Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 by cutting entitlement spending by 207.6 billion less than the committee resolution, including $114 billion less in Medicare cuts, $50 billion less in Medicaid cuts, and $12.9 billion less in farm program cuts and calls for $60 billion less in domestic discretionary cuts than the budget resolution, providing $35 billion more for education and training, $11 billion more for health, and $6 billion more for community and regional development programs.

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Amendment Number
395
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 by cutting entitlement spending by 207.6 billion less than the committee resolution, including $114 billion less in Medicare cuts, $50 billion less in Medicaid cuts, and $12.9 billion less in farm program cuts and calls for $60 billion less in domestic discretionary cuts than the budget resolution, providing $35 billion more for education and training, $11 billion more for health, and $6 billion more for community and regional development programs.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in the Congressional Record of May 16) to achieve a balanced budget by FY 2000 without implementing any tax cuts. The substitute would cut domestic spending by $207.6 billion less than the resolution, cutting Medicare by $114 billion less than the resolution; Medicaid by $50 billion less; and $12.9 billion less in cuts to farm programs. Domestic discretionary spending would be cut by $60 billion less than the resolution and the substitute would spend $35 billion more in education and training, $11 billion more in health programs, and $6 billion more for community and regional development. The substitute would spend approximately $60 billion less over seven years than recommended in the resolution.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 18, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Gephardt amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 100 - 325, 1 Present (Roll no. 342).
Latest Action Time
12:07:55
Submitted Date
May 18, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 395 — Informed