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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Mar 25, 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Levels and Amounts Title II: Budgetary Restraints and Rulemaking Title III: Sense of the Congress and the Senate Sets forth the congressional budget for the Government for FY 2000, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2001 through 2009. Provides that S. Res. 312, approved on October 21, 1998, shall be considered to be the concurrent budget resolution for FY 1999. Title I: Levels and Amounts - Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY 2000 through 2009, with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits or surpluses; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Sets forth for such fiscal years specified amounts of revenues and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. (Sec. 103) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY 2000 through 2009. (Sec. 104) Directs the Finance Committee to report to the Senate, and the Ways and Means Committee to report to the House of Representatives, a reconciliation bill proposing necessary changes to: (1) reduce revenues by specified amounts for FY 2000 through 2009; and (2) decrease the limit on the public debt to a specified amount for FY 2000. Title II: Budgetary Restraints and Rulemaking - Provides that if legislation is reported by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee that provides risk management and income assistance for agriculture producers, then the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee (Chairman) may increase the allocation of budget authority and outlays to such Committee by specified amounts through FY 2009, with limitations. (Sec. 202) Authorizes the Chairman to reduce spending and revenue aggregates and revise committee allocations for legislation that reduces revenues if such legislation will not increase the deficit for periods through FY 2009. Declares that such reserve fund will give priority to specified types of tax relief. (Sec. 203) Amends H. Con. Res. 67 (104th Congress) to apply a point of order in the Senate against consideration of direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase or cause an on-budget deficit (currently, that would increase the deficit) for specified time periods. (Sec. 204) Provides that the criteria to be considered in determining whether a proposed expenditure or tax change is an emergency requirement in legislation are whether it is: (1) necessary, essential, or vital; (2) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building up over time; (3) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring immediate action; (4) unforeseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; and (5) not permanent, temporary in nature. Requires a committee report or the statement of managers to justify why a requirement should be accorded emergency status if it does not meet such criteria. Strikes emergency requirements in legislation under consideration in the Senate when a point of order is sustained against such requirements. (Sec. 205) Mandates that if there is no joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report on the FY 2000 concurrent budget resolution, then the Senate and House Budget Committee Chairmen shall submit for publication allocations consistent with such resolution, as passed by both Houses. (Sec. 206) Allows Senate spending aggregates and other appropriate budgetary levels and limits to be adjusted and allocations revised for legislation that would use proceeds from Outer Continental Shelf leasing and production to fund historic preservation, recreation and land, water, fish, and wildlife conservation efforts and to support coastal needs and activities, provided that such legislation will not increase budget deficits for FY 2000 through 2009. Authorizes the Chairman to file revised allocations, functional levels, and aggregates in such event, and for any amendments to such legislation. (Sec. 207) Authorizes such adjustments and revisions for legislation that would: (1) provide additional funds for Medicare managed care plans agreeing to serve elderly patients for at least two years and whose reimbursement was reduced because of risk adjustment regulations; (2) significantly extend the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund without the use of transfers of new subsidies from the general fund (including an adjustment to address the cost of the prescription drug benefit); and (3) finance disability programs designed to allow individuals with disabilities to become employed and remain independent. Title III: Sense of the Congress and the Senate - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to: (1) elimination of the marriage penalty; (2) improving security for U.S. diplomatic missions; (3) access to high quality home health services; (4) tax treatment of health insurance premiums for the self-employed; (5) tax reductions for working families; (6) funding for the National Guard; (7) the effects of social security reform on women; (8) funding for the National Institutes of Health and budgetary increases for biomedical research; (9) objection to Kyoto Protocol funding prior to Senate ratification; (10) increased Federal research and development investment; (11) full funding of counter-narcotics activities; (12) funding for tribal colleges; (13) disallowing the use of social security surpluses to fund other Federal programs; (14) increased funding for student financial aid programs; (15) the use of social security surpluses for social security reform or reduction of debt held by the public; (16) additional budgetary resources for international affairs funding; (17) opposition to investing contributions in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Trust Funds in private financial markets; (18) use of the on-budget surplus; (19) distribution of excess Federal gasoline tax revenues to the States; (20) livestock producers and reform of Federal crop insurance and risk management programs; (21) the solvency of Medicare; (22) use of the non-social security surplus for tax relief; (23) tax incentives for education savings; (24) reauthorization of funds for the Farmland Protection Program; (25) tax cuts; (26) reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (27) reform of the Davis-Bacon Act; (28) access to items and services under Medicare; (29) additional resources for autism research; (30) access to obstetric and gynecological services; (31) funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; (32) transportation firewalls; (33) continuing funding for existing public health programs prior to funding new ones; (34) full funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act before making appropriations for new education programs; (35) social security reform and the disabled; (36) funding for intensive firearms prosecution projects; (37) inclusion of the receipts and disbursements totals of the on-budget trust funds and the deficit or surplus (excluding such funds) in the President's budget, the budget report of the Congressional Budget Office, and the concurrent budget resolution; (38) providing individuals with disabilities with health care and employment services to reduce dependency on cash benefit programs; (39) modification of the Federal tax law to encourage asset-building of the working poor; (40) providing an education for each American child to meet the challenges of the 21st century; (41) exemptions of agricultural commodities and medicines and medical products from unilateral economic sanctions; (42) family farmers and the capital gains tax; (43) funding for the Defense Science and Technology Program; (44) funding for the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program; (45) providing instructional interventions to assist public school students in meeting achievement levels and terminating practices which advance students who do not meet State standards; (46) South Korea's international trade practices on pork and beef; (47) funding for State and local law enforcement; (48) funding for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice for merger enforcement; (49) a task force to study the creation of a natural disaster reserve fund; (50) funding for the President's after-school initiative; (51) treatment of inappropriately-identified emergency spending; (52) a proposed tax increase of association investment income; (53) funding for school modernization; (54) funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund; (55) funding for violent crime reduction; and (56) benefits for social security "notch" babies. Federal Tobacco Recovery and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Resolution of 1999 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that funds recovered under Federal tobacco litigation should be used first for strengthening the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and second for a Medicare prescription drug benefit.
