US Congress House Bill 4870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-07-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Highlights: The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 provides regular annual appropriations for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DOD), including the pay, allowances, and support of military personnel; operation and maintenance of the forces; procurement of equipment and systems; and research, development, test and evaluation. The bill also includes funding for overseas contingency operations (OCO) to support the Global War on Terrorism. The bill increases funding above FY2014 levels for operation and maintenance. The bill decreases funding below FY2014 levels for military personnel; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; revolving and management funds; and overseas contingency operations. Full Summary: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD), the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the military departments, defense-wide, and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; (4) the cooperative threat reduction account for assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and to countries outside of the former Soviet Union for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons; and (5) the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for procurement by the military departments, including for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and for shipbuilding and conversion by the Navy. Appropriates funds for: (1) defense-wide procurement, and (2) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) by the military departments and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the independent activities of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the Defense Working Capital Funds and the National Defense Sealift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) DOD medical and health care programs; (2) the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents, munitions, and other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile; (3) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of DOD; (4) support for international sporting competitions; and (5) the Office of the Inspector General. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account. Title VIII: General Provisions - Sets forth permitted, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. (Sec. 8001) Prohibits appropriations contained in this Act from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress. (Sec. 8002) Provides that during the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to or employment of foreign nationals shall not apply to DOD if certain conditions are met. (Sec. 8007) Requires DOD to submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of FY2015 reprogramming and transfer authorities. Provides that none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report is submitted unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing that the reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. (Sec. 8010) Establishes limitations on the use of funds to initiate some multi-year contracts. (Sec. 8011) Appropriates operation and maintenance funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs in conjunction with military operations. (Sec. 8012) Prohibits the management of DOD civilian personnel on the basis of any end-strength during FY2015. (Sec. 8013) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to directly or indirectly influence congressional action on legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress. (Sec. 8016) Appropriates funds and provides DOD the authority to make the funds available through the Office of Economic Adjustment or by transfer to the Department of Education for construction, renovation, repair, and expansion of public schools on military facilities. (Sec. 8017) Prohibits funds from being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain surplus firearms, small arms ammunition, or ammunition components. (Sec. 8018) Limits funding that may be used for relocation of any DOD entity into or within the National Capital Region. (Sec. 8020) Prohibits funds for the Defense Media Activity from being used for national or international political or psychological activities. (Sec. 8021) Authorizes DOD to incur obligations up to $350 million for DOD military compensation, construction projects, supplies, and services in anticipation of contributions from the government of Kuwait. (Sec. 8022) Provides that operation and maintenance and procurement funds made available in this Act shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation to support operation and maintenance, readiness, counterdrug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to waive reimbursement for funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of federal, state, and local government agencies. (Sec. 8023) Prohibits DOD funds from being used to establish a new federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). Limits the federal compensation to be paid to FFRDC members or consultants. Prohibits a defense FFRDC from using FY2015 DOD funds for new building construction, cost-sharing payments for projects funded by government grants, absorption of contract overruns, or certain charitable contributions. Limits the staff years of technical effort that may be funded for FFRDCs from FY2015 funds. (Sec. 8024) Prohibits DOD from procuring carbon, alloy, or armor steel plating not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada. Permits the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement to waive the restriction upon certification to the congressional appropriations committees that adequate domestic supplies are not available and that such an acquisition is necessary for national security purposes. (Sec. 8027) Revokes blanket waivers of the Buy American Act if DOD determines that a country has violated the terms of a specified agreement by discriminating against products produced in the United States. (Sec. 8029) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to Indian tribes located in Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units currently located at Grand Forks, Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Elllsworth, and Minot Air Force Bases that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. Requires the Operation Walking Shield Program to resolve any housing unit conflicts arising among requests of Indian tribes for these conveyances. (Sec. 8032) Provides restrictions on the availability of certain funds appropriated by this Act to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (Sec. 8033) Permits funds made available by this Act to the Defense Intelligence Agency to be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communication and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. (Sec. 8034) Provides that specified operation and maintenance funds shall be available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts from DOD activities, including training and technical assistance to tribes, administrative support, gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system of prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates of mitigation on Indian lands. (Sec. 8035) Requires DOD to comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 8036) Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being used for certain contracts for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless specified conditions are met. (Sec. 8038) Prohibits a DOD entity from using funds to convert a function performed by DOD civilian employees to performance by a contractor unless specific guidelines are met. (Sec. 8039) Rescinds funds provided to various programs in prior defense appropriations Acts. (Sec. 8040) Prohibits funds from being used to reduce authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless the reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. (Sec. 8041) Prohibits funds from being used for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. (Sec. 8044) Prohibits the transfer of DOD or CIA drug interdiction or counter-drug activity funds to any other department or agency except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (Sec. 8046) Prohibits use of funds to purchase any supercomputer not manufactured in the United States unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that that acquisition is necessary to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from U.S. manufacturers. (Sec. 8048) Prohibits funds from being used to transfer defense articles or services to another nation or an international peacekeeping organization unless Congress is notified in advance. (Sec. 8053) Provides that certain funds appropriated