POVERTY related term(s) Homeless; Hunger

Addresses

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Welfare Reform Program: Senator Dole, E857 [22MY]

Amendments

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11670, S11683, S11742 [28SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504, H4505, H4513, H4514, H4526, H4528, H4529 [7MY], H4581, H4595, H4607, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4617, H4618, H4628, H4629, H4630, H4632, H4647 [8MY], H4662, H4669, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4683, H4685, H4693, H4694, H4695, H4702, H4704, H4707, H4710, H4712, H4721, H4722, H4724, H4726 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9610, S9611 [2AU], H10089 [5SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them? Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Studies, E635 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

Economics, E1225 [9JY]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

It Takes a Village To Destroy a Child, S1886 [12MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Lennox Schools Say Goodbye to Superintendent, E1433 [1AU]

Medagogues, S2918 [27MR]

Medagogues Cont'd, S2918 [27MR]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Public Housing That Succeeds, E725 [7MY]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, S281 [22JA], H238, H310 [5JA]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Sun Sets on Homeless Vets Program, S7309 [28JN]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

U.S. Cities Need a Helping Hand, S12331 [3OC]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare as Usual in D.C.—Bureaucrats Conspired To Block Reforms Here, S10966 [19SE]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform Bypass for D.C., S10968 [19SE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Will Clinton Undo Welfare Reform?, S10967 [19SE]

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see S. 2113), S11169 [24SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3229, 3463), H3230 [29MR], H5173 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: expand authority to donate unusable food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (see S. 2060, 2073, 2093), S10075 [9SE], S10554 [13SE], S11033 [19SE]

Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

———improve program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 4324), H12175 [28SE]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Health: modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H2950 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698; H.R. 2893, 3063, 3070, 3103, 3130, 3160, 3185), S4063 [24AP], H913 [25JA], H2122, H2123 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2558 [20MR], H2866 [26MR], H3170 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3347), H4109 [25AP]

———assistance for veterans (see S. 1929), S7302 [28JN]

———housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 4132), H10767 [23SE]

———reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit increase of security deposit in units receiving Federal rental housing assistance (see H.R. 3679), H6531 [19JN]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (see H.R. 3169), H2949 [27MR]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904; H.R. 3716), S6849 [25JN], H6764 [25JN]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H5379 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; S. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

———ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (see S. 2043), S9555 [2AU]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: application of low-income housing credit on housing units assigned to certain single parents (see H.R. 3503), H5500 [22MY]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

Briefs

District of Columbia welfare reform, S10967 [19SE]

Conference reports

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Cost Estimates

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Documents

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Welfare Indicators Act, S5015 [14MY]

Essays

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Letters

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

LIHEAP funding: Northeast Midwest Senate Coalition, S2282 [19MR]

———several Representatives, E104 [25JA]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Oregon public welfare demonstration projects: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2169 [15MR]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution: Alice Tetelman, H2531 [20MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H2531 [20MR]

U.S. Housing Act: John Henneberger and Rafael Torres, Low Income Housing Coalition, H4688 [9MY]

———Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

———Peter A. Howe, Portland Housing Authority, H4666 [9MY]

———Representative Roukema, H4668 [9MY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Selected programs for which families on welfare would continue to be eligible for after five years, S8531 [23JY]

Memorandums

Oregon Public Welfare Demonstration Projects, S2169 [15MR]

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4705, H4707, H4734, H4753 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers: efforts to reduce household fires, E1877 [30SE]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

California: anniversary of Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization), E888 [23MY]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN]

———tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (H.R. 3229), E499 [29MR]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7302-H7304 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: Community Service Block Grant Program funding, H7228 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174 [30AP]

———authority to define income levels for public housing, H4611, H4612 [8MY]

———elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

———funding, H10966 [24SE]

———low-income housing programs reform, H6843 [25JN]

———rental assistance voucher program funding, H6815-H6819 [25JN], H6945 [26JN]

———role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

———use of Community Development Block Grants for housing purposes, H4702 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps funding, H7237 [10JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9381 [31JY]

Education: funding, H2473 [20MR]

———Head Start Program funding, H1801 [7MR], H4132, H4133, H4134 [30AP], H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], E671 [1MY]

———Head Start Program organization, H3471 [16AP]

———low-income school choice demonstration program, H1297 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7750, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

Fast Forward To End Hunger (organization): tribute, E1052 [11JN]

Federal aid programs: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

Florida: tribute to Community Service Networks (organization), E1270 [12JY]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

———program reform, H7747, H7752 [17JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): funding for housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Health: modify certain programs relative to minority women (H.R. 3179), E474 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP], H3495 [17AP], H4419 [2MY], H5495 [22MY], H6633 [20JN], H6716 [25JN], H7776 [17JY], H8526 [25JY], E139 [1FE], E1031 [7JN], E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1719, H1756-H1759 [6MR], H2038 [12MR], E284 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2844, H2846 [26MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876, H2892-H2894 [27MR], H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1211 [27JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776-H9785 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), H2472 [20MR], H2877 [27MR], H4170-H4172 [30AP], E419 [22MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

Homeless: assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689-H4704, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4102 [25AP], H4569-H4643 [8MY], H4659, H4662-H4755 [9MY], E760, E763, E773 [10MY], E786, E787 [14MY], E970 [30MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4559-H4569 [8MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1276, H1277 [27FE], H6174, H6175 [11JN]

———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621-H6624 [19JN], H6637, H6649-H6653 [20JN]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4595-H4607 [8MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

Income: standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212, H2215 [13MR]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (H.R. 3169), E463 [27MR]

