104th Congress, 1st Session
2nd Session

Vote No. Date 1995 Voting
Position


Cloture Rule Change (S.Res. 14)
1 1-5 Y Cochran motion to table Harkin, et al., amendment: Amends rule XXII of Standing Rules of Senate to reduce number of Senators required to invoke cloture, after vote on first motion is rejected by three fifths, by three on each subsequent cloture motion until simple majority is reached, and to prohibit filing of additional cloture motions until unsuccessful vote has occurred on pending motion. (76-19)


Congressional Accountability (S. 2, P.L. 104-1)
2 1-5 N Dole motion to table Levin, et al., amendment: Amends Standing Rules of Senate to prohibit Senators, spouses, and Congressional staff from accepting gifts, meals, or travel (1) from registered lobbyist or foreign agent, or (2) having value of $20 or more from any individual; exempts gifts given by individual for nonbusiness purpose and motivated by family relationship or personal friendship; requires prior Ethics Committee approval for gifts in excess of $250; and expresses sense of Senate that Senate should adopt legislation to reform lobbying regulations and disclosure laws. (52-39)

3 1-6 N Grassley motion to table Wellstone amendment: Prohibits lobbyist, or political committee he/she controls, from making or soliciting contributions to or for any member of Congress or authorized Committee of President, if lobbyist has made lobbying contact with member or member's staff, or covered executive branch official, within preceding 12 months; and prohibits lobbyist from making contact with any member of Congress within 12 months of making or soliciting contributions. (74-17)

* 4 1-6 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Exon, et al., modified amendment: Creates Budget Act point of order against consideration of Budget Resolution that fails to balance by 2002, provide usual budget resolution detail, and include reconciliation instructions for all entitlement and tax changes assumed; requires 60 votes to waive point of order; suspends point of order if Congress declares war or adopts resolution certifying low economic growth; and declares that Congress should set forth specific policies required to balance Federal budget and enforce this objective through Congressional budget process. (30-53)

5 1-6 Y Kassebaum motion to table Simon, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Bridgestone/Firestone should reconsider decision to hire permanent replacement workers and return to bargaining table with United Rubberworkers of America; and Administration should seek parent company's home government assistance in getting Bridgestone to reconsider its decision. (56-23)

6 1-10 N McConnell amendment (to Ford-Feingold amendment prohibiting use of accrued frequent flyer miles by Members and employees of Congress): Retains only provisions codifying Senate rule which prohibits Member, officer, or employee of Senate from converting accrued travel awards for personal use, and specifies that such travel awards are considered government property. (55-44)

7 1-10 N Dole motion to table Wellstone amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate should consider comprehensive gift ban legislation by May 31, 1995. (55-44)

8 1-10 Y Dole motion to table Leahy amendment: Prohibits Congressional organization, or affiliate, from requiring current or prospective employee to complete questionnaire which requests his/her views on political organizations or policy matters. (79-20)

9 1-10 N McCain motion to table Kerry amendment: Prohibits Federal candidate from using campaign contributions for personal use. (64-35)

10 1-10 N Grassley motion to table Glenn amendment (to Ford-Feingold amendment, as amended--Vote No. 6): Makes certain requirements of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-355) relating to official travel applicable to Legislative Branch. (54-45)

11 1-10 N Dole motion to table Wellstone amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that Congress should not enact or adopt legislation that will increase number of hungry or homeless children; requires report accompanying bills or joint resolutions to contain detailed analysis of probable impact on children, including number of children who are hungry or homeless; and provides that it shall not be in order for Senate to consider bill or resolution if Committee report does not contain this analysis, or for House to consider rule or order that waives this requirement. (56-43)


Nomination of Robert E. Rubin to be Secretary of the Treasury
12 1-10 Y Confirmation. (99-0)


Congressional Accountability (S. 2, P.L. 104-1)
13 1-11 N Dole-Grassley motion to table Lautenberg amendment: Reduces Members pay in any year in which sequester occurs because Congress failed to meet spending limitations by same percentage as other spending. (61-38)

14 1-11 Y Passage. (98-1)


Unfunded Federal Mandates (S. 1, P.L. 104-4)
15 1-12 Y Dole motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (88-3)

16 1-12 N Dole motion to table Committee amendment: Strikes definitions of "amount" and "private sector" from definitions section; and re-defines "private sector" as all persons or entities in U.S., except State, local, or tribal governments. (53-38)

17 1-12 N Dole motion to table Committee amendment: Makes new definitions contained in "Definitions" section applicable only to new section of Congressional budget Act created by Title I. (54-35)

18 1-13 Y Dorgan, et al., modified amendment: Strikes provision creating "Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates"; requires Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to make recommendations to President and Congress on how State and local governments can participate in meeting national objectives without Federal mandates; and authorizes $1.25 million in each FY 1995-96 to complete study examining measurement and definition issues involved in calculating total costs and benefits to, and establishing common Federal definitions or standards for use by, State, local, and tribal governments in complying with unfunded Federal mandates. (88-0)

19 1-13 Y Kempthorne-Cochran-Levin amendment: Requires Committee reports accompanying bills or joint resolutions that contain Federal mandate to include description of Committee actions to avoid adverse impact on private sector or competitive balance between public and private sectors. (88-0)

20 1-17 N Kempthorne motion to table Committee amendment: Adds new section to Budget Act requiring reports on Federal mandates and making required reports consistent with underlying bill to avoid Budget Act point of order created in bill. (55-39)

21 1-17 N Kempthorne motion to table Committee amendment: Requires Committee report to contain statement of amount of increased Federal financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments to pay for compliance with Federal intergovernmental mandate. (52-42)

22 1-17 Y Glenn motion to table Committee amendment: Strikes sections that give Senate Government Affairs Committee and House Government Reform and Oversight Committee authority to make final determination of whether pending bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report contain mandate or is excepted from this Act; and provides that levels of Federal mandates for fiscal year shall be determined based on House and Senate Budget Committee estimates. (27-66)

23 1-18 Y Dole modified substitute amendment (for Gorton amendment prohibiting approval or certification of certain national history standards proposed by National Center for History in Schools): Expresses sense of Senate that National Education Goals Panel should disapprove, and National Education Standards and Improvement Council should not certify, any voluntary national content standards, national student performance standards, or criteria for certification of such standards on subject of history developed prior to February 1, 1995. (99-1)

24 1-18 Y Bradley amendment (to Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote No. 23): Expresses sense of Senate that Federal government should not shift certain costs to States; States should end practice of shifting costs to local governments; and States should end imposition of inadequately funded State-issued mandates on local governments in manner that may displace other essential government priorities. (93-5)

25 1-18 Y Boxer, et al., amendment (to Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 23 and 24): Expresses sense of Senate that Attorney General should fully enforce law and protect from violent attack persons seeking or assisting in provision of reproductive health services; and states that nothing in amendment shall be construed to prohibit expressive conduct protected by First Amendment. (99-0)

26 1-19 Y Levin-Kempthorne-Glenn amendment: Gives CBO Director option of stating that estimate of cost of implementing Federal intergovernmental mandate cannot be made. (99-0)

* 27 1-19 N Dole, et al., cloture motion on bill. (54-44)

28 1-19 Y Cohen motion to table Bumpers amendment (to Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 23-25): Gives States discretionary authority to require any business which sells merchandise in State to collect State and/or local sales taxes; and prohibits States from requiring State sales taxes to be collected unless State also requires local sales taxes to be collected and remitted. (73-25)

29 1-19 N Kempthorne motion to table Lieberman, et al., amendment (to Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 23-25): Exempts from full Federal funding point of order any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would apply in same manner to activities, facilities, or services of State, local, or tribal governments and private sector. (53-44)

30 1-19 Y Levin, et al., modified amendment: Excludes any legislation or regulations relating to enforcement of statutory rights prohibiting discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability. (96-0)

31 1-19 N Kempthorne motion to table Wellstone-Dodd amendment (to Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 23-25): Prohibits consideration of bill or joint resolution reported by Committee with written report that does not contain detailed analysis of probable impact of legislation on children, including whether number of hungry or homeless children would increase. (55-42)

32 1-19 N Dole motion to table Gorton amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 23-25 (to modified Committee amendment pertaining to Committee jurisdiction): Expresses sense of Senate that National Education Goals Panel should disapprove, and National Education Standards and Improvement Council should not certify, any voluntary national content standards, student performance standards, or criteria for certification of such standards on subject of history developed prior to February 1, 1995. (54-43)

33 1-19 N Dole motion to table modified Committee amendment: Strikes section which gives that Senate Government Affairs Committee and House Government Reform and Oversight Committee authority to make final determination of whether pending bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report contains mandate or is excepted from requirements of this Act; and strikes section which provides that levels of Federal mandates for fiscal year shall be determined based on House and Senate Budget Committee estimates. (55-42)

34 1-19 N Dole motion to table Committee amendment: Gives House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight authority to make final determination on questions regarding applicability of Act to pending bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion or conference report in House; and gives House Budget Committee authority to make estimates to determine level of Federal mandates for fiscal year. (55-42)

35 1-19 N Dole motion to table Committee amendment: Makes bill applicable only to legislation considered on or after January 1, 1996, effective date. (55-42)

36 1-19 N Dole motion to table Committee amendment: Adds language to ensure that agencies use processes consistent with applicable law, including Administrative Procedure Act, in developing regulatory proposals containing significant intergovernmental mandates. (55-42)

37 1-24 Y Kempthorne motion to table Dorgan, et al., amendment: Requires Fed, after Board of Governors of Federal or Open Market Committee has acted to change discount or Federal funds rates, to submit report and detailed analysis of projected costs of action, projected costs of associated changes in market interest rates during five-year period following action, and analysis of costs imposed by such action on Federal, State, and local government borrowing, including borrowing associated with debt service payments and private sector borrowing. (63-34)

38 1-24 N Kempthorne motion to table Dorgan amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that precipitous change in calculation of CPI resulting in income tax increase and Social Security benefits decrease is not appropriate way to resolve disparity between CPI and inflation; and change in calculation of CPI should result from thoughtful study and analysis and consensus reached by experts. (52-44)

39 1-24 N Kempthorne motion to table Bingaman amendment: Provides that it shall always be in order to consider bill, resolution, or conference report that includes reporting Committee's determination that measure is needed to serve compelling national interest that furthers public health, safety, or welfare. (58-39)

40 1-24 N Kempthorne motion to table Bingaman amendment: Makes point of order requiring funding of Federal intergovernmental mandate inapplicable to bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report containing provision relating to treatment or disposal of low- or high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel or byproduct material, or nuclear waste. (57-40)

41 1-24 N Domenici motion to table Hollings amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should move to eliminate interest on national debt; and prior to adopting resolution to amend Constitution to balance budget, Congress should set forth specific outlay and revenue changes to balance budget by 2002 and enforce that objective through Congressional budget process. (55-41)


Terrorist Attacks in Israel (S.Res. 69)
42 1-24 Y Adoption. (96-0)


Unfunded Federal Mandates (S. 1, P.L. 104-4)
43 1-25 N Craig motion to table Wellstone amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that Congress shall continue its progress at reducing annual Federal deficit, and proposed balanced budget Constitutional amendment submitted to States must be accompanied by financial information on impact on each state's budget. (54-45)

44 1-25 N Kempthorne motion to table Boxer-Murray-Wellstone amendment: Makes bill inapplicable to bill or joint resolution that protects health of children under age of five, pregnant women, or frail elderly. (55-44)

45 1-25 Y Grassley modified amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that Federal agencies should review and evaluate planned regulations to ensure that CBO cost estimates are carefully considered as regulations are promulgated; requires CBO Director, at written request of any Senator, to prepare cost estimate of regulations to implement Act containing Federal mandate and comparison of costs of regulations with CBO cost estimate; and requires OMB Director to provide CBO Director with cost estimates for implementing Act containing Federal mandate. (99-0)


Japanese Earthquake (S.Res. 72)
46 1-25 Y Adoption. (98-0)


Unfunded Federal Mandates (S. 1, P.L. 104-4)
47 1-26 N Kyl motion to table Boxer-Graham amendment: Requires Advisory Commission on Unfunded Mandates to develop plan for reimbursing State, local, and tribal governments for cost associated with providing services to illegal immigrants based on best available cost and revenue estimates, including education, incarceration, and health care. (58-40)

48 1-26 N Kempthorne motion to table Lautenberg-Bradley-Boxer amendment: Excludes legislation which limits exposure to known human carcinogens as defined in EPA's Risk Assessment Guidelines of 1986. (63-36)

49 1-26 Y Byrd-Kempthorne modified amendment: Mandates that legislation considered in Senate require responsible Federal agency to notify appropriate authorizing committees if appropriations bill does not contain estimated direct costs of mandate; requires agency to submit either statement that amount appropriated is sufficient to pay for direct costs of mandate, or legislative recommendations for implementing less costly mandate, or suspend mandate for fiscal year; provides expedited procedures for Congressional consideration of statement or legislative recommendation; and sunsets mandate 60 days after submission of statement or legislative recommendations, if Congress has not acted. (100-0)

50 1-26 Y Reid motion to table Kempthorne amendment (to Harkin amendment expressing sense of Senate regarding exclusion of Social Security from calculations to balance budget under balanced budget Constitutional amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that legislation required to implement balanced budget Constitutional amendment shall specifically prevent Social Security benefits from being reduced or Social Security taxes from being increased to meet balanced budget requirement. (44-56)

51 1-26 Y Kempthorne amendment (to Harkin amendment expressing sense of Senate regarding exclusion of Social Security from calculations to balance budget under balanced budget Constitutional amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that legislation required to implement balanced budget Constitutional amendment shall specifically prevent Social Security benefits from being reduced or Social Security taxes from being increased to meet balanced budget requirement. (83-16)

52 1-26 N Craig motion to table Harkin amendment (to Harkin amendment, as amended--Vote No. 51): Expresses sense of Senate that any joint resolution providing for balanced budget Constitutional amendment passed by Senate shall specifically exclude Social Security from calculations used to determine if Federal budget is in balance. (62-38)

53 1-26 Y Kassebaum amendment (to Boxer amendment providing for deterrence of child pornography, child abuse, and child labor): Strikes language excluding legislation or regulation intended to study, control, deter, prevent, prohibit, or otherwise mitigate child pornography, child abuse, and illegal child labor; and inserts language expressing sense of Senate or House that President should fully enforce existing laws against child pornography, child abuse, and child labor. (99-0)

54 1-26 N Kempthorne motion to table Boxer-Dodd-Wellstone amendment: Excludes legislation or regulation intended to study, control, deter, prevent, prohibit, or otherwise mitigate child pornography, child abuse, and illegal child labor. (53-46)

55 1-26 Y Kempthorne motion to table Bingaman modified amendment: Provides that it shall always be in order to consider bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report containing provision which would be properly considered for adoption as rule by independent regulatory agency as part of its existing authority. (62-37)

56 1-26 Y Graham, et al., modified amendment: Includes in definition of "intergovernmental mandate" any provision that reduces or eliminates Federal funding for border control or reimbursement costs associated with illegal, deportable, and excludable aliens that would result in increased costs to States, local governments, or tribal governments in providing education or emergency health care to, or incarceration of, illegal aliens; and makes this provision inapplicable to those entities that have not fully cooperated with Federal efforts to locate, apprehend, and deport illegal aliens. (93-6)

57 1-27 Y Kempthorne motion to table Levin amendment: Strikes effective date and provides that Senate Governmental Affairs and Budget Committees shall, by December 31, 1998, hold joint hearings on operations of Legislative Accountability and Reform Title and report their findings and recommendations to Senate; and provides that effective date of this Title and amendment thereto shall be January 1, 1996, apply only to legislation considered on or after that date, and have no force or effect on or after January 1, 2002. (54-43)

