Privacy Notice
107th Congress, 1st session
2nd
session
| Vote No. | Date 2001 |
Voting Position |
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| Nomination of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. to be Director of the OMB | |||
| 1 | 1-23 | Y | Confirmation. (100-0) |
| Nomination of Anthony Joseph Principi to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |||
| 2 | 1-23 | Y | Confirmation. (100-0) |
| Nomination of Melquiades Rafael Martinez to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |||
| 3 | 1-23 | Y | Confirmation. (100-0) |
| Nomination of Tommy G. Thompson to be Secretary of Health and Human Services | |||
| 4 | 1-24 | Y | Confirmation. (100-0) |
| Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to be Secretary of Transportation | |||
| 5 | 1-24 | Y | Confirmation. (100-0) |
| Nomination of Gale Ann Norton to be Secretary of the Interior | |||
| 6 | 1-30 | Y | Confirmation. (75-24) |
| Nomination of Christine Todd Whitman to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |||
| 7 | 1-30 | Y | Confirmation. (99-0) |
| Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General | |||
| 8 | 2-1 | N | Confirmation. (58-42) |
| Nomination of Robert Zoellick to be U.S. Trade Representative (3) | |||
| 9 | 2-6 | Y | Confirmation. (2) (98-0) |
| Payment of Arrearages to the United Nations (3) (S. 248) | |||
| 10 | 2-7 | Y | Passage. (99-0) |
| Pipeline Safety Improvement (S. 235) | |||
| 11 | 2-8 | Y | Passage. (98-0) |
| Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments (S. 320) | |||
| 12 | 2-14 | Y | Passage. (98-0) |
| Nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh to be Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency | |||
| 13 | 2-15 | Y | Confirmation. (91-0) |
| Nomination of John M. Duncan to be Deputy Undersecretary of the Treasury | |||
| 14 | 2-28 | Y | Confirmed. (94-0) |
| Congressional Disapproval of the Ergonomics Standard (S.J.Res. 6) | |||
| 15 | 3-6 | N | Passage. (56-44) |
| Bankruptcy Reform (S. 420) | |||
| 16 | 3-7 | N | Wellstone amendment: Exempts debtors whose filing is result of debts incurred through medical expenses. (34-65) |
| 17 | 3-7 | N | Hatch motion to table Leahy amendment: Provides small business creditors with priority over larger for-profit business creditors in order of distribution under chapters 11, 12, and 13 in Bankruptcy Code; and defines "small business" as any business with fewer than 25 full-time employees. (58-41) |
| 18 | 3-8 | N | Hatch motion to table Durbin amendment: Disqualifies predatory home lenders from staking claim to borrower's assets in bankruptcy court if lender materially failed to comply with requirements of Trust in Lending Act for high-cost second mortgages and subprime mortgages. (50-49) |
| 19 | 3-8 | N | Hatch motion to table Kerry amendment: Strikes small business provisions; and provides for study of causes of small business bankruptcy and how Federal law regarding small business bankruptcy can be made more effective and more efficient. (55-41) |
| 20 | 3-13 | N | Sessions motion to table Feinstein-Jeffords-Durbin amendment: Caps credit line on credit cards issued to individuals under 21 years of age at $2,500 unless parent cosigns for debt or minor shows independent means to repay debt; provides that $2,500 cap applies to extension of credit on an individual credit card; specifies that debts incurred by minors which do not meet requirements of bill are non-enforceable; and requires parental approval for any credit line increase where parent is jointly liable. (55-42) |
| 21 | 3-13 | N | Sessions motion to table Kennedy amendment: Strikes provision in bill that places $1 million cap on amount of IRA retirement funds that would be protected from creditors in bankruptcy. (61-37) |
| * 22 | 3-13 | Y | Conrad motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Conrad-Clinton amendment: Establishes Social Security and Medicare lockbox; protects Social Security and Medicare surpluses and takes Medicare Insurance Trust Fund off-budget; creates 60 vote point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund surpluses; protects Medicare from across-the-board cuts; and creates 60 vote point of order against any legislation that would put Social Security back on-budget, or that would violate prohibition against including Social Security in budget resolution. (53-47) |
| * 23 | 3-13 | N | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Sessions amendment: Does not take any portion of Medicare off-budget or provide Medicare Trust Fund with same protections as Social Security; continues to include Medicare Trust Fund in projections of budget surplus; creates no points of order to protect Medicare Trust Fund's surpluses from being depleted; creates trap door that allows Medicare HI surplus to be used for anything designated as Medicare or Social Security "reform"; and does not exempt Medicare Trust Fund from mandatory sequesters under Balanced Budget Act. (52-48) |
