DEFICIT REDUCTION OMNIBUS RECONCILIATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1932), S12077 [31OC], S12087, S12095, S12114, S12120, S12132, S12133, S12137, S12143, S12144 [1NO], S12150, S12173, S12185, S12189, S12197, S12202, S12207, S12210, S12211, S12254, S12256, S12269, S12270, S12271, S12272, S12273, S12274, S12275, S12276, S12277, S12278, S12279 [2NO], S12295, S12307, S12310, S12311, S12312, S12314, S12315, S12316, S12317, S12318, S12319, S12321, S12322, S12323, S12324, S12325, S12359, S12360, S12363, S12365, S12366, S12367, S12368, S12369, S12371 [3NO], S14337 [21DE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1932, provisions, S13635 [15DE], H12031 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

Deal Milks Taxpayers Dry, S14159 [20DE]

Milking the Taxpayer, S13462 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1932), S12006 [27OC]

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

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]

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: Michelle Plasari, RetireSafe (organization) and Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association, S13461 [13DE]

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]

Negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs: David P. Sloane, AARP, S12283 [2NO]

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

———Mark S. Hanson, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, S12145 [1NO]

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

Repeal of Tariff Act dumping and subsidy offset provisions: Senator Santorum, S13632 [15DE]

———several Senators, S13479 [13DE]

Lists

Extraneous provisions in S. 1932, provisions, S12213 [2NO], S12342-S12344 [3NO], S12522 [8NO]

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

Motions

Enact (S. 1932), S12291, S12292, S12301, S12302, S12307, S12309, S12313, S12325 [3NO], S13522, S13523, S13527, S13528, S13536, S13544 [14DE], H10749 [17NO], H11959 [16DE]

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

Remarks in House

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

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H11963, H11964 [16DE]

———foster care programs funding, H11084 [6DE], H12161 [17DE]

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

Education: student financial aid programs funding, H11075 [6DE]

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

Enact (S. 1932), H10646 [17NO], H11074, H11080, H11083, H11084, H11086, H11087 [6DE], H11269, H11273, H11276 [8DE], H11338, H11490-H11492 [13DE], H11959, H12034 [16DE], H12155-H12157, H12160 [17DE], 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]

———insert H.R. 4241 language in lieu, H10749 [17NO]

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

Taxation: rates, H11965 [16DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: farm program payment limitation changes, S12175-S12185 [2NO], S12306, S12307 [3NO]

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

Amtrak: reauthorize, S12193, S12196-S12197 [2NO], S12308 [3NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: division of oil and gas leasing revenues, S12314 [3NO]

———oil and gas exploration, S12150-S12172 [2NO], S12285, S12304, S12305, S12331, S12336 [3NO]

———prohibit exportation of oil and gas produced under leases, S12172-S12175 [2NO], S12305 [3NO]

Budget: deficit, S12080, S12087 [1NO], S14016, S14017 [19DE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S12091-S12093, S12095, S12096 [1NO], S12217 [2NO], S12291 [3NO]

———require a two-thirds vote for all non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous fiscal years, S12114-S12120 [1NO], S12302 [3NO]

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

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, S12311, S12312 [3NO], S13523 [14DE], S13632 [15DE], S14021 [19DE], S14097 [20DE]

———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]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting accountability relative to hurricane relief or Iraq reconstruction, S12329 [3NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S12336 [3NO], S13461 [13DE], S14156 [20DE], S14207, S14284 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S12211 [2NO]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S12090, S12096 [1NO]

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, S13633 [15DE], S14160 [20DE]

———student financial aid programs funding, S14148 [20DE]

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

Enact (S. 1932), S12039, S12041 [28OC], S12065-S12074 [31OC], S12079-S12099, S12106-S12122, S12144, S12146 [1NO], S12149-S12219, S12282-S12284 [2NO], S12285-S12287, S12291-S12346 [3NO], S12375, S12376 [4NO], S12443 [7NO], S12516, S12522 [8NO], S13435 [12DE], S13647 [15DE]

———conference report, S13984, S14015-S14024, S14025 [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]

———motion to instruct conferees, S13460, S13461, S13469-S13471, S13478-S13483, S13485, S13491-S13494 [13DE], S13521-S13524-S13527, S13536-S13546 [14DE], S13630-S13635 [15DE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S13507 [13DE]

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

FCC: digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12207-S12210 [2NO]

FHA: rehabilitation grants and below-market sales programs funding, S12322 [3NO]

Financial institutions: reform Federal deposit insurance system and merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, S12337 [3NO]

Food stamps: funding, S13491-S13494 [13DE], S13527, S13530 [14DE]

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

Health: 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, S12322 [3NO]

Higher Education Act: extend, S12094 [1NO]

Housing: registration of housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises with the SEC, S12320 [3NO]

Hurricanes: provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12212, S12213, S12218 [2NO], S12292-S12294 [3NO], S14299 [21DE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S12106-S12114 [1NO], S12301 [3NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose fee on employers relative to certain intra-company transferee nonimmigrants, S12188-S12193 [2NO], S12310 [3NO]

LIHEAP: funding, S13481-S13483, S13492 [13DE], S13543-S13545 [14DE], S13634, S13635 [15DE]

Medicaid: eliminate increase in rebate for generic drugs, S12318, S12319 [3NO]

———ensure that rural remote pharmacies receive reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, S12325 [3NO]

———exclude prompt-pay discounts from pharmacy reimbursement methodology, S12327 [3NO]

———funding, S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13479-S13483, S13494 [13DE], S13527-S13530 [14DE], S14150-S14156 [20DE], S14209, S14215 [21DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV, S12217 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations, S12185-S12188 [2NO], S12307 [3NO]

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

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

———require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to post public notification of State waivers, S12326 [3NO]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, S12326 [3NO]

Medicare: amend bad debt collection policy, S12327 [3NO], S12443 [7NO]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms, S12336 [3NO]

———funding, S14116 [20DE], S14208, S14215 [21DE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S12282-S12284 [2NO], S12324, S12325, S12346 [3NO]

———repeal part B premium increase, S12121, S12122, S12146 [1NO], S12302, S12303 [3NO]

———require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan, S12313 [3NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, S12202-S12207 [2NO], S12309 [3NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, S12094 [1NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S13469-S13471 [13DE], S13528 [14DE], S14117, S14120 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14213, S14217 [21DE]

Senate: suspend time limitations on debate of budget reconciliation legislation that causes or increases a deficit, S12312 [3NO]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset, S13460, S13478, S13485 [13DE], S13522 [14DE], S13630-S13632 [15DE], S14103, S14104, S14113 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14220 [21DE]

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

———rates, S12080-S12084, S12088, S12089, S12090 [1NO], S12286 [3NO], S12516 [8NO]

Telecommunications: allocate certain excess proceeds from the spectrum auction to deficit reduction, emergency communications interoperability, and assistance to disaster-affected coastal States, S12310 [3NO]

Television: eliminate digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12325 [3NO]

———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]

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

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1932), S12006 [27OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (S. 1932), S12089 [1NO], S12302, S12307, S12309, S12325 [3NO]

———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]

Summaries

Committee on Finance (Senate) Contribution to Budget Reconciliation Legislation, S12070-S12073 [31OC]

Tables

Estimated cost of set-top box subsidy, assuming cable and DBS downconversion, only over-the-air households are subsidized, S12209 [2NO]

Texts of

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

S. 1932, provisions, H10646-H10749 [17NO]