58 1-27 N Kempthorne motion to table Glenn amendment: Makes point of order lie against bill or conference report only at third reading or when no further amendments are in order if Committee has not published CBO Director's statement on direct costs of Federal mandates before consideration, or if enactment would increase direct costs of mandates by amount that causes $50 million threshold to be exceeded; and maintains bill's exceptions to point of order. (53-43)

59 1-27 N Kempthorne motion to table Levin amendment: Provides that no point of order shall lie against legislation if Senate or House Committee determines in required report on Federal mandates that there would be significant competitive disadvantage to private sector if mandate to which statement applies were waived for State, local, and tribal governments, or costs of such mandate were paid by Federal government. (52-43)

60 1-27 N Kempthorne motion to table Levin substitute amendment: Contains essentially same provisions as S. 993 (103rd-2nd); requires CBO to provide cost estimate for all future Federal mandates imposed by statute or regulation; provides for majority point of order on bill containing mandate with annual direct costs of $50 million to State, local, or tribal governments, or $200 million to private sector without CBO estimate, unless bill authorizes funds to pay for mandate and identifies possible funding source; and makes point of order applicable to amendments. (58-39)

61 1-27 Y Passage. (86-10)


Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment (H.J.Res. 1)
62 2-8 N Hatch motion to table Daschle motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to Judiciary Committee with instructions to report back with Daschle, et al., substitute amendment: Requires Congress to adopt concurrent resolution setting forth budget plan to balance budget not later than first fiscal year required by balanced budget amendment in certain specified manner. (56-44)

63 2-10 Y Dole amendment (to Dole substitute amendment [for Dole motion to recommit resolution to Budget Committee]): Recommits resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report forthwith Constitutional amendment in status quo, and at earliest date practicable how to achieve balanced budget without increasing receipts or reducing disbursements of Social Security trust funds. (87-10)


Committee Funding (S.Res. 73)
64 2-13 Y Adoption. (91-2)


Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment (H.J.Res. 1)
65 2-14 N Dole motion to table Reid-Daschle, et al., amendment: Prohibits inclusion of receipts and outlays of Social Security trust funds in receipts or outlays of Federal government. (57-41)

66 2-14 N Dole motion to table Boxer, et al., amendment: Allows three-fifths vote provisions of Balanced Budget amendment to be waived by majority vote in each House for fiscal year in which outlays result from declaration made by President and Congress that major disaster or emergency exists. (70-28)

67 2-14 Y Hatch motion to table Feingold, et al., motion to refer resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith and to issue report which expresses sense of Committee that reducing Federal deficit should be one of nation's highest priorities, that enacting middle class tax cut during 104th Congress would hinder efforts to reduce Federal deficit, and that enacting such tax cuts would be inconsistent with proposals to adopt balanced budget Constitutional amendment. (66-32)

68 2-14 N McConnell motion to table Hollings-Specter amendment: Adds new article to Constitutional amendment which provides that Congress, State, and local government of general jurisdiction has power to set reasonable expenditure limits made in support of, or opposition to, nomination or election of any person to Federal office, State office, and office in that government, respectively; and Congress shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation (52-45)

69 2-15 N Hatch motion to table Bingaman, et al., amendment: Makes provisions of balanced budget Constitutional amendment effective later of: (1) FY 2002, (2) second fiscal year after ratification, or (3) end of first continuous seven-year period after adoption of joint resolution proposing this article during which there is not in effect any statute, rule, or other provision that requires more than majority of quorum in either House to approve revenue increases or spending cuts. (59-40)

70 2-15 Y Hatch motion to table Wellstone motion to refer resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith in status quo and at earliest date issue report stating sense of Committee that, in enacting policy changes necessary to balance budget, tax expenditures should be subjected to same level of scrutiny as direct spending programs. (59-40)

71 2-15 N Dole motion to table Johnston, et al., modified amendment: Provides that U.S. judicial power shall not extend to any case or controversy arising under this article except for three-fifths vote requirement on debt limit increase, or as may be specifically authorized in implementing legislation. (52-47)

72 2-15 N Hatch motion to table Biden, et al., amendment: Provides for establishment of capital budget exempt from inclusion in calculating total outlays; limits budget to ten percent of total Federal outlays for each fiscal year and provides for majority vote to put program in capital budget; makes three-fifths vote requirement to increase debt limit inapplicable to debt resulting from capital budget; requires three-fifths vote of each House to expand ten percent cap; and defines total receipts of Federal government, except those derived from borrowing and disposition of major public physical capital assets. (59-38)

73 2-15 N Dole motion to table Feingold motion to refer bill to Judiciary Committee with instructions to report back forthwith in status quo, and at earliest possible date to issue report expressing sense of Committee that report language on page 19 (Senate Report 104-5), which excludes TVA, shall be deemed null and void and have no effect as legislative history in interpretation of H.J. Res. 1. (61-33)

* 74 2-16 N Dole, et al., cloture motion on joint resolution. (57-42)

75 2-22 Y Kyl motion to table Byrd amendment: Strikes requirement that resolution to waive provisions of article for any fiscal year in which U.S. is engaged in military conflict be adopted by majority vote of whole number of each House. (55-41)

76 2-22 N Hatch motion to table Rockefeller, et al., amendment: Prohibits legislation which enforces or implements Article from impairing service-connected veteran's payments or other benefits earned under program established before ratification. (62-33)

77 2-23 N Hatch motion to table Wellstone motion to refer joint resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith in status quo and at earliest date possible issue report stating sense of Committee that, in enacting policy changes necessary to achieve balanced budget, Congress should take no action which would increase number of hungry or homeless children. (60-35)

78 2-23 N Hatch motion to table Wellstone motion to refer joint resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith in status quo, and at earliest date, issue report stating sense of Committee that, in enacting policy changes necessary to achieve balanced budget, Congress should take no action which would result in significant reductions in assistance to students wishing to attend college. (60-35)

79 2-23 N Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Provides that total outlays for purposes of this article shall not include outlays for law enforcement and reduction and prevention of violent crime. (68-27)

80 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Feinstein, et al., substitute amendment: Maintains all provisions of pending Constitutional amendment; and adds provision to Section 7 which strictly prohibits inclusion of Social Security trust funds as outlays and receipts of Federal government. (60-39)

81 2-28 Y Dorgan motion to table Feingold amendment: Provides that receipts and outlays of TVA shall not be counted as receipts and outlays as defined by pending Constitutional amendment. (99-0)

82 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Graham amendment: Strikes public debt limit from Section 2. (59-40)

83 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Graham amendment: Adds language to Section 2 which clarifies application of public debt limit with respect to redemptions from Social Security Trust Funds. (57-43)

84 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Kennedy-Johnston amendment: Adds language to Section 8 which specifies that nothing in this Article shall authorize President to impound funds appropriated by Congress by law, or to impose taxes, duties, or fees. (62-38)

85 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Bumpers modified motion to refer joint resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith, and issue report at earliest possible date, which amends Budget Act to prohibit consideration of budget resolution that fails to identify appropriate levels for all items within resolution for all fiscal years through 2002; prohibit consideration of budget resolution, beginning in 2001, in which outlays exceed receipts; provide that receipts and outlays of Social Security Trust Fund shall not be counted in determining whether budget is balanced; waive point of order against consideration of unbalanced budget resolution upon three-fifths vote of each House when declaration of war is in effect, or if U.S. is engaged in declared military conflict which causes imminent and serious military threat to national security; and prohibit consideration by either House of bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report amending Congressional budget process. (63-37)

86 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Nunn-Conrad amendment: Strikes section which provides for waiver of provisions in fiscal year in which declaration of war is in effect or in which U.S. is engaged in military conflict; inserts section which makes Article inapplicable in any fiscal year in which U.S. is in state of war declared by Congress, or Senate and House agree to concurrent resolution stating that national economic emergency requires suspension for that fiscal year; and requires Congress, in declaring national economic emergency, to take certain factors into consideration. (61-39)

87 2-28 Y Nunn-Conrad modified amendment: Adds language to Section 6 which provides that U.S. judicial power shall not extend to any case or controversy arising under this Article, except as may be specifically authorized by legislation adopted pursuant to this section. (92-8)

88 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Levin amendment: Requires enactment of legislation specifying means for implementing and enforcing provisions of Constitutional amendment prior to submission to States for ratification. (62-38)

89 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Levin amendment: Permits Vice President to vote when whole number of Senate is equally divided on legislation which would increase revenue or resolution declaring serious threat to national security. (57-43)

90 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Levin amendment: Prohibits Vice President from voting when whole number of Senate is equally divided on legislation which would increase revenue or resolution declaring serious threat to national security. (100-0)

91 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Pryor amendment: Adds language to Section 8 to specify Congressional intent that each State should, as part of ratification process, submit to Congress recommendations for reducing direct and indirect Federal funds provided to States and its residents in order to balance State's share of Federal deficit. (63-37)

92 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Strikes requirement for three-fifths vote in order for outlays to exceed revenues in any fiscal year; and inserts language that would require majority vote for specific excess of outlays over receipts. (69-31)

93 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Strikes provision that allows debt limit to be increased with three-fifths roll call vote of whole number of each House; and inserts language that permits debt limit to be increased only by Congress by majority vote. (68-32)

94 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Permits President to submit, in addition to balanced budget, any alternative proposed budget for fiscal year that President determines appropriate. (62-38)

95 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Strikes Section 4 which provides that no bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by majority vote of whole number of each House. (63-37)

96 2-28 Y Hatch motion to table Byrd amendment: Strikes language in Section 6 allowing Congress to rely on estimates of outlays and receipts to enforce and implement article through appropriate legislation. (75-25)

97 2-28 N Hatch motion to table Kerry motion to commit joint resolution to Budget Committee with instructions to report back forthwith and at later time issue report which states that Congress has all necessary power and authority to adopt balanced budget; Congress has responsibility to use this power and authority to conduct Nation's fiscal affairs in prudent fashion that does not permit Federal government to provide current generation with standard of services and benefits for which that generation is unwilling to pay; all members of Congress who vote to approve balanced budget Constitutional amendment have responsibility to their constituents to support plan to balance budget by 2002; and Congress should, prior to August 15, 1995, adopt concurrent budget resolution balancing budget by FY 2002. (63-37)

** 98 3-2 N Passage (rejected). (65-35)


Paperwork Reduction (S. 244, P.L. 104-13)
99 3-7 N Lott motion to table Wellstone amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that Congress should not enact or adopt legislation that will increase number of children who are hungry or homeless. (51-47)

100 3-7 Y Passage. (99-0)


Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 889, P.L. 104-6)
101 3-7 N McCain amendment (to Committee amendment): Decreases amount rescinded for Defense Environmental Restoration from $300 million to $150 million; and increases amount rescinded for RDT&E, Defense-Wide in 1995-96 from $351 million to $653 million (thereby eliminating Technology Reinvestment Program). (22-77)

102 3-9 Y D'Amato motion to table Kassebaum amendment (to Committee amendment): Prohibits Administration from using funds available under any FY 1995 appropriations act to implement, administer, or enforce executive order, or other rule, regulation, or order, that limits, restricts, or affects ability of Federal contractor, subcontractor, or vendor to hire permanent replacements for lawfully striking employees. (42-57)

* 103 3-15 N Brown, et al., cloture motion on Kassebaum, et al., amendment (to Committee amendment): Prohibits Administration from using funds available under any FY 1995 appropriations act to implement, administer, or enforce executive order, or other rule, regulation, or order, that limits, restricts, or otherwise affects ability of Federal contractor, subcontractor, or vendor to hire permanent replacement workers for lawfully striking employees. (58-39)


Unfunded Federal Mandates (S. 1, P.L. 104-4)
104 3-15 Y Adoption of conference report. (91-9)


Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 889, P.L. 104-6)
105 3-16 Y Bond motion to table Bumpers amendment: Rescinds $400 million from FY 1995 NASA appropriations for construction of wind tunnels. (64-35)

106 3-16 N Baucus motion to table Hutchison, et al., amendment: Rescinds $1.5 million from funds appropriated to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make endangered species and critical habitat determinations under Endangered Species Act; prohibits use of Resource Management funds to make final endangered species or critical habitat determinations; and provides that court order requiring Fish and Wildlife Service to make determinations relating to species or habitat by date certain shall not apply if funds are unavailable by date required in court order. (38-60)

107 3-16 Y Hutchison appeal of Chair ruling that Hutchison, et al., amendment (Vote No. 106) violates Rule 16. (42-57)

108 3-16 Y Passage. (97-3)


Legislative Line-Item Veto (S. 4, P.L. 104-130)
109 3-22 N McCain motion to table Bradley, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Defines "targeted tax benefit" as any provision which provides benefit in form of different treatment to particular taxpayer or limited class of taxpayers, except benefit provided to class of taxpayers distinguished on basis of general demographic conditions. (50-48)

110 3-22 N Coats motion to table Feingold-Simon-Exon amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that reducing Federal deficit should be one of nation's highest priorities, and that enacting middle class tax cut during 104th Congress would hinder these efforts. (54-44)

111 3-22 Y Coats motion to table Hollings-Kennedy-Exon amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Applies point of order to budget resolutions and direct-spending or receipts legislation that would increase deficit for any one of specified periods; excludes from definition of direct spending or receipts full funding of deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect on date of enactment of Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 and emergency provisions as designated under Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; permits waiver of point of order with three-fifths affirmative vote of Senate; and sunsets this section on September 30, 1998. (52-46)

112 3-23 Y McCain motion to table Daschle, et al., substitute amendment (for Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Allows President to rescind all or part of discretionary appropriations, or to repeal targeted tax benefits; provides expedited procedure for Congressional consideration of legislation limited to rescissions in President's message, and requires majority vote to override; exempts Social Security trust funds from these requirements; and requires all rescissions to be used for deficit reduction. (62-38)

113 3-23 Y Dole motion to table Hatch, et al., modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Exempts appropriations for Federal judicial branch from requirement that appropriations be separately enrolled after passage by both Houses and prior to presentment to President; and defines exempted items as those included in appropriations accounts of Federal judiciary in FY 1995 Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations Act. (85-15)

114 3-23 N McCain motion to table Byrd modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Prohibits consideration of legislation which decreases discretionary spending limits, unless legislation provides that decrease is for deficit reduction, and not to offset all or part of increase in direct spending or decrease in receipts; and provides 60-vote point of order to waive this provision. (49-48)

115 3-23 Y Passage. (69-29)


Regulatory Transition (S. 219)
116 3-28 Y Harkin-Graham-D'Amato amendment (to Nickles, et al., substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that Senate condemns unjustified Iraqi actions against American citizens William Barloon and David Daliberti and urges their immediate release from prison and safe exit from Iraq. (99-0)

117 3-29 Y Passage. (100-0)


Disaster Assistance Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 1158, Vetoed)
118 3-29 N Bond motion to table Mikulski substitute amendment (for Title I of Hatfield substitute amendment): Cuts FY 1995 discretionary spending by 1.72 percent across-the-board to offset $6.7 billion for California earthquake relief, except for certain specified accounts; and requires appropriate Congressional committees to complete action on authorizing legislation to create Disaster Assistance Rainy Day Fund subject to appropriations process. (68-32)

119 3-29 Y Byrd, et al., amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment): Requires all savings achieved by this bill to be used for deficit reduction; lowers appropriations caps by amount of spending reductions contained in bill; and prohibits use of any savings for tax cuts or entitlement spending. (99-0)


