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H.R. 2643:
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
110th Congress

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See H.R. 2643 [110th] on THOMAS for the official source of information on this bill or resolution.

Amendments

The following are amendments proposed for this legislation. Click an amendment's name to read the text of the amendment, where available.

An amendment to increase funds for the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Forest Service. And, decrease funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $31,588,000.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for land acquisition under the Bureau of Land Management by $17,015,000.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to reduce funds for land acquisition under the Bureau of Land Management by $17,015,000.
Amendment designates $1 million for operations and grants affiliated with the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $1,000,000 in funding for Administrative Provisions.
Amendment increases funding for the National Park Service by $1 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to increase $1,000,000 (by transfer) regarding Operation of the National Park System.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the the National Park Service by $100 million and reduce funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $163 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to increase funds by $100,000,000 for the operation of the National Park System. And, reduce funds for the EPA by $163,000,000.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 274 (Roll no. 551). [View Details]
Amendment redirects $1 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Office of Federal Acknowlegement.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 30 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $1,000,000 in funding regarding Operation of Indian Programs.
Amendment increases funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's Mexican Border program for safe drinking water grants by $15 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for the Office of the Secretary (Indian Affairs) by $5,000,000. And, increase the State and Tribal assistance grants funds program under the EPA.
Amendment increases funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program by $20 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to decrease funds for the Office of the Secretary (Indian Affairs) by $20,148,000. And, increase funds for the Department-Wide Programs by $20,148,000.
An amendment to increase funds for the Department-Wide Programs (Indian Affairs) by $160,000,000. And, to reduce funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $60,000,000.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Withdrawn: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to increase funds for the Department-Wide Programs (Indian Affairs) by $52,000,000. And, to reduce funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $160,000,000.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment sought to permit offshore natural gas drilling.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment number 1 by Peterson(PA) to insert language on page 50, line 3, after the period stating "The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to natural gas offshore preleasing, leasing, and related activities beyond 25 miles from the coastline":.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Peterson (PA) amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 233 (Roll no. 552). [View Details]
Amendment sought to include areas within 100 miles of the coastline under the President's moratorium statement of June 12, 1998 and to include areas within 100 miles of the coastline in the funding restrictions regarding oil and natural gas preleasing activities.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to include areas within 100 miles of the coastline under the President's moratorium statement of June 12, 1998 and to include areas within 100 miles of the coastline in the funding restrictions regarding oil and natural gas preleasing activities.
Amendment sought to strike sections 104 and 105 regarding the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and related activities and regarding funds to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to strike sections 104 and 105 regarding the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and relative activities and regarding funds to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Conaway amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 167 - 264 (Roll no. 553). [View Details]
Amendment increases funding for the Clean Air Status and Trends Network program by $1 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $1 million in funding regarding Science and Technology under the Environmental Protection Agency account.
Amendment reduces the EPA operations and administrations budget by $3,884,000 and increases the EPA's science and technology homeland security water security initiative by that same amount.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to redirect $3.884 million in funding regarding Science and Technology under the Environmental Protection Agency account.
Amendments en bloc sought to strike provisions relating to the Commission on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and to strike the $50 million appropriated for such commission.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007.
An En Bloc amendment to strike the provisions in the paragraph establishing the makeup of the commission and to strike $50 million in appropriation for the Commission on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.
Amendment increases funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico program by $2.5 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $2.5 million in funding for the Environmental Programs and Management.
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the appropriation by $2 under the Environmental Programs and Management account; to increase the appropriation by $1 under the Environmental Programs and Managment account; to increase the appropriation by $1 under the State and Tribal Assistance Grant account; and to increase the appropriation by $1 under the Sate and Tribal Assistance Grants account.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Withdrawn: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the Forest Service by $13 million and decrease funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $31.5 million.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to increase funding by $13 million for the Forest and Rangeland Research and decrease funding by $31.588 million for Grants and Adminstration under the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Bishop (UT) amendment (A019) Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 270 (Roll no. 554). [View Details]
Amendment redirects $1 million in funding for Toxic Substances and Environmental Public Health.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $1 million in funding regarding Toxic Substances and Environmental Public Health.
