View Full Version : This Week-House: DoD Appropriations/Senate: THUD Appropriations!
This week, the House will take up consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations FY 2014. The big battle to watch is whether the Rule Committee will let the House vote on amendments by Rep. Amash defunding the NSA, Rep. Massie/Radel to prevent funding for Syria/Egypt. Lots of amendments and debate, I'll update this post throughout the week.
The Senate is expected to take up consideration of the Department of Transportation/Housing and Urban Development Appropriations FY 2014. Amendments may occur. Their bill spends $55 billion compared to $44 billion in the House bill. Obviously, I and conservatives like me should absolutely oppose the Senate bill.
Tomorrow, the House will take under suspension of the rules, H.R. 1300. This bill would renew programs created under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. These programs are predicted to cost $6 million. You can read my post on my blog below:
http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/tomorrow-key-vote-alert-no-on-h-r-1300-6-million-for-fishwildlife-programs/
Stay tune for more updates...EXCITING week ahead!
List of Amendments Made In Order by Rules Committee: (LLPH Position)
http://rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules.house.gov/files/HR2610HR2397rule.pdf
#11-Jackson-Lee (D-TX): #156 (LATE)-Reduces funding for Procurement, Defense Wide, by $1 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean Yes)
#12-Jackson-Lee (D-TX): #157 (LATE)-Reduces funding for Procurement, Defense Wide, by $2 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean Yes)
#14-Polis (D-CO): #92 Strikes $107,000,000 for 14 Ground-based Interceptors and reduces the deficit by the same amount. (Lean Yes)
#20-Nadler (D-NY), Garamendi (D-CA), and Polis (D-CO): #125: Cuts $70 million of unrequested funds for the East Coast Missile Defense site and dedicate that funding to deficit reduction instead. (Lean Yes)
#25-Poe (R-TX): #162 (LATE): Cuts funding to Pakistan by $600 million. (STRONG YES)
#27-Walberg (R-MI), Cohen (D-TN), Esty (D-CT), Rigell (R-VA): #59-Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. (YES)
#28-Cicilline (D-RI): #64-Reduces appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. (YES)
#29-Cohen (D-TN): #66-Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction.
#30-Coffman (R-CO), Garamendi (D-CA), Murphy (D-FL), Cohen (D-TN): #43 Decreases the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. (YES)
#33-Garamendi (D-CA): #57 Cuts $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund. (Lean YES)
#34-Poe (R-TX): #163 Eliminates the waiver to conditions on aid to Pakistan. (YES)
#35-Fleming (R-LA), Bridenstine (R-OK), Forbes (R-VA), Jordan (R-OH), Pitts (R-PA), Lankford (R-OK): #160 (LATE) (REVISED) Prevents funds from being used to appoint chaplains without an endorsing agency. (YES)
#36-Rigell (R-VA): #48 Prohibits funds in the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from being used to commence new projects. (YES)
#44-DeLauro (D-CT), Moran (D-VA), Wolf (R-VA), McGovern (D-MA), Bridenstine (R-OK), Connolly (D-VA), Garamendi (D-CA), Cohen (D-TN): #65 Prohibits funds to train the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) to operate or maintain Mi-17 helicopters manufactured by Russia’s state arms dealer that the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reports the SMW does not have the capacity to use. (Lean Yes)
#45: Lee (D-CA), Blumenauer (D-OR), Schrader (D-OR), Conyers (D-MI), Polis (D-CO): #132 Reduces funding by 1%, excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts. (Lean Yes)
#46: Quigley (D-IL): #41 Limits funds made available in the bill to operate and maintain no more than 300 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Lean Yes)
#47: Denham (R-CA): #88 Prohibits funds from being used to implement the Trans Regional Web Initiative. (Lean Yes)
#48: Jones (R-NC): #19 Restricts the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States - Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress. (YES)
#55: Mulvaney (R-SC), Van Hollen (D-MD), Coffman (R-CO), Murphy (D-FL): #44 Reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to better correspond with the President’s request. Protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency response. (Strong YES)
#59: Rohrabacher (R-CA): #168 (LATE) Prohibits any funds in the bill from being provided to Pakistan. (YES)
#84: Esty (D-CT): #69 Reduces funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for overseas contingency operations by $25,000,000 and redirect those funds to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean YES)
#85: Broun (R-GA): #87 (REVISED) Prohibits the Department of Defense from using any funds to operate an unmanned aerial system in contravention of the fourth amendment to the Constitution. (YES)
#87: Hunter (R-CA): #29 Prohibits the use of funds from this Act to plan for, consider, or carry out any action to remove any portion of the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California. (Lean Yes)
#94: Grayson (D-FL): #84 Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to engage in an act covered by or described in 18 USC 2340A (torture or conspiracy to commit torture). (Lean Yes)
#97: Radel (R-FL): #102 (REVISED) Prohibits the use of any funds with respect to military action in Syria to the extent such action would be inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution. (YES)
#98: Massie (R-KY), Amash (R-MI), Yoho (R-FL): #105 (REVISED) Provides that no funds made available by this Act may be used to fund military or paramilitary operations in Egypt. (STRONG YES)
#99: Nugent (R-FL): #147 (LATE) (REVISED) Ensures none of the funds may be used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person’s communications, including phone calls and e-mails. (Lean NO)
#100: Amash (R-MI), Conyers (D-MI), Mulvaney (R-SC), Polis (D-CO), Massie (R-KY): #101 (REVISED) Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. (STRONG, STRONG YES!!!)
House will likely expand the power of the DHS today! Urge NO vote!
http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/possible-key-vote-no-h-r-1542-wmd-intelligence-and-information-sharing-act-tcot-liberty/
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2013/07/21/spending-on-spying-not-so-fast/
Rep. Labrador is standing with Amash for an open process! :)
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 2m
Thank you, Rep @Raul_Labrador, for joining us in demanding an open process that allows debate & amendment on #NSA, #Syria & #Egypt.
This makes 3 GOPers (Amash, Massie, Labrador) in opposing the rule if it is closed. Keep calls/contacting going!
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 33m
Thank you, @RepThomasMassie, for joining us in demanding an open process that allows debate & amendment on #NSA, #Syria & #Egypt.
Most Democrats oppose the rule, so if fewer than 20 GOPers vote NO, then the rule will fail. House Rules Cmte will vote at 5:00 to vote on whether the rule will be opened or close. If it is closed or Amash/Massie's amendments are not included, then the rule needs to fail.
