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Sunday, February 20, 2011

As Promised the Remainder of the Amendments to H. R. 1


82. H.AMDT.92 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 50 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to be used for the Department of Defense sponsorship of NASCAR race cars.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 2/17/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (A082) Failed by recorded vote: 148 - 281 (Roll no. 90).

83. H.AMDT.93 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 232 printed in the Congressional Record to limit the use of funds for the United States military operations in Afghanistan to no more than $10,000,000,000.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/17/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A083) Failed by recorded vote: 98 - 331 (Roll no. 91).

84. H.AMDT.94 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 214 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds for the use of the "Program Integrity: Gainful Employment-New Programs" section of the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Kline, John [MN-2] (introduced 2/17/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kline amendment (A084) Agreed to by recorded vote: 289 - 136, 1 Present (Roll no. 92).

85. H.AMDT.95 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] (introduced 2/17/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A085) Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 185, 1 Present (Roll no. 93).

86. H.AMDT.96 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 533 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds by the Environmental Appeals Board to consider, review, reject, remand, or otherwise invalidate any permit issued for Outer Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the States along the Arctic Coast under the Clean Air Act.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A086) Agreed to by recorded vote: 243 - 185 (Roll no. 94).

87. H.AMDT.97 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 524 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for making application under FISA for an order requiring the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A087) Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 231 (Roll no. 95).

88. H.AMDT.98 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 424 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to provide assistance to Chad in the form of IMET, FMF, provision of excess defense articles, foreign military forces capacity assistance and direct commercial sales of military equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Fortenberry amendment (A088) Agreed to by voice vote.

89. H.AMDT.99 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate reductions in funds for NIH, CDC and HRSA.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A089) Agreed to by voice vote.

90. H.AMDT.100 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 483 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for or in sterilization campaigns.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 By unanimous consent, the Fortenberry amendment was withdrawn.

91. H.AMDT.101 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 466 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds by EPA to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of greenhouse gases.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment (A091) Agreed to by recorded vote: 249 - 177 (Roll no. 96).

92. H.AMDT.102 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 575 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to pay any employee, officer, contractor, or grantee of any department or agency to implement the provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Rehberg amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 239 - 187 (Roll no. 97).

93. H.AMDT.103 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 266 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 or any previous Act, to be used to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, or any amendment made by either such Public Law.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Ms. DeLauro raised a point of order against the King (IA) amendment (A093). Ms. DeLauro stated that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

94. H.AMDT.104 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 267 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 to be used to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, or any amendment made by either such Public Law.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A094) Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 187 (Roll no. 98).

95. H.AMDT.105 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 268 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds in H.R. 1 to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any Federal department or agency with respect to carrying out the provisions of Public Law 111-148 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-152 (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), or any amendment made by such either Public Law.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A095) Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 191 (Roll no. 99).

96. H.AMDT.106 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 83 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 to be used by the Internal Revenue Service to implement or enforce section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 6055 of such Code, section 1502(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or any amendments made by section 1502(b) of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Emerson amendment (A096) Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 182 (Roll no. 100).

97. H.AMDT.107 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 552 printed in the Congressional Record to set new 302(b) limits and appropriates more to Homeland Security.
Sponsor: Rep Schrader, Kurt [OR-5] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Rogers (KY) raised a point of order against the Schrader amendment (A097). Mr. Rogers (KY) stated that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriationbill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

98. H.AMDT.108 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 89 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 to provide payments (or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the Brazil Cotton Institute.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kind amendment (A098) Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 246 (Roll no. 101).

99. H.AMDT.109 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 88 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in division A of H.R. 1 to be used to research, develop, or test the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle and the Surface-Launched Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile program.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kind amendment (A099) Failed by recorded vote: 123 - 306 (Roll no. 102).

100. H.AMDT.110 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 48 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibt the use of funds in H.R. 1 to be used to enforce section 75.708 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as it relates to section 5205 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221d).
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 By unanimous consent, the Polis amendment was withdrawn.

101. H.AMDT.111 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 104 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce spending by 5.5% in 8 non-securiy spending subsections of the bill and reduce Legislative Branch appropriations by 11%.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment (A101) Failed by recorded vote: 147 - 281 (Roll no. 103).

