Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
Public Law 108-108 · H.R. 2691 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Nov 10, 2003 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Taylor (R-NC-11)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 216 yea, 205 nay216–205
- SenateRecorded vote: 87 yea, 2 nay87–2
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY 2004.
Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management (including funds to repay prior year advances from other appropriations for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities); (3) remedial action of hazardous waste substances; (4) construction; (5) land acquisition; (6) Oregon and California grant lands; (7) range improvements; (8) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (9) miscellaneous trust funds.
Appropriates funds for FY 2004 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for: (1) resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (4) the establishment of a Landowner Incentive Program that provides assistance to private landowners for private conservation efforts; (5) the establishment of a Private Stewardship Grants Program; (6) expenses related to carrying out the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (7) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (8) expenses related to carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; (9) financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; (10) expenses related to carrying out the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000; and (11) wildlife conservation grants to States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes.
Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the National Park System; (2) the U.S. Park Police; (3) expenses for national recreation and preservation programs; (4) expenses to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978; (5) expenses related to carrying out the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; (6) construction; and (7) land acquisition and State assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Prohibits the use of any funds for planning, design, or construction of any underground security screening or visitor contact facility at the Washington Monument until such facility has been approved by the congressional appropriations committees.
Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Minerals Management Service for royalty and offshore minerals management and oil spill research; (3) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for operation of Indian programs, construction, Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians, and Indian guaranteed loans; (5) assist U.S. territories and to carry out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (6) the Department of the Interior for departmental management; (7) payments in lieu of taxes to local governments; (8) the Offices of the Solicitor and of the Inspector General; (9) trust programs for Indians; (10) a program for consolidation of fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or cooperative agreement; and (11) the Department of the Interior for natural resource damage assessment and restoration.
Extends the period for the enactment of legislation approving the agreements between the United States, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia regarding certain Federal grants and payments pursuant to the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the amount of acquisitions of articles, materials, or supplies purchased by the Department of the Interior that were manufactured outside the United States, including an itemized list of all waivers under the Buy American Act.
Earmarks funds for the acquisition of a departmental financial and business management system.
Limits the amount of funds available under the heading of Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Federal trust programs to be available for records collection and indexing, imaging and coding, accounting for per capita and judgment accounts, accounting for tribal accounts, reviewing and distributing funds from special deposit accounts, and program management of the Office of Historical Trust Accounting, including litigation support. States that nothing in the American Indian Trust Management Reform Act of 1994 nor in any other statute and no principle of common law shall be construed to require the Department of the Interior to commence or continue historical accounting activities with respect to the Individual Indian Money Trust until Congress amends such Act to delineate the specific historical accounting obligations of the Interior Department with respect to the Trust or December 31, 2004, whichever occurs first.
Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of specified funds.
(Sec. 112) Declares that appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities, except that total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated for such purpose in this Act.
(Sec. 132) Prohibits any funds appropriated for the Department of the Interior by this Act or any other Act from being used to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or reduce the water level of the lake below the range of water levels required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.
(Sec. 135) Designates Congaree Swamp National Monument as Congaree National Park.
(Sec. 138) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange the Ravensford tract, currently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, for the Yellow Face tract adjacent to the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Requires the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to deed the Yellow Face tract to the United States. Declares the Ravensford tract, upon completion of the exchange, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Eastern Band as part of the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Prohibits gaming on the Ravensford tract.
(Sec. 140) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 - Establishes the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina, to be managed by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership.
(Sec. 145) Bars the use of Federal funds to permit the use of the National Mall for a special event unless the permit expressly prohibits the erection, placement, or use of structures and signs bearing commercial advertising. Authorizes the Secretary to allow for recognition of sponsors of special events.
(Sec. 149) Provides for the issuance of permits for the importation of polar bear parts, other than internal organs, taken in sports hunts in Canada before February 18, 1997 (currently, April 30, 1994).
(Sec. 150) Directs NPS to issue a special regulation concerning continued hunting at New River Gorge National River.