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Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R–OH
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A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote No: 86. (consideration: CR S3756)
Senate roll call 86 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote No: 86.(consideration: CR S3756)
Senate roll call 86 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3725-3756)
Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3676-3687)
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 85). (consideration: CR H1996)
House roll call 85 · 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: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 85).(consideration: CR H1996)
House roll call 85 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on H.Con.Res. 68.
Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-91 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 137. (consideration: CR H1985-1996)
Rule H. Res. 137 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 137 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 68 with 1 hour of general debate.
Conference report H. Rept. 106-91 filed. (text of conference report: CR H1936-1968)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 106-91 filed.(text of conference report: CR H1936-1968)
Senate appointed conferees Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Gramm; Gorton; Lautenberg; Conrad; Boxer; Murray by unanimous consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Motion by Senator Dodd to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66-33. Record Vote No: 85.
Senate roll call 85 · Individual votesMotion by Senator Kennedy to instruct Senate conferees tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-45. Record Vote No: 84.
Senate roll call 84 · Individual votesMotion by Senator Domenici to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57-42. Record Vote No: 83.
Senate roll call 83 · Individual votesMotion by Senator Lautenberg to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-0. Record Vote No: 82.
Senate roll call 82 · Individual votesMotion by Senator Dorgan to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Motion by Senator Dorgan to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
Motion by Senator Dodd to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
Motion by Senator Domenici to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
Amendment SP 252 proposed by Senator Domenici.
Motion by Senator Kennedy to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
Motion by Senator Lautenberg to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
Motion to appoint conferees made in Senate.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Budget: Kasich, Chambliss, Shays, Spratt, and McDermott.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 349 - 44 (Roll no. 80). (consideration: CR H1833)
House roll call 80 · Individual votesVOTE ON MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES POSTPONED - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion offered by Mr. Spratt to instruct conferees by voice vote and announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Spratt objected to the voice vote pending the absence of a quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion and announced that the vote will occur after the votes on motiona to suspend the rules that were postponed earlier today.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to insist, within the scope of the conference, that the tax cuts set forth in the reconciliation directives be reported at the latest possible date, within the scope of the conference, and to require that the reconciliation legislation implementing those tax cuts not be reported any earlier.
Mr. Spratt moved that the House instruct conferees.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1833)
Mr. Kasich asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference. (consideration: CR S3432)
Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 20 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-44. Record Vote No: 81.
Senate roll call 81 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 20 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-44. Record Vote No: 81.
Senate roll call 81 · Individual votesSenate struck all after the Resolving Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 20 amended.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3432)
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 208 (Roll no. 77).
House roll call 77 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 208 (Roll no. 77).
House roll call 77 · 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. 68.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 131, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with an additional 10 minutes of general debate.
DEBATE - The Committee proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Spratt.
DEBATE - The Committee proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Minge.
DEBATE - The Committee proceed with 40 minutes of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Coburn.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 68. Two hours of debate are confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Mr. Saxton of New Jersey and Mr. Stark of California or their designees.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp 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. 131 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 68 with 3 hours of general debate. Points of order are waived against consideration of the concurrent resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 131. (consideration: CR H1711-1780)
Rule H. Res. 131 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 68 with 3 hours of general debate. Points of order are waived against consideration of the concurrent resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-73, by Mr. Kasich.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-73, by Mr. Kasich.
Introduced in House
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