FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

Addresses

Aid to the Cities: Osborn Elliott, S14864 [17OC]

Economic Conversion: Representative Mavroules, E778 [6MR]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: drought assistance (H.R. 355), S15712, S15725 [31OC], S18640, S18711 [27NO], H1932, H1934, H1935, H1938, H1943, H1944, H1945 [21MR]

Disabled: strengthen education programs (S. 1106), S8510, S8518 [24JN]

Follow Through Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), S11362 [30JY], S12134, S12328 [2AU]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), S17718, S17747, S17773 [22NO]

Head Start Transition Project Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), S11362 [30JY], S12134, S12328 [2AU]

Housing: revise Federal assistance programs (H.R. 3576), S17901, S17902, S17993 [23NO], H11434 [26NO]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17988 [23NO], S18184, S18485 [26NO], H10366 [18NO], H10532, H10533, H10534, H10538 [19NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16785, S16856 [15NO], H10238 [14NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), S11234, S11239 [29JY], S11381 [30JY], S11590, S11591 [31JY], S11729, S11738, S11751, S11856, S11857, S11858, S11859, S11860, S11874, S11875, S11876, S11877, S11878, S11882, S11886, S11897, S11906 [1AU]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), S13482, S13491, S13518, S13525, S13527, S13530, S13535, S13537, S13562, S13590, S13597, S13610, S13612 [24SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1945), S16625, S16626, S16631 [13NO]

Veterans: housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S5998, S6071 [16MY]

Analyses

America 2000 Excellence in Education Act (S. 1141), S6458-S6466 [23MY]

Education Programs for Disabled (H.R. 3053), H6408-H6410 [11SE]

Fruit and Vegetable Producers Emergency Assistance Act (S. 1555), S10788 [24JY]

Furnish Veterans With Medical, Therapeutic, Rehabilitative, and Prosthetic Devices (S. 1279), S7635 [12JN]

Improve Education (H.R. 3458), H7160 [1OC]

Medicaid Glideslope Act (S. 1211), S7031 [4JN]

Reauthorize the Native American Programs Act (S. 1717), S13063 [16SE]

Revise Job Training Services and Establish Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program (S. 1404), S8974-S8979 [27JN]

Target Funds to Low-Income Students and Reduce Waste of Public Funds (S. 1246), S7353-S7374 [6JN]

Unemployment Insurance Alternative S. 1554, S13209 [18SE]

Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act (H.R. 1404), E909-E912 [13MR]

Announcements

Inner City Christian Federation of Grand Rapids, MI and Old Kent Financial Corp. form partnership for construction of affordable housing, E3675 [1NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Assistance Act, H10732 [21NO]

———H.R. 2312, Follow Through Act and Head Start Transition Project Act amendments, S12136 [2AU]

———S. 1722, emergency unemployment compensation, H6870 [25SE]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Doctor Held as Baby Loses Arm, H10911 [22NO]

Abortion Mills Thrive Playing on Fear and Secrecy—One Woman Pays Cash in Advance, but She Receives No Aid, E4164 [26NO]

Adoption—Expanding the Options, S7871 [14JN]

Bush's Biggest Shame, E3082 [18SE]

City Officials See No Easy Way Out of Schools' Crisis, S9031 [27JN]

Cowardly Vote for the Jobless, S13558 [24SE]

Democrats on Unemployment, S11745 [1AU]

Democrats Want Issues, Not Action, E3200 [1OC]

Extend Jobless Benefits, but Do It the Right Way, S11745 [1AU]

Failed Abortion Leaves Baby Without an Arm, H10910 [22NO]

Father of Head Start Visits His Kids, S15058 [23OC]

Gag Rule's Harmful Consequences, Senator Simon, S7849 [13JN]

Gagging Women's Clinics, E1956 [29MY]

Housing Aid Vital to Sonoma County—Close to Home, H11435 [26NO]

Impact of Dole-Domenici-Roth Alternative, S13559 [24SE]

In Freeze's Wake, Desperation for Citrus Workers, E1577 [2MY]

It's No Educational Pork Barrel, S16772 [14NO]

Killing HOPE, S3531, S3533 [19MR]

Many Rejected for Welfare Aid Over Paperwork, S15295 [28OC]

March on Washington, S14864 [17OC]

Medicaid's Malady, S18392-S18394 [26NO]

Medicare Fraud Said to Cost Hundreds of Millions, S14319 [3OC]

New Roads and Urban Chaos, S5228, S5231 [25AP]

Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to University of Chicago Professor, S14746 [16OC]

Public Comments, H10904 [22NO]

Put the Aid Back in Medicaid, S18391 [26NO]

Rich Got Richer, Poor Got Poorer, Study Says, S10727 [24JY]

Richards To Testify on Medicaid Funding, H10525 [19NO]

Scholarship Act Has Regional Impact, S683 [14JA]

Senate Panel Adds Its Stamp to ``Dire Emergency'' Bill, H10824 [21NO]

Standoff Won't Help the Jobless, S14398 [4OC]

Stranding the Jobless, S14756 [16OC]

Talk of Rebound Cheap to Jobless, S14153 [2OC]

Time Out on the Deficit, S11745 [1AU]

Troublesome National Trend—Putting Off Repairs, S9031 [27JN]

Unemployed for 2 Years, Mechanic Still Has Hope, S14749 [16OC]

Unemployment Bonanza, S13559 [24SE]

USDA vs. Raisin Bran, H7588 [8OC]

Veto No. 23, S14745 [16OC]

Washington Sinks Key Anti-Drought Bill—Water Watch—But Tide Is Running Toward Reform, E4038 [25NO]

Watershed, E4038 [25NO]

We've Heard It on the Grapevine—Raisins Are In, H7586 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766, H839 [31JA]; H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

———prohibit use of Federal funds (see H.R. 83, H56 [3JA])

AFDC: continue aid during first month of employment of recipient (see H.R. 3858, H10842 [21NO])

———effectiveness of alternative methods for delivering services under the JOBS Program (see H.R. 995, H1077 [20FE])

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see S. 1860, S15072 [23OC]; H.R. 3450, H7198 [1OC])

Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see S. 1835, S14839 [16OC])

———disaster assistance (see H.R. 2893, H5513 [16JY]; H.R. 3029, H5908 [25JY])

———disaster assistance for fruit and vegetable producers (see S. 1555, S10769 [24JY])

———disaster assistance to producers (see S. 1441, S9490 [10JY])

———extend and remove certain limitations on emergency crop loss and livestock feed assistance (see H.R. 1451, H1774 [14MR])

———limit milk price support and milk inventory management programs (see S. 858, S4736 [18AP])

———relieve economic hardships to producers suffering from drought conditions (see H.R. 1550, H2013 [21MR])

American Samoa: inclusion under Federal aid programs for the aged, blind, and disabled (see S. 1143, S6653 [23MY])

———public assistance programs for the disabled and senior citizens (see H.R. 2228, H2783 [6MY])

Armed Forces: campus recruiting (see H.R. 1651, H2085 [22MR])

———educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 2932, H5595 [17JY])

———relief for Operation Desert Shield personnel participating in student financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1302, H1455 [6MR])

———withhold Federal assistance to State or local subdivisions providing sanctuary to members avoiding obligatory service (see H.R. 611, H683 [23JA])

Budget: authorization of new authority for Government programs (see H.R. 3785, H10268 [14NO])

———emergency funding requirements relative to Head Start, child immunization, and the WIC Programs (see H.R. 3147, H6193 [31JY])

———reduce Federal deficit and control entitlement spending (see H. Con. Res. 218, H7725 [9OC])

CCC: purchase of additional commodities under certain emergency food assistance and hunger programs (see S. 1910, S15801 [1NO])

Children: federally funded child care services (see H.R. 284, H78 [4JA]; H.R. 350, H80 [4JA])

Children and youth: award grants for aspirations research (see S. 726, S3929 [21MR])

———encourage certain federally assisted individuals to serve their communities and country (see S. 1899, S15697 [31OC])

———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H1786 [18MR])

———grant program for education, training, health and social services to at-risk individuals (see S. 1133, S6355 [22MY])

———grants to States for mental health services (see S. 924, S4984 [24AP])

———improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 3603, H8187 [22OC])

Classrooms for the Future Program: establish (see S. 1820, S14588 [8OC])

Coastal Zone Impact Assistance Fund: establish (see S. 49, S435 [14JA])

Colleges and universities: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H1914 [20MR])

Connecticut: allow certain AFDC recipients to receive loans toward the establishment of a small business (see H.R. 3325, H6538 [12SE])

Contracts: Federal procurement opportunities and participation for women-owned small businesses (see H.R. 3260, H6383 [2AU])

Crime: denial of certain benefits upon conviction of drug offenses (see H.R. 2118, H2564 [25AP])

———prevent reprogramming of moneys available for special discretionary grants (see H.R. 1657, H2085 [22MR])

Deaf: require television closed-captioning services relative to entities receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 356, H80 [4JA])

Dept. of HUD: housing, education, and employment grants to urban and rural communities (see H.R. 501, H385 [11JA])

Dept. of the Interior: drought assistance (see H.R. 355, H80 [4JA])

———drought assistance (H.R. 355), concurrence of the House with the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 282, H10365 [18NO])

Disabled: authorize transportation grants for employment purposes (see H.R. 2749, H5048 [25JN])

———extend the independent living services program for older blind individuals (see H.R. 2437, H3494 [22MY])

———improve services to individuals with mental retardation (see S. 1750, S13696 [25SE])

———reauthorize and extend Rehabilitation Act programs (see H.R. 2127, H2570 [29AP])

———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (see S. 1475, S10043 [15JY])

———strengthen education programs (see S. 1106, S6210 [21MY]; H.R. 3053, H5909 [25JY])

———treatment of individuals under certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3126, H6192 [31JY])

Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2536, H3855 [4JN])

Disasters: donation of agricultural commodities for international hunger relief programs financed by Japan (see H. Con. Res. 179, H5432 [11JY])

———loan fund to assist victims of future disasters (see H.R. 3304, H6455 [11SE])

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (see H.R. 3259, H6383 [2AU])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 2810, H5266 [27JN]; H.R. 3256, H6383 [2AU])

———Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2177 [11AP])

Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H990 [6FE])

———assistance to local agencies (see H.R. 4082, H12062 [3JA])

———assistance to minority college students (see H.R. 3189, H6317 [1AU])

———awarding of minority scholarships (see S. 48, S435 [14JA])

———dissemination of information on sources of financial aid for prospective college students (see S. 501, S2309 [26FE])

———encourage disadvantaged students to obtain a college education (see S. 1134, S6355 [22MY])

———establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for afterschool learning activities (see H.R. 260, H77 [4JA])

———evaluation of the Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 594, H640 [22JA])

———Federal assistance (see H.R. 2627, H4437 [12JN])

———Federal grants to local agencies and lengthen the school year (see H.R. 3984, H11887 [26NO])

