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The vote on the amendment is as follows.
Aye Nay Present Republicans 0 39 6 Democrats 54 0 0 Total 54 39 6 Michaelson III will be incorporated.
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The vote on this matter is as follows.
Aye Nay Present Republicans 42 4 0 Democrats 54 0 0 Total 96 4 0 Michaelson II will be incorporated into the bill.
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The vote on this amendment is as follows.
Aye Nay Present Republicans 44 2 0 Democrats 38 16 0 Total 82 18 0 Michaelson I will be incorporated.
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The motion to suspend and pass having been properly made and seconded shall go to a vote.
Motion to suspend and pass: American Economic Recovery and Reform Act
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The motion to suspend and pass has been properly made and seconded. 24 hours to vote. The clerk may call the roll. Bill text here.
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The motion for cloture having been properly made and seconded shall go to a vote.
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The motion for cloture having been properly made and seconded shall come to a vote. 48 hours. The clerk ((if there still is one)) shall call the roll. Full bill text can be found here.
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Mr Ross with thanks to Mr Lincoln introduces...
A BILLTo enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2009”.
SEC. 2. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after section 365 (7 U.S.C. 2008) the following:
“SEC. 366. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
“(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this section is to enhance after-school programs in rural areas by helping communities—
“(1) to establish after-school programs; and
“(2) to improve existing programs by overcoming barriers to service.
“(b) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.—The term ‘after-school program’ means a program that carries out a broad array of activities during periods when school is not in session (such as before school, after school, or during summer recess and other vacation periods) that advance student academic achievement and promote positive youth development.
“(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local educational agency (as such term is defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), community-based organization, another public or private entity, or a consortium of 2 or more such agencies, organizations, or entities.
“(3) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ means an area that is served by an elementary or secondary school that is designated with a school locale code of Distant Town, Remote Town, Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
“(c) Grants.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to improve, expand, or establish after-school programs in rural areas.
“(2) REQUIREMENT.—Each grant under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $50,000.
“(d) Duration.—
“(1) TERM OF GRANT.—The term of a grant under this section may not be for less than 3 years.
“(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew a grant under this section for a period of not less than 3 years, based on the performance of the eligible entity during the previous grant term.
“(e) Uses.—As a condition of the receipt of a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall use the grant to fund projects and activities described in subsection (c), including transportation, professional development, training, recruitment and retention of staff, increasing access to technology, and planning.
“(f) Evaluation.—The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the funds under this section—
“(1) to conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of programs and activities assisted under subsection (c); and
“(2) to disseminate the results of those evaluations for the purpose of refining, improving, and strengthening programs.
“(g) Outreach, Training, And Technical Assistance.—The Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section—
“(1) to conduct outreach, including bidders' conferences, to ensure widespread knowledge of the availability of resources described in subsection (c);
“(2) to disseminate information on best practices and successful program models for serving children and youth in rural areas; and
“(3) to provide capacity building, training, and technical assistance to afterschool programs and providers in rural areas.
“(h) Application.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for a grant under this section, each eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
“(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—
“(A) a description of the after-school program to be funded, including—
“(i) an assurance that the program will take place in a safe and easily accessible facility;
“(ii) a description of how children and youth participating in the program will travel safely between the program site and home;
“(iii) a description of how the eligible entity will disseminate information about the program, including the location of the program, to the community in a manner that is understandable and accessible; and
“(iv) a description of the services to be provided to children and youth, the roles and responsibilities of the partners in providing the services, and how the services enhance an existing after-school program;
“(B) an assurance that the proposed program was developed, and will be carried out, in active collaboration with the schools the students attend;
“(C) an assurance that funds provided under this section will be used to increase the level of State, local, and other non-Federal funds that would, in the absence of funds under this section, be made available for programs and activities authorized under this section, and in no case supplant Federal, State, local, or non-Federal funds;
“(D) a description of the partnership between a local educational agency, a community-based organization, or another public entity or private entity, if applicable; and
“(E) such additional assurances as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.
“(i) Priority.—The Secretary shall give priority to applications that propose partnerships between 2 or more eligible entities.
“(j) Authorization Of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
"(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011 plus a dollar-for-dollar match of private funding, up to an additional $25,000,000 each year; and
"(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 plus a dollar-for-dollar match of private funding, up to an additional $50,000,000 each year.
"(3) Grants are capped at $1,000,000 and are restricted to no more than 10 per state without congressional approval. The funding cap is raised to $2,000,000 per grant if the private funding match has been maximized."
QuotePlain English Summary:
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to local educational agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to improve, expand, or establish rural after-school programs that provide students with a broad array of activities when school is not in session that improve their academic performance and promote their positive development.
