions of the Health Care and Education Rconciliation Act of 2010 if and when the monthly national unemployment rate is above 6 percent.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to allow regulations that protect consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Amendment sought to allow for necessary regulations to be promulgated when the monthly national unemployment rate is above 6 percent in order to protect consumers against unintended consequences resulting from the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to clarify the procedure for considering a request for a congressional waiver by the President.
Amendment sought to clarify the congressional procedure for acting on a written request for a waiver by the President by requiring that Congress act within 7 days from the time such a waiver is received.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to require that awarded attorney's fees and costs for small businesses in Title I would be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that proposed the regulation.
Amendment requires that awarded attorney's fees and costs for small businesses in Title I would be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that proposed the regulation.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt issues relating to nuclear power plants from the obstacles to establishing safety protections in the following titles of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.4078:">H.R. 4078</a>: Title I (Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act); Title III (Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act); Title V (Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act.).
Amendment sought to exempt issues relating to nuclear power plants from the obstacles to establishing safety protections in the following titles of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.4078:">H.R. 4078</a>: Title I (Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act); Title III (Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act); and Title V (Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act.).
An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to reduce the term significant regulatory action from $100,000,000 or more to $50,000,000 or more in annual cost to the economy. This amendment would allow for more oversight on Federal Agency Regulations by lowering the dollar amount threshold.
Amendment reduces the threshold for requiring additional analysis and reporting on government regulations that affect the economy from $100 million annually to $50 million.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt from the definition of significant regulatory action a rule that would prevent or reduce deaths or injuries caused by explosions and fires related to the ignition of combustible dusts in the workplace.
Amendment sought to exempt from the definition of "significant regulatory action" a rule that would prevent or reduce deaths or injuries caused by explosions and fires related to the ignition of combustible dusts in the workplace.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to exempt from the definition of significant regulatory action a rule that would prevent or reduce the number of workers suffering electrocutions or other fatalities associated with working on high voltage transmission and distribution lines.
Amendment sought to exempt from the definition of "significant regulatory action" a rule that would prevent or reduce the number of workers suffering electrocutions or other fatalities associated with working on high voltage transmission and distribution lines.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to authorize appropriations (1) to enable the SEC and CFTC to carry out the additional cost/benefit analysis requirements under the bill; (2) for costs of litigation incurred by the Commissions related to the requirements under the bill.
Amendment authorizes appropriations to enable the SEC and CFTC to carry out the additional cost/benefit analysis requirements and costs of litigation requirements incurred by the Commissions under the bill.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to take into account the large burden of section 404b of Sarbanes-Oxley on companies with a public float less than $250 million, compared to the benefit.
Amendment directs the SEC, when reviewing regulations, to consider the burden of applying section 404(b) of Sarbanes Oxley (relating to audits of a public company's internal controls) to companies with a public float of less than $250 million.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to keep the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on climate change.
Amendment sought to keep the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on climate change.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to mandate that Title VI cannot take effect until the Chair of the SEC certifies that in conducting the cost benefit analysis no resources will be diverted away from the SECs mission to protect investors, maintain efficient markets and promote access to capital.
Amendment sought to mandate that Title VI cannot take effect until the Chair of the SEC certifies that, in conducting the cost benefit analysis, no resources will be diverted away from the SEC's mission to protect investors, maintain efficient markets and promote access to capital.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 to make it clear that the definition of significant regulatory action would include new Treasury regulations regarding non-resident alien deposits.
Amendment clarifies that the definition of "significant regulatory action" would include new Treasury regulations regarding non-resident alien deposits.
An amendment to add a new section to the resolution directing the Clerk to add the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.6169:">H.R. 6169</a>, to the end of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.8:">H.R. 8</a>.
Amendment adds a new section to the resolution directing the Clerk to add the text of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.6169:">H.R. 6169</a>, as passed by the House, to the end of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.8:">H.R. 8</a> as new matter before transmitting <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.8:">H.R. 8</a> to the Senate.
Printed in Part A of House Report 112-641 to lay out Democratic principles for tax reform that call for increased revenues to bring down our national debt and invest in economic growth; a progressive tax rate structure; protecting the vulnerable; repeal of the AMT; discouraging tax haven abuse; elimination of tax breaks that ship jobs and profits overseas; promotion of domestic manufacturing; and preserving incentives for education, retirement, healthcare, home ownership, and small business.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to lay out Democratic principles for tax reforms that call for increased revenues to bring down the national debt and invest in economic growth; a progressive tax rate structure; protecting the vulnerable; repeal of the AMT; discouraging tax haven abuse; elimination of tax breaks that ship jobs and profits overseas; promotion of domestic manufacturing; and preserving incentives for education, retirement, healthcare, home ownership, and small businesses.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-660 to ensure tribal treaty rights are preserved and tribes are consulted.
Amendment sought to ensure that tribal treaty rights would be preserved and that tribes would be consulted.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-660 to restore public participation in development of this proposed land exchange, which is prohibited under <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.5544:">H.R. 5544</a>.
Amendment sought to restore public participation in development of the proposed land exchange by striking language that would subvert proper environmental review under NEPA.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-660 to ensure that no National Forest System lands shall be included in the exchange where the inclusion or use of the lands is likely to have a negative impact on private property, property values, and small businesses.
Amendment sought to ensure that no National Forest System lands would be included in an exchange where the inclusion or use of the lands is likely to have a negative impact on private property, property values, and small businesses.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 112-660 to strike the unusual appraisal language from <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.5544:">H.R. 5544</a> and replace it with standard appraisal provisions used in federal land exchanges.
Amendment sought to strike the appraisal language in the bill and replace it with standard appraisal provisions used in federal land exchanges.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-668 to make changes to the findings section of the bill.
Amendment sought to make changes to the findings section of the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-668 to strike the subsection preventing DOE from issuing a new loan guarantee for applications submitted after December 31, 2011.
Amendment sought to strike the subsection preventing DOE from issuing a new loan guarantee for applications submitted after December 31, 2011.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-680 to allow the Secretary of Interior to promulgate rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, if such rule would reduce the prevalence of pulmonary diseases, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease or reduce the prevalence of birth defects or reproductive problems in pregnant women or children.
Amendment sought to allow the Secretary of Interior to promulgate rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act if such rules would reduce the prevalence of pulmonary diseases, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease or reduce the prevalence of birth defects or reproductive problems in pregnant women or children.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-680 to strike the language that would repeal EPA's scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare.
Amendment sought to strike the language that would repeal EPA's scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-680 to require the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress estimating the number of jobs, the fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by the "2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards" rule. Would require that the Secretary shall not consult with the EPA or the California Air Resources Board to complete the report.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress estimating the number of jobs, the fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by the "2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards" rule and also requires that the Secretary shall not consult with the EPA or the California Air Resources Board to complete the report.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-680 to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to take any action using its authority under the Clean Air Act if such action would increase North American energy independence by reducing demand for oil.
Amendment sought to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to take any action using its authority under the Clean Air Act if such action would increase North American energy independence by reducing demand for oil.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-680 to strike section 503 of the committee print. The existing deadlines in subsections (m) and (q) of section 404 of the Clean Water Act would remain unchanged.
Amendment sought to strike section 503 of the committee print which limits agency comment periods on water quality permits to 30 days with no possibility of extension.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-680 to prohibit the EPA from retroactively vetoing a Section 404 Permit under the Clean Water Act.
Amendment prohibits the EPA from retroactively invalidating permits after they have been issued.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-680 to create a national renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard.
Amendment sought to add a new title creating a national renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard which would result in 25 percent of all energy in the United States being generated from renewables by the year 2035.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-680 to require EPA and the Department of Transportation to submit a report to Congress within 6 months on the health, environmental, and public health impacts of fugitive coal dust.
Amendment sought to require EPA and the Department of Transportation to submit a report to Congress within 6 months on the health, environmental, and public health impacts of fugitive coal dust.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-680 to give power to the states to revoke any existing federal implementation plan (FIP) with regard to the regulation of visibility. In revoking the FIP, the state must propose a state implementation plan (SIP) to regulate visibility within 2 years. The Amendment also gives the states a minimum of five years to become compliant with federal standards if they choose to accept the FIP, allowing businesses time to plan for the changes.
Amendment ensures that States continue to have control over regional haze regulations by limiting EPA's ability to override States' management of regional haze and allowing States to implement their own regional haze management plans.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 112-680 to add language to the end of the "Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012" which would limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations on the Navajo Generating Station, located near Page, Arizona.
Amendment limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations on the Navajo Generating Station, located near Page, Arizona.
An amendment printed in Part B of House Report 113-1 to provide an offset of the $17 billion in emergency funding to address immediate needs for victims and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The offset is achieved by an across the board cut of 1.63 percent to all discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2013.
Amendment to the pending Rogers (KY) language sought to provide an offset of the $17 billion in emergency funding made available to address immediate needs for victims and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The offset would have been achieved by an across the board cut of 1.63 percent to all discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2013.
An amendment printed in Part A of House Report 113-1 and made in order as original text for the purpose of further amendment. Pursuant to the provisions of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.RES.23:">H. Res. 23</a>, after consideration and disposition of the Mulvaney amendment, the Chair will be required to put the question on adoption of the Rogers (KY) text, as amended, or not.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of House Report 113-1 and made in order as original text for the purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute rule. Amendment provides $17 billion in emergency funding to address immediate needs for victims and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to strike $150,000,000 for Regional Ocean Partnership grants.
Amendment strikes the $150 million for Regional Ocean Partnership grants.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to strike $13,000,000 in funding to "accelerate the National Weather Service ground readiness project".
Amendment sought to strike $13 million in funding for National Weather Service's ground readiness project.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to strip out the extra $1M for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and replaces that with a limitation against funding for LSC.
Amendment sought to strike $1 million in the bill for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and to replace it with language prohibiting use of funds in the bill for LSC.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to cut $9,800,000 from the Fish & Wildlife Service for rebuilding seawalls and buildings on uninhabited islands in the Steward McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut.
Amendment to cut $9,800,000 from the Fish & Wildlife Service for rebuilding seawalls and buildings on uninhabited islands in the Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to strike the proviso on line 20, restoring the requirement that local investments are required in Historic Preservation Grants.
Amendment sought to strike the proviso on line 20, restoring the requirement that local investments would be required in Historic Preservation Grants.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior or Agriculture from acquiring any more federal land using funds provided under this emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Hurricane Sandy relief.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 113-1 to provide an additional $33.677 billion in total spending to cover current and anticipated needs in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Sandy. This funding is in addition to the amendment submitted by Chairman Rogers.
Amendment provides an additional $33.677 billion in total spending to cover current and anticipated needs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. As amended, see item 40 (Fleming amendment) and item 42 (Bishop (UT) amendment).
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-8 to make changes to the findings section, clarifying that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds.
Amendment sought to make changes to the findings section, clarifying that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-8 to add findings stating Simpson-Bowles created a balanced package of revenue and spending reforms which should form the basis for meeting the requirements of this act.
Amendment sought to add findings stating that Simpson-Bowles created a balanced package of revenue and spending reforms which should form the basis for meeting the requirements of the bill.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-2 printed in House Report 113-10.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013".
An substitute amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 113-16 to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act in a responsible way th at ensures workers can obtain jobs and build careers through strategic partnerships and enables businesses to identify and hire qualified personnel to grow and continue our economic recovery.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act in such a way that workers can be assured of obtaining jobs and building careers through strategic partnerships and that businesses are more easily enabled to identify and hire qualified personnel in order to further facilitate the economic recovery.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-21 to strike the text of the bill and insert the text of the Senate's Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2014.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-21 consisting of the provisions of the Senate's Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2014.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-21 to make significant investments in education, job training, transportation and infrastructure, and advanced research and development programs. The amendment protects the social safety net without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or SNAP. The amendment raises new revenue by closing corporate tax loopholes and preferences. The amendment reduces the annual budget deficit to 1.8% of GDP by FY 2023.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-21 and offered as the Congressional Black Caucus proposal.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-21 to establish the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013 and for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. The amendment is referred to the "Back to Work Budget".
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-21 and offered as the Congressional Progressive Caucus proposal.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-21 to balance in four years, remove the fiscal cliff tax increases, and cut discretionary spending to FY2008 levels.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-21 and offered as the Republican Study Committee proposal.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 5 printed in House Report 113-21 and offered as the Democratic Caucus proposal.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the paragraph in the bill containing requirements regarding the application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to small conduit hydropower development and changing the definition of small conduit hydropower to mean a facility capable of producing 15 megawatts or less of electric capacity.
Amendment sought to strike the paragraph in the bill containing requirements regarding the application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to small conduit hydropower development and changing the definition of small conduit hydropower to mean a facility capable of producing 15 megawatts or less of electric capacity.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-41 to correct reported language concerning a reference in subsection (c)(4) to the procedures created in (c)(7).
Amendment corrects reported language concerning a reference in subsection (c)(4) to the procedures created in (c)(7) by clarifying that library records, firearm sales records, medical records and tax returns are not included in any information voluntarily shared with the government under CISPA.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-41 to further define how classified cyber threat intelligence may be shared and used, and adds an additional provision stipulating that classified threat intelligence may only be used, retained, or further disclosed by a certified entity only for cybersecurity purposes.