———financial assistance for low- and middle-income students (see S. 727, S3929 [21MR])

———financial assistance to local agencies (see S. 1135, S6355 [22MY])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5266 [27JN])

———financial assistance to urban areas (see S. 720, S3928 [21MR])

———funding of dropout intervention programs (see S. 771, S4116 [22MR])

———improve (see S. 1141, S6653 [23MY]; H.R. 3458, H7198 [1OC])

———improve college participation rates of Hispanic students (see S. 1822, S14588 [8OC])

———improve needs analysis in student aid programs (see H.R. 1117, H1162 [26FE])

———incentive and support programs to enable certain students to stay in school (see S. 585, S2926 [7MR])

———increase Impact Aid Program payments to school districts coterminous with military installation boundaries (see H.R. 593, H639 [22JA])

———lengthen special program grant cycles for disadvantaged students (see S. 882, S4836 [23AP])

———postsecondary education assistance to disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2943, H5649 [18JY])

———provide opportunities for low-income students (see H.R. 2350, H3148 [15MY])

———repayment of student loans (see S. 1414, S8952 [27JN])

———student financial assistance relative to computation of homeowners equity (see S. 1119, S6210 [21MY])

———suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 2116, H2564 [25AP])

Employment: establish grants to States for job programs for physically and mentally impaired individuals (see H.R. 41, H55 [3JA])

———requirements for food stamp program (see S. 1953, S16449 [12NO])

———revise job training services and establish Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program (see S. 1404, S8952 [27JN])

Families and domestic relations: access to prenatal care, housing, nutrition, and parenting skills for needy families (see S. 1380, S8736 [26JN])

———availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (see S. 1197, S6922 [3JN])

———grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2178 [11AP])

———grants for State domestic violence coalitions (see H.R. 2947, H5649 [18JY])

———improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 2571, H4097 [6JN])

———provide grants to States to fund domestic violence coalitions (see S. 803, S4337 [11AP])

———tax relief and family preservation programs (see S. 1411, S8952 [27JN])

Family and domestic relations: assistance for improved adoption services (see S. 1301, S7868 [14JN])

Farmers: paperwork required in signing up for Federal agricultural programs (see S. 1573, S11056 [26JY])

Federal-State relations: correct imbalances in certain States in the Federal tax to Federal benefit ratio (see S. 247, S1052 [23JA])

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see S. 977, S5137 [25AP]; H.R. 2099, H2564 [25AP])

Follow Through Act: technical and conforming amendments (see H.R. 2312, H3035 [14MY])

Food: grants to State programs providing food to certain nutritionally at risk individuals (see H.R. 3711, H9392 [5NO])

———provide optional meatless meals under federally funded school lunches (see H. Con. Res. 64, H992 [6FE])

———restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H529 [16JA])

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 305, H11890 [26NO])

Food stamps: eligibility of disabled veterans and other disabled persons (see S. 1807, S14349 [3OC])

Foreign aid: establish new assistance programs (see S. 956, S5136 [25AP])

Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H3709 [29MY])

Hawaii: establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (see S. 1319, S8014 [18JN])

———native health center grants (see S. 112, S437 [14JA])

Hazardous substances: lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922, H5594 [17JY])

Head Start Program: eligibility of certain children to receive services (see H.R. 3819, H10544 [19NO])

———fund as an entitlement program (see S. 876, S4737 [18AP])

Head Start Transition Project Act: technical and conforming amendments (see H.R. 2312, H3035 [14MY])

Health: continuation of Federal medical care coverage (see H.R. 338, H80 [4JA])

———criteria for distribution of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant funds (see S. 1238, S7290 [6JN])

———drug treatment services (see H.R. 3540, H7725 [9OC])

———establish a national State-run medical care program (see S. 1446, S9839 [11JY])

———expand counseling assistance for elderly, sick, and disabled individuals (see H.R. 416, H82 [4JA])

———funding for syringes and needles that are not nonreusable (see H.R. 2951, H5650 [18JY])

———maternal and child health State block grants (see H.R. 1968, H2398 [22AP])

———reauthorize rural programs (see S. 1479, S10135 [16JY])

Health care facilities: financial assistance for trauma centers located in drug-related violence areas (see H.R. 1656, H2085 [22MR])

Health Careers Opportunity Program: eligibility of social work students (see S. 75, S436 [14JA])

Higher Education Act: eligibility of less-than-half-time students for Federal student assistance programs (see H.R. 3354, H6674 [17SE])

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 574, S2771 [6MR]; H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])

Housing: community development, preservation, and housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3936, H11885 [26NO])

———employment opportunities relative to residents who participate in the construction, alteration, or repair of their residences (see S. 799, S4337 [11AP])

———establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])

———exclude foreign reparation payments from eligibility for housing assistance programs (see H.R. 1329, H1472 [7MR])

———low-income and rural housing programs (see H.R. 3483, H7379 [3OC])

———mortgage financing incentives for energy-efficient housing programs (see H.R. 2882, H5432 [11JY])

———revise Federal assistance programs (see H.R. 3576, H8101 [17OC])

Immigration: Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 3441, H7198 [1OC])

———suspend ban on public assistance for legalized aliens during a national emergency (see H.R. 2198, H2767 [2MY])

Iraq: seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3255, H6383 [2AU])

Japan: authorize grants to train U.S. scientists, engineers, and managers in Japanese language and culture (see S. 1417, S8952 [27JN])

Law enforcement: Federal funding programs (see H.R. 2956, H5650 [18JY])

Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])

———establish employment standards for security officers (see S. 1258, S7464 [11JN])

Local government: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H8187 [22OC])

———Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H1849 [19MR]; H.R. 1584, H2015 [21MR])

Local governments: community adjustment assistance program for areas facing economic distress (see H.R. 171, H58 [3JA])

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1324 [28FE])

———cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])

———convert to a federally administered program of medical assistance (see H.R. 3974, H11886 [26NO])

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 29, S435 [14JA])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H6798 [24SE]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8120 [21OC])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (see H. Res. 283, H10364 [18NO])

———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H78 [4JA])

———improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 856, S4736 [18AP])

———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (see S. 2077, S18335 [26NO])

———State provision of medical assistance relative to the ratio of family income to the official poverty line (see S. 1211, S6997 [4JN])

Medicare: benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries (see S. 1482, S10287 [17JY])

———establish medical equipment demonstration project (see S. 1951, S16449 [12NO])

———home health occupational therapy services (see S. 1582, S11216 [29JY])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H7313 [2OC]; H.R. 3649, H8661 [29OC])

———extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (see S. 1520, S10554 [22JY])

Narcotics: emergency Federal assistance to drug emergency areas (see S. 16, S434 [14JA])

Native American Programs Act: reauthorize (see S. 1717, S13056 [16SE])

Native Americans: administration of a postsecondary grant program for Indian students (see H.R. 2009, H2468 [23AP])

———eligibility for Federal programs relative to receipt of income from trust or restricted land (see H.R. 2737, H4944 [24JN])

———extend authorization for certain programs (see H.R. 2319, H3035 [14MY])

———participation in the self-governance demonstration project (see S. 1287, S7809 [13JN])

———preference activities relative to Indian Village housing development, Providence, RI (see H.R. 2820, H5266 [27JN])

———transfer control of certain Indian housing assistance programs (see H.R. 4027, H11888 [26NO])

———tribal education funds (see H.R. 2821, H5267 [27JN])

Natural resources: tree planting programs (see H.R. 2015, H2468 [23AP]; H.R. 2016, H2468 [23AP]

Ocean and Coastal Resources Enhancement Fund: establish (see S. 49, S435 [14JA])

Older Americans Act: improve programs (see S. 974, S5137 [25AP])

———reauthorization (see S. 1472, S10043 [15JY])

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: Federal-State funding ratio for certain formula grants (see H.R. 1707, H2135 [10AP])

———maintain Federal percentage of funding, limit the use of discretionary grant funds and establish Bureau advisory committees (see H.R. 2473, H3623 [23MY])

Petersburg, VA: community development block grant activities (see H.R. 3754, H9700 [12NO])

———deadline for submission of community development block grant activities statement (see S. 1938, S16213 [7NO])

Pipelines: improve safety programs (see S. 1583, S11216 [29JY])

Poverty: training youth in education and employment skills and expand housing opportunities (see S. 1100, S6107 [17MY])

Public Health Service: establish health grants relative to certain infertility causes (see H.R. 3461, H7198 [1OC])

———nurse education programs (see H.R. 3460, H7198 [1OC])

Public Health Service Act: clarify allotment formulas relating to urban and rural areas (see H.R. 425, H83 [4JA])

Public welfare: entitlement commodities for school lunch programs relative to cash payments (see H.R. 2933, H5595 [17JY])

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])

Recycling: establish a demonstration program to provide grants to States and localities for community projects (see H.R. 1818, H2260 [16AP])

Roads and highways: authorization of Federal-aid highway program (see S. 965, S5136 [25AP])

———authorize construction funds (see S. 883, S4836 [23AP])

———authorize Federal-aid highway funds for construction of new toll bypass highways in urbanized areas (see H.R. 2034, H2469 [23AP])

———Federal-aid highway project traffic congestion (see H.R. 2975, H5744 [23JY])

———increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H2083 [22MR])

Rural areas: crime and drug control (see S. 1313, S8014 [18JN]; H.R. 2959, H5650 [18JY])

SBA: assist, protect, and preserve small businesses in meat production and marketing (see H.R. 228, H60 [3JA]; H.R. 229, H60 [3JA]

Schools: grant eligibility relative to determining criteria for participation in extracurricular activities (see H.R. 2557, H4015 [5JN])

Senior citizens: assist older individuals who reside in rural areas (see H.R. 2020, H2468 [23AP])

———designate planning and service areas within States relative to population (see H.R. 1533, H1913 [20MR])

———establish health and retirement planning programs (see S. 1764, S13829 [26SE])

———establish separate long-term care ombudsman and transportation programs (see S. 1481, S10135 [16JY])

———expand the preventive health services program (see H.R. 1739, H2178 [11AP])

———funding eligibility for certain persons relative to the sale of or eviction from a residence of such persons (see H.R. 1507, H1912 [20MR])

———housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2953, H5650 [18JY]; H.R. 2954, H5650 [18JY]

———improve nutrition services (see S. 1477, S10135 [16JY])

———provide nutrition services and intergenerational activities in elementary school facilities (see S. 973, S5137 [25AP])

Small business: assist development of businesses owned by women (see S. 1959, S16611 [13NO]; H.R. 3539, H7725 [9OC])

———economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (see S. 1426, S9116 [28JN]; H.R. 3471, H7313 [2OC])

———establish programs to assist veterans (see H.R. 1404, H1669 [12MR])

———procurement of credit (see S. 1753, S13696 [25SE])

———revise and amend Federal programs (see H.R. 345, H80 [4JA])

Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see S. 972, S5137 [25AP]; H.R. 2106, H2564 [25AP])

———assure benefit payments are not made to deceased individuals (see H.R. 491, H385 [11JA])

———block grants to States for social services (see S. 1189, S6858 [24MY])

———disability determination procedures (see H.R. 3774, H10268 [14NO])

———establish the Children's Investment Trust (see S. 1073, S5753 [14MY])

———family support systems (see S. 4, S434 [14JA])

———improve the foster care maintenance payment progam (see S. 61, S435 [14JA])

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6383 [2AU])

———medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners (see S. 2103, S18335 [26NO])

———medicare reimbursement for physician assistants (see S. 2104, S18335 [26NO])

———pay-as-you-go financing (see S. 11, S434 [14JA])

———waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals suffering from terminal illnesses (see H.R. 428, H83 [4JA])

Social Security Trust Funds Management Act: enact (see S. 27, S435 [14JA])

Star Schools Program Assistance Act: amend to establish a grant program to provide dissemination services (see H.R. 2789, H5209 [26JN])

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H4015 [5JN])

———availability of funds and application process for low- and middle-income students (see S. 1768, S13926 [27SE])

———calculation of assets in accounts that have been frozen by State action (see H.R. 3274, H6384 [2AU])

———eligibility requirements and award amounts (see S. 1659, S12181 [2AU])

———expand eligibility for certain grants (see H.R. 3983, H11887 [26NO])

———grant allotments for certain needy students (see H.R. 3279, H6384 [2AU])

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1454 [6MR])

———middle-income students (see S. 930, S4984 [24AP])

———Pell Grant regulations and eligibility requirements (see H.R. 3114, H6138 [30JY])

———restriction of family assets relative to financial institution failures (see S. 1651, S12181 [2AU]; H.R. 3275, H6384 [2AU])

———use of certain grants by prisoners (see H.R. 3437, H7107 [30SE])

Student assistance programs: target funds to low-income students and reduce waste of public funds (see S. 1246, S7291 [6JN])

Student loan programs: eligibility requirements for certain programs (see H.R. 3239, H6382 [2AU])

Student loans: require high school diploma or recognized equivalent as prerequisite for Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 337, H80 [4JA])

Taxation: determination of eligibility in difficult development areas for the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2146, H2601 [30AP])

———extend low-income housing credit (see S. 1447, S9839 [11JY])

———permit individuals to include contributions with income tax return for organ transplant grant programs (see H.R. 515, H386 [11JA])

Tobacco products: authorize incentive grants for States that enact legislation aimed at limiting youth access to cigarettes (see S. 560, S2618 [5MR]; S. 561, S2618 [5MR]

Transportation: authorize use of Federal-aid highway funds to relieve traffic congestion and improve air quality (see H.R. 1605, H2083 [22MR])

———Federal-aid highway system construction rights (see H.R. 422, H82 [4JA])

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see S. 1554, S10769 [24JY]; S. 1722, S13180 [17SE]; S. 1789, S14042 [1OC]; S. 1791, S14043 [1OC]; S. 1945, S16213 [7NO]; H.R. 3201, H6381 [2AU]; H.R. 3400, H6798 [24SE]; H.R. 3575, H8101 [17OC]), H8334 [23OC], H9043 [1NO], H9700 [12NO], H9758 [13NO], H11888 [26NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), consideration (see H. Res. 210, H6315 [1AU])

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), consideration (see H. Res. 280, H9758 [13NO])

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), waiving certain enrollment requirements (see S.J. Res. 232, S16848 [15NO])

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), consideration (see H. Res. 227, H6797 [24SE])

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), waiving points of order against conference report (see H. Res. 230, H6939 [26SE])

———Federal supplemental compensation (see H.R. 1518, H1913 [20MR]; H.R. 2839, H5339 [10JY])

———optional program for supplemental compensation (see S. 1296, S7809 [13JN])

———supplemental benefits for coal miners (see H.R. 514, H386 [11JA])

———temporary compensation extension (see H.R. 3600, H8187 [22OC])

———uniform benefit structure (see H.R. 3869, H10930 [22NO])

Urban areas: opportunities for low-income residents (see S. 1529, S10675 [23JY])

Veterans: assist States in providing benefits advice (see H.R. 2650, H4549 [13JN])

———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H4549 [13JN])

———furnish with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices (see S. 1279, S7628 [12JN])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H60 [3JA])

———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 347, H80 [4JA]; H.R. 426, H83 [4JA]; H.R. 488, H385 [11JA])

———payment of certain interim benefits (see S. 1107, S6210 [21MY])

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (see H.R. 3187, H6317 [1AU])

———pilot project using foreclosed properties to provide shelter to homeless individuals (see H.R. 2059, H2535 [24AP])

———revise rates of disability compensation (see H.R. 244, H77 [4JA])

———unemployment compensation benefits (see H.R. 2934, H5595 [17JY])

WIC: provision of foods from farmers' markets to certain low-income families (see S. 1742, S13578 [24SE])

———special supplemental food program (see S. 1540, S10769 [24JY])

Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 1398, H1669 [12MR])

Booklets

Science—The End to the Frontier?, S5356 [6MY]

Books

``Need a Lift?'' American Legion, S8218-S8221 [19JN]

Brochures

Planned Parenthood, H10904-H10908 [22NO]

Colloquies

Dept. of the Interior: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1940 [21MR]

Descriptions

Coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families to certain welfare programs (H.R. 4046), E4104 [26NO]

Economic growth incentives amendment to S. 1722, unemployment emergency compensation, S13503 [24SE]

Elderly housing programs (H.R. 3425), E3179 [26SE]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (S. 1554), S11733-S11735 [1AU]

Health USA Act (S. 1446), S9857 [11JY]

Rehabilitation Act program differential funding formula, H3171 [20MY]

Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act (S. 729), S3953 [21MR]

Documents

Farms for the Future Program: Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, S18276 [26NO]

Legislative Language Defining Classes of Disproportionate Share Hospital Providers, S18198 [26NO]

Explanations

Older Americans Act program improvements (S. 974), S5260 [25AP]

Revise job training services and establish Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program (S. 1404), S8974 [27JN]

State allocations of Rehabilitation Act programs: Dept. of Education, S6260 [21MY]

Strengthen education programs for the disabled (S. 1106), S6213 [21MY]

Veterans' Compensation Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 1047), H2119 [10AP]

Veterans housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S6001-S6004 [16MY]

Factsheets

Community Opportunity Act (S. 1529), S10686 [23JY]

Letters

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: NIH, S16117 [7NO]

———Senator Hatfield, S16117 [7NO]

Agriculture policy and world market shares: Senator Dole, S13223 [18SE]

Central Valley project: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H10335 [18NO]

Community Opportunity Act: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S10686 [23JY]

Comprehensive Maternal and Early Childhood Health Care Act: Children's Defense Fund, S3652 [20MR]

———National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S3653 [20MR]

Counseling at federally funded family planning clinics: several medical professional associations, H10490 [19NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations veto: Representatives Gradison and Kolbe, H10497 [19NO]

Drought assistance: Bureau of Reclamantion, H1926, H1940 [21MR]

———Dinah Bear, H1936 [21MR]

———Representative George Miller, H1935 [21MR]

Drug treatment grants: CBO, S9296 [9JY]

Emergency unemployment compensation, S15209 [24OC], H7727, H7728 [10OC], H7984 [17OC], H8394, H8408 [23OC]

———Ann Durante, H8438 [23OC]

———Betty Coffey, H8451 [23OC]

———Carolyn Brooks, H8438 [23OC]

———Janet Kauffmann, H8425 [23OC]

———Jason Atkins, H8375 [23OC]

———OMB, H10217 [14NO]

———Robert L. Dickie, H8393 [23OC]

———Willie Mae Thompson, H8374 [23OC]

Establish a national State-run medical care program: Timothy Deal, S18548 [26NO]

Extending low-income housing tax credits: Community League of West 159th St., Inc., E3640-E3644 [1NO]

Families in Need Act: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S8743 [26JN]

———March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S8742 [26JN]

———National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8743 [26JN]

Family Caregiver Support Act: Alzheimer's Association, S5254 [25AP]

———United Cerebral Palsy Association, S5254 [25AP]

Federal payments relative to State medicaid expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes: National Governors' Association, S18187 [26NO]

———OMB, S18191 [26NO]

———Senator Cranston, S18653 [27NO]

———Senator Wallop, S18195 [26NO]

———Wallace G. Wilkinson, Governor of Kentucky, H10523 [19NO]

———Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, S18172 [26NO]

Financial assistance for trauma centers located in drug-related violence areas: American College of Surgeons, H8018 [17OC]

Food Stamp abuse by suspended employee: James P. Godwin, Sr., S8486 [24JN]

Furnish veterans with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7634 [12JN]

Housing programs: American Association of Retired Persons, S3527 [19MR]

———National Association of Homebuilders, S3534 [19MR]

———several organizations, S3527, S3528 [19MR]

Improvements in veterans' compensation and pension programs: CBO, H2119 [10AP]

Job training services and the Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program: Lynn Martin, Sec. of Labor, S8974 [27JN]

Jobs Corps center in Compton, CA: African-American Caucus, California Democratic Council, H9447 [6NO]

———Compton, CA, H9446, H9447 [6NO]

———Compton Unified School District, H9446 [6NO]

———YWCA, H9447 [6NO]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: Senator Wellstone, S16119 [7NO]

———several Senators, S16118 [7NO]

Low-Income Energy Assistance Program funding: several Senators, S14940 [22OC]

Medicaid prescription drug program: National Governors' Association, H7227 [2OC]

Medicare toll-free phone service: Gloria M. Cartwright, S14319 [3OC]

———Senator Graham, S14319 [3OC]

———several Senators, S14319 [3OC]

Milk price support and inventory management programs: Rafael Hernanadez-Colon, Governor of Puerto Rico, S4747 [18AP]

———Resident Commissioner Fuster, S4747 [18AP]

Ohio transportation projects: George Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, E3525 [23OC]

Older Americans Act reauthorization: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S10045 [15JY]

———Senator Pryor, S5260 [25AP]

Resident Employment Opportunity Act: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, S4345 [11AP]

Retirement planning information on the Personal Earnings and Benefits Estimate Statement: Senator Graham, S13838 [26SE]

Rural Crime and Drug Control Act: Senator Pryor, S8015 [18JN]

Senior Nutrition Act: Families United for Senior Action, S10137 [16JY]

———National Association of Meal Programs, S10138 [16JY]

———National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S10138 [16JY]

———Senator Pryor, S10137 [16JY]

Shift of public housing subsidies to NASA space station funding: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, H4056 [6JN]

Small business credit recovery: CBO, S16737 [14NO]

Student Counseling and Assistance Network Act: American Council on Education, S2346 [26FE]

———College Board, S2345 [26FE]

