SMALL BUSINESS

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1999, H2046, H2051, H2053, H2055, H2097 [19MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5502 [18JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5482 [18JN]

Health: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5605, H5625 [19JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), consideration (H. Res. 283), H5560 [19JN]

SBA: reauthorize loan programs (S. 1375), S12057, S12060, S12094 [26SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8308, H8326 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), S6738, S6739, S6740 [20MY], H3858 [8MY], H3887, H3940 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4715 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 249), H4562 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S6031 [12MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6143 [13MY], S6152, S6154, S6164, S6176, S6178, S6188, S6195, S6197, S6201, S6210, S6214, S6216, S6217, S6239, S6241, S6246, S6266, S6268, S6269, S6270, S6271, S6272, S6274, S6275, S6289, S6290, S6291, S6292, S6293, S6294, S6296, S6298, S6300, S6301, S6316, S6317, S6318, S6320, S6321, S6322, S6323, S6324, S6326, S6329, S6330, S6331, S6333, S6334, S6335, S6337, S6338, S6342, S6343, S6345, S6367, S6384, S6388, S6403 [14MY], S6409, S6422, S6426, S6432, S6434, S6435, S6437, S6438, S6439, S6441, S6442, S6443, S6451, S6452, S6454, S6455, S6456, S6518, S6520, S6522, S6523, S6524, S6525, S6526, S6527, S6528, S6529, S6530, S6531, S6532, S6533, S6548, S6549, S6551, S6552, S6553, S6556, S6562, S6564 [15MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H72 [8JA]

Analyses

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act (H.R. 2), H3829-H3832 [8MY]

Small Manufacturers Assistance, Recovery, and Trade (SMART) Act (S. 1977), S16029 [25NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S6475 [15MY], H4542 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Chatter in the Cave of the Winds, S14668 [12NO]

Consumers Trimmed Spending in April—Drop in Gasoline Sales Was Factor in Decline, S6423 [15MY]

Economy—More Financial Jobs Go Offshore, S5797 [7MY]

Estate Tax Compromise Sought—House Set To Pass Repeal, but Supporters Know Senate Votes Aren't There, H5496 [18JN]

Greenspan Says Tax Cut Without Spending Reductions Could Be Damaging, S5794 [7MY]

Hunger Has a New Face, H8324 [17SE]

Inspires Others, S3081 [4MR]

Irrelevant Proposal, H35 [7JA]

It Reeks of Politics, S216 [13JA]

Keeping Saddam Hussein in a Box, E151 [6FE]

Mugging the Needy, E659 [3AP]

No New Tax Cuts, S5290 [11AP]

110 Economists Back Bush Tax Plan—3 Nobel Laureates Join Group Urging Congress' Support, S1653 [28JA]

President's Tax Cut and Its Unspoken Numbers, S2638 [25FE]

Read My Lips, E1257 [13JN]

Some Investors Could Trim Their Tax Bills to Near Zero, H4732 [22MY]

Stubborn Stagnation, S5796 [7MY]

Tax Plan That Will Pay Few Dividends, S216 [13JA]

Time To Switch Drugstores?, S12367 [2OC]

Too Many Leaps of Faith in Bush Tax-Cut Plan, S264 [14JA]

Washington's Wild Ways Choke Recovery, S5796 [7MY]

What if a Pension Shift Hit Lawmakers, Too?, E447 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 132), H56 [7JA]

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (see H.R. 1293), H1901 [13MR]

Armed Forces: encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 193), H4737 [22MY]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 442), S2701 [25FE]

———tribute to businesses and business owners for support of our troops and their families (see H. Res. 201), H3354 [11AP]

Aviation: 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. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (see H. Res. 147), H1952 [18MR]

———amend laws relative to venue in certain preference proceedings commenced by the trustee against small businesses (see H.R. 3581), H12307 [21NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1323), S8439 [24JN] (see S. 1920), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 2302), H4875 [3JN] (see H.R. 2465), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 3540, 3542), H11700 [20NO]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2004), S16120 [9DE]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H169 [27JA]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H12307 [21NO]

———establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H3351 [11AP]

———establish an Assistant Sec. for Manufacturing within the Dept. of Commerce, an Interagency Manufacturing Task Force, and a Small Business Manufacturing Task Force (see S. 1977), S15975 [25NO]

———extend and expand certain trade adjustment assistance programs and reauthorize certain Dept. of Commerce partnership programs (see S. 1884), S15061 [18NO]

———improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 1772), H3351 [11AP]

Chambers of commerce: acknowledge contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7718 [11JN] (see H. Con. Res. 215), H5266 [11JN]

Children and youth: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission: establish (see S. 1192), S7476 [5JN]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1216), H1745 [11MR]

———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1217), H1745 [11MR]

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 1215), H1745 [11MR]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see H.R. 2204), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 2282), H4786 [2JN]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1546), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 2813), H7328 [22JY]

Credit: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H3302 [10AP]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H171 [27JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1120), S6978 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (see S. 389), S2456 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H7615 [24JY]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 (see H.R. 139), H56 (see H.R. 158), H57 [7JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H5467 [17JN]

Education: establish a vocational and technical education grant program (see H.R. 2762), H7019 [16JY]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H4876 [3JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

Employment: minimum wage and maximum hour requirement exemptions for certain seasonal fireworks employees (see H.R. 2263), H4737 [22MY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see S. 495), S3027 [3MR] (see H.R. 1996), H3683 [6MY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain construction engineering and design professionals (see S. 237), S1736 [29JA]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see S. 292), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 2065), H3973 [9MY]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see S. 1485), S10140 [29JY] (see H.R. 2665), H6347 [8JY]

———provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1965), S15975 [25NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify (see S. 320), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 35), H53 [7JA]

———expand (see S. 304), S1976 [5FE]

FCC: require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 318), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 565), H319 [5FE]

Financial institutions: allow certain premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve (see H.R. 923), H1394 [26FE]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (see S. 141), S203 [10JA]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see S. 553), S3252 [6MR] (see S. 1967), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 758), H698 [13FE]

