FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

Addresses

Local Food Purchase Initiative: Andrew S. Natsios, AID, H9369-H9371 [28OC]

Require Pre- and Post-Deployment Mental Health Screening for Military Personnel: Kelly Beckwith, E671 [15AP]

Amendments

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8013 [15SE]

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. 250), H8204, H8206, H8207, H8208, H8210 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S5743, S5807 [23MY]

Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (S. 939), S12020, S12024, S12025 [27OC]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11328 [7OC]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), S13403, S13424 [18NO], H10991 [18NO]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8164 [20SE], H8249 [21SE], H8287, H8299, H8301, H8304, H8305, H8306, H8307, H8308, H8310, H8311, H8312, H8313, H8314 [22SE]

Health: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (S. 1778), S10696, S10764 [29SE]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9172, H9178, H9179, H9182, H9184, H9185, H9188, H9189 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7744 [7SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11328, S11329 [7OC]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S13253 [17NO]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), S12548, S12550 [8NO], H12187 [18DE]

Taxation: provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), S3601, S3605 [13AP], H2082 [14AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2905, H2912, H2913, H2914 [4MY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S2428 [10MR]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H881, H903, H904, H905 [2MR]

Analyses

CBO's Estimate for the Medicaid Provisions in H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, S12691 [10NO]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13673-S13675 [15DE]

Rationale for an Allied Health Reinvestment Act: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, S1806 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Ban on Voter Registration, H9115 [26OC]

Barney Frank Gives Hope for Safety of Community Grants, E561 [6AP]

Big Cut in Katrina's Hotel Bill—Program Evacuees Were Miscounted, Red Cross Says, S11506 [19OC]

Bring Out Your Pork, S10007 [14SE]

California Helped Pay for 137 Sex Offenders' Viagra—State Agencies Directed To Stop Providing Such Drugs to Ex-Convicts, H5037 [23JN]

CFC Head Start Program Receives Program of Excellence Award, E809 [28AP]

Community Development Block Grant Program, E559 [6AP], E575 [7AP]

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, S13548 [14DE]

Crushing Upward Mobility, S6133 [7JN]

Cutting Grants May Affect Local Business Growth, E560 [6AP]

Deal Milks Taxpayers Dry, S14159 [20DE]

$11 Million a Day Spent on Hotels for Storm Relief, S11506 [19OC]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, S13547 [14DE]

Fearing Shortfall Linked to Hurricanes, States Scramble To Stretch Federal Aid Among the Needy, S11553 [19OC]

Funds That Help Repave Streets May Face Elimination, E560 [6AP]

Housing Aid Called Too Much, Too Little—FEMA Critics Cite Waste as Evacuees Strain To Pay Rent, S11507 [19OC]

Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short, H8667 [6OC]

How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, S10462-S10464 [27SE]

In Jeopardy, E561 [6AP]

It's Great Because It's My House, E1510 [18JY]

Lack of FEMA Data Slows Relief, H9451 [1NO]

Learning To Lose? Our Education System Isn't Ready for a World of Competition, E2443 [6DE]

Mental Health Care for Veterans Disputed; While Need Has Grown, Inpatient Services Have Been Drastically Cut in the Last Decade—Critics Say Outpatient Programs Can't Do the Job, S3459 [12AP]

Milking the Taxpayer, S13462 [13DE]

``Moronic Proposal'', S10007 [14SE]

Poor Have More Things Today—Including Wild Income Swings, H870-H874 [2MR]

Pork and Hurricane Relief, S10008 [14SE]

Power Failure—Behind Poor Katrina Response, Long Chain of Weak Links—Changing Structure of FEMA, Emphasis on Terrorism Contributed to Problems—A Shortage of Helicopters, H7662 [6SE]

Prayers Made To Protest Budget Cuts, S14096 [20DE]

Private Schools Welcome Those Displaced by Katrina, S10208 [20SE]

Public Bailout. Private Agenda?, S10208 [20SE]

Push-Button Picks Just Too Simple, E973 [13MY]

SBA Program Looks Sound, H9496 [2NO]

Seniors Try To Decipher Drug Options, H9935 [7NO]

Shellfish Growers Feel Snubbed by ``Red Tide'' Loan Program, S7446 [27JN]

Stable Funding Turns Banks on to SBA Lending, H9496 [2NO]

Uganda Is Latest African Donor of Relief to Hurricane Katrina—Foreign Minister Kutesa Describes $200,000 Donation, E1887 [19SE]

Untested Plan, H8943 [19OC]

VA Straining To Treat Post-Traumatic Stress, E1638 [27JY]

Washington's Cold Shoulder, S11795 [25OC]

When the Numbers Don't Add Up, H8256-H8258 [22SE]

Wisdom of Solomon—The Disgrace of Blocking Military Recruiters From Campus, H322 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see S. 2120), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (see S. 1556), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 3562), H7558 [28JY]

———provide a supplemental payment to assist agricultural producers in mitigating increasing input costs, including energy and fertilizer costs (see S. 2085), S13501 [13DE]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes (see S. 2009), S12839 [15NO] (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 1692), S9984 [13SE] (see H.R. 3754), H7860 [13SE]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see S. 1636), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1804), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3702), H7813 [8SE]

Alaska: provide habitable living quarters for educational employees, and their households, in rural areas located in or near Alaska Native Villages (see S. 1980), S12606 [9NO]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H5602 [30JN]

———allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 3625), H7612 [29JY]

———assist with the transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see H.R. 2411), H3435 [17MY]

———authorize use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to pay Federal student loans (see H.R. 1759), H2469 [21AP]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2416), H3435 [17MY]

———enhance protections for servicemembers and their dependents (see S. 1814), S10823 [3OC]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 43), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 786), H584 [10FE]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H583 [10FE]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2365), H3330 [16MY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service and to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel (see H.R. 2484), H3693 [19MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see S. 615), S2644 [14MR]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 1019), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H1894 [12AP]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 463), H284 [1FE]

———provide an interest-free deferment of student loan repayment for Federal student loan borrowers during active military service (see H.R. 3265), H5800 [13JY]

———provide certain members deferment of student loan repayment and an option to reenroll in institutions of higher education after completion of their service (see S. 1536), S9284 [28JY]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2091), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 269), H137 [6JA]

———provide improved interest rate relief for servicemembers during periods of military service (see H.R. 2859), H4355 [9JN] (see H.R. 4563), H11879 [15DE]

———provide rent and mortgage payment relief for members of the Reserves called to active duty and allow a refundable tax credit to lessors for payments foregone by such relief (see H.R. 3068), H5176 [24JN]

———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1162), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 3347), H6106 [19JY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 2063), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 199), H77 [4JA] (see H.R. 333), H194 [25JA]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 59), H286 [1FE]

Aviation: provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of projects carried out under the Airport Improvement Program to airports used to respond to disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3519), H7557 [28JY]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (see S. 652), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1645), H2100 [14AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE] (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 300), H193 [25JA]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: resolve structural indebtedness (see H.R. 3915), H8387 [27SE]

Budget: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H10502 [16NO]

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. 250), H136 [6JA]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H8161 [20SE]

———make certain companies that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for the receipt of Federal grants, contracts, loan guarantees, and other Federal funding (see H.R. 829), H629 [15FE]

———strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 2134), S13786 [16DE]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 589), H352 [2FE]

CERCLA: provide additional funding for cleanup activities for facilities on the National Priority List (see H.R. 434), H283 [1FE]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (see S. 526), S2004 [3MR]

———reauthorize and improve early learning opportunities and school preparedness (see S. 525), S2004 [3MR]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 4644), H12289 [18DE]

———encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see S. 868), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1767), H2470 [21AP]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3113 [10MY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S4869 [10MY]

———help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3471), H6933 [27JY]

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 3758), H7861 [13SE]

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H7559 [28JY]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce (see H.R. 335), H194 [25JA]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H137 [6JA]

———promote safe and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3379), H6327 [21JY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H6327 [21JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 864), H718 [16FE]

———strengthen accountability of the child welfare system in its mandate to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children who are victims of abuse and neglect (see H.R. 3470), H6933 [27JY]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see S. 162), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 299), H193 [25JA]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize (see S. 1869), S11421 [17OC] (see H.R. 3552), H7558 [28JY]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see S. 2160), S14316 [21DE] (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———award grants to eligible entities to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking (see S. 1436), S8559 [20JY]

———build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (see S. 379), S1413 [15FE]

———ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see S. 1204), S6225 [8JN]

———establish a grant program to collaborate with low-income schools to recruit students to pursue and complete postsecondary degrees in education (see S. 1435), S8559 [20JY]

———establish a grant program to improve schools of education (see S. 1433), S8559 [20JY]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible institutions to establish pregnant and parenting student services offices (see S. 1966), S12447 [7NO] (see H.R. 4265), H10144 [9NO]

———establish demonstration program to support communities that wish to expand bookstore services and savings for students through creation of course material rental programs (see S. 1384), S8134 [12JY] (see H.R. 3259), H5740 [12JY]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 371), S1344 [14FE]

———provide grants to teacher preparation programs to award scholarships for teachers to receive a graduate level degree (see S. 1434), S8559 [20JY]

———simplify access to financial aid and access to information on college costs (see S. 1261), S6740 [16JN]

