Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Bill: 113-hr-4660
Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]
Introduced: 2014-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Abortion
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural trade
Appropriations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Aviation and airports
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business ethics
Business records
Buy American requirements
Canada
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commission on Civil Rights
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
District of Columbia
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Firearms and explosives
Fishes
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Great Lakes
Housing discrimination
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Lakes and rivers
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Legal Services Corporation
Mammals
Manufacturing
Marine Mammal Commission
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Military facilities and property
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Motor vehicles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
News media and reporting
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Pornography
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Research administration and funding
Space flight and exploration
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Television and film
Terrorism
Trade agreements and negotiations
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-15
text: 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science-related programs, and related agencies. 
 
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for specified agencies and programs of the Department of Commerce, including the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, economic and statistical analysis programs, the Bureau of the Census, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department's Office of Inspector General.
 
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for the specified agencies and programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including DOJ's 's Office of Inspector General, the United States Parole Commission, the Offices of the United States Attorneys, the United States Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the Community Relations Service, the United States Marshals Service, the National Security Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Federal Prison System, Office of Justice programs, and community oriented policing services programs. 
 
Science Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including for the Office of Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF), including for the Office of Inspector General. 
 
Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (3) the International Trade Commission (ITC), (4) the Legal Services Corporation, (5) the Marine Mammal Commission, (6) the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and (7) the State Justice Institute. 
 
Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. Rescinds certain unobligated balances available for the Departments of Commerce and Justice.

action_date: 2014-05-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and for related agencies.
 

Title I: Department of Commerce
 - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2015 for: 
 
 
the International Trade Administration; 
 
the Bureau of Industry and Security; 
 
the Economic Development Administration; 
 
the Minority Business Development Agency; 
 
economic and statistical analysis programs; 
 
the Bureau of the Census; 
 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; 
 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); 
 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); 
 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including expenses for restoration of Pacific salmon populations; and 
 
departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General. 

 
(Sec. 104) Adopts by reference, and makes applicable to FY2015, requirements of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, that prohibit NOAA from entering into a contract for development of a major program (a program with an estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250 million) unless the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere makes specified determinations, including that: (1) the technical, cost, and schedule risks are clearly identified and the program has developed a plan to manage those risks; and (2) the technologies required for the program have been demonstrated in a relevant laboratory or test environment. 
 
(Sec. 105) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to furnish services to facilitate the use or occupancy of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C., or other buildings for which the Secretary is responsible.
 
(Sec. 106) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 
 
(Sec. 107) Authorizes the Administrator of NOAA to use the resources of federal, state, local, or tribal agencies and other entities to carry out the responsibilities of any statute administered by NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 108) Requires the Department of Commerce to provide a monthly report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on any official travel to China by any Department of Commerce employee.
 

Title II: Department of Justice
 - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2015 for: 
 
 
general administration, including for information sharing technology, the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, and the Office of the Inspector General; 
 
the United States Parole Commission; 
 
legal activities, including for the antitrust division, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund; 
 
the United States Marshals Service; 
 
federal prisoner detention; 
 
the National Security Division; 
 
interagency law enforcement activities relating to drug trafficking and money laundering; 
 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); 
 
the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); 
 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); 
 
the Federal Prison System, including for Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated; 
 
the Office on Violence Against Women; and 
 
Office of Justice Programs, including for criminal justice statistics programs, state and local law enforcement assistance, juvenile justice programs, public safety officers benefits, and community-oriented policing services programs. 

 
(Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion. 
 
(Sec. 204) Reaffirms the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility.
 
Sec. 206) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2015 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
 
(Sec. 207) Prohibits the use of funds made available under this Act to: (1) transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure; (2) purchase cable television services or rent equipment used primarily for recreational purposes in federal prisons, except for inmate training, religious, or educational purposes; (3) purchase a new or enhanced information technology program having estimated development costs in excess of $100 million without appropriate program management controls and oversight mechanisms in place; (4) begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; or (5) facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual known or suspected to be an agent of a drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
 
(Sec. 215) Prohibits income retained in the DOJ Working Capital Fund from being made available for obligation during FY2015. 
 

Title III: Science
 - Science Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including for the Office of the Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF), including for the Office of the National Science Board and the Office of the Inspector General. 
 

Title IV: Related Agencies
 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (3) the International Trade Commission, (4) the Legal Services Corporation, (5) the Marine Mammal Commission, (6) the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and (7) the State Justice Institute. 
 

