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Christopher's
Votes - September, 2004
Arts, Immigration, Social Services and
other Domestic Issues
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(424) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Previous Question
September 08, 2004 - Pryce, R-Ohio, motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 754) to provide for House floor
consideration of the bill that would appropriate $496.6 billion
for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education departments
and related agencies. Motion agreed to 209-190
Vote: Yea
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(430) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Motion to Rise
September 08, 2004 - Regula, R-Ohio, motion to rise from the
Committee of the Whole.
Motion agreed to 216-195
Vote: Yea
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(435) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- American Indian Tribes
September 09, 2004 - Hayworth, R-Ariz., amendment that would
prohibit the use of funds by the National Labor Relations Board
to exercise its jurisdiction over American Indian tribes. Rejected
185-227
Vote: Nay
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(439) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Social Security Benefits
September 09, 2004 - Hayworth, R-Ariz., amendment that would
prohibit the use of funds to pay salaries of Social Security
Administration employees to administer Social Security benefit
payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico. Rejected
178-225
Vote: Yea
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(440) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Passage
September 09, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would appropriate
$496.6 billion, including $142.5 billion in discretionary spending,
for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education departments
and related agencies in fiscal 2005. It would provide $57.7
billion for the Education Department, including $12.2 billion
for special education; $14.9 billion for the Labor Department;
$374.3 billion for Health and Human Services, including $28.4
billion for the National Institutes of Health. The bill includes
a total of $4 billion for countering bioterrorism. As amended,
the bill also would prohibit funds from being used to administer
or implement any regulation that would take away eligibility
for overtime for workers. Passed 388-13
Vote: Yea
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(445) HR 3369: Legal Protection for Nonprofit Athletic Groups
- Passage
September 14, 2004 - Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would provide immunity for
properly licensed, certified or authorized nonprofit athletic
organizations in lawsuits that claimed negligence resulting
from rules enforced during a (sanctioned or approved) sports
practice or competition. The bill would not allow such organizations
to be protected from liability if the harm was caused by willful
or criminal misconduct, gross negligence or reckless misconduct
on behalf of the organization. Motion rejected 217-176
Vote: Yea
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(446) HR 1787: Firefighting Equipment Liability Protection
- Passage
September 14, 2004 - Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would prohibit lawsuits against
those who donate surplus fire-control or fire-rescue equipment
such as hoses or protective clothing to volunteer fire departments.
It would not protect manufacturers of such equipment or donors
demonstrating gross negligence or intentional misconduct from
liability. Motion agreed to 397-3
Vote: Yea
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(452) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Mexican Identification Cards
September 14, 2004 - Oxley, R-Ohio, amendment that would strike
language that would prohibit the Treasury Department from using
funds in the bill to implement regulations that permit financial
institutions to accept Mexican "matricula consular"
identification documents. Adopted 222-177
Vote: Nay
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(466) HR 2028: Pledge of Allegiance - Supreme Court Jurisdiction
September 23, 2004 - Watt, D-N.C., amendment that would strike
language in the bill prohibiting the Supreme Court from hearing
any cases relating to the constitutionality of the Pledge of
Allegiance. Rejected 202-217
Vote: Yea
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(467) HR 2028: Pledge of Allegiance - Passage
September 23, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would prohibit
federal district and appellate courts and the Supreme Court
from hearing cases challenging the constitutionality of the
Pledge of Allegiance. It would allow the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
to continue considering such cases. Passed 247-173
Vote: Nay
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(475) S 2363: Boys and Girls Clubs - Passage
September 28, 2004 - Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would authorize $450 million
in grants for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America over five
years and increase the number of chapters nationwide to 5,000
by Dec. 31, 2010. Motion agreed to 374-19
Vote:
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(482) HR 5149: Temporary Welfare Reauthorization - Passage
September 30, 2004 - Herger, R-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would extend, through March 31,
2005, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant
program. Motion agreed to 416-0
Vote: Yea
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(484) H J Res 106: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment
- Passage
September 30, 2004 - Passage of a joint resolution to propose
a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as consisting
only of the union of a man and a woman. It would provide that
the U.S. Constitution or any state's constitution could not