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 1h
Need fewer than 20 Rs to defeat a procedural vote on DoD Approps bill that funds #NSA's spying on you & your family. http://house.gov
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 3h
Without Amash-Conyers-Massie-Mulvaney-Polis Amendment, DoD Approps will continue to fund unconstitutional #NSA theft of your personal data.
Mulvaney will likely oppose the rule if it doesn't include the amendment. That would make it four Republicans opposing.
That makes five Republicans opposing if DoD Appropriations isn't open for amendments.
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 41s
Thank you, @RepWalterJones, for joining us in demanding an open process that allows debate & amendment on #NSA, #Syria & #Egypt.
Another update: (Brings us to 5 officially, 1 speculative-Mulvaney).
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 2m
Thank you, @CongHuelskamp, for joining us in demanding an open process that allows debate & amendment on #NSA, #Syria & #Egypt.
Freedomworks:
Josh Withrow @JGWithrow 3m
The Amash amendment should be a no-brainer - the 4th Amendment should apply to all U.S. citizens. No #NSA spying without a warrant.
Letter from fiscal conservatives (including the Club for Growth):
http://www.taxpayer.net/library/article/fiscal-conservatives-urge-open-rule-for-defense-spending-bill?utm_content=buffer46f06&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Update: (6 Officially now in opposition to close rule without Amash's amendment).
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 1m
Thank you, @RepMcClintock, for joining us in demanding an open process that allows debate & amendment on #NSA, #Syria & #Egypt.
House rules committee meeting right now on amendments.
Here's the roll call from H.R. 1542 (expanding DHS program): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll375.xml
Brett85
07-22-2013, 06:05 PM
Here's the roll call from H.R. 1542 (expanding DHS program): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll375.xml
Even Amash voted "yes" on that, so it doesn't seem too controversial.
Even Amash voted "yes" on that, so it doesn't seem too controversial.
I agree. We have more important fights to focus on. I just thought this vote was interesting. Massie and Jones (also Lofgren) voted against it...interesting).
House rules cmte is back. Will be interesting to see which amdts are made in order.
Amash's amendment has been made in order. Rule will be closed rule.
HOLLYWOOD
07-22-2013, 07:04 PM
You wonder why Putin is so chummy with Obama on Snowden and made the statement telling E.S. to stop divulging NSA secrets... Well, Obama worked a deal for a couple of billion(US taxpayers) in Russian military aircraft for Afghanistan, in exchange for Russia's abstention on U.N. resolution 1973, you know... bomb the shit out of Libya and assassinate the Qaddafi government.
FFW to this week's MORE spending by Obama & the MIC... time to cut them off:
#43: Coffman (R-CO), Garamendi (D-CA), Murphy, Patrick (D-FL): Decreases the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. (YES)
You wonder why Putin is so chummy with Obama on Snowden and made the statement telling E.S. to stop divulging NSA secrets... Well, Obama worked a deal for a couple of billion(US taxpayers) in Russian military aircraft for Afghanistan, in exchange for Russia's abstention on U.N. resolution 1973, you know... bomb the shit out of Libya and assassinate the Qaddafi government.
FFW to this week's MORE spending by Obama & the MIC... time to cut them off:
Agree completely. Looking forward to this amendment's debate.
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 41s
Thx to @SpeakerBoehner & @RulesReps for putting in order my #NSA amendment & @RepThomasMassie's #Egypt amendment. American ppl were heard.
Congrats to Amash, Massie, and other conservatives!
Brett85
07-22-2013, 07:34 PM
Amash's amendment has been made in order. Rule will be closed rule.
What exactly does that mean?
What exactly does that mean?
The amendments are limited to the 100 amendments listed in the rule. It means that on the floor, only those amendments approved by the Rules Committee can be debated.
New website supporting Amash's amendment: http://defundthensa.com/
Update:
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 1m
Amash-Conyers-Massie-Mulvaney-Polis Amend't on #NSA will get floor vote, but work's not done. How's your Rep voting? http://house.gov
The name of the amendment is the Amash Amendment:
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 1m
"Amash Amendment." ;) RT @joshsjohnson: @repjustinamash What is the best way to reference your amendment when calling in to my congressman?
Former list of amendments: several of these were made in order, others were not:
Amendments to DoD Appropriations:
#1: Gibson (R-NY) and Welch (D-VT): Revised Prohibits the use of funds for arming Syrian rebel groups and United States military operations in Syria. (YES)
#7: Schweikert (R-AZ): Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may used for military operations in or against Syria except under a declaration of war against Syria pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution. (YES)
#19: Jones (R-NC): Restricts the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States – Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress. (YES)
#20: Jones (R-NC): Restricts the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States – Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement. (YES)
#21: Speier (D-CA): Strikes $100 million beyond the President’s request for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. (Leans YES)
#22: Speier (D-CA): Strikes $897,507,000 for 2 ships for the Littoral Combat Ship program and reduces the deficit by the same amount. (Lean YES)
#25:Conyers (D-MI), Jones (R-NC), Welch (D-VT), Cohen (D-TN), Lee, Barbara (D-CA) : Prevents funds authorized in the Act from being used to deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Syria unless the purpose of the presence is to rescue a Member of the Armed Forces from imminent danger. (YES)
#43: Coffman (R-CO), Garamendi (D-CA), Murphy, Patrick (D-FL): Decreases the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. (YES)
#44: Mulvaney (R-SC), Van Hollen (D-MD), Coffman (R-CO), Murphy, Patrick (D-FL): Reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to better correspond with the President’s request. Protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency response. (YES)
#47: Rigell (R-VA): Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by 50% ($139,500,000) and moves those funds to the Spending Reduction Account. (YES)
#50: Blumenauer (D-OR): Prevents any funds in this Act to be used for the purposes out carrying out section 5062(b) of title 10, United States Code. (?)