Title II: Related Agencies - Makes FY 2004 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) State and private forestry; (3) the National Forest System (NFS); (4) wildland fire management (including funds to repay prior year advances from other appropriations for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities); (5) capital improvement and maintenance; (6) land acquisitions, including specified National Forest areas in Utah, Nevada, and California; (7) range rehabilitation protection, and improvement; (8) gifts, donations, and bequests for forest and rangeland research; and (9) Federal land management in Alaska.
Defers funds made available in prior years for clean coal technology from being used until October 1, 2004, subject to a specified condition. Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for: (1) fossil energy research and development that includes acquisition of real property, plants or facilities, technological investigations and research targeting mineral substances, and a Clean Coal Power Initiative; (2) naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities; (3) installment payments pertaining to the Elk Hills School Lands Fund; (4) implementation of energy conservation activities; (5) implementation of activities of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, and of the Energy Information Administration; and (6) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Specifies that, unless specifically provided for in an appropriations Act, funds made available to the Department of Energy under this Act may not be used to: (1) finance or implement authorized price support or loan guarantee programs; or (2) issue or process procurement documents for various enterprises.
Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Indian health facilities.
Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to: (1) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; and (2) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (including to assist with the Institute's efforts to develop a Continuing Education Lifelong Learning Center).
Makes appropriations in specified amounts for various purposes to: (1) the Smithsonian Institution (earmarking certain funds for the National Museum of the American Indian, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and other specified programs); (2) the National Gallery of Art; (3) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (4) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (5) the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); (6) the National Endowment for the Humanities; (7) the Challenge America Arts Fund for Challenge America Grants for arts education and public outreach activities to be administered by the NEA; (8) the Commission of Fine Arts; (9) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (10) the National Capital Planning Commission; (11) the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the Holocaust Memorial Museum; and (12) the Presidio Trust Fund.
Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act.
(Sec. 305) Prohibits any assessments from being levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless the congressional appropriations committees are notified of and approve those assessments.
(Sec. 324) Permits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to make reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished by an agreement to provide wildfire services are considered, for tort liability, employees of the country receiving the services when the individuals are engaged in fire suppression. Prohibits the Secretaries from making any agreement in which a foreign country does not assume any and all responsibility for acts or omissions of American firefighters who are firefighting in such foreign country.
(Sec. 330) Allows the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, in awarding a Federal contract for any of specified purposes with funds made available by this Act, to give consideration to local contractors who are from economically disadvantaged rural communities and who provide employment and training for dislocated and displaced workers in such communities. Allows the Secretaries to award grants or cooperative agreements in certain areas to various entities, including local non-profits and the Youth Conservation Corps. Includes in such areas habitat restoration or management and forest hazardous fuels reduction.
(Sec. 332) Extends the recreational fee demonstration program to December 31, 2005.
(Sec. 338) Sets forth procedures regarding the process of any application for judicial review of a Record of Decision for any timber sale in Region 10 of the Forest Service that had a notice of intent prepared on or before January 1, 2003.
(Sec. 339) Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, under specified conditions, to cancel a maximum of 70 contracts for the sale of timber awarded between October 1, 1995, and January 1, 2002, on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Makes timber included in a canceled contract available for resale by such Secretary.
(Sec. 340) Requires amounts requested to perform competitive sourcing studies (studies on subjecting work performed by Federal employees or private contractors to public-private competition or on converting such employees or their work to private contractor performance) for programs, projects, and activities of the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and Department of Energy to be set forth separately from other amounts requested in each budget submitted by the President to Congress beginning with FY 2005. Requires each Secretary concerned (Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, or Secretary of Energy), beginning December 31, 2003, to submit annual reports to the congressional appropriations committees on the competitive sourcing studies conducted. Directs such Secretaries to submit competitive sourcing proposals to such congressional committees for FY 2004. Limits the amounts that may be used to initiate or continue competitive sourcing studies in FY 2004 until the Secretary concerned submits a reprogramming proposal to the congressional appropriations committees and such proposal has been processed consistent with the FY 2004 reprogramming guidelines.