Amendment further defines how classified cyber threat intelligence may be shared and used, and adds an additional provision stipulating that classified threat intelligence may only be used, retained, or further disclosed by a certified entity specifically for cybersecurity purposes.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-41 to replace the term "local" with "political subdivision", which allows the inclusion of utility "districts" that would not otherwise be covered but that are intended to be covered in the bill.
Amendment replaces the term "local" with "political subdivision", which allows the inclusion of "utility districts" that would not otherwise be covered but that were intended to be covered in the bill.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 113-41 to add the Inspector General (IG) of DHS to the omnibus IG reporting requirement; add the DHS IG to rest of the group responsible for submitting an annual report to Congress; add the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to the recipients of the report.
Amendment adds the Inspector General (IG) of DHS to the omnibus IG reporting requirement; adds the DHS IG to the rest of the group responsible for submitting an annual report to Congress and adds the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to the list of recipients of the report.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 113-41 to make clear that nothing in this bill authorizes the government to target a US person for surveillance.
Amendment clarifies that nothing in this bill authorizes the government to target a US person for surveillance.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 113-41 to establish a primary point of receipt in the Federal Government for cyber threat information sharing at the Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment establishes a primary point of receipt in the Federal Government for cyber threat information sharing by designating an entity within the Department of Homeland Security as the civilian Federal entity interface to receive cyber threat information from the private sector.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-47 to ensure the continued supply of helium for end users while requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to honor existing contracts for the supply and delivery of helium. The amendment affirms that the federal government will honor existing contracts that are set to expire October 1, 2015.
Amendment sought to ensure the continued supply of helium for end users while requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to honor existing contracts for the supply and delivery of helium and also sought to affirm that the federal government will honor existing contracts that are set to expire October 1, 2015.
An amendment printed in House Report 113-051 to require the GAO to submit a report to Congress on the usage of compensatory time allowed under the Act and detail any complaints filed or enforcement actions taken for alleged violations of the Act. The report will ensure Congress can monitor any potential abuse of the Act.
Amendment adds a new section 5 requiring GAO to submit a report to Congress on the usage of compensatory time allowed under the Act and which details any complaints filed or any enforcement actions taken for alleged violations of the Act.
An amendment printed in House Report 113-52 to clarify that the prohibition on compensation for Members of Congress as well as language to require that the Secretary report to Congress any time the new authority is used.
Amendment clarifies that any debt issued pursuant to the bill may not be used to pay salaries of Members of Congress and also clarifies that the Secretary must report weekly on the amount of debt issued as well as the reason for such issuance.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-60 to express the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the SEC. Requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill.
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards that are required of the SEC; and requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-60 to strike all after the enacting clause and inserts findings and a sense of Congress that the SEC is required to conduct economic analysis as part of its rulemaking.
Amendment sought to insert a complete new text comprised of findings and a sense of Congress that the SEC is required to conduct economic analysis as part of its rulemaking.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-88 to add to the findings in Section 2 highlighting the State Department's scientific and environmental findings which conclude that the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe and environmentally sound project.
Amendment adds to the findings in Section 2 highlighting the State Department's scientific and environmental findings which conclude that the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe and environmentally sound project.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-88 to add a finding that "the reliance on oil sands crudes for transportation fuels would likely result in an increase in incremental greenhouse gas emissions" in the United States, resulting in additional greenhouse gas emissions equal to 4.3 million passenger vehicles. Also provides that the bill will not go into effect unless the President finds that TransCanada or tar sands producers will fully offset the additional greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment sought to add a finding that the reliance on oil sands crudes for transportation fuels would likely result in an increase in incremental greenhouse gas emissions in the United States equivalent to approximately that of 4.3 million passenger vehicles. The amendment also sought to provide that the bill would not go into effect unless the President found that TransCanada or tar sands producers could fully offset the additional greenhouse gas emissions produced annually.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-88 to require a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Amendment sought to require the completion of a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline prior to its operation.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-88 to require a threat assessment of pipeline vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and corrective actions necessary to protect the pipeline from such an attack and to mitigate any resulting spill.
Amendment sought to require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 113-88 to strike section 3 of the bill (Keystone XL Permit Approval). Section 3 eliminates the requirement for a Presidential Permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline across an international border. Section 3 further deems the new application for the Keystone XL pipeline approved, based on a final environmental impact statement issued by the U.S. Department of State for a different pipeline route.
Amendment sought to strike section 3 of the bill (Keystone XL Permit Approval) which states that the Keystone XL pipeline does not require a permit to cross the international border between Canada and the United States.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 113-88 to remove the mandate to allow one specifically named company to never receive appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and/or maintenance--in perpetuity, while allowing construction permit fast-track.
Amendment sought to remove the mandate to allow one specifically named company to never receive appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and/or maintenance--in perpetuity, while allowing construction permit fast-track.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 113-88 to lengthen the time period for filing a claim under the Act from 60 days to 1 year.
Amendment sought to lengthen the time period for filing a claim under the Act from 60 days to 1 year.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-88 to require the GAO to conduct a study and prepare a report of the Keystone XL pipeline to determine the total projected costs of pipeline spill cleanup, including the potential impacts of a petroleum spill on public health and the environment and the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal purposes.
Amendment sought to require the GAO to conduct a study and prepare a report of the Keystone XL pipeline to determine the total projected costs of pipeline spill cleanup, including the potential impacts of a petroleum spill on public health and the environment and the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal purposes.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-88 to increase American energy independence by requiring that all oil and refined fuels transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline be used here in the United States and not exported, unless the President finds that an exception is required by law or in the national interest.
Amendment sought to require that all oil and refined fuels transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline be used here in the United States and not exported, unless the President finds that an exception is required by law or in the national interest.
To reduce real property for agencies by $38,513,000, and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to zero out the amount made available for the new NATO headquarters in Brussels and apply the savings of $38.513 million to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to require that $44 million be designated to increase staff at the Veterans Affairs regional offices.
Amendment provides that the $44 million in funding within the General Operating Expenses account of the Veterans Benefits Administration should be used for increased staffing in certain regional Veterans Affairs offices.
An amendment to strike Section 413 which prohibits the use of funds to construct or expand any facility in the United States to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment.
Amendment sought to strike section 413 which prohibits use of funds to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to administer the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (Davis-Bacon Act).
An amendment to increase funds for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by $3,346,000 and reduces funds for the U.S. Customs Border Protection Automation Modernization account by $4 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by $3.346 million and to reduce funding for the U.S. Customs Border Protection Automation Modernization account by $4 million.
An amendment to reduce funds for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses account by $43,592,000; strike funding for the 287(g) program; and increase funds for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by $4,359,200.
Amendment sought to strike the $43,592,000 in funding for the 287(g) program and increase funding for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties account by $4,359,200 with the balance going to deficit reduction.
An amendment to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $5 million and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer by $10 million, US Customs and Border Patrol Salaries and Expenses by $2 million, Federal Emergency Management Agency Salaries and Expenses by $5 million, and increase funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Projects by $22 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding (by offset) for the Urban Area Security Initiative by $22 million.
An amendment to reduce funds for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses by $10 million and Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements by $3 million and increase funds for US Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses by $10 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing by $10 million and decrease funding for the 287(g) program by a similar amount.
An amendment to strike the mandate that funds in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses shall maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2014.
Amendment sought to strike the provision in the bill requiring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2014.
An amendment to eliminate the National Bio- and Agro-defense facility and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the $404 million in funding for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) planned for Manhattan, KS, and to apply the savings to the deficit reduction account.
An amendment to amend Sec. 533 of the bill to apply to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay on or after December 31, 2005 instead of June 24, 2009.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for the transport, release, or assistance in the transfer or release of any Guantanamo detainee housed in Cuba on or after December 31, 2005.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the TSA or a Visible Intermodal Protection and Response (VIPR) team to conduct a security screening other than pursuant to section 44901 of title 49, United States Code.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds from being utilized by mobile Visible Intermodal Protection and Response teams (VIPR).
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide visas to Brazilians.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security who approves immigration petitions for relatives, fiances, or workers coming from Brazil.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement, carry out, administer, or enforce section 1308(h) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(h)).
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Transportation Security Administration for the Behavior Detection Officer program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the amendments made by section 100207 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (title II of division F of Public Law 112-141) with respect to any property located in the State of New Jersey or the State of New York.
Amendment sought to delay the increase in flood insurance premiums in New Jersey and New York until the end of FY 2014.
An amendment to add a section which includes the following "For 'Department Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency-State and Local Programs' for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as authorized by subsection (f)(2) of such section, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act for 'Department of Homeland Security-Office of the Chief Financial Officer' is hereby reduced by, $10,000,000".
Amendment provides an additional $10 million for State and local grant programs to ensure that local towns and communities can be prepared for the prospect of catastrophic wildfires.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the "Morton Memos".
Amendment prohibits use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the documents known as "Morton memos".
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for any activity by Transportation Security Administration Transportation Security Officers outside an airport as defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to reduce from 11 to 10 the statutory requirement for the number of operational carriers that the U.S. Navy must have.
Amendment sought to reduce from 11 to 10 the statutory requirement for the number of operational carriers that the U.S. Navy must have.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to require DOD to preserve current active ICBM silos in warm status.
Amendment requires DOD to preserve current active ICBM silos in warm status.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to cut $250 million from the Defense Rapid Innovation Program (DRIP), and move the money to alleviate training and readiness shortfalls.
Amendment sought to cut $250 million from the Defense Rapid Innovation Program (DRIP), and move the money to alleviate training and readiness shortfalls.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to modify the temporary suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to contractor performance and permit the Secretary of Defense to exempt existing public-private partnerships from the OMB Budget Circular A-76 process.
Amendment sought to modify the temporary suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to contractor performance and permit the Secretary of Defense to exempt existing public-private partnerships from the OMB Budget Circular A-76 process.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to require the President to complete the accelerated transition of combat operations from U.S. Armed Forces to the Government of Afghanistan no later than by the end of 2013; the accelerated transition of military and security operations by the end of 2014, including the redeployment of U.S. troops; and to pursue robust negotiations to address Afghanistan's and the region's security and stability. The amendment establishes the sense of Congress that should the President determine the necessity for post 2014 deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Congress should vote to authorize such a presence and mission by no later than June 2014.
Amendment requires the President to complete the accelerated transition of combat operations from U.S. Armed Forces to the Government of Afghanistan no later than by the end of 2013; the accelerated transition of military and security operations by the end of 2014, including the redeployment of U.S. troops; and to pursue robust negotiations to address Afghanistan's and the region's security and stability. Amendment also establishes the sense of Congress that should the President determine the necessity for post 2014 deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Congress should vote to authorize such a presence and mission by no later than June 2014.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to require the government, in habeas proceedings for United States citizens apprehended in the United States pursuant to the AUMF, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen is an unprivileged enemy combatant and there is not presumption that the government's evidence is accurate and authentic.
Amendment requires the government, in habeas proceedings for United States citizens apprehended in the United States pursuant to the AUMF, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen is an unprivileged enemy combatant and there is not presumption that the government's evidence is accurate and authentic.
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 113-108 to amend Section 1021 of the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in the United States, territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution or by an appropriate state court. Strikes section 1022 of the same Act (which provided for mandatory military custody of covered parties).
Amendment sought to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in the United States, territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution or by an appropriate state court. Amendment also sought to strike section 1022 which provides for mandatory military custody of covered parties.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to require the President of the United States to convey to Congress the details of any proposed deals with the Russian Federation concerning the missile defense or nuclear arms of the United States.
Amendment requires the President of the United States to convey to Congress the details of any proposed deals with the Russian Federation concerning the missile defense or nuclear arms of the United States.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to strike all of subtitle C of title II except section 237 (Iron Dome program).
Amendment sought to strike all of the missile-defense related portions of the bill with the exception of the Iron Dome program.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill from being used to sponsor Army National Guard professional wrestling sports sponsorships or motor sports sponsorships. The amendment does not prohibit recruiters from making direct, personal contact with secondary school students and other prospective recruits.
Amendment sought to prohibit any funds authorized in the bill from being used to sponsor Army National Guard professional wrestling sports sponsorships or motor sports sponsorships but did not seek to prohibit recruiters from making direct personal contact with secondary school students and other prospective recruits.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to reduce total funds authorized in this Act by $60 Billion.
Amendment sought to reduce total funds authorized in this Act by $60 Billion.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to reinstate the New START funding.
Amendment sought to reinstate the New START funding.
An amendment numbered 36 printed in House Report 113-108 to strike section 1251 which expresses the Sense of Congress on the conflict in Syria.
Amendment sought to strike section 1251 which expresses the Sense of Congress on the conflict in Syria.
An amendment numbered 37 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to direct the President to end the permanent basing of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) in Vilseck, Germany and return the Brigade Combat Team currently stationed in Europe to the United States without permanent replacement.
Amendment sought to direct the President to end the permanent basing of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) in Vilseck, Germany and return the Brigade Combat Team currently stationed in Europe to the United States without permanent replacement.
An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from using any funds authorized to the department for the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen.
Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from using any funds authorized to the department for the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to provide framework to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 1, 2014.
Amendment sought to provide framework to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 1, 2014.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to allow those certified by recognized nontheistic organizations to be appointed as officers in the chaplain core in order to fully serve nontheistic or nonreligious servicemembers.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to limit funding for advanced procurement of inefficient ground-based interceptor rocket motor sets, and the costly refurbishment of Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary of Defense makes certain certifications to Congress, including that the Commander of the United States Northern Command has full confidence in the homeland missile defense system.
Amendment sought to limit funding for advanced procurement of inefficient ground-based interceptor rocket motor sets and the costly refurbishment of Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary of Defense makes certain certifications to Congress, including that the Commander of the United States Northern Command has full confidence in the homeland missile defense system.
An amendment numbered 39 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to match the President's budget request for Overseas Contingency Operations.
Amendment sought to match the President's budget request for Overseas Contingency Operations.
An amendment numbered 123 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to strengthen and reform the Iraq and Afghanistan Special Immigration Visa programs, and expresses the sense of the House that these programs are of significant importance to the US mission, and should be extended and reformed before their expiration.
Amendment provides for improvement of the Iraq and Afghanistan Special Immigration Visa programs and expresses the sense of the Congress that these programs are of significant importance to the U.S. mission and should be extended before their expiration.
An amendment numbered 137 printed in Part B of House Report 113-108 to prohibit the Defense Department from continuing to purchase equ ipment from the Russian arms dealer Rosoboronexport unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the firm is cooperating with a Defense Contract Audit Agency audit, not delivering <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:S.300:">S-300</a> missile defense batteries to Syria, and that no new contracts have been signed by the firm with Syria since January 1, 2013. Provides a national security waiver with a requirement that the Secretary justify the waiver in a report to Congress 30 days prior to the purchase of any equipment from Rosoboronexport.
Amendment prohibits the Defense Department from continuing to purchase equipment from the Russian arms dealer Rosoboronexport unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the firm is cooperating with a Defense Contract Audit Agency audit; is not delivering <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:S.300:">S-300</a> missile defense batteries to Syria; and that no new contracts have been signed by the firm with Syria since January 1, 2013. Amendment also provides a national security waiver with a requirement that the Secretary justify the waiver in a report to Congress 30 days prior to the purchase of any equipment from Rosoboronexport.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to restore the $20.5 billion cuts in SNAP by offsetting the Farm Risk Management Election Program and the Supplemental Coverage Option.
Amendment sought to restore the $20.5 billion cuts in SNAP by offsetting the Farm Risk Management Election Program and the Supplemental Coverage Option.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to cap spending on the Farm Risk Management Election program at 110% of CBO-predicted levels for the first five (5) years in which payments are disbursed (FY 2016-2020).
Amendment caps spending on the Farm Risk Management Election program at 110% of CBO-predicted levels for the first five (5) years in which payments are disbursed (FY 2016-2020).
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to repeal permanent law from the Agriculture Act of 1949 that pertains to dairy support. Prevents the currently suspended law from becoming reactivated should Congress not reauthorize programs under the Department of Agriculture.
Amendment sought to repeal the dairy price support law enacted as part of the Agriculture Act of 1949.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to require that twenty percent of the acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, which allows states to target high priority and environmentally sensitive land, and to continuously re-enroll that land in CRP.
Amendment sought to require that twenty percent of the acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, which allows states to target high priority and environmentally sensitive land, and to continuously re-enroll that land in CRP.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to increase access for farmers, and eliminate payments to projects that do not show strong conservation benefits.
Amendment sought to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to increase access for farmers, and eliminate payments to projects that do not show strong conservation benefits.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to improve federal coordination in addressing the documented decline of managed and native pollinators and promotes the long-term viability of honey bee, wild bees, and other beneficial insects in agriculture.
Amendment improves federal coordination in addressing the documented decline of managed and native pollinators and promotes the long-term viability of honey bee, wild bees, and other beneficial insects in agriculture.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reform U.S. international food aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural commodities, yielding $215 million in annual efficiency savings, enabling the U.S. to reach an additional 4 million disaster victims. Curtails practice of `monetization' which, according to the GAO, is inefficient and led to a loss of $219 million over three years. Reductions in mandatory spending result in $150 million in deficit reduction over the life of the bill.
Amendment sought to reform U.S. international food aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural commodities.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to repeal Section 3102, which reauthorizes the Market Access Program (MAP) until 2018.
Amendment sought to repeal Section 3102, which reauthorizes the Market Access Program (MAP) until 2018.
An amendment numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to terminate funding for the Emerging Markets Program (EMP) after September 30, 2013.
Amendment sought to terminate funding for the Emerging Markets Program (EMP) after September 30, 2013.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to add a section at the end of subtitle A of title IV to include items for personal hygiene for household use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Amendment sought to add language providing for inclusion of items for personal hygiene for household use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
An amendment numbered 26 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to direct the Comptroller General to establish a pilot program within nine states using the data required to be reported for SNAP under the Food and Nutrition Act. After the pilot program ends, the Comptroller General shall determine whether item specific data purchased with SNAP benefits can be collected using existing reporting requirements, and how to improve current SNAP reporting.
Amendment sought to direct the Comptroller General to establish a pilot program within nine states that would collect the data that is currently required to be reported under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and under the benefit redemption requirements applicable to households under the Act. Amendment also sought to require the Comptroller General, at the end of the pilot program, to determine whether item specific data purchased with SNAP benefits can be collected using existing reporting requirements and how to improve current SNAP reporting.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to strike the Health Food Financing Initiative.
Amendment sought to strike the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) from the bill.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to allow commercial fishermen to be eligible recipients of the Emergency Disaster Loan program.
Amendment sought to allow commercial fishermen to be eligible recipients of the Emergency Disaster Loan program.
An amendment No. 37 printed in part B of House Report 113-117 to allow institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or academic research. The amendment would only apply to states that already permit industrial hemp growth and cultivation under state law.
Amendment allows institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or academic research. Amendment applies only to states that already permit industrial hemp growth and cultivation under state law.
An amendment No. 38 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to modify the Forest Legacy program to allow qualified third party, non-governmental entities to hold the conservation easements financed with Forest Legacy revenue.
Amendment sought to modify the Forest Legacy program to allow qualified third party, non-governmental entities to hold the conservation easements financed with Forest Legacy revenue.
An amendment No. 41 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to repeal the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program which awards federal grants to educate fleet operators and the public on the benefits of using biodiesel fuels, instead of fossil fuels.
Amendment sought to repeal the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program which awards federal grants to educate fleet operators and the public on the benefits of using biodiesel fuels, instead of fossil fuels.
An amendment No. 43 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to strike Section 10003 which is the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.
Amendment sought to strike Section 10003, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.
An amendment No. 44 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to strike the olive oil import restriction contained in Section 10010 of the bill.
Amendment strikes the olive oil import restriction contained in Section 10010 of the bill.
An amendment No. 45 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to continue the prohibition on the Christmas tree tax by striking the section of the bill that lifts the stay on the tax.
Amendment sought to continue the prohibition on the Christmas tree tax by striking the section of the bill that lifts the stay on the tax.
An amendment No. 46 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to add farmed shellfish to the list of specialty crops listed in Section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 which would allow these products to be eligible for USDA marketing and research assistance.
Amendment sought to add farmed shellfish to the list of specialty crops listed in Section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 which would have allowed these products to be eligible for USDA marketing and research assistance.
An amendment No. 47 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to limit premium subsidies to those producers wth an AGI under $250,000 and limits per person premium subsidies to $50,000 and caps crop insurance providers' reimbursement of administrative and operating at $900 million and reduces their rate of return to 12%.
Amendment sought to limit premium subsidies to those producers wth an AGI under $250,000, limit per person premium subsidies to $50,000 and cap crop insurance providers' reimbursement of administrative and operating at $900 million and reduce their rate of return to 12%.
An amendment No. 48 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to strike section 11012 of the Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 11012 which requires that any savings from future Standard Reinsurance Agreements be put back into the Federal crop insurance program.
An amendment numbered 99 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to remove Subtitle D PART I--`DAIRY PRODUCER MA RGIN PROTECTION AND DAIRY MARKET STABILIZATION PROGRAMS' and replaces it with a new `Dairy Producer Margin Insurance Program'. The amendment provides dairy producers with the option to annually enroll in a new margin insurance program at levels of $4.00 and up to $8.00 in increments of fifty cents. Based on the highest annual of three previous calendar years of their milk marketings, dairy producers are allowed to elect their coverage level and the percentage of coverage up to 80% at the start of the program and annually thereafter. Dairy producers are also allowed to update their production history annually. The Secretary is required to make payments to dairy producers enrolled in the program whenever the actual dairy producer margin drops below $4.00 (or below a higher level of coverage up to $8.00). The amendment leaves the rest of the underlying dairy title intact, including the removal of the Dairy Product Price Support Program, the MILC Program, and the Dairy Export Assistance Program and the reauthorization of the 1996 FMMO additional order provision.
Amendment provides dairy producers with the option to annually enroll in a new margin insurance program at levels of $4.00 and up to $8.00 in increments of fifty cents. Based on the highest annual of three previous calendar years of their milk marketings, dairy producers are allowed to elect their coverage level and the percentage of coverage up to 80% at the start of the program and annually thereafter. Amendment requires the Secretary to make payments to dairy producers enrolled in the program whenever the actual dairy producer margin drops below $4.00 (or below a higher level of coverage up to $8.00).
An amendment No. 49 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to repeal the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center.
Amendment repeals the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center.
An amendment No. 50 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to strike the addition of "natural stone" to the list of commodity products that can petition the USDA for the issuance of a promotion and research center.
Amendment strikes the addition of "natural stone" to the list of commodity products that can petition the USDA for the issuance of a promotion and research order.
An amendment numbered 98 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reform the Federal sugar program.
Amendment sought to reform the Federal sugar program.
An amendment numbered 100 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reduce farm program payment limits, capping commodity payments at $250,000 per year for any one farm. The legislation also closes loopholes in current law to ensure payments reach working farmers, their intended recipients.
Amendment reduces farm program payment limits, capping commodity payments at $250,000 per year for any one farm. Amendment also closes loopholes in current law to ensure that payments reach working farmers, their intended recipients.
An amendment numbered 101 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to create additional work requirements for SNAP recipients and raises the total reduction in spending to $31 billion.
Amendment sought to create additional work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and raise the total reduction in spending to $31 billion.
An amendment numbered 102 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to apply federal welfare work requirements to the food stamp program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, at state option.
Amendment applies federal welfare work requirements to the food stamp program (SNAP) at state option.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-131 to ensure that no portion of this legislation is construed as affecting the right of any state to prohibit the management, leasing, developing, and use of lands (including offshore oil drilling) beneath navigable waters within its boundaries.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to strike section 204 because it eliminates environmental evaluation typically provided by an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) and because conducting a single multisale EIS for decisions with different timelines creates unnecessary conflicts in the EIS process.
Amendment strikes section 204 which seeks to limit the ability to conduct a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to limit Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies.
Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. Amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to lift the offshore energy revenue sharing cap, as provided by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, from $500 million to $999 million for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2055.
Amendment lifts the offshore energy revenue sharing cap, as provided by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, from $500 million to $999 million for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2055.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.
Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to provide that all claims arising from projects taking place due to the underlying bill be filed within 60 days and resolved within 180 days. It would also place restrictions on appeals and institute a "loser pays" requirement on individuals or entities filing suit, except in specified circumstances, and stipulate that the amendment only applies to individuals or entities which are not party to the pending leases.
Amendment provides that all claims arising from projects taking place under the bill are to be filed within 60 days and resolved within 180 days. Amendment also places restrictions on appeals and institutes a "loser pays" requirement on individuals or entities filing suit, except in specified circumstances, and stipulates that the amendment only applies to individuals or entities which are not parties to the pending leases.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to ensure that no portion of this legislation is construed as affecting the right of any state to prohibit the management, leasing, developing, and use of lands (including offshore oil drilling) beneath navigable waters within its boundaries.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to ensure Section 203, relating to oil and gas lease sales in the Southern California planning area, and Title III, relating to OCS revenue sharing with coastal states, have no force or effect.