An amendment to strike section 501 and insert that no Federally-mandated steps should be taken to mitigate global climate change if those steps would harm American consumers, workers, or businesses in any way.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment sought to strike section 501 which states as the sense of Congress that there should be enacted a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory, market-based limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse the growth of such emissions at a rate and in a manner that (1) will not significantly harm the United States economy and (2) will encourage comparable action by other nations that are major trading partners and key contributors to global emissions.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to strike section 501 expressing the sense of Congress on Global Climate Change.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Barton (TX) amendment (A022) Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 274 (Roll no. 555). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to condemn land.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to promulgate or implement a proposed EPA regulation concerning air pollution emission standards for major sources of pollution.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to promulgate or implement the Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A024) Agreed to by recorded vote: 252 - 178 (Roll no. 556). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be made available through a grant to any Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) organization who is a party to a lawsuit against the dispensing agency.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 20 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to eliminate or restrict programs that are for the reforestation of urban areas.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to process any applications for off-reservation casinos under section 20(b)(1) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enfore section 20(b)(1) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Dent amendment (A027) Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 236 (Roll no. 557). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to enter into a contract with an entity that does not participate in the basic pilot program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the continued operation of the Mexican Wolf Recovery program.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Pearce amendment (A029) Failed by recorded vote: 172 - 258 (Roll no. 558). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 19 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to limit outreach programs administered by the Smithsonian Institution.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment numbered 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Clover Bend Historic Site.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A031) Failed by recorded vote: 98 - 331 (Roll no. 559). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 44 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the St. Joseph's College Theater.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A032) Failed by recorded vote: 97 - 328 (Roll no. 560). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 56 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Maverick Concert Hall.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A033) Failed by recorded vote: 114 - 316 (Roll no. 561). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 74 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Bremerton Public Library.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A034) Failed by recorded vote: 98 - 333 (Roll no. 562). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road i the Tongass National Forest.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
Jun 26, 2007. On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A035) Agreed to by recorded vote: 283 - 145 (Roll no. 563). [View Details]
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being obligated or expended to conduct the San Gabriel River Watershed and Mountains Special Resource Study in certain designated cities in California.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used conduct the San Gabriel Watershed and Mountains Special Resource Study in the cities of Diamond Bar, La Habra, Industry, Chino Hills, and the community of Rowland Heights in Los Angeles County, California.
An amendment to reduce funds for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities(NEA) by $32,000,000.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A037) Failed by recorded vote: 137 - 285 (Roll no. 564). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 51 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for Wetzel County Courthouse, New Martinsville, West Virginia.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Campbell (CA) amendment (A038) Failed by recorded vote: 104 - 323 (Roll no. 565). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the "ENERGY STAR" or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Accepted: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Campbell (CA) amendment (A040) Failed by recorded vote: 97 - 330 (Roll no. 566). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to specify that any reduction in the amount appropriated by the Act achieved as a result of amendments adopted by the House should be dedicated to deficit reduction.
Proposed: Jun 26, 2007. Withdrawn: Jun 26, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for W.A. Young & Sons Foundry Greene County Pennsylvania.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A042) Failed by recorded vote: 104 - 328 (Roll no. 567). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Columbus Fire Fighters Union in Columbus, Ohio.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A043) Failed by recorded vote: 66 - 364 (Roll no. 568). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Philadelphia Art Museum Exterior Facade in Philadephia, PA.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for Payne Gallery, Moravian College in Pennsylvania.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; the Westsylvania Heritage Corporation in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; and the Progress Fund in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A046) Failed by recorded vote: 86 - 343 (Roll no. 569). [View Details]
Amendment requires the Environmental Protection Agency to hire the appropriate number of criminal investigators as required by law.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Accepted: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the EPA Administrator's security detail.
An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 4.3 percent.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Jordan amendment (A048) Failed by recorded vote: 150 - 281 (Roll no. 570). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 29 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations in the bill by $276,330,000 (or 1 percent).
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Price (GA) amendment (A049) Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 254 (Roll no. 571). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce each amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law by 0.5 percent.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Musgrave amendment (A050) Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 238 (Roll no. 572). [View Details]
An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment to re-direct $1 million for the Historic Preservation Fund.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Accepted: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to issue any permit for, or otherwise approve or allow, importation of any polar bear or polar bear part.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A053) Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 242 (Roll no. 573). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands or to conduct an oil shale lease sale.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Accepted: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Udall (CO) amendment (A054) Agreed to by recorded vote: 219 - 215 (Roll no. 574). [View Details]
An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to implement BLM regulations on Recordable Disclaimers of Interest in Land with respect to a claimed Revised Statue (R.S.) 2477 right-of-way or to issue a non-binding determination.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Withdrawn: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007.
An amendment to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A057) Failed by recorded vote: 97 - 335 (Roll no. 575). [View Details]
An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill relating to oil-shale leasing in the States of Utah or Wyoming.
Proposed: Jun 27, 2007. Rejected: Jun 27, 2007.
Jun 27, 2007. On agreeing to the Cannon amendment (A058) Failed by recorded vote: 204 - 223 (Roll no. 576). [View Details]
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