[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
Amendments
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S9067 [27JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620 [14SE]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6296 [12JN],
S6328 [15JN]
Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
(S. 1186), S3963 [1MY], S4016 [1MY], S4017 [1MY], S4019 [1MY],
S4020 [1MY], S4041 [1MY], S4086 [1MY], S4128 [1MY], S4129 [1MY]
Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S12398 [12OC],
S12427 [12OC]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4857), H11676 [20OC]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9067 [27JY],
H7620 [14SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2319 [23AP], H2320
[23AP], H2331 [27AP], H2332 [27AP], H2333 [27AP], H2424 [28AP],
H2425 [28AP], H2426 [28AP], H2427 [28AP], H2428 [28AP], H2429
[28AP], H2430 [28AP], H2431 [28AP], H2432 [28AP], H2433 [28AP],
H2434 [28AP], H2435 [28AP], H2436 [28AP], H2437 [28AP], H2438
[28AP], H2439 [28AP], H2527 [29AP], H2538 [29AP], H2541 [29AP],
H2545 [29AP], H2546 [29AP], H2568 [29AP], H2570 [29AP], H2571
[29AP], H2573 [29AP], H2574 [29AP], H2577 [29AP], H2578 [29AP],
H2579 [29AP], H2580 [29AP], H2581 [29AP], H2582 [29AP], H2584
[29AP], H2585 [29AP], H2586 [29AP], H2587 [29AP], H2588 [29AP],
H2590 [29AP], H2594 [29AP], H2606 [29AP], H2607 [29AP], H2609
[29AP], H2610 [29AP], H2707 [30AP], H2745 [4MY], H2767 [5MY],
H2768 [5MY], H2770 [5MY], H2814 [5MY], H2815 [5MY], H2861 [6MY],
H2866 [6MY], H2868 [6MY], H2871 [6MY], H2872 [6MY], H2873 [6MY],
H2874 [6MY], H2875 [6MY], H2885 [6MY], H2887 [6MY], H2888 [6MY],
H2889 [6MY], H2892 [6MY], H2915 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7723 [9JY], S7759 [9JY], S7788 [9JY],
S7789 [9JY], S7791 [9JY], S7795 [9JY], S7816 [9JY], S7824 [9JY],
S7849 [9JY], S7857 [9JY], S7864 [9JY], S7870 [9JY], S7885 [9JY],
S7889 [9JY], S7890 [9JY], S7891 [9JY]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660 [16OC]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9067 [27JY], H7620 [14SE]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), S12465 [14OC], H10287 [9OC]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3412),
S11185 [30SE], S11203 [30SE]
Analyses
American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 4838), E2283 [21OC]
Applications
Federal assistance for Missouri AIDS prevention programs, S498
[9FE], S499 [9FE]
Appointments
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, H387 [11FE]
Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S8069
[13JY], H6121 [22JY]
------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act, S4349 [5MY], H3966 [22MY]
------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN], H5850
[17JY]
------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
improvement, S10544 [17SE], H9202 [1OC]
------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
[24SE]
Articles and editorials
Ag Slump Threatens Rural S.D.--Small Towns Vulnerable to Downturn,
S8180 [15JY]
Assumption College News . . . Dr. Charles L. Flynn Endorses Pell
Grant Legislation, H2583 [29AP]
At 18, It's Sink or Swim--For Ex-Foster Children Transition Is
Difficult, E1477 [30JY]
Bereuter Path on Farm Aid Best Approach, S11415 [5OC]
Best Deal?--Plan McConnell Backs Brings in Quick Cash, but Would
Ultimately Kill Off Small Farms, S6461 [17JN]
Clean Needles, No Money, H2466 [29AP]
Congress Weighs Sugar, H5080 [24JN]
Cop-Out on Needle Exchanges, H2466 [29AP]
Democrats Turn Up Heat on Farm Act, S8181 [15JY]
Federal Funds for Clean Needles, H2467 [29AP]
Florida Gets Federal Aid a Record Six Times, S12351 [10OC]
Floridians Tend to Firefighters--From Haircuts to Boots, It's All
`on the House', S7783 [9JY]
For Medicaid Patients, Doors Slam Closed, S4631 [11MY]
Harvest of Despair, S8126 [14JY]
Head Start Vote in the House, H7641 [14SE]
HIV's Spread Is Unchecked, H2469 [29AP]
House Speaker Speaks Out on Critical Ag, Trade Issues, S8115 [14JY]
Huckabee Flees Forum After Welfare Protest, E704 [29AP]
Leaf Act, S6455 [17JN]
Lugar Tobacco Bill Punishes Farmers, S6460 [17JN]
McConnell May Have Right Idea--Lugar's Plan Could Ultimately Benefit
Tobacco Farmers More Than Ford's, S6453 [17JN]
McConnell's About-Face Might Mark End of Tobacco Quotas, S6461
[17JN]
Mortal Wounds, S6454 [17JN]
Needle Exchanges Help Stem Flow of AIDS/HIV, H2452 [29AP]
Needle-Swap Programs Spark Life-and-Death Debates, H2467 [29AP]
New Transatlantic, E1296 [14JY]
Not Enough Lifeboats, E356 [11MR]
Permanent Fund--Record Dividend on Our Riches, H6598 [29JY]
Pessimism Retains Grip on Appalachian Poor, S503 [9FE]
Politics of Needles and AIDS, H2451 [29AP], H2466 [29AP], H7373
[6AU]
Rural Areas Must Survive, Even if Tobacco Doesn't, S6460 [17JN]
Smoking Bomb--Tobacco Buy-Out a Reasonable Idea, S6454 [17JN]
Special Needs Child Care Is ``Accident Waiting to Happen'', S5461
[22MY]
States Must Ask the Right Questions, S502 [9FE]
Tobacco Plan Is Merely Realistic, S6454 [17JN]
Untimely Demise--McConnell Plan Kills Tobacco Program Too Fast,
S6461 [17JN]
Vote Building, S8344 [16JY]
We Don't Have 25 Years for LEAF Act, S6452 [17JN]
We Need To Reconnect With Food Supply, S11094 [29SE]
Win-Win on Housing, H10709 [13OC]
Your Mother Was Right (Again)--Free Breakfasts May Be a Good Way To
Help Poor Kids Do Better at School, S10644 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions
African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of
discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, (see H.R. 4051), H4549 [11JN]
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing
assistance loans, (see S. 1762), S1990 [16MR], (see H.R. 3455),
H1158 [12MR]
------ retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing
assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615), H8528 [23SE]
Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to
engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods, (see
H.R. 4113), H5064 [23JN]
------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
improved crop insurance options for producers, (see S. 2517),
S10921 [24SE]
------ Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers, (see H.R.
4417), H7410 [6AU]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265, S. 2344), S8779 [22JY], H5858 [17JY], (see H.R. 4272),
H5859 [17JY]
------ provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote
the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
(see H.R. 4560), H7690 [14SE]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747), H10075
[8OC] relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by
low commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4535), H7494 [9SE],
(see H.R. 4618), H8626 [24SE], (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration, (see H.
Res. 551), H8626 [24SE]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish, (see H.R. 3095), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3546), H1549
[25MR]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration, (see H. Res. 410), H2422
[28AP]
Business and industry: treatment of personal employment information
reported to the National Directory of New Hires, (see S. 1865),
S2660 [26MR]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, (see S. 2046), S4528 [7MY]
Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve
program management, (see H.R. 3873), H3311 [14MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental
services, (see S. 2583), S11970 [8OC]
------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see S. 2483), S10423
[16SE]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666,
S. 2166), S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2286), S7939 [10JY], H2053 [1AP]
------ improve the quality of child care through grants and a
commission on child care standards, (see H.R. 4844), H11023
[15OC]
------ provide children with increased access to food and nutrition
assistance during the summer, (see H.R. 3871), H3311 [14MY]
------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
(see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
------ reauthorize child nutrition programs, (see S. 1581), S113
[28JA]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive, (see S. 2598), S12163
[9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
Colleges and universities: allow community colleges to offer
student aid to certain students for vocational and technology
education, (see S. 2591), S11970 [8OC]
------ require free market competition between on-campus and off-
campus businesses providing supplies and services to students,
(see S. 2490), S10517 [17SE]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
------ improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs,
(see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
------ prohibit funding for any facility to be used primarily for
distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R. 4796), H10513
[10OC]
------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, (see
S. 1927), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration
projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4271), H5859 [17JY]
------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY]
Crime: correct law relative to termination of benefits for
convicted persons, (see H.R. 3096), H62 [27JA]
------ establish a law enforcement block grant program, (see S.