Amendment sought to ensure that section 203, relating to oil and gas lease sales in the Southern California planning area, and Title III, relating to OCS revenue sharing with coastal states, have no force or effect.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 107 of the bill which prohibits the use of funds to implement regulations pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 107 of the bill, which prohibits the use of funds to implement regulations pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 112 which pertains to the definition of fill material or discharge of fill material for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Amendment sought to strike section 112 which pertains to the definition of fill material or discharge of fill material for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to increase by $245,000,000 the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability and Efficiency account and decrease the Weapons Activities account by $245,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability and Efficiency account (for advanced manufacturing) by $245 million and to decrease funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability and Efficiency account by 31 million and decrease the Departmental Administration account by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability and Efficiency (for water power energy) by $31 million and to decrease funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by 9,826,370 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $9,826,370 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by 50 million and reduce the Weapons Activities account by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $50 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by 4,751,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $4,751,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliablity, and Efficiency account by $1,000,000 and reduce the funds in the Departmental Administration account by $1,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliablity, and Efficiency by $1 million and to reduce funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency, Nuclear Energy, and Fossil Energy Resarcy and Devopment accounts and increase funds in the Spending Reduction Account by $1,543,929,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency, Nuclear Energy, and Fossil Energy Research and Development by a total of $1,543,929,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $10,000,000 and reduce funds in the Departmental Administration account by $10,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency (electric delivery and energy reliability) by $10 million and to reduce funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $15,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by $15,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency (facilities and infrastructure) by $15 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $15,500,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by $15,500,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency (combined heat and power systems) by $15.5 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $20,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities Account by $20,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency (zero emission cargo transport grant) by $20 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency account by $40,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities Account by $40,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency (weatherization assistance) by $40 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Nuclear Energy account by $25,000,000 and increase funds in the Science account by $25,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Nuclear Energy (Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository) by $25 million and to increase funding for Science (high energy physics) by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $29,000,000 and increase funds in the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy account by $127,000,000 and the Weapons Activities account by $98,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for ARPA-E by $127 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by $98 million and Fossil Energy by $29 million.
An amendment to increase funds in the Science account by $500,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of Science by $500 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Science account by $223,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by $223,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds in the Science account by $223 million and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funds in the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy account by $329,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activites account by $329,000,000.
Amendment sought to increase funds in the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) account by $329 million and to reduce funds in the Weapons Activites account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program to $0 and increase funds in the Spending Reduction account to $6,000,000.
Amendment sought to eliminate the remaining funding for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan program and to apply the $6 million in savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds in the Departmental Administration account by $1,000,000 and reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by $1,200,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding in the Departmental Administration account by $1 million for environmental justice activities and to reduce funding in the Weapons Activities account by $1.2 million.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Weapons Activities account by $23,700,000 and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding in the Weapons Activities account (for the B61 nuclear weapon) by $23.7 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds in the Weapons Activities account by $14,000,000 and reduce funds in the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by $16,546,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Weapons Activities account by $14 million and to reduce funding for the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by $16.546 million in order to direct monies for use in further securing United States facilities containing nuclear materials.
An amendment to reduce the funds in the Weapons Activities account by $13,072,000 and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Weapons Activities (submarine launched ballistic missile) by $13.072 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds in the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by $48,000,000 and apply the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (USEC) by $48 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike langauge providing that the Secretary of Energy may make $48,000,000 available for the purpose of carrying out domestic uranium enrichment research, development, and demonstration activities.
Amendment sought to strike the language allowing the Secretary of Energy to make $48 million available for the purpose of carrying out domestic uranium enrichment research, development, and demonstration activities.
An amendment to strike section 509 from the bill.
Amendment sought to strike section 509 from the bill which prohibits the use of funds to conduct closure of adjudicatory functions, technical review, or support activities associated with the Yucca Mountain geologic repository license application, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in the future.
An amendment to increase the Department of Army Corps of Engineers funds by $20,000,000, and decrease the Fossil fuel research program by $20,000,000.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Department of Energy for wind energy programs.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to pay the salary of any officer or employee to carry out section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant act of 1984 added by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Amendment prohibits use of funds for enforcement of the borrowing authority in the Western Area Power Administration's Transmission Infrastructure Program.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to revise funding levels by reducing the amount made available for "Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities", and increasing the amount made available by "Corps of Engineers-Civil--Construction", by $100 million.
Amendment sought to transfer $100 million in funding from weapons systems accounts to the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects.
An amendment to provide that the amount otherwise made available for "Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Fossil Energy Research and Development" is reduced by $30 million.
An amendment to reduce the funding levels for "Appalachian Regional Commi ssion", "Delta Regional Authority", "Denali Commission", "Northern Border Regional Commission", and "Southeast Crescent Regional Commission" to $0.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-158 to make policy improvements to, educational support programs for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students which are currently authorized under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and would be diminished by <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.5:">H.R. 5</a>, the Student Success Act.
Amendment inserts a new Title VI which outlines the Federal government's trust responsibility to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Education.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-158 to express the sense of the Congress that States and local education agencies should maintain the rights and responsibilities of determining curriculum and assessments for elementary and secondary education.
Amendment expresses the sense of the Congress that States and local education agencies should maintain the rights and responsibilities of determining curriculum and assessments for elementary and secondary education.
Amendment ensures that greater authority and governance are restored to local educational agencies as delegated by their States. Amendment also provides that the Secretary of Education shall not impose any additional requirements or burdens on local educational agencies unless explicitly authorized by federal law.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in House Report 113-158 to empower States by giving them the opportunity to accept or reject feder al grant money. Grant money rejected by State legislatures would be dedicated to paying off our outstanding national debt.
Amendment gives States the option of accepting or rejecting federal grant money with any such rejected funds being dedicated to paying off the national debt.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in House Report 113-158 to create a report containing recommendations regarding the advisability of authorizing a state education authority to close a school district over the opposition of a locally elected school board, and regarding best practices governing the exercise of authority by a state education agency in monitoring, supervising and controlling under-performing school districts with particular emphasis on rural and underserved school districts.
Amendment sought to require a study and a report containing recommendations regarding the advisability of authorizing a state education authority to close a school district over the opposition of a locally elected school board, and regarding best practices governing the exercise of authority by a state education agency in monitoring, supervising and controlling under-performing school districts with particular emphasis on rural and underserved school districts.
An substitute amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 113-158 to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to maintain the civil rights and equity focus of the law and to ensure all students have access to an education that prepares them for college and the workforce. Supports all students, and in particular those who are historically disadvantaged, through access to high quality state-developed standards, a meaningful but flexible accountability and school improvement system, improved and targeted professional development and working conditions for teachers and school leaders, additional learning time and after-school programs, and dedicated supports for wrap-around services for students and a well-rounded education.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with a focus on maintaining the civil rights and equity of the law by ensuring all students have access to an education. Amendment also sought to support all students through access to high quality state-developed standards, a flexible accountability and school improvement system, improved and targeted professional development and working conditions for teachers and school leaders, as well as additional learning time and after-school programs.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-170 to increase funding for the Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare weapon and Air-Launched Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program by $104,000,000, and reduce Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide by the same amount.
Amendment sought to provide an additional $104 million for Navy Research and Development, which would have had the effect of authorizing the full request in the President's budget.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-170 to restore funding for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites to FY 2013 levels so that the Department of Defense can clean up and remediate Unexploded Ordnance in a timely and safe fashion.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the cleanup and environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites by $25.1 million and to decrease funding for Army Research and Development, specifically the Ground Combat Vehicle Program, by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 113-170 to strike $107,000,000 for 14 Ground-based Interceptors and reduces the deficit by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program by $107 million and to apply the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce funding for the Ohio-class submarines by 10 percent to help prepare the Department of Defense for the sequestration.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation for the Ohio class Ballistic Missile Submarines by $85 million.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce appropriations for Defense-wide rapid innovation and increases the appropriations to develop a high power microwave cruise missile weapon.
Amendment sought to provide an additional $10.5 million in funding for the Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Missile Project and to reduce funding for the Rapid Innovation Fund by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut $70 million of unrequested funds for the East Coast Missile Defense site and dedicates that funding to deficit reduction instead.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for an East Coast Missile defense site by $70.2 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 113-170 to strike section 8107, which prohibits funding to transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the United States, its territories, or possessions. Strike section 8198, which prohibits funding to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a country of origin or other foreign country or entity unless the Secretary of Defense makes certain certifications. Strike section 8109, which prohibits funding to modify any United States facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Amendment sought to strike sections 8107, 8108, and 8109, which limit the transfer of detainees out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut funding to Pakistan by $600 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Pakistan by $600 million.
An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and transfers the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment reduces funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and applies the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
An amendment numbered 28 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279 million and to apply the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction.
Amendment reduces funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $139 million and applies the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 113-170 to decrease the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount.
Amendment reduces funding for the Afghanistan National Security Force by $553.8 million in order to limit the purchase of Mi-17 helicopters and applies the savings to the Spending Reduction account.
An amendment numbered 33 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Afghan National Security Force by $2.615 billion.
An amendment numbered 35 printed in House Report 113-170 to prevent funds from being used to appoint chaplains without an endorsing agency.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to appoint chaplains without an endorsing agency.
Page 157, after line 2, add the following new section:    SEC. 10002. None of the funds made available by this Act for the "Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund" may be used to plan, develop, or construct any project for which construction has not commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds in the bill to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which prohibits federal agencies from entering into contracts for the procurement of an alternative fuel unless its lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions are less than or equal to emissions from an equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.
At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following:    SEC. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to train the Afghan National Security Forces Special Mission Wing to operate or maintain Mi-17 helicopters.
Amendment sought to reduce the total amount appropriated by 1%, with exceptions for Military personnel accounts and health care programs.
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:    SEC.___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to operate or maintain more than 300 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles.
At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following:    SEC.___. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to implement the Trans Regional Web Initiative.
An amendment No. 48 printed in House Report 113-170 to restrict the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress.
An amendment No. 51 printed in House Report 113-170 to provide that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay any fine assessed against a military installation by the California Air Resources Board.
An amendment No. 55 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to better correspond with the Presidents request. Protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency response.
An amendment No. 60 printed in House Report 113-170 to prohibit participation by the Peoples Republic of China in joint U.S. military exercises.
An amendment No. 62 printed in House Report 113-170 to prohibit any funds made available by this Act from being used to transfer or release detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen.
An amendment No. 65 printed in House Report 113-170 to prevent the retirement, divestment, transfer, or preparation to do so of C23 aircraft used by the National Guard and to designate $34 million for the sustainment and operation of the C23 aircraft in a viable state.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to retire, divest or transfer C-23 aircraft assigned to the Army.
An amendment numbered 67 printed in House Report 113-170 to protect DoD civilians' security clearances.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to deny security clearance to civillian employees of the Department of Defense due to a "furlough caused by sequestration".
An amendment numbered 69 printed in House Report 113-170 to prevent the further detention of Guantanamo Bay detainees that have already been cleared for release.
An amendment numbered 70 printed in House Report 113-170 to prevent further construction or expansion of existing facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An amendment numbered 73 printed in House Report 113-170 to prohibit funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014--concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan.
Amendment sought to prohibit funding for the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, effective on December 31, 2014, when the last American combat troops will rotate out of Afghanistan and the responsibility for security will have passed to the Afghan people.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the NSA to target a U.S. person or acquire and store the content of a U.S. person's communications, including phone calls and e-mails.
An amendment numbered 100 printed in House Report 113-170 to end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It would also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215.
Amendment sought to end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. The amendment also sought to bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215.
Amendment sought to provide that State permit programs would be protective of human health and the environment.
Amendment sought to require the EPA Administrator to find a State coal combustion residual permit program deficient if the implementation of the program threatens human health or the environment in any other State. Under the amendment, any State could request that the EPA Administrator review another State's coal combustion residuals permit program for deficiency.
An amendment to strike the words "not to exceed" in reference to the available funding amount for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response.
Amendment strikes the the words "not to exceed" in reference to the available funding amount for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response in order to provide spending flexibility for DOT with respect to emergency responses and security issues.
An amendment to add the words "in the 48 contiguous States" to the essential air service grants, which would exempt Hawaii and Alaska from the subsidy cap of $500 per passenger.
Amendment exempts Alaska and Hawaii from the per passenger subsidy cap of $500 for the essential air service program.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide essential air service to communities that require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $250 instead of the $500 level in the bill.
Amendment sought to cap the per passenger subsidy for essential air service at $250 in lieu of the $500 level in the bill.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to zero out the $100 million in funding for payments to air carriers and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for Essential Air Service by $100 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funding for NextGen by $3,497,000.
Amendment sought to increase funding for NextGen by $3,497,000.
An amendment to designate $870,031,000 be available for NextGen facilities and equipment.
Amendment sought to make $870,031,000 available for NextGen capital programs.
An amendment to designate $61,960,000 shall be available for NextGen Research and Development.
Amendment sought to make $61,960,000 available for NextGen research and development.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-174 to strike section 2 of the bill, which allows DOE to effectively veto EPA rules.
Amendment sought to strike section 2 of the bill which allows DOE to effectively veto EPA rules.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-174 to prevent Sec. 2 of the bill from applying to rules related to protecting air and water quality.
Amendment sought to prevent section 2 of the bill from applying to rules related to protecting air and water quality.
Amendment prohibits the EPA from using the "social cost of carbon" valuation for any energy-related rule that costs more than $1 billion unless and until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such use.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to require the Administration to receive approval from Congress before implementing a carbon tax.
Amendment requires the Administration to receive approval from Congress before implementing a carbon tax.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to require congressional approval for all rules under the authority of the Affordable Care Act.
Amendment requires Congressional approval for all rules under the authority of the Affordable Care Act.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to clarify that the report required to be submitted to Congress by Federal agencies promulgating a rule under the Act, must include a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by any other Federal agency with authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective.
Amendment clarifies that the report required to be submitted to Congress by Federal agencies promulgating a rule under the Act, must include a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by, or that will be taken by, any other Federal agency with authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to exempt from the bill's congressional approval requirement any rule pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards in order to prevent nuclear meltdowns like the one in Fukushima. The amendment would ensure enhanced nuclear safety protection requirements can go into effect.