#57: Garamendi (D-CA): Cuts $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund. (YES)
#59: Walberg (R-MI) and Cohen (D-TN): Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. (YES)
#64: Cicilline (D-RI): Reduces appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. (YES)
#66: Cohen (D-TN): Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction. (YES)
#69: Esty (D-CT): Reduces funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for overseas contingency operations by $25,000,000 and redirect those funds to the Spending Reduction Account. (YES)
#70: Grayson (D-FL): Prohibits funding from being obligated or expended by the United States Government to exercise United States control over any oil resource of Afghanistan, in keeping with a similar prohibition in Iraq located in Section 9007 of the bill (p. 150). (Lean YES)
#71: Grayson (D-FL): Prohibits funds appropriated in this bill from being obligated or expended for assistance to Iran or Syria unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. (Lean YES)
#72: Grayson (D-FL): Prohibits funds appropriated in this bill from being obligated or expended for assistance to Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Maldives, or Myanmar unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. (Lean YES)
#80: Grayson (D-FL): Prohibits funds in this act from being used to fund a brewery. (Lean YES)
#82: Grayson (D-FL): Prohibits funds from being used to plan, develop, release or make available to the general public DOD-created video games. (Lean YES)
#87: Broun (R-GA): Prohibits the Department of Defense from using any funds to use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States unless they are actively engaged in combat against the United States. (YES)
#92: Polis (D-CO): Strikes $107,000,000 for 14 Ground-based Interceptors and reduces the deficit by the same amount. (Lean YES)
#100: Amash (R-MI), Conyers (D-MI), Mulvaney (R-SC), Polis (D-CO), Massie (R-KY): Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. (Strong YES)
#101: Amash (R-MI), Conyers (D-MI), Mulvaney (R-SC), Polis (D-CO), Massie (R-KY): Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. (Strong YES)
#102: Radel (R-FL): Prohibits funds to be used for US military involvement in Syria without the express authorization of Congress (YES)
#104: Massie (R-KY), Yoho (R-FL), Schrader (D-OR), Amash (R-MI): Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for United States military involvement in Syria without express Congressional authorization. (YES)
#105: Massie (R-KY), Amash (R-MI), Yoho (R-FL): Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for United States military involvement in Egypt without express Congressional authorization. (YES)
#132: Lee, Barbara (D-CA), Blumenauer (D-OR), Schrader (D-OR), Conyers (D-MI), Polis (D-CO): Reduces funding by 1%, excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts. (Lean YES?)
#140: Flores (R-TX): Late Prohibits the use of any funds made available by tis act to be used to take any adverse personnel action against any member of the Armed Forces on account of the faith, religious beliefs, actions, or speech of the member reflecting the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs of the member. (YES)
#144: Nugent (R-FL): Late Limits funds available for American military involvement or any lethal aid to Syria. (Lean YES)
#146: Nugent (R-FL): Late Limits funds available to provide lethal military equipment to Egypt. (Lean YES)
#152: Polis (D-CO): Late Withdrawn Strikes $68,174,000 for 8 MQ-9 Reaper drones and reduces the deficit by the same amount. (Lean YES)
#156: Jackson-Lee (D-TX): Late Reduces funding for Procurement, Defense-Wide, by $1 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean YES)
#157: Jackson-Lee (D-TX): Late Reduces funding for Procurement, Defense-Wide, by $2 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean YES)
#160: Fleming (R-LA), Bridenstine (R-OK), Forbes (R-VA), Jordan (R-OH), Pitts (R-PA), Lankford (R-OK): Late Revised Prevents funds from being used to appoint chaplains without an endorsing agency. (Lean YES)
#162: Poe (R-TX): Late Cuts funding to Pakistan by $600 million. (YES)
#164: Polis (D-CO): Late Withdrawn Strikes $146,000,000 in funding for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. (Leans YES)
#168: Rohrabacher (R-CA): Late Prohibits any funds in the bill from being provided to Pakistan. (YES)
#175: Rooney (R-FL): Late Prohibits Department of Defense funds to provide military equipment and support to rebel groups in Syria. (Lean YES)
#176: Welch (D-VT): Late Revised Prohibits funds to pay customs fees to the Government of Afghanistan for the transportation of U.S. military equipment across Afghanistan's borders. (Lean YES)
#178: Schiff (D-CA): Late Prohibits funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014 - concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan. (Lean YES)
#179: Schiff (D-CA): Late Prohibits the use of funds for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence unless certain significant opinions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are declassified or disclosed, consistent with national security protections, as of March 31, 2014. (Lean YES)
From Rep. Huelskamp (R-KS 1):
Cong. Tim Huelskamp @CongHuelskamp 46s
@repjustinamash @RepThomasMassie & I got GOP leaders to allow votes re #NSA, Syria & Egypt! http://bit.ly/130osnx #tlot #tcot @SenRandPaul
NSA is gearing up for a fight: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/keith-alexander-justin-amash_n_3639329.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
Fake amendment problem:
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 44s
Nugent's amendment limits #NSA's actions to *current* practices. In other words, it does *not* stop NSA from collecting everyone's data. .
Justin Amash @repjustinamash 1m
My amendment blocks funding of #NSA's collection of personal data if that data does not pertain to a person under investigation.
Update:
Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie 3m
#Egypt amendment ruled in order and will come to a vote later this week. http://1.usa.gov/1bcwC1J
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 47s
#NSA Chief Keith Alexander comes to Capitol Hill to discuss impacts of Amash amdt to curb surveillance powers. Amdt part of defense bill.
Rep. Amash has angered the NSA chief. :)
Feinstein and Chambliss are mad too:
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 1m
Senate Intel ldrs Feinstein/Chambliss says "amendments to defund the (#NSA) program on appropriations bills would be unwise."
Update:
Rep. Trey Radel @treyradel 23s
Why does keeping troops out of #Syria matter? If u thought #Iraq was complicated this is 1000x worse
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 4m
#NSA Director Keith Alexander now talking to GOP House members about how surveillance programs work. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) in the room.
Amash is there...hopefully he's asking the pointed questions needed. :)
Good reading article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jul/22/rand-paul-americas-mission-keep-peace-not-police-w/
Senate is right now voting on consideration for Transportation and Housing, Urban Development Appropriations FY2014. Lots of wasteful spending...spends $10 billion more than House.
73-26...motion on cloture on motion to proceed agree to.
Motion to proceed is agreed to by unanimous consent for senate bill.
The House has now begun one hour if debate on the Rule for #DoDapprops
Absolutely agree with Rep. Radel!
Rep. Trey Radel @treyradel 33s
There’s no reason to send our sons and daughters to #Syria when we have no clue who we would even be fighting
Brett85
07-23-2013, 11:21 AM
From Rep. Huelskamp (R-KS 1):
Huelskamp is loads better than my current rep, rep Pompeo. Huelskamp used to be my rep before the Congressional lines were redrawn. I'm not even going to bother calling Pompeo over this. He votes for the police state over individual liberty every single time, and he was the member of the house who was on Stossel's show to take the pro NSA surveillance side after Amash's interview was over.
