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  XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105th Congress - 1st Session (1997)

VoteDateIssueQuestionResultDescription
00298 08-Nov H.R. 2264 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report on h.r.2264; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00297 07-Nov PN255 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination - Christina A. Snyder, USDist. judge central Dist of CA
00296 06-Nov H.R. 1119 On the Conference Report Agreed to h.r.1119 conference report; An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to precribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00295 06-Nov PN459 On the Nomination Confirmed nominiation-ronald lee gilman to be u.s. circuit judge for 6th circui
00294 05-Nov S. 1269 On the Motion to Proceed Agreed to motion to proceed to consider s. 1269; An original bill to establish objectives for negotiating and procedures for implementing certain trade agreements.
00293 05-Nov PN328 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination James S. Gwin re: U.S.Judge for North. District of Ohio
00292 04-Nov S. 1269 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed; An original bill to establish objectives for negotiating and procedures for implementing certain trade agreements.
00291 04-Nov H.R. 2646 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on H.R.2646; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
00290 03-Nov PN351 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination: charles rossotti, to be commissioner of internal revenue
00289 31-Oct H.R. 1119 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to conf.rpt. on h.r.111; An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to precribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00288 31-Oct H.R. 2646 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on H.R.2646; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
00287 30-Oct S. 1292 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1292; A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.
00286 30-Oct PN455 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination Charles J. Siragusa, to be U.S. District Judge
00285 29-Oct H.R. 1119 On the Motion to Table Agreed to motion to table gramm motion to postpone re:conf. rpt. on h.r.1119; An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to precribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00284 29-Oct PN337 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination- william e. kennard, to be a member of the fcc
00283 28-Oct H.R. 2107 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report to accompany h.r.2107; A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00282 28-Oct S. 1173 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on modified committee amdt to s. 1173; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00281 27-Oct PN561 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination - thomas s. foley to be ambassador to japan
00280 27-Oct PN216 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination - wyche fowler, jr. to be ambassador to saudi arabia
00279 27-Oct PN511 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination - algenon L. Marbley to be u.s. district judge
00278 24-Oct S. 1173 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture re: modified committee amdt to S.1173; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00277 23-Oct S. 1173 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture re:modified committee amendment to s.1173; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00276 23-Oct H.J.Res. 97 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to h.j.res.97; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
00275 23-Oct S. 1173 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture Re: modified committee amendment to s.1173; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00274 09-Oct S. 25 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1258 Rejected cloture motion re: amdt no. 1258 to s.25; To guarantee that contributions to Federal political campaigns are voluntary.
00273 09-Oct S. 25 On the Cloture Motion Rejected cloture motion, s.25 as modified; A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00272 08-Oct S. 1173 On the Motion to Adjourn Agreed to motion to adjourn; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00271 08-Oct S. 1173 On the Motion for Attendance Agreed to motion to instruct sgt. at arms to request attendence of senators; A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
00270 08-Oct S. 25 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture re:s.25 as modified; A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00269 07-Oct S. 1156 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1253 Agreed to MACK AMDT NO. 1253; To provide relief to certain aliens who would otherwise be subject to removal from the United States.
00268 07-Oct S. 1156 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1253 Agreed to motion to invoke cloture re: mack amdt no. 1253, as modified; To provide relief to certain aliens who would otherwise be subject to removal from the United States.
00267 07-Oct S. 25 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on s.25; A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00266 07-Oct S. 25 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1258 Rejected motion to invoke cloture re: lott amdt no. 1258 to s.25; To guarantee that contributions to Federal political campaigns are voluntary.
00265 01-Oct S. 1156 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1253 Rejected motion to table mack amdt no. 1253 as modified; To provide relief to certain aliens who would otherwise be subject to removal from the United States.
00264 01-Oct H.R. 2378 On the Conference Report Agreed to h.r.2378 conference report; A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00263 30-Sep S. 1156 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1267 Agreed to byrd amendments no. sp1267, sp1268, sp1269 en bloc; To prohibit alcoholic beverage advertisements on billboards, signs, posters, and other forms of advertising in certain publicly visible locations in the District of Columbia where children are likely to walk to school or play.
00262 30-Sep H.R. 2203 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report on h.r.2203; A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00261 30-Sep H.J.Res. 94 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to h.j.res.94; A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
00260 30-Sep S. 1156 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1249 Rejected Motion to invoke cloture - Coats Amdt. No. 1249; To provide scholarship assistance for District of Columbia elementary and secondary school students.
00259 25-Sep PN364 On the Nomination Confirmed NOMINATION KATHERINE HAYDEN: RE: U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR N.J.
00258 25-Sep H.R. 2266 On the Conference Report Agreed to h.r.2266 conference report; A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00257 24-Sep H.R. 2209 On the Conference Report Agreed to h.r.2209 conference report; A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00256 24-Sep S. 830 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.830 as amended; A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
00255 23-Sep S. 830 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1130 Agreed to modified committee substitute no. 1130 as modified; To provide a complete substitute.
