S. 2596Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)Introduced

Semper Fi Act

A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.

February 11, 2008

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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

February 6, 2008

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.

February 11, 2008

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Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Feb 6, 2008

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. I now ask for its second reading and, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object…

Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Feb 11, 2008

Mr. President, I have one small item of business. It is my understanding there are four bills due for second readings. Mr. President, I object to further proceedings with respect to these bills en…

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued February 11, 2008

Calendar No. 570

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2596

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 6, 2008

Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

February 11, 2008

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Semper Fi Act.

Recission and transfer of funds

(a)

Recission of certain earmarks

All of the amounts appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) and the accompanying report for congressional directed spending items for the City of Berkeley, California, or entities located in such city are hereby rescinded.

(b)

Transfer of funds to Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

The amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 to be used for recruiting purposes.

(c)

Congressional directed spending item defined

In this section, the term congressional directed spending item has the meaning given such term in paragraph 5(a) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

February 11, 2008

Read the second time and placed on the calendar