Edit: I may call him anyway if I actually have time, even though there's a 0% chance that he'll vote for the amendment. He should probably at least know where his constituents stand on the issue.
#House now voting on #rule for #Department of #Defense #Appropriations #FY2014. #tcot #cutspending #cutwaste #defend #Liberty
Good news:
Rep. Alan Grayson @AlanGrayson 1h
I will support the amendment (authored by @repjustinamash and @repjohnconyers) that limits NSA spying to subjects under investigation.
Don't agree with him a lot, but I applaud him for this vote.
Additional amendments included: http://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/index.php?blog&action=view&post_id=400
Read through. Lots of earmarks that members are trying to pass. I'll be monitoring all of these amendments and keep you updated!
Here's a full comprehensive list from TPA:
http://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/index.php?blog&action=view&post_id=400
Amendment #4 (formerly Amendment #83) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Increases the Defense Health Program Account by $10 million to specifically target finding a cure for Gulf War Illness which directly affects over one fourth of veterans from the first Gulf War. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #6 (formerly Amendment #107) by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.): Makes a symbolic cut of $1 million to the Defense Human Resources Activity, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, account. Funds are reinserted at the same place, with the intent of encouraging a study on how the Defense Human Resources Activity components and the Chief Information Officer identify, catalogue, process, notify appropriate personnel, and rectify mistakes or inconsistencies found when data is uploaded to the Defense Manpower Data Center.VOTE NO!
Amendment #14 (formerly Amendment #92) by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) Strikes $107,000,000 for 14 Ground-based Interceptors and reduces the deficit by the same amount. VOTE YES!
Amendment #15 (formerly Amendment #53) by Rep. Earl Blumeauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.): Reduces funding for the Ohio-class submarines by 10 percent to help prepare the Department of Defense for the sequestration. VOTE YES!
Amendment #16 (formerly Amendment #122) by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.): Makes available from amounts available for the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation $10,000,000 for applied research to improve the safety of advanced batteries, specifically lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. VOTE NO!
Amendment #17 (formerly Amendment #142) by Rep. Rich Nugent (R-Fla.): Reduces appropriations for Defense-wide rapid innovation and increases the appropriations to develop a high power microwave cruise missile weapon. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #18 (formerly Amendment #138) by Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.): Transfers $15,000,000 to Defense-Wide RDTE for producing the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program in the United States, including for infrastructure, tooling, transferring data, special test equipment, and related components. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #19 (formerly Amendment #128) by Rep. Ben Lujan (D-N.M.), Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.): Reduces RDT&E by $10 million and adds $10 million to RDT&E for Operationally Responsive Space (ORS). VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #20 (formerly Amendment #125) by Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. John Garamandi (D-Calif.), and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.): Cuts $70 million of unrequested funds for the East Coast Missile Defense site and dedicate that funding to deficit reduction instead. VOTE YES!
Amendment #21 (formerly Amendment #118) by Rep. Carol Shea Porter (D-N.H.), Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.): Designates funding to study the Therapeutic Service Dog Training Program, which was directed in House Report 113-102 accompanying the FY14 NDAA. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #24 (formerly Amendment 14) by Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.): Increases Defense wide O/M by $1 billion, while reducing funding in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $2.6 billion. The reduction would be in order to give DOD more flexibility to offset civilian furloughs. VOTE YES!
Amendment #26 (formerly Amendment #97) by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.): Provides $30 million for the purchase of emergency response medical equipment sets for National Guard M997A3 HMMWV ambulances to ensure they carry adequate life-saving equipment. VOTE NO!
Amendment #27 (formerly Amendment #59) by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), and Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. VOTE YES!
Amendment #28 (formerly Amendment #64) by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.): Reduces appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. VOTE YES
Amendment #29 (formerly Amendment #66) by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.): Reduces the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, a poorly managed fund that has wasted taxpayer dollars on failed projects, from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction. VOTE YES!
Amendment #30 (formerly Amendment #43) Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), Rep. John Garamandi (D-Calif.), Rep. Patrick Murphy (R-Fla.), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.): Decreases the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. VOTE YES!
Amendment #31 (formerly Amendment #63) by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.): Reduces appropriations for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $60 million and increase appropriations for the Defense Health Program by $14 million. Within this increase, $13 million in additional funds would be provided to fund peer-reviewed traumatic brain injury and psychological health research and $1 million in additional funds would be provided to fund peer reviewed alcohol and substance abuse disorders research in order to ensure the Department meets the health needs of American military personnel. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #32 (formerly Amendment #68) by Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.): Adds $10 million to the Defense Health Program for suicide prevention awareness and outreach in the Overseas Contingency Operations account, which is offset by reductions to the Afghan Security Forces Fund. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #33 (formerly Amendment #57) by Rep. John Garamandi (D-Calif.): Cuts $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund. VOTE YES!
Amendment #36 (formerly Amendment #48) by Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): Prohibits funds in the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from being used to commence new projects. VOTE YES!
Amendment #39 (formerly Amendment #35) by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.): Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure round. VOTE NO!
Amendment #46 (formerly Amendment #41) by Mike Quigley (D-Il.): Limits funds made available in the bill to operate and maintain no more than 300 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. VOTE YES!
Amendment #47 (formerly Amendment #88) by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.): Prohibits funds from being used to implement the Trans Regional Web Initiative. VOTE YES!
Amendment #55 (formerly Amendment #44) by Reps. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mike Coffman (R-Col.) and Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.): Reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to better correspond with the President’s request. Protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency response. VOTE YES!
Amendment #65 (formerly Amendment #98) by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.): Prevents the retirement, divestment, transfer, or preparation to do so of C-23 aircraft used by the National Guard and to designate $34 million for the sustainment and operation of the C-23 aircraft in a viable state. VOTE NO!
Amendment #66 (formerly Amendment #39) by Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D- Hawaii): Prohibits funds from being used to implement an enrollment fee in the TRICARE for Life program. VOTE NO!
Amendment #68 (formerly Amendment #119) by Reps. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) and Mike Coffman (R-Col.): Prevents funds from being used to maintain or improve facilities that DOD lists as being completely unused. VOTE YES!