Bars any funds made available in this or any other Act from being used to covert to contractor performance an activity or function performed by more than ten Federal employees, unless: (1) the conversion is based on public-private competition that includes a more efficient and cost effective organization plan; and (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that the cost of performance by a contractor would be less costly to the Government by the lesser of ten percent or $10 million. Excludes specified commercial and industrial type functions from such prohibition.
(Sec. 343) Requires that: (1) estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks from programs, projects, and activities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central office operations be presented in annual budget justifications; and (2) changes to such estimates be presented to the congressional appropriations committees for approval.
(Sec. 344) Rescinds an amount equal to 0.646 percent of the budget authority provided: (1) for any discretionary account in this Act; and (2) in any advance appropriation for FY 2004 for any discretionary account in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2003. Requires any rescission to be applied proportionately to each discretionary account and item of budget authority and, within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity.
Title IV: The Flathead and Kootenai National Forest Rehabilitation Act - Flathead and Kootenai National Forest Rehabilitation Act of 2003 - (Sec. 403) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to conduct projects that are necessary to rehabilitate and restore, and to conduct salvage harvests on, National Forest System lands in the North Fork drainage on the Flathead National Forest. Prohibits the Secretary, if an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement is required for a project, from being required to study, develop, or describe any alternative to the proposed agency action in the assessment or statement. Instructs the Secretary to facilitate collaboration among the State of Montana, local governments, Indian tribes, and interested persons during the preparation of each project in a manner consistent with the Implementation Plan for the ten-year Comprehensive Strategy of a Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment (May 2002).
(Sec. 405) Directs the Secretary to establish a multiparty monitoring group to monitor the performance and effectiveness of projects. Requires such Group to report to the Secretary annually on the progress of the projects in rehabilitating and restoring the North Fork drainage.
(Sec. 406) Terminates the Secretary's authority to issue decisions to carry out projects five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 407) Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish new information regarding forest-wide estimates of old growth from the administrative record in the case of Ecology Center v. Castenada for public comment for a 30-day period; and (2) review any comments received during the comment period and decide whether to modify the records of decision for the Pinkham, White Pine, Kelsey-Beaver, Gold/Boulder/Sullivan, and Pink Stone projects on Kootenai National Forest. States that such records shall not be deemed arbitrary and capricious under applicable law as long as each project area retains ten percent designated old growth below 5,500 feet elevation in third order watersheds.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 108th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 216 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
216 yea205 nay14 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(46)
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-3
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. Rodney AlexanderD-LA-5
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Republicans who voted yea(170)
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-24
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-27
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-20
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-29
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-5
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-8
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1- Rep. Max BurnsR-GA-12
- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-50
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-22
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52- Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Katherine HarrisR-FL-13
Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
- Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6- Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. John LinderR-GA-7
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-48
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-9
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-8
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-10
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 593 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.Res. 319Procedurally-related
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2691) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 and for other purposes.
H.Res. 418Procedurally-related
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2691) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 and for…
S. 1391Companion billRelated bill
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 96 actions.
- Nov 10, 2003Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-108.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 5, 2003FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Nov 3, 2003Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 2. Record Vote Number: 433.Senate roll call 433
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 2. Record Vote Number: 433.Senate roll call 433
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 30, 2003Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 205 (Roll no. 595).House roll call 595
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 205 (Roll no. 595).House roll call 595
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 229 (Roll no. 594).House roll call 594
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Hinchey moved to recommit to the conference committee.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Taylor (NC) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-330 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 418.
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit to conference committee was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on H.R. 2691.
- Oct 29, 2003FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 418 passed House.
- Oct 28, 2003Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 108-330 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 108-330 filed.
- FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 418 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2691 with 1 hour of general debate.
- Oct 1, 2003Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed conferees: Taylor (NC), Regula, Kolbe, Nethercutt, Wamp, Peterson (PA), Sherwood, Crenshaw, Young (FL), Dicks, Murtha, Moran (VA), Hinchey, Olver, and Obey.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 259 - 165, 1 Present (Roll no. 527).House roll call 527
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Dicks moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Taylor (NC) moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At conclusion of debate on the Dicks motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Dicks objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present a…
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Dicks motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2691.