Amendment sought to exempt from the bill's Congressional approval requirement any rule pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards in order to prevent nuclear meltdowns like the one in Fukushima. The amendment would have also ensured that enhanced nuclear safety protection requirements could go into effect.
An amendment No. 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to exempt from the provisions of the bill any rule that the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation.
An amendment No. 8 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to exempt from the bill's congressional approval requirement any rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment sought to exempt from the bill's Congressional approval requirement any rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment No. 12 printed in Part B of House Report 113-187 to exempt rules pertaining to veterans from the additional requirements of the Act.
Amendment sought to exempt rules pertaining to veterans from the provisions of the bill.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-214 to clarify that the definition of `Strategic and Critical Minerals' only includes the minerals identified by the National Research Council (NRC) as strategic and critical minerals (and any additional minerals added by the Secretary that meet the NRC's criteria). Also clarifies that the definition of `Mineral Exploration or Mine Permit' in this underlying legislation only refers to mineral exploration or mine permit for strategic and critical minerals.
Amendment sought to clarify that the definition of Strategic and Critical Minerals includes only the minerals identified by the National Research Council (NRC) as strategic and critical minerals (and any additional minerals added by the Secretary that meet the NRCs criteria). Amendment also sought to clarify that the definition of Mineral Exploration or Mine Permit in the underlying legislation refers only to mineral exploration or mine permit for strategic and critical minerals.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-214 to designate the Secretary of Interior to publish no later than 60 days after enactment of the bill a list of `Strategic and Critical Minerals' for the purpose of the bill. The Secretary must update the list every 5 years.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-214 to require mineral exploration and mining projects to be subjected to an Environmental Impact Statement review prior to approval. Removes the arbitrary limit on the time frame for such reviews.
Amendment sought to require mineral exploration and mining projects to be subjected to an Environmental Impact Statement review prior to approval and sought to remove the arbitrary limit on the time frame for such reviews.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-214 to require that the cost of cleanup be included in financial assurance and that financial insurance instruments shall be in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit or other instrument that would routinely be accepted in commerce.
Amendment sought to require that the cost of cleanup be included in financial assurance and that financial insurance instruments shall be in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit or other instrument that would routinely be accepted in commerce.
Amendment protects forest preserve projects from delay by precluding Court-issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements in selecting, planning, or analyzing the project.
Amendment waives judicial review on any timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire occurring in 2013.
At the end of the bill, add the following new section:    SEC. 508. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING FOREST SERVICE ROADS AND TRAILS.    The Forest Service shall not remove or otherwise eliminate or obliterate any legally created road or trail unless there has been a specific decision, which included adequate and appropriate public involvement, to decommission the specific road or trail in question. The fact that any road or trail is not a Forest System road or trail, or does not appear on a Motor Vehicle Use Map, shall not constitute a decision.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-215 to guarantee the jobs this mine does create benefit the local community by requirin g that the Remote Operating Center be located in the town of Superior, Arizona or an adjacent mining community.
Amendment sought to require that the Remote Operations Center be located in the town of Superior, Arizona, or adjacent to another mining community within the Copper Triangle.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 113-215 to protect water quality and water quantity for the people living and working near this proposed mine, given estimates that mining operations will consume the equivalent of the annual water supply for 20,000 homes.
Amendment sought to protect water quality and water quantity for the people living and working near this proposed mine, given estimates that mining operations will consume the equivalent of the annual water supply for 20,000 homes.
An amendment to strike the title of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.J.RES.80:">H.J. Res. 80</a> and insert the following "Making continuing appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, although we prefer - and would support - a comprehensive, clean continuing resolution to end the government shutdown.".
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-251 to delay the application of environmental `streamlining' provisions in the bill until the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient funding to reduce the current backlog of authorized Corps projects to less than $20 billion; more than $40 billion in projects have already been authorized using existing environmental review processes, but have yet to receive funding for construction.
Amendment sought to delay the application of environmental "streamlining" provisions in the bill until the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient funding to reduce the current backlog of authorized Corps projects to less than $20 billion.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-251 to prohibit programs or actions authorized under this Act from further implementation of coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components under Executive Order 13547. Requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct and submit a study detailing all activities engaged in and resources expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547. The study also should include any budget requests for fiscal year 2014 for support of implementation of Executive Order 13547, and be submitted to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Amendment prohibits programs or actions authorized under this Act from further implementation of coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components under Executive Order 13547; requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct and submit a study detailing all activities engaged in and resources expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547; requires such study to include any budget requests for fiscal year 2014 for support of implementation of Executive Order 13547; and requires that the study be submitted to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
At the end of title I, add the following:    SEC. 139. ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET.    The Secretary shall include operation and maintenance costs associated with sand transfer plants in the annual operations and maintenance budget of the Corps of Engineers.
Amendment directs the Corps to calculate the national benefits of proposed flood protection projects, including benefits from a reduction in national and regional economic losses, as well as the protection of evacuation routes.
Amendment sought to authorize the Department of Labor to issue a fiduciary duty rule that protects access to investment education and advice and assures the availability of reasonable compensation to financial service providers. Amendment also sought to require a study of the effect of current investment industry practices on the standard of care provided to investors by persons providing investment advice, including the effect on low-income investors.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-264 to exempt from the bill asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures.
Amendment sought to exempt from provisions of the bill, asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-264 to protect public health and safety by adding a requirement that any party seeking payment information from a trust must also make available information relevant to such action that pertains to public health or safety.
Amendment sought to protect public health and safety by adding a requirement that any party seeking payment information from a trust must also make available information relevant to such action that pertains to public health or safety.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-264 to apply the transparency rules in the bill equally to asbestos industry defendants by requiring asbestos companies to report information about the location of their asbestos-containing products and provides an exception for trade secrets.
Amendment sought to apply the transparency rules in the bill equally to asbestos industry defendants by requiring asbestos companies to report information about the location of their asbestos-containing products and also sought to provide an exception for trade secrets.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 113-271 to preserve the First Amendment Right to Petition.
Amendment sought to preserve the First Amendment Right to Petition.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 113-271 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to continue to review actions that generally qualify for Categorical Exclusions to NEPA for possible Extraordinary Circumstances (e.g. Violations of a Federal law, or a State, local, or tribal law or requirement) which would then supersede the Categorical Exclusion and require further NEPA review.
Amendment sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to continue to review actions that generally qualify for Categorical Exclusions to NEPA for possible Extraordinary Circumstances (e.g. Violations of a Federal law, or a State, local, or tribal law or requirement) which would then supersede the Categorical Exclusion and require further NEPA review.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 113-271 to eliminate prohibition of award of attorney fees which otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act.
Amendment sought to eliminate prohibition of award of attorney fees which otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 113-271 to require National Academy of Sciences to study and report to Congress about the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines.
Amendment sought to require the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to Congress regarding the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 113-271 to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.
Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.
Amendment sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-271 to prohibit the export of natural gas produced from public lands.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-272 to require the application for a natural gas pipeline to include information to ensure that methane emissions will be minimized before the application can be considered for approval.
Amendment sought to require an application for a natural gas pipeline to include information ensuring that methane emissions will be minimized before such application can be considered for approval.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-272 to strike the provision that requires FERC to automatically issue other agencies' permits if the deadline is missed.
Amendment sought to strike the provision in the bill which requires FERC to automatically issue permits generated by other agencies if the deadline is missed.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-272 to toll the time limits until FERC has considered and responded to state or local objections or concerns about the pipeline project.
Amendment sought to ensure that FERC would consider and respond to local and State concerns submitted as part of a permit application before a natural gas pipeline permit is approved.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-272 to delay the implementation of the bill, if enacted, so long as sequestration is in effect.
Amendment sought to delay the implementation of the bill, if enacted, so long as sequestration is in effect.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 113-272 to replace the bill with a requirement that GAO complete a study on what, if any, delays are expected by FERC or other federal, state, or local permitting authorities in issuing permits regarding the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline project.
Amendment sought to replace the bill with a requirement that GAO complete a study on what, if any, delays are expected by FERC or other Federal, State, or local permitting authorities in issuing permits regarding the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline project.
Amendment sought to require private equity fund advisers to register with the SEC and sought to direct the SEC to create a simplified registration and disclosure regime for small private equity fund advisers.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to makes a few technical and clarifying changes. Specifically, under Section 3(d), it clarifies that the exception in paragraph one applies to biosimilars, it also adds an exception for actions seeking relief based on competitive harm, and ensures that the provision is not subject to reverse gamesmanship. Under Section 6(d) it makes clarifying changes that ensure that foreign courts cannot terminate licenses to US IP. Extends time required by the agencies to complete the various studies and reports required in the bill.
Manager's amendment makes technical and clarifying changes including clarifications and edits to the limitations on discovery prior to a Markman or a claim construction hearing; makes clarifications to the bankruptcy provisions ensuring that U.S. law is followed and not foreign law; includes modifications to the deadlines for various studies to provide agencies enough time to prepare and develop their reports; and makes necessary and positive improvements to the patent system.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to bring the fee shifting provision in the underlying bill more closely aligned with the Equal Access to Justice Act. Allows a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny a fee award.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to strike section 5, the "Customer-suit exception" provision.
Amendment sought to strike section 5 entitled "Customer-Suit Exemption" which inserts a new provision into the patent code requiring a court to grant a motion to stay a pattern infringement suit against certain "covered customers".
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to expand covered customer definition to all small businesses so long as their annual revenue does not exceed $25 million.
Amendment sought to expand the covered customer definition to all small businesses so long as their annual revenue does not exceed $25 million.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to strike 9(a) from the bill and reorder the remaining subsections of Section 9.
Amendment strikes section 9(a) from the bill which relates to preservation of the right for judicial review of American inventors making application to the patent system.
Numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to promote transparency in patent ownership; prote cts customers who are targeted in infringement suits; directs the PTO to develop educational resources for small businesses; instructs the PTO and others to prepare reports on several issues including the use of deceptive demand letters.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Deceptive Patent Practices Reduction Act" which promoted transparency in patent ownership; protected customers who are targeted in infringement suits; directed the PTO to develop educational resources for small businesses; and instructed the PTO and others to prepare reports on several issues including the use of deceptive demand letters.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-322 to strike language that would expand eligibility for the National Priorities List (NPL) in Section 204, which is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency. Reinstates language that directs listing of the "highest priority facilities" for cleanup.
Amendment sought to strike language that would expand eligibility for the National Priorities List (NPL) in Section 204 which is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency and sought to reinstate language that directs listing of the "highest priority facilities" for cleanup.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 113-322 to block implementation of the bill if any provision would increase litigation, reduce funds available for cleaning up contaminated sites, or that would delay clean up of contaminated sites.
To add a Section at the end of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.RES.458:">H.Res. 458</a> which makes a modification to Rules Committee Print 113-32.
Amendment inserts a new section clarifying a modification with respect to "Combat-Related Special Compensation".
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 113-339 to strike the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-339 to promote the Secretary of the Interior's authority to consider climate change when making decisions related to recreation and conservation on public lands.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to remove the subsidy to agricultural loans and require that interest be repaid on the capital costs of a project. Currently, agriculture has 40 years to repay capital cost, interest free. Other constituencies, such as municipal entities, are required by law to pay interest.
Amendment sought to remove the subsidy for agricultural loans and to require that interest be repaid on the capital costs of a project.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to explain that Section 107 will not suspend `b2' water (800,000 acre feet) that was allocated in the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Senior water rights holders in the Delta or north of Delta shall not be responsible for the project yield allocation or B2 water.
Amendment sought to change the language in the bill regarding the elimination of water for the delta environment and sought to preserve senior water rights in Northern California.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to delay implementation of the act until it is determined that it will not have a negative impact on the quantity, quality, and safety of drinking water in the California Delta region.
Amendment sought to delay implementation of the act until it is determined that it will not have a negative impact on the quantity, quality, and safety of drinking water in the California Delta region.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to require GAO to conduct a study on the resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources.
Amendment sought to require GAO to conduct a study on the resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to prevent provisions of the bill from taking effect until it has been determined that it will not interfere with the State of California's Delta and water management reform and funding Acts of 2009, including SB7x-1, SB7x-2, SB7x-6, and SB7x-7.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to prevent several provisions of the Act from taking effect until it is determined that it will not harm water quality or water availability for agricultural producers in California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
Amendment sought to prevent several provisions of the Act from taking effect until it is determined that it will not harm water quality or water availability for agricultural producers in California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties).
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 113-340 to stipulate that the bill cannot go into effect until the Secretary confirms that the act does not adversely affect any community's water supply or water budget.
Amendment sought to stipulate that the bill cannot go into effect until the Secretary confirms that the act does not adversely affect any community's water supply or water budget.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-340 to strike the restriction on federal land acquisition.
Amendment sought to strike the restriction on federal land acquisition.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 113-340 to require the non-prevailing, not directly affected party in a challenge to the Secretary's final grazing decision to pay the directly affected prevailing party incurred fees and expenses, and clarify the definition of a directly affected party.