———National Association of College Admissions Counselors, S2345 [26FE]

———National Association of Student Financial Administrators, S2345 [26FE]

———National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, S2345 [26FE]

———OMB Watch, S2345 [26FE]

———Unison Institute, S2346 [26FE]

Timber industry unemployment benefits: Dept. of Labor, S16826 [15NO]

Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project: Dept. of the Interior, S7815 [13JN]

Unemployment compensation, S13387 [20SE]

———Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve System, S11746 [1AU]

———FRS, S13396 [20SE]

Unemployment emergency compensation: Air Force Sergeants Association, S14000 [1OC]

———American Farm Bureau Federation, S13514, S13516 [24SE]

———American Legislative Exchange Council, S13515 [24SE]

———American Small Business Association, S13515 [24SE]

———Americans for a Balanced Budget (organization), S13515 [24SE]

———Americans For Tax Reform (organization), S13514 [24SE]

———AMVETS, S14000 [1OC]

———Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Inc., S13513 [24SE]

———Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S13513 [24SE]

———Association of the U.S. Army, S14000 [1OC]

———Business and Industrial Council, S13515 [24SE]

———Citizens Against a National Sales Tax, Value-Added Tax (organization), S13514 [24SE]

———Consumer Alert Advocate (organization), S13516 [24SE]

———Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S13514 [24SE]

———Federal Reserve System, S13506 [24SE]

———Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry, S13513 [24SE]

———Independent Business Association of Wisconsin, S13512 [24SE]

———Lynn Martin, Sec. of Labor, S13558 [24SE]

———Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, S13513 [24SE]

———National Federation of Independent Business, S13513 [24SE]

———National Small Business United (organization), S13515 [24SE]

———Noncommissioned Officers Association, S14000, S14001 [1OC]

———Retired Enlisted Association, S14000 [1OC]

———Seniors Coalition (organization), S13514 [24SE]

———(sundry), S13898-S13902 [27SE]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13514 [24SE]

———VFW, S13999 [1OC]

———Wisconsin Builders Association, S13512 [24SE]

———Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, S13513 [24SE]

———Wisconsin Realtors Association, S13512 [24SE]

Veterans' benefits: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1479 [7MR]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 1430, prohibiting discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation, H1728 [13MR]

North Dade Social Security Office staff, E3866 [15NO]

Organizations supporting S. 924, Children's and Communities' Mental Health Systems Improvement Act, S5023 [24AP]

States expected to run out of Federal highway funding, S14246 [3OC]

Youthbuild Coalition members, S6114 [17MY]

Memorandums

Abortion Counseling at Federally Funded Family Planning Clinics: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S17894 [23NO]

———President Bush, S17893 [23NO]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, S11215 [29JY]

California, S16847 [15NO], S17665 [22NO], H8787 [30OC]

———opposition to Dept. of Education regulations for eligibility for Federal postsecondary education aid, S16845 [15NO]

Colorado, S10041 [15JY]

Hawaii, S8590 [25JN], H4098 [6JN]

Illinois, H8787 [30OC]

Louisiana, H5665 [22JY]

Maine, H5049 [25JN]

Michigan, S8004 [18JN]

Minnesota, S8004 [18JN], H3805 [3JN]

Nevada, S6918 [3JN], H2469 [23AP]

New Hampshire, S6148 [20MY]

New Jersey, S6995 [4JN], S8590 [25JN], H4098 [6JN]

Pennsylvania, H8120 [21OC]

South Carolina, S8008 [18JN], H4098 [6JN]

Washington, S6919 [3JN]

Wisconsin, S17664 [22NO], H9758 [13NO]

Messages

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act Veto (S. 1722): President Bush, S14619, S14705 [15OC]

National Corp. for Housing Partnerships and the National Housing Partnership: President Bush, H6444 [11SE]

Motions

Disabled: strengthen education programs (S. 1106), H6414 [11SE]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), H6167 [31JY]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10540 [19NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16789 [15NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), consideration, S11052 [26JY]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), H6869 [25SE]

Newsletters

Builders Endorse Gramm/Gingrich Tax Cut Plan: National Association of Home Builders, S13507, S13516 [24SE]

Outlines

Supplemental unemployment insurance compensation, S7824 [13JN]

Papers

Reaching Back To Help the Unemployed: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S14752-S14754 [16OC]

Petitions

Conference of Democratic Mayors, H8189 [22OC]

King County, WA, County Council, H5267 [27JN]

Rockland County, NY, Council, H8788 [30OC]

Unemployment insurance benefits: John Alberto, E4239 [18DE]

Press conference

Abortion counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, with President Bush, S17893 [23NO]

Proposals

New York State community reinvestment fund: Representative Major Owens, H9135 [4NO]

Remarks in House

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (H.R. 766), H832 [31JA], E379 [31JA], E1896 [23MY]

———counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10482, H10483, H10484, H10485, H10488, H10489, H10490, H10493-H10508 [19NO], H10846, H10852, H10895, H10896, H10901-H10921 [22NO], E4025 [22NO], E4163 [26NO]

———Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, E3715 [5NO]

———Supreme Court ruling on counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H3613 [23MY], H3631 [29MY], H3726, H3727 [30MY], H4019 [6JN], E1956 [29MY], E1973, E1979 [30MY], E3082 [18SE]

AFDC: continue aid during first month of employment of recipient (H.R. 3858), E3989 [22NO]

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises, E3737 [6NO]

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (H.R. 3450), H7975-H7979 [16OC]

Agriculture: disaster assistance, H5428 [11JY], H5986, H5987 [30JY], H8469, H8470 [24OC], E2736 [26JY]

———disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), H5670, H5710-H5719 [23JY], H5748 [24JY], H5821 [25JY], E2676, E2684, E2686, E2690 [24JY], E2721 [25JY]

———relieve economic hardships to producers suffering from drought conditions (H.R. 1550), H2008 [21MR]

American Samoa: public assistance programs for the disabled and senior citizens (H.R. 2228), E1610 [6MY]

Appropriations: community economic development programs, H5094 [26JN]

———recipients of grants or Federal assistance should purchase U.S.-made products, H6505 [12SE]

Armed Forces: relief for Operation Desert Shield personnel participating in student financial assistance programs (H.R. 1302), H1421 [6MR]

———withhold Federal assistance to State or local subdivisions providing sanctuary to members avoiding obligatory service (H.R. 611), H1302-H1305 [28FE]

Budget: authorization of new authority for Government programs (H.R. 3785), E3859 [15NO]

———emergency funding requirements relative to Head Start, child immunization, and the WIC Programs (H.R. 3147), H6198 [1AU]

———reduce Federal deficit and control entitlement spending (H. Con. Res. 218), E3351 [9OC]

Bush, President: domestic policy, H10707 [20NO], H10729, H10730, H10735, H10736, H10737 [21NO]

———domestic policy concerns versus foreign policy concerns, H9584, H9585, H9598 [8NO]

———policy on women's issues, H10611 [20NO]

Children: establish demonstration block grant programs to increase the availability and quality of day care services (H.R. 350), E9 [3JA]

———funding for health and nutrition programs, H2098 [9AP]

Children and youth: emergency funding for aid programs, H8472 [24OC], H8615-H8625 [29OC], H8667 [30OC]

———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (H.R. 1460), E970 [18MR]

———health, nutritional, and educational needs, E3626 [31OC]

———hunger and poverty, H5807-H5813, H5815 [24JY]

———support for Federal assistance programs, E3740 [6NO]

Colleges and universities: admission of minority students (H. Con. Res. 102), H1857 [20MR], E3459 [21OC]

Congress: domestic policy, H9708 [13NO], H10207 [14NO]

———economic growth and domestic spending priorities, H9590-H9598 [8NO]

Contracts: support awards to American companies in drought assistance, H1946 [21MR]

Crime: denial of certain benefits upon conviction of drug offenses (H.R. 2118), E1480 [25AP]

Dade County, FL: tribute to North Dade Social Security Office, E3866 [15NO]

Deaf: require television closed-captioning services relative to entities receiving Federal financial assistance (H.R. 356), E62 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1922-H1949 [21MR], H10547 [19NO], E1037 [21MR], E2096 [7JN]

———drought assistance (H.R. 355), appointment of conferees, H10658 [20NO], H10732 [21NO]

———drought assistance (H.R. 355), concurrence of the House with the Senate amendment (H. Res. 282), H10296, H10328-H10339, H10395 [18NO], E4037 [25NO]

Disabled: authorize transportation grants for employment purposes (H.R. 2749), E2361 [25JN]

———extend the independent living services program for older blind individuals (H.R. 2437), E1905 [23MY]

———reauthorize and extend Rehabilitation Act programs (H.R. 2127), H3169-H3172 [20MY], E1489 [29AP]

———reauthorize infant and toddler programs (H.R. 2690), E2275, E2279 [19JN]

———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (S. 1475), H10549, H10550, H10551 [19NO]

———strengthen education programs (H.R. 3053), H6398, H6404-H6410 [11SE], E2711, E2715, E2723 [25JY], E3037 [12SE]

———strengthen education programs (S. 1106), H6410 [11SE]

———treatment of individuals under certain Federal programs (H.R. 3126), E2814 [1AU]

Disasters: donation of agricultural commodities for international hunger relief programs financed by Japan (H. Con. Res. 179), E2520 [11JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H5112 [26JN]

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (H.R. 3259), H7090-H7093 [30SE], E3221 [2OC]

Drug abuse, alcohol, and mental health programs: funding, H5106 [26JN]

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs, H8019 [17OC]

———expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (H.R. 3256), H6369 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: tree planting funds (H.R. 2015), E1409 [23AP]

Economy: economic growth incentives, H6805 [25SE]

———national policy priority assignments, H10490 [19NO]

Education: aid for middle-income families, E3995 [22NO]

———alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (H.R. 907), E436 [6FE]

———defaulted student loans, E483 [7FE]

———establish Federal grants for demonstration programs (H.R. 2689), E2276 [19JN]

———evaluation of the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 594), E238 [22JA]

———Federal aid to lower income students, H4298 [12JN]

———Federal assistance (H.R. 2627), E2189 [13JN]

———financial assistance to rural agencies (H.R. 2819), E2438 [27JN]

———graduate assistance programs, H5077 [26JN]

———impact aid given to school districts to compensate for revenue loss of nontaxable Federal properties, E3321 [8OC]

———improve (H.R. 3458), H7160 [1OC]

———improve needs analysis in student aid programs (H.R. 1117), E631 [26FE]

———improve (S. 1141), H5085, H5089 [26JN]

———income-dependent education assistance, H2818 [8MY]

———increase Impact Aid Program payments to school districts coterminous with military installation boundaries (H.R. 593), E240 [22JA]

———postsecondary education assistance to disadvantaged children (H.R. 2943), E2611 [19JY]

———student loans, H2574 [30AP], H2690 [2MY]

———suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses (H.R. 2116), E1480 [25AP]

Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (H.R. 1753), H2141 [11AP], E1216 [11AP], E4183 [26NO]

———improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (H.R. 2571), E2097, E2099 [7JN], E2890 [2AU]

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (H.R. 2099), E1469 [25AP]

Follow Through Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), H3744 [3JN]

Food: grants to State programs providing food to certain nutritionally at risk individuals (H.R. 3711), E3719 [5NO]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), H6042-H6055 [30JY], H6145, H6167 [31JY], H11363-H11367 [26NO], E2804 [1AU], E4219 [26NO]

———agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H11336 [26NO]

———agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), unanimous-consent agreement, H11367 [26NO]

Foods stamps: reduction in funding, H9396 [6NO]

GAO: recalculation of farmers disaster payments, E3305 [8OC]

Head Start Program: funding, H5103 [26JN]

Head Start Transition Project Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), H3744 [3JN]

Health: drug treatment services (H.R. 3540), E3333 [9OC]

———maternal and child health State block grants (H.R. 1968), E1365 [22AP]

Health care facilities: financial assistance for trauma centers located in drug-related violence areas, H8017 [17OC], E3483 [22OC]

———financial assistance for trauma centers located in drug-related violence areas (H.R. 1656), E1123 [22MR]

———tribute to federally funded community health centers, H8129 [22OC]

Higher Education Act: eligibility of less-than-half-time students for Federal student assistance programs (H.R. 3354), E3068 [18SE]

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 1430), H1727 [13MR]

Housing: elderly families (H.R. 3425), E3178 [26SE]

———establish community and economic development programs (H.R. 1588), E1150 [9AP]

———funding for home ownership and assistance programs, H1513-H1525 [7MR]

———low-income and rural housing programs (H.R. 3483), H7423 [3OC]

———mortgage financing incentives for energy-efficient housing programs (H.R. 2882), E2510 [11JY]

———revise Federal assistance programs (H.R. 3576), H8105 [21OC], H11434 [26NO]

Immigration: economic impact of illegal aliens on State and local governments, E3606 [30OC]

———Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens (H.R. 3441), H7147 [1OC]

———suspend ban on public assistance for legalized aliens during a national emergency (H.R. 2198), E1577 [2MY]

Iraq: seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3255), E2907 [2AU]

Jersey City, NJ: Berry Gardens (public housing) anniversary, E3200 [1OC]

Jobs Corps: center, H9446 [6NO]

Law enforcement: Federal funding programs (H.R. 2956), H5654 [22JY], E2613 [19JY]

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (H.R. 1495), E1004 [20MR], E2724 [25JY]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: emergency funding, H8669 [30OC]

———funding, H5080-H5093, H5107, H5112 [26JN], E2396 [27JN], E2462 [9JY], E3736 [6NO]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (H.R. 1189), E729 [1MR]

———cervical and breast cancer programs (H.R. 1393), E917 [13MR]

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (H.R. 2489), E1954 [29MY]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H. Con. Res. 208), E3118 [24SE]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10517-H10542 [19NO], E3463 [21OC], E3935, E3949 [21NO], E4145 [26NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, H11857, H11870-H11872 [26NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (H. Res. 283), H10509-H10516 [19NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), corrections in engrossment, H10542 [19NO]

———funding regulations, H7520 [7OC]

Medicare: cost-sharing of medical assistance (H.R. 2908), E2537 [16JY]

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (H.R. 3473), E3222 [2OC], E3245, E3248 [3OC]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: provide Federal assistance (H.R. 2697), E2289 [19JN]

Native Americans: administration of a postsecondary grant program for Indian students (H.R. 2009), H2463 [23AP], H4212 [10JN]

———eligibility for Federal programs relative to receipt of income from trust or restricted land (H.R. 2737), E2352 [25JN]

———extend authorization for certain programs (H.R. 2319), E1761 [14MY]

———transfer control of certain Indian housing assistance programs (H.R. 4027), E4000 [22NO]

———tribal education funds (H.R. 2821), E2412 [27JN]

Natural resources: tree planting programs (H.R. 2016), E1409 [23AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorization, H5086 [26JN]

Pennsylvania: drought conditions, E3542 [25OC]

Philadelphia, PA: Federal funding to help ease traffic congestion, E3339 [9OC]

Public Health Service: establish health grants relative to certain infertility causes (H.R. 3461), H8470 [24OC]

———nurse education programs (H.R. 3460), E3208 [1OC]

Public welfare: entitlement commodities for school lunch programs relative to cash payments (H.R. 2933), E2598 [18JY]

———program funding, H5090 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (H.R. 4046), H11296 [26NO], E4104 [26NO]

Roads and highways: authorize Federal-aid highway funds for construction of new toll bypass highways in urbanized areas (H.R. 2034), E1405 [23AP]

Rural areas: crime and drug control (H.R. 2959), E2625 [19JY], E2657 [23JY]

———establish grants to assist law enforcement agencies, H8163-H8164 [22OC]

———hunger assistance, H5602 [18JY]

Schools: grant eligibility relative to determining criteria for participation in extracurricular activities (H.R. 2557), E2063 [6JN]

Senior citizens: assist older individuals who reside in rural areas (H.R. 2020), E1407 [23AP]

———expand the preventive health services program (H.R. 1739), E1218 [11AP]

———housing assistance programs (H.R. 2953), E2622 [19JY]

———housing assistance programs (H.R. 2954), E2622 [19JY]

Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (H.R. 3471), H7297 [2OC], H7322 [3OC], H8925 [1NO]

———establish programs to assist veterans (H.R. 1404), E908 [13MR]

———revise and amend Federal programs (H.R. 345), E65 [3JA]

Social Security: disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (H.R. 3774), E3865 [15NO]

———drug treatment programs for pregnant women, E1963 [29MY]

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (H.R. 3251), E2908 [2AU]

———pay-as-you-go financing (H.R. 524), E596 [22FE]

Star Schools Program Assistance Act: amend to establish a grant program to provide dissemination services (H.R. 2789), E2398 [27JN]

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (H.R. 2561), H4020 [6JN]

———grant allotments for certain needy students (H.R. 3279), H6322 [2AU], E2877 [2AU]

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (H.R. 1285), H1808-H1813 [19MR], E1013, E1026 [20MR]

———Pell Grant regulations and eligibility requirements (H.R. 3114), E2808 [1AU]

Student Loan Lending Program: establish, H7321 [3OC]

Taxation: determination of eligibility in difficult development areas for the low-income housing credit (H.R. 2146), E1507 [30AP]

Transportation: distribution of funds to States, H11293 [26NO]

Unemployment: accuracy of available statistical data, E3524 [23OC]

———emergency compensation, H6144 [31JY], H6300 [1AU], H7562-H7571 [8OC], H7727, H7728, H7731 [10OC], H8184, H8185 [22OC], H8191, H8193, H8194, H8197, H8198, H8363, H8364, H8369, H8370, H8379, H8388, H8395-H8402, H8403-H8409, H8415-H8426, H8428, H8433-H8440, H8441, H8446-H8455, H8461-H8463 [23OC], H8472, H8473 [24OC], H8582, H8585 [29OC], H8667, H8668 [30OC], H8790, H8791 [31OC], H8925 [1NO], H9396, H9401 [6NO], H9502 [7NO], H9584 [8NO], H9705, H9706 [13NO], H10204, H10205, H10206 [14NO], H10648-H10655, H10704 [20NO], E3847 [14NO], E3992 [22NO], E4036 [25NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), H6319, H6320, H6321, H6323, H6337-H6354 [2AU], E2919 [2AU], E2992 [12SE]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), consideration (H. Res. 210), H6329-H6337 [2AU]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H8052 [17OC], H8931 [1NO], H9711 [13NO], H10216-H10239 [14NO], H10824 [21NO], E3475 [22OC], E3877 [15NO], E3890 [19NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), consideration (H. Res. 280), H10207-H10216 [14NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3697), E3666 [1NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 4043), E4178 [26NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), H6200, H6201 [1AU], H6325, H6326, H6327, H6328 [2AU]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), H6724, H6729 [24SE], H6801, H6802, H6804, H6805, H6807, H6861-H6870 [25SE], H6881, H6882, H6883, H6884, H6886, H6887, H6888, H6912, H6914, H6933-H6935 [26SE], H7201, H7202 [2OC], H7553 [8OC], H7652, H7653, H7657, H7663 [9OC], H7728, H7729 [10OC], H10204 [14NO], E4239 [18DE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, H7118, H7119, H7121, H7123, H7125, H7137-H7144 [1OC], H7317, H7318, H7323 [3OC], E3272, E3277 [3OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), consideration (H. Res. 227), H6851-H6860 [25SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), debate procedures, E3125 [24SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), motion to commit, H6869 [25SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), veto, H7817, H7818, H7822, H7823, H7851-H7860 [15OC], H7866, H7883 [16OC], H7983, H7984, H7985, H7986, H7988 [17OC], H8795 [31OC], E3427, E3431, E3436 [17OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 230), H7127-H7137 [1OC]

———extension of benefits, H6460, H6465 [12SE]

———Federal supplemental compensation (H.R. 1518), H1856 [20MR]

———temporary compensation extension (H.R. 3600), H8181 [22OC]

———uniform benefit structure (H.R. 3869), E4024 [22NO]

Veterans: assist States in providing benefits advice (H.R. 2650), E2203 [13JN]

———establish and maintain homeless programs (H.R. 2648), E2211 [13JN]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), H900-H907 [6FE], H3441, H3446 [22MY]

———improve compensation and pension programs (H.R. 426), H34 [3JA]

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (H.R. 1047), H2117-H2121 [10AP]

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (H.R. 3187), E2819 [1AU]

Water: desalinization plant funding, H1945 [21MR]

Women: physician recommended options in federally funded family planning clinics, H9398, H9399, H9448 [6NO], E3841 [14NO]

Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (H.R. 1398), E860 [8MR], E915 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, S17890, S17892 [23NO]

———funding relative to performing abortions on children under 18 years old, S12767 [11SE]

———Supreme Court ruling on counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, S6757 [23MY], S6834 [24MY]

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (S. 1860), S15072 [23OC]

Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (S. 1835), S14842 [16OC]

———disaster assistance for fruit and vegetable producers (S. 1555), S10785, S10789 [24JY]

———disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), S16676 [14NO], S17561, S17562, S17564 [22NO]

———disaster assistance to producers (S. 1441), S9490, S9497 [10JY], S14608 [8OC]

———limit milk price support and milk inventory management programs (S. 858), S4747 [18AP]

———national objectives for Federal aid programs and world market shares, S13222 [18SE]

———purchase of developmental rights on prime farmland, S18550 [26NO]

American Samoa: inclusion under Federal aid programs for the aged, blind, and disabled (S. 1143), S6657 [23MY]

Armed Forces: unemployment compensation, S16960 [18NO]

