Southern Arizona's four border counties will receive $9.85 million in federal money that will allow them to continue paying law enforcement officers overtime to focus on border enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security announced the award Friday. The grant money is to be used in a program called Operation Stonegarden that allows law enforcement agencies to pay overtime or buy equipment to help the Border Patrol's efforts, said Laura Oxley, spokeswoman for Arizona's Department of Homeland Security.
Examples of the equipment include off-road vehicles, night-vision goggles and license plate readers, to name a few.
Arizona's total is a 36 percent increase from the last time Homeland Security gave out money for Operation Stonegarden in 2006, Oxley said. That time around, the state received $7.24 million.
Pima County only received a fraction of the $17 million it requested, said Capt. Frank Duarte, commander of the Pima County Sheriff's Department Homeland Security division.
"We are grateful for the money; however, the need is so tremendous that we could have used more," Duarte said.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department plans to use the money to pay deputies overtime to patrol known drug- and people-smuggling areas of the county, something they've been doing using money received in 2006. That money ran out, though, a few months ago, he said.
Pima County's share will be divided between the Sheriff's Department, Tucson police, Sahuarita police, Marana police, South Tucson police and the Tohono O'odham Nation, Duarte said.
The Tohono O'odham Nation will receive $175,500 of the grant money, said a press release from the office of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.
see www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/249946.php
Contact reporter Brady McCombs at bmccombs@azstarnet.com.
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what your Congress is up to this week?
WHIP NOTICE WEEK OF JULY 28, 2008
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma Session at 11:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (32 Bills):
1) H.R. 6340 - The "Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse" Designation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lowey / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
2) H.R. 5170 - Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act (Sponsored by Rep. Carney / Homeland Security Committee)
3) H.R. 5983 - Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act (Sponsored by Rep. Langevin /Homeland Security Committee)
4) H.R. 5531 - Next Generation Radiation Screening Act (Sponsored by Rep. Peter King / Homeland Security Committee)
5) H.R. 2490 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States (Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.R. 6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act (Sponsored by Rep. Harman / Homeland Security Committee)
7) H.R. 3815 - Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter / Homeland Security Committee)
8) H.R. 6098 - Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Reichert / Homeland Security Committee)
9) H.R. 6576 - The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Sponsored by Rep. Waxman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
10) H.R. 6073 - To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (Sponsored by Rep. Foxx / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
11) H.R. 6113 - To require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information would assist people with filling out government forms (Sponsored by Rep. Boyda / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
12) H.Res. 194 - Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Judiciary Committee)
13) H.Res. 1357 - Recognizing the significance of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and the greatness of America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes (Sponsored by Rep. Matsui / Judiciary Committee)
14) H.R. 6083 - To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center (Sponsored by Rep. Spratt / Judiciary Committee)
15) S. 3295 - To provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Leahy / Judiciary Committee)
16) H.Res. 1324 - Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out (Sponsored by Rep. Stupak / Judiciary Committee)
17) H.R. 6445 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled (Sponsored by Rep. Cazayoux / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
18) H.R. 1527 - Rural Veterans Access to Care Act (Sponsored by Rep. Moran (KS) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
19) H.R. 2192 - To establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs (Sponsored by Rep. Hodes / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
20) H.R. 4255 - United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act (Sponsored by Rep. Filner / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
21) H.R. 6225 - Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act (Sponsored by Rep. Herseth Sandlin / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
22) H.R. 6221 - Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
23) H.R. 674 - To repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Gutierrez / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
24) H.R. 5892 - Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (NY) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
25) H.Res. 1332 - Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs (Sponsored by Rep. Cardoza / Education and Labor Committee)
26) H.Res. 1288 - Supporting National Campus Safety Awareness Month (Sponsored by Rep. Sestak / Education and Labor Committee)
27) H.Res. 901 - Congratulating Timothy "Tim" Tebow (Sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw / Education and Labor Committee)
28) H.Res. 1151 - Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (Sponsored by Rep. Duncan / Education and Labor Committee)
29) H.R. 6560 - To establish an earned import allowance program (Sponsored by Rep. Rangel / Ways and Means Committee)
30) H.R. 6580 - The Hubbard Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kind / Ways and Means Committee)
31) H.R. 6513 - Securities Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kanjorski / Financial Services Committee)
32) H.R. 6309 - Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Sponsored by Rep. Ellison / Financial Services Committee)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (15 Bills):
1) H.R. 6456 - To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
2) H.Con.Res. 361 - Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope
(Sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky / Foreign Affairs Committee)
3) H.Res. 1266 - Congratulating Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (Sponsored by Rep. Gallegly / Foreign Affairs Committee)
4) H.Res. 1279 - Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary (Sponsored by Rep. Terry / Foreign Affairs Committee)
5) H.Res. 1370 - Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
6) H.Res. 1369 - Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (Sponsored by Rep. Lee / Foreign Affairs Committee)
7) H.Con.Res. 374 - Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response (Sponsored by Rep. Wamp / Foreign Affairs Committee)
8) H.Con.Res. 358 - Commending the members of the Nevada Army National Guard and Air National Guard (Sponsored by Rep. Heller / Armed Services Committee)
9) H.Res. 415 - Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War (Sponsored by Rep. Honda / Armed Services Committee)
10) H.Res. 1248 - Recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her men who served our Nation with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II (Sponsored by Rep. Ellsworth / Armed Services Committee)
11) H.Res. 1316 - Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 (Sponsored by Rep. McGovern / Armed Services Committee)
12)H.Con.Res. 296 - Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Energy and Commerce Committee)