| 24 | 3-13 | N | Hatch motion to table Schumer-Sarbanes modified amendment: Prohibits predatory lenders from using bankruptcy as means of shielding themselves from existing liabilities and to cut off consumer claims and defenses against lenders who acquire fraudulent loans from sub-prime lenders that go bankrupt; and provides consumers with protection from purchasers of illegal predatory loans, who have full knowledge that rights of consumer have been undermined by loan's originator. (44-55) |
| 25 | 3-13 | N | Hatch motion to table Dodd-Kennedy amendment: Requires credit card issuers to obtain from consumer under 21 years of age either: (1) signature of parent or guardian indicating joint liability for debts incurred in connection with account until consumer has reached age of 21; (2) financial information indicating independent means of repaying any obligation arising from proposed extension of credit; or (3) completion of certified credit counseling course. (58-41) |
| 26 | 3-14 | Y | Feinstein motion to table Wyden-Baucus-Murray amendment: States that debts incurred under Federal emergency order or otherwise owed for electric power are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings; specifies that debt owed by California utilities to Federal, State and local agencies for electric power are non-dischargeable unless rates are found to be unjust and unreasonable; and provides that provision applies to any petition for bankruptcy filed under title 11 on or after March 7, 2001. (67-30) |
| 27 | 3-14 | N | Hatch motion to table Durbin amendment (as substitute for bill): Inserts language to provide (1) absolute homestead exemption cap of $100,000, (2) flexible means test, and (3) consumer specific credit disclosure provisions. (64-35) |
| 28 | 3-14 | N | Hatch motion to table Wellstone modified amendment: Prohibits claims in bankruptcy court for high cost loans such as payday loans, car title pawns, or other consumer credit transactions where annual percentage rate is more than 100 percent. (58-41) |
| * 29 | 3-14 | Y | Cloture motion on bill. (80-19) |
| 30 | 3-15 | N | Brownback motion to table Kohl-Feinstein amendment: Limits amount of real or personal property debtor may exempt to $125,000, and provides for cost-of-living adjustment on cap; and exempts principal residence of family farmer from limit. (39-60) |
| 31 | 3-15 | Y | Leahy modified amendment: Prohibits disclosure of name of minor in any public records associated with bankruptcy proceeding where debtor is required to provide information regarding minors; and provides that for anti-fraud purposes, a judge, trustee or auditor may review child's name in non-public record, while maintaining confidentiality of that child's name. (99-0) |
| 32 | 3-15 | Y | Reid (for Leahy) amendment: Corrects provision of bill that would otherwise force debtor to count his or her separated spouse's income even if separated spouse contributes nothing to household. (56-43) |
| 33 | 3-15 | Y | Wellstone amendment: Changes means test used to determine debtor's ability to pay threshold amount of debt from average of debtor's last six months of income to average of last two months of income. (22-77) |
| 34 | 3-15 | N | Wellstone amendment: Strikes provision that requires five year waiting period between new Chapter 13 filings (thereby restoring current law which does not mandate waiting period). (36-63) |
| 35 | 3-15 | Y | Feingold-Thompson-Wellstone amendment: Strikes section 1310, which allows approximately 250 U.S. investors to escape judgments rendered against them under contractual agreements with Lloyd's of London. (79-18) |
| 36 | 3-15 | Y | Passage. (83-15) |
| Campaign Finance Reform (S. 27) | |||
| 37 | 3-19 | N | Dodd motion to table Domenici, et al., amendment: Requires candidates to declare, within 15 days of date they are required to declare their candidacy, whether they intend to spend personal funds in excess of $500,000, $750,000, or $1.0 million; increases individual and PAC contribution limits by three times for candidate whose opponent uses more than $500,000 in personal funds and by five times if his/her opponent uses more than $750,000 in personal funds, and eliminates individual and PAC limits if his/her opponent uses more than $1.0 million in personal funds; states that funds raised in excess of normal contribution limits may be used only for election cycle in which they were raised, and requires unused funds to be returned to contributors; and prohibits candidates who incur personal loans in connection with their campaign that exceed $250,000 from repaying those loans with contributions made to candidate or any authorized committee of candidate after date of election. (51-48) |
