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.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 7, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateMar 14, 2008
- 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 call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 382 | On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Passed214–210 | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Senate 142 | On the Conference Report S.Con.Res. 70 | Conference Report Agreed to48–45 | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Senate 135 | On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70) | Motion Rejected47–48 | May 15, 2008 |
| Senate 134 | On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70) | Motion Rejected44–51 | May 15, 2008 |
| Senate 133 | On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70) | Motion Rejected34–61 | May 15, 2008 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Budget Committee | Reported as an original measure Mar 7, 2008 |
Actions 61
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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)
- Jun 5, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour debate on the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 70.
- Jun 5, 2008The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5001)
- 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.
- Jun 5, 2008The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-659 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5003)
In the Congressional Record 22
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10720Tables S10721Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Nov 20, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10053, S10054Tables S10054Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Sep 29, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6864Tables S6864Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6713Tables S6714Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6494Tables S6495Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6147Tables S6147Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 | Kent Conrad D-ND | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1165 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL | Jun 9, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4977, H4989–H5001Recorded votes H5003conference report | Allen Boyd D-FL, Barbara Lee D-CA, Bob Etheridge D-NC, Chet Edwards D-TX, Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Dennis Moore D-KS, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Gwen Moore D-WI, J. Gresham Barrett R-SC, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Jeb Hensarling R-TX, Jeff Flake R-AZ, Jim Jordan R-OH, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John D. Dingell D-MI, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Mark Udall D-CO, Mike Pence R-IN, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Phil Hare D-IL, Rahm Emanuel D-IL, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT, Rush Holt D-NJ, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5005–S5011Recorded votes S5007conference report | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Carl Levin D-MI, Harry Reid D-NV, Judd Gregg R-NH, Kent Conrad D-ND, Michael B. Enzi R-WY, Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4951 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4743 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 22, 2008 |
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H4341–H4346, S4560, S4590–S4610Amendments H4345Recorded votes H4348, H4349consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), previous question | Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA, Chuck Grassley R-IA, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jerry Lewis R-CA, Jim Bunning R-KY, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Judd Gregg R-NH, Kent Conrad D-ND, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL (amendment), Max Baucus D-MT, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patty Murray D-WA, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI, Wayne Allard R-CO | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Text printed H4217–H4278Conference report H4217–H4278 | John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC | May 20, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4247, S4248–S4267Motions S4248, S4251, S4253, S4255, S4257, S4258, S4261, S4263Recorded votes S4264, S4265, S4266, S4267DeMint motion to instruct conferees (prohibit mandates on greenhouse gas emissions that would harm U.S. economy or jobs unless China and India institute similiar mandates)Gregg motion to instruct conferees (set spending cap on non-emergency discretionary appropriations)Gregg motion to instruct conferees (taxation rates)Vitter motion to instruct conferees (allow State governors to petition for increased energy exploration off their coast and allow for revenue sharing on new areas of production)Conferees appointed S4267 | Barbara Boxer D-CA (motion), Bill Nelson D-FL, Chuck Grassley R-IA, David Vitter R-LA (motion), Jim DeMint R-SC (motion), John Warner R-VA, Jon Kyl R-AZ (motion), Judd Gregg R-NH (conferee, motion), Kent Conrad D-ND (conferee, motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patty Murray D-WA (conferee), Pete V. Domenici R-NM (conferee), Robert Menendez D-NJ, Ron Wyden D-OR (conferee) | May 15, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3824–H3828, H3847–H3854Text printed H3824, H3828–H3840Amendments H3826, H3840Motions H3847Recorded votes