105th Congress / Bills / S 947

Title

An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

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Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
6/25/97	Senate	Passed	Session 1, roll call 130: On Passage of the Bill s.947; Balanced Budget Act of 1997
6/25/97	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 129: On the Amendment kerrey amendment no. 496, as modified; To strike the limitation on the coverage of abortions.
6/25/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 128: On the Motion to Table motion to table Kennedy amendment no. 492; To ensure the provision of appropriate benefits for uninsured with special needs.
6/25/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 124: On the Motion to Table motion to table mikulski amendment no. 489; To strike the repeal of the Boren amendment.
6/25/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 123: On the Motion to Table motion to table specter amendment no. 471; To strike the limitations on Indirect Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals.
6/24/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 113: On the Motion to Table motion to table kennedy amdt no. 440 (Division I); (1)To strike income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; (2) To delay the effective date of income-relating of the medicare part B premiums and deductibles; and (3) To means-test Senatorial health benefits in the same way as the bill means-tests medicare part B premiums and deductibles.
6/24/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 111: On the Motion to Table motion to table kennedy amdt no 429; To strike the provision relating to the imposition of a copayment for part B home health services.