H.R. 2642 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008

H.R. 2642 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008
• Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008
• Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008
• Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
• Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
• Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act
• Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008
• Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008
• Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

Sponsor

Thomas Edwards

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Budgets
• Air force
• Airports
• Alaska
• American Battle Monuments Commission
• Appellate courts
• Appropriations
• Arab countries
• Architecture
• Armed Forces Retirement Home
• Armed forces
• Armed forces reserves
• Army
• Ballistic missile defenses
• Boundaries
• Building construction
• Business
• Central Asia
• Chemical warfare
• Civil liberties
• Claims
• Collective security
• Colorado
• Commemorations
• Competition
• Competitive bidding
• Congress
• Congress and military policy
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Construction costs
• Cost plus contracts
• Courts of special jurisdiction
• Defense budgets
• Defense burdensharing
• Defense contracts
• Defense economics
• Defense policy
• Defense procurement
• Department of Defense
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Diabetes
• Disability evaluation
• Disabled
• Drugs
• Easements
• East Asia
• Electronic commerce
• Energy
• Energy efficiency
• Engineering
• Europe
• Executive departments
• Families
• Federal mandates
• Federally-guaranteed loans
• Finance
• Foreign policy
• Former Soviet states
• Government insurance
• Government publicity
• Government trust funds
• Government vehicles
• Health policy
• Homeless
• Housing
• Indians
• Information technology
• Inspectors general
• International affairs
• International military forces
• Iraq compilation
• Japan
• Job training
• Joint ventures
• Labor
• Land transfers
• Law
• Leases
• Lighting
• Lobbying
• Marines
• Marshall Islands
• Medical care
• Medical research
• Medicine
• Middle East and North Africa
• Military aviation
• Military base closures
• Military bases
• Military cemeteries and funerals
• Military construction operations
• Military dependents
• Military housing
• Military research
• Military transportation
• Minorities
• Monuments and memorials
• Mortgage guaranty insurance
• Mortgages
• NATO countries
• National Guard
• Natural resources
• Navy
• Nursing homes
• Officer personnel
• Parking facilities
• Philippines
• Politics and government
• Property tax
• Prosthesis
• Public contracts
• Public lands
• Relocation
• Reprogramming of appropriated funds
• Right of property
• Risk
• Road construction
• Soldiers' homes
• South Korea
• Steel
• Taxation
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Transportation
• Veterans
• Veterans' benefits
• Veterans' disability compensation
• Veterans' employment
• Veterans' hospitals
• Veterans' loans
• Veterans' medical care
• Veterans' rehabilitation
• Virginia
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Weapons systems

Related Bills

• H.Res. 480 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2642) Making Appropriations for Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 1197 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 2642) Making Appropriations for Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 1284 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendments to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 2642) Making Appropriations for Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 4104 (110^th) : Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
• S. 1645 (110^th) : Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
• S. 1645 (110^th) : Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
• S. 2363 (110^th) : Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Major Actions

Introduced	6/11/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (82 proposed)
Passed House	6/15/2007
Passed Senate	9/06/2007
Signed by President	6/30/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Franks (AZ) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Capito amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Wilson (NM) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Upton amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 110 voted YES 304 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 68 voted YES 347 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 154 voted YES 260 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 8 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 264 voted YES 152 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 8 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 206 voted YES 211 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 11 to H.R. 2642	6/15/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 383 voted YES 34 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY 2008	6/15/2007	This bill PASSED the House 409 voted YES 2 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2656 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2658 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2660 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2661 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2669 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2677 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2679 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2680 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2681 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2682 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2688 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt No. 2686 )	9/05/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 66 voted YES 25 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2664 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	9/06/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Coleman Amdt. No. 2687	9/06/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 76 voted YES 15 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Salazar Amdt. No. 2662	9/06/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 47 voted YES 45 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Brown Amdt. No. 2673	9/06/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 52 voted YES 39 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Passage - Senate - H.R. 2642 as Amended	9/06/2007	This bill PASSED the Senate 92 voted YES 1 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act	5/15/2008	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 141 voted YES 149 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 2: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act	5/15/2008	This motion PASSED the House 227 voted YES 196 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 3: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act	5/15/2008	This motion PASSED the House 256 voted YES 166 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Concur in the House Amendment No. 2 with Amdt. No. 4803	5/22/2008	This amendment PASSED the Senate 75 voted YES 22 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817	5/22/2008	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 34 voted YES 63 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818	5/22/2008	This amendment PASSED the Senate 70 voted YES 26 voted NO 4 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Agree to Senate Amendment to House Amendment No. 1: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act	6/20/2008	This motion PASSED the House 268 voted YES 155 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Agree to Senate Adt to House Adt No. 2 with Amendment: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act	6/20/2008	This motion PASSED the House 416 voted YES 12 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642	6/27/2008	This motion PASSED the Senate 77 voted YES 21 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642	6/27/2008	This motion PASSED the Senate 92 voted YES 6 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/11/2007
		6/11/2007	The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-186, by Mr. Edwards.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/11/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
		6/13/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 480 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2642 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.