Firearms: reinstate felony penalties for licensed gun dealers who fail to maintain records of sales (see S. 217), S1479 [23JA]

Foreign trade: protect small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory actions taken by the U.S. during a trade dispute (see H.R. 251), H135 [8JA]

Freedom of Information Act: reinstate requirement that firearms dealers comply by providing information about firearms purchasers (see H.R. 2275), H4737 [22MY]

Government regulations: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H5042 [5JN]

———reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5266 [11JN]

———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1867), H3452 [29AP]

Health: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (see S. 906), S5343 [11AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 545), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 283), H5550 [18JN]

———promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 39), S36 [7JA]

Insurance: improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H7615 [24JY]

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 945), H1395 [26FE]

Investments: develop a pilot program for credit enhancement guarantees on pools of non-SBA loans (see S. 1713), S12448 [3OC]

———provide incentives (see H.R. 3170), H8905 [24SE]

Iraq: encourage use of small and minority owned businesses in the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq (see H. Res. 214), H3636 [1MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make increase in expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses permanent (see H.R. 2638), H6262 [26JN]

Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see S. 1284), S8125 [18JN] (see H.R. 2506), H5551 [18JN]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (see H.R. 3389), H10129 [29OC]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: modify goals relative to incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations (see H.R. 2142), H4204 [15MY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 20), S35 [7JA] (see S. 224), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H2937 [8AP]

National Office for the Development of Small Manufacturers: establish (see S. 1886), S15061 [18NO]

National security: recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 138), H1746 [11MR]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (see S. 1442), S9708 [22JY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 782), S4823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1909), H3634 [1MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 1272), S7980 [17JN]

———provide adjudicative improvement (see H.R. 1583), H2819 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H6867 [15JY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H6867 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H6867 [15JY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), H3351 [11AP]

Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 949), H1395 [26FE]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (see S. 1639), S11753 [22SE]

Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (see S. 221), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 1763), H3303 [10AP]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 602), S3620 [12MR] (see H.R. 1686), H3051 [9AP] (see H.R. 2194), H4528 [21MY]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follow arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 2374), H5044 [5JN]

———anniversary (see H. Res. 368), H8284 [16SE]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 818), S4957 [8AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1255), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 205), H59 [7JA]

———establish the Native American Entrepreneurs Program (see S. 1488), S10140 [29JY]

———establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 1126), S6978 [22MY]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 1387), H2269 [20MR]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program (see S. 1254), S7831 [12JN]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

———expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (see S. 961), S5541 [30AP]

———increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 1247), S7831 [12JN]

———increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2261), H4736 [22MY]

———make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 822), S4957 [8AP]

———prohibit from selling loans under the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 2994), H7838 [3SE]

———raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

———reauthorize assistance programs for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 1154), S7135 [23MY]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 1375), S9049 [8JY]

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 1895), S15187 [19NO]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 633), S3803 [17MR] (see H.R. 2607), H6261 [26JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2802), H7225 [21JY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 1895), S15187 [19NO]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2802), H7225 [21JY]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H2821 [3AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures in order to spur entrepreneurship (see H.R. 1808), H3353 [11AP]

———allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status (see H.R. 1558), H2702 [2AP]

———allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate returns for purposes of the self-employment tax (see H.R. 1640), H2821 [3AP]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 1259), H1900 [13MR]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain nearby areas (see H.R. 3669), H12918 [8DE]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities (see S. 903), S5342 [11AP]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see S. 240), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 465), H242 [29JA]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see S. 1625), S11648 [17SE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 53), S36 (see S. 86), S37 [7JA]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 349), H169 (see H.R. 350), H170 [27JA] (see H.R. 454), H242 [29JA]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H1811 [12MR] (see H.R. 2509), H5551 [18JN]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2814), H7329 [22JY]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 735), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1530), H2585 [1AP]

———compute the deduction for depreciation of certain property on a neutral cost recovery basis (see H.R. 1339), H1954 [18MR]

———eliminate estate taxes (see S. 13), S2522 [14FE]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 518), H268 [31JA]

———exempt small manufacturers from the firearms excise tax (see S. 396), S2457 [13FE]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see S. 158), S288 [14JA] (see H.R. 179), H58 [7JA]

———expand special depreciation allowance (see S. 879), S5174 [10AP]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 1126), H1679 [6MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H4204 [15MY]

———extend temporary repeal of estate taxes pending enactment of a permanent repeal (see S.J. Res. 20), S13134 [23OC] (see S.J. Res. 21), S13209 [24OC]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (see S. 1912), S15406 [21NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S1871 [4FE] (see S. 351), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 662), H389 [11FE]

———increase and modify the exclusion for qualified small business stock and reduce the depreciation recovery period for certain restaurant buildings (see S. 106), S132 [9JA]

———increase expensing for small business and allow small business to compute the deduction for depreciation of certain property on a neutral cost recovery basis (see H.R. 1079), H1639 [5MR]

———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 224), H59 [7JA]

———increase incentives for business investments in low-income communities and small businesses (see H.R. 1135), H1679 [6MR]

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H59 [7JA]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see S. 934), S5483 [29AP]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see S. 756), S4629 [1AP]

———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see S. 855), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 739), H461 [12FE]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see S. 34), S35 [7JA] (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

———permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses and encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue (see S. 1371), S9049 [8JY] (see H.R. 1222), H1810 [12MR]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H461 [12FE] (see H.R. 1873), H3569 [30AP]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see H.R. 3561), H11701 [20NO]

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see H.R. 683), H390 [11FE]

———provide a tax credit for small employer-based health insurance coverage in States in which such coverage is mandated (see S. 1972), S15975 [25NO]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see S. 267), S1813 [30JA] (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 1791), H3352 [11AP]

———provide for Small Business Protection Accounts (see H.R. 2591), H5814 [24JN]