Bush, President: domestic policy, S16311, S16312 [7NO]

CCC: purchase of additional commodities under certain emergency food assistance and hunger programs (S. 1910), S15808 [1NO]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: State spending of funds, S3541 [19MR]

Children and youth: funding of programs targeting infant mortality, S3649-S3656 [20MR]

———grant program for education, training, health and social services to at-risk individuals (S. 1133), S6380, S6399 [22MY]

———grants to States for mental health services (S. 924), S5020-S5024 [24AP]

———national school lunch program, S15395 [29OC]

———shift funding to nutrition programs from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, S4981 [24AP], S5065, S5079-S5091 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: student loan defaults, S16771 [14NO]

Conservation of energy: weatherization assistance programs, S12981 [13SE]

Crime: Federal support to domestic violence shelters, S12779 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: Advanced Building Technology Council funding, S10412 [18JY]

———reform measures, S15866 [4NO]

Dept. of the Interior: drought assistance (H.R. 355), S15722-S15725 [31OC], S18640-S18644 [27NO]

Disabled: improve services to individuals with mental retardation (S. 1750), S13697 [25SE]

———reauthorize and extend Rehabilitation Act programs (H.R. 2127), S6259-S6261 [21MY]

———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (S. 1475), S10052, S10053 [15JY], S11546, S11547 [31JY]

———strengthen education programs (S. 1106), S6211-S6215 [21MY], S8389, S8477 [21JN], S8514 [24JN], S13072-S13074 [16SE]

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: study, S7571 [12JN]

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (H.R. 3259), S14218 [2OC]

Drugs: rehabilitation programs, S9296 [9JY]

Ecology and environment: assist small communities in construction of ecological facilities (S. 729), S3948, S3953, S3954 [21MR]

Education: awarding of minority scholarships (S. 48), S681 [14JA], S3454 [14MR]

———dissemination of information on sources of financial aid for prospective college students (S. 501), S2342 [26FE]

———encourage disadvantaged students to obtain a college education (S. 1134), S6380, S6399 [22MY]

———establish a self-reliance scholarship program, S16675 [14NO]

———financial assistance for low- and middle-income students (S. 727), S3945 [21MR]

———financial assistance to local agencies (S. 1135), S6380, S6399 [22MY], S9031 [27JN]

———financial assistance to urban areas (S. 720), S3932, S3939 [21MR]

———funding of dropout intervention programs (S. 771), S4123 [22MR]

———impact aid payments, S12732 [11SE]

———Impact Aid Program payments, S15208 [24OC]

———improve (S. 1141), S6447-S6473, S6647, S6649 [23MY], S8644 [26JN]

———incentive and support programs to enable certain students to stay in school (S. 585), S2927 [7MR]

———lengthen special program grant cycles for disadvantaged students (S. 882), S4840 [23AP]

———repayment of student loans (S. 1414), S9000 [27JN]

———student financial assistance relative to computation of homeowners equity (S. 1119), S6225 [21MY]

Employment: requirements for food stamp program (S. 1953), S16455 [12NO]

———revise job training services and establish Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program (S. 1404), S8962 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: access to prenatal care, housing, nutrition, and parenting skills for needy families (S. 1380), S8739 [26JN]

———availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (S. 1197), S6923 [3JN], S7227 [5JN]

———provide grants to States to fund domestic violence coalitions (S. 803), S4348 [11AP]

———tax relief and family preservation programs (S. 1411), S8993 [27JN], S10726 [24JY]

Family and domestic relations: assistance for improved adoption services (S. 1301), S7870 [14JN]

———availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (S. 1197), S7849 [13JN]

Farmers: paperwork required in signing up for Federal agricultural programs (S. 1573), S11066 [26JY]

Federal-State relations: correct imbalances in certain States in the Federal tax to Federal benefit ratio (S. 247), S1082 [23JA]

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (S. 977), S5285 [25AP]

Follow Through Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), S11360, S11362 [30JY], S12134-S12136 [2AU]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), S17747, S17773, S17774-S17778 [22NO], S18251-S18277, S18550 [26NO], S18561 [27NO]

———agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), technical corrections, S17890 [23NO]

Food stamps: abuses by recipients, S8485 [24JN]

———eligibility of disabled veterans and other disabled persons (S. 1807), S14355 [3OC]

Foreign aid: establish new assistance programs (S. 956), S5168 [25AP]

Government: impact of Federal mandates on the funding of State and local social programs, S18154 [26NO]

———social welfare, S11268 [30JY]

Hawaii: establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (S. 1319), S8025 [18JN]

———native health center grants (S. 112), S764 [14JA]

Head Start Program: fund as an entitlement program (S. 876), S4776 [18AP]

Head Start Transition Project Act: technical and conforming amendments (H.R. 2312), S11360, S11362 [30JY], S12134-S12136 [2AU]

Health: criteria for distribution of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant funds (S. 1238), S7318 [6JN]

———establish a national State-run medical care program (S. 1446), S9840-S9845, S9858 [11JY], S18548 [26NO]

———reauthorize rural programs (S. 1479), S10138, S10139 [16JY], S10549 [22JY]

Health Careers Opportunity Program: eligibility of social work students (S. 75), S721 [14JA]

Health Education Assistance Loan Program: funding, S17582 [22NO]

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (S. 574), S2821 [6MR]

Housing: employment opportunities relative to residents who participate in the construction, alteration, or repair of their residences (S. 799), S4345 [11AP]

———Federal initiatives, S15714 [31OC]

———grants program funding, S3521, S3526-S3541 [19MR]

———revise Federal assistance programs (H.R. 3576), S17901-S17903 [23NO]

Hunger: alleviation, S18325-S18327 [26NO]

Japan: authorize grants to train U.S. scientists, engineers, and managers in Japanese language and culture (S. 1417), S9004 [27JN]

Job Corps: funding, S12852, S12853 [12SE]

———tribute, S12995 [13SE]

Job Corps Program: funding, S12781, S12782, S12788 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish employment standards for security officers (S. 1258), S7469 [11JN]

Low Income Energy Assistance Program: funding, S12995 [13SE]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, S9833 [11JY]

Low-Income Energy Assistance Program: funding, S14940 [22OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, S12780 [11SE]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital providers, S18324 [26NO]

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (S. 29), S650 [14JA]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17988 [23NO], S18014-S18016, S18077, S18145 [25NO], S18169-S18172, S18174, S18175, S18176, S18177, S18183, S18184-S18198, S18324, S18332 [26NO], S18567 [27NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, S18563, S18652, S18653 [27NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), motion to proceed, S18072 [25NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), unanimous-consent agreement, S18145 [25NO]

———improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 856), S4744, S4746 [18AP]

———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (S. 2077), S18388-S18394 [26NO]

———State provision of medical assistance relative to the ratio of family income to the official poverty line (S. 1211), S7029-S7031 [4JN]

Medicare: benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries (S. 1482), S10287 [17JY]

———geographic adjustment of physicians' fees, S18194, S18195 [26NO]

———home health occupational therapy services (S. 1582), S11224 [29JY]

———toll-free phone service, S14318 [3OC]

Medicare/medicaid: extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (S. 1520), S10565, S10568 [22JY]

Narcotics: emergency Federal assistance to drug emergency areas (S. 16), S611, S613 [14JA]

Native American Programs Act: reauthorize (S. 1717), S13062 [16SE]

Native Americans: grant program for elder rights protection activities, S16432, S16433, S16436 [12NO]

———participation in the self-governance demonstration project (S. 1287), S7814 [13JN], S16466 [12NO]

Older Americans Act: improve programs (S. 974), S5256, S5260 [25AP]

———reauthorization (S. 1472), S10043 [15JY]

Petersburg, VA: deadline for submission of community development block grant activities statement (S. 1938), S16244 [7NO]

Petroleum: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding, S12712, S12713, S12718, S12732 [11SE], S12891, S12892, S12894 [12SE]

Pipelines: improve safety programs (S. 1583), S11225 [29JY], S14479-S14482 [7OC]

———improve safety programs (S. 1583), unanimous-consent agreement, S11367 [30JY]

Poverty: training youth in education and employment skills and expand housing opportunities (S. 1100), S6111 [17MY], S18538 [26NO]

Railroads: supplemental and extended unemployment benefits, S13562 [24SE]

Research: Federal funding for basic science, S5356 [6MY]

Roads and highways: authorization of Federal-aid highway program (S. 965), S5226-S5228, S5245-S5249 [25AP], S7276 [6JN]

———authorize construction funds (S. 883), S4840 [23AP]

———bonus State apportionments, S7940-S7952, S7969-S7975 [18JN]

Rural areas: crime and drug control, S8280 [20JN]

———crime and drug control (S. 1313), S8014, S8016, S8017 [18JN], S8238 [20JN]

Senior citizens: elderly nutrition pilot projects, S17777 [22NO]

———establish an Elder Rights Program (S. 1471), S9884, S9894 [11JY]

———establish health and retirement planning programs (S. 1764), S13838 [26SE]

———establish separate long-term care ombudsman and transportation programs (S. 1481), S10140 [16JY]

———improve nutrition services (S. 1477), S10136 [16JY]

———provide nutrition services and intergenerational activities in elementary school facilities (S. 973), S5255 [25AP]

Ships and vessels: fishing vessel loan guarantees, S17580 [22NO]

Small business: assist development of businesses owned by women (S. 1959), S16618 [13NO]

———economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (S. 1426), S9127, S9128, S9203 [28JN], S10839 [25JY], S11344 [30JY]

———procurement of credit, S16736-S16739, S16741 [14NO]

———procurement of credit (S. 1753), S13713, S13714 [25SE]

Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (S. 972), S5253 [25AP]

———block grants to States for social services (S. 1189), S6866 [24MY]

———establish the Children's Investment Trust (S. 1073), S5795 [14MY]

———family support systems (S. 4), S480, S492 [14JA]

———improve the foster care maintenance payment progam (S. 61), S710 [14JA]

———medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners (S. 2103), S18426 [26NO]

———medicare reimbursement for physician assistants (S. 2104), S18426 [26NO]

———pay-as-you-go financing, S4933-S4958 [24AP], S5113, S5115 [25AP]

———pay-as-you-go financing (S. 11), S579, S581, S582 [14JA], S2362 [26FE], S3614 [19MR]

Social Security Trust Funds Management Act: enact (S. 27), S645 [14JA]

States: highway construction job training programs, S7584 [12JN]

———rate of total unemployment compensation, S16785-S16789, S16793-S16807 [15NO]

Student aid programs: availability of funds and application process for low- and middle-income students (S. 1768), S13926 [27SE]

———eligibility requirements and award amounts (S. 1659), S12228 [2AU]

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (H.R. 1285), S4089 [21MR]

———middle-income students (S. 930), S5031 [24AP]

———restriction of family assets relative to financial institution failures (S. 1651), S12217 [2AU]