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
Amendments
82 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 275HouseRep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11· offered Jul 17, 2003Agreed to
An amendment to limit the ability to file disclaimers that are within a designated National Mounment, Wilderness Study Area, National Park System unit, National Wildlife Refuge System unit or lands within the National Wilderness Preservati…
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Taylor (NC) amendment (A024) Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 194 (Roll no. 388).
- Offered, no vote recorded
H.Amdt. 274HouseRep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11· offered Jul 17, 2003No vote recorded
Jul 17, 2003: House amendment offered
- Other
H.Amdt. 273HouseRep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2· offered Jul 17, 2003Other
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Udall (CO) amendment to limit the ability to file disclaimers with regard to any lands in National Parks, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Wildlife Refuges, National Monum…
Jul 17, 2003: Mr. Taylor (NC) raised a point of order against the Matheson amendment (A022). The Chair sustained the point of order.
- Offered, no vote recorded
H.Amdt. 272HouseRep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11· offered Jul 17, 2003No vote recorded
An amendment to limit the ability to file disclaimers that are within a designated National Mounment, Wilderness Study Area, National Park System unit, National Wildlife Refuge System unit or lands within the National Wilderness Preservati…
Jul 17, 2003: House amendment offered
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 271HouseRep. Mark UdallD-CO-2· offered Jul 17, 2003Agreed to
An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 15, 2003 that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement amendments to Bureau of Land Management regulations on Recordable Disclaimers of Intere…
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Udall (CO) amendment (A020) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 270HouseRep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1· offered Jul 17, 2003Agreed to
An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003, to add a new section to the bill that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the implementation of a competitive sourcing study at the Mid…
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Bereuter amendment (A019) Agreed to by recorded vote: 362 - 57 (Roll no. 387).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 269HouseRep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment to restrict the use of funds to propose, finalize, or implement any change to subpart B of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Protection of Inventoried Roadless Areas.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A018) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 234 (Roll no. 386).
- Other
H.Amdt. 268HouseRep. Steve KingR-IA-5· offered Jul 17, 2003Other
An amendment numbered 16 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: Mr. Taylor (NC) raised a point of order against the King (IA) amendment (A017). Mr. Taylor of North Carolina stated that the amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an …
- Withdrawn
H.Amdt. 267HouseRep. Chris JohnD-LA-7· offered Jul 17, 2003Withdrawn
An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record of July 15,2003, to add a new section to the bill to prohibit use of funds to prosecute any individual for hunting migratory birds on or over land or water where seeds or grains h…
Jul 17, 2003: By unanimous consent, the John amendment was withdrawn.
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 266HouseRep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill which prohibits use of funds to manage recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. …
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A015) Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 210 (Roll no. 385).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 265HouseRep. Tom UdallD-NM-3· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill prohibiting use of funds for implementation of proposed revisions to subpart A of part 219 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to N…
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Udall (NM) amendment (A014) Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 222 (Roll no. 384).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 264HouseRep. Nick RahallD-WV-3· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment to restrict the use of funds from being used to kill, or assist others in killing, any Bison in the Yellowstone National Park herd.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 220 (Roll no. 383).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 263HouseRep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment to restrict the use of funds by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management to administer any action related to the baiting of bears except to prevent or prohibit such activity.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Gallegly amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 163 - 255 (Roll no. 382).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 262HouseRep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment to increase hazardous fuels reduction activities by $19,000,000.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Shadegg amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 128 - 298 (Roll no. 381).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 261HouseRep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 228 (Roll no. 380).
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 260HouseRep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Tancredo amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 112 - 313 (Roll no. 379).
- Withdrawn
H.Amdt. 259HouseRep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16· offered Jul 17, 2003Withdrawn
An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: By unanimous consent, the Manzullo amendment was withdrawn.
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 258HouseRep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment to make an across-the-board cut by 1%.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Hefley amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 81 - 341 (Roll no. 378).
- Withdrawn
H.Amdt. 257HouseRep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32· offered Jul 17, 2003Withdrawn
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record of July 15, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: By unanimous consent, the Sessions amendment was withdrawn.