| 38 | 3-20 | Y | Domenici, et al., amendment: Requires that candidates who intend to spend personal funds in excess of State-by-State competitive and fair campaign formula make declaration of their intention within 15 days of date they are required to declare their candidacy; defines State-by-State competitive and fair campaign formula as: $150,000 plus four cents for each member of State's voting age population; permits opponents of self-financed candidates to exceed contribution limits by three times, if self-financed candidate exceeds fair campaign formula by between two and four times, and permits opponents of self-financed candidates to exceed contribution limit by six times, if self-financed candidate exceeds limit by four times; eliminates hard money party coordinated expenditure limits, if self-financed candidate exceeds fair campaign formula threshold by ten times; limits individual hard money and party money spending for opponents of self-financed candidates who exceed fair campaign formula to amount equal to 110 percent of funds expended by self-financed candidate; requires self-financed candidate that breaches first threshold of fair campaign formula to report, within 24 hours, each additional $10,000 of personal funds spent; states that funds raised in excess of normal contribution limits may only be used for election cycle in which they were raised, and requires unused funds to be returned to contributors; and prohibits candidates who incur personal loans in connection with their campaign that exceed $250,000 from repaying those loans from contributions made to candidate or any authorized committee of candidate after date of election. (70-30) |
| 39 | 3-20 | N | Bennett amendment: Prevents union and corporate treasury money from being used to pay overhead (i.e., administrative) costs for PACs that are funded through separate segregated fund; and prohibits independent PACs (e.g., "Women's Campaign Fund") from raising or spending soft money. (37-63) |
| 40 | 3-20 | Y | McCain motion to table Smith (OR) amendment: Prohibits House and Senate candidates and their campaign committees from accepting campaign contributions while Congress is in session from: (1) registered lobbyists; (2) officers, owners, or senior executives of corporations, unions, or any other organization that retains registered lobbyist; or (3) PACs. (74-25) |
| 41 | 3-21 | Y | Torricelli, et al., amendment: Requires all television broadcasters to charge political candidates and national committees of political parties lowest rates offered by their stations throughout year; prohibits broadcasters from bumping political ads for advertisements at higher rates; and requires Federal Communications Commission to conduct random checks to ensure that broadcasters are complying with law. (69-31) |
| 42 | 3-21 | N | Wellstone, et al., amendment: Amends Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA) to allow States to set up voluntary systems of public financing for Federal Congressional candidates that involve voluntary spending limits and limits on both personal and outside contributions, provided those systems do not otherwise conflict with FECA. (36-64) |
| 43 | 3-21 | Y | McCain motion to table Hatch amendment: Requires labor unions and corporations that make disbursements for political activity during an election cycle to report to their members or shareholders percentage of dues, fees, etc. that were used for political activity; prohibits labor unions and corporations from using general treasury funds for political activities without written consent of their members or shareholders; and defines political activity as: (1) voter registration, (2) voter identification or get-out-the-vote efforts, and (3) express advocacy. (69-31) |
| 44 | 3-22 | Y | McCain motion to table Hatch amendment: Requires corporations and labor unions that make disbursements for political activity during an election cycle to disclose percentage of their dues, fees, etc. that were used for political activity. (60-40) |
| 45 | 3-22 | Y | Nickles amendment: Strikes provision codifying Beck decision; and requires labor unions to notify non-union members that they are entitled to have their agency fees reduced by amount equal to portion of fees used for political purposes if they file an objection. (99-0) |
