106th Congress, 1st
Session
2nd Session
106th Congress, 1st
Session
2nd Session
| Vote No. | Date 1999 | Voting Position |
CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX |
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Impeachment of President Clinton (S.Res. 16) |
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| 1 | 1-8 | Y |
Adoption.
(100-0)
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| ** 2 | 1-25 | Y |
Harkin-Wellstone,
et al., motion: Suspend rules of Senate to permit public debate by Senators
of motion to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
(43-57)
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| ** 3 | 1-26 | Y |
Harkin-Wellstone
motion: Suspend rules of Senate to permit public debate by Senators on
motion to subpoena witnesses during trial of President Clinton. (41-58)
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| 4 | 1-27 | Y |
Byrd
motion: Dismiss impeachment proceedings against President Clinton. (44-56)
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| 5 | 1-27 | N | House Managers' motion: Subpoena witnesses for deposition, and admit evidence not in record. (56-44) |
| 6 | 1-28 | Y |
Daschle
amendment (as substitute for resolution): Limits deposition time for all
witnesses to be no later than close of business Wednesday, February 3,
1999, and permits all Senators to review all deposition material; makes
it in order, on February 6, 1999, for House managers and/or White House
counsel to make motion, or motions, to admit depositions or portions thereof
into evidence, and limits such motions to transcribed material; provides
four hours equally divided on Monday, February 8, 1999, for closing arguments,
divided between White House Counsel and House Managers; and provides for
the Senate to proceed immediately to final deliberations and then vote
on the articles, without any intervening action. (44-54)
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| 7 | 1-28 | Y |
Daschle
amendment (as substitute for resolution): Requires Senate to proceed immediately
to closing arguments regarding articles of impeachment, with four hours
equally divided for White House Counsel and House Managers; and then provides
for the Senate to vote on each article without intervening action, motion
or debate, except for deliberations. (43-55)
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| 8 | 1-28 | N |
Adoption
of resolution: Authorizes issuance of subpoenas for taking of testimony
on oral depositions to Sidney Blumenthal, Monica Lewinsky, and Vernon
Jordan, Jr.; permits depositions to be videotaped; and permits Senate
to make public videotaped or transcribed deposition material. (54-44)
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| 9 | 2-4 | Y |
Division
I of House Managers' motion: Permits transcripts and videotapes of oral
depositions taken pursuant to S. Res. 30 to be admitted into evidence.
(100-0)
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| 10 | 2-4 | N |
Division
II of House Managers' motion: Authorizes and issues subpoena for Monica
Lewinsky to appear before Senate for period of time not to exceed eight
hours; permits either party to examine witness; and entitles House Managers
to reserve portion of their time to reexamine witness following any examination
by White House Counsel. (30-70)
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| 11 | 2-4 | N |
Murray
motion (as substitute for Division III of House Managers' motion--Vote
No. 12): Permits House Managers and White House Counsel to present before
Senate, for no more than six hours, equally divided, all or portions of
written transcriptions of depositions of Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan,
and Sidney Blumenthal. (27-73)
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| 12 | 2-4 | N |
Division
III of House Managers' motion: Permits House Managers and President to
present before Senate, for not more than six hours equally divided, all
or portions of videotapes of oral depositions of Monica Lewinsky, Vernon
Jordan, and Sidney Blumenthal; and permits House Managers to reserve portion
of their time to be used following presentation by White House Counsel.
(62-38)
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| 13 | 2-4 | Y |
Daschle
motion: Proceed to closing arguments, with two hours for White House Counsel,
followed by two hours for House Managers; and then proceed to vote on
each article of impeachment, without intervening action, motion or debate,
except for deliberations by Senate, if so decided by Senate. (44-56)
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| 14 | 2-4 | Y |
White
House Counsel motion: That House Managers provide written notice to White
House Counsel indicating precise page and line designations of any video
excerpts from depositions of Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan, or Sidney
Blumenthal that they plan to use during their three hour presentation
on Saturday, February 6, 1999, or during their closing argument. (46-54)
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| ** 15 | 2-9 | Y |
Lott-Daschle
motion: Suspend rules of Senate to conduct open deliberations of articles
of impeachment against President Clinton. (59-41)
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| 16 | 2-9 | N |
Lott
motion: Go into closed session for final deliberations of articles of
impeachment against President Clinton. (53-47)
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| ** 17 | 2-12 | N |
First
Article of Impeachment against President Clinton: States that President
Clinton willfully corrupted and manipulated judicial process for his personal
gain and exoneration, impeding administration of justice in that he willfully
provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony to Federal Grand Jury
on August 17, 1998. (45-55)
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| ** 18 | 2-12 | N |
Second
Article of Impeachment against President Clinton: States that President
Clinton engaged personally, and through his subordinates and agents, in
course of conduct designed to delay, impede, cover up, and conceal evidence
and testimony related to Federal civil rights action brought against him
in duly instituted judicial proceeding. (50-50)
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Censure of President Clinton (S.Res. 44) |
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| ** 19 | 2-12 | N |
Gramm
motion: Postpones indefinitely Feinstein motion to suspend rules of Senate
in order to consider censure resolution against President Clinton. (Two-thirds
of Senate not having voted in the negative, motion to suspend was withdrawn
and Gramm point of order was sustained. The Feinstein motion to proceed
fell.) (43-56)
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Military Members' Bill of Rights (S. 4) |
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| 20 | 2-23 | Y |
Crapo
amendment: Repeals reduction in military retirement pay for regular officers
of uniformed services who choose to work for Federal government. (87-11)
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| 21 | 2-23 | Y |
Hutchison,
et al., amendment: Requires TRICARE health care coverage to be substantially
similar to health care coverage available under FEHB health benefits plans;
requires that as servicemen and women are transferred to other bases,
their health care benefits follow them; requires doctors to be reimbursed
at levels at least equivalent to Medicare; encourages Defense Secretary
to use his power to authorize higher levels of reimbursement where necessary
to attract local physician providers; and requires Defense Secretary to
report to Congress within six months regarding cost of implementing requirements.
(100-0)
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| 22 | 2-24 | Y |
Sarbanes-Warner,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that there should continue
to be parity between adjustments in compensation for members of uniformed
services and U.S. civilian employees. (94-6)
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| 23 | 2-24 | Y |
Cleland,
et al., amendment: Allows members of National Guard and Reserve to participate
in Thrift Savings Plans established by bill. (100-0)
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| 24 | 2-24 | N |
Warner
motion to table Rockefeller, et al., amendment: Authorizes creation of
three-year demonstration pilot project to allow Veterans' Administration
to bill Medicare for health care services provided to certain dual beneficiaries;
requires Veterans' Administration to maintain its current level of services
to Medicare eligible veterans; specifies that Veterans' Administration
may collect payments for care provided to new users only; and does not
create any new entitlement for benefits. (0-100)
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| 25 | 2-24 | Y |
Gramm
Constitutional point of order that Graham amendment, which pays for bill
by (1) extending Hazardous Substance Superfund Tax and Oil Spill Liability
Tax, and (2) modifying Foreign Tax Credit carryback and carryover periods
(generating estimated $18 billion in revenue over ten years), violates
U.S. Constitution, because revenue bills must originate in House of Representatives.
(80-20)
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| 26 | 2-24 | Y |
Passage.
(91-8)
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Human Rights in China (S.Res. 45) |
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| 27 | 2-25 | Y |
Adoption.
(99-0)
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Small Business Year 2000 Readiness (S. 314, P.L. 106-8) |
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| 28 | 3-2 | Y |
Passage.
(99-0)
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Year 2000 Committee Funding (S.Res. 7) |
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| 29 | 3-2 | Y |
Adoption.
(92-6)
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Education Flexibility (H.R. 800, P.L. 106-25) |
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| 30 | 3-3 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Wellstone-Kennedy amendment (to Committee substitute amendment):
Exempts Title I funds from Education Flexibility Program. (55-42)
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| 31 | 3-4 | Y |
Jeffords-Gregg-Collins
amendment (to Bingaman-Reid, et al., amendment providing for national
school dropout prevention program [to Committee substitute amendment]):
Nullifies provisions of underlying Bingaman-Reid, et al., amendment providing
$150 million for drop-out prevention; and directs money to fund part B
of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (100-0)
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| 32 | 3-4 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Jeffords amendment (to language proposed to be stricken
by Committee substitute amendment): Requires Education Secretary to prescribe
requirements on how States are to provide for public comments and notice.
(54-43)
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| 33 | 3-5 | N |
Gramm
motion to table Allard, et al., amendment (to language proposed to be
stricken by Committee substitute amendment): Prohibits implementation
of "Know Your Customer" regulations by Federal banking agencies.
(0-88)
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| * 34 | 3-8 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Committee substitute amendment to bill. (54-41)
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| * 35 | 3-9 | N |
Lott,
et al., second cloture motion on Committee substitute amendment to bill.
(55-39)
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| * 36 | 3-10 | Y |
Baucus,
et al., cloture motion on Kennedy-Daschle motion to recommit bill to Committee
with instructions to report back forthwith with Murray-Kennedy amendment
to authorize funds for additional teachers to reduce class size. (44-55)
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| * 37 | 3-10 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Lott (for Jeffords)-Gregg-Collins modified amendment
(to Bingaman amendment to provide for national school dropout prevention
program): Gives local educational agencies option of using dropout prevention
program funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (55-44)
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Palestinian State Unilateral Declaration (S.Con.Res. 5) |
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| 38 | 3-11 | Y |
Adoption.
(98-1)
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Education Flexibility (H.R. 800, P.L. 106-25) |
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| 39 | 3-11 | Y |
Kennedy
motion to table Jeffords (for Lott)-Abraham modified amendment (to Committee
substitute amendment): Amends FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which
allocated $1.2 billion for Class Size Reduction Act, to permit local educational
agencies to use these funds for either class size reduction or Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (38-61)
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| 40 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
(for Lott)-Abraham modified amendment (to Committee substitute amendment):
Amends FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which allocated $1.2 billion
for Class Size Reduction Act, to permit local educational agencies to
use these funds for either class size reduction or Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). (60-39)
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| 41 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Murray-Kennedy, et al., amendment (to Committee substitute
amendment): Authorizes funds for FY 2000-2005 to hire 100,000 new teachers;
and expresses sense of Senate that budget resolution shall include annual
increases for IDEA Part B funding so that program can be fully funded
within next five years, and that increases shall not come at expense of
other important education programs that also serve children with disabilities.
(55-44)
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| 42 | 3-11 | N |
Lott-Jeffords,
et al., amendment (to Committee substitute amendment): Amends FY 1999
Omnibus Appropriations Act, which allocated $1.2 billion for Class Size
Reduction Act, to permit local educational agencies to use funds for either
class size reduction or IDEA (thereby reversing commitment to dedicate
these funds to reducing class size); does not provide additional funding
for class size reduction program; and authorizes additional $150.0 million
for IDEA Part B. (61-38)
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| 43 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Bingaman, et al., amendment (to Committee substitute amendment):
Authorizes new program under Title V of Elementary and Secondary Education
Act to provide funds to States to reduce dropout rates at middle and high
schools with significant dropout problems; allocates funds by Title I
formula; provides priority for funding to those schools with high dropout
rates; authorizes $150.0 million in FY 2000; allocates any funds appropriated
above $150.0 million to IDEA funding; and expresses sense of Senate that
budget resolution shall include annual increases for IDEA Part B funding
so that program can be fully funded within next five years, and that increases
shall not come at expense of other important education programs that also
serve children with disabilities. (55-44)
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| 44 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Bingaman (for Boxer), et al., amendment (to Committee
substitute amendment): Increases authorization for 21st Century Learning
Center Program from $200 million to $600 million in each of FY 2000-2004
to help additional 1.1 million children participate in after-school and
summer school programs; permits mentoring, academic assistance, drug,
alcohol, and gang prevention programs to be funded through 21st Century
Learning Center Program; and expresses sense of Senate that budget resolution
shall include annual increases for IDEA Part B funding so that program
can be fully funded within next five years, and that increases shall not
come at expense of other important education programs that also serve
children with disabilities. (55-44)
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| 45 | 3-11 | Y |
Jeffords
(for Lott)-Ashcroft amendment (to Committee substitute amendment): Amends
FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which allocated $1.2 billion for Class
Size Reduction Act to permit local educational agencies to use funds for
either class size reduction or IDEA (thereby reversing commitment to dedicate
these funds to reducing class size); does not provide additional funding
for class size reduction program; amends IDEA statute to expand category
of children with disabilities who can be automatically removed to alternative
educational placements from those who "carry" guns to those
who "carry or possess" weapons either on way to school or at
school; requires States and school districts to submit public comments
with their applications for Ed-Flex or Ed-Flex waivers; and authorizes
$500 million for IDEA. (78-21)
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| 46 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Feinstein-Dorgan-Bingaman amendment (to Committee substitute
amendment): Authorizes grants to high need, low performing localities
to provide prevention and intervention services and academic instruction
to K-12 students who are failing or at risk of failing to meet State achievement
standards in core curriculum; stipulates that localities may receive funds
only if they adopt policy prohibiting social promotion, require that all
K-12 students meet State achievement standards in core curriculum at key
transition points before promotion to next grade level, use tests and
other indicators to assess student performance in meeting State achievement
standards, and have substantial numbers of students who are low performing
students; authorizes $500 million in each of FY 2000-2004; and expresses
sense of Senate that budget resolution shall include annual increases
for IDEA Part B funding so that program can be fully funded within next
five years, and that increases shall not come at expense of other important
education programs that also serve children with disabilities. (59-40)
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| 47 | 3-11 | N |
Jeffords
motion to table Wellstone amendment (to Committee substitute amendment):
Prohibits waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements relating to local
and State plans, use of funds, and accountability, under Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and Title I, except to
permit formation of secondary and post-secondary consortia. (57-42)
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| 48 | 3-11 | Y |
Passage.
(98-1)
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National Missile Defense System (H.R. 4, P.L. 106-38) |
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| 49 | 3-16 | 3 |
Cochran,
et al., amendment: Specifies that funding for National Missile Defense
system is subject to annual authorization and appropriations process.
(99-0)
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| 50 | 3-16 | 3 |
Landrieu,
et al., amendment: States that it is policy of United States to seek continued
negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces. (99-0)
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| 51 | 3-17 | Y |
Passage.
(97-3)
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Airport Improvement Program (S. 643, P.L. 106-6) |
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| 52 | 3-17 | Y |
Passage.
(100-0)
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1999 (H.R. 1141, P.L. 106-31) |
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| 53 | 3-18 | Y |
Hutchison
motion to table Specter, et al., amendment: Permits HHS Secretary to waive
recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State
settlements if Secretary finds that at least 20 percent of such payments
will be spent on programs to reduce use of tobacco products, and at least
30 percent will be used on Federal or State funded health programs, or
to assist in economic development efforts designed to aid tobacco farmers
and tobacco-producing communities transition to other industries. (71-29)
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| 54 | 3-18 | Y |
Stevens
motion to table Hutchinson amendment: Prohibits U.S. support for China's
admission into World Trade Organization (WTO) unless Congress enacts specific
legislation to allow for U.S. support; requires President to notify Congress
if he determines that U.S. should support China's admission into WTO;
and requires passage of joint resolution of approval within 90 days of
receipt of Presidential notification for U.S. approval to be permitted.
(69-30)
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| * 55 | 3-23 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Lott perfecting amendment (to Hutchison amendment
setting forth restrictions on deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo):
Prohibits use of funds to conduct military operations by U.S. Armed Forces
in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless previously
authorized by Congress. (55-44)
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| 56 | 3-23 | Y |
Reid
motion to table Murkowski amendment: Prohibits use of funds to close or
restrict subsistence or commercial fishing or subsistence gathering in
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. (40-59)
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Authorization of Military Operations in Kosovo (S.Con.Res. 21) |
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| 57 | 3-23 | Y |
Adoption.
(58-41)
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First Budget Resolution, 2000 (H.Con.Res. 68) |
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| 58 | 3-24 | Y |
Abraham,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that budget resolution
assumes that Congress shall pass legislation: Reaffirms provisions of
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 that provide that Social Security
receipts and disbursements shall be off-budget for purposes of budgets
submitted by President and Congress, and for purposes of Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and also provides for point
of order against any budget resolution, amendment, or conference report
that violates this section; mandates that Social Security surpluses be
used only for payment of Social Security benefits, Social Security reform,
or reducing publicly-held Federal debt, and not spent on non-Social Security
programs, or used to offset tax cuts; provides for Senate supermajority
point of order against any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report that would use Social Security surpluses for any purpose other
than payment of Social Security benefits, Social Security reform or reduction
of Federal debt; ensures that Social Security benefits are paid on time;
and accommodates Social Security reform legislation. (99-0)
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| * 59 | 3-24 | Y |
Lautenberg
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Lautenberg amendment:
Provides for point of order against any bill, resolution, motion, amendment,
or conference report that either reduces revenues without offsets, or
increases spending above levels in resolution until Congress first enacts
legislation that ensures long-term fiscal solvency of Social Security
Trust Funds, extends solvency of Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
by at least 12 years, and certifies that legislation complies with these
requirements; and provides three-fifths waiver of this point of order,
and a three-fifths requirement to appeal ruling of Chair on point of order.
