COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. __ - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Jul 21, 2009
5:24PM

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. __ - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) Listed in Alphabetical Order July 22, 2009 10:47AM
Bachmann (MN)	#59	Would prohibit funding authorized by the bill for the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
Bachmann (MN)	#67	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being distributed to organizations that have been indicted for violations of State or Federal election laws, or whose employees have been indicted for such violations.
Baldwin, Tammy (WI)	#63	Withdrawn Would provide public housing authorities the opportunity to correct and update its fiscal year 2009 voucher management system (VMS) data prior to disbursement of fiscal year 2010 funding. The amendment also will allow public housing authorities to apply for the $150 million Section 8 tenant-based voucher contingency fund if the agency experienced VMS data errors that impacted their 2009 funding.
Bean (IL)	#11	Would require strong oversight and accountability of expired undisbursed grant accounts. Instructs all executive departments and independent agencies receiving grant funds to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts, and report the results to OMB.
Berman (CA)/Schiff (CA)	#77	Withdrawn Would prohibit funding for the consideration of curfew applications unless the FAA certifies that it will give due consideration to all applications, including applications submitted with respect to Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.
Blackburn (TN)	#1	Would make an across the board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill.
Boren (OK)	#25	Would increase by $10 million, funding for the Federal Transit Administration Formula and Bus Grants to be divided equally between the Elderly individuals and Individuals with disabilities program (sec. 5310) and the Job Access and reverse commute Formula Program (sec. 5316) for the acquisition of dedicated alternative fueled vehicles including natural gas fueled vehicles. Offset by a reduction in the Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors Account.
Boren (OK)	#26	Withdrawn Would increase by $250,000 funding for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the development of failure criteria for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tanks and best practices criteria for the installation of high pressure tanks (both hydrogen and CNG transit bus tanks). Offset by a reduction in the DOT Salaries and Expenses Account.
Braley (IA)/ Space (OH)/ Cohen (TN)	#28	Withdrawn Would increase the Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Research and Development Account by $5 million, offset by a reduction to the Financial Management Capital Account in the DOT. The intent would be to fund the feasibility studies listed in Division B: Sections 224, 404, and 405 of PL 110-432, the "Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008."
Broun (GA)	#60	Would require that money made available in this appropriations bill shall not be used for museums.
Broun (GA)	#64	Would require that no funds made available in this Act may be used for bike paths.
Broun (GA)	#65	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for riverwalks.
Broun (GA)	#66	Would require that each amount appropriated in this bill that is not required spending by law is reduced by 0.5 (half) percent.
Burton (IN)	#74	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to promulgate regulations based on race, ethnicity, or sex of the applicant or prospective contractor or subcontractor.
Burton (IN)	#75	Would require that none of the funds in this act may be used by Amtrak to provide free alcohol.
Cao (LA)	#52	Would require the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to report to Congress on a quarterly basis on their efforts to mitigate mortgage default (rather than bi-annually).
Capuano (MA)	#80	Would reduce the HUD Administration, Operations and Management account by $45 million and increase funding for Round II Empowerment Zones by $45 million.
Cleaver (MO)	#71	Withdrawn Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for any costs of operating or maintaining a regional office of HUD that is located in Kansas City, Kansas. The intent is to return the office back to its original location in Kansas City, Missouri.
Conaway (TX)	#6	Would redirect to deficit reduction any of the funds cut by an adopted amendment to the bill.
Cuellar (TX)	#23	Withdrawn Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to purchase light bulbs for office buildings funded by the bill unless the light bulb has, to the extent practicable, the Energy Star or Federal Energy Management Program designation.
Cuellar (TX)	#24	Withdrawn Would prohibit the use of funds in the bill from being used for first class travel for employees of agencies funded by the bill, in contravention of Federal regulations.
Driehaus (OH)	#36	Would reduce the funding level for Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance by $1,425,200,000, returning it to the FY2009 level.