00254 23-Sep S. 830 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1177 Agreed to motion to table reed (ri) amdt no. 1177; To ensure that determinations of the Secretary with respect to the intended uses of a device are based on the proposed labeling only if such labeling is not false or misleading.
00253 23-Sep S. 830 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1139 Rejected durbin amendment no. 1139; To eliminate provisions relating to the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to track devices or to conduct postmarket surveillance of devices.
00252 23-Sep S. 830 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1140 Rejected durbin amendment no. 1140; To require that entities and individuals accredited to conduct reviews of device notifications be subject to the conflict of interest standards that apply to employees of the Food and Drug Administration.
00251 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.2107 as amended; A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00250 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1245 Agreed to murkowski amendment no. 1245; To establish conditions for the transfer of rights and interests in the Stampede Mine Site in Alaska to the Secretary of the Interior.
00249 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Point of Order S.Amdt. 1224 Sustained does the bumpers amdt. no. 1224 violate the constitution?; To ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain land and that abandoned mines are reclaimed.
00248 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1223 Rejected kyl amendment no. 1223; To provide additional funding for law enforcement activities of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reduce gang violence.
00247 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1196 Agreed to motion to table hutchinson amendment no. 1196 as modified; To authorize the President to implement the recently announced American Heritage Rivers Initiative subject to designation of qualified rivers by Act of Congress.
00246 18-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1186 Rejected hutchison amendment no. 1186; To provide for funding of the National Endowment for the Arts.
00245 17-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1187 Rejected HUTCHINSON AMDT NO. 1187; To provide financial assistance to States to support the arts.
00244 17-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1206 Rejected ABRAHAM AMDT NO. 1206; To decrease funding for the NEA.
00243 17-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 1205 Rejected motion to reconsider vote by which amdt no 1205 was not agreed to; To reduce funding for the Forest Service road construction and eliminate the purchaser credit program.
00242 17-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1205 Rejected bryan amdt no. 1205; To reduce funding for the Forest Service road construction and eliminate the purchaser credit program.
00241 17-Sep H.R. 2107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1188 Rejected ashcroft amdt no. 1188; To eliminate funding for programs and activities carried out by the National Endowment for the Arts.
00240 17-Sep H.R. 2016 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report to accompany h.r.2016; A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00239 16-Sep S. 830 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to motion to invoke cloture on committee substitute to s.830; A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
00238 11-Sep PN363 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination Janet C. Hall to be U.S. District Judge
00237 11-Sep PN362 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination Christopher Droney to be U.S. District Judge
00236 11-Sep PN14 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination of joseph bataillon to be u.s. district judge
00235 11-Sep S. 1061 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1061, as amended; An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00234 11-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1070 Agreed to GREGG AMDT NO. 1070, AS MODIFIED; To prohibit the use of funds for national testing in reading and mathematics, with certain exceptions.
00233 11-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1081 Agreed to NICKLES AMDT NO. 1081, AS AMENDED; To limit the use of taxpayer funds for any future International Brotherhood of Teamsters leadership election.
00232 11-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1122 Rejected Motion to table Gorton amdt. no. 1122, as modified; To provide certain education funding directly to local educational agencies.
00231 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1116 Agreed to daschle amendment no. 1116 as modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal Pell Grants and a child literacy initiative.
00230 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1098 Agreed to coverdell amendment no. 1098; To enhance food safety for children through preventative research and medical treatment.
00229 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion S.Amdt. 1087 Rejected Motion to waive CBA, re:wellstone amdt. no. 1087; To increase funding for the Head Start Act.
00228 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1118 Agreed to murray amendment no. 1118; To clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program.
00227 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1078 Agreed to durbin amendment no.1078 as amended; To repeal the tobacco industry settlement credit contained in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as amended.
00226 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1127 Agreed to durbin amendment no. 1127; To express the sense of the Senate that attorneys' fees paid in connection with an action maintained by a State against one or more tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related costs affected by Federal tobacco settlement legislation should be publicly disclosed and should not displace spending in the settlement legislation intended for public health.
00225 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1126 Rejected motion to table wellstone amendment no. 1126; To establish that nothing in this Act may be construed to interfere with any agreement previously entered into between any State and any private attorney with respect to litigation involving tobacco.
00224 10-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1125 Rejected motion to table sessions amdt. no 1125 as further modified; To provide for certain limitations on attorneys' fees under any global tobacco settlement and for increased funding for children's health research.
00223 09-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion S.Amdt. 1091 Rejected mccain motion to waive budget act re: amdt no. 1091; To eliminate medicare incentive payments under plans for voluntary reduction in the number of residents.
00222 09-Sep S.Res. 120 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.120; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the occasion of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
00221 08-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1096 Agreed to reed amendment no. 1096; To provide funding for grants to States for State Student Incentives under subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
00220 05-Sep S. 830 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.830; A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
00219 04-Sep PN392 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination-frank m. hull to be u.s. cirucuit judge for the 11th cir.
00218 04-Sep PN321 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination-henry harold kennedy to be u.s. district judge for D.C.
