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H.R. 2578 – The FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill
House Adopted Amendments
Rep. Guinta (R-NH) – The amendment increases funding for Department of Justice (DOJ) drug
court grants by $5 million, offset by a reduction to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Reichert (R-WA) – The amendment increases the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grants (Byrne JAG) program by $100 million, offset by a reduction to the Census account. The
amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Nugent (R-FL) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Veterans' Mental Health
Treatment Court grants by $2 million and the Mentally Ill Offender program by $2 million,
offset by a cut to the Census account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Poe (R-TX) – The amendment increases funding for the DOJ Violence against Women
Prevention and Prosecution account for victims of trafficking service programs by $17.3 million,
offset by a cut to the Census account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Smith (R-TX) – The amendment increases funding by $21 million for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Research and Facilities (ORF)
account for weather forecasting research, offset by a reduction to NOAA Corporate Services.
The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Clawson (R-FL) – The amendment increases the NOAA ORF account by $2 million to
support habitat restoration activities, offset by a reduction to the DOJ General Legal Activities –
Salaries and Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
McKinley (R-WV) – The amendment increases the International Trade Commission by $2
million, offset by a reduction in the DOJ General Administration – Salaries and Expenses
account. The intent of the amendment is to target funds to legal services for small businesses.
The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Lujan Grisham (D-NM) – The amendment increases DOJ Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction programs by $2 million, offset by a reduction to the DOJ
General Administration – Salaries and Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a
vote of 417-10.
Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) – The amendment increases funding for the DOJ Office of the Inspector
General by $1.7 million, offset by a reduction to the DOJ General Administration – Salaries and
Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.

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Rep. Brownley (D-CA) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Veterans Treatment Court
grants by $2.5 million, offset by a reduction to the DOJ General Administration – Salaries and
Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. MacArthur (R-NJ) – The amendment increases funding for the DOJ Elder Abuse grant
program by $750,000, offset by a reduction to the DOJ General Administration – Salaries and
Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) – The amendment cuts the DOJ General Legal Activities account by $1
million and transfers the funds to the Spending Reduction Account. The amendment was
adopted on a vote of 228-196.
Rep. Cohen (D-TN) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Sexual Assault Kit grants by
$4 million, offset by a reduction to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Salaries and Expenses
account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Lieu (D-CA) – The amendment increases the DOJ Violence Against Women Consolidated
Youth-Oriented program by $4 million and DOJ Victims of Child Abuse programs by $3
million, and transfers $2 million to the Spending Reduction Account. These funds are offset by a
reduction to the DEA Salaries and Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice
vote.
Rep. Castro (D-TX) – The amendment increases the Community Trust Initiative, which
provides grants for police body cameras, by $10 million, offset by a reduction to the DEA
Salaries and Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Veterans Treatment Courts by
$5 million, offset by a cut to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Salaries and
Expenses account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) – The amendment increases funding for the Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program by $5 million, offset by a cut to the ATF Salaries and Expenses account. The
amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Buck (R-CO) – The amendment changes language in the bill to allow ATF to consider
“relief from disability” petitions from people convicted of certain crimes. The amendment was
adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Moore (D-WI) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Mental Health Court grants
by $2 million, offset by a cut to the Bureau of Prisons Salaries and Expenses account. The
amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Connolly (D-VA) – The amendment increases funding for DOJ Veterans Treatment Courts
by $1 million, offset by a reduction in the Bureau of Prisons Salaries and Expenses account. The
amendment was adopted on a voice vote.

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Rep. Engel (D-NY) – The amendment prohibits funding to lease or purchase new light-duty
vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with
Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. The amendment
was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Poe (R-TX) – The amendment prohibits funding for certain queries under section 702 of
the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act, and prohibits funds for the government to request
that products or services support lawful electronic surveillance. The amendment was adopted
on a voice vote.
Rep. Polis (D-CO) – The amendment prohibits funding for the DEA to engage in bulk data
collection of telephone records. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Poe (R-TX) – The amendment prohibits funding to make responses to the Census Bureau’s
“American Community Survey” mandatory. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA) – The amendment prohibits funding for DOJ personnel to negotiate or
conclude a settlement with the federal government that includes terms requiring a defendant to
donate or contribute funds to a third-party organization or individual. The amendment was
adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Carter (R-TX) – The amendment prohibits funding to implement or enforce regulations
set forth in the ATF “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” published on September 2, 2013, or any
similar proposal. This regulation would impose an outdated requirement that a local chief law
enforcement officer must approve National Firearms Act transfers. The amendment was
adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Bonamici (D-OR) – The amendment prohibits funding for the DOJ to prevent states from
implementing laws authorizing the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial
hemp. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 282-146.
Rep. Ellison (D-MN) – The amendment prohibits funding for DOJ activities in violation of
several laws related to racial or other profiling. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Black (R-TN) – The amendment prohibits funding to require any person to disclose the
race or ethnicity of the person in connection with the transfer of a firearm. The amendment was
adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Meadows (R-NC) – The amendment prohibits funds to negotiate or enter into trade
agreements that would limit greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The amendment was
adopted on a voice vote.
Grayson (D-FL) – The amendment prohibits funding for contracts to companies convicted of or
currently indicted for or civilly charged with various types of federal crimes, including fraud,
embezzlement, etc., or that have more than $3,000 in delinquent taxes within a three-year period
surrounding the contract. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.

