103rd Congress, 1st Session
2nd Session
103rd Congress, 1st
Session
2nd Session
| Vote No. | Date 1993 | Voting Position |
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| Family and Medical Leave (H.R. 1, P.L. 103-3) | |||
| 1 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Craig-Dole, et al., amendment (as substitute for bill): Provides optional 20 percent refundable tax credit to employers with less than 500 employees for employees leave, capped at $100 in wages per day for maximum credit of $1,200 per employee per year; requires employers to maintain employee's health benefits; guarantees employee reinstatement to same position with same benefits; and offsets cost by escalating corporate estimated tax payments from 91 percent to 97 percent. (67-33) |
| 2 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Gorton amendment: Requires employee to provide written notice of intended leave and to comply with dates except under certain specified circumstances. (60-40) |
| 3 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Grassley-Durenberger-Danforth amendment: Provides voluntary arbitration process for civil action brought by employee against employer for dispute arising under act; and permits either party to reject arbitrator's decision within 30 days of final decision and maintain action in State or Federal court. (54-46) |
| 4 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Kassebaum amendment: Exempts employers who include family and medical leave as benefit option in cafeteria plans; and requires Treasury Secretary to issue regulations establishing methods to value family and medical leave under such plans. (63-36) |
| 5 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Wallop-Dole-Simpson amendment: Amends Fair Labor Standards Act to permit employee to enter into agreement to waive statutory overtime requirement in return for compensatory time off. (64-35) |
| 6 | 2-3 | Y | Dodd motion to table Danforth-Durenberger amendment: Establishes mediation as way to settle disputes under Act. (56-42) |
| 7 | 2-4 | Y | Dodd motion to table Dole-Wallop amendment: Suspends application of bill until Federal government certifies that compliance will not increase operating expenses of business or provides Federal financial assistance or reduction in Federal tax obligations sufficient to pay employer's compliance cost. (67-31) |
| 8 | 2-4 | N | Dole motion to table Mitchell perfecting amendment (to Dole, et al., amendment--Vote No. 9): Expresses sense of Congress that Defense Secretary shall review and report by July 15, 1993, current departmental policy with respect to service of homosexuals in armed forces; and Senate Armed Services Committee shall conduct hearings on current military policy and oversight hearings on Secretary's recommendations. (1-98) |
| 9 | 2-4 | Y | Mitchell motion to table Dole, et al., perfecting amendment to Dole, et al., amendment (as amended by Mitchell amendment--Vote No. 8): Directs Congress to conduct thorough review of all executive orders, DOD directives, and regulations of military departments concerning appointment, enlistment, and retention of homosexuals in armed services before July 15, 1993; specifies that all such orders, directives or regulations in effect on January 1, 1993, shall remain in effect until review is completed, unless changed by law; requires President to submit any change to this policy to Congress as bill; and sets forth expedited procedures for Senate and House floor consideration. (62-37) |
| 10 | 2-4 | Y | Dodd motion to table Brown-Kassebaum amendment: Permits employee to take unpaid leave under reduced leave schedule only if employer agrees. (59-39) |
| 11 | 2-4 | Y | Passage. (71-27) |
| NIH Authorization (S. 1, P.L. 103-43) | |||
| 12 | 2-18 | Y | Kennedy-Mitchell amendment: Maintains for 90 days current list of communicable diseases for which aliens may be denied admission into U.S., including HIV; requires HHS Secretary to report on costs to health care system of changes he/she may make to list; and requires Attorney General to review effectiveness of public charge provisions of Immigration Act and make recommendations to ensure exclusion of immigrants likely to become public charges. (42-56) |
| 13 | 2-18 | N | Nickles, et al., amendment: Prohibits permanent admission into U.S. of immigrants infected with AIDS; requires President to submit report by September 1, 1993, on costs to health care system if HIV-infected individuals are permitted to enter U.S. and on effectiveness of public charge provisions of Immigration Act; maintains Attorney General's authority to test all aliens for HIV; and allows these provisions to be waived for up to 30 days for aliens seeking temporary admission. (76-23) |
| 14 | 2-18 | N | Helms amendment: Strikes language which provides for Presidential appointment of ethical review panels to review HHS Secretary's recommendation to withhold funding for biomedical research projects. (23-74) |
| 15 | 2-18 | Y | Passage. (93-4) |
| Committee Funding (S.Res. 71) | |||
| 16 | 2-24 | Y | Mitchell-Dole, et al., amendment (as substitute for Dole amendment expressing sense of Senate that Senators pay should be frozen for 11 months): Expresses sense of the Senate that Senators pay should be frozen for one year. (98-0) |
| 17 | 2-24 | N | Cochran amendment (as substitute for Reid amendment--Vote No. 18): Limits spending by Special Committee on Aging during March 1993 to $98,703, and abolishes Committee as of April 1, 1993. (30-68) |
| 18 | 2-24 | N | Reid amendment: Abolishes Special Committee on Aging, effective January 1, 1994, unless extended or reauthorized by Senate pursuant to recommendation of Joint Committee on Organization of Congress. (43-56) |
| 19 | 2-24 | N | Chafee amendment: Reduces funding level for all committees, except Appropriations, and limits FY 1994 funding increase to 1.3 percent over FY 1993 level. (29-69) |
| 20 | 2-25 | Y | Adoption. (94-2) |
| Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension (H.R. 920) | |||
| 21 | 3-3 | Y | Moynihan motion to table Packwood, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment regarding provision of technical assistance to States): Rescinds $3.32 billion in previously appropriated funds and withholds $2.5 billion in unemployment benefits estimated to be obligated after October 1, 1993, until offsets are adopted. (57-43) |
| * 22 | 3-3 | N | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Domenici, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment regarding provision of technical assistance to States): Expresses sense of Senate that no concurrent budget resolution should be considered until President has submitted budget as required by Budget Act. (44-55) |
| 23 | 3-3 | Y | Moynihan motion to table Brown-Helms amendment (to Committee amendment regarding provision of technical assistance to States): Eliminates 1994 COLA for all Federal employees and members of Congress. (58-41) |
| 24 | 3-3 | Y | Passage. (66-33) |
| Motor Voter (H.R. 2, P.L. 103-31) | |||
| * 25 | 3-5 | Y | Ford, et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (52-36) |
| * 26 | 3-9 | Y | Ford, et al., second cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (62-38) |
| * 27 | 3-10 | Y | McCain motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of McCain, et al., amendment: Permits President to rescind all or part of appropriations bill if he determines, and notifies Congress within 20 days, that rescission would help balance Federal budget and not harm national interests; deems rescinded budget authority canceled unless Congress passes disapproval bill and overrides expected Presidential veto; and contains expedited procedures for Senate floor consideration. (45-52) |
| 28 | 3-10 | Y | Ford motion to table Kempthorne amendment: Makes provisions of bill inapplicable in State where 75 percent of voting age population was registered to vote in most recent general election for Federal office. (56-41) |
| Nomination of Janet Reno, of Florida, to be U.S. Attorney General ( ) | |||
| 29 | 3-11 | Y | Confirmation. (98-0) |
| Motor Voter (H.R. 2, P.L. 103-31) | |||
| 30 | 3-11 | Y | Wellstone motion to table McCain-McConnell amendment: Generally prohibits agency from registering individual who receives direct financial assistance from that agency. (55-42) |
| 31 | 3-11 | Y | Ford motion to table Nickles, et al., amendment: Delays enactment until one year after Congress enacts measures to cover State and local implementation costs. (53-43) |
| 32 | 3-16 | Y | Ford amendment: Exempts States which permit election day registration at polling place; provides that driver's license application will serve as voter registration application, unless applicant fails to sign application; clarifies that if mailed notice of registration is returned as undeliverable, name will be removed from official lists through purge provision; modifies effective date for State which has Constitutional impediment; requires that application contain attestation clause and statement regarding penalties for false filing; requires military recruitment centers to offer voter registration; and limits FEC regulatory involvement to development of mail registration application and prescribing data necessary for FEC to fulfill its reporting obligations. (99-0) |
| * 33 | 3-16 | Y | Ford, et al., cloture motion on bill. (59-41) |
| 34 | 3-17 | Y | Ford motion to table Simpson-Helms-McConnell amendment: Imposes civil penalties for fraud or misrepresentation of U.S. citizenship. (58-40) |
| 35 | 3-17 | Y | Ford motion to table Simpson-Helms-McConnell amendment: Requires Attorney General to conduct study to determine number of noncitizens that apply, are registered, or vote in primary, runoff, and general elections for Federal office in 1994, and use voter registration material to violate immigration laws or obtain Federal public benefits; and terminates mail and voter registration provisions of this Act if more than three percent of all persons registered to vote in Federal elections in 1994 were noncitizens. (58-40) |
| 36 | 3-17 | Y | Ford motion to table McCain-Gramm-Thurmond amendment: Requires States and Defense Secretary to jointly develop and implement procedures to register individuals to vote upon induction into Armed Forces and for those already serving to register at their duty station. (58-40) |
| 37 | 3-17 | Y | Ford motion to table Helms, et al., amendment: Exempts State if Governor determines and certifies to U.S. Attorney General that compliance would increase State expenditures necessitating tax increases. (59-39) |
| 38 | 3-17 | Y | Passage. (62-37) |
| First Budget Resolution, 1994 (H.Con.Res. 64) | |||
| 39 | 3-18 | Y | Harkin, et al., modified amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that revenues do not assume increase in inland barge fuel taxes beyond those scheduled in current law, and nothing should be construed to assume such tax or fee. (88-12) |
| 40 | 3-18 | N | Nickles, et al., amendment: Reduces revenues by $73 billion over five years, and makes comparable reduction in Function 920--Allowances spending authority, assuming elimination of BTU energy tax. (46-53) |
| 41 | 3-19 | Y | Kennedy, et al., amendment: States assumption that Head Start will be funded at FY 1998 level of $7.67 billion requested by President. (84-12) |
| 42 | 3-19 | Y | Sasser motion to table Grassley, et al., modified amendment: Freezes non-defense discretionary spending at FY 1993 level. (54-42) |
| 43 | 3-23 | Y | DeConcini et al., amendment: States assumption that community policing program will be funded at FY 1998 level of $1.7 billion requested by President. (56-44) |
| 44 | 3-23 | Y | Wellstone, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that any increase in revenues does not assume energy tax or fee on nonconventional fuels. (48-52) |
| 45 | 3-23 | Y | Bingaman, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that assumptions underlying revenues include assumption that hardrock mining and domestic livestock grazing fees should be set at amount that permits mining and ranching industries to remain viable in U.S. and reflect their economic realities. (54-45) |
| 46 | 3-23 | Y | Nunn amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that budget authority and outlays for national defense and other budget functions should be increased to offset adverse effects of higher inflation if FY 1994-98 inflation estimates used in President's 1994 budget request and this resolution are too low; and if Congress fails to enact legislation freezing Federal pay for FY 1994 and reducing rate of increase for FY 1995-97 as assumed in President's budget and this resolution, there should be appropriate increase in BA and outlays for these budget functions to meet resulting pay increases. (69-30) |
| 47 | 3-23 | N | Nunn amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that FY 1994 appropriations for Function 050--National Defense should be made at level called for in this resolution, and if lower, savings used for deficit reduction. (56-43) |
| 48 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Wallop, et al., amendment: Increases each BA and outlays for Function 300--Natural Resources and Environment by $752 million over five years and BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances and Energy and Natural Resources Committee's reconciliation instruction by same amount over same period, assuming elimination of increases in grazing and recreation fees, changes to mining laws, and imposition of irrigation surcharge. (59-40) |
| 49 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Brown amendment: Reduces Function 920--Allowances by $16.9 billion in BA and $16.2 billion in outlays over five years, assuming exaggerated freeze in administrative overhead expenses for all government agencies in FY 1994-95 and adjustment for inflation in 1996-98. (51-48) |
| 50 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Domenici, et al., amendment: Increases BA and outlays for Function 050--National Defense by $67.4 billion and $57.1 billion, respectively, over five years, and reduces Function 920--Allowances spending authority by same amount over same period. (58-41) |
| 51 | 3-23 | Y | Leahy, et al., amendment: States assumption that WIC Program will be funded at FY 1998 level requested by President. (82-15) |
| 52 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Gorton, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $790 million over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming elimination of inland waterways diesel fuel user fee. (55-44) |