Compact of Free Association: amend (see S. 1830), S11212 [6OC]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see S. 1889), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 4122), H9043 [20OC]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 102), H135 [6JA]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish (see S. 1560), S9467 [29JY]

Conservation of energy: establish a program of assistance to States for consultations with respect to weatherization and energy efficiency (see H.R. 4138), H9102 [25OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8087 [15SE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H795 [17FE]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 4202), H9555 [2NO]

Courts: provide for certain transportation and subsistence in cases where district courts are holding special sessions as a result of emergency conditions (see H.R. 4496), H11327 [8DE]

———strengthen courts for at-risk children (see S. 1679), S9930 [12SE]

Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see H.R. 4356), H10908 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas (see S. 1776), S10513 [27SE] (see H.R. 1118), H983 [3MR]

———clarify manner in which assistance is made available to producers under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H7558 [28JY]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (see H.R. 3536), H7557 [28JY]

———investigate and find alternative actions relative to unilateral temporary termination of participation of retail food stores in food stamp electronic benefits transfer system (EBT) (see H. Res. 262), H2978 [4MY]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension (see H.R. 3846, 3847, 3848), H8247 [21SE]

———offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 721), H522 [9FE]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H3112 [10MY]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (see S. 1643), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1695), S9985 [13SE]

———provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 3998), H8733 [6OC]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11033 [18NO]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: delegate to the Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance for firms (see H.R. 466), H284 [1FE]

———eliminate fees for assistance under export promotion programs, authorize appropriations for such purpose, and expand export promotion activities (see H.R. 4250), H10038 [8NO]

———establish position of Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Job Retention and Creation (see H.R. 449), H283 [1FE]

———establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1308), S7294 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 725), S3278 [6AP]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2470 [21AP]

———permit waiver of consecutive service requirements of loan forgiveness program for teachers whose employment is interrupted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3788), H8087 [15SE]

———provide assistance to local educational agencies serving homeless children and youth displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma (see H.R. 4649), H13188 [22DE]

———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (see H.R. 3863), H8340 [22SE]

———provide funding to enable colleges and universities to establish grant programs to bridge the gap between laboratory discovery and commercially viable research (see H.R. 3331), H6106 [19JY]

———provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4247), H9962 [7NO]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1523), H1845 [6AP]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7741 [7SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (see S. 1628), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3169), H5601 [30JN]

———reauthorize Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 1267), S6741 [16JN]

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 1249), S6658 [15JN] (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H6106 [19JY]

———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. 3551), H7558 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: clarify eligibility of certain employees under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (see S. 2098), S13570 [14DE]

———establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see S. 1997), S12681 [10NO] (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H10502 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1319), H1508 [15MR]

———award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

———collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (see S. 233), S738 [1FE]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 415), S1622 [17FE]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H3112 [10MY]

———expand availability of Community Services Block Grant Program resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1745), S10294 [21SE]

———make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3261 [12MY]

———provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (see S. 823), S3817 [18AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3131), H5599 [30JN]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 319), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 2826), H4296 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security (see S. 2032), S13160 [17NO]

———establish Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction (see H.R. 3805), H8087 [15SE]

———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (see S. 1630), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3999), H8733 [6OC]

———improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

———make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (see H.R. 3524), H7557 [28JY]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize financial assistance under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4431), H11034 [18NO]

———establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see S. 2088), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 4514), H11503 [13DE]

———establish pilot programs to assist teachers and public safety officers purchasing homes in their jurisdictions or locally-designated at-risk areas, H7558 [28JY]

———exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H5602 [30JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 1694), H2149 [19AP]

———make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 1834), S11212 [6OC]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

———make single family housing owned by the Dept., available for purchase by teachers and public safety officers at a discount (see H.R. 4273), H10144 [9NO]

———make single family properties pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3794), H8087 [15SE]

———notify Congress of any shortfall in funding for the tenant-based rental assistance program (see H.R. 393), H234 [26JA]

———provide tenant-based rental housing vouchers for certain residents of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1567), H1894 [12AP]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (see H.R. 3894), H8348 [26SE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3896), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 188), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 3572), H7559 [28JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of Labor: improve trade adjustment assistance (see S. 1963), S12401 [4NO]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see H.R. 3088), H5361 [28JN]

———reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, OR (see S. 247), S739 [1FE]

———provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (see S. 260), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 2018), H2737 [28AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize a special round of funding by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for assistance in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4020), H8807 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1786), S10594 [28SE]

———make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 3674), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H581 [10FE]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 3948), H8642 [29SE] (see H.R. 4025), H8807 [7OC]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———improve mental health services at all facilities (see S. 1177), S6154 [7JN]

———improve outreach programs (see S. 1342), S7820 [30JN] (see S. 1990), S12681 [10NO] (see H.R. 4264), H10144 [9NO]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (see S. 614), S2644 [14MR]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see S. 1947), S12127 [1NO]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H7741 [7SE]

———reauthorize programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans (see S. 1180), S6154 [7JN]

———report on cases recommended for relief due to administrative error and assist with transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see S. 1259), S6740 [16JN]

———require an annual plan on outreach activities (see S. 151), S435 [25JA]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2485), H3693 (see H.R. 2510), H3694 [19MY]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 1951), S12237 [2NO]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Dept. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see H.R. 4163), H9361 [27OC]

———include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (see S. 2133), S13786 [16DE]

———permit cancellation of certain loans (see S. 1872), S11422 [17OC] (see H.R. 4117), H9043 [20OC]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see S. 2171), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4492), H11327 [8DE]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S13786 [16DE]

———assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see H.R. 3747), H7860 [13SE]

———establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program for all U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 465), H284 [1FE]

———establish an emergency reserve fund to provide timely financial assistance in response to domestic disasters and emergencies (see S. 24), S142 [24JA]

———establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]

———expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see S. 939), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1870), H2646 [27AP]

———extend predisaster hazard mitigation (see S. 1985), S12607 [9NO] (see H.R. 3793), H8087 [15SE]

———make funds available for community disaster loans to assist local governments in providing essential services following Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4024), H8807 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4012), H8807 [7OC] (see H.R. 4090), H9042 [20OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1795), H2471 [21AP]

———provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4266), H10144 [9NO]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 4324), H10225 [15NO]

———reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance (see H.R. 4442), H11109 [6DE]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see S. Res. 261), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

———simplify Federal procurement procedures for emergency and disaster relief (see H.R. 3766), H7948 [14SE]

———specify procedures for the conduct of preliminary damage assessments and investigate and prosecute instances of fraud, including fraud in the handling and approval of claims for Federal emergency assistance (see S. 1059), S5436 [18MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H7613 [29JY]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H1692 [17MR]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1262), H1370 [10MR]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 1586), H1895 [12AP]

District of Columbia College Access Act: extend and improve (see S. 2060), S13361 [18NO]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3594), H7560 [28JY]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]

———improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4544), H11653 [14DE]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1113), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 3566), H7559 [28JY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2814), H4295 [8JN]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 336), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 1237), H1369 [10MR]

Economy: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1349), H1621 [16MR]

Education: allow borrowers consolidating student loans to choose a variable or fixed interest rate (see H.R. 1617), H1969 [13AP]

———authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 2149), S14185 [20DE]

———award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the National Weather Service and in NOAA marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs (see H.R. 2364), H3330 [16MY]

———ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see S. 754), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (see S. 92), S144 [24JA]

———establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (see S. 1163), S6100 [6JN]

———expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S2003 [3MR]

———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H7612 [29JY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

———extend student loan repayment schedules for graduates who enter into public service (see H.R. 1859), H2549 [26AP]

———improve and strengthen Federal education and training programs (see S. 9), S142 [24JA]

———improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (see H.R. 507), H347 [2FE]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see S. 1218), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 286), S978 [3FE] (see S. Res. 8), S145 [24JA] (see H. Res. 132), H847 [1MR]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H.R. 133), H75 [4JA]

———increase number of low-income students enrolled in studies leading to baccalaureate degrees in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, and critical foreign languages (see S. 2143), S14064 [19DE]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 89), S144 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 91), S144 [24JA]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 1228), S6404 [13JN]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 15), S142 [24JA] (see S. 848), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 1098), S5778 [23MY] (see H.R. 134), H75 [4JA]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

———provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (see S. 1183), S6154 [7JN]

———provide assistance for rural school districts (see S. 1036), S5219 [16MY]

———provide enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars (see H.R. 511), H347 [2FE]

———provide for higher education affordability, access, and opportunity (see S. 1068), S5437 [18MY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 2039), S13161 [17NO] (see H.R. 198), H77 [4JA]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1693), H2149 [19AP]

———provide grants to rural local educational agencies to purchase new school buses (see S. 1311), S7377 [24JN]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 731), S3278 [6AP]

———provide tuition assistance to undergraduate students in exchange for the performance of national service (see H.R. 4459), H11219 [7DE]

———repeal or eliminate certain Federal education programs (see H.R. 4018), H8807 [7OC]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

———authorize full funding of payments for eligible federally connected children (see S. 2151), S14185 [20DE]

