Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]

An amendment to insert the text of H.R. 2150 as modified by the text of the amendments contained in Section 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying H.Res. 151. The amendment in the nature of a substitute would strike the following three provisions of H.R. 3: the Banking Committee provisions (Title IV) which deal with exchange rates, third world debt and development, and U.S. competitiveness; the Buy-America provision (Title IX) which prohibits federal agencies from purchasing goods produced in a foreign nation whose government discriminates against U.S. suppliers for procurement contracts; and Registration of Foreign Investors (Title VII, Section 703) which requires foreign investors with major holdings in U.S. businesses and real estate to register with the Department of Commerce.

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Amendment requires that any savings achieved below the FY 1993 discretionary spending limits established under the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act, by this or any other FY 1993 appropriations measure, be used for deficit reduction.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute contained the President's proposal and sought to: provide equitable relief up to $150,000 (after the use of in-house resolution procedures) for victims of job harrassment based on race, sex, color, national origin, and religion; prohibit the use of "race norming" in employment test scores; and codify the Griggs decision which defines "business necessity" in relation to employment practices which have a disparate impact on certain employees.

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An amendment to add provisions to the foreign policy controls exemption section of the bill. The amendment would require the Secretary of Commerce to consider foreign availability if the President is unsuccessful in eliminating foreign availability during the first six month period that the controls are imposed. If the Secretary determines that a similar good or technology is available in sufficient quantities to the countries subject to the control to vitiate the ban's purpose then licenses for export must be granted. Also, then items are to be removed from the export control list. The Secretary must also make such a determination in relation to foreign availability upon request. Certain exemptions to this are listed.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reduce the amount which Political Action Committees (PACs) can contribute to House candidates from $5,000 to $1,000; require that at least one-half of their campaign funds be raised from local residents; ban "soft money" which is money given to State political parties for use in Federal elections; and provide for an effective date of Jan. 1, 1992.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute appropriating $14 million for food, clothing, medicine, and other humanitarian assistance for Nicaragua's democratic opposition, to be provided through the Agency for International Development, and prohibits use of the above funds to provide arms, munitions, or other weapons of war to any group, organization, or individual.

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An amendment to the Castle substitute amendment to include in the special rescission provisions of the substitute an additional presidential authority to repeal "targeted tax benefits" in revenue measures. The presidential repeal could be overridden by passage of a joint resolution of disapproval.

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An amendment to reduce the limit on PAC contributions from $5,000 to $1,000 and to require that candidates raise at least one-half of their funds from local residents. The amendment also prohibits bundling, leadership PACs ( a PAC established by a Member of Congress in order to contribute to other candidates), and soft money.

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An amendment to require the President prior to 11/1/85 to prepare and submit to Congress his findings and recommendations concerning the continued sound and efficient operation of the Farm Credit System.

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An amendment providing for across-the-board spending reductionsof 14.4 percent for nondefense programs and 16.6 percent for defense programs effective as of October 6, 1990 and remaining in effect until the provisions Budget agreement have been complied with.

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? An amendment to provide a $2,150 cap (in 1989) on beneficiaries' out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare covered expenses (compared to a $1,798 cap for 1989 in the committee bill), unlimited days of hospital coverage with a maximum of two hospital deductibles a year (compared to the bill's one hospital deductible), 100 days a year of skilled nursing facility coverage (compared to the bill's 150 days), and an expanded home health benefit of up to 35 days of coverage (like the committee bill). ? The substitute would also delete the Medicare prescription drug benefit from the bill, but would provide a Medicaid prescription drug benefit for only those elderly with incomes below 150% of the federal poverty line. In addition, the substitute would delete the bill's provisions which expand mental health and hospice benefits and which establish new coverage for "respite care", while also providing for tax incentives for the development of private long-term care insurance policies. ? Finally, the substitute would be financed primarily through an increase in the Medicare Part B premium paid by all enrollees ( in place of the bill's use of both the Part B premium and a new, income related supplemental premium).