| 53 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Murkowski, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $4.6 billion over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming exemption of aviation fuel from BTU tax. (55-44) |
| 54 | 3-23 | Y | Bingaman, et al., amendment: States assumption that defense conversion programs will be funded at FY 1998 level requested by President. (70-29) |
| 55 | 3-23 | Y | Sasser motion to table Pressler, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that revenue increases do not assume tax increase on income generated by small businesses, family farms, or family ranches above highest corporate rate. (52-47) |
| 56 | 3-23 | Y | Simon, et al., amendment: States assumption that education reform and initiatives will be funded at FY 1998 level requested by President. (56-43) |
| 57 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Lott, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $32 billion over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming elimination of increase in social security benefits subject to inclusion in taxable income. (52-47) |
| 58 | 3-24 | Y | Lautenberg-Exon amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that revenues in resolution assume that Finance Committee will find alternative sources of revenues before imposing new taxes on Social Security benefits of beneficiaries with threshold incomes below $32,000 for individuals and $40,000 for married couples filing jointly. (67-32) |
| 59 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Gramm, et al., amendment: Reduces, over five years, each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $207.3 billion, Function 900--Net Interest by $820 million, and Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by $206 billion, assuming elimination of new taxes on individual income, energy, Social Security, and elimination of President's investment plan and cuts in mandatory programs, including unemployment insurance. (55-44) |
| 60 | 3-24 | N | Dole, et al., amendment (as substitute for bill): Reduces deficit by $460 billion over five years by eliminating President's investment and economic stimulus plan, imposing freeze on all discretionary spending, capping Medicare and Medicaid by formula, and eliminating all proposed tax increases assumed under Budget resolution. (42-57) |
| 61 | 3-24 | Y | Kennedy, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that revenues set forth in this resolution assume that BTU tax will be imposed at same rate on all fuels purchased by households for home heating purposes and therefore no supplemental tax on oil will be imposed on such fuels. (62-37) |
| 62 | 3-24 | Y | Krueger amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that savings resulting from efforts of National Performance Review Task Force and reorganization and streamlining of Federal government should be applied to offset cost of economic stimulus package enacted in FY 1993; with additional savings applied to deficit reduction. (96-3) |
| 63 | 3-24 | Y | Baucus, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that any energy tax enacted during 103rd Congress should provide relief to agriculture industry to ensure that it does not absorb disproportionate impact of tax. (93-6) |
| 64 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser-Rockefeller amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that health care reform is essential to curb escalating costs of health entitlement programs and reduce deficit; and reduction of health costs in this resolution should be augmented by further savings in Federal health outlays as part of comprehensive health care reform. (95-4) |
| 65 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Nunn, et al., amendment: Reduces entitlement BA and outlays by $97.5 billion over five years and expresses sense of Senate that Congress should enact cap on growth of mandatory spending, except Social Security. (51-47) |
| 66 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Burns amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $2.3 billion over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming exemption of fuel used for off-road purposes (primarily agricultural industries) from BTU tax. (54-44) |
| 67 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Craig amendment: Reduces BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $2.38 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively, over five years, assuming enactment of legislation to repeal Davis-Bacon Act. (69-29) |
| 68 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Durenberger, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $82 million over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming exemption of all forms of ethanol from BTU tax. (55-43) |
| 69 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Stevens-Kassebaum-Lugar amendment: Increases BA and outlays for Function 600--Income Security by $21.573 million over five years and reduces Function 920--Allowances and Governmental Affairs Committee's reconciliation instruction by same amount over same period, assuming that provisions relating to Federal Civil Service Survivors' annuities will be stricken. (54-44) |
| 70 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Murkowski, et al., amendment: Increases each BA and outlays for Function 300--Natural Resources and Environment by $580 million over five years and reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by total of $1.41 billion, Function 800--General Government by $87 million and $1.387 billion, respectively, and Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by $648 million over same period, assuming exemption of home heating oil from BTU tax. (52-46) |
| 71 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Warner amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should promptly reconsider national defense budget authority, outlays, and loan commitments for FY 1994-98 in event of material change in situation affecting U.S. security interests. (50-48) |
| 72 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table McCain, et al., amendment: Increases BA and outlays for Function 050--National Defense by $10.8 billion and $11.6 billion, respectively, over five years and reduces BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by comparable amount over same period, assuming restoration of freeze on military pay, raises, and locality pay. (54-44) |
| 73 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Thurmond-McCain-Coats amendment: Increases BA and outlays for Function 050--National Defense by $11.8 billion and $11.6 billion, respectively, over five years; and makes comparable reduction in Function 920--Allowances and Function 950--Undistributed Offsetting Receipts, assuming military pay adjustments prescribed under current law will be made. (55-42) |
| 74 | 3-24 | Y | Sasser motion to table Kassebaum amendment: Increases each BA and outlays for Function 500--Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services by $3.3 billion over three years and reduces Function 920--Allowances and Labor Committee's reconciliation instruction by same amount over same period. (51-47) |
| 75 | 3-25 | Y | Bradley-Hollings amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that President should be granted line-item veto over items of appropriation and tax expenditure provided each item is enrolled separately for presentation to President and authority expires at conclusion of 103rd Congress. (73-24) |
| 76 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Brown amendment: Decreases each BA and outlays for Function 600--Income Security by $361 million over five years, and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for spending reductions by same amount over same period, assuming denial of unemployment insurance benefits for individuals who earned over $120,000 before losing their jobs. (53-46) |
| 77 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Kempthorne, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 800--General Government by $2.2 billion over five years, assuming reduction in Legislative Branch appropriations, except for Library of Congress and Copyright Office. (56-43) |
| 78 | 3-25 | N | Sasser motion to table Cohen-Campbell amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that President should be granted line-item veto authority over items of appropriations and tax expenditures provided: (1) Congress votes on rescission request within 20 days, (2) uses rescinded funds for deficit reduction, and (3) authority expires at conclusion of 103rd Congress. (34-65) |
| 79 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Gramm, et al., amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $56.1 billion over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by same amount over same period, assuming exemption of small businesses and family farms from proposed increase in marginal individual income tax rate, and reduction in President's stimulus package. (54-45) |
| 80 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Bond amendment: Reduces Function 920--Allowances by $11.2 billion in BA and $9.8 billion in outlays over FY 1994-97, assuming savings from enactment of line-item veto this year. (57-42) |
| 81 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Murkowski, et al., amendment: Reduces Energy Committee's reconciliation instruction by $493 million over five years, assuming elimination of proposed 12.5 percent royalty and $100 holding fee proposals for hardrock mining; and makes comparable adjustments to Function 920--Allowances, Function 300--Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 800--General Government BA and outlays over same period. (61-38) |
| 82 | 3-25 | Y | Sasser motion to table Craig amendment: Reduces each BA and outlays for Function 920--Allowances by $2.3 billion over five years and reduces Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction for revenue increases by $2 billion, assuming exclusion of hydroelectric power from BTU tax. (57-41) |
| 83 | 3-25 | Y | Adoption. (54-45) |
| Emergency Job Supplemental Appropriations, 1993 (H.R. 1335, P.L. 103-24) | |||
| 84 | 3-29 | Y | Byrd motion to table Brown amendment: Strikes $103.5 million from CDBG program and bars use of remaining funds on 54 specific projects. (44-48) |
| 85 | 3-30 | Y | Byrd motion to reconsider Vote No. 84 by which Senate failed to table Brown amendment: Strikes $103.5 million from CDBG program and bars use of remaining funds on 54 specific projects. (52-48) |
| 86 | 3-30 | Y | Byrd motion to table Brown amendment: Strikes $103.5 million from CDBG program and bars use of remaining funds on 54 specific projects. (52-48) |
| 87 | 3-30 | 2 | Byrd motion to table Nickles amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Strikes $2.5 billion from CDBG program. (54-43) |
| 88 | 3-31 | Y | Byrd motion to table Burns-Nickles amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Strikes $28 million for Federal payment to District of Columbia for essential jobs, public safety, health, and other municipal services. (57-43) |
| 89 | 3-31 | Y | Byrd motion to table Gramm amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Decreases total amount available for CDBG Program by $143 million and obligation limitation for Federal-Aid Highway program by $52 million; and prohibits use of funds provided for these programs for construction or reconstruction of certain recreational facilities. (56-44) |
| * 90 | 3-31 | N | Kohl motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kohl-Shelby amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Designates all FY 1993 funds in this Act as emergency spending for purposes of Budget Act. (52-48) |
| 91 | 3-31 | N | Byrd motion to table Graham-Mack amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Allows States to transfer funds among various highway spending categories in FY 1993 provided apportionment for given program will not be exceeded; and credits transferred funds against State's 1994 apportionment. (70-30) |
| 92 | 3-31 | N | Byrd motion to table Graham-Bond amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Excludes State's discretionary funds received under Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act from State's minimum allocation calculation after FY 1994. (68-32) |
| 93 | 3-31 | Y | Byrd motion to table Danforth amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Strikes $188 million for AMTRAK capital improvement grants. (61-38) |
| First Budget Resolution, 1994 (H.Con.Res. 64) | |||
| 94 | 4-1 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (55-45) |
| Emergency Job Supplemental Appropriations, 1993 (H.R. 1335, P.L. 103-24) | |||
| 95 | 4-1 | Y | Byrd motion to table Bond amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Strikes $20.5 million for EPA abatement, control, and compliance and $2.8 million for program and research operations. (55-44) |
| 96 | 4-1 | Y | Byrd motion to table Nickles-Brown amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Strikes emergency requirements designation for all funds appropriated in Act. (54-45) |
| 97 | 4-1 | Y | Byrd motion to table Murkowski-Thurmond-Jeffords amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Transfers $25 million from Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities maintenance projects to Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 for payments to employers. (57-43) |
| 98 | 4-1 | Y | Byrd motion to table Domenici, et al., amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Reduces all discretionary spending in bill by 18 percent to ensure sufficient funding for annual pay raise for all Federal civilian and military employees (except members of Congress) scheduled for January 1, 1994. (51-49) |
| Nomination of Strobe Talbott, of Ohio, to be Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States ( ) | |||
| 99 | 4-2 | Y | Confirmation. (89-9) |
| Emergency Job Supplemental Appropriations, 1993 (H.R. 1335, P.L. 103-24) | |||
| * 100 | 4-2 | Y | Mathews, et al., cloture motion on Byrd substitute amendment. (55-43) |
| * 101 | 4-3 | Y | Ford, et al., second cloture motion on Byrd substitute amendment. (52-37) |
| * 102 | 4-5 | Y | Ford, et al., third cloture motion on Byrd substitute amendment. (49-29) |
