Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50]

An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to delete the provisions of the bill which eliminate basic support payments for schools districts based upon the adverse impact on those school district by the increased student population resulting from children of military personnel who live on nearby bases.

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An amendment to provide that owners of private lands within the boundaries of the Mojave National Park (other than the Catellus Development Corp.) whose lands are to be acquired by the Federal Government shall be entitled to the "full use and enjoyment" of their lands, until said land is purchased, and that nothing in the bill shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the use of these lands.

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An amendment to strike section 609 from the bill. Section 609 relates to federal acquistion of lands owned by Catellus Development Corporation which are located within the boundaries of the national parks and wilderness areas. Such acquistions would benefit only the Catellus Corporation under the terms of the bill (thus excluding other landowners).

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An amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-292 to restore Selective Service Agency funding of $24.2 million and strike language that terminates the agency.

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Amendment increases the maximum eligibility for loan guarantees for construction of double-hulled tankers from 75% to 87.5% of construction costs.

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Amendment waives federal law with respect to 6 vessels in order to permit them to engage in coastwise trade.

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An amendment to provide that owners of private lands within the boundaries of the Mojave National Park (other than the Catellus Development Corp.) whose lands are to be acquired by the Federal Government shall be entitled to the "full use and enjoyment" of their lands, until said land is purchased, and that nothing in the bill shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the use of these lands.

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Amendment sought to exempt airlines with seven or fewer aircraft from the provisions of the bill governing the number of hours flight attendants may work.

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An amendment to specify that the provisions of the bill shall not affect native American languages, or have any impact on testing associated with the Individuals with Disabilities Act. The amendment would exempt art terms and foreign phrases from the provisions of the bill.

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Amendment to the Burton amendment (A021) restricts foreign assistance to Jordan. The language was replaced with that contained in the Volkmer substitute amendment (A023), as amended.

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An amendment to exempt from the provisions of the Baker amendment any entity which provides religious instruction to, or permits religious worship by,illegal aliens.

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An amendment to require the Justice Department to develop and implement a program to ensure that aliens who have entered the country illegally more than 3 times are deported to locations more than 500 miles away from the U.S. border.

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An amendment to require the Justice and State Department to report to Congress within six months on the effectiveness of the prisoner transfer treaty with Mexico.

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An amendment no. 7 and printed in part B of H. Rept. 106-186 to exempt qualified law enforcement officers and retired officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.

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An amendment to strike the $1 billion appropriation in the bill for assistance to Turkey.

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An amendment no. 10 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. 106-186 to add the provisions of "Matthew's Law" increases the penalties for crimes of violence against children under age 13.

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the leaders of Congress and other legislative branch offices should work together to establish and implement a coordinated program for the reuse, recycling, and appropriate disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by offices of the legislative branch.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2005

Expresses the sense of Congress that the leaders of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and other legislative branch offices should work together to establish and implement a coordinated program for the reuse, recycling, and appropriate disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by such offices.

TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2005

TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005 - Sets forth border security-related provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) construction of fencing and security improvements in the the Pacific Ocean-Gulf of Mexico border area; (2) increased availability of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment on the southern border; and (3) construction of additional ports of entry. Provides for increases in funding, personnel, and technology at the federal, state, and local level for immigration and border enforcement and visa security, worksite enforcement, document integrity, immigration fraud, and detention and removal of illegal aliens. Establishes in the Department of Justice a position of Assistant Attorney General for Immigration Enforcement. Revises provisions respecting: (1) the integrated entry and exit data system; (2) registration of aliens in the United States; (3) state and local enforcement of immigration laws; and (4) National Crime Information Center listing of immigration violators. Provides for: (1) construction or acquisition of additional alien detention facilities; (2) federal custody of, and state or local compensation for, state or locally apprehended illegal aliens; (3) immigration-related training for state and local personnel; (4) personal liability immunity to the same extent as corresponding federal immunity for state or local personnel enforcing immigration laws within the scope of their duties; and (5) civil rights money damage immunity for state or local agencies enforcing immigration laws unless their personnel violated criminal law in such enforcement. Authorizes grants to border-adjacent Indian tribes adversely affected by illegal immigration for law enforcement, health care, environmental restoration, and cultural preservation. Revises visa and alien status provisions, including: (1) visa waiver program suspension; (2) diversity immigrant program elimination; (3) family sponsored immigrant allocations; and (4) visa compliance bonds. Continues, and expands to all states, the institutional removal program (IRP). Restricts citizenship-by-birth provisions. Denies immigration benefits to alien terrorists or criminals. Revises temporary protected status provisions. Employment Security Act of 2005 - Revises the work eligibility verification program. Directs the Commissioner for Social Security to establish an alien work eligibility database. Revises social security card anti-fraud and related provisions. Sets forth Internal Revenue Service (IRS) work eligibility verification provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make an illegal alien ineligible for nonresident alien tax status; and (2) prohibit a deduction for compensation paid to an unauthorized worker. Increases alien smuggling penalties. Establishes criminal penalties and forfeiture for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. Increases criminal penalties for marriage fraud and immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud. Revises criminal and civil penalties for improper entry and related actions by an alien. Increases criminal penalties for illegal entry and failure to depart violations. Increases criminal and civil penalties for document fraud, benefit fraud, and false citizenship claims. Makes aliens participating in criminal street gangs inadmissible and deportable. Revises specified voluntary departure, detention, and removal provisions. Provides for: (1) expedited removal of criminal aliens; and (2) detention alternative pilot programs.

Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2005

Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Rewrites federal criminal code provisions regarding animal enterprise terrorism to prohibit anyone from traveling in, or using the mail or any facility of, interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of damaging or disrupting an animal enterprise and, in connection with such purpose: (1) intentionally damaging, disrupting, or causing the loss of property used by or owned in connection with such enterprise; (2) intentionally placing a person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to that person or a family member through threats, vandalism, property damage, trespass, harassment, or intimidation; or (3) conspiring or attempting to do so. Prescribes escalating penalties. Authorizes restitution for: (1) the reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that was interrupted or invalidated as a result of such offense; (2) the loss of food production or farm income reasonably attributable to such offense; and (3) any other economic damage, including any losses or costs caused by economic disruption, resulting from such offense.

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2005

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop research protocols for collecting and analyzing scientific information about the effectiveness and ecological impacts of catastrophic event recovery projects and emergency stabilization treatments undertaken as part of a burned area emergency response to increase the long-term benefits of management activities and to decrease short-term impacts. Requires such Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with land-grant colleges and universities to form forest health partnerships to utilize their education, research, and outreach capacity to address the recovery of forested land after a catastrophic event. Requires such Secretaries to conduct catastrophic event recovery evaluations of damaged federal lands. Directs such Secretaries to prepare a list of pre-approved management practices that may be immediately implemented as part of catastrophic event recovery projects or catastrophic event research projects. Requires determinations of whether or not to: (1) use any pre-approved management practices that can be immediately implemented; and (2) develop and carry out a recovery or research project or part of such a project using the alternative arrangements authorized by this Act. Directs such Secretaries to clarify agency-wide guidance regarding reforestation in response to catastrophic events. Provides for assistance to restore landscapes and communities affected by catastrophic events. Provides for the availability and use of pre-approved management practices and alternative arrangements on National Forest experimental forests.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 545 North Rimsdale Avenue in Covina, California, as the "Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office".

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 545 North Rimsdale Avenue in Covina, California, as the "Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office."

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2005

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act - Provides that, for purposes of the Federal Communications Commission's regulation relating to station antenna structures in the amateur radio services, any private land use rules applicable to such structures shall be treated as a State or local regulation and subject to the same requirements and limitations of such a regulation.

Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2005

Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise various provisions of that Act relating to the determination of endangered and threatened species, procedures for making such determinations, and the role of states and private property owners in the determination process. Defines "best available scientific data" and requires the use of such standard in making endangered species and other determinations under the Act. Revises provisions for designating endangered or threatened species and the process for reviewing lists of such species. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of Commerce) to designate a critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement recovery plans for endangered or threatened species and to establish recovery teams to assist in the development of such plans, giving priority to species that will most likely benefit from such plans. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into species recovery agreements and species conservation contract agreements with persons, other than federal or state governments, for conservation activities to protect endangered or threatened species; and (2) make grants to promote the voluntary conservation of endangered and threatened species by private property owners. Eliminates the Endangered Species Committee and the process for granting exemptions from endangered or threatened species determinations. Requires the Secretary to make certain information available to the public on the Internet, including lists of threatened or endangered species, final and proposed regulations under the Act, results of five-year reviews conducted under the Act, all draft and final recovery plans, and certain required reports and data. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress annually on expenditures made primarily for the conservation of species. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

Gasoline Price-Gouging Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2005

Gasoline Price-Gouging Act of 2005 - States that it is unlawful for a commercial vendor to sell either gasoline or diesel fuel at a price that is a 10% or greater increase from the average price prevailing in an area prior to its having been declared or designated as a major disaster area. Excepts from such prohibition a fuel price that is: (1) attributable to a reasonable additional cost incurred attendant to a major disaster; or (2) consistent with national or international market trends. Makes such prohibition applicable for 90 days after a declaration or designation is made. Grants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement powers to treat violation of this prohibition as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Requires the FTC, within five days following a declaration of a major disaster, to post on its Internet website the average price of gasoline and diesel fuel in such area for the 30-day period preceding the declaration.