Nomination of Daniel Robert Glickman to be Secretary of Agriculture
120 3-30 Y Confirmation. (94-0)


Disaster Assistance Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 1158, Vetoed)
121 3-30 N Gorton motion to table Murray amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 119): Strikes language relating to timber sales; requires Agriculture and Interior Secretaries to expeditiously prepare, offer, and award salvage timber sale contracts of certain Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands and to perform appropriate revegetation and tree planting operations in salvage areas; provides streamlined process for administrative appeals; and directs Agriculture Secretary to provide replacement timber because of protection of marbled murrelet. (48-46)

122 3-30 Y Hatfield motion to table Kerrey, et al., amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 119): Rescinds additional $325 million from GSA Federal Building Fund. (45-49)

123 3-30 N Hatfield motion to table Boxer amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 119): Restores $5 million for each Star Schools Program and technology education; and rescinds $11 million from Army aircraft procurement. (48-46)

124 3-30 N Shelby substitute amendment (for Kerrey, et al., amendment [to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 119]--Vote No 122): Rescinds $1.8 billion from Federal building accounts. (78-16)

125 3-30 Y Domenici motion to table Reid-Bryan amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119 and 124): Rescinds $14.7 million from Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, and restores $14.7 million rescinded for substance abuse block grants and children's mental health programs. (77-17)


Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Credit (H.R. 831, P.L. 104-7)
* 126 4-3 Y Dole, et al., cloture motion on conference report. (83-0)


Disaster Assistance Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 1158, Vetoed)
* 127 4-6 N Hatfield, et al., cloture motion on Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119 and 124. (56-44)

128 4-6 Y Kennedy amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119 and 124): Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should eliminate ability of persons to avoid taxes by relinquishing their U.S. citizenship, effective February 6, 1995. (96-4)

129 4-6 N Lott motion to table Hollings, et al., amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119, 124, and 128): Restores $5 million rescinded for NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, $7 million for NOAA Climate and Global Change Research, $24 million for Industrial Technology Services, and $1.5 million for Under Secretary for Technology; and offsets by rescinding $30 million from construction of research facilities for NIST, $13 million from NOAA construction, and $25 million from GOES Satellite Contingency Fund. (43-57)

130 4-6 Y Cochran motion to table Bumpers-Bryan amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119, 124, 128, and 129): Eliminates $110 million for Market Promotion Program. (61-37)

131 4-6 Y Harkin, et al., amendment (to Hatfield substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 119, 124, 128, and 129): Rescinds $40.5 million from Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty; strikes entire rescission of $14.4 million for senior citizens community job programs; and restores $8.5 million in FY 1996 and $17.4 million in 1997 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (46-53)

132 4-6 Y Passage. (99-0)


Oklahoma City Bombing (S.Res. 110)
133 4-25 Y Adoption. (97-0)


Product Liability (H.R. 956, Vetoed)
134 4-26 Y Gorton motion to table Hollings amendment (to Abraham-McConnell amendment--Vote No. 135): Limits compensation to $50 an hour for attorneys in civil action cases. (94-3)

135 4-26 N Rockefeller motion to table Abraham-McConnell modified amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment): Requires attorney in Federal civil action to disclose right of party to receive written statement within 30 days containing estimated number of attorney hours and basis and amount of fee; and requires attorney within 30 days of settlement to provide written statement containing actual number of hours and total fee and per hour fee. (45-52)

136 4-26 N Brown amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment): Modifies recent changes to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule 11) relating to signing of pleadings, motions, and imposition of sanctions and other papers in Federal court; requires attorneys to certify that all allegations or contentions have evidentiary support or are well grounded in fact; and requires court to impose sanctions upon attorneys or parties who violate Rule 11. (56-37)

137 5-2 N Rockefeller motion to table Thomas amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Provides that health care liability claim cases resulting from services provided during labor or delivery of baby by provider who did not previously treat pregnancy, malpractice may not be found against provider and damages may not be assessed unless malpractice is proven by clear and convincing evidence. (39-61)

138 5-2 Y Gorton motion to table Wellstone amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote No. 137 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Requires person or entity making payment in medical malpractice action to report to National Practitioner Data Bank, payment and circumstances of payment, except payment made directly by physician or practitioner or payment which is refund of original fees for health services rendered; and requires HHS Secretary to establish guidelines for dissemination of such information to public. (69-31)

139 5-2 Y Snowe amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote No. 137 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Limits amount of punitive damages awarded to claimant in health care liability action to two times sum of amount awarded for economic and non-economic loss; and prohibits disclosure of award to jury. (60-40)

140 5-2 Y Rockefeller motion to table Kyl amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 137 and 139 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Limits fee that attorney representing claimant on contingency fee basis in civil action may charge for services rendered to 25 percent of first $250,000 after taxes; requires court to establish fee for attorney representing claimant on contingency fee basis in civil action for punitive damages based on ethical and reasonable work performed by attorney; requires rebuttable presumption that ethical and reasonable attorney's fee in such action is 25 percent of award for punitive damages; and defines contingency fee. (65-35)

141 5-2 Y Rockefeller motion to table Kyl amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 137 and 139 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Limits awards for non-economic damages to $500,000; prohibits trier of fact from being advised of this limitation; and requires award for non-economic damages in excess of $500,000 to be reduced to $500,000. (56-44)

142 5-2 N Gorton motion to table Simon-Wellstone amendment (to McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 137 and 139 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Permits State to exempt itself from provisions of underlying amendment by enacting State statute which declares State has elected that such provisions shall not apply. (51-49)

143 5-2 N Gorton motion to table Kennedy substitute amendment (for McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 137 and 139 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment]): Requires all plaintiffs to participate in alternate dispute resolution before pursuing litigation; limits contingency fee plaintiffs' attorney may charge; reduces awards when plaintiffs are otherwise compensated for their injuries; allows future award to be paid over time; permits States to require plaintiffs to file pre-trial affidavit certifying that there is reasonable and meritorious cause for filing action; and requires Secretary to make grants to States to determine effectiveness of alternative approaches to malpractice. (55-45)

144 5-2 Y McConnell, et al., amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 137 and 139 (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment): Limits amount of punitive damages that may be awarded to claimant in health care liability action for economic and non-economic loss; provides that award for punitive damages in health care liability action may be made only if certain actions and understandings are proven by clear and convincing evidence; requires cause of action to be filed within two years of discovery; makes defendants liable only for amount of punitive or noneconomic damages allocated, in direct proportion to percentage of fault or responsibility; preempts State laws only to extent that law is in conflict with these provisions; allows Attorney General to award grants to States for alternative dispute resolution; and excludes sexual abuse cases from damages limitation. (53-47)

145 5-3 N Gorton motion to table Dorgan amendment (to Dole amendment--Vote No. 146 [to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 144]): Permits punitive damages to be awarded to extent permitted by State law in product liability action if claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that harm that is subject of action was result of conduct carried out by defendant with conscious, flagrant indifference to safety of others. (51-49)

146 5-3 N Dole, et al., modified amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 144): Limits amount of punitive damages that my be awarded in civil action for economic and non-economic loss affecting commerce; and requires that trier of facts consider in separate proceeding whether punitive damages are to be awarded and amount of award. (51-49)

147 5-3 Y Gorton motion to table Thompson-Cochran-Simon modified amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144 and 146): Limits bill's applicability to cases in Federal court; and specifies that bill will not create cause of action or provide for Federal jurisdiction that otherwise would not exist under applicable Federal or State law. (58-41)

148 5-4 Y Rockefeller motion to table Abraham-McConnell-Kyl amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144 and 146): Makes liability of each defendant for noneconomic damages several in any civil action brought in Federal or State court in matters affecting commerce; provides that noneconomic damages shall be allocated among defendants in direct proportion to amount of harm to claimant for which each defendant is liable; and requires trier of fact to determine percentage of responsibility of each person, including claimant, in determining amount of damages. (51-48)

149 5-4 N Kyl amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144 and 146): Strikes section of underlying amendment which establishes penalties against defendant for unreasonable refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution procedures. (60-39)

150 5-4 N Gorton motion to table Hollings amendment (to Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149): Requires Commerce Secretary to submit annual report on impact of act on insurers issuing product liability insurance and on self-insurers, captive insurers, and risk retention groups. (56-43)

* 151 5-4 N Dole, et al., cloture motion on Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149. (46-53)

* 152 5-4 N Dole, et al., second cloture motion on Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149. (47-52)

* 153 5-8 N Gorton, et al., cloture motion on Coverdell-Dole substitute amendment (for Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149): Includes provisions of underlying amendment, minus medical malpractice language and language making bill applicable to all civil actions; and includes provisions to cap punitive damages, provide exemption for small business and extend that exemption to all civil actions, strike alternative dispute resolution, and delete modified Brown Rule 11 changes. (43-49)


V-E Day 50th Anniversary (S.Res. 115)
154 5-8 Y Adoption. (94-0)


Nomination of John M. Deutch to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
155 5-9 Y Confirmation. (98-0)


Product Liability (H.R. 956, Vetoed)
* 156 5-9 Y Gorton, et al., second cloture motion on Coverdell-Dole substitute amendment (for Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149): Includes provisions of underlying amendment, minus medical malpractice language and language making bill applicable to all civil actions; and includes provisions to cap punitive damages, exempt small businesses and extend that exemption to all civil actions, strike alternative dispute resolution, and delete modified Brown Rule 11 changes. (60-38)


Visit of President of Taiwan (H.Con.Res. 53)
157 5-9 Y Adoption. (97-1)


Japan Trade Relations (S.Res. 118)
158 5-9 Y Adoption. (88-8)


Product Liability (H.R. 956, Vetoed)
159 5-10 Y Gorton motion to table Harkin amendment (to Coverdell-Dole substitute amendment [for Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149]): Adds provision to underlying amendment to change cap on amount of punitive damages that may be awarded in product liability action against unincorporated entity that has more than 25 full time employees. (78-20)

160 5-10 N Gorton motion to table Dorgan amendment (to Coverdell-Dole substitute amendment [for Gorton, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 144, 146, and 149]): Eliminates caps on punitive damages. (54-44)

161 5-10 Y Passage. (61-37)


Solid Waste Disposal (S. 534)
162 5-11 Y Chafee motion to table Kyl amendment: Makes flow control authority effective only until date on which scheduled capital cost payments (as effective May 15, 1994) are completed, and so long as all revenues derived from fees charged for waste disposal at facility are used to make capital cost payments; and provides that if capital costs of facility are refinanced, flow control authority shall expire on date on which capital cost payments were to be completed under original financing, or are to be completed under refinancing, whichever is earlier. (79-21)

163 5-11 Y Chafee motion to table Specter, et al., modified amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on countering domestic terrorism and on actions taken by Federal law enforcement agencies in Ruby Ridge, ID, and Waco, TX. (74-23)

164 5-11 N Chafee motion to table Jeffords-Leahy modified amendment: Permits State solid waste district to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste and recyclable material generated within its jurisdiction if it is currently required to initiate recyclable materials program to meet municipal solid waste reduction goal of 30 percent by 2005, and used revenues generated to implement municipal solid waste management programs, other than incineration, and prior to May 15, 1994, was, as required under State law, responsible for management and regulation of storage, collection, processing, and disposal of solid waste within its jurisdiction; authorized to exercise flow control authority; and developed and implemented solid waste management plan consistent with State plan and approved by State before September 15, 1994. (46-51)

* 165 5-12 N Chafee, et al., cloture motion on Committee substitute which provides authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid waste (MSW); and establishes conditions and criteria for States seeking to limit the amount of imported MSW. (50-47)

166 5-12 Y Baucus motion to table Dorgan amendment: Adds solid waste generated by industrial facility to definition of municipal solid waste and strikes from definition provision which excludes industrial waste not identical to municipal solid waste with respect to physical and chemical state and composition, including construction and demolition debris. (79-17)


Alaska Power Administration Sale (S. 395, P.L. 104-58)
167 5-15 Y Murkowski motion to table first Committee amendment: Strikes Title I and inserts language that directs Energy Secretary to sell Snettisham and Eklutna Hydroelectric Projects; exempts these projects from Federal Power Act; contains enforcement mechanism regarding enhancement and protection of wildlife; and terminates Alaska Power Administration. (80-6)


Solid Waste Disposal (S. 534)
168 5-16 N Smith motion to table Murray-Gorton amendment: Permits political subdivision of State to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste and for voluntarily relinquished recyclable material generated within its jurisdiction, if prior to January 1, 1990, State enacted legislation mandating that political subdivision plan for management of solid waste generated within its jurisdiction and delegated to subdivision authority to establish system of solid waste handling, and, if prior to May 15, 1994, subdivision obligated itself to utilize existing solid waste facilities, is currently undertaking recycling program in accordance with its adopted waste management plan to meet State's solid waste reduction goal of 50 percent, and has made significant financial commitments for construction of solid waste management facilities. (54-45)

169 5-16 N Passage. (94-6)


Alaska Power Administration Sale (S. 395, P.L. 104-58)
170 5-16 Y Passage. (74-25)


Whitewater Investigation Committee (S.Res. 120)
171 5-17 Y Adoption. (96-3)


First Budget Resolution, 1996 (H.Con.Res. 67)
172 5-19 N Hutchison (for Domenici) substitute amendment: Contains President's 1996 budget, which includes: $81 billion in additional deficit reduction through 2000; savings of $23 billion from reinvention of cabinet departments and two major agencies, and $2 billion from terminating and consolidating more than 500 programs; middle class tax cut, including $500 per child tax credit for middle-income families with children under 13 paid for through spending cuts; and expanded eligibility for individual retirement accounts and penalty-free withdrawals for education, housing, and medical needs. (0-99)

173 5-22 Y Rockefeller, et al., amendment: Restores $100 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts by reducing tax cuts. (46-52)

174 5-22 Y Cohen, et al., modified amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate Finance Committee and Bipartisan Commission of Solvency of Medicare should give high priority to proposals which identify, eliminate, and recover funds expended from Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund due to fraud and abuse; and assumes that recovered funds will be used for health care anti-fraud and abuse enforcement efforts, reimbursements to these Trust Funds for losses due to fraud and abuse, and deficit reduction. (99-0)

* 175 5-22 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Harkin, et al., amendment: Reduces tax cuts by $40 billion; and increases discretionary and direct spending for education by $28 billion and $12 billion, respectively. (47-51)

* 176 5-23 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bradley, et al., amendment: Reduces tax cuts by $16.9 billion in BA and O to restore earned income tax credit to current law level; and requires $16.9 billion to be allocated from Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund established in resolution. (47-53)

177 5-23 N Roth-Gramm amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that assumptions underlying functional totals in resolution include further reductions of 200,000 in Federal full-time equivalent positions required under Federal Workforce Restructuring Act with no more than 50,000 from DOD. (50-50)

178 5-23 N Gramm, et al., substitute amendment: Provides $160 billion tax cut over five years funded by lowering non-defense discretionary caps by $117 billion, lowering annual growth of Federal spending to three percent, and phasing in, at accelerated rate, saving to be achieved from decreasing annual growth rate in Medicaid. (31-69)

* 179 5-23 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Exon, et al., amendment: Reduces tax cuts by $160 billion to restore $100 billion for Medicare, $30 billion for education, $17 billion for earned income tax credit, $10 billion for agriculture, and $3 billion for veterans; and requires $160 billion to be allocated from Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund established in resolution. (47-53)