Fallin (OK)	#29	Would prohibit funds from being used for art work in the Dulles Metrorail station, outside of Washington, DC.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#33	Would prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Terminal Replacement project at Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and reduces the amount of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#34	Would prohibit $400,000 from being used for the construction of new and the renovation of older structures for cultural programs at the Hornell Family YMCA in Hornell, New York, and would reduce the cost of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#35	Would prohibit $500,000 from being used for the downtown revitalization and Main Street improvement project of Round Rock, Texas, and would reduce the cost of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#38	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Murphy Theatre Community Center, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#39	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Harper's Ferry Interpretative Welcome Center building construction project of the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Jefferson County, West Virginia, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#40	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Phoenixville downtown streetscape project in the Borough of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#41	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for the construction of the Triangle Building by Alianza Dominicana, Inc., in New York, New York, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#42	Would prohibit $400,000 from being used for the renovation of a vacant building for economic development by the City of Jal, New Mexico, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#43	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Monroe County Farmer's Market facility construction project of the Monroe County Fiscal Court and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#44	Would prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Millennium Technology Park in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#45	Would prohibit $500,000 from being used for the reconstruction of Rib Mountain in Wisconsin, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#46	Would prohibit $250,000 from being used for construction and renovation of the Community Cultural and Educational Center of the Brooklyn Children's Museum and reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount.
Frelinghuysen (NJ)/ Engel (NY)/Holt (NJ)/Lance (NJ)	#57	Would require that the FAA restrict the use of any funding for the implementation of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area airspace redesign.
Garrett (NJ)	#30	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Federal Aviation Administration to implement its preferred alternative of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace Redesign project.
Garrett (NJ)	#31	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to purchase, lease, or design any sign or placard that promotes or displays any reference to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Gingrey (GA)	#4	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement two sections of the US Code (subsections (a) and (c) of section 7131 of title 5). These sections authorize official time to employees representing an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Gingrey (GA)	#5	Would prevent funds in the bill from being used by the Federal Housing Administration for use of the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) that was established by law and used for additional purposes under IRS regulation. This includes usage for mortgage loans available under the FHA to ensure that an individual must use a Social Security Number for that purpose.
Heller (NV)	#7	Would give priority consideration to projects carried out in States with an unemployment rate exceeding 10 percent for funds made available under the Federal Highway Administration.
Hensarling (TX)	#53	Would strike $1 million for the Elm Street/Gas Light District Improvements project in New Hampshire and reduces the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Hensarling (TX)	#54	Would strike $250,000 for the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Multi-Use Trail project in Fairfax, Virginia and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Hensarling (TX)	#55	Would strike $2 million for the Doyle Drive Replacement project in San Francisco, California and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
Hensarling (TX)/ Conaway (TX)/ Gingrey (GA)/ Blackburn (TN)	#68	Would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to enforce Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Hensarling (TX)	#82	Would prohibit any funding in the bill from funding the Neighborhood Stabilization program, which provides funds to states, localities, and non-profits to purchase foreclosed and abandoned homes.
Hensarling (TX)	#83	Would strike the section of the bill that extends the temporary GSE conforming loan limits that were included in the government stimulus bill.
Hensarling (TX)	#84	Would strike funding in the bill for the HOPE VI program.
Hensarling (TX)	#85	Would strike $750,000 for the Philadelphia Museum of Art Transportation Improvement Program in Pennsylvania and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount.
Jordan (OH)	#16	Would reduce spending in the bill by $20,050,000,000 in order to reflect FY2008 levels.
King, Steve (IA)	#69	Would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
King, Steve (IA)	#70	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
King, Steve (IA)	#72	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationalization Act.
King, Steve (IA)	#73	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being made available to ACORN or any of its affiliate organizations.
King, Steve (IA)	#76	Would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to provide homeownership or any other housing assistance to an illegal alien
Latham (IA)	#78	Would reduce the “Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service” by $3,000,000,000 to the President’s request of $1,000,000,000 and strikes the transfer authority for the National Infrastructure Bank.
Latham (IA)	#79	Would transfer $3,000,000,000 from the “Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service” to the Highway Trust Fund, and strikes the transfer authority for the National Infrastructure Bank.
Levin (MI)/ Brady, Kevin (TX)	#21	Withdrawn Would clarify that the purpose of section 412 of the bill is not to extend the Buy American Act to entities that were not previously covered by that Act.
Lynch (MA)	#49	Would preserve a HUD-financed property in Massachusetts called Georgetowne Houses I and II and prevent its residents from increased rents when the use restrictions on the two properties expire (2010 for one of the properties and 2012 for the other).
Mack (FL)	#17	Would strip all Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions from the bill.
McCaul (TX)	#15	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to fund a program or project named for an individual then serving as a Senator, Member of the House, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
McHenry (NC)	#18	Would increase funding for Amtrak's Office of Inspector General by $1 million, offset by a reduction for Amtrak Operating Grants.