Title V: General Provisions
 - (Sec. 501) Sets forth restrictions and prohibitions on the use of funds under this Act, including prohibitions against the use of funds to: 
 
 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on marketing of such products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco products of the same type; 
 
discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in DOJ financial assistance programs or their parents or legal guardians; 
 
acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, or NSF unless such agencies have conducted risk-related reviews; 
 
justify the use of torture by any U.S. official or contract employee; 
 
pay administrative expenses or compensate any U.S. officer or employee in connection with requiring licenses for exporting certain firearms components to Canada with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction; 
 
include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of certain provisions of the United States-Singapore, Australia, or Morocco Free Trade Agreements; 
 
authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of specified laws authorizing the FBI to issue national security letters; 
 
purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of federal regulations; 
 
pay for the attendance of more than 50 federal agency employees at a conference outside the United States, unless such conference is for the training of law enforcement personnel; 
 
permit NASA or the Office of Science and Technology Policy to partner with China or any Chinese-owned company unless specifically authorized by law; 
 
pay salaries of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if legal requirements for such importation are met and no application for the importation of such model of shotgun had been denied prior to January 1, 2011; 
 
maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography; 
 
award contracts, grants, or loan guarantees to any corporation that has been convicted of a felony under federal law within the preceding 24 months or that has unpaid federal tax liability; 
 
implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for such treaty; or 
 
require a licensed firearm dealer to report information to DOJ regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person. 

 
(Sec. 506) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. Requires funds made available by this Act to be used for the purchase of items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States or its territories or possessions.
 
(Sec. 521) Requires program managers of projects of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or the NSF totaling more than $75 million to notify such agencies if project costs have increased by 10% or more. 
 
(Sec. 522) Authorizes funding for intelligence-related activities during FY2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2015.
 
(Sec. 523) Prohibits contracting with or awarding grants in excess of $5 million to a contractor or grantee unless such contractor or grantor: (1) certifies compliance with tax return requirements, and (2) has not been convicted of a criminal tax offense. 
 
(Sec. 524) Rescinds unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce, Departmental Management, Franchise Fund. Requires the rescission, not later than September 30, 2015, of specified unobligated balances available for certain DOJ programs.
 
(Sec. 527) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States to: (1) enforce vigorously its trade laws, (2) avoid agreements that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguards to protect competition, and (3) address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization. 
 
(Sec. 528) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) transfer or release to or within the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by DOD; or (2) construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to detain or imprison such a detainee.
 
(Sec. 530) Directs that funds made available in this Act be used to purchase light bulbs that are "Energy Star" qualified or have the "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
 
(Sec. 540) Provides that the amount by which the allocation of new budget authority under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.

action_date: 2014-05-30
text: 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies.
 

Title I: Department of Commerce
 - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2015 for: 
 
 
 the International Trade Administration; 
 
 the Bureau of Industry and Security; 
 
 the Economic Development Administration; 
 
the Minority Business Development Agency; 
 
 economic and statistical analysis programs; 
 
 the Bureau of the Census; 
 
 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration;
 
 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); 
 
 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); 
 
 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including expenses for restoration of Pacific salmon populations; and 
 
 departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General. 
 
 
(Sec. 104) Adopts by reference and makes applicable to FY2015 requirements of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, that prohibit NOAA from entering into a contract for development of a major program (a program with an estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250 million) unless the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere makes specified determinations, including that: (1) the technical, cost, and schedule risks are clearly identified and the program has developed a plan to manage those risks; and (2) the technologies required for the program have been demonstrated in a relevant laboratory or test environment. 
 
(Sec. 105) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to furnish services to facilitate the use or occupancy of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C., or other buildings for which the Secretary is responsible.
 
(Sec. 106) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 
 
(Sec. 107) Authorizes the Administrator of NOAA to use the resources of federal, state, local, or tribal agencies and other entities to carry out the responsibilities of any statute administered by NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 108) Requires the Department of Commerce to provide a monthly report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on any official travel to China by any Department of Commerce employee.
 

Title II: Department of Justice
 - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2015 for: 
 
 
general administration, including for information sharing technology, the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, and the Office of the Inspector General; 
 
the United States Parole Commission; 
 
legal activities, including for the antitrust division, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund; 
 
the United States Marshals Service; 
 
Federal Prisoner Detention; 
 
the National Security Division; 
 
interagency law enforcement activities relating to drug trafficking and money laundering; 
 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); 
 
the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); 
 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); 
 
the Federal Prison System, including for the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated;
 
 the Office on Violence Against Women; and 
 
the Office of Justice Programs, including for criminal justice statistics programs, state and local law enforcement assistance, juvenile justice programs, public safety officers benefits, and community-oriented policing services programs. 
 
 
(Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion. 
 
(Sec. 204) Reaffirms the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility.
 
Sec. 206) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2015 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
 
(Sec. 207) Prohibits the use of funds made available under this Act to: (1) transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure; (2) purchase cable television services or rent equipment used primarily for recreational purposes in federal prisons, except for inmate training, religious, or educational purposes; (3) purchase a new or enhanced information technology program having estimated development costs in excess of $100 million without appropriate program management controls and oversight mechanisms in place; (4) begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; or (5) facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual known or suspected to be an agent of a drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
 
(Sec. 215) Prohibits income retained in the DOJ Working Capital Fund from being made available for obligation during FY2015. 
 

