US HB1105 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-03-11 - Became Public Law No: 111-8.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - (Sec. 4) Declares that the explanatory statement regarding this Act printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about February 23, 2009, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Makes the following appropriations for FY2009. Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2009 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of Homeland Security; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (9) Office of Civil Rights; (10) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (11) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (12) hazardous materials management; (13) departmental administration; (14) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; (15) Office of Communications; (16) Office of the Inspector General; (17) Office of the General Counsel; (18) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (19) Economic Research Service; (20) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (21) Agricultural Research Service; (22) Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; (23) Native Americans Institutions Endowment Fund; (24) extension and integrated activities; (25) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (26) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (27) Agricultural Marketing Service; (28) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (29) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (30) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (31) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (32) Farm Service Agency; (33) Risk Management Agency; (34) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (35) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. Title II: Conservation Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment; and (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service. Title III: Rural Development Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development; (2) rural development salaries and expenses; (3) Rural Housing Service; (4) Rural Business-Cooperative Service; and (5) Rural Utilities Service. Title IV: Domestic Food Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; and (2) Food and Nutrition Service. Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Foreign Agricultural Service; (2) Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480) program account, title I ocean freight differential grants, and title II grants; (3) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) export loans program account; and (4) McGovern-Dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants. Title VI: Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and (2) Farm Credit Administration. Title VII: General Provisions - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. (Sec. 703) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer unobligated balances to the Working Capital Fund for plant and capital equipment acquisition. (Sec. 704) States that appropriations under this Act shall not remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for. (Sec. 705) Limits negotiated indirect costs on cooperative agreements between the Department and nonprofit organizations to 10%. (Sec. 708) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for the Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel. (Sec. 709) Requires that Department agencies reimburse each other for employees detailed for longer than 30 days. (Sec. 712) Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds to: (1) eliminate or create a new program; (2) relocate or reorganize an office or employees; (3) privatize federal employee functions; or (4) increase funds or personnel for a project for which funds have been denied or restricted. Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10%, whichever is less: (1) to augment an existing program; (2) to reduce by 10% funding or personnel for any existing program; or (3) that results from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs. (Sec. 713) Prohibits the use of funds for user fee proposals that fail to provide certain budget impact information. (Sec. 714) Prohibits the use of funds to close or relocate a Rural Development office unless the Secretary determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhancement of program delivery. (Sec. 715) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to close or relocate the FDA Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside the city or county limits. (Sec. 716) Appropriates funds to the Denali Commission to address solid waste disposal problems which threaten to contaminate rural drinking water supplies. (Sec. 717) Limits funds to carry out the environmental quality incentives program under the Food Security Act of 1985. (Sec. 718) Limits funds made available in FY2009 or preceding fiscal years under PL 480 to reimburse CCC for the release of certain commodities under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act. (Sec. 719) Prohibits the use of CCC funds for dam rehabilitation under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. (Sec. 720) Makes funds available in the current fiscal year for agricultural management assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act and for specified conservation programs under the Food Security Act of 1985 until expended for obligations made in the current fiscal year. (Sec. 721) Prohibits fund use under this Act by any executive branch entity to produce a prepackaged news story for U.S. broadcast or distribution unless it contains audio or text notice that it was produced or funded by such executive entity. (Sec. 722) Makes eligible for economic development and job creation assistance under the Rural Electrification Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under such Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act. (Sec. 723) Lowers the FY2009 threshold amount before certain agricultural funds under the Act of 1935 may be transferred to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Rescinds certain unobligated amounts under the Act of 1935. Limits funds for free fresh fruits and vegetables in elementary schools under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act until October 1, 2009. (Sec. 724) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make funding and other assistance available through the emergency watershed protection program to repair