| 103 | 4-20 | Y | Byrd motion to table Hatfield-Dole perfecting amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Eliminates funding for CDBG, Amtrak capital grants, EPA sewage treatment construction, Head Start, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ryan White AIDS, and food safety inspection programs; reduces funding for Federal-Aid Highways, summer youth employment, SBA loans, and Forest and National Park Services; retains $4 billion for unemployment compensation and $300 million for childhood immunization; and makes $2 billion across-the-board cut in Federal administrative costs (excluding pay). (53-45) |
| 104 | 4-20 | Y | Byrd-Mitchell perfecting amendment (to Byrd substitute amendment): Retains President's funding levels for unemployment compensation, Federal-Aid Highways, Summer Youth Employment, EPA wastewater treatment, childhood immunization, Ryan White AIDS program, SBA 7(a) loans, and food safety and inspection service; reduces all other programs by 42.95 percent pro-rata; and includes $200 million for hiring local law enforcement. (52-46) |
| * 105 | 4-21 | Y | Mathews, et al., fourth cloture motion on Byrd substitute amendment, as amended. (56-43) |
| Department of Environmental Protection (S. 171) | |||
| 106 | 4-27 | Y | Glenn motion to table Roth amendment (as substitute for bill): Retains only provisions of underlying bill that elevate EPA to cabinet level status. (54-42) |
| 107 | 4-28 | Y | Roth motion to table Specter amendment: Establishes Federal Health Board to develop health care benefits package, uniform deductible, standardized claims forms and billing procedures, and standards for health plans on data such as cost, utilization, health outcomes and patient satisfaction and to determine annual limits on allowable increases in premiums for accountable health plans; provides for expanded primary and preventative health services and refundable tax credit to low- and middle-income individuals without employer-provided insurance; allows self-employed persons and individuals without employer-provided insurance ineligible for tax credit to deduct 100 percent of cost of lowest-cost health plan available; directs Education Secretary to make basic health insurance available to children through their school system; requires health care providers to provide information to patients about cost, quality and options of available plans; and encourages States to establish alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to reduce medical malpractice costs. (65-33) |
| 108 | 4-28 | Y | Glenn motion to table McCain amendment: Requires designation of Assistant Secretary for Indian Lands responsible for policies relating to environment of Indian lands and affecting native Americans. (16-79) |
| 109 | 4-29 | Y | Glenn motion to table Nickles-Reid, et al., modified amendment: Requires Comptroller General and GAO to prepare impact statement to accompany each bill, resolution, or conference report before it may be reported or considered by either House of Congress that describes legislation's impact on economic growth and employment, on State and local governments, on ability of U.S. industries to compete internationally, on Federal revenues and outlays, and on gross domestic product; requires Executive Branch agencies to prepare such impact statements to accompany their proposed and final regulations; and requires brief summary statement if aggregate effect of legislation is less than $100 million or 10,000 jobs. (50-48) |
| 110 | 4-29 | Y | Lieberman, et al., modified amendment: Directs Secretary to establish Small Business Ombudsman office to develop and carry out environmental compliance and technical assistance programs for small business concerns, including family farms; requires Environment and Commerce Secretaries to enter into agreements to permit Environment Department to provide technical assistance to National Institute of Standards and Technology-administered manufacturing technology centers; and requires Environment Secretary to develop and carry out programs of environmental compliance and technical assistance for small governmental jurisdictions. (97-0) |
| 111 | 4-29 | Y | Johnston-Levin modified amendment: States that prior to promulgating any final regulation relating to human health and safety or environment, Environment Secretary shall publish estimate of risk to public health and safety, environmental effects, compliance costs, and comparative risk analysis relative to other risks to which public is exposed. (95-3) |
| 112 | 4-29 | Y | Johnston motion to table Hatch, et al., amendment: Requires Environment Department to offset costs associated with proposed new regulatory actions by revising or revoking one or more existing regulations and to make administrative regulatory decisions based on substantial public record evidence documenting benefits and costs; and prohibits implementation of any regulatory action unless specific benefits clearly outweigh costs. (70-26) |
| 113 | 5-4 | N | Bond motion to table Baucus amendment (as substitute for Bond amendment making single Federal agency responsible for technical determinations with respect to wetland or converted wetland on agricultural lands): Requires President to make recommendations and report to Congress on measures to give single Federal agency responsibility for making technical determinations with respect to wetlands or converted wetlands on agricultural lands, and to make Soil Conservation Service Federal agency responsible for all such technical determinations. (40-54) |
| 114 | 5-4 | Y | Passage. (79-15) |
| Council on Wage and Price Stability (COWPS) (S. 349, P.L. 96-10) | |||
| 115 | 5-6 | Y | Lautenberg, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate, this session, should limit acceptance of gifts, meals and travel by Members and staff in manner substantially similar to restrictions applicable to executive branch officials. (98-1) |
| 116 | 5-6 | Y | Passage. (95-2) |
| Motor Voter (H.R. 2, Vetoed, Became P.L. 100-17, without approval) | |||
| * 117 | 5-11 | Y | Mitchell, et al., cloture motion on conference report. (63-37) |
| 118 | 5-11 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (62-36) |
| RTC Funding (S. 714, P.L. 103-204) | |||
| 119 | 5-13 | Y | Metzenbaum-Wofford amendment: Extends, from three to five years, statute of limitation for Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to file civil lawsuits for tort actions against parties responsible for thrift failures; and provides FDIC with authority to pursue tort actions brought by RTC prior to its termination. (63-32) |
| * 120 | 5-13 | N | Gramm motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Gramm-Mack-Brown amendment: Extends discretionary spending caps and sequestration for Defense, International, and Domestic budgetary categories through FY 1998. (43-53) |
| 121 | 5-13 | Y | Passage. (61-35) |
| Nomination of Roberta Achtenberg, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ( ) | |||
| 122 | 5-24 | Y | Confirmation. (58-31) |
| Campaign Finance Reform (S. 3) | |||
| 123 | 5-25 | N | Wellstone modified amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Limits individual campaign contribution for Senate candidate to $100 per election cycle. (13-84) |
| 124 | 5-25 | Y | Wellstone modified amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Reduces personal funds Senate candidate can spend on his/her election to $25,000. (88-9) |
| 125 | 5-26 | Y | Pressler-Durenberger modified amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Reaffirms leadership amendment's provisions that ban PACs and provides fallback language stipulating that if PAC ban is found unconstitutional, PAC contributions would be limited to $1,000 per PAC per election cycle and aggregate PAC contributions limited to 20 percent of candidate's total contributions. (86-11) (86-11) |
| 126 | 5-26 | N | McConnell motion to table Boren-Mitchell amendment (as substitute for McConnell amendment [to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment] requiring that savings attributed to disallowance of lobbying deductions be used solely to reduce deficit): Requires revenue attributable to disallowance of lobbying expense deduction be used to reduce deficit, and reduce role of special interests in Congressional elections by funding benefits for candidates who agree to campaign expenditure limits. (48-50) |
| 127 | 5-26 | Y | Kerry amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): States that it is necessary to attribute cooperative expenditures to candidate's cap on campaign expenditures to ensure that public confidence and trust in campaign finance system will not be undermined. (39-59) |
| 128 | 5-26 | Y | Boren motion to table Faircloth-Brown-Coats amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Provides that candidate for House or Senate who accepts public financing shall agree to serve no more than aggregate of 12 years; requires candidate who serves more than 12-year aggregate to repay entire amount of public financing received. (57-39) |
| 129 | 5-27 | Y | Hollings amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should adopt joint resolution proposing Constitutional amendment empowering Congress and States to set reasonable limits on campaign expenditures or in opposition to any candidate in any primary, general, or other election for Federal, State, or local office. (52-43) |
| 130 | 5-27 | N | Kerry, et al., amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Provides for voluntary full public funding system for general elections; establishes Senate Election Campaign Fund funded by revenues derived from elimination of lobbying deduction and from voluntary contributions through taxpayer check off system. (35-60) |
| 131 | 5-27 | Y | Graham amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires candidate, candidate's authorized committee, or other individual who mails campaign advertisement or other material that refers to opponent directly or indirectly to file exact copy of mailing with FEC and Secretary of State in candidate's State on same day of mailing. (47-45) |
| 132 | 5-27 | Y | Graham amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires candidate to agree in writing to participate in at least one debate sponsored by nonpartisan or bipartisan organization with all eligible Senate candidates in return for receiving public financing; and requires candidate to repay vouchers and payments received if he/she fails to participate in debate and FEC determines that candidate is in part responsible for failure. (42-50) |
| 133 | 5-28 | Y | DeConcini amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Reduces voluntary spending limits from 67 percent to 50 percent of general election cycle limits. (26-53) |
| 134 | 6-8 | Y | Graham amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Authorizes FEC to make grants to States for preparing and mailing voter information pamphlets in connection with general elections for Federal office when eligible candidate has filed declaration agreeing to abide by spending limits. (32-60) |
| 135 | 6-8 | N | Graham modified amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires television stations to provide up to 50 percent of lowest unit rate for broadcast time to candidates for Federal, State, or local office who agree to abide by reasonable spending limits established under Federal or State law. (16-76) |
| 136 | 6-8 | Y | Boren motion to table McConnell amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Freezes vouchers and contingent financing at 1996 level. (46-44) |
| 137 | 6-8 | N | McCain amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Changes effective date from January 1, 1995, to date of enactment. (85-7) |
| 138 | 6-8 | N | McConnell motion to table Boren-Mitchell amendment (as substitute for Gregg amendment [to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment] prohibiting OMB from using funds derived from disallowance of lobbying deduction for campaign finance reform if contained in reconciliation bill): Requires revenue derived from disallowance of income tax deduction for lobbying expenses to be used for deficit reduction first and to extent provided by law to fund this bill. (43-47) |
| 139 | 6-9 | Y | Boren motion to table Bennett amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Limits availability of public financing and benefits included in substitute amendment to two general elections. (47-43) |
| 140 | 6-9 | Y | Boren motion to table McConnell amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires any broadcast communication paid for by voter communication voucher to state "The preceding political advertisement was paid for with taxpayer funds." (47-45) |
| 141 | 6-9 | Y | Ford motion to table Bennett amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Limits availability of public funding for challengers to two general elections. (53-40) |
| 142 | 6-9 | Y | Boren motion to table McConnell amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Strikes provisions that exempt legal and accounting compliance fund from candidate's spending cap, and permit transfer of excess campaign funds to legal and accounting compliance fund established by candidate. (47-44) |
| 143 | 6-10 | Y | Kempthorne amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires FEC to examine and audit campaign accounts of each eligible Senate candidate who accepts benefits provided in substitute amendment to determine compliance with spending limits and other requirements. (92-0) |
| 144 | 6-10 | Y | McCain amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires certain amount of loans made to campaign committees by candidate or members of their immediate family to be repaid. (44-49) |
| 145 | 6-10 | Y | Boren motion to table Nickles amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Limits to $1 million amount that eligible candidates may receive for communication vouchers, independent expenditure response funds, lowest unit rate for television time, and postal benefits. (51-42) |
| * 146 | 6-10 | Y | Boren, et al., cloture motion on Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment. (53-41) |
| * 147 | 6-15 | Y | Boren, et al., second cloture motion on Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment. (52-45) |
| 148 | 6-16 | Y | Boren motion to table Shelby-McConnell, et al., modified amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Strikes spending limits and public financing provisions including, broadcast vouchers, low-cost mailing rates, and contingency financing. (53-44) |