———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. 302), H137 [8JA]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 [7MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H8282 [16SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see S. 2), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 135), S133 [9JA] (see S. 414), S2522 [14FE] (see S. 1054), S6070 [13MY] (see H.R. 2), H1459 [27FE] (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 227), H3855 [8MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 253), H4733 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 249), H4527 [21MY]

———provide incentives for manufacturing businesses (see S. 1885), S15061 [18NO]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 2604), H5928 [25JN]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936, 1937), H3636 [1MY]

———provide incentives to small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees (see H.R. 450), H242 [29JA]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 2896), H7781 [25JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 51), H53 [7JA]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 169), S848 [15JA]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 374), S2340 [12FE] (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———restore applicability of estate tax to estates over a certain amount and a maximum rate, and deposit revenues from estate tax into Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2532), H5662 [19JN]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 1896), H3570 [30AP]

———simplify application of self-employment tax in the case of family farming businesses (see H.R. 905), H1333 [25FE]

———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (see H.R. 22), H52 [7JA]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (see S. 1595), S11245 [9SE] (see H.R. 2399), H5173 [10JN]

———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 1498), H2472 [27MR]

———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. 202), S1368 [22JA] (see S. 393), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 1504), H2472 [27MR]

———treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 1419), H2310 [25MR]

———treatment of qualified rental office furniture (see S. 1578), S11032 [3SE] (see H.R. 1597), H2819 [3AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 842), S5059 [9AP]

———treatment of startup partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 3225), H9130 [1OC]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see H.R. 2747), H6868 [15JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (see S. 23), S35 [7JA] (see H.R. 209, 228), H59 [7JA]

———extend (S. 23), consideration (see H. Res. 14), H51 [7JA]

———provide for an alternative trigger for second-tier benefits (see H.R. 2111), H4130 [14MY]

Unemployment: provide additional grants to small business development centers in high unemployment districts (see H.R. 2922), H7782 [25JY]

Veterans: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H11133 [7NO]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (see H.R. 1712), H3301 [10AP]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H2470 [27MR]

Web's Construction Co., Inc.: relief (see H.R. 649), H323 [5FE]

Women: collect data on the availability of credit for women-owned business (see H.R. 1846), H3451 [29AP]

Conference reports

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 2), H4625-H4706 [22MY]

Descriptions

Small Business Expensing Improvement Act (S. 158), S300 [14JA]

Documents

Reduced Fees on Loans to Small Businesses Adversely Affected by Terrorist Attacks, H357 [11FE]

Explanations

Small Business Health Fairness Act (S. 545), S3263-S3265 [6MR]

Women's Small Business Programs Improvement Act (S. 1154), S7151 [23MY]

Factsheets

Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act (H.R. 1293), E460 [13MR]

Letters

Calculation of Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans: Leonard R. Ryden, Ryden Heavy Hauling, Inc., H355 [11FE]

———Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., OMB, H356 [11FE]

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H5508 [18JN]

———National Automobile Dealers Association, E1306 [19JN]

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Thomas Zogg, H3882 [9MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: several Senators, S6472 [15MY]

———several State and local Government organizations, S6473 [15MY]

Make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain SBA loans: Ardith Wieworka, Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, S4972 [8AP]

———Christopher Sikes, Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund, Inc., S4972 [8AP]

———Edward P. Madaus, Guild of St. Agnes (nonprofit organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Eric Korsh, Neighborhood Business Builders (organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Erika Eurkus, ACCION, USA (nonprofit organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Heather Danton, South Eastern Economic Development Corp., S4972 [8AP]

———Julie A. Cripe, Omni Bank N.A., S4970 [8AP]

Provide tax incentives for economic recovery: Senator Frist, S5313 [11AP]

———Senators Snowe, Breaux, Baucus, and Voinovich, S5313 [11AP]

Reinstate felony penalties for licensed gun dealers who fail to maintain records of sales: M. Kristen Rand, Violence Policy Center, S1493 [23JA]

Small Business Drought Relief Act: Jim Hodges, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Southern Governors' Association, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

Small Business Health Fairness Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, H5634 [19JN]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S10676 [31JY]

———James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S10676 [31JY]

———Kathy R. Van Kleeck, Motorcycle Industry Council, S10675 [31JY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S10675 [31JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, S1325 [22JA]

———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S12 [7JA]

Lists

Amendments rejected during consideration of H. Res. 147, consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1983 [19MR]

Economists' and industry leaders' statements supporting President Bush's tax plan to provide incentives for economic recovery, S3853 [18MR]

Memorandums

Reduced Fees on Loans to Small Businesses Adversely Affected by Terrorist Attacks: Jane Palsgrove Butler, SBA, H356 [11FE]

———Jeanna M. Sclater, SBA, H357 [11FE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2097 [19MR]

Health: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5636 [19JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8346 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3940, H3954 [9MY], H4534 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6174 [14MY], S6408, S6410, S6411, S6412, S6414, S6421, S6423, S6424, S6425, S6426, S6428, S6429, S6430, S6431, S6432, S6441, S6443 [15MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H86, H88 [8JA]

Proclamations

SBA Week: President Bush, H8245 [16SE]

Remarks in House

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (H.R. 132), E27 [8JA]

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (H.R. 1293), E459 [13MR]

Alameda County, CA: anniversary of East Bay Conversion and Reinversion Commission, E160 [6FE]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Dion's Pizza (business), E123 [4FE]

American Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E1378 [27JN]

Arcata Associates, Inc.: NASA Minority Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E1919 [30SE]

Armed Forces: tribute to businesses and business owners for support of our troops and their families (H. Res. 201), H4892-H4895, H4902, H4920 [4JN], E1174 [9JN], E1189 [10JN], E1198 [11JN]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H5230 [11JN]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H7869, H7870 [4SE]

Bank One Corp.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Delaware Small Business Champion Award recipient, E130 [5FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1960, H1961, H1991-H2100 [19MR], H2256 [20MR], E534 [20MR], E551 [21MR], E623 [31MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1981-H1988 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), corrections in engrossment, H2100 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), motion to recommit, H2097, H2098 [19MR]