(45-54)
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| 60 | 3-24 | Y |
Ashcroft,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Federal government should
not directly invest Social Security Trust Funds in private financial markets.
(99-0)
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| * 61 | 3-24 | Y |
Conrad
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Conrad amendment:
Creates "Social Security and Medicare First Lockbox" that prohibits
use of any portion of Social Security surplus, or any portion of surplus
reserved for Medicare for new spending or tax cuts. (45-54)
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| 62 | 3-24 | Y |
Lautenberg
motion to table Bond amendment (as substitute for resolution): Contains
Republican interpretation of President's budget; assumes transfers into
Social Security Trust Fund; and assumes large on-budget deficit. (97-2)
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| 63 | 3-24 | Y |
Johnson,
et al., amendment: Increases Function 700 (Veterans) by $2.0 billion in
budget authority and outlays in FY 2000; offsets by reducing Function
920 (Allowances) by same amount in same year; and expresses sense of Senate
that provisions in resolution assume that (1) if Congressional Budget
Office determines there is an on-budget surplus for 2000, $2.0 billion
of that surplus will be restored to programs cut in this amendment, and
(2) none of these offsets will come from defense or veterans programs,
and, to extent possible, should come from administrative functions. (99-0)
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| * 64 | 3-25 | Y |
Domenici
(for Specter) motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Specter-Harkin,
et al., amendment: Increases funds for biomedical research at National
Institutes of Health by $1.4 billion; and offsets by creating reserve
fund for legislation disallowing Federal income tax deduction for any
payment to Federal government or State or local government pursuant to
any tobacco litigation or settlement. (47-52)
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| 65 | 3-25 | N |
Roth-Breaux,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that provisions in budget
resolution assume that: (1) resolution does not adopt President's proposals
to reduce Medicare spending by $19.4 billion over ten years, nor the proposal
to spend $10.0 billion of Medicare program funds on unrelated programs;
(2) Congress will not transfer to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
new IOUs that must be redeemed later by raising taxes on American workers,
cutting benefits, or borrowing more from public; (3) Congress should work
in bipartisan fashion to extend solvency of Medicare program and to ensure
that benefits under that program will be available to future beneficiaries;
(4) Congress should move expeditiously to consider bipartisan recommendations
of Chairmen of National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare; and
(5) Congress should continue to work with President as he develops and
presents his plan to fix problems in Medicare program. (56-43)
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| 66 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Kennedy amendment: Reduces tax cuts in budget resolution
by $320.0 billion over ten years; and expresses sense of Senate that savings
derived from reduced tax breaks to wealthiest taxpayers should be reserved
to strengthen and extend solvency of Medicare program. (53-46)
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Human Rights in Cuba (S.Res. 57) |
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| 67 | 3-25 | Y |
Adoption.
(98-0)
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First Budget Resolution, 2000 (H.Con.Res. 68) |
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| 68 | 3-25 | Y |
Domenici
(for Santorum)-Leahy-Torricelli amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that
functional totals contained in resolution assume reauthorization of Farmland
Protection Program in first session of 106th Congress. (97-1)
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| * 69 | 3-25 | Y |
Reed
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Reed, et al., amendment:
Increases Function 450 (Community and Regional Development) budget authority
and outlays by $88.7 billion in FY 2000-2009; and offsets by reducing
tax cuts contained in budget resolution. (49-50)
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| * 70 | 3-25 | N |
Craig
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Craig-Kerrey, et
al., amendment: Modifies existing pay-go requirements to prohibit consideration
of any legislation that provides increase in direct spending unless increase
is offset by decrease in direct spending; and permits waiver of this prohibition
by affirmative three-fifths vote of Senate. (52-47)
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| 71 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Voinovich amendment: Eliminates tax cuts provided for
in budget resolution and uses funds to pay down debt; and strikes section
that establishes reserve fund to use possible increases in FY 2000-2009
budget surpluses for tax cuts. (67-32)
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| 72 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Kennedy, et al., amendment: Increases Function 500 (Education,
Training, Employment, and Social Services) budget authority and outlays
by $156 billion in FY 2000-2009 to meet certain education priorities;
and reduces tax cuts contained in resolution by $156.0 billion in 2000-2009
to fully fund and pay for class-size reduction and Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. (54-45)
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| * 73 | 3-25 | N |
Crapo
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Crapo-Grams amendment:
Specifies that any additional on-budget surplus shall be reserved exclusively
for tax relief or debt reduction; creates three-fifths vote point of order
against legislation that uses additional on-budget surplus for any purpose
other than tax relief or debt reduction; and allows for three-fifths vote
to waive point of order. (42-57)
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| 74 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Dodd-Jeffords, et al., modified amendment: Increases Function
600 (Income Security) budget authority by $12.6 billion for FY 2000-2009,
and outlays by $11.6 billion for 2000-2009; and offsets by reducing tax
cuts contained in resolution. (40-57)
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| 75 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Dorgan-Daschle, et al., modified amendment: Provides $6.0
billion in each of FY 2000-2004 for new policy providing counter-cyclical
income assistance for agricultural producers; and offsets by reducing
proposed tax cuts in budget resolution by same amount. (53-45)
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| * 76 | 3-25 | Y |
Wyden
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Domenici (Snowe)-Wyden-G.
Smith amendment: Permits revenues from increased tobacco taxes to be used
to offset cost of Medicare prescription drug benefit created by Medicare
reform legislation. (54-44)
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| * 77 | 3-25 | Y |
Kennedy
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kennedy-Wellstone-Torricelli
amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that minimum wage should be increased
50 cents by September 1, 1999, and an additional 50 cents by September
1, 2000 (to bring minimum wage to $6.15 an hour). (45-53)
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| 78 | 3-25 | N |
Lautenberg
(for Hollings)-Graham amendment: Reduces debt by $700.0 billion below
level in budget resolution; continues CBO March Current Services Baseline;
eliminates instruction to Finance Committee that requires Committee to
report legislation to reduce taxes in FY 2000-2009 and to reduce statutory
limit on debt in 2000; and strikes provisions that propose changes in
process that generally allow projected surplus to fund tax cuts instead
of reducing debt. (24-74)
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| 79 | 3-25 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Rockefeller-Kennedy amendment: Provides for on-budget,
deficit neutral reserve fund to pay for prescription drug benefits for
all Medicare recipients, in case Medicare reform legislation is considered
by Congress. (54-45)
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| * 80 | 3-25 | Y |
Kerry
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kerry, et al., amendment:
Provides that tax provisions that are included in FY 2000 revenue reconciliation
bill that are not effective until future year must be reestimated by Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) the year before provisions go into effect; and provides
that if CBO determines that tax provisions that have not gone into effect,
in total, would create an on-budget deficit in year one, year one through
five, or year one through ten, they would be delayed until next year.
(45-54)
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| 81 | 3-25 | N |
Adoption.
(55-44)
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| 82 | 4-13 | Y |
Lautenberg
motion to instruct conferees on FY 2000 budget resolution: Include in
conference report provisions that would reserve all Social Security surpluses
for Social Security, and not for other programs (including other retirement
programs) or tax cuts. (98-0)
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| 83 | 4-13 | N |
Domenici
motion to instruct conferees on FY 2000 budget resolution: Include in
conference report (1) Roth-Breaux, et al., amendment (Vote No. 65) which
expressed sense of Senate regarding Medicare reform; and (2) Committee-reported
language that provides funds for prescription drugs only if Finance Committee
reports legislation significantly extending Medicare Trust Fund without
use of surplus. (57-42)
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| 84 | 4-13 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Kennedy motion to instruct conferees on FY 2000 budget
resolution: Include in conference report provisions that would (1) allow
targeted tax relief for low- and middle-income working families; and (2)
reserve sufficient portion of projected non-Social Security surpluses
to extend significantly solvency of Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund and to modernize and strengthen program before (a) using budget surpluses
to pay for tax breaks that would benefit primarily wealthiest Americans,
or (b) enacting new spending above levels in Senate-passed version of
budget resolution, unless offset in accordance with Congressional Budget
Act of 1974. (54-45)
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| 85 | 4-13 | Y |
Dodd
motion to instruct conferees on FY 2000 budget resolution: Include in
conference report Dodd, et al., modified amendment (Vote No. 74), which
increases Function 600 (Income Security) budget authority and outlays
by $7.5 billion in FY 2000-2005; and offsets by reducing tax cuts contained
in budget resolution. (66-33)
|
| 86 | 4-15 | N |
Adoption
of conference report. (54-44)
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Military Tax Extension (H.R. 1376, P.L. 106-21) |
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| 87 | 4-15 | Y |
Passage.
(95-0)
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Award of Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (S. 531, P.L. 106-26) |
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| 88 | 4-19 | Y |
Passage.
(86-0)
|
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Education Flexibility (H.R. 800, P.L. 106-25) |
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| 89 | 4-21 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (98-1)
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Budget Process Reform (S. 557) |
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| * 90 | 4-22 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Lott (for Abraham), et al., amendment: Establishes
60-vote point of order against legislation that would raise public debt
limits above the levels established in amendment, except when declaration
of war is in effect or during recession; exempts any public debt limit
increase caused solely by legislation designated as "Social Security
reform"; establishes schedule of publicly held debt limits that would
allow all on-budget surpluses to be spent; and establishes public debt
limits based on, and assuming accuracy of, Congressional Budget Office's
current and ten year budget estimates. (54-45)
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Year
2000 Problem Resolution and Liability Limitation |
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| * 91 | 4-26 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (94-0)
|
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Condemning the Shooting at Columbine High School (H.Con.Res. 92) |
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| 92 | 4-27 | Y |
Adoption.
(99-0)
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Year 2000 Problem Resolution and Liability Limitation (H.R. 775, P.L. 106-37) |
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| 93 | 4-28 | Y |
Lott
motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (98-1)
|
| 94 | 4-28 | N |
Lott
motion to table Kennedy motion to commit bill to HELP Committee with instructions
to report back forthwith with Kennedy amendment: Increases minimum wage
to $5.65 an hour beginning on September 1, 1999, and $6.15 an hour beginning
on September 1, 2000. (55-44)
|
| * 95 | 4-29 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on McCain, et al., substitute amendment. (52-47)
|
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Budget Process Reform (S. 557) |
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| * 96 | 4-30 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Abraham amendment (as substitute for Lott [for
Abraham], et al., amendment--Vote No. 90): establishes 60-vote point of
order against legislation that would raise public debt limits above levels
established in amendment, except when declaration of war is in effect
or during a recession; exempts any public debt limit increase caused solely
by legislation designated as "Social Security reform"; establishes
a schedule of publicly held debt limits that would allow all on-budget
surpluses to be spent; and establishes public debt limits based on, and
assuming the accuracy of, Congressional Budget Office's current and ten
year budget estimates. (49-44)
|
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Military Appreciation Month (S.Res. 33) |
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| 97 | 4-30 | Y |
Adoption.
(93-0)
|
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Authorization of Force Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.J.Res. 20) |
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| 98 | 5-4 | Y |
Lott-Daschle
motion to table resolution: Authorizes President to use all necessary
force in concert with allies of U.S., to accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives
in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). (78-22)
|
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Commending Reverend Jesse Jackson (S.Res. 94) |
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| 99 | 5-5 | Y |
Adoption.
(92-0)
|
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Financial Services Modernization (S. 900, P.L. 106-102) |
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| 100 | 5-5 | N |
Gramm
motion to table Sarbanes (for Daschle), et al., amendment (as substitute
for bill): Allows banks, securities firms, and insurance companies to
affiliate; requires banks to have and maintain "satisfactory"
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating to take advantage of new affiliations;
strikes provision that provides "safe harbor" for banks that
have "satisfactory" CRA rating; strikes provision that exempts
all small rural banks from CRA; allows all banks to have operating subsidiaries,
subject to important safeguards; requires securities activities to be
performed by SEC regulated broker-dealers; allows existing unitary thrift
holding companies to be transferred only to financial firms; allows bank
affiliates to make "merchant banking" investments in commercial
firms only for such reasonable time as allows for resale, without exercising
day-to-day control; strikes provision that allows bank holding companies
to engage in activities that are "complimentary" to financial
activities; and strikes provision that extends for three years requirement
that thrifts pay higher assessment rate than banks on certain bonds issued
to pay for savings and loan crisis. (54-43)
|
| 101 | 5-5 | N |
Gramm
motion to table Bryan-Dodd-Kerry amendment: Requires bank subsidiaries
or bank holding companies to have satisfactory Community Reinvestment
Act (CRA) rating as condition for establishing new affiliations and new
financial powers; strikes provisions that provide "safe harbor"
immunity from public comment on CRA performance during pending bank application
for those banks that received "satisfactory" or better CRA rating
at their most recent examination; strikes provisions that exempt small
banks (assets under $100 million) from CRA provisions; and stipulates
that bank holding companies or subsidiaries must not divest or cease any
financial activity solely because of failure to comply with CRA provisions.
(52-45)
|
| 102 | 5-6 | Y |
Gramm
amendment: Strikes provisions that extend, for three years, requirement
that thrifts pay higher assessment rate than banks on certain bonds issued
to pay for savings and loan crisis; prohibits attempts to obtain customer
information from financial institution by fraudulent means; provides for
civil damages to be paid by any violator, other than financial institution;
and provides for criminal penalties for anyone who commits violation of
this section while violating another U.S. law, or is engaged in pattern
of illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in 12 month period. (95-2)
|
| 103 | 5-6 | N |
Gorton
motion to table Johnson, et al., modified amendment: Strikes provision
that permits commercial firms to acquire any of existing 500 unitary thrift
holding companies; and inserts provision that allows existing unitary
thrift holding companies to be transferred only to financial firms. (32-67)
|
| 104 | 5-6 | N |
Gramm
motion to table Shelby-Daschle amendment: Permits all banks to have operating
subsidiaries, subject to safeguards which (1) prohibit insurance underwriting
and real estate development in operating subsidiaries, (2) provide Federal
Reserve with exclusive authority to define "merchant banking"
activities in operating subsidiaries, (3) provide joint Treasury Department/Federal
Reserve rule making over what is considered "financial in nature",
(4) require bank's investment in operating subsidiaries to be deducted
from its capital, (5) limit bank investment in operating subsidiaries
to amount bank can pay in dividends, and (6) provide that restrictions
on bank's transactions with affiliates be applied to transactions with
operating subsidiaries as well. (53-46)
|
| 105 | 5-6 | N |
Passage.
