S.Amdt. 4374
What it does: Inserts new text at the end of title III
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70 · shown in the resolution's text
Inserts new text at the end of title III
InsertsIn S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges of the United States or increase the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Inserted: SEC.__. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TOUGHER INSPECTION OF IMPORTED SEAFOOD AND TO ENFORCE OF OUR TRADE LAWS SHRIMP, CRAWFISH, AND OTHER SEAFOOD.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
Inserted: (1) Would enforce tougher inspection requirements for imported seafood products to ensure that imported seafood products do not contain chemicals, antibiotics, or any treatments that are banned in the United States; or
Inserted: (2) Would increase the enforcement of our trade laws, especially focusing on the problem of antidumping duties that are owed but are not collected, especially on crawfish from China and other seafood products.
Inserted: (b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in subsection (a) would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Original wording
At the end of title III, insert:
Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.
As printed
SA 4374. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S.
Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, insert:
SEC.__. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TOUGHER INSPECTION OF IMPORTED SEAFOOD AND TO ENFORCE OF OUR TRADE LAWS SHRIMP, CRAWFISH, AND OTHER SEAFOOD.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
(1) Would enforce tougher inspection requirements for imported seafood products to ensure that imported seafood products do not contain chemicals, antibiotics, or any treatments that are banned in the United States; or
(2) Would increase the enforcement of our trade laws, especially focusing on the problem of antidumping duties that are owed but are not collected, especially on crawfish from China and other seafood products.
(b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in subsection (a) would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Legislative Activity
Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action
Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008