On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 196: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 196; To create a reserve fund for medicare prescription drug benefits.
Result: Agreed to (54-45, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 174: Hollings Amdt. No.174; To continue Federal spending at the current services baseline levels and pay down the Federal debt.
Result: Rejected (24-74, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 195: Motion to waive CBA Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 195; To express the sense of the Senate concerning an increase in the minimum wage.
Result: Rejected (45-53, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 160: Motion to table Dodd Amdt. No.160, as modified; To increase the mandatory spending in the Child Care and Development Block Grant by $7.5 billion over five years, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut and leaves adequate room in the revenue instructions...
On the Motion S.Amdt. 163: Motion to waive CBA re: Crapo Amdt. No.163; To create a reserve fund to lock in additional non-Social Security surplus in the outyears for tax relief and/or debt reduction.
Result: Rejected (42-57, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 192: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 192; To fully fund the Class Size Initiative and the Individuals with Disabilities Act with mandatory funds, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut by one fifth, frees up $43 billion in discretionary spending within...
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 161: Motion to Table Voinovich Amdt. No.161; To use on-budget surplus to repay the Debt instead of tax cuts.
Result: Agreed to (67-32, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 160: Motion to table Dodd Amdt. No.160, as modified; To increase the mandatory spending in the Child Care and Development Block Grant by $7.5 billion over five years, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut and leaves adequate room in the revenue instructions...
On the Motion S.Amdt. 163: Motion to waive CBA re: Crapo Amdt. No.163; To create a reserve fund to lock in additional non-Social Security surplus in the outyears for tax relief and/or debt reduction.
Result: Rejected (42-57, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 146: Motion to Waive CBA re: Craig Amdt.No. 146; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to require that direct spending increases be offset only with direct spending decreases.
Result: Rejected (52-47, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 192: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 192; To fully fund the Class Size Initiative and the Individuals with Disabilities Act with mandatory funds, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut by one fifth, frees up $43 billion in discretionary spending within...
On the Motion S.Amdt. 162: Motion to Waive CBA: Reed Amdt. No.162; To provide for certain Federal revenues, total new budget authority, and total budget outlays.
Result: Rejected (49-50, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 212: Santorum Amdt. No. 212; Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding reauthorization of the Farmland Protection Program.
Result: Agreed to (97-1, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 161: Motion to Table Voinovich Amdt. No.161; To use on-budget surplus to repay the Debt instead of tax cuts.
Result: Agreed to (67-32, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On Passage of the Bill: S. Res. 57; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in Cuba.
Result: Passed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 146: Motion to Waive CBA re: Craig Amdt.No. 146; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to require that direct spending increases be offset only with direct spending decreases.
Result: Rejected (52-47, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 162: Motion to Waive CBA: Reed Amdt. No.162; To provide for certain Federal revenues, total new budget authority, and total budget outlays.
Result: Rejected (49-50, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 212: Santorum Amdt. No. 212; Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding reauthorization of the Farmland Protection Program.
Result: Agreed to (97-1, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On Passage of the Bill: S. Res. 57; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in Cuba.
Result: Passed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 177: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 177; To reduce tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers and reserve the savings for Medicare.
Result: Agreed to (53-46, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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