+ − Summaries (2)
+ − Full Texts (5)
+ − Actions (57)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46.
- Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Conference report considered in Senate.
- On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 .
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
- Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-612 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 450 .
- Rule H. Res. 450 passed House.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 450 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 178 . All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be debated for one hour, equally divided and controlled.
- Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
- Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Conference report H. Rept. 104-612 filed.
- Conference held.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of the House concurrent resolution and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Kasich, Hobson, Walker, Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Sabo, Stenholm, Slaughter, and Coyne.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 205 .
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the House proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Sabo motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to do the following: agree to the Senate-passed levels of discretionary spending, as set by the amendment offered by Sen. Domenici; agree to sec. 325 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to "balance billing" of Medicare patients by health care providers; agree to sec. 326 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to Federal nursing home quality standards; and agree to sec. 327 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to protection under the Medicaid program against spousal impoverishment.
- DEBATE - Mr. Schumer asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Sabo motion be limited to not to exceed thirty minutes. Agreed to without objection.
- Mr. Sabo moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
- Mr. Kasich asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Measure laid before Senate.
- Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 57 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46.
- Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 57 amended.
- Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Gramm; Bond; Gorton; Exon; Hollings; Johnston; Lautenberg.
- Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
- H.AMDT.1062 On agreeing to the Orton amendment Failed by recorded vote: 130 - 295 .
- Rule H. Res. 435 passed House.
- Considered as unfinished business, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435 .
- H.AMDT.1061 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Payne . Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion. It would have provided for decreased funding for defense over six years; maintained Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels that CBO estimates is required to maintain current services; increased funding for education, job training, and social service; and provided for revenue increases by revising tax provisions relating to capital gains, and multinational and foreign controlled corporations.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Payne amendment.
- H.AMDT.1062 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Orton. Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002; did not provide for tax reductions and assumed smaller cuts in mandatory and discretionary spending than the original resolution. It would have provided for $98.4 billion more in domestic discretionary spending over the next six years and $29.9 billion less in defense funding over the same period. It called for $146.4 billion in Medicare cuts and $42 billion in Medicaid cuts, and assumed a reduction in the Consumer Price Index of 0.5 percent.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Orton amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- H.AMDT.1061 On agreeing to the Payne amendment Failed by recorded vote: 63 - 362 .
- H.AMDT.1063 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Sabo. Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by providing $523.4 billion in deficit reduction over six years. It would have provided $126.3 billion more for education, training, environmental and health programs over six years than contained in the original resolution, and would have provided $25.4 billion less in defense funds. It would have reduced entitlement spending by $265 billion and would have provided for smaller reductions in Medicare and Medicaid than contained in the original resolution.
- H.AMDT.1063 On agreeing to the Sabo amendment Failed by recorded vote: 117 - 304 .
- GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with an additional forty minutes of general debate.
- The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 178 .
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 195 .
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Sabo amendment.
- The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order of the House.
- Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.
- Considered by previous order of the House.
- Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 178 as unfinished business.
- The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with up to three hours of general debate.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 435 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 178 . Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
- The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-575 , by Mr. Kasich.
+ − Amendments (3)
H.AMDT.1061
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion. It would have provided for decreased funding for defense over six years; maintained Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels that CBO estimates is required to maintain current services; increased funding for education, job training, and social service; and provided for revenue increases by revising tax provisions relating to capital gains, and multinational and foreign controlled corporations.
H.AMDT.1062
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002; did not provide for tax reductions and assumed smaller cuts in mandatory and discretionary spending than the original resolution. It would have provided for $98.4 billion more in domestic discretionary spending over the next six years and $29.9 billion less in defense funding over the same period. It called for $146.4 billion in Medicare cuts and $42 billion in Medicaid cuts, and assumed a reduction in the Consumer Price Index of 0.5 percent.
H.AMDT.1063
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by providing $523.4 billion in deficit reduction over six years. It would have provided $126.3 billion more for education, training, environmental and health programs over six years than contained in the original resolution, and would have provided $25.4 billion less in defense funds. It would have reduced entitlement spending by $265 billion and would have provided for smaller reductions in Medicare and Medicaid than contained in the original resolution.
+ − Votes (3)
May 16, 1996: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 63
- Nays: 362
- Absent: 8
May 16, 1996: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 130
- Nays: 295
- Absent: 8
May 16, 1996: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 117
- Nays: 304
- Absent: 12