102. H.AMDT.112 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 199 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds used by the Department of Justice, or any other Agency, to litigate the continuation of the case United States of America v. the State of Arizona and Janice K. Brewer regarding Arizona law S.B. 1070.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Fattah raised a point of order against the Poe (TX) amendment (A102). Mr. Fattah stated that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

103. H.AMDT.113 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 336 printed in the Congressional Record directing the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to study the effect of this Act not later than 90 days of its enactment.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Aderholt raised a point of order against the Bishop (NY) amendment (A103). stating that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

104. H.AMDT.114 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 414 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Bishop (NY) amendment (A104) Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 269 (Roll no. 104).

105. H.AMDT.115 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 519 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds by 3.5 percent for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
Sponsor: Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Campbell amendment (A105) Failed by recorded vote: 68 - 357 (Roll no. 105).

106. H.AMDT.116 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 246 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for beach replenishment projects by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Broun (GA) amendment (A106) Failed by recorded vote: 74 - 348 (Roll no. 106).

107. H.AMDT.117 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 263 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in this Act to pay and dues to the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Broun (GA) amendment (A107) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 243 (Roll no. 107).

108. H.AMDT.118 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 526 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 3(e) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(e)).
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A108) Failed by recorded vote: 87 - 338 (Roll no. 108).

109. H.AMDT.119 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to issue any new lease that authorizes production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Markey amendment (A109) Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 251 (Roll no. 109).

110. H.AMDT.120 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 409 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by division B of the Public Health Service Act to implement or enforce section 2718 of the Act.
Sponsor: Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Price (GA) amendment (A110) Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 185 (Roll no. 110).

111. H.AMDT.121 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 296 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement the Klamath Dam Removal and Sedimentation Study.
Sponsor: Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A111) Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 210 (Roll no. 111).

112. H.AMDT.122 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 99 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve the relocation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Operations Center-Pacific from Seattle, Washington, to Newport, Oregon.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McDermott amendment (A112) Failed by recorded vote: 91 - 333 (Roll no. 112).

113. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 177 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the Secretary of Agriculture to implement or enforce Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule, relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in any administrative unit of the National Forest System.
Sponsor: Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Herger amendment (A113) Agreed to by recorded vote: 227 - 197 (Roll no. 113).

114. H.AMDT.124 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 323 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to provide benefits described in section 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(1)(C)) to a person or legal entity in excess of $250,000.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment (A114) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 241 (Roll no. 114).

115. H.AMDT.125 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 408 printed in the Congressional Record to require 10 percent of the funds made available by this Act, for stated Departments and activities, be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties.
Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Clyburn amendment (A115). Mr. Frelinghuysen states that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

116. H.AMDT.126 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 566 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to require a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to report information to the Department of Justice regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.
Sponsor: Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Boren amendment (A116) Agreed to by recorded vote: 277 - 149 (Roll no. 115).

117. H.AMDT.127 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 145 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to take any action to effect or implement the disestablishment, closure, or realignment of the United States Joint Forces Command.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Forbes amendment (A117) Agreed to by voice vote.

118. H.AMDT.128 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 146 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by division A of this Act for Department of Defense, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide may be used for official representation purposes, as defined by Department of Defense Instruction 7250.13, dated June 30, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Forbes amendment (A118) Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 184 (Roll no. 116).

119. H.AMDT.129 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 333 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce by 75 percent the amount made available for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.
Sponsor: Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kaptur amendment (A119) Failed by recorded vote: 32 - 394 (Roll no. 117).

120. H.AMDT.130 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 46 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to maintain an end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to permanent duty in Europe in excess of 35,000 members and end strength levels for active duty members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of 565,275, 328,250, and 329,275, respectively, and the amounts otherwise provided by this Act for "Military Personnel, Army", "Military Personnel, Navy" and "Military Personnel, Air Force" in title I of division A are hereby reduced by $155,914,688, $18,047,700, and $118,488,825, respectively.
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A120) Failed by recorded vote: 74 - 351 (Roll no. 118).

