SMALL BUSINESS

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7599 [12JY], S7691 [16JY], S7737 [17JY], H575, H577, H578, H579, H588 [1MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1926, S1928, S1945, S1946, S2014, S2015 [7MR], S2031, S2032, S2035, S2038, S2045, S2047, S2048, S2054, S2096, S2097, S2098, S2099, S2100 [8MR], S2144, S2147, S2149, S2154, S2157, S2158, S2165, S2166 [12MR], S2191, S2192, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2208, S2209, S2233, S2234, S2235, S2236, S2237, S2238, S2241, S2242, S2243, S2244, S2245, S2265 [13MR], S2279, S2291, S2299, S2320 [14MR], S2324, S2337, S2338, S2348, S2351, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2414, S2415 [15MR], S2531, S2532 [19MR]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1379 [3AP]

Government regulations: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H878 [13MR], H941 [15MR]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S13360, S13361 [17DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12058 [27NO], S12169, S12174, S12212, S12213 [29NO], S12265, S12266, S12267, S12268, S12269, S12270 [30NO], S12315, S12318, S12319, S12320, S12322, S12323, S12328, S12329 [3DE], S12340, S12352, S12355 [4DE], H1718 [1MY], H1795 [2MY], H9160 [11DE]

Power resources: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S2909, S2910 [26MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S11731 [13NO]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S2913 [26MR]

———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S12013 [16NO]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S9403, S9406 [13SE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), S11923, S11963 [15NO], S12734, S12740, S12742 [7DE], H8318 [16NO], H9193 [11DE]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1445 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11678, S11729, S11730 [13NO], S11795, S11796, S11833, S11855, S11856, S11860, S11861, S11862, S11863, S11864 [14NO], S11891, S11893, S11960, S11961, S11963 [15NO], S12013 [16NO], S12058 [27NO], H6920 [16OC], H7260 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]

Analyses

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): Title IX Provisions on Banking and Bankruptcy Insolvency Laws Relative to Termination and Netting of Financial Contracts, H581-H587 [1MR]

GAO Report on Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: George R. La Noue, University of Maryland, S7078 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

———H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Bad Bankruptcy Bill, S7544 [12JY]

Boost That Goes Nowhere, S13884 [20DE]

Business-Dictated Bankruptcy Law, S7544 [12JY]

Change in Estate Tax Would Hurt Many, E1360 [18JY]

Coffee Company, Founder Grab the Spotlight, S13298 [14DE]

Colchester Man Named SBA's National Exporter of the Year, S5437 [22MY]

Compounding Debt, S7545 [12JY]

Congress, President Side With Banks, Not Consumers, S7544 [12JY]

Contributors to Irresponsible Acts—Credit-Card Firms Not Blameless in Bankruptcy Rise, S7545 [12JY]

Credit Crunch Imperils the Economy, S13927 [20DE]

Debt Smothers Young Americans, H519 [1MR]

Deeper Hole for Debtors, S7543 [12JY]

Democrats Set Stimulus Hurdle—Senators Require Supermajority, S12604 [7DE]

Entrepreneur of the Year—Java Man, S13297 [14DE]

Estate Tax Reform Must Be First Step To Fixing System, S368 [22JA]

Falling Behind—As Officials Lost Faith in the Minimum Wage, Pat Williams Lived It, S8057-S8061 [23JY]

Hard Lobbying on Debtor Bill Pays Dividend, S2282, S2294 [14MR]

Hawaii Should Lead Fight To End Abuse of Workers in U.S. Territories, E548 [5AP]

House GOP Ponders Scaled-Back Version of Stimulus Package, S12829 [11DE]

Kyl Accused of Blocking Aid Bill, S13928 [20DE]

Meet Patriotic Pork, S11778 [14NO]

Miserable Pension Bill, H1793 [2MY]

New Dance of the Crackpots, S11778 [14NO]

President Daschle, S13889 [20DE]

Reform Choice for Mr. Bush, S7544 [12JY]

Ripples of Sept. 11 Widen in Retailing, S12822 [11DE]

SBA Honors Turnbridge's Anichini Inc., S5435 [22MY]

Senator Who Has Met a Payroll, S10978 [24OC]

Shame in the House, E1959 [30OC]

Shopping for 2002 Votes, Dems, GOP Raid Surplus—Despite Signs of Economic Recovery, Congress Insists on `Stimulus', S13885 [20DE]

Silver Lining, S11777 [14NO]

Slowdown in Lending Activity, S13927 [20DE]

Special-Interest Payback—Crisis Becomes Excuse To Raid Federal Till for Favored Groups, H7307 [24OC]

Stimulus Fiasco, S13885 [20DE]

Successful Business Strategies, E595 [24AP]

Tax Break's Unfortunate Legacy, H2842 [25MY]

Tom Daschle Isn't the Problem, S12827 [11DE]

Tougher Bankruptcy Laws—Compliments of MBNA?, S2294 [14MR]

Weighing Patient's Rights, S6942 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 294), S1218 [8FE]

———reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H2082 [9MY]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H8420 [27NO]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6259 [3OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S707 [30JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H507 [28FE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 993), S5889 [6JN] (see S. 1630), S11437 [5NO] (see H.R. 188), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 256), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 1914), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 2870), H5487 [10SE] (see H.R. 2914), H5925 [21SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 178), S568 [25JA]

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 429), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]

———promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1617), H1658 [26AP]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see S. 1004), S5967 [7JN]

Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (see S. Res. 123), S7193 [29JN]

Congress: enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S101 [22JA]

Contracts: enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (see S. 861), S4822 [10MY]

———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program (see S. 1472), S9875 [26SE]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 106), S100 [22JA]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 2993), H6136 [2OC]

Credit: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H8731 [29NO]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H442 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 1076), S6601 [21JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (see S. 286), S1218 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 282), S1122 [7FE]

Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (see S. 734), S3705 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (see S. 1198), S7955 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H5971 [24SE]

Economy: provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (see S. 1732), S12055 [27NO]

Education: support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see S. 1403), S9123 [5SE] (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

———promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H1554 [24AP]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H2955 [6JN]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H395 [14FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1193), S7878 [18JY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H1658 [26AP]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify (see H.R. 2366), H3802 [28JN]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see S. 489), S2070 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for growth and worker assistance (see S. 1507), S10287 [4OC]

Federal-State relations: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Financial institutions: authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (see S. 601), S2730 [22MR]

———facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transactions accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1048), H953 [15MR]

———permit privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank (see H.R. 2796), H5336 [2AU]

Foreign trade: protect small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory actions taken by the U.S. during a trade dispute (see H.R. 3313), H8336 [16NO]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 54), H26 [3JA]

———analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 849), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 542), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 750), H441 [27FE]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S8397 [30JY] (see H.R. 327), H163 [31JA]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration (see H. Res. 89), H926 [14MR]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 541), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 749), H441 [27FE]

———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 3605), H10965 [20DE]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 72), S9621 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2497), H4009 [12JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 858), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: extend date for compliance by certain entities with administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets (see S. 1588), S11198 [30OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 546), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 2111), H2997 [7JN]

Insurance: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]

Lynwood, CA: anniversary of chamber of commerce (see H. Res. 228), H5338 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 222), H63 [6JA] (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2241), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2424), H3805 [28JN] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

———provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1484 (see H.R. 1441), H1494 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2570 [22MY]

Native Americans: payment of State and local taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 2726), H5333 [2AU]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H252 [8FE]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2333 [17MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 187), S568 [25JA] (see H.R. 1782), H2081 [9MY]

———pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (see S. 714), S3530 [5AP]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1624), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3272), H8034 [9NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 127), H1714 [1MY]

Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 1951), H2570 [22MY]

Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity (see S. 408), S1616 [27FE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1218 [8FE] (see H.R. 1010), H876 [13MR]

———provide loans for energy costs (see H.R. 2309), H3617 [26JN]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 1860), S13943 [20DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2961), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3085), H6700 [11OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see S. 522), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

———enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (see S. 182), S568 [25JA]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 395), S1616 [27FE]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 203), H62 [6JA]

———establish an office to conduct oversight of certain loan programs (see H.R. 1113), H1011 [20MR]

———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (see S. 1323), S8704 [2AU]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 2666), H4779 [27JY]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2538), H4112 [17JY]

———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 348), S1462 [15FE]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]

———make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other disasters (see H.R. 540), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 748), H441 [27FE]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]

———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (see H.R. 3350), H8420 [27NO]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1860), H2279 [16MY]

———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see S. 1196), S7878 [18JY]

———amend relative to subsidy fees (see S. 1670), S11660 [9NO]

Social Security: ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———extend date for compliance by entitled entities with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see S. 1684), S11789 [14NO]

Taxation: accelerate repeal of estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and reduction in gift taxes (see H.R. 2631), H4633 [25JY]

———allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (see S. 1553), S10769 [16OC]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6056 [25SE]

———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see S. 1292), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (see H.R. 1498), H1497 [4AP]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H1659 [26AP]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 674), S3274 [2AP]

———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1923), H2387 [21MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H218 [7FE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424, 426), H219 [7FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 3139), H6919 [16OC]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 1305), S8703 [2AU]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 336), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 656), H395 [14FE]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 1317), H1344 [29MR]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H2334 [17MY]

———clarify the small issuer exception from the tax-exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement (see H.R. 3586), H10965 [20DE]

———classify qualified rental office furniture as 5-year property for depreciation purposes (see S. 1322), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3098), H6701 [11OC]

———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 3582), H10964 [20DE]

———encourage investment in small companies (see H.R. 2903), H5925 [21SE]

———encourage qualified conservation contributions by allowing an estate tax deduction for such contributions made by heirs of the estate (see H.R. 1486), H1487 (see H.R. 1486), H1496 [4AP]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 155), H60 [6JA]

———enhance use of small ethanol producer tax credit (see S. 613), S2894 [26MR]

———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see S. 370), S1463 [15FE]

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1210), H1121 [26MR] (see H.R. 1376), H1409 [3AP]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 657), H395 [14FE]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 455), S1817 [5MR]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (see S. 1134), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2383), H3803 [28JN]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 236), S1012 [1FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 879), S4939 [15MY] (see H.R. 1182), H1113 [22MR]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see S. 427), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

———expand work opportunity credit to small business employees working or living in areas of poverty (see S. 545), S2388 [15MR]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 515), S2162 [12MR] (see H.R. 1137), H1012 [20MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA] (see S. 363), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 154), H60 [6JA] (see H.R. 317), H162 [31JA]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 2502), H4013 [16JY]

———inclusion of estimated income-contingent costs to determine depreciation of property, including films, under the income forecast method (see H.R. 1272), H1294 [28MR]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (see S. 364), S1463 [15FE]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H323 [13FE]

———increase gift tax exclusion (see S. 85), S99 [22JA]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see S. 84), S99 [22JA]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction (see S. 867), S4822 [10MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see S. 1404), S9123 [5SE]

———modify the exclusion for qualified small business stock (see S. 1823), S13145 [13DE]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and increase the unified credit exemption (see S. 179), S568 [25JA]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 111), H1406 [3AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 83), S99 [22JA]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see S. 1856), S13701 [19DE]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide declaratory judgment relief for certain agricultural cooperatives (see S. 314), S1270 [13FE]

———provide economic benefits to small businesses (see H.R. 3159), H7127 [17OC]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 2337), H3711 [27JN]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see S. 1049), S6318 [14JN]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see S. 1791), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE] (see H.R. 3529), H10908 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1804), S12858 [11DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H7217 [23OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (see H. Res. 320), H10401 (see H. Res. 320), H10908 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 317), H10173 [17DE] (see H. Res. 319), H10354 [18DE]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 664), S3152 [29MR]

———provide tax benefits for small businesses and repeal the Federal communications excise tax (see H.R. 2761), H5335 [2AU]

———reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see H.R. 1235), H1188 [27MR]

———reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (see H.R. 1821), H2141 [10MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (see S. 616), S2894 [26MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 82), S99 (see S. 100), S100 [22JA] (see S. 275), S1122 [7FE] (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 31), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR] (see H.R. 130, 153), H60 (see H.R. 193), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 246), H108 [30JA] (see H.R. 799), H507 [28FE]

