Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]

An amendment to strike provisions of the bill which would authorize states to use for non-welfare purposes federal welfare monies that accumulate in state "rainy day" funds established by the measure.

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An amendment to provide that no funds made available to the Capitol Police may be used to purchase any nondomestic motorcycle.

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An amendment printed in the Congressional Record of October 10 as amendment No. 9, to eliminate the funding for the Department of Energy's fossil and energy conservation program relating to oil technology at the National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research.

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An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill for use by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to implement a change in the consumer price index, unless the House of Representatives and the Senate have authorized such a change.

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An amendment adding a new section establishing within NOAA a Great Lakes Research Office which is to identify issues relating to the Great Lakes on which research is needed. The amendment authorizes $2 million for each fiscal year 1986 and 1987 and $3 million for each of 1988, 1989, and 1990 to carry out the program of the Research Office. It is to establish a research exchange, develop a comprehensive environmental research program and data base.

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An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to allow the VA to fill prescriptions for veterans that are written by private family doctors.

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Amendment deleted language dealing with the condition of ethnic Albanians in the Kosovo Province of Yugoslavia.

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An amendment to direct HUD to more closely monitor lenders participating in the FHA mortgage insurance program and increase penalties for fraud and abuse under the program.

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An amemdment, printed as amendment No. 58 in the Congressional Record of September 24, 1997 to to prohibit funds from being used to purchase or install live fingerprint scanners in INS field offices, as well as card scanners inINS service centers, unless the INS agrees to refund all fees it received from private businesses applying for designation as a certified Designated fingerprinting service.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 31 in the Congressional Record of July 11, 1995, to reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for fossil energy research and development by $5 million. The intent of the amendment would be to eliminate funding for an oil research project at the National Institute for Petroleum Energy Research in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would not approve the waivers requested by the State of Wisconsin, but would encourage the Administration to approve the requests, provided that Wisconsin allows a 30-day period for public comment. The substitute provides for expedited consideration of the waiver request to be completed by July 31, 1996, if the Administration certifies that the Wisconsin welfare proposal will accomplish its intended goals.

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An amendment to add Poland to the category list of countries whose nationals are presumed to be subject to persecution and therefore entitled to refugee status under U.S. Immigration law.

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An amendment to prohibit any funding by the EPA to promulgate final national primary drinking water standards for Radium 226 and 228 under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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An amendment requiring HUD to publish quarterly reports, broken down by urban census tacts, detailing FHS loans, defaults, and foreclosures by individual lenders.

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An amendment to increase the exit fee which is assessed under the bill on savings and loan institutions which withdraw from the FSLIC system after March 31, 1987, and to specify that such fees not exceed four times the most recent annual insurance premium, plus four times any special assessment, and also to set a maximum fee of half that amount on institutions which withdrew from the system on or before March 31, 1987.

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Act to Save America's Forests

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2004

Act to Save America's Forests - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to revise eligibility criteria for members of the land and resource management scientific committee. Revises the committee termination date. Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to each prepare a continuous inventory of forest land administered by each agency head and to document whole-system measures that will be taken as a result of the inventory. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for conservation and restoration of native biodiversity in forested areas. Prohibits clearcutting or other even-age logging operations on any stand or watershed on certain Federal land, National Forest System land, and National Wildlife Refuge System land. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action. Designates special areas which shall be subject to restrictions on road construction and logging in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Requires the Secretaries concerned to appoint a committee of independent scientists to recommend additional special areas. Restricts road construction and logging on Federal land in ancient forests, special areas, roadless areas, and watershed protection areas. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action. States that this Act shall not apply to Federal wilderness areas designated under the Wilderness Act.

PROTECTION Act

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Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2004 or PROTECTION Act - Modifies provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 regarding public safety and community policing ("cops on the beat" program, COPS) to authorize the Attorney General to use COPS grants to: (1) increase prosecutor presence and to enhance law enforcement access to new technologies; (2) pay overtime to existing career law enforcement officers for community policing; and (3) promote higher education among in-service State and local law enforcement officers by reimbursing them for certain educational costs. Includes among permitted additional grant projects: (1) specialized integrity and ethics training; and (2) innovative proactive crime control and prevention programs involving school officials and religiously-affiliated organizations. Authorizes the Attorney General to use up to five percent of appropriated funds for technical assistance and training to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other entities. Repeals provisions of the Act regarding termination of grants for hiring officers. Allows grants to be used to assist: (1) police departments in employing specified professional, scientific, and technological advancements; (2) State, local, or tribal prosecutors' offices in implementation of community-based prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts; and (3) in paying overtime to existing career law enforcement officers. Reserves specified funds for local governmental units with a population of less than 50,000. Authorizes the Attorney General to use no more than 50 percent of grant renewal funds to award grants targeted for police officer retention.

Opposing the inclusion in future free trade agreements of provisions that would have the effect of restricting, undermining, or discouraging the enactment or implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2004

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) opposes the inclusion in future free trade agreements of provisions that would have the effect of restricting, undermining, or discouraging the enactment or implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs; and (2) urges the President to renegotiate the Singapore, Australia, Morocco, and Central America free trade agreements to eliminate provisions that would have such effect.

Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2004

Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit increases in the monthly Medicare premium, including the Medicare Advantage prescription drug program premium, to 25 percent of any Social Security cost of living increase.

Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2004

Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Small Business Act (SBA) to set forth FY 2004 funding priorities for the women's business center program. Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to reallocate unused sustainability grant funds as supplemental grants to women's business centers. Authorizes the Administrator to access and use client contact information of women's business centers solely to conduct internal program evaluations and financial and programmatic audits. Requires women's business centers to notify each client of such access and use. Requires the Administrator to include program evaluation findings in annual reports to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.

To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2004

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission, within six months of enactment of this Act, to promulgate a rule declaring mercury-containing toys to be banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Defines "mercury-containing toy" as any toy or other product that contains mercury and is designed primarily for or marketed primarily to children.

MEDIA Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2004

Meaningful Expression of Democracy in America (MEDIA) Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast licensees to afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.

Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2004

States that Congress: (1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide; (2) reminds the international community, including the U.S. Government, of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (3) calls on the Bush Administration to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur; (4) urges the Bush Administration to consider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to prevent genocide should the United Nations Security Council fail to act; (5) demands that the Bush Administration impose targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing of assets of the National Congress and affiliated business and individuals directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur; and (6) calls on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund.

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2004

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells if: (1) the stem cells were derived from human embryos donated from in vitro fertilization clinics for the purpose of fertility treatment and were in excess of the needs of the individuals seeking such treatment; (2) the embryos will never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded; and (3) such individuals donate the embryos with written informed consent and receive no financial or other inducements.