121. H.AMDT.131 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 498 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to develop, carry out, implement, or otherwise enforce proposed regulations published June 18, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 34,667) by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Bill [OH-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Johnson (OH) amendment (A121) Agreed to by recorded vote: 239 - 186 (Roll no. 119).

122. H.AMDT.132 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 583 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 to be used to change any rate of salary or basic pay pursuant to section 1113 of Public Law 111-32.
Sponsor: Rep Reed, Tom [NY-29] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Reed amendment (A122) Agreed to by voice vote.

123. H.AMDT.133 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 38 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 from being used for the Community Connect broadband grant program administered by the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

124. H.AMDT.134 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 496 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the use of funds, excluding funds for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, by $600,000,000.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Failed by voice vote.

125. H.AMDT.135 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 274 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 from being used to pay any employee, contractor, or grantee of the Internal Revenue Service to implement or enforce the provisions of, or amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Sponsor: Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Serrano raised a point of order against the McMorris Rodgers amendment (A125). Mr. Serrano stated that the provisions of the amendment violate the Budget Act. The Chair sustained the point of order.

126. H.AMDT.136 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 467 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 from being used to develop, promulgate, evaluate, implement, provide oversight to, or backstop total maximum daily loads or watershed implementation plans for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Goodlatte amendment (A126) Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 195 (Roll no. 120).

127. H.AMDT.137 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 497 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the amount of appropriations made available by H.R. 1, excluding the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service, by $280,000,000.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Failed by voice vote.

128. H.AMDT.138 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 79 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 from being used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the the Department of Health and Human Services who develops or promulgates regulations or guidance with regard to Exchanges under subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gardner, Cory [CO-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Gardner amendment (A128) Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 184 (Roll no. 121).

129. H.AMDT.139 to H.R.1 Amendments en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 329, 330, and 331 printed in the Congressional Record.
Sponsor: Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Mr. Rogers (KY) raised a point of order against the Kaptur amendments (A129). Mr. Rogers (KY) stated that the provisions of the amendments violate the Budget Act. The Chair sustained the point of order.

130. H.AMDT.140 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 126 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 for assistance to Saudi Arabia.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Weiner amendment (A130) Agreed to by voice vote.

131. H.AMDT.141 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 101 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 for non-recourse loans for mohair.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Weiner amendment (A131) Agreed to by voice vote.

132. H.AMDT.142 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 151 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 for repair, alteration, or improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House.
Sponsor: Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Neugebauer amendment (A132) Failed by recorded vote: 63 - 362 (Roll no. 122).

133. H.AMDT.143 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters" published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on December 6, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Rooney amendment (A133) Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 189 (Roll no. 123).

134. H.AMDT.144 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United Nations in any location in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Stearns amendment (A134) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 124).

135. H.AMDT.145 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 377 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A135) Agreed to by recorded vote: 261 - 158 (Roll no. 125).

136. H.AMDT.146 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 367 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to pay salaries and expenses of Agriculture Department personnel to provide Food Security Act benefits to a person or legal entity if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $250,000.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 By unanimous consent, the Flake amendment was withdrawn.

137. H.AMDT.147 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 166 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enter into, after the date of the enactment of this Act, a Government contract that requires a project labor agreement.
Sponsor: Rep Guinta, Frank C. [NH-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Guinta amendment (A137) Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 210 (Roll no. 126).

138. H.AMDT.148 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 495 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement, establish, or create a NOAA Climate Service as described in the "Draft NOAA Climate Service Strategic Vision and Framework" published at 75 Feb. Reg. 57739.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Hall amendment (A138) Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 187 (Roll no. 127).

139. H.AMDT.149 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 233 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the missile defense program of the Department of Defense.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment (A139) Failed by voice vote.

140. H.AMDT.150 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 141 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any account of the Department of Defense (other than accounts listed in subsection (b)) in excess of the amount made available for such account for fiscal year 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A140) Failed by recorded vote: 76 - 344 (Roll no. 128).

141. H.AMDT.151 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 109 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may be used to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA.
Sponsor: Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Griffith (VA) amendment (A141) Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 185 (Roll no. 129).

142. H.AMDT.152 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 548 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Jones amendment (A142) Agreed to by recorded vote: 259 - 159 (Roll no. 130).