00217 04-Sep S. 1061 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1082 Agreed to motion to table kennedy amendment no. 1082; Of a perfecting nature.
00216 04-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1079 Agreed to d'amato amendment no. 1079 as modified; To increase the amounts made available to carry out title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
00215 04-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1077 Rejected coats amendment no. 1077; To prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion.
00214 03-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1074 Agreed to wellstone amdt no. 1074 as modified; To provide for the establishment of a program for research and training with respect to Parkinson's disease.
00213 03-Sep S. 1061 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1056 Rejected kyl amdt no. 1056; To increase funding for Federal Pell Grants, with an offset from fiscal year 1998 funding for low-income home energy assistance.
00212 03-Sep H.R. 2160 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1057 Rejected motion to table harkin amdt no. 1057; To provide funding for activities of the Food and Drug Administration relating to the prevention of tobacco use by youth, with an offset.
00211 31-Jul H.R. 2014 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report h.r.2014; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00210 31-Jul H.R. 2014 On the Motion Agreed to motion to waive all points of order re: conference report h.r.2014; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00209 31-Jul H.R. 2015 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report h.r.2015; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00208 30-Jul H.R. 2169 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.2169 as amended; A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00207 30-Jul S. 39 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.39 as amended; A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
00206 29-Jul S. 1022 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1022, as amended; An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00205 25-Jul S.Res. 98 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.98; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
00204 24-Jul S. 1022 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 986 Rejected feinstein amendment no. 986; To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals.
00203 24-Jul S. 1022 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 984 Rejected motion to table lugar amendment no. 984; To make appropriations for grants through the National Endowment for Democracy.
00202 24-Jul S. 1022 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 980 Rejected brownback amendment no. 980; To prohibit certain corporations from participating in the Advanced Technology Program.
00201 24-Jul S. 1033 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1033 as amended; An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00200 24-Jul S. 1033 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 972 Agreed to motion to table wellstone amendment no. 972; To provide funds for outreach and startup for the school breakfast program, with an offset.
00199 23-Jul S. 1033 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 970 Agreed to motion to table bryan amdt no. 970; To limit funding for the market access program.
00198 23-Jul S. 1033 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 968 Agreed to motion to table harkin amdt. no. 968; To provide funding for tobacco and nicotine enforcement activities of the Food and Drug Administration.
00197 23-Jul S. 1033 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 969 Agreed to motion to table helms amdt no. 969 as modified; To impose an assessment on ethanol manufacturers.
00196 23-Jul S. 1033 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 965 Agreed to motion to table durbin amdt no. 965; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to provide or pay the salaries of personnel who provide crop insurance or uninsured crop disaster assistance for tobacco for the 1998 or later crop years.
00195 23-Jul S.Res. 109 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.109; A resolution condemning the Government of Canada for its failure to accept responsibility for the illegal blockade of a U.S. vessel in Canada, and calling on the President to take appropriate action.
00194 22-Jul H.R. 2158 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.2158 as amended; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00193 22-Jul S. 1034 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 944 Agreed to motion to table bumpers amendment no. 944; To reduce the appropriation for the implementation of the space station program for the purpose of terminating the program.
00192 22-Jul H.R. 2016 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.2016 as amended; A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00191 22-Jul S. 1023 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1023 as amended; An original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00190 22-Jul S. 1023 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 936 Agreed to dewine amendment no. 936; To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions
00189 22-Jul S. 1023 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 937 Rejected motion to table bingaman amendment no. 937; To strike restrictions on current authorities under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.
00188 17-Jul PN281 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination: eric h. holder, jr. to be deputy attorney general1652
00187 17-Jul PN231 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination: joel klein, to be an assistant attorney general
00186 17-Jul S. 1023 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 927 Agreed to feinstein amdt no. 927; To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast-cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.
00185 17-Jul S. 955 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.955, as amended; An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00184 17-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 890 Rejected hutchinson amdt no. 890; To state the sense of the Senate that Most Favored Nations trade status for China should be revoked.
00183 17-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 896 Rejected bingaman amdt no. 896; To provide for Cuban-American family humanitarian support and compassionate travel.
00182 16-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 901 Rejected dodd amendment no. 901; To perfect the pending amendment.
00181 16-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 891 Rejected allard amendment no. 891; To decrease the amount of funds available to OPIC for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs.
00180 16-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 886 Agreed to mcconnell amendment no. 886 as modified; To restrict aid to Cambodia.
00179 16-Jul S. 1004 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1004 as amended; An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00178 16-Jul S. 955 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 889 Agreed to smith, of or amendment no. 889; To prohibit foreign assistance to the Government of Russia should it enact laws which would discriminate against minority religious faiths in the Russian Federation.
00177 15-Jul S. 1004 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 868 Agreed to motion to table feingold amdt no. 868; To require a report to Congress on a revised project plan for the Animas-LaPlata project, to limit the diversion of water, to ensure the project be cost-effective, and to limit construction funds for the project.
00176 15-Jul S. 1005 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.1005 as amended; An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00175 15-Jul S. 1005 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 848 Rejected harkin amdt no. 848; To prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to underwrite restructuring costs associated with a business merger.
