DISASTER RELIEF AND SUMMER JOBS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 4899), S4112, S4149, S4150, S4152, S4153, S4154, S4155, S4156 [24MY], S4172, S4181, S4182, S4185, S4190, S4193, S4194, S4195, S4200, S4201, S4202, S4224, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231, S4232, S4233, S4237, S4238 [25MY], S4405, S4406, S4410, S4416, S4419, S4421, S4426, S4448, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4453, S4457, S4458, S4459, S4460, S4461, S4462, S4463, S4464, S4465, S4466, S4467, S4468, S4469 [26MY], S4479, S4502, S4503, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4556, S4557, S4559 [27MY], H5356, H5359, H5369, H5371, H5383 [1JY], H6052 [27JY]
Articles and editorials
Congress Needs To Meet Its Responsibilities, H5355 [1JY]
House Democrats To Use Unspent Stimulus Money for Teacher, H5934 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (see H.R. 4899), H1890 (see H.R. 4899), H2173 [21MR]
Enact (H.R. 4899): consideration (see H. Res. 1204), H2215 [22MR]
———consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1500), H5500 [1JY]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 4899), S4197 [25MY], S4483 [27MY], S6190 [22JY]
Letters
Delay EPA fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal: Jeremy Stine, Window & Door Manufacturers Association, S4411 [26MY]
———Michael P. O'Brien, National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, S4411 [26MY]
———Stephen A. Owens, EPA, S4496 [27MY]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S4410 [26MY]
———several housing and health organizations, S4495 [27MY]
Dept. of State foreign affairs funding: Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S4187 [25MY]
———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S4187 [25MY]
Settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H2304 [24MR]
———President Obama, H2304 [24MR]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 4899), S4479, S4480, S4482, S4483, S4500 [27MY], H2309 [24MR], H5368 [1JY]
Papers
Economics of Nuclear Reactors—Renaissance or Relapse? (excerpt): Mark Cooper, Institute for Energy and the Environment, H5387-H5389 [1JY]
Press releases
House Consideration of the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act—Amendments on Fully Offset Education and Other Funding: Ellis Brachman and Jenilee Keefe Singer, Committee on Appropriations (House), H5932-H5934 [22JY]
Remarks in House
Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5346, H5349, H5389-H5404 [1JY], E1296 [13JY], E1331 [15JY]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, E1534 [30JY]
Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority on the Committee on Appropriations (House), H5496 [1JY], H6564 [30JY]
Armed Forces: make educational, disability, and therapeutic benefits of a child or dependent of a member transferrable from State to State, H5353 [1JY]
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5344-H5351, H5384 [1JY], H5551 [14JY], H5621 [15JY], H6062-H6068 [27JY], E1331 [15JY], E1450, E1452 [28JY]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2306 [24MR]
Dept. of Defense: transfer authority of Port of Guam Improvement Operation Fund operation and maintenance funding, H5404 [1JY], H6066 [27JY]
Dept. of Education: education programs and jobs funding, H5346, H5389, H5403, H5404 [1JY]
Dept. of Energy: nuclear energy loan guarantee programs funding, H5387 [1JY]
Dept. of State: require report on contracting procurement in Haiti, H5354 [1JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding through reductions in border patrol funding, H5386 [1JY]
Disasters: require the President to appoint a research and development team to review and recommend new technologies to prevent oil spills, H5352 [1JY]
Enact (H.R. 4899), H2300-H2313 [24MR], H4367, H4368 [10JN], H4437 [15JN]
———consideration (H. Res. 1204), H2273-H2280 [24MR]
———consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1500), H5342-H5358 [1JY]
———Senate amendments, H5307, H5358-H5407 [1JY], H5551 [14JY], H5621, H5657 [15JY], H5730, H5752 [20JY], H5960 [22JY], H6029 [26JY], H6049, H6050, H6052-H6068 [27JY], H6168 [28JY], E1293, E1296 [13JY], E1318 [14JY], E1331, E1341 [15JY], E1445, E1449, E1450, E1452 [28JY], E1469 [29JY], E1505, E1534 [30JY]
Haiti: use of disaster relief funding for education and rebuilding schools, E1303 [13JY]
Minimum wage: impact of increase, H2276 [24MR]
NASA: prohibit funding for termination of the Constellation Program, H5353, H5355 [1JY]
National Historic Preservation Act: condemn exemptions from requirements for flood control and transportation projects in Dallas, TX, E1318 [14JY]
National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities funding, H6168 [28JY]
———improve border security, H5352, H5385-H5387 [1JY], H6050 [27JY]
New York, NY: funding for school districts receiving high concentrations of Hatitian child refugees, H5404 [1JY]
Pennsylvania: Appalachian Development Highway System designation, H5349 [1JY]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H5386 [1JY]
Texas: education funding, H5349 [1JY]
Remarks in Senate
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, S4181 [25MY], S4481, S4482 [27MY]
Appropriations: offset emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S4196-S4199 [25MY], S4406-S4409, S4424 [26MY], S6171 [22JY]
Armed Forces: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, S6190 [22JY]