Amendment requires the non-prevailing, not directly affected party in a challenge to the Secretary's final grazing decision to pay the directly affected prevailing party incurred fees and expenses and also clarifies the definition of a directly affected party.
Amendment to strike the title of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.3865:">H.R. 3865</a> and insert the following to protect anonymous special interests by prohibiting the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-361 to add terms to define a negative-impact on jobs and wages rule, help agencies identify a negative-impact on jobs and wages rule, and require agency heads approving a negative-impact on jobs and wages rule to submit a statement that they approved the rule knowing of its negative-impact on jobs and wages.
Amendment adds terms to define a negative-impact on a jobs and wages rule; helps agencies identify a negative-impact on a jobs and wages rule; and requires agency heads approving a negative-impact on a jobs and wages rule to submit a statement that they approved the rule knowing of its negative-impact on jobs and wages.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 113-361 to exempt any rule pertaining to air quality or water quality.
Amendment sought to insert an exception for any rule pertaining to air quality or water quality.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-361 to exempt rules made by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any consent decree or settlement made as a result of the rule.
Amendment sought to insert an exception for rules made by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any consent decree or settlement made as a result of the rule.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 113-361 to exclude from the bill any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation or whose benefits exceeds its costs.
Amendment sought to insert an exception for any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation or whose benefits exceeds its costs.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-361 to exempt regulations proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires.
Amendment sought to insert an exception for regulations proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 113-361 to exempt any regulations, or modifications thereto, which have been recommended in writing by the Inspector General of a federal agency, including but not limited to those which would improve protections for taxpayers, students, public and workplace safety and health, or otherwise increase the effectiveness or efficiency of agency activities.
Amendment sought to insert an exception for any regulations, or modifications thereto, which have been recommended in writing by the Inspector General of a federal agency, including but not limited to those which would improve protections for taxpayers, students, public and workplace safety and health, or otherwise increase the effectiveness or efficiency of agency activities.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-350 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to (1) submit an analysis on the impact of its proposed rule or regulation on the financial industry, and (2) submit an analysis of consumer and small business access to credit as a result of the regulation, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council for the purposes of public review.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-350 to repeal the exclusive rulemaking authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Amendment repeals the exclusive rulemaking authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-350 to add Findings and Sense of Congress language to the end of the bill that acknowledges and honors the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in providing protection and relief to consumers from instances of unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices in financial markets.
Amendment sought to add Findings and Sense of Congress language to the end of the bill that acknowledges and honors the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in providing protection and relief to consumers from instances of unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices in financial markets.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-362 to strike section 5 of the bill, which would eliminate the current exemption from the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act for certain independent agencies.
Amendment sought to strike section 5 of the bill which would eliminate the current exemption from the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act for certain independent agencies.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-362 to ensure that other impacted entities, such as public interest organizations, are provided any opportunity for consultation afforded to the private sector under the Act.
Amendment sought to ensure that other impacted entities, such as public interest organizations, are provided the opportunity for consultation afforded to the private sector under the Act.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-362 to add Section 14 to the bill to clarify that the requirements of UMRA as amended by this Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of the regulatory action exceed its costs.
Amendment sought to add a section to the bill to clarify that the requirements of UMRA, as amended, do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of the regulatory action exceed its costs.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-373 to require the Administrator to apply the specific criteria, under the bill, for setting a standard based on the best system of emission reduction for new sources within the coal category, when setting a standard for any fossil fuel category.
Amendment sought to require EPA to rely on proven technologies when it sets rules for any power plant.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-373 to allow the EPA to consider all pollution control technologies being used in the United States or elsewhere when setting new power plant emission standards.
Amendment sought to allow the EPA to consider all pollution control technologies being used in the United States or elsewhere when setting new power plant emission standards.
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 113-373 to accept the scientific finding of the EPA that greenhouse gas pollution is "contributing to long-lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects".
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-373 to provide that the bill takes effect when the Administrator of the EIA certifies that another Federal program, other than one under section 111 of the Clean Air Act, will reduce carbon pollution in at least equivalent quantities, with similar timing and from the same sources as the reductions required under the rules and guidelines nullified by section 4.
Amendment sought to add a section setting effective date guidelines which take effect when the Administrator of the EIA certifies that another Federal program, other than one under section 111 of the Clean Air Act, will reduce carbon pollution in at least equivalent quantities, with similar timing and from the same sources as the reductions required under the rules and guidelines nullified by section 4.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 113-374 to strike deemed approved language for any project for which an agency does not meet the deadlines contained in the bill.
Amendment sought to strike the "deemed approved" language in the bill for any project for which an agency does not meet the deadlines outlined in the bill.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 113-374 to not allow agencies under this legislation to take into account the `social cost of carbon' from the `Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866 from May 2013 or November 2013.'.
Amendment prohibits agencies from taking into account the "social cost of carbon" from the "Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866 from May 2013 or November 2013.".
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 113-374 to exempt from the bill any construction project for a nuclear facility planned in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone.
Amendment sought to exempt from the bill any construction project for a nuclear facility planned in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 113-374 to clarify that nothing in the bill will change or limit any law or regulation allowing for public comment or participation in an agency decision making process.
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill will change or limit any law or regulation allowing for public comment or participation in an agency decision making process.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-378 to exclude from the bill's scope any executive actions taken to combat discrimination or to protect civil rights.
Amendment sought to exclude from the bill's scope any executive actions taken to combat discrimination or to protect civil rights.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 113-378 to clarify that nothing in the act limits or otherwise affects the constitutional authority of the executive branch to exercise prosecutorial discretion.
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the act limits or otherwise affects the constitutional authority of the executive branch to exercise prosecutorial discretion.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 113-378 to protect the ability of the Executive Branch to comply with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws.
Amendment sought to protect the ability of the Executive Branch to comply with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws.
Amendment sought to waive reporting requirements provided in the bill if sufficient funds are not available to generate the increased volume of reports.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to mandate that the U.S. Forest Service may not condition ski area permits on the transfer of title of any water right or require any ski area permittee to acquire a water right in the name of the United States.
Amendment sought to require States to implement the June 30, 1983 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement stream buffer zone rule, unless a State has a program with greater stream protection.
Amendment sought to ensure that States maintain the ability to issue their own stream buffer rules.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-385 to preserve the ability of the President to declare as national monuments those that provide for the "protection or conservation of historic or cultural resources related to American military history," regardless of their size.
Amendment sought to preserve the ability of the President to declare as national monuments those that provide for the "protection or conservation of historic or cultural resources related to American military history," regardless of their size.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 to subject Congressional appropriations bills to dynamic scoring, and to change the threshold to trigger such scoring to $1 billion.
Amendment sought to subject Congressional appropriations bills to dynamic scoring and to change the threshold to trigger such scoring to $1 billion.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 to add a bill's impact on state and local governments to the parameters that CBO must analyze in a supplemental analysis under this bill.
Amendment sought to add impact on State and local governments to the parameters that CBO must analyze in a supplemental analysis under the bill.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include jobs impact statements (estimates of the number of jobs which would be created, sustained, or lost in carrying out such bill or resolution) using the CBO's existing analytical principles and procedures, for "major bills or resolutions" as defined in <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.1874:">H.R. 1874</a>.
Amendment sought to require CBO to include jobs impact statements (estimates of the number of jobs which would be created, sustained, or lost in carrying out applicable bills or resolutions) using the CBO's existing analytical principles and procedures.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 to require CBO to include as part of their macroeconomic analysis estimates of the potential impact on HUB ZONE areas as defined by the Small Business Act.
Amendment sought to require CBO to include as part of their macroeconomic analysis, estimates of the potential impact on HUB ZONE areas as defined by the Small Business Act.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-405 to insert President Obama's budget proposal.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute comprises the President's budget proposal and appears on page H3097 of the Congressional Record of April 9, 2014.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-405 to make significant investments in education, job training, transportation and infrastructure, and advanced research and development programs that will accelerate our economic recovery. Includes funding for a comprehensive jobs bill and targeted investments to reduce and eradicate poverty in America. Protects the social safety net without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or SNAP and makes tough but responsible decisions to raise new revenue by making our tax system fairer, saving more than $1.7 trillion on the deficit over the next decade. Puts our nation on a sustainable fiscal path by reducing our annual budget deficit to 2.5% of GDP by FY 2024.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute comprises the budget proposal of the Congressional Black Caucus and appears on page H3104 of the Congressional Record of April 9, 2014.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-405 to restore economic health by creating 8.8 million jobs by 2017 through investments in education, infrastructure and research and to reduce deficits by $4 trillion by 2024.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute comprises the budget proposal of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and appears on page H3114 of the Congressional Record of April 9, 2014.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute comprises the budget proposal of the Republican Study Committee and appears on page H3149 of the Congressional Record of April 10, 2014.
An amendment numbered 5, printed in House Report 113-405 to support the American dream with investments in job creation and education, tax reform that promotes the growth of American businesses and tax fairness, and policies that support access to health care, retirement security, and a safe and secure nation.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute comprises the budget proposal of the Democratic Caucus and appears on page H3166 of the Congressional Record of April 10, 2014.
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 411 from the bill which prohibits the use of funds appropriated to be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.
Amendment sought to strike section 411 from the bill which prohibits the use of funds to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-426 to prohibit the CAO of the House of Representatives from making any payments from any Members' representational allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices and short-term vehicle rentals.
Amendment sought to prohibit the CAO of the House of Representatives from making any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices and short-term vehicle rentals.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-426 to reduce the amount provided for the Botanic Garden to the fiscal year 2014 level and transfer the funds to the spending reduction account.
Amendment reduces the amount provided for the Botanic Garden by $3,166,946, to the fiscal year 2014 level and applies the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-426 to reduce the funding for the Capitol Visitor Center by $243,000, returning it to FY14 levels.
Amendment sought to reduce the funding for the Capitol Visitor Center by $243,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-426 to appropriate $2.5 million to re-institute the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), offset from funds in the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.
Amendment sought to reallocate $2.5 million to the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), offset from funds in the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-444 to require the Secretary of the Department of Education to develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for all charter schools receiving federal assistance. Guidelines must include disclosures from anyone affiliated with the charter school that has a financial interest in the school.
Amendment sought to require the Secretary of the Department of Education to develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for all charter schools receiving federal assistance.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-444 to direct the website publication of materials on the websites of Charter Schools regarding student recruitment, orientation materials, enrollment criteria, student discipline policies, behavior codes, and parent contract requirements, which should include any financial obligations such as fees for tutoring, extra-curicular activity etc.
Amendment sought to direct that Web site publications by charter schools contain material regarding student recruitment, orientation materials, enrollment criteria, student discipline policies, behavior codes, and parent contract requirements (including any financial obligations such as fees for tutoring, extra-curicular activities, etc.).
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 113-444 to ensure collection and public dissemination of information that will help parents make informed decisions about education options for their children.
Amendment provides for the collection and public dissemination of information by charter schools on demographics, quality of education, school attendance, average class size, academic achievement gains, parental involvement and discipline.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-444 to add comprehensive career counseling to the criteria that the Secretary will take into account when prioritizing grants to LEAs.
Amendment adds comprehensive career counseling to the criteria that the Secretary will take into account when prioritizing grants awarded under the bill.
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 113-444 to clarify the reporting requirements of State entities by asking State entities to include, to the extent known, whether efforts to share best and promising practices between charter schools and other schools led to the adoption and implementation of best practices by such other public schools.
Amendment clarifies the reporting requirements of State entities by asking State entities to include in their reports on charter school programs the extent to which best practices in instruction and professional development and curricular programs are being adopted and implemented by traditional public schools.
An amendment No.1 printed in House Report 113-455 to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to procure not more than 10 AESA radar upgrades for the Air National Guard F-15C/D aircraft, which is offset by cuts to levels authorized beyond the President's Budget Request, spread across 9 accounts.
Amendment sought to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to procure not more than 10 AESA radar upgrades for the Air National Guard F-15C/D aircraft offset by cuts to levels authorized beyond the President's Budget Request, spread across 9 accounts.
An amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 113-455 to allow the transfer of funds to nuclear nonproliferation, not just to weapons activities and naval reactors as is currently allowed for in the bill.
Amendment sought to give DOD authority to transfer funds to nuclear nonproliferation and not just to weapons activities and naval reactors as was allowed for in the bill.
An amendment No. 6 printed in House Report 113-455 to strike subsection (c) of Section 1634 of the reported NDAA, which terminates in 2021 the requirement that ICBM silos remain in at least warm status.
Amendment strikes language in the bill which terminates in 2021 the requirement that ICBM silos remain in at least warm status.
An amendment No. 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-460 to prohibit funds for the Administration to conduct any anti-fossil fuel climate change agenda, which includes the National Climate Assessment, the IPCC report, the UN's Agenda 21, and the Social Cost of Carbon.
Amendment prohibits use of funds by the Administration to conduct its anti-fossil fuel climate change agenda, which includes the National Climate Assessment, the IPCC report, the UN's Agenda 21, and the Social Cost of Carbon.
An amendment No. 6 printed in Part A of House Report 113-460 to delay relinquishment or agreeing to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of NTIA over Internet domain name system functions by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information until GAO submits a report to Congress on the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system.