(54-44)
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|
Juvenile Justice (H.R. 1501) |
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| 106 | 5-11 | Y |
Hatch
(for Gregg), et al., amendment (to Hatch-Biden, et al., modified amendment
--Vote No. 108): Authorizes $200 million in FY 2000, and such sums as
necessary in 2001-2004, for Attorney General to award grants to local
education agencies and to law enforcement agencies to assist in planning,
establishing, operating, coordinating and evaluating of school violence
prevention and school safety programs. (94-5)
|
| 107 | 5-11 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Leahy (for Robb)-Kennedy-Bingaman amendment (to Hatch-Biden,
et al., modified amendment--Vote No. 108): Expands services of National
Resource Center for School Safety and Youth Violence Prevention by authorizing
$100 million to develop and implement: (1) emergency response capacity
to provide rapid response and emergency assistance to schools and communities
affected by violent episodes, (2) anonymous student hotline tip line,
and (3) training and technical assistance for all local educational agencies
developing school safety plan; expands Administration's existing Safe
Schools, Healthy Students Program from 50 to 200 communities; and authorizes
SAMHSA programs that coordinate services between mental health programs,
school districts and juvenile justice system. (55-44)
|
| 108 | 5-11 | Y |
Hatch-Biden,
et al., modified amendment (as amended by Hatch [for Gregg], et al., amendment--Vote
No. 106): Earmarks 25 percent of juvenile accountability block grant for
drug and alcohol prevention programs, and drug and alcohol abuse treatment
programs; authorizes additional $50 million in new grants for prosecutor
funding; and extends Violent Crime Trust Fund from FY 2000 to 2005. (96-3)
|
| 109 | 5-12 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Leahy-Daschle-Robb amendment: Expands COPS program for
two years to help communities hire 25,000 new police officers to protect
schools; increases penalties for drug sales to children and for sales
near schools; establishes Juvenile Drug Courts; bans transfer to and possession
by juveniles of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips; increases
criminal penalties for transfer of handguns, assault weapons, and high
capacity ammunition clips to juveniles; streamlines procedures for Federal
prosecutions of juveniles; and authorizes Attorney General to make grants
to youth organizations for supervised youth activities, and after school
programs. (54-44)
|
| 110 | 5-12 | Y |
Brownback,
et al., amendment: Provides for study of effects of television programming,
movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics on child development
and youth violence. (98-0)
|
| 111 | 5-12 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Lautenberg, et al., amendment: Regulates sale of firearms
at gun shows. (51-47)
|
| 112 | 5-12 | N |
Craig
amendment: Prohibits collection of fees and retention of information in
connection with background checks of persons acquiring firearms. (53-45)
|
| 113 | 5-13 | Y |
Hatch-Leahy
amendment: Requires Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with more than 50,000
subscribers to provide residential customers, free or at cost, with software
or other filtering system that prevents minors from accessing material
on Internet; requires Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention and FTC to jointly conduct survey, yearly for
three years, of extent to which ISPs are providing this computer software
or filtering system; and stipulates that requirement that ISPs provide
free software shall apply only if: (1) one year after enactment, study
determines that less than 75 percent of total number of residential subscribers
of ISPs have necessary software, (2) two years after enactment, study
determines that less than 85 percent of subscribers have necessary software,
and (3) three years after enactment, study determines that less than 100
percent of residential subscribers of ISPs have necessary software. (100-0)
|
| 114 | 5-13 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Hollings-Dorgan amendment: Prohibits distribution of violent
video programming to public during hours when children are reasonably
likely to comprise substantial portion of audience; requires FCC to define
violent programming and determine appropriate time frame for safe harbor
and to promulgate final regulations to implement these provisions within
nine months; exempts pay-per-view cable programming and programming (including
news and sporting events) whose distribution does not conflict with objective
of protecting children from negative influences of violent video programming;
and provides up to $25,000 per day civil penalty for each violation, and
license revocation for repeated violations of these provisions (60-39)
|
| 115 | 5-13 | Y |
Ashcroft
amendment: Provides for fines and imprisonment of up to 20 years for adults
who sell or transfer handgun, handgun ammunition, large capacity ammunition
feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon to juvenile knowing, or
having reasonable cause to know, that juvenile intends to carry or otherwise
possess or discharge weapon in commission of violent felony; provides
for fines and imprisonment of up to 20 years for juveniles who possess
handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding device or semiautomatic
assault weapon during commission of violent felony on school grounds;
and provides exemptions for (1) temporary transfer of above weapons if
used in course of employment, ranching or farming, target practice, hunting,
and (2) juveniles who serve in Armed Forces, receive title to weapon by
inheritance, or use weapon in lawful defense of residence. (96-2)
|
| 116 | 5-13 | N |
B.
Smith motion to table Feinstein modified amendment: Prohibits importation
of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and provides that definition
of clips for purpose of ban on importation would include all clips, no
matter when manufactured. (39-59)
|
| 117 | 5-13 | N |
McCain
motion to table Hatch-Craig, et al., amendment: Requires Attorney General
and Treasury Secretary to establish program within 25 jurisdictions that
provides for coordination and agreements with State and local law enforcement
officials regarding the identification of violations of Federal firearms
laws; requires U.S. Attorney, in cooperation with local civic, community,
law enforcement and religious organizations, to carry out an extensive
media and public outreach campaign focused in high crime areas to educate
public about the severity of penalties for violations of Federal firearms
laws and encourage citizens to report possession of illegal firearms to
authorities; requires annual report regarding number of prosecutions,
indictments, individuals held without bond, and average length of sentence;
provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall
not grant a probationary sentence to a person who has more than one previous
conviction for a violent felony or a serious drug offense; requires annual
report on all gun prosecutions from the previous year; requires, in some
situations, background checks at gun shows; establishes a lifetime gun
ban for dangerous juvenile offenders; does not require background checks
of individuals retrieving firearms from pawnshops; dismisses pending lawsuits
against gun dealers in gun show cases; and requires Attorney General to
expedite background checks for firearm purchases. (3-94)
|
| 118 | 5-14 | N |
Hatch-Craig,
et al., amendment: Requires Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury
to establish a program within 25 jurisdictions that provides for coordination
and agreements with State and local law enforcement officials regarding
the identification of violations of Federal firearms laws; requires U.S.
Attorney, in cooperation with local civic, community, law enforcement
and religious organizations, to carry out an extensive media and public
outreach campaign focused in high crime areas to educate public about
the severity of penalties for violations of Federal firearms laws and
encourage citizens to report possession of illegal firearms to authorities;
requires annual report regarding number of prosecutions, indictments,
individuals held without bond, and average length of sentence; provides
that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall not
grant a probationary sentence to a person who has more than one previous
conviction for a violent felony or a serious drug offense; requires annual
report on all gun prosecutions from the previous year; requires, in some
situations, background checks at gun shows; establishes a lifetime gun
ban for dangerous juvenile offenders; does not require background checks
of individuals retrieving firearms from pawnshops; dismisses pending lawsuits
against gun dealers in gun show cases; and requires Attorney General to
expedite background checks for firearm purchases. (48-47)
|
| 119 | 5-14 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Schumer, et al., amendment: Bans unlicensed sale of firearms
on Internet unless operator of gun sale website is licensed as manufacturer,
importer, or dealer; and provides for fine and/or imprisonment of up to
two years for website operators in violation. (50-43)
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|
Year 2000 Problem Resolution and Liability Limitation (H.R. 775, P.L. 106-37) |
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| * 120 | 5-18 | N |
Lott,
et al., second cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (53-45)
|
|
Juvenile Justice (H.R. 1501) |
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| 121 | 5-18 | Y |
Lott
(for Allard), et al., amendment: Stipulates that Congress finds that it
is not violation of First Amendment to Constitution to: (1) say a prayer,
read scripture, or perform religious music as part of memorial service
that is held on campus of public school to honor memory of any person
slain on that campus, or (2) erect memorial on campus of public school
which includes religious symbols, motifs or sayings; requires any party
bringing lawsuit challenging Constitutionality of memorial or memorial
service to pay its own attorney fees and other costs, notwithstanding
any other provisions of law; and authorizes Attorney General to provide
legal assistance to school districts or other governmental entities that
are defending legality of such memorial service. (85-13)
|
| 122 | 5-18 | Y |
Kohl-Chafee-Hatch
amendment: Prohibits sale or transfer of handgun by licensed manufacturer,
importer, or dealer to any non-licensed person without secure gun storage
or safety device for handgun; exempts transfers to U.S. or State government
agencies and law enforcement officers; exempts handguns that are curios
or relics, and permits transfer of handgun without storage or safety device
if one is temporarily unavailable, provided that one is delivered within
ten days of delivery of handgun; provides for civil immunity in Federal
and State court against damages resulting from criminal or unlawful misuse
of handgun by third party if handgun was obtained without permission of
lawful owner and handgun was made inoperable by use of gun storage or
safety device; and, for violations, provides for license revocation or
up to six months suspension, or civil penalties of up to $2,500. (78-20)
|
| 123 | 5-18 | Y |
Hatch-Feinstein
amendment: Directs Sentencing Commission to make appropriate increases
under Sentencing Guidelines for gang members who commit Federal crimes
to further gang's activities; adds extortion, gambling obstruction of
justice, money laundering, alien smuggling, and gang recruitment to list
of gang crimes; provides three year mandatory minimum sentence to existing
law against knowingly transferring firearm for use in violent or drug
trafficking crime when gun is transferred to minor; directs Sentencing
Commission to increase by not less than two levels any offense in which
defendant used body armor; prohibits purchase, use, or possession of body
armor by persons convicted of violent felony; allows Federal law enforcement
agencies to directly donate surplus body armor to local police; authorizes
continued funding for Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act; directs National
Institute of Justice to promote bullet-resistant technologies; provides
maximum sentence of 20 years for any person who teaches or distributes
information bomb making or other weapon of mass destruction if teacher
intends that information will be used to commit Federal violent crime
or knows that recipient of information intends to use it to commit Federal
violent crime; and increases penalties for maliciously destroying or attempting
to destroy by fire or explosion any animal enterprise. (85-13)
|
| 124 | 5-18 | N |
Byrd-Kohl
amendment: Provides that if State Attorney General has reasonable cause
to believe that person is engaged in, is about to engage in, or has engaged
in any act that would constitute violation of State law regulating importation
or transportation of any intoxicating liquor, Attorney General may bring
civil action for injunctive relief in Federal district court against person
to restrain person from engaging, or continuing to engage in, violation
and to enforce compliance with State law. (80-17)
|
| 125 | 5-18 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Wellstone amendment: Encourages cooperation between various
service providers to design and implement intervention programs for children
who witness domestic violence; authorizes grants to be awarded to eligible
non-profit organizations to conduct programs to encourage use of domestic
violence intervention models using multisystem partnerships to address
needs of children who witness domestic violence; specifies that these
working partnerships will involve counselors, courts, schools, health
care providers, law enforcement, battered women's programs and others;
and specifies that intervention programs for children who witness domestic
violence will include (1) counseling and advocacy for child witnesses
and their families, (2) strategies to ensure safety and security of children
and their families, and (3) outreach and training to community professionals
about issue of children witnessing domestic violence. (55-44)
|
| 126 | 5-18 | N |
Sessions
(for Ashcroft) amendment: Conditions State's receipt of Juvenile Accountability
Grants on State requiring prosecution of juveniles 14 years of age or
older as adults if juveniles used, carried or possessed firearm during
commission of murder, robbery, battery or assault, forcible rape, or certain
drug offenses. (26-73)
|
| 127 | 5-19 | N |
Sessions-Inhofe
amendment: Requires disclaimer to be printed on all materials produced,
procured or distributed as result of Federal funding authorized under
this bill by Federal, State or local governmental recipients or other
non-governmental entities. (56-43)
|
| 128 | 5-19 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Wellstone, et al., modified amendment: Authorizes $340.0
million in each of FY 2000-2004 for States and localities to recruit,
train, and hire 141,000 additional school mental health personnel over
five year period, including 100,000 additional counselors, 21,000 additional
school psychologists, and 20,000 additional school social workers. (61-38)
|
| 129 | 5-19 | Y |
Hatch
(for Santorum) amendment: Requires Federal government to reimburse State
for costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension of any person
who had previously been convicted of murder, rape, or dangerous sexual
offense in State that (1) has not adopted Federal truth-in-sentencing
guidelines, or (2) has average terms of imprisonment that are less than
10 percent above average term of imprisonment imposed for that offense
in all States; provides that funds used to reimburse State shall come
from Federal law enforcement assistance funds allocated to State in which
person was previously convicted; and requires Attorney General to collect
information for each state regarding (1) number of convictions for murder,
rape, and sex offenses in which victim was less than 14 years of age and
offender was less than 18 years of age, and (2) number of repeat convictions
of individuals for above offenses. (81-17)
|
| 130 | 5-19 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Wellstone, et al., amendment: Strikes language requiring
States to assess extent to which "segments" of juvenile population
are incarcerated to greater extent than proportion of these groups in
general juvenile population, and to address prevention efforts designed
to reduce that disproportionate confinement; and inserts language that
requires States to address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and
system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without numerical standards
or quotas, disproportionate number of juvenile members of "racial
minority groups" who come in contact with juvenile justice system.
(52-48)
|
| 131 | 5-19 | N |
McConnell
amendment: Requires Federal departments or agencies considering request
to use any Federal property, facility, equipment, personnel, or any other
cooperation from Department or agency to film motion picture or television
production for commercial purposes to consider whether such motion picture
or television production glorifies or endorses wanton and gratuitous violence;
and exempts newsreel or news television production, and any public service
announcement. (67-33)
|
| 132 | 5-19 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Boxer-Johnson amendment: Amends 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Act to authorize $600 million in each of FY 2000-2004
for after-school programs; and specifies that goals of program are to:
(1) reduce juvenile crime and risk that youth will become victims of crime
during after school hours, (2) increase academic success of students,
(3) promote safe and productive environments for students in after school
hours, and (4) provide alternatives to drug, alcohol, tobacco and gang
activity. (53-47)
|
| 133 | 5-20 | Y |
Lott
(for G. Smith)-Jeffords modified amendment: Repeals pawnshop provision
adopted in Hatch, et al., amendment (Vote No. 118); and provides that
special licensee shall be subject to all of provisions applicable to dealers,
including, but not limited to, performance of instant background check.
(79-21)
|
| 134 | 5-20 | Y |
Lautenberg-Kerrey
amendment: Closes gun show loophole by requiring criminal background checks
on all gun sales at gun shows; eliminates loopholes created by Hatch,
et al., (Vote No. 118), pawn shop loophole, interstate sales loophole,
new immunity for gun sellers; maintains ability of law enforcement to
trace crime guns; clarifies that amendment applies only to events where
firearms are exhibited and offered for sale, not transactions between
neighbors; clarifies that gun sellers and buyers are not subject to penalties
unless they are trying to circumvent required background check by completing
transaction outside gun show; amends Brady law to prevent Federal government
from keeping records on qualified purchasers for more than 90 days; assures
that no new record-keeping requirements will be imposed on unlicensed
gun show sellers; requires gun show promoters to inform ATF that they
(1) are conducting gun show, (2) verifying identity of sellers at show,
and (3) notifying each seller that background checks are required; does
not create any new bureaucracies, offices or administrative entities,
or impose any Federal fees on gun sellers or gun buyers; and utilizes
existing Brady system for all background checks. (50-50)
|
|
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1999 (H.R. 1141, P.L. 106-31) |
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| * 135 | 5-20 | Y |
Domenici
motion to waive section 206 of Budget Act to permit consideration of conference
report on bill: Provides emergency spending for disaster relief in Central
America and Caribbean, relief to farmers and ranchers, disaster relief
related to tornado damage, and for military operations and humanitarian
assistance in Kosovo region. (70-30)
|
| 136 | 5-20 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (64-36)
|
|
Juvenile Justice (H.R. 1501) |
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| 137 | 5-20 | Y |
Frist,
et al., amendment: Permits school personnel to suspend or expel children
with disabilities from their schools for unlimited periods of time for
carrying or possessing gun or other firearm to or at school, without providing
any educational services, including behavioral intervention services.
(75-24)
|
| 138 | 5-20 | N |
Bond-Domenici
amendment: Establishes "Motion Picture Industry Accountability Commission"
to conduct comprehensive review of motion picture industry with focus
on juvenile access to violent, pornographic, or other harmful materials
in motion pictures; requires Commission to report and make recommendations
within one year; and authorizes $1 million to carry out these provisions.
(41-56)
|
| 139 | 5-20 | Y |
Biden,
et al., amendment: Extends COPS program from FY 2000 to 2005, and authorizes
$1.15 billion annually for 2001-2005; authorizes $600 million annually
to fund up to 50,000 police officers, permits funds to be used to hire
new officers, retain current officers hired under COPS program, pay overtime,
and reimburse current officers for college or graduate school courses
to enhance their job skills; authorizes $350 million annually for new
law enforcement technology designed to improve police communications,
develop and improve access to crime solving technologies, and to promote
comprehensive crime analysis by utilizing new techniques and technologies;
and authorizes $200 million annually to hire additional prosecutors for
assignment to community prosecution programs, for redeployment of existing
prosecutors to community prosecution programs, and for establishment of
programs to assist local prosecutors' to identify and respond to priority
crime problems. (48-50)
|
| 140 | 5-20 | Y |
Passage.
