[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H8317-H8318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3074, TRANSPORTATION, 
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2008

  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that, during further 
consideration of H.R. 3074 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to 
House Resolution 558, notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
further amendment to the bill may be offered except:
  Pro forma amendments offered at any point in the reading by the 
chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
or their designees for the purpose of debate;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley regarding a study to determine staffing 
needs for air traffic controllers;
  An amendment by Mr. Al Green of Texas regarding funding for the Fair 
Housing Initiatives Program;
  An amendment by Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Velazquez, or Mr. Terry regarding 
funding for lead hazard reduction grants;
  An amendment by Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida regarding an annual 
study of FHA single-family housing mortgage insurance programs;
  An amendment by Mr. Gary Miller of California regarding the 
authorization for additional Moving to Work Demonstration agreements;
  An amendment by Mr. Blunt regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy 
standards;
  An amendment by Mr. Conaway regarding use of reductions made through 
amendment for deficit reduction;
  An amendment by Mr. DeFazio, or Mr. Hunter, or Mrs. Boyda of Kansas 
prohibiting use of funds for certain cross-border motor carrier 
demonstration projects;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the National Mule and 
Packers Museum in Woodlake, California;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Los Angeles Fashion 
District in Los Angeles, California;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Bel Alton High 
School Alumni Association Community Development Corporation in 
Maryland;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Hunting and Fishing 
Museum of Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Houston Zoo in 
Texas;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Walter Clore Wine 
and Culinary Center in Washington;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Belmont Complex in 
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the North Central 
Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in Wausau, Wisconsin;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Arlington Chamber of 
Commerce in Texas;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Strand Theatre 
Performing Arts Center in Plattsburgh, New York;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Huntsville Museum of 
Art in Alabama;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake limiting funds for the Friends of Cheat 
Rails to Trails program;
  An amendment by Mr. Frank of Massachusetts or Mr. Rangel regarding 
community service requirements;
  An amendment by Mr. Frelinghuysen limiting funds to implement a 
preferred alternative for the New York-New Jersey-Philadelphia airspace 
redesign;
  An amendment by Mr. Gingrey limiting funds for certain economic 
development activities which obtain property through eminent domain;
  An amendment by Mr. Hastings of Florida regarding TRACON 
consolidation;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding noise mitigation 
studies;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding technology for 
temporary disaster housing;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas prohibiting use of funds to 
undermine unions and other labor organizations representing workers on 
federally funded transportation projects;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas prohibiting use of funds to 
prohibit transportation workers from having necessary communication 
equipment;
  An amendment by Mr. Jordan of Ohio reducing funds in the bill by 6.3 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa limiting funds to implement Davis-
Bacon requirements;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa limiting funds to employ workers 
described in section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa limiting funds for the Alpine 
Heritage Preservation in West Virginia;
  An amendment by Mr. Gary Miller of California, Ms. Waters, or Mr. Al 
Green of Texas prohibiting use of funds to take certain actions on 
standards for mortgagor's investment in mortgaged properties;
  An amendment by Mrs. Musgrave reducing funds in the bill by 0.5 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Pallone or Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania 
regarding waste processing and transferring facilities;
  An amendment by Mr. Price of Georgia reducing funds in the bill by 1 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Sessions limiting the use of funds for a certain 
AMTRAK route;
  An amendment by Mr. Shuler regarding use of funds designated for 
North Shore Road in Swain County, North Carolina;
  An amendment by Mr. Upton, Ms. Harman, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina 
or Mr. Lipinski regarding energy efficient light bulbs;
  An amendment by Mr. Price of Georgia limiting FHA funds for the 
creation of an affordable housing fund;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for parking facilities;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for the Edmunds Center 
for the Arts in Washington;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa limiting funds for homeownership 
assistance for certain individuals;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa limiting funds for the Association 
of Community Organizations for Reform Now;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley limiting funds for the Blairstown 
Historic Preservation Commission in Blairstown, New Jersey;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley limiting funds for the City of Marshall, 
Texas;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley limiting funds for the City of Muncie, 
Indiana;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley limiting funds for the I-25 North of HS 
66 project in Colorado;
  An amendment by Mr. Crowley limiting funds for the State Route 374, 
from State Route 149 to 77, project in Montgomery County, Tennessee;
  An amendment by Mr. Walberg limiting funds to promulgate regulations 
based on race, ethnicity or sex;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for museums;
  An amendment by Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania limiting funds for 
tolling on I-80 in Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Hunter limiting funds for a U.S.-Mexico freeway;
  An amendment by Mr. Obey regarding earmarks; and
  An amendment or amendments by Mr. Olver regarding funding.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this 
request or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment except that the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
each may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of debate;

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and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
  Except as otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 
10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. An amendment shall be considered to fit the description 
stated in this request if it addresses in whole or in part the object 
described.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.

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