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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Levels and Amounts Title II: Budgetary Restraints and Rulemaking Title III: Sense of the Congress and the Senate Title I: Levels and Amounts - Establishes the budget for FY 1996 and sets forth appropriate budget levels for FY 1997 through 2002. Sets forth recommended budgetary levels for Federal revenues, total new budget authority, total budget outlays, deficits, public debt, new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments. (Sec. 102) Establishes the amounts of the increase in the public debt subject to limitation for FY 1996 through 2002. (Sec. 103) Establishes the amounts of Social Security trust fund revenues and outlays for Senate enforcement purposes for FY 1996 through 2002. (Sec. 104) Establishes the appropriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, new primary loan guarantee commitments, and new secondary loan guarantee commitments for FY 1996 through 2002 for each major functional category. (Sec. 105) Requires the Senate Budget Committee, after receiving recommendations required from Senate committees, to report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out such recommendations without any substantive revision. Title II: Budgetary Restraints and Rulemaking - Establishes Senate procedures to enforce discretionary spending limits for FY 1996 through 2002. Allows exceptions if there is a declaration of war in effect or during periods of low economic growth. Permits a waiver or suspension upon a vote of three-fifths of the Members. (Sec. 202) Establishes Senate procedures to provide for the continuation of the pay-as-you-go enforcement system. (Sec. 203) Provides for a reserve fund following passage of a conference report complying with reconciliation requirements. (Sec. 204) Provides for a budget surplus allowance which permits a reduction of the revenue floor by an amount based on a revised Congressional Budget Office deficit estimate which reflects additional deficit reduction achieved after enactment of reconciliation legislation. (Sec. 205) Provides for the scoring of all legislation. (Current law excludes emergency legislation from scoring.) (Sec. 206) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the asset sale scoring prohibition should be repealed and replaced with a methodology that takes into account the long-term budgetary impact of the sale of government assets. (Sec. 207) Provides that for purposes of the budgetary treatment of administrative expenses, the cost of a direct loan shall be the net present value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the following cash flows for the estimated life of the loan: (1) loan disbursements; (2) repayments of principal; (3) payments of interest and other payments by or to the Government over the life of the loan after certain adjustments; and (4) in the case of legislation increasing direct loan commitments for a program in which loan commitments will equal or exceed $5 billion for the coming fiscal year, specified direct expenses. (Sec. 208) Extends the Senate's 60-vote enforcement requirement of the Budget Act through September 30, 2002. (Sec. 209) Repeals provisions of the 1995 budget resolution which created an allowance to fund an Internal Revenue Service compliance initiative outside the discretionary caps. Expresses the sense of the Senate that revenue levels contained in the budget resolution should assume passage of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights 2. (Sec. 210) States that the Senate has the constitutional right to change its rules at any time. Title III: Sense of the Congress and the Senate - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to the following: (1) restructuring government and program terminations; (2) returning programs to the States; (3) the commercialization of Federal activities; (4) the establishment of a nonpartisan temporary advisory commission on the Consumer Price Index; (5) the distribution of agricultural savings; (6) that lobbying expenses should remain nondeductible; (7) IRS revisions to cover expatriate taxes; (8) losses from the Social Security trust funds due to fraud and abuse; (9) costs of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; (10) use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund payments for damage awards in sexual harassment actions; (11) Federal financial responsibility to schools adversely affected by Federal activities; (12) the elimination of the earnings penalty; (13) student loan cuts; (14) the nutritional health of children; (15) maintaining Federal funding for law enforcement; (16) mandatory major assumptions under function 270: Energy; (17) the need to enact long- term health care reform; (18) defense overhead reductions; (19) the essential air service program to rural communities of the Department of Transportation; (20) the priority that should be given to renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, and demonstration activities; and (21) the foreign sales corporations income exclusion. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the following: (1) a uniform accounting system for the Federal Government and a nonpartisan advisory commission on accounting and budgeting; (2) that 90 percent of the benefits of any tax cuts must go to working families with incomes less than $100,000; (3) creating a bipartisan commission to study the solvency of Medicare; (4) the protection of the health of low-income pregnant women and children; (5) full funding for Decade of the Brain research; (6) the Independent Budget for Veterans Affairs, Fiscal Year 1996; and (7) the use of campaign funds or privately donated funds to defend against sexual harassment lawsuits.
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Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R–OH
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-46. Record Vote No: 296.
Senate roll call 296 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-46. Record Vote No: 296.
Senate roll call 296 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 194 (Roll no. 458).
House roll call 458 · Individual votesMotions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 194 (Roll no. 458).
House roll call 458 · Individual votesOn motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 236 - 191 (Roll no. 457).
House roll call 457 · Individual votesMr. Walker moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote
Mr. Sabo moved to reconsider the vote.
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 190 (Roll no. 456).
House roll call 456 · Individual votesDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 175, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-159 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 175.
Rule H. Res. 175 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 175 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 67 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. Upon adoption of the resolution, the provisions contained in Section 2 of said resolution, pertaining to compliance with the reconciliation directions of the Congressional Budget office, shall be considered as having been adopted.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate. (consideration: CR S9236-9260, S9296-9304)
Conference report H. Rept. 104-159 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H6273-6304)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-159 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H6273-6304)
Mr. Rohrabacher asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on June 26 to file a conference report on H. Con. Res. 67. Agreed to without objection.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Kasich, Hobson, Walker, Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Allard, Franks (NJ), Largent, Myrick, Parker, Sabo, Stenholm, Slaughter, Coyne, Mollohan, Costello, Johnston, and Mink.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 233 (Roll no. 361). (consideration: CR H5702-5710)
House roll call 361 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to agree to revenue levels (within the scope of the conference) that exclude the revenue effects of H.R. 1215 (the Contract With America Tax Relief Act), and to insist on the House position regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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. (consideration: CR H5702)
Mr. Kasich asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. (consideration: CR H5702)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate appointed conferees Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Lott; Brown; Gorton; Gregg; Exon; Hollings; Johnston; Lautenberg; Simon.
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference. (consideration: CR S7473)
Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 13 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57-42. Record Vote No: 232.
Senate roll call 232 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 13 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57-42. Record Vote No: 232.
Senate roll call 232 · Individual votesSenate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 13 amended.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S7473)
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 193 (Roll no. 345).
House roll call 345 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 193 (Roll no. 345).
House roll call 345 · Individual votesThe 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. 67.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 149, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of final debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 149, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Payne (NJ) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 149, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Neuman amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 149, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Gephardt amendment.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5238-5309)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 67 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5118-5186)
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 149, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 6 hours of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. 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. 149 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 67 with 6 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. No further amendment to the concurrent resolution shall be in order except those designated in section 2 of this resolution, to be considered in the order and manner specified. All points of order against the amendments shall be waived, except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the Concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment there shall be a final ten minute period of general d...
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 149.
Rule H. Res. 149 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 149 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 67 with 6 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. No further amendment to the concurrent resolution shall be in order except those designated in section 2 of this resolution, to be considered in the order and manner specified. All points of order against the amendments shall be waived, except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the Concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment there shall be a final ten minute period of general d...
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-120, by Mr. Kasich.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-120, by Mr. Kasich.
Introduced in House
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