To protect the American people from potential spillover violence from Mexico by providing $550 million in additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice and supporting the Administration's efforts to combat drug, gun, and cash smuggling by the cartels, by providing: $260 million for Customs and Border Protection to hire, train, equip, and deploy additional officers and canines and conduct exit inspections for weapons and cash; $130 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hire, train, equip and deploy additional investigators; $50 million to Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to hire, train, equip, and deploy additional agents and inspectors; $20 million for the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center; $10 million for the Office of International Affairs and the Management Directorate at DHS for oversight of the Merida Initiative; $30 million for Operation Stonegarden; $10 million to the Department of Justice for competitive grants to support local, State, and Tribal law enforcement agencies located along the southern border and in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to address drug-related criminal activity; $20 million to DHS for tactical radio communications; and $20 million for upgrading the Traveler Enforcement Communications System.
What it does: 14 changes: changes 14 amounts
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)What it changes
14 changes to S.Con.Res. 13
Change 1: Increases the amount on page 17, line 22 by $30,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$30,000,000to the amount printed on page 17, line 22
Original wording
On page 17, line 22, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
Change 2: Increases the amount on page 17, line 23 by $3,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$3,000,000to the amount printed on page 17, line 23
Original wording
On page 17, line 23, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
Change 3: Increases the amount on page 18, line 3 by $11,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$11,000,000to the amount printed on page 18, line 3
Original wording
On page 18, line 3, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
Change 4: Increases the amount on page 18, line 7 by $9,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$9,000,000to the amount printed on page 18, line 7
Original wording
On page 18, line 7, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
Change 5: Increases the amount on page 18, line 11 by $7,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$7,000,000to the amount printed on page 18, line 11
Original wording
On page 18, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
Change 6: Increases the amount on page 24, line 24 by $520,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$520,000,000to the amount printed on page 24, line 24
Original wording
On page 24, line 24, increase the amount by $520,000,000.
Change 7: Increases the amount on page 24, line 25 by $406,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$406,000,000to the amount printed on page 24, line 25
Original wording
On page 24, line 25, increase the amount by $406,000,000.
Change 8: Increases the amount on page 25, line 4 by $62,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$62,000,000to the amount printed on page 25, line 4
Original wording
On page 25, line 4, increase the amount by $62,000,000.
Change 9: Increases the amount on page 25, line 8 by $52,000,000
Increases an amountPrinted page+$52,000,000to the amount printed on page 25, line 8
Original wording
On page 25, line 8, increase the amount by $52,000,000.
Change 10: Decreases the amount on page 27, line 23 by $550,000,000
Decreases an amountPrinted page−$550,000,000to the amount printed on page 27, line 23
Original wording
On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $550,000,000.
Change 11: Decreases the amount on page 27, line 24 by $409,000,000
Decreases an amountPrinted page−$409,000,000to the amount printed on page 27, line 24
Original wording
On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $409,000,000.
Change 12: Decreases the amount on page 28, line 3 by $73,000,000
Decreases an amountPrinted page−$73,000,000to the amount printed on page 28, line 3
Original wording
On page 28, line 3, decrease the amount by $73,000,000.
Change 13: Decreases the amount on page 28, line 7 by $61,000,000
Decreases an amountPrinted page−$61,000,000to the amount printed on page 28, line 7
Original wording
On page 28, line 7, decrease the amount by $61,000,000.
Change 14: Decreases the amount on page 28, line 11 by $7,000,000
Decreases an amountPrinted page−$7,000,000to the amount printed on page 28, line 11
Original wording
On page 28, line 11, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
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As printed
On page 17, line 22, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 17, line 23, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 18, line 3, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 18, line 7, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 18, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 24, line 24, increase the amount by $520,000,000.
On page 24, line 25, increase the amount by $406,000,000.
On page 25, line 4, increase the amount by $62,000,000.
On page 25, line 8, increase the amount by $52,000,000.
On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $550,000,000.
On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $409,000,000.
On page 28, line 3, decrease the amount by $73,000,000.
On page 28, line 7, decrease the amount by $61,000,000.
On page 28, line 11, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 763 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S4144)
April 1, 2009
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 763 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S4144)
April 1, 2009
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4112, S4144-4145)
April 1, 2009
Amendment SA 763 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S4144)
April 1, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
March 31, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 763 proposed by Senator Lieberman.(consideration: CR S4030-4033; text: CR S4031)
March 31, 2009
Amendment SA 763 proposed by Senator Lieberman. (consideration: CR S4030-4033; text: CR S4031) To protect the American people from potential spillover violence from Mexico by providing $550 million in additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice and supporting the Administration's efforts to combat drug, gun, and cash smuggling by the cartels, by providing: $260 million for Customs and Border Protection to hire, train, equip, and deploy additional officers and canines and conduct exit inspections for weapons and cash; $130 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hire, train, equip and deploy additional investigators; $50 million to Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to hire, train, equip, and deploy additional agents and inspectors; $20 million for the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center; $10 million for the Office of International Affairs and the Management Directorate at DHS for oversight of the Merida Initiative; $30 million for Operation Stonegarden; $10 million to the Department of Justice for competitive grants to support local, State, and Tribal law enforcement agencies located along the southern border and in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to address drug-related criminal activity; $20 million to DHS for tactical radio communications; and $20 million for upgrading the Traveler Enforcement Communications System.
March 31, 2009