		6/15/2007	ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Welch asked unanimous consent that (1) it be in order at any time for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 18, to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of the bill H.R. 2642, which shall proceed according to the following order: the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with; all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21; general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled; after general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule; and no amendment shall be in order except those on a list submitted to the desk. Agreed to without objection.
		6/15/2007	Considered pursuant to previous special order.
		6/15/2007	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to previous special order.
		6/15/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Stephen F. Lynch to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		6/15/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2642.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hayes.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hayes amendment.
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hayes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hayes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Blumenauer.
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Blumenauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price of Georgia amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price of Georgia amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price of Georgia demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Franks amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Franks (AZ).
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	On agreeing to the Franks (AZ) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran (KS) amendment, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Moran (KS).
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran (KS) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Moran (KS) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mrs. Capito.
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	On agreeing to the Capito amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Corinne Brown (FL) amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Brown, Corrine.
		6/15/2007	By unanimous consent, the Brown, Corrine amendment was withdrawn.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Garrett (NJ).
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment.
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garrett (NJ) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wilson (NM) amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mrs. Wilson (NM).
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	On agreeing to the Wilson (NM) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mrs. Blackburn.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Musgrave amendment.
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Mrs. Musgrave.
		6/15/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Musgrave amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Salazar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hall (NY) amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Hall (NY).
		6/15/2007	By unanimous consent, the Hall (NY) amendment was withdrawn.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A013) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Upton amendment.
		6/15/2007	By unanimous consent, the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment was withdrawn.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Upton.
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	On agreeing to the Upton amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
		6/15/2007	Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Pearce.
		6/15/2007	Mr. Edwards raised a point of order against the Pearce amendment (A015). Mr. Edwards stated that the provisions of the Pearce amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		6/15/2007	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.
		6/15/2007	Mr. Edwards moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
		6/15/2007	On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/15/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2642.
		6/15/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
		6/15/2007	The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 8 to H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 8 to H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/15/2007	Amendment 11 to H.R. 2642
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	6/15/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY 2008
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/18/2007	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207.
		9/04/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		9/04/2007	Amendment SA 2656 proposed by Senator Reed.
select this vote	Vote	9/04/2007	Amendment SA 2656 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		9/05/2007	Considered by Senate.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2658 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Obama.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2658 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2660 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator McCaskill.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2660 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2661 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Feingold.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2661 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2669 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Tester.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2669 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2677 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Murray.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2677 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2679 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Landrieu.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2679 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2680 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Stabenow.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2680 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2681 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Hutchison.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2681 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2682 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Stevens.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2682 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Motion to table amendment SA 2686 made in Senate.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2688 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Allard.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2688 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/05/2007	Amendment SA 2686 proposed by Senator DeMint.
