S.Amdt. 2226Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree

To prohibit funds made available under this Act from being used to enforce a travel or conference policy that prohibits an event from being held in a location based on a perception that the location is a resort or vacation destination.

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8711, S8716, S8718)

August 4, 2009

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8711, S8716, S8718)

August 4, 2009

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Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2226.

August 4, 2009

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Amendment SA 2226 ruled non-germane by the chair.

August 4, 2009

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8647, S8659)

August 3, 2009

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2226 proposed by Senator Kohl for Senator Nelson FL to Amendment SA 1908.(consideration: CR S8622-8623; text: CR S8623)

July 31, 2009

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Amendment SA 2226 proposed by Senator Kohl for Senator Nelson FL to Amendment SA 1908. (consideration: CR S8622-8623; text: CR S8623) To prohibit funds made available under this Act from being used to enforce a travel or conference policy that prohibits an event from being held in a location based on a perception that the location is a resort or vacation destination.

July 31, 2009

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Senate amendment submitted

July 30, 2009

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S.Amdt. 22463rd degreeAug 4, 2009

To provide additional transparency and accountability for spending on conferences and meetings of the Department of Agriculture.

Amendment SA 2246 ruled non-germane by the chair. · Sponsored by Tom Coburn · Amends S.Amdt. 2226

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Proposed · Jul 31, 2009 Submitted · Jul 30, 2009

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SA 2226. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mr.
Martinez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 1908 submitted by Mr. Kohl (for himself and Mr. Brownback) to the
bill H.R. 2997, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 85, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
Sec. 745.  No agency or department of the United States may
use funds made available under this Act to enforce a travel
or conference policy that prohibits an event from being held
in a certain location based on a perception that the location
is a resort or vacation destination.
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