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Amendment sought to eliminate the $1.5 billion in funding for the Iraqi Security Forces Fund. On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 133 - 299 (Roll no. 48). (consideration: CR H959)
Amendment sought to increase funding (by transfer) for the Agricultural Programs, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities (organic farming) by $5 million. On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 136 - 296...
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. On agreeing to the Latta amendment (A026) Failed by recorded vote: 137 - 293 (Roll no. 58)...
Amendment sought to eliminate the funding for the Selective Service System ($24.032 million) and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account. On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A027) Failed by recorded vote: 130 - 301 (Roll no. 59). (consideratio...
Amendment SA 3299 under the order of 12/22/2009, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, the amendment was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 40. Record Vote Number: 13. Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
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 by the Art Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart, AR, for the Grand Prairie Arts Initiative. On agreeing to the Hensarling...
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: SEC.__. None of the funds provided in this Act under the heading "Department of Justice-General Administration -National Drug Intelligence Center" shall be available for operations of the N...
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 fa...
(See item 759 for explanation.). On agreeing to the Obey amendment (A033) Agreed to by recorded vote: 402 - 13 (Roll no. 406). Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
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...
Motion to table amendment SA 34 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 38. Record Vote Number: 13.
Amendment SA 16 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 58. Record Vote Number: 13.
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).
A substitute amendment to impose sanctions on South Africa if significant progress has not been made in eliminating apartheid in two years. U.S. businesses are required to adhere to the Sullivan principles. It permits the Export Import Bank to extend credit to...
A substitute amendment prohibiting any U.S. person, business, or organization from making or holding any investment in South Africa. It requires complete withdrawal of all U.S. assets from South Africa, prohibits the export of U.S. goods or technology to South...
An amendment to add that the ban on importation of krugerrands into the U.S. is to apply only to the extent it is not inconsistent with the obligations of the United States under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Amendment Failed of Passage in Commit...
An amendment providing that the restrictions on new investment in section 4 of the bill shall not apply if the Secretary of State determines on the basis of polling substantial numbers of non-white South Africans that they oppose the divestiture by U.S. person...
An amendment providing that Sec. 4 of the bill ceases to be effective if (1) an internationally supervised referendum has been conducted which demonstrates that a majority of non-white South Africans oppose the ban on new investment, and (2) the Secretary cert...
A Substitute amendment. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 108 - 310 (Record Vote No: 137).
An amendment expressing sense of Congress that minimum tax legislation should be enacted, with the revenues raised to be used either for deficit reduction and/or tax rate reduction. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 142 - 283...
An amendment to reduce funds in the bill: from $949,639,000 to $922,286,000 (FY'86) and $1,138,177,000 to $962,866,000 (FY'87) - USIA; from $151,947,000 to $136,594,000 (FY'86) and $310,000,000 to $142,604,000 (FY'87) - modernization of VOA; from $136,677,000...
An amendment to reduce from $1,250,000,000 to $1,122,500,000 funds for grants under the contract authority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. The intent of the amendment is to strike funds for the Los Angeles subway system. Amendment Failed of Passa...
An amendment to reduce from $4,738,400,000 to $4,067,300,000 the procurement allocation for Army weapons and tracked combat vehicles and to add that these procurement funds may not be used for procurement of the division air defense (DIVAD) gun. Amendment Fail...
An amendment to strike the "Two major American political parties: from the list of american private sector groups that are included in the purposes of the National Endowment for Democracy for exchanges and participation with democratic groups abroad. Amendment...
An amendment to reduce from $107,007,000 to $97,819,950 funds for official mail costs. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 134 - 173 (Record Vote No: 158).