[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D95-D96]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twenty-six public bills, H.R. 691-716; one private 
bill, H.R. 717; and three resolutions, H.J. Res. 64-65 and H. Res. 45, 
were introduced.
  Pages H802-03
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Armey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H693
Balanced Budget Amendment: By a recorded vote 300 ayes to 132 noes, 
Roll No. 51 (two-thirds of those present voting in favor), the House 
passed H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
  Pages H700-81
  By a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 50, rejected the 
Conyers motion to recommit the joint resolution with instructions to 
report it back forthwith containing an amendment to exempt Social 
Security funds from total receipts and outlays that must be balanced.
Pages H770-72
  Agreed to the Schaefer amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
provides similar balanced budget provisions as the committee substitute 
described below except does not require a three-fifths vote to raise 
taxes (agreed to by a recorded vote of 293 ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 
49).
Pages H753-70
  Earlier, agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary (which pursuant to the 
rule did not prevail because the Schaefer substitute received the most 
affirmative votes) that would have required the adoption of a statement 
of receipts and outlays which are in balance; required the President to 
submit a balanced budget; required a three-fifths vote for deficit 
spending, increases in the debt limit, and increases in tax revenues; 
and would have provided that a majority of each House could waive the 
provisions in case of war or a serious military threat as declared by 
law (agreed to by a recorded vote of 253 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 
41).
Pages H700-13
Rejected:
  The Owens amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
provide similar balanced budget provisions as the committee substitute 
except it [[Page D96]] would have permitted Congress to waive the 
provisions by law any year for which the President notified Congress 
and Congress adopted a joint resolution affirming that the national 
unemployment rate was projected to exceed four percent, and would not 
have required a supermajority to raise taxes (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 64 ayes to 363 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 43);
Pages H714-22
  The Wise amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
establish a separate capital budget and require that the operating 
budget be balanced; exempt Social Security from budget calculations; 
and permit Congress to waive the balanced budget provisions in times of 
war, military conflict, or recession as declared by law (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 138 ayes to 291 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 44);
Pages H722-31
  The Watt of North Carolina motion that the Committee of the Whole 
rise and report the resolution back to the House with the 
recommendation that the resolving clause be stricken (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 96 yeas to 331 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 45);
Pages H738-39
  The Conyers amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
require the adoption of a statement of receipts and outlays which 
balanced; require the President to submit a balanced budget; exempt 
Social Security from balanced budget calculations; and provide that the 
constitutional amendment would not take effect until Congress adopted a 
specific budget plan (rejected by a recorded vote of 112 ayes to 317 
noes, Roll No. 46);
Pages H731-41
  The Watt motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report the 
resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the resolving 
clause be stricken (rejected by a recorded vote of 79 ayes to 342 noes, 
Roll No. 47); and
Page H744
  The Bonior amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
require that the budget be balanced by fiscal year 2002; exempt Social 
Security from balanced budget calculations; and to not require 
supermajority votes for tax or debt limit increases (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 135 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 48).
Pages H741-53
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H693.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H803.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 42) and ten recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appears 
on pages H713, H721-22, H722, H731, H738-39, H740-41, H744, H753, H769-
70, H771-72, and H772.
Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:44 p.m.