Amendment #75 (formerly Amendment #172) by Reps. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), and Judy Chu (D-Calif.): Provides $10 million in additional funds to increase training for investigators to properly investigate sexual assault related offenses. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #76 (formerly Amendment #26) by Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.): Reduces the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account (with the intention of cutting the Office of the Sec. of Defense) by $10 million and increases the Defense Health Program by a similar amount to create a pilot program to assist service individuals suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #77 (formerly Amendment #127) by Reps. Jim Bridenstein (R-Okla.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), and Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam): Increases funding by $10 million for the National Guard State Partnership Program, split evenly between the Army National Guard (Operations & Maintenance, Army National Guard) and Air Force National Guard (Operations & Maintenance, Air Force National Guard), which is offset by $11m reduction to Defense Media Activity (Operations & Maintenance, Defense-wide) account. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #78 (formerly Amendment #8) by Reps. David McKinley (R-W.V.), Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), and Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.): Increases the Youth Challenge Program under Civil Military Programs within the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by $10,000,000. Decreases by $10,000,000 under Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide the general account for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #79 (formerly Amendment #126) by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.): Reduces the department-wide Operations & Maintenance account by $3 million, then increases it by the same amount with the intent to combat illicit poaching and trafficking of animal products commonly linked to terrorism and armed conflict. VOTE NO!(EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #80 (formerly Amendment #55) by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.): Increases the funding to the Defense Health Program by $5 million for the purposes of reducing military hazing and suicides. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT
Amendment #81 (formerly Amendment #79) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Reduces the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account by $10 million and increases the Defense Health Program account by $10 million in order to bolster prostate cancer research efforts. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #83 (formerly Amendment #99) by Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.): Increases funding by $5,000,000 for the STARBASE Youth Program which falls under the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide and reduce the same amount from the Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Office of the Secretary of Defense account. VOTE NO!(EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #84 (formerly Amendment #69) by Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Ct.): Reduces funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $25,000,000 and redirects those funds to the Spending Reduction Account. VOTE YES!
Amendment #89 (formerly Amendment #110) by Reps. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), and David Valadao (R-Calif.): Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from using FY14 funds for the reduction in force structure at Lajes Field, Azores Portugal. VOTE NO!
Amendment #91 (formerly Amendment #40) by Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.): Prohibits the Department of Defense from using any funds to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure round involving military installations located within the United States. VOTE NO!
Amendment #93 (formerly Amendment #73) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Prevents contracts from being awarded to contractors who have been convicted within the last three years for crimes against the federal government such as fraud, theft, bribery, making false statements, and tax evasion. VOTE YES!
Amendment #99 (formerly Amendment #147) by Rep. Rich Nugent (R-Fla.): Ensures none of the funds may be used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person’s communications, including phone calls and emails. VOTE YES!
Amendment #100 (formerly Amendment #101) by Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Jared Polis (D-Col.), and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.): Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. VOTE YES!
FSP-Rebel
07-23-2013, 12:22 PM
Called and tweeted Reps Dingle and Bentivolio
Anecdotally, I've called Dingle's office a quite a few times in the past and as you can imagine, I normally come off as a conservative based upon the issue at hand. However, this time when I mentioned to the staffer that I urged him to support the Conyers #100 Amendment to the DoD bill I seemed to get a more cheery ''I'll pass it up the chain" response out of the dude.:D
amendment debate beginning. I will only update on amendments where I have an opinion on.
Called and tweeted Reps Dingle and Bentivolio
Anecdotally, I've called Dingle's office a quite a few times in the past and as you can imagine, I normally come off as a conservative based upon the issue at hand. However, this time when I mentioned to the staffer that I urged him to support the Conyers #100 Amendment to the DoD bill I seemed to get a more cheery ''I'll pass it up the chain" response out of the dude.:D
Awesome! :) This is the kind of bipartisanship that SHOULD be happening (not the wasteful spending kind).
From TPA: Amendment #4 (formerly Amendment #83) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Increases the Defense Health Program Account by $10 million to specifically target finding a cure for Gulf War Illness which directly affects over one fourth of veterans from the first Gulf War. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Approved. Passes by voice vote.
En bloc amendments: En Bloc 1 contains amendments #6,32,76,77,78,79,80,81, and 82
8 of these are opposed by pro-taxpayer groups:
Amendment #6 (formerly Amendment #107) by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.): Makes a symbolic cut of $1 million to the Defense Human Resources Activity, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, account. Funds are reinserted at the same place, with the intent of encouraging a study on how the Defense Human Resources Activity components and the Chief Information Officer identify, catalogue, process, notify appropriate personnel, and rectify mistakes or inconsistencies found when data is uploaded to the Defense Manpower Data Center.VOTE NO!
Amendment #32 (formerly Amendment #68) by Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.): Adds $10 million to the Defense Health Program for suicide prevention awareness and outreach in the Overseas Contingency Operations account, which is offset by reductions to the Afghan Security Forces Fund. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #76 (formerly Amendment #26) by Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.): Reduces the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account (with the intention of cutting the Office of the Sec. of Defense) by $10 million and increases the Defense Health Program by a similar amount to create a pilot program to assist service individuals suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #77 (formerly Amendment #127) by Reps. Jim Bridenstein (R-Okla.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), and Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam): Increases funding by $10 million for the National Guard State Partnership Program, split evenly between the Army National Guard (Operations & Maintenance, Army National Guard) and Air Force National Guard (Operations & Maintenance, Air Force National Guard), which is offset by $11m reduction to Defense Media Activity (Operations & Maintenance, Defense-wide) account. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #78 (formerly Amendment #8) by Reps. David McKinley (R-W.V.), Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), and Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.): Increases the Youth Challenge Program under Civil Military Programs within the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by $10,000,000. Decreases by $10,000,000 under Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide the general account for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #79 (formerly Amendment #126) by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.): Reduces the department-wide Operations & Maintenance account by $3 million, then increases it by the same amount with the intent to combat illicit poaching and trafficking of animal products commonly linked to terrorism and armed conflict. VOTE NO!(EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #80 (formerly Amendment #55) by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.): Increases the funding to the Defense Health Program by $5 million for the purposes of reducing military hazing and suicides. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Amendment #81 (formerly Amendment #79) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Reduces the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account by $10 million and increases the Defense Health Program account by $10 million in order to bolster prostate cancer research efforts. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
ALL PASSED BY VOICE VOTE!
#12-Jackson-Lee (D-TX): #157 (LATE)-Reduces funding for Procurement, Defense Wide, by $2 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. (Lean Yes)
Withdrawn.
En Bloc Amendments adopted: Now debating amendments en bloc. En Bloc 2 contains amendments #83,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95, and 96.
