SCONRES 70 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

Introduced Mar 7, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Kent Conrad D-ND

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  1. IntroducedMar 7, 2008
  2. Agreed to in SenateMar 14, 2008
  3. Agreed to in HouseMay 14, 2008

Summary

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.

Recorded votes 9

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 382Passed214–210Jun 5, 2008
Senate 142Conference Report Agreed to48–45Jun 4, 2008
Senate 135Motion Rejected47–48May 15, 2008
Senate 134Motion Rejected44–51May 15, 2008
Senate 133Motion Rejected34–61May 15, 2008
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  1. Jun 5, 2008Mr. Spratt brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-659 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 1214. (consideration: CR H4989-5001)
  2. Jun 5, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour debate on the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 70.
  3. Jun 5, 2008The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5001)
  4. Jun 5, 2008POSTPONED 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.
  5. Jun 5, 2008The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-659 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5003)
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In the Congressional Record 22

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SenateDebate and remarks S10720Tables S10721Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013Kent Conrad D-NDNov 20, 2008
SenateDebate and remarks S10053, S10054Tables S10054Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013Kent Conrad D-NDSep 29, 2008
SenateDebate and remarks S6864Tables S6864Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013Kent Conrad D-NDJul 16, 2008
SenateDebate and remarks S6713Tables S6714Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013Kent Conrad D-NDJul 15, 2008
SenateDebate and remarks S6494Tables S6495Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013Kent Conrad D-NDJul 9, 2008
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Amendments 231