1893), S2851 [31MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a commodity loan program that
provides a fair return to producers relative to the cost of
production, (see S. 1918), S3120 [2AP]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see S. 1803), S2296
[19MR], (see H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
and operation of a national database to track participation in
Federal means-tested public assistance programs, (see S. 2447),
S9973 [8SE]
------ treatment of commodity producers relative to storage charges
in the calculation of loan deficiency payments, (see S. 2255),
S7256 [26JN]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
Dept. of Education: reform and reauthorize the State Student
Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants, (see H.R. 3923), H3624 [20MY]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families, (see
H.R. 4838), H10917 [14OC]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding, (see H.R. 4440), H7411 [6AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish educational assistance
programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
(see S. 2115), S5433 [22MY]
------ payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
between terms, (see H.R. 4537), H7583 [10SE]
Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase
access to information on technology-related assistance, (see
H.R. 4461), H7412 [6AU]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869, S. 2361), S9044 [27JY],
H3311 [14MY]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, (see S. Res. 253), S6886
[23JN], (see H. Res. 493), H5297 [24JN]
Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs, (see H.R. 3714),
H2236 [22AP]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
(see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP], (see H.R. 3712), H2236 [22AP], (see
H.R. 3717), H2317 [23AP] prohibit use of Federal funds for
needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), consideration, (see H.
Res. 409), H2422 [28AP]
Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish, (see
H.R. 3639), H2052 [1AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, (see H.R.
4094), H4879 [19JN]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
S4528 [7MY], (see H.R. 3813), H3013 [7MY]
------ encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to
provide care to children under compulsory school attendance age,
(see H.R. 3129), H99 [28JA]
------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs, (see S. 1742), S1772
[11MR], (see H.R. 3440), H1111 [11MR]
------ grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and
schools, (see H.R. 4830), H10916 [14OC]
------ increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards, (see H.R. 3306), H754 [3MR]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H630 [25FE]
------ increase the dependent care allowance used to calculate Pell
Grant awards, (see S. 1701), S1255 [3MR]
------ promote high-quality family literacy programs and train
parents effectively to teach their children, (see H.R. 4307),
H6186 [22JY]
------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
public and private parental choice programs, (see S. 1996),
S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 3742), H2423 [28AP]
------ provide grants to local educational agencies to promote
certain education initiatives, (see H.R. 4864), H11695 [20OC]
------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
block grant funds, (see S. 2601), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R. 4779),
H10352 [9OC]
Employment: coordinate response to communities adversely affected
by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or industry,
(see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
Families and domestic relations: enhance family life, (see S.
2518), S10921 [24SE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see S. 1610), S378 [4FE], (see H.R. 3292), H676 [26FE],
(see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
school hours, (see S. 1697), S1200 [2MR], (see H.R. 3400), H903
[5MR] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
school-based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H2705 [30AP]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see S. 2489), S10517 [17SE]
------ require written parental consent to provide contraceptives or
abortion services to minors under federally-funded programs,
(see S. 2380), S9425 [30JY]
FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to
comply with minimum property standards, (see H.R. 3750), H2605
[29AP]
Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository
institution and the holding company successor to the Student
Loan Marketing Association, (see H.R. 4808), H10667 [12OC]
Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, ND,
and East Grand Forks, MN, (see H.R. 4806), H10560 [11OC]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
------ reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs, (see
H.R. 4571), H7802 [15SE]
Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of
adequate child care, (see H.R. 4486), H7413 [6AU]
------ exception to work requirements relative to victimization by
sexual harassment, (see H.R. 4487), H7413 [6AU]
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance
and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs, (see H.R.
4733), H10075 [8OC]
Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
streamline Government operations, (see S. 1642), S730 [12FE]
------ reduce Federal spending in several programs, (see H.R. 3556),
H1549 [25MR]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4243), H5736 [16JY]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs, (see S. 2571), S11698 [7OC], (see
H.R. 4857), H11694 [20OC]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
H3624 [20MY]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage, (see
H.R. 3118), H99 [28JA]
Head Start Act: amend, (see H.R. 4241), H5736 [16JY]
Head Start Program: initiative for toddlers and infants funding,
(see S. 2183), S6488 [17JN]
------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY], (see H.R. 4439), H7411 [6AU]
Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see S. 1875), S2719
[27MR], (see H.R. 4376), H6879 [31JY]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program, (see S. 2150), S5787 [9JN]
Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for
relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate
State agencies, (see H.R. 4843), H11023 [15OC]
Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing
Fellowship, (see H.R. 3840), H3105 [12MY]
------ improve accountability and reform certain programs, (see S.
2123), S5434 [22MY]
------ reauthorize, (see S. 1882), S2764 [30MR]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration, (see H. Res. 411), H2423
[28AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H329 [4FE]
------ ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are
carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545),
H1549 [25MR]
------ establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing
temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under
the National Housing Act, (see H.R. 4745), H10075 [8OC]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative
to drug and alcohol abusers, (see H.R. 4543), H7583 [10SE]
------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, (see
H.R. 4551), H7617 [11SE]
------ provide affordable housing and community development
assistance to certain rural areas, (see S. 2595), S11970 [8OC]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435, S. 1877), S2719 [27MR], H1111 [11MR]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors, (see H.R.
4088), H4834 [18JN]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H2813 [5MY]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see S. 2315), S8241 [15JY], (see H.R. 4222), H5593 [15JY]
James River: increase funding for flood control project and direct
Corps of Engineers to enter into programmatic agreement with
non-Federal sponsor, (see S. 2293), S8056 [13JY]
Law enforcement officers: reduce local matching amount to ensure
more local communities qualify for grants to hire additional
police officers, (see H.R. 4734), H10075 [8OC]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, (see S. 2013), S3919 [30AP]
------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see S.
2485), S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see S.
2017), S3919 [30AP], (see H.R. 3779), H2705 [30AP]
------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7413 [6AU]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see H.R. 4046, S.
2308), S8240 [15JY], H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education,
(see H.R. 4739), H10075 [8OC]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
[5AU]
------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2053 [1AP]
------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S7256
[26JN], (see H.R. 4219), H5593 [15JY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S4528 [7MY], (see
H.R. 3855), H3246 [13MY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940, S.
2216), S7172 [25JN], H3743 [21MY]
------ preserve access to home health services for the sickest and
most frail, continue participation by cost-effective providers,
and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H7413 [6AU]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
------ waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military
retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 4771), H10352 [9OC]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation
and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded
properties, (see H.R. 4832), H10916 [14OC]
National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity
distribution program, (see H.R. 3872), H3311 [14MY]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act:
technical corrections, (see H.R. 4482), H7413 [6AU]
Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to
the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job
creation on Indian reservations, (see H.R. 4087), H4834 [18JN]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens, (see H.R. 4558), H7690 [14SE]
------ disregard payment of earned income tax credits in determining
eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy families
program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs, (see H.R.
4818), H10667 [12OC]
------ extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI, (see
H.R. 4426), H7411 [6AU]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see S. 1763),
S1990 [16MR], H903 [5MR]
------ guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance
transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish
preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program, (see S.
2586), S11970 [8OC]
Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal
program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents, (see H.R.
4769), H10352 [9OC]
Rehabilitation Act: extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
[28JA]
Rural areas: establish and sustain viable rural and remote
communities, (see S. 2379), S9425 [30JY]
SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program, (see S. 1869),
S2660 [26MR]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S6564 [18JN],
(see H.R. 4179), H5403 [25JN]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections, (see H.R.
3412), H1020 [10MR]
Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment
accounts, (see H.R. 4076), H4711 [17JN]
------ improve coverage of low-income children under State
Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, (see H.R.
4767), H10352 [9OC]
------ investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into
program, (see H. Res. 340), H63 [27JA]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care, (see S.
1858), S2570 [25MR]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1111 [11MR] provide disabled
beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend
Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (H.R.
3433), consideration, (see H. Res. 450), H3970 [22MY]
------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
(see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
------ waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to
individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for appropriate
treatment of prisoners, (see H.R. 3732), H2318 [23AP]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
States: eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance to
needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates,
(see H.R. 4692), H9345 [2OC]
------ prohibit from imposing restrictions on additional children
relative to the temporary assistance to needy families program,
(see H.R. 4066), H4628 [16JN]
------ return primary responsibility for disaster relief to States,
establish a private corporation to insure against risks and
costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for
disaster response activities, (see H.R. 3728), H2318 [23AP]
Taxation: eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax,
(see S. 2170), S6405 [16JN]
------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
3942), H3743 [21MY]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774, S. 2366), S9137 [28JY], H2705 [30AP]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
H3105 [12MY]
Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and
administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
to the Dept. of Agriculture, (see H.R. 3664), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
communities dependent on tobacco production with funds
contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers, (see
H.R. 3867), H3311 [14MY]
------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE], (see H.R.
3437), H1111 [11MR]
------ provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco, (see S. 1582), S113 [28JA]
Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
employment relative to loss of adequate child care, (see H.R.
4702), H9536 [5OC]
----- eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment, (see
H.R. 4701), H9536 [5OC]
------ establish the Strategic Transitional Employment Program for
the long-term unemployed living in poverty in certain identified
communities, (see S. 2215), S7172 [25JN], (see H.R. 4097), H4879
[19JN]
------ make permanent self-employment assistance programs, (see H.R.
3773), H2705 [30AP]
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: clarify application, (see S. 2068),
S4712 [12MY]
Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small transit
operators, (see H.R. 4384), H6999 [3AU]
------ provide grants to organizations to develop youth intervention
models, (see H.R. 3607, S. 2327), S8482 [17JY], H1854 [31MR]
Veterans: exclude certain educational benefits from being
considered a resource in the computation of financial aid, (see
S. 2278), S7678 [8JY]
WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs, (see H.R.