180 5-23 N Thurmond, et al., amendment: Increases Function 050 (Defense) by $92.3 billion in BA and $67.9 billion in O in FY 1996-2002; reduces Function 920 (Allowances) by same amount; and expresses sense of Senate that Senate should waive all points of order that would preclude increasing non-defense spending in any one fiscal year by $2 billion and, at same time, decreasing defense spending in any one fiscal year by $2 billion, with defense spending not being reduced by more than $10 billion and non-defense spending not being increased by more than $10 billion over seven years of resolution from levels of discretionary spending. (40-60)

181 5-24 N Harkin-Bumpers amendment: Increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) by $34.8 billion in BA and $16.8 billion in O in FY 1999-2000; and reduces Function 050 (Defense) by same amount. (28-71)

182 5-24 Y Feingold, et al., amendment: Strikes section which establishes special budget surplus account to provide tax cut; and assumes accrued savings would be used solely for deficit reduction. (44-55)

183 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Bumpers, et al., amendment: Strikes section 206 which expresses sense of Congress with respect to prohibition on scoring asset sales; and requires amounts realized from asset sales to be scored with respect to level of BA, O, or revenues. (52-47)

184 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Dodd, et al., substitute amendment (for Snowe amendment--Vote No. 185): Reduces Labor and Human Resources reconciliation instruction for spending reductions by $1.1 billion in FY 1996, $7.9 billion in 1996-2000, and $12.0 billion in 1996-2002; increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) in 1996-2002 by $51.6 billion in BA and $28.0 billion in O; and increases O by same amount, assuming increase in education funding and closing of corporate tax loopholes. (51-48)

185 5-24 N Snowe, et al., amendment: Decreases Function 400 (Transportation) in FY 1996-2002 by $1.4 billion in BA and $1.8 billion in O, Function 800 (General Government) by $2.1 billion in BA and $1.8 billion in O, and Function 920 (Allowances) by $3.4 billion in BA and O; increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) in 1996-2002 by $6.9 in BA and $6.5 in O; reduces Labor and Human Resources Committee reconciliation instruction for spending reductions by $500 million in 1996, $4.3 billion in 1996-2000, and $6.5 billion in 1996-2002; and lowers discretionary spending limits in non-defense category in 1996-2002 by $6.9 billion in BA and $6.5 billion in O, assuming increase in education spending. (39-60)

186 5-24 Y Hatfield, et al., amendment: Increases Function 550 (Health) by $7.0 billion in BA and $6.35 billion in O in FY 1996-2002; and reduces Function 920 (Allowances) by same amount, assuming restoration of National Institutes of Health budget. (85-14)

187 5-24 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Boxer amendment: Creates 60-vote point of order against bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that reduces revenues, unless at least 90 percent of reduction benefits working families earning under $100,000. (46-54)

188 5-24 Y McConnell, et al., amendment: Increases Function 450 (Community and Regional Development) in FY 1996-2002 by $900 million in BA and $400 million in O, assuming partial restoration of funds for Appalachian Regional Commission; and reduces Function 300 (Natural Resources and Environment) by same amount, assuming reduction in Office of Surface Mining. (51-49)

189 5-24 Y Sarbanes, et al., amendment: Restores cuts to Federal Retirement Programs by providing that retirement benefits will continue to be calculated from average of employee's high three years of service; offsets by adjusting Finance Committee's reconciliation instruction; and expresses sense of Senate that restoration of Federal Retirement benefits will be funded by closing tax loophole which allows persons to avoid taxes by renouncing their citizenship. (50-50)

190 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Roth amendment: Reduces Energy and Natural Resources reconciliation instruction by $1.4 billion in FY 1996-2000, and $2.3 billion in 1996-2002; increases Function 300 (Natural Resources and Environment) by $1.4 billion in BA and O in 1998 and $900 million in BA and O in 2001; assumes that no revenue will be included based on oil and gas leasing within Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and assumes that amendment will be made deficit neutral by eliminating ability of persons to avoid taxes by renouncing their U.S. citizenship. (56-44)

* 191 5-24 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Exon, et al., amendment: Specifies that $15 billion of funds in Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund will be dedicated to Agriculture Committee, and remaining funds used for tax cuts. (31-69)

192 5-24 N Coverdell amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that within assumptions under Function 800 (General Government), funds will be spent to reimburse States for costs of implementing National Voter Registration Act of 1993. (51-49)

193 5-24 Y McConnell amendment (to Kerry amendment--Vote No. 194): Expresses sense of Senate that Presidential Election Campaign Fund cannot be used to settle sexual harassment suits. (100-0)

194 5-24 Y Kerry amendment, as amended by McConnell amendment--Vote No. 193: Reduces Rules Committee's reconciliation instruction for spending reductions by $243 million in FY 1996-2000 and $247 million in 1996-2002; and reduces nondefense discretionary caps by same amount to maintain public funding for Presidential campaigns. (56-44)

195 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Glenn amendment (to Domenici-Grassley amendment): Strikes section repealing provision in FY 1995 budget resolution which placed funds for IRS Compliance Initiative outside of discretionary caps. (58-42)

196 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Boxer, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that no member of Congress may use campaign funds to defend against sexual harassment lawsuits. (1-99)

197 5-24 N Dole amendment (to Boxer, et al., amendment--Vote No. 196): Expresses sense of Congress that no Member of Congress or Executive Branch may use campaign or privately donated funds to defend against sexual harassment lawsuits. (55-45)

* 198 5-24 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Exon amendment: Creates point of order against legislation which increases debt limit. (40-60)

* 199 5-24 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Moynihan amendment: Provides $55 billion to retain AFDC as Federal entitlement and to restore BA and O for other income security programs, with funds coming from Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund established in resolution. (41-59)

200 5-24 N Domenici motion to table Bingaman amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that in allocating discretionary spending in FY 1996-2002 within discretionary spending limit established under budget resolution it is assumed that Appropriations Committee will make it high priority to maintain overall 1995 investment level in research, technology and trade promotion, and trade law enforcement programs; and conferees on budget resolution will not agree to revenue reductions below current law, unless discretionary spending limits established in conference report will permit Appropriations Committee to achieve this goal. (53-47)

* 201 5-24 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Murray amendment: Creates point of order against bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause eligible children to lose Medicaid benefits; permits waiver or suspension by majority vote or unanimous consent; limits appeals of Chair rulings to one hour and requires majority vote to sustain appeal; and requires CBO Director to state in accompanying report if legislation would cause eligible children to lose Medicaid benefits and estimate of how many children would be affected. (45-55)

202 5-24 Y McCain-Brown substitute amendment (for Lautenberg, et al., amendment repealing expatriate tax loophole and putting money in veterans programs): Expresses sense of Senate that assumptions underlying functional totals in this resolution include assumption that increased revenues resulting from revision of expatriate tax loophole should be used to eliminate earnings penalty imposed on low- and middle-income senior citizens receiving Social Security. (97-3)


Disaster Assistance Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 1158, Vetoed)
203 5-25 Y Adoption of conference report. (61-38)


First Budget Resolution, 1996 (H.Con.Res. 67)
204 5-25 Y Lautenberg amendment: Permits shifting up to $1 billion from wasteful bureaucratic overhead and procurement in military budget to strengthen enforcement of immigration laws. (31-68)

205 5-25 Y Lautenberg-Wellstone amendment: Permits shifting up to $2 billion from wasteful bureaucratic overhead and procurement in military budget to address domestic violence. (26-73)

206 5-25 Y Leahy, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that assumptions underlying functional totals in this resolution include that schools should continue to serve lunches meeting minimum nutritional requirements; content of WIC food packages should continue to be based on scientific evidence; competitive bidding system for infant formula under Child Nutrition Act should be maintained; foods of minimum nutritional value should not be sold in competition with school lunches in school cafeteria during lunch hours; some reductions in nutrition program spending can be made without compromising nutritional well-being of program recipients; Senate Agriculture Committee should take this section into account in complying with reconciliation instructions; and Congress should continue to move forward full funding of WIC program. (99-0)

207 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Harkin-Graham amendment: Excludes from domestic discretionary caps increases above current spending levels for Medicare payment safeguards, if CBO finds that doing so will provide at least four-to-one return on investment. (63-36)

208 5-25 N Ford motion to table Harkin-Lautenberg amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Finance Committee proposal to reduce Federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid should include proposal to recover from tobacco companies portion of costs their products impose on American taxpayers and Federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. (68-31)

* 209 5-25 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Johnston, et al., amendment: Permits use of funds in Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund to restore funding for Medicare Trust Fund by $12 billion in FY 1996, $22 billion in 1997, $24 billion in 1998, and $28 billion in each 1999-2002. (42-57)

* 210 5-25 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Reid amendment: Permits use of $1 billion of funds in Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund for legislation that reduces adverse effects of discretionary spending cuts on national park system. (46-53)

* 211 5-25 N Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Sarbanes, et al., amendment: Permits use of $10.8 billion from Tax Reserve/Fiscal Dividend Fund for EPA to administer Federal water infrastructure program grants. (43-56)

212 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Baucus, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that no power marketing administration will be sold and any savings assumed from such sale will be realized through cost reductions in other DOE programs. (35-64)

213 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Baucus amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should redirect revenues resulting from 1/2 cent excise tax under Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 for FY 1996-99 to mass transit account in Highway Trust Fund to new grants to National Railroad Passenger Corporation for operating expenses and capital improvements. (50-49)

214 5-25 N Grams-Abraham-Lieberman amendment: Requires Finance Committee, once balanced budget is achieved, to report tax bill to provide for family tax relief and incentives to stimulate savings, investment, job creation, and economic growth. (54-45)

215 5-25 N Conrad substitute amendment: Retains level of defense spending in underlying resolution; restores $190 billion of cuts in non-defense spending, $100 billion in Medicare, $50 billion to Medicaid, $14 billion to student loans, $23 billion to agriculture and nutrition programs, and $5 billion to Veterans; makes no provisions for tax cut; offsets by reducing tax expenditures by $228 billion; and balances budget by 2004 without using Social Security. (39-60)

216 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Simon, et al., amendment: Strikes section which requires cost of direct student loan, for scoring purposes under Budget Act, to include administrative expenses related to credit extension, loan origination and servicing, training, program promotion, management, and payments to contractors, other government entities, and program participants; collection of delinquent loans; and write off and closeout of loans. (56-43)

217 5-25 Y Domenici motion to table Simon-Bumpers amendment: Eliminates provisions which maintain "firewall" between defense and nondefense discretionary accounts. (65-33)

218 5-25 Y Domenici motion to table Kennedy amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that projected reductions in Medicare spending should not increase medical costs or diminish access to health care for senior citizens; and major reductions in projected Medicare spending should not be enacted by Congress, except in context of broad, bipartisan health reform that will not increase costs or reduce access for senior citizens, shift costs to working Americans, or damage quality of American medicine. (58-41)

219 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Kennedy, et al., amendment: Increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) in FY 1996-2002 by $51.6 billion in BA and 28.0 billion in O; reduces Labor Committee's reconciliation instruction by $1.1 billion in 1996, $4.6 billion in 1996-2000, and $6.0 billion in 1996-2002; and assumes that $22 billion will be directed to discretionary spending for elementary and secondary education programs and $6 billion to restoring cuts in college student loans, offset by equivalent reduction in tax expenditure. (54-45)

220 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Kennedy amendment: Increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) in FY 1996-2002 by $8.87 billion in BA and $6.77 billion in O; and offsets by equivalent reduction in tax expenditures over seven years, assuming increase in funding for Pell Grants. (54-45)

221 5-25 Y Dole motion to table Harkin amendment: Reduces Function 050 (National Defense) by $100 in each BA and O in FY 1996 (taking with it Craig substitute amendment expressing sense of Senate with respect to reducing funding for swine research by $100). (73-26)

* 222 5-25 Y Exon motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bradley amendment: Establishes 60-vote point of order against budget resolutions which do not set targets for reductions in tax expenditures similar to those for mandatory spending. (44-56)

223 5-25 N Ford motion to table Bradley amendment: Restores $75.9 billion of Medicare cuts over seven years; restores $7.9 billion for National Institutes of Health; assumes $530 million over seven years for assistance to tobacco farmers and communities in converting to new crops; and offsets by increasing Federal per pack tax on cigarettes. (62-38)

224 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Bradley amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should remove tax loopholes and use savings to reduce tax rates for all taxpayers. (53-47)

225 5-25 Y Dorgan-Hollings motion to recommit resolution with instructions to report revised resolution which provides for budget surplus in 2002 without counting receipts and disbursements of Social Security trust funds. (40-60)

226 5-25 Y Wellstone amendment: Reduces Veterans Committee's reconciliation instruction by $74 million; directs Finance Committee to report legislation increasing revenues by $74 million; and expresses sense of Senate that Finance Committee will limit or eliminate excessive and unnecessary tax expenditures, and that delivery of Veteran's services will continue to be improved. (45-55)

227 5-25 N Wellstone amendment: Reduces Function 050 (National Defense) in FY 1996 by $10 billion in BA and $5 billion in O; and expresses sense of Senate that in making these cuts, Congress should focus on low-priority programs and preserve funding for programs that affect force readiness or quality of life for service members and their families. (12-87)

228 5-25 N Domenici motion to table Wellstone amendment: Instructs Finance Committee to report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that would increase revenues by $10 billion in FY 1996, $50 billion in 1996-2000, and $70 billion in 1996-2002; and expresses sense of Senate that Finance Committee should generate this revenue by scaling back or eliminating outright excessive or inefficient tax expenditures, including those which provide special tax treatment to single taxpayer or group; and assumes this revenue will be applied to deficit reduction. (84-15)

229 5-25 Y Domenici motion to table Wellstone amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that low priority domestic programs and activities, including space station, should be reduced in order to restore funds to NIH; and high-priority programs, including education, food and nutrition for low-income children, anti-crime efforts, veterans programs, job training, health care, and other similar investments should be protected from cuts for this purpose. (81-18)

230 5-25 Y Domenici motion to table Bradley-Biden substitute amendment: Reduces defense spending by $5 billion and non-defense discretionary spending by $15 billion; restores $100 billion in Medicare cuts by increasing tax on tobacco; restores $75 billion in Medicaid cuts; makes Agriculture cuts in subsidies, rather than nutrition programs; restores full funding for student loans and $60 billion in income assistance, including EITC; closes tax loopholes for corporations and wealthy; and provides that if fiscal dividend materializes, $70 billion would be used to restore some spending cuts and remaining $100 billion to provide middle-class tax cut. (86-13)

231 5-25 Y Snowe, et al., amendment: Restores $9.2 billion in funding for education programs; adjusts Labor Committee's reconciliation instruction to increase education funding; and offsets by eliminating tax exemption for Foreign Sales Corporations. (67-32)

232 5-25 N Adoption. (57-42)


Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention (S. 735, P.L. 104-132)
233 5-26 2 Hatch motion to table Lieberman amendment: Adds domestic or international terrorism to list of activities for which emergency wiretap authority may be requested if emergency situation exists and there are grounds upon which court order could be entered to authorize such wiretapping; and maintains statutory requirements that application for court order be made within 48 hours, and, if denied, any evidence gathered under emergency wiretap be destroyed. (52-28)

234 6-5 Y Feinstein modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Requires Treasury Secretary to study and promulgate regulations to add tracer elements to explosive materials, excluding smokeless or black powder; makes is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, transport, ship, import, receive, possess, transfer, or distribute explosive materials that do not contain proscribed tracer elements; and requires Secretary to study whether common chemicals used to make explosives can be rendered inert, and whether controls can be imposed on certain precursor materials. (90-0)

235 6-6 Y Specter, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 234): Requires that in order to deport alien terrorist, there must be reasonable likelihood that his/her continued presence would cause serious and irreparable harm to national security, or death or serious bodily injury to any person. (81-15)