00174 14-Jul PN231 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture motion re: nomination of Joel I. Klein, asst. attorney genera
00173 11-Jul S. 936 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.936, as amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00172 11-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 677 Rejected feingold amdt no. 677; To require the Secretary of Defense to select one of the three new tactical fighter aircraft programs to recommend for termination.
00171 11-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 799 Rejected bingaman amdt no 799 as modified; To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Space-Based Laser program in excess of the amount requested by the President.
00170 10-Jul S. 936 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 636 Agreed to motion to table boxer amendment no. 636; To amend title 10, United States Code, to make reimbursement of contractors for costs of excessive amounts of compensation for personnel unallowable under Department of Defense contracts and other contracts.
00169 10-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 794 Agreed to gramm amendment no. 794 as modified; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00168 10-Jul S. 936 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 668 Agreed to motion to table wellstone amendment no. 668; To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer $400,000,000 to the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to provide funds for veterans' health care and other purposes.
00167 10-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 593 Rejected murray amendment no. 593; To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions.
00166 10-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 422 Agreed to grams amendment no. 422; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the availability and potential risks relating to the sale of certain computers.
00165 09-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 771 Agreed to dorgan amdt no. 771; To require a report on the actual costs and savings attributable to previous base closure rounds and on the need, if any, for additional base closure rounds.
00164 09-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 765 Agreed to dodd amdt no.; To commend Mexico on the conduct of free and fair elections in Mexico.
00163 09-Jul S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 424 Rejected gorton amdt no. 424; To require the Secretary of the Navy to set aside the previous selection of a recipient for donation of the USS Missouri and to carry out a fair process for selection of a recipient for the donation.
00162 09-Jul S. 936 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 670 Agreed to motion to table wellstone amdt no. 670; To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funds for outreach and startup for the school breakfast program.
00161 08-Jul S. 936 On the Cloture Motion Rejected cloture motion re: s.936 d.o.d. authorization; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00160 27-Jun H.R. 2014 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.2014; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00159 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 577 Rejected allard amendment no. 577; To provide for the indexing of assets to determine capital gain.
00158 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 582 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: Feingold amendment no. 582; To eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for certain minerals.
00157 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion Agreed to motion to waive cba Re: Section 702 of S. 949; An original bill to provide revenue reconciliation pursuant to section 104(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00156 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 532 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: landrieu amendment no. 532; To allow taxpayers with income tax liability to take the child tax credit before the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.
00155 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 548 Rejected mccain amendment no. 548; To strike the provision relating to the extension and modification of subsidies for alcohol fuels.
00154 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 579 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: harkin amendment no. 579; To improve health care quality and reduce health care costs by establishing a National Fund for Health Research that would significantly expand the nation's investment in medical research.
00153 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 555 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: jeffords amendment no. 555; To encourage improvements in child care services and options for meeting employment-related child care needs.
00152 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 575 Agreed to motion to waive cba Re: kohl amendment no. 575; To provide a credit against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for dependents of their employees.
00151 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 541 Rejected bingaman amendment no. 541; To strike provisions establishing IRA Plus Accounts.
00150 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 574 Agreed to coverdell amendment no. 574; To allow tax-free expenditures from an education individual retirement account for elementary and secondary school expenses and to adjust the modifications to the minimum tax.
00149 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 573 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: kennedy amendment no. 573; To increase the excise tax on cigarettes by 43 cents per pack and increase the tax on other tobacco products by a proportionate amount, and direct $12,000,000,000 of the resulting revenues be applied to the children's health initiative.
00148 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 572 Agreed to byrd amendment no. 572; To extend the number of hours for debate on a reconciliation bill and make other improvements.
00147 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 538 Rejected motion to waive abraham amendment no. 538; To ensure that future revenue windfalls to the Federal Treasury are reserved for tax or deficit reduction -- not additional spending.
00146 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 571 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: frist amendment no. 571; To establish an enforcement mechanism in the Senate to ensure a balanced budget beginning with fiscal year 2002 and to require the President to submit balanced budgets.
00145 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 570 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: brownback amendment no. 570; To establish procedures to ensure a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002.
00144 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 569 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: craig amendment no. 569; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to prohibit the use of tax increases to pay for mandatory spending increases.
00143 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 568 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: bumpers amendment no. 568; To prohibit the scoring, for budget purposes, of revenues associated with the sale of certain Federal lands.
00142 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 566 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: gramm amendment no. 566; To guarantee a balanced Federal budget and expand tax relief options.
00141 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 537 Agreed to domenici amendment no. 537 as amended; To implement the enforcement provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, enforce the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, extend the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 through fiscal year 2002, and make technical and conforming changes to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1995.
00140 27-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 554 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: kerry amendment no. 554; To allow payroll taxes to be included in the calculation to tax liability for receiving the children's tax credit, and for other purposes.
00139 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 552 Rejected gramm amendment no. 552; To let families decide for themselves how best to use their child tax credit.
