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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes appropriations for FY 2001 for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related agencies.Title I: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration; (2) a Joint Automated Booking System; (3) conversion to narrowband communications; (4) counterterrorism activities; (5) payments of costs of telecommunications carriers in complying with capability requirements; (6) administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities; (7) establishment of a Federal Detention Trustee to exercise functions relating to the detention of Federal prisoners in non- Federal institutions or those in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service and detention of aliens in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); (8) the Office of Inspector General; (9) the U.S. Parole Commission; (10) legal activities; (11) antitrust activities; (12) the Offices of U.S. Attorneys; (13) the U.S. Trustee Program; (14) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (15) the U.S. Marshals Service, including amounts for Federal prisoner detention; (16) fees and expenses of witnesses; (17) the Community Relations Service; (18) certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (19) administrative expenses related to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; (20) the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund; (21) interagency law enforcement with respect to organized crime drug trafficking; (22) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (23) construction for specified agencies; (24) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (25) the INS; (26) the Federal prison system, including an amount for buildings and facilities; (27) Office of Justice programs; (28) State and local law enforcement assistance; (29) the Executive Office for Weed and Seed; (30) community oriented policing services; (31) juvenile justice programs; and (32) public safety officers' benefits.Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.(Sec. 103) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) pay for abortions 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. 109) Makes a provision of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 relating to grants for assistance to the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 applicable for FY 2001.(Sec. 110) Applies certain provisions of law that authorize the Department of Justice, in litigation involving unusually high costs, to receive and retain reimbursement for salaries and expenses from any other governmental component being represented in the legislation only to litigation in which the United States (or a U.S. agency or officer) is a defendant.(Sec. 111) Makes a certain provision of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 that prohibits the use of funds by any Act to pay premium pay to any Department of Justice attorney applicable to FY 2001 as well.(Sec. 112) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the Genealogy Fee for providing genealogy research and information services. Provides for deposit of the fee as offsetting collections in the Examinations Fee Account. Requires INS employees to collect fees before disseminating any requested genealogical information.Authorizes the Attorney General to establish and collect a premium fee for employment-based petitions and applications. Requires the fee to be used to provide certain premium-processing services to business customers and to make infrastructure improvements in the adjudications and customer-service processes. Provides for deposit of the fee as offsetting collections in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account.(Sec. 113) Prohibits the Attorney General, during the current fiscal year, from certifying any amount for appropriation to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account (established under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act) for any purpose of the Department of Justice without advance notification of the Appropriations Committees.Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies - Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for: (1) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) the International Trade Commission; (3) the International Trade Administration; (4) export administration and national security activities; (5) the Economic Development Administration; (6) minority business development; (7) economic and statistical analysis programs; (8) the Census Bureau; (9) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (10) public telecommunications facilities planning and construction grants; (11) information infrastructure grants; (12) the Patent and Trademark Office; (13) the Under Secretary for Technology-Office of Technology Policy; (14) the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including amounts for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and for construction of new research facilities; (15) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including amounts for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (16) restoration of Pacific salmon populations; (17) the Coastal Zone Management Fund; (18) the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (19) the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund; (20) the fisheries finance program account; (21) general administration; and (22) the Office of Inspector General.Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.Title III: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes appropriations for: (1) the Supreme Court, including an amount for care of the building and grounds; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services; (5) defender services; (6) fees of jurors and commissioners; (7) court security; (8) the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; (9) the Federal Judicial Center; (10) judicial retirement funds; and (11) the U.S. Sentencing Commission.Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.(Sec. 304) Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to designate judicial branch officers and employees to be disbursing officers and to certify payment requests from appropriations and funds. Sets forth provisions regarding liability of such officers and employees.Title IV: Department of State and Related Agency - Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes appropriations for the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs, diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) representation allowances; (6) protection of foreign missions and officials; (7) embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (8) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (9) the repatriation loans program account; (10) the American Institute in Taiwan; (11) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (12) international organizations, conferences, peacekeeping, and commissions; (13) the Asia Foundation; (14) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (15) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; and (16) the National Endowment for Democracy.Makes appropriations for the Broadcasting Board of Governors for international broadcasting operations and capital improvements.Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on funds appropriated under this title.(Sec. 403) Provides that there shall be up to 71 Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State in the Department of State.(Sec. 404) Bars the use of funds made available in this Act by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.(Sec. 405) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources to be appointed by the President. Makes such Deputy Secretary a Level II Executive Schedule position.Title V: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the: (1) Maritime Administration for maritime security, operations and training, and the maritime guaranteed loan program; (2) Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (3) Commission on Civil Rights; (4) Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (5) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (6) Federal Communications Commission; (7) Federal Maritime Commission; (8) Federal Trade Commission; (9) Legal Services Corporation; (10) Marine Mammal Commission; (11) Securities and Exchange Commission; (12) Small Business Administration, including amounts for the Office of Inspector General and business and disaster loans; and (13) State Justice Institute.Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.Title VI: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act.(Sec. 607) Sets forth Buy American provisions.