[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D101]
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                            Friday, January 27, 1995 [[Page D100]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Unfunded Mandates.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1639-S1726
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 291 and 
292.
  Page S1711
Measures Passed:
   Unfunded Mandates: By 86 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 61), Senate 
passed S. 1, to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates 
on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between 
the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments; to end 
the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of 
Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, after taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S1639-84
Adopted:
  (1) Levin Amendment No. 219, to establish that estimates required on 
Federal intergovernmental mandates shall be for no more than ten years 
beyond the effective date of the mandate.
Pages S1639, S1654
  (2) Kempthorne Amendment No. 210, to make technical corrections.
Pages S1639, S1666
  (3) Kempthorne Amendment No. 228 (to Amendment No. 210), to make 
technical corrections.
Page S1666
Rejected:
  (1) Levin Amendment No. 175, to provide for Senate hearings on title 
I, and to sunset title I in the year 2002. (By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote 
No. 57), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1639, 1640-45, S1654
  (2) Glenn Amendment No. 197, to have the point of order lie at only 
two stages: (1) against the bill or joint resolution, as amended, just 
before final passage, and (2) against the bill or joint resolution as 
recommended by conference, if different from the bill or joint 
resolution as passed by the Senate. (By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 
58), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1639, S1645-51, S1654
  (3) Levin Amendment No. 174, to provide that if a committee makes 
certain determinations, a point of order will not lie. (By 52 yeas to 
43 nays (Vote No. 59), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1639, S1651-54, S1654-55
  (4) Levin Amendment No. 218, in the nature of a substitute. (By 58 
yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 60), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1639, S1655-66
Withdrawn:
  Levin Amendment No. 176, to clarify the scope of the declaration that 
a mandate is ineffective.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Graham Amendment No. 189, to change the effective date.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Glenn Amendment No. 195, to end the practice of unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments and to ensure the Federal 
Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying 
with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Byrd Amendment No. 200, to provide a reporting and review procedure 
for agencies that receive insufficient funding to carry out a Federal 
mandate.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Wellstone Amendment No. 205, to provide that no point of order shall 
be raised where the appropriation of funds to the Congressional Budget 
Office, in the estimation of the Senate Committee on the Budget, is 
insufficient to allow the Director to reasonably carry out his 
responsibilities under this Act.
Page S1655
  Grassley Amendment No. 208, to require an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members to waive the requirement of a published statement 
on the direct costs of Federal mandates.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Kempthorne (for Dole) Amendment No. 211, to make technical 
corrections.
Pages S1639, S1655 [[Page D101]] 
  Glenn Amendment No. 212, to clarify the baseline for determining the 
direct costs of reauthorized or revised mandates, and to clarify that 
laws and regulations that establish an enforceable duty may be 
considered mandates.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Gramm Amendment No. 216, to require an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members to waive the requirement of a published statement 
on the direct costs of Federal mandates.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Byrd Modified Amendment No. 217, to exclude the application of a 
Federal intergovernmental mandate point of order to employer-related 
legislation.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Brown Amendment No. 220, to express the sense of the Senate that the 
appropriate committees should review the implementation of the Act.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Brown/Hatch Amendment No. 221, to limit the restriction on judicial 
review.
Pages S1639, S1655
  Roth Modified Amendment No. 222, to establish the effective date of 
January 1, 1996, of Title I, and make it apply to measures reported, 
amendments and motions offered, and conference reports.
Pages S1639, S1666
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.J. 
Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States, on Monday, January 30, 1995, at 2 p.m.
  Page S1710
Appointments:
  National Education Goals Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 103-227, appointed Senator 
Gregg as a member of the National Education Goals Panel, vice Senator 
Cochran.
  Page S1725
Messages From the House:
  Page S1710
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S1710
Communications:
  Pages S1710-11
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1711-19
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S1719
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1720-25
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--61).
  Pages S1654, S1655, S1665-66, S1678
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 1 p.m., on Monday, January 30, 1995. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1725.)