00138 27-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 551 Agreed to nickles amendment no. 551, as modified; To increase the deduction for self-employed health insurance costs, and for other purposes.
00137 26-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 519 Rejected motion to waive CBA re: Durbin amdt no. 519; To increase the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and to increase the excise tax on tobacco products.
00136 26-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 540 Rejected motion to waive CBA re: Byrd no. 540; To eliminate tax deductions for advertising and promotion expenditures relating to alcoholic beverages and to increase funding for programs that educate and prevent the abuse of alcohol among our Nation's youth.
00135 26-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 520 Agreed to motion to waive re: roth amdt no. 520; To provide for children's health insurance initiatives.
00134 26-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 527 Rejected daschle amdt no. 527; To provide tax relief for working families, to increase the rate and spread the benefits of economic growth, and for other purposes.
00133 26-Jun S. 949 On the Motion Rejected motion to waive CBA re: Dorgan motion to refer; An original bill to provide revenue reconciliation pursuant to section 104(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00132 26-Jun S. 949 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 517 Rejected dorgan amdt no 517; To impose a lifetime cap of $1,000,000 on capital gains reduction.
00131 26-Jun S. 949 On the Motion S.Amdt. 518 Rejected motion to waive CBA re: Bumpers amdt no. 518; To repeal the depletion allowance available to certain hardrock mining companies.
00130 25-Jun S. 947 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.947; An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00129 25-Jun S. 947 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 496 Rejected kerrey amendment no. 496, as modified; To strike the limitation on the coverage of abortions.
00128 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 492 Agreed to motion to table Kennedy amendment no. 492; To ensure the provision of appropriate benefits for uninsured with special needs.
00127 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 504 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: kennedy amendment no. 504; To immediately transfer to part B certain home health benefits.
00126 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 490 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: kennedy amendment no. 490; To improve the provisions relating to the Higher Education Act of 1965.
00125 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 488 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: wellstone amendment no. 488; To provide for actuarially sufficient reimbursement rates for providers.
00124 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 489 Agreed to motion to table mikulski amendment no. 489; To strike the repeal of the Boren amendment.
00123 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 471 Agreed to motion to table specter amendment no. 471; To strike the limitations on Indirect Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals.
00122 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion Agreed to motion to waive cba Re:rockefeller pt. of order re: section 5001; An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00121 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 469 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: specter amendment no. 469; To extend premium protection for low-income medicare beneficiaries under the medicaid program.
00120 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 468 Agreed to motion to waive cba Re: kyl amendment no. 468; To allow medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services.
00119 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 482 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: levin amendment no. 482; To allow vocational educational training to be counted as a work activity under the temporary assistance for needy families program for 24 months.
00118 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 479 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: dodd amendment no. 479; To provide for medicaid eligibility of disabled children who lose SSI benefits.
00117 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 451 Rejected motion to waive cba Re: d'amato amendment no. 451; To improve health care quality and reduce health care costs by establishing a National Fund for Health Research that would significantly expand the Nation's investment in medical research.
00116 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 450 Rejected Motion to waive the CBA; To provide food stamp benefits to child immigrants.
00115 25-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 445 Rejected Motion to waive CBA; Re: Reedamdt. no. 445; To provide for a complete substitute of division 1 of title V.
00114 24-Jun S. 947 On the Motion S.Amdt. 440 Rejected motion to waive CBA re: Kennedy amdt no. 440 (Division II); (1)To strike income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; (2) To delay the effective date of income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; and (3) To means-test Senatorial health benefits in the same way as the bill means-tests medicare part B premiums and deductibles.
00113 24-Jun S. 947 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 440 Agreed to motion to table kennedy amdt no. 440 (Division I); (1)To strike income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; (2) To delay the effective date of income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; and (3) To means-test Senatorial health benefits in the same way as the bill means-tests medicare part B premiums and deductibles.
00112 24-Jun S. 947 On the Motion Agreed to motion to waive C.B.A. re: sect. 5611 of S. 947, Durbin pt of order; An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00111 24-Jun S. 947 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 429 Agreed to motion to table kennedy amdt no 429; To strike the provision relating to the imposition of a copayment for part B home health services.
00110 19-Jun S. 936 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 419 Agreed to feinstein amendment no. 419; To prohibit the distribution of certain information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction.
00109 19-Jun S. 858 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.858 as amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
00108 19-Jun S. 858 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 416 Rejected torricelli amendment no. 416; To require an unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of appropriations for intelligence activities.
00107 19-Jun S. 858 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 415 Agreed to wellstone amendment no. 415; To express the sense of the Senate that any tax legislation enacted by the Congress this year should meet a standard of fairness in its distributional impact on upper, middle and lower income taxpayers, and that any such legislation should not disproportionately benefit the highest income taxpayers.
00106 18-Jun S. 923 On Passage of the Bill Passed s. 923, as amended; An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.
00105 17-Jun H.R. 1757 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.1757 as amended; A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
00104 17-Jun S. 903 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 395 Rejected feingold amendment no. 395; To eliminate provisions creating a new Federal agency.
