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Amendment increases the amount appropriated (by offset) for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program by $5 million. On agreeing to the Nadler (NY) amendment (A007) Agreed to by recorded vote: 418 - 3 (Roll no. 357). (consideration: CR H6980, H7007) Hiring In...
Amendment inserts a provision for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program. On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 387 - 31 (Roll no. 396). Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
Amendment sought to strike appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation. On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 105 - 323 (Roll no. 359). (consideration: CR H6981-6982) Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
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. On agreeing to the Conaway amendment (A002...
An amendment to remove the restrictions of the Foley amendment if the President determines that Nicaragua is supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary or terrorist operations in El Salvador, Honduras, or Costa Rica. Amendment Failed of Passa...
An amendment to the Foley amendment waiving the restrictions of the Foley amendment if nuclear missiles or other nuclear weapons are introduced into Nicaragua. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment in Title X, prohibiting obligation or expenditure of funds by the Department of Defense to introduce the U.S. Armed Forces into or over Nicaragua for combat. This prohibition will not apply 1) if Congress declares war or 2) it is necessary to meet...
A substitute amendment for the bill. It freezes FY'86 funding at FY'85 appropriations levels. It eliminates all procurement funding for new nuclear weaponry, additional aircraft carrier battle groups, B-1B bomber, MX missile, Trident II D-5 missile, Pershing I...
An amendment permitting the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $2,000,000,000 between any authorizations in the bill if the Secretary deems it necessary. Transfer may be made only from lower priority items to those of higher priority. Amendment Passed in C...
An amendment to restore $4 billion for the military retirement system and deleting the requirement that DOD submit a plan to Congress to change the system. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment transferring to the Department of Defense the authority to investigate the suitability of applicants and the authority to determine security clearances and other specified matters relating to security requirements for federal employees. Amendment...
An amendment to repeal the limitation on transportation of certain motor vehicles through Guam. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 139 - 272 (Record Vote No: 204).
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that 1) revitalization of special operations forces capability should have highest priority, 2) personnel and resources allocations should reflect this priority, 3) special forces management should be increased to...
An amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense and Administrator of the SBA to submit to Armed Services Committees of Congress report on the feasibility of providing for the use of competitive procedures for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense unde...
An amendment directing DOD to submit to Congress with its funding request for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) for FY'87 a report setting out probable responses of potential enemies to SDI deployment. The amendment specifies areas the report is to cover:...
An amendment expanding the definition of a foreign mission to include an "agency" in a country and to include the criterion "which engages in some aspect of the conduct of the international affairs" of the territory or political entity. It also would require m...
An amendment to prohibit owners or managers of federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped from prohibiting tenants from owning pets or having pets in the rental property. This is not to prohibit the removal of animals that are threats to...
An amendment to prohibit the Secretary under certain provisions of the National Housing Act from denying insurance to eligible mortgages on the basis of their involving two or three family dwellings or on the basis of their being used to finance substantial re...
An amendment to prohibit the Secretary of HUD from selling any mortgage held by the Secretary as security for a loan made under certain provisions for housing for the elderly and handicapped under the Housing Act of 1959. Amendment Passed in Committee of the W...
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds under Title III of the bill (Multifamily Housing Production Program) if the local government having jurisdiction over the area in which the project is located has rent control. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee...
An amendment to the Wylie amendment to add further prohibitions on the use of funds under the Multifamily Housing Production Program. Funds may not be used if the local government has 1) policies that preclude or unreasonably restrain development of rental hou...
An amendment to the Wylie amendment to add the provision that funds may be used in areas of rent control on housing where the state or local government assisted in the project's development. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment to specify that in providing assistance under Title III, the Secretary shall make a reasonable distribution of such assistance provided in each State between units to be occupied by (1) elderly or handicapped families and (2) other families or ind...
An amendment making numerous changes in the bill as amended by the Gonzalez amendment (HA112). Point of Order Sustained Against Amendment in Committee of the Whole.
An amendment to direct that in allocating financial assistance for employment training among States and units of local government the Secretary shall give principal consideration to the relative extent of unemployment in such States and units of general local...