236 6-6 Y Lieberman-Biden amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 234 and 235): Permits roving wiretap if law enforcement officials can show in their application that person intends to thwart interception or that person's actions or conduct would have that effect. (77-19)

237 6-7 Y Hatch motion to table Biden amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 234-236): Creates one-year time limit on habeas petitions filed by Federal prisoners and prohibits successive petitions in most cases; and strikes language which applies habeas reform provisions to petitions filed by State prisoners. (67-28)

238 6-7 Y Hatch motion to table Biden amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes Nos. 234-236): Maintains current law that permits indigent criminal defendant in habeas proceeding to ask court for investigative or other support services necessary for defense without having to show his/her case to prosecution. (65-34)

239 6-7 Y Hatch motion to table Levin modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes Nos. 234-236): Permits evidentiary hearing on writ of habeas corpus, and filing of second or successive writs that present new claim, if underlying facts, if proven and viewed in light of evidence as whole, would be sufficient to establish that Constitutional violation probably has resulted in conviction of innocent person. (62-37)

240 6-7 N Kyl amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes 234-236): Prohibits Federal courts from considering writ of habeas corpus if State has system to consider legality of person's conviction, unless remedies in State courts are inadequate or ineffective to test legality of person's detention. (38-61)

241 6-7 Y Hatch motion to table Biden amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes 234-236): Maintains all provisions of Dole, et al., substitute amendment relating to habeas corpus, except provision which requires Federal court to defer to State court judgments and uphold conviction regardless of whether Federal court believes that State court erroneously interpreted Constitutional law. (53-46)

242 6-7 Y Passage. (91-8)


Telecommunications Deregulation (S. 652, P.L. 104-104)
243 6-8 Y Pressler motion to table McCain, et al., amendment: Requires FCC to find that Regional Bell Operating Company has met public interest requirements necessary for approval of application to provide long distance service if it has implemented "competitive checklist" in bill. (68-31)

244 6-8 Y Snowe motion to table McCain amendment: Strikes section that requires essential telecommunications carrier to provide telecommunications services necessary for provision of health care services to health care provider in rural area and universal services to secondary schools and libraries. (58-36)

245 6-8 Y Cohen-Snowe amendment: Requires FCC to adopt regulations to ensure competitive availability of addressable converter boxes to subscribers of multichannel video programming services from non-telecommunications carriers or affiliates. (30-64)

246 6-9 Y Dole motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (80-8)

247 6-9 Y Santorum amendment: Alters provisions to permit Regional Bell Operating Companies to provide interLATA services for cellular and other mobile telephone services without having to satisfy incidental service requirements of bill. (83-4)

248 6-9 Y Dole-Daschle, et al., modified amendment: Transfers administration of any provision of Modification of Final Judgment from District Court for D.C. to FCC; vacates GTE consent decree; eliminates cap on number of TV and radio stations that any entity may own, while allowing FCC to deny transfer of radio license if there would be excess concentration of control or harm to competition; deregulates cable systems serving 35,000 or fewer subscribers; streamlines tariff process for telephone companies; provides that "upper tiers" of cable service must significantly exceed national average rate for comparable cable services to be found unreasonable; prohibits buyouts and joint ventures by telephone and cable companies, except in areas with fewer than 50,000 people, in non-urbanized areas, or upon FCC waiver; allows small telephone company competitors to jointly market local and long distance service; promotes network interoperability by all communications carriers; and provides that nothing in bill precludes continuing effectiveness of existing local marketing agreement. (77-8)

249 6-12 Y Feinstein-Lott amendment: Requires multichannel video programming distributor to fully scramble or otherwise block video and audio portion of any sexually explicit adult, or other, programming harmful to children, and, until this requirement is complied with, to limit access by children to programming during hours when significant number of children are likely to view it. (91-0)

250 6-13 N Pressler motion to table Thurmond, et al., modified amendment (to Dorgan amendment requiring DOJ approval for Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC) expansion into long distance services): Requires Attorney General to approve entry of RBOC into long distance market only if he/she finds that approval will not substantially lessen competition or create monopoly in any line of commerce; and specifies that FCC, in making its determination, shall not consider antitrust effects in market for which authorization is sought. (57-43)

251 6-13 N McCain amendment: Requires FCC to establish voucher system to pay for universal service provided by essential telecommunications carriers, as designated by FCC for interstate services, or State for intrastate services. (18-82)

252 6-13 N Pressler motion to table Bumpers-Daschle amendment: Restores authority of FERC (for wholesale rates) and State Public Service Commissions (for retail rates) to protect against cross-subsidization by rate payers of holding companies activities; gives FERC authority, in settling wholesale electric rates, to disallow recovery of costs incurred pursuant to service, sales, or construction contract between two affiliates of registered holding company approved by SEC under Public Utility Holding Company Act; requires FERC to presume, in cost recovery proceeding associated with inter-affiliate contracts, that all costs are reasonable; and grandfathers all costs incurred and recovered by July 15, 1994. (52-48)

253 6-13 Y Dorgan-Helms-Kerrey modified amendment: Strikes section which increases ownership cap, from its current level of 25 percent of nation's population, to 35 percent; and requires FCC to review ownership cap and modify or remove national and local ownership rules that apply to TV broadcasters as necessary to ensure that broadcasters are able to compete fairly with other media providers, while ensuring that public receives information from diversity of media sources, and localism and service in public interest is protected. (51-48)

254 6-13 Y Dorgan motion to table motion to reconsider Vote No. 253 by which the Senate agreed to Dorgan-Helms-Kerrey modified amendment: Strikes section which increases ownership cap, from its current level of 25 percent of nation's population, to 35 percent; and requires FCC to review ownership cap and modify or remove national and local ownership rules that apply to TV broadcasters as necessary to ensure that broadcasters are able to compete fairly with other media providers, while ensuring that public receives information from diversity of media sources, and localism and service in public interest is protected. (48-52)

255 6-13 Y Dorgan-Helms-Kerrey modified amendment, upon reconsideration: Strikes section which increases ownership cap, from its current level of 25 percent of nation's population, to 35 percent; and requires FCC to review ownership cap and modify or remove national and local ownership rules that apply to TV broadcasters as necessary to ensure that they are able to compete fairly with other media providers, while ensuring that public receives information from diversity of media sources, and localism and service in public interest is protected. (47-52)

256 6-13 N Pressler motion to table Conrad-Mikulski-Graham amendment: Requires FCC, in conjunction with industry, to establish standards and time certain by which televisions sold in U.S. will be equipped with circuitry to allow parents to block out programming that has specific rating; directs broadcasters, cable industry, and other interested parties, to develop rules for rating systems for violence and other objectionable material, and rules for transmission of rating within one year; and provides for FCC involvement, one year after enactment, only if industry is unable to develop rating system. (26-73)

257 6-13 Y Simon-Dole-Pressler amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that entertainment industry should limit amount of violent and aggressive entertainment programming, particularly during hours when children are most likely to be watching. (100-0)

258 6-14 Y Feinstein-Kempthorne amendment: Strikes provision requiring FCC to preempt State or local law or regulation that it determines would limit entity's ability to provide interstate or intrastate telecommunications services. (44-56)

* 259 6-14 Y Lott, et al., cloture motion on bill. (89-11)

260 6-14 N Pressler motion to table Kerrey amendment: Requires that additional member be appointed to Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Services, who shall be utility consumer advocate nominated by national organization of State utility consumer advocates. (55-45)

261 6-14 Y Stevens motion to table Kerrey amendment: Permits Bell operating company to provide InterLATA (long distance) service only if it has interconnection agreements with telecommunications carriers that have requested interconnection to provide telephone exchange service or exchange access service; and requires that these agreements meet bill's "competitive checklist requirements". (79-21)

262 6-14 N Pressler motion to table Boxer-Levin modified amendment: Prohibits cable operator from ceasing to furnish, as part of its basic service tier, any programming that was part of such basic service tier on January 1, 1995, unless franchising authority for franchise area concerned approves; and sunsets this provision three years after enactment. (60-38)

263 6-14 Y Exon-Coats amendment (to Leahy modified amendment requiring Attorney General to submit report to Judiciary Committees on enforceability of current obscenity and child pornography criminal laws with respect to interactive media, assessment of law enforcement resources, evaluation of technical means available to enable parents and others to exercise control over information received, and means to encourage development of such technology): Imposes fine of up to $100,000 and/or up to two years imprisonment upon any person who knowingly uses or permits use of any telecommunications device or facility to harass, or engage in indecent communication with recipient, or creates or makes available any obscene communication, or makes indecent communications available to person under 18; and provides that no person shall be held liable under this section for providing access or connections to or from a facility, system, or network over which that person has no control, or for actions of employee which are outside scope of their employment and employer has no knowledge. (84-16)

264 6-15 Y McCain, et al., amendment: Prohibits entity operating as for-profit business, school with endowment of more than $50 million, or library not eligible to participate in State-based plans for Library Services and Construction Act funds from receiving preferential rates or treatment, as required by universal service section. (98-1)

265 6-15 N Pressler motion to table Simon-Wellstone amendment: Limits number of radio broadcast stations that may be owned or controlled by one entity to 50 AM and 50 FM stations. (64-34)

266 6-15 N Pressler motion to table Lieberman amendment: Provides that FCC may consider rate for cable programming services to be unreasonable only if it substantially exceeds national average rate for comparable programming services in cable systems subject to effective competition, and exempts small cable operators from provisions of this act and Cable Television Consumer Protection Act as it applies to determining unreasonable rates. (67-31)

267 6-15 Y Dole amendment: Strikes provision that removes authority for video programmers to offer volume discounts to small cable operators, thereby restoring current law which allows volume discounts to cable operators with large economies of scale and mass purchasing power. (59-39)

268 6-15 Y Passage. (81-18)


National Highway System (S. 440, P.L. 104-59)
269 6-20 Y Reid-Feinstein amendment: Limits application of national maximum speed limit to commercial motor vehicles. (51-49)

270 6-20 N Nickles motion to table Lautenberg-DeWine modified amendment: Restores national maximum speed limit of 55 MPH within urbanized areas with populations over 50,000 and 65 MPH on interstate and certain other highways; restores current penalty of withholding Federal highway money if States do not post maximum speed limit; and provides States with flexibility to enforce those limits without documenting compliance or facing possible loss of Federal funds. (64-36)

271 6-20 N Smith, et al., amendment: Strikes USC provisions that transfer portion of State's highway construction funds to safety programs if State fails to enact and enforce seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. (44-53)

272 6-20 N McCain-Feingold-Smith amendment: Prohibits obligation of funds to carry out certain unauthorized or unfunded demonstration projects. (75-21)


Nomination of Dr. Henry W. Foster to be Surgeon General
* 273 6-21 Y Dodd, et al., cloture motion on nomination. (57-43)


National Highway System (S. 440, P.L. 104-59)
274 6-21 Y Chafee motion to table Snowe, et al., amendment: Repeals USC provisions that transfer portion of State's highway construction funds to safety programs if State fails to enact and enforce motorcycle helmet law. (36-64)

275 6-21 N Snowe motion to table Chafee-Hutchison-Lautenberg amendment (to Snowe, et al., amendment--Vote No. 274): Restores provision which imposes penalties upon States that do not enact motorcycle helmet laws, except States that, by law, assume any Federal cost incurred in providing medical care to person in motorcycle accident, to extent that injury is attributable to not wearing motorcycle helmet. (60-39)

276 6-21 N Warner motion to table Roth amendment: Permits States to use funds appropriated under Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act for rail passenger service, including AMTRAK terminals and facilities. (36-64)

277 6-21 Y Byrd amendment: Requires Transportation Secretary to withhold five percent of Federal highway funds apportioned to State which fails by October 1, 1998, to enact law that requires person under age of 21 who is operating motor vehicle and has blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater to be considered driving while intoxicated or driving under influence of alcohol, and to withhold ten percent of State's highway funds for every year thereafter until compliance is achieved. (64-36)

278 6-21 Y Dorgan amendment: Requires Transportation Secretary to transfer 1.5 percent of State's Federal highway construction funds to State Federal highway safety allocation fund if State fails by October 1, 1997, to enact law that prohibits possession of open alcoholic beverage container, or consumption of alcohol, in passenger area of motor vehicle on public highway, and to withhold three percent of State's highway funds for every year thereafter until compliance is achieved. (48-52)

279 6-21 2 Dole motion to table motion to reconsider Vote No. 278 by which Senate rejected Dorgan amendment: Requires Transportation Secretary to transfer 1.5 percent of State's Federal highway construction funds to State Federal highway safety allocation fund if State fails by October 1, 1997, to enact law that prohibits possession of open alcoholic beverage container, or consumption or alcohol, in passenger area of motor vehicle on public highway, and to withhold three percent of State's highway funds for every year thereafter until compliance is achieved. (51-41)


Nomination of Dr. Henry W. Foster to be Surgeon General
* 280 6-22 Y Dodd, et al., second cloture motion on nomination. (57-43)


Private Securities Litigation Reform (H.R. 1058, P.L. 104-67)
281 6-22 Y D'Amato motion to table Specter-Biden motion to commit bill to Judiciary Committee. (69-19)

282 6-23 Y Shelby-Bryan amendment: Strikes language stating that reckless defendants are generally only proportionately liable when part of losses are uncollectible; and, instead, states that if part of damages are uncollectible, reckless defendants will still be jointly and severally liable. (30-56)

283 6-26 Y D'Amato motion to table Bryan amendment: Provides statute of limitations for actions arising under Securities Exchange Act of five years after date on which alleged violation occurred, or two years after date on which alleged violation was discovered, whichever is earlier, unless different statute of limitations is specified in appropriate section of Act. (52-41)

284 6-26 N Sarbanes amendment: Maintains requirement that plaintiff establish his/her financial worth at less than $200,000 for defendants to be held jointly and severally liable for uncollectible share of damages; strikes requirement that plaintiff also establish that recoverable damages under final judgement are equal to more than ten percent of plaintiff's net financial worth before defendants can be held jointly and severally liable for uncollectible share of damages; and provides that when plaintiff has net worth in excess of $200,000, each defendant shall be proportionately liable for additional damages not to exceed 100 percent of defendant's original liability to cover uncollectible share. (29-65)

285 6-26 Y Boxer-Graham amendment: Requires SEC to determine whether senior citizen investors or qualified retirement plans require greater protection against securities fraud than is provided in this Act, and, if so, submit to Congress recommendations on protections determined appropriate. (93-1)

286 6-27 Y Bryan amendment: Strikes language which provides that any SEC action against person who knowingly provides substantial assistance to another in violation of this bill shall be liable to same extent as person to whom such assistance is provided; requires that person who knowingly or recklessly aids and abets another person shall be deemed to violate law to same extent as person to whom such assistance is provided; and provides for express or implied private right of action against person who knowingly or recklessly aids and abets another person in violation of securities laws. (39-60)

287 6-27 N Boxer-Bingaman amendment: Strikes provision which makes person with largest financial interest in relief sought in securities fraud class action suit lead plaintiff, providing instead that if all named plaintiffs fail to unanimously select lead plaintiff, court shall appoint one. (41-58)

288 6-27 N Sarbanes-Lautenberg amendment: Strikes provision providing for legislative "safe harbor" from liability for forward looking statements; and instead requires SEC to review regulatory "safe harbor" for forward looking statements. (43-56)

289 6-27 N D'Amato motion to table Sarbanes-Lautenberg amendment: Strikes provision that excludes from "safe harbor" any statement "knowingly made with purpose and actual intent of misleading investors"; and inserts language that excludes from "safe harbor" statement made "with the actual knowledge that it was false or misleading". (50-48)