- Rejected
H.Amdt. 256HouseRep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4· offered Jul 17, 2003Rejected
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2003.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 241 (Roll no. 377).
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 255HouseRep. Bernie SandersD-VT· offered Jul 17, 2003Agreed to
An amdnemdnt to increase the Weatherization Assistance Grants by $15,000,000.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 254HouseRep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28· offered Jul 16, 2003Agreed to
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to restore funding for the NEA to previous levels.
Jul 17, 2003: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A003) Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 - 200, 1 Present (Roll no. 376). (consideration: CR H7054-7055)
- Agreed to
H.Amdt. 253HouseRep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25· offered Jul 16, 2003Agreed to
An amendment to ensure availability of funds in the bill for the Everglades National Park Project.
Jul 16, 2003: On agreeing to the Diaz-Balart, M. amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Other
H.Amdt. 252HouseRep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7· offered Jul 16, 2003Other
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to add $568.6 million for conservation programs and offsets the amendment with a reduction of 3.21 percent in the tax reductions scheduled to take place for taxpayers with adjust…
Jul 16, 2003: Mr. Taylor (NC) raised a point of order against the Obey amendments (A001). Mr. Taylor stated that the amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. T…
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1782SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To make technical modification to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1782 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1781SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To ensure that funds allocated to the Indian Health Service are not redirected to programs and projects that have not been fully justified in the agency's annual budget request and concurred in by the House and Senate Appropriations Commit…
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1781 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1780SenateSen. Olympia SnoweR-ME· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To direct the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report on the use of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1780 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1779SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To facilitate renewal of grazing permits.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1779 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1778SenateSen. Byron DorganD-ND· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To amend Sec. 301 of Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) to include neighborhood electric vehicles in the definition of alternative fuel vehicle.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1778 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1777SenateSen. Byron DorganD-ND· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To amend Sec 301 of Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) to include neighborhood electric vehicles in the definition of alternative fueled vehicle.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1777 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1776SenateSen. Ted StevensR-AK· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To modify a provision relating to applications for waivers of certain maintenance fees.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1776 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1775SenateSen. Ted StevensR-AK· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To modify a provision relating to interim compensation payments for Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1775 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1774SenateSen. Larry CraigR-ID· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To facilitate renewal of grazing permits managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Jarbridge office.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1774 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1773SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To ensure the perpetual operation of water treatment centers at the Zortman/Landusky mine replacement site.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1773 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1772SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To facilitate rehabilitation efforts on the Kootenia and Flathead National Forests.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1772 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1771SenateSen. Robert BennettR-UT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide authority for the Forest Service to sell certain excess facilities on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1771 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1770SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide authority for the Forest Service to reimburse cooperators who assist with emergency response.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1769SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To cancel certain unobligated balances in the Department of the Interior's foreign currency account.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1769 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1768SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funds to repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for wildfire suppression.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1768 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1766SenateSen. Jim TalentR-MO· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funding for the construction of a statue of Harry S Truman in Kansas City, Missouri, with an offset.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1766 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1765SenateSen. Ben CampbellR-CO· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funds for the Mesa Verda Cultural Center in the State of Colorado, with an offset.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1765 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1764SenateSen. Byron DorganD-ND· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To include electric thermal storage technologyas a weaterization material under the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1764 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1763SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide certain funding for operating grants for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, and for Information Resources Technology.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1763 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1762SenateSen. Byron DorganD-ND· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funding for DES applications integration.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1762 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1761SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funds for the development of certain technologies and research facilities.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1761 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1760SenateSen. Michael EnziR-WY· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To improve seismic monitoring and hazard assessment in the Jackson Hole-Yellowstone area of Wyoming.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1760 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1759SenateSen. Thad CochranR-MS· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To set aside funds for the Wildlife Enhancement and Economic Development Program in Starkville, Mississippi.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1759 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1758SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funds to facilitate a land exchange between the State of Montana and the Lolo National Forest.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1758 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1757SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To provide funds for trail construction on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1757 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1756SenateSen. Bob GrahamD-FL· offered Sep 23, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 23, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1755SenateSen. Carl LevinD-MI· offered Sep 23, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 23, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1754SenateSen. George VoinovichR-OH· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To substitute a requirement for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities on lists required under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 that are performed for the Department of the Interior by Federal Government sou…
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1754 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 360. (text as modified: CR S11807)
- Rejected
S.Amdt. 1753SenateSen. Barbara BoxerD-CA· offered Sep 23, 2003Rejected
To strike section 333 relating to a special judicial appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest.