and prevent damage to nonfederal land in watersheds that have been impaired by fires initiated by the federal government; and (2) waive related cost sharing requirements. (Sec. 725) Appropriates funds for a grant to the National Center for Natural Products Research for construction or renovation to carry out the research objectives of the FDA natural products research grant. (Sec. 726) Appropriates funds for construction of an agriculture pest facility in Hawaii. (Sec. 727) Prohibits fund use under this Act to establish or implement a rule allowing U.S. importation of poultry products from the People's Republic of China (PRC). (Sec. 728) Appropriates funds to the Farm Service Agency for a pilot program to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the growth rate of reforested hardwood trees on private non-industrial forests lands on the Gulf of Mexico coast that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Sec. 729) Prohibits the Department from using funds under this Act to implement the risk-based inspection program in any location until the Office of Inspector General of the Department has reported to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding the data used in the program's development. (Sec. 730) Directs the Secretary, until receipt of the 2010 decennial Census, to consider: (1) Palmview, Texas, Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo, Texas, Alton, Texas, La Joya, Texas, Penitas, Texas, Schertz, Texas, Converse, Texas, Cibolo, Texas, and the Township of Bern, Pennsylvania, eligible for rural business program loans and grants; (2) the County of Nueces, Texas, eligible for the purposes of financing a beef processing facility under the business and industry loan guarantee program; (3) Asheboro, North Carolina, eligible for rural community facilities program loans and grants; (4) Healdsburg, California, Imperial, California, Havelock, North Carolina, and Newton, North Carolina, eligible for rural water and waste disposal program loans and grants; and (5) Aptos, California, eligible for rural housing service loans and grants. (Sec. 731) Appropriates funding for the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows. (Sec. 732) Appropriates funds for grants to: (1) the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; (2) the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Foods, and Markets; and (3) the Graham Avenue Business Improvement District, New York. (Sec. 733) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to repeal certain Delta Regional Authority recordkeeping requirements. (Sec. 734) Directs the Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and technical assistance through the watershed and flood prevention operations program for the: (1) Pocasset River Floodplain Management Project in Rhode Island; (2) East Locust Creek Watershed Plan Revision in Missouri, including up to 100% of the engineering assistance and 75% cost share for construction cost of site RW1; (3) Little Otter Creek Watershed project in Missouri; (4) Churchill Woods Dam Removal project in DuPage County, Illinois; (5) Dunloup Creek Watershed Project in Fayette and Raleigh Counties, West Virginia; (6) Alameda Creek Watershed Project in Alameda County, California; (7) Colgan Creek Restoration project in Sonoma County, California; (8) Hurricane Katrina-Related Watershed Restoration project in Jackson County, Mississippi; (9) Lake George Watershed Protection project in Warren County, New York; and (10) Pidcock-Mill Creeks Watershed project in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (Sec. 735) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act regarding the program for at-risk school children to: (1) make Vermont and Maryland program participants; and (2) increase the total number of program states from 8 to 10. (Sec. 736) Prohibits, regarding the specialty crop research initiative, funds from being used to prohibit the provision of certain in-kind support from nonfederal sources. (Sec. 737) Prohibits the U.S. Importation of any ruminant or swine, or any fresh (including chilled or frozen) meat or product of any ruminant or swine, that is born, raised, or slaughtered in Argentina until the Secretary has reviewed the domestic animal health aspects of the proposal to allow such products' importation and has reported to the appropriate congressional committees. (Sec. 738) Makes unobligated balances from appropriations under this Act for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area available through September 30, 2010, for information technology expenses. (Sec. 739) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to inspect horses for slaughter purposes. Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies. Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2009 for: (1) the International Trade Administration; (2) the Bureau of Industry and Security; (3) the Economic Development Administration; (4) the Minority Business Development Agency; (5) economic and statistical analysis programs; (6) the Bureau of the Census; (7) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, including for grants for public telecommunications facilities planning and construction; (8) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); (9) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including amounts for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership and for construction of new research facilities; (10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including an amount for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (11) restoration of Pacific salmon populations; (12) the Coastal Zone Management Fund; (13) the fisheries finance program account; and (14) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General and the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building. (Sec. 105) Prohibits funding under this Act, or any other Act, to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase "Last Best Place." (Sec. 106) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate safety and health standards or regulations for scientific and occupational diving within NOAA. (Sec. 107) Incorporates certain legal requirement pertaining to NOAA contracts for development of a major program (an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250 million). (Sec. 109) Provides for a transfer of funds for the Southern New England Cooperative Research Initiative for conservation activities in Rhode Island. (Sec. 110) Includes the state of Nevada