104th Congress, 1st Session
2nd Session

Vote No. Date 1995 Voting
Position


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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