Student assistance programs: target funds to low-income students and reduce waste of public funds (S. 1246), S7329 [6JN]

Taxation: extend low-income housing credit (S. 1447), S9859-S9862 [11JY]

Tobacco products: authorize incentive grants for States that enact legislation aimed at limiting youth access to cigarettes (S. 560), S2671-S2673 [5MR]

———authorize incentive grants for States that enact legislation aimed at limiting youth access to cigarettes (S. 561), S2671-S2673 [5MR]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, S14152 [2OC], S14380-S14386 [4OC], S15209-S15212 [24OC], S15439 [30OC], S15693 [31OC], S15770-S15788 [1NO], S15871 [4NO], S16050-S16058 [6NO], S18180, S18181 [26NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16666, S16685, S16686, S16692, S16693, S16717-S16734, S16735, S16741-S16743 [14NO], S16785-S16791, S16793-S16808, S16810-S16815, S16818, S16821, S16824-S16839, S16864 [15NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), unanimous-consent agreement, S16718, S16741 [14NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), waiving certain enrollment requirements (S.J. Res. 232), S16836 [15NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), S10781, S10784, S10785 [24JY], S10934 [25JY], S11397, S11408 [31JY], S11727-S11757 [1AU], S13208 [18SE], S13558 [24SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), motion to proceed to consideration, S11191 [29JY]

———emergency compensation (S. 1554), unanimous-consent agreement, S11193 [29JY], S11726 [1AU]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), S13202 [18SE], S13374, S13378, S13380-S13388, S13394-S13398 [20SE], S13475, S13477, S13481-S13516, S13518-S13574 [24SE], S13766, S13774 [26SE], S13913 [27SE], S13992 [1OC], S14946 [22OC], S15761 [1NO], S16039 [6NO], S18071, S18072, S18074 [25NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, S13882, S13889-S13902 [27SE], S13999-S14010 [1OC], S14123, S14124 [2OC], S18144 [25NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S13882 [27SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), unanimous-consent agreement, S13378 [20SE], S13544 [24SE], S13915 [27SE], S14705 [15OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), veto, S14669 [15OC], S14736-S14757 [16OC], S14877-S14880 [17OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1789), S14056, S14063 [1OC], S14123 [2OC], S14748, S14749, S14773 [16OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1791), S14010, S14011, S14075 [1OC], S14123 [2OC], S14260 [3OC], S14397-S14400 [4OC], S14745, S14751-S14757, S14773 [16OC], S15551 [31OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1791), unanimous-consent agreement, S14417-S14423 [4OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1945), S16308, S16309, S16313-S16324 [7NO], S16502-S16504, S16507 [13NO], S16960 [18NO]

———optional program for supplemental compensation (S. 1296), S7823-S7825 [13JN], S10807-S10815 [25JY]

Urban areas: opportunities for low-income residents (S. 1529), S10684 [23JY]

Veterans: furnish with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices (S. 1279), S7634 [12JN]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S5998-S6005 [16MY]

———payment of certain interim benefits (S. 1107), S6254 [21MY]

White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services: service and support priorities, S9272 [8JY]

WIC: effect of dairy prices on program, S3669-S3674 [20MR]

———provision of foods from farmers' markets to certain low-income families (S. 1742), S13579 [24SE], S13921 [27SE]

———special supplemental food program (S. 1540), S10774 [24JY]

Women: physician recommended options in federally funded family planning clinics, S16020 [6NO]

Reports

Effects of Milk Price Increase on WIC Program: Congressional Research Service, S3670 [20MR]

Federal Social Welfare Programs in Outlying Areas: Congressional Research Service, E1683 [9MY]

Reaching Back to Help the Unemployed: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S15786-S15788 [1NO]

Social Security Pay-as-You-Go Financing (S. 11): Library of Congress, S4954 [24AP]

Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project: Dept. of the Interior, S7815 [13JN]

Veterans' Disability Compensation Rates: CBO, S757 [14JA]

Reports by conference committees

Emergency Unemployment Compensation (S. 1722), S13882-S13889 [27SE], H7111-H7118 [1OC]

Federal Payments Relative to State Medicaid Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-409), H11865-H11870 [26NO]

Reports filed

Abuses in Federal Student Aid Programs: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. Rept. 102-58), S6107 [17MY]

Agricultural Disaster Assistance: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 2893) (S. Rept. 102-195), S15251 [25OC]

Agricultural Program Amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 3029), S17433 [21NO]

Authorization of Appropriations To Improve Pipeline Safety: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1583) (S. Rept. 102-152), S13056 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 355, Extension of Time Period To Apply for Drought Assistance: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 102-25), H1829, H1847 [19MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3575, Emergency Unemployment Compensation: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 102-315), H9758 [13NO]

Consideration of S. 1722, Emergency Unemployment Compensation: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 102-220), H6770, H6797 [24SE]

———Committee on Rules (H. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 102-221), H6939 [26SE]

Delay in Federal Payments Under the Medicaid Program Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Voluntary Contributions and Provider-Specific Taxes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-310), H9700 [12NO]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation: committee of conference (S. 1722) (S. Rept. 102-162), S13926 [27SE]

———committee of conference (S. 1722) (S. Rept. 102-228), H7197 [1OC]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 3201) (H. Rept. 102-184), H6380 [2AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 102-273), H8494 [24OC]

Establishment of Education and Prevention Programs Relating to Youth Gangs and Runaway Youths: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 3259) (H. Rept. 102-122), H6939 [26SE]

Extension of Agricultural Disaster Assistance: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2893) (H. Rept. 102-158), H5743 [23JY]

Extension of Time for Drought Assistance Applications: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 355) (H. Rept. 102-21), H1786 [18MR]

Extension of Time Period for Drought Assistance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 355) (S. Rept. 102-185), S14587 [8OC]

Federal Medicaid Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes and Medicaid Aggregate Payment Adjustments: Committee on Finance (S. 2037), S18079 [25NO]

Federal Medicaid Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes: Committee on Finance (H.R. 3595), S17988 [23NO]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-323), H10395 [18NO]

———committee on conference (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-409), H11885 [26NO]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3029) (H. Rept. 102-175), H6136 [30JY]

Making Technical and Conforming Amendments on the Follow Through Act and Head Start Transition Project Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2312) (H. Rept. 102-76), H3622 [23MY]

Native American Programs Act Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 1717) (S. Rept. 102-158), S13577 [24SE]

Participation of Native Americans in the Self-Governance Demonstration Project: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 1287), S15801 [1NO]

Reauthorization of Programs for Mentally Ill Individuals: Committee on Energy and Commerce (S. 1475) (S. Rept. 102-319), H10280 [15NO]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1475) (S. Rept. 102-114), S10554 [22JY]

Strengthening of Education Programs for the Disabled: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 3053) (H. Rept. 102-198), H6455 [11SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic policy on social spending: Brookline, MA, E3235 [3OC]

Jobs Corps center: Compton, CA, City Council, H9446 [6NO]

Unemployment emergency compensation: AMVETS, S14000 [1OC]

———VFW, S13999 [1OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture: disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), H5719 [23JY]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10534 [19NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (S. 1722), S13560 [24SE]

Statements

Counseling for Women at Federally Funded Family Planning Clinics: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, H10489 [19NO]

Drought Assistance (H.R. 355): President Bush, H1923, H1936 [21MR]

Early Intervention Programs for the Disabled and Their Families: Association for Maternal and Child Health, S8515 [24JN]

———Dept. of Education, S8515 [24JN]

———Diane Sanny, S8515 [24JN]

Education Programs for Disabled Children: Dept. of Education, S6211 [21MY]

———Diane Sanny, S6211 [21MY]

———Michelle Marlow, S6211 [21MY]

———National Association of State Directors of Special Education, S6212 [21MY]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation: President Bush, H7567 [8OC]

———Representative Solomon, H7566 [8OC]

———Senator Bentsen, S13375 [20SE]

Federal Payments for Medicaid Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes: Bush Administration, H10510 [19NO]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments: Senators Leahy and Lugar, S17891 [23NO]

Health USA Act: Katherine Swartz, S9856 [11JY]

How We Respect Life Is Overriding Moral Issue: Jesse Jackson, H10910 [22NO]

Reflections of America: Nita Sersain, S11269 [30JY]

Social Security Pay-as-You-Go Financing: Brookings Institution, S4954 [24AP]

Social Security Taxes: Franco Modigliani, E598 [22FE]

———Franklin D. Roosevelt, E597 [22FE]

———GAO, E597 [22FE]

———National Economic Commission, E598 [22FE]

———Senator Exon, E597, E598 [22FE]

Transportation Programs: President Bush, H8201 [23OC]

Unemployment Compensation Act (S. 1554): Bush administration, S11746 [1AU]

Unemployment Emergency Compensation: National Grange, S13514 [24SE]

———National Tax-Limitation Committee, S13515 [24SE]

Urban Area Education: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and American Council on Education Early Awareness of Postsecondary Education, S3939 [21MR]

Veteran Benefits: American Legion, E3197 [1OC]

Studies

Social Security Tax Cuts—Too Good To Be True?: Institute for Policy Innovation, S3614-S3616 [19MR]

Summaries

Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act (S. 1441), S9496 [10JY]

Child Welfare and Preventive Services Act (S. 4), S491 [14JA]

Children's Investment Trust (S. 1073), S5796 [14MY]

Committee Amendment to H.R. 3595, Federal Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes Under Medicaid, S17989 [23NO]

Cost-sharing Availability Between Medicare and Medicaid Programs (H.R. 3473), E3248 [3OC]

Drug Emergency Areas Act (S. 16), S612 [14JA]

Economic Growth Incentives Amendment to S. 1722, Unnemployment Emergency Compensation, S13504 [24SE]

Families in Need Act (S. 1380), S8743 [26JN]

Family Caregiver Support Act (S. 972), S5254 [25AP]

Federal-Aid Highway Act (S. 883), S4845 [23AP]

Health USA Act (S. 1446), S9854-S9856 [11JY]

Higher Education Grant Expansion and Fairness Act (S. 1659), S12229 [2AU]

Medicare and Medicaid Chronic Care Programs (S. 1520), S10568 [22JY]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S. 1472), S10046 [15JY]

Preventive Health Services Program for Senior Citizens (H.R. 1739), E1218 [11AP]

Programs for Pregnant Women and Adoption of Children (H.R. 1753), E1217 [11AP]

Repayment of Student Loans (S. 1414), S9001 [27JN]

Retirement and Health Planning Act (S. 1764), S13840 [26SE]

Separate Long-Term Care Ombudsman and Transportation Programs for Senior Citizens (S. 1481), S10151 [16JY]

Student Counseling and Assistance Network Act (S. 501), S2344 [26FE]

Treatment of Disabled Individual Under Certain Programs (H.R. 3126), E2814 [1AU]

Unemployment Temporary Compensation Extension (H.R. 3600), H8181 [22OC]