290 6-27 N Graham amendment: Establishes early evaluation procedure for class actions under which mediator may make determination that action is clearly frivolous, clearly meritorious, or neither; requires court to sanction any party which has filed frivolous action and provides for early evaluation procedure if class representatives and other parties to action agree. (32-61)

291 6-28 Y D'Amato motion to table Specter amendment: Strikes "Sanctions for Abusive Litigation" section; and inserts section which requires court, only upon motion of party, to promptly determine whether or not to impose sanctions as provided under Rule 11 of Rules of Civil Procedure. (57-38)

292 6-28 Y D'Amato motion to table Specter amendment: Strikes provision which requires stay of discovery during dismissal motion unless court finds that discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice; and, instead, limits discovery to materials directly related to facts expressed in complaint prior to filing of response, and permits court to stay discovery pending dismissal motion only if it determines that stay would avoid waste, delay duplication or unnecessary expense, and not prejudice any plaintiff. (52-47)

293 6-28 Y Specter amendment: Clarifies standards plaintiff must meet in specifying defendant's state of mind in private securities litigation. (57-42)

294 6-28 N D'Amato motion to table Boxer amendment: Ensures that insider traders who financially benefit from false or misleading statements shall not benefit from safe harbor provisions. (56-42)

295 6-28 Y Passage. (69-30)


First Budget Resolution, 1996 (H.Con.Res. 67)
296 6-29 N Adoption of conference report. (54-46)


Regulatory Reform (S. 343)
297 7-10 Y Abraham, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Requires rule designated for review by SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy and/or OIRA Administrator to be included in next schedule of rules reviewed by promulgating agency; and requires OIRA Administrator to publish in Federal Register reasons for not concurring with Chief Counsel. (96-0)

298 7-10 Y Nunn-Coverdell-Inhofe modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote No. 297): Requires proposed rule determined to be subject to Regulatory Flexibility Act to be considered major rule for purposes of cost-benefit analysis and periodic review; requires agencies to provide factual support for any determination that proposed regulation would not have "significant impact on substantial number of small businesses," and is exempt under Regulatory Flexibility Act; and provides for prompt judicial review of agency certification that Act does not apply to proposed rule. (60-36)

299 7-11 Y Dole amendment (to Dole amendment [to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297 and 298)]): Adds food safety threats to those that agencies may exempt from requirement that cost-benefit analysis be completed prior to implementation of major rule if agency, for good cause, finds that such analysis is impracticable because threat is likely to result in significant harm to public or natural resources. (99-0)

300 7-11 Y Johnston amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-299): Defines "major rule" as rule or set of closely related rules that proposing agency, Director of OMB, or President's designee determines is likely to have gross annual effect on economy of $100 million or more in reasonably quantifiable increased costs. (53-45)

301 7-12 N Johnston-Hatch-Roth amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-300): Exempts rule pending on July 12, 1995, for which notice of proposed rulemaking was filed in Federal Register prior to April 1, 1995, from cost benefit and risk assessment provisions; and provides that final rule may be exempted from provision requiring risk assessment prior to final publication if agency head makes certain risk assessments. (69-31)

302 7-12 Y Daschle amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301): Exempts Agriculture Department's proposed February 3, 1995, rule relating to pathogen reduction, including E. coli and Salmonella. (49-51)

303 7-12 N Hatch motion to table Kohl, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301): Exempts any proposed or promulgated EPA rule relating to control of microbial and disinfection byproduct risks to human health in drinking water supplies. (50-48)

304 7-13 Y Hatch amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301): Expresses sense of Senate that nothing in Act is intended to delay timely promulgation of regulations that would meet human health or safety threat. (99-0)

305 7-13 Y Boxer, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301 and 304): Exempts any rule intended to implement Mammography Quality Standards Act. (99-0)

306 7-13 N Dole motion to table Lautenberg, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes Nos. 297-301 and 304 and 305): Strikes provisions that amend Community-Right-to-Know Act as it relates to listing toxic chemicals whose use companies must publicly report. (50-48)

307 7-14 N Kassebaum motion to table Kennedy amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301, 304 and 305): Exempts OSHA rulemaking from cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment provisions; and substitutes provisions from Gregg-Bond OSHA reform bill which requires Secretary, in determining priority for establishing standards relating to toxic materials, to consider number and nature of workers affected and severity and likelihood of potential impairment; and requires Secretary in promulgating final rule related to occupational safety, mine safety, and health to publish in Federal Register comprehensive risk and cost assessment. (58-39)

308 7-14 Y Hutchison, et al., modified amendment (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301, 304 and 305): Protects against unfair imposition of civil or criminal penalties for alleged violations of rules to ensure that agency cannot retroactively penalize business that does not have reasonable notice of regulation. (80-0)

* 309 7-17 N Dole, et al., cloture motion on Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 297-301, 304, 305 and 308). (48-46)

310 7-18 Y Glenn, et al., substitute amendment (for Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes 297-301, 304, 305 and 308): Requires major rules to be subjected to cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment; requires agencies to justify costs; provides for agency review of rules, and repeals rule if agency fails to review rule according to schedule and to complete rulemaking action within two years; permits judicial review of determination that major rule is arbitrary and capricious; does not permit separate challenges of procedures of cost-benefit analysis or risk assessment, create new petitions by private persons to review existing rules, or contain any provision relating to the Delaney Clause or Toxics Release Inventory. (48-52)

* 311 7-18 N Dole, et al., second cloture motion on Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes 297-301, 304, 305 and 308. (53-47)


Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1854, Vetoed)
312 7-20 N Byrd amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate should consider resolution this session that requires accredited member of Senate press galleries to file annual public report with Secretary of Senate disclosing his/her primary employer and additional sources and amounts of income. (60-39)

313 7-20 N Dole motion to table Feingold, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that, before conclusion of 104th Congress, Senate should consider comprehensive campaign finance reform legislation. (41-57)

314 7-20 Y Dole substitute amendment (for Feingold, et al., amendment--Vote No. 313): Expresses sense of Senate that before conclusion of 104th Congress, Senate should consider comprehensive legislation to reform welfare, food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, superfund, wetlands, Immigration, Davis-Bacon, health care, comprehensive campaign finance, job training, child support enforcement, and tax laws, reauthorization of Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, State Department, DOD, Older Americans Act, Individuals with Disabilities Act, Foreign Aid, all FY 1996-97 appropriations bills, Bosnia Arms Embargo, and farm bill. (91-8)


Regulatory Reform (S. 343)
* 315 7-20 N Dole, et al., third cloture motion on Dole, et al., substitute amendment, as amended--Votes 297-301, 304, 305 and 308. (58-40)


Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1854, Vetoed)
316 7-20 N Mack-Reid motion to table Hollings, et al., amendment: Strikes provisions eliminating OTA; provides $15 million for OTA, offset by cuts of 1.12 percent from certain accounts under Architect of Capitol and GPO, and 1.92 percent from GAO salaries and expenses account; and requires Librarian of Congress to report recommendations for consolidating duties and functions of OTA, GAO, and GPO into Office of Congressional Services within Library of Congress. (54-45)

317 7-20 N Gramm amendment: Prohibits use of funds under this Act to award Federal contract based in whole or part on race, color, national origin, or gender of contractor or subcontractor. (36-61)

318 7-20 Y Murray, et al., modified amendment: Prohibits use of funds under this Act for program for selection of Federal government contractors which results in award of Federal contracts to unqualified persons, reverse discrimination or quotas, or is inconsistent with June 12, 1995, Supreme Court decision in Adarand Contractors, Inc. v. Pena. (84-13)


Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1995 (H.R. 1944, P.L. 104-19)
319 7-21 N Hatfield motion to table Division I of Wellstone-Moseley-Braun amendment: Restores $319 million to Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and offsets by $319 million rescission from DOD Administration and Travel account. (57-40)

320 7-21 N Hatfield motion to table Division II of the Wellstone-Moseley-Braun amendment: Restores $332.3 million rescinded from Education and Job Training programs; and offsets by reducing funds in DOD Administration and Travel Account by same amount. (65-32)

321 7-21 Y Passage. (90-7)


Military Construction Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1817, P.L. 104-32)
322 7-21 2 Burns motion to table Bingaman, et al., amendment: Reduces funds for defense-wide military construction and family housing by $300 million. (77-18)

323 7-21 Y Passage. (84-10)


Lobbying Disclosure (S. 1060, P.L. 104-65)
324 7-24 Y Levin-McConnell substitute amendment (for Levin-Cohen amendment): Exempts grassroots lobbying from definition of lobbying activities; exempts any person for whom lobbying constitutes less than 20 percent of time spent providing services to particular client from reporting requirements; strikes section establishing Office of Lobbying Registration and Public Disclosure; requires lobbyists to register with Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House; exempts from registration and reporting requirements individual or firm whose total income from lobbying activities for particular client does not exceed $5,000 or organization which lobbies on its own behalf whose total expenses do not exceed $20,000; requires lobbyists to report organization that contributes more than $10,000 for lobbying activities; imposes civil penalties of up to $50,000 for violations; becomes effective January 1, 1997; and requires disclosure of lobbying of Executive Branch Schedule C appointees. (98-0)

325 7-24 Y Craig modified amendment (to Simpson, et al., amendment--Vote No. 326 making organization with 501(c)(4) tax exempt status ineligible to receive Federal award, grant, contract, loan or any other funds): Makes organization with 501(c)(4) tax exempt status which engages in lobbying activities ineligible to receive Federal award, grant, contract, loan or any other funds. (59-39)

326 7-24 Y Simpson, et al., amendment (as amended--Vote No. 325): Makes organization with 501(c)(4) tax exempt status which engages in lobbying activities ineligible to receive Federal funds constituting award, grant, contract, loan or any other form. (59-37)

327 7-25 Y Lautenberg-Feingold amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that lobbying expenses should not be tax deductible. (72-26)

328 7-25 Y Passage. (98-0)


Bosnia-Herzegovina Self-Defense (S. 21, Vetoed)
329 7-26 Y Cohen amendment (to Nunn-Graham-Robb amendment--Vote No. 330 [to Dole, et al., substitute amendment]): Adds requirement that U.S. bring issue of terminating arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina to U.N. General Assembly for decision if U.N. Security Council fails to to adopt such resolution. (57-41)

330 7-26 N Nunn-Graham-Robb amendment, as amended--Vote No. 329 (to Dole, et al., substitute amendment): Requires President to immediately introduce and support resolution to terminate Bosnian arms embargo and insist on vote in U.N. Security Council if Bosnian Government requests withdrawal of U.N. forces, or U.N. forces are withdrawn, from Bosnia; specifies that resolution must provide for termination of embargo upon completion of withdrawal of U.N. troops; and requires U.S. to bring issue of terminating embargo to U.N. General Assembly for decision if Security Council fails to adopt resolution. (75-23)

331 7-26 Y Passage. (69-29)


Ryan White CARE Authorization (S. 641, P.L. 104-106)
332 7-26 Y Helms amendment: Prohibits grants to State which does not take administrative or legislative action that requires good faith effort to be made to notify spouse of AIDS-infected patient. (98-0)

333 7-27 N Helms amendment: Prohibits use of funds for promotion or encouragement of homosexuality or intravenous drug use. (54-45)

334 7-27 N Helms amendment: Limits authorization in each FY 1996-2000 to amount appropriated in FY 1995. (32-67)

335 7-27 Y Helms amendment: Provides that Federal employee may not be required to attend or participate in AIDS or HIV training program; and prohibits employer from retaliating against employee for refusing to attend or participate. (99-0)

336 7-27 N Helms amendment: Limits total amount of funds appropriated in any fiscal year for AIDS and HIV activities to total amount appropriated in same fiscal year for cancer activities. (15-84)

337 7-27 Y Kassebaum-Domenici amendment: Prohibits use of funds to fund AIDS programs or develop materials designed to promote or encourage intravenous drug use or sexual activity, whether homosexual or heterosexual; and specifies that funds provided may be used for medical treatment and support services for individuals with HIV. (76-23)

338 7-27 Y Passage. (97-3)


Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 1998 (S. 1061)
339 7-28 N Murkowski amendment (to McCain, et al., modified substitute amendment): Permits reimbursement of travel, lodging, and meals in connection with recreational charity event if Senate Ethics Committee determines that participation is in Senate's interest. (39-60)

340 7-28 N Lott-Breaux amendment (to McCain, et al., modified substitute amendment): Strikes provision which limits value of gift that Member, officer or employee of Senate may accept to $20, with cumulative total of $50 from one source during calendar year; inserts provision which states that no Member, officer or employee of Senate shall knowingly accept gift in any calendar year aggregating more than $100 from single entity unless waiver is granted by Senate Ethics Committee. (54-46)

341 7-28 N Byrd amendment (to McCain, et al., modified substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that Judicial Conference should review and reevaluate its regulations pertaining to acceptance of gifts, travel, and travel-related expenses, and regulations should cover all judicial branch employees. (75-23)


Congressional Gifts Reform (S.Res. 158)
342 7-28 Y Adoption. (98-0)


State Department Authorization, 1996-97 (H.R. 1561, Vetoed)
343 7-31 Y Helms modified amendment (to Dole amendment withholding certain funds for international conferences if funds were expended for U.S. participation in U.N.'s Fourth World Conference on Women while Harry Wu was detained in China): Withholds $10 million from U.S. FY 1996 contribution to U.N. and funds available for international conferences until Secretary of State reports names of U.N. diplomatic personnel who accrued overdue debts to businesses and individuals in U.S., and U.N. Secretary General is cooperating with U.S. to resolve these debts. (94-2)

344 7-31 N Kassebaum motion to table Kennedy-Wellstone-Harkin amendment, as amended: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate should debate and vote on comprehensive welfare reform before end of first session of 104th Congress. (49-48)

* 345 8-1 N Coats, et al., cloture motion on bill. (55-45)

* 346 8-1 N Dole, et al., second cloture motion on bill. (55-45)


Energy-Water Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1905, P.L. 104-46)
347 8-1 Y Bumpers, et al., amendment: Limits funds for Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor to $7.5 million for termination of project; and cuts $5 million appropriated for additional study and development of reactor. (62-38)

348 8-1 Y Dorgan, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Speaker of House should move to appoint conferees on S. 4, Line Item Veto Act, immediately. (83-14)

349 8-1 Y Johnston motion to table Grams-McCain-Feingold amendment: Cuts appropriation for Appalachian Regional Development Act programs by $40 million, to House level of $142 million. (60-38)


DOD Authorization, 1996 (H.R. 1530, Vetoed)
350 8-2 Y Nunn modified amendment (to Kyl-Inhofe amendment--Vote No. 351): Further expresses sense of Senate that U.S. front-line troops should be protected from missile attacks; provides $35 million for Corps SAM/MEADS programs, and fences $10 million until completion of study and report by Defense Secretary determining whether Theater Missile Defense derived from patriot technologies could fulfill Corps SAM/MEAD requirements at lower estimated life cycle cost than that for U.S. portion of program; limits to $3.4 billion funds available for missile defense programs within Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; and strikes provision terminating Corps Surface to Air missile and Boost Phase Interceptor. (98-1)

351 8-2 Y Kyl-Inhofe amendment (as amended--Vote No. 350): Expresses sense of Senate that all Americans and U.S. front line-troops should be protected from ballistic missile attack; provides $35 million for Corps SAM/MEADS programs, and fences $10 million until completion of study and report by Defense Secretary determining whether Theater Missile Defense derived from patriot technologies could fulfill the Corps SAM/MEAD requirements at lower estimated life cycle cost than that for the U.S. portion of program; limits to $3.4 billion funds available for missile defense programs within Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; and strikes provision terminating Corps Surface to Air missile and Boost Phase Interceptor. (94-5)