(Sec. 608) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to: (1) enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion if such guidelines do not differ from proposed guidelines of October 1, 1993; (2) pay for costs incurred in operating certain diplomatic or consular posts in Vietnam or increasing the number of personnel assigned to such posts until the President makes a specified certification; or (3) provide specified personal comforts in the Federal prison system.(Sec. 609) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for any United Nations undertaking if: (1) such undertaking is a peacekeeping mission and will involve U.S. armed forces under the control of a foreign national; and (2) the President's military advisors have not submitted a recommendation that such involvement is in the national security interest and the President has not submitted such recommendation to Congress.(Sec. 611) Makes earmarks, limitations, or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act inapplicable to funds appropriated under this Act.(Sec. 617) Makes funds provided by this Act unavailable to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of such products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to products of the same type.(Sec. 618) Bars funds appropriated under any law from being used for: (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with any criminal background check system that implements requirements under the Federal criminal code in connection with certain restrictions on the transfer of firearms; and (2) any such system that does not result in the destruction of information submitted by persons determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm.(Sec. 621) Bars the use of funds appropriated in this Act for purposes of processing or granting immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to residents of countries that the Attorney General has determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting the return of certain deportable aliens.(Sec. 622) Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act for transporting any maximum or high security prisoner to any prison other than one certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure.(Sec. 623) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to propose or issue rules or orders for implementing the Kyoto Protocol.Title VII: Rescission - Rescinds a specified amount appropriated to the Maritime Administration for the maritime guaranteed loan program account.
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Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R–KY
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By Senator Gregg from Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 106-404.
By Senator Gregg from Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 106-404.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 195, 1 Present (Roll no. 326).
House roll call 326 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 195, 1 Present (Roll no. 326).
House roll call 326 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4690.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Blunt amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Capuano amendment. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Vitter demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Vitter amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Allen amendment. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Vitter amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to previous order of the House the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Brown (OH) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Souder amendment. Mr. Serrano reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment. Mr. Latham reserved a point of order against the amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which proceedings had been postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hostettler demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hostettler amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCarthy (MO) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Olver demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Olver amendment.
Mr. Smith (NJ) raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Smith (NJ) stated that section 611 of the bill proposed to supercede exising law and as such, was not in order. The Chair sustained the point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Latham amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Chambliss amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanford demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sanford amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Jackson (IL) amendment. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Serrano amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bilbray amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Mink amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Farr amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MI) amendment.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5103-5162)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4690 as unfinished business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coble demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Coble amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kaptur amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the English amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Obey amendment under the five-minute rule. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - The Committtee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Davis (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Davis demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
The Committee of the Whole is debating the bill under the five-minute rule.
Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, June 22, the Committee proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Waxman under the five-minute rule.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5039-72)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4690 as unfinished business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier in the day and on which proceedings had been postponed.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the bill under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeGette demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeGette amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Weiner amendment under the five-minute rule. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lowey amendment under the five-minute rule. Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order against the amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five-minute rule.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Scott.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Scott amendment under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hinchey amendment under the five-minute rule.
The Committee is debating the bill under the five-minute rule.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. McGovern.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell objected to the voice vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 529 further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Campbell.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Campbell.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the bill under the five-minute rule.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Rush.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Rush.
Mr. Rogers has continued to reserve a point of order on the amendment.
Mr. Rogers reserved a point of order on the amendment.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Serrano.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the bill under the five-minute rule.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. McGovern.
The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Ms. DeGette.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Serrano amendment under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4690.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 529 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690 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 read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 529. (consideration: CR H4962-5032)
Rule H. Res. 529 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 529 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690 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 read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 383.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-680, by Mr. Rogers.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-680, by Mr. Rogers.
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