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Key Votes
H Amdt 2 - Replacing Titles I and II of House Amdt 1 to HR 2206 - National Key Vote
Timeline
Related Legislation
- HR 2206 - Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
- H Amdt 1 - Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery
Issues Related to H Amdt 2
Stage Details
Amendment -
Amendment Adopted
(House)
(280-142) -
May 24, 2007(Key vote)
See How Your Politicians Voted
Title: Replacing Titles I and II of House Amdt 1 to HR 2206
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to replace titles I and II of House amendment 1 to H.R. 2206 (or, if amendment 1 fails, to replace the Senate amendment changes).
Highlights:
- Appropriates the following:
- $350 million to the Department of Agriculture;
- $162.56 million to the Department of Justice;
- $88.69 billion to the Department of Defense;
- $63 million for the Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Activities;
- $5.18 billion for the Department of State and Related Agency; and
- $3.40 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
- States that the US Strategy in Iraq will be determined by the Iraqi Government's ability to meet specified benchmarks (Sec. 1314).
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - May 24, 2007
Title: Replacing Titles I and II of House Amdt 1 to HR 2206