00103 17-Jun S. 903 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 392 Agreed to bennett amendment no. 392; To express the sense of the Senate on enforcement of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise missiles.
00102 17-Jun S. 903 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 382 Rejected lugar amendment no. 382; To provide a substitute for title XXII relating to United Nations arrears payments.
00101 17-Jun S. 903 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 383 Agreed to dewine amendment no. 383 as modified; To exclude from the United States aliens who have been involved in extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti.
00100 12-Jun H.R. 1871 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.1871; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
00099 11-Jun n/a On the Motion to Adjourn Agreed to motion to adjourn
00098 10-Jun n/a On the Motion to Adjourn Agreed to motion to adjourn
00097 05-Jun n/a On the Motion to Adjourn Agreed to motion to adjourn
00096 05-Jun H.Con.Res. 84 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report to accompany h.con.res.84; A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
00095 05-Jun H.R. 1469 On the Conference Report Agreed to conference report to accompany h.r.1469; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
00094 04-Jun S. 4 On the Motion to Adjourn Agreed to motion to adjourn; A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and flexible credit hour programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain professionals from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
00093 04-Jun S. 4 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on modified committee substitute amdt to s.4; A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and flexible credit hour programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain professionals from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
00092 23-May H.Con.Res. 84 On the Concurrent Resolution Agreed to H.Con.Res. 84, as amended; A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
00091 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 340 Agreed to motion to table specter amendment no. 340; To restore sufficient funding within the discretionary health function to maintain progress in medical research, offset by reductions in Federal agency administrative costs.
00090 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 346 Agreed to motion to table grams amdt no. 346; To require that the $225 billion CBO revenue receipt windfall be used for deficit reduction and tax relief, and that non-defense discretionary spending be kept at a freeze baseline level.
00089 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 357 Agreed to coverdell amdt no. 357; To provide children who have been victims of violent crime the ability to transfer to another school by allowing states and local educational agencies to use Federal eductation funds in the jurisdiction of the Labor Committee to assist such victims in attending any other school of their choice, whether public, private, or sectarian.
00088 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 316 Agreed to abraham amdt no. 316; To express the sense of the Senate that, to the extent that future revenues exceed the revenue aggregates contained in this resolution, those additional revenues should be reserved for deficit reduction and tax cuts only.
00087 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion Agreed to motion to waive CBA re: S.Con.Res. 27; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
00086 23-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 326 Agreed to mccain amdt no. 326; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Truth in Budgeting and Spectrum Auctions.
00085 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 301 Agreed to motion to table inhofe amendment no. 301; To create a point of order against any budget resolution for fiscal years after 2001 that causes a unified budget deficit for the budget year or any of the 4 fiscal years following the budget year.
00084 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 320 Agreed to gramm amendment no. 320 as modified; To ensure that the 4.3 cent federal gas tax increase enacted in 1993, which for the first time dedicated a permanent gas tax increase to general revenues, will be transferred to the Highway Trust Fund, providing about $7 billion per year more for transportation infrastructure.
00083 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion S.Amdt. 322 Rejected motion to waive CBA re: ashcroft amendment no. 322; To add enforcement mechanisms to reflect the stated commitment to reach a balanced budget in 2002, to maintain a balanced budget thereafter, and to achieve these goals without raising taxes.
00082 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 330 Agreed to motion to table bumpers amendment no. 330; To delay the effectiveness of the tax cuts assumed in the Budget Resolution until the Federal budget is balanced.
00081 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331 Agreed to motion to table bumpers amendment no. 331; To ensure that the Medicare cuts that will be enacted are not used to pay for tax cuts and that instead the tax cuts are completely paid for by the closure of tax loopholes.
00080 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 311 Agreed to motion to table warner amendment no.311; To ensure that transportation revenues are used solely for transportation.
00079 22-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 336 Agreed to motion to table moseley-braun amendment no. 336; To provide $5 billion for school repair, renovation, modernization, and construction priorities, offset by closing tax loopholes.
00078 21-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315 Agreed to Mack amdt. no. 315; To express the sense of the Senate that the Federal commitment to biomedical research should be doubled over the next 5 years.
00077 21-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 318 Agreed to motion to table gramm amendment no. 318; To hold nondefense discretionary spending for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 to the levels proposed by President Clinton in his fiscal year 1997 budget request for these same years, saving $76 billion, and using these savings to increase the net tax cut from $85 billion to $161 billion, allowing full funding of the $500 per child tax credit and full funding of the capital gains tax cut.
00076 21-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 297 Agreed to Motion to table Hatch Amdt. No. 297; To provide affordable health coverage for low- and moderate-income children and for additional deficit reduction, financed by an increase in the tobacco tax; in addition to the amounts included in the bi-partisan budget agreement for one or both of the following: (1) Medicaid, including outreach activities to identify and enroll eligible children and providing 12-month continuous eligibility; and also to restore Medicaid for current disabled children losing SSI because of the new, more strict definition of childhood eligibility; and (2) a program of capped mandatory grants to States to finance health insurance coverage for uninsured children.