Amendment delays agreeing to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of NTIA over Internet domain name system functions by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information until GAO submits a report to Congress on the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system.
An amendment No. 6 printed in Part A of House Report 113-460 to provide a framework for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 31, 2016.
Amendment sought to provide a framework for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 31, 2016.
An amendment No. 11 printed in Part A of House Report 113-460 to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in the U.S., its territories, or possessions, by providing for immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under the Constitution or any appropriate state court. Amendment also strikes section 1022 of the bill.
Amendment sought to change section 1021 of the FY 2012 NDAA to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in the United States, its territories, or possessions, by providing for immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution or by an appropriate state court and sought to strike section 1022 of the same Act, which provides for mandatory military custody of covered parties.
An amendment No. 15 printed in Part A of House Rept. 113-460 to create a moratorium on the insourcing of previously contracted activities within DOD. Exceptions would be made (1) if the activity was "inherently governmental", and thereby should never have been contracted out in the first place; and (2) if DOD would employ a "reverse A-76" to itemize specific costs saved to the taxpayer should the DOD be able to perform the commercial activity more efficiently for the taxpayer.
Amendment sought to create a moratorium on the insourcing of previously contracted activities within DOD with exceptions made (1) if the activity was "inherently governmental"; and (2) if DOD would employ a "reverse A-76" to itemize specific costs saved to taxpayers should DOD be able to perform the commercial activity more efficiently.
An amendment No. 17 printed in Part A of House Rept. 113-460 to limit the use of funds for implementing the New START treaty until certification that the Russian Federation is respecting Ukrainian sovereignty and is no longer violating the INF or CFE treaties.
Amendment limits the use of funds for implementing the New START treaty until certification is in place that the Russian Federation is respecting Ukrainian sovereignty and is no longer violating the INF or CFE treaties.
An amendment No. 21 printed in House Rept. 113-460 to sunset the 2001 AUMF effective 12 months from date of enactment of the bill.
Amendment sought to sunset the 2001 AUMF effective 12 months from date of enactment of the bill.
Amendment requires CBO to update, on an annual basis, their report on the projected costs of U.S. nuclear forces.
An amendment to strike funding for Economic Development Assistance Programs and transfer the amount of $247,500,000 to the Spending Reduction Account.
Amendment sought to strike the $247.5 million in funding for Economic Development Assistance Programs and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for Periodic Censuses and Programs by $3 million and to increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services Programs by a similar amount.
Amendment reduces funding for periodic censuses and programs by $3 million and increases funding for COPS programs by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for Periodic Censuses and Programs by $12 million and to increase funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of weather research by a similar amount.
Amendment reduces funding for periodic censuses and programs by $12 million and increases funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of weather research by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce and then increase funding for Salaries and Expenses, General Administration of the Department of Justice by $5 million.
Amendment allocates $5 million in the General Administration account of the Department of Justice to investigate the release of criminal aliens by the Department of Homeland Security.
An amendment to increase funding for Administrative Review and Appeals by $2 million and to decrease funding for Salaries and Expenses of the Federal Prison System by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Administrative Review and Appeals by $2 million and to decrease funding for Salaries and Expenses of the Federal Prison System by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for salaries and expenses, Drug Enforcement Administration, by $18 million and to increase funding for payment to the Legal Services Corporation by $15 million.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for salaries and expenses, Drug Enforcement Administration, by $18 million and to increase funding for payment to the Legal Services Corporation by $15 million.
An amendment to increase funding for the National Instant Criminal Background Check system by $19.5 million offset by reducing funding for Departmental Management ($1 million); Justice Information Sharing Technology ($3 million); Buildings and Facilities ($5.5 million); and Agency Operations and Awards Management ($10 million).
Amendment increases funding for the National Instant Criminal Background Check system by $19.5 million and reduces funding for Departmental Management by $1 million; Justice Information Sharing Technology by $3 million; Buildings and Facilities by $5.5 million; and Agency Operations and Awards Management by $10 million.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Salaries and Expenses, Drug Enforcement Administration by $35,000,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Salaries and Expenses, Drug Enforcement Administration by $35 million and return to the FY 2014 funding level.
An amendment to increase funding for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance by $8.5 million and to reduce funding for Science (Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration) by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program by $8.5 million and to reduce funding for NASA's Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce and then increase the funding for research and related activities, National Science Foundation, by $15,350,000.
Amendment freezes the current funding level for the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences directorate by reducing the FY 2015 funding amount by $15,350,000.
An amendment to reduce funding for payments to the Legal Services Corporation by $350,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the $350 million in funding for the Legal Services Corporation and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to strike sections 528 and 529 which prohibit the use of funds to be used to transfer or release any detainee who is or was held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba or construct any facility in the U.S. to house any detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Amendment sought to strike sections 528 and 529 which prohibit the use of funds to be used to transfer or release any detainee who is or was held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba or to construct any facility in the U.S. to house any detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Amendment sought to reduce the funds made available by this Act by 1%, with the exception of funds made available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for operation, renovation, or construction at Thomson Correctional Facility in Illinois.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to prevent a State from implementing its own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, as defined in section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or temporarily assign employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for the purpose of screening clemency applications.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of section 7606 ("Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research") of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law No. 113-79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to develop, approve, or implement a new limited access privilege program that are not already developed, approved, or implemented for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to develop, approve, or implement a new limited access privilege program that are not already developed, approved, or implemented for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition outlined in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act".
Amendment sought to deny Federal contracts to those who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act to deny workers pay they have earned.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to compel a journalist or a reporter to testify about information or sources that the journalist or reporter states in a motion to quash the subpoena that he has obtained as a journalist or reporter and that he regards as confidential.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to relinquish the responsibility of the NTIA with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Justice to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon an allegation of liability under C.F.R. 100.500.
Amendment inserts language preventing the Justice Department from utilizing disparate impact theory as a means for alleging discrimination on the basis of race or other factors relying on statistical analysis that finds disproportionate results among different groups of people.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).
Amendment prohibits use of funds from going to cities that have passed and enacted sanctuary cities or sanctuary political subdivisions.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that establishes a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. The limitation described in the section shall not apply in the case of the administration of a tax or tariff.
An amendment to reduce the Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation by $34 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Amtrak by $34 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding in specified accounts by a total of $2,910,252,900 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce section 8 spending across-the-board by a total of $2,910,252,900 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund by $7.1 million; to reduce funding for the Public Housing Operating Fund by $17.6 million and to apply the total savings of $24.7 million to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund by $7.1 million; to reduce funding for the Public Housing Operating Fund by $17.6 million and to apply the total savings of $24.7 million to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funding for Community Planning and Development, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, by $29.1 million and to reduce funding for Information Technology by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Community Planning and Development, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, by $29.1 million and to reduce funding for Information Technology by a similar amount.
An amendment to increase funding for the Community Development Fund by $100 million and to reduce funding for the Home Investment Partnerships Program by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant by $100 million and to reduce funding for the Home Investment Partnerships Program by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Community Development Fund by $20 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Community Development Fund by $20 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for Rental Housing Assistance by $7 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Rental Housing Assistance by $7 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspector General by $1 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspector General by $1 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enforce section 319 of title 23, United States Code.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for highway beautification.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to develop, issue, or implement regulations that increase levels of minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or property as in effect on January 1, 2014, under regulations issued pursuant to sections 31138 and 31139 of title 49, United States Code.
Amendment prohibits use of funds by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from moving forward with a rulemaking action which would increase the minimum financial liability insurance requirements for truck and bus companies during FY 2015.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds by HUD to retain any legal counsel who is not an employee of HUD or the Department of Justice.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds by HUD to retain any legal counsel who is not an employee of HUD or the Department of Justice.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitle "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing", published by HUD on July 19, 2013 in the Federal Register.
Amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitle "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing", published by HUD on July 19, 2013 in the Federal Register.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to acquire a camera for the purpose of collecting or storing vehicle license plate numbers.
Amendment to prohibit use of funds to acquire a camera for the purpose of collecting or storing vehicle license plate numbers.
An amendment to prohibit the use of the funds for high-speed rail in the State of California or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Amendment to prohibit the use of the funds for high-speed rail in the State of California or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
An amendment to reduce each amount made available by the bill by 1%.
Amendment sought to reduce each amount made available by the bill by 1%.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce paragraph (c)(3) of section 982.503, Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by HUD for super vouchers.
An amendment to reduce the amount made available for "Department of Housing and Urban Development-Management and Administration-Executive Offices" by $2 million.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount made available for "Department of Housing and Urban Development-Management and Administration-Executive Offices" by $2 million.
An amendment to reduce the amount made available for "Department of Housing and Urban Development-Management and Administration- Administrative Support Offices" by 4.2%.
Amendment sought to reduce the amount made available for "Department of Housing and Urban Development-Management and Administration- Administrative Support Offices" by 4.2%.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 47524 of title 49, United States Code, or part 161 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, with regard to noise or access restrictions or to enforce section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, with regard to access restriction on the operation of aircraft by the operator of Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 47524 of title 49, United States Code, or part 161 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, with regard to noise or access restrictions or to enforce section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, with regard to access restriction on the operation of aircraft by the operator of Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to support any Amtrak route whose costs exceed 2 times its revenues, as based on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Fiscal Years 2013-2017 Five Year Plan from May 2013.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to support any Amtrak route whose costs exceed 2 times its revenues, as based on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Fiscal Years 2013-2017 Five Year Plan from May 2013.
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to pay a Federal employee for any period of time during which such employee is using official time under section 7131 of title 5, United States Code.
Amendment prohibits use of funds to pay a Federal employee for any period of time during which such an employee is using official time.
An amendment to reduce funding for various programs by a total of $40,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding made available to seven undersecretaries' offices and one assistant secretary's office totaling $40,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Economic Research Service by $7,726,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Economic Research Service by $7,726,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service by $15.5 million and to increase funding for the Foreign Agricultural Service by $10 million.
Amendment reduces funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service by $15.5 million and increases funding for the Foreign Agricultural Service by $10 million.
An amendment to increase funds in the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Food Safety and Inspection Service by $5.5 million and decrease funds in the Farm Service Agency Salaries and Expenses by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to increase funds for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Food Safety and Inspection Service by $5.5 million and decrease funds for the Farm Service Agency Salaries and Expenses by a similar amount.
An amendment to ensure that $50 million will be available for the emergency conservation program under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978.
Amendment sought to ensure that $50 million will be available for the Emergency Conservation Program (drought relief) under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program by $10 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program by $10 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to zero out the $25 million in funding for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to zero out the $25 million in funding for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by $17,578,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by $17,578,000.
An amendment to reduce funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $35,956,000 and increase funds for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense by the same amount.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $35,956,000 and to increase funds for the National Guard counter-drug program by a similar amount.
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, by $3,400,000 and reduce funds for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, by the same amount.
Amendment sought to increase funds for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, by $3.4 million and to reduce funds for a program that provides the Air Force with a new air-launched cruise missile by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to strike Section 8132 of the bill which relates to a prohibition on use of funds with respect to any nondeployed status of Minuteman III ballistic missiles.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to transfer or release to the Republic of Yemen (or any entity within Yemen) a detainee who is or was held, detained, or otherwise in the custody of DOD on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A-10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the individual's country of origin or to any other foreign country.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to carry out sections 8107 and 8108.
Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to carry out sections 8107 and 8108 of the bill which deal with the disposition of detainees held at Guantanamo.
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the purposes of conducting combat operations in Iraq.
An amendment No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds by an officer or employee of the United States to query a collection of foreign intelligence information acquired under FISA using a United States person identifier except in specified instances.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by an officer or employee of the United States to query a collection of foreign intelligence information acquired under FISA using a United States person identifier except in specified instances.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to provide weapons in Syria.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to transfer aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, toxicological agents, launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, or nuclear weapons through the DOD Excess Personal Property Program established pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
An amendment No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military of Force after December 31, 2014.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed in section 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act".
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the purpose of conducting combat operations in Afghanistan after December 31, 2014.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act for Pakistan.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract after the date of the enactment of this Act for the procurement of production of any non-petroleum based fuel for use as the same purpose or as a drop-in substitute for petroleum.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the following entities or in contravention of Title 18 U.S.C., Section 2339B: 1) The Government Iran; 2) The Government of Syria; 3) The Palestinian Authority; 4) Hamas; 5) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the following entities or in contravention of Title 18 U.S.C., Section 2339B: 1) The Government Iran; 2) The Government of Syria; 3) The Palestinian Authority; 4) Hamas; 5) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Grounds at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
An amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 113-476 to require a study on entities regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
Amendment sought to require a study on entities regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
An amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 113-476 to prohibit judicial review of any consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders.
Amendment sought to prohibit judicial review of any consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders.
An amendment No 5. printed in House Report 113-476 to strike Section 203, and replace it with a Sense of Congress that the Commodities Future Trading Commission is already required by law to consider costs and benefits when promulgating rules and issuing orders, and is held accountable to this requirement by courts.
Amendment sought to strike section 203, and replace it with a Sense of Congress that the Commodities Future Trading Commission is already required by law to consider costs and benefits when promulgating rules and issuing orders, and is held accountable to this requirement by courts.