| 149 | 6-16 | Y | Boren motion to table Domenici-Cohen amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Limits out-of-State contributions to 40 percent of total contributions received; and allows eligible Senate candidate whose opponent spends in excess of $25,000 of personal funds to be exempt from this limit, accept individual contributions of up to $10,000, and exempt expenditures made using funds derived from these sources from general election expenditure limit. (53-45) |
| 150 | 6-16 | Y | Boren motion to table Roth amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Strikes spending limits and public financing provisions; requires licensed television broadcast stations to provide free television time for eligible incumbent and challenger; provides television time to non-major party candidates; prohibits licensed station from providing, and eligible candidate from purchasing or receiving, television time if they agree to accept free television time; requires FCC to revoke broadcast license of station found in violation of this provision; and imposes criminal penalties for violations. (91-7) |
| 151 | 6-16 | Y | Boren motion to table Gramm amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Prohibits expenditure of funds for Congressional candidate in any fiscal year in which OMB estimates that there will be deficit, or in which there was deficit in preceding year. (53-45) |
| 152 | 6-16 | N | Wellstone amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Reduces amount individual can contribute to Congressional candidate from current $1,000 per election to $500. (32-67) |
| 153 | 6-16 | Y | Exon, et al., amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Strikes communication voucher provisions; retains 50 percent lowest unit rate provisions; provides that funding necessary for bill's reforms shall first come from application of tax on money that opponent raises above spending limits, and additional funding from disallowance of lobbyist deduction; lowers funding threshold from ten to five percent; doubles number of discount mailings; and retains contingency funding and spending limits. (52-47) |
| * 154 | 6-16 | Y | Boren, et al., third cloture motion on Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment. (62-37) |
| 155 | 6-17 | Y | Pell amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Requires television stations, as condition of receiving broadcast license, to provide up to three hours of prime time to national committee for use by eligible Senate candidates during 60-day period prior to general or special election; requires minor party candidate to provide signatures of at least five percent of registered voters or to have received five percent of popular vote in most recent Senate general election in order to receive free television time; and becomes effective after legislation is enacted to make free time tax deductible. (32-66) |
| 156 | 6-17 | N | McConnell Constitutional point of order that bill, as amended, violates First Amendment. (39-59) |
| 157 | 6-17 | Y | Boren motion to table Nickles amendment (to Mitchell-Ford-Boren substitute amendment): Strikes provision that entitles eligible candidates to broadcast rate equal to 50 percent of lowest unit charge for given time and day of week. (53-44) |
| 158 | 6-17 | Y | Passage. (60-38) |
| Supplemental Appropriations, 1993 (H.R. 2118, P.L. 103-50) | |||
| 159 | 6-17 | Y | Byrd, et al., amendment: Offsets $1.2 billion for DOD activities, which includes $750 million for Somalia Peacekeeping activities, by rescinding $1.25 billion from FY 1993 classified programs and military personnel costs. (95-0) |
| * 160 | 6-22 | N | Roth motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Roth, et al., amendment: Provides capital gains tax cut indexed for inflation, 150 percent depreciation expense increase, $2,000 tax deductible IRA for all taxpayers, jobs tax credit for new hiring, repeal of luxury taxes, and passive loss reform for real estate; and offsets cost by eliminating Federal retirement lump sum benefit, freezing domestic discretionary spending for five years, reducing Federal employment by 150,000, and imposing Medicare secondary payor reform and reducing Federal aid for mass transit. (39-59) |
| 161 | 6-22 | Y | Byrd motion to table Pressler amendment: Permits farmers prevented from planting 1993 corn crop because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster to devote conservation use acreage under 0/92 Program to soybeans. (73-24) |
| 162 | 6-22 | Y | Breaux motion to table Brown amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that: (1) food assistance provided to Russia has been supported and approved to meet dire humanitarian needs of Russian people, (2) increased cost of assistance to Russia resulting from Cargo Preference requirements could adversely affect progress of democracy and market development in Russia, and (3) President should not permit Federal agencies to accept bids from any carrier that are more than double competitive world market rates. (47-51) |
| 163 | 6-22 | N | Moynihan motion to table D'Amato, et al., amendment: Reduces AFDC administrative payments to States by 50 percent per calendar quarter for any State that does not have workfare program. (34-64) |
| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation, 1993 (H.R. 2264, P.L. 103-66) | |||
| * 164 | 6-23 | Y | Daschle motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Mitchell-Bumpers amendment: Increases from $15,000 to $18,500 small business expensing allowance for purchase of capital assets; permits up to 50 percent of capital gains from sale or exchange of qualified, newly issued, stock in small business held over five years to be excluded from gross income, and limits special exclusion on sale of qualified stock; limits availability of capital gains to corporations with aggregate capitalization level of less than $50 million; and retains current law deductibility with respect to tickets to live performances of performing arts. (54-44) |
| * 165 | 6-23 | N | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dole, et al., amendment (as substitute for bill): Strikes all revenue provisions and retains all spending cuts; establishes cap in 1996 on all non-Social Security entitlement spending; extends current discretionary spending caps for defense, international, and domestic spending; provides $410 billion in deficit reduction through cuts in domestic discretionary accounts, and $116 billion in scorable savings over five years; and subjects any "emergency spending" legislation exempt from sequester to 60 vote point of order. (43-55) |
| 166 | 6-24 | Y | Mitchell, et al., amendment: Increases from $15,000 to $20,500, amount of investment capital assets that may be expensed for small business. (93-5) |
| 167 | 6-24 | Y | Mitchell-Breaux motion to table Nickles, et al., amendment: Strikes provision which imposes 4.3 cents per gallon Federal excise tax on transportation fuels currently subject to Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund excise tax. (50-48) |
| * 168 | 6-24 | Y | Sasser motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Sasser-Mitchell-Dodd amendment: Requires President, if direct entitlement spending levels are exceeded, to propose how to address this overage and requires Majority Leader to introduce budget control resolution implementing President's recommendations under specific timetable. (54-43) |
| 169 | 6-24 | Y | Moynihan motion to table Lott, et al., amendment: Strikes provision which increases from 50 to 85 percent proportion of Social Security benefits subject to taxation for single individuals with incomes above $32,000 and couples with incomes above $40,000. (51-46) |
| 170 | 6-24 | N | Kerrey amendment: Creates National Health Care Trust Fund to consolidate all Federal health care funding sources and expenditures; funds trust fund from Medicare payroll tax and premiums, alcohol and tobacco excise taxes, and first 29 percent of corporate and individual income taxes; and requires all expenditures for health care programs, including entitlements and currently appropriated health services, to be drawn from trust fund and funded on pay-as-you-go basis. (19-79) |
| * 171 | 6-24 | N | Roth motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Roth, et al., amendment: Retains 31 percent top tax rate for small business income reinvested or retained in small business or family farm; exempts active trade or business income reinvested or retained in small business or family farm from increased individual tax rate and Medicare hospital insurance wage tax changes; and limits 31 percent lower rate to sole proprietorships, subchapter S corporations and partnerships with up to $10 million in gross receipts. (56-42) |
| 172 | 6-24 | Y | DeConcini-Lautenberg-Kohl amendment: Raises income level subject to increase in Social Security benefits tax rate from $32,000 for singles and $40,000 for couples to $37,000 and $54,000, respectively; and offsets revenue loss by lowering income level subject to income surtax from $250,000 to $200,000. (46-51) |
| * 173 | 6-24 | N | Dole motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dole, et al., amendment: Sunsets all revenue changes on September 30, 1998. (48-50) |
| * 174 | 6-24 | Y | Bryan-Reid motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bryan, et al., amendment: Eliminates, beginning January 1994, price supports for wool and mohair. (52-45) |
| * 175 | 6-24 | N | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Domenici-Nunn amendment: Reestablishes walls between defense, foreign aid and domestic discretionary spending categories, and prohibits transfer of money from one category to another. (53-45) |
| * 176 | 6-24 | Y | Bradley motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bradley, et al., amendment: Provides for enrollment of each item of appropriation or tax expenditure as separate bill for presentation to President. (53-45) |
| 177 | 6-24 | Y | Mitchell motion to table McConnell-Lott-Grassley amendment: Strikes increase in voluntary checkoff on Federal income tax returns to finance Presidential elections. (55-43) |
| * 178 | 6-24 | N | Graham motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Graham-Moseley-Braun-Harkin amendment: Restores $10 billion in Medicare cuts and offsets revenue loss by increasing corporate tax rate from 35 to 36 percent. (15-83) |
| * 179 | 6-24 | Y | Kohl motion to waive Budget Act with respect to Agriculture Committee-reported language: Permits Agriculture Secretary to extend prohibition on commercial sale, marketing, or use of Bovine growth hormones beyond September 30, 1994, until President certifies that other major milk and dairy exporting countries have approved commercial use of Bovine growth hormones. (38-60) |
| * 180 | 6-24 | N | Bryan motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bryan amendment: Repeals Section 936 credit (which permits U.S. corporations to exempt certain income from active businesses in U.S. possessions), effective December 31, 1993; and expresses sense of Senate that resulting savings be used to limit Medicare reductions. (20-78) |
| 181 | 6-24 | N | Brown amendment: Requires all revenues generated through imposition of transportation fuels tax to be allocated only to appropriate trust funds. (66-32) |
| * 182 | 6-25 | Y | Bumpers motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bumpers amendment: Allows States to withhold portion of AFDC benefits from families whose preschool children are not fully immunized, and requires all monies withheld to be repaid when children are in compliance. (69-29) |
| * 183 | 6-25 | Y | DeConcini motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of DeConcini-Sasser-Feingold amendment: Establishes "Deficit Reduction Retirement Account" into which will be deposited increases in total revenues and amount equivalent to deficit reduction resulting from this bill; requires total amount in account at end of five-year period to equal total deficit amount outlined in bill; and mandates that funds in account be used exclusively to redeem maturing debt obligations of the Treasury held by foreign governments. (55-43) |
| 184 | 6-25 | Y | Mitchell motion to table McCain-Brown amendment: Requires all funds collected from Social Security increase to be placed in Social Security trust fund. (57-41) |
| * 185 | 6-25 | N | Gramm motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Gramm amendment: Reinstates Gramm-Rudman-Hollings maximum deficit amounts and sequesters through FY 1998. (43-55) |
| * 186 | 6-25 | N | Burns motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Burns, et al., amendment: Makes all revenue increases in bill effective on enactment. (46-52) |
| 187 | 6-25 | N | Sasser motion to table Pressler amendment: Eliminates requirements for all businesses to report any information on value of services purchased in excess of $600. (0-98) |
| * 188 | 6-25 | N | Hutchison motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Hutchison amendment: Requires ten percent reduction in Federal overhead costs. (58-40) |
| 189 | 6-25 | N | Bumpers amendment: Strikes certain Medicaid immunization provisions and provisions relating to the bulk purchasing program for pediatric vaccines, and inserts provisions relating to Medicaid reimbursement of vaccine manufacturers to provide vaccine to Medicaid-eligible children at discounted price available to Centers for Disease Control (CDC); and requires manufacturers who contract with CDC to limit price increases for public sector vaccine to no more than increase in Consumer Price Index from date of CDC contract. (59-39) |
| 190 | 6-25 | Y | Passage. (49-49) |
| Nomination of Ashton B. Carter, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense ( ) | |||
| 191 | 6-29 | Y | Confirmation. (76-18) |
| Fast Track Trade Procedures (H.R. 1876, P.L. 103-49) | |||
| 192 | 6-30 | N | Passage. (76-16) |
| Hatch Act Reform (H.R. 20, P.L. 103-94) | |||
| 193 | 7-14 | Y | Roth amendment: Retains current law allowing for dismissal of employee after one violation of Hatch Act; and requires minimum penalty of 30 days' suspension without pay if Merit System Protection Board finds that violation does not warrant dismissal. (88-7) |