143. H.AMDT.153 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 47 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Luetkemeyer amendment (A143) Agreed to by recorded vote: 245 - 176 (Roll no. 131).

144. H.AMDT.154 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 149 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Sponsor: Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Luetkemeyer amendment (A144) Agreed to by recorded vote: 244 - 179 (Roll no. 132).

145. H.AMDT.155 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 569 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to fund periodic step increases described in Section 5335 of Title V of the United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Issa amendment (A145) Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 230 (Roll no. 133).

146. H.AMDT.156 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 94 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the decision of the Administrator of the EPA entitled "Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 percent".
Sponsor: Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Sullivan amendment (A146) Agreed to by recorded vote: 285 - 136 (Roll no. 134).

147. H.AMDT.157 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 216 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds used by the Administrator of the EPA to carry out section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A147) Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 182 (Roll no. 135).

148. H.AMDT.158 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 217 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds by EPA to develop, propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation that identifies or lists fossil fuel combustion waste as hazardous waste subject to regulation.
Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A148) Agreed to by recorded vote: 239 - 183 (Roll no. 136).

149. H.AMDT.159 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 545 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to carry out any of the activities described in section 6A of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Sponsor: Rep Pompeo, Mike [KS-4] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Pompeo amendment (A149) Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 187 (Roll no. 137).

150. H.AMDT.160 to H.R.1 An amendment numbered 515 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for the National Landscape Conservation System.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] (introduced 2/19/2011)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2011 By unanimous consent, the Bishop (UT) amendment was withdrawn.


Despite Clues the Zodiac Killer Still a Mystery


Shark Migration off Florida Coaast


20-year-old Bayne wins Daytona 500

'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?'
ROCKIE WINS DAYTONA 500

20-year-old wins NASCAR's showcase race in only his 2nd Sprint Cup start, 5-time Cup champion Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Earnhard all crash




DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Trevor Bayne finally made a mistake. Fortunately for him, it didn't happen until he missed the turn pulling into Victory Lane at the Daytona 500.
The youngest driver to win the Great American Race gave the historic Wood Brothers team its fifth Daytona 500 victory — its first since 1976 with David Pearson — and Bayne did it in a No. 21 Ford that was retrofitted to resemble Pearson's famed ride.
In just his second Sprint Cup start, the 20-year-old Bayne stunned NASCAR's biggest names with a thrilling overtime win Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, holding off Carl Edwards after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered flag finish.
"Our first 500, are you kidding me?" said Bayne, who needed directions to Victory Lane. "Wow. This is unbelievable."
Unbelievable, indeed.
Just one day after celebrating his 20th birthday and leaving his teenage years behind, the sport's biggest race was captured by an aw-shucks Tennessean who shaves once a week and considers "Rugrats" his favorite TV show.
The rookie had been great throughout Speedweeks, even proving his mettle by pushing four-time champion Jeff Gordon for most of a qualifying race.
With the win Bayne breaks Gordon's mark as the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history. Gordon was 26 when he won the 500 in 1997.
"I think it's very cool. Trevor's a good kid, and I love the Wood Brothers," Gordon said. "I'm really happy for him. And I think it's great for the sport. To have a young talent like that — he's got that spark, you know?"
The victory for NASCAR pioneers Leonard and Glen Wood ended a 10-year-losing streak, and came the week of the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's fatal accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
That anniversary had everyone almost certain Sunday's win would go to Earnhardt Jr., the prodigal son, who shied away from the suggestion that the stars were lined up for a spectacular tribute to his father.
Bayne, whose official web site says "Coming Soon," never even allowed himself to daydream about such a magical finish.
The race had a record 74 lead changes among 22 drivers, and a record 16 cautions that wiped out many of the leaders, including Earnhardt Jr. on the first attempt at NASCAR's version of overtime. It put Bayne out front with a slew of unusual suspects.
David Ragan, winless in 147 career starts, was actually leading the field on NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. But he was flagged for changing lanes before the starting line, then an accident that collected Earnhardt in the middle of the pack brought out the caution, and Bayne inherited the lead.
But he had two-time series champion Tony Stewart, now winless in 13 career Daytona 500s, lurking behind with veterans Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin and Kurt Busch, who had collected two previous wins over Speedweeks. All were chomping at the bit for their first Daytona 500 title, but Bayne never blinked, holding his gas pedal down wide open as he staved off every challenge over the two-lap final shootout.
"I've never been to a racetrack with this many people!" he yelled in Victory Lane.
Edwards wound up second in a Ford and was followed by David Gilliland, Labonte and Busch.
Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth, Regan Smith seventh, and Kyle Busch, Paul Menard and Martin rounded out the top 10.
Earnhardt Jr. wound up 24th.
The race was a battle of attrition, thanks to the dicey two-car tandem racing at nearly 200 mph that was the norm throughout Speedweeks.
Hendrick Motorsports had a rough start to the season as three of the team's four cars, including five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, were involved in an early 14-car wreck.
Gordon, who started on the front row, and Martin also sustained damage in the melee.
Gordon questioned the aggressiveness of his fellow drivers, especially so early in the race.
"What I don't quite understand is why guys are doing it three-wide, three-deep running for 28th," he said.
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If its Sunday, Its Meet the Press Sunday February 20, 2011


