Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, April 2, 1995                   TAG: 9504030080
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

HOW THEY VOTED

There were no Senate votes this week.

House

Welfare reform

On Friday, the house passed by a 234-199 margin the Republican welfare reform bill. The bill would reduce welfare spending by more than $69 billion over the next five years, and give states control over welfare programs that currently serve over 40 million people.

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Abingdon) N

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Roanoke) Y

Rep. L.F. Payne (D-Nelson County) N

Term limits - 1

The House on Wednesday rejected by a 135-297 margin a proposed constitutional amendment that would have limited congressional terms to 12 years in the House and the Senate. The limits would have been retroactive, meaning senators and representatives would have been forced to retire if the amendment were ratified.

Boucher N

Goodlatte N

Payne N

Term limits - 2

The House on Wednesday rejected by a 114-316 margin a proposed constitutional amendment that would have barred House members from serving more than three two-year terms, while holding Senators to two six-year terms.

Boucher N

Goodlatte N

Payne N

Term limits - 3

The House on Wednesday rejected by a 164-265 margin, with one member voting ``present,'' a proposed constitutional amendment that would have limited House and Senate terms to 12 years. The measure would have given states the option to impose congressional term limits shorter than 12 years.

Boucher N

Goodlatte Y

Payne N

Term limits - 4

The House on Wednesday rejected by a 227-204 margin, with one member voting ``present,'' proposed constitutional amendment H.J. Res. 73, which would have limited House and Senate terms to 12 years.

Boucher N

Goodlatte Y

Payne N

- States News Service