House Votes - H.R. 2643: Interior, Environment Appropriations

H.Res. 514: Providing for consideration of H.R. 2643

On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by voice vote.


H.R. 2643: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Debate

Amendments (GovTrack, Thomas)

King of Iowa Amendment
An amendment to increase funds by $100,000,000 for the operation of the National Park System. And, reduce funds for the EPA by $163,000,000.
Failed 156-274

Peterson of Pennsylvania Amendment
An amendment number 1 by Peterson(PA) to insert language on page 50, line 3, after the period stating "The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to natural gas offshore preleasing, leasing, and related activities beyond 25 miles from the coastline":.
Failed 196-233

Conaway of Texas Amendment
An amendment to strike sections 104 and 105 regarding the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and relative activities and regarding funds to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Failed 167-264

Bishop of Utah Amendment
An amendment to increase funding by $13 million for the Forest and Rangeland Research and decrease funding by $31.588 million for Grants and Adminstration under the National Endowment for the Arts.
Failed 156-270

Barton of Texas Amendment
An amendment to strike section 501 expressing the sense of Congress on Global Climate Change.
Failed 153-274

Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas Amendment
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to promulgate or implement the Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2007.
Passed 252-178

Dent of Pennsylvania Amendment
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enfore section 20(b)(1) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Failed 194-236

Pearce of New Mexico Amendment
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the continued operation of the Mexican Wolf Recovery program.
Failed 172-258

Hensarling of Texas Amendment No. 34
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Clover Bend Historic Site.
Failed 98-331

Hensarling of Texas Amendment No. 44
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the St. Joseph's College Theater.
Failed 97-328

Hensarling of Texas Amendment No. 56
An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Maverick Concert Hall.
Failed 114-316

Hensarling of Texas Amendment No. 74
An amendment numbered 74 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Bremerton Public Library.
Failed 98-333

Andrews of New Jersey Amendment
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road i the Tongass National Forest.
Passed 283-145

Mr. Young (AK) raised a point of order against the Andrews amendment (A035). Mr. Young of Alaska stated that the provisions of the amendment seek to impose new duties and constitute legislating in an appropriations bill. Point of order overruled by the Chair.

Brown-Waite of Florida Amendment
An amendment to reduce funds for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (NEA) by $32,000,000.
Failed 137-285

Campbell of California Amendment No. 51
An amendment numbered 51 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for Wetzel County Courthouse, New Martinsville, West Virginia.
Failed 104-323

Campbell of California Amendment
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
Failed 97-330

Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 1
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for W.A. Young & Sons Foundry Greene County Pennsylvania.
Failed 104-328

Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 2
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Columbus Fire Fighters Union in Columbus, Ohio.
Failed 66-364

Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 5
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; the Westsylvania Heritage Corporation in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; and the Progress Fund in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Failed 86-343

Jordan of Ohio Amendment
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 4.3 percent.
Failed 150-281

Price of Georgia Amendment
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations in the bill by $276,330,000 (or 1 percent).
Failed 178-254

Musgrave of Colorado Amendment
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law by 0.5 percent.
Failed 193-238

Inslee of Washington Amendment
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to issue any permit for, or otherwise approve or allow, importation of any polar bear or polar bear part.
Failed 188-242

Udall of Colorado Amendment No. 2
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands or to conduct an oil shale lease sale.
Passed 219-215

Lamborn of Colorado Amendment
An amendment to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Failed 97-335

Cannon of Utah Amendment
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill relating to oil-shale leasing in the States of Utah or Wyoming.
Failed 204-223

Udall of Colorado Amendment No. 2
Mr. Cannon demanded a separate vote on the Udall (CO) amendment (A054). (consideration: CR H7259-7260)
Passed 216-210


On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
(consideration: CR H7269; text: CR H7269)
Failed 186-233

On Passage
Passed 272-155