| 46 | 3-23 | Y | McCain motion to table Helms modified amendment: Amends National Labor Relations Act to require labor organizations to provide annual notice to their members who pay employee dues, initiation fees, assessments, or other payments as condition of membership with notice via mail that includes following statement: "The United States Supreme Court has ruled that labor organizations cannot force fees-paying non-members to pay for activities that are unrelated to collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment. You have the right to resign from the labor organization and, after such resignation, to pay reduced dues or fees in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court." (53-40) |
| Campaign Finance Reform Constitutional Amendment (S.J.Res. 4) | |||
| ** 47 | 3-26 | Y | Passage (defeated). (40-56) |
| Campaign Finance Reform (S. 27) | |||
| 48 | 3-26 | N | Wellstone-Harkin amendment: Prohibits 501(c)(4) and 527 groups from using soft money for electioneering communications. (51-46) |
| 49 | 3-27 | Y | McCain motion to table Division I of Hagel, et al., amendment: Increases individual limit on hard money contributions to candidates from $1,000 to $3,000 per election (underlying bill retains current limit); increases individual limit on hard money contributions to national parties from $20,000 to $60,000 per year (underlying bill retains current limit); and raises aggregate limit an individual can give to candidates, parties and PACs from $25,000 to $75,000 (underlying bill increases aggregate limit to $30,000). (52-47) |
| 50 | 3-27 | N | McCain motion to table Division II of Hagel , et al., amendment: Increases reporting requirements for political parties and directs Federal Election Commission (FEC) to make reports available on Internet and at FEC offices; and provides that television and radio stations must make all purchases of political advertisements public. (0-100) |
| 51 | 3-27 | Y | McCain motion to table Division III of Hagel, et al., amendment: Eliminates soft money provisions of bill; allows soft money contributions to national political parties and party committees to $60,000 a year, indexed to inflation; and allows up to $60,000 in soft money to be used by State parties on certain activities that affect Federal elections. (60-40) |
| 52 | 3-27 | N | Kerry, et al., amendment: Establishes partial public financing system for Senate candidates who voluntarily agree to limit their spending to $1 million plus 50 cents for each member of State's voting age population; increases candidate's spending limits by up to 200 percent, if his/her opponent does not abide by limits; provides Federal matching funds of 2 to 1 for contributions of $200 or less to candidates who abide by spending limits; and permits national political parties to provide any additional funds needed by candidate to reach relevant spending limit. (30-70) |
| 53 | 3-28 | Y | Feingold motion to table Thompson-Torricelli-Nickles amendment: Increases limit on individual contributions of hard money from $1,000 to $2,500 per election per candidate, from $20,000 to $40,000 per year for contributions to national political parties, from $5,000 to $7,500 per year for contributions to PACs, from $25,000 to $50,000 for aggregate political contributions per year; increases hard money contribution limits from PACs from $5,000 to $7,500 per election per candidate, from $15,000 to $17,500 per year to national political parties, and from $5,000 to $7,500 per year to other PACs; increases hard money contribution limits applying to national political party and Senatorial Committees from $17,500 to $35,000 per election per candidate; increases individual limits to State political parties from $5,000 to $10,000; and indexes new limits to inflation. (46-54) |
| 54 | 3-28 | N | McConnell motion to table Feinstein-Cochran-Schumer amendment (to Thompson-Torricelli-Nickles amendment--Vote No. 53): Increases limit on individual contributions of hard money from $1,000 to $2,000 per election per candidate, from $5,000 to $10,000 per year for State/local political parties, and aggregate limit on political contributions from $25,000 to $65,000 per election cycle; and maintains current limit of $20,000 a year for individual contributions to national political parties; maintains current limit of $5,000 a year for individual contributions to PACs; indexes limit on individual contributions to candidates to inflation; and establishes, if Supreme Court strikes down limits on coordinated party expenditures, voluntary system of limits on coordinated expenditures, requiring television broadcasters to charge national and State political committees lowest rates offered by their stations throughout year, if committees adhere to limits on coordinated expenditures. (46-54) |
