House Votes - H.R. 2638: Homeland Security Appropriations, Part 2

House H.R. 2638 Votes Part 1


H.R. 2638: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008

Debate

Amendments (GovTrack, Thomas)

McHenry (NC) Amendment to the Foxx (NC) Amendment
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".
Failed 108-300

Foxx of North Carolina Amendment
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.
Passed 216-198

Fallin of Oklahoma Amendment
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriation for the Office of Secretary and Executive Management by $138,000.
Passed 248-168

Drake of Virginia Amendment
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.
Passed 286-127

King of New York Amendment
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the domestic nuclear detection office management and administration account by $40 million.
Passed 282-137

Brown-Waite of Florida Amendment
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.
Passed 241-179

Burgess of Texas Amendment
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the transportation threat assessment and credentialing.
Passed 251-171

Ferguson of New Jersey Amendment
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) buffer zone protection under the State and local programs account by $50 million.
Passed 239-183

McHenry of North Carolina Amendment
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services by $30 million.
Failed 207-214

Pearce of New Mexico Amendment
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.
Failed 96-327

Carter of Texas Amendment
An amendment to strike the proviso regarding border fencing requirements under the Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology heading.
Failed 190-233

McCaul of Texas Amendment
An amendment numbered 98 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the proviso for the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection heading.
Failed 192-232

King of Iowa Amendment #105
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.
Passed 228-195

Bilbray of California Amendment
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.
Failed 155-268

McCaul of Texas Amendment #99
An amendment to strike section 531 from the bill. Section 531 prohibits use of funds for the MAX HR project.
Failed 184-238

Rogers of Kentucky Amendment
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.
Failed 168-255

Poe of Texas Amendment
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.
Failed 89-331

LaTourette of Ohio Amendment
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.
Passed 379-45

Tancredo of Colorado Amendment
An amendment to prohibit funds of this Act to carry out the visa waiver program.
Failed 76-347

Tancredo of Colorado Amendment #7
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.
Passed 234-189

Royce of California Amendment
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.
Failed 149-272

Forbes of Virginia Amendment
An amendment to prohibits funds to be used to extend the designation of any foreign state under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Failed 123-298

Rogers of Kentucky Amendment
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement section 536 relating to Davis-Bacon provisions.
Failed 145-277

Rogers of Kentucky Amendment #1
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.
Failed 178-243


On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
(consideration: CR H6516-6517; text: CR H6516)
Failed 200-217

On Passage
Passed 268-150


House Passes Homeland Security Spending After Earmarks Deal Ends GOP Protest
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