BALANCED BUDGET ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 174), H4394 [25JN]

Enact (S. 947), S6066, S6067, S6078, S6100, S6101 [23JN], S6120, S6132, S6133, S6145, S6147, S6148, S6150, S6151, S6152, S6156, S6157, S6165, S6167, S6168, S6169, S6170, S6171, S6172, S6173, S6174, S6175, S6176, S6177, S6178, S6180, S6181, S6182, S6191, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6251, S6252, S6254, S6255, S6256, S6257, S6258, S6259, S6262, S6263, S6264, S6265, S6266, S6267, S6269, S6271, S6273, S6276, S6278, S6279, S6281 [24JN], S6293, S6302, S6308, S6312, S6319 [25JN]

Analyses

Medical Malpractice Liability Claim Requirements, H4586 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2015, provisions, S6787 [27JN], H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Budget Deal Well-Intentioned, But Flawed, S8391 [31JY]

Budget Week, H6333 [30JY]

College Off Limits in Welfare Plan, S6331 [25JN]

Colleges' Failure To Resolve Funding May Bar Millions From Attending Study Finds, S6019 [20JN]

Environmental Promises To Keep, E1537 [28JY]

Rising College Costs Imperil the Nation, Blunt Report Says, S6019 [20JN]

Tax-Cut Plans Could Reseed Deficit, S6115 [24JN]

Workfare Rules Cause Enrollment To Fall, CUNY Says, S6331 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8727 [8OC]

Enact (see S. 947; H.R. 2015), S6041 [20JN], H4221 [23JN]

Enact (H.R. 2015): consideration (see H. Res. 174), H4338 [24JN]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202), H6405 [30JY]

———consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment requirements (see H. Res. 203), H6405 [30JY]

———waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90), H6705 [31JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 201), H6025 [29JY]

Medicaid: disapproval of line-item veto of certain provisions (see S. 1144; H.R. 2436), S8723 [3SE], H7118 [9SE]

Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (see S. 1126), S8532 [31JY]

Commentaries

Tax Rates: David Brinkley, ABC, S6116 [24JN]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2015), H6029-H6298 [29JY]

Excerpts

Provisions (H.R. 2015): deficit and public debt, S8346 [30JY]

Letters

Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, H4571 [25JN]

Medicare age eligibility requirements: Alan Reuther, UAW, S6087 [23JN]

———Dennis Bone, Bell Atlantic Corp., S6086 [23JN]

———Ellen Goldstein, Corporate Health Care Coalition, S6086 [23JN]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S6085 [23JN]

———Morgan Kennedy, NYNEX (business), S6086 [23JN]

Medicare copayment for home health patients: Frank E. Moss, S6113 [24JN]

Medicare reform: Robert B. Helms, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, S6072 [23JN]

———Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation, S6072 [23JN]

National Fund for Health Research: Albert H. Owens, Jr., National Coalition for Cancer Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Donald S. Coffey, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6328 [25JN]

———Herbert Pardes, Columbia University, S6329 [25JN]

———Ivan Diamond, Research Society on Alcoholism, S6329 [25JN]

———Joan I. Samuelson, Parkinson's Action Network, S6328 [25JN]

———Lydia Lewis, Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S6330 [25JN]

———Robert L. Balster, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc., S6329 [25JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6330 [25JN]

Treatment of spectrum auction revenues: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S8396 [31JY]

———Senator Hollings, S8396 [31JY]

Lists

Extraneous material in H.R. 2015, provisions, S6401 [26JN]

Objectionable programs in conference report on H.R. 2015, provisions, S8497 [31JY]

Messages

Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, S8657 [2SE], H6718 [3SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2015), H4593, H4602 [25JN], H5031 [10JY]

Enact (S. 947), S6092 [23JN], S6141, S6142, S6146, S6178 [24JN], S6292, S6293, S6296, S6298, S6299, S6303, S6306, S6308, S6318 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4557, H4564, H4566, H4570, H4572, H4575, H4576-H4581, H4603-H4605 [25JN], H6323, H6339 [30JY], H6620 [31JY]

Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H4586 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: employment training for former welfare recipients, H5898 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care programs funding, H4573 [25JN], E1614 [1AU]

Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4591 [25JN], H6325, H6328, H6329 [30JY]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5031-H5040 [10JY]

Enact (H.R. 2015), H4228, H4364 [24JN], H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380, H4416-H4606 [25JN], H4843 [8JY], H4921 [9JY], H5028, H5031-H5040 [10JY], H5829, H5831, H5897-H5904 [28JY], E1360, E1361 [27JN], E1392 [10JY], E1536 [28JY]