be construed to require that marriage or any other constructs
of marriage be conferred to any other union. Rejected 227-186
Vote: Nay
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(485) H Con Res 501: Duke Ellington Tribute - Adoption
September 30, 2004 - Burns, R-Ga., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would honor the life
and work of Duke Ellington, recognize the 30th anniversary of
the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and support the annual
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival to be held in Washington, D.C.,
beginning in 2005. Motion agreed to 391-0
Vote: Yea
Budget, Taxes and the Economy
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(428) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Discretionary Spending Reduction
September 08, 2004 - Hefley, R-Colo., amendment that would reduce
the discretionary spending in the bill by $1.4 billion. Rejected
79-333
Vote:Nay
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(432) HR 1308: Child Tax Credit and Military Tax Breaks -
Motion to Instruct
September 09, 2004 - Hill, D-Ind., motion to instruct conferees
to insist on a conference report that would extend expiring
tax relief provisions without increasing the federal budget
deficit. Motion rejected 203-216
Vote: Yea
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(455) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Discretionary Spending Reduction
September 15, 2004 - Hefley, R-Colo., amendment that would reduce
the discretionary spending in the bill by 1 percent. Rejected
69-333
Vote: Nay
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(468) HR 1057: Adoption Tax Credit - Passage
September 23, 2004 - Camp, R-Mich., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would permanently extend a provision
enacted in the 2001 tax law that increased the adoption tax
credit from $5,000 ($6,000 for children with special needs)
to $10,000. Motion agreed to 414-0
Vote: Yea
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(469) HR 1308: Family and Corporate Tax Breaks - Previous
Question
September 23, 2004 - Reynolds, R-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 785) that would waive the two-thirds
majority vote requirement for same-day consideration of rules
reported by the House Rules Committee on Sept. 23, 2004, on
the conference report for child tax credit legislation (HR 1308).
Motion agreed to 211-196
Vote: Yea
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(470) HR 1308: Family and Corporate Tax Breaks - Previous Question
September 23, 2004 - Reynolds, R-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 794) to provide for House floor
consideration of the conference report on the bill that would
extend several tax breaks for individuals and businesses. Motion
agreed to 212-193
Vote: Yea
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(471) HR 1308: Family and Corporate Tax Breaks - Rule
September 23, 2004 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 794) to provide
for House floor consideration of the conference report of the
bill that would extend several tax breaks for individuals and
businesses. Adopted 235-167
Vote: Yea
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(472) HR 1308: Family and Corporate Tax Breaks - Conference
Report
September 23, 2004 - Adoption of the conference report on the
bill that would extend the $1,000 per child tax credit through
2009, the upper limit for the current 10 percent bracket through
2010 and tax breaks for married couples through 2008. It also
would provide a one-year extension of current income exemptions
from the alternative minimum tax and extend the expiring research
and development tax credit through 2005. Adopted (thus sent
to the Senate) 339-65
Vote: Yea
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(476) HR 4520: Corporate Tax Overhaul - Motion to Instruct
September 29, 2004 - Neal, D-Mass., motion to instruct House
conferees to insist on a conference agreement that would not
increase the federal deficit, and accept provisions in the Senate
bill that would eliminate tax benefits for companies that reincorporate
overseas, close tax shelters and end certain tax practices regarded
as abusive.
Motion rejected 205-215
Vote: Nay
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(478) H J Res 107: Fiscal 2005 Continuing Resolution - Recommit
September 29, 2004 - Obey, D-Wis., motion to recommit the bill
to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to increase
funding for the Veterans Health Administration, lift the cap
on military housing, implement the State Children's Health Insurance
Program for 750,000 children, eliminate $1 billion in special
student loan subsidies and provide additional funding for FBI
counterterrorism and counterintelligence programs, education
and health programs. Motion rejected 200-221
Vote: Nay
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(479) H J Res 107: Fiscal 2005 Continuing Resolution - Passage
September 29, 2004 - Passage of the joint resolution that would
provide continuing appropriations through Nov. 20 for all federal
departments and agencies whose fiscal 2005 appropriations bills
have not been enacted. It also includes language that would
extend authorizations for several defense-related programs.
Passed 389-32
Vote: Yea
Business, Trade and Consumer Affairs
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(444) HR 4571: Frivolous Lawsuits - Rule
September 14, 2004 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 766) to provide
for House floor consideration of the bill that would increase
federal sanctions on lawyers who file meritless civil lawsuits.
It would restore mandatory sanctions against those filing such
lawsuits instead of giving judges the discretion to implement
sanctions. The bill would strike the "safe harbor"
provision of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
that allows lawyers to avoid sanctions by withdrawing or correcting
questionable claims.