———ensure that the total amount of certain funds awarded to a State for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 is not less than the total awarded in fiscal year 2003 (see H.R. 1853), H2549 [26AP]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 1054), S5301 [17MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 1281), H1416 [14MR] (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H5602 [30JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see S. 1506), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3481), H6933 [27JY]

EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

Executive departments: establish results commissions (see S. 1399), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3276), H5912 [14JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (see H.R. 1054), H940 [2MR]

———establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10037 [14SE] (see H.R. 3813), H8088 [15SE]

FAA: preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas (see S. 1793), S10723 [29SE]

———preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 217), S647 [31JA]

———repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H983 [3MR]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (see S. 273), S978 [3FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 307), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a sunset commission to review and maximize the performance of Federal agencies and programs (see H.R. 3277), H5912 [14JY]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see S. 1495), S8948 [26JY] (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [14AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 1721), H2393 [20AP]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see S. 409), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 856), H718 [16FE]

Federal-State relations: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (see S. 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858), S11313 [7OC]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

———require reimbursement of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4453), H11219 [7DE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3669), H7741 [7SE] (see H.R. 4133), H9102 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 1723), S10187 [19SE]

Florida: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (see H.R. 3280), H5912 [14JY]

Food Stamp Act: exclude certain military housing allowances from the eligibility requirements for food stamps (see S. 1742), S10294 [21SE]

Food stamps: permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements providing vitamins or minerals (see S. 1546), S9285 [28JY]

Freely Associated States: extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens (see S. 2051), S13161 [17NO]

Great Lakes: improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

Head Start Program: address needs of victims of child abuse and neglect, children in foster care, kinship care, and homeless children (see S. 1101), S5778 [23MY]

———provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies (see H.R. 778), H583 [10FE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1107), S5778 [23MY]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H3052 [5MY]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H8247 [21SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (see S. 898), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 1812), H2476 [25AP]

———authorize Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education joint grants for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers (see H.R. 568), H351 [2FE]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (see S. 799), S3653 [14AP]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (see S. 1225), S6404 [13JN]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (see S. 1778), S10513 [27SE]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4256), H10038 [8NO]

———provide a drug discount program for individuals without prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 3956), H8643 [29SE]

———provide access to telehealth services in the home (see H.R. 3588), H7560 [28JY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H4139 [26MY]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H5740 [12JY]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H11220 [7DE]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]

———public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 3516), H7557 [28JY]

———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 S. 1929), S12006 [27OC]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (see S. 1074), S5437 [18MY]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (see H. Res. 194), H1846 [6AP]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H11327 [8DE]

———provide relief payments to private and public hospitals that temporarily ceased to operate because of a mandatory evacuation order issued in anticipation of Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 4143), H9102 [25OC]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 504, 506), S2003 [3MR]

———establish demonstration programs to address shortages in rural areas (see H.R. 1654), H2101 [14AP]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 473), S1794 [28FE] (see H.R. 215), H78 [4JA]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

———clarify definition of a high need local educational agency and a Hispanic-serving institution, and eliminate the 2-year wait out period for certain grant recipients (see S. 1478), S8826 [25JY]

———establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see S. 1247), S6481 [14JN]

———exclude veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need analysis for grants to college students (see H.R. 1206), H1264 [9MR]

———expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H5637 [11JY]

———expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1029), S5071 [12MY]

———extend programs (see S. 1614), S9645 [6SE] (see H.R. 3784), H8087 [15SE] (see H.R. 4525), H11652 [14DE]

———improve higher education through expansion of Pell grants (see S. 697), S3200 [5AP]

———improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 1089), H981 [3MR]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]

———prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 132), H75 [4JA]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1030), S5071 [12MY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S3201 [5AP] (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see S. 771), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]

———assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10145 [9NO]

———condition receipt of Federal housing funds by States or localites on the preparation of an impact analysis of any new rule that has an economic impact on housing construction costs or affordability (see H.R. 3266), H5800 [13JY]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 190), S574 [26JA]

———ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

———ensure that dwelling units assisted under the section 8 rental housing voucher program comply with housing quality standards (see H.R. 2653), H4138 [26MY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H233 [26JA]

———establish neighborhood review committees to advise public housing agencies on enforcement of laws and regulations governing assistance provided under tenant-based rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2655), H4138 [26MY]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (see H. Res. 509), H9101 [25OC]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

Housing Act: improve the rural housing loan guarantee program (see H.R. 2656), H4138 [26MY] (see H.R. 2750), H4186 [7JN]

———provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3895), H8348 [26SE]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2717), H4141 [26MY]

Hurricanes: accelerate reemployment and employment of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by establishing grants to eligible entities to provide worker recovery accounts to eligible individuals (see H.R. 3976), H8732 [6OC]

———appoint a Federal officer to focus exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1843), S11212 [6OC]

———clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (see S. 1684), S9931 [12SE]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 3975), H8732 [6OC]

———encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (see S. Res. 340), S14186 [20DE] (see S. Res. 347), S14317 [21DE]

———encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. Res. 242), S10119 [15SE]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H7813 [8SE]

———ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected areas (see H.R. 4081), H8985 [19OC]

———establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799), H8087 [15SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see S. 1622), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 1748), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H8387 [27SE]

———express condolences to victims, commend resiliency of the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 567), H10909 [17NO]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE] (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3645), H7645 [2SE] (see H.R. 3673), H7741 [7SE]

———permit participation of children affected by Hurricane Katrina in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs (see H.R. 3890), H8341 [22SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3971), H8732 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 501), H8985 [19OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild communities, schools, and hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1842, 1846), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1847), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1765, 1766), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 3958), H8643 [29SE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1904), S11665 [20OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 3952), H8642 [29SE]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (see S. 1682), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (see S. 1681), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for relief, recovery, and expansion of small business concerns affected by Hurricane Katrina through technical assistance, access to capital, and expanded Federal contracting opportunities (see H.R. 4234), H9695 [4NO]

———provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4490), H11327 [8DE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3845), H8247 [21SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1683), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1715), S10119 [15SE]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims who were Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita first responders (see H.R. 4074), H8918 [18OC]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 3864), H8340 [22SE]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H77 [4JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 1362), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H7948 [14SE]

———preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3827), H8161 [20SE]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 1875), S11422 [17OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H6649 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H5600 [30JN] (see H.R. 4605), H12048 [16DE]

———enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H8846 [17OC]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (see S. 1602), S9468 [29JY]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 224), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 477), H284 [1FE]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 277), H137 [6JA]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 3859), H8340 [22SE]

Irrigation: reduce subsidies (see S. 1118), S5921 [25MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see S. 557), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 136), H75 [4JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish demonstration project to provide a basic housing allowance to Federal officers serving in high-cost areas (see H.R. 3272), H5800 [13JY]

———provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 2970), H4721 [17JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position (see H.R. 1753), H2469 [21AP]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]

———funding (see S. 2107), S13659 [15DE]

———home heating funding limitations (see H.R. 108), H74 [4JA]

Local government: ensure ability to function in the case of a declared emergency or major disaster (see H.R. 4237), H9695 [4NO]

Louisiana: condemn actions of certain law enforcement deparments for closing the Greater New Orleans Bridge to foot traffic in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 530), H9555 [2NO]

———temorarily deny Federal assistance to certain law enforcement deparments due to maltreatment of individuals seeking aid during the Hurricane Katrina crisis (see H.R. 4209), H9555 [2NO]

Medicaid: apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (see S. 1754), S10378 [22SE]

———expand State long-term care partnership programs (see H.R. 3511), H7556 [28JY]

———extend enhanced Federal matching rate under State children's health insurance program and improve enrollment, retention, quality and performance of children's health insurance (see S. 1563), S9467 [29JY]

———extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage adjustment for Alaska (see S. 159), S436 [25JA]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8087 [15SE]

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (see S. Res. 302), S12682 [10NO]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see S. 1515), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 2716), H4141 [26MY]

———prevent a reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 (see H.R. 3735), H7860 [13SE]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see S. 1007), S4936 [11MY] (see H.R. 2258), H3196 [11MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and provide adjustment in computation for extraordinary employer pension contributions (see H.R. 3335), H6106 [19JY]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9641 [3NO]

———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7741 [7SE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (see S. 1969), S12447 [7NO]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4138 [26MY]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H4984 [22JN]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H3112 [10MY]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9469 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 1144), H1023 [8MR]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———delay implementation of prescription drug benefit for individuals who are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals (see H.R. 3870), H8340 [22SE]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see S. 1179), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 2746), H4186 [7JN]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H8642 [29SE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H11034 [18NO]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 152), H76 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 764), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see S. 1909), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 2807), H4295 [8JN]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S4936 [11MY]

———negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1626), H1969 [13AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4206), H9555 [2NO]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H11109 [6DE]

———provide for cost-based reimbursement for ambulance services furnished by, or under arrangements with, a critical access hospital (see H.R. 4269), H10144 [9NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate coverage of drugs when used for treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 3543), H7558 [28JY]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 570), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see S. 289), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 2515), H3694 [19MY]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 823), H629 [15FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S6825 [20JN] (see H.R. 23), H72 [4JA]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 795), S3652 [14AP]

