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Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 394 (98th)failed

An amendment to prohibit states from selling or transferring water for a certified pipeline if the water is taken from a source that passes through more than one state or comes from an aquifer or other ground water source located under more than one state unless there is an interstate compact among the states involved, included those downstream from the point of diversion, and unless the sale and or transfer of the water complies with the conditions of the compact.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 181 (98th)open

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for procurement in connection with the European Distribution System Aircraft until the Inspector General of the Department of Defense certifies that the employment practices of the contractor selected meet applicable U.S. laws regarding discrimination on the basis of religion or race, and that the selection of the contractor was not determined by prior foreign sales of U.S. produced defense equipment.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 182 (98th)open

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for procurement in connection with the European Distribution System Aircraft until the Inspector General of the Department of Defense certifies that the employment practices of the contractor selected meet applicable U.S. laws regarding discrimination on the basis of religion or race, and that the selection of the contractor was not determined by prior foreign sales of U.S. produced defense equipment.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 648 (101st)passed

An amendment to alter the FHA mortgage insurance program by phasing out over five years the 3.8% insurance premium paid at the time of settlement. The amendmnet would require 1.35% premium be paid at the time of settlement and 0.6% be paid annually over the life of the loan. The amendment would also prohibit the issuance of FHA mortgages that exceed the market value of a property and eliminate the rebate of unearned insurance premiums when mortgages are prepaid.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 455 (102nd)passed

Amendment requires guarantee agencies of student loans to participate in a loan rehabilitation program in which the Department of Education and the guarantee agency would have to adjust borrower repayments to what are reasonable and affordable payments based on the borrower's total financial status; and would permit borrowers to renew their eligibility for financial assistance after reestablishing a pattern of repayment.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 911 (103rd)passed

Amendments en bloc: (1) add a requirement that the feasibility study required for all proposed American Heritage areas contain an inventory of the amount of land in the area owned by public, private, and private nonprofit entities; (2) contain a provision disclaiming any requirement to change land-use regulation as a condition of approval of a compact, management plan, or a revision thereof; (3) change the Federal consistency requirement to direct that Federal entities conducting or supporting activities within an American heritage area should consult with the Secretary of the Interior and coordinate those activities to the extent practicable; (4) reduce the authorizion for the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program; and (5) make revisions concerning the Hudson River Valley and Vancouver American Heritage Areas.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 723 (103rd)passed

An amendment comprised of 3 amendments en bloc which serves as a substitute for the preceding Lewis amendments. Like the Lewis amendment, it provides for establishment of the advisory commissions for the parks in the bill, but specifies that each commission shall consist of 15 members. In addition to the membership requirements for the commissions specified in the Lewis amendments, the Vento substitute requires that the advisory commissions would also have to include members representing persons engaged in range management, and persons with expertise in relevant fields including geology, biology, ecology, law enforcement, and the protection and management of national park resources and values. In addition, the amendment also contains a 10 year "sunset" provision.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 619 (103rd)failed

An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Hunter amendment, to stipulate that the Bureau of Land Management shall maintain primary responsibility for wildlife management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations within federal wilderness areas. The amendment stipulates that the BLM shall, when possible and consistent with existing management plans and in accordance with appropriate policies, cooperate with local state agencies on wildlife habitat maintenance and restoration activities, including the possible use of motorized vehicles in federal wilderness areas.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 615 (103rd)passed

An amendment comprised of 4 amendments offered en bloc to reduce the size of the Kingston Range wilderness by about 40,000 acres so as to avoid prejudicing future decisions about expansion of the Fort Irwin National Training Center, and keep the lands removed from wilderness designation in their current status as a wilderness study area; to reduce by about 17,000 acres the amount of wilderness designated in the Death Valley National Park in order to leave a non-wilderness zone adjoining the boundary of the Fort Irwin facility; and to provide for a utility corridor across the Chuckwalla Mountains wilderness to connect Fort Irwin and the Twenty-Nine Palms Training Area.

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