(73-25)
|
|
DOD Authorization, 2000 (S. 1059, P.L. 106-65) |
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| 141 | 5-24 | Y |
Landrieu,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that U.S., in coordination
with other United Nation contributors, should provide sufficient resources
for expeditious and thorough investigation of allegations of atrocities
and war crimes committed in Kosovo; U.S. should provide all possible cooperation
in gathering of evidence of sufficient specificity and credibility to
secure indictment of those responsible for commission of war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and genocide in former Yugoslavia; where evidence warrants,
indictments for these crimes should be issued against suspects regardless
of their position within Serbian leadership; U.S. and all nations have
obligation to honor arrest warrants issued by International Criminal Tribunal
for former Yugoslavia (ICTY); U.S. should use all appropriate means to
apprehend war criminals already under indictment; and, NATO should not
accept any diplomatic resolution to conflict in Kosovo that would bar
indictment, apprehension, or prosecution of war criminals for crimes committed
during operations in Kosovo. (90-0)
|
| 142 | 5-25 | Y |
Roth,
et al., amendment: Requests President to: (1) advance late Rear Admiral
(retired) Husband E. Kimmel to grade of admiral on retired list of Navy,
and (2) advance late Major General (retired) Walter C. Short to grade
of lieutenant general on retired list of Army. (52-47)
|
| 143 | 5-25 | Y |
Roberts
amendment, as amended: Requires President, within 30 days of enactment,
to determine and certify to Senate whether or not new Strategic Concept
of NATO imposes any new commitment or obligation on U.S.; expresses sense
of Senate that if President certifies any new commitment or obligation,
then he should submit new Strategic Concept of NATO to Senate as treaty
for Senate's advice and consent to ratification under Article II, Section
2, Clause 2 of U.S. Constitution. (87-12)
|
| 144 | 5-25 | Y |
Wellstone
amendment: Requires HHS Secretary to provide Congress with report including
information about families that have moved off of welfare rolls; stipulates
that data will include (1) rate of employment, (2) job retention, (3)
earning characteristics, (4) health insurance status, and (5) child care
access and cost; and specifies that data will be collected for 24 months
after recipient's case is closed. (49-50)
|
| 145 | 5-25 | Y |
Warner
motion to table Specter modified amendment: Prohibits obligation or expenditure
of any DOD funds for deployment of ground troops from U.S. Armed Forces
in Yugoslavia, except for intelligence operations, missions to rescue
U.S. military personnel or citizens of U.S., or to otherwise meet military
emergencies unless authorized by declaration of war or joint resolution
authorizing use of military force. (52-48)
|
| 146 | 5-25 | Y |
Gramm
amendment: Strikes provisions in bill that provide that DOD, rather than
Federal Prison Industries (FPI), shall decide whether FPI product meets
DOD needs. (49-51)
|
| 147 | 5-26 | N |
McCain,
et al., amendment: Authorizes additional round of base closures beginning
in 2001; and specifies that procedures for this new round are same as
those used in 1991, 1993, and 1995, except that: (1) schedule is delayed
so that entire base closure process will be carried out in next presidential
administration, and (2) an installation can be privatized in place only
if recommended by Base Closure Commission, and if this is most effective
method of implementing their recommendation. (40-60)
|
| 148 | 5-26 | N |
B.
Smith motion to table Murray-Snowe, et al., amendment: Repeals statutory
prohibition against use of DOD overseas facilities for privately funded
abortions for women in military and women who are military dependents.
(51-49)
|
| 149 | 5-26 | N |
Warner
motion to table Kerrey amendment: Strikes provisions that prohibit retirement
or dismantling of strategic nuclear forces below START I levels through
end of FY 2000, unless START II enters into force, in which case legislative
prohibition would no longer apply. (56-44)
|
| 150 | 5-26 | Y |
Gramm
motion to reconsider Vote No. 146 by which Senate defeated Gramm amendment:
Strikes provisions in bill that provide that DOD, rather than Federal
Prison Industries (FPI), shall decide whether FPI product meets DOD needs.
(51-49)
|
| 151 | 5-26 | Y |
Warner
motion to table B. Smith amendment: Prohibits funding after September
30, 1999 for all U.S. military operations, including air operations and
peacekeeping, in Serbia and Montenegro other than intelligence or intelligence
related activity, surveillance, provision of logistical support, or any
measure necessary to defend U.S. forces against immediate threat, unless
Congress first enacts specific authorization for conduct of these operations.
(77-21)
|
| 152 | 5-27 | Y |
Kennedy,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that President should use
all diplomatic means necessary, including use of U.S. veto at UN Security
Council, to prevent Security Council from lifting sanctions against Libya,
until Libya fulfills all of conditions set forth in UN Security Council
Resolutions 731, 748, and 883. (98-0)
|
| 153 | 5-27 | Y |
Santorum
motion to table Feingold amendment: Limits total procurement cost of Navy's
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program to $8.8 billion over five years;
and allows cost increases and decreases for inflation, quantity changes
within scope of multi-year contract, and compliance with subsequent changes
in Federal, State, and local law (does not allow for insertion of new
technology). (87-11)
|
| 154 | 5-27 | Y |
Passage.
(92-3)
|
|
DOD Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2561, P.L. 106-79) |
|||
| 155 | 6-8 | Y |
Grassley
amendment: Tightens DOD accounting regulations to match accounting records
on all disbursements in excess of $500,000. (93-0)
|
| 156 | 6-8 | N |
McCain
amendment: Reduces following accounts by $3.1 billion (for undesignated
projects): operation and maintenance,procurement,equipment,and research,
development,test,and evaluation. (16-81)
|
| 157 | 6-8 | N |
Stevens
motion to table Boxer-Harkin-Wyden amendment: Strikes provisions that
allow Air Force Secretary to lease aircraft for transportation for operational
support purposes to transport highest ranking military officials; and
requires DOD Secretary to report to Congress on inventory and status of
operational support aircraft, Commander-in-Chief support aircraft, and
command support aircraft of DOD, including: (1) detailed discussion of
requirements for such aircraft, (2) foreseeable future requirements for
such aircraft, (3) cost of leasing such aircraft, (4) commercial alternatives
to use of such aircraft, (5) cost of maintaining such aircraft, (6) capability
and appropriateness of aircraft to fulfill mission requirements, and (7)
relevancy of missions of aircraft to war fighting requirements. (66-31)
|
| 158 | 6-8 | Y |
Passage.
(93-4)
|
|
Year 2000 Problem Resolution and Liability Limitation (H.R. 775, P.L. 106-37) |
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| 159 | 6-9 | Y |
Bennett
motion to table Kerry, et al., amendment (as a substitute for McCain,
et al., substitute amendment): Requires Y2K actions to be subject to enhanced
pleading requirements and materiality requirement; requires that defendants
in Y2K actions be afforded notice and 90 days to cure before any action
may proceed; provides exemption from certain procedural requirements and
damage limitations for consumers (procedural requirements retained for
class actions); provides proportionate liability for companies that comply
with two-step procedure to: (1) identify potential Y2K failure in device
or product it sold, and (2) provide notice that Y2K failure is possible
to those likely to be harmed (otherwise, State law would apply); provides
that intentional wrongdoers remain subject to full liability under existing
State law; requires additional mitigation requirements on plaintiff only
if defendant made available information on how to avoid or remedy Y2K
failure of its product or service; strikes provisions in bill that would
provide (1) Federal court jurisdiction over most Y2K class actions, (2)
"bystander" immunity provisions in bill, and (3) caps on punitive
damages; allows for economic loss for intentional torts; and provides
that contractual limitations on damages contrary to State law would not
be enforced. (57-41)
|
| 160 | 6-9 | N |
Leahy
amendment (to McCain, et al., substitute amendment): Excludes consumers
from bill's restrictions on seeking redress for harm caused by Y2K computer
failures, thereby allowing consumers access to their State's consumer
protection laws; and defines "consumer" as an individual who
acquires consumer product for purposes other than resale, and a "consumer
product" as any personal property or service that is normally used
for personal, family, or household purposes. (32-65)
|
| 161 | 6-10 | N |
Edwards
amendment: Strikes section that provides that party to Y2K action making
a tort claim may not recover damages for economic loss, unless damages
are permitted under applicable Federal or State law, and either recovery
is provided for in a contract, or loss results directly from damage to
tangible personal or real property caused by Y2K failure; and inserts
language to specify that party to Y2K action making tort claim may recover
for economic loss only to extent allowed under applicable State or Federal
law in effect on January 1, 1999. (41-57)
|
| 162 | 6-10 | N |
Edwards
amendment: Excludes from provisions of bill defendant who sold a product,
without reasonable care, into stream of commerce after January 1, 1999;
and retains 90 day waiting and remediation period. (36-62)
|
| 163 | 6-10 | Y |
Gorton
motion to table Boxer amendment: Requires manufacturers during remediation
period to make available to small business or non-commercial plaintiffs
a repair or replacement product at cost (only if manufacturer determines
that such remedy is available) for material defect in products sold between
January 1, 1990 and January 1, 1997; requires manufacturers during remediation
period to make available to small business or non-commercial plaintiffs
free repairs or replacements (only if manufacturer determines such remedy
is available) for material defects in products sold after December 31,
1996; and requires court to consider failure to comply with these requirements
in award of any damages provided for in bill. (66-32)
|
| 164 | 6-15 | N |
Gregg-Bond
modified amendment (to McCain et al., substitute amendment): Requires
Federal agencies to: (1) establish point of contact within agency to act
as liaison between agency and small businesses with respect to problems
arising out of Y2K failures and compliance with Federal rules or regulations,
and (2) publish name and phone number of point of contact for agency in
Federal Register; specifies that no agency shall impose civil money penalty
on small business for first-time violation; and establishes procedures
by which small business may, for specified reasons, receive a waiver of
civil money penalties for first time violation. (71-28)
|
| 165 | 6-15 | Y |
Passage.
(62-37)
|
|
Budget Process Reform (S. 557) |
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| * 166 | 6-15 | N |
Lott
substitute amendment [to Lott amendment (to Lott motion to recommit)]:
Establishes 60-vote point of order against legislation that would raise
public debt limits above levels established in amendment, except when
declaration of war is in effect or during recession; exempts any public
debt limit increase caused solely by legislation designated as "Social
Security reform"; establishes schedule of publicly held debt limits
that would allow all on-budget surpluses to be spent; and establishes
public debt limits based on, and assuming accuracy of, the Congressional
Budget Office's current and ten year budget estimates. (53-46)
|
|
Emergency Steel, Oil And Gas Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 1664, P.L. 106-51) |
|||
| * 167 | 6-15 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (71-28)
|
|
Military Construction Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2465, P.L. 106-52) |
|||
| 168 | 6-16 | Y |
Passage.
(97-2)
|
|
Work Incentives Improvement (H.R. 1180, P.L. 106-170) |
|||
| 169 | 6-16 | Y |
Passage.
(99-0)
|
|
Social Security and Medicare "Lock Box" (H.R. 1259) |
|||
| * 170 | 6-16 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on bill. (55-44)
|
|
Energy-Water Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2605, P.L. 106-60) |
|||
| 171 | 6-16 | N |
Reid
motion to table Jeffords' appeal of Chair's ruling that Jeffords amendment
(to Jeffords motion to recommit bill): Increases funding for energy supply,
and research and development activities for renewable energy sources and
offsets by reducing "unnecessary" Energy Department contractor
travel expenses, is out of order. (60-39)
|
| 172 | 6-16 | Y |
Passage.
(97-2)
|
|
Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 1905, P.L. 106-57) |
|||
| 173 | 6-16 | Y |
Passage.
(95-4)
|
|
Emergency Steel, Oil And Gas Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 1664, P.L. 106-51) |
|||
| 174 | 6-17 | Y |
Stevens
motion to table McCain amendment: Prohibits loans under provisions of
this bill from being given until loans are authorized by Act reported
by Committees of Senate with jurisdiction over steel and oil guarantee
programs. (64-34)
|
| 175 | 6-17 | Y |
Stevens
motion to table Murkowski amendment: Requires Interior Secretary, in cooperation
with Governor of Alaska, to study environmental impacts, if any, of subsistence
fishing and gathering, and of commercial fishing in marine waters of Glacier
Bay National Park; requires Secretary to report findings to Congress no
later than 18 months after enactment of this legislation; and prohibits
Secretary from expending funds to implement closures or other restrictions
of subsistence fishing, gathering, or commercial fishing in non-wilderness
waters of Glacier Bay National Park during pendency of study. (59-38)
|
| 176 | 6-18 | Y |
Passage.
(63-34)
|
|
State Department Authorization, 2000-01 (H.R. 2415) |
|||
| 177 | 6-21 | Y |
Sarbanes
modified amendment: Extends grievance filing date in Foreign Service from
one year to two years after occurrence giving rise to grievance; and provides
that records of disciplinary actions taken against member of Service "that
include a suspension of more than five days", including any corrections,
shall remain part of member's personnel records until member is tenured
as career member of Service or is next promoted. (88-0)
|
|
Steel Import Limitation (H.R. 975) |
|||
| * 178 | 6-22 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (42-57)
|
|
State Department Authorization, 2000-01 (H.R. 2415) |
|||
| 179 | 6-22 | N |
Feingold-Dorgan
amendment: Phases out, over five years, non-competitive "core grantee"
program at National Endowment for Democracy (NED); and defines "core
grantees" as International Republican Institute, National Democratic
Institute, Center for International Private Enterprise, and American Center
for International Solidarity (of AFL-CIO). (23-76)
|
| 180 | 6-22 | Y |
Passage.
(97-2)
|
|
Agriculture Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 1906, P.L. 106-78) |
|||
| 181 | 6-22 | Y |
Lott
motion to table Lott amendment (as substitute for Dorgan [for Daschle]
amendment--Vote No. 182): Provides coverage for only one-third of HMO
patients; and provides limited assurances of services and no liability
for HMO error. (The amendment fell when Dorgan [for Daschle] amendment
was tabled--Vote No. 182.) (45-55)
|
| 182 | 6-22 | N |
Lott
motion to table Dorgan (for Daschle) amendment: Provides full coverage
to all HMO patients, including access to specialists, emergency rooms,
prescription drugs, and clinical trials; provides for appeals process
that permits patients to appeal to independent reviewer regarding an HMO's
decision to deny or delay care, and to hold HMO accountable when its decisions
lead to injury or death; and provides protection against interference
with doctors' decisions. (53-47)
|
| 183 | 6-24 | Y |
Lott
motion: Sergeant at Arms to request attendance. (97-1)
|
| * 184 | 6-28 | N |
Lott,
et. al, cloture motion on bill. (50-37)
|
|
Transportation Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2084, P.L. 106-69) |
|||
| * 185 | 6-28 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (49-40)
|
|
Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2670, Vetoed) |
|||
| * 186 | 6-28 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (49-39)
|
|
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2606) |
|||
| * 187 | 6-28 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (49-41)
|
| 188 | 6-30 | Y |
Leahy,
et al., amendment: States that U.S. executive directors to international
financial institutions should immediately intensify their efforts to prevail
upon Indonesian government and military to: (1) disarm and disband anti-independence
militias in East Timor, (2) grant full access to East Timor by international
human rights monitors, humanitarian organizations, and press, (3) allow
Timorese who have been living in exile to return to East Timor to campaign
for, and participate in, the ballot, and (4) release all political prisoners;
requires President to submit report containing description of Administration's
efforts and his assessment of efforts made by Indonesian government and
military to ascertain these goals; and requires Treasury Secretary to
direct executive directors to international financial institutions to
take into account, in determining their vote on any loan or financial
assistance to Indonesia, extent of efforts made by Indonesian government
and military to fulfill these goals. (98-0)
|
| 189 | 6-30 | N |
McConnell
motion to table Dodd amendment: Prohibits President from regulating or
prohibiting, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens
or legal residents, or any transaction incident to any such travel; states
that transactions incident to travel include the importation into Cuba
of personal baggage, the payment of living expenses, the purchase of goods
and services for personal use, and any normal banking transactions; and
provides that the removal of restrictions on Presidential action does
not apply if the U.S. is at war with Cuba, or armed hostilities between
the two countries are in progress. (55-43)
|
|
Judicial Nominations, En Bloc ( ) |
|||
| 190 | 6-30 | Y |
Confirmation
of nominations of Keith P. Ellison, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge
for Southern District of Texas; Gary Allen Feess, of California, to be
U.S. District Judge for Central District of California; Stefan R. Underhill,
of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge for District of Connecticut;
W. Allen Pepper, Jr., of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for Northern
District of Mississippi; and Karen E. Schreier, of South Dakota, to be
U.S. District Judge for District of South Dakota. (94-4)
|
|
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2606) |
|||
| 191 | 6-30 | Y |
McConnell,
et al., amendment (to Brownback amendment amending Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 to target assistance to support economic and political independence
of countries of South Caucasus and Central Asia): Strikes language in
underlying amendment providing President with authority to waive restrictions
on aid to government of Azerbaijan under section 907 of Freedom Support
Act, without requiring Azerbaijan to lift its economic blockade on Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh, if President determines it is in national interest.
(53-45)
|
| 192 | 6-30 | Y |
Passage.
(97-2)
|
|
Budget Process Reform (S. 557) |
|||
| * 193 | 7-1 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (99-1)
|
|
Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2490, P.L. 106-58) |
|||
| 194 | 7-1 | N |
Campbell
motion to table Dorgan (for Lautenberg), et al., amendment: Requires Drug-Free
Media Campaign to address alcohol usage by minors; and provides Office
of National Drug Control Policy with necessary authority. (58-40)
|
|
Nomination of Lawrence H. Summers to be Treasury Secretary ( ) |
|||
| 195 | 7-1 | Y |
Confirmation.
