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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 320: 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...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 322: 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. Result: Rejected (41-58, 1...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 330: 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. Result: Agreed to (81-18, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 301: 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. Result: Agreed to...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 320: 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...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331: 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. Result: Agreed to (73-26, 1 member not voting,...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 322: 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. Result: Rejected (41-58, 1...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 330: 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. Result: Agreed to (81-18, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331: 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. Result: Agreed to (73-26, 1 member not voting,...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 311: motion to table warner amendment no.311; To ensure that transportation revenues are used solely for transportation. Result: Agreed to (51-49, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 311: motion to table warner amendment no.311; To ensure that transportation revenues are used solely for transportation. Result: Agreed to (51-49, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 336: 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. Result: Agreed to (56-43, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 336: 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. Result: Agreed to (56-43, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315: 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. Result: Agreed to (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315: 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. Result: Agreed to (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 318: 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...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 318: 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...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 297: 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...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 307: domenici amdt no. 307, as modified; To clarify the use of funds for health coverage for eligible children. Result: Agreed to (98-2, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 297: 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...