Kay Bailey Hutchison on Spending & Budget

RepublicanTX

Spending & Budget1,426 votes · 84.2/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,331 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,426 of them counted toward the score above: 749 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 677 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 905 did not count: 863 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 42 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1993-06-25	To strike certain medicaid immunization provisions and provisions relating to the central bulk purchasing program for pediatric vaccines and insert provisions relating to medicaid reimbursement of vaccine manufacturers. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 561, TO STRIKE CERTAIN MEDICAID IMMUNIZATION PROVISIONS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CENTRAL BULK PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR PEDIATRIC VACCINES AND INSERT PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT OF VACCINE MANUFACTURERS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-25	To reduce Federal overhead costs by 10 percent. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305(B) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 513, TO PROVIDE FOR A 10 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF GOVERNMENT.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-25	To eliminate increased paperwork burdens and unnecessary requirements on small businesses, and others, relating to compliance for certain payments to corporations. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 526, TO ELIMINATE INCREASED PAPERWORK BURDENS AND UNNECESSARY REQUIREMENTS ON SMALL BUSINESSES, AND OTHERS, RELATING TO COMPLIANCE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO CORPORATIONS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-25	To establish that all chnages in revenues contained in the bill which raise revenues, shall become effective no earlier than the date of enactment. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 310(D)(2) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BURNS AMENDMENT NO. 558, TO ESTABLISH THAT ALL CHANGES IN REVENUES CONTAINED IN THE BILL WHICH RAISE REVENUES, SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE NO EARLIER THAN THE DATE OF ENACTMENT.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-25	To guarantee deficit reduction. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 313(B)(1)(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 557, TO GUARANTEE DEFICIT REDUCTION BY PROVIDING FOR RESTORATION OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNTS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-25	To restore to the Social Security trust funds the revenues resulting from the aggregate increase in tax liabilities attributable to the amendments made to section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. — (SENATE TABLED THE MCCAIN/BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 519, TO RESTORE TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS THE REVENUES RESULTING FROM THE AGGREGATE INCREASE IN TAX LIABILITIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AMENDMENTS MADE TO SECTION 86 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-25	To create the Deficit Retirement Account. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF DECONCINI AMENDMENT NO. 555, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEFICIT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-25	To condition AFDC payments on the receipt of immunizations. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 545, TO ALLOW THE STATES THE OPTION TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN (AFDC) ARE CONDITIONED ON RECEIPT OF IMMUNIZATION.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To transfer the 4.3 cent deficit reduction rate to the Highway Trust Fund or the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, respectively. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 549, TO TRANSFER THE 4.3 CENT DEFICIT REDUCTION RATE TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND OR THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND, RESPECTIVELY.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-24	To repeal the section 936 credit and to express the sense of the Senate that the resulting increase in revenues be used to limit the reductions in medicare. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BRYAN/REID AMENDMENT NO. 551, TO REPEAL THE SECTION 936 CREDIT AND TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE RESULTING INCREASE IN REVENUES BE USED TO LIMIT THE REDUCTIONS IN MEDICARE.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-24	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 7 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1994. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 313 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH C OF SECTION 1105 (COMMERCIAL USE OF BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE IN OTHER COUNTRIES) OF THE BILL.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-24	To eliminate the reduction of payment updates for inpatient hospital services, the reduction in payment for indirect costs of medical education, the extension of medicare-dependent small rural hospital payments, the reduction in skilled nursing facility cost limits, the changes in payment for hospice care, and the changes to payment formulas for certain outpatient hospital services, and to pay for the provisions eliminated. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 548, TO ELIMINATE THE REDUCTION OF PAYMENT UPDATES FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES, THE REDUCTION IN PAYMENT FOR INDIRECT COSTS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE EXTENSION OF MEDICARE-DEPENDENT SMALL RURAL HOSPITAL PAYMENTS, THE REDUCTION IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITY COST LIMITS, THE CHANGES IN PAYMENT FOR HOSPICE CARE, AND THE CHANGES TO PAYMENT FORMULAS FOR CERTAIN OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES, AND TO PAY FOR THE PROVISIONS ELIMINATED.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To strike the section increasing the Presidential election campaign fund check-off. — (SENATE TABLED THE MCCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 547, TO STRIKE THE SECTION INCREASING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND CHECK-OFF.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To create a legislative item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills and tax expenditure provisions in revenue bills. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BRADLEY AMENDMENT NO. 542, TO CREATE A LEGISLATIVE ITEM VETO BY REQUIRING SEPARATE ENROLLMENT OF ITEMS IN APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AND TAX EXPENDITURE PROVISIONS IN REVENUE BILLS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To extend the discretionary caps on defense, international, and domestic spending through FY 1995. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF DOMENICI/NUNN AMENDMENT NO. 544, TO EXTEND THE DISCRETIONARY CAPS ON DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL, AND DOMESTIC SPENDING THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1995.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To eliminate the price support program for wool and mohair. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305(B)(2) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BRYAN/REID AMENDMENT NO. 543, TO ELIMINATE THE PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR WOOL AND MOHAIR.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To sunset the tax hikes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 536, TO ESTABLISH THAT ALL CHANGES IN REVENUES CONTAINED IN THIS BILL WHICH RAISE REVENUES, SHALL CEASE TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND THE TAX RATES SHALL REVERT TO THE STATUS QUO ANTE THIS BILL, ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1998.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To increase the threshold levels that apply for determining whether a taxpayer is subject to tax on 85 percent of such taxpayer's social security benefits and reduce the threshold level for the surtax. — (SENATE REJECTED THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT NO. 531, TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD LEVELS THAT APPLY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TAXPAYER IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON 85 PERCENT OF SUCH TAXPAYER'S SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND REDUCE THE THRESHOLD LEVEL FOR THE SURTAX.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-24	To limit the tax rate for certain small businesses, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 904 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 525, TO LIMIT THE TAX RATE FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES BY EXEMPTING ACTIVE TRADE OR BUSINESS INCOME REINVESTED OR RETAINED IN A SMALL BUSINESS OR FAMILY FARM FROM THE INCREASED INDIVIDUAL TAX RATES AND THE MEDICARE HOSPITAL INSURANCE WAGE TAX.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To establish a National Health Care Trust Fund. — (SENATE REJECTED THE KERREY AMENDMENT NO. 518, TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-24	To eliminate the increase in the taxation of social security benefits. — (SENATE TABLED THE LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 516, TO ELIMINATE THE INCREASE IN THE TAXATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To create a mechanism to monitor and control direct spending programs. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF SASSER AMENDMENT NO. 510, TO CREATE A MECHANISM TO MONITOR AND CONTROL DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To eliminate the imposition of the 4.3 cents deficit reduction rate. — (SENATE TABLED THE NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 508, TO ELIMINATE THE TRANSPORTATION FUELS TAX AND THE IMPOSITION OF THE 4.3 CENTS DEFICIT REDUCTION RATE.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-24	To increase the capital equipment expensing allowance for small businesses, and allow small businesses to deduct an increased level of capital purchases from their taxes. — (SENATE AGREED TO MITCHELL AMENDMENT NO. 507, TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSING ALLOWANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND ALLOW SMALL BUSINESSES TO DEDUCT AN INCREASED LEVEL OF CAPITAL PURCHASES FROM THEIR TAXES.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-06-23	In the nature of a substitute. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 310(D)(2) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 506, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-23	To encourage small business. — S.1134 BY SASSER (D-TN) -- OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993 AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993 EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT OF 1993 REVENUE RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993 STUDENT LOAN REFORM ACT OF 1993 COMPREHENSIVE CHILD IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 1993 (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE TITLE III OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF MITCHELL/BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 502, TO ESTABLISH A 50-PERCENT EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-22	To discourage States and local governments from providing general welfare assistance to able-bodied individuals unless such individuals are participating in workfare programs. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 489, TO DISCOURAGE STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM PROVIDING GENERAL WELFARE ASSISTANCE TO ABLE-BODIED INDIVIDUALS UNLESS SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE PARTICIPATING IN WORKFARE PROGRAMS.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-22	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to eliminate price-gouging in the transportation of food assistance to Russia. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 497, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NEED TO ELIMINATE PRICE-GOUGING IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-06-22	To permit producers on a farm who were prevented from planting the 1993 crop of corn because of a disaster to devote conservation use acreage under the 0/92 program to soybeans. — (SENATE TABLED THE PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 468, TO PERMIT PRODUCERS ON A FARM WHO WERE PREVENTED FROM PLANTING THE 1993 CROP OF CORN BECAUSE OF A DISASTER TO DEVOTE CONSERVATION USE ACREAGE UNDER THE O/92 PROGRAM TO SOYBEANS.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-22	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create real jobs in America through investment and savings incentives, to pay for such incentives by decreasing Federal spending, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 487, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO CREATE JOBS THROUGH INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS INCENTIVES, AND TO DECREASE FEDERAL SPENDING.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-06-17	To rescind certain funds from the Department of Defense. — H.R.2118 BY NATCHER (D-KY) -- SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1993 (PUB. L. 103-50, APPROVED 7/2/93) (SENATE AGREED TO BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 477 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BEGINNING ON PAGE 13, LINES 1-16, TO RESCIND CERTAIN FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint

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