00075 21-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 307 Agreed to domenici amdt no. 307, as modified; To clarify the use of funds for health coverage for eligible children.
00074 20-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 295 Rejected hollings amendment no. 295; To adjust the President's initiatives for increased spending and the tax cuts.
00073 20-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 292 Agreed to motion to table allard amendment no. 292; To require that any shortfall in revenues projected by the resolution be offset by reductions in discretionary spending.
00072 20-May S.Con.Res. 27 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 296 Agreed to motion to table dodd amendment no. 296 (as modified); To improve funding of critical programs to assist infants, toddlers and young children by increasing the discretionary spending caps by $15,752 billion in outlays over five years and offsetting this effort by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00071 20-May H.R. 1122 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.1122, as amended; A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
00070 15-May H.R. 1122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 289 Rejected daschle amdt no. 289; To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the performance of an abortion where the fetus is determined to be viable.
00069 15-May H.R. 1122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 288 Rejected Feinstein amdt no. 288; To prohibit certain abortions.
00068 15-May S. 4 On the Cloture Motion Rejected motion to invoke cloture on Committee amendment to s.4; A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and flexible credit hour programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain professionals from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
00067 14-May Treaty Doc. 105-5 On the Resolution of Ratification Agreed to resolution of ratification,-Flank Document agreement to CFC treaty; The Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna on May 31, 1996 ("the Flank Document"). The Flank Document is Annex A of the Final Document of the first CFE Review Conference
00066 14-May H.R. 5 On Passage of the Bill Passed Final Passage; A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
00065 14-May S. 717 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 245 Agreed to motion to table smith amendment no. 245; To require a court in making an award under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to take into consideration the impact the granting of the award would have on the education of all children of State educational agencies and local educational agencies.
00064 14-May S. 717 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 243 Agreed to motion to table gorton amendment no. 243; To permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies.
00063 08-May S. 672 On the Motion Agreed to shall the bill s.672 be read a third time?; An original bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
00062 08-May S. 672 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 118 Agreed to motion to table gramm amendment no.118; To ensure full funding of disaster assistance without adding to the federal debt.
00061 08-May S. 672 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 59 Agreed to motion to table byrd amendment no. 59; To strike title VII, to strike those provisions providing for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations of fiscal year 1998.
00060 08-May S. 672 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 66 Agreed to motion to table warner amendment no.66; To modify the requirements for the additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways.
00059 07-May S. 672 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 64 Agreed to motion to table bumpers amdt no. 64; To strike section 310.
00058 07-May S. 672 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 145 Agreed to d'amato amdt no. 145; To rescind JOBS Funds, extend the transition period for aliens receiving SSI funds, and for other purposes.
00057 07-May S. 672 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to motion to invoke cloture on s.672; An original bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
00056 06-May S. 672 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 54 Agreed to Grams amendment no. 54; A bill to facilitate recovery from the recent flooding across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota by providing greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators, and for other purposes.
00055 01-May S. 543 On Passage of the Bill Passed s. 543 as amended; A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.
00054 30-Apr PN82 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination of Alexis M. Hermin to be secretary of labor
00053 30-Apr S. 543 On the Cloture Motion Rejected cloture motion on the motion to proceed to s.543; A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.
00052 29-Apr S. 543 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 543; A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.
00051 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Resolution of Ratification Agreed to Resolution of ratification-chemical weapons convention; An executive resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, subject to certain conditions.
00050 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 51 Agreed to biden amendment no. 51; To stike condition no. 32, relating to stemming the proliferation of chemical weapons.
00049 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 50 Agreed to biden amendment no. 50; To strike condition no. 31, relating to the excercise of right to bar certain inspectors.
00048 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 49 Agreed to biden amendment no. 49; To strike condition no. 33, relating to effective verification.
00047 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 48 Agreed to biden amendment no.48; To strike condition no. 29, relating to Russian elimination of chemical weapons.
00046 24-Apr S.Res. 75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 47 Agreed to biden amendment no. 47; To strike condition no. 30, relating to chemical weapons in other states.
00045 17-Apr S. 495 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.495 as modified; A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes.
00044 16-Apr H.R. 1003 On Passage of the Bill Passed h.r.1003; A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted suicide.
00043 15-Apr S. 522 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.522, as amended; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized access of tax returns and tax return information by Federal employees and other persons, and for other purposes.
00042 15-Apr S. 104 On Passage of the Bill Passed s.104, as amended; A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
00041 15-Apr S. 104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 43 Agreed to murkowski amdt no.43; To establish the level of annual fee for each civilian nuclear power reactor.
00040 15-Apr S. 104 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 31 Agreed to motion to table bingaman amdt no.31; To provide for the case in which the Yucca Mountain site proves to be unsuitable or cannot be licensed and to strike the automatic default to a site in Nevada.
00039 10-Apr S. 104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 41 Rejected bingaman amendment no.41; To strike all provisions relating to special consideration of potential sites for an interim storage facility.