Adopted 228-165
Vote: Yea
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(448) HR 4571: Frivolous Lawsuits - Democratic Substitute
September 14, 2004 - Turner, D-Texas, substitute amendment that
would increase federal sanctions on lawyers who file meritless
civil lawsuits. It would require mandatory sanctions against
those filing such lawsuits, including required payment of costs
and attorney fees for first violations. A contempt of court
citation and monetary fine would be added for second violations
and referral to the state bar for disciplinary proceedings would
be added for third violations. It also would prevent a court
from sealing or otherwise restricting access to a court record
unless the court finds that such a restriction is justified.
Rejected 177-226
Vote: Nay
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(449) HR 4571: Frivolous Lawsuits - Recommit
September 14, 2004 - DeLauro, D-Conn., motion to recommit the
bill to the House Judiciary Committee with instructions to add
language stating that the provisions of the bill are not applicable
to foreign corporations that acquire a domestic corporation
in a corporation repatriation transaction. Motion rejected 196-211
Vote: Nay
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(450) HR 4571: Frivolous Lawsuits - Passage
September 14, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would increase
federal sanctions on lawyers who file meritless civil lawsuits.
It would restore mandatory sanctions against those filing such
lawsuits instead of giving judges the discretion to implement
sanctions. The bill would strike the "safe harbor"
provision of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
that allows lawyers to avoid sanctions by withdrawing or correcting
questionable claims. Passed 229-174
Vote: Yea
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(453) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Federal Contracts for Caribbean Companies
September 14, 2004 - DeLauro, D-Conn., amendment that would
add a section prohibiting the use of the funds in the bill to
enter into contracts with companies located in Bermuda, Barbados,
the Cayman Islands, Antigua or Panama, parts of the Caribbean
commonly used as tax havens. Rejected 189-211
Vote: Yea
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(461) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Economic Embargo on Cuba
September 22, 2004 - Rangel, D-N.Y., amendment that would add
a section prohibiting the use of funds to implement, administer
or enforce the economic embargo on Cuba. Rejected 188-225
Vote: Yea
Crime, Drugs and Judicial Affairs
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(454) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
September 14, 2004 - Kelly, R-N.Y., amendment that would increase
funding for salaries and expenses in the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network by $25.5 million. The spending would be offset by decreasing
funding for space rentals and building operations in the General
Services Administration by $25.5 million. Adopted 360-37
Vote: Yea
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(473) HR 4200: Fiscal 2005 Defense Authorization - Motion
to Instruct
September 28, 2004 - Pelosi, D-Calif., motion to instruct House
conferees to accept provisions in the Senate bill that would
broaden the categories covered by hate crimes to include crimes
motivated by the victim's gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Motion agreed to 213-186
Vote:
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(477) HR 3193: District of Columbia Gun Laws - Passage
September 29, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would repeal the
District of Columbia's laws that prohibit the sale and possession
of handguns, handgun ammunition and semiautomatic weapons not
banned by federal law. It would eliminate the District's firearm
registration program and supersede the portion of city code
that requires weapons to be kept unloaded and disassembled,
or with the trigger locked. It would limit the possession of
weapons to residents' homes and property, and prohibit any firearm
from being carried on District streets. It also would remove
the District's authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage
or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Passed
250-171
Vote: Nay
Defense and National Security
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(474) HR 4200: Fiscal 2005 Defense Authorization - Motion
to Close Conference
September 28, 2004 - Saxton, R-N.J., motion to close portions
of the conference on the bill that would authorize funding for
defense programs for fiscal 2005. Motion agreed to 396-0
Vote:
Education
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(436) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Student Loans
September 09, 2004 - Kildee, D-Mich., amendment that would prohibit
funding for companies that receive a special 9.5 percent interest
return on federally-subsidized student loans. Adopted 413-3
Vote: Yea
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(486) H Res 792: United Negro College Fund Anniversary -
Adoption
September 30, 2004 - Burns, R-Ga., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would honor the United Negro College
Fund on its 60th anniversary.
Motion agreed to 386-0
Vote: Yea
Enviornment, Energy, Science and Technology
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(427) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
September 08, 2004 - Sanders, I-Vt., amendment that would increase
funding by $22 million for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) and the weatherization assistance program.