Few Critical ones (not very good ones):
Amendment #83 (formerly Amendment #99) by Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.): Increases funding by $5,000,000 for the STARBASE Youth Program which falls under the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide and reduce the same amount from the Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Office of the Secretary of Defense account. VOTE NO!(EARMARK ALERT) Result: Passed by Voice Vote
Amendment #89 (formerly Amendment #110) by Reps. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), and David Valadao (R-Calif.): Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from using FY14 funds for the reduction in force structure at Lajes Field, Azores Portugal. VOTE NO!
#87: Hunter (R-CA): #29 Prohibits the use of funds from this Act to plan for, consider, or carry out any action to remove any portion of the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California. (from my list: VOTE YES!)
Amendment #93 (formerly Amendment #73) by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.): Prevents contracts from being awarded to contractors who have been convicted within the last three years for crimes against the federal government such as fraud, theft, bribery, making false statements, and tax evasion. VOTE YES!
#94: Grayson (D-FL): #84 Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to engage in an act covered by or described in 18 USC 2340A (torture or conspiracy to commit torture). (Lean Yes) Result: Passed by Voice Vote
ALL PASSED BY VOICE VOTE!
Amendment #14 (formerly Amendment #92) by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) Strikes $107,000,000 for 14 Ground-based Interceptors and reduces the deficit by the same amount. VOTE YES!
Recorded Vote Requested.
Amendment #15 (formerly Amendment #53) by Rep. Earl Blumeauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.): Reduces funding for the Ohio-class submarines by 10 percent to help prepare the Department of Defense for the sequestration. VOTE YES!
Recorded Vote Requested. Urging yes vote.
Amendment #16 (formerly Amendment #122) by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.): Makes available from amounts available for the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation $10,000,000 for applied research to improve the safety of advanced batteries, specifically lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. VOTE NO!
Amendment withdrawn.
Amendment #17 (formerly Amendment #142) by Rep. Rich Nugent (R-Fla.): Reduces appropriations for Defense-wide rapid innovation and increases the appropriations to develop a high power microwave cruise missile weapon. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Recorded Vote Requested.
Amendment #18 (formerly Amendment #138) by Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.): Transfers $15,000,000 to Defense-Wide RDTE for producing the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program in the United States, including for infrastructure, tooling, transferring data, special test equipment, and related components. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Passes by Voice vote.
#20-Nadler (D-NY), Garamendi (D-CA), and Polis (D-CO): #125: Cuts $70 million of unrequested funds for the East Coast Missile Defense site and dedicate that funding to deficit reduction instead. (Lean Yes)
Urges yes.
Updates (I've been gone for a while):
Upcoming amendments for a vote:
An amendment, offered by Mr. Cicilline, numbered 28 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account. (YES)
An amendment, offered by Mr. Cohen, numbered 29 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction. (YES)
An amendment, offered by Mr. Coffman, numbered 30 printed in House Report 113-170 to decrease the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. (Lean YES)
Recorded Votes will be taken soon.
An amendment, offered by Mr. Garamendi, numbered 33 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund.
Urge YES vote.
HOLLYWOOD
07-23-2013, 06:19 PM
Amendment #17 (formerly Amendment #142) by Rep. Rich Nugent (R-Fla.): Reduces appropriations for Defense-wide rapid innovation and increases the appropriations to develop a high power microwave cruise missile weapon. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Recorded Vote Requested.
Amendment #18 (formerly Amendment #138) by Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.): Transfers $15,000,000 to Defense-Wide RDTE for producing the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program in the United States, including for infrastructure, tooling, transferring data, special test equipment, and related components. VOTE NO! (EARMARK ALERT)
Passes by Voice vote.That's INSANE... Cut small business funding and use the money to fund EMP weaponized Cruise Missiles... Who is this Nutcase Congressman Nugent from Florida?
Obviously, this guy is bought and paid for by the Military Industrial Complex!
Yeah, Congressman Joe Heck(R-NV) is a garbage Israeli Firster and votes for anything Israel wants and needs and war. AIPAC got their votes on both sides, and you'll never know who voted for this, since it was a voice vote. No objection, imagine that. :rolleyes:
An amendment, offered by Mr. Garamendi, numbered 33 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund.
Urge YES vote.Republicans Object (Steve Womack, R-AR 3rd district)... Using the age old excuse in the objection, "Security and safety for America." This guy is a tool for the Military Industrial Complex... he pushed every single Military spending and even Billions in 'Slush Funds' TBD on spending... that is simply incredible. They cut funding to kids in the US and increase spending in Afghanistan.
Republican Mike Coffman (R-CO) 6th district... reveals there will be a grand total of like 86 Russian HIND M-17 helicopters to be purchased for Afghanistan... Billions in taxpayer money/debt/inflation spent. Rep Cohen (D-TN) revealing an additional $700 Million PER YEAR, in support cost for the HINDs in Afghanistan.
INSANITY
rep. Steve Womack, R-AR 3rd district, needs his seat challenged
Amendment #24 (formerly Amendment 14) by Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.): Increases Defense wide O/M by $1 billion, while reducing funding in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $2.6 billion. The reduction would be in order to give DOD more flexibility to offset civilian furloughs. VOTE YES!
#35-Fleming (R-LA), Bridenstine (R-OK), Forbes (R-VA), Jordan (R-OH), Pitts (R-PA), Lankford (R-OK): #160 (LATE) (REVISED) Prevents funds from being used to appoint chaplains without an endorsing agency. (YES)
Amendment #36 (formerly Amendment #48) by Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): Prohibits funds in the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from being used to commence new projects. VOTE YES!
Recorded Votes Will Be Taken for All of these amendments!
#39: Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.): #35: Provides that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure round. (Lean No) ---Failed by Voice Vote.
#44-DeLauro (D-CT), Moran (D-VA), Wolf (R-VA), McGovern (D-MA), Bridenstine (R-OK), Connolly (D-VA), Garamendi (D-CA), Cohen (D-TN): #65 Prohibits funds to train the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) to operate or maintain Mi-17 helicopters manufactured by Russia’s state arms dealer that the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reports the SMW does not have the capacity to use. (Lean Yes)
Recorded Vote Requested.
#45: Lee (D-CA), Blumenauer (D-OR), Schrader (D-OR), Conyers (D-MI), Polis (D-CO): #132 Reduces funding by 1%, excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts. (Lean Yes)
Saves about $5.9 billion. Recommending yes vote. Recorded Vote will be taken later on tonight.