National Affordable Housing Act: raise minimum State allocation (see S. 2024), S12949 [16NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 573), H351 [2FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see S. 1386), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 804), H628 [15FE]

———restore financial solvency (see H.R. 4320), H10225 [15NO]

———strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 1936), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5100 [23JN]

National School Lunch Act: permit certain summer food pilot programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 1005), S4936 [11MY]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (see S. 1645), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1762), S10378 [22SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (see S. 598), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 2912), H4560 [15JN]

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (see S. 535), S2148 [7MR]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 672), S2995 [17MR]

———improve housing programs (see S. 475), S1794 [28FE] (see H.R. 797), H587 [14FE]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see S. 1480), S8948 [26JY]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (see S. 178), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1711), H2149 [19AP]

NIST: establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3826), H8161 [20SE]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

———provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 432), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 921), H793 [17FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow inclusion in a Presidentially declared disaster area (see S. 805), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 3344), H6106 [19JY]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (see H.R. 777), H583 [10FE]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 233), H7673 [6SE] (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

Power resources: provide disaster assistance for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a privately-owned power transmission facility damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4391), H11033 [18NO]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 973), H795 [17FE]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H846 [1MR]

Public lands: raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (see S. 456), S1623 [17FE]

———allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (see H.R. 275), H137 [6JA]

———exempt preparation for high-skilled, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1161), S6100 [6JN]

———increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 141), S145 [24JA]

———make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

———permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 458), S1717 [18FE]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 923), S4397 [27AP]

———provide a State option to extend current waivers and create additional waiver authority under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3663), H7673 [6SE]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7741 [7SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 105), S144 [24JA] (see S. 667), S2995 [17MR] (see S. 2119), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA] (see H.R. 1160), H1024 [8MR] (see H.R. 3021), H4984 [22JN] (see H.R. 4635), H12289 [18DE]

———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting work, family, and opportunity (see H.R. 751), H582 [10FE]

———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4067), H8846 [17OC]

———require community notice for the placement of group houses (see H.R. 4639), H12289 [18DE]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate a limitation on benefits (see H.R. 2754), H4186 [7JN]

Railroads: provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (see H.R. 2351), H3261 [12MY]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6380 [22JY]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see S. 648), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 2925), H4560 [15JN]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: provide assistance for residential properties designated as Superfund sites (see S. 255), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 433), H283 [1FE]

Roads and highways: ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (see S. 237), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 439), H283 [1FE]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 2566), H3892 [24MY] (see H.R. 3104), H5434 (see H.R. 3104), H5478 [29JN] (see H.R. 3330, 3332), H6106 [19JY] (see H.R. 3377), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 3453), H6932 [27JY] (see H.R. 3512, 3514), H7557 [28JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3377), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 212), H6327 [21JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3514), consideration (see H. Res. 401), H7556 [28JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3514), consideration (H. Res. 401)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 400), H7556 [28JY]

———extend certain highway-related taxes and trust funds (see H.R. 996), H845 [1MR]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 762), S3481 [12AP]

Rural areas: enhance effectiveness of rural business financing programs (see H.R. 4342), H10501 [16NO]

———provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 143), H76 [4JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 689), S3147 [4AP] (see H.R. 2417), H3435 [17MY]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (see S. Res. 165), S6299 [9JN]

———clarify authority to make economic injury disaster loans in response to disasters caused by drought (see H.R. 1394), H1692 [17MR]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (see S. 1463), S8664 [21JY]

———establish a National Preferred Lender Program and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 1603), S9468 [29JY]

———establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns (see H.R. 3207), H5739 [12JY]

———establish Veterans Business Outreach Centers and Technical Mentoring Assistance Committees (see H.R. 3898), H8386 [27SE] (see H.R. 3939), H8642 [29SE]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

———expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

———foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 2162), S14316 [21DE]

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (see S. 138), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 2640), H4073 [25MY]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 1263), S6740 [16JN] (see H.R. 2943), H4655 [16JN]

———provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (see S. 1316), S7428 [27JN]

———reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (see S. 1923), S11917 [26OC]

Schools: establish additional safeguards on schools acting as lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 555), H350 [2FE]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 924), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 392), H234 [26JA]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

Small business: provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1724), S10187 [19SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see S. 1807), S10796 [30SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S886 [2FE]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

———establish an energy emergency disaster loan program (see H.R. 4178), H9425 [28OC]

Small Business Investment Act: establish a participating debenture program (see H.R. 3429), H6649 [26JY]

———reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4303), H10156 [10NO]

Social Security: allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 451), H283 [1FE]

———allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (see S. 1894), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 3008), H4895 [21JN]

———amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (see H.R. 4095), H9042 [20OC]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H4295 [8JN]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (see S. 2164), S14316 [21DE]

———increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of certain child welfare agencies staff (see H.R. 876), H791 [17FE]

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H3434 [17MY]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 4150), H9275 [26OC]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1104), S5778 [23MY] (see H.R. 1233), H1369 [10MR]

———provide each child with a KidSave Account (see H.R. 1041), H940 [2MR]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1049), S5300 [17MY] (see H.R. 3050), H5100 [23JN]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

———shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (see S. 1199), S6225 [8JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 1588), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 4227), H9641 [3NO]

———extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 453), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 899), H792 [17FE]

———require compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income (see H.R. 3951), H8642 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4173), H9425 [28OC]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 238), H136 [6JA]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (see S. 1255), S6740 [16JN]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 290), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 380, 387), H233 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income the first $5,000 of each transitional payment under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (see H.R. 1825), H2548 [26AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 1538), S9284 [28JY] (see H.R. 1742), H2394 [20AP]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1691 [17MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see S. 1697), S10037 [14SE] (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 403), H234 [26JA]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, allow a credit for qualified fuel-efficient vehicles, and establish the Energy Assistance Trust Fund (see H.R. 4449), H11109 [6DE]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (see H.R. 4263), H10144 [9NO]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 4248), H10038 [8NO]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to offset costs of supplemental spending bills targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita (see S. 1809), S10823 [3OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 3664), H7741 [7SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP and Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical services (see H.R. 4276), H10144 [9NO]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H5914 [14JY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit for health insurance costs of eligible disaster relief recipients (see H.R. 4086), H8985 [19OC]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, support full funding of LIHEAP, and provide consumer protections against fuel price gouging (see S. 1973), S12526 [8NO]

———provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (see S. 575), S2383 [9MR]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 324), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see S. 583, 586), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———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. 614), H410 [8FE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1780), S10594 [28SE]

———provide incentives for persons to open their homes to Hurricane Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3744), H7860 [13SE]

———provide tax relief, improve certain welfare and child care programs, encourage charitable contributions, improve disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance financial security opportunities (see S. 6), S142 [24JA]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP and weatherization assistance (see H.R. 4420), H11034 [18NO]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H12167 [17DE]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9362 [27OC]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4589), H12048 [16DE]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 1824), S11130 [5OC]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1160), S6022 [26MY]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2196), H3054 [5MY]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 367), H233 [26JA] (see H.R. 670), H412 [8FE]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S13659 [15DE]

Telecommunications: strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (see S. 1725), S10187 [19SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 4175), H9425 [28OC]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H136 [6JA]

———increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 1763), H2470 [21AP]

Trade Act: provide for alternative means of certifying workers for adjustment assistance on an industry-wide basis (see S. 1444), S8664 [21JY]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 428), S1622 [17FE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H7948 [14SE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H349 [2FE] (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———ensure adequate and equitable education benefits under the Montgomery GI bill for active duty and selected Reserve members and include certain servicemembers previously excluded (see S. 2163), S14316 [21DE]

———establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 1991), S12681 [10NO]

———establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S6154 [7JN]

———establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (see H.R. 1618), H1969 [13AP]

———expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H10908 [17NO]

———expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans (see S. 2014), S12839 [15NO]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H522 [9FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 922), H793 [17FE]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4355), H10502 [16NO]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

———increase amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans (see S. 1252), S6658 [15JN]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H235 [26JA]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1646), S9833 [8SE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 146), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 302), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 4574), H12047 [16DE]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 79), S144 [24JA]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 552), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1292), H1506 [15MR]

Virginia: designate certain counties and a city as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 382), H233 [26JA]

———include Nelson and Franklin Counties as part of the Appalachian region (see H.R. 1385), H1692 [17MR]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 250), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 366), H233 [26JA]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), consideration (see H. Res. 254), H2878 [3MY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 26), H72 [4JA]

———provide for job training grant pilot program (see S. 694), S3147 [4AP]

———reauthorize (see S. 1021), S5071 [12MY]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (see H.R. 27), H72 [4JA]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H845 [1MR]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 1999), S12682 [10NO]

Chronologies

Hurricane Katrina history of Government preparedness and response plans: Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7971-H8009 [15SE]

Cost Estimates

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income (H.R. 804): CBO, H5647 [12JY]

Essays

General Welfare: Zachary Robinson, E1960 [27SE]

Factsheets

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (S. 338), S1213 [9FE]

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act (S. 1217), S6321 [9JN]

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: Several Consumer Organizations, S1201 [9FE]

Journals

Personal account of experience providing disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita: Craig Van Waardhuizen, Northwest Iowa Transportation, Inc., S11731-S11734 [21OC]