———repeal recognition of capital gain rule for home offices (see S. 945), S5615 [24MY]

———restore complete deductibility for business meals (see S. 831), S4246 [3MY]

———S corporation reform (see S. 1201), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2576), H4352 [19JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 837), S4416 [7MY] (see H.R. 1783), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S4099 [1MY]

———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 3124), H6780 [12OC]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see S. 752), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]

———treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 412), H218 [7FE]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with the performing arts (see H.R. 564), H322 [13FE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

———treatment of qualified rental office furniture (see H.R. 2744), H5334 [2AU]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 369), S1463 [15FE]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1555), H1555 [24AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 189), S568 [25JA] (see S. 1676), S11719 [13NO] (see H.R. 1037), H952 [15MR]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (see S. 798), S4044 [30AP]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (see H.R. 2370), H3802 [28JN]

Technology: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]

Terrorism: forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1493), S10154 [3OC]

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 277), H8343 [19NO]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]

Veterans: exempt from loan guarantee fees concerns owned and controlled by veterans who have been recently discharged or released from military service (see H.R. 3263), H7959 [8NO]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish national emergency grant program to respond to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3112), H6780 [12OC]

Chronologies

Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]

Cost Estimates

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): CBO, E248-E252 [28FE]

Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code reenactment period extension relative to family farmers (H.R. 256): CBO, H448 [28FE]

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act (S. 295): CBO, S2910 [26MR]

Descriptions

Cash Accounting for Small Business Act (S. 336), S1422 [14FE]

Home-Office Deduction Simplification Act (S. 945), S5618 [24MY]

Independent Contractor Determination Act (S. 837), S4421 [7MY]

Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act (S. 29), S302 [22JA]

Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act (S. 1493), S10163-S10165 [3OC]

Small Business Works Act (S. 189), S579 [25JA]

Subchapter S Modernization Act (S. 1201), S7960-S7962 [19JY]

Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act (S. 1134), S7107 [28JN]

Excerpts

Small Business Interest Checking Act (H.R. 974), E605 [24AP]

Factsheets

Principles for Economic Stimulus, S11318 [1NO]

Letters

Access and Openness in Small Business Lending Act: National Community Reinvestment Coalition, H8631 [29NO]

American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S12046 [27NO], S13928 [20DE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S12046 [27NO]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S12046 [27NO]

———Senator Kerry, S13044 [12DE]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S12046 [27NO]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H515 [1MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H516 [1MR]

———several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H522 [1MR]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Randall J. Newsome, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, S1949 [7MR]

———several law professors, S2334 [15MR]

———several women's and children's organizations, S1812 [5MR]

Bankruptcy reform small business provisions: Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University Law School, S2033 [8MR]

———James I. Shepard, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2051 [8MR], S2470 [19MR]

———Jeffery J. Hartley, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]

———Stephen H. Case, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: John Engler and Paul E. Patton, National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]

Emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance for economic recovery: several economists, E2102 [15NO]

Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act: Deanna R. Gelak, Family and Medical Leave Act Technical Corrections Coalition, S2074 [8MR]

Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act: Raymond F. Lopez, Jr., Engineering Services Network, Inc., S4831 [10MY]

———Scott Ulvi, Anteon Corp., S4831 [10MY]

Impact of rising energy costs on small businesses: Sandra Hanlon Bloom, National Alliance of Sales Representatives Associations, E1601 [6SE]

Liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S6883 [26JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6840 [25JN], S6882 [26JN]

———Dirk Van Dongen and James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6881 [26JN]

———Jack McKee, McKee Foods Corp., S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S6841 [25JN]

———John W. Hayes, S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———M. Scott Vinson, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S6882 [26JN]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S6881 [26JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6841 [25JN]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S6881 [26JN]

———Steven Pfister, National Retail Federation, S6882 [26JN]

———Tom B. Hancher, Texas Medical Association, S6879 [26JN]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S6882 [26JN]

———several business groups, S6649 [22JN]

Loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks: John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, S10291 [4OC]

Native American Small Business Development Act: Bobby Whitefeather, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, E2247 [10DE]

SBA loan assistance programs funding: Agnes Noonan, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]

———Andrea C. Silbert, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]

———Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S3658 [6AP]

———Charmian Rosales, S3659 [6AP]

———Donald T. Wilson, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S3658 [6AP]

———Independent Community Bankers of America, S3658 [6AP]

———Maritza Rivera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S3658 [6AP]

Sholl's Cafeteria: Jim McGrath, Save Our Sholl's Cafeteria Committee, E2209 [5DE]

Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act: Senator Kerry, S1227 [8FE]

Small Business Interest Checking Act: William J. Donovan, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, H1376 [3AP]

Small Business Investment Act amendments: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, H8316 [16NO], H9194 [11DE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation Independent Business, S4885 [14MY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S4885 [14MY]

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H935 [15MR]

Small Business Works Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S581 [25JA]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Subchapter S Modernization Act: several organizations, S7960 [19JY]

Travel and tourism aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson Cos., S13674 [19DE]

Tribute to Jere W. Glover: several business groups, S704 [30JA]

Lists

Amendments to S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2053 [8MR]

Components to amend H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12040 [27NO]

Cosponsors of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S12046 [27NO]

Newspaper editorials opposing H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S7540 [12JY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 3372, Access and Openness in Small Business Lending Act, H8631 [29NO]

Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Supporters of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S13927 [20DE]

Memorandums

Politics After the Attack—A Report on Democracy Corps' New National Survey and Focus Groups: Democracy Corps (organization), S13890 [20DE]

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: Robert E. Fabricant, EPA, S14063 [20DE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H599 [1MR], H4953 [31JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1962 [7MR], S2051 [8MR], S2179, S2187, S2196 [13MR], S2276, S2291, S2293 [14MR], S2336 [15MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12036 [27NO], S12390 [5DE], H1822 [2MY]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1456 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7280 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]

Obituaries

Iezzi, Mary G., E1409 [24JY]

Proposals

Protections for Vulnerable Americans: National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: farmers market programs funding, H8080 [13NO]