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AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 4147No description on fileEdward M. Kennedy D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4148To increase by $71 million the resources available to the Food and Drug Administration in FY 2009 for food and drug safety.Edward M. Kennedy D-MAAmendment SA 4148 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4151To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing federal student loan limits to protect students against disruptions in the private credit markets.Edward M. Kennedy D-MAAmendment SA 4151 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4152No description on fileEdward M. Kennedy D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4153To develop biodefense medical countermeasures by fully funding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in a fiscally responsible manner.Richard Burr R-NCAmendment SA 4153 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4154To reduce the energy burden of low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities by increasing funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $1.6 billion in FY 2009.Jack Reed D-RIAmendment SA 4154 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S2057)
SA 4155To improve the training of manufacturing workers.Sherrod Brown D-OHAmendment SA 4155 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4156No description on fileDianne Feinstein D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4157No description on fileWayne Allard R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 4158No description on fileWayne Allard R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 4159To ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has continued authority to prevent fraud and protect the integrity of the Medicaid program and SCHIP and to reduce inappropriate spending under those programs.Wayne Allard R-COAmendment SA 4159 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4160To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.Max Baucus D-MTAmendment SA 4160 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 1. Record Vote Number: 42.
SA 4161No description on fileMel Martinez R-FLSenate amendment submitted
SA 4162To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for the acceleration of the phased-in eligibility of members of the Armed Forces for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.Harry Reid D-NVAmendment SA 4162 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4163No description on fileGordon H. Smith R-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 4164To increase 2009 funding for the COPS program to $1.15 billion, with an offset.Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DEAmendment SA 4164 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S2057)
SA 4165No description on fileJoseph R. Biden Jr. D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 4166To increase fiscal year 2009 funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by $100 million, with an offset.Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DEAmendment SA 4166 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4167No description on fileJohn F. Kerry D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4168No description on fileJack Reed D-RISenate amendment submitted
SA 4169No description on fileChuck Grassley R-IASenate amendment submitted
SA 4170To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.Lindsey Graham R-SCAmendment SA 4170 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 43.
SA 4171No description on fileRobert P. Casey Jr. D-PASenate amendment submitted
SA 4172To include in the deficit-neutral reserve funds for America's veterans and wounded servicemembers and for a post 9/11 GI bill provision for the continuing payment to members of the Armed Forces who are retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury after September 11, 2001, of bonuses that such members were entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to such members were not retired of separated.Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PAAmendment SA 4172 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4173To provide additional funding resources in FY2009 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States.Jeff Bingaman D-NMAmendment SA 4173 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4174No description on fileChuck Grassley R-IASenate amendment submitted
SA 4175No description on fileThomas R. Carper D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 4176To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the increased use of recovery audits.Thomas R. Carper D-DEAmendment SA 4176 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4178No description on fileDianne Feinstein D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4179No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4180No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4181To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Science Parks.Mark L. Pryor D-ARAmendment SA 4181 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4182No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4183To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve student achievement during secondary education, including middle school completion, high school graduation and preparing students for higher education and the workforce.Mark L. Pryor D-ARAmendment SA 4183 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4184No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4185No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4186To provide a point of order against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years.Jim Bunning R-KYAmendment SA 4186 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4187No description on fileJim Bunning R-KYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4188No description on fileJim Bunning R-KYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4189To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.Arlen Specter D-PAAmendment SA 4189 (upon reconsideration) not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 48.
SA 4190To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.Kent Conrad D-NDAmendment SA 4190 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 44.
SA 4191To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.Jon Kyl R-AZAmendment SA 4191 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 50.
SA 4192To repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.Jim Bunning R-KYAmendment SA 4192 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 52.
SA 4193No description on fileEdward M. Kennedy D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4194To provide the Veterans Benefits Administration with additional resources to more effectively meet their increasing workload and to better address the unacceptably large claims backlog.Blanche L. Lincoln D-ARAmendment SA 4194 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4195To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing the income threshold for the refundable child tax credit to $10,000 for taxable years 2009 and 2010 with no inflation adjustment to ensure that low-income working families receive the benefit of such credit.Blanche L. Lincoln D-ARAmendment SA 4195 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4196To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.Ken Salazar D-COAmendment SA 4196 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 62. Record Vote Number: 49.
SA 4197To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.Herb Kohl D-WIAmendment SA 4197 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 7. Record Vote Number: 68.
SA 4198To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.Byron L. Dorgan D-NDAmendment SA 4198 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 54.
SA 4199To provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief to reinstate and expand the charitable IRA rollover.Byron L. Dorgan D-NDAmendment SA 4199 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4200To provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment for the 5-year extension of energy tax incentives.Byron L. Dorgan D-NDAmendment SA 4200 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4201No description on fileChristopher J. Dodd D-CTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4202No description on fileCharles E. Schumer D-NYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4203To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.Arlen Specter D-PAAmendment SA 4203 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 4. Record Vote Number: 53.
SA 4204To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.Kent Conrad D-NDAmendment SA 4204 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 51.
