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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4001: motion to table byrd amendment no. 4001; This amendment increases overall discretionary spending to the levels proposed by the President. This amendment is fully offset by the extenstion of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms. Result:...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 4007: motion to waive C.B.A. Re: graham amendment no. 4007; To create a 60 vote point of order against legislation diverting savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud and abuse enforcement activities for purposes other than improving the solvency of the Medicare Federal...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4032: santorum amendment no. 4032; To reform the Davis-Bacon Act. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4003: simpson amendment no. 4003; To express the sense of the Senate that all Federal spending and revenues which are indexed for inflation should be calibrated by the most accurate inflation indices which are available to the Federal government. Result: Agreed to (100-0,...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4031: motion to table kennedy amendment no. 4031; To protect the incomes of construction workers and their families and to express the sense of the Senate that the Davis-Bacon Act should not be repealed. Result: Rejected (40-60, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4002: lott amendment no. 4002 as modified; To express the sense of the Congress regarding reimbursement of the United States for the costs of Operations Southern Watch and Provide Comfort. Result: Agreed to (53-47, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4030: ashcroft amendment no.4030; To express the sense of the Congress that States should be allowed to require welfare recipients to stay drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers. Result: Agreed to (92-8, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4001: motion to table byrd amendment no. 4001; This amendment increases overall discretionary spending to the levels proposed by the President. This amendment is fully offset by the extenstion of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms. Result:...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3999: kennedy amendment no.3999; To express the sense of the Congress that provisions of current medicaid law families of nursing home residents from experiencing financial ruin as the price of needed care for their loved ones should be retained. Result: Agreed to (94-6,...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4032: santorum amendment no. 4032; To reform the Davis-Bacon Act. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4031: motion to table kennedy amendment no. 4031; To protect the incomes of construction workers and their families and to express the sense of the Senate that the Davis-Bacon Act should not be repealed. Result: Rejected (40-60, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3998: kennedy amendment no. 3998; To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should not include any changes in Federal nursing home quality standards or the Federal enforcement of such standards. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4030: ashcroft amendment no.4030; To express the sense of the Congress that States should be allowed to require welfare recipients to stay drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers. Result: Agreed to (92-8, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3997: motion to table kennedy amendment no. 3997; To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should maintain the existing prohibition against additional charges by providers under the medicare program. Result: Rejected (49-51, 1/2...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3999: kennedy amendment no.3999; To express the sense of the Congress that provisions of current medicaid law families of nursing home residents from experiencing financial ruin as the price of needed care for their loved ones should be retained. Result: Agreed to (94-6,...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3996: kyl amendment no.3996; To adopt the President's budget for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program through fiscal year 2000 and freeze funding for the program thereafter. Result: Rejected (26-74, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Resolution: S. Res. 217; A resolution deploring the escalating violence in El Salvador; condemning the killing of innocent civilians, including six Jesuit priests; and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details:...

On the Resolution: S. Res. 217; A resolution deploring the escalating violence in El Salvador; condemning the killing of innocent civilians, including six Jesuit priests; and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details:...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1188: Motion To Table Amendment No. 1188; To restrict the amount available for military assistance for El Salvador until Salvadoran authorities have concluded investigative actions and apprehended and brought to trial those responsible for ordering and carrying out the...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1188: Motion To Table Amendment No. 1188; To restrict the amount available for military assistance for El Salvador until Salvadoran authorities have concluded investigative actions and apprehended and brought to trial those responsible for ordering and carrying out the...