H3827, H3828, H3856adoption (H. Res. 1190), previous questionRyan of Wisconsin motion to instruct conferees (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration)Conferees appointed H3857 | Bart Stupak D-MI, Chet Edwards D-TX (conferee), David Davis R-TN, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Doc Hastings R-WA (amendment), Don Young R-AK, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Fred Upton R-MI, J. Gresham Barrett R-SC (conferee), James P. McGovern D-MA, Joe Barton R-TX, John E. Peterson R-PA, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC (conferee), John Shimkus R-IL, Lee Terry R-NE, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL, Mike Pence R-IN, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Paul D. Ryan R-WI (conferee, motion), Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Rahm Emanuel D-IL, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT (conferee), Xavier Becerra D-CA | May 14, 2008 |
| Senate | Amendments S2299Summaries S2299Vitter Amendment on Importation of Prescription Drugs | Arlen Specter D-PA, David Vitter R-LA (amendment), Elizabeth Dole R-NC (amendment), Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), Jim DeMint R-SC (amendment), Johnny Isakson R-GA (amendment), Saxby Chambliss R-GA (amendment) | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Senate | Text printed S2238–S2250 | — | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2036–S2067, S2069–S2118Amendments S2041, S2046, S2048, S2050, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079, S2080, S2081, S2082, S2083, S2084, S2086, S2087, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2168, S2169, S2170, S2171, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2178, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182, S2183, S2184, S2185, S2186Motions S2043, S2053, S2064, S2071, S2072, S2075Recorded votes S2040, S2041, S2042, S2043, S2044, S2046, S2047, S2048, S2049, S2051, S2052, S2053, S2054, S2055, S2056, S2058, S2060, S2061, S2064, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2082, S2083, S2084, S2085, S2086, S2087, S2118Alexander amendment (adult English literacy programs funding through reductions in EEOC funding to bring actions against employers requiring employees to speak English)Alexander amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production)Allard amendment (codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program)Allard amendment (increase taxes to fully fund certain proposed new and expanded Federal programs)Allard amendment (reduce spending for Federal programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool)Baucus amendment (use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel)Biden amendment (international affairs funding)Boxer amendment (facilitate coverage of pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program)Ensign amendment (increase local law enforcement funding to enforce prohibition against taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions)Boxer amendment (rescind funds appropriated for certain Berkeley, CA, local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps)Kohl amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the expansion of background check program for Medicare/Medicaid nursing and other long-term care facility employees)Bunning amendment (repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits)Conrad amendment (repeal alternative minimum tax on middle-income individuals)Conrad motion to table Menendez motion to reconsider vote on Specter amendment (provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax)Conrad motion to table Vitter amendment (prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding to State or local governments that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies)Cornyn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cornyn amendment (increase number of Senators necessary to waive the pay-as-you-go point of order)Cornyn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cornyn amendment (provide for a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates)DeMint amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform)DeMint amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace)DeMint motion to waive Budget Act relative to DeMint amendment (impose moratorium on earmarks)DeMint motion to waive Budget Act relative to DeMint amendment (provide for a point of order against legislation that increases gas prices)Dorgan amendment (Indian Health Service funding)Ensign amendment (expand Medicare part B income test provisions to the part D prescription drug benefit requiring wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the premium)Graham amendment (lower tax rates, provide estate relief, permanently extend education-related tax deductions and dividend and capital gain tax rate reductions, and protect retirement income)Grassley amendment (exempt alternative minimum tax relief from pay-as-you-go requirement)Kyl amendment (extend certain tax relief provisions)Kyl amendment (provide estate tax relief and reform)Landrieu amendment (provide estate tax relief and reform)Menendez amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement)Nelson of Florida amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production)Salazar amendment (provide estate tax relief and reform)Sanders amendment (increase tax rate for top income tax brackets to provide funding for education and low-income individuals and families)setting forthVitter amendment (importation of prescription drugs) | Amy Klobuchar D-MN (amendment), Arlen Specter D-PA (amendment), Barack