POVERTY related term(s) Homeless

Amendments

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H305, H307, H308 [3FE], H325, H326, H344, H345, H347 [4FE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946, S4949, S5005 [6MY]

Appointments

Helping To Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission, S2936 [22MR], S3387 [30MR], S3861 [6AP], S4777 [3MY], S8923 [7SE]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Reduces African Life Expectancy to 33, S8270 [16JY]

Chance of Success Slips Away, S9586 [23SE]

Charity Reopens Bible, H330 [4FE]

Crisis in Haiti, S1512 [24FE]

Early Tests for U.S. in Its Global Fight on AIDS, H5843-H5845 [15JY]

Fixed-Dose Mixtures of Generic AIDS Drugs Prove Effective, H5842 [15JY]

Global Concern—A Population Crisis Still Looms, E67 [28JA]

Haiti's New Hope, E269 [2MR]

Health Care's Brewing Storm, E654 [27AP]

Help, Not Hinder, E1098 [14JN]

Hour of the Gunmen in Haiti, S1513 [24FE]

No Help for Haiti, S1513 [24FE]

Now Can We Talk About Health Care?, S4089-S4092 [19AP]

On Haiti, U.S. Can't Wait, S1512 [24FE]

Ranks of Area's `Invisible' Poor Are Increasing—More Ohio, Michigan Residents Are Living on the Edge Than Ever, H8135 [5OC]

Set the Right Priorities in Haiti; Our Opinion—It's Time for Washington To Take a More Active Role, S1512 [24FE]

Vision, Toil Turn ``Junkyard'' Into New Homes, E1165 [18JN]

Wait for Housing Repairs Ending, H7552 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2500), S6450 [3JN] (see S. 2611), S7749 [7JY] (see S. 2939), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 4061), H1739 [30MR]

———tribute to efforts to improve the dental health of disadvantaged children (see H. Res. 518), H392 [4FE]

Community development: establish a National Enterprise Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas (see S. 2733), S8687 [22JY] (see H.R. 4901), H6700 [22JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H302 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3948), H1071 [11MR] (see H.R. 3988), H1229 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 2222), S2859 [22MR] (see H.R. 4935), H6702 [22JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for emergency food and shelter in the event of emergency or economic disaster (see S. 2249), S3294 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 2692), S8474 [20JY]

———provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

———reform and improve section 8 housing vouchers program (see H.R. 4441, 4441), H3438 (see H.R. 4441, 4441), H3538 [20MY]

Dept. of State: make grants to American-sponsored schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide merit-based scholarships for needy children to attend such schools (see H.R. 4303), H2727 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to make grants to expand or modify existing service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 4248), H2488 [29AP]

Developing countries: recognize importance of local capacity building to create sustainable, long-term international development (see H. Res. 863), H10079 [19NO]

Drugs: improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4161), H2153 [2AP]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2428), S5535 [17MY]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (see S. 2654), S8118 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Act: ensure consistent funding of programs for disadvantaged children (see S. 2365), S4692 [29AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve accountability provisions (see H.R. 5200), H7944 [30SE]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 92), S1587 [25FE]

Foreign policy: authorize programs that support economic and political development in the Middle East and Central Asia provide support for three new multilateral institutions (see S. 2305), S4024 [8AP]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see S. 2625), S7827 [8JY] (see H.R. 4592), H4286 [16JN]

GAO: conduct audits, evaluations, and investigations of the Millennium Challenge Corp., establish the Millennium Challenge Advisory Council, and transfer the Millennium Challenge program to the Foreign Assistance Act (see H.R. 4558), H3963 [14JN]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H6702 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2570), S7311 [23JN] (see H.R. 4325), H2815 [11MY] (see H.R. 4964), H6703 [22JY]

———provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates (see S. Res. 358), S5372 [12MY]

———reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities (see H.R. 5338), H9049 [8OC]

Health care professionals: improve dental services in underserved areas (see S. 2740), S8688 [22JY]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 2477), S6087 [21MY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 2937), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 4866), H6127 [20JY]

———establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see S. 2829), S9525 [22SE] (see H.R. 4057), H1739 [30MR]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H2018 [1AP]

———prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education (see S. 2690), S8473 [20JY]

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H3780 [3JN]

Information services: require the annual poverty estimate, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress, to be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (see H.R. 4969), H6703 [22JY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5470 [9JY]

IRS: ensure a balanced survey of taxpayers in any system of precertification for the earned income tax credit (see S. 3012), S11639 [19NO] (see H.R. 5406), H10078 [19NO]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 2949), S10845 [8OC]

Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see S. 2618), S7750 [7JY] (see H.R. 5160), H7735 [28SE] (see H.R. 5189), H7944 [30SE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 2174), S2301 [8MR]

———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see S. 2077), S1285 [12FE]

———permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (see S. 2272), S3567 [1AP]

———permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 3895), H871 [4MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———require fair billing for hospital services provided to uninsured patients as a condition of Medicaid funding for a hospital (see H.R. 4092), H1790 [31MR]

Medicare: provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY] (see S. 2694), S8474 [20JY]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H6705 [22JY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 3930), H1011 [10MR]

———provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty personnel (see H.R. 5229), H8407 [6OC]

National Weatherization Day: designate (see H. Res. 777), H7245 [17SE]

Nursing homes: establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in underserved homes, and establish a mentoring program for training administrators (see H.R. 5322), H9048 [8OC]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 4973), H6703 [22JY]

Smith, Donald J.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1369 [23MR]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2420), S5472 [13MY]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 3840), H632 [25FE] (see H.R. 4692), H4926 (see H.R. 4692), H5070 [24JN]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2685), S8423 [19JY] (see S. 2704), S8548 [21JY]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 2730), S8687 [22JY]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H1592 [25MR]

Taxation: allow low-income housing credit without regard to whether moderate rehabilitation assistance is provided for a building (see H.R. 4289), H2657 [5MY]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (see H.R. 5233), H8408 [6OC]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 3983), H1229 [17MR]

———establish a certain recovery period for depreciation of designated low-income buildings and allow passive losses and credits attributable to qualified low-income buildings (see H.R. 4029), H1483 [24MR]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data and treat certain census tracts with low population as low-income communities for purposes of new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4193), H2371 [22AP]

———expand the incentives for renewal communities (see H.R. 4096), H1790 [31MR]

———increase the maximum new market tax credits (see H.R. 4594), H4286 [16JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5378), H9962 [17NO]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 2947), S10845 [8OC] (see H.R. 5340), H9049 [8OC]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 2689), S8473 [20JY]

Territories: provide equitable treatment of residents relative to transitional assistance and low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 4781), H5401 [8JY]

Hearings

Faith-based perspectives on the provision of community services: Committee on Government Reform (House) (excerpts), H333 [4FE]

Letters

Armed Forces deployment to Haiti during political uprising and humanitarian crisis: President Bush, S1582 [25FE], S2103 [3MR]

Assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries: Global Action for Children (organization), S7751 [7JY]

CARE Act: Alliance for Individual Development Account (IDA) Tax Credits, S2949 [23MR]

———Louis Katz, America's Blood Centers (organization), S2950 [23MR]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S2950 [23MR]

———Martin R. Stephens, National Conference of State Legislatures, S2949 [23MR]

———Robert Forney, America's Second Harvest (organization), S2950 [23MR]

———Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Thomas A. DeStefano, and Michael D. Place, S2949 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers programs funding: several organizations, E457 [26MR]

Make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures: Deborah Dietrick, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S5479 [13MY]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: several Representatives, H102 [27JA], H5486 [12JY]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H1448 [24MR]

Medicaid coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease: several Senators, S11193 [11OC]

Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act: several Senators, S5374 [12MY]

Millennium Challenge Corp. funding: Millennium Challenge Corp. Board of Directors, H5856 [15JY]

Replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program: several national housing organizations, S8477 [20JY]

SCHIP Expansion Act: Carden Johnston, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6729 [14JN]

———Emil Parker, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S5531 [17MY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6729 [14JN]

———Sharon Daly, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S5531 [17MY]

State eligibility for grants to improve legal representation of indigent defendants in State capital cases: James D. Bethke, Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense, S12039 [8DE], E2152 [6DE]