in the program for Pacific Coastal salmon recovery. (Sec. 111) Designates the Secretary of Commerce as the representative of the United States in negotiating and monitoring international agreements regarding fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles. Title II: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for 2009 for: (1) general administration, including for information sharing technology, a nationwide Integrated Wireless Network to support federal law enforcement and the costs of existing Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, the Federal Detention Trustee, and the Office of Inspector General; (2) the U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including for reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, antitrust enforcement, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (4) the U.S. Marshals Service, including for courthouse security equipment and construction; (5) the National Security Division; (6) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (9) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (10) the federal prison system, including for the construction of new buildings and facilities and the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (subject to certain limitations on administrative expenses); (11) the Office on Violence Against Women for violence against women prevention and prosecution programs; and (12) the Office of Justice Programs, including for state and local law enforcement assistance, necessary expenses to implement the "Weed and Seed" program, community-oriented policing service, juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits. (Sec. 202) Prohibits funding to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate an abortion. (Sec. 204) Reaffirms the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility. (Sec. 206) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2010 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. (Sec. 207) Extends certain authorities for FBI and DEA undercover investigative operations to ATF. (Sec. 208) Prohibits funding to transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure. (Sec. 209) Prohibits funding by federal prisons to purchase cable television services or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. Allows such services for equipment for inmate training or for religious or educational programs. (Sec. 210) Restricts funding for the FBI Sentinel project, or for any other new or enhanced information technology programs having estimated development costs in excess of $100 million. (Sec. 212) Prohibits funding for private-public competitions for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. (Sec. 213) Prohibits funding for U.S. Attorneys who are assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General that exempt such U.S. Attorneys from applicable residency requirements. (Sec. 214) Restricts funding for future phases of the FBI's Sentinel program until the Attorney General certifies to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the majority of work on existing phases for the program have been completed in accordance with a performance measurement baseline. Title III: Science - Science Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for science, aeronautics, exploration research and development activities, and education and the Office of Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, equipment and facilities construction, education and human resources, agency operations and award management, the Office of the National Science Board, and the Office of Inspector General. Requires the NASA Administrator to report to Congress by February 2, 2009, on Space Shuttle retirement and transition activities for FY2006-FY2015. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (3) the International Trade Commission (ITC); (4) the Legal Services Corporation; (5) the Marine Mammal Commission; (6) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and (7) the State Justice Institute. Prohibits EEOC from taking any action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until notice of such actions is given to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Prohibits funding for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress. (Sec. 506) Prohibits funding to implement, administer, or enforce certain EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion. (Sec. 507) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. (Sec. 510) Prohibits funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the removal of restrictions on marketing of such products by foreign countries. (Sec. 511) Prohibits funding for the implementation of: (1) any user fee for background checks under the Brady Handgun Control Act of 1993; and (2) any background check system that does not require and result in the destruction of information submitted by an individual certified as eligible to possess or receive a firearm. (Sec. 513) Prohibits the use of DOJ funds to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in DOJ programs or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. (Sec. 516) Requires ATF to make certain disclosures in its data releases about the limitations of trace data in making conclusions about firearms-related crime. (Sec. 517) Requires the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and NSF to conduct and report to Congress on audits of grants or contracts funded by this Act Prohibits the use of funds for banquets and conferences not directly related to a grant or contract purpose. Requires a grant or contract recipient to submit a conflict of interest statement. (Sec. 518) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism; (2) support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government; (3) require certain licenses for the export of firearms to Canada, except when the President determines that Canada has not maintained adequate import controls such that there is a significant diversion of such firearms for use in international terrorism or in armed conflict in another nation; (4) deny certain import applications for curios or relics, firearms, parts, or ammunition; (5) include certain provisions of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement; or (6) authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue such letters. (Sec. 525) Authorizes funding for DOJ intelligence activities during FY2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2009. (Sec. 526) Requires the departments, agencies, and commissions funded under this Act to establish and maintain on their websites: (1) a direct link to their Offices of Inspectors General; and (2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors General website for anonymously reporting waste, fraud, or abuse. (Sec. 528) Prohibits funding for: (1) purposes inconsistent with certain U.S. objectives relating to trade remedy laws; (2) the purchase of first class or premium airline travel that is inconsistent with federal regulations; or (3) the attendance of more than 50 federal employees at any single conference outside the United States. Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Defense - Civil - Makes FY2009 appropriations to: (1) the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil for functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction; (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation and maintenance expenses; (5) administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (6) cleanup of contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the early atomic energy program; (7) general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps; and (8) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). (Sec. 101) Specifies reprogramming allowances. Directs the Corps of Engineers to report to the congressional appropriations committees and establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of funds to implement any pending or future competitive sourcing actions under OMB Circular A-76 or High Performing Organizations for the Corps of Engineers. (Sec. 105) Prohibits the use of funds available under this Act to carry out any water reallocation project or component under the Wolf Creek Project, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, except a water reallocation for Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, under an existing agreement or payment schedule. (Sec. 106) Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 to increase from 75% to 100% the federal expense incurred for planning studies, watershed surveys and assessments, or technical studies of the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary under this title) to accomplish the purposes of the 2003 Biological Opinion (including any related subsequent biological opinion) and the collaborative program long-term plan. Requires the Secretary, in carrying out a study, survey, or assessment, to consult with federal, state, tribal and local governmental entities, as well as entities participating in the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program. Authorizes the Secretary also to provide that Collaborative Program with planning and administrative assistance, which shall not be subject to cost sharing requirements with nonfederal interests. (Sec. 107) Prohibits the use of funds to award a continuing contract for any project for which funds are derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. (Sec. 108) Authorizes the Secretary to study the Missouri River Projects located within the Missouri River basin, at full federal expense, with the express purpose of reviewing the original project purposes based on the Flood Control Act of 1944, as amended. (Sec. 109) Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, as amended, to increase the authorization of appropriations for construction of the permanent bridge as part of the project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration, American River Watershed, California. (Sec. 110) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary to credit toward the nonfederal share of the flood control project, San Lorenzo River, California, up to $2 million of the costs expended by nonfederal interests for the replacement and reconstruction of the Soquel Avenue Bridge. (Sec. 111) Modifies the Missouri River Levee System (MRLS) Unit L-385 Project, Riverside, Missouri, to direct the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to take necessary action to correct deficiencies in the L-385 levee system in Riverside, Missouri, at full federal expense. (Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, instead of the Secretary of the Interior, upon completion, of the rural health care facility being built on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of the Three Affiliated Tribes, North Dakota. (Sec. 113) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site, Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Sec. 114) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to modify the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico, restoration project to require it to be carried out in accordance with the plans recommended in the feasibility report for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, New Mexico, scheduled for completion in December 2008. Limits any requirement for nonfederal participation in a project carried out in the bosque of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, to the provision of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary for project construction, operation, and maintenance. (Sec. 115) Authorizes the nonfederal interest for the flood control project, San Antonio Channel, Texas, under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to: (1) carry out design and construction work in advance of federal appropriations; or (2) provide funds directly to the Secretary for the Secretary to carry out such work. Requires the Secretary to reimburse the nonfederal interest for any costs incurred by it in excess of the nonfederal share of total project costs, subject to the availability of appropriations. (Sec. 116) Authorizes the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to perform modifications of the Chatfield Reservoir and any required mitigation resulting from project implementation. Requires the Secretary, in carrying out the reassignment of storage space in the Reservoir, to collaborate with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and local interests to determine costs to be repaid for storage that reflects the limited reliability of the resources and the capability of nonfederal interests to make use of such reallocated storage space. (Sec. 117) Amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005, as contained in division C of Public Law 108-447, to repeal the Secretary's authorization to carry out, at full federal expense, structural and nonstructural projects for storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice and glacial damage