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to expand the scope of the investigation to include the efforts of the Carter Administration and the 1980 Carter Presidential Campaign to affect the timing of the release of the hostages held in Iran in 1980, limit the duration of the investigation to six months, and limit expenses of the investigation to $300,000.

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Amendment sought to replace the committee reported bill with the President's defense budget request and would have provided increases in key strategic programs such as the Strategic Defense Initiative and B-2 Stealth Bomber production while keeping a similar overall authorization level by reducing funding for other programs.

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An amendment to specify that funding authorized under the bill may be provided only through transfers of existing budget authority rather than through appropriation of new budget authority.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would: 1. Change the definition of the provisions in the bill which allow certain discriminatory employment practices "required by business necessity". The substitute defines "business necessity" to include such practices as have "a manifest relationship to the employment in question or the legitimate employement goals (which) are significantly served by, even if they do not require, the challenged practice."; 2. Eliminates the provisions of the bill authorizing compensatory and punitive damages in cases of intentional discrimination, providing instead for "equitable relief" only in cases when compensatory back pay is not available; 3. Restricts the ability of non-parties to challenge a court ruling if parties had notice of the original proceeding; 4. Limits the statute of limitations provisions to apply only to seniority plans, rather than when discriminatory practices begin or are determined to have an adverse impact; 5. Limits the illegality of intentional discrimination to those which are a "major" contributing factors for employment.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is similar to the committee bill except for the following deletions: provisions which mandate Presidential action against violations of existing trade agreements and unjustified foreign trade practices; the requirement that negotiations be initiated to reduce excessive trade surpluses of countries with unfair trade practices; the inclusion of violations of internationally-recognized worker's rights as an unreasonable trade practice; the authorization of $1 billion in new education and training programs; the authorization of $25 million for an industrial competiveness council; the requirement that the least militarily significant 40 percent of the Commerce Department's list of controlled goods and technologies be decontrolled within three years; the exchange rate reform and increased lending by the World Bank; and all provisions on industry and worker trade adjustment.

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An en bloc amendment to change date extending the temporary increase in the Debt Limit and the suspension date of sequestration from October 20, 1990 to October 12, 1990.

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An amendment to reduce funding for the National Institutes of Health by $735 million or 3 percent over the FY 1986 appropriation.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3200 to require participation in education, training, and work programs by all heads of households receiving AFDC benefits, except those with children under six months of age. The amendment establishes specific standards for the percentage of recipients that states must have enrolled in programs by various dates. It authorizes $500 million in FY 1988, and such sums as may be necessary thereafter for state education, training, and work programs for welfare recipients, and for day care assistance to those leaving welfare because of increased earnings, but makes this funding subject to annual appropriations. The substitute does not include provisions that require states to extend eligibility for welfare to two-parent families where the major wage earner is unemployed; does not raise the federal matching payment to states that raise benefits; does not increase federal reimbursement for day care costs, or permit recipients to retain more of their earnings from work without having benefits reduced. Finally, cost estimates for the substitute are $215 million in FY 1988, and $1.1 billion over five years.

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An amendment limit discretionary spending to a 3 percent increase over the FY 1986 post-sequestration levels.

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Amendment sought to add language which stated that the assistance for veterans authorized by title III of the bill shall be provided in a manner consistent with the requirements of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act.

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Authorizing and directing the Speaker to administer the oath of office to the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Steve Largent.

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Authorizes and directs the Speaker to administer the oath of office to Mr. Steve Largent from Oklahoma. Directs that the question of the final right of Mr. Largent to a seat in the 103rd Congress be referred to the Committee on House Administration.

That Members of the House express their profound thanks and appreciation to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the very fair and impartial manner with which he has presided over our deliberations and performed the arduous duties of the chair during his tenure as Speaker.

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Thanks the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the manner in which he has presided over the House.