| 194 | 7-14 | Y | Roth amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Federal employees should not be authorized to solicit political contributions from general public or run for nomination or as candidate for local partisan political office, except as expressly provided under current law. (92-4) |
| 195 | 7-14 | Y | Glenn motion to table Roth amendment: Requires President to promulgate regulations for, and conduct separate referendum of, all executive branch and postal service employees to determine whether they wish to be covered under present Hatch Act or changes proposed by this legislation. (62-34) |
| 196 | 7-14 | Y | Glenn motion to table McCain amendment: Makes Hatch Act applicable to members of uniformed services, including National Guard and reserve personnel. (62-33) |
| 197 | 7-20 | Y | Sasser-Glenn motion to table Domenici, et al., modified amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that President should submit supplementary budget as required by law no later than July 26, 1993. (56-43) |
| 198 | 7-20 | N | Glenn motion to table Roth-Domenici amendment: Prohibits employees of IRS Office of Examination from taking active part in political management or political campaigns. (51-48) |
| 199 | 7-20 | N | Glenn motion to table Roth, et al., amendment: Prohibits employees of DOJ's Criminal Division from taking active part in political management or political campaigns. (43-56) |
| 200 | 7-20 | Y | Glenn motion to table Kassebaum amendment: Strikes language which permits off duty solicitation of contributions by Federal employees from fellow members of same Federal labor organization on behalf of labor organization's multicandidate political committee, provided donor being solicited is not subordinate employee. (58-41) |
| 201 | 7-20 | Y | Passage. (68-31) |
| National Community Service (H.R. 2010, P.L. 103-82) | |||
| 202 | 7-21 | N | Kassebaum amendment (as substitute for bill): Authorizes $100 million in FY 1994 to provide 5,000 full and part-time positions; decreases annual assistance for post-secondary educational awards from $5,000 to $1,500; eliminates national service demonstration programs, independence of Inspector General, Chief Financial Officer, and authority of Corporation for National Service and Community Volunteers to conduct annual independent evaluations; and changes allocation formula to increase allocation of funds by formula and reduce competitive allocation where States are required to meet higher standards. (38-59) |
| 203 | 7-21 | Y | Wofford motion to table McCain amendment: Makes education benefits available to volunteers applicable to individual who served two years of active military service and was honorably discharged after October 1, 1995, or served four years in National Guard or Reserve. (56-42) |
| 204 | 7-21 | Y | Coverdell amendment: Makes provisions establishing National Service Program effective upon certification by OMB Director that total amount of emergency spending for FY 1993, which increases the deficit, has been offset through rescissions and transfers. (46-53) |
| 205 | 7-22 | Y | Kennedy-Wofford motion to table Domenici amendment: Prohibits appropriations of any funds for programs under this bill unless: (1) Pell Grant program is funded at level sufficient to provide maximum grant of $2,300 per student, and (2) college work study, supplemental education opportunity grants, State student incentive grant program and Perkins loan program are funded at FY 1993 level; and requires entire Pell Grant shortfall to be retired before money is spent on National Service Awards. (55-44) |
| 206 | 7-22 | Y | Moseley-Braun motion to table Helms amendment: Extends design patent for insignia of United Daughters of Confederacy for 14 years. (48-52) |
| 207 | 7-22 | Y | Bennett motion to reconsider vote No. 206 by which Senate failed to table Helms amendment: Extends design patent for insignia of United Daughters of Confederacy for 14 years. (76-24) |
| 208 | 7-22 | Y | Moseley-Braun motion to table Helms amendment: Extends design patent for insignia of United Daughters of Confederacy for 14 years. (75-25) |
| 209 | 7-22 | Y | Dodd motion to table Craig amendment: Strikes provisions which make Family and Medical Leave Act applicable to qualified volunteers in qualified programs. (64-35) |
| 210 | 7-22 | N | Kassebaum amendment (as substitute for bill): Authorizes $100 million in FY 1994-95 to provide 5,000 full and part-time positions; decreases annual assistance for post-secondary educational awards from $5,000 to $1,500; eliminates national service demonstration programs, independence of Inspector General, Chief Financial Officer, and authority of Corporation for National Service and Community Volunteers to conduct annual independent evaluations; changes allocation formula to increase allocation of funds by formula; and reduces competitive allocation where States are required to meet higher standards. (42-57) |
| Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2348, P.L. 103-69) | |||
| 211 | 7-23 | N | Stevens motion to table Mack-Kohl amendment: Prohibits use of Senate Frank for mass mailings; requires report to be published in Congressional Record quarterly detailing actual costs for official mail by Senator, Senator-elect, and office of Senate; and requires Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms to report to Appropriations Committee amount of expenditures made from each Senate office account for official mail activities in FY 1993-94 and difference in costs between two years. (48-47) |
| 212 | 7-23 | Y | Passage. (85-7) |
| Agriculture Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2493, P.L. 103-111) | |||
| 213 | 7-27 | N | Bumpers motion to table Reid-Brown-Bryan amendment: Prohibits use of funds for operation of regional office of Rural Development Administration after April 1, 1994. (43-57) |
| 214 | 7-27 | Y | Cochran motion to table Bryan-Kerry-Reid amendment: Strikes $75 million to fund Market Promotion Program. (70-30) |
| 215 | 7-27 | Y | Bumpers motion to table Craig motion to recommit bill with instructions to report back with wool and mohair subsidy program stricken. (63-36) |
| 216 | 7-27 | Y | Passage. (90-10) |
| D.C. Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2492, P.L. 103-127) | |||
| 217 | 7-27 | Y | Committee amendment: Strikes House language which prohibits use of funds to implement or enforce system of registration of unmarried persons who live together, including registration for employment, health, or government benefits to such couples on same basis that benefits are extended to legally married couples, or D.C. Act 9-188 which grants domestic partners and their children access to health care. (43-55) |
| 218 | 7-27 | Y | Kohl motion to table Gregg amendment: Strikes Committee language which requires contractor awarded contract that displaces D.C. government workers to offer comparable employment to those employees at wages and benefits comparable to those paid to D.C. government employees. (38-61) |
| 219 | 7-27 | Y | Passage. (70-29) |
| Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2519, P.L. 103-121) | |||
| 220 | 7-27 | Y | Hollings motion to table Kerrey amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that disaster relief assistance for disasters occurring during 1993 should be funded through enactment of temporary Federal tax on gasoline in Reconciliation legislation. (92-7) |
| 221 | 7-28 | Y | D'Amato defense of germaneness of D'Amato modified amendment (to Committee amendment): Imposes death penalty for terrorist activities. (75-25) |
| 222 | 7-28 | N | Helms, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of funds to provide assistance to Nicaragua or to other country or financial institution that will use funds to reduce Nicaraguan indebtedness until President has made certain certifications with respect to Nicaraguan cooperation in World Trade Center bombing and involvement in other acts of international terrorism. (77-23) |
| 223 | 7-28 | Y | Bumpers-Brown-Dorgan motion to table Committee amendment: Appropriates $35 million for National Endowment for Democracy. (23-74) |
| National Community Service (H.R. 2010, P.L. 103-82) | |||
| * 224 | 7-29 | Y | Riegle, et al., cloture motion on Kennedy substitute amendment. (59-41) |
| Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2519, P.L. 103-121) | |||
| 225 | 7-29 | Y | Passage. (87-13) |
| Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2403, P.L. 103-123) | |||
| 226 | 7-29 | Y | DeConcini-Baucus-Bond motion to table McCain perfecting amendment (to Metzenbaum amendment establishing requirements for certain public buildings projects): Prohibits funds for GSA Federal office building and courthouse construction or repairs unless approved by Senate and House Environment and Public Works Committees and signed by President. (65-34) |
| 227 | 7-30 | Y | Simon defense of germaneness of Simon, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment): Increases annual fee for application or renewal of license to sell firearms from $10 to $375; applies $19.7 million in revenue raised toward offsetting costs associated with hiring additional personnel by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and additional revenue to U.S. Treasury. (30-68) |
| National Community Service (H.R. 2010, P.L. 103-82) | |||
| 228 | 7-30 | N | Specter amendment (to Kennedy substitute amendment): Requires $700 million in bill for FY 1996 to be reauthorized in 1996. (41-52) |
| 229 | 7-30 | N | McConnell motion to table Biden amendment (as substitute for McConnell amendment clarifying limits on liability of volunteers): Extends provisions of Federal Tort Claims Act to participating individuals. (35-53) |
| 230 | 7-30 | Y | Kennedy-Nunn motion to table Brown amendment: Provides means test for educational award that volunteer receives after up to two years of national service; and makes only those who qualify for Pell grants and financial aid under Higher Education Act of 1965 eligible for this award. (55-31) |
| 231 | 8-3 | Y | Passage. (58-41) |
| Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court ( ) | |||
| 232 | 8-3 | Y | Confirmation. (96-3) |
| Nomination of Thomas W. Payzant, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education ( ) | |||
| 233 | 8-3 | Y | Confirmation. (72-27) |
| Nomination of Sheldon Hackney, of Pennsylvania, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities ( ) | |||
| 234 | 8-3 | Y | Confirmation. (76-23) |
| Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2403, P.L. 103-123) | |||
| 235 | 8-3 | N | Nickles defense of germaneness of Nickles amendment (to Committee amendment): Prohibits use of funds to pay for abortions, or administrative expenses incurred by Federal health plan which provides benefits or coverage for abortions, except where necessary to save life of mother or if pregnancy is result of rape or incest. (48-51) |
| 236 | 8-3 | Y | Passage. (73-27) |
| Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1993 (H.R. 2667, P.L. 103-75) | |||
| 237 | 8-4 | Y | Byrd motion to table Harkin defense of germaneness of Harkin, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment)--Vote No. 238: Extends agricultural disaster assistance to all 1993 disaster losses; deletes limitation on agricultural disaster payments and provides full amount of payment authorized under 1990 Farm Bill; and gives Agriculture Secretary discretionary authority to make additional payments to producers who suffered 1990-92 crop losses. (50-50) |
| 238 | 8-4 | N | Harkin defense of germaneness of Harkin, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment): Extends agricultural disaster assistance to all 1993 disaster losses; deletes limitation on agricultural disaster payments and provides full amount of payment authorized under 1990 Farm Bill; and gives Agriculture Secretary discretionary authority to make additional payments to producers who suffered 1990-92 crop losses. (46-54) |
| 239 | 8-4 | Y | Byrd, et al., modified amendment: Provides additional funding of $100 million for Economic Development Administration, $20 million for Small Business Administration, $11.1 million for Employment and Training Administration, and $2 million for Commission on National Service; and prohibits expenditure of these funds until President makes official budget request that includes emergency designation for specific dollar amount. (86-14) |
| 240 | 8-4 | Y | Harkin-Bond amendment (to Committee amendment): Extends agricultural disaster assistance to all 1993 disaster losses; deletes limitation on agricultural disaster payments and provides full amount of payment authorized under 1990 Farm Bill. (68-32) |
| 241 | 8-4 | N | Byrd motion to table Durenberger amendment (to Committee amendment): Removes emergency designation from all funding; and expresses sense of Congress that spending reductions required to offset funds in bill should be achieved through reductions in administrative expenses rather than expenses of underlying programs or assistance. (54-45) |
| 242 | 8-4 | Y | Byrd motion to table Durenberger defense of germaneness of Durenberger-Grassley-Pressler amendment (to Committee amendment): Requires Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to make prevented planting coverage requirement when purchasing crop insurance; and modifies late planting coverage program by extending last planting period by five days. (68-31) |
| * 243 | 8-4 | N | Durenberger motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Durenberger amendment (to Committee amendment): Requires future disaster relief bills to be paid within one year by offsets recommended by President; requires President to impose sequester in discretionary accounts if offsets are not made; provides expedited procedures for consideration of future disaster bills and prohibits imposition of taxes to offset spending reductions; expresses sense of Congress that legislation should be passed to require President to make periodic certifications on adequacy of State preparations for national disasters; and includes disincentives for States that have not made adequate preparations. (35-64) (35-64) |
| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation, 1993 (H.R. 2264, P.L. 103-66) | |||
| 244 | 8-6 | N | McCain Constitutional point of order that retroactive tax increases which predate April 8, 1993, violate due process clause of fifth amendment of Constitution. (44-56) |
| * 245 | 8-6 | N | Danforth appeal of Chair ruling that State option immunization provision is not extraneous. (43-57) |
