PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-22. Record Vote No: 96. (consideration: CR S5338)
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 18, 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Levels and Amounts Title II: Reconciliation Instructions Title III: Budget Enforcement Title IV: Sense of Congress Provisions Establishes the congressional budget for the Government for FY 1998. Sets forth appropriate budgetary levels for FY 1999 through 2002. Title I: Levels and Amounts - Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY 1998 through 2002, with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; (6) new direct loan obligations; and (7) new primary loan guarantee commitments. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments for each of specified major functional categories for FY 1998 through 2002. Title II: Reconciliation Instructions - Establishes reconciliation procedures. Provides instructions for two separate reconciliation bills, one for entitlement reforms and the other for tax relief and miscellaneous reforms. Permits the consideration of one omnibus reconciliation bill, in the event Senate procedures preclude the consideration of two separate bills. Sets forth deadlines for submission of specified House committee recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget, and for that Committee's report to House of a reconciliation bill without any substantive revision of such recommendations, for the separate categories of entitlement reform and of tax relief and miscellaneous reforms. Specifies outlay reductions, with respect to entitlement reform and to tax relief and miscellaneous reforms, for each of FY 1998 through 2002, for the House committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Banking and Financial Services; (3) Commerce; (4) Education and the Workforce; (5) Government Reform and Oversight; (6) Transportation and Infrastructure; (7) Veterans' Affairs; and (8) Ways and Means. Sets forth budgetary limits on a children's health initiative. Title III: Budget Enforcement - Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) a deficit-neutral reserve fund for surface transportation; (2) sale of government assets; and (3) congressional treatment of budget allocations for legislation concerning an environmental reserve fund and land acquisitions and exchanges. Title IV: Sense of Congress Provisions - Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) baselines; (2) repayment of the Federal debt; (3) creation of a commission on long-term budgetary problems; (4) corporate welfare; and (5) the desired absence of numerical limits on the States' grant of domestic violence good cause waivers in cases where individual compliance with certain welfare assistance requirements would make it more difficult for individuals to escape domestic violence. Declares that individuals granted such waivers should be excluded rom a State's 20 percent hardship exemption.
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Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R–OH
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Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-22. Record Vote No: 96. (consideration: CR S5338)
Senate roll call 96 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-22. Record Vote No: 96.(consideration: CR S5338)
Senate roll call 96 · Individual votesConference 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: 327 - 97 (Roll no. 166). (consideration: CR H3501-3516)
House roll call 166 · Individual votesMotion 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: 327 - 97 (Roll no. 166).(consideration: CR H3501-3516)
House roll call 166 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-116 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 160.
Rule H. Res. 160 passed House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 160 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 84 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration shall be waived.
Conference report H. Rept. 105-116 filed. (text of conference report: CR H3358-3424)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 105-116 filed.(text of conference report: CR H3358-3424)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Kasich, Hobson, and Spratt.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H3245-3246)
The 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 the portion of the Senate amendment limiting the 10 net tax cut costs to $250 billion, and to agree to the Senate provisions with respect to fair distribution of the tax cuts.
Mr. Spratt 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 by voice vote. (consideration: CR H3239)
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 Kasich motion.
Mr. Kasich moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Senate appointed conferees. Domenici; Grassley; Lautenberg.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference. (consideration: CR S5065)
Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 27 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-22. Record Vote No: 92.
Senate roll call 92 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 27 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-22. Record Vote No: 92.
Senate roll call 92 · Individual votesSenate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 27 amended.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5054)
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 333 - 99 (Roll no. 148). (consideration: 5/20/1997 CR H3031-3065)
House roll call 148 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 333 - 99 (Roll no. 148).(consideration: 5/20/1997 CR H3031-3065)
House roll call 148 · 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. 84.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 152, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Shuster amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 152, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 152, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Brown (CA) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 152, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Doolittle amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 152, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Waters amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with five hours and 20 minutes of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John A. Boehner 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. 152 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 84 with 5 hours and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except the amendments in the nature of a substitute designated in sec. 2 of the report accompanying this resolution (H. Rept. 105-102). Each amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered read and debatable for 20 minutes, unless otherwise specified. All points of order against the amendments shall be waived except that the adoption of any amendment shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone a request for a recorded vote on any amendment until a later time during further consideration of the concurrent resolution.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 152. (consideration: CR H2960-3030)
Rule H. Res. 152 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 152 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 84 with 5 hours and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except the amendments in the nature of a substitute designated in sec. 2 of the report accompanying this resolution (H. Rept. 105-102). Each amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered read and debatable for 20 minutes, unless otherwise specified. All points of order against the amendments shall be waived except that the adoption of any amendment shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone a request for a recorded vote on any amendment until a later time during further consideration of the concurrent resolution.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-100, by Mr. Kasich.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-100, by Mr. Kasich.
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