———amend laws relative to venue in certain preference proceedings commenced by the trustee against small businesses (H.R. 3581), E2440 [23NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), H5673-H5675 [23JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 3542), E2366 [21NO]

———increase cap on wage and benefit claims, strengthen fraud provisions, and require reinstatement of retiree benefits modified within a certain period preceding filing, H2052 [19MR]

———require corporations to file claims in the district where their principal place of business is located, H1994, H2053-H2055 [19MR]

———treatment of financial contracts such as derivative transactions to include banks and credit unions, H2051 [19MR]

Blevins, Patricia: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Special Recognition Award recipient, E129 [5FE]

Boston, Hugh E.: Thomas R. Fortune Business Award recipient, E2055 [16OC]

Buckley's Auto Care (business): Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Diamond Award recipient, E134 [5FE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), E2444 [23NO]

———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 1772), H5720-H5724 [24JN]

California: effects of budget cuts, H3923 [9MY]

Cambridge, MA: anniversary of Bisuteki Japanese Steakhouse, E962 [15MY]

Chambers of commerce: acknowledge contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies (H. Con. Res. 215), H6666-H6668 [14JY]

Children and youth: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (H.R. 3099), E1813 [16SE]

Citrus County, FL: observance of Industry Appreciation Week, E1799 [16SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H5354 [12JN]

Consolidated Wood Products (business): Dept. of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate recipient, E2255 [6NO]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (H.R. 1216), E1367 [26JN]

Corporate Flight Management (business): tribute, E1853 [23SE]

Deary, William: SBA Michigan Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1840 [17SE]

Defense Production Act: require report on minority contracting, H9417 [15OC]

Dept. of Commerce: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H7369 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: feasibility of using small, minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses in Iraq post-conflict reconstruction, H4591, H4592 [22MY]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (H.R. 192), H4032-H4035 [14MY], E999 [21MY]

Drought: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H175 [28JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H64 [8JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 57), H1442 [27FE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5448 [17JN], H5472, H5473, H5492-H5514 [18JN], H5701-H5705 [23JN], E1306 [19JN], E1313 [20JN], E1357, E1358 [26JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5475-H5491 [18JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H33-H40 [7JA], H65, H66 [8JA]

Education: establish a vocational and technical education grant program (H.R. 2762), E1503 [17JY]

Emmett, ID: tribute to Rumor Mill Bakery's recognition of veterans and active duty personnel, E804 [30AP]

Etter, James: SBA Virginia Small Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E1347 [25JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify (H.R. 35), H25 [7JA]

FCC: require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (H.R. 2212), E1059 [22MY]

Financial institutions: allow certain premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve (H.R. 923), H5724-H5727 [24JN]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), H354-H361 [11FE], E227 [13FE]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2527-H2533 [1AP]

Florence, AL: anniversary of Milner-Rushing Discount Drugs (business), E808 [30AP]

Foreign aid: require large companies submit a subcontracting plan prior to being awarded a contract for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9637 [17OC]

Fritz, Greg and Dianne: Mariposa County, CA, Chamber of Commerce Businessman and Businesswoman of the Year award recipients, E687 [7AP]

German, Ryan: Delaware Young Entrepreneur award recipient, E856 [1MY]

Glenwood Springs, CO: anniversary of Hotel Colorado, E1181 [9JN]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), E1221 [11JN]

Guam: effects of proposed tax cuts on revenue, H3646 [6MY]

Hansen, Christopher: SBA National Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E1291 [18JN]

Hawkins, Sally: Delaware Small Business Journalist Award recipient, E859 [1MY]

Health: ensure continuation of existing group health plan coverage, H5636 [19JN]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5555, H5612-H5624, H5627-H5635 [19JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H4225 [19MY], H5473 [18JN], H5597-H5638, H5649 [19JN], E1324 [23JN], E1331 [24JN], E1382, E1394 [27JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), consideration (H. Res. 283), H5555-H5562 [19JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), motion to recommit, H5636 [19JN]

Highland Village, TX: anniversary of United Community Bank, E825 [1MY]

Hopkinsville, KY: tribute to Ferrell's Snappy Service restaurant, E982 [15MY]

———tribute to Owen's Delicatessen, E983 [15MY]

Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on employment, H5076-H5081 [9JN], H5537-H5541 [18JN], H6701-H6704 [14JY]

———impact of illegal immigration on ranchers, H4195 [15MY], H4868 [3JN]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: impact on Hispanic Americans, H4857 [3JN]

———make increase in expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses permanent (H.R. 2638), E1383 [27JN]

King, Raul: Thomas R. Fortune Business Award recipient, E2164 [30OC]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Fugetsu-Do bakery, E1634 [25JY]

Martelli, Valerie: SBA Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1796 [16SE]

Mason Building Group, Inc.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Government Market Assistance Program Delaware Diamond Award recipient, E139 [6FE]

Medicare: electronic submission of claims, H6560 [10JY]

Miller, Mary E.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Special Family Business Longevity Award recipient, E131 [5FE]

Mineola, NY: tribute to Randi's Cleaners (business), E1847 [22SE]

Minimum wage: level, H10331 [4NO]

———level (H.R. 965), E333 [27FE]

Mitchell, Connie: Delaware Home-Based Business Advocate Award recipient, E856 [1MY]

National Auctioneers Day: observance, H3622 [1MY]

National Bass Guide Service: Mount Vernon-Lee, VA, Chamber of Commerce Home-Based Business of the Year award recipient, E280 [25FE]

New Glarus Brewing Co.: tribute, E1977 [7OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide adjudicative improvement (H.R. 1583), E665 [3AP], E1483 [15JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), E1483 [15JY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), E1483 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), E1483 [15JY]

Pascal, Hamilton: Thomas R. Fortune Business Award recipient, E2055 [16OC]

Pawtucket, RI: U.S. Conference of Mayors best small business practice city honoree, E1457 [11JY], E1611 [25JY]