Requires eligible programs to be implemented in active collaboration with the schools the students attend and take place in safe and easily accessible facilities.
Gives grant priority to partnerships between two or more entities eligible for such grants.
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The President is entitled to his own choices of who he wants leading federal departments. That's just the consequence of an election.
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18 hours ago, Anthony said:
Should be able to do it.
Make sure you actually put the names of each Senator in there so it's easy to know who's who, hence all the space for it.
Still can't edit the influence for people in the Democratic side.
Can I have mod power over HELP and ASFAJ committee?
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McKight I has been incorporated into the legislation before the Senate floor.
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The vote on this amendment is as follows:
Aye Nay Present Republicans 46 0 0 Democrats 54 0 0 Total 100 0 0 McKight I has been agreed to and will be added to the bill.
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The vote on this amendment is as follows:
Aye Nay Present Republicans 22 24 0 Democrats 0 54 0 Total 22 78 0 Montbatten I is not agreed to.
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Ross comments on Republican "strategy" in the Senate
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chris Ross spoke to members of the press regarding recent Republican comments on the two bills up for debate in the Senate.
"I think Republicans in the Senate right now are deliberately awkward in terms of the current bills being discussed on the floor right now. They went to the oven on the Highway Investment Protection Act and insisted that because there was some inconsistencies with the US code cited in it, that we table it and send it back to some backwater committee in the Senate to die. We do not have time for that, if they do this over a simple highway funding bill, then what would they do to a possible upcoming package for businesses?
It is quite important that we do not waste time here, Americans are losing their jobs and ultimately their livelihoods, we will not have time to revert pieces of legislation simply because of the writing. We have the amendment process for a reason and perhaps Republican leadership in the Senate should use that instead of outright dismissing pieces of legislation on the floor."
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The amendment will be moved to a 48 hour vote.
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The amendment having been properly made and seconded shall come to a vote. 48 hours. The clerk shall call the roll. Bill text found here.
To insert and renumber accordingly.
QuoteSection X. Failure By Congress to Fully Fund Highway Trust Fund(a) Highway Fuels Excise Tax Increase To Fund 3-Year Shortfall Funding.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary of the Treasury determines that Congress has not fully funded the 3-year shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, then effective on April 1, 2012, each of the specified rates of tax are hereby increased by the rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to result in the elimination of such shortfall over the 3-year shortfall period.
(2) 3-YEAR SHORTFALL.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “3-year shortfall” means the excess of—
(A) $50,400,000,000, over
(B) the dollar amount of funding made available by Act of Congress to the Highway Trust Fund for the 3-year shortfall period.
(3) 3-YEAR SHORTFALL PERIOD.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “3-year shortfall period” means the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2014.
(b) Highway Fuels Excise Tax Increase To Fund 5-Year Shortfall Funding.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before January 1, 2015, the Secretary of the Treasury determines that Congress has not fully funded the 5-year shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, then, in addition to the increase in rates under subsection (a), effective April 1, 2015, each of the specified rates of tax are hereby further increased by the rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to result in the elimination of such shortfall over the 5-year shortfall period.
(2) 5-YEAR SHORTFALL.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “5-year shortfall” means the excess of—
(A) $89,000,000,000, over
(B) the dollar amount of funding made available by Act of Congress to the Highway Trust Fund for the 5-year shortfall period.
(3) 5-YEAR SHORTFALL PERIOD.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “5-year shortfall period” means the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2019.
(c) Specified Rates Of Tax.—For purposes of this section, the rates of tax specified in this paragraph are the rates of tax in the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986:
(1) Section 4081(a)(2)(A)(i).
(2) Section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii).
(3) Section 4081(a)(2)(D).
(4) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii).
(5) Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(ii).
(6) Section 4041(a)(3)(A).
(7) Section 4041(m)(1)(A).
(d) Rule Regarding Tax Rates.—In making determinations under this section relating to excise tax increases, the ratio that the amount of revenue raised by an excise tax specified in subsection (c) bears to the aggregate amount of revenue raised by excise taxes specified in subsection (c) shall remain the same.
(e) Effective Date.—The effective date of an increase in tax under this section shall be—
(1) January 1, 2012, in the case of an increase under subsection (a), and
(2) January 1, 2015, in the case of an increase under subsection (b).
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The motion to table is not agreed to.
The amendments will be moved to a 48 hour vote.
Michaelson I - S. 2 Highway Investment Protection Act
Michaelson II - S. 2 Highway Investment Protection Act
Michaelson IV - S. 2 Highway Investment Protection Act
in Congress
Posted
The vote on the amendment is as follows:
Michaelson IV will be incorporated.