U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis in Haiti: J. Edward Fox, AID, S2219 [4MR]

———Representative Jackson Lee, H543 [24FE]

———Representative Lee, H540 [24FE]

———Representative Owens, H628 [25FE]

———Senators Leahy and Dodd, S2219 [4MR]

———several Representatives, H540 [24FE]

Lists

Cities benefiting from Dept. of HHS Community Access Program, H6822 [8SE]

Supporters of H.R. 918, Patient Navigator Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, E1844 [8OC]

Press releases

CARE Act: United Jewish Communities (organization), S2948 [23MR]

Owens pleads for French emergency action to save democracy in Haiti: Representative Owens, H627 [25FE]

Remarks in House

AID: Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships program funding, E1448 [21JY]

AltaMed Health Services Corp.: anniversary, E760 [5MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H487 [11FE], H1079 [16MR], E261 [26FE]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (H.R. 4622), E1203 [22JN]

———improve school breakfast program, H4931 [24JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 4061), H3928-H3935 [14JN], E783 [6MY], E805 [11MY], E867 [14MY], E882 [17MY], E893 [18MY], E1084 [9JN], E1163 [18JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H2818 [12MY]

Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services: tribute for turning brownfields site into affordable housing, E1165 [18JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H314-H325, H328-H345 [4FE], E212 [24FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H319-H359 [4FE], E126 [6FE], E160 [10FE], E212 [24FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), amendment process, H223, H224 [28JA]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), consideration (H. Res. 513), H314-H319 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), corrections in engrossment, H359 [4FE]

———require that organizations offering religious services or activities do so separately from block grant program services, H344 [4FE]

Council of Great City Schools: report on test scores of disadvantaged students, H1330 [23MR]

Cranston, RI: tribute to Cranston High School West hunger drive efforts, E253 [26FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10-H16 [20JA], H3593-H3599 [1JN], H7331, H7332, H7335, H7418-H7425 [22SE], H7449, H7566 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program funding, E378 [16MR]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H101 [27JA], H254 [3FE], H400 [10FE], H843 [4MR], H1040 [11MR], H1279 [18MR], H5485 [12JY], H5918 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: alteration of report on health disparities, H1777 [31MR]

———clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 4935), E1467, E1506 [22JY]

———Community Access Program funding, H6811, H6822, H6823 [8SE]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H6817 [8SE], H6978 [9SE]

———Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H1448 [24MR], H1557 [25MR]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 4905), E1509 [22JY]

———Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H6978 [9SE]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H3600 [1JN], E315 [8MR], E456 [26MR], E912 [19MY], E1098 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: clarify State eligibility for grants to improve legal representation of indigent defendants in State capital cases, E2152 [6DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to make grants to expand or modify existing service programs for homeless veterans (H.R. 4248), H8382-H8384 [6OC], E706 [29AP]

Developing countries: recognize importance of local capacity building to create sustainable, long-term international development (H. Res. 863), E2096 [20NO]

Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, H682-H687 [26FE], H2720-H2724 [6MY], H2885 [12MY], H3690 [2JN]

———evaluation of Bush administration, H8173, H8174 [6OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3097 [18MY]

Education: assessment of options for parental choice in education system, H1310-H1317 [18MR]

———assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (H.R. 2811), E737 [4MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1311 [18MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the poverty threshold calculation provisions used to determine school district eligibility for certain Title I funds, H6852 [8SE]

Everglades National Park: provide assistance to minority and disadvantaged communities affected by the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, H4460 [17JN]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (H. Con. Res. 295), H3544-H3547 [1JN]

Food Finders, Inc.: anniversary, E1726 [29SE]

Food stamps: ensure that sponsors of certain legal immigrants are held responsible for food stamp program costs incurred by such immigrants, H5585 [13JY]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (H.R. 4592), E1137 [16JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): designate certain funding as an emergency requirement, H5841-H5845 [15JY]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Chester County, PA, chapter, E1692 [24SE]

———anniversary of Rapides Parish, LA, chapter, E1718 [28SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H531, H532, H537, H539-H543 [24FE], H621-H630 [25FE], H636, H637 [26FE], H728, H732, H742-H749 [2MR], H757, H809-H814 [3MR], H999, H1001 [10MR], H2356-H2361 [22AP], H2635 [5MY], E260 [26FE], E269 [2MR], E404 [18MR]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (H. Con. Res. 370), H613 [25FE]