| * 246 | 8-6 | Y | Brown appeal of Chair ruling that provisions requiring that 75 percent to tobacco in all American cigarettes come from domestic sources and extending current law to imports are not extraneous. (43-57) |
| 247 | 8-6 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (50-50) |
| Nomination of Joycelyn Elders to be Surgeon General ( ) | |||
| 248 | 9-7 | Y | Confirmation. (65-34) |
| National Community Service (H.R. 2010, P.L. 103-82) | |||
| 249 | 9-8 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (57-40) |
| DOD Authorization, 1994 (H.R. 2401, P.L. 103-160) | |||
| 250 | 9-9 | Y | Boxer amendment: Strikes provision relating to homosexuality in Armed Forces and substitutes language expressing sense of Congress that Government policy concerning service of homosexuals in Armed Forces should be determined by President, as Commander-in-Chief, based upon advice provided by Defense Secretary and military advisors to President and Secretary. (33-63) |
| 251 | 9-9 | Y | Sasser, et al., amendment: Reduces, from $3.46 billion to $3.06 billion, funds which may be obligated for programs managed by Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and limits amount that may be expended on various components of program; allows Defense Secretary to change this allocation by up to ten percent; permits President to waive limitations if he determines it is in national security interest; and retains prohibition on obligating funds for Brilliant Eyes space-based sensor program. (50-48) |
| 252 | 9-9 | Y | Byrd, et al., amendment (to Byrd modified amendment limiting involvement of Armed Forces in Somalia): Expresses sense of Congress that President should continue consultation with Congress regarding U.S. policy in Somalia, including deployment of U.S. forces; requires President, by October 15, to provide detailed report to Congress on goals and objectives supporting deployment of U.S. troops in Somalia, including status of plans to facilitate transfer of U.S. force functions to United Nations; and directs President, by November 15, to obtain Congressional authorization for continued deployment of U.S. forces to Somalia. (90-7) |
| 253 | 9-9 | N | Byrd motion to table DeConcini amendment: Rescinds $85.485 million of unobligated FY 1994 DOD funds and transfers $50 million to HHS for substance abuse treatment services for women and children, of which $15 million is for comprehensive residential treatment programs, $15 million for comprehensive outpatient treatment programs, and $20 million distributed to States as formula grants to provide substance abuse treatment services for women. (61-32) |
| 254 | 9-10 | Y | Feinstein, et al., amendment: Postpones for two years commencement of next round of defense base closures and realignments. (18-79) |
| 255 | 9-10 | Y | Exon motion to table Reid, et al., amendment: Terminates Air Force's GWEN program, and limits use of funds obligated to termination costs. (67-28) |
| 256 | 9-10 | Y | Harkin motion to table Exon amendment (as substitute for Harkin amendment reducing amount available for nuclear testing activities by $206 million): Reduces funding for Energy Department's FY 1994 operating expenses for nuclear weapons testing by $53.3 million. (31-62) |
| 257 | 9-10 | Y | Nunn-Thurmond amendment (as substitute for Lautenberg, et al., amendment requiring President to obtain host nation payment of costs associated with maintaining U.S. Forces overseas): Reduces funding for O&M costs associated with overseas basing activities of U.S. Forces $1.35 billion below FY 1993 baseline; requests President, to achieve additional savings in overseas basing costs, to intensify efforts to negotiate more favorable host-nation agreement with each country to assume increased share of costs of U.S. military installations. (74-15) |
| 258 | 9-14 | Y | Leahy, et al., amendment: Extends for three years existing moratorium on export of anti-personnel landmines. (100-0) |
| 259 | 9-14 | Y | Glenn motion to table Grassley-Simon amendment: Requires Defense Secretary to terminate Defense Business Operations Fund (DBOF) on December 31, 1994, unless DOD Inspector General certifies that DBOF was in compliance with all laws and regulations for FY 1993, does not issue disclaimer of opinion regarding audited financial statements for FY 1993, and concludes that assets of DBOF were protected against unauthorized use in FY 1993. (57-43) |
| 260 | 9-14 | Y | Shelby-Smith amendment (to language proposed to be stricken by Harkin amendment with respect to conversion of Kinetic Energy (KE)-ASAT] to tactical antisatellite technologies program, and $10 million authorization for that program): Permits obligation of $10 million in bill for KE-ASAT program only when Defense Secretary submits report to Congress certifying requirement for antisatellite program. (90-10) |
| 261 | 9-14 | N | Harkin amendment: Strikes section of bill, as amended (by Shelby-Smith amendment--Vote No. 260), which provides $10 million for Kinetic Energy (KE)-ASAT] and provides for conversion of program to tactical antisatellite technologies program. (40-60) |
| 262 | 9-14 | Y | Nunn-Thurmond motion to table Bingaman amendment: Strikes language that gives President authority to issue up to $1 billion in loan guarantees for sale of defense articles and services to NATO member nations, Israel, Australia, Japan, and Republic of Korea, and provides $25 million for subsidy cost of those loan guarantees. (63-37) |
| 263 | 9-14 | N | Nunn-Thurmond motion to table Domenici-Bingaman amendment: Provides additional $75 million in FY 1994 for RDT&E for single stage rocket technology and single-stage-to-orbit program; limits obligation of funds until Defense Secretary submits program plan for phase two of program, and certifies that program is adequately funded in FY 1995 and 1996; and expresses sense of Congress that Defense Secretary should provide for transfer of program from ballistic missile defense organization to advanced research projects agency, provide that current management team continue to manage program, conduct open competition for contracts for phase two, and examine options for cost sharing among DOD and other Federal departments and agencies. (66-33) |
| 264 | 9-14 | N | Baucus motion to table Simon, et al., amendment: Permits Federal government to pay 100 percent of cost associated with repair of Federal and non-Federal levees damaged in midwest floods. (63-34) |
| 265 | 9-14 | Y | Passage. (92-7) |
| Interior Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2520, P.L. 103-138) | |||
| 266 | 9-14 | Y | Domenici, et al., amendment (to Wallop, et al., amendment prohibiting use of funds to implement 1994 Rangeland Reform Program): Prohibits use of funds to revise Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service regulations governing use of Federal lands for grazing as specified in August 13, 1993, Federal Register. (59-40) |
| 267 | 9-14 | Y | Byrd motion to table Bradley amendment: Limits funds available for coal liquification program to $15.9 million, and reduces by $2.5 million funds provided for Forest Service preparation of 350 million board feet of timber for sale from Tongass National Forest. (81-17) |
| 268 | 9-14 | N | Helms amendment (to Committee amendment regarding government housing rental rate increases): Strikes $170 million for National Endowment for Arts. (15-83) |
| 269 | 9-15 | Y | Jeffords motion to table Helms amendment (to Committee amendment regarding government housing rental rate increases): Requires that 70 percent of funds appropriated for National Endowment for Arts (NEA) be used for formula grants to State art councils; requires each State with population of 200,000 be allotted $400,000 and remaining funds distributed proportionately based on population; and caps discretionary grants to State and regional arts groups at current level of $9,682,475. (57-39) (57-39) |
| 270 | 9-15 | Y | Jeffords motion to table Helms amendment (to Committee amendment regarding government housing rental rate increases): Limits funds appropriated for National Endowment for Arts, except grants-in-aid to States, to not-for-profit entities. (65-30) |
| Defense Base Closure/Realignment (S.J.Res. 114) | |||
| 271 | 9-20 | Y | Passage (rejected). (12-83) |
| VA-HUD Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2491, P.L. 103-124) | |||
| 272 | 9-21 | Y | Mikulski motion to table Bumpers amendment: Strikes $1.446 billion from space station and retains $500 million for termination expenses. (59-40) |
| 273 | 9-21 | N | Mikulski motion to table Bradley amendment: Reduces funding for Selective Service System from $25 million to $5 million. (58-41) |
| 274 | 9-21 | Y | Mikulski motion to table Warner amendment: Requires further Congressional approval before any amount above $1 billion is obligated for space station program. (55-39) |
| 275 | 9-22 | Y | Mikulski motion to table Bumpers, et al., amendment: Requires that $100 million provided for Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program be used for terminating contracts. (53-47) |
| 276 | 9-22 | Y | Mikulski motion to table Bryan, et al., amendment: Reduces NASA R&D funding by $12 million; and prohibits obligation of NASA funds for Towards Other Planetary Systems/High Resolution Microwave Survey Program. (23-77) |
| 277 | 9-22 | Y | Mikulski motion to table Nickles amendment: Reduces funding for National and Community Services Act by $21 million. (45-55) |
| 278 | 9-22 | N | Mikulski motion to table Simon-Pell-Lott amendment: Provides $29 million from unobligated FY 1993 EPA funds for cost of direct loans to carry out provisions of Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act. (31-68) |
| 279 | 9-22 | N | Brown-Domenici amendment: Cuts funding for CDBGs by $176 million. (48-51) |
| 280 | 9-22 | Y | Rockefeller motion to table Murkowski amendment: Reduces funding for Department of Veterans Affairs major projects construction by $97.1 million; and prohibits expenditure of funds not previously made available on new inpatient hospital construction project that exceeds $3 million. (73-27) |
| 281 | 9-22 | Y | Passage. (91-9) |
| Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2295, P.L. 103-87) | |||
| 282 | 9-23 | Y | Helms amendment: Prohibits funds to any country whose government has: (1) nationalized or expropriated property of U.S. person, (2) repudiated or nullified contract or agreement with U.S. person, or (3) taken other action which has effect of seizing ownership or control of property of U.S. person; and permits President to waive these provisions if it is in national interest. (92-4) |
| 283 | 9-23 | Y | Byrd, et al., amendment: Prohibits funds for Russia unless President certifies to Congress that governments of Russia, Latvia, and Estonia have established timetable for withdrawal of Russian armed forces from Latvia and Estonia, or are making substantial progress toward withdrawal of these armed forces. (97-1) |
| 284 | 9-23 | Y | Leahy-McConnell motion to table Brown amendment: Strikes section providing $27.9 million for FY 1994 U.S. contribution to capital stock of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (55-44) |
| 285 | 9-23 | N | McConnell-Leahy motion to table Smith-Kempthorne amendment: Reduces bill's FY 1994 appropriations by $200 million by cutting proportionately every program and payment, except appropriation required by law or for specified country; and provides $113.5 million for defense conversion programs. (64-35) |
| 286 | 9-23 | Y | Kerrey-Robb-McCain amendment: States sense of Congress with respect to future relations with Vietnam. (99-0) |
| 287 | 9-23 | Y | Passage. (88-10) |
| Agriculture Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2493, P.L. 103-111) | |||
| 288 | 9-23 | Y | Daschle motion to table Bryan-Kerry motion to concur in House amendment to Senate amendment with amendment: Prohibits use of funds to support price of wool or mohair. (41-56) |
| Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2518, P. L. 103-112) | |||
| 289 | 9-28 | Y | Committee amendment: Prohibits Labor Secretary from using funds to implement or administer final or proposed apprenticeship or Davis-Bacon helper regulations. (60-39) |
| 290 | 9-28 | Y | Committee amendment: Deletes House language that prohibits use of Federal funds to pay for abortions except to save life of mother or in case of rape or incest. (40-59) |
| 291 | 9-28 | Y | Lautenberg-Simon-Boxer amendment: Requires EPA to issue guidelines for establishing nonsmoking policy at indoor facilities that receive Federal funds and provide services for children; permits waiver of these requirements if certain conditions are met; and imposes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each violation. (95-3) |
| 292 | 9-28 | N | McCain amendment: Freezes FY 1996 funding for Corporation for Public Broadcasting at $292.6 million. (25-72) |
| 293 | 9-29 | 2 | D'Amato amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Justice Department should investigate whether Federal criminal civil rights laws were violated as result of murder of Yankel Rosenbaum on August 19, 1991, and circumstances surrounding murder and accompanying riots in Crown Heights, New York. (97-0) |
| 294 | 9-29 | Y | Helms amendment: Prohibits payment of Social Security disability benefits to individuals confined to public institutions by court order pursuant to insane verdict, or not guilty by reason of insanity. (94-4) |
| 295 | 9-29 | Y | Passage. (82-17) |
| Energy-Water Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2445, P.L. 103-126) | |||
| 296 | 9-30 | Y | Johnston motion to table Bumpers amendment: Cuts $420 million from Superconducting Super Collider program and requires use of remaining $220 million to terminate project. (57-42) |
| Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2295, P.L. 103-87) | |||
| 297 | 9-30 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (88-11) |
| Energy-Water Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2445, P.L. 103-126) | |||
| 298 | 9-30 | N | Johnston motion to table Kerry amendment: Prohibits expenditure of funds for advanced liquid metal reactor/integral fast reactor program or related fuel cycle program, except for termination costs. (53-45) |
| 299 | 9-30 | Y | Johnston motion to table Bradley amendment: Reduces by $22 million funds available to DOE for plant and capital equipment associated with energy supply R&D activities; and prohibits use of remaining funds for gas turbine-modular helium reactor (GT-MHR). (41-58) |