by this Act for operations and maintenance shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program and for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and activities. (Sec. 8055) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, on a case-by-case basis, to waive limitations on the procurement of defense items from a foreign country if: (1) the Secretary determines that such limitations would invalidate cooperative or reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items, and (2) the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items procured in the United States for that country. Provides exceptions. (Sec. 8056) Prohibits the use of funds to support any training program involving a unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has received credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the prohibition under extraordinary circumstances or if a waiver is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies. Requires a report to the congressional defense committees prior to the waiver. (Sec. 8057) Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units. (Sec. 8061) Authorizes members of the National Guard serving on full-time duty to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. (Sec. 8062) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to transfer specified armor-piercing ammunition to any nongovernmental entity, except an entity performing demilitarization services for DOD. (Sec. 8064) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated in this Act to support any DOD nonappropriated funds activity that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale on a military installation located in the United States unless the beverages are procured within the state in which the military installation is located and specified conditions are met. (Sec. 8066) Prohibits funds from being used to make specified modifications to the National Intelligence Program's budget and appropriations process. (Sec. 8067) Authorizes the transfer of specified DOD O&M funds to the Global Security Contingency Fund after congressional notification. (Sec. 8068) Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories, and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community. (Sec. 8069) Provides specified procurement and RDT&E funds for the Israeli Cooperative Programs (missile defense). (Sec. 8070) Prohibits DOD from using funds made available by this Act to grant an enlistment waiver for offenses related to specified sex crimes. (Sec. 8072) Deems funds appropriated or made available by transfer in this Act for intelligence activities to be authorized by Congress during FY2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2015. (Sec. 8073) Prohibits fund appropriated by this Act from being used for a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless it must be undertaken immediately in the interests of national security and the congressional defense committees are notified in advance. (Sec. 8074) Requires the FY2016 budget to include separate budget justification documents for costs of U.S. Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the military personnel, O&M, procurement, and RDT&E accounts. (Sec. 8075) Prohibits funds from being used for RDT&E, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. (Sec. 8076) Reduces the total amount appropriated in this Act by $300 million to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates. (Sec. 8077) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated in this Act from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve if the actions reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act. Permits the Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. (Sec. 8078) Prohibits funds from being used for integrating foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during authorized foreign intelligence activities. (Sec. 8079) Provides that specified Air Force military procurement funds shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission. Requires that competitions be open to all certified providers and consider bids from two or more providers. (Sec. 8082) Provides specified Navy O&M funds for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for enabling the Pacific Command to execute theater security cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance and the payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces. (Sec. 8085) Requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit report to the congressional intelligence committees establishing the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for FY2015. (Sec. 8086) Prohibits the use of funds to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers unless the assistance is permitted by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. (Sec. 8087) Makes specified Intelligence Community Management Account funds available for transfer by the DNI to other departments and agencies for government-wide information sharing activities. (Sec. 8088) Provides specific restrictions on the reprogramming or transfer of funds provided to the National Intelligence Program. (Sec. 8089) Directs the DNI to submit annually to Congress a future-years intelligence program reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in the President's budget. (Sec. 8091) Requires DOD to continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Enduring Freedom (war in Afghanistan) and other operations identified by the Secretary of Defense on a semiannual basis. (Sec. 8093) Makes O&M funds available for payments and transfers to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. (Sec. 8094) Requires any agency receiving funds appropriated under this Act to post on its public website any report required to be submitted to Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by such agency head that it shall serve the national interest. Provides exceptions when posting the report would compromise national security or for reports containing proprietary information. (Sec. 8095) Prohibits the use of funds for federal contracts in excess of $1 million unless the contractor meets specific requirements regarding the resolution of claims under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin). Allows the Secretary to waive such requirements to avoid harm to national security. (Sec. 8096) Provides specified O&M funds for operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Sec. 8097) Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to the DOD Inspector General related to the costs and contracting procedures for conferences held during FY2015. (Sec. 8098) Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being used to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising DOD unless the retired officer files a public financial disclosure form with the Office of Government Ethics. (Sec. 8099) Allows DOD funds to be used for the purchase of armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to $250,000 per vehicle. (Sec. 8100 ) Prohibits the use of funds for providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. (Sec. 8101) Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from using funds made available by this Act to take occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) provided by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 133 project in Alexandria, Virginia. Permits a waiver of the limitation if certain conditions are met. (Sec. 8102) Requires that military exchanges become a signatory to or abide by the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh for the purchase of garments manufactured in Bangladesh for the private label brands. Requires military exchanges to provide, to the maximum extent practicable, a preference to retail suppliers that are signatories to the Accord. (Sec. 8103) Directs the Secretary of Defense to require that agreements for licensing of logos, marks, and other insignia trademarked by DOD or a branch of the military include a requirement that licensees who source from or manufacture garments and apparel in Bangladesh become a signatory to or abide by the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. (Sec. 8104) Permits the transfer of up to $2 billion of funds made available by this Act to the National Intelligence Program, upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires transfer authority be used for higher priority items based on unforeseen intelligence requirements. Prohibits transfer authority from being used when the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress. (Sec. 8106) Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being used in contravention of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform. (Sec. 8107) Prohibits any federal funds from being used to transfer or release to or within the