[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 107 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D774-D776]
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                                              Friday, July 19, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8329-S8393
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1975-
1977.
  Page S8373
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 3754, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
104-323)
  S. 1831, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the National 
Transportation Safety Board. (S. Rept. No. 104-324)
  H.R. 3675, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-325)
  S. 969, to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the child, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-326)
                                                             Page S8373
Measures Passed:
  Romania Most-Favored-Nation Treatment: Senate passed H.R. 3161, to 
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of Romania, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S8391-92
Budget reconciliation: Senate continued consideration of S. 1956, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S8329-69
Adopted:
  Santorum (for Pressler) Amendment No. 4937, to change retention rates 
under the food stamp program.
Page S8362
Rejected:
  By 21 yeas to 77 nays (Vote No. 206), Faircloth Amendment No. 4911, 
to address multi-generational welfare dependency.
Page S8331
  Graham Amendment No. 4921, to strike the provisions restricting 
welfare and public benefits for aliens. (By 62 yeas to 34 nays (Vote 
No. 211), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S8334-35
Withdrawn:
  Murray Amendment No. 4903, to restore funds for the summer food 
service program for children.
Pages S8330, S8357
Pending:
  Faircloth Amendment No. 4905, to prohibit recruitment activities in 
SSI outreach programs, demonstration projects, and other administrative 
activities.
Page S8329
  Harkin Amendment No. 4916, to strike section 1253, relating to child 
nutrition requirements.
Page S8329
  D'Amato Amendment No. 4927, to require welfare recipients to 
participate in gainful community service.
Pages S8336-37
  Exon (for Simon) Amendment No. 4928, to increase the number of adults 
and to extend the period of time in which educational training 
activities may be counted as work.
Pages S8337-38
  Feinstein/Boxer Amendment No. 4929, to provide that the ban on 
supplemental security income benefits apply to those aliens entering 
the country on or after the enactment of this bill.
Pages S8338-44
  A motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act with respect to 
consideration of Amendment No. 4929, listed above.
Page S8344
  Chafee Amendment No. 4931, to maintain current eligibility standards 
for medicaid and provide additional State flexibility.
Pages S8344-50
  Roth Amendment No. 4932 (to Amendment No. 4931), to maintain the 
eligibility for medicaid for any individual who is receiving medicaid 
based on their receipt of AFDC, foster care or adoption assistance, and 
to provide transitional medicaid for families moving from welfare to 
work.
Pages S8347-49
  Chafee Amendment No. 4933 (to Amendment No. 4931), to maintain 
current eligibility standards for medicaid and provide additional State 
flexibility.
Pages S8349-50
  Conrad Amendment No. 4934, to eliminate the State food assistance 
block grant.
Pages S8350-57
  Santorum (for Gramm) Amendment No. 4935, to deny welfare benefits to 
individuals convicted of illegal drug possession, use or distribution. 
                                                             Page S8357

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  Graham Amendment No. 4936, to modify the formula for determining a 
State family assistance grant to include the number of children in 
poverty residing in a State.
                                                         Pages S8357-63
  Helms Amendment No. 4930, to strengthen food stamp work requirements.
                                                         Pages S8362-63
  Graham (for Simon) Amendment No. 4938, to preserve eligibility of 
immigrants for programs of student assistance under the Public Health 
Service Act.
                                                         Pages S8363-64
  Shelby Amendment No. 4939, to provide a refundable credit for 
adoption expenses and to exclude from gross income employee and 
military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for 
certain adoption expenses.
                                                         Pages S8364-66
  A motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act with respect to 
consideration of Amendment No. 4939, listed above.
                                                             Page S8366
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following actions:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 205), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to consideration of Breaux Amendment No. 4910, to ensure needy 
children receive non-cash assistance to provide for basic needs until 
the Federal 5-year time limit applies. Subsequently, a point of order 
that the amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act as 
being nongermane under sections 305 and 310 was sustained, and the 
amendment was ruled out of order.
                                                         Pages S8330-31
  By 37 yeas to 61 nays (Vote 207), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a 
motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to 
consideration of Biden/Specter Amendment No. 4912, in the nature of a 
substitute. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in 
violation of section 310(d)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act was 
sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order.
                                                         Pages S8331-32
  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 208), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 with respect to consideration of Frist Modified Amendment No. 
4914, expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should 
ensure approval of State waiver requests. Subsequently, a point of 
order that the amendment was in violation of section 313(b)(1)(a) of 
the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment was ruled 
out of order.
                                                         Pages S8332-33
  By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 209), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to consideration of Santorum (for Ashcroft) Amendment No. 4917, 
to ensure that recipients or caretakers of minor recipients of means-
tested benefits programs are held responsible for ensuring that their 
minor children are up to date on immunizations as a condition for 
receiving welfare benefits. Subsequently, a point of order that the 
amendment was in violation of section 305(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order. 
                                                         Pages S8333-34
  By 46 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 210), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to consideration of Wellstone/Simon Amendment No. 4918, to 
require a report to Congress on the impact of increased numbers of 
impoverished children and recommendations for legislation to correct 
the increase. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in 
violation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act was 
sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order.
                                                             Page S8334
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Monday, July 22, 
1996.
Agriculture Appropriations, 1997--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 3603, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, on Monday, July 22, 1996.
  Page S8392
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jeffrey T. Miller, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Routine lists in the Army.
Pages S8392-93
Communications:
  Pages S8372-73
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8373-74
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8374-75
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8375-80
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8380
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8380
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8380-84
Text of S. 919 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S8384-91
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total-211) 
                                                         Pages S8331-35
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 4:51 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Monday,

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July 22, 1996. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S8392.)