13) H.Res. 896 - Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month Act (Sponsored by Rep. Baca / Energy and Commerce Committee)
14) H.R. 3957 - The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act (Sponsored by Rep. Matheson / Science and Technology Committee)
15) H.R. 2339 - The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007 (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (TX) / Science and Technology Committee)
H.R. 6599 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 Appropriations bill (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Edwards (TX) / Appropriations Committee)
H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. DeLauro / Education and Labor Committee)
Possible Motions to go to Conference
Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees
Members are advised that Conference Reports may be brought up at any time Sincerely,
Roy Blunt Republican Whip
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma Session at 11:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (32 Bills):
1) H.R. 6340 - The "Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse" Designation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lowey / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
2) H.R. 5170 - Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act (Sponsored by Rep. Carney / Homeland Security Committee)
3) H.R. 5983 - Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act (Sponsored by Rep. Langevin /Homeland Security Committee)
4) H.R. 5531 - Next Generation Radiation Screening Act (Sponsored by Rep. Peter King / Homeland Security Committee)
5) H.R. 2490 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States (Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.R. 6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act (Sponsored by Rep. Harman / Homeland Security Committee)
7) H.R. 3815 - Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter / Homeland Security Committee)
8) H.R. 6098 - Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Reichert / Homeland Security Committee)
9) H.R. 6576 - The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Sponsored by Rep. Waxman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
10) H.R. 6073 - To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (Sponsored by Rep. Foxx / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
11) H.R. 6113 - To require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information would assist people with filling out government forms (Sponsored by Rep. Boyda / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
12) H.Res. 194 - Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Judiciary Committee)
13) H.Res. 1357 - Recognizing the significance of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and the greatness of America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes (Sponsored by Rep. Matsui / Judiciary Committee)
14) H.R. 6083 - To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center (Sponsored by Rep. Spratt / Judiciary Committee)
15) S. 3295 - To provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Leahy / Judiciary Committee)
16) H.Res. 1324 - Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out (Sponsored by Rep. Stupak / Judiciary Committee)
17) H.R. 6445 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled (Sponsored by Rep. Cazayoux / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
18) H.R. 1527 - Rural Veterans Access to Care Act (Sponsored by Rep. Moran (KS) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
19) H.R. 2192 - To establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs (Sponsored by Rep. Hodes / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
20) H.R. 4255 - United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act (Sponsored by Rep. Filner / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
21) H.R. 6225 - Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act (Sponsored by Rep. Herseth Sandlin / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
22) H.R. 6221 - Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
23) H.R. 674 - To repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Gutierrez / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
24) H.R. 5892 - Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (NY) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
25) H.Res. 1332 - Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs (Sponsored by Rep. Cardoza / Education and Labor Committee)
26) H.Res. 1288 - Supporting National Campus Safety Awareness Month (Sponsored by Rep. Sestak / Education and Labor Committee)
27) H.Res. 901 - Congratulating Timothy "Tim" Tebow (Sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw / Education and Labor Committee)
28) H.Res. 1151 - Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (Sponsored by Rep. Duncan / Education and Labor Committee)
29) H.R. 6560 - To establish an earned import allowance program (Sponsored by Rep. Rangel / Ways and Means Committee)
30) H.R. 6580 - The Hubbard Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kind / Ways and Means Committee)
31) H.R. 6513 - Securities Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kanjorski / Financial Services Committee)
32) H.R. 6309 - Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Sponsored by Rep. Ellison / Financial Services Committee)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (15 Bills):
1) H.R. 6456 - To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
2) H.Con.Res. 361 - Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope
(Sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky / Foreign Affairs Committee)
3) H.Res. 1266 - Congratulating Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (Sponsored by Rep. Gallegly / Foreign Affairs Committee)
4) H.Res. 1279 - Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary (Sponsored by Rep. Terry / Foreign Affairs Committee)
5) H.Res. 1370 - Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
6) H.Res. 1369 - Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (Sponsored by Rep. Lee / Foreign Affairs Committee)
7) H.Con.Res. 374 - Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response (Sponsored by Rep. Wamp / Foreign Affairs Committee)
8) H.Con.Res. 358 - Commending the members of the Nevada Army National Guard and Air National Guard (Sponsored by Rep. Heller / Armed Services Committee)
9) H.Res. 415 - Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War (Sponsored by Rep. Honda / Armed Services Committee)
10) H.Res. 1248 - Recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her men who served our Nation with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II (Sponsored by Rep. Ellsworth / Armed Services Committee)
11) H.Res. 1316 - Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 (Sponsored by Rep. McGovern / Armed Services Committee)
12)H.Con.Res. 296 - Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Energy and Commerce Committee)
13) H.Res. 896 - Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month Act (Sponsored by Rep. Baca / Energy and Commerce Committee)
14) H.R. 3957 - The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act (Sponsored by Rep. Matheson / Science and Technology Committee)
15) H.R. 2339 - The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007 (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (TX) / Science and Technology Committee)
H.R. 6599 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 Appropriations bill (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Edwards (TX) / Appropriations Committee)
H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. DeLauro / Education and Labor Committee)
Possible Motions to go to Conference
Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees
Members are advised that Conference Reports may be brought up at any time Sincerely,
Roy Blunt Republican Whip
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