(97-2)
|
|
Year 2000 Problem Resolution and Liability Limitation (H.R. 775, P.L. 106-37) |
|||
| 196 | 7-1 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (81-18)
|
|
Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2490, P.L. 106-58) |
|||
| 197 | 7-1 | Y |
Boxer
motion to table DeWine, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of Federal Employee
Health Benefits to pay for abortion or administrative expenses in connection
with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions, except
where life of mother would be endangered if fetus were carried to term,
or pregnancy is result of an act of rape or incest. (47-51)
|
|
Patients' Bill of Rights (H.R. 2990) |
|||
| 198 | 7-13 | Y |
Kennedy
(for Robb), et al., amendment (as substitute for Nickles amendment--Vote
No. 200): Requires HMOs to allow women to choose obstetricians and gynecologists
as primary care providers, and to get obstetrical and gynecological care
without referral; ensures that HMO cannot require women to leave hospital
prematurely after mastectomy, lumpectomy, or lymph node dissection; and
includes full deductibility of insurance for self-employed individuals.
(48-52)
|
| 199 | 7-13 | N |
Nickles
(for Frist) amendment (to Nickles amendment--Vote No. 200): Strikes medical
necessity and fair, independent appeals process in bill; and inserts language
to: (1) exclude 38 million people from fair and independent review, (2)
allow insurer to select review organization, (3) require patient to prove
that insurer was arbitrary and capricious, (4) stipulate that critical
coverage decisions are not eligible for review and that insurer controls
whether denial of care is reviewable, (5) allow HMO to challenge any reviewer
decision, and (6) allow insurer to define medically necessary care. (52-48)
|
| 200 | 7-13 | N |
Nickles-Gramm-Collins
amendment, as amended (Vote No. 199): Makes provisions of bill inapplicable
with respect to group health plan (or insurance coverage offered in connection
with group health plan) if provisions result in: (1) greater than one
percent increase in cost of plan's premiums for plan year, or (2) decrease,
in plan year, of 100,000 or more individuals in U.S. with private health
insurance; and strikes medical necessity and fair, independent appeals
process in bill and inserts language to (1) exclude 38 million people
from fair and independent review, (2) allow insurer to select review organization,
(3) require patient to prove that insurer was arbitrary and capricious,
(4) stipulate that critical coverage decisions are not eligible for review
and that insurer controls whether denial of care is reviewable, (5) allow
HMO to challenge any reviewer decision, and (6) allow insurer to define
medically necessary care. (52-48)
|
| 201 | 7-13 | Y |
Graham,
et al., amendment (to Daschle [for Kennedy] amendment ensuring that protection
provided for in Daschle substitute amendment applies to all patients with
private health insurance [to Daschle substitute amendment]): Ensures that
all 161 million privately insured Americans have access to emergency care;
stipulates that health plans must cover screening and stabilization of
patients, without prior authorization, in situations where prudent lay
person believes emergency exists; ensures that patients would not be charged
more for going to nearest emergency room, and that post-stabilization
care is coordinated and covered; and provides that HMOs must not penalize
patients who use an ambulance when they believe, in their best judgment,
that not using an ambulance would lead to harm. (47-53)
|
| 202 | 7-13 | N |
Nickles
(for Santorum) amendment (as substitute for Daschle [for Kennedy] amendment,
ensuring that protection provided for in bill applies to all patients
with private health insurance (to Daschle substitute amendment]): States
findings that (1) attempt to justify excluding 113 million Americans from
patient protection legislation and (2) support enacting legislation that
affects only 48 million self-insured Americans; and speeds previously
scheduled deductibility of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
(53-47)
|
| 203 | 7-14 | N |
Snowe,
et al., amendment (to Dodd amendment, providing coverage for individuals
participating in approved clinical trials and for approved drugs and medical
devices [to Daschle substitute amendment]): Strikes language in underlying
amendment requiring HMOs and insurers to allow patients with life-threatening
or serious illnesses, for whom no standard therapies are effective, to
participate in approved clinical trials; adds language requiring that
all patients with private health insurance be provided with inpatient
coverage after mastectomy, lumpectomy, or lymph node dissection for treatment
of breast cancer, for period of time determined by attending physician
in consultation with patient; and provides for full coverage of second
opinions by specialists in appropriate medical field. (55-45)
|
| 204 | 7-14 | Y |
Daschle
(for Kennedy), et al., amendment (to Dodd amendment, as amended by Snowe
amendment extending mastectomy protections to privately insured Americans-Vote
No. 203): Extends protections in bill to all 161 million Americans with
private health insurance. (48-52)
|
| 205 | 7-14 | Y |
Kennedy
(for Bingaman), et al., amendment (to Collins, et al., amendment, expanding
deductibility of long-term care to individuals; expanding direct access
to obstetrical and gynecological care; providing timely access to specialists;
and expanding patient access to emergency medical care [to language proposed
to be stricken by Daschle substitute amendment]): Establishes right to
specialty care for patients, if medically necessary; stipulates that if
health plan cannot provide such care by appropriate, qualified provider
within its network, it must allow patient to go outside network at no
additional cost; and allows individuals who are seriously ill or require
continued care by specialist to have their specialist coordinate their
care and not be required to ask permission from primary care provider
for each visit. (47-53)
|
| 206 | 7-15 | N |
Gregg
amendment (to Collins amendment--Vote No. 207, expanding deductibility
of long-term care to individuals; expanding direct access to obstetrical
and gynecological care; providing timely access to specialists; and expanding
patient access to emergency medical care [to language proposed to be stricken
by Daschle substitute amendment]): Makes void provision in bill that would
overturn current ERISA preemption of State laws that shield HMOs and insurers
from accountability when their decisions lead to injury or death. (53-47)
|
| 207 | 7-15 | N |
Collins,
et al., amendment (as amended by Gregg amendment--Vote No. 206, voiding
provision of bill that would overturn current ERISA preemption of State
laws that shield HMOs and insurers from accountability when their decisions
lead to injury or death [to language proposed to be stricken by Daschle
substitute amendment]): Expands deductibility of long-term care to individuals;
expands direct access to obstetrical and gynecological care; provides
timely access to specialists; and expands patient access to emergency
medical care. (54-46)
|
| 208 | 7-15 | N |
Frist
(for Ashcroft), et al., amendment (to Wyden amendment prohibiting imposition
of gag rules, improper financial incentives, or inappropriate retaliation
for health care providers; prohibiting discrimination against health care
professionals; providing for point of service coverage; and providing
for establishment and operation of Health Insurance Ombudsmen [to the
Daschle substitute amendment)): Strikes provisions in underlying amendment
that establish protections to prevent inappropriate interference between
health care professionals and their patients. (54-46)
|
| 209 | 7-15 | Y |
Kerrey,
et al., amendment (to Wyden amendment, as amended--Vote No. 208, prohibiting
imposition of gag rules, improper financial incentives, or inappropriate
retaliation for health care providers; prohibiting discrimination against
health care professionals; providing for point of service coverage; and
providing for establishment and operation of Health Insurance Ombudsmen
[to Daschle substitute amendment]): Guarantees minimum of 90 days of continued
care by same provider for patients undergoing treatment who experience
change in plan or change in provider's network status; requires additional
protections for patients who are pregnant, have terminal illness, or are
undergoing care in an institution; and applies to all 161 million Americans
with private health insurance. (48-52)
|
| 210 | 7-15 | N |
Passage.
(53-47)
|
|
Budget Process Reform (S. 557) |
|||
| * 211 | 7-16 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Lott amendment (as substitute for Lott amendment):
Provides guidance for designation of "emergency" as part of
budget process. (52-43)
|
|
Intelligence Authorization, 2000 (H.R. 1555, P.L. 106-120) |
|||
| * 212 | 7-20 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill: Authorizes appropriations
for FY 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities. (99-0)
|
|
Disapproval of Normal Trade Relations with China (S.J.Res. 27) |
|||
| 213 | 7-20 | N |
B.
Smith motion to discharge Finance Committee from further consideration
of bill: Disapproves of President's decision to extend "Normal Trade
Relations" (NTR) status for China for another year. (12-87)
|
|
Disapproval of Normal Trade Relations with Vietnam (S.J.Res. 28) |
|||
| 214 | 7-20 | N |
B.
Smith motion to discharge Finance Committee from further consideration
of bill: Disapproves of President's decision to renew Jackson-Vanik waivers
of "Normal Trade Relations" status for Vietnam. (5-94)
|
|
Intelligence Authorization, 2000 (H.R. 1555, P.L. 106-120) |
|||
| 215 | 7-21 | Y |
Levin
amendment (to Kyl amendment--Vote No. 216): Makes Energy Secretary responsible
for development and promulgation of all department-wide security, counterintelligence,
and intelligence policies, and permits Secretary to use his immediate
staff to assist him in developing and promulgating such policies; specifies
that Agency for Nuclear Stewardship Director is responsible for implementation
of Energy Secretary's security, counterintelligence, and intelligence
policies within Agency; and permits Agency Director to establish agency
specific policies, if they are fully consistent with departmental policies
established by Secretary. (44-54)
|
| 216 | 7-21 | Y |
Kyl,
et al., amendment, as amended: Creates semi-autonomous "Agency for
Nuclear Stewardship" within Energy Department, headed by Under Secretary
for Nuclear Stewardship that reports directly and only to Secretary; requires
Secretary to assign to Under Secretary direct authority over, and responsibility
for, all programs and activities related to national security functions;
provides that Under Secretary shall have authority over all executive
and administrative operations and functions of Agency; requires appointment
of three deputy directors within Agency; each appointed by President,
with advice and consent of Senate; and requires annual report on status
and effectiveness of security and counterintelligence programs of Agency.
(96-1)
|
|
Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2670, Vetoed) |
|||
| 217 | 7-22 | Y |
Lautenberg
amendment: Provides $25.0 million for media campaign to prevent illegal
alcohol consumption by individuals under age of 21. (43-54)
|
| 218 | 7-22 | Y |
Hollings
motion to table Enzi-Burns-Fitzgerald amendment: Prohibits FCC from requiring
use of any accounting methods that do not conform to Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles established by Financial Accounting Standards Board.
(45-52)
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| 219 | 7-22 | N |
Gregg
motion to table Wellstone amendment: Exempts juveniles and mentally ill
from Prison Litigation Reform Act. (56-40)
|
| 220 | 7-22 | N |
Gregg
motion to table Boxer amendment: Prohibits any country that is party to
Tuna Convention from exporting tuna into U.S. unless that country has
paid share of joint expenses of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
proportionate to its share of previous year's total catch. (35-61)
|
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Rule XVI Enforcement (S.Res. 160) |
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| 221 | 7-26 | Y |
Daschle
amendment: Requires presiding officer of Senate to apply all precedents
of Senate under Rule XXVIII in effect at conclusion of 103rd Congress,
thereby allowing point of order to be raised against conference report
containing subject matter not included in either House or Senate-passed
bills. (47-51)
|
| 222 | 7-26 | N |
Adoption
of resolution: Restores enforcement of Rule XVI to prohibit amendments
proposing general legislation on appropriations bill. (53-45)
|
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Interior Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2466) |
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| 223 | 7-27 | N |
Stevens-Reid
motion to table Murray-Durbin-Kerry amendment: Strikes language that prohibits
Interior and Agriculture Departments from limiting number of millsites
or acreage of millsites used for mining and disposal of mine waste tailings.
(55-41)
|
|
Juvenile Justice (H.R. 1501) |
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| * 224 | 7-28 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Lott substitute amendment-- text of Senate passed
bill (S. 254). (77-22)
|
|
Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 2488, Vetoed) |
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| * 225 | 7-28 | N |
Roth
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of section 1502 of
bill, which continues tax cuts in bill beyond 10 year budget. (51-48)
|
| 226 | 7-28 | Y |
Moynihan,
et al., substitute amendment: Provides for 10 year $290 billion tax cut;
and targets tax relief at America's working families, as follows: (1)
increases standard deduction by $1,300 for singles and $4,350 for married
couples, (2) provides marriage penalty tax relief, (3) provides 100 percent
deductibility for self-employed health insurance, (4) provides long-term
care tax credit to make it easier for families to care for elderly family
members, (5) provides tax incentives to build or modernize 6,000 schools
and to make it easier to send children to college, (6) expands pension
coverage, (7) makes health insurance and child care affordable and accessible,
(8) gives tax relief for farmers and small business people, (9) protects
the environment, encourages conservation and spurs urban revitalization,
and (10) extends research and development tax credit; and sunsets tax
provisions on September 30, 2009. (39-60)
|
| * 227 | 7-29 | N |
Abraham
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Abraham, et al.,
amendment: Establishes 60-vote point of order against consideration of
budget resolution, conference report, or amendment thereto that would
include on-budget deficit for any fiscal year; establishes 60-vote point
of order against legislation that would cause or increase on-budget deficit
for any fiscal year; and exempts legislation that is deemed to be "Social
Security Reform" or "Medicare Reform." (54-46)
|
| * 228 | 7-29 | Y |
Baucus
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Baucus-Conrad-Harkin
motion to recommit bill to Finance Committee with instructions to report
back with amendment to establish "Social Security and Medicare Safe
Deposit Box Act of 1999": Precludes any portion of Social Security
surplus or any portion of surplus reserved for Medicare to be used for
any purpose other than to strengthen and preserve these programs; requires
tax breaks in bill to be reduced by amount sufficient to allow one hundred
percent of Social Security surplus in each year to be locked away for
Social Security, and one-third of non-Social Security surplus in each
year to be locked away for Medicare; and provides enforcement through
new supermajority point of order and extension of current pay-as-you-go
enforcement system. (42-58)
|
| * 229 | 7-29 | Y |
Robb
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Robb, et al., amendment:
Delays effective date of any proposed tax cuts in bill until legislation
has been enacted to extend solvency of Social Security Trust Fund through
2075, and Medicare through 2027. (46-54)
|
| * 230 | 7-29 | N |
Hutchison
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Gramm, et al., substitute
amendment: Contains provisions of House-passed Republican tax bill, including
10 percent reduction in tax rates by 2009; reduction in 10 percent capital
gains tax rate to 7.5 percent and reduction in 20 percent rate to 15 percent,
repeal estate and gift taxes, 100 percent deductibility for health insurance
costs, and tax credit for married couples filing jointly prior to 2007.
(46-54)
|
| * 231 | 7-29 | Y |
Kennedy
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kennedy motion to
recommit bill to Finance Committee with instructions to report back with
amendment: Reserves sufficient funds to provide prescription drug benefit
to all Medicare recipients, in context of modernizing and strengthening
Medicare, by reducing or deferring certain new tax breaks in bill, particularly
those that disproportionately benefit wealthy. (45-55)
|
| * 232 | 7-30 | Y |
Bingaman
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bingaman amendment:
Expresses sense of Senate that $132 billion should be shifted from tax
breaks that disproportionately benefit upper income taxpayers to education,
in order to sustain nation's investment in public education and prepare
children for 21st century, including investment in programs such as IDEA,
special education, Pell grants, and Head Start, and full funding of class
size initiative. (48-52)
|
| 233 | 7-30 | Y |
Hutchison,
et al., modified amendment: Increases standard deduction for married couples
from $7,200 to $8,600; phases in deduction prior to period contained in
bill; and offsets cost by delaying effective date of various provisions
in bill, including expansion of 15 percent tax bracket. (98-2)
|
| * 234 | 7-30 | Y |
Kerry
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kerry-Mikulski motion
to recommit bill to Finance Committee with instructions to report back
within three days with amendment: Reserves $20 billion over ten years
for relief from unintended consequences of Balanced Budget Act on teaching
hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health providers, rural and
other community hospitals, and other health care providers, by reducing
and deferring certain new tax breaks in bill. (50-50)
|
| * 235 | 7-30 | N |
Frist
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Frist amendment:
Expresses sense of Senate that unallocated on-budget surpluses over next
ten years provide adequate resources for Medicare reform, including prescription
drugs; and budget resolution for FY 2000 provides sound framework for
allocating resources to Medicare to modernize benefits, improve solvency
of program, and improve coverage of prescription drugs; and Congress should
act to accomplish these goals for Medicare program. (54-46)
|
| 236 | 7-30 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Lautenberg motion to recommit bill to Finance Committee
with instructions to report back with amendment: Corrects bill's usage
of Social Security surpluses for tax breaks by causing on-budget deficits,
taking into account both revenue losses and additional interest costs
caused by higher levels of debt that would result from bill's enactment.