Pensions: change 30-year treasury bond rate to a fixed rate for calculation of the maximum cap on benefits under small business defined benefit plans, E2070 [17OC]

———conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, E446 [12MR]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, H4090 [14MY]

———reform (H.R. 1776), H9300 [8OC]

Pueblo, CO: tribute to Gagliano's Italian Market, E1232 [11JN]

———tribute to Star Bar (business), E2306 [17NO]

———tribute to Vail Hotel, E1154 [5JN]

———tribute to Zoelsmann's Bakery, E2408 [22NO]

Pueblo Motive Service, Inc.: tribute, E2400 [22NO]

Rent-All Center, Inc.: Mount Vernon-Lee, VA, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E279 [25FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5412 [17JN]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of The Wienery (restaurant), E110 [29JA]

SBA: anniversary, E1924 [30SE]

———anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8244-H8247 [16SE], E1830 [17SE]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 205), H2879-H2883 [8AP]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 1166), H2500-H2504 [31MR], E410 [7MR], E648 [2AP]

———raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 2788), E1514 [18JY]

———review eligibility standards for Small Business Innovation Research Program grants, E2006 [8OC]

———technical assistance to small business concerns participating in rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan funding, H7314 [22JY]

Schroeder, Bob: Hooksett, NH, Citizen of the Year award recipient, H5451 [17JN]

Sierra Tel Communications Group: tribute, E1800 [16SE]

Singh, Rohan: Junior Achievement Inc., Student Entrepreneuer of the Year award recipient, E2283 [7NO]

Small Business Act: extend (S. 1895), H11844 [20NO]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (S. 1895), H11844 [20NO]

Small Business Week: observance, E1790 [16SE], E1823 [17SE], E1847 [22SE]

Stockdale, Joanne: SBA Iowa Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1821, E1830 [17SE]

Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate returns for purposes of the self-employment tax (H.R. 1640), E673 [3AP]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 1250), E445 [12MR]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (H.R. 518), E118 [31JA]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (H.R. 179), E28 [8JA]

———increase the bonus depreciation, H3766 [8MY]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (H.R. 2044), E917 [9MY]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (H.R. 1791), E768 [12AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8304-H8356 [17SE], E1865 [23SE], E1911 [29SE], E2336 [19NO]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 370), H8301-H8304 [17SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H8354, H8355 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H36 [7JA], H65, H66, H127-H132 [8JA], H156, H160-H165 [27JA], H198-H204 [28JA], H381, H382 [11FE], H1311 [25FE], H1358, H1370, H1373-H1377 [26FE], H1441 [27FE], H1608, H1619-H1621 [5MR], H1752, H1753, H1754 [12MR], H1910, H1931 [18MR], H1964 [19MR], H2147-H2156, H2158, H2168-H2170, H2195-H2203 [20MR], H2299 [25MR], H2373, H2382-H2388 [26MR], H2405, H2457-H2460 [27MR], H2517, H2564-H2567 [1AP], H2692, H2693 [2AP], H2943 [9AP], H3283-H3290, H3292, H3294-H3297 [10AP], H8274, H8275 [16SE], H9287 [8OC], E145, E151 [6FE], E549 [21MR], E588 [26MR], E659 [3AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3409, H3410 [29AP], H3456, H3538, H3545-H3552 [30AP], H3574 [1MY], H3643-H3647, H3659, H3660, H3664-H3668 [6MY], H3686, H3687, H3739, H3740, H3742-H3744, H3747-H3755 [7MY], H3765, H3766, H3767, H3829, H3832-H3850 [8MY], H3861, H3862, H3863, H3902-H3956, H3958-H3970 [9MY], H3978, H3998 [13MY], H4022, H4094, H4096-H4098, H4100, H4101, H4107-H4113 [14MY], H4150, H4159 [15MY], H4225, H4246 [19MY], H4325, H4327, H4337-H4342 [20MY], H4372 [21MY], H4532, H4533, H4534 [22MY], E939, E940, E942 [13MY], E951 [14MY], E971 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4716-H4732 [22MY], H4742, H4757-H4761 [2JN], H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4796, H4797, H4843-H4865 [3JN], H4881, H4882, H4883, H4954-H4964 [4JN], H4983, H4984, H4985, H4993, H5033 [5JN], H5048, H5057-H5059, H5063-H5067, H5069-H5076 [9JN], H5092, H5160 [10JN], H5349 [12JN], H5412 [17JN], H5690 [23JN], H10446-H10452 [5NO], H10982, H10990 [7NO], H12106 [21NO], E1089, E1092, E1096, E1100 [2JN], E1108 [3JN], E1257 [13JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3864-H3902 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4706-H4715 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 249), H4558-H4564 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4534-H4542 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H3953-H3955 [9MY]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (H.R. 2604), E1357 [26JN]

———rebuild America through job creation (H.R. 2046), H4562 [22MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 2896), H9969 [28OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H5412, H5452 [17JN]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (H.R. 786), E253 [13FE]

———restore applicability of estate tax to estates over a certain amount and a maximum rate, and deposit revenues from estate tax into Social Security trust funds (H.R. 2532), E1347 [25JN]

———simplify application of self-employment tax in the case of family farming businesses (H.R. 905), E290 [26FE]

———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (H.R. 22), E29-E31 [8JA]

———treatment of small businesses, H4372 [21MY], E1830 [17SE]

Telecommunications Development Fund: extend loans to start up technology and telecommunications companies in rural and underserved areas, H5184 [11JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (H.R. 209), E13 [8JA]

———extend (S. 23), H39, H40 [7JA], H63, H64, H65, H75-H92, H127 [8JA], E33 [8JA], E63, E65 [27JA], E107 [29JA]

———extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H66-H74 [8JA]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of El Charro Restaurant, E73 [27JA]

Union Park Automotive Group, Inc.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Family Business of the Year Award recipient, E132 [5FE]