Anson Implement Co.: anniversary, E112 [6FE]

Armenian Technology Group: development of rural private enterprise in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions of the former Soviet Union, E1404 [24JY]

ATL, Inc.: Minority Business Development Agency National Minority Service Firm of the Year Award recipient, E1870 [12OC]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3347), E2139 [27NO]

B.W. Bishop & Sons, Inc.: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Family Business of the Year award recipient, E2301 [14DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H133-H135 [31JA], H510, H517-H601 [1MR], H4953-H4955 [31JY], E248 [28FE], E274 [5MR], E305 [7MR], E399 [20MR], E1148 [19JN]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H512-H517 [1MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to instruct conferees, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to recommit, H599, H600 [1MR]

———clarify definition of family fishermen, H4954 [31JY]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6270 [4OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 1914), H2903, H2904 [6JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 256), H447-H449 [28FE]

———provide additional protections under chapter 12 of bankruptcy code to family farmers and extend protections to family fishermen, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

Beckman, Joseph A.: Indiana Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H1937 [8MY]

Beringer Vineyards (business): anniversary, E1699 [21SE]

Better Business Bureau: regulatory oversight of small business reports, E1550 [3AU]

Campau, John A.: Jackson County, MI, Small Business Person of the Year Award recipient, E44 [30JA]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2348-H2354 [21MY], E797 [15MY]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10893-H10904 [19DE]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), unanimous-consent agreement, H10892 [19DE]

Colorado: tribute to SBA district office employees, E641 [26AP]

Courts: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Covert, Anita: Michigan Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E719 [3MY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 2993), E1776 [2OC]

Credit: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (H.R. 3372), H8571, H8630 [29NO], E2169, E2176 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: study cost saving effects of consolidation of contracts relative to small businesses, H5854 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]

District of Columbia: tribute to Sholl's Cafeteria, E2209 [5DE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (H.R. 954), H911 [14MR]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2070), E1036 [6JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1982), H2693-H2695 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (H.R. 1602), H1608 [26AP], E639, E642 [26AP]

Feavel, Jay: Domino's Pizza LLC Gold Franny award recipient, E1675 [20SE]

Federal aid programs: assistance programs funding, H1199 [28MR]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H8408-H8412 [27NO], H8577, H8581 [29NO], E2102 [15NO]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1374-H1379 [3AP], E593, E605 [24AP]

Foreign aid: Microenterprise Loans for the Poor Program funding, H4343 [19JY], H4487, H4488 [24JY]

GAO: enhance pension funding by classifying payments to defined benefit plans as a liability loss carryback under the Internal Revenue Code, H1791 [2MY]

Government regulations: economic impact of environmental regulations, H7951 [8NO]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H933-H944 [15MR], E389 [19MR]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration (H. Res. 89), H931, H932 [15MR]

Hazelton, PA: anniversary of the Greater Hazleton Business and Professional Women's Club, E445 [26MR]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3701, H3704 [27JN], H4205, H4208 [18JY]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5220, H5255-H5262 [2AU]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (H.R. 1387), H1474 [4AP], H1834 [2MY]

Hillburst, Rebecca: Illinois Small Business Regional Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E750 [8MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Minority Business Council EXPO, E1465 [27JY]

Hungary: tribute to Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team International Venture Philanthropy Forum in Budapest, E1762 [2OC]

Hurt, William K.: Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2137 [10MY]

Insurance: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (H.R. 3339), E2128 [19NO]

Investments: preserve employee stock ownership plans for S corporation workers, H1786 [2MY]

Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8908-H8914 [5DE]

Montrose, CO: Economic Developers' Council of Colorado Small Community of the Year award recipient, E772 [10MY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 2161), E1099 [13JN]

Moylan's Insurance Underwriters, Inc.: anniversary, E1448 [26JY]

National Payroll Week: observance, E1608 [6SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H1937 [8MY], H2066-H2071 [9MY], E750 [8MY], E761 [9MY], E787 [10MY]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8529-H8536 [28NO]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H343 [14FE], E141 [8FE]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), unanimous-consent agreement, H278 [13FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (H.R. 1782), E761 [9MY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819, H1825, H1826 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1671 [1MY], H1748-H1827 [2MY], H9160-H9166 [11DE], E720 [3MY], E799 [15MY], E2275 [13DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 127), H1745-H1747 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H1825, H1826 [2MY]

Prestolite Wire Corp.: Georgia Oglethorpe Award recipient, E482 [28MR]

Puerto Rico: use of tax incentives to promote economic development and business investment, H834 [13MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8523, H8524 [28NO]

———authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2961), E1737 [25SE]

———authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3230), E2005 [6NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (H.R. 1035), E359 [14MR]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 203), H6086-H6090 [2OC], E1833 [9OC]

———establish an office to conduct oversight of certain loan programs (H.R. 1113), E406 [20MR]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (H.R. 2666), H6090-H6093 [2OC]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2538), H8856-H8860 [5DE], E2220, E2223 [7DE], E2247 [10DE]

———funding, H4083 [17JY], E1373 [19JY]

———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4142-H4147, H4201 [18JY]

———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (H.R. 3350), E2297 [14DE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), H5936-H5941 [24SE], E1720 [25SE]

———small business investment companies programs funding, H4159 [18JY]

———tribute to Fresno, CA, District Office, E2072 [14NO]

———Women's Business Centers funding, H4171, H4172 [18JY]

Schmus, Christopher: Wisconsin Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E735 [4MY]

Siverling, Ruben: Clay/Platte Development Corp., Small Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E788 [10MY]

Small Business Development Centers: tribute, E595 [24AP]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), H8316-H8320 [16NO], H9193-H9195 [11DE]

Social Security: ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), H8772-H8778 [4DE], E2272 [13DE], E2525 [3JA]

Spag's (business): tribute, E476 [28MR]

Stewart Funeral Home (business): anniversary, E543 [5AP]

Tamlin, Debbie: Fort Collins, CO, Board of Realtors Realtor of the Year award recipient, E2217 [5DE]

Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (H.R. 3062), H6438 [9OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (H.R. 978), E344 [13MR]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (H.R. 1498), H1414 [4AP], E568 [5AP]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 3139), E1900 [16OC]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (H.R. 656), E177 [14FE]

———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (H.R. 3582), E2386 [20DE]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (H.R. 657), E179 [14FE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 154), E1253 [29JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 317), E97 [1FE]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (H.R. 2502), H3930 [11JY], E1336 [16JY]

———inclusion of estimated income-contingent costs to determine depreciation of property, including films, under the income forecast method (H.R. 1272), E478 [28MR]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses, E2382 [20DE]

———phase out estate and gift taxes, H2825, H2830 [25MY], E1061 [8JN]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1290-H1292 [28MR], H1398, H1405 [3AP], H1424-H1458, H1466, H1469 [4AP], E607 [24AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1416-H1424 [4AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H1456 [4AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H870 [13MR]

———preserve estate and gift taxes, H2842 [25MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H1790 [2MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (H.R. 738), E237 [28FE]

———provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation, H9332 [12DE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1819), H2931 [6JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6784, H6785 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208 [23OC], H7220, H7221, H7222, H7223, H7236-H7282, H7284, H7285, H7294-H7301, H7307 [24OC], H7311, H7312 [25OC], H7359 [30OC], H7857, H7858, H7888 [7NO], H7913, H7914 [8NO], H8121-H8126 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8168-H8174 [14NO], H8184, H8185 [15NO], H8408-H8413 [27NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8429, H8535 [28NO], H8636-H8643 [29NO], H8742 [30NO], H8845, H8847, H8890, H8908-H8914 [5DE], H9056 [6DE], H9244, H9246, H9324, H9328, H9332 [12DE], H10057, H10060, H10144-H10148 [13DE], H10177, H10178, H10208, H10226-H10235 [18DE], E1916 [17OC], E1925, E1926, E1929 [25OC], E1942, E1959 [30OC], E2017 [6NO], E2039 [8NO], E2102 [15NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7225-H7236 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), motion to recommit, H7256, H7280, H7281 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10827-H10887 [19DE], E2325 [19DE], E2349, E2355, E2400 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10820-H10827 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10495-H10503 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), motion to recommit, H10867, H10885 [19DE]

———rates, H2069-H2071 [9MY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H1544-H1546 [24AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 130), H99-H102 [30JA]

———S corporation reform (H.R. 2576), E1380 [20JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1783), E771 [10MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (H.R. 1895), E843 [17MY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (H.R. 1934), E887 [22MY]

———treatment of small businesses, H1937 [8MY]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (H.R. 2370), E1261 [29JN]

Territories: wage and labor rights violations, E548 [5AP]

Torrez Family: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, E890 [22MY]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (H. Con. Res. 277), H8765, H8766 [4DE], E2213 [5DE]

Valtierra, Tony: California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President's Award recipient, E2109 [16NO]

Warren County, NY: anniversary of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co., E650 [26AP]

Watson Rice LLP: anniversary, E39 [30JA]

Westfield, CT: tribute to Westfield Works Wonders charity event, E2266 [12DE]

Willich, Frederick W.: Kansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2137 [10MY]

Winery (restaurant): tribute, E621 [24AP]

Youmans, Gary: Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, H2057 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 294), S1225 [8FE], S1266 [13FE]

Albuquerque, NM: dedication of Hispano Chamber of Commerce Barelas Job Opportunity Center, S7804 [17JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7553, S7651 [12JY], S7721-S7735, S7737-S7739, S7741, S7742, S7789 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), cloture motion, S7553 [12JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7539-S7550, S7552 [12JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), unanimous-consent agreement, S7534 [11JY]

———amend laws (S. 220), S788 [30JA], S1676-S1678 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 220), unanimous-consent request, S1676 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1793-S1801, S1803, S1805-S1813 [5MR], S1925-S1962 [7MR], S2018-S2055, S2056 [8MR], S2105-S2113 [9MR], S2142-S2159, S2166 [12MR], S2169-S2173, S2176-S2180-S2214 [13MR], S2272-S2297, S2299 [14MR], S2324-S2339, S2343-S2379, S2381, S2385, S2416-S2418 [15MR], S2469 [19MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), cloture motion, S2296 [14MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S1729 [1MR], S2201, S2208 [13MR], S2287, S2296 [14MR], S2531 [19MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), vitiation of modification of amendment, S2299 [14MR]

———amend waiting period for subsequent filings, S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———clarify responsibility of companies to fulfill legal obligations to administer employee and retiree benefit plans, S2142, S2144 [12MR]

———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2032-S2034, S2046, S2050, S2051 [8MR]

———definition of debtors income, S2024, S2045 [8MR], S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 1914), S6016 [8JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 256), S4015 [26AP]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 178), S568 [25JA]

———prevent predatory lenders from using bankruptcy laws to shield themselves from liability in consumer claims, S2031, S2032, S2044, S2045 [8MR], S2191, S2192 [13MR]

———provide priority in distributions to small business creditors, S1926-S1928, S1953-S1955, S1959, S1962 [7MR], S2020 [8MR]

———treatment of leases held by retail debtors, S2365 [15MR]

———treatment of separated spousal income relative to safe harbor means test, S2024 [8MR]

———treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2325, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: require GAO study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings, S7737-S7739, S7742 [17JY]

Barreto, Hector V., Jr.: nomination to be SBA Administrator, S8190-S8194 [25JY]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895-S6901 [26JN]

Browne's Market & Deli: anniversary, S7876 [18JY]

Burdick, Gene: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4038 [30AP]

Burdick, Jim: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4038 [30AP]

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (S. 429), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

Candlelite Inn (business): Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfast Inns and Guesthouses in the U.S., Canada, and Worldwide Inn of the Year award recipient, S7190 [29JN], S7585 [12JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), S14064 [20DE]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), S14063, S14064 [20DE]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (S. 1004), S5982 [7JN]

Clement, Chuck: Rochester, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6989 [27JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, S12394 [5DE]

Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 123), S7287 [29JN]

Contracts: eliminate certain reporting requirements relative to bundled contracts and expand opportunities for businesses that locate in and hire from economically distressed communities, S9839 [26SE]

———enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (S. 861), S4828 [10MY]

———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program, S9838 [26SE]

———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S12655 [7DE]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 106), S378-S380 [22JA]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 865), S4884 [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 1076), S6603 [21JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (S. 286), S1219 [8FE]

———Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, S9385 [13SE]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (S. 282), S1136 [7FE]

Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (S. 734), S3717 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (S. 1198), S9001 [3AU]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S9603 [21SE]

———GAO report on alleged discrimination in the Disadvantaged Business Enerprises Program, S7078 [28JN]

Dollenmaier, Susan: Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5435 [22MY]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps, S11748, S11752, S11757-S11762, S11768, S11782 [14NO]

Economy: provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (S. 1732), S12059 [27NO], S12065 [28NO]

Education: support business incubation in academic settings (S. 1335), S8756 [2AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (S. 489), S2072 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: assistance programs funding, S3829 [24AP]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11701-S11707, S11713, S11715 [13NO], S12023 [27NO], S12071, S12072, S12073 [28NO], S12121, S12122 [29NO], S13836 [20DE]

Federal-State relations: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Financial institutions: authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (S. 601), S2776 [22MR]

Gagnon, David: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]

Gerling, Michael J.: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]

Goulder, Morton E.: New Hampshire High Technology Council Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S6210 [13JN]

Government regulations: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4597-S4599 [9MY]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S8398 [30JY], S13360-S13364 [17DE], S13459 [18DE]

Hazelett, R. William: National Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, S5437 [22MY]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409-S6411, S6421-S6432 [19JN], S6470, S6475, S6479-S6482, S6492 [20JN], S6537, S6539, S6547 [21JN], S6634-S6637, S6639-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6849 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6894 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7019, S7027-S7044, S7053, S7054 [28JN], S7168-S7171, S7178, S7180 [29JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6909-S6913 [26JN], S6939-S6944 [27JN], S7139-S7142, S7145 [29JN]

———improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3475-S3478 [5AP]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047-S7055 [28JN]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: extend date for compliance by certain entities with administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets (S. 1588), S11206 [30OC]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284, S2285 [14MR]

Keller, Charles W.: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5537 [23MY]

Kocher, Fred: New Hampshire Small Business Journalist of the Year award recipient, S5537 [23MY]

Los Alamos National Bank: Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, S3701 [6AP]

Meidinger, Susan: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4040 [30AP]

Mercado, I. Martin: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for New Mexico, S9737 [24SE]

Meunier-Bouchard, Marie: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, S5537 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level, S4880-S4882 [14MY], S5999 [8JN], S8057 [23JY]

———level (S. 277), S1132-S1135 [7FE], S1215 [8FE]

———level (S. 964), S5765 [25MY], S5802 [26MY]

Monica, Laura: Greater Manchester, NH, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S6989 [27JN]

Nair, Rajesh: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]

National League of Cities: observance of National Small Cities ``Investing in Communities Day'', S6861 [25JN]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (S. 187), S574 [25JA]

———pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (S. 714), S3540 [5AP]

OMB: prohibit directed budget scorekeeping of railroad retirement legislation, S12340-S12344, S12350, S12351, S12352 [4DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12030 [27NO], S12128, S12131, S12138-S12152, S12154 [29NO], S12222-S12238, S12240 [30NO], S12276-S12306 [3DE], S12340-S12344, S12350-S12363 [4DE], S12390-S12394 [5DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036-S12042 [27NO], S12065, S12070, S12072, S12074, S12075-S12083, S12091-S12094, S12098 [28NO], S12114-S12119 [29NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, S12385 [4DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent request, S12036 [27NO]

Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]

Power resources: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity (S. 408), S1638 [27FE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S1225-S1227 [8FE], S2909-S2913 [26MR], S2974 [27MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: payment for losses resulting from limitations on use following terrorist attacks, S10529 [11OC]

Rosewood Country Inn (business): Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfast Inns and Guesthouses in the U.S., Canada, and Worldwide Inn of the Year award recipient, S13358 [17DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S10289-S10293, S10340 [4OC], S10345, S10379 [9OC], S11717 [13NO], S12045-S12047 [27NO], S12821-S12826 [11DE], S13044 [12DE], S13423 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13925-S13929 [20DE]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (S. 522), S2223 [13MR]

———enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (S. 182), S571 [25JA]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S1621-S1623 [27FE], S2913-S2918 [26MR]

———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (S. 1323), S8738 [2AU]

———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (S. 348), S1479 [15FE]

———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S548, S549 [24JA], S12013, S12014 [16NO]

———loan assistance programs funding, S3657, S3659 [6AP]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1552), S10770 [16OC]

———modify fee structure for small business investment companies, S12742-S12744 [7DE]

———prohibit sale of disaster loans to any private company or other entity, S9237, S9238 [10SE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), S9856 [26SE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S4582, S4609-S4612 [9MY], S9407-S9409 [13SE]

———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4582-S4584 [9MY], S4936 [15MY]

———Women's Business Centers funding, S9383 [13SE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to subsidy fees, S11923, S11924 [15NO]

———amend (S. 1196), S7875, S7882 [18JY], S11923-S11926 [15NO], S12740-S12744 [7DE]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: anniversary, S3148 [29MR]

Social Security: ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), S13077, S13078 [12DE], S13690 [19DE]

———extend date for compliance by entitled entities with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (S. 1684), S12059 [27NO], S12096 [28NO]

Stiller, Robert: Forbes (publication) Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, S13297 [14DE]

Taxation: allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (S. 1553), S10770 [16OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (S. 1292), S8583 [1AU]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses, S3523 [5AP]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 674), S3277 [2AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans, S5419 [22MY]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 1305), S8710 [2AU]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (S. 336), S1420 [14FE]

———enhance use of small ethanol producer tax credit (S. 613), S2898 [26MR]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (S. 455), S1811, S1824 [5MR]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (S. 1134), S7105 [28JN]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (S. 236), S1216 [8FE]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (S. 427), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

———extend research and development tax credit, S5195-S5198, S5253 [21MY]

