[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1075-D1076]
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                                       Tuesday, September 12, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13315-S13479
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1232-1234, and S. Res. 170.
  Page S13473
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2076, making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-139)
Page S13473
Measures Passed:
   Appointing Committee Chairmen: Senate agreed to S. Res. 170, to 
appoint various Chairmen for the 104th Congress.
  Page S13479
Family Self-Sufficiency Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4, 
to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence, with a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S13315-78
Adopted:
  (1) Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 2473 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
modify the job opportunities to certain low-income individuals program.
Page S13351
  (2) Abraham/Lieberman Amendment No. 2511 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should adopt 
enterprise zone legislation in the 104th Congress.
Pages S13377-78
  (3) McConnell Amendment No. 2674 (to Amendment No. 2280), to timely 
rapid implementation of provisions relating to the child and adult care 
food program.
Page S13377
  (4) McConnell Amendment No. 2675 (to Amendment No. 2280), to clarify 
the school date provision of the child and adult care food program.
Page S13377
  (5) Stevens/Murkowski Amendment No. 2585 (to Amendment No. 2280), of 
a technical nature.
Page S13377
  (6) Domenici Amendment No. 2574 (to Amendment No. 2280), to express 
the sense of the Senate regarding the inability of the non-custodial 
parent to pay child support.
Page S13377
  (7) Bryan Amendment No. 2555 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide 
State welfare or public assistance agencies an option to determine 
eligibility of a household containing an ineligible individual under 
the food stamp program.
Page S13377
  (8) Leahy Amendment No. 2570 (to Amendment No. 2280), to reduce fraud 
and trafficking in the food stamp program by providing incentives to 
States to implement Electronic Benefit Transfer systems.
Page S13377
  (9) Feingold Amendment No. 2480 (to Amendment No. 2280), to study the 
impact of amendments to the child and adult care food program on 
program participation and family day care licensing.
Page S13377
Rejected:
  (1) By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 409), Conrad/Bradley Amendment 
No. 2529 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide States with the maximum 
flexibility by allowing States to elect to participate in the TAP and 
WAGE programs.
Pages S13315-16
  (2) By 40 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 410), Feinstein Modified 
Amendment No. 2469 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide additional 
funding to States to accommodate any growth in the number of people in 
poverty.
Pages S13316-17
  (3) Breaux Amendment No. 2488 (to Amendment No. 2280), to maintain 
the welfare partnership between the States and the Federal Government. 
(By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 411), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13317-33
  (4) By 36 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 412), Ashcroft Amendment No. 2562 
(to Amendment No. 2280), to convert the food stamp program into a block 
grant program.
Pages S13333-41
Withdrawn:
  Shelby Amendment No. 2527 (to Amendment No. 2280), to improve 
provisions relating to the optional State food assistance block grant.
Page S13341

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Pending:
  Dole Modified Amendment No. 2280, of a perfecting nature.
Pages S13315-78
  Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 2471 (to Amendment No. 2280), to require 
States to establish a voucher program for providing assistance to minor 
children in families that are eligible for but do not receive 
assistance.
Pages S13342-45
  Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 2472 (to Amendment No. 2280), to prohibit 
a State form imposing a time limit for assistance if the State has 
failed to provide work activity-related services to an adult individual 
in a family receiving assistance under the State program.
Pages S13345-51
  Graham/Bumpers Amendment No. 2565 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide 
a formula for allocating funds that more accurately reflects the needs 
of States with children below the poverty line.
Pages S13351-68
  Domenici Modified Amendment No. 2575 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
strike the mandatory family cap.
Pages S13368-72
  Daschle Amendment No. 2672 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide for 
the establishment of a Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs.
Page S13373
  Daschle Amendment No. 2671 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide a 3 
percent set aside for the funding of family assistance grants for 
Indians.
Pages S13373-74
  DeWine Amendment No. 2518 (to Amendment No. 2280), to modify the 
method for calculating participation rates to more accurately reflect 
the total case load of families receiving assistance in the State.
Pages S13374-75
  Faircloth Amendment No. 2608 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide for 
an abstinence education program.
Pages S13375-76
  Boxer Amendment No. 2592 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide that 
State authority to restrict benefits to noncitizens does not apply to 
foster care or adoption assistance programs.
Page S13376
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments pending thereto, on 
Wednesday, September 13.
Page S13356
Communications:
  Page S13473
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13473-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S13475
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S13475-76
Authority for Committees:
  Page S13476
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13476-79
Record Votes:  Four record votes were taken today. (Total-412)
  Pages S13316-17, S13333, S13341
Recess:  Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 10:21 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Wednesday, September 13, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13479.)