United States or its territories or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a citizen or member of the Armed Forces and who is or was held by DOD on or after June 24, 2009, at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo). (Sec. 8108) Prohibits funds provided in this Act from being used to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody of control of the individual's country or origin, or any other foreign country or entity, except in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. (Sec. 8109) Prohibits the use of funds to enter into a contract with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation with unpaid tax liabilities. (Sec. 8110) Prohibits the use of funds to enter into a contract with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that was convicted of a federal criminal violation in the past 24 months. (Sec. 8111) Prohibits funds made available by this Act to carry out voluntary military education programs from being disbursed or delivered to an institution of higher education or to a student to attend the institution unless the institution certifies to the Secretary of Defense that it will not use revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or student recruitment activities, other than activities required or authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Sec. 8112) Prohibits funds made available by this Act to carry out voluntary military education programs from being disbursed or delivered to a proprietary institution of higher education or to a student to attend the institution until the institution demonstrates to the Secretary of Defense that it derives not less than 10% of its revenues from sources other than funds provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Sec. 8113) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Russian arms supplier Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. Permits the Secretary of Defense to waive the restriction if specific conditions are met. (Sec. 8114) Prohibits the use of funds for the personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan. (Sec. 8115) Permits funds to be used to provide payments to local military commanders for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations in a foreign country. (Sec. 8116) Prohibits funds made available in this Act from being used to reduce strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below levels necessary to implement the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), as set forth in a report provided to Congress pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. (Sec. 8117) Requires the Secretary of Defense to post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. (Sec. 8118) Prohibits funding to modify any U.S. facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any individual detained at Guantanamo. (Sec. 8119) Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees assessing the justification and approval requirements for sole-source contracts. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the DOD report and to review the justification and approval requirements. (Sec. 8120) Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon. (Sec. 8121) Requires funds appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to DOD for O&M and to the Department of Energy for fossil energy research and development to remain available until expended. (Sec. 8122) Prohibits DOD from using any funds provided in this Act for a contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation. Permits a waiver if the Secretary of Defense determines the waiver is required in the interest of national security. Requires the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees after exercising a waiver. Includes exceptions for contracts entered into before the date of enactment of this Act or any task orders issued pursuant to such contracts. (Sec. 8123) Prohibits funds provided by this Act from being used to require that seafood procured for DOD from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to also meet the sustainability certification criteria of third-party nongovernmental organizations. (Sec. 8124) Prohibits funds provided by this Act from being used to suspend, terminate, or alter the Federal Excess Personal Property program or the Firefighter Property program. (Sec. 8125) Prohibits funds provided by this Act from being used for the disestablishment of any Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (Sec. 8126) Provides that $7.5 million of the funds appropriated for the Defense Health Program shall be available for peer-reviewed medical research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). (Sec. 8127) Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress before implementing specified changes to the operations of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Title IX: Overseas Contingency Operations - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for overseas contingency operations related to the Global War on Terrorism, including for: (1) military personnel; (2) O&M, including the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, and the European Reassurance Initiative; (3) procurement (4) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; (5) Revolving and Management Funds including Defense Working Capital Funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (8) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and (9) the Office of the Inspector General. (Sec. 9002) Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer up to $3.5 billion of the amounts made available to DOD in this title between any such appropriations for that fiscal year. Requires prompt congressional notification of each transfer. (Sec. 9004) Authorizes the Secretary to use funds appropriated in this title to purchase motor vehicles for use by military and civilian DOD employees in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Includes limits on the cost of each passenger vehicle and each armored vehicle. (Sec. 9005) Authorizes the use of a limited amount of funding for the Commander's Emergency Response Program for humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance in Afghanistan. (Sec. 9006) Allows DOD O&M funds to be used to provide supplies, services, transportation, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan. Requires quarterly reports from the Secretary to the defense committees regarding such support. (Sec. 9007) Prohibits any funds from being obligated or expended to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan, or (2) to exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq. (Sec. 9008) Prohibits funds from being used in contravention of specified laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (Sec. 9009) Prohibits funds provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Funds from being obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council of DOD. (Sec. 9011) Permits a limited amount of O&M funding to be used to support U.S. transition activities in Iraq being conducted by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams. (Sec. 9013) Prohibits the use of funds with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. (Sec. 9014) Appropriates funds to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces in Afghanistan. (Sec. 9015) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance to the Syrian opposition. (Sec. 9016) Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being used to transfer additional C-130 cargo aircraft to the Afghan National Security Forces until DOD provides the congressional defense committees with a review of the Afghanistan Air Force's requirements. (Sec. 9017) Provides that each amount designated in this Act by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall only be available if the President subsequently designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. Title X: Overseas Contingency Operations- Appropriates funds to the President and the Department of State for overseas contingency operations related to the Global War on Terrorism. Appropriates funds for bilateral economic assistance, including appropriations to the President for the Complex Crises Fund for counterterrorism partnership efforts, responding to crises, and addressing regional instability resulting from the conflict in Syria. Appropriates funds for international security assistance, including (1) to the Department of State for contributions for international peacekeeping activities, and (2) to the President for the foreign military financing program. Title XI: Overseas Contingency Operations - Appropriates funds to DOD for FY2015 for overseas contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism, including additional appropriations for defense-wide military construction.