SA 4205No description on fileJohn Barrasso R-WYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4206To provide funding to enable certain individuals and entities to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.John Barrasso R-WYAmendment SA 4206 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4207To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.Lamar Alexander R-TNAmendment SA 4207 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 56.
SA 4208To increase amounts budgeted for States and local governments for expenses related to immigration enforcement training and support under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, with an offset.Elizabeth Dole R-NCAmendment SA 4208 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4209To provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits with offsets.Susan M. Collins R-MEAmendment SA 4209 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S2084)
SA 4210To include rail (including high-speed passenger rail), airport, and seaport projects in the eligibility requirements of the Deficit Neutral Reserve Fund for Investments in America's Infrastructure.Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJAmendment SA 4210 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4211To increase funding for operations and management of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an offset.Joseph I. Lieberman I-CTAmendment SA 4211 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4212To create additional jobs and make a lasting investment in our national infrastructure by increasing Fiscal Year 2008 infrastructure stimulus funding by designating $3.5 billion in existing stimulus funding in the resolution as discretionary funding.Ben Nelson D-NEAmendment SA 4212 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4213No description on fileJohnny Isakson R-GASenate amendment submitted
SA 4214To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to terminate certain deductions from mineral revenue payments made to States.Michael B. Enzi R-WYAmendment SA 4214 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4215To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the animal health and disease program.Michael B. Enzi R-WYAmendment SA 4215 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4216No description on fileMichael B. Enzi R-WYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4217No description on fileJim Bunning R-KYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4218To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.Bernard Sanders I-VTAmendment SA 4218 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 55. Record Vote Number: 64.
SA 4219To provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief to encourage struggling companies to invest in new equipment and stimulate the United States economy by allowing the use of accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development credits in lieu of bonus depreciation.Debbie Stabenow D-MIAmendment SA 4219 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4220To increase funding for water quality research programs at the United States Geological Survey, with an offset.Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDAmendment SA 4220 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4221To save lives, promote overall health care efficiency, and lower the cost of the delivery of health care services by facilitating the deployment and use of electronic prescribing technologies by physicians.John E. Sununu R-NHAmendment SA 4221 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4222To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.Lamar Alexander R-TNAmendment SA 4222 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 58.
SA 4223No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4224No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4225To provide for a total of $950,000,000 in outlays for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in fiscal year 2009.Dianne Feinstein D-CAAmendment SA 4225 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4226No description on fileMark L. Pryor D-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 4227To increase funding for the Administration on Aging by the authorized level of $53,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 for the Lifespan Respite Care Act, which provides much-needed respite care to our nation's dedicated family caregivers for the elderly and disabled.Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NYAmendment SA 4227 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4228No description on fileMel Martinez R-FLSenate amendment submitted
SA 4229To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for State disclosure, through a publicly accessible Internet site, of information relating to payments made under the State Medicaid program to hospitals, nursing facilities, outpatient surgery centers, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, institutions for mental diseases, or other institutional providers and the number of patients treated by such providers.Mel Martinez R-FLAmendment SA 4229 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4230To increase FY 2009 funding for the Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant program to $906,000,000 with an offset.Saxby Chambliss R-GAAmendment SA 4230 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4231To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.Jeff Sessions R-ALAmendment SA 4231 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 37. Record Vote Number: 60.
SA 4232To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.Wayne Allard R-COAmendment SA 4232 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 68. Record Vote Number: 66.
SA 4233To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.Wayne Allard R-COAmendment SA 4233 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 81.
SA 4234No description on fileWayne Allard R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 4235No description on fileWayne Allard R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 4236No description on fileGeorge V. Voinovich R-OHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4237No description on fileGeorge V. Voinovich R-OHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4238No description on fileGeorge V. Voinovich R-OHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4239To express the sense of the Senate on funding for national defense in future fiscal years.James M. Inhofe R-OKProposed amendment SA 4239 withdrawn in Senate.
SA 4240To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.John Ensign R-NVAmendment SA 4240 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 63.
SA 4241No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4242To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.John Cornyn R-TXAmendment SA 4242 ruled out of order by the chair.
SA 4243To fully fund authorized amounts to implement the Adam Walsh Act that will increase enforcement to catch and detain child predators, combat child pornography, and make the Internet safer for our own children.David Vitter R-LAAmendment SA 4243 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4244To ensure the viability of small businesses by helping them provide to their employees access to quality child care.Pat Roberts R-KSAmendment SA 4244 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4245To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DEAmendment SA 4245 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 23. Record Vote Number: 83.
SA 4246To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.Wayne Allard R-COAmendment SA 4246 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 0 - 97. Record Vote Number: 62.
SA 4247No description on fileWayne Allard R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 4248To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund that preserves and promotes Medicare payment policies that support rural health care providers.John Barrasso R-WYAmendment SA 4248 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4249To increase the number of organ donations by funding the programs authorized by the Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act of 2004.Byron L. Dorgan D-NDAmendment SA 4249 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4250No description on fileHerb Kohl D-WISenate amendment submitted
SA 4251No description on fileMaria Cantwell D-WASenate amendment submitted
SA 4252To increase Federal assistance to food banks.Sherrod Brown D-OHAmendment SA 4252 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4253To increase spending for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant by $184,000,000 in fiscal year 2009, with an offset.Christopher J. Dodd D-CTAmendment SA 4253 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4254To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration for autism research, education, and early detection with an offset.Christopher J. Dodd D-CTAmendment SA 4254 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4255To increase 2009 funding for Juvenile Justice Programs to $560 million, with an offset.Herb Kohl D-WIAmendment SA 4255 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4256No description on fileRobert P. Casey Jr. D-PASenate amendment submitted