Letters

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1209 [9FE]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S1210 [9FE]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S1208 [9FE]

———James Firman, National Council on the Aging, S1210 [9FE]

———James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S1210 [9FE]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S1209 [9FE]

———Margaret A. Murray, Association for Community Affiliated Plans, S1209 [9FE]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S1210 [9FE]

———Michael Rodgers, Catholic Health Association, S1210 [9FE]

———Richard Haught and James B. Bramson, American Dental Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S1211 [9FE]

Career and Technical Education Improvement Act: Margaret Spellings, Sec. of Education, S2449 [10MR]

Clarify basis for funding of certain Violence Against Women Act grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8424 [28SE]

Community Disaster Loan Act: Beverly O'Neill and Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11285 [7OC]

Community Services Block Grant Program funding: Bryan Adcock, Ozark Action, Inc., S10709 [29SE]

———East Missouri Action Agency, Inc., S10709 [29SE]

———National Governors Association, S10774 [30SE]

———several Senators, S13286 [18NO]

Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act: James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, E2248 [3NO]

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

Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act: Mark S. Hanson, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, S12145 [1NO]

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

———Senators Specter, Dayton, Kohl and Leahy, S85 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools: Sue A. Nelson, American Heart Association, S10281 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: Beverly O'Neil, Mayor of Long Beach, CA, S8096 [12JY]

———Casey L. Perry, National Troopers Coalition, S8120 [12JY]

———Christopher McKenzie, League of California Cities, S8096 [12JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S8120 [12JY]

———Clarence Edwards, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8122 [12JY]

———Dave Liebersbach, National Emergency Management Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, CA, S8095 [12JY]

———High-Threat City Joint Working Group on Homeland Security, S8095, S8112 [12JY]

———Joseph Estey, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8121 [12JY]

———Laura Miller, Mayor of Dallas, TX, S8096 [12JY]

———Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S8113 [12JY]

———Ralph M. Purdy, United Federation of Police Officers, Inc., S8121 [12JY]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S8096 [12JY]

———Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S8095 [12JY]

———Ruth Ann Minner and Mitt Romney, National Governors Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Sam A. Cabral, International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, S8121 [12JY]

———Steve Lenkart, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S8121 [12JY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S8120 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program funding: several religious organizations, H5423 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding: Fredell Anderson, Leajak Concrete Construction Inc., S9444 [29JY]

———Loretta Molter, Molter Corp., S9444 [29JY]

———Wayne R. Frazier, Sr., Md. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc., S9444 [29JY], H7581 [29JY]

District of Columbia Resident Tuition Assistance Program funding: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, S11644 [20OC]

Education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H12265 [18DE]

Emergency Health Care Relief Act: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S10578 [28SE]

———Senators Grassley and Baucus, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10580 [28SE]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: Joseph P. Castillo, Albuquerque, NM, Hispano Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

———Kevin Holsapple, Los Alamos, NM, Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant price increases in heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: several Senators, S7607 [29JN]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, S9595 [1SE]

———President Bush, S9595 [1SE]

Ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, H7914 [14SE]

EPA regulations establishing national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions: Allen R. Schaeffer, Diesel Technology Forum, S6791 [20JN]

———Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, S6792 [20JN]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense (organization), S6791 [20JN]

———James J. Parker, Caterpillar, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, S6793 [20JN]

———Joseph P. Koncelik, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, S6792 [20JN]

———Mike Cross, Cummins, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———Patricia Monahan, Union of Concerned Scientists, S6793 [20JN]

———State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, S6793 [20JN]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S6791 [20JN]

———Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S6793 [20JN]

———Vicki L. Deisner, Ohio Environmental Council, S6792 [20JN]

———William C. Habig, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, S6792 [20JN]

Extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States: Lillian B. Koller, Hawaii Dept. of Human Services, S13183 [17NO]

Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9136, H9137 [26OC]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9136 [26OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9137 [26OC]

Fiscal year 2006 Federal budget reconciliation process: several religious leaders, E1856 [15SE]

Head Start Program hiring protections for faith-based organizations: Anna Burger, Service Employees International Union, H8279 [22SE]

———Barbara Pickney, Louisiana Head Start Association, H8272 [22SE]

———Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H8275 [22SE]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H8279 [22SE]

———Caroline Fredrickson and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, H8276 [22SE]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H8274 [22SE]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———David Saperstein, Union for Reform Judaism, H8282 [22SE]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H8277 [22SE]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), H8282 [22SE]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8275 [22SE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H8281 [22SE]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, H8276 [22SE]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———Mel Lipman, American Humanist Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Michael Lieberman and Jess N. Hordes, Anti-Defamation League, H8274 [22SE]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, H8281 [22SE]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), H8281 [22SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, H8275 [22SE]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, H8279 [22SE]

———Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start Association, H8273 [22SE]

———several religious, civil rights, labor, education, health, and advocacy organizations, H8278 [22SE]

———several religious organizations, H8282 [22SE]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H8273 [22SE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H8274 [22SE]

Head Start Program joint governance structure preservation: Barbara L. Jones, H8303 [22SE]

———Chris Wallace, Sr., H8303 [22SE]

———Dee Jones, Indiana PTA, H8303 [22SE]

Help America Vote Act funding: Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S2951 [17MR]

———several organizations, S2950 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act: Kimberly Ruff-Wilbert, United Spinal Association, S9522 [29JY]

———Lynn Breedlove, National Disability Rights Network, S9522 [29JY]

———Paul Marchand, Disability Policy Collaboration, S9522 [29JY]

———Robert Bacon and Lucille Zeph, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S9523 [29JY]

———Suellen R. Galbraith, American Network of Community Options and Resources, S9522 [29JY]

Increase maximum amount of Pell Grant: David Ward and David Warren, Student Aid Alliance, S368 [24JA]

Iraqi security forces training and U.S. recruitment and retention of military personnel: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4406 [14JN], H9051 [25OC]

Job Training Improvement Act: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), E365 [3MR]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, E360 [3MR]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, E361 [3MR]

———Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, E363 [3MR]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), E362 [3MR]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, E360 [3MR]

———Elenora Giddings Ivory, E360 [3MR]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E361 [3MR]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee, E363 [3MR]

———Laura W. Murphy and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, E364 [3MR]

———Marsha Atkind, National Council of Jewish Women, E359 [3MR]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Representative Robert Scott, E357 [3MR]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, E359 [3MR]

———Robert C. Keithan, Universalist Association of Congregations, E360 [3MR]

———several organizations, E357 [3MR]

———several religious and civil rights organizations, H862 [2MR]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), E363 [3MR]

———Tony Hileman, American Humanist Association, E359 [3MR]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, E362 [3MR]

LIHEAP funding: David Fox, Campaign for Home Energy Assistance, S14128 [20DE]

———several Senators, S11810 [25OC]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S14128 [20DE]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

Medicaid Formula Fairness Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S4957 [11MY]

Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: several organizations, S2810 [16MR]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: David Certner, AARP, S13257 [17NO]

———Elderly Housing Coalition, S3210 [5AP], S13257 [17NO]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S13258 [17NO]

———Janice Monks, American Association of Service Coordinators, S3210 [5AP]

———Janice Monks, American Assocition of Service Coordinators, S13258 [17NO]

———Shawn Bloom, National PACE Association, S3211 [5AP]

———Stephan O. Kline, United Jewish Communities (organization), S13258 [17NO]

———Steve Protulis, Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp., S3211 [5AP], S13259 [17NO]

———William L. Minnix, Jr., American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, S3210 [5AP], S13258 [17NO]

Montgomery GI Bill usage and improvement of educational benefits for veterans: Senators Kerry and Ensign, S11296 [7OC]

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5648 [12JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5647 [12JY]

National Innovation Act: Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S13677 [15DE]

———TechNet (organization), S13676 [15DE]

Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H8365 [27SE]

———Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), H8365 [27SE]

Pathways to Independence Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S1677 [17FE]

———several organizations, S1677 [17FE]

Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program establishment to assist Americans in returning to work: Steven J. Law, Dept. of Labor, H875 [2MR]

Preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas: Bill B. Owen, Mayor of Roswell, NM, S10735 [29SE]

Procedural waivers and requests and budgetary requests for family and child services programs in response to Hurricane Katrina: Marketa G. Gautreau, Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, H9983 [8NO]

Prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H9193 [26OC]

———Bradley M. Schaeffer, Jesuit Conference (organization), H9118 [26OC]

———Curtis Decker, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H9193 [26OC]

———Joseph Flannigan, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, H9993 [8NO]

———Kwasi A. Thornell and John Bryson, Episcopal Church, H9119 [26OC]

———Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H9113 [26OC]

———Nicholas DiMarzio, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H9137, H9192 [26OC]

———Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, H9193 [26OC]

———several Hispanic American organizations, H9118 [26OC]

———several nonprofit organizations, H9119 [26OC]

Prohibit funding to implement requirements for public housing residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs: Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H5532 [30JN]

Provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments: George K. Yin, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H1391 [14MR]

———John W. Snow, Sec. of the Treasury, S2984 [17MR]

Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations: Ann M. Veneman, Dept. of Agriculture, S8597 [21JY]