Obama D-IL (amendment), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (amendment), Barbara Boxer D-CA (amendment), Ben Nelson D-NE (amendment), Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (amendment), Bernard Sanders I-VT (amendment), Bill Nelson D-FL (amendment), Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR (amendment), Bob Corker R-TN (amendment), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (amendment), Carl Levin D-MI (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Christopher S. Bond R-MO (amendment), Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Chuck Hagel R-NE (amendment), Claire McCaskill D-MO (amendment), Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (amendment), David Vitter R-LA (amendment), Debbie Stabenow D-MI (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment), Elizabeth Dole R-NC (amendment), Evan Bayh D-IN (amendment), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (amendment), George V. Voinovich R-OH (amendment), Gordon H. Smith R-OR (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV (amendment), Herb Kohl D-WI (amendment), Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY (amendment), Jack Reed D-RI (amendment), James M. Inhofe R-OK (amendment), Jeff Bingaman D-NM (amendment), Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), Jim Bunning R-KY (amendment), Jim DeMint R-SC (amendment, motion), John Barrasso R-WY (amendment), John Cornyn R-TX (amendment, motion), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), John E. Sununu R-NH (amendment), John Ensign R-NV (amendment), John F. Kerry D-MA (amendment), John McCain R-AZ (amendment), John Thune R-SD (amendment), John Warner R-VA (amendment), Johnny Isakson R-GA (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment), Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE (amendment), Judd Gregg R-NH (amendment), Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (amendment), Ken Salazar D-CO (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND (amendment, motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (amendment), Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment), Lindsey Graham R-SC (amendment), Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (amendment), Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (amendment), Max Baucus D-MT (amendment), Mel Martinez R-FL (amendment), Michael B. Enzi R-WY (amendment), Mike Crapo R-ID (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY (amendment), Norm Coleman R-MN (amendment), Olympia J. Snowe R-ME (amendment), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (amendment), Pat Roberts R-KS (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment), Pete V. Domenici R-NM, Richard Burr R-NC (amendment), Richard G. Lugar R-IN (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Robert C. Byrd D-WV, Robert F. Bennett R-UT (amendment), Robert Menendez D-NJ (amendment, motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (amendment), Roger F. Wicker R-MS (amendment), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment), Russell D. Feingold D-WI (amendment), Sam Brownback R-KS (amendment), Saxby Chambliss R-GA (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Sherrod Brown D-OH (amendment), Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), Ted Stevens R-AK (amendment), Thomas R. Carper D-DE (amendment), Tim Johnson D-SD (amendment), Tom Coburn R-OK (amendment), Tom Harkin D-IA (amendment), Wayne Allard R-CO (amendment) | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1915–S1932, S1935–S1992, S2029–S2032Amendments S1918, S1921, S1922, S1926, S1932, S1939, S1940, S1946, S1949, S1950, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1976, S2000, S2011, S2012, S2013, S2014, S2015, S2016, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2023, S2024, S2025, S2026, S2027, S2028 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN (amendment), Arlen Specter D-PA (amendment), Barack Obama D-IL (amendment), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (amendment), Barbara Boxer D-CA (amendment), Ben Nelson D-NE (amendment), Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (amendment), Bernard Sanders I-VT (amendment), Bill Nelson D-FL (amendment), Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR (amendment), Bob Corker R-TN (amendment), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (amendment), Carl Levin D-MI (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Christopher S. Bond R-MO (amendment), Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Chuck Hagel R-NE (amendment), Claire McCaskill D-MO (amendment), Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (amendment), David Vitter R-LA (amendment), Debbie Stabenow D-MI (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment), Elizabeth Dole R-NC (amendment), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (amendment), George V. Voinovich R-OH (amendment), Gordon H. Smith R-OR (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV, Herb Kohl D-WI (amendment), Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY (amendment), Jack Reed D-RI, James M. Inhofe R-OK (amendment), Jeff Bingaman D-NM (amendment), Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), Jim Bunning R-KY (amendment), Jim DeMint R-SC (amendment), John Barrasso R-WY (amendment), John Cornyn R-TX (amendment), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), John E. Sununu R-NH (amendment), John Ensign R-NV (amendment), John F. Kerry D-MA (amendment), John Thune R-SD (amendment), John Warner R-VA (amendment), Johnny Isakson R-GA (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Jon Tester D-MT (amendment), Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment), Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE (amendment), Judd Gregg R-NH (amendment), Ken Salazar D-CO (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND (amendment), Lamar Alexander R-TN (amendment), Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment), Lindsey Graham R-SC (amendment), Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (amendment), Max Baucus D-MT (amendment), Mel Martinez R-FL (amendment), Michael B. Enzi R-WY (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Norm Coleman R-MN (amendment), Olympia J. Snowe R-ME (amendment), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (amendment), Pat Roberts R-KS (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment), Pete V. Domenici R-NM (amendment), Richard Burr R-NC (amendment), Richard G. Lugar R-IN (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Robert F. Bennett R-UT (amendment), Robert Menendez D-NJ (amendment), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (amendment), Russell D. Feingold D-WI (amendment), Sam Brownback R-KS (amendment), Saxby Chambliss R-GA (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Sherrod Brown D-OH (amendment), Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), Ted Stevens R-AK (amendment), Thad Cochran R-MS (amendment), Thomas R. Carper D-DE (amendment), Tim Johnson D-SD (amendment), Tom Harkin D-IA (amendment), Wayne Allard R-CO (amendment) | Mar 12, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1825–S1869, S1895–S1909Amendments S1839, S1855, S1878, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887, S1888, S1889 | Arlen Specter D-PA (amendment), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (amendment), Barbara Boxer D-CA (amendment), Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Bernard Sanders I-VT, Bill Nelson D-FL (amendment), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (amendment), Carl Levin D-MI (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Christopher S. Bond R-MO (amendment), Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Chuck Hagel R-NE (amendment), Claire McCaskill D-MO (amendment), Debbie Stabenow D-MI (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment), Evan Bayh D-IN (amendment), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (amendment), George V. Voinovich R-OH (amendment), Gordon H. Smith R-OR (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV (amendment), Herb Kohl D-WI (amendment), Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY (amendment), Jack Reed D-RI (amendment), Jeff Bingaman D-NM (amendment), Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), Jim Bunning R-KY, Jim DeMint R-SC (amendment), Jim Webb D-VA, John Cornyn R-TX (amendment), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), John E. Sununu R-NH (amendment), John Ensign R-NV (amendment), John F. Kerry D-MA (amendment), John McCain R-AZ (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Jon Tester D-MT (amendment), Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment), Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE (amendment), Judd Gregg R-NH, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Ken Salazar D-CO (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND (amendment), Lamar Alexander R-TN (amendment), Lindsey Graham R-SC (amendment), Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (amendment), Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (amendment), Max Baucus D-MT (amendment), Mel Martinez R-FL (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY (amendment), Norm Coleman R-MN (amendment), Olympia J. Snowe R-ME (amendment), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment), Pete V. Domenici R-NM (amendment), Richard Burr R-NC (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Robert Menendez D-NJ (amendment), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (amendment), Sam Brownback R-KS (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Sherrod Brown D-OH (amendment), Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), Thomas R. Carper D-DE (amendment), Tom Coburn R-OK (amendment), Wayne Allard R-CO (amendment) | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1785–S1787, S1791–S1814Amendments S1821, S1822 | Bernard Sanders I-VT, Chuck Grassley R-IA, Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Kent Conrad D-ND, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Robert Menendez D-NJ, Tom Coburn R-OK | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1733Text printed S1747–S1754 | John Cornyn R-TX | Mar 7, 2008 |
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| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
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| SA 4147 | No description on file | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4148 | To 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-MA | Amendment SA 4148 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 4151 | To 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-MA | Amendment SA 4151 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 4152 | No description on file | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4153 | To develop biodefense medical countermeasures by fully funding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in a fiscally responsible manner. | Richard Burr R-NC | Amendment SA 4153 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
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