Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

An amendment to prohibit the administration from initiating military operations against Syria, Iran, North Korea or other potential rogue nations without authorization from Congress.

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An amendment numbered 7 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to make improvements to the Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDO) Program including increasing access to initial and recurrent training for FFDO's by establishing qualification standards, exploring the possibility of alternate sites for training, and ensuring that the training be provided at no cost to the pilot. Also requires the Secretary to establish a secure means for TSA personnel to communicate with FFDO's in support of their mission, issue badges to FFDO's within 180 days, set up a process by which pilots can appeal a TSA decision to revoke a FFDO's status, establish a pilot program to allow FFDO's to carry their weapon, and encourage the President to pursue international agreements that will allow the use of FFDO's on international flights.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to establish or implement a cross-border motor carrier demonstration or pilot project or program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commerical zones on the United States-Mexico border.

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An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for Selective Service System by $10,000,000 and increase funds for the Small Business Administration by $10,000,000.

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An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the Selective Service System to prepare for, plan, or execute the Area Office Mobilization Prototype Exercise.

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An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record.

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An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 110-151 to clarify that no previously enacted law authorizes military action against Iran. It also prohibits funding authorized by the bill or in any other act from being used to take military action against Iran without specific authorization from Congress unless there is a `national emergency created by an attack by Iran upon the United States, its territories or possessions or its armed forces' (language taken directly from the War Powers Resolution, P.L. 93-148).

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An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 111-578 to prohibit any funds under the Act from being used to reallocate Federal highway formula funding for the livable communities program unless the program is first authorized by Congress.

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An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 111-71 to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to make the shareholder vote on executive compensation packages binding upon the board of directors.

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An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-680 to require EPA and the Department of Transportation to submit a report to Congress within 6 months on the health, environmental, and public health impacts of fugitive coal dust.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-539 to ensure that if the SEAlaska Native Corporation is allowed to clear-cut new areas of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, it is subject to the same limitation on the export of unprocessed timber that applies to other national forests in the lower 48.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy to implement or administer any change to the requirement in section 9.104-1(d) of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, that to be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have a record of satisfactory compliance with anti-trust laws.

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An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-172 to eliminate potential conflicts of interest by providing that no Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council may participate in a vote to issue a stay of, or set aside, a regulation issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection if said regulation would affect an institution for which that individual was employed in the preceding 2 years.

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An amendment numbered 96 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 376 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.

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An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-46 to require mechanics at contract repair stations certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S. and in foreign countries to undergo the same criminal background checks required for mechanics and other aviation employees at U.S. airports.

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An amendment numbered 98 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the funding for the Selective Service System ($24.032 million) and to apply the savings to the deficit.

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An amendment numbered 97 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding (by transfer) for the Agricultural Programs, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities by $5 million.

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Amendment sought to exclude scientific information published solely in internal Interior Department publications from the definition of "best available science.".

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Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.

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Amendment sought to require an applicant to disclose any intention to use eminent domain for any construction necessary for LNG exports.

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Amendment inserts an additional study to the bill of merit provisions that would examine whether or not high-frequency trading increases market volatility.

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Amendment to prohibit use of funds to approve a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption application under U.S. law of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor ay Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene U.S. law or the Agreement.

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Amendment to establish the Governor of California's emergency drought declaration, issued January 17, 2014, as a formal request to the Secretary of Commerce to issue a determination, using her authority under Section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, that a fishery resource disaster has occurred for fisheries that originate in the State of California.

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Amendment sought to strike the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 113-271 to prohibit the export of natural gas produced from public lands.

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Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.

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Amendment sought to delay the application of environmental "streamlining" provisions in the bill until the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient funding to reduce the current backlog of authorized Corps projects to less than $20 billion.

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Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.

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Amendment sought to decrease funding for the Selective Service System by $22,703,000 and apply the savings to spending reduction account.

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Amendment sought to require that if a U.S. company or its subsidiary labels its product as containing GMOs in any foreign country, that company must also label the equivalent product the same way in the U.S.

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Amendment sought to repeal a prohibition on U.S. regulation of air transportation of flammable lithium batteries unless there has been an accident. Also, the amendment sought to restore the DOT's authority to regulate lithium batteries beyond international baselines, without waiting for an accident to occur.

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An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-378 to add land exclusions to Sec. 913, including Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Wilderness Act, lands managed under the National Trails System.

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Pursuant to the instructions of the House on the Motion to Recommit the amendment was considered.

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An amendment comprised of the following amendments printed in Part E of House Report 116-438 as en bloc No. 4: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.

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Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45, printed in part B of House Report 116-438 and printed on page H2939 of the Congressional Record dated June 30, 2020.

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An amendment numbered 233 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit authorizing the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car and to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from using funds to authorize transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car by issuance of a special permit or approval.

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Amendment prohibits any funds appropriated to the Job Corps program from being used to either alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between the U.S. Departments of Labor and Agriculture that governs the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) program.

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Amendments en bloc No. 4 comprised of amendments numbered 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 67, 85, 89, 92, 104, 113, and 115, printed in House Report 117-75.

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Amendments en bloc No. 3 comprised of amendments numbered 6, 8, 21, 40, 41, 45, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 98, 107, 120, 122, 125, 134, and 135, printed in House Report 117-75.

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An amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert new text.

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International Violence Against Women Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2022

International Violence Against Women Act of 2022 This bill requires a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues, which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall coordinate policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment.

Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022

This concurrent resolution provides for seven days of sick leave for railroad employees under the terms of the the most recent tentative agreements, side letters, and local carrier agreements entered into by the parties to the disputes between certain railroads and labor organizations.

Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 2022

Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022 This resolution supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Further, it expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of and support programs to end domestic violence.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 2022

This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water Act.

Urging the people of the United States to observe the month of October 2022 as Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2022

This resolution urges the people of the United States to acknowledge an Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions Italians and Italian Americans have made to this country and the world.

Reward Work Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2022

Reward Work Act This bill prohibits issuers from purchasing their own securities on a national exchange. The bill also requires one-third of an issuer's board of directors to be elected by employees in order for the issuer to be allowed to register securities.

Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2022

Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2022 This bill allows student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy. Under current law, these loans are only dischargeable if such debt imposes an undue hardship on the debtor.

Counter-UAS Authority Extension and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022

Counter-UAS Authority Extension and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2022 This bill extends and revises provisions related to the protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Authority under the bill terminates on October 1, 2023.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as "National Estuaries Week".

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2022

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Estuaries Week.

Expanding the VOTE Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 September 2022

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.