3874), H3311 [14MY]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims,
(see S. 2558), S11582 [6OC]
Conference reports
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), H8978-H9083 [26SE]
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853),
H10032-H10048 [8OC]
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 3874),
H9680-H9697 [6OC]
Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), H6604-H6695 [29JY]
Cost Estimates
Disaster Mitigation Act (S. 2361): CBO, S11294-S11297 [1OC]
Surface Transportation Extension Act (S. 1519): CBO, S61 [27JA]
Year 2000 Readiness and Small Business Programs Restructuring and
Reform Act (H.R. 3412): CBO, S11205 [30SE]
Descriptions
Examples of How Auctions Are Used in Federal Programs, S7865 [9JY]
Excerpts
``Great Advances'' Report--Advances at the Unversity of Califonia,
San Diego: Science Coalition, E1917 [6OC]
Factsheets
Medicaid Protections for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, E2161
[14OC]
Oklahoma transportation projects funding request, H1554 [26MR],
H1555 [26MR]
Letters
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: several
agricultural organizations, S4657 [12MY]
Alaska Denali Commission funding: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for
Common Sense (organization), H6598 [29JY]
Appalachian Regional Commission inclusion of additional counties:
Jesse L. White, Jr., Appalachian Regional Commission, S1763
[11MR]
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: Frank
Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, Neal A. McCaler, and Herschal
Crow, H1555 [26MR]
------ Representative Coburn, H1555 [26MR] Representative Largent,
H1554 [26MR] Representatives Myrick and Watt, H1555 [26MR],
H1556 [26MR]
------ several Representatives, H1556 [26MR]
Children's Health Equity Act: Washington congressional delegation,
E1736 [16SE]
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start
Association, H7641 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture commodity loan program that provides a fair
return to producers relative to the cost of production: George
and Karen Saxowsky, S3134 [2AP]
Dept. of Agriculture marketing assistance loans: Tripp County, SD,
Board of Commissioners, S8182 [15JY]
------ Wally Sparby, Minnesota Farm Service Agency, S8165 [15JY]
Dept. of HUD Elderly Housing Program funding: Horace B. Deets,
AARP, S2888 [1AP]
Discrimination claims by African-American farmers against the Dept.
of Agriculture: Gary R. Grant, H546 [24FE]
----- Representative Waters, Congressional Black Caucus, H546
[24FE], H547 [24FE]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: George M.C.
Fisher and Lawrence Perlman, Business Roundtable (organization),
S4263 [5MY]
Equal consideration for religious organizations with other private
groups to provide assistance under certain government programs:
L. Anthony Sutin, Dept. of Justice, H10204 [8OC]
Fannie Mae Trillion Dollar Commitment program: Alex Penelas, Mayor
of Miami, FL, E417 [18MR]
------ Emanuel Cleaver II, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, E416 [18MR]
------ Lee P. Brown, Mayor of Houston, TX, E417 [18MR]
------ Michael P. Peters, Mayor of Hartford, CT, E416 [18MR]
------ Sharon Sayles Belton, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN, E388 [17MR]
Food stamp eligibility for certain aliens: Diana Aviv, Council of
Jewish Federations, S4655 [12MY]
------ John Cardinal O'Connor, S4655 [12MY]
Food stamp eligibility for legal aliens: Tom Johnson, National
Conference of State Legislatures, H4125 [4JN]
Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: Alex
Penelas, Mayor of Miami, FL, H720 [3MR]
------ Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Community Partnership for Homeless,
Inc., H720 [3MR]
------ Andrew M. Cuomo, Sec. of HUD, H720 [3MR]
------ George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H714
[3MR]
------ Julie Sandorf, Corp. for Supportive Housing, H715 [3MR]
------ Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness &
Poverty, H715 [3MR]
------ Nan Roman, National Alliance To End Homelessness, Inc., H714
[3MR]
------ Paul S. Grogan, Local Initiatives Support Corp., H715 [3MR]
------ several organizations, H714 [3MR]
Hospital Length of Stay Act: Lynn E. Jensen, AMA, S8250 [15JY]
------ Marilyn S. Richmond, American Psychological Association,
S8251 [15JY]
------ Paul A. Ebert, American College of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
------ Steven P. Ringel, American Academy of Neurology, S8251 [15JY]
Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms:
President Clinton, S8285 [16JY]
------ Brian and Johnet Christianson, S10287 [14SE]
------ Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S10296 [14SE]
------ several agricultural organizations, S10303 [14SE]
------ Wally Sparby, Farm Service Agency, S10289 [14SE]
------ Wyatt Goettle, S10286 [14SE]
Increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance: Grover
G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S8342
[16JY]
------ Jack Kemp, S8344 [16JY]
------ National Taxpayers Union, S8343 [16JY]
------ several veterans organizations, S8346 [16JY]
------ Stephen Brobeck, Consumer Federation of America, S8343 [16JY]
Stephen Moore, Cato Institute, S8342 [16JY]
Increase Pell Grant awards to certain students: Charles L. Currie,
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, H613 [25FE],
H2583 [29AP]
------ Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, H613 [25FE],
H2583 [29AP]
Information technology education recruitment projects: Harris N.
Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2543
[29AP]
National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Horace B. Deets, AARP,
H2491 [29AP]
------ Martha Phillips, Concord Coalition, H2491 [29AP]
Needle exchange programs: Guthrie S. Birkhead, Council of State and
Territorial Epidemiologists, H2468 [29AP]
------ J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2469 [29AP]
------ John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven, CT, H2461 [29AP]
------ Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial
AIDS Directors, H2469 [29AP]
------ Melvin H. Wearing, Chief of Police of New Haven, CT, H2461
[29AP]
------ Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, H2467
[29AP]
------ Representatives Sherrod Brown, Dingell, and Waxman, H2463
[29AP]
------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, H2468 [29AP]
------ Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization),
H2468 [29AP]
Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House),
H8500 [23SE]
------ Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H8500
[23SE]
------ Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House),
H8499 [23SE]
Olympic Education Scholarship Program funding: Senator Boxer, S7841
[9JY]
------ Senator Feinstein, S7841 [9JY]
------ several Senators, S7841 [9JY]
Pell Grant aid to certain students enrolled in State required
teacher certification courses: Charles B. Reed, California
State University, S7789 [9JY]
Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits: J. Thomas
Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H6580 [29JY]
----- Laura W. Murphy and Christopher E. Anders, ACLU, H6580 [29JY]
----- Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(organization), H6580 [29JY]
Prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities
under Medicaid: Paul R. Willging, American Health Care
Association, S8241 [15JY]
----- Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Law Center, S8242
[15JY]
Provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry
workers, and their communities: Alben B. Mills, S6455 [17JN]
----- H.H. Barlow III, S6455 [17JN]
----- Larry O. Bond, S6455 [17JN]
----- Megan Cobb, S6455 [17JN]
Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
beets: Jack Cassidy, CoBank, H5076 [24JN]
Resolution of discrimination claims by African-American farmers
against the Dept. of Agriculture: Dan Glickman, Sec. of
Agriculture, S8309 [16JY]
Rockingham County, NC, disaster assistance: James L. Witt, FEMA,
S2581 [25MR]
Tax treatment of veterans' education benefits: Steve A. Robertson,
American Legion, S7793 [9JY]
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Martin Corry, AARP, H4020
[3JN]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4020 [3JN]
Tribute to Representative Tony Hall's effort to combat hunger:
Unity Against Hunger and Poverty (coalition), E2101 [12OC]
Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing: Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
Workforce Investment Partnership Act: Antonio Pagan, New York, NY,
Dept. of Employment, S4012 [1MY]
------ Bret Lovejoy, American Vocational Association, S2293 [19MR],
S4009 [1MY]
------ Curtis E. Moll, Growth Association of Cleveland, S4013 [1MY]
------ David R. Pierce, American Association of Community Colleges,
S4009 [1MY]
------ Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers,
S4009 [1MY], S4013 [1MY]
------ Judith B. Riley and Robert Knight, National Association of
Private Industry Councils, S2292 [19MR]
------ Kimberly A. Green, National Association of State Directors of
Vocational Technical Education Consortium, S4008 [1MY] Kimberly
A. Green, National Association of State Directors of the
Vocational Technical Education Consortium, S2293 [19MR]
------ Paul R. Huard, National Association of Manufacturers, S2292
[19MR]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4012 [1MY]
------ Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S2293 [19MR]
------ Richard Finan and Linda Furney, National Conference of State
Legislatures, S4012 [1MY]
------ Robert T. Jones, National Alliance of Business, S4012 [1MY]
------ several educational organizations, S4008 [1MY]
------ Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resources Management,
S4013 [1MY]
Lists
Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
Organizations supporting certain market transition assistance
programs relative to S. 1415, National Tobacco Policy and Youth
Smoking Reduction Act, S6398 [16JN]
Organizations supporting Harkin amendment on tax treatment of
student loan program fees to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, S7858 [9JY]
Peanut Program reforms, H5022 [23JN]
Senate staff who worked on H.R. 6, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, S11072 [29SE]
States and territories with approved coastal nonpoint pollution
plans, S8864 [23JY]
Supporters of H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and
Flexibility Act, H714 [3MR]
Memorandums
Increase in Top Level of FHA Limits on Mortgage Insurance: Ronald
D. Utt, Heritage Foundation, S8342 [16JY]
Motions
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2507 [29AP]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2475 [29AP]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), H10461 [10OC]
Petitions and memorials
Massachusetts: food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, S3113 [2AP]
Press releases
America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing: Dept. of HUD, H5814
[17JY]
Dr. Charles L. Flynn, Jr., Endorses Pell Grant Legislation: Richard
P. Burke, Assumption College, H613 [25FE]
Remarks in House
African Americans: discrimination claims by farmers against the
Dept. of Agriculture, H543-H550 [24FE], H1096 [11MR], E217
[24FE]
------ discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, H9597 [6OC]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4981 [23JN], H4986
[23JN], H4987 [23JN], H4998 [23JN], H5848 [17JY]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H9331 [2OC]
Agriculture: compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
disasters, H1804 [31MR]
------ economic condition of African-American farmers, H489 [12FE]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, H4132 [4JN], H4133
[4JN]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H4949 [22JN], H4951 [22JN], H5288 [24JN], H6419 [24JY],
H6422 [24JY], H6870 [31JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H7556 [10SE], H7558 [10SE], H7559 [10SE], H7560 [10SE],
H7694 [15SE], H7928 [17SE], H8539 [24SE]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (H.R. 4272),
H5850 [17JY]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
H6925-H6930 [3AU], E1532 [4AU]
------ provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote
the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
facilities (H.R. 3550), H1626 [26MR], E473 [25MR]
------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
H8079 [18SE], H8080 [18SE], H8602 [24SE], H9507 [5OC], H9510
[5OC] relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices
(H.R. 4560), H9210 [1OC], H9213 [1OC]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, H10808 [13OC], H10811 [13OC],
H10838 [14OC], H10998 [15OC], H11016 [15OC], H11656 [20OC],
E1902 [5OC], E1947 [8OC], E2163 [14OC]
Alaska: Denali Commission funding, H6598-H6599 [29JY], E1514 [3AU]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2487-H2510 [29AP], E471 [25MR]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410),
H2478-H2487 [29AP]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2507 [29AP]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, H10204 [8OC], H10206 [8OC]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs
(H.R. 3666), E584 [2AP]
------ improve the quality of child care through grants and a
commission on child care standards (H.R. 4844), E2198 [15OC]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2524 [29AP]
Colleges and universities: Olympic Scholarships Program
reauthorization, H2866 [6MY]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R.