(55-45)
|
| 237 | 7-30 | N |
Roth
motion to table Hollings-Lieberman-Levin motion to recommit bill to Finance
Committee with instructions to report back with amendment: Implements
Greenspan recommendations by deferring tax reductions and by taking any
projected revenue surplus and using it to reduce national debt. (65-35)
|
| * 238 | 7-30 | N |
McCain
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of McCain amendment:
Authorizes $1.8 billion annually for FY 2001-2003 to provide grants to
States to provide vouchers to low-income children to attend another school,
including private and religious schools; and offsets by phasing out or
sunsetting various tax provisions for oil, gas, alcohol fuels (ethanol),
and sugar price support program. (13-87)
|
| * 239 | 7-30 | Y |
Kennedy
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kennedy amendment:
Increases minimum wage by 50 cents an hour (to $5.65) beginning September
1, 1999, and by additional 50 cents an hour (to $6.15) by September 1,
2000; and applies minimum wage provisions to Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands. (46-54)
|
| * 240 | 7-30 | N |
Specter
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Specter substitute
amendment: Inserts language to provide for imposition of twenty percent
flat tax of taxable individual income, effective in 2000; provides for
standard deduction of $17,500 for couples and surviving spouse, $15,000
for heads of households, and $10,000 for single person or married person
filing separately; permits deductions for charitable contributions up
to $2,500 and home mortgage interest up to $100,000 home value; and repeals
gift and estate taxes. (35-65)
|
| * 241 | 7-30 | Y |
Schumer
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Schumer, et al.,
amendment: Phases in, by FY 2004, $12,000 college tuition tax deduction;
and creates tax credit to help recently graduated students pay off student
loans, allowing anyone with top marginal rate of 28 percent or less to
take full tuition deduction. (53-47)
|
| 242 | 7-30 | N |
Nickles
motion to table Robb, et al., motion to recommit bill to Finance Committee
with instructions to report back within three days with amendment: Reduces
or defers by $5.7 billion certain new tax breaks in bill that benefit
those who least need relief. (55-45)
|
| * 243 | 7-30 | Y |
Wellstone
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Wellstone motion
to recommit bill to Finance Committee with instructions to report bill
forthwith with provisions that (1) establish reserve account to provide
medical care for veterans; (2) provide $3 billion in each of FY 2000-2004
for reserve account; (3) make amounts in reserve account available for
veterans' medical care, in addition to any other amounts available for
veterans' medical care during those fiscal years; and (4) provide that
deposits in reserve account shall be derived from reductions in amounts
of new tax reductions provided in bill, wherever possible, for individuals
with incomes exceeding $200,000 per year. (58-42)
|
| * 244 | 7-30 | Y |
Conrad
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Conrad-Reid-Robb
amendment: Provides employers with 20 percent credit against income tax
for information technology training expenses paid for or incurred by employer;
and increases, by five percentage points, credit for training programs
in empowerment zones or enterprise communities, school districts in which
at least 50 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-cost
lunches, in disaster areas, in rural enterprise communities or Rural Economic
Area Partnership zones, and for small employers. (46-54)
|
| * 245 | 7-30 | Y |
Harkin
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Harkin-Kennedy-Wellstone
amendment: States that companies shall not unfairly cut pension benefits
of their long-term, older workers; and maintains flexibility that companies
have to design their pension plans. (48-52)
|
| 246 | 7-30 | N |
Ashcroft
amendment: Strikes provisions in bill to expand tax credits to facilities
that produce electricity from poultry waste. (23-77)
|
| 247 | 7-30 | N |
Passage.
(57-43)
|
|
Deceptive Mail Prevention (S. 335, P.L. 106-168) |
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| 248 | 8-2 | Y |
Passage.
(93-0)
|
|
Agriculture Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 1906, P.L. 106-78) |
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| 249 | 8-3 | Y |
Daschle
motion to table Lott (for Cochran) modified amendment (as substitute for
Lott [for Daschle], et al., amendment providing emergency and income loss
assistance to agricultural producers): Provides $5.54 billion in supplemental
Agricultural Market Transition Act payments (large portions of which go
to absentee landlords); extends Cotton Step II program for three years;
provides $500 million in direct payments to oilseed producers; provides
$500 million for livestock and dairy assistance; and expresses sense of
Congress that President should make formal request for appropriate fast-track
authority for future U.S. trade negotiations. (47-51)
|
| 250 | 8-3 | N |
Lott
motion to table Harkin-Daschle, et al., amendment (as substitute for Lott
[for Daschle], et al., amendment providing emergency and income loss assistance
to agricultural producers): Provides $10.7 billion in emergency assistance
to farmers and ranchers as follows: $6.4 billion for emergency relief,
$2.6 billion for disaster programs, $212.0 million for emergency conservation
programs, $1.4 billion for emergency trade provisions, $150.0 million
for emergency economic development, and $12.0 million for emergency policy
reform programs; and provides funds for direct income assistance, disaster
assistance, emergency conservation assistance, livestock feed assistance,
Section 32 funding for farm assistance and commodity purchases, Cotton
Step 2 funds, commodity purchases and humanitarian donations, dairy assistance,
funds for FSA salaries/expenses and farm loans, rural economic assistance,
and relief from payment limitations on loan deficiency payments. (54-44)
|
| 251 | 8-3 | N |
Helms
motion to table Ashcroft, et al., amendment (to Lott [for Daschle], et
al., amendment providing emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural
producers): Prohibits President from imposing unilateral agricultural
sanction or medical sanction against foreign country or entity unless
President submits report to Congress that describes activity proposed
to be prohibited, restricted, or conditioned, and describes actions by
foreign country or entity that justify sanction, and Congress enacts joint
resolution of approval; requires President to cease to implement any unilateral
agricultural or medical sanctions in effect as of date of enactment; continues
to prohibit U.S. government credits for sales to terrorist governments;
and allows President to impose or continue to impose sanctions on foreign
country or entity against which Congress has enacted declaration of war,
or to prohibit, restrict, or condition use of any agricultural commodity,
medicine, or medical device that is controlled for national security reasons,
or used to facilitate development or production of chemical or biological
weapon. (28-70)
|
| * 252 | 8-4 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to recommit bill with instructions to
report back with Lott amendment: Prohibits use of any Agriculture Department
funds to pay salaries and expenses of personnel implementing certain dairy
programs relating to Federal milk marketing orders. (53-47)
|
| 253 | 8-4 | Y |
Cochran
motion to table Roberts, et al., amendment (to Lott [for Daschle], et
al., amendment providing emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural
producers): Provides $7.6 billion for emergency assistance to farmers
including $5.5 billion for supplemental Agricultural Market Transition
Act payments, $500 million for direct payments to oilseed producers, with
payment method calculated by Agriculture Secretary, $400 million to maintain
1999 crop insurance write-downs, $250 million for livestock payments at
discretion of Agriculture Secretary, $300 million for specialty crops
and others not specifically mentioned elsewhere in amendment, and $400
million for 1999 crop disaster losses; extends Cotton Step II for three
years; and increases Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) cap to $150,000 for
one year. (66-33)
|
| 254 | 8-4 | N |
Cochran
motion to table McCain-Gregg modified amendment (to Lott [for Daschle],
et al., amendment providing emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural
producers): Prohibits use of funds by Agriculture Department to implement
sugar program. (66-33)
|
| 255 | 8-4 | N |
Cochran
motion to table Dorgan, et al., amendment (to Lott [for Daschle], et al.,
amendment [as amended by Cochran modified substitute amendment--Vote No.
257]): Provides $9.8 billion in emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers
as follows: $6.3 billion for emergency relief, $2.1 billion for disaster
programs, $142 million for emergency conservation programs, $1.2 billion
for emergency trade provisions, $150 million for emergency economic development,
and $12 million for emergency policy reform programs; and provides funds
for direct income assistance, disaster assistance, emergency conservation
assistance, livestock feed assistance, Section 32 funding for farm assistance
and commodity purchases, Cotton Step 2 funds, commodity purchases and
humanitarian donations, dairy assistance, funds for FSA salaries/expenses
and farm loans, rural economic assistance, and relief from payment limitations
on loan deficiency payments (LDP's). (55-44)
|
| 256 | 8-4 | N |
Cochran
motion to table Conrad-Daschle, et al., amendment (to Lott [for Daschle],
et al., amendment (as amended by Cochran modified substitute amendment--Vote
No. 257): Provides $8.8 billion for emergency assistance to farmers and
ranchers as follows: $5.5 billion for Agricultural Market Transition Act
payments, $500 million for soybean direct payments, $400 million for crop
insurance discount, $200 million for Cotton Step II, $300 million for
specialty crops, $550 million for livestock assistance, $500 million for
1999 crop income losses, $200 million for dairy, $162 million for unmet
1998 disaster promise, $328 million for tobacco, and $147 million for
miscellaneous items. (51-48)
|
| 257 | 8-4 | Y |
Lott
(for Daschle), et al., amendment, as amended by Cochran modified substitute
amendment: Provides $5.5 billion in supplemental Agricultural Market Transition
Act payments; provides $200 million for Cotton Step II; provides $475
million in direct payments to oilseed producers; provides $192 million
for specialty crops; provides $325 million for livestock; provides $400
million to assist agricultural producers in purchasing additional coverage
for 2000 crop year; expresses sense of Congress that President should
make formal request for appropriate fast-track authority for future U.S.
trade negotiations; and requires Congressional approval before imposition
of any unilateral agricultural or medical sanction against foreign country
or foreign entity, as long as exported product did not receive any Federal
government subsidy. (89-8)
|
| 258 | 8-4 | Y |
Boxer
motion to table Chafee amendment (to Boxer, et al., amendment expressing
sense of Senate that U.S. should [1] phase out use of MTBE in order to
address threats posed to public health and environment, [2] promote renewable
ethanol to replace MTBE as means of enhancing energy security and supporting
economy, [3] provide assistance to State and local governments to treat
drinking water supplies contaminated with MTBE, and [4] provide assistance
to State and local governments to protect lakes and reservoirs from MTBE
contamination): Strikes provisions in underlying amendment; and expresses
sense of Senate that Environment and Public Works Committee should review
findings of EPA Blue Ribbon Panel on MTBE and other relevant scientific
studies, hold comprehensive hearings, and report to Senate at earliest
possible date any necessary legislation to address recommendations of
panel. (51-44)
|
|
Nomination of Richard Holbrooke to be U.S. Representative to the UN and U.S. Representative to the Security Council of the UN ( ) |
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| 259 | 8-5 | Y |
Confirmation.
(81-16)
|
|
Interior Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2466) |
|||
| 260 | 8-5 | Y |
Gorton
motion to table B. Smith-Ashcroft amendment: Eliminates funding for National
Endowment for Arts. (80-16)
|
|
Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 2488, Vetoed) |
|||
| 261 | 8-5 | N |
Adoption
of conference report. (50-49)
|
|
Nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida ( ) |
|||
| 262 | 9-8 | Y |
Confirmation.
(93-1)
|
|
Nomination of Marsha J. Pechman to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington ( ) |
|||
| 263 | 9-8 | Y |
Confirmation.
(93-1)
|
|
Transportation Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2084, P.L. 106-69) |
|||
| * 264 | 9-9 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill: Appropriates new
budget authority for activities of Transportation Department and related
agencies in FY 2000. (49-49)
|
|
Interior Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2466) |
|||
| 265 | 9-9 | N |
Bond
amendment: Provides $250,000 to assess potential hydrologic and biological
impact of lead and zinc mining in Mark Twain National Forest of southern
Missouri; and prohibits use of funds to (1) issue prospecting permit for
hardrock mining exploration on Mark Twain Forest land, or (2) place land
in Mark Twain Forest off limits to mining or mineral leasing. (54-44)
|
| 266 | 9-9 | Y |
Robb
amendment: Strikes section 329 which establishes new standard for data
gathered by land management agencies when assessing impacts of agency
activities on wildlife populations; and limits data gathered to existing
data. (45-52)
|
| 267 | 9-9 | N |
Nickles
motion to table Hutchison, et al., amendment: Prohibits Interior Department
from finalizing oil royalty regulations. (2-96)
|
| 268 | 9-9 | N |
Stevens
motion to table Torricelli, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of funds
in this bill to authorize, permit, administer, or promote use of any jawed
leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of National Wildlife Refuge System,
except for purpose of research, subsistence, conservation, or facilities
protection. (64-32)
|
| 269 | 9-9 | Y |
Domenici
motion to table Durbin amendment: Strikes provisions providing for renewal
of grazing permits or leases under current terms and conditions of expiring
permit or lease; requires Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish
and adhere to schedule for completion of processing of all grazing permits
and leases that have expired or will expire in FY 1999, 2000, and 2001;
requires processing of all grazing permits and leases in compliance with
NEPA to be completed no later than September 30, 2001; provides for renewal
of existing grazing permits and leases until earlier of September 30,
2001, or date on which BLM completes processing of permit or lease; permits
Bureau to modify terms and conditions of grazing permit or lease, upon
completion of processing; and permits BLM to reissue grazing permit or
lease for up to 10 years. (58-37)
|
|
FALN Terrorist Clemency (S.J.Res. 33) |
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| * 270 | 9-13 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to joint resolution: States
that President Clinton should not have granted clemency to Armed Forces
of National Liberation (FALN) terrorists, and that in doing so he has
made deplorable concessions to terrorists, undermined national security,
and emboldened domestic and international terrorists. (93-0)
|
|
Interior Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2466) |
|||
| * 271 | 9-13 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Hutchison amendment: Prohibits Interior Department
from finalizing regulations with respect to payment of oil royalties.
(55-40)
|
| 272 | 9-14 | N |
Craig
motion to table Bryan, et al., amendment: Reduces subsidy for below-cost
timber program administered by Forest Service and for construction of
logging roads in national forests in order to increase funding for other
National Forest programs; and makes following amounts available for following
Forest Service programs: $33.7 million for wildlife habitat management,
$22.1 million for inland fish habitat management, $24.3 million for anadromous
fish habitat management, $29.5 million for threatened, endangered and
sensitive species habitat management, $196.9 million for timber sales
management, $86.9 million for road construction (of which not more than
$37.4 million shall be available for engineering support for timber program),
and $122.5 million for road maintenance. (54-43)
|
|
FALN Terrorist Clemency (S.J.Res. 33) |
|||
| 273 | 9-14 | Y |
Passage.
(95-2)
|
|
Transportation Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2084, P.L. 106-69) |
|||
| 274 | 9-15 | N | Shelby defense of germaneness of Shelby provision: Reallocates $120 million in surplus highway funding from allocated discretionary programs (public lands, border infrastructure, trade corridors, scenic byways, pedestrian grants, research programs, statistics gathering, etc.), as provided in Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century (TEA-21), to core highway programs in each State. The question is: "Is the provision germane?" (62-35) |
| 275 | 9-15 | Y |
Gorton
amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Transportation Department should
be permitted to examine issue of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
standards so that consumers may benefit from any resulting increase in
standards as soon as possible; and Senate should not recede to section
320 of bill (as passed by House) which prevents increase in CAFE standards.
(40-55)
|
| 276 | 9-15 | Y |
Helms,
et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that U.S. Census Bureau has
wrongfully decided not to include marital status on census questionnaire
to be distributed to majority of Americans for 2000 decennial census;
and should include marital status on short form census questionnaire to
be distributed to majority of American households for 2000 decennial census.
(94-0)
|
|
Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2490, P.L. 106-58) |
|||
| 277 | 9-16 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (54-38)
|
|
Transportation Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2084, P.L. 106-69) |
|||
| 278 | 9-16 | Y |
Passage.
(95-0)
|
|
D.C. Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2587, Vetoed) |
|||
| 279 | 9-16 | N |
Adoption
of conference report. (52-39)
|
|
Bankruptcy Reform (H.R. 833) |
|||
| * 280 | 9-21 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on bill: Establishes system of means-testing for
determining eligibility for relief under Chapter 7 of U.S. Bankruptcy
Code. (53-45)
|
|
Nomination of Brian Theadore Stewart to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah ( ) |
|||
| * 281 | 9-21 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on nomination of Brian Theadore Stewart to be U.S.
District Judge for District of Utah. (55-44)
|
|
Nomination of Marsha Berzon to be a U.S. District Judge for the Ninth Circuit ( ) |
|||
| 282 | 9-21 | Y |
Daschle
motion to proceed to executive session to consider nomination of Marsha
L. Berzon, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for Ninth Circuit.
(45-54)
|
|
Nomination of Richard A. Paez to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit ( ) |
|||
| 283 | 9-21 | Y |
Daschle
motion to proceed to executive session to consider nomination of Richard
A. Paez, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for Ninth Circuit. (45-53)
|
|
DOD Authorization, 2000 (S. 1059, P.L. 106-65) |
|||
| 284 | 9-22 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (93-5)
|
|
VA-HUD Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2684, P.L. 106-74) |
|||
| * 285 | 9-22 | N |
Wellstone
motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Wellstone amendment:
Increases funding provided to Veterans Health Administration by $1.3 billion.