| 300 | 9-30 | Y | Johnston motion to table Bradley amendment: Reduces appropriations for Army Corp of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation by $334 million. (81-18) |
| 301 | 9-30 | Y | Passage. (89-10) |
| Transportation Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2750, P.L. 103-122) | |||
| 302 | 10-4 | Y | Exon motion to table Danforth, et al., modified amendment (to Committee amendment): Prohibits obligation or expenditure of funds for salaries or expenses of Interstate Commerce Commission. (52-39) |
| * 303 | 10-5 | N | Warner motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Warner amendment: Excepts minimum allocation program from limitation imposed on first quarter obligations for all highway programs. (35-63) |
| 304 | 10-5 | Y | Lautenberg-D'Amato motion to table Brown amendment (to Burns amendment--Vote No. 305): Places ceiling on amount that may be expended for Transportation under cargo preference requirements by prohibiting Federal agencies from contracting for transportation of goods with any carrier whose rates are more than 100 percent above average competitive world market shipping rate. (50-49) |
| 305 | 10-5 | Y | Lautenberg-D'Amato motion to table Burns, et al., amendment: Permits waiver of cargo preference requirements for shipments of grain to Russia from Pacific northwest ports in FY 1994 if Transportation Secretary determines number of privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels available is insufficient. (69-30) |
| 306 | 10-6 | Y | Passage. (90-9) |
| Nomination of Walter Dellinger to be Assistant Attorney General ( ) | |||
| * 307 | 10-7 | Y | Mathews, et al., cloture on nomination of Walter Dellinger to be Assistant Attorney General. (59-39) |
| Nomination of Walter Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel ( ) | |||
| 308 | 10-13 | Y | Confirmation. (65-34) |
| DOD Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 3116, P.L. 103-139) | |||
| 309 | 10-14 | 2AY | Inouye amendment (to Bumpers, et al., amendment prohibiting obligation or expenditure of $1 billion for procurement or advanced procurement of Trident II missiles unless President certifies that START Treaty signatories have rejected U.S. proposal that "detubing" be accepted option for eliminating SLBM launchers under START II): Permits money fenced by Bumpers amendment to be released if President certifies that prohibition of funds for Trident II would not be in national interest. (63-34) |
| 310 | 10-14 | 2 | Inouye motion to table McCain-Roth modified amendment: Prohibits use of funds to procure third Seawolf Submarine (SSN-23) until examination of submarine industrial base is completed and prohibits obligation or expenditure of funds previously targeted for submarine industrial base until industrial base issue is resolved. (52-47) |
| 311 | 10-14 | 2AN | Inouye motion to table Sasser, et al., amendment: Requires Defense Secretary to submit report on steps U.S. can take to increase allied and international organizations' contributions toward developing and producing theater missile defense systems (TMDS); requires Congress to establish annual funding level for TMDS beginning in FY 1995 and limits U.S. expenditures to 80 percent with remaining 20 percent provided through newly established TMD Cooperation Account into which will be deposited contributions from allied foreign governments and international organizations; and allows President to waive 20 percent contribution requirement if he determines it is in national interest. (54-42) |
| 312 | 10-14 | 2 | Inouye motion to table Bumpers, et al., amendment: Reduces funding for National Foreign Intelligence Program by $300 million and Tactical Intelligence and Related Agencies Program by $100 million. (64-35) |
| 313 | 10-15 | 2AY | Thurmond motion to table McCain, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of funds for operations of U.S. Armed Forces in Somalia, except for prompt and orderly withdrawal consistent with safety of U.S. personnel, or to continue operations if American POWs have not been returned and American MIAs have not been accounted for. (61-38) |
| 314 | 10-15 | 2AY | Byrd-Mitchell-Dole, et al., amendment: Approves use of U.S. Armed Forces in Somalia to protect U.S. personnel and bases, and provide assistance to secure open lines of communication for free flow of supplies and relief operations; permits use of DOD funds for operations of U.S. forces in Somalia through March 31, 1994, and beyond if requested by President and approved by Congress; permits use of funds after March 31 to support limited number of U.S. military personnel to protect American diplomatic facilities and citizens only, and to advise U.N. Commander in Somalia; states that U.S. combat forces in Somalia shall be under command and control of U.S. commanders under ultimate direction of President; calls on President to intensify efforts to have U.N. countries deploy additional troops to Somalia to meet their force commitments and assume security mission of U.S. forces; states that captured U.S. personnel should be treated humanely and fairly and that U.S. and U.N. should make all appropriate efforts to ensure immediate and safe return of captured U.S. personnel; requests President to ensure that U.S. military personnel in Somalia have capacity to defend themselves and American citizens at all times; and states that U.S. forces should remain in or around Somalia until Somalia accounts for all American MIAs and releases all American POWs. (76-23) |
| Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2518, P. L. 103-112) | |||
| 315 | 10-18 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (80-15) |
| Military Construction Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2446, P.L. 103-110) | |||
| 316 | 10-19 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (94-5) |
| DOD Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 3116, P.L. 103-139) | |||
| 317 | 10-19 | N | Nickles, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment regarding sale of National Defense Stockpile material): Prohibits funding for U.S. Armed Forces personnel after March 1, 1994, when such forces: (1) are under U.N. control and foreign command officers unless Congress passes joint resolution placing U.S. forces under foreign command, pursuant to Presidential report specifying role, mission, cost, probable maximum size and length of U.S. force commitment, or (2) are part of prospective standing U.N. international armed forces. (33-65) |
| 318 | 10-19 | Y | Nunn-Warner amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that President should consult with Congress before placing U.S. combat forces under operational control of foreign commanders, other than NATO and other arrangements in effect at time of enactment; and President should submit report to Congress within 48 hours of placing combat forces under operational control of foreign commanders setting forth: (1) mission and explanation of differences between mission of U.S. forces and that of other nations participating in military operation, (2) assessment of U.N. capability to manage operation, if conducted under U.N. auspices, (3) explanation of U.S. interests served, (4) command and control arrangements for operation, (5) number, type and description of equipment used by U.N. forces, (6) estimated cost of participation, (7) anticipated duration of participation, (8) general rules of engagement, and (9) foreign commanders involved. (96-2) |
| 319 | 10-20 | Y | Inouye-Stevens motion to table Bradley amendment: Deletes $150 million for Army and Air National Guard acquisition of tactical transport aircraft. (80-20) |
| 320 | 10-20 | Y | Mitchell-Dole, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that no funds in this act should be used to deploy U.S. Armed Forces to participate in implementation of peace settlement in Bosnia-Herzegovina unless previously authorized by Congress; and states that this limitation should not preclude missions and operations initiated before October 20, 1993, including humanitarian assistance provided by DOD. (99-1) |
| 321 | 10-21 | N | Helms-Brown modified amendment (to Committee amendment regarding sale of material from National Defense Stockpile): Prohibits use of funds to conduct U.S. operations in Haiti unless specifically authorized in law, or President certifies in writing to Congress that U.S. citizens are in imminent danger and temporary deployment of U.S. Armed Forces is necessary to protect and evacuate U.S. citizens. (19-81) |
| 322 | 10-21 | Y | Dole-Mitchell, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that no funds should be used for U.S. military operations in Haiti unless: (1) authorized in advance by Congress, or (2) President reports to Congress within 48 hours that temporary deployment of U.S. Armed Forces is necessary to evacuate U.S. citizens from imminent danger or is vital to U.S. security interests; and permits obligation of funds if President reports in advance to Congress that intended deployment of U.S. Armed Forces is justified by U.S. security interests, or will occur only after: (1) security of U.S. Armed Forces is ensured, (2) proposed mission and objectives are appropriate for U.S. Armed Forces and U.S. Armed Forces are necessary and sufficient to accomplish mission, (3) clear objectives have been established for deployment, (4) exit strategy for ending deployment has been identified, and (5) financial costs of deployment have been estimated. (98-2) |
| Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2519, P.L. 103-121) | |||
| 323 | 10-21 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (90-10) |
| DOD Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 3116, P.L. 103-139) | |||
| 324 | 10-21 | Y | Inouye-Stevens motion to table Grassley-Brown-Burns amendment: Prohibits Navy Secretary from obligating funds after December 31, 1993, for sealift contracts or charters which provide compensation for seaman billet at total cost that exceeds Federal government's compensation for comparable military billet reserved for, or filled by, member of U.S. Armed Forces. (67-30) |
| 325 | 10-21 | N | Inouye-Stevens motion to table Lautenberg-Simon amendment: Strikes $2.48 million for National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice. (67-30) |
| Interior Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2520, P.L. 103-138) | |||
| * 326 | 10-21 | Y | Byrd, et al., cloture motion on conference report. (53-41) |
| Emergency Unemployment Compensation (H.R. 3167, P.L. 103-152) | |||
| * 327 | 10-26 | N | Hutchison motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Hutchison-Shelby, et al., amendment: Eliminates retroactivity of tax increase on upper income individuals; makes effective date of estate and gift tax rates August 10, 1993; cuts discretionary spending caps for agency and departments operating expenses by $36 billion over three years; and exempts DOD expenses from these cuts in FY 1994. (50-44) |
| * 328 | 10-26 | Y | Moynihan motion to waive Budget Act and FY 1994 Budget Resolution to permit consideration of bill. (59-38) |
| Interior Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2520, P.L. 103-138) | |||
| * 329 | 10-26 | Y | Byrd, et al., second cloture motion on conference report. (51-45) |
| Religious Freedom Restoration (H.R. 1308, P.L. 103-141) | |||
| 330 | 10-27 | Y | Reid, et al., amendment: Exempts prison inmates from these provisions, thereby maintaining current standard of review for religious freedom cases involving prisoners. (41-58) |
| 331 | 10-27 | Y | Passage. (97-3) |
| Hawaiian Kingdom Overthrow 100th Anniversary (S.J.Res. 19, P.L. 102-150) | |||
| 332 | 10-27 | Y | Passage. (65-34) |
| Energy-Water Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2445, P.L. 103-126) | |||
| 333 | 10-27 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (89-11) |
| Emergency Unemployment Compensation (H.R. 3167, P.L. 103-152) | |||
| * 334 | 10-27 | Y | Motion to waive Budget Act and FY 1994 Budget Resolution to permit consideration of bill. (61-39) |
| * 335 | 10-27 | N | Bumpers motion to waive Budget Act and FY 1994 Budget Resolution to permit consideration of Bumpers amendment: Eliminates repealing retroactivity of tax increase on upper income individuals; makes effective date of estate and gift tax rates August 10, 1993; and offsets lost revenue by terminating space station. (36-61) |
| 336 | 10-27 | N | Brown amendment: Prohibits individual whose taxable income for 1992 exceeded $120,000 from receiving unemployment benefits. (52-43) |
| * 337 | 10-27 | N | Gramm motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Gramm amendment: Reduces discretionary spending caps for FY 1994-98 by amount comparable to savings achieved from termination of superconducting super collider. (58-39) |
| * 338 | 10-27 | N | McCain motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of McCain amendment: Eliminates Social Security earnings test for individuals age 65. (46-51) |
| 339 | 10-28 | N | Nickles-Shelby amendment: Creates point of order against any bill, amendment, joint resolution, motion, conference report or amendment between House and Senate which increases taxes retroactively and provides for waiver by affirmative three-fifths vote of all Senators, during time of war, or after adoption of joint resolution declaring that military conflict in which U.S. is engaged is serious threat to national security. (40-56) |
| Interior Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2520, P.L. 103-138) | |||
| * 340 | 10-28 | Y | Murray, et al., third cloture motion on conference report. (54-44) |
| Emergency Unemployment Compensation (H.R. 3167, P.L. 103-152) | |||
| 341 | 10-28 | 2 | Gramm-Grassley amendment: Sets annual caps on full-time Federal civilian employment in each FY 1994-99; freezes hiring agency-wide when cap is exceeded; and permits President to waive these provisions during time of war or for national security requirements, or upon enactment of joint resolution with three-fifths vote in each House. (82-14) |
| 342 | 10-28 | 2AY | Passage. (76-20) |
| Packwood Subpoena (S.Res. 153) | |||
| 343 | 11-1 | Y | Mitchell motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (90-0) |
| 344 | 11-1 | Y | Mitchell motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (93-0) |
| 345 | 11-2 | Y | Mitchell motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (97-1) |