Health: increase in insurance premiums, H7587 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H40, H65 [21JA], H2736, H2740, H2741, H2806-H2812 [11MY], H2819, H2820, H2893-H2898, H2900-H2907 [12MY], H2922 [13MY], H3168 [18MY], H3233, H3234 [19MY], H7079, H7187 [14SE], H8042, H8043, H8141, H8143, H8159 [5OC], H10091 [20NO], E654 [27AP], E864 [14MY], E1441 [21JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), H853 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4964), E1475 [22JY]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (H.R. 2592), H1411 [24MR]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services, H5540 [13JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (H.R. 918), H8064-H8069 [5OC], E610 [22AP]

Health care facilities: tribute to community health centers, E1873 [11OC]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H6759 [8SE]

Hope, Glenda: Central City Hospitality House (organization) TenderChamp Award recipient, E304 [4MR]

Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 27), H2605-H2607 [5MY]

Hunger: efforts to reduce hunger, H101 [27JA], H1279 [18MR]

———encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (H. Res. 261), H8133-H8136 [5OC], E1864 [10OC]

———food bank funding, H3950 [14JN]

Information services: require the annual poverty estimate, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress, to be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (H.R. 4969), E1508 [22JY]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: alteration of report on health disparities, H487 [11FE]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Mattie Rhodes Center, E489 [31MR]

LIHEAP: funding, H10089, H10090 [20NO]

LSC: anniversary, E2110 [20NO]

———funding, H5275 [7JY]

Medicaid: additional funding for certain territories, H6840, H6843 [8SE], H6954, H6955, H6958 [9SE], E1608 [13SE]

———allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (H.R. 1143), H2906 [12MY]

———extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (S. 2618), H10053, H10054 [19NO]

———funding, H1456, H1457 [24MR], H1531-H1534 [25MR]

———provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (H.R. 1188), E1608 [13SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 1811), E1150 [18JN]

Medicare: make standardized payment amounts equitable for urban and rural inpatient hospital services, H1374 [24MR]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (H.R. 4437), H3573 [1JN], H3754 [3JN]

Mexico: tribute to Chiapas Mission for Sight (organization), H6539 [21JY]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (H.R. 4660), H6518 [21JY]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: funding, H5816, H5818, H5855-H5857 [15JY]

Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc.: anniversary, E1088 [9JN]

Morality and ethics: characterization of certain values as more important than others, H9700 [16NO], H10920 [6DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7549-H7555 [23SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (H. Res. 646), H5478-H5480 [12JY], E1364 [14JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H3758 [3JN]

National Professional Social Work Month: observance, H1764 [31MR]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (H.R. 3930), E339 [11MR]

———phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (H.R. 3441), H1687 [30MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: impact of requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments relative to special education students, H835 [4MR]

Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority: anniversary, E112 [4FE]

Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency: anniversary, E1973 [16NO]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: anniversary of Energy Training Center, E56 [27JA]

Population: impact of international population growth, E67 [28JA]

Princeton Township, NJ: anniversary of Princeton Township Affordable Housing Program, E1971 [16NO]

Public welfare programs: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (H.R. 3273), E889 [18MY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (H.R. 4350), E843 [14MY]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 3192), H3182 [18MY]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (H.R. 4031), H1717 [30MR], E486 [30MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (H.R. 583), H2897 [12MY]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (H.R. 5233), E1819 [7OC]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (H.R. 3983), E399 [17MR]

———clarify rules governing deductions for the donation of cars to charity, E1917 [11OC]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data and treat certain census tracts with low population as low-income communities for purposes of new markets tax credit (H.R. 4193), H3030-H3033 [17MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (H.R. 1643), E737 [4MY]

———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (H.R. 2166), H130 [28JA], H6540 [21JY]

Territories: provide equitable treatment of residents relative to transitional assistance and low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (H.R. 4781), E1329 [8JY]

Texarkana, AR: opening of Greater Texarkana Peoples' Clinic, E522 [2AP]