(36-63)
|
| 286 | 9-22 | Y |
Bond
motion to table B. Smith amendment: Decreases funding for Corporation
for National and Community Service programs (AmeriCorps) from $423.5 million
to $199.0 million; and increases medical care for Veterans Health Administration
by $209.5 million, Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem program by $5.0
million, and grants for construction of State extended care facilities
for veterans by $10.0 million. (61-38)
|
|
Interior Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2466) |
|||
| 287 | 9-23 | N |
Lott
motion to proceed to motion to reconsider Vote No. 271 by which Senate
rejected cloture motion on Hutchison-Breaux, et al., amendment: Prohibits
Interior Department from finalizing regulations with respect to payment
of oil royalties. (60-39)
|
| 288 | 9-23 | N |
Lott
motion to reconsider vote No. 271 by which Senate rejected cloture motion
on Hutchison-Breaux, et al., amendment: Prohibits Interior Department
from finalizing regulations with respect to payment of oil royalties.
(60-39)
|
| * 289 | 9-23 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion, upon reconsideration, on Hutchison-Breaux, et
al., amendment: Prohibits Interior Department from finalizing regulations
with respect to payment of oil royalties. (60-39)
|
| 290 | 9-23 | N | Hutchison, et al., amendment: Prohibits Interior Department from finalizing oil royalty regulations. (51-47) |
| 291 | 9-23 | Y |
Passage.
(89-10)
|
|
VA-HUD Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2684, P.L. 106-74) |
|||
| 292 | 9-24 | Y |
Wellstone
amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that lung cancer, colon cancer, and
brain and central nervous system cancer should be added to list of radiogenic
diseases that are presumed by Veterans Affairs Department to be service-connected
disabilities. (76-18)
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Education Funding (S.Res. 186) |
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| 293 | 9-27 | N |
Adoption
of resolution: Expresses sense of Senate that this Congress has taken
strong steps to reform Nation's educational system and has given States,
local schools and parents more flexibility and authority over their children's
education; and reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 will enable this Congress to continue its efforts to send decision
making back to States, local schools, and families. (51-42)
|
| 294 | 9-27 | Y |
Adoption
(rejected) of resolution: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate should
increase Federal investment in education, including providing (1) $1.4
billion for second year of initiative to reduce class size in early grades
by hiring 100,000 qualified teachers, (2) an increase in support for programs
that recruit, train, and provide professional development for teachers,
(3) $500 million for after-school programs, thereby tripling current investment,
(4) an increase in funding for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1994, (5) increase in funding for part A of title I of ESEA for
children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and for reading and literacy
grants under part C of title II of such acts, (6) an increase in funding
for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (7) funding for larger
maximum Federal Pell Grant award for college students, and for mentoring
and other need-based programs, (8) increase in funds to help schools use
technology effectively in classroom and narrow technology gap, and (9)
at least $3.7 billion in Federal resources to help communities leverage
funds to modernize public school facilities; and Senate should stay within
discretionary spending caps and avoid using resources of Social Security
program by finding discretionary spending offsets that do not jeopardize
important investments in other key programs within jurisdiction of Appropriations
Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services. (41-52)
|
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Energy-Water Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2605, P.L. 106-60) |
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| 295 | 9-28 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (96-3)
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Continuing Resolution, 1999 (H.J.Res. 68, P.L. 106-62) |
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| 296 | 9-28 | Y |
Passage.
(98-1)
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Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 2000 (S. 1650) |
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| 297 | 9-29 | N |
Gorton-Lott
amendment: Appropriates $1.2 billion for undefined teacher assistance
initiative, pending authorization of that initiative; and provides that
if initiative is not authorized by July 1, 2000, funds shall be distributed
to school districts through same formula described in Sec. 307(b)(1) (A
and B) of Education Department Appropriations Act of 1999, but without
any priority or accountability for reducing class size. (53-45)
|
| 298 | 9-29 | N |
Specter
motion to table Murray, et al., amendment: Specifies that $1.4 billion
shall be available for year two of seven-year initiative to help local
school districts meet goal of recruiting, hiring, and training 100,000
new, highly-qualified teachers to reduce class sizes in grades one through
three; and stipulates that local schools that have reduced class size
in early grades to 18 or fewer children can choose to use these funds
for locally designed programs. (54-44)
|
| 299 | 9-30 | N |
Specter
motion to table Boxer, et al., amendment: Increases funding for 21st Century
Community Learning Centers program from $400 million to $600 million (level
requested by President). (54-45)
|
| 300 | 9-30 | Y |
Specter
motion to table Hutchinson amendment (to Hutchinson, et al., amendment,
transferring $25.5 million from National Labor Relations Board to Federally
funded community health centers): Decreases funding for National Labor
Relations Board by $25.5 million; and increases funding for Federally
funded community health centers by $25.5 million. (50-49)
|
| 301 | 9-30 | N |
Specter
motion to table Reid amendment: Increases funding for Corporation for
Public Broadcasting from $350 million to $475 million. (51-44)
|
| 302 | 9-30 | N |
Coverdell
motion to table Graham, et al., amendment: Increases funding for social
services block grants from $1.1 billion to $2.4 billion; and stipulates
that $1.3 billion of this amount is advanced funding to be made available
after October 1, 2000, and total allocation for social services block
grants for 2001 shall be $2.4 billion. (39-57)
|
| 303 | 9-30 | N |
Specter
motion to table Dodd-Jeffords, et al., amendment: Increases funding for
Child Care and Development Block Grants from $1.2 billion to $2.0 billion.
(41-54)
|
| 304 | 9-30 | Y |
Specter
motion to table Coverdell amendment (as substitute for Enzi amendment
reducing funding for OSHA workplace inspections by $16 million, and increasing
funding for OSHA compliance assistance programs by same amount): Reduces
funding for OSHA workplace inspections by $16 million; and increases funding
for OSHA compliance assistance programs by same amount. (44-51)
|
| 305 | 10-1 | Y |
Collins-Breaux-Grassley
amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that: (1) Federal Government has
responsibility to endeavor to raise awareness about importance of early
detection, and proper treatment of, diabetes, and continue to consider
ways to improve access to, and quality of, health care services for screening
and treating diabetes; (2) National Institutes of Health, within their
existing funding levels, should increase research funding, as recommended
by Congressionally established and National Institutes of Health-selected
Diabetes Research Working Group, so that causes of, and improved treatments
and cure for, diabetes may be discovered; (3) all Americans should take
active role to fight diabetes by using all available means; and (4) national
organizations, community organizations, and health care providers should
endeavor to promote awareness of diabetes and its complications, and should
encourage early detection through regular screenings, education, and by
providing information, support, and access to services. (93-0)
|
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Transportation Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2084, P.L. 106-69) |
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| 306 | 10-4 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (88-3)
|
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Nomination of Ronnie L. White to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri ( ) |
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| 307 | 10-5 | Y |
Confirmation
(rejected). (45-54)
|
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Nomination of Brian Theadore Stewart to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah ( ) |
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| 308 | 10-5 | Y |
Confirmation.
(93-5)
|
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Nomination of Raymond C. Fisher to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit ( ) |
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| 309 | 10-5 | Y |
Confirmation.
(69-29)
|
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FAA Authorization, 2000 (H.R. 1000) |
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| 310 | 10-5 | N |
Robb,
et al., amendment (to Gorton, et al., modified amendment making certain
technical corrections to eliminate slot rules for Chicago O'Hare in 2003
and for New York LaGuardia and Kennedy in 2007, to create 24 new flight
slots at National Airport, and to grant specific exemptions to the perimeter
rule): Strikes provisions in underlying amendment to increase number of
slots at National Airport by 24 slots; requires carriers who receive slot
exemptions under old system for service to small communities to continue
such service until 2007 in Chicago and 2009 in New York, unless carrier
demonstrates to Transportation Department that it has incurred excessive
losses on route; and expands definition of "limited incumbent"
to allow any carrier with fewer than 20 slots (rather than 12, as under
current law) to be considered new entrant. (37-61)
|
| 311 | 10-5 | Y |
Lautenberg
amendment: Increases level of compensation owed to paid reserved ticket
passengers who are involuntarily bumped due to overbooking of their flight;
and increases amount of compensation based on length of delay. (30-68)
|
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Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2606, Vetoed) |
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| 312 | 10-6 | N |
Adoption
of conference report. (51-49)
|
|
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 2000 (S. 1650) |
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| 313 | 10-6 | N |
Nickles
amendment (to Nickles amendment expressing sense of Senate regarding Social
Security trust fund surpluses): Expresses sense of Senate that Congress
should ensure that FY 2000 appropriations measures do not result in an
on-budget deficit (excluding surpluses generated by Social Security trust
funds) by adopting across-the-board reduction in all discretionary appropriations
sufficient to eliminate such deficit, if necessary. (54-46)
|
| 314 | 10-6 | N |
Nickles
motion to table Lautenberg amendment (to Nickles amendment, as amended
[by Vote No. 313], expressing sense of Senate regarding Social Security
trust fund surpluses, and regarding an across-the-board cut to prevent
an on-budget deficit) : Expresses sense of Senate that instead of raiding
Social Security surpluses or indiscriminately cutting defense, emergency
relief, education, veterans' health care, law enforcement, transportation,
environmental cleanup, and other discretionary appropriations across-the-board,
Congress should fund FY 2000 appropriations, without using budget score
keeping gimmicks, by closing special-interest tax loopholes and using
other appropriation offsets. (54-46)
|
| 315 | 10-6 | N |
Specter
motion to table Kennedy, et al., amendment: Increases funds for Teacher
Quality Enhancement Grants by $223 million to fully authorized level of
$300 million in advanced funds. (56-43)
|
| 316 | 10-6 | N |
Nickles
motion to table Kennedy amendment: Excludes education funds, including
funds for Title I, Individuals with Disabilities Act, and Pell Grants,
from any across-the-board reductions. (50-49)
|
| 317 | 10-7 | N |
Coverdell
motion to table Bingaman, et al, amendment: Requires that $200 million
of available funds be provided to States and local school districts to
implement the accountability provisions of Title I. (53-45)
|
| 318 | 10-7 | Y |
Wellstone
amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that it is important that Congress
determine economic status of former recipients under Temporary Assistance
to Needy Families Program (TANF). (98-1)
|
| 319 | 10-7 | N |
Specter
motion to table Bond amendment: Prohibits use of funds by Labor Secretary
or Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate or issue,
or to continue rulemaking process of promulgating or issuing standard,
regulation, or guideline regarding ergonomics prior to September 29, 2000.
(2-97)
|
| 320 | 10-7 | Y |
Specter
motion to table B. Smith amendment: Prohibits any funds appropriated in
bill from being used to enforce provisions of Davis-Bacon Act in any area
declared to be Federal disaster area by President. (59-40)
|
| 321 | 10-7 | Y |
Passage.
(73-25)
|
|
Agriculture Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 1906, P.L. 106-78) |
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| * 322 | 10-12 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on conference report to bill. (79-20)
|
| 323 | 10-13 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (74-26)
|
|
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty ( ) |
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| 324 | 10-13 | N |
Lott
motion to proceed to executive session to resume consideration of Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (55-45)
|
|
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty ( ) |
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| ** 325 | 10-13 | Y |
Adoption
(rejected) of resolution of ratification accompanying Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty. (48-51)
|
|
DOD Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2561, P.L. 106-79) |
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| 326 | 10-14 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (87-11)
|
|
Campaign Finance Reform (S. 1593) |
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| 327 | 10-14 | Y |
McCain
amendment: Specifies that any transfer of funds from national political
committee to State or local political party must be disclosed; requires
report of disbursements by political committee of State or local political
party to be sent to FEC, if such report is required to be filed with State;
requires political committees to notify FEC of any contribution received
during 90 days prior to an election; requires notification (1) to be made
in writing and within 24 hours of receiving contribution, (2) to include
name of candidate and office sought, and (3) to identify contributor and
date of receipt of contribution; requires all campaign finance reports
filed with FEC to be made electronically; and requires FEC to make information
contained in report available on Internet and publicly available at offices
of Commission as soon as is practicable, but no later than 24 hours after
receipt. (77-20)
|
|
VA-HUD Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 2684, P.L. 106-74) |
|||
| 328 | 10-15 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (93-5)
|
|
Campaign Finance Reform (S. 1593) |
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| 329 | 10-18 | N |
McCain
motion to table Reid perfecting amendment (to Daschle, et al., substitute
amendment--Vote No. 330): Prohibits soft money contributions to national
political parties from corporations, labor unions and individuals; increases
amount of "hard" money individuals may contribute to State parties
for use in Federal elections from $5,000 to $10,000 and aggregate level
from $25,000 to $30,000; curbs State and local party soft money spending
on Federal election activity; bans national party and Federal candidate
soft money raising; codifies Beck decision on political use of non-member
dues; specifies that any transfer of funds from national political committee
to State or local political party must be disclosed; requires report of
disbursements by political committee of State or local political party
to be sent to FEC, if such report is required to be filed with State;
requires political committees to notify FEC of any contribution received
during 90 days prior to election; requires all campaign finance reports
filed with FEC to be made electronically; and requires FEC to make information
contained in report available on Internet and publicly available at offices
of Commission as soon as is practicable, but no later than 24 hours after
receipt. (1-92)
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| * 330 | 10-19 | Y |
Daschle,
et al., cloture motion on Daschle, et al., substitute amendment: Prohibits
soft money contributions to national political parties from corporations,
labor unions and individuals; increases amount of "hard" money
individuals may contribute to State parties for use in Federal elections
from $5,000 to $10,000 and aggregate level from $25,000 to $30,000; curbs
State and local party soft money spending on Federal election activity;
requires parties to choose between independent and coordinated expenditures
on behalf of candidate; codifies Beck decision on political use of non-member
labor union dues; bans party coordinated expenditures for candidates not
abiding by voluntary $50,000 personal funds limit; and increases FEC disclosure
and enforcement. (52-48)
|
| * 331 | 10-19 | Y |
Daschle,
et al., cloture motion on Reid perfecting amendment (to Daschle, et al.,
substitute amendment--Vote No 330): Prohibits soft money contributions
to national political parties from corporations, labor unions and individuals;
increases amount of "hard" money individuals may contribute
to State parties for use in Federal elections from $5,000 to $10,000 and
aggregate level from $25,000 to $30,000; curbs State and local party soft
money spending on Federal election activity; bans national party and Federal
candidate soft money raising; codifies Beck decision on political use
of non-member dues; specifies that any transfer of funds from national
political committee to State or local political party must be disclosed;
requires report of disbursements by political committee of State or local
political party to be sent to FEC, if such report is required to be filed
with State; requires political committees to notify FEC of any contribution
received during 90 days prior to election; requires all campaign finance
reports filed with FEC to be made electronically; and requires FEC to
make information contained in report available on Internet and publicly
available at offices of Commission as soon as is practicable, but no later
than 24 hours after receipt. (53-47)
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|
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (S. 1692) |
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| 332 | 10-20 | N |
Motion
to proceed to bill: Makes it a felony to perform specific type of abortion,
referred to as "partial-birth abortion," unless it is necessary
to save life of mother endangered by physical disorder, illness, or injury.
(52-48)
|
| 333 | 10-20 | N |
Coverdell
motion to table Lott motion to reconsider Vote No. 332 by which Senate
agreed to motion to proceed to bill: Makes it a felony to perform specific
type of abortion, referred to as "partial-birth abortion," unless
it is necessary to save life of mother endangered by physical disorder,
illness, or injury. (53-47)
|
| 334 | 10-20 | Y |
Boxer
motion to table Santorum modified amendment: Expresses sense of Congress
that partial-birth abortions are "horrific" and "gruesome"
procedures that should be banned. (36-63)
|
| 335 | 10-20 | Y |
Santorum
motion to table Durbin-Snowe, et al., amendment (as substitute for bill):
Bans all post-viability abortions except in cases where both attending
physician and independent non-treating physician certify in writing that,
in their medical judgment, continuation of pregnancy would threaten mother's
life or risk grievous injury to her physical health; permits waiver of
certification requirement in medical emergency; defines "grievous
injury" as severely debilitating disease or impairment specifically
caused or exacerbated by pregnancy, or inability to provide necessary
treatment for life-threatening condition, and is limited to conditions
for which termination of pregnancy is medically indicated; and provides
for imposition of civil penalty and suspension of medical license for
any physician knowingly violating law. (61-38)
|
| 336 | 10-21 | N |
Santorum
motion to table Harkin-Robb amendment (to Boxer amendment expressing sense
of Senate that, consistent with rulings of Supreme Court, a woman's life
and health must always be protected in any reproductive health legislation
passed by Congress [to language proposed to be stricken by Durbin-Snowe,
et al., amendment--Vote No. 335]): Expresses sense of Senate that Roe
v. Wade was an appropriate decision, secures important Constitutional
right, and should not be overturned. (48-51)
|
| 337 | 10-21 | Y |
Harkin-Robb
amendment (to Boxer amendment expressing sense of Senate that, consistent
with rulings of Supreme Court, a woman's life and health must always be
protected in any reproductive health legislation passed by Congress [to
language proposed to be stricken by Durbin-Snowe, et al., amendment--Vote
No. 335]) : Expresses sense of Senate that Roe v. Wade was an appropriate
decision, secures important Constitutional right, and should not be overturned.
