H Res 1268 - $82BB supplemental war appropriation (inc. real ID)

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Thu May-05-05 09:32 AM
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H Res 1268 - $82BB supplemental war appropriation (inc. real ID)

Edited on Thu May-05-05 10:14 AM by paineinthearse

Because this measure has gone directly to the floor without committee hearing, I cannot provide a copy:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/query

"The text of H RES 1268 has not yet been received from GPO
Bills are generally sent to the Library of Congress from the Government Printing Office a day or two after they are introduced on the floor of the House or Senate. Delays can occur when there are a large number of bills to prepare or when a very large bill has to be printed."

Discussion starting on the rules. Louise Slaughter is managing the Dem time.

Edited to add this just receieved from Whip:

H.Res. 258 - Rule Providing for Consideration of the Supplemental Conference Report.

The Rules Committee has recommended a rule that waives all points of order against the conference report and provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The Rule also authorizes the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee to file a supplemental report to accompany H.R. 748 - the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

Conference Report on H.R. 1268 - Emergency Supplemental Wartime Appropriations Act (Rep. Lewis {CA} - Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule). The conference report provides $82 billion in emergency FY2005 funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, tsunami relief efforts, foreign assistance programs and domestic homeland security priorities. The total includes $75.9 billion for defense related expenditures: $37.1 billion for military operations and maintenance spending, $17.4 billion for Military personnel, and $17.3 billion for new weapons procurement. This bill also includes: $656 million in direct assistance for tsunami disaster relief and $222 million to reimburse the U.S. military for expenses incurred in providing emergency relief to tsunami victims; $1.7 billion for Afghanistan reconstruction and counter-terrorism assistance; $680 million for peacekeeping programs; $200 million in economic assistance for the Palestinian Territories ($50 million of these funds for assistance for Israel to improve the efficiency and security of the flow of goods and people from the Territories into Israel) with a requirement of a GAO audit on USAID's programs in the Territories, a requirement of a report on the Palestinian Authority's political, economic and security reforms, and $5 million for an independent audit of the Palestinian Authority finances; $734 million for additional State Department operating costs; $592 million for a new embassy compound in Baghdad; and $635 million for increased border security and enforcement ($450 million in new funding and $185 million offset by corresponding rescissions).

The conference report also: increases the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000 and subsidized life insurance benefits from $250,000 to $400,000 for families of soldiers who died or were killed on active duty beginning from October 7, 2001; includes most of the provisions of H.R. 418 (the REAL ID Act) regarding new standards for asylum, new national standards for driver's licenses, and the construction of border fences; and includes provisions to increase the number of H-2B visas for temporary seasonal workers.