352 8-2 Y Boxer amendment: Requires Senate Ethics Committee to hold public hearings in all pending or future cases that reach investigative state, unless majority of Committee votes not to. (48-52)

353 8-2 N McConnell amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate Ethics Committee should not, in Packwood case, deviate from its customary and standard procedure, and should, prior to final resolution, follow whatever procedures Committee deems necessary and appropriate to provide full and complete public record of relevant evidence in this case. (62-38)

354 8-3 N Thurmond motion to table Dorgan, et al., amendment: Reduces funds for defense-wide activities by $300 million (added for national missile defense system): and limits authorization for deployment of multiple-site national missile defense system to $358 million. (51-48)

355 8-3 N Thurmond motion to table Levin, et al., amendment: Strikes provisions which: (1) state as U.S. policy deployment of multi-site national defense system; (2) express sense of Congress that President should cease all efforts to modify U.S. obligations under ABM Treaty pending outcome of Senate review; and (3) establish unilateral demarcation between short- and long-range missile defense. (51-49)

356 8-3 N McCain, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of DOD funds in FY 1996 or preceding fiscal year for procurement of third SSN-21 Seawolf class attack submarine; allows use of previously appropriated funds to pay for terminating procurement contracts of third SSN-21 Seawolf; and reduces amount for FY 1996 Navy shipbuilding and conversion by $1.5 billion. (30-70)

357 8-3 N Bumpers, et al., amendment: Strikes provision which requires Defense Secretary to establish loan guarantee program to guarantee lenders against losses of financing sale or long-term lease of defense articles, services, or design and construction. (41-58)

358 8-3 Y Cohen amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that it is in U.S. interest to defend itself from threat of limited ballistic missile attack; deployment of multiple site ground-based national missile defense system to protect against such attack can strengthen strategic stability and deterrence; ABM policies, programs, and requirements can be accomplished through processes specified within, or consistent with, ABM Treaty; President is urged to initiate negotiations with Russian Federation to amend Treaty to provide for national defense systems specified in this act; and if these negotiations fail, President is urged to consult with Senate about U.S. withdrawal from Treaty. (69-26)

359 8-4 N Thurmond motion to table Exon, et al., amendment (to Thurmond substitute amendment for Title XXXI, DOE national security programs authorization): Strikes section which requires that $50 million be made available to DOE to prepare program of hydronuclear experiments at nuclear weapons design laboratories at Nevada test site. (56-44)

360 8-4 N Thurmond motion to table Reid-Bryan amendment (to Thurmond substitute amendment for Title XXXI, DOE national security programs authorization): Strikes provision that requires Energy Secretary to locate new tritium production facility at Savannah River Site, SC. (57-43)

* 361 8-4 N Bumpers motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bumpers, et al., amendment: Repeals firewall contained in FY 1996 budget resolution between defense and non-defense discretionary spending; and requires House and Senate appropriations committees to meet to consider reallocation of FY 1996 suballocations made pursuant to section 602(b) of Budget Act. (37-63)

362 8-4 Y Coverdell motion to table McCain amendment: Prohibits expenditure of DOD funds to support civilian sporting events, until Defense Secretary enters into agreement with appropriate entity and certifies that funds will be reimbursed to extent available under established terms and conditions. (80-20)

363 8-4 Y Boxer amendment: Affirms section that prohibits members of armed forces convicted of serious crimes from receiving full pay and allowances; and allows dependents to receive transitional compensation, if needed. (97-3)

364 8-4 N Thurmond motion to table Kohl, et al., amendment: Limits DOD FY 1996 authorization to $257.7 billion requested by Administration. (51-46)

365 8-4 N Warner-Nunn motion to table Harkin-Abraham-Snowe amendment: Urges President to seek to have European member NATO nations assume share of extra cost of basing U.S. forces in Europe and to reduce U.S. troops if this is not done; assigns minimum end strength of 25,000 troops to permanent duty in European member NATO nations, even if no contributions are made; permits President to waive this section if he declares emergency; and requires U.S. troops removed from European member NATO nations to be assigned to permanent duty ashore in U.S. or in other nations. (70-26)

366 8-4 N Dole motion to table Levin amendment: Requires reserve components to procure equipment according to their highest modernization priorities. (53-43)

367 8-4 Y Thurmond motion to table Glenn amendment: Strikes section that reduces service obligation of service academy graduates from six to five years; and requires Defense Secretary to review effects of obligated active duty service on number and quality of eligible and qualified applicants seeking academy appointments, and submit report and legislative recommendations. (52-44)

368 8-4 Y Leahy, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that at U.N. Conference to review 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention President should actively support proposals to modify Protocol II on landmines to implement U.S. goal to eliminate anti-personnel landmines; imposes one year moratorium on use of such landmines three years after enactment, except along internationally recognized national borders or in demilitarized zones monitored by military personnel and adequately protected to ensure exclusion of civilians; and states that President may extend moratorium if he determines that other nations are implementing similar moratoria. (67-27)


Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2020, P.L. 104-52)
369 8-5 Y Committee amendment: Strikes House language which prohibits use of funds for abortion or administrative expenses in connection with health plan under Federal employees health benefit program which provides benefits or coverage for abortions, unless life of mother would be endangered if fetus were carried to term. (52-41)

370 8-5 N Nickles amendment (to first Committee amendment): Prohibits use of funds for abortion or administrative expenses in connection with health plan under Federal employees health benefit program which provides benefits or coverage for abortions, unless life of mother would be endangered if fetus were carried to term, or pregnancy is result of act of rape or incest. (50-44)

371 8-5 Y Mikulski amendment (to first Committee amendment, as amended--Vote No. 370): Adds additional exception to allow Federal employees health benefits program to cover abortions determined to be medically necessary. (45-49)


Interior Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1977, Vetoed)
372 8-8 Y Bumpers motion to table Committee amendment: Strikes House language that imposes moratorium on processing of mining patent applications pursuant to Mining Law of 1872. (46-51)

373 8-8 Y Bumpers motion to table Craig-Reid-Bryan substitute amendment (for Bumpers, et al., amendment [to Committee amendment imposing moratorium on processing of patent applications pursuant to Mining Law of 1872] adding provision to House language excluding approximately 393 pending patent applications that have complied with all relevant claim requirements): Requires person receiving patent for mining mineral deposits on public lands to pay fair market value for interest in land exclusive of mineral deposits; states that land patented pursuant to 1872 Act after enactment shall revert to U.S. if it is used for purpose other than mineral development or mining unless Interior Secretary approves use; and subjects patent to State mining reclamation law, or, in absence of State law, to Federal mining reclamation law. (46-53)

374 8-9 N Domenici, et al., amendment: Increases funding for Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal government operations and basic governmental and social service programs on reservations by $200 million; reduces funding for Bureau of Land Management by $46.5 million, Fish and Wildlife Service by $30 million, National Biological Service by $45 million, U.S. Geological Survey by $46.5 million, Mineral Management Service by $25 million, and salaries and expenses account of Interior Department by $7 million; and makes $5 million available tor implement Indian Tribal Justice Act, and $2.5 million to implement Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. (36-61)

375 8-9 N Stevens motion to table Simon, et al., amendment: Authorizes renovation of Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building to house National African American Museum; creates Board of Trustees for Museum; and authorizes such sums as necessary for operation and maintenance. (50-47)

376 8-9 Y Reid motion to table Helms modified amendment: Prohibits use of funds to implement or carry out Red Wolf reintroduction program. (50-48)

377 8-9 N Gorton motion to table Bingaman-Inouye amendment: Increases funds for Indian education grants to tribal and Indian organizations by $26.7 million; and offsets with two percent across-the-board cut in bill, excluding payments required by law. (68-30)

378 8-9 Y Passage. (92-6)


Transportation Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2002, P.L. 104-50)
379 8-9 Y Hatfield motion to table Specter-Santorum amendment: Increases funds for operating assistance under Federal Transit Authority by $40 million; and cuts salaries and expenses by $1.1 million, transportation planning by $3.4 million, rental payments by $5.0 million, research under Airport and Airway Trust Fund by $10 million, Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment by $1.6 million, FTA administrative expenses by $2.74 million, and DOT working capital fund by $5.0 million. (68-30)

380 8-9 N Hatfield motion to table Harkin amendment: Allows U.S. airline flight crews domiciled overseas to be covered by U.S. labor agreements. (63-33)

381 8-10 Y Hatfield motion to table Roth amendment: Strikes section that exempts FAA from statutory requirements governing Federal hiring and procurement, and requires Transportation Secretary to develop and implement personnel and acquisition management systems for FAA. (59-40)

382 8-10 Y Hatfield motion to table Pressler modified amendment: Permits loan guarantees of $50 million in FY 1996 for short line railroads and provides $12 million for local rail services, offset with cuts in certain specified Transportation accounts. (56-43)

383 8-10 Y Passage. (98-1)


DOD Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2126, P.L. 104-61)
384 8-10 Y Dorgan amendment: Reduces appropriations for defense-wide RDT&E by $300 million, and limits amount deployment of multi-site national missile defense system to $358 million. (45-54)

385 8-10 Y Stevens motion to table Bingaman-Lautenberg-Exon amendment: Allows $1.18 billion in additional funds to be provided for ongoing military operations in Iraq, Cuba, and Bosnia; reduces Navy shipbuilding and conversion account by $1.3 billion; prohibits obligation or expenditure of funds for LHD-7; and strikes language increasing progress payments for large defense contractors to 85 percent, and requiring Pentagon to pay its bills in 24 days. (73-26)

386 8-10 N Stevens motion to table Bingaman amendment: Reduces outlays by $750 million in FY 1996 by striking language prohibiting DOD from using available funds to make progress payments to large contractors at rate less than 85 percent on contract solicitations issued after enactment. (62-37)

387 8-10 Y Stevens motion to table Bingaman amendment: Reduces outlays by $750 million by striking language requiring Pentagon to pay its bills in 24 days, rather than 30 days. (62-37)

388 8-10 N Stevens motion to table Bumpers amendment: Reduces amount of total liability that DOD may assume when issuing loan guarantees for U.S. defense exports from $15 billion to $5 billion. (53-46)

389 8-10 N Stevens motion to table Wellstone, et al., amendment: Reduces overall appropriation by $3.2 billion, with savings used for deficit reduction. (56-42)

390 8-10 Y Stevens motion to table Bingaman amendment: Reduces funding for Army Missile Procurement account by $60 million and Other Procurement, Air Force Account by $30 million, by eliminating unrequested funding for anti-armor munitions, TOW 2B, Hellfire II, and CBU-87. (59-39)

391 8-10 N Stevens motion to table Harkin amendment: Reduces funding for Spaced-Based Laser Program by $70 million. (57-41)

392 8-10 N Stevens motion to table Harkin amendment: Reduces Army's Kinetic Energy-ASAT Program by $30 million. (57-41)

393 8-11 Y Stevens motion to table Bumpers-Bradley amendment: Reduces Navy Weapons Procurement account by $120 million; and prohibits expenditure of funds for components or ship modifications associated with backfitting Trident I submarines to carry D-5 Trident II missiles. (67-31)

394 8-11 Y Stevens motion to table Harkin amendment: Reduces funding for Army Aircraft Procurement by $125 million (intended to come from funding to upgrade 20 Kiowa Warrior light scout helicopters). (64-35)

395 8-11 N Stevens motion to table Kerry motion to recommit bill to Appropriations Committee with instructions to report back bill that does not appropriate funds to DOD in excess of President's FY 1996 request. (60-38)


Nomination of Lawrence H. Summers to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
396 8-11 Y Confirmation. (74-21)


DOD Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2126, P.L. 104-61)
397 9-5 N Passage. (62-35)


DOD Authorization, 1996 (H.R. 1530, Vetoed)
398 9-6 Y Nunn, et al., amendment: Strikes missile defense section and inserts substitute language which clarifies U.S. intent with respect to future missile defense decisions; sets forth policy for deployment of multiple-site national missile defense system that is affordable and effective against limited, accidental, and unauthorized attacks on U.S.; provides for Congressional review of need for national missile defenses prior to deployment decision; continues full compliance with ABM Treaty while desired changes are negotiated with Russia; requires President to consult with Congress about possible withdrawal from Treaty if negotiations with Russia are unsuccessful; expresses sense of Congress that theater missile defense demarcation should be set at Administration's original position in Geneva negotiations; and prohibits use of FY 1996 funds to implement agreement with independent states of former Soviet Union entered after January 1, 1995, which establishes different demarcation between theater missile defense system. (85-13)

399 9-6 Y Passage. (64-34)


Welfare Reform (H.R. 4, Vetoed)
400 9-7 Y Daschle, et al., modified substitute amendment (for Dole modified perfecting amendment): Replaces AFDC program with Temporary Employment Assistance Program; establishes Work First Employment Block Grant for States to get welfare recipients into jobs; increases Federal match for work-related activities; consolidates child care programs and increases Federal match to make child care available to those required to work or prepare for work; extends Medicaid coverage for 12 months beyond current one year transition period; strengthens child support enforcement system; requires community service for those not working within six months; and eliminates cash payments under SSI program for drug addicts and alcoholics. (45-54)

401 9-8 Y Brown, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment): States that Federal funds received by States under temporary assistance block grant, optional State food assistance block grant, workforce development program, and child care block grant may be expended only in accordance with laws and procedures applicable to expenditures of State's own revenues. (92-6)

402 9-8 Y Santorum-Nickles amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote No. 401): Requires State to provide law enforcement agencies with Social Security number and photo, if available, of any recipient of assistance, SSI, housing, or food stamps, who is fugitive felon, or probation or parole violator; requires family receiving assistance to notify State if minor child will be absent from home for specified periods; requires State to deny assistance to family with absent child; and requires State to furnish INS with name, address, and other identifying information of any illegal alien. (91-6)

403 9-8 Y Moynihan substitute amendment (for Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401 and 402): Maintains entitlement status of AFDC program; requires States to increase number enrollees in JOBS program; increases funding for JOBS program from $1.2 billion in FY 1996 to $2.5 billion in 2001; raises Federal JOBS and child care matching rate to 70 percent; permits States to provide vouchers to companies that place welfare recipients in private sector jobs; strengthens rules requiring teenage mothers on welfare to attend school or participate in JOBS activities; creates data systems to track parents who owe child support; requires States to improve their paternity establishment procedures; modifies eligibility requirements for children under SSI program and requires each child to follow treatment plan; and requires Social Security Commissioner to review children's cases more frequently and better coordinate access to services and information for disabled children. (41-56)

404 9-8 Y Brown amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401 and 402): Limits administrative expenses to maximum of 15 percent of funds appropriated under block grant program. (87-5)

405 9-8 Y Boxer amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402 and 404): Makes non-custodial parents who are more than two months delinquent in their child support payments ineligible for means-tested Federal benefits, unless they enter into schedule of repayment for past due child support and meet all required repayment terms; imposes two year moratorium on eligibility for non-custodial parent who becomes delinquent in child support second or subsequent time; and exempts emergency medical care and nutrition assistance for teenage parents. (91-0)

406 9-11 N Santorum motion to table Dodd, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404 and 405): Establishes direct spending grant to States of $11 billion over five years to provide child care to fund work requirements in underlying amendment; recoups $1 billion per year from Title I block grant; guarantees that no parent of preschool aged child shall be penalized or sanctioned for failure to participate in job training, educational, or work program if child care assistance is not provided; and expresses sense of Senate that new investment in child care above amounts appropriated should be offset by corresponding reductions in corporate welfare. (50-48)

