Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]

An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section regarding unlawful stockyard practices involving nonambulatory livestock.

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An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 109-175 to raise the authorized level for the State Department program which provides for reimbursement to localities for services provided for the protection of foreign missions and officials to $15 million. Amendment authorizes the State Department to pay $19.58 million in "back payments" to NYC for expenses incurred since 2002.

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An amendment modifying a provision in the bill, intended to improve FBI personnel retention in the New York division by limiting the special lump-sum incentive payments to a single maximum payment of $20,000 per employee and limits periodic payments to between 20 percent and 25 percent of basic pay.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-174 to add language to section 302 of the bill to ensure that the Presidential report required by that section includes an assessment of the quality of governance in each province of Afghanistan focusing in particular on the implementation of the rule of law, the impact of any human rights abuses by Afghan government forces on overall counterinsurgency efforts, and the ability of the courts and judicial system to provide an effective justice system.

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An amendment to require state and local governments receiving law enforcement block grants under the bill to provide a hiring preference to former members of the Armed Forces who were involuntarily separated or released from active duty on or after Oct. 1, 1990 and who wish to become law enforcement officers with state and local law enforcement agencies.

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Amendment numbered six printed in House Report 108-561 to require the Director of Central Intelligence to report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the efforts of any Pakistani entity or individual to acquire or transfer weapons of mass destruction and related technologies or missile equipment and technology to any other nation, entity or individual; Pakistani steps to curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them; Pakistani steps to ensure that their own nuclear weapons are secure; an estimate of the size of the Pakistani fissile material stockpile; efforts by the government of Pakistan to fight al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist networks inside Pakistan; and efforts by the government of Pakistan to establish and strengthen democratic institutions in that country. Additionally, the amendment provides that the first report be due 90 days after the date of enactment and annually thereafter until April 1, 2009.

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An amendment to state that no disposal of dredged material from construction, operation, and maintenance of New York Harbor and adjacent channels shall take place at Bowery Bay, Flushing Bay, Powell's Cove, Little Bay, or Little Neck Bay, Queens, New York.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-514 to require covered organizations to report required disclosures to shareholders, members or donors in a "clear and conspicuous manner.".

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An amendment to prohibit funds in the bill to approve for human consumption, meats from downed animals.

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An amendment to add that institutions need not file a disclosure report on foreign sources of grants or contracts if the state disclosure requirement has penalties for noncompliance no less stringent than the federal penalties. The bill had only required that the state have disclosure procedures.

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An amendment to increase sentences by 50 percent for violent crimes committed against seniors and those who are disabled.

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An amendment providing release of aliens who are applying for asylum unless timely action is taken on asylum administrative and judicial appeals.

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An amendment to change the requirement that the Government of Chile "extradite" Walter Rauff as requested by Israel, to "expell". This is part of the conditions for resumption of security assistance (military aid or sales).

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to change the definition in the bill of a "manufacturer" and "seller" so that it does not apply to meat slaughtering, packing, canning or rendering establishments that manufacture or distribute, for human consumption, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or horses or other equines, that, at the point of examination and inspection are unable to stand or walk unassisted.

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An amendment to increase by $300,000 funds appropriated in the bill for Justice Department legal expenses to investigate the existence of Nazi war criminals living in the United States.

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An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to make technical and conforming changes in the bill.

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An amendment to specify that the provisions of the bill requiring the evaluation of federally funded drug programs include information on the number of people who requested treatment but were denied treatment or put on waiting lists due to inadequate capacity.

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An amendment to prohibit any funds to be obligated or expended for closing any Coast Guard station in fiscal year 1999 unless such closure has been specifically authorized by law.

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An amendment numbered 12 printed in part C of House Report 111-126 to provide that Congress finds the FAA did not follow FAA policy statements in determining whether the proposed College Point Marine Transfer Station in New York if constructed would constitute a hazard to air navigation. It also requires the FAA Administrator to take such actions as may be necessary to designate the proposed College Point Marine Transfer Station in New York City, New York, as a hazard to air navigation.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 23 in the Congressional Record of May 23, 1995, to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a cost-benefit analysis prior to the implementation of the provisions of the bill which abolish AID, ACDA, and USIA.

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An amendment to permit school districts to use Title I funds to serve educationally deprived children from low-income families who otherwise meet Title I eligibility requirements, but who attend schools in noneligible attendance areas.

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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2012

Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy; expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses; treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses; suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences located in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area; an increased charitable tax deduction for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief contributions; a special allocation of the new markets tax credit for investments in community development entities serving the disaster area; special adjustments to the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for individuals living in the disaster area; a work opportunity tax credit for hiring employees residing in the disaster area; authorization for issuance of Hurricane Sandy bonds to finance disaster relief projects; and an additional allocation of low-income housing credits in states affected by Hurricane Sandy.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2012

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building."

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2012

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building."