House Roll Call 586

98th Congress · 1984-04-26

H.R. 5172: TO AMEND THE GREGG SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE WALKER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5172. THE WALKER AMENDMENT MAKES A 6.2 PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE BILL IN ORDER TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS SPENDING SHOULD BE. THE GREGG SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT ADOPTS A TARGETED RATHER THAN AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD APPROACH TO CUTTING THE AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE BILL BY 6.2 PERCENT. IN SPECIFIC, THE GREGG AMENDMENT REDUCES THE AUTHORIZATIONS BY $7.25 MILLION IN THE AREAS OF MEASUREMENT RESEARCH AND STANDARDS, CENTRAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. THE FUQUA AMENDMENT ALSO MAKES TARGETED CUTS, REDUCING THE GREGG REDUCTIONS TO $2.5 MILLION. (MOTION PASSED)