| 55 | 3-28 | Y | Thompson-Torricelli-Nickles modified amendment: Increases limit on individual contributions of hard money from $1,000 to $2,000 per election per candidate, from $2,000 to $25,000 per year for contributions to national political parties, from $5,000 to $10,000 per year for contributions to State/local political parties, and aggregate limits from $25,000 to $37,500; indexes all individual contribution limits to inflation; and increases limit on party contributions to Senate candidates from $17,500 to $35,000. (84-16) |
| 56 | 3-28 | Y | Schumer amendment: Establishes, if Supreme Court strikes down limits on coordinated party expenditures, voluntary system of limits on coordinated expenditures, under which television broadcasters charge national and State political committees lowest rates offered by their stations throughout year, if committees adhere to limits on coordinated expenditures; and provides that if this section is held to be unconstitutional, remainder of Act shall not be affected by holding. (52-48) |
| 57 | 3-29 | N | DeWine, et al., amendment: Strikes Snowe-Jeffords provisions, including language to: (1) prohibit certain electioneering communications funded with union or corporate treasury funds; (2) require disclosure of electioneering communications above $10,000, with identification of donors of $1,000 or more; (3) prohibit 501(c)(4) and 527 groups from using soft money for electioneering communications (the Wellstone amendment--Vote No. 48); and (4) define "electioneering communications" as broadcast advertisement aired within 60 days of general election or within 30 days of primary that refers to clearly identified Federal candidate. (28-72) |
| 58 | 3-29 | N | Harkin-Wellstone-Biden amendment: Imposes voluntary State-specific spending limit for Senate candidates of $1 million plus 50 cents per voting age resident in State; increases limit by 67 percent if there is primary and 20 percent if there is runoff; provides that if candidate violates limit and his/her opponent complies with limit, his/her opponent will be given public financing equal to double amount by which limit has been violated; funds public financing through tax check-off system; provides that public financing will occur only if one of candidates violates voluntary spending limits; and provides that limits would be eliminated if Snowe-Jeffords or Wellstone provisions are struck down. (32-67) |
| 59 | 3-29 | Y | Dodd motion to table Frist-Breaux amendment: Makes provisions regarding electioneering communications and provisions regarding soft money nonseverable. (57-43) |
| 60 | 3-29 | Y | McCain motion to table Bingaman amendment: Requires licensed broadcast stations to provide free time to allow legally qualified Federal candidates to respond to third party attack ads, if broadcast station has permitted someone, other than legally qualified candidate or authorized committee of that candidate, to run attack ad within 60 days of general, special, or runoff election, or within 30 days of primary or preference election; and defines "attack or oppose" as: any expression of unmistakable opposition to a candidate, or any communication that contains a phrase such as "vote against," "defeat," or "reject," or campaign slogan or words that can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate defeat of one or more clearly identified candidates, regardless of whether or not communication expressly advocates a vote against the candidate. (72-28) |
| 61 | 3-29 | Y | Specter modified amendment: Provides that if Snowe-Jeffords "electioneering communications" provision is found unconstitutional by Supreme Court, the following becomes definition of an "electioneering communication": "an ad, which promotes or supports a candidate for that office, or attacks or opposes a candidate for that office (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a candidate) and which also is suggestive of no plausible meaning other than an exhortation to vote for or against a specific candidate;" and provides a similar qualification to the definition of "Federal election activities." (82-17) |
| 62 | 3-30 | N | Reed modified amendment: Extends period during which campaign audits of an authorized committee of candidate may be conducted from six months to12 months following election; increases penalty for knowing and willful violations of Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) from $10,000, or amount equal to 200 percent of violation, to $15,000, or amount equal to 300 percent; extends prohibition against use of candidate's name without express authorization of his/her political committee to include use of name in any activity suggesting that (1) group using name is an authorized committee of candidate, or (2) use of name has been authorized by the candidate; and authorizes Commission to refer possible violations of FECA to Attorney General at any stage of proceeding by affirmative vote of four members of Commission (a majority). (41-50) |