U.N.: tribute to World Food Programme 19-Cents-a-Day child hunger and school feeding awareness campaign, H400 [10FE]

World Bank Group: funding, H5816 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: allocation of foreign aid, S9585, S9586 [23SE]

Assets for Independence Act: revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (S. 2500), S6455 [3JN], S11883 [7DE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (S. 2611), S7751 [7JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (S. 2939), S10744 [7OC]

Colleges and universities: improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (S. 1793), S9323 [15SE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S2948-S2952 [23MR], S6440 [3JN], S9433 [21SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

Crescent Springs, KY: tribute to St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy, S366 [2FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3527 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, S10820 [8OC]

Dept. of HHS: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (S. 2222), S2863-S2865 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for emergency food and shelter in the event of emergency or economic disaster (S. 2249), S3296 [29MR], S8569 [21JY]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 2692), S8477 [20JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S4368 [26AP], S5041 [7MY], S5222 [11MY], S5944 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: clarify State eligibility for grants to improve legal representation of indigent defendants in State capital cases, S10913 [9OC], S12038 [8DE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, S1930 [1MR]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S2671-S2673 [11MR]

Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, S5385 [13MY]

Education: funding, S95 [21JA]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (S. 2428), S5541 [17MY]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (S. 2654), S8127 [14JY]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (S. Con. Res. 92), S1607, S1608 [25FE]

Foreign policy: authorize programs that support economic and political development in the Middle East and Central Asia provide support for three new multilateral institutions (S. 2305), S4027-S4030 [8AP]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (S. 2625), S7838 [8JY]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Wilderness Road Council Operation Milk and Cookies Program, S717 [9FE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S11674 [20NO]

Habitat for Humanity International: tribute, S7513 [25JN]

———tribute to Congress Building America National Build program, S3170 [25MR]

Haiti: U.S. policy on humanitarian crisis, S7163 [22JN]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, S1431 [23FE], S1503-S1505, S1510-S1514 [24FE], S1877-S1881 [27FE], S1905, S1942, S1943 [1MR], S1976-S1978 [2MR], S2023 [3MR], S2180, S2218 [4MR], S3291 [29MR]

Health: increase in insurance premiums, S9473 [22SE], S10292 [4OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S105 [21JA], S519 [3FE], S761, S763 [10FE], S2833 [22MR], S3121 [25MR], S3524 [1AP], S4088 [19AP], S5056 [10MY], S5173-S5176 [11MY], S5244-S5250, S5364-S5366 [12MY], S5384, S5387-S5389 [13MY], S5488 [14MY], S5733 [19MY], S7506 [25JN], S8057-S8059 [14JY], S9120 [13SE], S9160-S9164 [14SE], S9273 [15SE], S9542, S9544 [23SE], S9692-S9696 [27SE], S10514-S10516, S10551-S10553 [6OC], S10769 [8OC], S11739 [20NO]

———provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates, S9161 [14SE]

Health care professionals: improve dental services in underserved areas (S. 2740), S8720 [22JY]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (S. 2477), S6099 [21MY]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), S962 [11FE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (S. 2937), S10739-S10742 [7OC]

———establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (S. 2829), S9530 [22SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure that children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have access to special education services, S5353-S5355 [12MY]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 2949), S10824, S10878 [8OC], S11008 [9OC]

———revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

LSC: private money restrictions on nonprofit legal services organizations receiving funding from the LSC, S11746 [20NO]

Marguerite's Place, Inc.: anniversary, S8025 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease, S11054 [10OC]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (S. 874), S1508 [24FE]

———extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (S. 2618), S7754 [7JY], S11390 [16NO]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 2174), S2304, S2305 [8MR]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S2623 [11MR]

———permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (S. 2272), S3571 [1AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946-S4951 [6MY]

———restore disproportionate share hospital allotment for Hawaii, S5488 [14MY]

Medicare: provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2413), S5373 [12MY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2694), S8479, S8490 [20JY], S8574 [21JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S6436, S6440-S6442 [3JN]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts, S2669 [11MR]

Native Americans: Federal aid programs funding, S4626 [29AP], S5038 [7MY]

Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency: anniversary, S10835 [8OC]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S10514-S10516, S10551-S10553 [6OC]

Public welfare programs: allow States flexibility in implementing alternative programs to assist Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients in achieving self-sufficiency, S3422 [31MR]

Santa's Children Christmas Village (organization): tribute, S9437 [21SE]

Social Security: expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 1734), S11370 [16NO]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10180-S10183 [30SE]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2420), S5477-S5479 [13MY], S5531 [17MY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2685), S8424 [19JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2704), S8574 [21JY], S8792 [22JY]

———prevent unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program funds from reverting to the Treasury rather than being used to provide coverage for low-income children, S2656 [11MR]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 2730), S8709 [22JY]

Taxation: assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (S. 685), S7416 [24JN]

———clarify rules governing deductions for the donation of cars to charity, S5209 [11MY]

———new markets tax credit and economic substance doctrine, S5205 [11MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (S. 198), S7424 [24JN]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 2947), S10848 [8OC]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (S. 2689), S8475 [20JY]

Voices of Detroit Initiative (organization): tribute, S8959 [8SE]

Reports

Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: Bureau of the Census, H6766 [8SE]

Income in the U.S.: Bureau of the Census, H6765 [8SE]

Reports filed

Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 4061) (H. Rept. 108-479), H2656 [5MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 108-412), H302 [3FE]

Emergency Food and Shelter Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2249) (S. Rept. 108-308), S8228 [15JY]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4248) (H. Rept. 108-534), H3872 [9JN]

Patient Navigator Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 918) (H. Rept. 108-727), H8166 [5OC]

Small Public Housing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 27) (H. Rept. 108-458), H2151 [2AP]

Statements

CARE Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2950 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD Section 8 Housing Vouchers Programs Funding: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E315 [8MR]

Summaries

Kindergarten Plus Act (S. 2654), S8130 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 295, Focus—HOPE (organization) anniversary, H3545 [1JN]

H. Res. 261, encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations, H8133 [5OC]

H. Res. 513, consideration of H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act, H314 [4FE]

H. Res. 646, National Community Health Center Week, H5478 [12JY]

H.R. 27, Small Public Housing Authority Act, H2605 [5MY]

H.R. 918, Patient Navigator Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, H8064 [5OC]

H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act, H325 [4FE]

H.R. 4061, Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, H3928-H3931 [14JN]

H.R. 4193, expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data and treat certain census tracts with low population as low-income communities for purposes of new markets tax credit, H3030 [17MY]

H.R. 4248, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act, H8382 [6OC]

H.R. 4660, Millennium Challenge Act authority to provide assistance to countries extension, H6518 [21JY]

S. 622, Family Opportunity Act, S4946-S4948 [6MY]

S. 1786, Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act, S1402-S1412 [12FE]

S. 2222, Medicaid and CHIP Safety Net Preservation Act, S2864 [22MR]

S. 2249, Emergency Food and Shelter Act, S8569 [21JY]

S. 2272, Children's Vaccine Access Act, S3572 [1AP]

S. 2305, Greater Middle East and Central Asia Development Act, S4027 [8AP]

S. 2413, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S5375 [12MY]

S. 2428, Student Bill of Rights, S5541-S5545 [17MY]

S. 2477, Accessing College Through Comprehensive Early Outreach, State Partnerships, and Simplification Act, S6100-S6105 [21MY]

S. 2500, Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, S6455 [3JN]

S. 2618, extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs, S11391 [16NO], H10053 [19NO]

S. 2654, Kindergarten Plus Act, S8128-S8130 [14JY]

S. 2689, replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program, S8476 [20JY]

S. 2692, Affordable Housing Preservation Act, S8478 [20JY]

S. 2694, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S8481 [20JY]

S. 2740, Dental Health Provider Shortage Act, S8721-S8723 [22JY]

S. 2829, Samaritan Initiative Act, S9530-S9533 [22SE]

S. 2937, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, S10739-S10741 [7OC]

S. 2939, Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, S10744 [7OC]

S. 2947, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S10849 [8OC]

S. Con. Res. 92, anniversary of Focus—HOPE (organization), S1599, S1608 [25FE]

S. Res. 358, provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates, S5376 [12MY]