The spending would be offset by a $26 million cut in funding
for Health and Human Services departmental management. Adopted
305-114
Vote: Yea
Executive Branch, Federal Buildings, and
District of Columbia
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(422) HR 4381: Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office - Passage
September 07, 2004 - Miller, R-Mich., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would designate a post office in
Springdale, Ark., after local philanthropists Harvey and Bernice
Jones. Motion agreed to 382-0
Vote: Yea
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(423) HR 4556: William Carey Lee Post Office Building - Passage
September 07, 2004 - Miller, R-Mich., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would designate a post office in
Dunn, N.C., after General William Carey Lee, the first commanding
general of the 101st Airborne parachute troops during World
Wars I and II. Motion agreed to 380-0
Vote: Yea
Foreign Affairs
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(441) H Con Res 363: Human Rights in Syria - Adoption
September 13, 2004 - Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., motion to suspend
the rules and adopt the concurrent resolution that would condemn
human rights violations by the Syrian government and express
support for the Syrian people in their struggle for freedom,
respect for human rights and civil liberties, democratic self-governance
and the establishment of the rule of law. It would call on the
international community to adopt a resolution at the U.N. Commission
on Human Rights addressing Syria's human rights abuses and encourage
the president and secretary of State to support Syrian pro-democracy
dissidents and human rights activists. Motion agreed to 342-0
Vote: Yea
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(442) H Res 667: Democracy in Hong Kong - Adoption
September 13, 2004 - Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., motion to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution that would express the House's
support for freedom in Hong Kong by declaring that its people
should determine the pace and scope of constitutional developments.
Motion agreed to 345-0
Vote: Yea
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(460) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Cuban Travel Restrictions
September 21, 2004 - Davis, D-Fla., amendment no. 2 that would
prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement, administer
or enforce the section of new restrictions on travel to Cuba
which allow individuals to visit immediate relatives in Cuba
only once every three years for a maximum of two consecutive
weeks. Adopted 225-174
Vote: Yea
Health Care
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(425) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Health Statistics
September 08, 2004 - Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, amendment that would
increase funding for National Center for Health Statistics surveys
by $2.5 million and the National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities by $1.5 million. It would be offset by a
$4 million decrease in funding for competitive abstinence education
grants. Rejected 112-305
Vote: Nay
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(426) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Hepatitis C Research
September 08, 2004 - Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, amendment that would
provide $1 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for Hepatitis C research. The spending would be offset by decreasing
funding for abstinence education by $1 million. Rejected 156-261
Vote: Nay
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(433) S 2634: Youth Suicide Prevention - Passage
September 09, 2004 - Barton, R-Texas, motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would authorize $82 million over
three years for grants to universities and states for youth
suicide intervention and prevention programs and for creation
of a technical assistance center. The bill would require parental
consent for certain school-sponsored programs. Motion agreed
to 352-64
Vote: Yea
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(437) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- HHS Departmental Management Funding
September 09, 2004 - Stark, D-Calif., amendment that would cut
funding for general departmental management in the Department
of Health and Human Services by $84,500. Rejected 195-216
Vote: Nay
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(438) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Mental Health Programs
September 09, 2004 - Paul, R-Texas, amendment that would ban
the use of funds in the bill to create or implement any new
or universal mental health screening program. Rejected 95-315
Vote: Nay
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(456) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Health Accounts
September 15, 2004 - Moran, D-Va., amendment that would add
language prohibiting the use of funds in the bill to implement
or establish health savings or reimbursement accounts under
the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Rejected 181-223
Vote: Nay
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(459) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Health Plans
September 21, 2004 - Norton, D-D.C., amendment that would prohibit
any funds in the bill from being used to enter into or renew
any contract for a high-deductible health plan under the federal
employees health benefit plan that does not require enrollees
to remain enrolled for at least three consecutive years from
the date of initial enrollment.
Rejected 175-224
Vote: Nay
Labor
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(429) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
September 08, 2004 - Miller, D-Calif., amendment that would
require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to make the
financial status of company pension plans available to workers
who participate in the plans. Adopted 268-148
Vote: Yea
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(434) HR 5006: Fiscal 2005 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- Overtime Pay Regulations
September 09, 2004 - Obey, D-Wis., amendment that would prohibit
funds in the bill from being used to administer or implement
any regulation that would take away eligibility for overtime
for workers. It would allow the enforcement of regulations that
extend overtime protection to certain low-income workers. Adopted
223-193
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(457) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Federal Job Outsourcing
September 21, 2004 - Van Hollen, D-Md., amendment no. 11 that
would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to implement
revisions made in May 2003 to an Office of Management and Budget
rule that would govern the outsourcing of work by federal agencies.