———Charles W. Larson, Sr., and Judith A. Whetstine, Dept. of Justice, S8594 [21JY]

———Senator Dayton, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8594 [21JY]

———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8595, S8596, S8597 [21JY]

Repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations and diversity remarks apology: Thomas C. Dorr, S8601 [21JY]

SBA loan programs funding: several small business associations, H9495 [2NO]

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act: several Senators, S902 [2FE]

Social Security reform: Michael Pesho, S723 [1FE]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding: several State Governors, H4552 [15JN]

State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services establishment: Mark Westrum, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S1422 [15FE]

———several family organizations, S1422 [15FE]

Sugar price supports, H4253 [8JN]

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: National Consumer Law Center Inc., S1201 [9FE]

Texas proposal to privatize the Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process: several Texas congressional delegation members, H8943 [19OC]

Tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Mike Barnett, First Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, MS, S11734 [21OC]

Lists

Challenges and accomplishments of disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE]

Cosponsors of S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

Cosponsors of Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act (2001), S7607 [29JN]

Donations and assistance provided for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9616-S9618 [6SE]

Endorsers of proposed change to distribution formula for Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5429 [29JN]

Major organizations supporting S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13676 [15DE]

Organizations opposed to Social Security privatization proposals, H841 [1MR]

Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment, S1208 [9FE]

Organizations supporting S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1806 [28FE]

Organzations supporting S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6321 [9JN]

Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, members sent to provide relief to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

Student Aid Alliance members, S368 [24JA]

Virtual primary airports facing potential Airport Improvement Program grant reductions, S10735 [29SE]

Motions

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. 250), H8214 [21SE]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9192 [26OC]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2915 [4MY]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H914 [2MR]

Press releases

National Council of Jewish Women Urges New National Priorities in Katrina's Wake: Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, E1856 [15SE]

Remarks in House

AARP: characterization in certain television ads relative to position on Social Security privatization proposals, H842 [1MR]

Agriculture: economic impact of Federal regulations on U.S. rice industry, H2724-H2727 [28AP], E841 [3MY]

———Federal farm policies, H813 [1MR]

———price supports for sugar, H4207, H4252-H4257 [8JN]

———provide that every State receive an equal allocation of cotton, tobacco, and rice funding, H4271 [8JN]

American Gaming Association: tribute to gaming industry for efforts to provide relief for gaming employees in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7872 [14SE]

Appropriations: require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8252 [22SE], H8517 [29SE], H8893 [18OC], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (H.R. 772), H5608 [11JY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 2365), E1393 [28JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors, H4177, H4178 [7JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2131), E1120 [26MY], E1342 [24JN]

———improve benefits to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel, H4405, H4476 [14JN]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (H.R. 1639), E671 [15AP]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H2885 [4MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H291, H315-H325 [2FE], E173 [8FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H310-H315 [2FE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act: reauthorize, H11120-H11122 [7DE]

Bechtel Inc.: ensure delivery of temporary housing to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, H11079 [6DE]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (S. 652), H12215 [18DE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2509-H2520 [26AP], E875 [4MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H526 [10FE], H2641-H2643 [27AP], H8922, H8923, H8924, H8974, H8977 [19OC], H8988, H8989, H8990, H9014, H9015, H9017, H9018 [20OC], H9091-H9094 [25OC], H9106 [26OC], H9281, H9333 [27OC], H9412 [28OC], H9476 [2NO], H9558, H9559 [3NO], H9674 [4NO], H9946-H9948, H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9988, H9989, H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO], H10230, H10377-H10383 [16NO], H10507 [17NO], H12234-H12241 [18DE]

———increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1628-H1632 [17MR]

Bush, President: domestic policy, H4716 [17JN], H8739 [7OC]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8182-H8189 [21SE], E1938 [22SE]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8198-H8218 [21SE], E32 [6JA], E1934 [22SE]

———freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, H11226 [8DE]

California: Alameda Corridor transportation projects funding, H1036, H1043 [9MR], H7576 [29JY]

Cape Victory (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cape Vincent (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Carroll County, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8132 [20SE]

Children and youth: allow use of witness protection grants for youths trying to leave gangs, H10103 [9NO]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (H.R. 2238), E936 [11MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (H.R. 2000), E814 [28AP]

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

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (H.R. 3758), H8326 [22SE]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs, H8392 [28SE]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (H.R. 3380), E2478 [7DE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), E258 [16FE]

Citigroup, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2136 [20OC]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: Head Start and Early Start program recipient of Dept. of HHS Program of Excellence award, E809 [28AP]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (H.R. 299), E57 [25JA]

Columbia, SC: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release, H3064 [10MY]

———encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (H.R. 4202), E2249 [3NO]

Courts: authorize courts to apply directly for certain Federal law enforcement grants, H10104 [9NO]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2750, H2786, H2787 [3MY], H2943 [4MY], H3169 [11MY], E892, E897, E900, E907 [5MY]

DeLay, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to use of profits from Federal housing programs for relief efforts for housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8103 [20SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9633-H9638 [3NO]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2163 [25OC]

DePaul University: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1876 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (H.R. 3536), E1695 [29JY]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H8395 [28SE]

———Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

———prohibit food stamps funding from being expended in contravention of the Immigration and Nationality Act, H4266 [8JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Manufacturing and Technology Administration, H8209, H8210 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H223 [26JA]

Dept. of Education: funding, H5060 [23JN]

———Gear Up Program, Upward Bound Program, and Talent Search Program funding, H5083 [23JN]

———Impact Aid Program funding, E2434 [18NO]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (H.R. 1764), E735 [22AP]

———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), H8362-H8365 [27SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (H.R. 3668), H7763-H7766 [8SE], E1824 [13SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), H7688, H7692-H7695 [7SE], H8364 [27SE], E1793 [8SE], E1824 [13SE]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1330 [24JN]

———utilize the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program to assist children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H7752 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (H.R. 4158), E2213 [28OC]

———establish a program to encourage minority students to study geology at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, H8775 [7OC]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 4350), E2372 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, E1351 [24JN]

———Community Services Block Grant funding, H8534 [29SE]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H5031, H5034, H5055 [23JN], H5387 [29JN], E1364 [27JN], E1391 [28JN]

———establish a health information technology grant program (H.R. 2234), H3265 [16MY], H9643 [4NO], E930 [11MY]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis, H2746 [3MY]

———Healthy Communities Access Program funding, H5049, H5062, H5063 [23JN]

———make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (H.R. 2349), E971 [13MY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 3131), E1421 [1JY]

———rural health care and dentistry programs funding, H5055 [23JN], H11547 [14DE]

———rural outreach grants and rural health research programs funding through reductions in OSHA funding, H5051-H5053 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (H.R. 3999), E2225 [31OC]

———make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (H.R. 3524), E1679 [29JY]

Dept. of HUD: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funding, H5419-H5421 [29JN]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5428, H5429 [29JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11455-H11459 [13DE], E2568 [17DE]

———fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417-H5419 [29JN], H5482 [30JN]

———Homeless Assistance Grants funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5408-H5412 [29JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H5429-H5432 [29JN], H5554 [30JN], H9987 [8NO]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H5443 [29JN], E1419 [1JY]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (H.R. 1694), E701 [19AP]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8663-H8668 [6OC]

———Round II Empowerment Zones program funding, H5554 [30JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5422-H5427 [29JN]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3896), H8670-H8674 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practioners funding through reductions in Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4461 [14JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4496-H4498 [15JN], E1255 [17JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4495 [15JN]

———decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, H4193 [8JN], H4407 [14JN]

———ex-offender reentry programs funding, H4447, H4448 [14JN]

———make grants to combat sexual abuse of children, H7900 [14SE]

———Office of Violence Against Women grants to increase public awareness concerning domestic violence against pregnant women, H8477 [28SE]

———provide grants to State Supreme Courts for creation of a threat assessment database, H10102 [9NO]

———provide greater flexibility to State and local governments in spending law enforcement grant money, H8424 [28SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 1704), H2886 [4MY], H4194 [8JN], H11092-H11096 [6DE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4551 [15JN], H8432, H8475 [28SE], E2062 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, H10079 [9NO]

———reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (H.R. 3279), E1498 [15JY]

———reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release programs funding, H5058 [23JN]

———Reintergration of Youthful Offender Program funding, H5058 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify language authorizing State and tribal assistance grants for water infrastructure improvement programs, H3644 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), H8654-H8656 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (H.R. 745), E218 [10FE], E496 [17MR], E1772 [7SE]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10074-H10081 [9NO], H10151 [10NO]

———veterans' employment programs funding, H5137 [24JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 4492), E2490 [8DE]

Disasters: condemn movement to prohibit faith-based groups from participating in publicly funded disaster relief efforts, H8361 [27SE]

———extend predisaster hazard mitigation (H.R. 3793), H7961 [15SE]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H10507 [17NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H1478, H1479 [15MR]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (H.R. 1795), E728 [21AP]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4012), H8795 [7OC], E2055 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4090), E2139 [20OC]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 4324), H10991, H11025, H11026 [18NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (H. Res. 477), E2000 [29SE]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 1719), E713 [21AP]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 1262), E416 [10MR]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (H.R. 1586), E626 [12AP]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence, H1271 [10MR]

