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5/20/2008--Conference report filed in House. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013. Title II: Reserve Funds - Subtitle A: House Reserve Funds - (Sec. 201) Creates certain deficit-neutral reserve funds, subject to specified conditions, for legislation concerning: (1) the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (2) America's veterans and servicemembers; (3) education benefits for servicemembers, veterans, and their families; (4) infrastructure investment; (5) renewable energy and energy efficiency; (6) middle-income tax relief and economic equity; (7) alternative minimum tax revision; (8) higher education; (9) affordable housing; (10) Medicare improvements; (11) health care quality, effectiveness, and efficiency; (12) Medicaid and other programs; (13) a 9/11 health program; (14) trade adjustment assistance (TAA) and unemployment insurance modernization; (15) county payments legislation; (16) San Joaquin River restoration and Navajo Nation Water Rights settlements; (17) the National Park Centennial Fund; (18) child support enforcement; and (19) children and families. (Sec. 220) Authorizes the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, for FY2009-FY2013, to increase the revenue aggregates by $340.570 billion for such fiscal years, if the House adopts legislation: (1) increasing the deficit; or (2) reducing the surplus for FY2008-FY2013 or for FY2008-FY2018 and decreasing total revenues for FY2009-FY2013 below the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline for this budget resolution. Subtitle B: Senate Reserve Funds - (Sec. 221) Provides for certain deficit-neutral reserve funds, subject to certain conditions, for legislation for: (1) strengthening and stimulating the American economy and providing economic relief to American families; (2) improving education; (3) investing in America's infrastructure; (4) investing in clean energy, preserving the environment, and providing for certain settlements; (5) enhancing certain health benefits America's veterans and servicemembers; (6) enhancing certain education benefits for servicemembers, veterans, and their families; (7) improving America's health; (8) revising the alternative minimum tax (AMT); (9) revising judicial pay and judgeships; (10) improving immigration enforcement and reform; (11) financing development of science parks; (12) terminating deductions from mineral revenue payments to states; (13) increasing use of recovery audits; (14) enhancing food safety; (15) establishing a demonstration project for state Medicaid coverage of low-income HIV-infected individuals; (16) reducing the income threshold for the refundable child tax credit, and other selected tax relief policies; and (17) establishing a 9/11 health program. Title III: Budget Enforcement - Subtitle A: House Enforcement Provisions - (Sec . 301) Provides for adjustments to discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations for: (1) continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) redeterminations by the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax compliance; (3) the health care fraud and abuse control program; and (4) unemployment insurance improper payments reviews. Provides that, if legislation is adopted that makes appropriations for FY2008 or FY2009 for overseas deployments and related activities, then the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations may be adjusted up to the amounts of budget authority and new outlays provided in this resolution for such fiscal year. Exempts from certain requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) any appropriations for such deployments and activities that exceed such budget authority. Exempts from certain CBA requirements any new budget authority and outlays resulting from adoption of legislation that makes emergency appropriations for nondefense discretionary spending. Directs the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget to make appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to reflect the difference between any supplemental FY2008 appropriations and the corresponding levels assumed in this resolution. (Sec. 302) Prohibits House legislation that would require advance appropriations, except for certain FY2010 or FY2011 programs, projects, activities, or accounts. Subtitle B: Senate Enforcement Provisions - (Sec. 311) Requires the Director of CBO to prepare for each bill and joint resolution reported from committee (including amendments and conference reports), except measures within the Senate Committee on Appropriations' jurisdiction, an estimate of whether the measure would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in deficits in excess of $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is a decade after the budget year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution. Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate any legislation that would cause such a net increase in deficits in such periods. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. (Sec. 312) Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate any legislation that would cause the discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. Extends Senate discretionary spending limits for FY2008-FY2009. Provides for adjustments to discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations for: (1) continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) redeterminations for the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax enforcement; (3) health care fraud and abuse control; (4) unemployment insurance improper payments reviews; (5) adjustments for overseas deployments and other activities; and (6) supplemental appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009, if such legislation is enacted. (Sec. 313) Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate any legislation that would require advanced appropriations other than for: (1) any FY2010-FY2011 programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the accompanying joint explanatory statement of managers, but only in an aggregate of up to $28.852 billion in new budget authority in each year; and (2) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. (Sec. 314) Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate any legislation which includes a provision that constitutes a change in mandatory programs producing net costs that would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) were they included in non-appropriations legislation. Subjects such a provision to a point of order if: (1) it would increase budget authority in at least one of the nine fiscal years that follow the budget year and over the total of the budget year and the nine ensuing fiscal years; (2) it would increase net outlays over the total period of such ensuing fiscal years; and (3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs in the legislation would increase such net outlays. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. (Sec. 315) Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate any legislation (except measures within the Committee on Appropriation's jurisdiction) that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $10 billion in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted budget resolution unless it is fully offset over all fiscal years provided for in such resolution. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. Subtitle C: Other Provisions - (Sec. 321) Requires all House and Senate committees to: (1) review programs within their jurisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports; and (2) recommend, based on these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews, improved governmental performance in annual views and estimates reports to the appropriate Committee on the Budget. (Sec. 322) Requires the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any budget resolution in the House or Senate to include in its allocations to the appropriate Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the SSA and of the Postal Service. Title IV: Policy - (Sec. 401) Declares the policy of the House of Representatives on: (1) middle-income tax relief; and (2) defense priorities. Title V: Sense of the Senate and Congress - Subtitle A: Sense of the Senate - (Sec. 501) Expresses the sense of the Senate on Medicaid administrative regulations. Subtitle B: Sense of Congress - (Sec. 511) Expresses the sense of Congress on: (1) servicemembers' and veterans' health care and other priorities; (2) homeland security; (3) long-term fiscal reform; (4) waste, fraud, and abuse; (5) extension of the statutory PAYGO rule; (6) long-term budgeting; (7) affordable health coverage; (8) pay parity; (9) subprime lending and foreclosures; (10) the need to maintain and build upon efforts to fight hunger; (11) the importance of child support enforcement; and (12) the Innovation Agenda of the President's Council on Innovation and Competitiveness under the America COMPETES Act.<br/>

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Kent Conrad [D, ND] 4516 N00004613 8535 Democrat 202-224-2043 Unitarian ND Kent Conrad 5.27777777777778 http://conrad.senate.gov action 49573 1212724080 Thu Jun 05 12:48:00 -0500 2008 159342 The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-659 as unfinished business. action 49573 1212721920 Thu Jun 05 12:12:00 -0500 2008 159340 The previous question was ordered without objection. action 49573 1212721920 Thu Jun 05 12:12:00 -0500 2008 159341 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res.70 the yeas and nays were ordered. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res. 70 until later in the legislative day. vote-aux 49573 1212681840 Thu Jun 05 13:04:00 -0500 2008 roll 159344 pass On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 210 (Roll no. 382). h action 49573 1212681840 Thu Jun 05 13:04:00 -0500 2008 159343 Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. action 49573 1212674340 Thu Jun 05 10:59:00 -0500 2008 159339 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour debate on the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 70. action 49573 1212674280 Thu Jun 05 10:58:00 -0500 2008 159338 Mr. Spratt brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-659 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 1214. action 49573 1212638400 Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159345 Message on Senate action sent to the House. vote-aux 49573 1212552000 Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2008 roll 159337 pass Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 142. s action 49573 1212552000 Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159336 Pursuant to the order of the Senate of June 3, 2008, the Senate voted on adoption of the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res. 70. action 49573 1212465600 Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159335 Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate. action 49573 1211388900 Wed May 21 13:55:00 -0500 2008 158854 Rule H. Res. 1214 passed House. action 49573 1211325060 Tue May 20 20:11:00 -0500 2008 159106 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1214 