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  1. Justin Amash shared a link.
    9 hours ago
    Americans should be able to access the legislation their Congress is considering—and to understand what it does. Too often, bills fail to include key information that would make them comprehensible to our constituents. I am pleased that the House took important steps to increase the transparency of our policymaking by adopting my two reforms.
    Congressional rule changes to make legislation easier to understand pushed through by Justin Amash
    www.mlive.com
    The rule changes require Congress to include more context with new legislation. Scattered references to old bills, amendments and other changes often make new laws difficult to understand.
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    • Scot VanSolkema
      Rep. Amash, I am writing to you due to all the news reports of the upcoming congress wanting to push further firearms restrictions on LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. The majority of these crimes of mass murder happen by NON-law abiding citizens. They are criminals and do not follow the law anyways. Passing more laws and restricting law abiding citizens being able to get firearms is not a solution to this issue. In my opinion getting rid of these "gun free (kill zones)" and allowing good law abiding trained armed citizens to have firearms is a better solution. The so called "assault weapons" are really just defensive weapons, more people were killed with hammers than rifles last year, (are you going to push to banning hammers?). Please do not take away my rights or the peoples rights to protect themselves. Furthermore this NFA proposal that Sen. Feinstein is proposing which would make ALL semi-automatic weapons need to be registered with the ATF is ridiculous. The amount of time, money (which we do not have), resources, personnel that would be needed to enforce that would be astronomical. Not to mention that classification would eventually lead to confiscation, just ask the Jews in Nazi Germany or the people in Russia during WWII. Please do not follow the liberal agenda and be a gun grabber, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting or sport shooting. The main reasoning behind the 2nd Amendment is for the citizens to hold the Government responsible. An armed society is a free society. When the Government are the only one's with weapons that is not a free society. Take a look at Chicago which has probably the strictest gun laws in the country, they had over 500 gun related homicides. Ultra strict gun laws like Chicago, DO NOT WORK! I would rather see armed guards at schools if necessary, and when some politicians say that is not the solution, ask them where their children go to school. Ask President Obama if there are armed guards there (besides Secret Service), if it is good enough for their kids, why not mine?? Please do not waste your vote by going along with the gun grabbers. Thank you Sincerely Scot VanSolkema
      46 minutes ago
    • Glyn Sable
      Mr Amash - I love that you post about your votes - I notice quite often that you seem to be in the minority on them and they pass or fail without you - the thing I am often wondering is who are the few standing with you? Would you be able to include this info without stepping on anyone's proverbial toes?
      1 · 3 hours ago
    • Nicholas Jankoski
      Mr. Justin Amash What is your stance on the new "AWB" and other gun control after the sandy hook shooting? Thank you for your time. -Nick
      9 hours ago
  3. Justin Amash
    9 hours ago
    I voted "no" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass S 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which expands the federal criminalization of trade secret theft to include trade secrets related to "services" (not just "products") used in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill also expands the statute to include trade secrets related to products and services "intended for use" i...n such commerce.

    Unlike copyright and other forms of intellectual property protection, trade secret has no constitutional basis and has historically been governed by state statutes. Enforcing state law across borders can be complicated, but federal penalties are an inappropriate solution. Besides, federal courts have the authority to hear many of these complex cases through "diversity of citizenship" jurisdiction, which covers cases between citizens of different states or between citizens of a state and a foreign country. Trade secret regulation should be handled at the state level, and Congress should not broaden this federal criminal statute. The bill passed 388-4.    See More
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  5. Justin Amash
    10 hours ago
    I voted "no" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H R 6621. The bill is meant to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which became law last year. The America Invents Act, which I opposed, fundamentally changed the American patent system from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system. H R 6621 contains mostly technical corrections and ...clarifications that I could support, but a seemingly innocuous report required by the bill would reveal, for the first time and in violation of the law, the inventors named on certain pending patent applications filed in the 1990s. This type of information is generally available for applications filed after November 2000, but previously filed applications are entitled by law to nondisclosure until the patent is granted. The bill passed 308-89.See More
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  6. Justin Amash
    10 hours ago
    I voted "no" on the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate Amendment to H R 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. The bill requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy "to address Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere." Under the original House bill, which passed by voice vote (i.e., without a vote) earlier this year, t...he strategy would be unclassified by default and classified where deemed appropriate. The Senate Amendment makes the strategy classified by default.

    Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and its support of terrorist groups may pose a threat to our country's security. The United States should be prepared to counter any Iranian government efforts that pose a clear and imminent danger to Americans. But some of the strategy requirements in the bill involve activities that do not directly implicate the federal government's core defense responsibilities, such as the development of strong rule-of-law institutions in Latin America. In addition, the amendment to make the entire strategy classified was added on the Senate floor without any discussion or explanation. Although secrecy may be warranted in this case, some explanation for the amendment should have been provided to Members of Congress, because an extremely high threshold should be met to keep government activities secret from the American people. The bill passed 386-6.    See More
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  8. Justin Amash
    11 hours ago
    I voted "no" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H R 6504, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act, which increases to $350 million (from $225 million) the maximum amount two or more commonly controlled small business investment companies (SBICs) may borrow from the Small Business Administration. The SBIC program is a public-private, government-backed venture capital program th...rough which federal funds are used to back loans to or make investments in private companies. I support capitalism, not corporate welfare. This program harms the economy by transferring capital from economically sound ventures to government-favored ventures. It goes beyond the proper scope of the federal government under our Constitution. The bill passed 359-36-1.See More
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  9. Justin Amash
    11 hours ago
    I voted "yes" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass S 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012, which clarifies the lands Congress put into trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians in 2004. An erroneous legal description of the land in the 2004 law appears to affect the title of a private landowner, who is now apparently unable to sell or modify his property without permission from the tribe and the federal government. The bill amends the law to correctly describe the land and clarify that the private land previously affected was not intended to be held in trust or considered part of the tribe's reservation. The bill passed 306-0.
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  10. Justin Amash
    12 hours ago
    I voted "yes" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H R 4606, which authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to issue a right-of-way permit for an existing natural gas pipeline in Glacier National Park. A park superintendent mistakenly authorized the pipeline in 1962, apparently unaware that the NPS lacks the statutory authority to grant permits for natural gas lines. The NPS didn't catch ...the mistake until 1990. The line, which is the sole source of natural gas for over 25,000 people, can't be maintained or upgraded without a permit. I don't generally support bills that offer targeted relief for a single group or entity, but the federal government is responsible for the pipeline's presence in the park, and this bill will hold the owners of the pipeline harmless for that error. The bill passed 286-10.See More
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  11. Justin Amash
    12 hours ago
    I'll be catching up on Facebook explanations for votes taken in the last few weeks . . .
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  12. Justin Amash
    January 3
    Honored to be representing the new Third District of Michigan in the 113th Congress!
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  13. Justin Amash
    January 3
    Here's the roll call for election of the Speaker of the House: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll002.xml.
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  14. Justin Amash
    January 3
    Proud to vote for Congressman Raúl R. Labrador for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Raúl would defend liberty and work honestly with Democrats on debt reduction. We must act now for the sake of our next generation.
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  15. Justin Amash
    December 31, 2012
    Happy New Year!

    Thanks to my awesome staff for their incredible work in 2012. We'll continue to stand up for the Constitution, limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty in 2013 and beyond!
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  16. Justin Amash
    December 31, 2012 via mobile
    This deal INCREASES spending. It's more of the same irresponsible & reckless behavior we've come to expect from Congress.
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  17. Justin Amash
    December 31, 2012
    Sorry I've been absent from Facebook for several days. I'll be posting more vote explanations soon. But, for now, please follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/repjustinamash) for regular updates.
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  19. Justin Amash
    December 19, 2012
    On Tuesday night, House and Senate conferees reinserted language into the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to allow the government to indefinitely detain anyone in the U.S., including American citizens, upon the mere accusation that the person supports terrorism. No charge. No trial. No explanation.

    The NDAA vote is Thursday. I will be saying NO to this violation of our civil liberties and our Constitution. You can tell Congress how you feel: http://house.gov/ http://senate.gov/.
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