An amendment No. 6 printed in House Report 113-476 to preserve existing law by striking "United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit," and replace it with "United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the United States District Court for the district.".
Amendment sought to provide that when a legal challenge to a CFTC regulation is first reviewed by the district court, any appeal to such decision would then go to the court of appeals.
An amendment No. 8 printed in House Report 113-476 to exempt Registered Investment Companies (RICs) that are currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from duplicative registration requirements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) allowing the SEC to continue to have full regulatory oversight and enforcement authority over RICs. Amendment does not remove the jurisdiction and regulatory authority that the CFTC has over all futures, options and swaps transactions that the RICs invest in on behalf of their customers who are pensioners, retirees, and savers.
Amendment exempts Registered Investment Companies (RICs) that are currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from duplicative registration requirements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) allowing the SEC to continue to have full regulatory oversight and enforcement authority over RICs. Amendment does not remove the jurisdiction and regulatory authority that the CFTC has over all futures, options and swaps transactions that the RICs invest in on behalf of their customers who are pensioners, retirees, and savers.
An amendment No. 1 printed in part B of House Report to ensure that the complete length of cross- border projects would be subject to full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Amendment sought to ensure that the complete length of cross-border projects would be subject to full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
An amendment No. 2 printed in part B of House Report 113-492 to exclude any project with a pending permit application from the new approval requirements in the bill.
Amendment sought to exclude any project with a pending permit application from the new approval requirements in the bill.
An amendment No. 3 printed in part B of House Report 113-492 to ensure that pipeline modifications receive a thorough environmental review process.
Amendment sought to ensure that pipeline modifications receive a thorough environmental review process.
An amendment No. 3 printed in part A of House Report 113-492 to require an applicant to disclose any intention to use eminent domain for any construction necessary for LNG exports.
Amendment sought to require an applicant to disclose any intention to use eminent domain for any construction necessary for LNG exports.
An amendment No. 1 printed in House Report 113-493 to grant the Secretary of the Interior the ability to add a lease sale area to a finalized 5 year plan, as long as all of the National Environmental Policy Act requirements have been met on that specific area within the last 5 years.
Amendment grants the Secretary of the Interior the ability to add a lease sale area to a finalized 5 year plan, as long as all of the National Environmental Policy Act requirements have been met on that specific area within the last 5 years.
An amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 113-493 to strike section 10410 which prohibits BOEM and BSEE from coordinating coastal and marine spatial planning under the National Ocean Policy.
Amendment sought to strike section 10410 which prohibits BOEM and BSEE from coordinating coastal and marine spatial planning under the National Ocean Policy.
An amendment No. 5 printed in House Report 113-493 to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all relevant state and local regulatory agencies and publish a notice in the Federal Register, within 30 days after receiving any application for a permit that would allow the conduct of any offshore oil and gas well stimulation activities.
An amendment No. 6 printed in House Report 113-493 to strike the provision that an action involving a covered energy decision shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the district court.
Amendment sought to strike the provision stating that an action involving a covered energy decision shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the district court.
An amendment No. 7 printed in House Report 113-493 to require companies holding leases, which allow them to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty, to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant to Title I of the Act.
Amendment sought to require companies holding leases which allow them to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty, to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant to Title I of the Act.
An amendment No. 8 printed in House Report 113-493 to prohibit the Secretary from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to be auctioned based on public comments received by the Department after the public comment period has expired.
Amendment prohibits the Secretary from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to be auctioned based on public comments received by the Department after the public comment period has expired.
An amendment No. 10 printed in House Report 113-493 to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.
Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.
An amendment to increase funding for Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction projects in the Mississippi River Valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri by $47 million and to reduce funding for Renewable Energy Programs Construction by $127 million.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction projects in the Mississippi River Valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri by $47 million and reduce funding for Renewable Energy Programs Construction by $127 million.
An amendment to increase funding for Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance by $57.6 million and to reduce funding for Nuclear Energy Programs by $73,309,100.
Amendment to increase funding for the Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account (harbor maintenance) by $57.6 million and reduce funding for Nuclear Energy Programs by $73,309,100.
An amendment to reduce Corps of Engineers Expenses by $4 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Corps of Engineers Expenses by $4 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce by $10,421,000 the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and increase by $15,000,000 the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and reduce the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Energy for departmental administration by $8,540,000.
Amendment sought to direct $15 million to the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund for the purpose of the decommissioning and cleaning of the Portsmouth plant in Pike County, Ohio. The redirection would have been offset by reductions in funding for administrative and energy accounts.
An amendment to increase funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $111,641,000 and reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $161,879,450.
Amendment sought to increase funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $111,641,000 and reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $161,879,450.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $1,789,000,000 and including the amount made available for program direction and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike all of the funding for the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $1,789,000,000; Nuclear Energy Programs by $717 million; Fossil Energy Research and Development Programs by $593 million and to apply $3,099,000,000 to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $1,789,000,000; Nuclear Energy Programs by $717 million; Fossil Energy Research and Development Programs by $593 million and apply $3,099,000,000 to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to reduce funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs by $22 million; Nuclear Energy Programs by $9,810,000; Fossil Energy Research and Development by $30,935,000; Department of Energy Departmental Administration by $9,551,000; Salaries and Expenses for Nuclear Regulatory Commission by $49,062,000 and to apply $121,358,000 to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs by $22 million; Nuclear Energy Programs by $9,810,000; Fossil Energy Research and Development by $30,935,000; Department of Energy Departmental Administration by $9,551,000; Salaries and Expenses for Nuclear Regulatory Commission by $49,062,000 and apply the savings of $121,358,000 to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $9 million and reduce funds for the Departmental Administration account of the Department of Energy by a similar amount.
Amendment increases funding for the Water Power program by $9 million and reduces funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research Development by $30,935,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research Development by $30,935,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the funds for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Disposal Plan and apply the amount ($150 million) to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the funding for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Disposal Plan and apply the $150 million in savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to increase funds for the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) account by $20 million and reduce funds for the Departmental Administration account of the Department of Energy by a similar amount.
Amendment increases funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) account by $20 million and reduces funding for DOE's Departmental Administration account by a similar amount.
An amendment to reduce funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities account (specifically the Long Range Standoff Cruise Missile Warhead Study) by $7.6 million and apply the savingsto the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to reduce funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities account (specifically the Long Range Standoff Cruise Missile Warhead Study) by $7.6 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment to strike all funding for the Denali Commission and apply the savings of $10 million to the spending reduction account.
Amendment sought to strike the $10 million in funding for the Denali Commission and apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to strike Section 506 which relates to the Yucca Mountain Geologic Repository License Application.
Amendment sought to strike Sec. 506 from the bill which prohibits DOE from closing Yucca Mountain.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31, of title 40, United States Code.
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon wage scale.
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting the use of funds to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or guidance that references or relies on, the analysis contained in specified documents, on the subject of the Social Cost of Carbon.
Amendment adds a new section prohibiting the use of funds to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or guidance that references or relies on the analysis contained in specified documents on the subject of the Social Cost of Carbon.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Energy to apply the report entitled "Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States" in any public interest determination under the Natural Gas Act.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the Department of Energy to apply the report entitled "Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States" in any public interest determination under the Natural Gas Act.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce standards of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to BPAR and ER incandescent reflector lamps.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to enforce standards of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to BPAR and ER incandescent reflector lamps.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to regulate activites identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or to limit the exemption in section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to established or ongoing operations.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to regulate activites or to limit exemptions contained in the Water Pollution Control Act with respect to established or ongoing operations.
An amendment to prohbit the use of funds for the Department of Energy's Loan Program Office.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Energy to block approval of offshore drilling permits.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds to design, implement, administer or carry out specified assessments regarding climate change.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to design, implement, administer or carry out specified assessments regarding climate change.
An amendment No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the level of funding in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the Department of Energy's Climate Model Development and Validation program.
An amendment to reduce the amounts made available in the bill by 7.4831 percent except for amounts under the headings "National Nuclear Security Administration", "Environmental and Other Defense Activities", or " Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board".
Amendment sought to make an across-the-board reduction of 7.4831 percent bringing the level back to FY 2008 amounts. Defense accounts would have been excepted from the reduction.
An amendment to reduce funding for salaries and expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network by $200,000 and to increase funding for taxpayer services at the IRS by $100,000.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for salaries and expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network by $200,000 and to increase funding for taxpayer services at the IRS by $100,000.
An amendment to increase funding for taxpayer services at IRS by $10 million and to reduce funding for enforcement at IRS by a similar amount.
Amendment increases funding for taxpayer services at IRS by $10 million and reduces funding for enforcement at IRS by a similar amount.
An amendment to strike section 501 from the bill which relates to administrative provisions of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, specifically, the repeal of section 1017(a)(2)(C) of Public Law 111-203.
Amendment sought to strike section 501 from the bill which relates to administrative provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
An amendment to increase funding for salaries and expenses of the SEC by $300 million and to reduce the amount available in the proviso regarding offsetting collections by a similar amount.
Amendment sought to provide $300 million in funding for the SEC thereby bringing the level up to the President's request of $1.7 billion.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement guidance FIN-2014-G001 (relating to BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses) issued on February 14, 2014.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to pay performance awards to employees of the IRS.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds may be used to pay any individual at an annual rate of Grade 1, Steps 1,2,3,4,5, or 6; or Grade 2 Step 1 or 2 as defined in the "Salary Table 2014-GS" and to prohibit the use of funds to pay any individual at an hourly basic rate of Grade 1, Steps 1,2,3,4,5, or 6; or Grade 2, Step 1 or 2.
Amendment sought to provide that the Federal Government may not pay anyone less than $10.10 an hour.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government.
Amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the IRS to create machine-readable materials that are not subject to the safeguards established pursuant to section 3105 of title 44, United States Code.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to the IRS may be obligated or expended on conferences.
An amendment to reduce funds made available in the bill by 1 percent except for specified accounts.
Amendment sought to reduce funds made available in the bill by 1 percent except for specified accounts.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for Hardest Hit Fund Program for any State or local government for the purpose of funding pension obligations.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds with respect to specified States, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws with respect to the provision of broadband Internet access service by the State or a municipality or other political subdivision of the State.
Amendment to prohibit the use of funds with respect to specified States, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws with respect to the provision of broadband Internet access service by the State or a municipality or other political subdivision of the State.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled "Voluntary Remedial Actions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices".
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to enforce any provision of the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, or the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the District of Columbia to prevent individuals from possessing, using, or transporting a firearm.
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 113-546 to permit participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration projects.
Amendment permits participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration projects.
An amendment No. 2 printed in part B of House Report 113-546 to ensure that each individual is aware of financial management resources provided by the Treasury Department's Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
Amendment ensures that each individual is aware of financial management resources provided by the Treasury Department's Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-563 to exclude scientific information published solely in internal Interior Department publications from the definition of "best available science".
Amendment sought to exclude scientific information published solely in internal Interior Department publications from the definition of "best available science.".
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-563 to strike a provision which automatically defines all data submitted by State, County or Tribal governments as the "best available science," regardless of its merit.
Amendment sought to strike a provision which automatically defines all data submitted by State, County or Tribal governments as the "best available science," regardless of its merit.
Amendment sought to provide policy provisions that the Secretary and Administrator would be prohibited from including in a final rule.
Amendment sought to limit the impact of the underlying bill if the administration determined that the bill was likely to (1) increase the interstate movements of pollutants through surface waters; (2) increase the costs incurred by a downstream State to maintain or achieve approved water quality standards for that State; and (3) cause or contribute to the impairment of the surface or coastal waters of another State.
An amendment printed in Part B of <a href="/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.RES.722:">H.Res. 722</a> to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals. Additionally, the amendment strengthens congressional oversight by requiring detailed reports, including progress reports, on the plan, vetting process, and procedures for monitoring unauthorized end-use of provided training and equipment. It also requires the President to report on how this authority fits within a larger regional strategy. The amendment allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a reprogramming request to Congress should the President request DOD funds to execute this authority and permit the Secretary of Defense to accept foreign contributions.
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals; strengthens congressional oversight by requiring detailed reports (including progress reports) on the plan, vetting process, and procedures for monitoring unauthorized end-use of provided training and equipment; requires the President to report on how this authority fits within a larger regional strategy; allows DOD to submit a reprogramming request to Congress should the President request DOD funds to execute this authority; and permits the Secretary of Defense to accept foreign contributions.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-626 to make technical changes to conform with recent amendments to the underlying statute. The amendment also reiterates the independence of the Science Advisory Board and clarifies pre-existing language.
Amendment makes sundry technical and conforming changes to the bill in order to allow the measure to be properly applied to existing statute.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 113-626 to allow the EPA to use all peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Amendment sought to allow the EPA to use all peer-reviewed scientific publications.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 113-626 to state that outdated air quality standards do not apply toward a preconstruction permit if the applicable federal, state, or local permitting agency determines that applying it would likely increase air pollution, slow permitting, or increase regulatory uncertainty.
Amendment sought to include language stating that outdated air quality standards would not apply toward a preconstruction permit if the applicable federal, state, or local permitting agency determines that applying it would likely increase air pollution, slow permitting, or increase regulatory uncertainty.