Lighthouse Community Services, Inc.: tribute, E932 [29MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H778 [24JA], E104 [25JA]

Long Island, NY: Help Other People Eat Day observance, E199 [16FE]

LSC: funding, H5255 [16MY], H8108, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8176-H8189 [23JY], E1380 [25JY]

Meals on Wheels (organization): delivery of food relative to Government shutdown, H122 [4JA]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H873-H875 [25JA], H2312 [14MR], H3107 [28MR], H3467, H3470 [16AP], H4049-H4051 [25AP], H4788-H4793 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H5036-H5039, H5042, H5045 [14MY], H5119, H5122 [15MY], H5242, H5247, H5251-H5257, H5273 [16MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H5824 [5JN], H5938 [6JN], H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6187, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432 [18JN], H6517 [19JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H9992 [4SE], E93 [25JA], E833 [16MY], E852 [21MY], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to National Association of Letter Carriers Pioneer Branch No. 2, E1437 [1AU]

Minimum wage: level, H4169 [30AP]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452-H10454 [17SE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

National Head Start Day: observance, E695 [1MY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

New Haven, CT: observance of Columbus House Awareness Week, E829 [16MY]

New York, NY: tribute to West Side Campaign Against Hunger volunteers, E1274 [12JY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY], H7477-H7480 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), H12292 [4OC]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

———tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938-H6940 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, H310 [5JA]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY], H8587-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1296 [17JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Puerto Rico: classification as enterprise zone, H9859 [2AU]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531-H2533 [20MR]

Rockford, IL: tribute to Rockford Rescue Mission, H10513 [17SE]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (H.R. 3426), E759 [10MY]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H1754 [6MR], H5118-H5122 [15MY], H5504-H5509, H5525, H5531 [23MY], H7804, H7805, H7807, H7808, H7815 [18JY], E833 [16MY]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Beach House (homeless shelter), E961 [30MY]

U.N.: tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

Urban areas: community development, H3734 [24AP]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to People Allied to Combat Hunger (organization), E211 [27FE]

Westmoreland County, PA: tribute to attorneys performing pro bono work, E480 [28MR]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3178), H2877, H2878, H2879 [27MR], H3573 [17AP], E481 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointments, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

Charities: tribute to Christmas in April housing program, S525 [26JA]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (S. 2113), S11185 [24SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

———problems relative to urban areas, S1886 [12MR]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7683 [11JY], S9530 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish voluntary food donation programs at military service academies, S6488 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]

———low-income housing preservation, S9952 [5SE]

———Youthbuild Program funding, S9835 [4SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2060), S10075 [9SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Economy: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund appropriations, S1790 [12MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

Education: Head Start Program funding, S3165 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S8512, S8513 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Financial institutions: Asian Development Bank assistance to developing countries, S12060 [1OC]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1049-S1052 [7FE]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE], S5563 [23MY], S11215-S11217 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S371-S374 [25JA], S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S868 [1FE], S913, S914 [6FE], S3583, S3588 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11105 [20SE], S11670 [28SE]

Homeless: assistance for veterans (S. 1929), S7307 [28JN]

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9726-S9732 [3SE], S9822 [4SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S2066, S2068 [14MR], S2281-S2283 [19MR]

Low Income Housing Preservation and Homeownership Act: funding, S9832 [4SE]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reform, S24-S26 [3JA], S55 [4JA], S2145 [15MR], S2916, S2917, S2918 [27MR], S3187 [29MR], S4103 [25AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP], S5178-S5185 [16MY], S5259 [17MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5463, S5485 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530 [23MY], S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129 [12JN], S6178, S6181 [13JN], S7171 [27JN], S8080, S8081-S8084, S8087, S8088 [18JY], S8518 [23JY]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), S10891, S10892 [18SE]

Nashua, NH: tribute to Marguerite's Place for disadvantaged women and children, S9636 [2AU]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Norfolk, VA: tribute to the Norfolk Education and Employment Training Center, S8515 [23JY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN], S8123 [18JY]

Public Health Service: publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———delivery of social service through religious charities, S8507, S8508 [23JY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, S5220 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased, S8135 [18JY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (S. 2043), S9604 [2AU]

———increase child care credit for lower-income working parents, S8098 [18JY]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———Oregon demonstration projects, S2169-S2171 [15MR]

———prohibit additional cash assistance for children born to families presently receiving assistance, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———shifting of block grants to States, S8513, S8517 [23JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8524 [23JY]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8416-S8419 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8503 [23JY]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

Social Security: entitlement programs funding, S4108 [25AP]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

Social Security Administration: review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Reports filed

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4709 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

Welfare Dependency Act: Senator Moynihan, S5015 [14MY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Summaries

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

U.S. Housing Act (H.R. 2406): Manager's Amendment, H4754 [9MY]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Tables

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Program services provided to Riverside County, CA, E89 [25JA]

Impact of 0.5 percent CPI change on Social Security beneficiaries, S4373 [30AP]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Ronald W. Drach, S7308 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4559 [8MY]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9775 [1AU]

H. Res. 502, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9776 [1AU]

H.J. Res. 191, confer honorary U.S. citizenship to Mother Teresa, H10452 [17SE]

H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4837-H4880 [10MY]

H.R. 2428, encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H7477 [12JY]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3045-H3083 [28MR]

H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

S. 555, Health Professions Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act, S11683-S11695 [28SE]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 1028, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1929, homeless veterans assistance, S7308 [28JN]

S. 2060, prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs in District of Columbia, S10076 [9SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2183, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S12092 [1OC], H12292 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]