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]

2014-06-20 - House - On Passage (Y: 340 N: 73 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-20 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 190 N: 220 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-20 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 163 N: 248 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-20 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 280 N: 133 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-20 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 205 N: 208 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-20 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 92 N: 320 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-20 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 153 N: 260 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 212 N: 204 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 157 N: 260 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 62 N: 355 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 167 N: 244 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 293 N: 123 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 182 N: 231 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 165 N: 250 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 163 N: 249 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 230 N: 184 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 300 N: 114 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 238 N: 179 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 187 N: 233 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 179 N: 242 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-06-19 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 130 N: 292 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
2014-07-17	Senate	Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-211.
2014-07-17	Senate	Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-06-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
2014-06-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-06-20	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 340 - 73 (Roll no. 338).
2014-06-20	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 220 (Roll no. 337). (consideration: CR H5575-5576)
2014-06-20	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5575)
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by a total of $5 million (intended for sexual assault prevention); increase the Defense Health Program by a total of $10 million ($5 million intended to help alleviate the backlog at the department of Veterans Affairs by improving the electronic health records processing system and $5 million intended for treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries); and decrease the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation account by $15 million.
2014-06-20	House	Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H5575; text: CR H5575)
2014-06-20	House	The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2014-06-20	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5575)
2014-06-20	House	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4870.
2014-06-20	House	On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-20	House	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.945 On agreeing to the Franks (AZ) amendment (A079) Failed by recorded vote: 163 - 248 (Roll no. 336).
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.944 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A078) Agreed to by recorded vote: 280 - 133 (Roll no. 335).
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.942 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A076) Failed by recorded vote: 205 - 208 (Roll no. 334).
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.938 On agreeing to the Rohrabacher amendment (A072) Failed by recorded vote: 92 - 320 (Roll no. 333).
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.928 On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A062) Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 260 (Roll no. 332). (consideration: CR H5571-5572)
2014-06-20	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2014-06-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5571-5577)
2014-06-20	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
2014-06-20	House	On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-20	House	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved to rise.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.946 On agreeing to the Huizenga (MI) amendment (A080) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huizenga amendment.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.946 Amendment (A080) offered by Mr. Huizenga (MI). (consideration: CR H5570-5571; text: CR H5570)Amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the Defense Logistics Agency to implement the Small Business Administration interim final rule titled "Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of 2012 North American Industry Classification System" (published August 20, 2012, in the Federal Register) with respect to the procurement of footwear.
2014-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Franks (AZ) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.945 Amendment (A079) offered by Mr. Franks (AZ). (consideration: CR H5569-5570, H5574; text: CR H5569)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Grounds at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
2014-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Second Gosar amendment.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.944 Amendment (A078) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H5568-5569, H5573-5574; text: CR H5568)Amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the following entities or in contravention of Title 18 U.S.C., Section 2339B: 1) The Government Iran; 2) The Government of Syria; 3) The Palestinian Authority; 4) Hamas; 5) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.943 On agreeing to the Kildee amendment (A077) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 40.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.943 Amendment (A077) offered by Mr. Kildee. (consideration: CR H5567; text: CR H5567)Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 1034 of title 10, United States Code regarding retaliation against members of the military for contacting their Members of Congress.
2014-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the First Gosar amendment.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A076) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H5566-5567, H5572-5573; text: CR H5566)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract after the date of the enactment of this Act for the procurement of production of any non-petroleum based fuel for use as the same purpose or as a drop-in substitute for petroleum.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.941 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment (A075). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.941 Amendment (A075) offered by Mr. Stockman. (consideration: CR H5565-5566; text: CR H5565-5566)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any activity that would grant de jure or de facto support of territorial, maritime, or airspace claims made by the People's Republic of China on the international waters or territories of other sovereign nations in the South China, East China, and Yellow Seas.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.940 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment (A074). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.940 Amendment (A074) offered by Mr. Stockman. (consideration: CR H5565; text: CR H5565)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the procurement of weapons systems that contain rare earth materials, metals, magnets, parts, or components that are produced in Cuba, North Korea, the People's Republic of China, or Venezuela.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.939 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment (A073). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.939 Amendment (A073) offered by Mr. Stockman. (consideration: CR H5565; text: CR H5565)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies.
2014-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment.
