Project Vote Smart

Legislation-Resolution - Conference Report Adopted (House) - June 5, 1997 (Key vote)

Title: Budget Resolution FY1999-2000

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt the conference report of the concurrent resolution that establishes $1.39 trillion for fiscal year 1998 and a total of $7.39 trillion for fiscal years 1998 through 2002. Specifically allocating $526.86 billion in discretionary funding for FY 1998.

Highlight: - Outlines a plan to balance the budget in five years, with a surplus of $1.6 billion by 2002 - Cuts projected spending by $322 billion - Cuts taxes by a net of $85 billion - Expresses the sense of congress that tax cuts should go primarily to families earning less than $100,000 per year, and should not exceed $250 billion over the next ten years - Includes $16 billion in new spending to provide health insurance for uninsured children - Includes in new spending to restore welfare benefits to legal immigrants - Cuts spending on Medicare by $115 billion - Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal government should not limit the ability of States to grant temporary waivers from Welfare requirements to victims of domestic violence in cases where compliance with such requirements would make it more difficult to escape domestic violence - Expresses the sense of the Senate that all savings from Medicare reform should be kept in a “lockbox” of funds dedicated solely to ensuring Medicare's solvency Includes provisions for: All numbers refer to new budget authority for FY1998: - $268.2 billion for National Defense - $239 billion for Income Security - $201.6 billion for Medicare - $137.8 billion for Health - $60 billion for Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services - $46.4 billion for Transportation - $40.5 billion for Veterans Benefits and Services - $24.8 billion for Administration of Justice - $23.9 billion for Natural Resources and Environment - $16.2 billion for General Science, Space and Technology - $15.9 billion for International Affairs - $14.7 billion for General Government - $13.1 billion for Agriculture - $11.4 billion for Social Security - $8.8 billion for Community and Regional Development - $6.6 billion for Commerce and Housing Credit - $3.1 billion for Energy

Legislation-Resolution - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - June 5, 1997 (Key vote)

Title: Budget Resolution FY1999-2000

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt the conference report of the concurrent resolution that establishes $1.39 trillion for fiscal year 1998 and a total of $7.39 trillion for fiscal years 1998 through 2002. Specifically allocating $526.86 billion in discretionary funding for FY 1998.

Highlight: - Outlines a plan to balance the budget in five years, with a surplus of $1.6 billion by 2002 - Cuts projected spending by $322 billion - Cuts taxes by a net of $85 billion - Expresses the sense of congress that tax cuts should go primarily to families earning less than $100,000 per year, and should not exceed $250 billion over the next ten years - Includes $16 billion in new spending to provide health insurance for uninsured children - Includes in new spending to restore welfare benefits to legal immigrants - Cuts spending on Medicare by $115 billion - Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal government should not limit the ability of States to grant temporary waivers from Welfare requirements to victims of domestic violence in cases where compliance with such requirements would make it more difficult to escape domestic violence - Expresses the sense of the Senate that all savings from Medicare reform should be kept in a “lockbox” of funds dedicated solely to ensuring Medicare's solvency Includes provisions for: All numbers refer to new budget authority for FY1998: - $268.2 billion for National Defense - $239 billion for Income Security - $201.6 billion for Medicare - $137.8 billion for Health - $60 billion for Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services - $46.4 billion for Transportation - $40.5 billion for Veterans Benefits and Services - $24.8 billion for Administration of Justice - $23.9 billion for Natural Resources and Environment - $16.2 billion for General Science, Space and Technology - $15.9 billion for International Affairs - $14.7 billion for General Government - $13.1 billion for Agriculture - $11.4 billion for Social Security - $8.8 billion for Community and Regional Development - $6.6 billion for Commerce and Housing Credit - $3.1 billion for Energy

Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (Senate) - May 23, 1997 (Key vote)

Title: Budget Resolution FY1999-2000

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a concurrent resolution that calls for $1.39 trillion in total spending for fiscal year 1998, and a total of $7.39 trillion for fiscal years 1998 through 2002. Specifically allocating $526.86 billion in discretionary funding for FY 1998.

Highlight: - Outlines a plan to balance the budget in five years - Includes $16 billion over five years in new spending to provide health insurance for uninsured children - Includes new spending to restore welfare benefits to elderly legal immigrants - Cuts taxes by a net of $85 billion Includes provisions for: All numbers refer to new budget authority for FY1998: - $268.2 billion for National Defense - $239 billion for Income Security - $201.6 billion for Medicare - $137.8 billion for Health - $60 billion for Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services - $46.4 billion for Transportation - $40.5 billion for Veterans Benefits and Services - $24.8 billion for Administration of Justice - $23.9 billion for Natural Resources and Environment - $16.2 billion for General Science, Space and Technology - $15.9 billion for International Affairs - $14.7 billion for General Government - $13.1 billion for Agriculture - $11.4 billion for Social Security - $8.8 billion for Community and Regional Development - $6.6 billion for Commerce and Housing Credit - $3.1 billion for Energy

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (House) - May 21, 1997 (Key vote)

Title: Budget Resolution FY1999-2000

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a concurrent resolution that establishes $1.39 trillion for fiscal year 1998, and a total of $7.38 trillion for fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

Highlight: - Includes $16 billion over five years in new spending to provide health insurance for uninsured children - Outlines plan to balance the budget in five years All numbers refer to new budget authority for FY1998: - $268.20 billion for National Defense - $239.03 billion for Income Security - $210.62 billion for Medicare - $137.8 billion for Health - $60.02 billion for Education, Training, Employment, and Social Service - $46.4 billion for Transportation - $40.55 billion for Veterans Benefits and Services - $24.77 billion for Administration of Justice - $23.88 billion for Natural Resources and Environment - $16.24 billion for General Science, Space and Technology - $15.91 billion for International Affairs - $14.71 billion for General Government - $13.13 billion for Agriculture - $11.42 billion for Social Security - $8.77 billion for Community and Regional Development - $6.61 billion for Commerce and Housing Credit - $3.12 billion for Energy

Legislation-Resolution - Introduced (House) - May 18, 1997

Title: Budget Resolution FY1999-2000