3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 4271), E1338 [17JY]
Courts: require only Federal agencies which administer benefit
programs or enforce the tax code to adhere to precedents
established in Federal judicial circuits, H591-H595 [25FE]
Crime: correct law relative to termination of benefits for
convicted persons (H.R. 3096), H1402 [24MR], H1403 [24MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Food Assistance Program funding,
E2101 [12OC]
------ emergency food assistance program funding for food banks,
H4997 [23JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, H11651 [20OC]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
------ marketing assistance loans funding, H9507 [5OC], E2280 [21OC]
------ reform agricultural credit programs (H.R. 3513), H1096
[11MR], H5848 [17JY]
------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
beets, H5075-H5085 [24JN]
------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
beets, H9334 [2OC]
Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Agency funding, E1551 [5AU]
------ provide grants to improve job skills in specific industries
(H.R. 3270), H507 [24FE]
Dept. of Defense: increase funding for repair of flood damage and
improve military readiness in the Republic of Korea, H7452 [9SE]
Dept. of Education: accountability standards for institutions that
provide teacher certification and licensure assessments,
H2546-H2548 [29AP]
------ allocation of funds, H5047 [23JN], H5049 [23JN]
------ establish lender-of-last-resort authority and procedures,
H2582 [29AP]
------ make available competitive grants to institutions seeking to
reduce operating costs through joint purchases of goods and
services, H2541 [29AP]
------ prohibit use of Social Security numbers as an electronic
personal identifier for students receiving assistance, H2513
[29AP], H2538 [29AP], H2539 [29AP], H2767 [5MY]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants (H.R. 3923), E922 [20MY]
----- employment and economic assistance to workers and communities
at the Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium enrichment
plants, H4929 [22JN]
Dept. of HUD: expansion and improvement of Houston, TX, field
office, E1497 [31JY]
------ grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R.
4838), E2283 [21OC]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
H5645 [16JY], H5647 [16JY], H5752 [17JY]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
H9612 [6OC], H9621 [6OC]
------ notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily
housing projects, H9623 [6OC]
------ Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, H9621 [6OC]
------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5763 [17JY],
H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5766 [17JY]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology
Program, H7127-H7134 [4AU], E1563 [5AU], E1594 [7AU]
Dept. of the Interior: Purchaser Road Credit Program funding, H6038
[21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration medical
care funding through offsets in FHA funding, H6546-H6551 [29JY]
------ Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through
offsets in FHA funding, H7714-H7716 [15SE]
Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), H4597-H4599
[16JN]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
------ prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7332 [6AU], H7334
[6AU], H7343 [6AU], H7372-H7381 [6AU]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job
opportunities, convert military programs to social programs,
produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and
redistribute wealth and power (H.R. 1050), H5915 [20JY]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, H6927 [3AU], H6928 [3AU],
H6930 [3AU]
Drug abuse: methamphetamine reduction programs funding, H7266 [5AU]
------ needle exchange programs, H2064 [21AP], H2124 [22AP], H2125
[22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2225-H2232 [22AP], H2241 [23AP], H2311
[23AP], H2442 [29AP], H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2415 [28AP], H2453-H2478 [29AP] prohibit use of
Federal funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717),
consideration (H. Res. 409), H2445-H2453 [29AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
3627), H2033 [1AP]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H5756 [17JY],
H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
Economy: economic impact of a depreciating currency, H2375-H2377
[28AP]
Education: auction rights for financial institutions to make
student loans relative to interest rates, H2519 [29AP], H2569
[29AP], H2570 [29AP]
------ authorize Sec. of Education to assist distressed
institutions, H2577 [29AP], H2578 [29AP]
------ conduct study on the impact that lenders and guarantors'
actions have on student loan default rates, H2578 [29AP]
------ delay student loan repayment for students ordered to active
military duty in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, H2585
[29AP]
------ encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to
provide care to children under compulsory school attendance age
(H.R. 3129), E54 [28JA]
------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs (H.R. 3440), E362 [12MR]
------ establish grants for advanced management training for school
superintendents and principals, H2545 [29AP], H2546 [29AP]
------ establish income-sensitive repayment options for student
loans, H2581 [29AP], H2586 [29AP]
------ establish memorial scholarship fund for families of public
safety officers who are killed in the line of duty, H2572
[29AP], H2573 [29AP]
------ establish postsecondary information technology education
recruitment projects, H2543-H2545 [29AP], H2768 [5MY]
------ extend Pell Grant eligibility to the Freely Associated
States, E1862 [1OC], E1884 [2OC]
------ feasibility report on student options for the consolidation
of their student loan obligations, H2866 [6MY]
------ High Hopes/GEAR UP program funding, E1870 [1OC]
------ improve teacher quality, H2532 [29AP], E1884 [2OC]
------ improve teacher quality (H.R. 2228), H697 [3MR]
------ increase number of teachers, H762 [4MR], H10837 [14OC],
H10838 [14OC], H10839 [14OC]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, H2582-H2584
[29AP], H2770 [5MY], E728 [30AP]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (H.R. 3269),
H612 [25FE]
------ institution eligibility for student loan program relative to
default rates, H2587 [29AP]
------ permit increases in annual loan limit relative to
unsubsidized Stafford loans, H2570 [29AP], H2571 [29AP], H2767
[5MY]
------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
block grant funds (H.R. 4779), E2235 [19OC]
------ restrict student loan eligibilty of students suspended for
drug-related offenses, H2579 [29AP]
------ student loan default rates relative to due diligence in
collection practices, H2523 [29AP]
------ student loan default rates relative to loan rehabilitation,
H2532 [29AP]
------ student loan interest rates, H2584 [29AP], H2587 [29AP],
H2588 [29AP], E798 [7MY], E1883 [2OC]
------ student loan programs, H10536 [11OC], H10537 [11OC]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5843 [17JY]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
H10200 [8OC], H10201 [8OC]
------ voucher program to provide school choice, H103 [3FE], H104
[3FE], H370 [5FE], H760 [4MR], H762 [4MR], H2347 [28AP], H3030
[12MY], H3619 [20MY], H4483 [11JN], H5968 [21JY], H6515 [29JY],
E1064 [9JN]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
H3965 [22MY]
----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
conference report, H6865-H6867 [31JY], H7427 [7AU]
EPA: remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family
support services, H2994 [7MY]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, H1279 [18MR], H1281 [18MR] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care (H.R. 3292), E239
[26FE] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
child care during periods outside school hours (H.R. 3400),
H1282 [18MR], E313 [5MR] increase availability, affordability,
and quality of school-based child care (H.R. 3768), H3077
[12MY], H3078 [12MY], E726 [30AP]
------ require parental consent to provide contraceptives to minors
under federally-funded programs, H10130-H10132 [8OC]
Fannie Mae: anniversary of Trillion Dollar Commitment program, E388
[17MR], E416 [18MR]
Farm Service Agency: staffing levels, H6926 [3AU]
Floods: disaster assistance to Lawrence County, TN, E1307 [15JY]
Florida: commend efforts to help victims of tornadoes, H507 [24FE],
H540 [24FE]
Food: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs (H.R.