2014-06-20	House	H.AMDT.938 Amendment (A072) offered by Mr. Rohrabacher. (consideration: CR H5564-5565, H5572; text: CR H5564)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act for Pakistan.
2014-06-20	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2014-06-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5563-5571)
2014-06-19	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
2014-06-19	House	On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the committee rise.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.926 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment (A060) Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 204 (Roll no. 331).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.922 On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A056) Failed by recorded vote: 157 - 260 (Roll no. 330).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.918 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A052) Failed by recorded vote: 62 - 355 (Roll no. 329).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.917 On agreeing to the Fortenberry amendment (A051) Failed by recorded vote: 167 - 244 (Roll no. 328).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.935 On agreeing to the Massie amendment (A069) Agreed to by recorded vote: 293 - 123, 1 Present (Roll no. 327).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.912 On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A046) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 231 (Roll no. 326).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.908 On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A042) Failed by recorded vote: 165 - 250 (Roll no. 325).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.907 On agreeing to the Moran amendment (A041) Failed by recorded vote: 163 - 249 (Roll no. 324).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.905 On agreeing to the Cotton amendment (A039) Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 184 (Roll no. 323).
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.903 On agreeing to the Miller (MI) amendment (A037) Agreed to by recorded vote: 300 - 114 (Roll no. 322). (consideration: CR H5548-5549)
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.937 On agreeing to the Conaway amendment (A071) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conaway amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.937 Amendment (A071) offered by Mr. Conaway. (consideration: CR H5547-5548; text: CR H5547)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to use to enter into a contract for the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuels refinery unless such planning, design, refurbishing, or construction is specifically authorized by law.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.936 On agreeing to the Barrow (GA) amendment (A070) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barrow amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.936 Amendment (A070) offered by Mr. Barrow (GA). (consideration: CR H5547; text: CR H5547)Amendment prohibits the use of funds to disestablish, or prepare to disestablish a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) or close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation an SROTC program in accordance with an information paper of the Department of the Army.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Massie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lofgren demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massie amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.935 Amendment (A069) offered by Mr. Massie. (consideration: CR H5544-5547, H5552; text: CR H5544)Amendment prohibits the use of funds by an officer or employee of the United States to query a collection of foreign intelligence information acquired under FISA using a United States person identifier except in specified instances.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.934 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A068) Failed by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.934 Amendment (A068) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5543-5544; text: CR H5543)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to detain, without conviction, any person for more than 15 years at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.933 On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A067) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.933 Amendment (A067) offered by Mr. King (IA). (consideration: CR H5543; text: CR H5543)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to transfer weapons to the Palestinian Authority.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.932 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A066) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.932 Amendment (A066) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. (consideration: CR H5542-5543; text: CR H5542)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of Article II, section 2 of the Constitution.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.931 On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A065) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.931 Amendment (A065) offered by Mr. Wittman. (consideration: CR H5541-5542; text: CR H5541)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure round.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.930 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A064) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.930 Amendment (A064) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5540-5541; text: CR H5540)Amendment prohibits use of funds by the intelligence community from subverting or interfering with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by NIST.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.929 On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A063) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.929 Amendment (A063) offered by Mr. McClintock. (consideration: CR H5539-5540; text: CR H5539)Amendment prohibits the use of funds for implementation of two executive orders and several other provisions of law regarding green energy.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 32.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.928 Amendment (A062) offered by Ms. Lee (CA). (consideration: CR H5538-5539; text: CR H5538)An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the purpose of conducting combat operations in Afghanistan after December 31, 2014.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.927 On agreeing to the Forbes amendment (A061) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.927 Amendment (A061) offered by Mr. Forbes. (consideration: CR H5537-5538; text: CR H5537)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.926 Amendment (A060) offered by Mr. Ellison. (consideration: CR H5554-5555, H5537; text: CR H5537)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed in section 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act".
