[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                           Monday, February 27, 1995 [[Page D247]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3139-S3228
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 475-478, and S. Res. 81.
  Page S3221
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 4, to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority, 
without recommendation, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-9)
  S. 14, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
cancellations of budget items, without recommendation, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-10)
Page S3221
Measures Passed:
  Commending Robert Reischauer: Senate agreed to S. Res. 81, commending 
Robert D. Reischauer for his service to the Congress and the Nation.
  Page S3227
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
  Pages S3148-S3220
Pending:
  (1) Feinstein Amendment No. 274, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S3148
  (2) Feingold Amendment No. 291, to provide that receipts and outlays 
of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be counted as receipts or 
outlays for purposes of this article.
Page S3148
  (3) Graham Amendment No. 259, to strike the limitation on debt held 
by the public.
Pages S3148, S3179-83
  (4) Graham Amendment No. 298, to clarify the application of the 
public debt limit with respect to redemptions from the Social Security 
Trust Funds.
Pages S3148, S3179-83
  (5) Kennedy Amendment No. 267, to provide that the balanced budget 
constitutional amendment does not authorize the President to impound 
lawfully appropriated funds or impose taxes, duties, or fees.
Pages S3148, S3176-78
  (6) Bumpers modified motion to refer H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions.
Page S3148
  (7) Nunn Amendment No. 299, to permit waiver of the amendment during 
an economic emergency.
Page S3148
  (8) Nunn Amendment No. 300, to limit judicial review.
Page S3148
  (9) Levin Amendment No. 273, to require Congress to pass legislation 
specifying the means for implementing and enforcing a balanced budget 
before the balanced budget amendment is submitted to the States for 
ratification.
Page S3148
  (10) Levin Amendment No. 310, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall be able to cast the deciding vote in the Senate 
if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.
Page S3149
  (11) Levin Amendment No. 311, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall not be able to cast the deciding vote in the 
Senate if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.
Page S3149
  (12) Pryor Amendment No. 307, to give the people of each State, 
through their State representatives, the right to tell Congress how 
they would cut spending in their State in order to balance the budget.
Pages S3149, S3186-87
  (13) Byrd Amendment No. 252, to permit outlays to exceed receipts by 
a majority vote.
Pages S3149-75, S3227
  (14) Byrd Amendment No. 254, to establish that the limit on the 
public debt shall not be increased unless Congress provides by law for 
such an increase.
Pages S3149-75, S3227
  (15) Byrd Amendment No. 255, to permit the President to submit an 
alternative budget.
Pages S3149-75, S3227
  (16) Byrd Amendment No. 253, to permit a bill to increase revenue to 
become law by majority vote.
Pages S3149-75, S3227
  (17) Byrd Amendment No. 258, to strike any reliance on estimates.
Pages S3149-75, S3227
  (18) Kerry motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Budget.
Page S3149 [[Page D248]] 
  (19) Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Budget with instructions.
Page S3149
  (20) Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Budget with instructions.
Page S3149
  (21) Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions.
Page S3149
  (22) Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions.
Page S3149
Withdrawn:
  Byrd Amendment No. 289, to provide that any bill to increase revenues 
shall not become law unless three-fifths of the whole number of each 
House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
Page S3227
  By prior consent agreement, votes on the pending amendments and 
motions will occur on Tuesday, February 28, 1995, beginning at 2:15 
p.m.
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Tuesday, 
February 28, 1995.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 
Edmundo A. Gonzales, of Colorado, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Labor.
  John D. Kemp, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1997.
  Josue Robles, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission for a term expiring at the end of 
the first session of the 104th Congress.
  Routine lists in the Army.
Pages S3228-29
Messages From the House:
  Page S3221
Measures Referred:
  Page S3221
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3221-23
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S3223
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S3223
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3223-27
Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon, and recessed at 8:19 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, February 28, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S3227-
28.)