Drought: disaster assistance to Kansas, H1426 [15MR]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H5126-H5128 [24JN]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H4988, H5037 [23JN]

———promote fairer prescription drug pricing through Internet sites supported by public-private partnerships, H11658 [15DE]

———treatment and prevention programs funding, E1065 [23MY]

Economy: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 1349), E475 [17MR]

Education: funding, H3098 [10MY], H10521, H10524, H10527 [17NO], H11513, H11514 [14DE], H12261, H12267 [18DE]

———improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (H.R. 507), H4176-H4179 [7JN]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (H.R. 2835), E1193 [9JN]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, H356 [8FE], H2538 [26AP], H5118, H5119 [24JN]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H5142 [24JN]

———student financial aid programs, H1631 [17MR]

———student financial aid programs funding, H369 [8FE], H1608 [16MR], H4995, H4997, H5035 [23JN], H9017 [20OC], H9476 [2NO], H9558 [3NO], H10044, H10048 [9NO], H10627, H10630, H10631, H10632, H10641, H10642 [17NO], H11075 [6DE], H12237 [18DE], E2483 [8DE]

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

———student loan programs funding, H2640 [27AP], H11961 [16DE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, E2222 [28OC]

El Paso, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7621 [2SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 390), E97 [26JA]

Employment: provide assistance to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H3759 [23MY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 3192), E1425 [1JY]

EPA: brownfield site assessment and cleanup program funding, H3644, H3645 [19MY]

———State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3674 [19MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, H8107 [20SE]

Fall River, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E575 [7AP]

Farmville, NC: tribute to Sam Bundy Elementary School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H9966 [8NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 1721), H11120-H11122 [7DE]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs, H605 [15FE]

———establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (H.R. 856), H10179-H10182 [15NO]

———establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (S. 409), H6415 [25JY]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), H8794-H8798 [7OC]

———develop guidelines for payment of funeral-related assistance, H3503 [18MY]

———develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H11496 [13DE], H11509 [14DE]

———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H12037 [16DE], E2623 [19DE]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, H8699 [6OC]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 3723), H7796 [8SE], H7846 [13SE], H8065 [15SE], H8328 [22SE]

———reform, H7698, H7699, H7727-H7730 [7SE], H8686, H8698, H8700, H8703 [6OC], H9267-H9270 [26OC], H9417 [28OC], H11493 [13DE]

———role in providing housing assistance to those adversely affected by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, H9450 [1NO]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3669), H7759-H7763 [8SE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), H10336-H10339 [16NO], H10991-H10993 [18NO]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pennsylvania, H1943 [13AP]

———streamline certain regulations to allow local officials to make critical repairs and improvements to levee systems, H8579 [29SE]

Florida: express sympathy and provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9090 [25OC]

———relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9675 [4NO], H9997 [8NO]

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

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

———tribute to schools, teachers, and students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, H4162 [7JN]

———improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H8835 [17OC]

Great Lakes: improve program coordination (H.R. 2129), E900 [5MY]

Gulf Coast States: water resources, floods, and disaster mitigation policies, H7924 [14SE]

Head Start Program: allow centers that have vacant slots to use funding to serve eligible infants and toddlers through the Early Head Start programs, H8267, H8269 [22SE]

———clarify financial audit requirements, H8300 [22SE]

———develop and implement programs to train and recruit minority male teachers, H8306 [22SE]

———funding, H8258 [22SE], E1021 [19MY]

———improve access for homeless and foster care children, H8311, H8312 [22SE]

———Indian Head Start Program funding, H8265 [22SE]

———management reforms, H8309 [22SE]

———migrant and seasonal Head Start programs funding, H8270 [22SE]

———permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8312, H8313 [22SE]

———permit Head Start centers to recruit and train college students as reading mentors for preschool children, H8304, H8305 [22SE]

———preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H8271, H8302-H8304 [22SE]

———provide employees with training to support families and children with disabilities, H8305, H8306 [22SE]

———provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies, H8265, H8267 [22SE]

———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8254-H8262, H8264, H8265, H8267, H8269-H8287, H8314-H8320 [22SE], E1976 [28SE]

———provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies which provide services to children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8313, H8314 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, H10518 [17NO]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8264-H8324 [22SE], E1943 [22SE], E1964 [27SE], E1968, E1976, E1977 [28SE], E2001 [29SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), amendment process, H8057 [15SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8253-H8263 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), corrections in engrossment, H8324 [22SE]

———require faith-based organizations providing Head Start services to establish separate bank accounts for Federal funding, E1977 [28SE]

———submit report on teacher retention levels, H8310, H8311 [22SE]

———suspend implementation of National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences studies appropriate standards for school readiness, H8268, H8307, H8308 [22SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4358-H4361 [13JN], E1231 [14JN], E1271 [17JN]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control, H5172-H5174 [24JN]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas, H5222 [27JN]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948, H8950 [19OC]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (H.R. 3598), H6939 [28JY], E1662 [29JY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H10518 [17NO]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (H.R. 2671), E1113 [26MY]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (H.R. 3254), E1461 [12JY]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (H. Res. 194), E584 [7AP]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (H.R. 4491), E2501 [8DE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (H.R. 215), E18 [4JA]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 3784), H8112-H8115 [20SE], E1977 [28SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 4525), H12128, H12129 [17DE]

———improve higher education through expansion of Pell grants, H10519, H10523 [17NO]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (H.R. 1471), E583 [7AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H11331 [12DE]

Housing: conforming loan limit levels, H9115, H9138, H9185-H9188 [26OC]

———eliminate the ability of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to borrow from the Treasury, H9184, H9185 [26OC]

———establish assistance for hurricane victims through affordable housing funding, H9118 [26OC]

———establish minimum risk-based capital standards for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H9179, H9180 [26OC]

———exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9176-H9178, H9192, H9195 [26OC]

———include alternative credit scoring in Annual Housing Report Regarding Regulated Entities, H9188 [26OC]

———limit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises control of assets and liabilities relative to systemic risk to the housing or capital markets, H9182-H9184 [26OC]

———make definition of ``rural'' for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises consistent with definition contained in the Housing Act, H9179 [26OC]

———permit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to purchase personal property loans secured by manufactured housing, H9178 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9111-H9123, H9127-H9134, H9136-H9140, H9176-H9178, H9192-H9195 [26OC], H9992 [8NO], E2197, E2198 [27OC], E2231 [1NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H8922 [19OC], H8990, H9013, H9016 [20OC], H9126-H9196 [26OC], H9992 [8NO], E2197, E2198, E2202 [27OC], E2221 [28OC], E2231 [1NO], E2254 [3NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), amendment process, H9012 [20OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9110-H9123 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), corrections in engrossment, H9196 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), motion to recommit, H9192-H9195 [26OC]

———restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9189, H9190 [26OC]

Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3895), H8668-H8670 [6OC]

Houston, TX: abuse by evacuees of taxpayer debit cards issued in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

———transportation projects funding, H7577 [29JY]

———tribute to University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2573 [17DE]

Hunger: reduce, H4207 [8JN], H9438 [1NO]

———reduce (H.R. 2717), E1921 [21SE]

Hurricanes: conduct a congressional inquiry into Federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8360, H8361 [27SE]

———disaster assistance to Florida, H5746 [13JY]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10235-H10242 [16NO], E2394 [17NO]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7913 [14SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H7962, H7968, H8011, H8064 [15SE], H8151, H8153-H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8223-H8229 [21SE], H8378 [27SE], H8392, H8394, H8395, H8488, H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8831, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8855 [18OC], H8972, H8976 [19OC], H9023-H9025 [20OC], H9094 [25OC], H9267-H9273 [26OC], H9681, H9686 [4NO], H10030, H10035 [8NO], E1820 [13SE], E1885 [19SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8720-H8722, H8725-H8727, H8730 [6OC], H8896-H8902 [18OC], H9337-H9343 [27OC], E1846, E1847 [14SE], E1878, E1879 [15SE]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

———establish offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7677 [7SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8106 [20SE], H8166, H8167, H8168, H8218 [21SE], H8394, H8395, H8485 [28SE], H8651, H8708 [6OC], H8799 [7OC], H8896, H8900-H8902 [18OC], H8923, H8924, H8953, H8958, H8966-H8979 [19OC], H9014, H9015, H9019-H9026 [20OC], H9079-H9083 [25OC], H9107 [26OC], H9280 [27OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8854, H8855, H8856 [18OC]

———exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from seizure of condemned property through exercise of eminent domain, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7681-H7689 [7SE], E1807 [8SE], E1847 [14SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on children, H7835 [13SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H7676 [7SE], H8167 [21SE]

———investigate lapses in recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, reasons for the severity of damages, and ways to prevent future damages during reconstruction, H8493-H8499 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7616-H7643 [2SE], H7851 [13SE], E1753, E1758, E1759, E1760 [6SE], E1769, E1771, E1772, E1775, E1780, E1782 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1800, E1806, E1810 [8SE], E1820 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7697, H7703 [7SE], H7748, H7755, H7756, H7777-H7786, H7794 [8SE], H7851 [13SE], H8107 [20SE], E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802, E1804, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1811 [8SE], E1815, E1816 [12SE], E1825, E1827, E1833, E1834, E1835 [13SE], E1857 [15SE], E1885 [19SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H12056 [17DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H10641 [17NO], H11331 [12DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8678-H8683 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8946-H8950 [19OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), H8650 [6OC]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8950 [19OC], E1801 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8361 [27SE], H8515 [29SE]