Veterans' Disability Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities (S. 107), S757 [14JA]

Tables

Budget effects of unemployment compensation compromise proposal (H.R. 3575), S16813 [15NO]

Comparison of Low-Income Energy Assistance Program allocations and households served, S14941 [22OC]

Drought assistance alternative arrangements, H1936 [21MR]

Economic impact of economic growth incentives amendment to S. 1722, unemployment emergency compensation, S13503 [24SE]

Farmers Home Administration loan and grant levels, H5158 [26JN]

Federal aid programs appropriation levels, H5090 [26JN]

Funding for WIC program, H8616 [29OC]

Geographic practice cost indices by medicare carrier locality, S18195 [26NO]

Highway trust fund obligation ceilings, S4844 [23AP]

Job creation by State, S13505 [24SE]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding, S9833 [11JY]

Savings under the Social Security Tax Cut Act, 1992-96, S581 [14JA]

State laws restricting smoking in public places and sales of tobacco products, S2675 [5MR]

State-by-State comparison of unemployment emergency compensation, H7854-H7856 [15OC]

Testimonies

Extension of Unemployment Benefits: Felicia Ruccio, S13567 [24SE]

———Maureen Linkovich, S13568 [24SE]

———Pamela Shea, S13567 [24SE]

———Thomas R. Lombard, S13568 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 179, donation of agricultural commodities for international hunger relief programs financed by Japan, E2520 [11JY]

H. Res. 210, consideration of emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3201), H6329 [2AU]

H. Res. 227, consideration of S. 1722, emergency unemployment compensation, H6851 [25SE]

H. Res. 230, emergency unemployment compensation, waiving points of order against conference report on S. 1722, H7127 [1OC]

H. Res. 280, consideration of H.R. 3575, emergency unemployment compensation, H10207 [14NO]

H. Res. 282, concurrence of the House with the Senate amendment to H.R. 355, Federal drought assistance programs, H10297-H10328 [18NO]

H. Res. 283, consideration of H.R. 3595, Federal payments for medicaid relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes, H10509 [19NO]

H. Res. 305, concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 3029, amend agricultural programs of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act, H11336-H11361 [26NO]

H. Res. 114., consideration of H.R. 355, drought assistance, H1922 [21MR]

H.R. 232, veterans housing and memorial affairs programs, H900-H902 [6FE]

H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Assistance Act, S15722-S15724 [31OC]

H.R. 1285, legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary student aid programs, H1808-H1810 [19MR]

H.R. 1430, prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation, H1728 [13MR]

H.R. 1550, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H2009 [21MR]

H.R. 1656, Trauma Center Revitalization Act, E1123 [22MR]

H.R. 2034, Federal-aid highway funds for construction of new toll bypass highways in urbanized areas, E1406 [23AP]

H.R. 2099, Fire Safety Enhancement Act, E1469 [25AP]

H.R. 2127, reauthorize and extend Rehabilitation Act programs, H3169 [20MY]

H.R. 2228, public assistance for the disabled and senior citizens of American Samoa, E1610 [6MY]

H.R. 2312, technical and conforming amendments to the Follow Through Act and the Head Start Transition Project Act, H3744 [3JN]

H.R. 2648, Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans Act, E2211 [13JN]

H.R. 2650, veterans assist States in providing benefits advice, E2204 [13JN]

H.R. 2893, agricultural disaster assistance, H5710-H5716 [23JY]

H.R. 3029, Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act agricultural program amendments, H6042-H6052 [30JY]

H.R. 3029, Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act program amendments, S17747 [22NO], S18251-S18276 [26NO]

H.R. 3053, strengthen education programs for disabled, H6398-H6404 [11SE]

H.R. 3201, emergency unemployment compensation, H6351-H6353 [2AU]

H.R. 3259, establish drug abuse education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths, H7090 [30SE]

H.R. 3279, student aid programs to grant allotments for certain needy students, E2878 [2AU]

H.R. 3354, Nontraditional Students Assistance Act, E3069 [18SE]

H.R. 3540, drug treatment services, E3334 [9OC]

H.R. 3575, emergency unemployment compensation, H8052-H8056 [17OC], H10232-H10237 [14NO]

H.R. 3576, revise Federal housing assistance programs, H8105 [21OC]

H.R. 3595, Federal medicaid payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes, S18170 [26NO], H10532 [19NO]

H.R. 4027, Indian Housing Demonstration Project Act, E4001 [22NO]

S. 4, family support systems improvement, S483-S491 [14JA]

S. 11, pay-as-you-go financing of Social Security, S580 [14JA]

S. 16, Drug Emergency Areas Act, S612 [14JA]

S. 27, Social Security Trust Funds Management Act, S645 [14JA]

S. 29, Medicaid Drug Treatment for Families Act, S651 [14JA]

S. 48, awarding of minority scholarships, S682 [14JA]

S. 61, improve the foster care maintenance payment progam under Social Security, S710-S713 [14JA]

S. 75, eligibility of social work students in the Health Careers Opportunity Program, S721 [14JA]

S. 247, State Minimum Return Act, S1083 [23JA]

S. 501, dissemination of information on sources of financial aid for prospective college students, S2342 [26FE]

S. 560, Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Act, S2673 [5MR]

S. 561, Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Act, S2674 [5MR]

S. 574, prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation, S2821 [6MR]

S. 585, incentive and support programs to enable certain students to stay in school, S2928 [7MR]

S. 720, Urban Schools of America (USA) Act, S3933-S3939 [21MR]

S. 729, Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act, S3949-S3953 [21MR]

S. 771, funding of educational dropout intervention programs, S4123 [22MR]

S. 856, Medicaid Fairness in Funding Act, S4745 [18AP]

S. 858, milk price support and inventory management programs, S4747 [18AP]

S. 876, fund the Head Start Program as an entitlement program, S4776 [18AP]

S. 883, Federal-Aid Highway Act, S4841-S4844 [23AP]

S. 924, Children's and Communities' Mental Health Systems Improvement Act, S5021-S5023 [24AP]

S. 930, Middle Income Student Assistance Act, S5031 [24AP]

S. 965, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, S5231-S5245 [25AP]

S. 973, provide nutrition services and intergenerational activities in elementary school facilities for senior citizens, S5255 [25AP]

S. 974, improve Older Americans Act programs, S5257-S5260 [25AP]

S. 1100, Youthbuild Act, S6112-S6114 [17MY]

S. 1106, education programs for disabled, H6410-H6414 [11SE]

S. 1106, strengthen education programs for the disabled, S8518-S8522 [24JN]

S. 1119, Homeowners Higher Education Student Assistance Relief Act, S6225 [21MY]

S. 1133, Comprehensive Services for Children and Youth Act, S6381-S6384 [22MY]

S. 1134, America's Commitment to College Education and Success for all Students Act, S6384 [22MY]

S. 1135, Education USA—School Restructuring, Goals and Results for America's Schools Act, S6385-S6392 [22MY]

S. 1141, America 2000 Excellence in Education Act, S6448-S6458 [23MY]

S. 1143, inclusion of American Samoa under Federal aid programs for the aged, blind, and disabled, S6657 [23MY]

S. 1189, Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act, S6866 [24MY]

S. 1211, Medicaid Glideslope Act, S7031 [4JN]

S. 1238, criteria for distribution of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant funds, S7319 [6JN]

S. 1246, target funds to low-income students and reduce waste of public funds, S7329-S7353 [6JN]

S. 1258, Security Officer Employment Standards Act, S7470 [11JN]

S. 1279, furnish veterans with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices, S7634 [12JN]

S. 1287, Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Act, S7814 [13JN], S16466 [12NO]

S. 1313, Rural Crime and Drug Control Act, S8015 [18JN]

S. 1319, establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans in Hawaii, S8027 [18JN]

S. 1380, Families in Need Act, S8739-S8742 [26JN]

S. 1404, revise job training services and establish Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program, S8962-S8974 [27JN]

S. 1411, Middle-Income Tax Relief and Family Preservation Act, S8994-S8998 [27JN]

S. 1414, Income Dependent Educational Assistance Loan Act, S9273-S9275 [8JY]

S. 1417, United States-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training Act, S9004 [27JN]

S. 1441, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, S9491-S9496 [10JY]

S. 1446, Health USA Act, S9845-S9854 [11JY]

S. 1471, establish an Elder Rights Program, S9885-S9894 [11JY]

S. 1472, Older Americans Act reauthorization, S10043-S10045 [15JY]

S. 1475, reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals, H10549 [19NO]

S. 1475, reauthorizing programs for mentally ill individuals, S11547 [31JY]

S. 1477, Senior Nutrition Act, S10136 [16JY]

S. 1479, reauthorize rural health programs, S10139 [16JY]

S. 1481, establish separate long-term care ombudsman and transportation programs for rural senior citizens, S10141-S10151 [16JY]

S. 1482, medicare benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries, S10288 [17JY]

S. 1520, medicare and medicaid chronic care programs, S10566 [22JY]

S. 1529, Community Opportunity Act, S10684-S10686 [23JY]

S. 1540, WIC special supplemental food program, S10775 [24JY]

S. 1554, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, S10782-S10784 [24JY], S11727-S11729, S11755-S11757 [1AU]

S. 1555, Fruit and Vegetable Producers Emergency Assistance Act, S10786-S10788 [24JY]

S. 1577, Alzheimer's disease research, training, and education, S11217-S11219 [29JY]

S. 1583, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S14479-S14481, S14482-S14484 [7OC]

S. 1717, reauthorize the Native American Programs Act, S13062 [16SE]

S. 1722, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, S13571-S13574 [24SE], H6861-H6868 [25SE]

S. 1742, Farmers' Market Nutrition Act, S13922-S13923 [27SE]

S. 1750, improve services to individuals with mental retardation, S13697-S13709 [25SE]

S. 1764, Retirement and Health Planning Act, S13839 [26SE]

S. 1768, Working Families College Cost Relief Act, S13928 [27SE]

S. 1789, Deficit-Neutral Unemployment Compensation Act, S14057-S14063 [1OC]

S. 1791, Deficit-Neutral Unemployment Compensation Act, S14076-S14082 [1OC]

S. 1860, encourage self-sufficiency of AFDC recipients through microenterprises, S15072 [23OC]

S. 1938, deadline for submission of community development block grant activities statement by Petersburg, VA, S16244 [7NO]

S. 1945, emergency unemployment compensation, S16318-S16324 [7NO]

S. 1959, Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act, S16618 [13NO]

S. 2066, financial assistance to local school districts where military installations are located (S. 2066), S18382 [26NO]

S. 2077, Medicaid Managed Care Improvement Act, S18388-S18391 [26NO]

S. 2103, Primary Health Care Practitioner Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S. 2104, Physician Assistant Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S.J. Res. 232, waiving certain enrollment requirements relative to H.R. 3575, emergency unemployment compensation, S16836 [15NO]