407 9-11 Y Kassebaum amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404 and 405): Strikes provision that permits States to transfer up to 30 percent of their welfare block grant funds from Child Care and Development Block Grant program; and instead requires that States, using Federal funds for child care services, ensure that activities meet requirements, standards, and criteria set forth in bill, be administered through uniform State plan, and be transferred to lead agency in State and integrated into State child care program to extent practicable. (76-22)

408 9-11 N Helms, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Prohibits individual who has not worked at least 40 hours during preceding four week period from participating in food stamp program; exempts individual who is parent residing with dependent child under 18, member of household responsible for incapacitated person, mentally or physically unfit, under age 18, or age 55 or older; and permits individual to perform community service or work for State through State-established program to meet work requirements. (32-66)

409 9-12 Y Conrad-Moynihan-Bradley amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Allows States to choose between Dole AFDC and job training block grants, and Conrad Transitional Aid Program and Work and Gainful Employment Program (WAGE) for four years before making selection; and permits States that elect WAGE program to move recipients into jobs and to determine eligibility criteria, participant requirements, and time limits. (44-54)

410 9-12 Y Feinstein-Boxer amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Requires Secretary to publish data relating to incidence of poverty for each State, county, and local unit of government every two years to permit modifications in disbursement of supplemental grant; and ensures that no State shall receive less in supplemental grants than it did in FY 1996. (40-59)

411 9-12 N Santorum motion to table Breaux, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Strikes requirement that States spend 75 percent of current expenditures for three years and counts State spending on any means-tested program toward 75 percent threshold; and instead provides incentive for States to expend at least 90 percent of their historical expenditures for welfare programs in FY 1997-2000 or have Federal welfare block grant funds reduced dollar for dollar on amount State falls below 90 percent threshold. (50-49)

412 9-12 N Ashcroft-Gramm amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Replaces food stamp provision with one that would turn food stamp program into block grant; mandates that States require each adult member of family receiving assistance to work; provides that each State shall receive block grant funds in proportion to its share of FY 1995 Federal food stamp funds; allows States to transfer up to 30 percent of Federal food stamp block grant funds to other programs, including Medicaid and welfare block grant program; permits States to convert Federal food stamp program into cash benefits for recipients; requires yearly audit to determine whether expenditures were misallocated and imposes monetary penalties for misallocations; and allows States to contract with religious, charitable, or private organizations to administer and provide services under welfare block grant. (36-64)

413 9-13 Y Moseley-Braun, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Requires States to set up child voucher program to provide assistance to each minor child in family eligible for, but not receiving, assistance for any reason; permits child voucher to be used to obtain housing, food, transportation, child care, and any other item or service that State deems appropriate; and requires State to arrange delivery of, or directly provide, items and services for which voucher is used. (42-58)

414 9-13 Y Moseley-Braun amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Makes five-year assistance limitation under State grants program inapplicable to family receiving assistance if State fails to provide work experience, assistance in finding employment, and other work preparation activities and support services for parent or caretaker as described in State plan. (40-60)

415 9-13 N Graham-Bumpers, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405 and 407): Strikes provision relating to State family assistance grants and inserts formula that would allocate funding based on three year average of number of children in poverty within State, with each child, regardless of State of residence, receiving equal amount; requires Treasury Secretary to determine State-by-State allocations using Census Bureau information; sets minimum allocation for States; and restricts increase for all other States. (34-66)

416 9-13 Y Domenici, et al., modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment): Strikes family cap provision; and instead permits States to deny assistance for minor children born to recipient of assistance, or person who received assistance during 10-month period prior to birth. (66-34)

417 9-13 Y Daschle-Bingaman-Dorgan amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407 and 416): Establishes three percent national set-aside for Indian tribal family assistance grants; limits grants to three-year period; requires Secretary to determine distribution formula; permits set-aside to be given to State where tribe resides even though tribe chooses not to participate; allows one or more tribe to apply to administer program; and permits tribe to voluntarily terminate participation after notification to State and Secretary. (38-62)

418 9-13 Y Mikulski-Wellstone amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407 and 416): Strikes provision that repeals Title V, Senior Community Service Employment Program, of Older American Act. (55-45)

419 9-13 N Faircloth-Helms-Gramm amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416 and 418): Prohibits States from providing cash benefits for children born out-of-wedlock to minors under 18; exempts children born as result of rape or incest; and permits States to opt out of this prohibition only if State law making individuals eligible for cash benefits is in effect on first day of first calendar quarter after close of first regular session of State legislature that begins after enactment. (24-76)

420 9-13 Y Boxer modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416 and 418): Exempts foster care and adoption programs from provision which restricts benefits to legal immigrant children. (100-0)

421 9-13 Y Division II of Cohen amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418 and 420): Strikes provision that prohibits Federal or State government from requiring religious organization to form separate, nonprofit corporation to be eligible to contract or provide assistance, or accept certificates, vouchers, or other forms of disbursement. (59-41)

422 9-14 N Faircloth amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendmen, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420 and 421): Prohibits State from providing assistance to teenage parent who resides with parent, guardian, or other adult relative who has had child out-of-wedlock, and during preceding two-year period received assistance under AFDC or State welfare block grant program. (17-83)

423 9-14 Y Jeffords amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420 and 421): Strikes provision that increases grants to States by five percent for States with illegitimacy rate at least one percent lower than FY 1995 rate and abortion rate no higher than in FY 1995, and 10 percent for States with illegitimacy rate at least two percent lower than FY 1995 rate and abortion rate no higher than in FY 1995. (37-63)

424 9-14 Y Exon amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420 and 421): Prohibits, generally, payment or provision of Federal benefits to any person who is not lawfully present within U.S.; specifies that States which administer program providing Federal or State benefit under Federal program shall not be required to provide benefits to person not lawfully present in U.S.; requires States to have verification system in effect within two years of Attorney General proscribing; and authorizes funds for States compliance. (94-6)

425 9-14 Y Shelby, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421 and 424): Provides refundable tax credit for qualified adoption expenses, limited to $5,000; phases out tax credit at adjusted gross income of $100,000 and proportionately reduces credit for adjusted gross income exceeding $60,000; prohibits use of this tax credit for expenses paid with adoption assistance under State, Federal, or local programs; permits penalty-free and tax-free IRA withdrawals for adoption expenses; and provides tax-free treatment for employer-provided adoption assistance. (93-5)

426 9-14 N Mikulski-Bradley amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Requires States to develop strategies to encourage both parents to participate in raising their children in family on public assistance; requires States to pass through first $50 of monthly child support payment to mother and her family; creates set-aside of $650 million (over seven years) with welfare block grant to States to place unemployed non-custodial fathers in jobs so that they can make child support payments; prevents States from reimposing existing AFDC "get the men out of the house" rule when they implement new block grant; and authorizes creation of national registry of child custody orders to prevent parent with joint custody from moving out of State to achieve sole custody in another State. (34-64)

427 9-14 Y Feinstein, et al., amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Strikes application of "deeming provision" to naturalized citizens, and makes provision applicable to aliens only. (37-61)

428 9-14 Y Feinstein amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Limits consideration of income of alien's sponsor to AFDC, SSI, and food stamps for purposes of determining alien's eligibility for those benefits ("deeming requirements"); waives deeming requirements for victims of domestic violence; and retains SSI eligibility. (20-78)

429 9-15 Y Bingaman modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Authorizes $100 million in each FY 1997-2000 for State substance abuse grants. (41-58)

430 9-15 Y Simon-Reid-Byrd modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Authorizes $240 million annually after FY 1997 for grants to States for demonstration projects establishing community works progress programs for individuals who are eligible for unemployment or welfare assistance, or unemployed noncustodial parents; sets work cap of 32 hours per week for participants; and requires participants to engage in job search activities on weekly basis. (37-63)

431 9-15 Y Wellstone amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Expresses sense of Senate that any Medicaid reform enacted by Senate this year should require States to continue to provide Medicaid for 12 months to those families who lose eligibility for welfare benefits because of increased earnings or hours of employment. (49-51)

432 9-15 Y Kohl-Leahy amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Guarantees food stamp eligibility for elderly, disabled, and children and exempts this group from optional State food assistance block grant. (47-53)

433 9-15 Y Simon-Graham amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Eliminates retroactive "deeming requirements"; and continues existing law for persons who were legal immigrants in U.S. prior to effective date of this act. (35-64)

434 9-15 Y Graham-Pryor amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Requires HHS Secretary to establish specific work participation rate goals for each State by adjusting national participation rate goals to reflect level of Federal welfare block grant funds State is receiving and average number of minor children in families with incomes below poverty line; and retains penalties against State for failing to meet its specific work participation rate goals. (23-76)

435 9-15 Y Heflin motion to table Gramm-Faircloth modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Prohibits legal aid organization or other entity that provides legal services and receives Federal funds from challenging legal validity of welfare reform. (51-47)

436 9-15 Y Glenn motion to table Gramm-Faircloth modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Requires HHS Secretary to reduce workforce within HHS by specified amount to reflect conversion to block grant program. (49-49)

437 9-15 N Dole motion to strike language inserted by Bradley amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Requires each State's plan to include basic standards in program of assistance to poor families; bases standard for benefits or schedule of benefits for families on family size and income; and requires States to establish basic standards for eligibility and benefits, and conditions under which people will be ruled ineligible. (50-44)

438 9-15 Y Daschle-Kennedy amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Permits States to issue non-cash in-kind assistance to children who are ineligible because of five year time limitation. (44-48)


Agriculture Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1976, P.L. 104-37)
439 9-18 2 Cochran motion to table Kerrey-Kohl amendment: Strikes provision which makes $41 million of CCC funds available to producers of 1995 cotton whose crops were adversely affected by insect damage; and increases funds by $35 million for Rural Community Advancement Program loans and grants, $4.5 million for direct loans under Rural Development Loan Fund Program, and $1.5 million for Rural Technology and Cooperative Development grants. (37-53)

440 9-19 Y Cochran motion to table Bryan-Bumpers amendment: Prohibits use of funds to carry out Market Promotion Program. (58-42)


Welfare Reform (H.R. 4, Vetoed)
441 9-19 N Gramm-Faircloth modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424 and 425): Requires HHS Secretary to reduce HHS workforce by specified amount to reflect conversion to block grant program. (50-49)

442 9-19 Y Dole-Daschle, et al., modified amendment (to Dole, et al., modified perfecting amendment, as amended--Vote Nos. 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424, 425 and 441): Provides $8 billion over five years for child care; sets aside $5 billion over five years in AFDC block grants; provides additional $3 billion for distribution under current IV-A at-risk child care formula; gives States option of not requiring single parent with children under five to work more than 20 hours per week; strikes job training provisions; establishes contingency grant fund with $1 billion over five years; and provides $75 million per year for abstinence education program and $100 million for substance abuse treatment. (87-12)

443 9-19 Y Passage. (87-12)


Agriculture Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1976, P.L. 104-37)
444 9-19 Y Boxer motion to table Committee amendment: Prohibits use of funds to develop, implement, or enforce proposed regulation requiring poultry to be labeled fresh, hard-chilled, or frozen, unless legislation is enacted directing Agriculture Secretary to develop such regulation, or House and Senate Agriculture Committees receive and approve proposed revised regulation. (38-61)

445 9-19 N Cochran motion to table Kerry, et al., amendment: Prohibits expenditure of Market Promotion Program funds to provide assistance to U.S. Mink Export Development Council or any mink industry trade association. (18-78)

446 9-19 Y Bumpers motion to table Stevens amendment: Prohibits use of funds for salaries and expenses of Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer laws enacted by Congress for Forest Service, and makes $350,000 available to Agriculture Secretary to administer such laws for Forest Service. (42-51)

447 9-20 N Cochran motion to table Feingold-McCain amendment: Subjects grants funded by special research grants program to competitive process and scientific peer review evaluation; and states that any funds made available for special grant research program, and not expended because of competitive approval process, shall revert to U.S. Treasury and be used for deficit reduction. (64-34)

448 9-20 N Conrad modified amendment: Exempts producers of 1995 crop from repayment of advance deficiency payments if producer suffered loss of more than 35 percent due to weather or related conditions; and offsets by cutting Export Enhancement Program by $78 million. (34-64)

449 9-20 Y Cochran motion to table Bumpers, et al., modified amendment: Makes Market Promotion Program (MPP) available to small business; prohibits grants to otherwise eligible foreign trade organizations; and reduces funding for MPP from $110 million to $70 million. (36-62)

450 9-20 Y Passage. (95-3)


Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1868)
451 9-20 N McConnell motion to table D'Amato, et al., amendment: Limits ESF assistance to Turkey to $21 million; and transfers $5 million in Economic Assistance funds to each Treasury Department and Justice Department for law enforcement training activities in foreign countries. (60-36)

452 9-20 Y Brown motion to table Brown-Harkin-Moseley-Braun amendment--Vote No. 454: Permits humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping and other multilateral operations, and anti-terrorism assistance to Pakistan; permits military assistance only for counter-narcotics control; allows President to release Pakistan from its obligation to pay storage costs for military equipment purchased from U.S. but never delivered; prohibits delivery of 28 F-16's paid for by Pakistan; and permits transfer of other military equipment pursuant to contracts entered into before October 1, 1990. (37-61)

453 9-20 N Smith, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of funds to establish MFN status or provide financial assistance to Vietnam unless President provides Congress with analytical assessment on unaccounted for POW-MIA's, and certifies that government of Vietnam is cooperating with U.S. to provide fullest possible accounting, and is making progress to address U.S. concerns about continued suppression of nonviolent pursuits of democratic freedoms by people of Vietnam. (39-58)

454 9-21 N Brown-Harkin-Moseley-Braun amendment: Permits humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping and other multilateral operations assistance, and anti-terrorism assistance to Pakistan; permits military assistance only for counter-narcotics control; allows President to release Pakistan from its obligations to pay storage costs for military equipment purchased from U.S. but never delivered; prohibits delivery of 28 F-16's paid for by Pakistan; and permits transfer of other military equipment pursuant to contracts entered into before October 1, 1990. (55-45)

455 9-21 N McConnell motion to table Harkin, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that conferees to S. 4, Line Item Veto, should meet by September 26, and expeditiously resolve differences; and if conferees report prior to time President is required to act upon 1996 appropriation bills, conference report should, to extent possible, contain provisions applicable to 1996 appropriations bills and 1995 reconciliation bill. (76-24)

456 9-21 N Helms amendment: Prohibits use of U.S. funds for U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) unless President certifies to appropriate Congressional committees that UNFPA has terminated all activities in China, or, during preceding 12 months, there have been no abortions resulting from coercion associated with China's family planning policies. (43-57)

457 9-21 Y Leahy motion to table Dole-Helms amendment: Abolishes ADCA, USIA, AID, and International Development Cooperation Agency and transfers functions to State Department by March 1, 1997, unless President submits State Department reorganization plan within six months of enactment that includes, among other things, authority to abolish at least two of these agencies; requires OMB Director to certify that plan will achieve savings of at least $3 billion during first four years; makes plan effective after 60 days of continuous session of Congress, unless Congress enacts joint resolution disapproving; and authorizes payment of voluntary separation incentives. (43-57)

458 9-21 Y Passage. (91-9)


Military Construction Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1817, P.L. 104-32)
459 9-22 Y Adoption of conference report. (86-14)


D.C. Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2546)
460 9-22 N Jeffords motion to table Dorgan amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Finance Committee and Senate should approve no legislation which reduces taxes for those making over $101,000 per year, and savings should be used to reduce cuts in projected Medicare spending. (54-43)


Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 1854, Vetoed)
461 9-22 Y Adoption of conference report. (94-4)


D.C. Appropriations, 1996 (H.R. 2546)
462 9-22