SA 4257No description on fileBill Nelson D-FLSenate amendment submitted
SA 4258No description on fileChuck Grassley R-IASenate amendment submitted
SA 4259To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.Robert Menendez D-NJAmendment SA 4259 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 59.
SA 4260No description on fileHillary Rodham Clinton D-NYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4261To reduce waste in Department of Defense contracting.Chuck Grassley R-IAAmendment SA 4261 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4262No description on fileJames M. Inhofe R-OKSenate amendment submitted
SA 4263No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4264To deny funding for the United Nations Durban II Anti-Racism Conference, which has been used as a platform to advance anti-Semitism and for this reason opposed by the United States and 45 other members of the United Nations General Assembly during a vote on December 22, 2007, and direct the savings to veterans.Norm Coleman R-MNAmendment SA 4264 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4265No description on fileOlympia J. Snowe R-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 4266No description on fileOlympia J. Snowe R-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 4267No description on fileOlympia J. Snowe R-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 4268To provide $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 to improve safety by increasing funds for tribal justice and law enforcement, with an offset.John Thune R-SDAmendment SA 4268 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR 3/14/2008 S2078)
SA 4269To provide for a total of $99,000,000 in COPS Hot Spots funding, as authorized in the Combat Meth Act.John Thune R-SDAmendment SA 4269 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4270To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that improves the participation of naturalized citizens in the United States political process, strengthens national security by improving and expediting FBI security name checks, and reduces the backlog of naturalization applications for individuals seeking to become naturalized citizens.Patrick J. Leahy D-VTAmendment SA 4270 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S2083)
SA 4271No description on fileEdward M. Kennedy D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4272No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4273No description on fileBarack Obama D-ILSenate amendment submitted
SA 4274No description on fileBarack Obama D-ILSenate amendment submitted
SA 4275No description on fileChuck Grassley R-IASenate amendment submitted
SA 4276To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.Chuck Grassley R-IAAmendment SA 4276 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 78.
SA 4277No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4278No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4279No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4280No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4281No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4282No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4283To express the sense of the Senate that none of the funds recommended by this resolution, or appropriated or otherwise made available under any other Act, to the USPTO shall be diverted, redirected, transferred, or used for any other purpose than for which such funds were intended.Orrin G. Hatch R-UTAmendment SA 4283 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4284To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.Sam Brownback R-KSAmendment SA 4284 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 67.
SA 4285To make funds available to ensure that Survivor Benefit Plan annuities are not reduced by the amount of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation received by military families.Bill Nelson D-FLAmendment SA 4285 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4286To provide in the deficit-neutral reserve fund for America's veterans and wounded servicemembers and for a Post 9/11 GI bill for access of rural veterans to health care and other services.Amy Klobuchar D-MNAmendment SA 4286 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4287To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program for members of the National Guard and Reserve.Amy Klobuchar D-MNAmendment SA 4287 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4288No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4289No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4290No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4291No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4292No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4293No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4294No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4295No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4296No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4297To provide for a reserve fund for legislation that funds the traumatic brain injury program.Orrin G. Hatch R-UTAmendment SA 4297 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4298No description on fileJohn Thune R-SDSenate amendment submitted
SA 4299Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.David Vitter R-LAAmendment SA 4299 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 23. Record Vote Number: 84.
SA 4300To provide for a reserve fund for legislation to establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment, addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September 11, 2001, attacks.Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NYAmendment SA 4300 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4301No description on fileCharles E. Schumer D-NYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4302To provide for a reserve fund for legislation to provide access, coverage, and choice for every American to quality and affordable care.Judd Gregg R-NHAmendment SA 4302 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4303No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4304No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4305No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4306No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4307To permanently extend the adoption tax credit and the exclusion for adoption assistance programs included in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.Jim Bunning R-KYAmendment SA 4307 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4308No description on fileDavid Vitter R-LASenate amendment submitted
SA 4309To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.David Vitter R-LAMotion to table amendment SA 4309 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 40. Record Vote Number: 69.
SA 4310No description on fileBarack Obama D-ILSenate amendment submitted
SA 4311To improve education in the United States by providing $300,000,000 for the Teacher Incentive Fund to support State and local school district efforts to reward outstanding teaching and school leadership by improving compensation programs for teachers who have a demonstrated record of improving student academic achievement, teachers who teach in high need subjects such as mathematics and science, and teachers who teach in high need, low income schools.Lamar Alexander R-TNAmendment SA 4311 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4312No description on fileJohn Cornyn R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 4313To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.John Cornyn R-TXAmendment SA 4313 ruled out of order by the chair.
SA 4314No description on fileJohn Cornyn R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 4315No description on fileJohn Cornyn R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 4316No description on fileJohn Cornyn R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 4317No description on fileJohn Cornyn R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 4318No description on fileJohn F. Kerry D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 4319No description on fileRoger F. Wicker R-MSSenate amendment submitted
SA 4320No description on fileRoger F. Wicker R-MSSenate amendment submitted
SA 4321No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4322No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4323No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4324No description on fileJohn Barrasso R-WYSenate amendment submitted
SA 4325No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4326No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4327No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4328To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4328 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 65.
