[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 144 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13627-S13628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now 
resume consideration of H.R. 4, which the clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare 
     dependence.

  The Senate resumed consideration of the bill.

       Pending:
       Dole modified amendment No. 2280, of a perfecting nature.
       Subsequently, the amendment was further modified.
       Daschle amendment No. 2672 (to amendment No. 2280), to 
     provide for the establishment of a contingency fund for State 
     welfare programs.
       Faircloth amendment No. 2608 (to amendment No. 2280), to 
     provide for an abstinence education program.
       Simon amendment No. 2509 (to amendment No. 2280), to 
     eliminate retroactive deeming requirements for those legal 
     immigrants already in the United States.
       Simon amendment No. 2681 (to amendment No. 2280), to 
     provide grants for the establishment of community works 
     progress programs.
       Simon amendment No. 2468 (to amendment No. 2280), to 
     provide grants for the establishment of community works 
     progress programs.
       Graham amendment No. 2568 (to amendment No. 2280), to set 
     national work participation rate goals 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.
     
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                           Amendment No. 2483

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 10 
minutes of debate equally divided on the Bingaman amendment numbered 
2483, to be followed by a vote on or in relation to the amendment.


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