Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2]

The Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for any activity resulting from normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture and ranching activities, or for any activity incidental thereto, carried out on agricultural lands provided such land is not subject to other provisions of existing law.

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An amendment to require that the Highway Trust Fund be moved back on budget if any general revenue funds are ever earmarked for any specific highway construction projects.

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An amendment numbered 2 in part 2 of House Report 106-77 and made in order by the rule to reserve 100% of the Social Security surplus for Social Security, and devotes one-half of the expected on-budget surplus to debt reduction, 25% for tax cuts, and the remaining 25% for investments in priority programs.

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An amendment (offered as a replacement for the amendment printed in as amendment No. 61 in the Congressional Record of May 10) providing that any mitigation requirement of agricultural lands be developed in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.

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An amendment to the Lowey amendment to limit the restrictions against making crop deficiency payments to persons who derive a non-farm income in excess of $100,000 to those persons who reside in an incorporated municipality with a population that exceeds 50,000.

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To authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2000

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a gratuity of $20,000 to veterans (or their surviving spouse) who: (1) served at Bataan or Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II; (2) were captured and held as prisoners of war by Japan during such service; and (3) were required by Japan to perform slave labor in Japan during such War.

Federal Elections Review Commission Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2000

Federal Elections Review Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Elections Review Commission to study and report to the President and the Congress on the nature and consequences of the Federal electoral process, making recommendations to ensure the integrity of, and public confidence in, Federal elections. Authorizes appropriations.

To designate a portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota as the "Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness".

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2000

Designates a specified portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota as the Bruce F. Vento Unit of such Wilderness.

Conservation Security Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 2000

Conservation Security Act of 2000 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a conservation security program to assist agricultural owners and operators promote conservation of soil, water, and related resources such as wildlife and wetlands. Requires a participant to submit a resource security plan. Sets forth three tiers of resource security plan conservation practices, and bases a participant's annual payments upon implemented tiers.

Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2000

Calls upon the President to: (1) take all appropriate action to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports; and (2) immediately request the U.S. Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment of such steel imports under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 2000

Renames the Stewart B.McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas.

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 2000

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, with respect to sugars, syrups, and molasses (excluding cane or beet sugar) that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during any fiscal year under certain quantitative import restrictions (tariff-rate quotas), to establish a duty on such articles and other articles if they are subsequently used for the commercial extraction or production of sugar for human consumption, or such articles are used in any manner that circumvent any quota imposed under the Schedule.

Veterans Commemoration Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2000

Veterans Commemoration Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a maximum of 500,000 $1 coins to commemorate the service of veterans of the United States armed forces. Mandates that the proceeds from sale surcharges be paid promptly to the Disabled American Veterans to fund the transportation of veterans to and from hospitals administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2000

Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement by a specified date the recommendations of a certain General Accounting Office report regarding anti-competitive practices in the livestock industry; (2) consult with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission respecting anti-competitive complaint investigations; (3) develop and implement related Department of Agriculture staff training; and (4) report to Congress. Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require the Secretary to annually report regarding the economic state of the cattle and hog industries, including possible violations of such Act.

Taxpayers' Choice Debt Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2000

Taxpayers' Choice Debt Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate three dollars on his or her income tax return (six dollars on a joint return) to be used to reduce the public debt of the United States.

Fairness for National Guard Technicians Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2000

Fairness for National Guard Technicians Act - Requires National Guard military technicians (dual status) who are eligible, at the time dual status is lost, to an unreduced retirement annuity and are age 60 or older to be separated no later than 30 days after such status is lost. Requires such technicians who are not eligible to an unreduced annuity or who are not under age 60 at such time to be offered the opportunity to either reapply for a dual status position or apply for a civil service position that is not a technician position. States that a technician shall be considered to lose dual status upon: (1) being separated from the Selected Reserve; or (2) ceasing to hold the military grade specified for the technician position held.

Condemning the assassination of Father John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in the Republic of Kenya.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2000

Condemns the violent deaths of Father John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in Kenya. Calls for: (1) an independent investigation of such deaths, in addition to the initiatives of the Government of Kenya; (2) the Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to report to Congress on the progress of such investigation and initiatives; (3) the findings of such investigation to be made public; and (4) the President to support such investigation through all diplomatic means.

To amend the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to add White Earth Tribal and Community College to the list of 1994 Institutions.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2000

Amends the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to add White Earth Tribal and Community College to the list of 1994 Institutions, which are considered land-grant colleges but which are not considered eligible for certain types of funding.

Equity in SCHIP Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2000

Equity in SCHIP Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to increase from 50 percent to 100 percent the number of low-income children in a State counted in the ratio for determining State allotments under SCHIP.

To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the minimum payment amount to Medicare+Choice organizations offering Medicare+Choice plans to correct inequities in amounts paid in rural and urban areas.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2000

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase the minimum payment amount component of the capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations offering Medicare+Choice plans.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow allocation of small ethanol producer credit to patrons of cooperative, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2000

Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the small ethanol producer credit to: (1) authorize credit allocation among a cooperative's patrons; (2) increase the gallon capacity for eligible producers; (3) make the credit a non-passive income credit; and (4) remove the credit from the alcohol fuel credit gross income inclusion.

Lance Armstrong Congressional Gold Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2000

Lance Armstrong Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present a congressional gold medal to Lance Armstrong, in recognition of his outstanding performance as two-time winner of the Tour de France and his courageous spirit in overcoming cancer. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates. Requires deposit of sale proceeds in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Food Security and Land Stewardship Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2000

Food Security and Land Stewardship Act of 2000 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to establish a flexible fallow program for the 2001 and 2002 crop years under which a producer may idle a portion of the total loan commodity acreage in exchange for higher marketing assistance loan rates on the remaining acreage.

Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2000

Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow for the deduction of 100 percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (2) allow, for small employers, a limited credit for the expenses of employee health insurance coverage provided under a new health plan; and (3) provide for non-profit qualified health benefit purchasing coalitions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a State grant program to demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative ways to increase health insurance access through market reform and other innovations.