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.925 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A059) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.925 Amendment (A059) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H5536-5537; text: CR H5536)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to procure any Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.924 On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment (A058) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.924 Amendment (A058) offered by Mr. Murphy (FL). (consideration: CR H5535-5536; text: CR H5535-5536)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to maintain or improve DOD real property with a zero percent untilization rate according to the Department's real property inventory database, except in the case of maintenance of an historic property or maintenance to prevent a negative environmental impact.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.923 On agreeing to the Rogers (AL) amendment (A057) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (AL) amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.923 Amendment (A057) offered by Mr. Rogers (AL). (consideration: CR H5535; text: CR H5535)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 34, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 34.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.922 Amendment (A056) offered by Ms. Lee (CA). (consideration: CR H5534-5535, H5554; text: CR H5534)An amendment No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military of Force after December 31, 2014.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.921 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A055) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.921 Amendment (A055) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H5533-5534; text: CR H5533)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to pay for storage for patrol boats procured under the Department of Navy Memorandum #105-E2P-196 dated October 12, 2010.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.920 On agreeing to the Speier amendment (A054) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.920 Amendment (A054) offered by Ms. Speier. (consideration: CR H5533; text: CR H5533)Amendment prohibits funds to implement Executive Order 13369 regarding the outline of when previous sexual history is admissible in courts martial.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.919 On agreeing to the Nugent amendment (A053) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nugent amendment No. 27.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.919 Amendment (A053) offered by Mr. Nugent. (consideration: CR H5532-5533; text: CR H5532)An amendment No. 27 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to plan for or carry out a furlough of a dual status military technician.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grayson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grayson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.918 Amendment (A052) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5531-5532, H5553-5554; text: CR H5531)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to transfer aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, toxicological agents, launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, or nuclear weapons through the DOD Excess Personal Property Program established pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Fortenberry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Fortenberry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fortenberry amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.917 Amendment (A051) offered by Mr. Fortenberry. (consideration: CR H5529-5531, H5552-5553; text: CR H5529)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to provide weapons in Syria.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.916 On agreeing to the Hanabusa amendment (A050) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.916 Amendment (A050) offered by Ms. Hanabusa. (consideration: CR H5529; text: CR H5529)An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution, including for the introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.915 On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A049) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.915 Amendment (A049) offered by Mr. McKinley. (consideration: CR H5528-5529; text: CR H5528)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to design, implement, administer, or carry out the U.S. Global Climate Research Program National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report, the UN Agenda 21 sustainable development plan, or the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.914 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A048) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.914 Amendment (A048) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H5528; text: CR H5528)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended to transfer man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.913 On agreeing to the Flores amendment (A047) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flores amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.913 Amendment (A047) offered by Mr. Flores. (consideration: CR H5527-5528; text: CR H5527)Amendment stops the government from enforcing the ban on agencies funded by the Department of Defense Appropriations bill from being forced to comply with section 526 relating to DOD's plans to buy and develop coal-based or coal-to-liquids jet fuel.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 33, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 33.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.912 Amendment (A046) offered by Ms. Lee (CA). (consideration: CR H5526-5527; text: CR H5526)An amendment No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.911 On agreeing to the Fleming amendment (A045) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fleming amendment No. 14.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.911 Amendment (A045) offered by Mr. Fleming. (consideration: CR H5525-5526; text: CR H5525)An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to appoint chaplains for the military departments in contravention of the Department of Defense Instruction 1304.28, dated June 11, 2004, incorporating change 3, dated March 20, 2014, regarding the appointment of chaplains for the military departments.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.910 On agreeing to the DeLauro amendment (A044) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeLauro amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.910 Amendment (A044) offered by Ms. DeLauro. (consideration: CR H5524-5525; text: CR H5524)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.909 On agreeing to the Walberg amendment (A043) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.909 Amendment (A043) offered by Mr. Walberg. (consideration: CR H5523-5524; text: CR H5523)Amendment prohibits the use of funds for a policy change by the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program which would treat health care providers as Federal contractors.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 31, pending reservation of a point of order. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.908 Amendment (A042) offered by Ms. Lee (CA). (consideration: CR H5522-5523, H5551-5552; text: CR H5522)An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the purposes of conducting combat operations in Iraq.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.907 Amendment (A041) offered by Mr. Moran. (consideration: CR H5521-5522, H5550; text: CR H5521)Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds to carry out sections 8107 and 8108 of the bill which deal with the disposition of detainees held at Guantanamo.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.906 On agreeing to the Runyan amendment (A040) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Runyan amendment.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.906 Amendment (A040) offered by Mr. Runyan. (consideration: CR H5520-5521; text: CR H5520)An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC-10 fleet during fiscal year 2015.
2014-06-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cotton amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-19	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cotton amendment No. 2.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.905 Amendment (A039) offered by Mr. Cotton. (consideration: CR H5517-5520, H5549-5550; text: CR H5517)An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the individual's country of origin or to any other foreign country.
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.901 On agreeing to the Walorski amendment (A035) Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 179 (Roll no. 321). (consideration: CR H5516-5517)
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.896 On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A030) Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 233 (Roll no. 320). (consideration: CR H5515-5516)
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.885 On agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment (A019) Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 242 (Roll no. 319). (consideration: CR H5515)
2014-06-19	House	H.AMDT.878 On agreeing to the Gohmert amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 130 - 292 (Roll no. 318). (consideration: CR H5514-5515)
2014-06-19	House	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 6 of Rule XVIII, the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2014-06-19	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2014-06-19	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5514-5555)
2014-06-18	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
2014-06-18	House	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the Committee rise.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.904 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Grayson amendment (A038). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Grayson amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.904 Amendment (A038) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5486-5487; text: CR H5486)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to make aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, toxocological agents (including chemical agents, biological agents, associated equipment), launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines or nuclear weapons available to local law enforcement agencies.
2014-06-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller (MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Miller (MI) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 268, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller (MI) amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.903 Amendment (A037) offered by Mrs. Miller (MI). (consideration: CR H5485-5486; text: CR H5485)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A-10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.902 On agreeing to the Nolan amendment (A036) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 268, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nolan amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.902 Amendment (A036) offered by Mr. Nolan. (consideration: CR H5485; text: CR H5485)An amendment to prohibit use of funds for the "Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund".
