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FrankRep
07-04-2010, 08:58 AM
RPFs Action Agenda for July 2010 - Pending Legislation for Congress


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Pending Legislation
- Priority Level: H = High; M = Medium; L = Low; O = Ongoing

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Priority H: Oppose H.R. 5454 — Expanded Presidential Rescission Authority (http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&Screen=alert&IssueId=22072)

On May 24, the president unveiled a proposal that would grant him the authority to sift through legislation for up to 45 days for pork-barrel projects he deems unworthy. He would then send a list of his rescissions to Capitol Hill, giving Congress 25 days to approve the entire list or reject it without changes. It’s a variation on the line-item veto theme, which is contrary to the Presentment Clause of the Constitution and was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998. It will be introduced by House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt, (D-S.C.), as the “Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2010” (H.R. 5454). Other line-item veto measures are: Rep. Paul Ryan (R.-Wisc.) has introduced H.R. 1294, the Congressional Accountability and Line Item Veto Act with Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) introducing the companion bill S. 524 in the Senate. Please ask your representative and senators to oppose the “Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2010,” H.R. 5454 and H.R. 1294/S. 524 by voting “Nay” on any form of line item veto bills.


Priority H: Support Repeal ObamaCare Bills (http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&Screen=alert&IssueId=21959)

We need to repeal ObamaCare outrightly in Congress. Many bills have already been introduced into the House and Senate that would do exactly that. Most of them have almost duplicate language. So far Michelle Bachman’s (R-Minn.) H.R. 4903, “To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” has been the most popular, with 57 cosponsors as of June 11. Five other bills have been introduced in the House that would repeal ObamaCare outrightly, H.R. 4901, H.R. 4919, H.R. 4972, H.R. 5005, and H.R. 5216. There are two repeal ObamaCare bills in the Senate, S. 3147, S. 3152. Of these two, Senator Jim DeMint’s, S. 3152, “A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” has the most cosponsors with 20 as of June 11. Of course, there is no chance that a repeal bill will pass with the present makeup of Congress. Nonetheless, we need to start working on repealing ObamaCare now and use this issue to help elect a better Congress in 2010 and 2012 and a better President in 2012. Go to “Legislative Action” on JBS.org and click on “Repeal ObamaCare” to send email messages to your representative and senators.


Priority H: Oppose S. 2820 and H.R. 2159, the Newest Attack on Second Amendment (http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&Screen=alert&IssueId=21993)

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has introduced S. 2820, the PROTECT Act of 2009 “Preserving Records of Terrorist & Criminal Transactions Act” and S. 1317, the “Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act,” while Rep. Peter King (R- N.Y.) has a matching version in the House, H.R. 2159. Billed as an “anti-terrorist” measure by the authors, the details of S. 1317 and its companion bill H.R. 2159 would allow the Attorney General of the United States to deny the purchase of a firearm to anyone on the “terrorist watch list,” which could be done without due process of law and without the accused knowing any details of possible suspicion. Contact your representative and senators about all three pieces of proposed legislation, S. 1317, H.R. 2159, and S. 2820, and let them know you adamantly oppose any and all attempts to restrict gun ownership through various unconstitutional strategies.


Priority H: Oppose H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act (http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&Screen=alert&IssueId=21842)

The Local Jobs for America Act, H.R. 4812, is a specialized, narrowly focused piece of legislation that would prop up local unionized government jobs at the expense of the American worker. No wage or salary cuts nor cuts to cushy benefits need to be taken according to the House Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 4812 would bail out union jobs for large cities and postpone large public sector layoffs until after election time. Urge your representative to vote “No” on H.R. 4812.


Priority H: Oppose S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act (http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&Screen=alert&IssueId=21744)

Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) Dietary Supplement Bill, S. 3002, is back, but this time in changed form due to a compromise. And, the compromised version has been incorporated into S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act. Similar to H.R. 2749 and H.R. 875, S. 510 would expand the FDA’s control over the right to grow, own, trade, transport, share, serve, or eat every food under the sun. Urge your senators and representative to vote “No” on S. 510 to help prevent a major expansion of federal regulation of food and dietary supplements.