Sep 23, 2003: Motion to table amendment SA 1753 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 359.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1752SenateSen. Don NicklesR-OK· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To set aside funds for the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1752 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S11814)
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1751SenateSen. Don NicklesR-OK· offered Sep 23, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 23, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1750SenateSen. Carl LevinD-MI· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To ensure cost-effective procedures to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1750 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1749SenateSen. Ron WydenD-OR· offered Sep 23, 2003Agreed to
To exempt the rural business enterprise grants awarded to Oakridge, OR from the business size restrictions.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1749 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1748SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1747SenateSen. George VoinovichR-OH· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1746SenateSen. George VoinovichR-OH· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1745SenateSen. George VoinovichR-OH· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1744SenateSen. George VoinovichR-OH· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1743SenateSen. Patrick LeahyD-VT· offered Sep 22, 2003Agreed to
To authorize the Secretary to use funds for the Blueberry Lake project.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1743 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S11819)
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1742SenateSen. Patrick LeahyD-VT· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1741SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 22, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 22, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1740SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 22, 2003Agreed to
To ban commercial advertising on the National Mall.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1740 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 4. Record Vote Number: 358.
- Rejected
S.Amdt. 1739SenateSen. Tom DaschleD-SD· offered Sep 18, 2003Rejected
To strike funding for implementation of the Department of the Interior's reorganization plan for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee and to transfer the savings to the Indian Health Service.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1739 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 52. Record Vote Number: 362.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1737SenateSen. John EnsignR-NV· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To authorize the use of proceeds from land sales in the State of Nevada for Lake Tahoe restoration projects.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1737 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1736SenateSen. Fritz HollingsD-SC· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To authorize the acquisition of additional land for inclusion in the Congaree Swamp National Monument in the State of South Carolina.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1736 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1735SenateSen. Fritz HollingsD-SC· offered Sep 17, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 17, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Ruled out of order
S.Amdt. 1734SenateSen. Tom DaschleD-SD· offered Sep 17, 2003Ruled out of order
To provide additional funds for clinical services of the Indian Health Service, with an offset.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1734 ruled out of order by the chair.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1733SenateSen. Harry ReidD-NV· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To provide for the conveyance of land to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the construction of affordable housing for seniors.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1733 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1732SenateSen. Harry ReidD-NV· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land located in Nye County, Nevada.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1732 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S11818)
- Rejected
S.Amdt. 1731SenateSen. Harry ReidD-NV· offered Sep 17, 2003Rejected
To prohibit the use of funds for initiating any new competitive sourcing studies.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1731 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 51. Record Vote Number: 361.
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1730SenateSen. Susan CollinsR-ME· offered Sep 17, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 17, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1729SenateSen. Carl LevinD-MI· offered Sep 17, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 17, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1728SenateSen. Mary LandrieuD-LA· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To set aside funds for the activities to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1728 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S11814)
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1727SenateSen. Max BaucusD-MT· offered Sep 17, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 17, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1726SenateSen. Hillary ClintonD-NY· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To provide for a payment of $11,750 to the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1726 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1725SenateSen. Russell FeingoldD-WI· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
To require the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on acquisitions made by the Department of the Interior of articles, materials, or supplies manufactured outside the United States.
Sep 23, 2003: Amendment SA 1725 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent Vote. (text as modified: CR S11818)
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1724SenateSen. Conrad BurnsR-MT· offered Sep 17, 2003Agreed to
In the nature of a substitute.
Sep 17, 2003: Amendment SA 1724 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 1654SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 15, 2003No vote recorded
Sep 15, 2003: Senate amendment submitted
Data notes
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Official record
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