Veterans: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 3483), E2275 [7NO]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (H.R. 1712), E746 [11AP]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal, H11715 [20NO], E2432 [23NO]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (H.R. 1460), H5675-H5679 [23JN], E603 [27MR], E1331 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: improve process for notifying members of the reserve components, their families, employers, and Congress of changes in deployment policies and revise method used in calculating deployment periods, S12682, S12724 [16OC]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S6425 [15MY], S14423 [11NO]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (S. 442), S2708 [25FE], S4477 [27MR]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, S7810 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), S4223 [20MR], S4228, S4229 [21MR]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), S10604, S10847 [31JY], S10897 [1AU]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1323), S8442, S8478 [24JN], S8598 [25JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), S16062, S16063 [25NO]

Business and industry: establish an Assistant Sec. for Manufacturing within the Dept. of Commerce, an Interagency Manufacturing Task Force, and a Small Business Manufacturing Task Force (S. 1977), S16025-S16027 [25NO]

———extend and expand certain trade adjustment assistance programs and reauthorize certain Dept. of Commerce partnership programs (S. 1884), S15068-S15072 [18NO]

Chambers of commerce: acknowledge contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies (S. Con. Res. 53), S9619 [17JY]

Combs, Charleen: SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12835 [17OC]

Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission: establish (S. 1192), S7482 [5JN]

Courts: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 1546), S10674 [31JY]

Dalles, OR: tribute to Orchard View Farms farming practices, S10044 [28JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (S. 1120), S7004 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: digitization of manuals by Native American information technology firms, S9395, S9396 [15JY]

———restrict bundling of contract requirements that unreasonably disadvantage small businesses, S6794-S6796 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (S. 389), S2465 [13FE], S2714 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: enforcement of antitrust laws relative to pork processing industry acquisitions by Smithfield Foods, Inc., S12600 [15OC]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (H.R. 192), S7173 [23MY]

Drought: disaster assistance to Nebraska, S1770 [30JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate estate tax repeal, S3966-S3973 [19MR], S4109 [20MR], S4508 [27MR]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S8260 [19JN], S8315 [20JN]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (S. 292), S1899 [4FE]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (S. 1485), S10151 [29JY]

———provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (S. 1965), S16007 [25NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S1966 [5FE]

———clarify (S. 320), S2005 [5FE]

———expand (S. 304), S1980 [5FE]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought, S20 [7JA]

———provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (S. 318), S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR], S4621 [1AP]

Financial institutions: improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), S206, S207 [10JA], S4697 [2AP]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (S. 1967), S16010 [25NO]

Firearms: reinstate felony penalties for licensed gun dealers who fail to maintain records of sales (S. 217), S1492 [23JA]

Harris, Bob: SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12835 [17OC]

Health: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (S. 906), S5361 [11AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 545), S3255 [6MR], S3667 [13MR], S10877-S10879 [1AU]

———improve employee health care access and choice for small business owners through association health plans, S2278, S2279 [12FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S11613 [17SE]

———promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 39), S44 [7JA]

Investments: develop a pilot program for credit enhancement guarantees on pools of non-SBA loans (S. 1713), S12458-S12461 [3OC]

Kizito, Elizabeth Namusoke: National Association of Women Business Owners Louisville, KY, Chapter Woman Business Owner of the Year award recipient, S4432 [26MR]

Lan-Cay, Inc.: tribute to employees, S4954 [8AP]

Mexico: establish microcredit lending program, small rural business assistance program, small rural farmers assistance, and a system of private property ownership, S9180 [10JY], S10603 [31JY]

———provide economic assistance to minimize impact of rural development crisis, S9166-S9169 [10JY]

———rural small business assistance funding, S13650 [30OC]

Minimum wage: level, S2652 [25FE], S9283-S9286, S9288-S9290 [11JY], S12214, S12215 [1OC], S12361 [2OC]

———level (S. 20), S134-S136 [9JA]

———level (S. 224), S1661 [28JA], S1689 [29JA], S14587, S14674, S14679 [12NO]

———level (S. 224), unanimous-consent request, S14557, S14564, S14587, S14599, S14615, S14631, S14647, S14681, S14748 [12NO]

National Office for the Development of Small Manufacturers: establish (S. 1886), S15069-S15072 [18NO]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (S. 1442), S9717 [22JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 1272), S7982 [17JN]

Pawtucket, RI: U.S. Conference of Mayors best small business practice city honoree, S9790 [23JY]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S1790-S1793 [30JA]

———reform, S2282-S2284 [12FE]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (S. 1639), S11756 [22SE]

Pharmacies: tribute to independent community pharmacists, S12367 [2OC]

Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (S. 221), S1674 [28JA]

Rural areas: provide incentives to individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns, S114-S116 [9JA]

———reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 602), S3664-S3666 [13MR]

SBA: anniversary, S11639 [17SE]

———clarify loan eligibility requirements for businesses providing on-demand air service to small communities, S12093, S12094 [26SE]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 818), S4964-S4967 [8AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 1255), S7839 [12JN]

———establish the Native American Entrepreneurs Program (S. 1488), S10153 [29JY]

———establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (S. 1126), S7011-S7016 [22MY]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program (S. 1254), S7839 [12JN]

———expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (S. 961), S5608 [30AP]

———HUBZone Program funding, S12090 [26SE]

———HUBZone Program price preferences for food aid contracts, S12092 [26SE]

———increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (S. 1247), S7860 [12JN]

———make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (S. 822), S4970 [8AP]

———reauthorize assistance programs for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (S. 1154), S7126, S7149 [23MY]

———reauthorize loan programs (S. 1375), S9051-S9057 [8JY], S11241 [9SE], S11639 [17SE], S11909 [24SE], S12053, S12060-S12095 [26SE]

———transfer unused funds from the loan program for businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks to 7(a) loan program, S1435 [23JA]

———tribute for disaster assistance to Virginia following Hurricane Isabel, S15181 [19NO]

———tribute to Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award recipients, S11909 [24SE]

———Women's Business Centers funding, S7707 [11JN]

