April 5, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7581 Matsunaga Packwood Sarban ea Vermont <Mr. STAFFORD), the Senator ate will be in order. The clerk cannot Metzenbaum Pell Stevenson hear the rasiponses of Senators as he Moynihan Percy Tsongas from Wyoming <Mr. WALLOP), the Sena­ calls the roll. The Senate will be in order. Muskie Proxmire tor from Connecticut <Mr. WEICKER), and The clerk may proceed. Nelson RiegLe the Senator from Oregon <-Mr. PACK­ The call of the roll was resumed and NOT VOTING-16 WOOD) are necessarily absent. concluded. Baker Humphrey Talmadge The PRESIDING OFFICER. Have all Bayh Long Wallop Senators in the Chamber voted? Mr. CRANSTON. I announce that the Durkin McGovern Weicker Senator from Indiana <Mr. BAYH), the Garn Roth Williams The result was announced-yeas 55, Goldwater Stafford nays 27, as follows: Senator from New Hampshire <Mr. DUR­ Heinz Stewart KIN), the Senator from Louisiana <Mr. (Rollcall Vote No. 38 Leg.] LONG) , the Senator from South Dakota. So Mr. HELMS' amendment was agreed YEAS-55 <Mr. McGOVERN), the Senator from Ala­ to. Baucus Glenn Moynihan Mr. RIBICOFF. Mr. President, I move Bentsen Gravel Muskie bama <Mr. STEWART), the Senator from Biden Hart Nelson Georgia <Mr. TALMADGE), and the Sena­ to reconsider the vote by which the Boren Hatfield Nunn tor from New Jersey <Mr. WILLIAMS) are· amendment was agreed to. Boschwitz Hefiln Pell necessarily absent. Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD addressed the Bradley Holllngs Percy Bumpers Huddleston Proxmire Mr. STEVENS. I announce that the Chair. Burdick Inouye Pryor Senator from Tennessee <Mr. BAKER), The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen­ Byrd, Jackson Randolph ator from West Virginia. Harry F., Jr. Javlts R1bicoff the Senator from Utah <Mr. GARN), the Byrd, Robert C. Johnston Riegle Senator from Arizona <Mr. GOLDWATER), Cannon Kennedy Sarbanes the Senator from Pennsylvania <Mr. Chiles Leahy Sasser MOTION TO RECESS UNTIL Cranston Levin Stennis HEINZ), the Senator from New Hamp­ MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1979 Culver Magnuson Stevenson shire <Mr. HUMPHREY), the Senator Danforth Mathias Stone from Delaware <Mr. ROTH), the Senator Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, De Concini Matsunaga Young from Vermont <Mr. STAFFORD), the Sen­ I move that the Senate stand in recess, Eagleton Melcher Zorlnsky ator from Wyoming <Mr. WALLOP) , and under the order, until 12 o'clock on Mon­ Ford Metzenbaum the Senator from Connecticut <Mr. day next. NAYS-27 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ Armstrong Exon Morgan WEICKER) , are necessarily absent. Bellman Hatch Pressler I further announce that, if present tion is on agreeing to the motion that the Cha!ee Hayakawa Schmitt Senate stand in recess. Church Helms Schweiker and voting, the Senator from Utah (MR. Cochran Jepsen Simpson GARN), would vcote "yea." Mr. HELMS. I ask for the yeas and Cohen Kassebaum Stevens The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUR­ nays, Mr. President. Dole Laxalt Thurmond The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Domenlci Lugar Tower DICK). Have all Senators in the Cham­ Durenberger McClure Warner ber voted? a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. NOT VOTING-18 The result was announced-yeas 47, The yeas and nays were ordered. Baker Humphrey Stewart nays 37, as follows: Bayh Long Talmadge The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ Durkin McGovern Tsongas [Rollcall Vote No. 37 Leg.] tion is on agreeing to the motion to re­ Garn Packwood Wallop YEAS-47 cess. The clerk will call the roll. Goldwater Roth Welcker Armstrong Hatch Pressler The legislative clerk called the roll. Heinz Statrord Williams Bentsen Hayakawa Pryor Mr. CRANSTON. I announce that the So the motion to recess was agreed to. Boren Hefi1n Randolph Byrd, Helms Ribicotf Senator from Indiana <Mr. BAYH), the Harry F., Jr. Hol11nga Sasser Senator from New Hampshire <Mr. DUR­ Byrd, Robert O. Huddleston Schmitt KIN), the Senator from Louisiana <Mr. RECESS Cannon Jepsen Schweiker Chiles Johnston Simpson LONG), the Senator from South Dakota The motion was agreed to; and at Church Kassebaum Stennis <Mr. McGOVERN), the Senator from Ala­ 5:43 p.m., the Senate recessed until Cochran Laxalt Stevens bama <Mr. STEWART), the Senator from Monday, April 9, 1979, at 12 o'clock DeConcinl Lugar Stone Georgia (Mr. TALMADGE)' the Senator Dole Magnuson Thurmond meridian. Domenicl McClure Tower from Massachusetts <Mr. TsoNGAs), and Durenberger Melcher Warner the Senator from New Jersey <Mr. WIL­ Exon Morgan Young LIAMS) are necessarily absent. WITHDRAWAL Ford Nunn Zorinsky Mr. STEVENS. I announce that the NAYS~7 Executive nomination withdrawn from Senator from Tennessee <Mr. BAKER), the Senate April 5, 1979: Baucus Cohen Hatfield the Senator from Utah <Mr. GARN), the Bellmon Cranston Inouye Senator from Arizona <Mr. GOLDWATER), NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES Biden Culver Jackson John P. Millhone, o! Minnesota, to be a Boschwitz Danforth Javlts the Senator from Pennsylvania <Mr. member of the Board of Directors o! the Bradley Eagleton Kennedy HEINZ) , the Senator from New Hamp­ Bumpers Glenn Leahy National Institute of Building Sciences !or Burdick Gravel Levin shire <Mr. HUMPHREY), the Senator from a term expiring September 7, 1980, which Cha!ee Hart Mathias Delaware <Mr. ROTH), the Senator from was sent to the Senate on January 18, 1979. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS TAX RELIEF FOR THE SUPPORTERS 1954, providing an additional per.sonal similarly afflicted: People as equally OF DISABLED OR BLIND DEPEND­ exemption of $1,000 for the parents and hard hit in the pocketbooks as the dis­ ENTS supporters of blind or otherwise disabled abled taxpayer, if not more so. dependents. We in Congress are sometimes hard­ HON. NICHOLAS MAVROULES I do so with great pleasure, as the pressed to coordinate our duties here b1ll was inspired by one of my constitu­ with our responsibilitie.s at home. OF MASSACHUSETTS ents, Mrs. Sarah Cooper of Lynn, Mass. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES An additional tax exemption already But when we can introduce legislation arising from the .needs and concerns of Thursday, April 5, 1979 exists for blind taxpayers in recognition ()If their unusual personal and financial one of our constituents, as I am doing e Mr. MA VROULES. Mr. Speaker, today hardships. today, we have come some distance in I am introducing legislation that would My bill, however, would extend this meeting our obligations as Congressmen. amend the Internal Revenue Code of relief to the supporters of dependents I believe that this proposed revision • This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. CXXV---477-Part 6 7582 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 5, 1979 of the Internal Revenue Code is long such day, there may !l'easona.bly be expected reorganization shows all too clearly their overdue, Mr. Speaker. to be allowable an exemption under section concerns. 151 (f) (3) for the taxa.ble year under subtitle It is fair and justifiable, and, again, A in respect of which amounts deducted Fourth, to remove the space mission I am pleased to speak in its behalf. and withheld under this chapter in the from ADCOM and to turn it over to an H.R. 3493 calendar year in which such day falls are offensive command such as SAC mili­ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of allowed as a credit;"; tarizes the space component and may •Representatives of the United Stat,~s of (4) by striking out "(C), or (F)" in sub­ escalate an arms build-up in space by the America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraph (F) (as redesignated by para­ U.S.S.R. at the same time we are phasing section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code graph ( 1) ) and inserting in lieu thereof down our capabilities. of 1954 (relating to allowance of deductions "(C), (D),or (H)"; and There are many other reasons why the for personal exemptions) ls amended by (5) by striking out "subparagraph (G)" proposed reorganization is not in the na­ adding at the end thereof the following new in the last · sentence and inserting in lieu tional interest, and all of these need to subsection: thereof "subparagraph (I) ". "(f) ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR DIS• (c) Subsection (a) of section 6682 of such be considered and discussed. ABILITY.- Code (relating to false information with For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I am "(1) FOR TAXPAYER.-An additional exemp­ respect to withholding allowances based on today introducing, along with the gen­ tion of $1,000 for the taxpayer if he is itemized deductions) ls amended by strik­ tleman from Colorado (Mr. KocovsEK), disabled. ing out "section 3402(f) (1) (F)" and insert­ a resolution disapproving the proposed "(2) FOR SPOUSE.-An additional exemp­ ing in lieu thereof "section 3402 (f) ( 1) (H) ". ADCOM reorganization. I w·ould hope all tion of $1,000 for the spouse of the taxpayer SEC. 2. (a) The amendments made by sub­ my colleagues interested in peace and a if- section (a) of the first section of this Act .. (A) a separate return ls made by the shall apply to taxable years ending after strong air defense would join in sponsor­ taxpayer, and the date of the enactment of this Act. ing this resolution and in requesting the " ( B) the spouse is disabled and, for the (b) The amendments made by subsections necessary hearings.• calendar year in which the taxable year of (b) and (c) of the first section of this the taxpayel° begins, has no gross income Act shall apply with respect to payments and is not the dependent of another tax­ of wages made on or after the first calen­ POLL RESULTS RELEASED payer. dar month which begins more than 10 days "(3) FOR DEPENDENT.-An additional ex­ after the d,ate of the enactment of this emption of $1,000 for any dependent of the Act .• HON. LARRY WINN, JR.