Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-193.

Became Public Law No: 104-193.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-21. Record Vote No: 262.(consideration: CR S9415)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-21. Record Vote No: 262. (consideration: CR S9415)

Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-725 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 495.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 328 - 101 (Roll no. 383).(consideration: CR H9424)

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 328 - 101 (Roll no. 383). (consideration: CR H9424)

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-725 filed.(text of conference report: CR H8829-8958)

Conference report H. Rept. 104-725 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8829-8958)

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Kasich asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H8319)

Mr. Sabo moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Sabo motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to do everything possible within the scope of the conference to eliminate any provisions in the House and Senate bills which shift costs to states and local governments and result in an increase in the number of children in poverty; to maximize the availability of Food Stamps and vouchers for goods and services for children to prevent any increase in the number of children thrown into poverty while their parents make the transition from welfare to work; to ensure that the bill preserves Medicaid coverage so that the number of people without access to health care does not increase and more children and old people are not driven into poverty; and to provide that any savings that redound to the Federal Government as a result of

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by recorded vote: 418 - 0 (Roll no. 353). (consideration: CR H8319-8329)

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Kasich, Archer, Goodling, Roberts, Bliley, Shaw, Talent, Nussle, Hutchinson, McCrery, Bilirakis, Smith (TX), Johnson (CT), Camp, Franks (CT), Cunningham, Castle, Goodlatte, Sabo, Gibbons, Conyers, de la Garza, Clay, Ford, Miller (CA), Waxman, Stenholm, Kennelly, Levin, Tanner, Becerra, Thurman, and Woolsey.

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S8527-8532)

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1956 amended.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1956 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-24. Record Vote No: 232.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1956 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-24. Record Vote No: 232.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Domenici; Nickles; Gramm; Exon; Hollings. (consideration: CR S8532)

Senate appointed conferees. Lugar; Helms; Cochran; Santorum; Leahy; Heflin; Harkin From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Senate appointed conferees. Roth; Chafee; Grassley; Hatch; Simpson; Moynihan; Bradley; Pryor; Rockefeller From the Committee on Finance.

Senate appointed conferees. Kassebaum; Dodd From the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Rule H. Res. 482 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 482. (consideration: CR H7796-7990)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3734 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3829, modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as an original bill and shall be considered as read. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 482, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Ney amendment.

Mr. Young (FL) moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3734 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 482, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Tanner amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3734.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Tanner moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Budget.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tanner motion.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 203 - 220 (Roll no. 330). (consideration: CR H7988-7989)

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 170 (Roll no. 331).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 170 (Roll no. 331).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate, read twice.

ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Hobson asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time for the Speaker, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill H.R. 3734, that the first reading of the bill be dispensed with, that all points of order against consideration of the bill be waived, that general debate be confined to the bill and be limited to two hours equally divided and controlled, that after general debate the Committee of the Whole rise without motion, and that no further consideration of the bill be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. Agreed to without objection.

Considered by unanimous consent.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Enid Greene to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of the unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3734 as unfinished business.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 482 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3734 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3829, modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as an original bill and shall be considered as read. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Introduced in House

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-651, by Mr. Kasich.

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-651, by Mr. Kasich.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.