2014-06-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Walorski amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walorski amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.901 Amendment (A035) offered by Mrs. Walorski. (consideration: CR H5484-5485; text: CR H5484)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to transfer or release to the Republic of Yemen (or any entity within Yemen) a detainee who is or was held, detained, or otherwise in the custody of DOD on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.900 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Grayson amendment (A034). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Grayson amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.900 Amendment (A034) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5483-5484; text: CR H5483)An amendment to prohibit use of funds by an officer, employee, or contractor of the intelligence community to subvert or interfere with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.899 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A033) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.899 Amendment (A033) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5483; text: CR H5483)Amendment prohibits use of funds to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its principals if the offeror certifies that the offeror or any of its principals has been convicted of, or had a civil judgement rendered against it, for certain specified violations; are presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity with, commission of any of the certain specified charges; or within a three year period preceding this offer, has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.898 By unanimous consent, the Cole amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H5483)
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cole amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.898 Amendment (A032) offered by Mr. Cole. (consideration: CR H5482-5483; text: CR H5482)An amendment to prohibit use of funds to provide housing on a military installation to an alien (as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act) who is either an unaccompanied minor or not a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.897 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Garamendi amendment (A031). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Garamendi amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.897 Amendment (A031) offered by Mr. Garamendi. (consideration: CR H5481-5482; text: CR H5481)An amendment to prohibit use of funds for research, development, test or evaluation for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a manner that provides B-61 delivery capability until the date that a report has been delivered to the Congressional defense committees outlining costs and capabilities.
2014-06-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.896 Amendment (A030) offered by Mr. Nadler. (consideration: CR H5477-5478; text: CR H5477)Amendment sought to strike Section 8132 of the bill which relates to a prohibition on use of funds with respect to any nondeployed status of Minuteman III ballistic missiles.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.895 On agreeing to the Daines amendment (A029) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Daines amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.895 Amendment (A029) offered by Mr. Daines. (consideration: CR H5477; text: CR H5477)Amendment strikes the portion of Section 8132 which states that Section 8132 shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.894 On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A028) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.894 Amendment (A028) offered by Mr. Holt. (consideration: CR H5466-5467; text: CR H5466)Amendment redirects $2 million for the intelligence community whistleblowing and source protection directorate.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.893 On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.893 Amendment (A027) offered by Mr. Langevin. (consideration: CR H5465-5466; text: CR H5465)Amendment designates $30 million for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.892 On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A026) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.892 Amendment (A026) offered by Mr. Holt. (consideration: CR H5465; text: CR H5465)Amendment designates $1 million to study the links between financial stress, financial abuse, and military suicide and to generate recommendations to fix such interlinked problems.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.891 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A025) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.891 Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5464-5465; text: CR H5464)Amendment reduces funds for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $10 million and increases funds for Prostate Cancer research by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.890 On agreeing to the Nugent amendment (A024) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.890 Amendment (A024) offered by Mr. Nugent. (consideration: CR H5463-5464; text: CR H5463)Amendment redirects $10 million within the Air Force Research, Development, Test and Evaluation account from directed energy technology to advanced weapons technology.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.889 On agreeing to the Coffman amendment (A023) Failed by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Coffman amendment No. 5.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.889 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Coffman. (consideration: CR H5463; text: CR H5463)Amendment sought to reduce funding for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (sixth generation fighter development), Air Force, by $15,722,000 and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.888 By unanimous consent, the Garamendi amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H5463)
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment, pending the reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.888 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Garamendi. (consideration: CR H5462-5463; text: CR H5462)An amendment to reduce funds for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force by $15,600,000 and increase funds in the spending reduction account by the same amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.887 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.887 Amendment (A021) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. (consideration: CR H5461-5462; text: CR H5461)Amendment reduces funds for Procurement, Defense-Wide by $5 million and increases funds for breast cancer research by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.886 On agreeing to the Kildee amendment (A020) Failed by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.886 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Kildee. (consideration: CR H5459-5460; text: CR H5459)Amendment sought to reduce funds for Aircraft Procurement, Navy by $20 million and to increase funds by the same amount for an independent study to identify challenges confronting the health care of wounded warriors and offer specific recommendations to improve it.
