I noted the other day that Representative Jeff Flake was planning to offer amendment to strip pork-barrel projects from several upcoming House Appropriations bills. Today the House is debating one of those bills: the Interior Appropriations Act.
Well, Jeff Flake is reportedly in Arizona with the President today, visiting the border. However, it seems that he has asked other reformers in the House to offer some of his anti-pork amendments for him. I've attached below a press release from the House Republican conference, outlining the process for consideration of the rest of the bill. The fact that amendments are listed here doesn't mean that they will definitely be offered, but they may be:
Text of Rep. Taylor's Unanimous Consent Agreement
Congressman Taylor of North Carolina asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 5386 in the Committee on the Whole pursuant to House Resolution 818, notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 18, no further amendment to the bill may be offered except:
Pro forma amendments offered at any point in the reading by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on the Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate;
Amendments printed in the Record and numbered 1 and 7;
The amendment printed in the Record and numbered 6, which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Putnam regarding a moratorium on drilling in the OCS, which shall be debatable for 60 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Chabot regarding a limitation on funds for roads in the Tongass National Forest, which shall be debatable for 20 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Oberstar regarding a limitation on funds for activities under the Clean Water Act, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Hinchey regarding a limitation on funds for suspension of royalty relief, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Obey or Mr. Dicks addressing global climate change by modifying the amount provided for EPA Environmental Programs and Management; which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
An amendment by Mr. Obey regarding funding increases for various accounts with a tax offset;
An amendment by Mr. Tiarht regarding business competitiveness;
An amendment by Mr. Gary Miller of CA regarding the San Gabriel Watershed;
An amendment by Mr. Conaway regarding EPA drinking water regulations for arsenic;
An amendment by Mr. Gordon, regarding rederal building energy use;
An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of texas regarding a limitation on funds for urban reforestation;
An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding a limitation on funds on Smithsonian outreach programs;
An amendment by Mr. Garrett of New Jersey regarding federal employee travel to conferences;
An amendment by Mr. Dent regarding a limitation on funds to enforce the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act;
An amendment by Mr. Andrews regarding Forest Service salaries and expenses;
An amendment by Mr. Meehan regarding EPA national emissions standards;
An amendment by Mr. Taylor of NC regarding funding for various accounts;
An amendment by Mr. Beauprez regarding funding for wildland fire management;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding any Iowa State University Project on mitigating emissions from egg farms;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding for ivory-billed woodpecker research;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding for Neosha National Fish Hatchery;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding funding for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding Santa Ana River wash program;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding staffing for the National Zoological Park;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding NFS recreation sites in North Carolina;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding citrus studies in Florida;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding the Florida National Scenic Trail;
An amendment by Mr. Flake regarding the Continental Divide National Trail.
Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this request or a designee, or by the Member who caused it to printed in the Record or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment except that the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies each may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of debate; and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
Except as otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. An amendment shall be considered to fit the description stated in this request if it addresses in whole or in part the object described.
Tune in to C-SPAN and call your Representative if you have time.
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