#46: Quigley (D-IL): #41 Limits funds made available in the bill to operate and maintain no more than 300 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Lean Yes)
HOLLYWOOD
07-23-2013, 08:38 PM
H.R. 2397
$513 Billion in Spentagon Spending
$86 Billion for Afghanistan
$700 Billion without the FY supplemental(s) and OCOs additions.
$55 Billion to maintain/sustain Nuclear weapons. (Congressman Steve Daines (R-MT), Ken Calvert (R-CA), & Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) oppose any cuts to nuclear weapons/ICBM counts... imagine that :rolleyes: )
Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY): 2014 Defense Spending Bill: $28.1 BILLION INCREASE from 2013 sequestration level :rolleyes:
Roll Call Results (the ones I will be scoring as key votes):
Poe (R-TX) Amdt: An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut funding to Pakistan by $600 million. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll386.xml (Failed)
Walberg (R-MI) Amdt:An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $79 million and transfers the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. (YES vote urged) : http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll387.xml (Passed)
Cicilline (D-RI) Amdt: An amendment numbered 28 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $279,000,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll388.xml (Failed)
Cohen (D-TN) Amdt: An amendment numbered 29 printed in House Report 113-170 to reduce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund from $279 million to $140 million and transfers the savings to deficit reduction. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll389.xml (Passed)
Coffman (R-CO) Amdt: An amendment numbered 30 printed in House Report 113-170 to decrease the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $553.8M (contract to Rosoboronexport for 30 Mi-17 helicopters) and increases the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll390.xml (Passed)
Garamendi (D-CA) Amdt: An amendment numbered 33 printed in House Report 113-170 to cut $2,615,000,000 from the Afghan Security Forces Fund. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll391.xml (Failed)
Rigell (R-VA) Amdt: Page 157, after line 2, add the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by this Act for the "Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund" may be used to plan, develop, or construct any project for which construction has not commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll393.xml (Passed)
Denham (R-CA) Amdt: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. XX. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to implement the Trans Regional Web Initiative. (YES vote urged): http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll398.xml (Failed)
http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/roll-call-results-house-dodapprops-appropriations-fy2014-senate-thud-fy2014-tcot-cutspending/
Brett85
07-24-2013, 07:17 AM
Amash and Massie voted differently on quite a few votes. Amash is more likely to vote to cut defense spending than Massie. I'm probably closer to Massie on that, because I'm in favor of every single bill that cuts overseas spending in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, but I'm generally not in favor of cutting legitimate defense spending such as missile defense.
Brett85
07-24-2013, 07:21 AM
http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/roll-call-results-house-dodapprops-appropriations-fy2014-senate-thud-fy2014-tcot-cutspending/
Although I agree with all of your key votes here and how you wanted them to go.
The fight is on!
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 2m
7 key House Cmte & Subcmte members announce opposition to Amash amdt to eliminate "blanket" surveillance pgs by #NSA.
At Conversation for Conservatives, Reps. Raul Labrador, Steve Pearce, Tim Huelskamp, David Schweikert, Steve Scalise will all vote yes on Rep. Amash's amendment.
Rep. Bachmann will vote no (also calls Snowden a traitor).
Reps. Jordan and Southerland will be voting yes on the Amash amendment.
8 yes-1 no at Conversation with Conservatives.
Amendments upcoming for a vote:
Jones (R-NC) Amendment No. 48 - Restricts the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States - Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress. (YES vote urged).
Mulvaney (R-SC) Amendment No. 55 - Reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations account by $3.546 billion back to the President’s request. The amendment protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve (YES vote urged).
Bonamici (D-OR) Amendment No. 65 - Prevents the retirement, divestment, transfer, or preparation to do so of C-23 aircraft used by the National Guard and to designate $34 million for the sustainment and operation of the C-23 aircraft in a viable state (NO vote urged).
Jones amendment fails: 177-246.
Mulvaney Amdt. passes: 215-206!!! :)
3.546 BILLION DOLLARS SAVED!
Bonamici Amdt. passes: 264-154.
Good for Rep. Daines!
Steve Daines @SteveDaines 31s
Proud to support @repjustinamash amendment to protect Americans from NSA overreach, end mass data collection.
Here's Rep. Daines video on House floor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZVO2ITH5Go
HOLLYWOOD
07-24-2013, 01:19 PM
Jones amendment fails: 177-246.Walter Jones (R-NC) Amendment restricts use of funds for use under U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement
THIS IS SAD...
177 YEA - R 77 D 100
245 NAY - R 149 D 96
12 NV - R 8 D 4
Rep. Zoe Lofgren @RepZoeLofgren 5m
I'm urging support for #AmashConyers amendment to stop #NSA surveillance of Americans @repjustinamash @repjohnconyers http://goo.gl/dKjv1D
Good bipartisanship.
More great bipartisanship:
Rep. Alan Grayson @AlanGrayson 2h
I handed out 175 copies of the Lofgren-Conyers letter in support of the @justinamash/@repjohnconyers amendment to my Democratic colleagues.
Well done, Rep. Grayson. :)
DrHendricks
07-24-2013, 01:56 PM
Interesting amendment to end the AUMF on December 31st, 2014. Of course the Republicans had to bring up the never-ending enemy of terrorism.
Schiff (CA) – Amendment No. 73 - Prohibits funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014 - concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan.
Urging YES vote. Recorded Vote will occur later.
HOLLYWOOD
07-24-2013, 02:08 PM
Schiff (CA) – Amendment No. 73 - Prohibits funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014 - concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan.
Urging YES vote. Recorded Vote will occur later. http://fcnl.org/issues/drones/ngos_support_schiff_amendment_24july2013/
NGOs Sign Letter in Support of Ending Endless War
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On July 24, 2013, FCNL led a group of organizations in sending Members of the House of Representatives a letter in support of an amendment to the Military Appropriations Bill to stop funding for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
Read the PDF letter here. (http://fcnl.org/issues/drones/Sign_On_Letter_In_Support_of_Schiff_Amendment_24_J uly_2013.pdf) July 24, 2013
Dear Members of the House,
We, the undersigned organizations, are writing in support of Rep. Adam Schiff’s amendment (No. 73) to prohibit funding for the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, or AUMF (PL 107-40) after December 2014, congruent with the end U.S. of combat operations in Afghanistan.