(51-47)
|
| 338 | 10-21 | N |
B.
Smith modified amendment: Requires any entity that is to receive human
fetal tissue from induced abortion to file disclosure with HHS Secretary
including: (1) list of each entity that has obtained possession of tissue
involved prior to its possession, including any entity used solely to
transport tissue and (2) description of use that is to be made of tissue,
medical procedure that was used to terminate fetus from which tissue was
derived, type and quantity of tissue involved, amount of money or other
object of value transferred as result of transference of tissue involved,
any site fee that was paid by filing entity, and any other information
determined appropriate by Secretary; requires, for package containing
human fetal tissue, notice to shippers, prominent labeling, shipping acceptable
for biomedical material, and tracking for package; and limits site fee
that can be charged by facility to entity to which tissue is transferred
to cost of real estate or facilities used by entity. (46-51)
|
| 339 | 10-21 | Y |
Landrieu
modified amendment: Expresses sense of Congress that Federal government
should fully cover all expenses related to educational, medical, and respite
care requirements of families with special needs children. (46-51)
|
| 340 | 10-21 | N |
Passage.
(63-34)
|
|
African/Caribbean Basin Trade (H.R. 434, P.L. 106-200) |
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| * 341 | 10-26 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill: Authorizes new trade
and investment policy that is designed to encourage increased trade and
economic cooperation between United States and nations of sub-Saharan
Africa; and provides quota-free and duty-free treatment for several categories
of textiles and apparel imported form Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries.
(90-8)
|
| * 342 | 10-29 | N |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on Roth-Moynihan amendment (as substitute for bill):
Authorizes new trade and investment policy that is designed to encourage
increased trade and economic cooperation between U.S. and nations of sub-Saharan
Africa; provides quota-free and duty-free treatment from October 1, 2000
to December 31, 2004 to several categories of textiles and apparel imported
from Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries; reauthorizes, through September
30, 2001, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs that provide assistance
to individual workers and firms that are adversely affected by import
competition; and extends Generalized System of Preferences through June
30, 2004. (45-46)
|
|
D.C./Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 3064, Vetoed) |
|||
| 343 | 11-2 | N |
Adoption
of conference report. (49-48)
|
|
African/Caribbean Basin Trade (H.R. 434, P.L. 106-200) |
|||
| * 344 | 11-2 | Y |
Lott,
et al., second cloture motion on Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment: Authorizes
new trade and investment policy that is designed to encourage increased
trade and economic cooperation between United States and sub-Saharan Africa
nations; provides quota-free and duty-free treatment from October 1, 2000
to December 31, 2004 to several categories of textiles and apparel imported
from Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries; reauthorizes, through September
30, 2001, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs that provide assistance
to individual workers and firms that are adversely affected by import
competition; and extends Generalized System of Preferences through June
30, 2004. (74-23)
|
| 345 | 11-2 | N |
Roth
motion to table Hollings amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment):
Requires President to negotiate and submit to Congress side agreements
providing labor standards that are similar to North American Agreement
on Labor Cooperation, before benefits under this Act are received. (54-43)
|
| 346 | 11-2 | Y |
Roth
motion to table Feingold amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment):
Provides stronger protections against transshipment of goods through Africa
by non-African producers; requires U.S. importers of African goods to
certify, using best available information, country of origin of goods
they import; and provides for civil penalties of fines and/or imprisonment,
and forfeiture of merchandise. (53-44)
|
| 347 | 11-2 | N |
Roth
motion to table Hollings amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment):
Requires President to negotiate and submit to Congress side agreements
concerning environment which are similar to North American Agreement on
Environment Cooperation, before benefits under this Act are received.
(57-40)
|
| 348 | 11-2 | Y |
Roth
motion to table Hollings amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment):
Requires President to negotiate, obtain, and implement reciprocal trade
agreement lowering tariffs on imports of U.S. goods with country before
country is permitted to receive benefits under this Act. (70-27)
|
| 349 | 11-3 | Y |
Roth
motion to table Wellstone amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment):
Conditions receipt of trade benefits by Caribbean Basin countries on determination
by Labor Secretary that beneficiary country (1) enforces internationally
recognized core labor standards, and (2) does not engage in significant
violations of internationally recognized human rights, and Secretary of
State agrees with this determination; and provides U.S. citizens with
cause of action in U.S. District Court to seek beneficiary country compliance
with standards in amendment, including injunctive relief or damages. (66-31)
|
| 350 | 11-3 | Y |
Roth
motion to table Specter, et al., modified amendment (to Roth-Moynihan
substitute amendment): Allows injured party to bring civil action in U.S.
District Court against any person who manufactures, produces, or exports
dumped or subsidized merchandise that materially injures or threatens
to injure business or property of injured party; requires court to order
Customs Service to assess an antidumping or countervailing duty, if court
determines that injury due to dumping or subsidization has occurred; requires
antidumping and countervailing duties to be distributed annually to workers
who have sustained damage for loss of wages resulting from loss of jobs,
and to domestic producers who were involved in case resulting in duties;
and allows President to set aside court order if he declares national
emergency pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act. (54-42)
|
| 351 | 11-3 | Y |
Harkin-Helms
amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute amendment): Denies benefits of
bill to any country that does not meet and effectively enforce standards
regarding child labor established by International Labor Organization
(ILO) Convention 182 for Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labor; and
requires President to submit annual reports to Congress on enforcement
and compliance with ILO child labor standards. (96-0)
|
| 352 | 11-3 | Y |
Moynihan
motion to table Feingold modified amendment (to Roth-Moynihan substitute
amendment): Adds items covered by Lome Convention that are not deemed
to be import sensitive to list of products that are eligible to receive
trade benefits under this legislation; adds stronger human rights language,
more specific labor rights standards and monitoring mechanisms, and incentives
for good environmental practices to qualifications that exporters must
meet to gain benefits; requires U.S. importers to certify country of origin
of all imports; requires that 60 percent of good's value-added content
come from Africa for import to receive benefits; and requires that 90
percent of employees at African firms receiving benefits be citizens of
an African nation. (66-29)
|
| 353 | 11-3 | Y |
Passage.
(76-19)
|
|
Financial Services Modernization (S. 900, P.L. 106-102) |
|||
| 354 | 11-4 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (90-8)
|
|
Bankruptcy Reform (H.R. 833) |
|||
| 355 | 11-8 | Y |
Grassley-Torricelli-Leahy
modified amendment: Establishes following protections for patients of
hospitals and nursing facilities that file for bankruptcy: (1) requires
court to appoint ombudsman with expertise in monitoring quality of patient
care to represent interests of patients of health care business, (2) requires
bankruptcy trustees to use all reasonable and best efforts to transfer
patients from health care business that is in process of closing to one
in same vicinity that provides services substantially similar to those
provided by closing facility and maintains reasonable quality of care,
and (3) requires bankruptcy trustees to notify patients prior to disposal
of patient records; and requires Attorney General, in consultation with
HHS Secretary to establish policy and protocols for coordinating response
to bankruptcies of health care businesses. (94-0)
|
| 356 | 11-9 | N |
Domenici
motion to table Kennedy amendment: Increases minimum wage from current
$5.15 an hour to $5.65 an hour on January 1, 2000, and $6.15 an hour on
January 1, 2001; makes increase applicable to Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands; provides small business tax cut over 10 years at cost
of $28.5 billion; provides tax credits for work site child care facilities,
to encourage small businesses to start employee pensions, and for companies
offering information technology training for their employees; extends
work opportunity and welfare to work tax credits, and establishes "new
market" community development tax incentives; accelerates deductibility
of health insurance premiums for self-employed workers; specifies that
educational benefits provided for employees' children will not be taxed;
provides estate tax relief for family owned farms and small businesses;
and offsets by extending Superfund tax and closing various tax loopholes.
(50-48)
|
| 357 | 11-9 | N |
Domenici
amendment: Increases minimum wage by $1.00 over three years at cost of
$75 billion over ten years, offset during first year, and funded by budget
surplus in subsequent years; allows bonus and other income to be excluded
from calculation used to determine overtime pay (thereby weakening requirement
that workers be paid time and a half for overtime work); and includes
variety of tax provisions, including following: (1) allows self-employed
to deduct 100 percent of health insurance costs beginning in 2000, (2)
permanently extends work opportunity tax credit, (3) increases business
meals deduction for small businesses from current 50 percent by five percent
a year beginning in 2001 up to 80 percent, (4) provides 100 percent above
line deduction for health insurance expenses and for long-term care insurance
expenses, and (5) increases pension benefit and contribution limit. (54-44)
|
| 358 | 11-9 | N |
Gramm
motion to table Durbin amendment: Provides that if lender violates current
predatory lending practices law, lender loses its claim in bankruptcy.
(51-46)
|
| 359 | 11-9 | N |
Hatch
motion to table Dodd-Kennedy amendment: Prohibits issuance of credit card
or open end credit plan to consumer under age of 21, unless consumer has
submitted written application to card issuer; requires credit card issuers
to obtain completed application from consumers under age of 21 which contains
either (1) signature of parent, legal guardian, or spouse of consumer,
or any other individual having means to repay debts incurred by consumer;
or (2) financial information indicating independent means of repaying
any obligation arising from proposed extension of credit. (59-38)
|
| 360 | 11-10 | N |
Grassley
(for Hatch), et al., amendment: Directs U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC)
to amend sentencing guidelines to make penalties for amphetamine manufacturing
and trafficking comparable to those for methamphetamine offenses; authorizes
$5.5 million over three years for programs to provide training to State
and local law enforcement agencies in areas concerning methamphetamine
trafficking; authorizes $15 million in FY 2000 for Office of National
Drug Control Policy to hire new Federal, State and local law enforcement
personnel to combat trafficking of amphetamine and methamphetamine in
HIDTA; authorizes $9.5 million through 2004 to (1) assist State and local
law enforcement in small and mid-sized communities in conducting drug
investigations, (2) staff additional regional enforcement and mobile enforcement
teams, (3) establish additional resident offices and posts of duty to
assist State and local law enforcement in rural areas, (4) provide Special
Operations Division with additional agents for intelligence and investigative
operations, (5) enhance investigative functions of Chemical Control Program,
and (6) design system to account for import and export of "list 1"
chemicals; increases use of mandatory minimum sentences for cocaine offenses;
requires FBI to study threats posed by FALN and Los Macheteros terrorist
organizations to U.S. and its territories as of July 31, 1999, and effects
President Clinton's clemency offer to 16 individuals associated with FALN
and Los Macheteros and subsequent release of 11 of those members will
have on U.S. and its territories; and allows local education agency receiving
Federal education funds to pay costs for students who are injured by violent
criminal offense on public school grounds, and to attend any other public
or private school, and requires expulsion of students for one year for
drug felony offense and referral to law enforcement for possession if
illegal drugs. (50-49)
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Nomination of Carol Moseley-Braun to be Ambassador to New Zealand ( ) |
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| 361 | 11-10 | Y |
Confirmation.
(96-2)
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Nomination of Linda Joan Morgan to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board ( ) |
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| 362 | 11-10 | Y |
Confirmation.
(96-3)
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Bankruptcy Reform (H.R. 833) |
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| 363 | 11-10 | N |
Hutchison-Brownback-Graham
amendment (to Kohl-Sessions, et al., modified amendment--Vote No. 364):
Allows States to opt-out of any homestead exemption cap. (29-69)
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| 364 | 11-10 | Y |
Kohl-Sessions,
et al., modified amendment: Provides that debtor may not exempt more than
$100,000 in real or personal property, with cost-of-living adjustment;
and provides exemption for principal residence of family farmer. (76-22)
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| 365 | 11-10 | Y |
Dodd-Kennedy-Landrieu
modified amendment: Provides that income dedicated to care and support
of children is not dissipated and misdirected by adjusting non-dischargeability
provisions of bill; specifies that child and spousal support payments
and earned income tax credits are not property of bankruptcy estate; replaces
current definition of "household goods" to allow debtors to
keep personal property found in and around residence; and modifies means
test to allow more flexibility when there are special expenses related
to care and support of children. (45-51)
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| 366 | 11-17 | N |
Wellstone-Daschle,
et al., amendment: Imposes 18-month moratorium on all agribusiness mergers
and acquisitions where one party has annual net revenues or assets of
more than $100 million, and second party has net revenues or assets in
excess of $10 million, or until Congress enacts legislation to address
shortcomings of current review and approval process, whichever comes first;
excludes agricultural cooperatives from moratorium; allows Attorney General
to waive moratorium under extraordinary circumstances, such as insolvency
or similar financial distress of one of affected parties; and establishes
12 member "Agricultural Antitrust Review Commission" to study
nature and consequences of concentration and anti-competitive business
practices in agricultural sector, and to make legislative recommendations.
(27-71)
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| 367 | 11-17 | N |
Grassley
motion to table Moynihan amendment: Preserves current non-dischargeability
rules for low-income debtors. (54-43)
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| 368 | 11-17 | Y |
Feinstein-Jeffords
amendment: Requires Federal Reserve System Board of Governors to conduct
study of: (1) consumer credit industry's practice of soliciting and extending
credit indiscriminately without taking steps to ensure that consumers
are capable of repaying debt and in manner that encourages accumulation
of additional debt, and (2) effect these practices have on consumer debt
and insolvency; requires Board to release public report regarding consumer
credit industry's practices; authorizes Board to issue regulations that
would require additional disclosures to consumers; permits Board to take
any other actions consistent with its existing statutory authority which
Board finds to be necessary to ensure responsible industry wide practices
and to prevent resulting consumer debt and insolvency; and expresses sense
of Congress that certain lenders sometimes offer credit indiscriminately
without ensuring that consumers can repay debt and in manner that encourages
accumulation of additional debt, and resulting consumer debt may increasingly
be major contributing factor to consumer insolvency. (82-16)
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Consolidated Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 3194, P.L. 106-113) |
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| 369 | 11-18 | Y |
Lott
motion to proceed to conference report on bill: Makes appropriations for
Federal contribution to operations of government of District of Columbia
in FY 2000; and includes, by reference, the following bills: H.R. 3421,
Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations; H.R. 3422, Foreign Operations Appropriations;
H.R. 3423, Interior Appropriations; H.R. 3424, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations;
H.R. 3425, Miscellaneous Appropriations for FY 1999; H.R. 3426, BBA Addbacks;
H.R. 3427, State Department Authorization; H.R. 3428, Northeast Dairy
Compact; and S. 1948, relating to satellite broadcast copyright issues.
(80-8)
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Continuing Appropriations, 2000 (H.J.Res. 82) |
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| 370 | 11-18 | N |
Byrd,
et al., amendment: Provides for two year moratorium during which mountain
mining will proceed under memorandum of understanding entered into by
EPA, Interior Department, and Corps of Engineers; provides that during
this moratorium an environmental impact statement will proceed to its
conclusion and any new regulations required by environmental impact statement
(if any) will be promulgated; states that enforcement of Federal water
quality standards will continue under provisions of memorandum of understanding
in effect prior to court decision; allows Interior Secretary to promulgate
final regulations regarding hard-rock mining on public lands consistent
with recent report of National Research Council of National Academy of
Sciences; and exempts certain activities regarding mill sites from November
7, 1997, opinion of Solicitor of Interior Department with regard to 1872
mining law. (56-33)
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| 371 | 11-18 | Y |
Lott
(for Helms)-Edwards-Robb amendment: Provides, in FY 2000, $81.0 million
in loan forgiveness for North Carolina farmers who were victims of recent
hurricanes. (88-1)
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Work Incentives Improvement (H.R. 1180, P.L. 106-170) |
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| 372 | 11-19 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (95-1)
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Consolidated Appropriations, 2000 (H.R. 3194, P.L. 106-113) |
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| * 373 | 11-19 | Y |
Lott,
et al., cloture motion on conference report on bill: Makes appropriations
for Federal contribution to operations of government of District of Columbia
in FY 2000; and includes, by reference, the following bills: H.R. 3421,
Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations; H.R. 3422, Foreign Operations Appropriations;
H.R. 3423, Interior Appropriations; H.R. 3424, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations;
H.R. 3425, Miscellaneous Appropriations for FY 1999; H.R. 3426, BBA Addbacks;
H.R. 3427, State Department Authorization; H.R. 3428, Northeast Diary
Compact; and S. 1948, relating to satellite broadcast copyright issues.
(87-9)
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| 374 | 11-19 | Y |
Adoption
of conference report. (74-24)
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