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Rep. Hudson (R-NC) – The amendment prohibits funding for the ATF to classify certain types
of ammunition as “armor piercing.” The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Rohrabacher (R-CA) –The amendment prohibits funds to supersede state laws on the use,
distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana in states where it has been made
legal. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 242-186.
Rep. Grayson (D-FL) – The amendment prohibits funding to compel a journalist or reporter to
testify about information or sources that they regard to be confidential. The amendment was
adopted on a vote of 245-182.
Rep. Perry (R-PA) – The amendment prohibits funds to prevent access to Cannabidiol (a
marijuana extract) in states where it has been legalized. The amendment was adopted on a vote
of 297-130.
Rep. Perry (R-PA) – The amendment prohibits funds for being used to implement, administer,
or carry out certain climate change agreements, including the National Climate Assessment, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the United Nation's Agenda 21, and the
Social Cost of Carbon. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Garrett (R-NJ) – The amendment prohibits funding for the DOJ to pursue litigation using
the “disparate impact” legal theory in certain instances. The amendment was adopted on a vote
of 232-196.
Rep. Marino (R-PA) – The amendment prohibits funds to transfer or temporarily assign
employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for the purpose of screening clemency
applications. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Scott (R-GA) – The amendment prohibits funds for implementing recreational sector
segmentation for the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery (Amendment 40 to the Gulf of
Mexico Reef Fish Management Plan). The amendment also prohibits funding for activities that
would lead to the Red Snapper commercial season lasting more than five times as long as the
recreational season. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Massie (R-KY) – The amendment prohibits funding for DOJ or DEA in contravention of
Section 7606 (“Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research”) of the Agricultural Act of 2014. The
amendment was adopted on a vote of 289-132.
Rep. Massie (R-KY) – The amendment prohibits funding for the ATF to treat certain
ammunition as “armor piercing,” except for handgun ammunition. The amendment was
adopted on a vote of 250-171.
Rep. Massie (R-KY) – The amendment prohibits funding for the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) to coordinate cryptography or computer security standards with the
National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) except to improve
information security. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 383-43.

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Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) – The amendment prohibits funds for the ATF to carry out the Special
Advisory regarding 7N6 ammunition dated April 7, 2014. The amendment was adopted on a
voice vote.
Rep. Issa (R-CA) – The amendment prohibits funding for federal law enforcement to conduct
non-court-ordered “stingray” operations that collect bulk electronic data from individuals. The
amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Flores (R-TX) – The amendment prohibits funding to implement the National Ocean
Policy and ocean zoning under Executive Order 13547. The amendment was adopted on a
vote of 236-190.
Rep. Duncan (R-SC) – The amendment prohibits funding to prosecute or hold liable any person
or corporation for violation of Sec. 2 (a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The amendment
was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. King (R-IA) – The amendment prohibits funding for the U.S. to participate in the “Texas
vs. the U.S.” Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals case related to the President’s immigration executive
order. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 222-204.
Rep. King (R-IA) – The amendment prohibits funding for the U.S. Trade Representative to
negotiate trade agreements that contain provisions relating to visas issued under Sec. 101 (a)(15)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. King (R-IA) – The amendment prohibits grant funding in contravention of U.S.
immigration laws. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 227-198.
Rep. Luetkemeyer (R-MO) – The amendment prohibits funding for DOJ’s “Operation
Chokepoint.” The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
Rep. Denham (R-CA) – The amendment prohibits funding to implement the California Pacific
Coastal Salmon Recovery Plan, if the plan does not address predation by non-native species. The
amendment was adopted on a vote of 245-181.
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