Exclusive! Durbin, Graham

President Obama unveils his budget but comes under fire from Republicans for not being bold enough and from his own party for making the wrong cuts at the wrong time. As the debate heats up, Mr. Obama pleads for patience while Congress scrambles to come up with a plan to fund the government past March 4. Will there be a government shutdown or will lawmakers come to an agreement on spending? Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and member of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) join us for an exclusive interview.


Exclusive! Amb. Rice

Also this Sunday: How will the wave of protests in the Middle East affect U.S. policy? What does the unrest mean for America’s allies in the region? The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, joins us 

Sunday's Roundtable: 
Granholm, Ford, Gillespie, Santelli

Cash-strapped states are taking heat over drastic belt-tightening budget cuts. Union members take to the streets in protest and legislators walk out in Wisconsin. Will other states follow? And how will the budget battle in Washington play out? What does it say for the political roadmap in 2012? Was the president's omission of entitlement reform in his new budget a failure of presidential leadership or a political power play? Joining us: Former governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm (D); former congressman from Tennessee, Harold Ford (D); Republican strategist, Ed Gillespie; and CNBC's Rick Santelli.



 




Quick thoughts after today's program


HB Gary Federal CEO a Daily Kos Member?


MON FEB 14, 2011 AT 04:40 PM EST



This story is just amazing. There is so much to it and so many highly incriminating revelations that it's like a candy store of sunshine.
Take the surprisingly overlooked revelation that Aaron Barr, CEO of HB Gary Federal, told a colleague that he intended to "post on the HBGary Fed and HBGary website, Daily Kos, tweet, and post on the anonymous FB page.” Here's the whole excerpt as posted by Crowdleaks.org:
Aaron Barr “They still don’t get it. They think all I know is their irc names!!!!! I know their real fing names.” he brags to a colleague. “My plan is to post on the HBGary Fed and HBGary website, Daily Kos, tweet, and post on the anonymous FB page.” He goes on to reiterate “No they are not freaked out. They don’t get it…Greg will tell you. They think I have nothing but a heirarchy based on IRC aliases!”
Now, if we take this at purely face value, we could infer that Barr may already have a Daily Kos account, and may have posted here before. It would be interesting, when the DK3 archives are back up, to sniff out commenters who are posting anti-Anonymous (the hacking group he was referring to who "don't get it") diatribes etc.
If you will recall, in the big proposal for Hunton & Williams law firm on how to go after the Chamber of Commerce's enemies (i.e. us), one of the ideas was to create two fake "personas":
5. If needed, create two fake insider personas, using one as leverage to discredit the other while confirming the legitimacy of the second.
In another proposal, the one dealing with Wikileaks, they talk about "feed[ing] the fuel between feuding groups", creating "disinformation", and creating "messages around actions to sabotage or discredit the opposing organizations".
Many of us have long suspected that our various community sites have been infiltrated by "personas". So in a sense, this is not surprising. But it at least this gives verification to our paranoia.
We on the left, from labor unions to environmental activists to bloggers, we are all under a full scale information warfare attack. This particular episode is just a glimpse. The tip of the iceberg. But let there be no doubt. It did not start here. This is not an aberration. And all of the parties that are claiming ignorance and feigning outrage are lying.
These operations involve corporate law firms like Hunton & Williams, PR firms, intelligence contractors like HB Gary Federal who, as was also revealed in the leaked emails, has ties with the NSA and other government agencies, and members of the press.
For evidence of the latter, look no further than the New York Times. In their only article to date covering this bombshell scandal, which may as well be titled "Nothing to See Here, Move Along", the writers, Eric Lipton and Charlie Savage, open with a big fat lie.
