On Ordering the Previous Question
Passed 244-181
Matsui of California Amendment
An amendment to be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for the adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July.
Passed 225-198
On Agreeing to the Resolution, As Amended
Passed 213-206
H.R. 2829: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008
Debate
Amendments (GovTrack, Thomas)
Cardoza of California Amendment
An amendment to reduce funding for the General Activites under the General Services Administration by $8 million and increase funding for the Office of Inspector General under the General Services Administration by $6 million.
Passed 281-144
DeFazio of Oregon Amendment No. 8
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for Selective Service System by $10,000,000 and increase funds for the Small Business Administration by $10,000,000.
Failed 95-320
Price of Georgia Amendment No. 15
An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 738 regarding requirement for Public-Private Competition.
Failed 158-268
Tom Davis of Virginia Amendment
An amendment to decrease funding (by transfer) regarding the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Special Counsel by $1 million.
Failed 146-279
Garrett of New Jersey Amendment
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used by the SEC to enforce the requirements of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Passed 267-154
Souder of Indiana Amendment No. 2
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Prevention Works or Whitman-Walker Clinic needle exchange programs.
Failed 208-216
Flake of Arizona Amendment No.18
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds for the Grace Johnstown Area Regional Industries Incubator and Workforce Development program.
Failed 87-335
Flake of Arizona Amendment
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for a project for Barracks Row Main Street, Inc.
Failed 60-361
Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 21
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center.
Failed 102-317
Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 19
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Mitchell County Development Foundation, Inc. for the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Project.
Passed 249-174
Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 22
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the West Virginia University Research Corporation for renovations of a small business incubator.
Failed 101-325
Campbell of California Amendment No. 1
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission.
Failed 107-318
Emanuel of Illinois Amendment
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Office of the Vice President.
Failed 209-217
Campbell of California Amendment No. 2
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for a list of sundry projects contained in the bill.
Failed 48-372
Wicker of Mississippi Amendment
An amendment to limit the use of funds to implement section 5112 of title 31 United States Code.
Rep. Wicker Speech:
Passed 295-127Rep. Roger Wicker [R-MS]:
I thank the chairman.
Mr. Chairman, this is a rather straightforward and simple amendment. It would simply restore to the face, or the obverse, of the dollar coin, the new dollar coin that is being minted now, the words "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum."
Pence of Indiana Amendment
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Federal Communications Commission to implement the Fairness Doctrine, as repealed in General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees or any other regulations having the same substances.
Passed 309-115
Fairness Doctrine is a Liberal Effort to Shut You Up.
The ‘fairness’ doctrine is an antiquated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation requiring that all political broadcasts that express opinion on the public airwaves are balanced with equal time for the opposing viewpoint.
Jordan of Ohio Amendment
An amendment numbered 31 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 8.9 percent.
Failed 149-276
Price of Georgia Amendment
An amendment to reduce appropriations in the bill by $214,340,000.
Failed 191-233
Musgrave of Colorado Amendment
An amendment to require that each amount appropriated or othewise made avaiable by this Act is hereby reduced by 0.5 percent.
Failed 205-220
Goode of Virginia Amendment
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992.
Passed 224-200
The Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 created a domestic partner registry for unmarried couples and granted many of the same benefits to these domestic partners as legally married spouses.
Stearns of Florida Amendment
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used by the Internal Revenue Service to implement a Spanish-language version of the "Where's my Refund?" service.
Failed 165-257
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
(consideration: CR H7409-7410; text: CR H7409)
Failed 199-222
On Passage
Passed 240-179
RSC Member Amendments Produce Conservative Victories
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