| 63 | 3-30 | Y | McCain amendment: Strikes language in bill that sets new standard regarding coordination of independent expenditures with candidates and their parties; inserts new language based on current law and previous court precedents; and requires Federal Election Commission to enact new coordination regulation to prevent candidates from improperly controlling independent expenditures of outside groups. (57-34) |
| 64 | 4-2 | Y | Passage. (59-41) |
| First Budget Resolution, 2002 (H.Con.Res. 83) | |||
| 65 | 4-3 | N | Grassley, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Strikes section of substitute amendment that provides reserve fund of $11.2 billion in new budget authority and outlays for FY02 and $153 billion in new budget authority and outlays for FY02 through FY11 for prescription drug benefit and Medicare reform if Senate Finance Committee reports a bill or joint resolution to reform Medicare program and to provide Medicare prescription drug benefit; and provides reserve fund of $300 billion in new budget authority and outlays for FY02 through FY11 for prescription drug benefit and Medicare reform if Finance Committee reports bill or joint resolution to reform Medicare program and to provide Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Vice President voted yea to break tie) (50-50) |
| 66 | 4-3 | Y | Baucus, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Provides $311 billion over 10 years for Medicare prescription drug benefit by reducing tax cut by $158 billion and adding to $153 billion provided in substitute amendment for prescription drug benefit. (50-50) |
| 67 | 4-4 | N | Grassley, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 350 (Agriculture) by $60.0 billion in budget authority and outlays in FY2001-2011, and Function 300 (Natural Resources) by $3.5 billion in budget authority and outlays for FY2002-2011; reduces contingency fund (surpluses) in resolution by $63.5 billion over FY2001-2011; and increases Function 900 (Net Interest) by $25.1 billion in budget authority and outlays in FY2001-2011. (51-49) |
| 68 | 4-4 | Y | Johnson, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 350 (Agriculture) by $78.6 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY2002-2011, offset by reducing the tax cut; increases Function 350 (Agriculture) by $9 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY 2001 for emergency farm assistance, offset by reducing surplus in FY 2001; and increases Function 300 (Natural Resources) by $9.4 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY2002-2011. (47-53) |
| 69 | 4-4 | Y | Harkin, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 500 (Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services) by $250 billion in budget authority and $224 billion in outlays over FY2002-2011; reduces Federal debt by $224 billion over FY2002-2011; and reduces size of tax cut by $448 billion over same period. (53-47) |
| 70 | 4-4 | Y | Specter amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 550 (Health) by $700.0 million in budget authority and outlays; assumes funding will be used for National Institutes of Health; and offsets by reducing Function 920 (Allowances) by $700.0 million in budget authority and outlays in FY 2002. (96-4) |
| 71 | 4-4 | Y | Landrieu, et al., amendment: Increases Function 50 (Defense) by $8.5 billion in FY 2002, and $100 billion in FY2002-2011; and offsets by reducing tax cut by $100 billion. (47-52) |
| 72 | 4-4 | Y | Warner, et al., amendment: Increases Function 50 (Defense) by $8.5 billion in budget authority and $6.5 billion in outlays in FY 2002; and offsets by reducing Function 920 (Allowances) by same amount. (84-16) |
| 73 | 4-5 | Y | Stabenow-Johnson amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Provides $13.7 billion in mandatory funding over 10 years to permanently repeal 15 percent cut in home health reimbursement scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2002; and offsets by reducing tax cut by $13.7 billion over 10 years. (47-53) |
| 74 | 4-5 | Y | Collins, et al., amendment regarding home health care: Establishes contingent reserve of up to $13.7 billion over 10 years to repeal 15 percent cut in home health reimbursement scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2002; and does not fund contingent reserve if needed funds would reduce on-budget surplus below level of Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by underlying resolution. (99-1) |