WASHINGTON — A fight between a group of pro-WikiLeaks hackers and a California-based Internet security business has opened a window onto the secretive world of private companies that offer to help corporations investigate and discredit their critics.
This hilarious line, highlighted in bold, sets up the deceptive narrative that will drive this story throughout - that these "private companies" acted on their own and Hunton & Williams knew nothing about it.
This is, of course, false. As reported by Think Progress , emails clearly establish that Hunton & Williams attorneys were, at the very least, involved in the planning process from the beginning, and were almost certainly the solicitors of the contract. Even Lipton and Savage's article confirms that the writers were aware of Hunton & Williams attorneys communicating back and forth with the contractors as early as Nov. 2010.
Now, before anyone thinks I'm accusing Charlie Savage of being a disinfo operative, let me make clear, that I don't. And I don't believe the New York Times or its reporters are involved in some mass conspiracy to coverup the Hunton & Williams incident. This is just the establishment press being the establishment press - always covering for their own class, playing fealty to power.
But it is widely known that some " reporters " are actually operatives working for interestsother than their readers or their own papers. Who knows who they are? But when you have a story like this, where the main parties are so completely busted, it's a good opportunity to see where the establishment press lands on the issue.
So what I'm looking for to see where journalists, pundits, or editors are at on this story is threefold:
1. who is and isn't covering this story at all. So far, the establishment press has been a no show except for a few exceptions. I wouldn't call it a blackout, like the 2007 one following the David Barstow story in the Times about military analysts on network TV payrolls who were merely mouthpieces for Bush talking points. But it's close. Maybe the Times will put Barstow on this story as well and redeem themselves somewhat.
2. Does their coverage capture the hugeness of this story, that it reveals how one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in the country was hired upon the recommendation of the Justice Department to assemble a team of DEFENSE CONTRACTORS to engage in criminal and loathsome acts against American citizens?
3. Will that coverage be honest or will it following the footsteps of Eric Lipton and Charlie Savage and deceive its readers about the nature and facts of this story?

Saturday, February 19, 2011

For Beck and Fox News, It's the End Times All the Time !



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Unbelievable, man the mental health industry needs to get into the FOX head Quarters they would make a killing. Get these people on some kind of medication they are nuttier than a walnut tree!

Here's a sampling of the article;


Over the past several days, Fox News host Glenn Beck has explained that the unrest sweeping the Middle East augurs a New World Order jointly pursued by a combination of George Soros, radical Islamists and communist unions, all aided, apparently, by Google. But on Thursday, Beck literally turned apocalyptic, warning that the seeming chaos could be seen by the Shiite leadership in Iran as a portent of the coming of the 12th Imam, or what his guest Joel Richardson deemed the "Islamic Anti-Christ."

Of course, such hysterical warnings of the End of Days are nothing new for either Glenn Beck or Fox News.

As Media Matters summed up Beck's latest effort to get from here to eternity:

On today's edition of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck tied Islam to the Antichrist described in the New Testament. He even had a side-by-side comparison of the Antichrist and the "12th Imam" or "Mahdi" (terms Beck uses interchangeably to describe the figure many Muslims believe will guide believers in the end times) on his chalkboard.

And to help Beck discuss this connection, Beck hosted Joel Richardson, an anti-Muslim activist who says that Satan will use Islam "to fulfill the prophesies of the Bible" and has written a column headlined "What Obama and the Antichrist have in common."

If that sounds familiar, it should. Beck has been spouting the same Armageddon panic for years dating back to his days at CNN.