DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4241), H10040 [8NO]

———consideration (H. Res. 560), H10544 [17NO]

Enact (S. 1932), S14337 [21DE]

Analyses

Impact on Families of the House Budget Reconciliation Package: Committee on Economics (Joint) Minority Staff, H10633 [17NO]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1932, provisions, H12031 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

Deal Milks Taxpayers Dry, S14159 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4241), H9962 [7NO]

Enact (H.R. 4241): consideration (see H. Res. 542), H10144 [9NO] (see H. Res. 560), H10501 [16NO]

Enact (S. 1932): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 640), H12233 [18DE]

Securities: clarify the Permanent University Fund arbitrage exception and increase amount of securities and obligations benefiting from the exception (see S. 1474), S8746 [22JY]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 1932), H12641-H12737 [18DE]

Letters

Adult day health care in California: Senators Feinstein and Boxer, S14151 [20DE]

———several members of the California congressional delegation, S14151 [20DE]

Medicaid and Medicare provisions: William D. Novelli, AARP, S14083, S14157 [20DE]

Medicaid provisions: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, S14157 [20DE]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S14157 [20DE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, S14158 [20DE]

———Miriam A. Rollin, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S14158 [20DE]

———several organizations, S14082 [20DE]

———several Senators, S13530 [14DE]

Provisions: David Ward, American Council of Education, S14082 [20DE]

———Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H10638 [17NO]

———National Council of Churches, H10637 [17NO]

———Nicholas DiMarzio and John Ricard, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, E2447 [6DE]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S14081 [20DE]

Veterans health care funding: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H10124 [9NO]

Lists

Organizations opposing S. 1932, provisions, S14076 [20DE]

Motions

Enact (S. 1932), H11959 [16DE]

———conference report, S14015 [19DE], S14204 [21DE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: funding, H12275 [18DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H10628, H10641, H10643, H10644 [17NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO]

———deficit, H10008 [8NO], H10150 [10NO], H10628, H10633, H10636, H10639, H10641, H10644 [17NO]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H10531-H10533 [17NO], H11963, H11964 [16DE]

———foster care programs funding, H11084 [6DE]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H12277 [18DE]

Education: funding, H10122 [9NO], H10378 [16NO], H10506 [17NO]

———student financial aid programs funding, H10627, H10630, H10631, H10632, H10641, H10642 [17NO], H11075 [6DE]

———student loan programs, H10631, H10632 [17NO]

———student loan programs funding, H11961 [16DE]

Enact (H.R. 4241), H9697, H9698, H9699, H9700, H9701, H9938, H9946-H9948, H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9966, H9967, H9968, H9969, H9994, H9997-H10012, H10023-H10036 [8NO], H10043, H10044, H10045, H10046, H10047, H10048, H10112-H10129, H10134, H10138-H10142 [9NO], H10147, H10148, H10149, H10150, H10152, H10153 [10NO], H10192, H10215, H10217 [15NO], H10230, H10231, H10232, H10233, H10234, H10377-H10383 [16NO], H10506, H10507, H10508, H10545-H10646 [17NO], H10912 [18NO], E2319 [9NO], E2404, E2408, E2409, E2410, E2412, E2413, E2426, E2430, E2434, E2435 [18NO]

———consideration (H. Res. 560), H10531-H10534, H10537-H10545 [17NO]

Enact (S. 1932), H11074, H11080, H11083, H11084, H11086, H11087 [6DE], H11269, H11273, H11276 [8DE], H11338, H11490-H11492 [13DE], H11959 [16DE], E2443, E2447 [6DE], E2486 [8DE], E2504 [12DE], E2561, E2576 [17DE]

———conference report, H12269-H12277 [18DE], E2634, E2638, E2641, E2645, E2649 [22DE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12233-H12241 [18DE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H11959-H11968 [16DE]

FCC: conduct proceeding on unlicensed operation of wireless broadband devices in vacant broadcast bands, E2447 [6DE]

———conduct proceeding on unlicensed operaton of wireless broadband devices in vacant broadcast bands, H10630 [17NO]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system, H12273 [18DE]

Food stamps: funding, H10006, H10007 [8NO], H10120, H10127 [9NO], H11496 [13DE]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H10641 [17NO]

LIHEAP: funding, H10008 [8NO], H10641 [17NO]

Medicaid: funding, H10150 [10NO]

———GAO study on pharmacy reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, H10631 [17NO]

———improve documentation requirements for applicants, H12276 [18DE], E2561, E2576 [17DE]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, H11962, H11963 [16DE]

———reform, H10008 [8NO], H10118, H10119, H10123 [9NO], H10622-H10630, H10639, H10640, H10642, H10643, H10644 [17NO], E2443 [6DE]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories, H12275 [18DE]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, H10639 [17NO]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage Risk Program and physician payments funding, H11961, H11962, H11965 [16DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H10007, H10008 [8NO]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, H10631 [17NO]

Public lands: sale of national forest lands to special interests, H10632, H10633 [17NO]

Rural areas: economic development funding following mining company closures, H10628 [17NO]

Taxation: rates, H10632 [17NO], H11965 [16DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur, H10628-H10630 [17NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H10153 [10NO]

———impact of budget proposals, H10148 [10NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina, S13984 [19DE]

Budget: deficit, S14016, S14017 [19DE], S14078 [20DE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S14016 [19DE]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, S13326-S13328 [18NO]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers, S14211, S14215 [21DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): programs under committee oversight funding, S14216 [21DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S14156 [20DE], S14207, S14284 [21DE]

Education: student financial aid programs funding, S14148 [20DE]

———student loan programs, S14119, S14148 [20DE]

Enact (H.R. 4241), S13326-S13328 [18NO]

Enact (S. 1932): conference report, S13984, S14015-S14024 [19DE], S14073-S14084, S14086, S14096-S14108, S14111, S14113, S14114, S14116-S14120, S14123, S14132, S14146-S14160 [20DE], S14200-S14221, S14284, S14298, S14299, S14312 [21DE]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S14160 [20DE]

———conference report—motion to proceed, S14015 [19DE]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution, and collection of certain child support, S14212 [21DE]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, S14018 [19DE]

Hurricanes: provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14299 [21DE]

Medicaid: funding, S14150-S14156 [20DE], S14209, S14215 [21DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S14117 [20DE], S14219 [21DE]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, S14077 [20DE]

———reform, S14116, S14117 [20DE], S14220 [21DE]

Medicare: funding, S14116 [20DE], S14208, S14215 [21DE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S14117, S14120 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14213, S14217 [21DE]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset, S14113 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14220 [21DE]

Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S14208 [21DE]

Television: ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television, S14211 [21DE]

Reports

Budget Conference Agreement Contains Substantial Cuts Aimed at Low-Income Families and Individuals: Edwin Park, Sharon Parrott, and Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S14022 [19DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1932, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 109-363), H13188 [22DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4241, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 109-281), H10144 [9NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 109-303), H10501 [16NO]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 1932) (H. Rept. 109-362), H13188 [22DE]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4241) (H. Rept. 109-276), H9962 [7NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 4241): consideration (H. Res. 560), H10531 [17NO]

Enact (S. 1932): conference report, S14205 [21DE]

Statements

Deficit Reduction Act Provisions Relative to Medicaid Benefits: Mark B. McClellan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S14117 [20DE], S14211 [21DE]

Tables

Child support collections, S13327 [18NO]

Federal child support funding reduction, S13326 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4241, provisions, H10531 [17NO]

H. Res. 640, consideration of conference report on S. 1932, provisions, H12233 [18DE]

H.R. 4241, provisions, H10545-H10617 [17NO]