In the nature of a substitute.

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to authorize an in-lieu contribution to the Peebles School.

Amendment SA 2527 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Mary L. Landrieu · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide that certain funds shall be made available to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for the fraud risk assessment relating to the H-1B program is submitted to Congress.

Amendment SA 2526 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require regional evacuation and sheltering plans.

Proposed amendment SA 2525 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Mary L. Landrieu · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions.

Amendment SA 2524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Norm Coleman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To include the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University as a member institution if the Secretary of Homeland Security establishes a National Transportation Security Center of Excellence.

Amendment SA 2522 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10110) · Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide for special rules relating to assistance concerning the Greensburg, Kansas, tornado.

Amendment SA 2521 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Pat Roberts · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide that one 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 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.

Amendment SA 2519 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Barack Obama · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To set aside $60,000,000 of the overall amount appropriated for border security, interior enforcement, and employment verification to be used for employment verification improvements.

Amendment 2518, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent. (text as further modified: CR S10105) · Sponsored by Jon Kyl · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Relative to border security requirements for land and maritime borders of the United States.

Amendment SA 2516, previously agreed to, was modified further by Unanimous Consent. (text as further modified: CR S10104-10105) · Sponsored by Ken Salazar · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prevent procurement of any additional major assets until completion of an Alternatives Analysis, and to prevent the use of funds contained in this act for procurement of a third National Security Cutter until completion of an Alternatives Analysis.

Amendment SA 2514 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Maria Cantwell · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require a national strategy and report on closed circuit television systems.

Amendment SA 2513 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To mitigate the health risks posed by hazardous chemicals in trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2509 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Claire McCaskill · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide funds to modernize the National Fire Incident Reporting System and to encourage the presence of State and local fire department representatives at the National Operations Center.

Amendment SA 2508 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require a study on the implementation of the voluntary provision of emergency services program.

Amendment SA 2507 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Russell D. Feingold · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To express the sense of Congress regarding to need to appropriate sufficient funds to increase the number of border patrol officers and agents protecting the northern border pursuant to prior authorizations.

Amendment SA 2504 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Carl Levin · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the issuance and use of social security cards with biometric identifiers for the establishment of employment authorization and identity.

Proposed amendment SA 2503 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Mel Martinez · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2502 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Mark L. Pryor · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require United States Customs and Border Protection to provide information to Congress about the training of its personnel to effectively assist the Food and Drug Administration in monitoring our Nation's food supply.

Amendment SA 2500 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10106) · Sponsored by Barbara Boxer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To make funds available to procure commercially available technology in order to expand and improve the risk-based approach of the Department of Homeland Security to target and inspect cargo containers under the Secure Freight Initiative and the Global Trade Exchange and to provide an offset.

Amendment SA 2499 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10101) · Sponsored by Patty Murray · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used to implement a rule or regulation related to certain petitions for aliens to perform temporary labor in the United States.

Amendment SA 2498 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 280. · Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To establish a wild horse and burro adoption program at the Department of Homeland Security.

Amendment SA 2497 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Robert C. Byrd · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To restore the credibility of the Federal Government by taking action to enforce immigration laws, to request the President to submit a request to Congress for supplemental appropriations on immigration, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2495 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Johnny Isakson · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide for a report on regional boundaries for Urban Area Security Initiative regions.

Amendment SA 2490 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit U.S. Customs and Border Protection or any agency or office within the Department of Homeland Security from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug importing an FDA-approved prescription drug from Canada.

Amendment SA 2488 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10070) · Sponsored by David Vitter · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require an appropriate amount of funding for the Office of Bombing Prevention.

Amendment SA 2486 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide for greater accountability in grant and contract administration.

Amendment SA 2484 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Judd Gregg · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit the use of funds to remove offenses from the list of criminal offenses disqualifying individuals from receiving TWIC cards.

Amendment SA 2481 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 1. Record Vote Number: 281. · Sponsored by Jim DeMint · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.

Amendment SA 2480 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 1. Record Vote Number: 278. · Sponsored by Lindsey Graham · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide for a report on the Performance Accountability and Standards System of the Transportation Security Administration.

Amendment SA 2478 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Daniel K. Akaka · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the Government Accountability Office to report on the Department's risk-based grant programs.

Amendment SA 2477 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by John F. Kerry · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish reasonable regulations relating to stored quantities of propane.

Proposed amendment SA 2476 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Chuck Grassley · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To develop and implement a Model Ports of Entry program

Amendment SA 2475 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10101) · Sponsored by Ted Stevens · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To ensure that the Federal Protective Service has adequate personnel.

Amendment SA 2474 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10110) · Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide that certain hazard mitigation projects shall not be subject to any precertification requirements.

Amendment SA 2469 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Thad Cochran · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To state the policy of the United States Government on the foremost objective of the United States in the Global War on Terror and in protecting the United States Homeland and to appropriate additional sums for that purpose.

Amendment SA 2468 ruled out of order by the chair. · Sponsored by Mary L. Landrieu · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To authorize the release of data used to determine eligibility for assistance under title IV of the Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Amendment SA 2467 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10110) · Sponsored by Tom Coburn · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide local officials and the Secretary of Homeland Security greater involvement in decisions regarding the location of border fencing.