| 75 | 4-5 | N | Domenici amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Requires Finance Committee to report to Senate, not later than May 18, 2001, and September 14, 2001, a reconciliation bill that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce total level of revenues by not more than sum of totals set out in budget resolution and increase total level of outlays by not more than $60 billion for period of FY2001 through FY2011. (51-49) |
| 76 | 4-5 | Y | Durbin, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Provides tax cut of nearly $750 billion over ten years, including: (1) $60 billion cut during current year, providing one-time payment of $600 per married couple or $300 per individual to those who pay income or payroll taxes; and (2) creates new 10-percent tax bracket for first $12,000 in income for married couples and $6,000 in income for all single filers; reduces Federal debt by additional $100.0 billion; and expresses sense of Senate that the Senate should begin floor consideration of H.R.3, Marginal Rates Tax Cut Bill, immediately after budget resolution, strike marginal rates tax cut and insert $60 billion Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Package and proceed to vote on final passage prior to April recess. (39-61) |
| 77 | 4-5 | Y | Corzine, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Restores $50 billion in cuts included in underlying resolution to fund priority environment, natural resources and energy conservation programs, and sets aside an additional $50 billion for debt reduction; and offsets by reducing tax cut. (46-54) |
| * 78 | 4-5 | N | Voinovich motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of Budget Act to permit consideration of Voinovich-Feingold, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Establishes 60-vote point of order against all emergency designations; and establishes 60-vote point of order against waiving sequesters (across-the-board spending cuts) and directed score keeping, changing caps, and waiving sequesters to bills, whether reported by Budget Committee or not. (54-46) |
| 79 | 4-5 | N | Hutchison amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases tax cut by $69 billion to provide for full repeal of marriage penalty; and offsets increase by reducing contingency fund, taking money from Medicare Trust Fund. (Vice President voted yea to break tie) (50-50) |
| 80 | 4-5 | Y | Hollings-Biden-Daschle amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 920 (Allowances) from $59.5 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY2001 to $85.0 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY2001; and express sense of Senate that levels in resolution assume that Senate should as soon as practical consider and pass a stimulus tax package pursuant to this budget resolution that will result in a rebate of (1) up to $500 per individual or $1,000 per couple for 95 million taxpayers who pay income tax, and (2) up to $500 for 25 million taxpayers who pay payroll taxes but do not have income tax liability. (94-6) |
| * 81 | 4-5 | N | Allen motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of Budget Act to permit consideration of Allen, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Provides for larger tax cut if Congressional Budget Office increases its projection of on-budget surpluses when it updates its economic and budget outlook this summer; and establishes point of order against reconciliation bill reported pursuant to increased reconciliation instructions unless bill provides for expedited procedures for consideration of bill by Senate no later than 60 days after bill is reported by Committee. (45-55) |
| 82 | 4-5 | Y | Breaux-Jeffords amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 500 (Education) by $70 billion in new budget authority and outlays in FY 2002-2011, assumed to be for Individuals with Disabilities Act funding; and offsets by reducing proposed tax cut. (54-46) |
| 83 | 4-5 | N | Collins amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases tax cuts in resolution by $70 billion over 10 years to provide tax credits to small businesses that purchase health insurance. (49-51) |
| 84 | 4-6 | Y | Wellstone, et al., amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 700 (Veterans Benefits and Services) by $17.2 billion in budget authority in FY2002-2011, and by $17.0 billion in outlays in FY2002-2011; and offsets by reducing tax cut. (53-46) |
| 85 | 4-6 | Y | Bond amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment No. 170): Increases Function 700 (Veterans Benefits and Services) by $967.0 million in new budget authority and outlays in FY2002; and offsets by reducing Function 920 (Allowances). (99-0) |
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