2014-06-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Blumenauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 4.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.885 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Blumenauer. (consideration: CR H5458-5459; text: CR H5458)Amendment sought to increase funds for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, by $3.4 million and to reduce funds for a program that provides the Air Force with a new air-launched cruise missile by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.884 On agreeing to the Murphy (PA) amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (PA) amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.884 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Murphy (PA). (consideration: CR H5457-5458; text: CR H5457)Amendment reduces funds for Environmental Restoration, Air Force by $37 million and increases funds for mental health care by $10 million.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.883 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.883 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H5456-5457; text: CR H5456)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $10 million and increases funds for Gulf War illness research by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.882 On agreeing to the Lowenthal amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.882 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Lowenthal. (consideration: CR H5456; text: CR H5456)Amendment redirects $5 million from the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide to the STARBASE Youth Program.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.881 On agreeing to the Delaney amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delaney amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.881 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Delaney. (consideration: CR H5455-5456; text: CR H5455)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $24 million and increases funds for the Fisher House Foundation by $16 million.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.880 On agreeing to the Runyan amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Runyan amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.880 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Runyan. (consideration: CR H5455; text: CR H5455)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $6 million and increases funds for upgrades to joint training and training development facilities at Air Force installations by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.879 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.879 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Ellison. (consideration: CR H5454-5455; text: CR H5454)Amendment redirects $10 million from the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide to the Office of Economic Adjustment.
2014-06-18	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2014-06-18	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5454-5487)
2014-06-18	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
2014-06-18	House	On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the committee rise.
2014-06-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gohmert amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gohmert demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gohmert amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.878 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Gohmert. (consideration: CR H5453-5454; text: CR H5453)Amendment sought to reduce funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $35,956,000 and to increase funds for the National Guard counter-drug program by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.877 By unanimous consent, the Kildee amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H5453)
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.877 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Kildee. (consideration: CR H5452-5453; text: CR H5452)An amendment to increase funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $10,000,000 and reduce funds for Aircraft Procurement, Navy by $50,000,000.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.876 On agreeing to the Benishek amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Benishek amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.876 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Benishek. (consideration: CR H5452; text: CR H5452)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $2 million and increases funds for Alzheimer's disease research by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.875 On agreeing to the McGovern amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.875 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. McGovern. (consideration: CR H5451-5452; text: CR H5451)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $3.5 million and increases funds for a competitive grants pilot program for qualified nonprofit organizations whose mission is to address the physical and mental helth needs of veterans with the assistance from trained service dogs by $3 million.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.874 On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.874 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. McKinley. (consideration: CR H5450-5451; text: CR H5451)Amendment redirects $21 million from the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide to the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.873 On agreeing to the Jeffries amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jeffries amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.873 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Jeffries. (consideration: CR H5450; text: CR H5451)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $10 million and increases funds for medical research concerning traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychological health by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.872 On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.872 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Lamborn. (consideration: CR H5450; text: CR H5450)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $5 million and increases funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account of the Army National Guard for border protection by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.871 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, pending the reservation of a point of order. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.871 Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. (consideration: CR H5448-5450; text: CR H5448)Amendment reduces the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $500,000 and increases funds for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) outreach by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.870 On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A004) Failed by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.870 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Lamborn. (consideration: CR H5447-5448; text: CR 5446)Amendment sought to redirect $5 million in funds from the Special Operations Command flying hours budget to the Preservation of the Force and Family Program.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.869 On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment, pending the reservation of a point of order. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.869 Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Lee (CA). (consideration: CR H5446-5447; text: CR H5446)Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $5 million and increases funds for research, development, testing and evaluation related to multiple sclerosis under the Defense Health Program by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.868 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Gohmert amendment (A002). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the amendment provide for a net increase in budget outlays of the bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gohmert amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.868 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Gohmert. (consideration: CR H5445-5446; text: CR H5445)An amendment to increase funds for the National Guard Personnel, Army by $41,492,000 and reduce funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $57 million.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.867 Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Gohmert amendment (A001). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the amendment provide for a net increase in budget outlays of the bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2014-06-18	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gohmert amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
2014-06-18	House	H.AMDT.867 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Gohmert. (consideration: CR H5445; text: CR H5445)An amendment to increase funds for the National Guard Personnel, Army by $41,492,000 and reduce funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by a similar amount.
2014-06-18	House	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4870.
2014-06-18	House	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 628 and Rule XVIII.
2014-06-18	House	The Speaker designated the Honorable Chris Collins to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2014-06-18	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 628. (consideration: CR H5429-5492; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H5444-5445, H5446; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H5446, H5456-5457, H5458, H5459; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H5459, H5460-5461, H5462; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H5462, H5464; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H5464; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H5464-5465, H5466; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H5466; text of Title VIII as reported in House: CR H5467-5477, H5478-5479; text of Title IX as reported in House: CR H5479-5480; text of Title X as reported in House: CR H5480)
2014-06-18	House	Rule H. Res. 628 passed House.
2014-06-17	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 628 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3230 to H.R. 4870. After general debate on H.R. 4870, it shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall also be in order to consider the Senate amendments to H.R. 3230.
2014-06-13	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
2014-06-13	House	The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-473, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.

HR628 (Related) 2014-06-18 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB83 (Related) 2014-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 113-235.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4870/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4870/BILLS-113hr4870rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4870/BILLS-113hr4870eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4870/BILLS-113hr4870rs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014318
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014319
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014320
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014321
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014322
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014323
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014324
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014325
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014326
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014327
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014328
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014329
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014330
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014331
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014332
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014333
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014334
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014335
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014336
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014337
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014338