in Alaska, including relocation of affected communities and construction of replacement facilities. - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. (Sec. 401) Requires any sums necessary for FY2009 pay raises for programs funded in this Act to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this or previous appropriations Acts. (Sec. 402) Prohibits the use of funds for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, nonfederal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. (Sec. 407) Requires all federal agencies and departments funded by this Act to report by July 31, 2009, to the congressional appropriations committees on all sole source contracts. (Sec. 409) Prohibits the use of funds to support any federal, state, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use. (Sec. 410) Prohibits the transfer of funds to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. (Sec. 411) Prohibits payment of the salary from any appropriation under this Act for any person filling a position (other than temporary) formerly held by an employee who has: (1) left to enter the U.S. Armed Forces; (2) satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service; (3) within 90 days after release from such service, or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for up to one year, applied for restoration to his former position; and (4) been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position, but not been restored to it. (Sec. 412) Prohibits the expenditure of funds by an entity unless it agrees that such expenditure will comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 413) Prohibits the availability of funds to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. Division J: Further Provisions Relating to the Department of Homeland Security and Other Matters - Makes emergency appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for FY2009 for the U.S. Secret Service to address additional requirements related to the protection mission, a specified portion of which may be transferred to address the deferred maintenance backlog. (Sec. 101) Amends the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, to extend through September 30, 2009: (1) specified pilot programs of employment eligibility confirmation under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; (2) the requirement in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 that the Secretaries of State and of Homeland Security set aside 3,000 alien investor (EB-5) visas annually for 15 years for aliens (and spouses and children) eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (3) the national flood insurance program and a specified increased maximum amount the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may borrow for the program, with the President's approval, from the Secretary of the Treasury under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. (Sec. 102) Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to: (1) extend the termination date for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism until March 1, 2010; and (2) allow the Commission to use the period between February 2, 2009, and February 28, 2010, to conclude its activities. Makes specified funds provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2009 available exclusively for purposes of the Commission. (Sec. 103) Prohibits the scheduled cost-of-living adjustment to congressional pay from taking effect in calendar year 2010.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsors

Rep. David Obey [D-WI]

Roll Calls

2009-03-10 - House - Second cloture on the bill RC# 96 (Y: 62 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2009-03-10 - House - Motion to table amendment SA 621 S.Amdt.621 RC# 95 (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2009-03-10 - House - Motion to table amendment SA 604 S.Amdt.604 RC# 93 (Y: 50 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2009-03-10 - House - Amendment SA 674 S.Amdt.674 RC# 91 (Y: 38 N: 59 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2009-03-10 - House - Amendment SA 673 S.Amdt.673 RC# 90 (Y: 32 N: 64 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2009-03-10 - House - Amendment SA 662 S.Amdt.662 RC# 92 (Y: 47 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2009-03-10 - House - Amendment SA 615 S.Amdt.615 RC# 94 (Y: 39 N: 58 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2009-03-09 - House - Amendment SA 668 S.Amdt.668 RC# 89 (Y: 42 N: 53 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-09 - House - Amendment SA 631 S.Amdt.631 RC# 88 (Y: 39 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-09 - House - Amendment SA 630 S.Amdt.630 RC# 87 (Y: 34 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-09 - House - Amendment SA 593 S.Amdt.593 RC# 86 (Y: 32 N: 63 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-05 - House - Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 635 in Senate S.Amdt.635 RC# 84 (Y: 26 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-05 - House - Amendment SA 634 S.Amdt.634 RC# 85 (Y: 41 N: 53 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-05 - House - Amendment SA 613 S.Amdt.613 RC# 83 (Y: 43 N: 51 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-05 - House - Amendment SA 607 S.Amdt.607 RC# 81 (Y: 39 N: 55 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-05 - House - Amendment SA 599 S.Amdt.599 RC# 82 (Y: 42 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-04 - House - Amendment SA 623 S.Amdt.623 RC# 80 (Y: 43 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-04 - House - Amendment SA 610 S.Amdt.610 RC# 79 (Y: 34 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-04 - House - Amendment SA 608 S.Amdt.608 RC# 78 (Y: 37 N: 58 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-04 - House - Amendment SA 596 S.Amdt.596 RC# 77 (Y: 38 N: 57 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-03 - House - Motion by Senator Hutchison to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate RC# 76 (Y: 40 N: 55 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-03-03 - House - Motion by Senator Ensign to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate RC# 75 (Y: 33 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2009-03-03 - House - Amendment SA 592 S.Amdt.592 RC# 74 (Y: 32 N: 63 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2009-02-25 - House - On passage (Y: 245 N: 178 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-11 Became Public Law No: 111-8.