Mica (FL)	#62	Would streamline the environmental review and approval of transportation projects under titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Specifically, the amendment would require all environmental permits and reviews required under Federal law or regulation, including under NEPA, to be completed in 18 months. The amendment would require administrative appeals to be combined for expedient consideration and provides a single, clear system to review decisions and provide a fair ruling.
Mica (FL)	#81	Withdrawn Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to establish or permit a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexican-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones between the and .
Neugebauer (TX)	#58	Would reduce spending in the bill by $13,533,000,000.
Olver (MA)	#27	Revised Would decrease funding for the DOT Office of the Secretary by $250,000 to increase funding for alternative fuel vehicle safety; increase the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Research and Development account by $3,000,000 and decrease the Financial Management Capital account by the same amount; increase funding for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space by $1,000,000 and decrease funding for the FAA’s Information Services account by the same amount; eliminate a Neighborhood Initiatives project and lowers the CDBG and Neighborhood Initiatives funding levels by $2,000,000; modify the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program to ensure that it can be implemented; prohibit funds from being used to purchase light bulbs that do not have Energy Star or Federal Energy Management Program designation; and prohibit first class travel for employees of agencies funded in the bill.
Price, Tom (GA)	#2	Would prohibit funds to establish, implement, and/or enforce the prohibition on the otherwise lawful possession and use of firearms in federally assisted housing.
Price, Tom (GA)	#8	Would reduce funding for the Department of Transportation by $100 million.
Price, Tom (GA)	#9	Would reduce funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development by $100 million.
Price, Tom (GA)/ Wittman (VA)	#10	Would reduce appropriations in the bill by $688,200,000.
Rangel (NY)/ Frank (MA)/ Waters (CA)/ Watt (NC)	#61	Would prohibit the use of funds for the implementation of the community service requirement for public housing residents.
Schock (IL)	#22	Would transfer from HUD Home Investment Partnership Program to the HUD Housing Counseling Assistance for the sole purpose of providing pre-home purchase counseling.
Schock (IL)	#51	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to violate US obligations to international agreements regarding the inspection of aircraft repair stations.
Sessions (TX)	#12	Would prohibit funds in the bill from going to Amtrak's worst performing long distance route (in terms of loss per seat mile) until Amtrak shows that the route's loss has been reduced by 10%.
Sessions (TX)	#13	Would require Amtrak to identify in its 5-year Financial plan, its top 5 worst performing long distance routes and to estimate how much it would save by eliminating these 5 routes.
Sessions (TX)	#14	Revised Would require the Secretary of HUD to establish financial and grant reporting requirements for any recipient organizations receiving counseling and legal assistance funds under this bill; and, if any organization is determined to have misused these funds, the organization must reimburse the misused funds and be ineligible to apply for or receive any further funds dictated within the bill.
Sestak (PA)	#3	Would require life-cycle costs of building construction contracts to be considered if the estimated construction cost is more than $1 million and where more than 50 percent of the funding will be paid with Federal funds.
Sestak (PA)/ Engel (NY)/ Payne (NJ)/ Hall, John (NY)/ Himes (CT)/ Frelinghuysen (NJ)	#47	Would require a cost-benefit analysis of the FAA's airspace redesign.
Stearns (FL)	#32	Would reduce by 25% the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law.
Teague (NM)	#37	Withdrawn Would increase funding by $5 million for the Space Infrastructure Matching Grants Program under Commercial Space Transportation, offset by a reduction in DOT, Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses.
Thompson, Glenn (PA)	#19	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to establish or collect tolls along Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania.
Thompson, Glenn (PA)	#20	Would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to implement the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program as established by section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The pilot program was established in 1998, allowing up to three existing Interstate facilities to be tolled to fund needed reconstruction or rehabilitation on Interstate highway corridors that could not otherwise be adequately maintained or functionally improved without the collection of tolls.
Tiahrt (KS)	#48	Would prohibit salaries and expenses from being paid to individuals who obligate money under the stimulus FHWA program for road signs that are placed at construction sites to alert motorists that the project is being paid for by stimulus money.
Turner (OH)	#56	Would prevent funds in the bill from being used to prohibit the establishment of any occupancy preference for veterans in supportive housing for the elderly that is assistance by HUD and is located on Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) property or is subject to an enhanced use lease with the VA.
Waters (CA)	#50	Would prohibit the use of public housing capital funds fro the demolition or disposition of public housing.