———extend research and development tax credit (S. 515), S2164 [12MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6548-S6582 [21JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 29), S301-S303 [22JA], S479 [23JA]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 363), S1502 [15FE]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (S. 364), S1502 [15FE]

———increase gift tax exclusion (S. 85), S343 [22JA]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes, S5217, S5218, S5220, S5221, S5255 [21MY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (S. 84), S343 [22JA]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and increase the unified credit exemption (S. 179), S569 [25JA]

———phase out estate and gift taxes, S5044, S5065-S5071, S5075, S5076 [17MY], S5421, S5422 [22MY], S5504, S5517-S5520 [23MY], S5678 [25MY]

———phase out estate and gift taxes and increase income limits relative to a 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals, S5230 [21MY], S5407 [22MY]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S3633 [5AP], S3765 [6AP], S14029, S14030 [20DE]

———phase-out and repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 83), S343 [22JA]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S1674 [28FE]

———preserve estate and gift taxes, S5427 [22MY]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (S. 1856), S13710 [19DE]

———provide declaratory judgment relief for certain agricultural cooperatives (S. 314), S1331, S1336 [13FE]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (S. 1049), S6328 [14JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S10917-S10919 [24OC], S11095 [25OC], S11164 [30OC], S11262, S11266-S11268 [31OC], S11318-S11320, S11351-S11354 [1NO], S11404-S11407, S11408-S11411 [2NO], S11423 [5NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1804), S12861-S12863 [11DE], S14044 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11641-S11644, S11645-S11651 [9NO], S11667, S11670-S11672, S11674, S11678-S11708, S11713, S11714 [13NO], S11737-S11783 [14NO], S11890, S11899, S11920, S11927-S11932 [15NO], S12019-S12024, S12039-S12042 [27NO], S12071-S12073, S12091-S12096 [28NO], S12121-S12131, S12132, S12136, S12145 [29NO], S12227, S12239, S12240 [30NO], S12280 [3DE], S12471 [6DE], S12604 [7DE], S12756-S12762 [10DE], S12826, S12829-S12833 [11DE], S12997, S13009 [12DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent agreement, S11678 [13NO], S12140 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent request, S12079, S12080, S12093 [28NO], S12116 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S13673, S13676-S13678 [19DE], S13774, S13791, S13831, S13835-S13837, S13884-S13893, S13917, S14029, S14030, S14034-S14040, S14044, S14083 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, S13865 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1791), S12772 [10DE]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (S. 284), S1136, S1156 [7FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 664), S3172-S3174 [29MR]

———reduce tax cuts and replace estate tax repeal with unified estate and gift tax credit and family-owned business interest deduction increases, and use savings for debt reduction and infrastructure improvements, S5208-S5214, S5254 [21MY], S5428 [22MY]

———reduction in State estate tax revenues in proportion to the reduction in Federal estate tax revenues, S5097-S5100 [17MY], S5252 [21MY], S5420 [22MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (S. 616), S2899, S2900 [26MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 82), S343 [22JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 100), S368 [22JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 275), S1131 [7FE], S1174 [8FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, S1442-S1446 [15FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (S. 31), S307 [22JA]

———repeal recognition of capital gain rule for home offices (S. 945), S5618 [24MY]

———restore complete deductibility for business meals (S. 831), S4267 [3MY]

———S corporation reform (S. 1201), S7959-S7963 [19JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 837), S4418-S4422 [7MY]

———strike all estate tax reductions and use savings to expand the estate tax unified credit exemption amounts, S5230 [21MY], S5407 [22MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (S. 808), S4117 [1MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (S. 752), S3760 [6AP]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (S. 540), S2385, S2390 [15MR]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (S. 798), S4045 [30AP]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 189), S576-S581 [25JA]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 1676), S11720 [13NO]

Technology: promote business incubator activities (S. 432), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

Terrorism: forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1493), S10131, S10159-S10161 [3OC]

ThermoAnalytics, Inc.: Small Business Regional Prime Contractor of the Year award recipient, S5688 [25MY]

Tourist trade: aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks, S13673 [19DE]

———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (S. 1578), S11095, S11113 [25OC]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 333) (H. Rept. 107-3), H411 [26FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Reenactment Period Extension Relative to Family Farmers: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 107-2), H411 [26FE]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 111) (H. Rept. 107-39), H1406 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 107-53), H1714 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 89) (H. Rept. 107-22), H926 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 107-4), H505 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 107-252), H7217 [23OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 107-348), H10401, H10908 [19DE]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 107-37), H1406 [3AP]

Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3090), S11660 [9NO]

Extend Reenactment Period for Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to Family Farmers: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1630), S11611 [8NO]

Franchise Fund Pilot Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1198), S8703 [2AU]

Independent Office of Advocacy Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 395) (S. Rept. 107-5), S2661 [21MR]

Microloan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 174) (S. Rept. 107-18), S5830 [5JN]

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 203) (H. Rept. 107-210), H5924 [21SE]

Native American Small Business Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 107-211), H5924 [21SE]

Nomination of Hector V. Barreto, Jr., To Be SBA Administrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S8014 [20JY]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 320, Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 107-340), H10173 [17DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 107-344), H10354 [18DE]

SBA Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1860) (H. Rept. 107-213), H5924 [21SE]

———Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 856) (S. Rept. 107-54), S9074 [4SE]

Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 107-4), S2661 [21MR]

Small Business Interest Checking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 107-38), H1406 [3AP]

Small Business Investment Act Amendments: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 107-55), S9074 [4SE]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1271), S12053 [27NO]

Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2666) (H. Rept. 107-212), H5924 [21SE]

World Trade Center Attack Claims Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 107-116), S12681 [7DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2187, S2188 [13MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12306 [3DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10848 [19DE]

Statements

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: Executive Office of the President, S11775 [14NO]

Economic Security and Recovery Act: Executive Office of the President, H7248 [24OC]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]

Summaries

Agency Accountability Act (S. 849), S4603 [9MY]

Business Retained Income During Growth and Expansion (BRIDGE) Act (H.R. 3062), H6439 [9OC]

Encouraging Investment in Small Business Act (S. 455), S1825 [5MR]

Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act (S. 432), S1766 [1MR]

Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83): Kerry Amendment on SBA Loan Assistance Programs Funding, S3659 [6AP]

Small Business Investment Act Amendments (S. 1196), S7883 [18JY]

Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act (S. 427), S1766 [1MR]

Small Business Liability Reform Act (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Subchapter S Modernization Act (H.R. 2576), E1380-E1382 [20JY]

Technology Extension Act (S. 429), S1766 [1MR]

Tables

Economic Security and Recovery Act (S. 1791), S12775 [10DE]

Impact of Senate Democratic Caucus permanent stimulus proposals on surplus, S11319 [1NO]

Projected new jobs as a result of allowing certain small businesses to defer tax payments, H6440 [9OC]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]

———Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]

———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 277, tribute to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, H8765 [4DE]

H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H512 [1MR]

H. Res. 89, consideration of H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, H931 [15MR]

H. Res. 111, consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, H1416 [4AP]

H. Res. 127, consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1745 [2MY]

H. Res. 270, consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7225 [24OC]

H. Res. 319, same-day consideration of H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10495 [19DE]

H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10820 [19DE]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, H1424-H1432 [4AP]

H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1748-H1780 [2MY]

H.R. 203, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act, H6086 [2OC]

H.R. 256, chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code reenactment period extension relative to family farmers, H447 [28FE]

H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, H941 [15MR]

H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H530-H575 [1MR]

H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7742-S7789 [17JY]

H.R. 524, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act, H343 [14FE]

H.R. 974, Small Business Interest Checking Act, H1374 [3AP]

H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]

H.R. 1860, SBA Small Business Technology Transfer Program reauthorization, H5936 [24SE]

H.R. 1914, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H2903 [6JN]

H.R. 2538, Native American Small Business Development Act, H8856 [5DE]

H.R. 2666, Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act, H6090 [2OC]

H.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, H10893-H10899 [19DE]

H.R. 3090, Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act, S11678-S11696 [13NO]

H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7236, H7242-H7247 [24OC]

H.R. 3323, Administrative Simplification Compliance Act, H8772-H8774 [4DE]

H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10827-H10845 [19DE]

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 29, Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act, S302 [22JA]

S. 31, Estate and Gift Tax Rate Reduction Act, S308 [22JA]

S. 82, Estate and Gift Tax Repeal Act, S344 [22JA]

S. 83, Estate and Gift Tax Phase-Out Act, S344 [22JA]

S. 84, Farmer and Entrepreneur Estate Tax Relief Act, S344 [22JA]

S. 85, increase gift tax exclusion, S345 [22JA]

S. 100, Death Tax Termination Act, S368 [22JA]

S. 106, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government, S379 [22JA]

S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act, S549 [24JA], S12014 [16NO]

S. 220, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S788-S833 [30JA]

S. 277, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S1134 [7FE]

S. 282, establish in the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters, S1136 [7FE]

S. 284, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act—Part II, S1154-S1156 [7FE]

S. 294, National Dairy Farmers Fairness Act, S1225 [8FE]

S. 295, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S2912 [26MR]

S. 295, Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act, S1227 [8FE]

S. 314, provide declaratory judgment of tax relief for certain agricultural cooperatives, S1335 [13FE]

S. 336, Cash Accounting for Small Business Act, S1421 [14FE]

S. 348, Drug-Free Workplace Program Extension Act, S1479 [15FE]

S. 369, treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income, S1508 [15FE]

S. 370, exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap, S1509 [15FE]

S. 395, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S1622 [27FE], S2916-S2918 [26MR]

S. 396, White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act, S1624-S1626 [27FE]

S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2480-S2530 [19MR]

S. 427, Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act, S1763 [1MR]

S. 429, Technology Extension Act, S1764 [1MR]

S. 432, Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act, S1766 [1MR]

S. 489, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2073 [8MR]

S. 522, Small Business Telecommuting Act, S2223 [13MR]

S. 540, Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act, S2390-S2392 [15MR]

S. 545, expand work opportunity tax credit to small business employees working or living in areas of poverty, S2397 [15MR]

S. 601, Small Business Checking Regulatory Relief Act, S2776 [22MR]

S. 613, enhance use of small ethanol producer tax credit, S2898 [26MR]

S. 616, Real AMT Relief Act, S2899 [26MR]

S. 664, New Economy Tax Fairness (NET FAIR) Act, S3173 [29MR]

S. 734, expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad, S3717 [6AP]

S. 831, restore complete tax deductibility for business meals, S4267 [3MY]

S. 837, Independent Contractor Determination Act, S4420 [7MY]

S. 856, Small Business Technology Transfer Program reauthorization, S4611 [9MY]

S. 861, Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act, S4829-S4831 [10MY]

S. 865, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S4840-S4842 [10MY]

S. 879, Cosmetology Tax Fairness and Compliance Act, S4941 [15MY]

S. 945, Home-Office Deduction Simplification Act, S5753 [25MY]

S. 993, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S5903 [6JN]

S. 1076, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act, S6604-S6607 [21JN]

S. 1134, Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act, S7106 [28JN]

S. 1196, Small Business Investment Act amendments, S11925 [15NO], S12740-S12742 [7DE], H8317 [16NO]

S. 1198, Dept. of the Treasury Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization, S9001 [3AU]

S. 1271, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, S8399 [30JY], S13360, S13363 [17DE]

S. 1305, Professional Employer Organization Workers Benefits Act, S8711-S8714 [2AU]

S. 1323, SBIR and STTR Foreign Patent Protection Act, S8739 [2AU]

S. 1493, Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act, S10161-S10163 [3OC]

S. 1553, Economic Stimulus Through Bonus Depreciation Act, S10771 [16OC]

S. 1684, compliance date extension by entitled entities with certain Social Security regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information, S12059 [27NO]

S. 1791, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12773-S12775 [10DE]

S. 1856, Teleworking Advancement Act, S13711 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 72, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Martha Matilda Harper, S9633 [21SE]

S. Res. 13, enactment of farm legislation, S421 [22JA]

S. Res. 86, tribute to SBA, S4613 [9MY]

S. Res. 123, rename Committee on Small Business (Senate) as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S7261 [29JN]