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Amendment makes military education benefits count as federal educational assistance funds and limits the availability of federal funds for proprietary for-profit institutions unless the institution derives at least 10% of funds from sources other than federal funds.
Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume.
Amendment sought to reduce the overall authorization level by 10%; excluding military personnel, DoD federal civilian workforce, and defense health program accounts from the 10% reduction.
Amendment adds the text of H.R. 823, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, to the bill and permanently withdraws one million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park that are already (as of 2012) subject to a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims.
Amendment requires certifications be made to Congress when the President deploys active duty military within the United States during civil unrest by amending the Insurrection Act in Title 10, Chapter 13 of U.S. Code.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
Amendment increases funding for comprehensive lead service line replacement program by $4.44 billion and requires the administrator to give priority to eligible entities serving disadvantaged communities.
Amendment sought to eliminate the requirement that all laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway and public transportation projects shall be paid wages at rates not less than the locally prevailing wage rate.
Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, printed in part G of House Report 116-438 and printed on page H3022 of the Congressional Record dated July 1, 2020.
Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, printed in part D of House Report 116-438 and printed on page H2963 of the Congressional Record dated June 30, 2020.