[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 144 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1099-D1100]
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                                        Friday, September 15, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13627-S13676
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1244-1249, and S. Res. 172.
  Page S13656
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1244, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 104-144)
Page S13656
Measures Passed:
  Severance Pay: Senate agreed to S. Res. 172, providing for severance pay.
  Page S13673
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 S13627-53
Adopted:
  (1) Bingaman Modified Amendment No. 2483 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
require the development of a strategic plan for a State family assistance 
program.
Page S13628
  (2) Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 2503 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
prevent an increase in the number of hungry children in states that elect to 
participate in a food assistance block grant program.
Page S13632
  (3) Kennedy Modified Amendment No. 2564 (to Amendment No. 2280), to grant 
the Attorney General flexibility in certain public assistance determinations 
for immigrants.
Pages S13636-37
  (4) Bryan Amendment No. 2552 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide that a 
recipient of welfare benefits under a means-tested program for which Federal 
funds are appropriated is not unjustly enriched as a result of defrauding 
another means-tested welfare or public assistance program.
Page S13652
  (5) Graham Amendment No. 2567 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide that the 
Secretary, in ranking States with respect to the success of their work 
programs, shall take into account the average number of minor children in 
families in the State that have incomes below the poverty line and the 
amount of funding provided each State for such families.
Page S13652
  (6) Bond Amendment No. 2499 (to Amendment No. 2280), to establish that 
States shall not be prohibited by the Federal Government from sanctioning 
welfare recipients who test positive for use of controlled substances.
Page S13652
  (7) Grams Modified Amendment No. 2580 (to Amendment No. 2280), to limit 
vocational education activities counted as work.
Page S13652
  (8) McCain Amendment No. 2544 (to Amendment No. 2280), to permit States to 
enter into a corrective action plan prior to the deduction of penalties from 
the block grant.
Page S13652
  (9) Dole (for Abraham) Amendment No. 2684 (to Amendment No. 2280), to 
increase grants to reward States that reduce out-of-wedlock births.
Page S13652
Rejected:
  (1) By 41 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 429), Bingaman Modified Amendment No. 
2484 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide funding for State programs for the 
treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism.
Pages S13628-29, S13634
  (2) By 37 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 430), Simon Modified Amendment No. 
2468 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide grants for the establishment of 
community works progress programs.
Pages S13629-32, S13634
  (3) By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 431), Wellstone Amendment No. 2505 (to 
Amendment No. 2280), to express the sense of the Senate regarding continuing 
medicaid coverage for individuals who lose eligibility for welfare benefits 
because of more earnings or hours of employment.
Pages S13632-35
  (4) By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 432), Kohl Amendment No. 2550 (to 
Amendment No. 2280), to exempt the elderly, disabled, and children from an 
optional State food assistance block grant.
Pages S13635-36
  (5) By 35 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 433), Simon Amendment No. 2509 (to 
Amendment No. 2280), to eliminate retroactive deeming requirements for those 
legal immigrants already in the United States.
Pages S13637-39
  (6) By 23 yeas to 76 nays (Vote No. 434), Graham Amendment No. 2568 (to 
Amendment No. 2280), to set national work participation rate goals 

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and to provide that the Secretary shall adjust the goals for individual 
States based on the amount of Federal funding the State receives for minor 
children in families in the State that have incomes below the poverty line.
Pages S13639-40, S13646
  (7) Gramm Modified Amendment No. 2617 (to Amendment No. 2280), to prohibit 
the use of Federal funds for legal challenges to welfare reform. (By 51 yeas 
to 47 nays (Vote No. 435), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13636, S13640-42
  (8) By 44 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 437), Daschle/Kennedy Amendment No. 
2682, to permit States to provide non-cash assistance to children ineligible 
for aid because of the 5-year time limitation.
Pages S13644-46
Pending:
  Dole Modified Amendment No. 2280, of a perfecting nature.
Pages S13627-53
  Gramm Modified Amendment No. 2615 (to Amendment No. 2280), to reduce the 
Federal welfare bureaucracy. (By 49 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 436), Senate 
earlier failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S13642-44
  Dole/Daschle Amendment No. 2683 (to Amendment No. 2280), to make certain 
modifications.
Pages S13646-52
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By 50 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 437), Senate agreed to a motion to strike 
Bradley Amendment No. 2496 (to Amendment No. 2280), to modify the provisions 
regarding the State plan requirements, previously agreed to on Thursday, 
September 14, 1995.
Pages S13644-45
  Stevens/Murkowski Amendment No. 2585 (to Amendment No. 2280), to provide 
that Indian tribes in Alaska that opt to operate a program under a tribal 
family assistance plan operate such plan in accordance with requirements 
applicable to Alaska's program, as previously agreed to, was modified.
Page S13652
  Levin Modified Amendment No. 2486 (to Amendment No. 2280), to require 
recipients of assistance under a State program funded under part A to title 
IV of the Social Security Act to participate in State mandated community 
service activities if they are not engaged in work after 6 months of 
receiving benefits, as previously agreed to, was further modified.
Pages S13652-53
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments pending thereto, on Tuesday, 
September 19, 1995, with votes to occur thereon.
Page S13653
Agriculture Appropriations, 1996--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 1976, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, on Monday, September 18, 1995.
  Page S13653
Workforce Development Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time-agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of S. 143, to consolidate Federal 
employment training programs and create a new process and structure for 
funding the programs, and certain amendments to be proposed thereto.
  Page S13650
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, appointed Dr. 
Robert Kelly, of Kansas, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a three-year term effective October 1, 1995.
  Page S13627
Communications:
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Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13656-67
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S13667
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13667-70
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S13670-71
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S13671
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13671-72
Record Votes: Ten record votes were taken today. (Total-438)
  Pages S13634-36, S13639-40, S13642-43, S13645-46
Recess: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and recessed at 3:31 p.m., until 9:45 
a.m., on Monday, September 18, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13653.)