2009-03-11 Signed by President.
2009-03-11 Presented to President.
2009-03-11 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-03-10 Cleared for White House.
2009-03-10 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2009-03-10 Second cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 35. Record Vote Number: 96. (consideration: CR S2953-2954; text: CR S2953-2954)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.621 Motion to table amendment SA 621 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 95.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.615 Amendment SA 615 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 58. Record Vote Number: 94.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.604 Motion to table amendment SA 604 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 93.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.662 Amendment SA 662 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 92.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.674 Amendment SA 674 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 59. Record Vote Number: 91.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.673 Amendment SA 673 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 64. Record Vote Number: 90.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.665 Proposed amendment SA 665 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2940)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.662 Amendment SA 662 proposed by Senator Thune. (consideration: CR S2931-2932, S2935-2936, S2942; text: CR S2931)To prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.629 Proposed amendment SA 629 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2927)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.621 Amendment SA 621 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Vitter. (consideration: CR S2924-2927, S2946-2947; text: CR S2924)To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.674 Amendment SA 674 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S2921-2922, S2936, S2941-2942; text: CR S2921)To prohibit the use of funds to implement an Executive Order relating to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.673 Amendment SA 673 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S2920-2921, S2922-2923, S2941; text: CR S2921)To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.665 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2920, S2940)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.629 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2920, S2927)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.615 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2920, S2927-2930, S2936-2937, S2939-2940, S2944-2945)
2009-03-10 S.AMDT.604 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2920, S2924, S2936, S2937-2938, S2942-2944)
2009-03-10 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2920-2930, S2930-2954)
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.637 Amendment SA 637 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.637 Amendment SA 637 proposed by Senator Barrasso. (consideration: CR S2902; text: CR S2902)To remove the new application fee for a permit to drill.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.668 Amendment SA 668 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 53. Record Vote Number: 89.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.631 Amendment SA 631 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 88.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.630 Amendment SA 630 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34 - 61. Record Vote Number: 87.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.593 Amendment SA 593 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 63. Record Vote Number: 86.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.604 Amendment SA 604 proposed by Senator Sessions. (consideration: CR S2898-2899; text: CR S2898)To extend the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation established in title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1966 for 6 years.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.665 Amendment SA 665 proposed by Senator Bunning. (consideration: CR S2895; text: CR S2895)To require the Secretary of State to issue a report on investments by foreign companies in the energy sector of Iran.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.668 Amendment SA 668 proposed by Senator Enzi. (consideration: CR S2883-2888, S2899-2900, S2901-2902; text: CR S2883)To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.631 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874, S2892-2895, S2901)
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.630 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874, S2889, S2890-2892, S2900-2901)
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.629 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874, S2889)
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.615 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874, S2878-2883)
2009-03-09 S.AMDT.593 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874, S2895-2898, S2900)
2009-03-09 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2874-2903)
2009-03-06 S.AMDT.593 Amendment SA 593 proposed by Senator McCain. (consideration: CR S2861-2864; text: CR S2861)To prohibit the use of funds provided in the bill.
2009-03-06 S.AMDT.630 Amendment SA 630 proposed by Senator Kyl. (consideration: CR S2860-2861; text: CR S2861)To require a report on counter-smuggling efforts in Gaza.