4571), E1728 [15SE]
Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee increase, E1858 [1OC]
Government: define role and scope, H5864 [20JY]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4243), H10850-H10855 [14OC]
reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in Federal
management and debt collection practices, payment systems, and
benefit programs (H.R. 4857), H11672-H11679 [20OC]
------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
administrative, and reporting requirements (H.R. 3921), E913
[20MY], E922 [20MY]
Guam: disaster assistance relative to Typhoon Paka, H22 [27JA],
H1807 [31MR], H1808 [31MR], H1816 [31MR], E188 [12FE]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R.
3118), E42 [28JA]
Head Start Act: amend (H.R. 4241), E1328 [17JY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3880), E860 [14MY],
E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
Health: revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program (H.R. 2202), H3425-H3429 [19MY], E914 [20MY]
Higher Education Act: prohibit exclusion from any program based on
race or religion, H2915-H2917 [6MY], H2921 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2284 [23AP], H2394-H2400 [28AP], H2443
[29AP], H2515-H2594 [29AP], H2693 [30AP], H2766-H2771 [5MY],
H2860-H2920 [6MY], H2921 [6MY], H2922 [6MY], H2984 [7MY], H3620
[20MY], H5848 [17JY], E724 [30AP], E728 [30AP], E729 [30AP],
E731 [30AP], E792 [7MY], E798 [7MY], E846 [13MY], E916 [20MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H8806 [25SE],
H9151-H9162 [28SE], E1858 [1OC], E1862 [1OC], E1870 [1OC], E1883
[2OC]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 411),
H2510-H2515 [29AP]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), corrections in engrossment, H2920 [6MY]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
217), H703-H722 [3MR], H883 [5MR], E353 [11MR]
House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to
provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147),
H4824 [18JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874-H5879
[20JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, H5642-H5649
[16JY], H5814-H5821 [17JY], E1344 [17JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, H9613-H9618
[6OC], H9620 [6OC], H9621 [6OC], H9623 [6OC]
------ deregulation of public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, E1401 [23JY]
------ establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing
temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under
the National Housing Act (H.R. 4745), E1963 [8OC], E2042 [10OC]
------ expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans (H.R. 3619), E538 [1AP]
------ low-income housing assistance programs funding, H1804 [31MR]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, H5772 [17JY], H5773
[17JY], E1343 [17JY]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements (H.R. 3181), H410
[11FE], H506 [24FE]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, H8464 [23SE], E1827
[26SE]
------ disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, E2037 [10OC]
------ disaster assistance to Virgin Islands, H9175 [28SE]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H78 [28JA],
H657-H662 [26FE], H662 [26FE], H1804 [31MR], H1814 [31MR],
H1820-H1822 [31MR], E534 [31MR]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 4088),
E1164 [18JN], E1165 [18JN]
Job Corps: funding, H7007 [4AU], H7557 [10SE]
LIHEAP: funding, H5850-H5857 [17JY], H10127 [8OC], H10128 [8OC],
E1338 [17JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: reauthorize and amend
(S. 2206), conference report, E2149 [13OC]
LSC: funding, H6974-H6983 [3AU], E1534 [4AU], E1537 [4AU], E1602
[7AU], E1668 [9SE]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (H.R.
4583), E1736 [16SE]
------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs (H.R. 4480), E1606 [7AU]
Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education
(H.R. 4739), E2005 [9OC]
------ coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 4403), E1550 [5AU]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs (H.R. 4836), E2161 [14OC], E2171
[14OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (H.R. 3651),
H5287 [24JN]
------ graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4219), E1311 [15JY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940), E932
[21MY]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans (H.R. 3618), E542 [1AP]
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: funding, H2524
[29AP]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation
and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded
properties (H.R. 4832), H10881 [14OC]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), H10286 [9OC], H10287 [9OC], E2072 [11OC]
------ transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of
Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations (H.R. 4087), E1162 [18JN]
NOAA: nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, H7165-H7167 [4AU]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: designation of North Texas
as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, H919 [10MR], E183
[12FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, H3373 [19MY], H3375 [19MY]
Oregon: use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 3046), H10459-H10461
[10OC]
----- provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
line of duty (S. 1525), H10461 [10OC]
----- provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
line of duty (S. 1525), insert H.R. 3046 language in lieu,
H10461 [10OC]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8498-H8501 [23SE], E1796
[24SE]
------ disregard payment of earned income tax credits in determining
eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy families
program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs (H.R. 4818),
E2097 [12OC]
------ establish individual development accounts for low-income
families, H7639 [14SE], H7641 [14SE]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, H3762-H3773 [22MY]
------ food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, H4066 [4JN], H4125
[4JN], H4127-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
------ reform, H848 [4MR], H945 [10MR], H1223 [17MR], H1427 [24MR],
H2084 [21AP], H2085 [21AP], H7814 [16SE], H10839 [14OC], E703
[29AP], E1542 [4AU]
Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal
program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (H.R. 4769),
E2020 [10OC]
Rhode Island: commend efforts to help hurricane victims in the
Dominican Republic, E2288 [21OC]
Roads and highways: highway demonstration projects funding,
H3719-H3722 [21MY]
San Francisco, CA: prevent use of Federal funds to require city
contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6578-H6588
[29JY]
SBA: HUB Zone Empowerment Contracting Program funding, E1572 [7AU]
Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
[24JN]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3412),
H1399 [24MR], H1400 [24MR]
Social Security: eligibility of territories for SSI benefits, E1796
[24SE]
------ establish and maintain individual investment accounts, E1601
[7AU]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), H4007-H4024 [3JN], E347 [11MR]
provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work,
and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (H. Res. 450),
H4005-H4007 [3JN]
------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits
(H.R. 4172), E1275 [26JN]
------ reform, H368 [5FE], E785 [7MY], E1601 [7AU]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, H4540
[11JN]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children (H.R. 3459), E361 [12MR]
------ treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
diseases, H8500 [23SE]
States: eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance to
needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates
(H.R. 4692), E1880 [2OC]
------ minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1885-H1894 [1AP], H1896-H1901 [1AP], H1904 [1AP],
H1911 [1AP], H1912 [1AP]
------ prohibit from imposing restrictions on additional children
relative to the temporary assistance to needy families program
(H.R. 4066), E1142 [16JN]
Taxation: treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers
received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (H.R.
3841), E833 [12MY]
Texas Southern University: relief from certain debt obligations
relative to student financial aid programs, H2579 [29AP]
Thunderstorms: disaster assistance to New York, H7610 [11SE]
------ tribute to recovery efforts in New York, E1898 [2OC]
Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and
administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
to the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 3664), H2034 [1AP]
------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
communities dependent on tobacco production, H3298 [14MY]
------ treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry
liability settlement, H6868 [31JY]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, H4540 [11JN]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
University of Califonia, San Diego: research accomplishments, E1916
[6OC]
Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small transit
operators (H.R. 4384), E1523 [3AU]
Veterans: treatment of education benefits, H2527 [29AP]
Voting: distribution by mail of voter registration applications to
college students, H2580 [29AP], H5848 [17JY]
WIC: funding, H4984 [23JN]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
H5865-H5874 [20JY], E1366 [21JY], E1431 [24JY], E1437 [24JY]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
H9202 [1OC]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
conference report, H10197-H10200 [8OC], E2077 [11OC]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
permission to file conference report, H9647 [6OC]
Remarks in Senate
African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of
discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, S6548 [18JN], S8307-S8309 [16JY]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, S11433 [5OC]
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing
assistance loans (S. 1762), S1990 [16MR]
Agriculture: compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
disasters, S2480-S2481 [24MR]
------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
improved crop insurance options for producers (S. 2517), S10926
[24SE]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4666-S4680 [12MY],
S5493 [1JN]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S4145-S4147 [4MY], S4234 [5MY], S4236 [5MY], S4409-S4413
[6MY], S4945-S4950 [18MY], S5493 [1JN], S6730-S6733 [19JN],
S7521-S7524 [6JY], S7706 [9JY], S8020-S8022 [13JY], S8092
[14JY], S8093 [14JY], S8100-S8118 [14JY], S8128 [14JY], S8169
[15JY], S8270-S8273 [16JY], S8275-S8281 [16JY], S8283-S8285
[16JY], S8293 [16JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S9677 [31AU], S9693 [31AU], S9834-S9837 [2SE], S9956
[8SE], S9963 [8SE], S9966 [8SE], S10194 [10SE], S10248 [11SE],
S10256-S10258 [11SE], S10264 [11SE], S10284-S10304 [14SE],
S10309-S10313 [14SE], S10581 [18SE], S10645 [21SE],
S10881-S10883 [24SE], S11110-S11116 [29SE], S12714 [20OC]
------ improve operation of certain programs, S8110 [14JY], S8122
[14JY]
------ maple sugar producers assistance funding, S2405 [23MR]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
S8786 [22JY], S9413-S9419 [30JY] production flexibility contract
payment options (S. 2344), unanimous-consent request, S9417
[30JY]
------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, S10645 [21SE]
------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
S11093 [29SE], S11094 [29SE], S11289 [1OC], S11415 [5OC], S11416
[5OC], S11419-S11422 [5OC] relief for agricultural producers,
small businesses, and rural communities adversely affected by
low commodity prices (H.R. 4560), S11162-S11165 [30SE]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, S12368 [12OC], S12609-S12611
[15OC], S12784 [21OC]
Appalachian Regional Commission: include additional counties as
part of Appalachian region, S1763 [11MR], S1839 [12MR]
Appropriations Game, S11546 [6OC]
Budget: establish reserve fund to provide certain disabled
beneficiaries with opportunities to return to work, S3088 [2AP]
------ reform entitlement programs, S2890 [1AP]
Business and industry: treatment of personal employment information
reported to the National Directory of New Hires (S. 1865), S2661
[26MR]
California: education initiatives, S7835 [9JY]
CBO: involvement in study relative to setting of student loan
interest rates, S11080 [29SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for cleanup and redevelopment of
brownfield sites and municipal solid waste disposal,
S10607-S10609 [18SE]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs (S. 2046), S4534 [7MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental
services (S. 2583), S11976 [8OC]
------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
intervention of hearing loss in newborns (S. 2483), S10430
[16SE]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs (S. 2166), S6199
[11JN]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs (S. 2286), S10537
[17SE], S10585 [18SE], S10586 [18SE], S10644 [21SE], S10645
[21SE]
------ improve child care provided through Federal facilities and
programs, S9181-S9183 [29JY]
------ provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2746 [30MR]
------ reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 1581), S171-S173
[28JA]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive (S. 2598), S12165 [9OC]
Colleges and universities: accountability standards for
institutions that provide teacher certification and licensure
assessments, S7849 [9JY]
------ allow community colleges to offer student aid to certain
students for vocational and technology education (S. 2591),
S11985 [8OC]
------ control of rising tuition costs, S7838 [9JY]
------ require free market competition between on-campus and off-
campus businesses providing supplies and services to students
(S. 2490), S10520 [17SE]
Colorado: public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641-S10643
[21SE]
Community development: improve and expand empowerment and
enterprise zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (S.