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. Con. Res. 70 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. action 49573 1211325060 Tue May 20 20:11:00 -0500 2008 158245 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1214 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. Con. Res. 70 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order againist the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The co action 49573 1211325060 Tue May 20 20:11:00 -0500 2008 158853 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1214 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. Con. Res. 70 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order againist the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. action 49573 1211311740 Tue May 20 16:29:00 -0500 2008 158243 Conference report H. Rept. 110-659 filed. action 49573 1211256000 Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158244 Conferees agreed to file conference report. action 49573 1210910400 Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158242 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157462 Motion by Senator Kyl to instruct Senate conferees to reject the House amendment that assumes $110 billion in tax increases as a result of having to offset the extension of tax policies that expired at the end of 2007 and will expire at the end of 2008 (including the AMT patch, the research and experimentation tax credit, the state and local sales tax deduction, the combat pay earned income tax credit, education tax credits, and the alternative energy tax credits) and insist that the final conference report include in the recommended levels and amounts in Title I reductions in revenues commensurate with extending these tax policies without offsetting tax increases agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157466 Motion by Senator Vitter to instruct action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157458 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees to insist on the inclusion in the final conference report the point of order against the consideration of a budget resolution in the Senate that does not contain a section regarding gross federal debt disclosure as contained in section 223 of the concurrent resolution as passed by the Senate, and further, that the conferees be instructed to include a debt disclosure section in the final conference report that itemizes the overall debt increase and the per person debt increase assumed by the final conference report agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157459 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees to insist that the final conference report include the individual points of order that empowers the Senate to prevent future budget resolutions from raiding Social Security; enforces transparency during Senate consideration of the congressional budget by requiring disclosure of the gross federal debt held by the nation; strengthens the integrity of the reconciliation process; and provides an additional tool to thwart any net increase in deficits in the long term (four ten year periods after 2018), as contained in sections 226, 223/224, 202 and 201, respectively, of the concurrent resolution as passed by the Senate agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157460 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 51. Record Vote Number: 131. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157461 Motion by Senator Conrad to instruct Senate conferees to insist that the revenue levels in the resolution include the cost of providing relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax in 2008, so that the number of taxpayers affected by the AMT does not increase and thereby more than 20 million middle-class families would be protected from paying higher taxes; to insist on the Senate position of providing for the extension of expiring and expired tax relief that has been routinely extended in past years, including tax relief such as the research and experimentation tax credit, the deduction for state and local sales taxes, the deduction for classroom expenses, the deduction for qualified education expenses, the incentive for the charitable IRA rollover, the combat pay earned income tax credit, and various energy tax incentives; and, insist that every effort should be made to offset the cost of these policies by closing the tax gap, shutting down abusive tax shelters, addressing offshore tax havens, and without raising taxes agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157463 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees to insist on the inclusion in the final conference report section 311 of S. Con. Res. 70, the deficit neutral reverse fund to improve energy efficiency and production, as passed by the Senate, and that such section include an additional requirement that the legislation also encourages the removal of existing barriers to building new zero-emission nuclear power plants in the United States agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157465 Motion by Senator DeMint to instruct Senate conferees rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34 - 61. Record Vote Number: 133. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158239 Motion by Senator Vitter to instruct Senate conferees rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 51. Record Vote Number: 134. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158240 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 48. Record Vote Number: 135. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158241 Senate appointed conferees. Conrad; Murray; Wyden; Gregg; Domenici. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157451 Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to request for conference. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157453 Motion by Senator Kyl to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157455 Motion by Senator Boxer to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157456 Motion by Senator Vitter to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157457 Motion by Senator Conrad to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157452 Motion by Senator Gregg to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157464 Motion by Senator Boxer to instruct Senate conferees that no legislation providing for new mandates on greenhouse gas emissions should be enacted until it effectively addresses imports from China, India and other nations that have no similar emissions programs agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 40. Record Vote Number: 132. action 49573 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157454 Motion by Senator DeMint to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. action 49573 1210803840 Wed May 14 19:24:00 -0500 2008 157450 The Speaker appointed conferees: Spratt, DeLauro, Edwards, Ryan (WI), and Barrett (SC). action 49573 1210803360 Wed May 14 19:16:00 -0500 2008 157449 On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 229 (Roll no. 321). action 49573 1210800840 Wed May 14 18:34:00 -0500 2008 157447 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ryan(WI) motion to instruct conferees on S.Con.Res. 70, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the motion to instruct conferees and the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ryan(WI) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to instruct conferees until later in the legislative day. action 49573 1210800780 Wed May 14 18:33:00 -0500 2008 157446 The previous question was ordered without objection. action 49573 1210797240 Wed May 14 17:34:00 -0500 2008 157444 Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House instruct conferees. action 49573 1210797240 Wed May 14 17:34:00 -0500 2008 157445 The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ryan(WI) motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 70. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to increase negative budget authority and outlays in section 101(19), function 920(Allowances) of the House amendment, by $2.02 billion over the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. action 49573 1210797120 Wed May 14 17:32:00 -0500 2008 157443 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. action 49573 1210797120 Wed May 14 17:32:00 -0500 2008 157221 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a action 49573 1210797000 Wed May 14 17:30:00 -0500 2008 157219 The House struck all after the resolving clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H. Con. Res. 312. Agreed to without objection. vote 49573 1210797000 Wed May 14 17:30:00 -0500 2008 without objection 157220 pass On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. vote2 h action 49573 1210796880 Wed May 14 17:28:00 -0500 2008 157217 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1190. action 49573 1210796880 Wed May 14 17:28:00 -0500 2008 157218 Rule provides for consideration of S. Con. Res. 70 and H. Con. Res. 312. Measure will be considered read. The rule adopts as an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text H. Con. Res. 312 as adopted by the House, adopts S. Con. Res. 70, as amended, and provides that the House insists on its amendment and requests a conference with the Senate. action 49573 1210737600 Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157448 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. action 49573 1206984660 Mon Mar 31 14:31:00 -0500 2008 157216 Held at the desk. action 49573 1206982980 Mon Mar 31 14:03:00 -0500 2008 157214 Received in the House. action 49573 1206936000 Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157215 Message on Senate action sent to the House. vote 49573 1205467200 Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0500 2008 roll 157213 pass Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 85. (text: CR 3/31/2008 S2238-2250) vote s vote 49573 1205467200 Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0500 2008 roll 147689 pass Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 85. vote s action 49573 1205380800 Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147512 Considered by Senate. action 49573 1205380800 Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 148440 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2036-2067, CR 3/14/2008 S2069-2118) action 49573 1205294400 Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147354 Considered by Senate. action 49573 1205208000 Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147205 Considered by Senate. action 49573 1205121600 Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147077 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. calendar 49573 1204866000 Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 147017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612. action 49573 1204866000 Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 147016 Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Conrad. Without written report. introduced 49573 1204866000 Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 147015 10 214 49573 Thu Jun 05 12:03:00 -0500 2008 true 4736 210 382 37 0 On Agreeing to the Conference Report: S CON RES 70 The Congressional Budget Resolution false 1/2 Passed On Agreeing to the Conference Report Thu Jun 05 12:37:23 -0500 2008 house 5 48 49573 Wed Jun 04 10:51:00 -0500 2008 true 4714 45 142 41 2 On the Conference Report (S. Con. Res. 70 Conference Report ) false 1/2 Conference Report Agreed to On the Conference Report Wed Jun 04 12:05:10 -0500 2008 senate 5 47 49573 Thu May 15 18:18:00 -0500 2008 false 4670 48 135 51 0 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) true 1/2 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu May 15 19:05:06 -0500 2008 senate 5 44 49573 Thu May 15 17:54:00 -0500 2008 false 4669 51 134 68 0 On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) true 1/2 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu May 15 18:50:17 -0500 2008 senate 5 34 49573 Thu May 15 17:35:00 -0500 2008 false 4662 61 133 48 0 On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) true 1/2 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu May 15 18:35:06 -0500 2008 senate 5 55 49573 Thu May 15 17:15:00 -0500 2008 true 4656 40 132 34 0 On the Motion (Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) false 1/2 Motion Agreed to On the Motion Thu May 15 18:05:04 -0500 2008 senate 5 44 49573 Thu May 15 16:41:00 -0500 2008 false 4658 51 131 23 0 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) true 1/2 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu May 15 17:50:08 -0500 2008 senate 19 185 49573 Wed May 14 18:16:00 -0500 2008 false 4651 229 321 31 0 On Motion to Instruct Conferees: S CON RES 70 The Congressional Budget Resolution true 1/2 Failed On Motion to Instruct Conferees Tue May 20 18:25:01 -0500 2008 house 4 51 49573 Fri Mar 14 00:40:00 -0500 2008 true 3321 44 85 36 1 On the Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 70 as Amended ) false 1/2 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to On the Concurrent Resolution Fri Mar 14 08:50:05 -0500 2008 senate 4 15941 73 49573 Fri Mar 14 00:17:00 -0500 2008 true 3781 23 84 35 0 On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 4299 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:50:42 -0500 2008 senate 4 15887 73 49573 Fri Mar 14 00:02:00 -0500 2008 true 3549 23 83 35 0 On the Amendment (Biden Amdt. No. 4245 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:51:02 -0500 2008 senate 4 15981 45 49573 Thu Mar 13 23:45:00 -0500 2008 false 3345 51 82 29 0 On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4339 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:51:21 -0500 2008 senate 2 15875 46 49573 Thu Mar 13 23:29:00 -0500 2008 false 4444 52 81 26 0 On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4233 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:51:40 -0500 2008 senate 3 16021 70 49573 Thu Mar 13 23:11:00 -0500 2008 true 3042 27 80 26 0 On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 4379 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:51:59 -0500 2008 senate 2 15918 47 49573 Thu Mar 13 22:21:00 -0500 2008 false 2815 51 78 33 0 On the Amendment (Grassley Amdt. No. 4276 as Modified ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:52:39 -0500 2008 senate 2 16014 48 49573 Thu Mar 13 22:04:00 -0500 2008 false 2809 50 77 20 0 On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4372 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:52:58 -0500 2008 senate 0 16020 23 49573 Thu Mar 13 21:44:00 -0500 2008 false 2836 77 76 26 0 On the Amendment (Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378 ) false 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:53:18 -0500 2008 senate 0 15989 29 49573 Thu Mar 13 21:25:00 -0500 2008 false 4463 71 75 62 0 On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt No. 4347 ) false 3/5 Motion Rejected On the Motion Fri Mar 14 08:53:36 -0500 2008 senate 1 15990 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 21:01:00 -0500 2008 false 3501 50 74 21 0 On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4348 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 10:20:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15955 27 49573 Thu Mar 13 20:38:00 -0500 2008 false 3600 71 73 35 0 On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4313 ) true 3/5 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu Mar 13 21:35:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15982 39 49573 Thu Mar 13 20:20:00 -0500 2008 false 3802 59 72 37 0 On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340 ) true 3/5 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu Mar 13 21:20:16 -0500 2008 senate 2 15977 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 20:10:00 -0500 2008 false 2682 49 71 23 0 On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 4335 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 21:20:53 -0500 2008 senate 5 16010 89 49573 Thu Mar 13 19:45:00 -0500 2008 true 4534 6 70 29 0 On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 4368 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 20:35:05 -0500 2008 senate 2 15951 58 49573 Thu Mar 13 19:22:00 -0500 2008 true 4104 40 69 73 0 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4309 ) false 1/2 Motion to Table Agreed to On the Motion to Table Thu Mar 13 20:20:06 -0500 2008 senate 4 15839 89 49573 Thu Mar 13 18:13:00 -0500 2008 true 2831 7 68 32 0 On the Amendment (Kohl Amdt. No. 4197 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 19:05:05 -0500 2008 senate 3 15926 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 17:52:00 -0500 2008 false 3072 48 67 37 0 On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 4284 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 