We, representing a diverse set of faith based, legal, humanitarian and political groups, agree this amendment offers a step in the right direction. After over a decade of war, $1.4 trillion dollars in operational costs and thousands of dead US service members, it is time to close this chapter in US history. President Obama himself favors the eventual repeal of the AUMF, which has served as the legal framework for the Global War on Terror.
The debate on Rep. Schiff’s amendment will be the second debate the entire Congress has conducted in twelve years—since the first AUMF was passed.
Principally, we believe the AUMF should be defunded for several key reasons:
First, the AUMF passed in 2001, was designed to retaliate against those who perpetrated or harbored those who perpetrated the 9/11 attack. Yet the U.S. has used this law to conduct military operations in at least ten countries since 2001 according to the Congressional Research Service. Mission creep will only continue should this law be allowed to exist indefinitely.
Second, broad authorizations for the use of force are unnecessary. Congress can act quickly if the United States is under threat or attacked, as it did after 9/11, to authorize the use of force. The president, under Article II powers of the Constitution can act to defend the country. Domestic and international law provides an adequate framework for response, rendering a blanket authorization unneeded.
Lastly, broad authorizations tend to lack proper oversight and accountability. According to recent reports, the United States Special Forces were operating in 92 countries this past March—including up to 16 in Africa. Written to have no geographical boundaries, the AUMF has been invoked to conduct military operations in Yemen, Eritrea, Somalia and more without a formal declaration of war. Strikingly, in the face of all of this, Congress has only recently begun to hold oversight hearings.
For these reasons, we urge you to support Rep. Adam Schiff’s amendment, number 73, to defund the 2001 AUMF past 2014.
Sincerely,
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Peace Action
Defending Dissent Foundation
Just Foreign Policy
Peace Action West
Win Without War
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
United for Peace and Justice
USLAW
CREDO
Council for a Livable World
Brett85
07-24-2013, 02:12 PM
Walter Jones (R-NC) Amendment restricts use of funds for use under U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement
THIS IS SAD...
177 YEA - R 77 D 100
245 NAY - R 149 D 96
12 NV - R 8 D 4
It's weird that so many Democrats voted against this amendment. They're suddenly in favor of endless war overseas? I guess it must be different now that we have a Democratic President.
jct74
07-24-2013, 02:19 PM
debating Syria amendment now I think.
Radel (R-FL) – Amendment No. 97 - Prohibits the use of any funds with respect to military action in Syria to the extent such action would be inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution. (20 minutes)
Being debated right now. Lots of support from chairmen and ranking members.
Rep. Mick Mulvaney @RepMickMulvaney 3m
Getting mic'd up for an interview on #NSA amendment to #DOD Appropriations #sctweets #scpol pic.twitter.com/AhwTT4LqRS
One of the co-sponsors of Amash amendment. :)
Debate on Massie Amendment beginning now. :)
supermario21
07-24-2013, 02:45 PM
Spoa, love all of this, too bad I'm out of rep for you lol. But anyways, is there a roll call of the Mulvaney amendment? Also, glad to see Daines supporting Amash and his amendment. He is (if he wants to run) the frontrunner for Baucus's Senate seat now that Schweitzer isn't running. He'd be pretty good to have in the Senate.
Massie Amdt: Massie (R-KY), Amash (R-MI), Yoho (R-FL) – Amendment No. 98 - Provides that no funds made available by this Act may be used to fund military or paramilitary operations in Egypt. (20 minutes)
Massie amendment passes.
Roll call votes occurring now.
Massie amendment passed by voice vote, Radel amendment also passed by voice vote.
HOLLYWOOD
07-24-2013, 03:05 PM
Congressman Charles William "Bill" Young is an embarrassment. Reminds me of the last days of Senator Robert Byrd's Senate speeches... senility dribble rambling-on...it's awful and these people need to retire.He's been a politician for 53 straight years, he doesn't have staffers, he has care takers. enough is enough
DrHendricks
07-24-2013, 03:13 PM
Is anyone else listening to Pelosi on CSPAN from earlier? She is trying to give an economics lesson. Blamed 1929 and 2008 on the free market and exclaimed that if regulations were tighter neither would have happened.
Now voting on: Schiff (CA) – Amendment No. 73 - Prohibits funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014 - concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan. (YES vote urged)
Failed 185-236
First up is Nugent Amdt. debate: Nugent (R-FL) – Amendment No. 99 - Ensures none of the funds may be used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person’s communications, including phone calls and e-mails.
If passed with Amash's amendment, it is good. If passed without Amash's amendment, it basically leaves status quo.
First up is Nugent Amdt. debate: Nugent (R-FL) – Amendment No. 99 - Ensures none of the funds may be used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person’s communications, including phone calls and e-mails.
Favor: Rep. Pompeo (R-KS), Thornberry (R-TX) --->speaking against Amash Amendment, Ruppersberger (D-MD)--->speaking against Amash amendment,
Against: Rep. Nadler (D-NY) --->intends to vote yes, but they view it as insufficient, Lofgren (D-CA)--->urges no vote because she views it as the cover-up that it is,
Amash amendment is now before the House! :)
Amash calling out the fearmongers.
Amash (MI), Conyers (MI), Mulvaney (SC), Polis (CO), Massie (KY) - Amendment No. - Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. (15 minutes)
For: Rep. Amash (R-MI), Rep. Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Polis (D-CO), Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC), Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Rep. Lofgren (D-CA), Barton (R-TX), Duncan (R-SC), Poe (R-TX), Nadler (D-NY), Griffith (R-VA), Gabbard (D-HI).
Against: Rep.Young (R-FL), Rep. Rogers (R-MI) , Rep. Bachmann (R-MN), Rep. Cotton (R-AR).
Amash amendment fails 205-217. :(
From earlier:
Jason Smith @RepJasonSmith 32m
Look forward to supporting @repjustinamash Amendment to fight NSA overreach! RT if you agree! #Liberty #Freedom #NSA
Our allies:
Matt Salmon @RepMattSalmon 50s
Voted in support of Amash-Conyers #NSA amd't. It protects privacy by limiting the scope of NSA’s collection of surveillance records #Liberty
Speaker Boehner did everything he could to defeat the amendment:
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 1m
Boehner on defeat of Amash amdt: "The House did the right thing." Boehner voted no. Speakers rarely vote on the floor.
See more member's comments here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?422220-Tweets-by-House-Members-In-Favor-of-Amash-Amendment&p=5141556#post5141556
Defense Appropriations pass 315-109.
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