1927), S3141 [2AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S9421 [30JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC] reauthorize and amend
(S. 2206), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Crime: correct law relative to termination of benefits for
convicted persons (H.R. 3096), S11068 [28SE]
------ establish a law enforcement block grant program (S. 1893),
S2862 [31MR]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide,
euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S12491-S12494 [14OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Chino Dairy Preserve funding relative to
flooding, S2483 [24MR]
------ establish a commodity loan program that provides a fair
return to producers relative to the cost of production (S.
1918), S3132-S3135 [2AP]
------ extend certain rural housing assistance programs, S8096
[14JY]
------ increase research funding, eliminate crop insurance
surcharge, and lower wetlands acreage limitation, S8094 [14JY],
S8095 [14JY]
------ marketing assistance loans funding, S8125-S8127 [14JY],
S8165-S8183 [15JY], S11416-S11419 [5OC], S11832 [8OC]
------ Nutrition Education and Training Program funding, S8327
[16JY]
------ Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding, S8327 [16JY],
S8328 [16JY]
------ promote the export of U.S. agricultural commodities and
products, S2759 [30MR]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, S6548 [18JN]
------ reform agricultural credit programs (S. 1803), S2303 [19MR]
------ Reserve Inventories Program funding, S8288-S8292 [16JY]
------ school breakfast research project funding, S10606 [18SE]
------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
and operation of a national database to track participation in
Federal means-tested public assistance programs (S. 2447), S9977
[8SE]
------ treatment of commodity producers relative to storage charges
in the calculation of loan deficiency payments (S. 2255), S7283
[26JN]
Dept. of Defense: provide open enrollment for Survivor Benefit
Plan, S6678 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: extend Pell Grant aid to certain students
enrolled in State required teacher certification courses, S7788
[9JY], S7789 [9JY]
------ pilot program on use of competition to set interest rates on
student loans, S7865-S7869 [9JY]
------ reform and reauthorize the State Student Incentive Grant
Program, S4979 [18MY], S4980 [18MY] reform and reauthorize the
State Student Incentive Grant Program (S. 1644), S750 [12FE],
S751 [12FE]
------ teacher training partnership grants relative to nonprofit
educational organizations, businesses, and teacher
organizations, S11074 [29SE]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants, S6540 [18JN], S6541 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: Elderly Housing Program funding, S2886-S2890 [1AP],
S2961 [1AP], S3037 [2AP], S8368 [16JY]
------ expedited public review and comment periods for new
regulations, S8433 [17JY], S8434 [17JY]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
S8340-S8352 [16JY], S8428-S8430 [17JY], S8446 [17JY]
------ Mark-to-Market Program implementation, S7560 [7JY]
------ Office of Lead Hazard funding, S8352 [16JY], S8353 [16JY]
------ provide extra points or preferences to grant applications
from empowerment zones or enterprise communities, S8443 [17JY]
------ Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, S11842 [8OC]
Dept. of Transportation: judicial review of constitutional claims
against Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, S8894-S8899
[23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish educational assistance
programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
S8333 [16JY]
----- establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
employment of health care professionals (S. 2115), S5441-S5445
[22MY]
------ Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program funding, S8331
[16JY], S8332 [16JY]
------ require federally funded homeless shelters to provide
information on availability of veterans benefits, S8332 [16JY],
S8333 [16JY]
Disabled: provide accessible and affordable health care for
disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
Disasters: assistance to Alabama, S3909 [30AP], S3910 [30AP]
------ authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the
administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance (S. 2361), S9053-S9058 [27JY]
------ establish an advisory commission to prepare for and respond
to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), S7037 [24JN]
Drought: disaster assistance to Louisiana, S8293 [16JY]
------ disaster assistance to Texas, S8097 [14JY], S8098 [14JY],
S8106 [14JY]
Drug abuse: methamphetamine reduction programs funding, S9230
[29JY], S9231 [29JY], S9236 [29JY], S9356 [30JY]
------ needle exchange programs, S4376 [5MY]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), S4553 [7MY], S4556 [8MY] prohibit use of Federal
funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), unanimous-
consent request, S7296 [26JN] prohibit use of Federal funds for
needle exchange programs (S. 1959), S3356-S3358 [21AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, S7083 [25JN]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
[21OC]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
[21OC]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students (S. 2044),
S4531 [7MY]
------ delay student loan repayment for students ordered to active
military duty in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, S7838
[9JY]
------ delay student loan repayment for students ordered to active
military duty in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, S11073
[29SE]
------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs, S3252-S3255 [20AP], S3268
[20AP], S3334 [21AP], S3523 [23AP], S6870 [23JN], S7848 [9JY]
encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs (S. 1742), S1774 [11MR],
S3099 [2AP]
------ grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and
schools (S. 2638), S12633 [15OC]
------ increase number of teachers, S12830-S12832 [21OC]
------ loss of eligibility for student loans relative to conviction
for illegal drug use, S7786 [9JY]
------ Olympic Education Scholarship Program funding, S7840 [9JY]
------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
public and private parental choice programs (S. 1996),
S3715-S3720 [28AP]
------ provide for safe and affordable schools (S. 1), S12538 [14OC]
------ provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child
care and education providers, S7848 [9JY]
------ student loan programs, S7786 [9JY], S11504 [5OC]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6306 [12JN]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
S12034 [8OC], S12035 [8OC]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11907 [8OC]
------ voucher program to provide school choice, S6115 [10JN]
Employment: allow certain cities to retain their designation as
Service Delivery Areas for purposes of implementing job training
programs, S4019 [1MY], S4020 [1MY]
------ consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
S4252-S4349 [5MY] consolidate Federal job training programs
(H.R. 1385), conference report, S9489-S9493 [30JY], S9612
[31JY], S9616 [31JY] consolidate Federal job training programs
(H.R. 1385), insert language of S. 1186 in lieu, S4026 [1MY]
------ establish a training voucher system, S4263 [5MY], S4264 [5MY]
------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S.
1186), S2290-S2293 [19MR], S3963-S4027 [1MY] improve and
consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 1186), unanimous-
consent agreement, S3662 [27AP]
------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs, S10639
[21SE]
------ prohibit funds designated for the Workforce Investment
Partnership Act to be used for the School-to-Work Opportunities
Act, S4016 [1MY], S4017 [1MY]
------ provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers, S4021 [1MY]
------ provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers, S12785 [21OC]
------ require random drug testing for job training program
applicants, S4018 [1MY]
Families and domestic relations: enhance family life (S. 2518),
S10926 [24SE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, S103 [28JA], S690 [12FE], S2709 [27MR], S2800-S2809 [31MR]
increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care
(S. 1610), S388-S393 [4FE], S2784 [31MR], S5461 [22MY] increase
availability, affordability, and quality of child care during
periods outside school hours (S. 1697), S1202 [2MR]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care (S. 2489), S10518-S10520 [17SE]
------ require written parental consent to provide contraceptives or
abortion services to minors under federally-funded programs (S.