00038 10-Apr S. 104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 33 Rejected bumpers amendment no. 33; To clarify Congressional intent with respect to enactment of this Act in response to DOE's inability to meet the January 31, 1998 contractual deadline to start disposing of spent nuclear fuel.
00037 10-Apr S. 104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 37 Agreed to frist amendment no. 37; To provide that the President shall not designate the Oak Ridge Reservation in the State of Tennessee as a site for construction of an interim storage facility.
00036 10-Apr S. 104 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 28 Agreed to motion to table reid amendment no. 28, as modified; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00035 20-Mar H.J.Res. 58 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 25 Agreed to Coverdell amdt. no. 35; In the nature of a substitute.
00034 19-Mar PN6 On the Nomination Confirmed merrick b. garland for u.s. circuit judge for the district of columbi
00033 19-Mar S.J.Res. 23 On the Motion to Table Agreed to motion to table s.j.res.23; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should exercise her best professional judgement, without regard to political pressures, on whether to invoke the independent counsel process to investigate alleged criminal misconduct relating to any election campaign.
00032 19-Mar S.J.Res. 22 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to s.j.res.22; A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the application by the Attorney General for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of illegal fundraising in the 1996 Presidential election campaign.
00031 18-Mar S.J.Res. 18 On the Joint Resolution Rejected s.j.res.18; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
00030 12-Mar PN169 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination of Federico pena to be secretary of energy
00029 11-Mar S.Res. 39 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.39 as amended; An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
00028 11-Mar S.Res. 39 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 Agreed to lott amendment no. 23; Of a clarifying nature.
00027 05-Mar PN78 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination of charlene barshefsky to be U.S. trade representative
00026 05-Mar S.J.Res. 5 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to s.j.res.5; A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative.
00025 05-Mar S.J.Res. 5 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 19 Agreed to motion to table hollings amendment no. 19; To require Congressional approval before any international trade agreement that has the effect of amending or repealing statutory law of the United States law can be implemented in the United States.
00024 04-Mar S.J.Res. 1 On the Joint Resolution Rejected s.j.res.1; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
00023 27-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table Agreed to motion to table the bumpers motion to refer; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
00022 27-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 14 Agreed to motion to table feingold amendment no. 14; To permit the use of an accumulated surplus to balance the budget during any fiscal year.
00021 27-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 13 Agreed to motion to table feingold amendment no. 13; To require approval of the amendment in 3 years.
00020 27-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 10 Agreed to motion to table kennedy amendment no. 10; To provide that only Congress shall have authority to enforce the provisions of the balanced budget constitutional amendment, unless Congress passes legislation specifically granting enforcement authority to the President or State or Federal courts.
00019 27-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 7 Agreed to motion to table graham amendment no. 7; To strike the limitation on debt held by the public.
00018 26-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 16 Agreed to motion to table boxer amdt no 16; To provide Federal assistance to supplement State and local efforts to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship and suffering caused by disasters or emergencies by exempting spending that is designated emergency requirements by both the President and the Congress.
00017 26-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 17 Agreed to motion to table dorgan amdt no 17; To propose a substitute amendment.
00016 26-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 15 Rejected torricelli amdt no. 15; To permit limited waiver during economic emergencies and allow a capital budget.
00015 26-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 11 Agreed to motion to table feinstein amdt no 11; In the nature of a substitute.
00014 25-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 8 Agreed to motion to table reid amendment no. 8; To require that the outlay and receipt totals of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds not be included as a part of the budget totals.
00013 25-Feb H.J.Res. 36 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to h.j.res.36; A joint resolution approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program.
00012 24-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6 Agreed to motion to table byrd amdt no 6; To strike the reliance on estimates and receipts.
00011 13-Feb S.Res. 55 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.55; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to address immediately the decline in milk prices.
00010 12-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4 Agreed to motion to table dodd amdt no. 4; To simplify the conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat to national security.
00009 11-Feb PN3 On the Nomination Confirmed Nomination of Bill Richardson To be Ambassador to the U.N.
00008 11-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3 Agreed to Motion to Table Wellstone Amendment no.3; To state the policy of the United States that, in achieving a balanced budget, Federal outlays should not be reduced in a manner that disproportionately affects outlays for education, nutrition, and health programs for poor children.
00007 10-Feb S.J.Res. 1 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2 Agreed to motion to table the Durbin amdt (SP 2) to s.j.res.1; To allow waiver of the article in the event of an economic recession or serious economic emergency.
00006 06-Feb PN83 On the Nomination Confirmed nomination - Rodney E. Slater to be Secretary of Transportation
00005 04-Feb S.Res. 47 On the Resolution Agreed to s.res.47; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49.
00004 30-Jan PN81 On the Nomination Confirmed NOMINATION, WILLIAM M. DALEY TO BE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
00003 29-Jan PN80 On the Nomination Confirmed Nomination of Andrew M. Cuomo to be Secretary of H.U.D
00002 22-Jan PN2 On the Nomination Confirmed Nomination of William S. Cohen to be Secretary of Defense
00001 22-Jan PN1 On the Nomination Confirmed Nomination of Madeleine K. Albright to be Secretary of State