Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]

An amendment numbered 113 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop any plan under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 before June 1, 2009.

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An amendment to increase funds (by transfer) for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation by $626,248,000 to $1.176 billion.

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An amendment to strike section 801 from the bill. Section 801 provides Administrative Provisions for the House of Representatives.

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An amendment to increase funding (by offsets) for Amtrak by $214,000,000.

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An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc: reduce the Science and Technology account by $20 million and increase the Environmental Programs and Management account by $13 million, increase the funding for the Geographic Programs by $50 million and increase the funding for the Great Lakes Initiative by $50 million.

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An amendment to insert the word "and" on page 28, line 5, after the semi-colon. The amendment also seeks to strike lines 6 through 13 on page 28 (regarding various grants). Amendment seeks to strike "(F)" and insert "(C)" on page 28, line 14.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides for the reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.

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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-922 to require that any lending assistance provided under TARP or EISA to an insured depository institution shall report the amount of any increase and decrease in new lending attributed to the TARP and EISA assistance.

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An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 112-46 to strike section 903. Section 903 repeals a National Mediation Board (NMB) rule, finalized last year, which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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An amendment preprinted in the Congressional Record of July 21, as amendment No. 24, that increases funding for the Coast Guard operating expenses account by $6 million; and reduces funding by $6 million for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary of DOT.

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An amendment to retain current law prohibiting Amtrak from contracting out and maintaining current labor protection provisions.

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An amendment numbered 540 printed in the Congressional Record to replace the langauge with an entire new text.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-604 to amend section 720 of the substitute (regarding waterside security around liquified natural gas tankers and terminals) to state that the Coast Guard may consider security assets and personnel provided by state and local officials contracted or otherwise made available to an LNG terminal operator in determining whether security resources are available to carry out necessary waterside security measures.

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An amendment to allocate $67.9 million in NASA funding from the Human Space Flight programs to Science, Aeronautics and Technology programs.

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An amendment numbered 15 printed in part B of House Report 108-456 to require the use of U.S. steel or iron for transportation construction projects. It also requires that at least 60% of funds spent to purchase manufactured products go toward products of U.S. origin. The labor costs associated with on-site construction, installation, and final assembly would not be included in calculating the costs. In the case of manufactured products, at least 60% of the components would need to be of U.S. origin and final assembly would need to occur in the United States.

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An amendment to increase the funding by $320 million for Firefighters Assistance Grants by transfer from the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, and Office of Chief Information.

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An amendment to expand the percentage of NSP 2 and NSP 3 funds that can be used for demolition projects to 75%.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 110-335 to provide the Secretary the authority to grant Airport Improvement Program funds no greater than $1,220,000 to Lake County for the purpose of purchasing the Lost Nation Airport from the city of Willoughby.

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An amendment printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 415 of the bill.

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National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2012

National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York). Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016.

Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) as a replacement for the competitive acquisition program for DMEPOS, which is hereby terminated. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct annual market-priced auctions from among entities supplying market priced items and services in an eligible market area selected in the auction design, (2) establish a lead product for each of specified product categories, and (3) award a contract to any entity in an eligible market area in which an auction is conducted whose bid is below a clearing price equal to the highest cost bid that will meet capacity targets in the market area. Requires the Secretary to contract with an auction expert to assist in, and a market monitor to monitor, the design, development, and functioning of the auction. Adjusts the covered DME item update for 2012 through 2014 and each subsequent year.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office.

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2012

Affirms that it is U.S. policy to provide for the ability of members of the uniformed services to exercise their constitutional right to vote and acknowledges that particular consideration be given to them due to restrictions, uncertainties, and risks, such as deployment, that present a challenge in voting. Recognizes the legislative and judicial precedent of granting particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens regarding absentee voting. Affirms that while the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against arbitrary classifications, and requires that similarly situated persons be treated equally, members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens are not similarly situated, and that the restrictions, uncertainties, and risks that members of the uniformed services face warrant consideration that is not arbitrary.