		9/05/2007	Motion to table amendment SA 2686 withdrawn in Senate.
select this vote	Vote	9/05/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt No. 2686 )
		9/06/2007	Considered by Senate.
		9/06/2007	Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Johnson; Inouye; Landrieu; Byrd; Murray; Reed; Nelson NE; Leahy; Hutchison; Craig; Brownback; Allard; McConnell; Bennett; Cochran.
		9/06/2007	Amendment SA 2662 proposed by Senator Salazar.
		9/06/2007	Amendment SA 2664 proposed by Senator Sanders.
select this vote	Vote	9/06/2007	Amendment SA 2664 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/06/2007	Amendment SA 2673 proposed by Senator Brown.
		9/06/2007	Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator Coleman.
select this vote	Vote	9/06/2007	Coleman Amdt. No. 2687
select this vote	Vote	9/06/2007	Salazar Amdt. No. 2662
select this vote	Vote	9/06/2007	Brown Amdt. No. 2673
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	9/06/2007	On Passage - Senate - H.R. 2642 as Amended
		9/07/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		5/14/2008	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1197 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of a motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 with each of the three amendments printed in the report. The motion shall be debatable for two hours equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
		5/15/2008	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
		5/15/2008	DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2642.
		5/15/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/15/2008	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1197, the Chair announced that it would put the question on adoption of each of the 3 House amendments to the Senate amendment separately.
		5/15/2008	On motion to agree to Senate amendment with House amendment No. 1 Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 141 - 149, 132 Present (Roll No. 328).
		5/15/2008	On motion to agree to Senate amendment with House amendment No. 2 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 196 (Roll No. 329).
		5/15/2008	On motion to agree to Senate Amendment with House Amendment No. 3 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 166 (Roll No. 330).
select this vote	Vote	5/15/2008	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
select this vote	Vote	5/15/2008	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 2: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
select this vote	Vote	5/15/2008	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 3: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
		5/16/2008	Rule H. Res. 1197 passed House.
		5/16/2008	Mr. Obey moved that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment.
		5/16/2008	POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Ryan(WI) raised a point of order against H.R. 2642. Mr. Ryan(WI) stated that the proposed House amendments to the Senate amendment violate the Pay-Go rules. The Chair overruled the point order.
		5/16/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1197, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on the Obey motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 with amendments.
		5/20/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		5/20/2008	Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 2 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4789) made in Senate.
		5/20/2008	Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 2 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4803) made in Senate.
		5/20/2008	Point of order that Reid motion to concur in House amendment no. 2 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4789) (title VIII and portions of title X) violates Rule XVI made in Senate.
		5/20/2008	Point of order against Reid motion to concur in House amendment no. 2 to the Senate amendment with amendment (SA 4789) sustained.
		5/20/2008	Amendment SA 4789 (contained in the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment No. 2 to the Senate amendment) ruled out of order by the chair.
		5/20/2008	SA 4790 fell when SA 4789 ruled out of order.
		5/20/2008	Cloture motion on the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment No. 2 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4803) presented in Senate.
		5/20/2008	Amendment SA 4804 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 4803.
		5/20/2008	Amendment SA 4789 proposed by Senator Reid.
		5/20/2008	Amendment SA 4790 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 4789.
		5/20/2008	Amendment SA 4803 proposed by Senator Reid.
		5/22/2008	Considered by Senate.
		5/22/2008	Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4816) made in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Point of order that Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4816) (Section 11312) violates Rule XVI.
		5/22/2008	Point of order against Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 with an amendment (SA 4816) sustained.
		5/22/2008	Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4817) made in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4818) made in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		5/22/2008	The motion to concur in the House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 4817), pursuant to the order of May 21, 2008, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was withdrawn in the Senate.
		5/22/2008	Considered by Senate.
		5/22/2008	Proposed amendment SA 4804 withdrawn in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Amendment SA 4816 (contained in the Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment) ruled out of order by the chair.
		5/22/2008	Proposed amendment SA 4817 (contained in the Reid motion to concur in House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment), pursuant to the order of May 21, 2008, the motion having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was withdrawn in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Considered by Senate.