| 346 | 11-2 | Y | Mitchell motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (99-0) |
| 347 | 11-2 | N | Simpson-Danforth-Specter amendment: Requires modification of subpoena to require that Senator Packwood produce only relevant diaries, journals, tape recordings, and other documents or materials describing his daily activities for January 1, 1989, through present. (23-77) |
| 348 | 11-2 | Y | Adoption. (94-6) |
| Cloture Motion on Nominations ( ) | |||
| * 349 | 11-3 | Y | Cloture motion on nominations of Alan John Blinken to be Ambassador to Belgium, Tobi Trister Gati to be Assistant Secretary of State, Swanee Grace Hunt to be Ambassador to Austria, Thomas A. Loftus to be Ambassador to Norway, and Daniel L. Spiegel to be U.S. Representative to European Office of United Nations. (58-42) |
| Omnibus Crime Bill (H.R. 3355, P.L. 103-323) | |||
| 350 | 11-4 | Y | Roth, et al., amendment (to Feinstein amendment--Vote No. 351): Confirms Congressional original intent in enacting child pornography provisions of Child Protection Act of 1984; and expresses sense of Congress that in filing its brief United States v. Knox, Justice Department did not accurately reflect Congressional intent with respect to what constitutes a "lascivious exhibition." (100-0) |
| 351 | 11-4 | Y | Feinstein modified amendment: Directs U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate, or amend existing, guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements of at least three offense levels for hate crimes. (95-4) |
| 352 | 11-4 | Y | Byrd, et al., modified amendment: Provides funds for additional State and local law enforcement personnel, regional prison construction and operation, construction of jails, boot camps, and other minimum security State and local facilities, construction and operation of secure facilities for violent juveniles, and for Violence Against Women Act. (94-4) |
| 353 | 11-5 | Y | Dole amendment: Permits, in criminal or civil cases of sexual assault or child molestation, admission of evidence of defendant's commission of other sexual assault or child molestation offenses; requires evidence to be disclosed to defendant at least 15 days before scheduled trial date or at such later time as court may allow for good cause; and states that this rule of evidence shall not be construed to limit admission or consideration of evidence under any other rule. (75-19) |
| 354 | 11-5 | N | Exon motion to table Graham amendment (as substitute for Exon modified amendment--Vote No. 355): Directs Attorney General and all relevant Federal Department heads to analyze and report to Congress within two years on impact of participation in Federal financial or social insurance benefit programs by persons not lawfully present within United States, and impact of denial of such benefits on State and local government and other service providers. (64-29) |
| 355 | 11-5 | Y | Exon, et al., modified amendment: Prohibits payment of direct Federal financial or social insurance benefits to any person not lawfully present in U.S., and payment of unemployment benefits to alien not authorized to work in U.S. (85-2) |
| 356 | 11-5 | Y | Moseley-Braun amendment: Mandates Federal prosecution of juveniles 13 years and older as adults for first and second degree murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, aggravated battery or assault with firearm, criminal rape with firearm, and drive-by shooting. (64-23) |
| 357 | 11-8 | Y | Lott modified amendment: Imposes life sentence upon anyone convicted of Federal violent felony who has been convicted of two or more previous violent felony convictions. (91-1) |
| 358 | 11-8 | Y | Hatch motion to table Simon amendment: Provides that no person in United States shall be sentenced to death for crime committed under age 18; and gives district courts jurisdiction over injunctive and equitable relief proceedings. (52-41) |
| Interior Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 2520, P.L. 103-138) | |||
| 359 | 11-9 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (91-9) (91-9) |
| Omnibus Crime Bill (H.R. 3355, P.L. 103-323) | |||
| 360 | 11-9 | Y | Dole amendment: Strikes provisions relating to increased penalties for drug trafficking and criminal street gangs, and grants to States and local law enforcement to prevent juvenile drug trafficking and formation of juvenile gangs, and instead makes it Federal crime to commit, or attempt to commit, predicate gang crime, participate in criminal street gang, command or coerce individual to participate in criminal street gang, employ or coerce individual to commit predicate gang crime, or use communication facility to facilitate commission of predicate gang crime; subjects gang organizers to enhanced penalties; increases penalties for employing children to distribute drugs near schools, playgrounds, or public housing, and for crimes involving violence and conspiracy to commit contract killings; authorizes $20 million in each FY 1994-98 to hire additional assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute violent youth gangs in Federal court; and establishes formula grants for States to reduce formation of juvenile gangs and authorizes $100 million for FY 1994. (60-38) |
| 361 | 11-9 | Y | Lieberman amendment: Expands current Federal crime of carjacking by removing requirement of possession of firearm; and permits imposition of death penalty if death resulted even if offense was committed without firearm. (65-34) |
| 362 | 11-9 | Y | D'Amato amendment (as substitute for Gramm amendment, as amended, setting mandatory minimum sentencing for violent criminals): Includes language in underlying Gramm amendment and provides enhanced penalties for use of firearm when committing crime of violence or drug trafficking that is prosecutable under State law; imposes additional imprisonment penalty for knowingly possessing firearm, discharging firearm with intent to injure, and knowingly possessing firearm that is machine gun or destructive device or firearm equipped with silencer; provides for death penalty or life imprisonment upon person who uses firearm and has been convicted of causing death intentionally, knowingly, or manifesting extreme difference to human life or through intentional infliction of serious bodily harm; expresses Congressional intent not to supercede efforts of State and local prosecutors over such cases and permits Attorney General to give deference to State or local prosecutor in prosecuting defendant under State law. (58-42) |
| 363 | 11-9 | Y | Kohl modified amendment: Prohibits sale or transfer of handgun or ammunition to, or possession of handgun or ammunition, by juvenile. (100-0) |
| 364 | 11-9 | Y | Roth amendment: Requires State and local governments or agencies to provide information, upon request of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), about identification, location, arrest, prosecution, detention, and deportation of illegal aliens; and prohibits Federal funds authorized by this act to any State or local government or agency refusing to cooperate with INS. (93-6) |
| 365 | 11-9 | N | Dole motion to table Levin amendment: Requires FBI to report to Congress by June 1994 with respect to means of accelerating and improving State and Federal automatic fingerprint systems. (49-51) |
| Intelligence Authorization, 1994 (H.R. 2330) | |||
| 366 | 11-10 | N | Warner motion to table Metzenbaum, et al., amendment--Vote No. 367: Expresses sense of Congress that aggregate amount requested, authorized for, and spent on intelligence and intelligence-related activities should be publicly disclosed annually. (49-51) |
| 367 | 11-10 | Y | Metzenbaum, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that aggregate amount requested, authorized for, and spent on intelligence and intelligence-related activities should be publicly disclosed annually. (52-48) |
| DOD Appropriations, 1994 (H.R. 3116, P.L. 103-139) | |||
| 368 | 11-10 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (88-9) |
| Medical Clinic Access (S. 636, P.L. 103-259) | |||
| 369 | 11-16 | Y | Kennedy modified amendment (as substitute for Smith amendment differentiating between violent and non-violent crimes): Makes offenses involving exclusively nonviolent obstruction punishable by not more than six months imprisonment for first offense and not more than 18 months for subsequent offense. (56-40) |
| 370 | 11-16 | N | Coats motion to table Kennedy-Boxer amendment (as substitute for Coats amendment adding cause of action relating to infringement on exercise of lawful speech or assembly): States that nothing in this bill shall be construed to infringe upon First Amendment rights or to limit existing remedies against forceful interference with any person's lawful participation in speech or peaceful assembly. (36-63) |
| 371 | 11-16 | N | Nickles motion to table Kennedy-Boxer amendment (as substitute for modified Hatch amendment limiting protections under bill to those facilities which provide lawful pregnancy or abortion-related service): Provides that nothing shall be construed as expanding or limiting State authority to regulate performance of abortions or availability of pregnancy or abortion-related services. (35-64) |
| 372 | 11-16 | N | Hatch amendment (as substitute for Committee amendment): Incorporates all previously defeated amendments; limits protections under bill to those facilities which provide lawful pregnancy or abortion-related services; and provides that persons who commit offenses which do not involve use or threatened use of force shall not be imprisoned more than 30 days for first offense. (38-61) |
| 373 | 11-16 | Y | Passage. (69-30) |
| Habeas Corpus (S. 1657) | |||
| 374 | 11-17 | Y | Biden motion to table bill. (65-34) |
| Omnibus Crime Bill (H.R. 3355, P.L. 103-323) | |||
| 375 | 11-17 | Y | Feinstein amendment (to Levin amendment--Vote No. 365): Makes it unlawful to manufacture, transfer, or possess semiautomatic assault weapons or to transfer or possess large capacity ammunition feeding device. (56-43) |
| 376 | 11-17 | N | Biden motion to table Helms-Graham amendment: Provides that Federal court shall not hold prison or jail crowding unconstitutional under 8th Amendment unless individual plaintiff proves that crowding constitutes cruel and unusual punishment for that inmate; and prohibits courts from proscribing relief beyond that necessary to remove conditions causing cruel and unusual punishment. (31-68) |
| 377 | 11-17 | Y | D'Amato-Hatch amendment: Provides for imposition of death penalty upon: (1) those engaged in large scale drug sales and distribution, (2) large and small scale drug kingpins who attempt to kill in order to obstruct justice, and (3) drug felons who kill unintentionally by acting with reckless disregard. (74-25) |
| 378 | 11-17 | N | Smith amendment: Withholds 50 percent of funds provided to States through DOJs Byrne Law Enforcement Drug Control Grant which shall be distributed among other States if State does not have: (1) truth in sentencing laws, (2) pretrial detention similar to Federal, (3) sentences for firearms offenders, murderers, sex offenders, and child abuse offenders at least equal Federal law, and (4) suitable recognition of victims rights. (26-73) |
| 379 | 11-17 | N | Levin amendment: Substitutes life imprisonment without possibility of release for death penalty. (25-74) |
| DOD Authorization, 1994 (H.R. 2401, P.L. 103-160) | |||
| 380 | 11-17 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (77-22) |
| Independent Counsel Reauthorization (S. 24) | |||
| 381 | 11-17 | Y | Cohen-Levin motion to table McCain-Grassley amendment: Requires Attorney General to use independent counsel process in criminal investigations of Congress. (67-31) |
| 382 | 11-17 | Y | Cohen-Levin motion to table Cochran amendment (as substitute for bill): Repeals Independent Counsel statute; provides for appointment by President, subject to Senate confirmation, of special counsel; gives Special Counsel full power and independent authority to exercise all investigative and prosecutorial functions of the Department of Justice (DOJ); and permits removal of special counsel if Attorney General determines that counsel has failed to follow DOJ guidelines, violates cannons of ethics, or DOJ can conduct investigation without conflict of interest. (68-29) |
| 383 | 11-18 | Y | Passage. (76-21) |
| Omnibus Crime Bill (H.R. 3355, P.L. 103-322) | |||
| 384 | 11-19 | Y | Passage. (95-4) |
| Cash Discounts-Credit Surcharge Ban Extension (H.R. 1025, P.L. 103-159) | |||
| 385 | 11-19 | Y | Mitchell amendment (to Mitchell-Dole substitute amendment): Strikes provisions that provide Federal preemption of State and local laws that prohibit transfer or receipt of firearm unless waiting period has elapsed prior to transfer. (54-45) |
| 386 | 11-19 | Y | Metzenbaum amendment (to Mitchell-Dole substitute amendment): Strikes sunset provision. (43-56) |
| * 387 | 11-19 | Y | Biden, et al., cloture motion on Mitchell-Dole substitute amendment, as amended. (57-42) |
| Nomination of Janet Ann Napolitano to be U.S. Attorney for District of Arizona ( ) | |||
| * 388 | 11-19 | Y | Ford, et al., cloture motion on nomination of Janet Ann Napolitano to be U.S. Attorney for District of Arizona. (72-26) |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (H.R. 3450, P.L. 103-182) | |||
| 389 | 11-19 | Y | Stevens appeal of Chair ruling: Stevens amendment, which strikes provisions governing supplemental agreements relating to labor, environment, and Boarder Environmental Cooperation Commission, is out of order under 1974 Trade Agreement. (73-26) |
| Cash Discounts-Credit Surcharge Ban Extension (H.R. 1025, P.L. 103-159) | |||
| * 390 | 11-19 | Y | Biden, et al., second cloture motion on Mitchell-Dole substitute amendment, as amended. (57-41) |
| Emergency Unemployment Compensation (H.R. 3167, P.L. 103-152) | |||
| 391 | 11-20 | N | Gramm motion to recommit conference report with instructions to insist on Senate amendment to cap and reduce Federal employee levels. (36-63) |
| 392 | 11-20 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (79-20) |
| RTC Funding (S. 714, P.L. 103-204) | |||
| 393 | 11-20 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (54-45) |
| Brady Bill (H.R. 1025, 103-159) | |||
| 394 | 11-20 | Y | Passage. (63-36) |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (H.R. 3450, P.L. 103-182) | |||
| 395 | 11-20 | N | Passage. (61-38) |
*3/5ths Majority Required
**2/3rds Majority Required