2380), S9438 [30JY]
Family Federal Education Loan Program: eligible lender status in
State multiple secondary markets, S7839 [9JY]
FEMA: ensure additional funding for disaster relief does not impact
the budget surplus, S2538-S2543 [25MR]
------ establish Tornado Preparedness Pilot Program, S8368 [16JY],
S8369 [16JY]
Floods: disaster assistance to Georgia, S2562 [25MR]
------ disaster assistance to Vermont, S8314 [16JY], S8435 [17JY]
Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S747 [12FE]
------ coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S12398 [12OC],
S12460 [13OC]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs (S. 2571), S11708 [7OC]
Greenwich School Age Child Care Inc.: anniversary, S6427 [16JN]
Head Start Program: initiative for toddlers and infants funding (S.
2183), S6491 [17JN]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S7009 [24JN], S9061 [27JY],
S9067-S9087 [27JY], S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, S12575 [14OC]
------ prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (S. 1875), S2721 [27MR]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program (H.R. 2202), S7037 [24JN] revise and extend bone marrow
donation and transplantation program (S. 2150), S5794-S5797
[9JN]
Higher Education Act: application of the First Amendment to the
Constitution to students attending private colleges and
universities, S7833 [9JY]
------ expand educational opportunities for students of low-income
families, S7847 [9JY]
------ improve accountability and reform certain programs, S7816
[9JY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), S7871 [9JY], S7961 [10JY], S7962
[10JY], S8069 [13JY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, S11069-S11080
[29SE], S11087-S11093 [29SE], S11290 [1OC], S11504 [5OC], S11631
[6OC]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), insert language of S. 1882 in lieu,
S7872 [9JY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), insert S. 1882 language in lieu, S7218
[25JN]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S11039
[28SE]
------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S2766-S2773 [30MR], S7723-S7782 [9JY],
S7784-S7797 [9JY], S7815-S7873 [9JY], S8052 [13JY], S8054
[13JY], S8055 [13JY], S8067 [13JY]
------ reauthorize (S. 1882), unanimous-consent agreement, S7218
[25JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ allocate savings from FHA property disposition reform to
Federal housing assistance programs, S8369 [16JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, S11833 [8OC],
S11837 [8OC], S11840-S11843 [8OC], S11845 [8OC]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S7559-S7561 [7JY],
S8372-S8374 [16JY]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S11838 [8OC]
------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, S8366
[16JY]
------ provide affordable housing and community development
assistance to certain rural areas (S. 2595), S11988 [8OC]
------ provide affordable housing and expand homeownership
opportunities, S8438 [17JY], S8441 [17JY]
------ provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660-S12668 [16OC]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (S.
1877), S2724 [27MR], S2725 [27MR]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, S12351-S12353 [10OC]
------ disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, S12738 [20OC]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, S6 [27JA],
S192 [29JA], S609-S612 [11FE], S3910 [30AP], S3911 [30AP]
Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
the patient (S. 2315), S8248 [15JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519),
S60 [27JA]
Job Corps: funding, S4026 [1MY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087
[27JY], S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program (S. 2013), S3930 [30AP]
------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
allotment to cover additional low-income children (S. 2485),
S10437 [16SE]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs (S.
2017), S3933-S3936 [30AP]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs (S.
2017), S11365 [2OC]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities (S. 2061), S4630-S4632 [11MY] prohibit transfers or
discharges of residents of nursing facilities (S. 2308), S8241
[15JY]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities (S. 2308), S9993 [8SE]
Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs (S. 2049), S4535-S4538 [7MY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (S. 2216), S7176
[25JN]
------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
S3212-S3214 [3AP]
Motor vehicles: emission reduction programs funding relative to
cold-start conditions, S1394 [5MR]
National Center for Youth Enterprise: funding, S8684 [21JY]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), S12465 [14OC]
------ transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of
Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations (S. 1279), S6537 [18JN], S6638 [18JN], S6639
[18JN]
New Jersey: Housing for Persons With AIDS Program funding, S2609
[26MR]
NOAA: nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, S8864 [23JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: designation of Oregon as a
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, S11633 [6OC]
Ohio: implement demonstration projects to develop new and
specialized techniques that address community employment and
training needs, S4021 [1MY]
Oregon: law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), S4931 [15MY]
------ provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
line of duty (S. 1525), S12611 [15OC]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), S12036 [8OC]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, S4653-S4659
[12MY], S4665-S4680 [12MY], S5367 [22MY] food stamp eligibility
for certain aliens (S. 1763), S1991 [16MR]
------ food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, S2966 [1AP], S3113
[2AP]
------ reform, S107-S109 [28JA], S502 [9FE], S504 [9FE],
S10641-S10643 [21SE]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program (S.
2586), S11981 [8OC]
Rehabilitation Act: extend authorization, S4009 [1MY], S4014-S4016
[1MY], S4258 [5MY]
------ extend authorization (S. 1579), S126-S171 [28JA]
Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the
Federal-aid highway program, S1559 [9MR], S1566 [9MR]
Rural areas: establish and sustain viable rural and remote
communities (S. 2379), S9437 [30JY]
SBA: establish disaster mitigation pilot program, S2611 [26MR]
------ training and technical assistance funding relative to small
businesses in rural Alaska, S8648 [21JY]
Senate: tribute to staff for work on H.R. 6, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, S11071 [29SE], S11078 [29SE], S11080 [29SE]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (S. 2190), S6567-S6570
[18JN], S7294 [26JN]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3412),
S11196-S11209 [30SE]
Social Security: provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
care (S. 1858), S2571 [25MR], S2572 [25MR], S2752 [30MR]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care (S. 1858),
S12545 [14OC]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), S5733 [5JN], S5737 [9JN]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), S12593 [14OC]
------ reform relative to women and minorities, S8985-S8987 [24JY]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, S5668
[5JN]
States: additional funding for disaster relief, S2526 [25MR],
S2532-S2543 [25MR], S2629 [26MR]
Taxation: eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (S.
2170), S6405 [16JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252), S12577
[14OC]
------ reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4383 [6MY], S4386-S4388
[6MY]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S.
2366), S9138 [28JY]
------ treatment of student loan program fees, S7857-S7864 [9JY],
S7870 [9JY]
Thunderstorms: disaster assistance to Michigan, S5528 [2JN]
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for tobacco
producers, industry workers, and their communities, S4428 [6MY],
S5084 [19MY], S5089 [19MY], S5094 [19MY], S5494 [1JN], S5500
[1JN], S5764 [9JN], S6383-S6398 [16JN], S6451-S6457 [17JN],
S6460 [17JN], S6462 [17JN], S6512 [18JN]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco (S. 1582), S173 [28JA]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen,
S6467 [17JN]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S2876 [31MR]
------ disaster assistance to Rockingham County, NC, S2581 [25MR]
------ disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, S5668 [5JN], S5670 [5JN]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: clarify application (S. 2068), S4726
[12MY]
Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth
intervention models (S. 2327), S8483 [17JY]
Utah: encourage EPA to provide assistance to Envision Utah
(organization) relative to population growth, S8371 [16JY],
S8372 [16JY]
Veterans: exclude certain educational benefits from being
considered a resource in the computation of financial aid (S.
2278), S7681 [8JY]
------ treatment in Federal job training programs, S4263 [5MY]
------ treatment of education benefits, S7791-S7794 [9JY], S7846
[9JY]
Watertown, SD: tribute to flood recovery efforts, S3178 [2AP]
WIC: funding, S8316 [16JY]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
S10538-S10544 [17SE], S10606 [18SE]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
conference report, S11807 [7OC], S12452-S12455 [13OC]
------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
insert S. 2286 language in lieu, S10538 [17SE]
Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, S7782 [9JY], S7961
[10JY], S8232 [15JY], S8233 [15JY], S8314 [16JY]
------ tribute to firefighters in Florida, S7784 [9JY], S7961 [10JY]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S.
2558), S11584 [6OC]
Reports
Crop Damage Estimate for Louisiana: Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center, S10582 [18SE]
Hunger 1997--The Faces and Facts: Second Harvest (organization),
S1802 [11MR]
Resolution of Discrimination Claims by Farmers Against the Dept. of
Agriculture: Roger C. Viadero, Dept. of Agriculture,
S11434-S11436 [5OC]
Reports filed
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-
493), H2317 [23AP]
Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on
Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), H3366 [18MY]
Child Nutrition Programs Extension and Improvements: Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2286) (S.
Rept. 105-243), S7939 [10JY]
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee
on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept.
105-686), H7428 [7AU]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
Amendments: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499),
H2423 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 3433, Provide Disabled Social Security
Beneficiaries the Opportunities To Return to Work, Extend
Medicare Coverage, and Continue Tax Credits: Committee on Rules
(House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-553), H3970 [22MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
498), H2422 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for Needle
Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 409) (H.
Rept. 105-497), H2422 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss
Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H.
Rept. 105-743), H8626 [24SE]
Correct Laws Relative to Termination of Benefits for Convicted
Persons: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3096)
(S. Rept. 105-296), S9688 [31AU]
Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works
(Senate) (S. 2361) (S. Rept. 105-326), S10240 [11SE]
Educational Assistance for Surviving Spouses and Dependent Children
of Public Safety Officers Killed or Totally Disabled in the Line
of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1525), S4527
[7MY]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), H6696 [29JY]
Establish an Advisory Commission To Prepare for and Respond to
Serious Drought Emergencies: Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), H3970
[22MY]
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Committee
on Government Affairs (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 105-194),
S5433 [22MY]
Guarantee Dept. of Veterans Affairs Loans To Provide Multifamily
Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans: Committee on
Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), H1235
[17MR]
Head Start Program Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on
Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256),
S8657 [21JY]
Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R.