		5/22/2008	Cloture motion on the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment No. 2 with an amendment (SA 4803) withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
		5/22/2008	Amendment SA 4816 proposed by Senator Reid.
		5/22/2008	Amendment SA 4817 proposed by Senator Reid.
		5/22/2008	Amendment SA 4818 proposed by Senator Reid.
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2008	Motion to Concur in the House Amendment No. 2 with Amdt. No. 4803
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2008	Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2008	Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818
		6/19/2008	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1284, Mr. Obey called up from the Speaker's table the bill, H.R. 2642, and offered a motion.
		6/19/2008	Mr. Obey moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments to the House amendments to the Senate amendment.
		6/19/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1284, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to agree to the Senate amendments to the House amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, with an amendment.
		6/19/2008	At the conclusion of debate and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1284, the previous question was ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1284, the question of adoption of the Senate amendments will be divided to the end that the disposition of the Senate amendments will be decided separately.
		6/19/2008	On motion to agree to Senate amendment to House amendment No. 2 to Senate amendment with amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 416 - 12 (Roll No. 432).
select this vote	Vote	6/20/2008	Agree to Senate Amendment to House Amendment No. 1: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
select this vote	Vote	6/20/2008	Agree to Senate Adt to House Adt No. 2 with Amendment: H.R. 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
		6/20/2008	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:.
		6/26/2008	Motion to concur in House amendments to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment made in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		6/26/2008	Point of order raised in Senate with respect to House amendments to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment.
	Presented to President	6/26/2008	Cleared for White House.
select this vote	Vote	6/27/2008	Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642
select this vote	Vote	6/27/2008	Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642
		6/27/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President	6/27/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	6/30/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	6/30/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-252.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 301	Hayes, Robin [R-NC8]	June 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 2005 Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $30 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 302	Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR3]	June 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 1990 Department of Defense Base Closure Account by $50 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 303	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	June 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the 1990 BRAC account by $50 million and to increase funding for the Veterans Health Administration and Medical Services account by $22 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 304	Franks, Trent [R-AZ2]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment strikes section 125 which prohibits funds from being used for conducting studies of missile defense. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 305	Moran, Jerry [R-KS]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment transfers $125 million from Veterans Health Administration accounts to the Medical Services account in order to increase the amount of mileage reimbursement that disabled veterans receive for travel for medical services. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 306	Capito, Shelley [R-WV2]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment redirects $5 million to the Office of Rural Health. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 307	Brown, Corrine [D-FL3]	June 15, 2007	Withdrawn on June 15, 2007.
	An amendment to deal with funding for Gainesville Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 308	Garrett, Scott [R-NJ5]	June 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase, by transfer, funding for state extended care facilities for veterans by $10 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 309	Wilson, Heather [R-NM1]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment provides $2 million to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 310	Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN7]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	Amendment directs the agencies funded under the bill to expand the use of e-commerce technologies in the conducting of their business practices within the limits of the existing statute and funding. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 311	Musgrave, Marilyn [R-CO4]	June 15, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on June 15, 2007.
	An amendment to add a new section prohibiting the use of funds for any action that is related to or promotes the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 312	Hall, John [D-NY19]	June 15, 2007	Withdrawn on June 15, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funds to any officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate, or to any Deputy Under Secretary or Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs a performance award or a performance-based cash award. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 313	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	June 15, 2007	Withdrawn on June 15, 2007.
	An amendment to add a new section pertaining to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase the number of medical centers specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved urban areas. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 314	Upton, Frederick [R-MI6]	June 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 15, 2007.
	An amendment to provide funds to purchase light bulbs with the ENERGY STAR designation. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 315	Pearce, Steven [R-NM2]	June 15, 2007	Offered on June 14, 2007.
