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An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 118-30 to shorten the timetable to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval of a major infrastructure project, such as a highway or public transit project, from 150 days to...
An amendment numbered 80 printed in the Congressional Record to add a paragraph stating the Secretary shall provide an opportunity of public comment on the plan for a period of at least 90 days. On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A060) Failed by voice vote.
Amendment sought to decrease the amount the Federal Government subsidizes Amtrak by $446,900,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. On agreeing to the Sessions amendment (A065) Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 250 (Roll no. 79). (considerat...
Page 2, amend line 21 to read as follows: "to the Office of Justice Programs for local law enforcement for costs of providing security at Presidential nominating conventions.". By unanimous consent, the Castor (FL) amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H...
Amendment nominated Democratic candidates for Officers of the House. On agreeing to the Larson (CT) amendment (A001) Failed by voice vote.
An amendment requiring DOD to submit a report 90 days from enactment of the bill on U.S. defense expenditures in the Far East. The report is to include a yearly cost plan within the current five year defense plan. The report is to cover the Far East, and Japan...
An amendment requiring a report on testing of chemical warfare agents. The report must be submitted within 90 days and include criteria and process used for selecting a site for testing diluted or undiluted chemical warfare agents, the extent of consultation w...
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that all U.S. consular offices should be equipped with 24 hour emergency telephone service through which U.S. citizens can contact a member of the staff of any such office. It requires the Secretary of State to rep...
An amendment adding that it is the sense of Congress that nominations to the board of directors for the U.S. Institute of Peace should be submitted to the Senate without delay to permit implementation of the Congressional mandate. Amendment Passed in Committee...
A substitute amendment to the Walker amendment to make the following reductions in spending levels in the bill: 1) from $372,170,000 to $359,483,000 - Earth, Astronomical, Atmospheric, & Ocean Sciences, 2) from $272,050,000 to $259,250,000 - Biological, Behavi...
An amendment nominating the minority candidates for officers of the House. Amendment Failed of Passage in House by Voice Vote.
Amendments en bloc to reduce budget authority for assisted housing programs from $12.9 billion to $9.9 billion in FY'84, reduce funding for Community Development Block Grants from $4.5 billion to $3.5 billion in each of the fiscal years 1984 through 1986, redu...
An amendment to the Shelby Substitute to require that no consumer product safety rule and no regulations promulgated under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act may take effect if, within 90 days of continuous session of Congress a joint resolution disapproving...
An amendment to reduce Army missile procurement funds from $2,990,900,000 to $2,558,100,000. The amendment also stipulates that none of the funds shall be available for the Pershing II missile system. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Record...
An amendment to reduce from $2,272,500,000 to $2,157,900,000 Army procurement funds for ammunition. The intent of the amendment is to eliminate funds for binary chemical weapons. Amendment Passed (Amended) in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
A substitute amendment to the Zablocki amendment. The amendment reduces the bill's funding for Army ammunition procurement from 2,272,500,000 dollars to 2,157,900,000 dollars. It also prohibits use of the binary chemical munitions and production facilities, eq...
An amendment to reduce from $908,829,000 to $882,829,000 funds for general construction under the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army. The amendment also has the stipulation that none of the funds provided for general construction, Corps of Engineers, m...
An amendment to provide that 75 percent of the funding for job creations in the bill must be spent in civil jurisdictions that have had unemployment rates averaging at least 90 percent of the average national unemployment rate for the last 12 months. Amendment...
An amendment nominating the minority candidates for officers of the House.