Amendment SA 2466 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Kay Bailey Hutchison · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To increase the amount provided for firefighter assistance, and to provide offsets.

Amendment SA 2465 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10108) · Sponsored by Christopher J. Dodd · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To apply basic contracting laws to the Transportation Security Administration.

Amendment SA 2463 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by John F. Kerry · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require that not less than $5,400,000 of the amount appropriated to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement be used to facilitate agreements described in section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Amendment SA 2462 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Elizabeth Dole · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To increase the amount provided for aviation security direction and enforcement.

Amendment SA 2461 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10083) · Sponsored by Charles E. Schumer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To conduct a study to determine whether fencing on the southern border can be constructed for less than an average of $3,200,000 per mile.

Amendment SA 2451 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated for training, exercise, technical assistance, and other programs under the heading State and local programs for training consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Proposed amendment SA 2449 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Elizabeth Dole · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To increase the domestic supply of nurses and physical therapists, and for other purposes.

Proposed amendment SA 2448 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Charles E. Schumer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To reserve $40,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to support the implementation of the Securing the Cities initiative at the level requested in the President's budget.

Amendment SA 2447 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Charles E. Schumer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require a report on interagency operational centers for port security.

Amendment SA 2445 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10108) · Sponsored by Lindsey Graham · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide that none of the funds made available under this Act may be expended until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to Congress that all new hires by the Department of Homeland Security are verified through the basic pilot program authorized under section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 or may be available to enter into a contract with a person, employer, or other entity that does not participate in the such basic pilot program.

Amendment SA 2444 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10083) · Sponsored by Chuck Grassley · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit funding for no-bid earmarks.

Amendment SA 2442 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Tom Coburn · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To resolve the differences between the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program administered by the Transportation Security Administration and existing State transportation facility access control programs.

Amendment SA 2439 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Bill Nelson · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study on shared border management.

Amendment SA 2438 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To increase the authorized level for the border relief grant program from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.

Amendment SA 2432 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by John Cornyn · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To conduct a study to improve radio communications for law enforcement officers operating along the international borders of the United States.

Amendment SA 2422 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Pete V. Domenici · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2421 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10107-10108) · Sponsored by Pete V. Domenici · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To clarify that the preparation and implementation of community wildfire protection plans is a fire prevention program.

Amendment SA 2417 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as mofified: CR S10107) · Sponsored by Ken Salazar · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To evaluate identification card technologies to determine the most appropriate technology for ensuring the optimal security, efficiency, privacy, and cost of passport cards.

Proposed amendment SA 2416 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Charles E. Schumer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require that all funds for State and local programs be allocated based on risk.

Proposed amendment SA 2413 withdrawn in Senate. · Sponsored by Mel Martinez · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide funds for the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program.

Amendment SA 2407 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit the use of funds for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card.

Amendment SA 2406 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sponsored by Max Baucus · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Motion to table amendment SA 2405 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 279. · Sponsored by Lamar Alexander · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To establish an international registered traveler program.

Amendment SA 2404 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10103-10104) · Sponsored by Mel Martinez · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy and funding plan to implement the recommendations regarding the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference on H.R. 5441 (109th Congress), the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007.

Amendment SA 2391 agreed to in Senate by Voice. · Sponsored by Maria Cantwell · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide for the control and management of Arundo donax, commonly known as "Carrizo cane."

Amendment SA 2430 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by John Cornyn · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain on the website of the Department of Homeland Security a link to the website for the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2425 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S9909) · Sponsored by Claire McCaskill · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.

Ruling of the Chair sustained by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 277. · Sponsored by Lindsey Graham · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.

Amendment SA 2390 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S9909) · Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To prohibit sexual abuse of prisoners held in custody at the direction of or under an agreement with the Federal Government.

Amendment SA 2387 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S9908) · Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passage offense.

Amendment SA 2386 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2388 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Jeff Bingaman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

To allow for expanded uses of funding allocated to Louisiana under the hazard mitigation program while preserving the goals of the program to reduce future damage from disasters through mitigation.

Amendment SA 2384 ruled out of order by the chair. · Sponsored by David Vitter · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Elizabeth Dole · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Chuck Grassley · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Ben Nelson · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Maria Cantwell · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by David Vitter · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Barbara Boxer · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by David Vitter · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jim DeMint · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Barack Obama · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Ted Stevens · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Ted Stevens · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Barack Obama · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Joseph R. Biden Jr. · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Claire McCaskill · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Bingaman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by John Cornyn · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Joseph R. Biden Jr. · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Ken Salazar · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by George V. Voinovich · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by John F. Kerry · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Joseph I. Lieberman · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Robert P. Casey Jr. · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Maria Cantwell · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by David Vitter · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by John F. Kerry · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Russell D. Feingold · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Chuck Hagel · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Jeff Sessions · Amends S.Amdt. 2383

Sponsored by Mary L. Landrieu · Amends S.Amdt. 2383