H.CON.RES.95: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-17, by Mr. Nussle.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 154 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 95 with 5 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After passage of H. Con. Res. 95, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. Con. Res. 18; to move to strike all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 18 and to insert the provisions of H. Con. Res. 95, as passed by the House.

Rule H. Res. 154 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 154.

Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 95 with 5 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After passage of H. Con. Res. 95, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. Con. Res. 18; to move to strike all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 18 and to insert the provisions of H. Con. Res. 95, as passed by the House.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 154 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 5 hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 95.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 95 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.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H. Con. Res. 95.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 154, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a later time.

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. 154, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 95 as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H. Res. 154, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Mr. Blumenauer moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 101 - 313, 1 Present (Roll no. 86).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 154, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with an additional period of general debate.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 95.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 214 (Roll no. 88).

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

Received in the Senate.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. Con. Res. 18 amended.

Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S. Con. Res. 18 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Gregg; Domenici; Grassley; Allard; Conrad; Sarbanes; Murray.

See also S. Con. Res. 18.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Nussle 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.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Herseth motion to instruct conferees on H. Con. Res. 95. The instructions contained in the motion seek to (1) recede to the following findings of the Senate: (A) Medicaid provides essential health care and long-term care services; and (B) Medicaid is a Federal guarantee that ensures the most vulnerable will have access to needed medical services; (2) to strike reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and recede to the Senate by including language declaring a reconciliation bill shall not be reported that achieves spending reductions that would (A) undermine the role of Medicaid; (B) cap Federal Medicaid sending; (C) undermine the Federal guarantee of health insurance coverage Medicaid provides; (3) to recede to the Senate on section 310; and (4) to make adjustments necessary to offset the cost without any increase in the deficit.

Ms. Herseth moved that the House instruct conferees.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Herseth motion to instruct conferees the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Herseth demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed futher proceedings on the Herseth motion to instruct until later in the legislative day.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 348 - 72 (Roll no. 134).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Nussle, Ryun (KS), and Spratt.

Conference held.

Conference report H. Rept. 109-62 filed.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 248 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 95. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled.

Rule H. Res. 248 passed House.

Mr. Nussle brought up conference report H. Rept. 109-62 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 248.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 95.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 211 (Roll no. 149).

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

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 114.