Adopted 210-187
Vote: Nay
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(458) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Pension Plan Conversion
September 21, 2004 - Sanders, I-Vt., amendment no. 5 that would
prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to help overturn
a July 31, 2003, district court ruling which determined that
IBM's conversion of its pension plan to a cash-balance plan
violated the pension age-discrimination provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Adopted 237-162
Vote: Nay
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(463) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Federal Trust Funds
September 22, 2004 - Stenholm, D-Texas, amendment that would
prohibit the use of funds in the bill to pay the salaries of
Treasury Department employees who take any actions that would
take money from or suspend investment into various federal trust
funds, including the Social Security trust fund, the Military
Retirement trust fund and the Unemployment trust fund, in order
to circumvent the federal debt limit. Adopted 404-8
Vote: Yea
Transportation
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(447) HR 1084: Legal Protection for Volunteer Pilots - Passage
September 14, 2004 - Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would provide liability protection
to nonprofit volunteer pilots, referral agencies and volunteer
pilot organizations on public benefit missions for harm caused
to passengers during flights. It would apply only to pilots
who are both licensed and insured. Pilots could still be held
accountable for harm caused to passengers under certain conditions
such as willful or criminal misconduct. Motion agreed to 385-12
Vote: Yea
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(451) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Previous Question
September 14, 2004 - Reynolds, R-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 770) to provide for House floor
consideration of the bill that would appropriate $89.8 billion
in fiscal 2005 for the departments of Treasury and Transportation
and related agencies. Motion agreed to 235-170
Vote: Nay
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(462) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Federal Safety Standards for Foreign Trucks
September 22, 2004 - Olver, D-Mass., amendment that would prohibit
the Transportation Department from using funds in the bill to
implement or enforce a proposed regulation that would provide
foreign-operated and foreign-built trucks operating in the United
States with a 24-month exemption to comply with federal safety
standards. Adopted 339-70
Vote: Yea
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(464) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Recommit
September 22, 2004 - Obey, D-Wis., motion to recommit the bill
to the House Appropriations Committee with instructions to restore
funding for several programs and agencies, including the Federal
Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal
Transit Administration and the Surface Transportation Board.
It also would include instructions to increase funding levels
above the levels in the bill as reported from committee for
other items, such as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
and Grants-in-Aid for Airports.Motion rejected 201-210
Vote: Nay
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(465) HR 5025: Fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations
- Passage
September 22, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would appropriate
$10.8 billion in fiscal 2005 spending for the Department of
Transportation, including $10.3 billion for the Federal Aviation
Administration. It would eliminate funding for the Federal Highway
Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Amtrak,
the Federal Transit Administration and the Surface Transportation
Board. It would prohibit the use of the funds to implement regulations
that permit financial institutions to accept Mexican identification
documents known as "matricula consular" as a valid
form of identification. It also would prohibit the use of funds
to implement new restrictions on travel to Cuba for the purpose
of visiting relatives. Passed 397-12
Vote: Yea
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(480) HR 5183: Surface Transportation Extension - Recommit
September 30, 2004 - DeFazio, D-Ore., motion to recommit the
bill to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with
instructions to increase each number in the bill by 12.8485
percent. Motion rejected 199-218
Vote: Nay
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(481) HR 5183: Surface Transportation Extension - Passage
September 30, 2004 - Passage of the bill that would extend funding
for highway, transit and transportation safety programs for
an additional eight months, through May 31, 2005. The bill also
would reauthorize the 18.4-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax. Passed
409-8
Vote: Yea
Veterans
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(483) HR 4231: Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment
- Passage
September 30, 2004 - Smith, R-N.J., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would authorize the Department of Veterans
Affairs to establish a pilot program to study the use of outside
recruitment, advertising and communications agencies, and the
use of interactive and online technologies to improve its nurse
recruitment program. It also would authorize the department
to offer three new options for alternative tours of duty for
nurses working in its health-care facilities. Motion agreed
to 411-1
Vote: Yea
War on Terror
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(431) H Res 757: September 11 Remembrance - Adoption
September 09, 2004 - Adoption of the resolution that would express
the sense of the House on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks. The resolution would extend the deepest sympathies
of the House to the victims of the attacks and thank foreign
leaders and citizens of all nations who have assisted the United
States in its fight against terrorism. Adopted 406-16
Vote: Yea
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(443) H Res 760: Terrorist Attacks in Russia - Adoption
September 13, 2004 - Royce, R-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would condemn the terrorist
attacks against the Russian Federation that occurred in August
and September, 2004. The resolution would extend the condolences
of the House to families of the victims and express its solidarity
with the Russian people in their efforts to fight terrorism.
Motion agreed to 347-0
Vote: Yea
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