	An amendment to add a new section prohibiting funds to be used to reimburse employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for official travel expenses until the Secretary of Veterans Affiars increases reimbursement rates. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2656	Reed, John [D-RI]	September 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 3, 2007.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2657	Lautenberg, Frank [D-NJ]	September 4, 2007	Offered on September 3, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2658	Obama, Barack [D-IL]	September 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2659	Obama, Barack [D-IL]	September 4, 2007	Offered on September 3, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2660	McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]	September 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To provide a mechanism by which individuals can report to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs cases of waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2661	Feingold, Russell [D-WI]	September 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To require a report from the Comptroller General on the adequacy of mental health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to female members of the Armed Forces and female veterans. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2662	Salazar, Ken [D-CO]	September 5, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on September 5, 2007.
	To prohibit the use of funds to expand the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2663	Hagel, Charles [R-NE]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2664	Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 5, 2007.
	To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to increases in dollar amounts for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, from rounding down such dollar amounts to the next lower whole dollar. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2665	Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2666	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2667	Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2668	Tester, Jon [D-MT]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2669	Tester, Jon [D-MT]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To provide, with an offset, an additional $125,000,000 for the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2670	Salazar, Ken [D-CO]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2671	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2672	Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2673	Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]	September 5, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on September 5, 2007.
	To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2674	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2675	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2676	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2677	Murray, Patty [D-WA]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to train psychologists. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2678	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2679	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To require reports on the reconstruction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2680	Stabenow, Debbie Ann [D-MI]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in Alpena, Michigan as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2681	Hutchison, Kay [R-TX]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To provide that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical facility lease in fiscal year 2008 in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 to implement the recommendations outlined in the August, 2007 Study of South Texas VeteransA? Inpatient and Specialty Outpatient Health Care Needs. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2682	Stevens, Ted [R-AK]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To require a report on access to medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who live in remote rural areas. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2683	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2684	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	September 5, 2007	Offered on September 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2686	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	September 5, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on September 4, 2007.
	To strike section 225, relating to a prohibition on the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs lands and improvements at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2687	Coleman, Norm [R-MN]	September 5, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on September 5, 2007.
	To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2688	Allard, Wayne [R-CO]	September 5, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 4, 2007.
	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to modify certain instruments to allow the City of Aurora, State of Colorado, to convey to the United States certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4786	Byrd, Robert [D-WV]	May 19, 2008	Offered on May 18, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4787	Byrd, Robert [D-WV]	May 19, 2008	Offered on May 18, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4788	Byrd, Robert [D-WV]	May 19, 2008	Offered on May 18, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4789	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4790	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4791	Kerry, John [D-MA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4792	Vitter, David [R-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4793	Vitter, David [R-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4794	Vitter, David [R-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4795	Vitter, David [R-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4796	Carper, Thomas [D-DE]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4797	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4799	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4800	Warner, John [R-VA]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4801	Allard, Wayne [R-CO]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4802	Allard, Wayne [R-CO]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4803	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 20, 2008	Offered on May 19, 2008.
	In the nature of substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4804	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 20, 2008	Withdrawn on May 21, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4805	Corker, Bob [R-TN]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4806	Corker, Bob [R-TN]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4807	Inhofe, James [R-OK]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4808	Conrad, Kent [D-ND]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4809	Feingold, Russell [D-WI]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4810	Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4811	Specter, Arlen [D-PA]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4812	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4813	Casey, Robert [D-PA]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4814	Brownback, Samuel [R-KS]	May 21, 2008	Offered on May 20, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4815	Webb, Jim [D-VA]	May 22, 2008	Offered on May 21, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 4816	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 22, 2008	Offered on May 21, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4817	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 22, 2008	Offered on May 21, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4818	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	May 22, 2008	Offered on May 21, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 5057	Craig, Larry [R-ID]	June 25, 2008	Offered on June 24, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 5061	Snowe, Olympia [R-ME]	June 26, 2008	Offered on June 25, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 5062	Carper, Thomas [D-DE]	June 26, 2008	Offered on June 25, 2008.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details