Title III: Science
 - Science Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including for the Office of the Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF), including for the Office of the National Science Board and the Office of the Inspector General. 
 

Title IV: Related Agencies
 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (3) the International Trade Commission, (4) the Legal Services Corporation, (5) the Marine Mammal Commission, (6) the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and (7) the State Justice Institute. 
 

Title V: General Provisions
 - (Sec. 501) Sets forth restrictions and prohibitions on the use of funds under this Act, including prohibitions against the use of funds to:
 
 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on marketing of such products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco products of the same type;
 
discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in DOJ financial assistance programs or their parents or legal guardians;
 
acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, or NSF unless such agencies have conducted risk-related reviews;
 
justify the use of torture by any U.S. official or contract employee;
 
pay administrative expenses or compensate any U.S. officer or employee in connection with requiring licenses for exporting certain firearms components to Canada with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction;
 
include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of certain provisions of the United States-Singapore, Australia, or Morocco Free Trade Agreements;
 
authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of specified laws authorizing the FBI to issue national security letters;
 
purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of federal regulations;
 
pay for the attendance of more than 50 federal agency employees at a conference outside the United States, unless such conference is for the training of law enforcement personnel;
 
permit NASA or the Office of Science and Technology Policy to partner with China or any Chinese-owned company unless specifically authorized by law;
 
pay salaries of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if legal requirements for such importation are met and no application for the importation of such model of shotgun had been denied prior to January 1, 2011;
 
maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography;
 
award contracts, grants, or loan guarantees to any corporation that has been convicted of a felony under federal law within the preceding 24 months or that has unpaid federal tax liability;
 
implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for such treaty; or
 
require a licensed firearm dealer to report information to DOJ regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.
 
 
(Sec. 506) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. Requires funds made available by this Act to be used for the purchase of items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.
 
(Sec. 521) Requires program managers of projects of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or the NSF totaling more than $75 million to notify such agencies if project costs have increased by 10%. 
 
(Sec. 522) Authorizes funding for intelligence-related activities during FY2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2015.
 
(Sec. 523) Prohibits contracting with or awarding grants in excess of $5 million to a contractor or grantee unless such contractor or grantor certifies compliance with tax return requirements and has not been convicted of a criminal tax offense. 
 
(Sec. 524) Rescinds unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce, Departmental Management, Franchise Fund. Requires the rescission, not later than September 30, 2015, of specified unobligated balances available for certain DOJ programs.
 
(Sec. 527) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States to: (1) enforce vigorously its trade laws, (2) avoid agreements that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguards to protect competition, and (3) address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization. 
 
(Sec. 528) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) transfer or release to or within the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense (DOD); or (2) construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to detain or imprison such a detainee.
 
(Sec. 530) Directs that funds made available in this Act be used to purchase light bulbs that are "Energy Star" qualified or have the "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
 
(Sec. 540) Provides that the amount by which the allocation of new budget authority under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 (increased by $866,000).
 
(Sec. 541) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act under the heading &quot;Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery&quot; for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers.
 
(Sec. 542) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for:
 
 
 leasing or purchasing new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with the Presidential Memorandum dated May 24, 2011;
 
 entering into contracts with parties convicted in the preceding three years of fraud in connection with a public contract or of other related civil or criminal offenses or with parties having delinquent federal taxes exceeding $3,000 that remain unsatisfied;
 
implementing Executive Order No. 13547, relating to the stewardship of oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes, including the National Ocean Policy developed under such Executive Order; 
 
enforcing fines for refusing to answer questions for the American Community Survey or for giving false answers; 
 
contravening functions performed by the Attorney General and delegations of authority by the Attorney General; 
 
assessing or collecting the fee for the trawl fishery cost recovery program; 
 
contravening the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, anti-discrimination provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and prohibitions against unlawful police pattern or practices under the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; 
 
NASA's Advanced Food Technology Project; 
 
loan guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing (under Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs); 
 
negotiating a waiver of Buy American Act requirements; 
 
examining climate effects on tea quality and socioeconomic responses under award number 1313775-CNH;
 
designing, implementing, administering, or carrying out the U.S. Global Climate Research Program National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report, the United Nation's Agenda 21 sustainable development plan, or the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866;
 
carrying out Operation Choke Point; 
 
assisting a state or local government that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure in contravention of federal immigration laws;
 
the Investigative and Public Affairs Unit of the FBI, except for the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, the Most Wanted Terrorists, and missing children programs; 
 
preventing a state from implementing its own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp; 
 
