I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 66, after line 10, insert the following new section: Sec. 519. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used…

My amendment transfers $22.418 million from the General Administration Fund to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, bringing the Byrne/JAG total to $392.48 million, the same as the Senate mark. The Edward Byrne…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $22,418,000)''. Page 43, line 15, after the dollar amount…

My amendment transfers $5 million from the Department of Justice Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities to the Office of Violence Against Women. The Office of Violence Against Women serves as an invaluable…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 894, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011. S. 894 is the companion bill to H.R. 1407, which I introduced in April, which passed this…

Thank you again. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2349, as amended, the Veterans' Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011. There are several components to this legislation, and they are all aimed towards ensuring the veterans'…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, one of the top duties of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs is to help enforce and improve the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, as it is designed to help ease economic and…

I once again encourage all Members to support H.R. 1025, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan) that the House suspend the rules…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, H.R. 1025 recognizes those retired from the National Guard and Reserve component of the United States Armed Forces by honoring them with the status of veterans under law…

I encourage all Members to support H.R. 1263, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan) that the House suspend the rules and pass…

I thank my colleague from New York (Mr. Grimm) for his support on this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Runyan-Grimm amendment which seeks excess baggage fees being charged to servicemembers deploying or returning…