Thomas Massie had a busy and productive day!

[ord33]

Thomas Massie just got all three of his amendments passed in the House tonight!

The amendments were part of HR 2578: "Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes."

The first Massie Amendment:

An amendment, offered by Mr. Massie, to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 7606 ("Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research") of the Agricultural Act of 2014 by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Passed 289-132 with bipartisan support and more Democrats voting in favor than Republicans - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll288.xml

The second Massie Amendment:

An amendment, offered by Mr. Massie, to prohibit the use of funds to treat ammunition as armor piercing for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, except for ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun.

Massie posted about this on his Facebook page. It passed 250-171 with Republicans accounting for 238 of the Ayes - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll289.xml

The third Massie Amendment:

An amendment, offered by Mr. Massie, to prohibit the use of funds by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to consult with the National Security Agency or the CIA to alter cryptographic or computer standards, except to improve information security.

This passed overwhelmingly with bipartisan support 383-43. Not surprisingly Peter King voted against it (one of 5 Republican votes of nay). My understanding is this amendment makes it so funds can't be used to help the NSA or CIA to give backdoor access related to bypassing encryption for surveillance. The Intercept article describes it well and praises Massie. Roll call can be found here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll290.xml

I was happy to see his amendments get passed and him trying to preserve liberty!

Info was from the clerk on the House floor today: http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx?day=20150603&today=20150603

 

[Sola_Fide]

Wow....the 3rd one is awesome. Thomas is the man.