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Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 909 (101st)passed

Amendments: (1) amended the definition of "non-developmental item" to eliminate the possibility that foreign-produced items could receive preference under the law; (2) added a definition for the term "commercial item"; (3) clarified the responsibilities of the General Services Administration (GSA) over automated data processing (ADP) and telecommunications procurement; and (4) required the mandatory use by Federal agencies of the GSA's FTS 2000 contracts.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 960 (104th)failed

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to increase the legal protection of people and property domestically and internationally, including increased support for federal employees and their families. It broadens current law relating to the punishment of conspiracies planned in the U.S. to harm people or property overseas, adds new crimes to the list of offenses which can be included in money laundering charges, and expands U.S. jurisdiction over maritime acts of violence. The substitute also increases investigative tools available to federal law enforcement authorities; expands the definition of nuclear materials to be monitored; provides implementing legislation for the Montreal convention on marking explosive materials negotiated in March, 1991; and authorizes funding for firefighter and emergency services training, explosive detection devices to foreign countries, and counterterrorism technology research and development funding.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 99 (104th)failed

An amendment (numbered 5 as printed in the Congressional Record) to enact into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant. Also, the amendment enacts into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statue which was later held to be unconstitutional.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 20 (104th)failed

An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would exempt Social Security from balanced budget calculations; not require supermajority votes to run deficits or raise the public debt limit; not require a supermajority to raise taxes; and require "truth-in-budgeting" provisions that stipulate on an account-by-account basis how the budget would be balanced over the period between FY 1996 and FY 2002 before the constitutional amendment could take effect.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 586 (106th)failed

An amendment numbered 4 printed in House report 106-498 to 1) modify the definition of "small business" to include businesses that had revenues in each of the last two years of $5 million or less; 2) apply the bill's product liability protections only to small business retailers; 3) apply the bill's cap on punitive damages only to cases related to product liability; 4) revise the bill's definition of "hate crimes" to mean "a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person"; and 5) allow states to opt out of the federal cap on punitive damages and product liability protections through legislation or voter initiative.

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