2009-03-06 S.AMDT.629 Amendment SA 629 proposed by Senator Kyl. (consideration: CR S2860; text: CR S2860)To provide that no funds may be used to resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States.
2009-03-06 S.AMDT.631 Amendment SA 631 proposed by Senator Kyl. (consideration: CR S2860; text: CR S2860)To require the Secretary of State to certify that funds made available for reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not be diverted to Hamas or entities controlled by Hamas.
2009-03-06 Second cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2860; text: CR S2860)
2009-03-06 S.AMDT.615 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2856-2858)
2009-03-06 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2856-2860, S2860-2864)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.615 Amendment SA 615 proposed by Senator Ensign. (consideration: CR S2821; text: CR S2821)To strike the restrictions on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.
2009-03-05 Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S2820)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.638 Proposed amendment SA 638 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2816-2817)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.634 Amendment SA 634 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 53. Record Vote Number: 85.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.635 Amendment SA 635 ruled out of order by the chair. (consideration: CR S2814)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.635 Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 635 in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 26 - 68. Record Vote Number: 84.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.613 Amendment SA 613 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 51. Record Vote Number: 83.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.599 Amendment SA 599 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 82.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.635 Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 635 made in Senate.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.635 Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 635.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.607 Amendment SA 607 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 55. Record Vote Number: 81.
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.638 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2816-2817)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.635 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2798-2800, S2807, S2813-2814)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.634 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2807-2809, S2814-2816)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.613 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2806-2807, S2813)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.607 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2790-2795)
2009-03-05 S.AMDT.599 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789, S2800-2806, S2809-2813)
2009-03-05 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2789-2821)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.638 Amendment SA 638 proposed by Senator Cochran for Senator Crapo. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2762)To strike a provision relating to Federal Trade Commission authority over home mortgages.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.613 Amendment SA 613 proposed by Senator Cochran for Senator Inhofe. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761-2762)To provide that no funds may be made available to make any assessed contribution or voluntary payment of the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States persons.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.634 Amendment SA 634 proposed by Senator Cochran for Senator Kyl. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761)To prohibit the expenditure of amounts made available under this Act in a contract with any company that has a business presence in Iran's energy sector.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.623 Amendment SA 623 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 52. Record Vote Number: 80.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.610 Amendment SA 610 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34 - 61. Record Vote Number: 79.
2009-03-04 Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2760; text: CR S2760)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.608 Amendment SA 608 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 58. Record Vote Number: 78.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.596 Amendment SA 596 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77.
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.635 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2754; text as modified: CR S2754)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.623 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2741-2743, S2746-2748, S2754, S2761)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.610 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2741, S2754, S2757-2760, S2760-2761)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.608 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2732-2733, S2735, S2743-2744, S2751-2753)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.607 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2754; text as modified: CR S2754)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.599 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728)
2009-03-04 S.AMDT.596 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2734-2735, S2748-2749, S2750-2751)
2009-03-04 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728-2734, S2734-2762)
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.599 Amendment SA 599 proposed by Senator Murkowski. (consideration: CR S2677-2678; text: CR S2677)To modify a provision relating to the repromulgation of final rules by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.635 Amendment SA 635 proposed by Senator Thune. (consideration: CR S2676-2677; text: CR S2676)To provide funding for the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.607 Amendment SA 607 proposed by Senator Wicker. (consideration: CR S2674-2675, S2678; text: CR S2674)To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
2009-03-03 Motion by Senator Hutchison to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 55. Record Vote Number: 76. (consideration: CR S2674)
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.610 Amendment SA 610 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S2669-2770; text: CR S2669)To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.623 Amendment SA 623 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S2669, S2670-2671; text: CR S2669; text as modified: CR S2670)To prohibit taxpayer dollars from being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors for the group's clients.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.608 Amendment SA 608 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S2668-2669; text: CR S2668)To provide funds for the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act from funds already provided for the Weed and Seed Program.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.596 Amendment SA 596 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S2667-2668; text: CR S2667)To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
2009-03-03 Motion by Senator Hutchison to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2663-2664, S2673-2674; text: CR S2663)
2009-03-03 Motion by Senator Ensign to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 33 - 61. Record Vote Number: 75. (consideration: CR S2663)
2009-03-03 Motion to commit was modified by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S2663)
2009-03-03 Motion by Senator Ensign to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions and an amendment made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2659-2661, S2663; text: CR S2659)
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.592 Amendment SA 592 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 63. Record Vote Number: 74.
