Rep. Orton, Bill [D-UT-3]

An amendment, offered as an amendment in the nature of a substitute, consisting of the text of H.R. 2530. The amendment would balance the budget in 7 years without providing a tax cut and would reduce mandatory and discretionary by less than the provisions of the bill. The amendment would cut Medicare spending by $170 billion over 7 years, $100 billion less than called for in the bill, and would cut medicaid spending by $82 billion, $100 billion less than the bill. The amendment would not include the student loan or pension provisions contained in the bill and would scale back on the reductions in the bill for agriculture, federal employees retirement, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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An amendment, consisting of two amendments offerred en bloc, to Permit the use of funds borrowed from family members for downpayments on FHA loans. The amendment would would also incorporate provisions of secs. 401 and 402 of H.R. 1708, relating to the calculation of FHA downpayment requirements, into the provisions of the bill.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 8 in House Rept. 104-146, to transfer the $7 million appropriated in the bill for renovation of the Botanical Garden to the Office of the Superindentent of Documents for the federal depository library progam.

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An amendment to incorporate the provisions of H.R. 2 (the line-item veto), as passed by the House, into the bill.

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An amendment which seeks to achieve a balanced budget by 2002, but does not provide for any tax cuts and assumes smaller cuts in mandatory and discretionary spending than does the resolution. The amendment calls for $98.4 billion more in domestic discretionary spending over the next six years than the resolution and provides a total of $29.9 billion less for defense appropriations over the same period. The substitute calls for $146.4 billion in Medicare cuts ($9.6 billion less than the resolution) and $42 billion in Medicaid cuts ($13 billion less than the resolution). It also assumes a reduction in CPI of 0.5% which would result in a six-year savings of $50.8 billion.

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An amendment prohibiting the use of funds appropriated in the bill for staff of former Presidents to be used for partisan political purposes.

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An amendment to reduce the State Department's repatriation program appropriation by $590,000 from $776,000 to $186,000.

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An amendment to reduce funding for diplomatic and consular service emergencies by approximately $5,000,000 from $7,805,000 to $2,700,000.

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An amendment to extend the scope of line item veto authority to include authorizations to enter into contracts under which the government is obligated to expend funds under existing law, such as the Highway Trust Fund and the Airport Trust Fund. Under the provisions of the bill, a line item veto could only be applied to "discretionary" spending. (Text of the amendment was printed as amendment No. 17 in the Congressional Record of February 1, 1995.).

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Amendment clarifies language relating to property subject to forfeiture for violation of the Export Control Act to provide that only tangible items may be lawfully seized.

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Amendment authorizes competitive grants to local educational agencies to establish programs to inform U.S. military veterans of teaching opportunities, and provide assistance in establishing teaching opportunities for these individuals.

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Expressing the sense of the House urging the inclusion of Ross Perot in the 1996 Presidential debates.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1996

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the format of the 1996 Presidential debates should be modified so that Ross Perot can have an equal opportunity to participate.

Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1996

Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the existing one-time exclusion of up to $125,000 of gain from the sale of a principal residence by a person at least 55 years old with an exclusion of gain of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for qualifying joint return) for a qualifying sale of a principal residence regardless of the person's age. Applies such exclusion to only one sale or exchange every two years. Repeals the provision providing for nonrecognition of gain on principal residence rollovers.

To amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the Congressional approval of the establishment of national monuments, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1996

Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require presidential proclamations declaring areas national monuments to be submitted to the Congress. Terminates proclamations not approved by the Congress by joint resolution within 180 calendar days of continuous congressional session after the date of issuance. Sets forth procedures for consideration of such joint resolutions.

Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1996

Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of Jackie Robinson in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball; and (2) distribute surcharge proceeds to the Jackie Robinson Foundation to enhance its education and youth leadership programs, and increase the availability of scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths.

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1996

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1996 - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to provide, procure, furnish, fund, or support, or to compel any individual, institution, or government entity to provide, procure, furnish, fund, or support, any item, good, benefit, program, or service, the purpose of which is to cause, or to assist in causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual. Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to incorporate a modified version of this prohibition. Adds a further prohibition, with regard to protection and advocacy systems, against certain assistance provided under such Federal laws for asserting or advocating a legal right to cause, or to assist in causing, or to receive assistance in causing, suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing. Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use or availability of appropriations under such Act to provide any item, or service, for the purposes of causing or assisting in suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing. Prohibits Federal financial participation under title XIX (Medicaid), or Federal reimbursement under title XVIII (Medicare), of the Social Security Act for assisted suicide or related services. Provides for the treatment of advance directives under both Medicare and Medicaid. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for assisted suicide and related services under the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services Program) of the Social Security Act. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for assisted suicide and related services under the military and Federal employees health care systems, and as health care for Peace Corps volunteers and Federal prisoners. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to ban the use of Federal funds for assisted suicide and related services. Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to prohibit the use of legal assistance for assisted suicide and related services, and for asserting or advocating a legal right to such services.

Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1996

Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for health care services provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans. Requires the Secretaries to conduct the project: (1) in not more than three Veterans Integrated Service Networks; and (2) during the three-year period beginning on January 1, 1997. Requires the Secretaries to include a provision for expanding the project to incorporate health care services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans under fee-for-service arrangements if the Secretaries determine that such expansion is feasible and advisable. Directs the HHS Secretary to make monthly payments to the Department from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (HHS trust funds) representing appropriate reimbursement amounts. Provides for the determination of such amounts. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) establish a minimum and maximum enrollment level for veteran participants in the project; and (2) determine baseline costs of such care and coverage. Directs the VA Secretary to: (1) establish and operate a managed health-care plan through which Medicare-eligible veterans who participate in the project receive health care; and (2) waive any enrollment fee for such participants. Directs the Secretaries to report to the Congress concerning specified project participation, findings, and results. Directs the Comptroller General, for each year of the project, to report to the Secretaries and the Congress on the extent to which the costs of the Secretaries have increased as a result of the project. Requires the Secretaries to modify the project following such reviews to correct any discrepancies between project cost targets and actual spending.

Small Business Banking Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

Small Business Banking Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to authorize any depository institution to permit an owner to make withdrawals by negotiable or transferable instrument from any interest-bearing or dividend bearing account in order to make payments to third parties (currently such withdrawals are permissible only for specified deposits). Amends the Federal Reserve Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, and the FDIA to repeal the proscription against the payment of interest on demand deposits.

Microenterprise Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1996

Microenterprise Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide certain assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- and small enterprises lacking full access to credit. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (AID) to provide grant assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Urges the Administrator to establish a monitoring system that establishes performance goals for such assistance.

Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1996

Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospice care to: (1) restructure the hospice care benefit period; (2) cover ambulance services, diagnostic tests, and anticancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy services; (3) permit contracting with independent physicians or physician groups for hospice care services; (4) allow waiver of certain staffing requirements for hospice care programs in non-urbanized areas; (5) define coverage denial, with respect to the limitation on the liability of beneficiaries and providers, to mean a determination that an individual is not terminally ill; and (6) extend the period for physician certification of an individual's terminal illness.

To provide for the transfer of certain lands near Myton, Utah, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1996

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer, without consideration, specified lands near Myton, Utah, known as the Dude Young Property, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1627) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1996

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1627 (pesticide regulation and food safety).

To dispose of certain Federal properties at Dutch John, Utah, assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1996

Provides for the transfer or disposal of certain Federal properties at Dutch John, Utah. (Sec. 4) Transfers lands designated for Federal retention from the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of the Interior and removes them from inclusion in the Ashley National Forest and the Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over Federal improvements to be used by the Forest Service. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to survey or resurvey all or portions of the Dutch John Community as necessary to accurately describe parcels identified for transfer among agencies, for Federal disposal, or for retention by the United States, and to facilitate future recordation of title. (Sec. 6) Declares that the Dutch John Community Plan will be recognized by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Forest Service as an indication of potential future land use, and that the Bureau and Forest Service will cooperate with Daggett County in assuring that disposal processes are consistent with that plan and this Act. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct appraisals to determine fair market value of those properties designated for disposal, subject to specified guidelines; (2) dispose of specified properties identified for disposal without regard to law governing patenting; and (3) assure reasonable and prudent maintenance and proper care of property to be disposed until title has passed. (Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) conduct threatened and endangered species clearances and other environmental reviews, identify sensitive resources, and (if necessary) formulate mitigation strategies; and (2) prior to transfer and disposal of any lands upon which are found cultural resources which may be eligible for recordation in the National Register of Historic Places, prepare a Memorandum of Agreement, for review and approval by the Utah Office of Historical Preservation and the National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, setting forth a strategy for clearance or protection of cultural resources on affected lands. (Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to provide training and transitional operating assistance to personnel designated by Daggett County as successors to the Secretary's operators of those infrastructure systems and facilities designated for disposal. Authorizes appropriations.

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Con. Res. 66) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1996

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H. Con. Res. 66 (congressional budget).