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An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-126 to prohibit the use of funds from being used to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or the Economic Research Service outside of the National Capital Region.
Amendment sought to strike section 126 which prohibits the use of funds from the Department of the Treasury's Forfeiture Fund to plan, design, construct or carry out a project to construct a southern border wall or barrier along the southern border of the US.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
An amendment numbered 251 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to decrease funding made available in Division E, other than amounts made available to the Department of Defense, by 14 percent.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2722) to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3351) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2722) to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3351) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
An amendment numbered 235 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to strike section 237 which prohibits the HUD notice "Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Single-Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities" from having the force and effect of law.
An amendment numbered 234 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to strike section 236 which prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the HUD "Equal Access in Accordance With an Individuals Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs" rule.
An amendment numbered 233 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit authorizing the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car and to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from using funds to authorize transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car by issuance of a special permit or approval.
An amendment numbered 221 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase and decrease funding by $1 with the intent to instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an implementation plan, including expected timeline and resource requirements, for the Department of Veterans Affairs to complete the requirements of Section 302 of Public Law 115-174.
An amendment numbered 206 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of the Executive Order titled "Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects.".
An amendment numbered 190 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of funds to be used for reducing the EPA Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS).
An amendment numbered 187 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase DOI and Forest Service accounts for wildfire preparedness, wildfire suppression operations, emergency rehabilitation, and hazardous fuels management by $7 million, offset with a reduction in the increase to the Working Capital Fund.
An amendment numbered 176 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to state that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used on offshore oil and gas leasing off the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning Areas for FY2020.
