HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 07/30/2013

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

July 30, 2013

 

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

Griffin (R-AR) - Page 2, Line 13 - Reduces the Office of the Secretary - Salaries and Expenses by $500,000 and increases the Pipeline Safety Fund by the same amount. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Latham (R-IA) - Page 4, Line 4 - Makes technical changes allowing for funds to be available for Research and Innovative Technology Administration. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Speier (D-CA) -  Page 11, Line 4 - Decreases NextGen by $500,000 and increases Aviation Safety Activities by the same amount (intended for Low Airspeed Warning Systems). – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Wolf (R-VA) - Page 29, Line 23 - Strikes Sec. 123 and eliminates an additional $13 million from the administrative expenses from the Federal Highway Administration. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Broun (R-GA) - Page 43, Line 10 - Eliminates all funding for Amtrak Capital and Debt Service Grants ($600 million) and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – REJECTED BY VOICE

 

Nadler (D-NY) - Page 49, Line 13 - Increases funding for Capital Investment Grants by $127.2 million without a corresponding offset (intended for the New Starts program). – POINT OF ORDER

 

Gallego (D-TX) - Page 3, Line 5 - Removes the $10.778 million for Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response under Transportation - Office of the Secretary - Salaries and Expenses. – ADOPTED 317 – 92

 

Young (R-AK) - Page 9, Line 6 - Exempts Alaska and Hawaii from the prohibition on essential air services for communities with a per passenger subsidy rate over $500. – ADOPTED 239 – 175

 

Grayson (D-FL) - Page 9, Line 7 - Restricts funds from being used to provide essential air service to communities with a subsidy of higher than $250 per passenger. – REJECTED 191 – 224

 

McClintock (R-CA) - Page 8, Line 9 - Eliminates all funding ($100 million) for Payments to Air Carriers (Essential Air Service) and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – REJECTED 166 – 248

 

First Hastings (D-FL) - Page 11, Line 9 - Increases funding for the NextGen program by $3.497 million without a corresponding offset. -  REJECTED 154 – 258

 

Second Hastings (D-FL) - Page 14, Line 9 - Intends to make $870 million available for NextGen facilities and equipment. – REJECTED 109 – 300

 

Third Hastings (D-FL) - Page 15, Line 16 - Makes $61.96 million available for NextGen research and development from FAA Research, Engineering, and Development. – REJECTED 116 – 295

 

Garrett (R-NJ) - Page 49, Line 18 - Eliminates the $125 million in additional subsidies to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Castor (D-FL) - Page 68, Line 11 - Reduces HUD - Executive Offices by $3 million and transfers the same amount to Office of Field Policy and Management (intended to prevent the closure of HUD field offices). – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Capito (R-WV) - Page 68, Line 19 - Increases Community Development Block Grant Program by $350 million and reduces various other accounts by the same amount. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Velazquez (D-NY) - Page 68, Line 19 - Reduces HUD - Administrative Support Offices by $10 million and increases Housing Counseling Assistance by the same amount. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Barber (D-AZ) - Page 68, Line 19 - Reduces HUD - Administrative Support Offices by $1.5 million and increases Tenant-Based Rental Assistance by the same amount. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Second Nadler (D-NY) - Page 71, Line 22 - Page 71, Line 22 - Would increase funding for the Section 8 voucher program by $2 billion without a corresponding offset. – POINT OF ORDER

 

Third Nadler (D-NY)  - Page 88, Line 8 - Would increases funding for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS by $29 million without a corresponding offset. – WITHDRAWN

Second Broun (R-GA) - Page 94, Line 8 - Page 94, Line 8 - Reduces Homeless Assistance Grants by $55 million (back to FY2013 levels) and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Second Latham (R-IA) - Page 96, Line 9 - Makes a technical correction that keeps FY2014 funding for Project-Based Rental Assistance at FY2013 levels. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Third Broun (R-GA) - Page 102, Line 9 - Reduces Rental Housing Assistance by $5 million and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – REJECTED BY VOICE

 

Green (D-TX) - Page 108, Line 10 - Increases Fair Housing Activities by $12.5 million without a corresponding offset.  – WITHDRAWN

 

Second Grayson (D-FL) - Page 108, Line 19 - Increases funds available under Fair Housing Programs for the Limited English Proficiency Program to $450,000. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Fourth Broun (R-GA) - Reduces funding for the Federal Maritime Commission by $100,000 (back to FY2013 levels) and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Fifth Broun (R-GA) - Page 134, Line 22 - Reduces Amtrak Office of the Inspector General by $4.8 million (back to FY2013 levels) and transfers the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. –VOTE REQUESTED