6) (H. Rept. 105-750), H8930 [25SE]
------ Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) (H.
Rept. 105-481), H2118 [21AP]
------ Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1882) (S.
Rept. 105-181), S4205 [4MY]
Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:
Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217)
(H. Rept. 105-407), H62 [27JA], H754 [3MR]
Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and
Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), H7493
[9SE]
LIHEAP Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 109) (S. Rept. 105-380), S11968 [8OC]
Predisaster Mitigation Programs, Streamline the Administration of
Disaster Relief, and Control the Federal Costs of Disaster
Assistance: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
(House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), H7410 [6AU]
Provide Disabled Social Security Beneficiaries the Opportunities To
Return to Work, Extend Medicare Coverage, and Continue Tax
Credits: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H.
Rept. 105-537), H3365 [18MY]
Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and
Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558)
(H. Rept. 105-735), H8461 [22SE]
Rehabilitation Act Authorization Extension: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 105-166), S1200
[2MR]
Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on
Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), H1235
[17MR]
------ Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 3412) (S. Rept.
105-347), S10984 [25SE]
Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons:
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) (H.
Rept. 105-446), H1235 [17MR]
Transfer BIA Services and Personnel to the Office of Self-Governance
and Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1279) (S. Rept. 105-
207), S5694 [5JN]
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), H10075 [8OC]
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee
on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept.
105-633), H5956 [20JY]
------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), H9722
[6OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Designation of North Texas as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area: Greater Dallas Crime Commission, E183 [12FE]
Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits: Los
Angeles, CA, City Council, H6580 [29JY]
Statements
Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act: OMB, H6926 [3AU]
Higher Education Act Reauthorization: American Student Association
of Community Colleges, S1905 [12MR]
Hospital Length of Stay Act: Edward R. Laws, Jr., American College
of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
Increase Pell Grant Awards to Certain Students: Paul J. Lynskey,
H613 [25FE], H2583 [29AP]
Needle Exchange Programs: National Association of County and City
Health Officials, H2468 [29AP]
Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
Executive Office of the President, H8499 [23SE]
Prevent Use of Federal Funds To Require City Contractors in San
Francisco, CA, To Provide Domestic Partner Benefits: Human
Rights Campaign Fund (organization), H6579 [29JY]
SSI Treatment of Certain Cash Awards Relative to Fulfilling Wishes
for Children With Life-Threatening Diseases: Tony Leal, Jr.,
Make-A-Wish Foundation, H8500 [23SE]
Workforce Investment Partnership Act: OMB, S4008 [1MY]
Studies
U.S. Farm Programs: Farm Journal, Inc., S10297 [14SE]
Summaries
America After School Act (H.R. 3400), E313 [5MR]
Child Care A.C.C.E.S.S. Act (S. 1610), S391 [4FE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
Appropriations (H.R. 4194): Title V on Deregulation of Public
Housing and Rental Assistance Programs and Increase Community
Control Over Such Programs, H9614-H9616 [6OC]
Enhancing Family Life Act (S. 2518), S10927 [24SE]
Higher Education Act Reauthorization (S. 1882), S2767-S2771 [30MR]
Hospital Length of Stay Act (S. 2315), S8250 [15JY]
Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
Student Profiles for Higher Education, S7830-S7833 [9JY]
Tobacco Market Transition Act (S. 1582), S178 [28JA]
Tables
Analysis of veterans' student aid requests, S7792 [9JY]
Democratic versus Republican estimates of State-by-State farm aid,
S11416 [5OC]
State unemployment compensation system reserves, S6406 [16JN], S6407
[16JN]
Testimonies
Jobs With Justice (organization) Hearing on Welfare/Workfare Issues:
Brooks Sunkett, Communications Workers of America, E733 [1MY]
----- Christopher Lamb, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law,
E805 [7MY]
----- David Roth, Cleveland Works (organization), E734 [1MY]
----- Ilana Barger, People Organized To Win Employment Rights
(organization), E818 [12MY]
----- Joselito Laudencia, Californians for Justice (organization),
E804 [7MY]
----- Josie Mooney, Service Employees International Union, E734
[1MY]
----- Laurie Barretto, Catholic Charities (organization), E817
[12MY]
----- Paul Booth, American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, E806 [7MY]
----- Peggy Haack, E818 [12MY]
----- Sabrina Gillon, Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
(organization), E805 [7MY]
----- Wardell Yotaghan, Coalition To Protect Public Housing, E818
[12MY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 208, access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, H5874 [20JY]
H. Res. 409, consideration of H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal
funds for needle exchange programs, H2445 [29AP]
H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social
Security Act, H2478 [29AP]
H. Res. 411, consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, H2510 [29AP]
H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-
Sufficiency Act, H4006 [3JN]
H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S7963-S8015 [10JY]
H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility
Act, H703-H712 [3MR]
H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,
S4266-S4349 [5MY]
H.R. 2202, bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision
and extension, H3425-H3427 [19MY]
H.R. 3035, National Drought Policy Act, H4597 [16JN]
H.R. 3046, Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational
Assistance Act, H10459 [10OC]
H.R. 3096, correct law relative to termination of benefits for
convicted persons, H1402 [24MR]
H.R. 3412, Small Business Investment Act technical corrections,
H1399 [24MR]
------, S11203 [30SE]
H.R. 3412, Year 2000 Readiness and Small Business Programs
Restructuring and Reform Act, S11197 [30SE]
H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act, H4007-H4018
[3JN]
H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act, H2487-H2490
[29AP]
H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, H2453 [29AP]
H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs improvement,
H5865-H5870 [20JY]
------, S10538-S10544 [17SE]
H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
H.R. 4243, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act,
H10850-H10854 [14OC]
H.R. 4558, Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical
Amendments Act, H8498 [23SE]
H.R. 4857, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act,
H11673-H11676 [20OC]
S. 109, Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act, S12661-S12668 [16OC]
S. 459, authorizing appropriations for certain Native American
programs, S12465 [14OC]
S. 459, Native Americans programs appropriations, H10286 [9OC]
S. 1186, Workforce Investment Partnership Act, S3963-S4003 [1MY]
S. 1279, transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office
of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations, S6638 [18JN]
S. 1525, Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance
Act, S12611 [15OC], H10461 [10OC]
S. 1525, Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act, S4931
[15MY]
S. 1579, Rehabilitation Act authorization extension, S127-S168
[28JA]
S. 1581, child nutrition programs reauthorization, S172 [28JA]
S. 1582, Tobacco Market Transition Act, S174-S178 [28JA]
S. 1642, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act,
S748 [12FE]
------, S12460 [13OC]
S. 1644, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Act, S750
[12FE]
S. 1697, America After School Act, S1203-S1205 [2MR]
S. 1742, Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act,
S1775 [11MR]
S. 1762, extend the term of marketing assistance loans under the
Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1990 [16MR]
S. 1763, Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens Restoration Act, S1992
[16MR]
S. 1803, Agricultural Credit Restoration Act, S2303 [19MR]
S. 1875, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect Prevention
and Services Act, S2721 [27MR]
S. 1882, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S7723-S7759 [9JY]
S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
S. 1959, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
S3357 [21AP]
S. 2013, allow children covered under a State Medicaid health plan
to continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, S3931 [30AP]
S. 2017, Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, S3934 [30AP]
S. 2044, assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
the academic achievement of all students, S4531-S4534 [7MY]
S. 2049, Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act, S4536
[7MY]
S. 2068, clarify application of Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, S4726
[12MY]
S. 2115, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive
Act, S5442-S5444 [22MY]
S. 2150, bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision
and extension, S5795-S5797 [9JN]
S. 2166, child nutrition programs improvement and extension,
S6199-S6204 [11JN]
S. 2170, eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax, S6406
[16JN]
S. 2190, Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act, S6568
[18JN]
S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
S. 2216, Medicare payments to hospitals that have graduate medical
education programs in critical need specialty areas, S7177
[25JN]
S. 2255, Dept. of Agriculture treatment of commodity producers
relative to storage charges in the calculation of loan
deficiency payments, S7284 [26JN]
S. 2278, Veterans' Educational Benefits Protection Act, S7682 [8JY]
S. 2327, National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act, S8484
[17JY]
S. 2344, Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act, S9416 [30JY], H6925
[3AU]
S. 2361, Disaster Mitigation Act, S9053-S9057 [27JY]
S. 2366, tax treatment of Native American housing assistance
programs, S9139 [28JY]
S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
development, implementation, and operation of a national
database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
S. 2571, Federal Benefit Verification and Integrity Act,
S11709-S11711 [7OC]
S. 2583, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act, S11977-S11980
[8OC]
S. 2586, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S11982 [8OC]
S. 2595, Rural Recovery Act, S11988 [8OC]
S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
S12165-S12167 [9OC]
S. 2638, grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and
schools, S12633-S12636 [15OC]
S. Res. 253, disaster assistance to Texas for drought, S6890 [23JN]