———conference report, H5991, H6003, H6017-H6025 [29JY], H6300, H6301, H6302, H6304-H6312, H6320-H6342, H6402 [30JY], H6621, H6622, H6658, H6687 [31JY], E1569, E1572 [31JY], E1587, E1591, E1598, E1600, E1610, E1614, E1615 [1AU], E1647 [3SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 174), H4385-H4415 [25JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6312-H6320 [30JY]

———motion to instruct conferees, H5031-H5040 [10JY]

———motion to recommit, H4601, H4603-H4605 [25JN]

———waive enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 90), H6667 [31JY]

FCC: treatment of spectrum auction revenues, H4575, H4592 [25JN], H6339 [30JY]

Federal employees: calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4585 [25JN]

Food stamps: eligibility requirements, H4587 [25JN], E1348 [27JN]

Health care professionals: reform medical malpractice laws, H4590 [25JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6303-H6312 [30JY]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments, H4570, H4579, H4587, H4590 [25JN], H5898 [28JY], H6322, H6323, H6341 [30JY], H6658 [31JY]

———Federal funding of abortions, H4560 [25JN]

———reform, H4587, H4590, H4593 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5031-H5040 [10JY]

———colorectal screening, H6330 [30JY], E1587 [1AU]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips, H6325 [30JY]

———medical savings accounts, H4558, H4565, H4566, H4574, H4583, H4584, H4592 [25JN]

———provide greater flexibility and choice, H4573 [25JN]

———reform, H4559-H4571, H4583, H4586, H4589, H4590, H4592, H4593 [25JN], H6322, H6323 [30JY], H6658 [31JY], E1598 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform, H4566, H4568, H4577, H4578, H4589 [25JN]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants, H4379, H4380, H4574, H4582, H4591 [25JN], H6325 [30JY]

———Welfare-To-Work Grant Program funding, H4894 [8JY]

Rural areas: improve health services, H6340 [30JY]

Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4576, H4577, H4588 [25JN]

Taxation: rates, H4558, H4559, H4560, H4565 [25JN]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, H6340 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: allow medical savings accounts for families with uninsured children, S6170 [24JN], S6296 [25JN]

———ensure mental health parity in block grants to States providing health insurance for uninsured children, S6150, S6151 [24JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6165-S6167 [24JN], S6293, S6317, S6318 [25JN], S8389, S8392 [31JY]

———set standards for benefits and deductibles/copayments for block grants to provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6149, S6150 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: food stamp nutrition education program funding, S6322 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: use of certain Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, S6293, S6294 [25JN]

Disabled: provide health care to children with special needs, S6318 [25JN]

Education: student loan programs, S6306-S6308 [25JN]

Enact (H.R. 2015), S6401, S6557 [26JN], S6778, S6780, S6782, S6784, S6786 [27JN], S7092 [9JY], S7426 [14JY], S7738 [17JY], S8172, S8175-S8180 [28JY]

———conference report, S8208-S8213, S8215, S8216, S8222, S8226 [29JY], S8314-S8355 [30JY], S8386-S8410, S8449, S8485, S8493-S8498, S8503, S8513-S8515 [31JY]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8207 [29JY], S8352 [30JY]

———insert language of S. 947 in lieu, S6144 [24JN]

———printing of Senate amendment, S6667 [26JN]

———waive enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 90), S8482 [31JY]

Enact (S. 947), S6017-S6019, S6047 [20JN], S6049-S6056, S6058-S6072, S6075-S6094 [23JN], S6105-S6182 [24JN], S6290-S6299, S6301-S6332 [25JN]

———indefinitely postponed, S6386 [25JN]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6144, S6181 [24JN]

FCC: reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to enhance law enforcement and public safety, S6325 [25JN]

———treatment of spectrum auction revenues, S6293, S6308-S6311 [25JN], S8395, S8494 [31JY]

Food stamps: eligibility of children of legal immigrants, S6151, S6152 [24JN], S6292 [25JN]

———eligibility of cross-border Native Americans, S6322 [25JN]

———prevent receipt by prisoners, S6148 [24JN]

Health: medical education grants, S6304 [25JN]

Health care facilities: cost regulations relative to patient tranfers, S6297 [25JN]

Medicaid: allow participation of Amerasian children of U.S. military personnel who served in Vietnam, S6169 [24JN], S6295 [25JN]

———continuation of certain State waivers, S6168 [24JN], S6294, S6295, S6327 [25JN]

———disapproval of line-item veto of certain provisions (S. 1144), S8725-S8728 [3SE]

———disproportionate share hospital payments, S6067 [23JN], S6156 [24JN], S6312, S6315 [25JN], S8496 [31JY]

———eligibility of certain disabled children, S6295, S6296 [25JN]

———Federal funding of abortions, S6319 [25JN]

———limitations on payments to institutions for mental diseases, S6303 [25JN]

———provide beneficiaries with certain information relative to managed care plans, S6156 [24JN]

———reform, S6067 [23JN]

———reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6174 [24JN], S6305 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6084-S6094 [23JN], S6117-S6132 [24JN], S6325, S6330 [25JN]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, S6298, S6383 [25JN]

———classification of Stanly Memorial Hospital relative to reimbursement regulations, S6294 [25JN]

———colorectal screening, S8395 [31JY]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S6075-S6077 [23JN], S6291, S6326 [25JN]

———copayment for home health patients, S6078-S6084 [23JN], S6107-S6114 [24JN], S6316, S6317 [25JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs, S6162 [24JN]

———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6133-S6142 [24JN]

———improve health services to rural areas, S6321 [25JN]

———payment of income related premium, S6132 [24JN]

———postpone effective date of means-testing premium increase, S6144 [24JN]

———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6063, S6065, S6067-S6072 [23JN], S6105-S6107 [24JN], S6303, S6304 [25JN]

———reform, S6061, S6070-S6072, S6088 [23JN], S6145, S6146, S6157-S6168 [24JN], S6291, S6312, S6315, S6326, S6331 [25JN], S8387, S8449 [31JY]

———require managed care organizations to provide annual data to enrollees relative to non-health expenditures, S6156 [24JN]

———subsidize low-income beneficiaries through Medicaid, S6302, S6303 [25JN]

———subvention test programs relative to retired military personnel, S6322 [25JN]

Medicare Payment Review Commission: establish, S6155, S6156 [24JN]

National Academy of Sciences: study medical nutrition therapy services, S6156, S6157 [24JN]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, S6153-S6155 [24JN], S6293, S6328 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of State plans reforming federally funded health and human services programs, S6177-S6180 [24JN], S6308 [25JN]

———clarify regulations relative to domestic violence, S6297 [25JN]

———correct penalty schedule for failure to meet work requirements and allow waiver for disasters or regional recessions, S6145 [24JN], S6291 [25JN]

———exception to limited SSI eligibility for severely disabled aliens, S6302 [25JN]

———make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity, S6297, S6298, S6331 [25JN]

———reform, S8388 [31JY]

———State authority to require charities to verify immigration status of applicants for benefits, S8388 [31JY]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants, S6294, S6320 [25JN], S8388 [31JY]

———Welfare-To-Work Grant Program funding, S6323 [25JN], S9078 [10SE]

Social Security: reimbursement of secular nursing care services in religious nonmedical health care institutions, S6321 [25JN]

States: require report on children's health insurance initiative, S6297 [25JN]

Taxation: capital gains rates, S6053 [23JN]

———child tax credit, S6050 [23JN]

———rates, S6049-S6056 [23JN], S6110, S6113-S6117 [24JN]

———treatment of certain services provided by inmates, S8387 [31JY]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, S6050 [23JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6064 [23JN]

Telecommunications: allocation of revenues from universal service fund to balance Federal budget, S8395 [31JY]

———duopoly and newspaper-broadcast cross ownership rules, S8389, S8395, S8404, S8485 [31JY]

Unemployment: insurance benefits funding, S6321 [25JN]

———payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (S. 1126), S8592 [31JY]

Reports

FCC Spectrum Auction Revenues in Budget Reconciliation: Joe Nyitray and Chuck Conlon, Congressional Quarterly (publication), H4593 [25JN]

Increase in Medicare Eligibility Age Should Be Deleted From the Budget Reconciliation Bill: Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, S6087 [23JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219), H6405 [30JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-218), H6405 [30JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 105-152), H4338 [24JN]

Disapproval of Line-Item Veto of Certain Medicaid Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1144), S9411 [16SE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-217), H6028 [29JY], H6714 [1AU]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-149), H4221 [23JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 947), S6040 [20JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216), H6025 [29JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: 1997 Budget Agreement, E1724 [10SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2015), H4601 [25JN]

Enact (S. 947), S6308, S6320 [25JN]

Tables

Comparison of benefits offered under Medicaid and Blue Cross, S6149 [24JN]

Consideration of budget reconciliation legislation, 1980-1996, H4386 [25JN]

Extraneous provisions in conference report on H.R. 2015, provisions, S8407 [31JY]

Layover period for budget reconciliation legislation, 1980-1996, H4386 [25JN]

Medicare eligibility age, S6127, S6130 [24JN]

Payroll tax data for employee and employers relative to Medicare eligibility age, S6127 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 174, consideration of H.R. 2014 and 2015, provisions, H4385 [25JN]

H. Res. 201, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H6303 [30JY]

H. Res. 202, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H6312 [30JY]

H.J. Res. 90, waive enrollment requirements on H.R. 2015, provisions, H6667 [31JY]

H.R. 2015, provisions, S6557-S6667 [26JN], H4416-H4554 [25JN]

S. 1126, payment of unemployment benefits relative to base period of wage earnings, S8592 [31JY]