18:50:04 -0500 2008 senate 3 15874 29 49573 Thu Mar 13 17:32:00 -0500 2008 false 2932 68 66 33 0 On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4232 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 18:35:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15970 41 49573 Thu Mar 13 17:08:00 -0500 2008 false 3854 57 65 36 0 On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4328 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 18:20:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15860 43 49573 Thu Mar 13 16:45:00 -0500 2008 true 4513 55 64 36 0 On the Amendment (Sanders Amdt. No. 4218 ) false 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 17:50:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15882 42 49573 Thu Mar 13 16:28:00 -0500 2008 false 4326 56 63 31 0 On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 4240 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 17:35:04 -0500 2008 senate 3 15888 0 49573 Thu Mar 13 16:07:00 -0500 2008 false 2630 97 62 19 0 On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4246 ) false 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 17:05:11 -0500 2008 senate 2 15884 58 49573 Thu Mar 13 15:47:00 -0500 2008 false 3655 40 61 23 0 On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4242 ) true 3/5 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu Mar 13 17:05:46 -0500 2008 senate 2 15873 61 49573 Thu Mar 13 15:29:00 -0500 2008 false 2597 37 60 22 0 On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 4231 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 16:20:04 -0500 2008 senate 2 15901 53 49573 Thu Mar 13 15:13:00 -0500 2008 true 4172 45 59 31 0 On the Amendment (Menendez Amdt. No. 4259 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 16:05:10 -0500 2008 senate 2 15864 54 49573 Thu Mar 13 14:54:00 -0500 2008 false 2780 44 58 23 0 On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4222 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 15:50:08 -0500 2008 senate 3 15992 95 49573 Thu Mar 13 14:39:00 -0500 2008 true 2822 2 57 26 0 On the Amendment (Kennedy Amdt. No. 4350 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 15:35:08 -0500 2008 senate 2 15849 47 49573 Thu Mar 13 14:10:00 -0500 2008 false 3385 51 56 27 0 On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4207 as Modified ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 15:05:05 -0500 2008 senate 1 15971 56 49573 Thu Mar 13 13:50:00 -0500 2008 true 3235 43 55 14 0 On the Amendment (Bill Nelson Amdt. No. 4329 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 14:35:04 -0500 2008 senate 1 15840 69 49573 Thu Mar 13 13:33:00 -0500 2008 true 3458 30 54 35 0 On the Amendment (Dorgan Amdt. No. 4198 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 14:35:35 -0500 2008 senate 1 15845 95 49573 Thu Mar 13 13:17:00 -0500 2008 true 4493 4 53 36 0 On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 4203 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 14:05:08 -0500 2008 senate 0 15834 47 49573 Thu Mar 13 13:02:00 -0500 2008 false 2807 53 52 19 0 On the Amendment (Bunning Amdt. No. 4192 as Modified ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 14:05:44 -0500 2008 senate 1 15846 53 49573 Thu Mar 13 12:48:00 -0500 2008 true 2855 46 51 29 0 On the Amendment (Conrad Amdt. No. 4204 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 13:35:04 -0500 2008 senate 0 15833 50 49573 Thu Mar 13 12:24:00 -0500 2008 false 4337 50 50 19 0 On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4191 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 13:20:06 -0500 2008 senate 0 15838 38 49573 Thu Mar 13 12:08:00 -0500 2008 true 3479 62 49 23 0 On the Amendment (Salazar Amdt. No. 4196 as Modified ) false 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 12:50:06 -0500 2008 senate 0 15831 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 11:53:00 -0500 2008 false 4165 51 48 21 0 On the Amendment (Upon Reconsideration Specter Amdt. No. 4189 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 12:50:42 -0500 2008 senate 0 15831 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 11:46:00 -0500 2008 true 2949 51 46 31 0 On the Motion (Motion to Table Motion to Reconsider ) false 1/2 Motion Rejected On the Motion Thu Mar 13 12:20:06 -0500 2008 senate 0 15831 51 49573 Thu Mar 13 11:38:00 -0500 2008 false 3511 50 47 29 0 On the Motion to Reconsider (Motion to Reconsider Amdt. No. 4189 ) true 1/2 Motion to Reconsider Agreed to On the Motion to Reconsider Thu Mar 13 12:35:07 -0500 2008 senate 1 15831 49 49573 Thu Mar 13 11:08:00 -0500 2008 false 3454 50 45 28 0 On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 4189 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 11:50:07 -0500 2008 senate 2 16022 41 49573 Thu Mar 13 10:54:00 -0500 2008 false 4236 57 79 32 0 On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4380 ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Fri Mar 14 08:52:19 -0500 2008 senate 1 15832 53 49573 Thu Mar 13 10:54:00 -0500 2008 true 3790 46 44 23 0 On the Amendment (Conrad Amdt. No. 4190 ) false 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 11:50:48 -0500 2008 senate 1 15812 47 49573 Thu Mar 13 10:37:00 -0500 2008 false 4150 52 43 20 0 On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 4170 as Modified ) true 1/2 Amendment Rejected On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 11:21:35 -0500 2008 senate 0 15802 99 49573 Thu Mar 13 10:13:00 -0500 2008 true 4473 1 42 21 0 On the Amendment (Baucus Amdt. No. 4160 ) true 1/2 Amendment Agreed to On the Amendment Thu Mar 13 11:05:07 -0500 2008 senate