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A substitute amendment to the Hillis amendment to prohibit the purchase of administrative motor vehicles manufactured outside the U.S. or Canada, unless the Secretary of Defense submits to the Armed Services Committee of the Senate and the House a written stat...
CLERK read a committee amendment to strike the section that raises dollar thresholds for certain defense contract procedures. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 109 - 311 (Record Vote No: 128).
An amendment to the Judiciary Committee amendment to prohibit the use of military equipment in the enforcement of the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act on the land area of the U.S. or its territories or other possessions except for monitoring and comm...
CLERK read a committee amendment to strike the provision that permits research to be procured by grant or contract instead of only by contracts. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 190 - 194 (Record Vote No: 124).
An amendment on the previous legislative day to prohibit expenditure of funds for the MX basing mode until the President determines the type of basing mode to be used, the Secretary of Defense submits a written report justifying the President's selection and c...
An amendment to the Hansen (UT) amendment on the previous legislative day to require both Houses of Congress to pass a resolution of approval before the funds can be spent on the MX missile system basing mode. This replaces the resolution of disapproval requir...
An amendment to reduce funds for Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation from $8,833,700,000 to $6,425,700,000 and to specify that none of these funds shall be available for the MX missile system. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole...
An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds for the MX missile until the President a) has completed his review of previous strategic arms limitation (SALT) negotiations, b) is prepared to resume SALT negotiations with the Soviets, with one of the princip...
An amendment to strike the section that specifies funds shall be spent on procurement of the B-1 bomber and specifies instead that funds provided for the B-1 shall be available for research, development, test, and evaluation of an advanced technology bomber ai...
An amendment to specify that the Congress has sixty days to disapprove a Presidential decision not to build the B-1. The amendment changes the bill's stipulation that the Congress must agree, by a resolution of approval, with the President's decision to not bu...
An amendment to designate $67,000,000 of the funds for operation and maintenance of the Navy for the Leased Satellite Communications (LEASAT) system. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to change the permanent flag grade title from "Commodore Admiral" to "Commodore" in the Navy. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to prohibit the Army from placing ceilings, limitations or quotas on the number of women to be accepted for original enlistment in the Regular Army until the end of FY '82. The amendment also requires the Secretary of the Army to carry out a study...
An amendment to extend for two years the Pilot Department of Defense Educational Loan Repayment Program. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to strike the repeal of the requirement for reduction in number of senior grade civilian employees in the Department of Defense. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 142 - 249 (Record Vote No: 121).
An amendment to add a new section to extend until August 31, 1982, (a one year period) the reduction in number of students required to be in a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
A committee amendment to strike provisions of the bill that prohibit contracting out entire medical facilities. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
CLERK read an amendment to strike Section 602 which sets restrictions on contracting out of commercial industrial type functions. Section 602 requires that the military commander of the major operating command affected by the contracting out must certify that...
An amendment to increase funds for Navy missiles from $2,484,800,000 to $2,549,800,000. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to prohibit the procurement of Pershing II missiles or Cruise missiles until the President certifies to Congress that the administration has forwarded to the Soviet Union proposals for nuclear force limitations within the framework of SALT. Point...
An amendment to prohibit the construction or conversion of naval vessels in foreign shipyards. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to strike the section that repealed the requirement for annual reports on independent research and development and bid and proposal costs. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment in the nature of a substitute. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
Amendments en bloc. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 217 - 211 (Record Vote No: 111).
An amendment to substitute a new text for Title VI Energy and Commerce. Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.