preventing specified states from implementing their own laws authorizing the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana; 
transferring or temporarily assigning employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for the purpose of screening clemency applications;
contravening industrial hemp research provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014 by DOD or DEA; 
compelling a journalist or reporter to testify about information or sources regarded as confidential; 
relinquishing the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet assigned numbers authority functions; 
 enforcement of the Fair Housing Act by DOJ in a manner that relies upon an allegation of liability for discrimination; 
contravening provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowing communication between government agencies and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service; or 
negotiating or entering into a trade agreement that establishes a limit on greenhouse gas emissions, except with respect to the administration of a tax or tariff. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3845)
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3836-3842; text: CR S3836)
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3776-3781, S3781-3784, S3787-3789, S3792-3793, S3798-3800, S3805)
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 200. (consideration: CR S3712; text: CR S3712)
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3691)
action_date: 2014-06-16
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3675)
action_date: 2014-06-12
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3653-3654; text: CR S3654)
action_date: 2014-06-12
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3621-3622, S3642-3653)
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
action_date: 2014-06-02
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 321 - 87 (Roll no. 269).
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 321 - 87 (Roll no. 269).
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 220, 2 Present (Roll no. 268). (consideration: CR H5015-5016)
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5015)
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase funds for various violence against women and sexual assault prevention and prosection programs and decrease funds in the National Science Foundation's agency operation and award management account.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Ms. Moore moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H5014-5016; text: H5014)
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5014)
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4660.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Mr. Wolf moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DISPOSITION OF WALBERG AMENDMENT - The Chair announced that, without objection, the request for a recorded vote having been withdrawn, the Walberg amendment, stands affirmed in accordance with the previous voice vote thereon.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: WITHDRAWN DEMAND FOR RECORDED VOTE - Mr. Walberg asked unanimous consent to withdraw his demand for a recorded vote on the Walberg amendment debated earlier to the end that the amendment stand affirmed pursuant to the earlier voice vote on the amendment. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H5005)
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Collins (GA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hudson amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Meadows amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meadows amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luetkemeyer amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garrett amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Duffy amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Duffy amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grayson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grayson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Salmon amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Broun (GA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Southerland amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Southerland amendment No. 24.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Massie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massie amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 10.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poe (TX) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flores amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holding amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holding amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment No. 20.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment No. 25.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment No. 21.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Walberg amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walberg demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bonamici amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Bonamici demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bonamici amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Bustos demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment No. 15.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Engel amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment No. 14.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doyle amendment, pending the reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Moran demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran amendment No. 13.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4968-5016)
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4660 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Mr. Wolf moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Austin Scott (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Austin Scott (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Austin Scott (GA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Broun (GA) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lipinski demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (TX) amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kaptur amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4955-4968)
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4660 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Mr. Wolf moved that the Committee now rise.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Broun (GA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Grayson amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jeffries amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Grayson amendment No. 18, under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kilmer amendment under the five-minute rule, pending a reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cicilline amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cicilline demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cicilline amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gosar amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gallego amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Connolly amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Delaney amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 8 under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gosar amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kildee amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Polis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Polis amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Second Cohen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cohen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Second Cohen amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cohen amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gosar amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4927-4955, H5016; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H4928-4929, H4940, H4942, H4943-4944, H4944-4945, H4945-4946, H4946-4947, H4950, H4951, H4952-4953; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H4953, H4955, H4956-4957, H4959, H4960-4961; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H4961, H4963; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H4963, H4968-4969, H4969-4970, H4971-4972, H4974)
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4660 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2014-05-29
text: Mr. Wolf moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Fleming amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cohen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cohen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cohen amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lee (CA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Coffman (CO) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the McKinley amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brownley (CA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA)amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the King (IA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sinema amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moore amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Broun (GA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Wolf demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bonamici amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Holt amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the McDermott amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Nugent amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bridenstine amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bridenstine amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McNerney amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fattah demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the McNerney amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gibson amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pompeo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers (KY) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pompeo amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cicilline amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Langevin amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kildee amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Reichert amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Davis (CA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lynch amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4660.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Ann Wagner to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 585 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: All points of order against the bills are waived. General debate shall not exceed one hour. After general debate the bills shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee of Armed Services for H.R. 4435, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-44 shall be considered as adopted and considered as an original bill for the purposes of amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-28
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 585. (consideration: CR H4868-4908; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H4880, H4884, H4885, H4887, H4891-4892, H4897, H4898, H4899; text of Title II as reported in House: H4899, H4904, H4905, H4906)
action_date: 2014-05-19
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 585 Reported to House. All points of order against the bills are waived. General debate shall not exceed one hour. After general debate the bills shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee of Armed Services for H.R. 4435, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-44 shall be considered as adopted and considered as an original bill for the purposes of amendment.
action_date: 2014-05-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.
action_date: 2014-05-15
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-448, by Mr. Wolf.
action_date: 2014-05-15
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-448, by Mr. Wolf.
action_date: 2014-05-15
text: Introduced in House