Budget: deficit, S6171 [22JY]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S4111, S4122 [24MY], S4169, S4186 [25MY], S4409 [26MY], S4496 [27MY]
Coast Guard: National Pollution Funds Center funding, S4413 [26MY]
Corps of Engineers: Louisiana coastal area ecosystem restoration program construction projects funding, S4202 [25MY]
———maximize placement of dredged material available from maintenance dredging of existing navigation channels to mitigate impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4201 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: ensure foreign security forces that receive U.S. assistance have not committed human rights violations, S4434, S4435 [26MY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance Loan Guarantee Program, S4413 [26MY], S4570 [28MY]
———establish deadline for OMB review of Loan Guarantee Program applications, S4414 [26MY]
———nuclear energy and renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, S4402 [26MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4499, S4500 [27MY]
Dept. of the Interior: clarify that States may use Abandoned Mine Lands Program funding for high-priority noncoal reclamation and for remediation of acid line drainage, S4413 [26MY]
———expedite Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S4202 [25MY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S4190, S4191, S4193 [25MY], S4492 [27MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure any savings realized on the bid process on major construction projects be used to fund other authorized construction projects, S4488-S4491, S4502 [27MY]
———require complete congressional review process prior to funding a presumption of service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and certain medical conditions, S4414 [26MY]
Disasters: oil spill cleanup and relief funding, S4423 [26MY], S4571 [28MY]
Economic Development Administration: establish a grant program for organizations to assist individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to file claims for damages, S4203 [25MY]
Enact (H.R. 4899), S3402 [7MY], S3951 [19MY], S4111-S4123, S4129 [24MY], S4166, S4169, S4172-S4176, S4181-S4188, S4190-S4204 [25MY], S4397, S4398, S4402, S4405, S4434-S4437, S4468 [26MY], S4474-S4497, S4499-S4507 [27MY], S4567, S4570, S4571 [28MY], S6171, S6188-S6190 [22JY], S7738 [29SE]
———unanimous-consent request, S3386 [7MY]
EPA: delay imposing fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal, S4187, S4191 [25MY], S4410-S4413 [26MY], S4491, S4494-S4496, S4501 [27MY], S7738 [29SE]
Federal employees: freeze salaries and bonuses for one year, S4198 [25MY]
FEMA: establish an arbitration panel for communities to appeal proposed flood map modifications, extend flood determination appeal period, and require study on economic impact of flood map modifications, S4421 [26MY]
———include flooding in Atlanta, GA, area for disaster assistance, S4406 [26MY], S4494 [27MY]
Forests: funding to remove trees killed by bark beetles, S4413 [26MY]
Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4185 [25MY]
Haiti: express that domestic servitude of children should end, S4204 [25MY]
———use of disaster relief funding for education and rebuilding schools, S4203 [25MY], S4434 [26MY]
Klamath River: call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S4435, S4436 [26MY]
Law enforcement: expand Operation Streamline to Tucson, AZ, sector to increase prosecution and imprisonment of illegal border crossers, S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]
National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4182 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4422, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]
———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4183-S4185, S4193, S4194 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4423, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4481 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, S4416 [26MY]
SBA: defer payments of principal and interest on disaster loans relative to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4201 [25MY]
———give priority to businesses impacted by Deepwater Horizon oil spill when waiving interest payments on certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes, S4200 [25MY]
Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation, S4173-S4176 [25MY], S4435 [26MY]
———require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor, S4174-S4176 [25MY]
Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S4488-S4491, S4502 [27MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4899, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1204) (H. Rept. 111-454), H2215 [22MR]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4899, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1500) (H. Rept. 111-522), H5500 [1JY]
Provisions: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4899) (S. Rept. 111-188), S3782, S3783 [14MY]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 4899), H2309 [24MR]
Tables
Disclosure of earmarks in H.R. 4899, emergency supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H6065 [27JY]
Operation Iraqi Freedom U.S. casualty status, H5395 [1JY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4899, provisions, H5498 [1JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 1204, consideration of H.R. 4899, provisions, H2273 [24MR]
H. Res. 1500, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4899, provisions, H5342 [1JY]