2009-03-03 S.AMDT.592 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2652, S2655-2657)
2009-03-03 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2652-2657, S2659-2661, S2662-2678)
2009-03-02 S.AMDT.592 Amendment SA 592 proposed by Senator McCain. (consideration: CR S2608-2612; text: CR S2608)In the nature of a substitute.
2009-03-02 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2598-2621)
2009-02-26 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26.
2009-02-25 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2009-02-25 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-02-25 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 178 (Roll no. 86). (text: CR H2657-2789)
2009-02-25 The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2804)
2009-02-25 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1105.
2009-02-25 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1105 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
2009-02-25 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 184. (consideration: CR H2656-2805)
2009-02-25 Rule H. Res. 184 passed House.
2009-02-24 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 184 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1105 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
2009-02-23 Referred to House Budget
2009-02-23 Referred to House Appropriations
2009-02-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

HR184 (Related) 2009-02-25 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Subjects

Access Board
Administrative Conference of the U.S.
Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Afghanistan
Africa
African Development Foundation
Aging
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Agricultural trade
Alaska
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Alternative treatments
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Arab-Israeli relations
Architect of the Capitol
Arizona
Army Corps of Engineers
Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Bankruptcy
Birds
Budget deficits and national debt
Business investment and capital
California
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Child care and development
Child health
China
Coal
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional agencies
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cultural exchanges and relations
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense spending
Delta Regional Authority
Dental care
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
District of Columbia
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Ecology
Economic development
Economics and public finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy revenues and royalties
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Executive Office of the President
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Federal appellate courts
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal district courts
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fires
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Forests
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
General agriculture matters
General Services Administration
Genetics
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government investigations
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government liability
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government Printing Office (GPO)
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Homelessness and emergency shelter
House Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
Housing and community development funding
Humanities programs funding
Idaho
Immigration status and procedures
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Intellectual property
Inter-American Foundation
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International organizations and cooperation
Ireland
Israel
Joint Committee on Taxation
Joint Economic Committee
Land transfers
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Legal Services Corporation
Library of Congress
Life, casualty, property insurance
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine Mammal Commission
Maryland
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Mental health
Mexico
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority health
Mississippi River
Multilateral development programs
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National and community service
National Archives and Records Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
National Council on Disability
National Credit Union Administration
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Mediation Board
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Neurological disorders
Nevada
Northern Ireland
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nursing
Nutrition and diet
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Office of Special Counsel
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Oil and gas
Oregon
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Performing arts
Pipelines
Postal Regulatory Commission
Postal service
Poverty and welfare assistance
Presidential administrations
Radioactive wastes and releases
Railroad Retirement Board
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Research and development
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Selective Service System
Senate
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Solid waste and recycling
Space flight and exploration
Special education
Specialized courts
State and local courts
State and local finance
Student aid and college costs
Supreme Court
Taiwan
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication
Temporary and part-time employment
Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. and foreign investments
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
United Kingdom
Utah
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Washington State
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wetlands
White-collar crime
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Worker safety and health
World health

US Congress State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1105/all-info
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1105/BILLS-111hr1105ih.pdf
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1105/BILLS-111hr1105eh.pdf
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1105/BILLS-111hr1105pcs.pdf
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1105/BILLS-111hr1105enr.pdf
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/200986
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00074.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00075.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00076.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00077.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00078.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00079.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00080.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00082.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00081.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00083.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00085.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00084.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00086.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00087.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00088.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00089.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00094.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00092.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00090.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00091.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00093.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00095.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00096.htm

Bill Comments

feedback