H.CON.RES.178: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

Rule H. Res. 435 passed House.

Considered as unfinished business, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Payne (NJ) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Orton amendment in the nature of a substitute.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Sabo amendment.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 435, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with an additional forty minutes of general debate.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 178.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 195 (Roll no. 179).

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

Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.

Measure laid before Senate.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 57 amended.

Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 57 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 156.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Gramm; Bond; Gorton; Exon; Hollings; Johnston; Lautenberg.

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.

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

Mr. Sabo moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - Mr. Schumer asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Sabo motion be limited to not to exceed thirty minutes. Agreed to without objection.

Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the House proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Sabo motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to do the following: agree to the Senate-passed levels of discretionary spending, as set by the amendment offered by Sen. Domenici; agree to sec. 325 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to "balance billing" of Medicare patients by health care providers; agree to sec. 326 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to Federal nursing home quality standards; and agree to sec. 327 of the Senate-passed resolution, relating to protection under the Medicaid program against spousal impoverishment.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 205 (Roll no. 209).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of the House concurrent resolution and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Kasich, Hobson, Walker, Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Sabo, Stenholm, Slaughter, and Coyne.

Conference held.

Conference report H. Rept. 104-612 filed.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 450 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 178. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be debated for one hour, equally divided and controlled.

Rule H. Res. 450 passed House.

Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-612 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 450.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 236).

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

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 159.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-575, by Mr. Kasich.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.

Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.

Considered by previous order of the House.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order of the House.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with up to three hours of general debate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 435 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 178. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 178 as unfinished business.