Small Business Act: extend (S. 1895), S15207-S15209 [19NO]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 633), S3806 [17MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (S. 1895), S15207-S15209 [19NO]

Taxation: abolish certain tax cuts, S6438, S6439 [15MY]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities, S6426 [15MY]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities (S. 903), S5357 [11AP]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (S. 240), S1745 [29JA]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (S. 1625), S11649 [17SE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses, S6658 [20MY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 86), S73 [7JA]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S13833 [3NO]

———clarify rules governing bonus deduction for depreciable business assets, S6458 [15MY]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (S. 735), S4526 [27MR]

———eliminate estate taxes (S. 13), S2548 [14FE], S2620 [24FE]

———exempt small manufacturers from the firearms excise tax (S. 396), S2471 [13FE]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (S. 158), S299 [14JA]

———expand special depreciation allowance (S. 879), S5208 [10AP]

———extend temporary repeal of estate taxes pending enactment of a permanent repeal (S.J. Res. 20), S13147 [23OC]

———extend temporary repeal of estate taxes pending enactment of a permanent repeal (S.J. Res. 21), S13229 [24OC], S13323 [27OC]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (S. 1912), S15408 [21NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel, S6247 [14MY], S12582, S12585 [15OC], S13831-S13834 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 289), S1892 [4FE], S3399 [10MR]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 351), S4097, S4102 [20MR], S4477, S4482 [27MR]

———limit phase-in of revenue reducing measures, S6440 [15MY]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (S. 756), S4639 [1AP]

———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (S. 855), S5181 [10AP]

———permanently extend research and development credit, S6191-S6195 [14MY], S6412 [15MY]

———provide a tax credit for small employer-based health insurance coverage in States in which such coverage is mandated (S. 1972), S16022 [25NO]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (S. 267), S1829 [30JA]

———provide for deficit reduction by delaying the acceleration of income tax reductions, S6439 [15MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), S13829 [3NO], S13897 [4NO]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S12562 [14OC], S12822 [17OC], S13061 [22OC], S13419 [28OC], S13734 [31OC], S13830, S13831 [3NO], S13898, S13899 [4NO], S14458 [11NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S96-S100, S106-S112 [9JA], S182-S192 [10JA], S210-S213, S215-S220 [13JA], S264-S267, S275, S281 [14JA], S308-S319, S321-S329, S334-S336 [15JA], S1043, S1044 [16JA], S1134 [17JA], S1218-S1220 [21JA], S1392, S1393 [23JA], S1649-S1655 [28JA], S1697-S1704, S1706-S1712 [29JA], S1760 [30JA], S2245-S2248, S2282 [12FE], S2637-S2646 [25FE], S2760-S2765, S2783, S2784 [26FE], S2876-S2883 [27FE], S3053 [4MR], S3376-S3379 [10MR], S3774-S3798 [17MR], S3842-S3855 [18MR], S3942, S3943, S3946 [19MR], S4055, S4057, S4060, S4146, S4150 [20MR], S4243-S4248, S4264 [21MR], S4317-S4323 [24MR], S4398, S4402-S4404 [26MR], S5159 [10AP], S5268-S5280, S5284-S5291, S5295-S5315 [11AP], S10890-S10892 [1AU]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), S6572-S6574 [19MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, S6950-S6964, S6969 [22MY], S7071-S7089, S7123 [23MY], S7186 [2JN], S7276 [4JN], S7512 [9JN], S7572 [10JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6964 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), insert S. 1054 language in lieu, S6474 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S6196 [14MY], S6738 [20MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S2922 [27FE], S5514, S5515 [30AP], S5640 [1MY], S5744-S5747 [6MY], S5793-S5798 [7MY], S6014-S6022 [12MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 414), S2548 [14FE], S2620 [24FE], S2694 [25FE], S2753, S2834 [26FE], S3112 [5MR], S3439 [11MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S2639 [25FE], S2763 [26FE], S3022 [3MR], S3113 [5MR], S3390 [10MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6039-S6043, S6049, S6051-S6060 [13MY], S6147-S6226, S6233-S6248 [14MY], S6407-S6415, S6421-S6445, S6451-S6475 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), unanimous-consent agreement, S6048 [13MY], S6196, S6226, S6405 [14MY]

———provide incentives for manufacturing businesses (S. 1885), S15069-S15072 [18NO]

———rates, S2048 [6FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 169), S854 [15JA]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (S. 374), S2358-S2360 [12FE]

———sunset certain tax increases, S6432 [15MY]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (S. 1595), S11248 [9SE], S15403 [21NO]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 842), S5075 [9AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend, S1222, S1226-S1229 [21JA], S1325-S1327 [22JA]

———extend (S. 23), S9-S20, S23-S26 [7JA], S127 [9JA], S331 [15JA]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan, S7600 [10JN], S7713 [11JN], S8434 [24JN]

Reports

Allow a Married Couple Who Operates an Unincorporated Business as Co-owners To File Separate Tax Returns for Purposes of the Self-Employment Tax: Nina E. Olsen, National Taxpayers Advocate, E674 [3AP]

Reports filed

Acknowledge Chambers of Commerce Contributions To Improve Communities and Strengthen Local and Regional Economies: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S9591 [17JY]

Activities During the 107th Congress: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-1), S132 [9JA]

American Jobs Creation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2896) (H. Rept. 108-393), H12306 [21NO]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 108-40), H1952 [18MR]

Business Checking Freedom Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 758) (H. Rept. 108-53), H2514 [31MR]

Charitable Giving Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 108-270), H8282 [16SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 108-129), H4733 [22MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 108-95), H3855 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 108-273), H8282 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 108-157), H5467 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 108-160), H5550 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 108-42), H1952 [18MR]

Consideration of S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 14) (H. Rept. 108-1), H51 [7JA]

Increase Assistance for the Poorest People in Developing Countries Under Microenterprise Assistance Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 192), S6851 [21MY]

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2), S5995 [9MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-94), H3855 [8MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-126), H4733 [22MY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1054), S6070 [13MY]

Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 923) (H. Rept. 108-153), H5407 [16JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. Rept. 108-124), H4527 [21MY]

SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1375) (S. Rept. 108-124), S10970 [2SE]

Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 108-162), H5550 [18JN]

Small Business Health Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 108-156), H5407 [16JN]

Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2802) (H. Rept. 108-325), H9818 [24OC]

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 108-142), H5088 [9JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3954 [9MY], H4537 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6437, S6441 [15MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H88 [8JA]

Statements

Research Equals Jobs Growth and Economic Growth: R&D Credit Coalition, S6192 [14MY]

Small Business Provisions of Economic Growth Package: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, E145 [6FE]

Summaries

Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (S. 304), S1981 [5FE]

Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act (S. 906), S5363 [11AP]

Small Business Investment Company Capital Access Act (S. 855), S5181 [10AP]

Tables

Budget outlook with conference tax cuts, H4711 [22MY]

Budget realities, S5794 [7MY], S7107 [23MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act final vote (2001), H4964 [4JN]

President Bush's 2004 budget tax proposals, S2923 [27FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 215, acknowledge chambers of commerce contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies, H6666 [14JY]

H. Res. 14, consideration of S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension, H66 [8JA]

H. Res. 147, consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1981 [19MR]

H. Res. 201, tribute to businesses and business owners for support of our troops and their families, H4892 [4JN]

H. Res. 227, consideration of H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act, H3864 [9MY]

H. Res. 249, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4558 [22MY]

H. Res. 253, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4706 [22MY]

H. Res. 281, consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H5475 [18JN]

H. Res. 283, consideration of H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act, H5555 [19JN]

H. Res. 368, SBA anniversary, H8244 [16SE]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act, H8301 [17SE]

H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act, H3902, H3910-H3913, H3940-H3953 [9MY]

H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S6741-S6786 [20MY]

H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act, H8304-H8308 [17SE]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H5492 [18JN]

H.R. 192, increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs, S7173 [23MY], H4032 [14MY]

H.R. 205, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act, H2879 [8AP]

H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act, H5598, H5605-H5612 [19JN]

H.R. 758, Business Checking Freedom Act, H2527-H2529 [1AP]

H.R. 923, Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act, H5724 [24JN]

H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1999-H2046 [19MR]

H.R. 1166, expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans, H2500 [31MR]

H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act, H5675 [23JN]

H.R. 1772, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act, H5720 [24JN]

H.R. 2465, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, H5673 [23JN]

S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension, H75 [8JA]

S. 141, improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans, S207 [10JA], H354 [11FE]

S. 158, Small Business Expensing Improvement Act, S300 [14JA]

S. 217, reinstate felony penalties for licensed gun dealers who fail to maintain records of sales, S1493 [23JA]

S. 240, allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit, S1746 [29JA]

S. 267, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act, S1829-S1832 [30JA]

S. 289, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S1892-S1897 [4FE]

S. 292, minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers, S1899 [4FE]

S. 318, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR]

S. 320, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2006 [5FE]

S. 374, repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits, S2359 [12FE]

S. 389, Caring for Children Act, S2466 [13FE]

S. 393, tax treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants, S2469 [13FE]

S. 396, Gunsmith Excise Tax Simplification Act, S2471 [13FE]

S. 414, Economic Recovery Act, S2523-S2537 [14FE]

S. 442, Reservists and Guardsmen Pay Protection Act, S2709 [25FE]

S. 545, Small Business Health Fairness Act, S3256-S3263 [6MR]

S. 633, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S3807 [17MR]

S. 735, Small Insurance Company Inflation Adjustment Act, S4526 [27MR]

S. 756, modify tax treatment of qualified small issue bonds, S4639 [1AP]

S. 818, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S4965 [8AP]

S. 855, Small Business Investment Company Capital Access Act, S5181 [10AP]

S. 879, Economic Stimulus Act, S5209 [10AP]

S. 903, Renewal Community Employment Credit Improvement Act, S5357 [11AP]

S. 906, Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act, S5361-S5363 [11AP]

S. 961, expand the SBA HUBZone program to include difficult development areas, S5608 [30AP]

S. 1120, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act, S7004 [22MY]

S. 1126, Native American Small Business Development Act, S7012-S7015 [22MY]

S. 1154, Women's Small Business Programs Improvement Act, S7150 [23MY]

S. 1192, Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act, S7482 [5JN]

S. 1247, Women's Business Centers Preservation Act, S7836, S7861 [12JN]

S. 1272, Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S7983 [17JN]

S. 1323, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, S8442 [24JN]

S. 1375, SBA loan programs reauthorization, S12060-S12080 [26SE]

S. 1442, National Women's Business Council Independence Preservation Act, S9718 [22JY]

S. 1546, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S10676-S10679 [31JY]

S. 1625, Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Act, S11650 [17SE]

S. 1639, extend certain Petroleum Marketing Practices Act protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil, S11756 [22SE]

S. 1884, Enhance Domestic Manufacturing and Worker Assistance Act, S15072-S15074 [18NO]

S. 1885, Manufacturing Job Production Act, S15074-S15076 [18NO]

S. 1886, Manufacturing Assistance, Development, and Education (MADE) in America Act, S15076-S15079 [18NO]

S. 1895, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act extension, S15209 [19NO], H11845 [20NO]

S. 1912, Retirement Account Portability Act, S15408-S15411 [21NO]

S. 1920, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S16063 [25NO]

S. 1965, Community Workforce Development and Modernization Partnership Act, S16007 [25NO]

S. 1967, Interest on Business Checking Act, S16010 [25NO]

S. 1977, Small Manufacturers Assistance, Recovery, and Trade (SMART) Act, S16027-S16029 [25NO]

S. Con. Res. 53, acknowledge chambers of commerce contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies, S7730 [11JN], S9619 [17JY]

Transcripts

U.S. Economic Policy: Kevin Phillips, National Public Radio, S217 [13JA]

Tributes

Emerson Family, E1845 [18SE]