SA 4329To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.Bill Nelson D-FLAmendment SA 4329 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 43. Record Vote Number: 55.
SA 4330To provide an additional $5 million to the military departments' respective Boards for Correction of Military Records to expedite review of cases in which service members with combat-related psychological injuries (such as PTSD) or closed head injuries (such as TBIs) were administered discharges for personality disorders or other discharges resulting in a loss of benefits or care and seek a correction of records or upgraded discharge.Barack Obama D-ILAmendment SA 4330 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4331To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ban abusive and inappropriate sales and marketing tactics used by private insurers offering Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.Max Baucus D-MTAmendment SA 4331 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4332To promote the modernization of the health care system through the adoption of electronic prescribing technology.John F. Kerry D-MAAmendment SA 4332 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4333To express the sense of the Senate that Medicaid administrative regulations should not undermine Medicaid's role in our Nation's health care system, cap Federal Medicaid spending, or otherwise shift Medicaid cost burdens to State or local governments and their taxpayers and health providers, or undermine the Federal guarantee of health insurance coverage Medicaid provides.Max Baucus D-MTAmendment SA 4333 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4334To increase the funding levels for programs carried out under the Older Americans Act of 1965 by $184,000,000 to keep pace with inflation and increasing numbers of older Americans, and comply with minimum wage requirements for the programs.Gordon H. Smith R-ORAmendment SA 4334 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4335To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.John Ensign R-NVAmendment SA 4335 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 71.
SA 4336No description on fileJohn Ensign R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 4337No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4338No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4339To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4339 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 51. Record Vote Number: 82.
SA 4340To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4340 ruled out of order by the chair.
SA 4341No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4342No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4343No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4344No description on fileJim DeMint R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4345To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for education reform.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4345 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4346No description on fileOlympia J. Snowe R-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 4347To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4347 ruled out of order by the chair.
SA 4348To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.Jon Kyl R-AZAmendment SA 4348 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 74.
SA 4349To provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the necessary funding to effectively address the critical community facility infrastructure needs of our rural areas across the United States.Elizabeth Dole R-NCAmendment SA 4349 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4350To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.Edward M. Kennedy D-MAAmendment SA 4350 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 57.
SA 4351No description on fileBarack Obama D-ILSenate amendment submitted
SA 4352To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the protection and safety of the Nation's food supply.Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PAAmendment SA 4352 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4353No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 4354No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4355No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4356No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4357Point of order against using new reconciliation to create new mandatory programs and 20% limit on new direct spending in reconciliation legislation.Judd Gregg R-NHAmendment SA 4357 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4358No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4359No description on fileJudd Gregg R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 4360No description on fileMax Baucus D-MTSenate amendment submitted
SA 4361To increase funding for the Department of Agriculture by $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 to provide public access to information about the sources of foods distributed through the school lunch program and other nutrition programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NYAmendment SA 4361 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4362No description on fileSheldon Whitehouse D-RISenate amendment submitted
SA 4363No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 4364To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid coverage of low-income HIV-infected individuals.Gordon H. Smith R-ORAmendment SA 4364 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4365No description on fileLindsey Graham R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4366No description on filePat Roberts R-KSSenate amendment submitted
SA 4367No description on fileLindsey Graham R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 4368To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.Barbara Boxer D-CAAmendment SA 4368 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 5. Record Vote Number: 70. (text as modified: CR 3/14/2008 S2069)
SA 4369No description on fileTom Coburn R-OKSenate amendment submitted
SA 4370To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to make improvements to ensure access to the Medicare program for low-income senior citizens and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries.Jeff Bingaman D-NMAmendment SA 4370 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4371To express the Sense of the Senate regarding a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Lindsey Graham R-SCAmendment SA 4371 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4372To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.Jon Kyl R-AZAmendment SA 4372 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 77.
SA 4373To establish a reserve fund for studying the effect of cooperation with local law enforcement.Harry Reid D-NVAmendment SA 4373 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 4374No description on fileDavid Vitter R-LASenate amendment submitted
SA 4375To express the Sense of the Senate regarding Philadelphia Housing Authority's "Moving to Work Agreement" with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Arlen Specter D-PAAmendment SA 4375 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 4376To provide the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief for cafeteria plans.Olympia J. Snowe R-MEAmendment SA 4376 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR 3/14/2008 S2079)
SA 4377No description on fileDavid Vitter R-LASenate amendment submitted
SA 4378To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.Mary L. Landrieu D-LAAmendment SA 4378 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 23 - 77. Record Vote Number: 76.
SA 4379To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.Barbara Boxer D-CAAmendment SA 4379 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 27. Record Vote Number: 80.
SA 4380To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.Jim DeMint R-SCAmendment SA 4380 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HCONRES 312Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.Procedurally relatedMay 14, 2008
HRES 1190Providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 70) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Related billMay 14, 2008
HRES 1214Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 70) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Procedurally relatedMay 21, 2008

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
Popular Titles
Budget resolution FY2009

Subjects

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Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 5, 2008Enrolled Bill
  2. May 14, 2008Engrossed Amendment House
  3. Mar 20, 2008Engrossed in Senate
  4. Mar 7, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate

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