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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 27, 1998
Revises and replaces the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 1998. Sets forth the congressional budget for the Government for FY 1999, including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2000 through 2003. Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY 1998 through 2003, with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; and (5) public debt. Sets forth the appropriate levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for specified major functional categories for FY 1998 through 2003. Establishes a deadline for the submission of specified House committee recommendations on changes in laws that provide direct spending to the House Budget Committee. Requires the House Budget Committee to report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out such recommendations without substantive revision. Authorizes the chairman of the Budget Committee, upon the reporting in the House of, or filing of a conference report with respect to, a measure that provides: (1) funds for personal retirement savings accounts for individuals, to increase appropriate allocations and aggregates of new budget authority and outlays for FY 1999 through 2003 by the amount of outlays resulting from, and corresponding amount of new budget authority provided by, the measure for such fiscal year; or (2) preferential tax treatment of contributions to such accounts, to reduce revenue aggregates for each of such fiscal years by the amount of the revenue loss resulting from the measure for such fiscal year. Provides that any measure or amendment or conference report with respect to such measure that establishes on a prospective basis compensation or pay for any Government position at a specified level, the appropriation for which is provided through annual discretionary appropriations, shall not be considered as providing new entitlement or budget authority. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to: (1) the issuance of marketable interest-bearing securities to the social security trust funds; (2) the inclusion of the Assets for Independence Act in the Ways and Means Committee's reconciliation submission to the Budget Committee; (3) Medicare coverage for participation in clinical cancer trials; (4) the interim payment system for home health benefits under Medicare; and (5) full funding for programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R–OH
Legislative record
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment agrees to request for a conference, appoints conferees Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Gramm; Bond; Gorton; Gregg; Snowe; Abraham; Frist; Grams; Smith, of OR; Lautenberg; Hollings; Conrad; Sarbanes; Boxer; Murray; Wyden; Feingold; Johnson; Durbin. (consideration: CR S6348)
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6348)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6348)
Senate struck all after the Resolving Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 86 amended.
Received in the Senate.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 204, 1 Present (Roll No. 210).
House roll call 210 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 204, 1 Present (Roll No. 210).
House roll call 210 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 284.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 455, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 455, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4188-4226)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 284 as unfinished business.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Wayne T. Gilchrest to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 455 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 284 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 455. (consideration: CR 6/4/98 H4144-4150, H4150-4163)
Rule H. Res. 455 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 284 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-555, by Mr. Kasich.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-555, by Mr. Kasich.
Introduced in House
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