———provide for education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools, H12265 [18DE]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), H8406-H8408 [28SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7648, H7649, H7650, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7698-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749-H7756, H7791, H7792, H7794, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7836, H7838, H7844-H7857 [13SE], H7871, H7873, H7874, H7930-H7935 [14SE], H7961, H7962 [15SE], H8148-H8155 [20SE], H8166, H8167 [21SE], H8700 [6OC], H8804 [7OC], H9453, H9467 [1NO], H11512 [14DE], E1756 [6SE], E1805, E1809 [8SE], E1815 [12SE], E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8394 [28SE], H8633-H8639 [29SE], H12163 [17DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina relative to employment of displaced persons, H7747 [8SE]

———simplify process for Hurricane Katrina victims to request disaster-related assistance, H7650 [6SE]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4169), E2203 [27OC]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4213), E2258 [3NO]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8146, H8148 [20SE]

Immigration: effects of multiculturalism and immigration on U.S. culture, H276-H280 [1FE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H5710 [12JY], H6178 [20JY], H8924 [19OC], H11955-H11957 [16DE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 3137), H7593-H7599 [29JY], H8067 [15SE], H11511 [14DE]

———impact on citizenship and national security, E403 [10MR]

———preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3827), H8167, H8172-H8176 [21SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 3438), E1621 [27JY]

———funding through reductions in OSHA and Dept. of Education funding, H5059 [23JN]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (H.R. 846), E1816 [12SE]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (H.R. 477), E118 [1FE]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8149 [20SE]

Justin, TX: tribute to students of Northwest High School for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2332 [10NO]

Kazakhstan: tribute to citizens for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8631 [29SE]

Lagrangeville, NY: tribute to Union Vale Middle School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2166 [25OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H1630 [17MR], H6953 [28JY], H8790 [7OC], H8989 [20OC], H10008 [8NO], H10518, H10521, H10525, H10641 [17NO], H11077 [6DE], H11179, H11180 [7DE], H11509, H11547 [14DE], H12239 [18DE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Dream Center for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Louisiana: address certain agricultural issues, H1946 [13AP]

Marietta, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

Marshall University: tribute to campus organizations for fundraising efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1845 [14SE]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, H8949 [19OC]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 3800), H8516 [29SE], H8949 [19OC]

———funding, H1560 [16MR], H1671 [17MR], H9606 [3NO], H9945, H9946 [7NO], H10045 [9NO]

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

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

———reform, H3248 [12MY]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (H.R. 2648), H5037 [23JN]

Medicare: anniversary, H9934 [7NO], H10149 [10NO], H10190 [15NO], E1679, E1744 [29JY]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (H.R. 2746), E1152 [7JN]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H11331 [12DE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 4410), H11189 [7DE]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 152), E22 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 1572), E629 [12AP]

———prohibit Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H5123-H5125 [24JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H11511, H11512 [14DE], H12055 [17DE], E1932, E1940 [22SE]

———reform, H10031, H10032 [8NO], H11338 [13DE], H12055 [17DE]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 823), E237 [15FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), E7 [4JA], E1833 [13SE]

Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act: implementation, E1900 [20SE]

Mineola, TX: tribute to the First United Methodist Church congregation for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E2498 [8DE]

Minnesota: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7702 [7SE]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Head Start Community Program, E944 [11MY]

Morris County, NJ: tribute to Head Start Community Program, E866 [4MY]

Nashville, TN: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), H5646-H5649 [12JY]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H3367 [17MY]

———reform, H8252 [22SE]

———strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 3922), H11242 [8DE]

National Guard: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (H.R. 3046), E1369 [27JN]

National objectives: promote economic security, health insurance, and educational opportunities for low-income families, H7821 [13SE], H8841 [17OC]

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

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (H.R. 2912), E1248 [15JN]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), H1794-H1797 [6AP], E611 [12AP]

———improve housing programs (H.R. 797), Senate amendments, H12187-H12189 [18DE], E2631 [22DE]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (H.R. 1711), E697 [19AP]

New Orleans, LA: establish a plan to build a system of levees to avoid future disasters, H8147 [20SE]

New York: workers compensation and worker retraining funding for first responders to terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H5047-H5049 [23JN]

NIST: establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, H8206, H8207 [21SE]

———submit a three year programmatic and operational plan for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, H8207 [21SE]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 4434), E2443 [6DE]

———ensure minority-serving colleges and universities have access to the Advanced Technological Education Program, H8207, H8208 [21SE]

Oklahoma: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1860 [15SE]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (H.R. 777), E214 [10FE]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H7926 [14SE], H8130 [20SE], H8361 [27SE], H9031-H9037 [20OC], H11660 [15DE], E1837 [14SE], E1856, E1876 [15SE]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), H7928-H7936 [14SE], E1877 [15SE]

Public housing: prohibit funding to implement requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs, H5531, H5532 [30JN]

Public welfare programs: funding, H12237 [18DE]

———make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (H.R. 4010), E2051 [7OC]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7766-H7773 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H10001 [8NO]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), H1387, H1388 [14MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 240), E20 [4JA]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5373-H5376 [29JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4635), H12285 [18DE]

Qatar: tribute for monetary gift to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Railroads: provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (H.R. 2351), E972 [13MY]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons, H9579, H9580 [3NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H9627, H9628 [3NO]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2566), H4047-H4053 [25MY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3104), H5557, H5562 [30JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3332), H6087, H6088 [19JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3377), H6269, H6273 [21JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3377), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 212), H6309 [21JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3453), H6878 [27JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3512), H7034, H7035 [28JY], H7570 [29JY]

RomeKares (organization): tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Swiftwater Rescue Team and Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2037 [6OC]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1988 [29SE]

SBA: direct and guaranteed loan programs funding, H4431 [14JN], E1247 [15JN]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2981), E1270 [17JN]

———expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1148), E380 [8MR]

———loan programs funding, H9492-H9496 [2NO]

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (H.R. 2640), E1087 [25MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Bertschi School students and staff for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2097 [17OC]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (H.R. 782), E222 [10FE]

Singapore: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (H.R. 4303), E2334 [10NO]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (H.R. 3008), E2307 [9NO]

———allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), H9982-H9987 [8NO]

———amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (H.R. 4095), E2143 [20OC]

———anniversary, H6941 [28JY]

———disability insurance program funding, H5161 [24JN]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 1745), E720 [21AP]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 594), E130 [1FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (H.R. 2071), H8950 [19OC], E874 [4MY]

———impact of privatization on African Americans, H1973 [14AP]

———impact of privatization on Hispanic Americans, H1857 [12AP], E829 [28AP]

———impact of privatization on women, H510 [9FE], H840 [1MR], H926, H928-H931 [2MR], H3294 [16MY], H4965, H4966-H4970 [22JN], H6112, H6113 [20JY], E129 [1FE], E344 [2MR]

———impact of reform proposals on young Americans, H3550 [18MY]

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (H.R. 2409), H3338 [17MY]

———privatization proposals, H202 [26JA], H241, H262-H270 [1FE], H291, H292, H339 [2FE], H375 [8FE], H418, H484, H485, H495-H506, H507, H509-H512 [9FE], H526, H527, H568 [10FE], H615, H619 [15FE], H634, H635, H691, H695, H696 [16FE], H721 [17FE], H812, H836-H842 [1MR], H852, H920-H937 [2MR], H945, H947 [3MR], H992, H994, H996, H1004, H1016-H1021 [8MR], H1028, H1206, H1208 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1339, H1341, H1344-H1349 [10MR], H1426 [15MR], H1512, H1514, H1537-H1544, H1556, H1579, H1607, H1611-H1614 [16MR], H1626, H1683 [17MR], H1738, H1753, H1769-H1774 [5AP], H1787, H1788 [6AP], H1953-H1958 [13AP], H1972, H1974, H2087-H2092 [14AP], H2128, H2139-H2143 [19AP], H2458-H2464 [21AP], H2481, H2535-H2541 [26AP], H2556, H2633, H2634-H2637 [27AP], H2653, H2721 [28AP], H2745, H2747, H2749, H2750, H2782, H2785 [3MY], H2969-H2973 [4MY], H2984 [5MY], H3092-H3098 [10MY], H3201, H3241 [12MY], H3294 [16MY], H3336, H3408-H3414, H3432 [17MY], H3441 [18MY], H3587 [19MY], H3756-H3758 [23MY], H3898, H3900 [25MY], H4123 [26MY], H4173-H4179 [7JN], H4193 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4474 [14JN], H4490 [15JN], H4658, H4712-H4714 [17JN], H4900, H4965, H4977-H4983 [22JN], H4988, H4989, H4990 [23JN], H5103, H5104, H5105 [24JN], H5239-H5242 [27JN], H5258, H5259, H5260, H5262 [28JN], H5368, H5369, H5370, H5371 [29JN], H5596 [30JN], H5643, H5645 [12JY], H5745, H5791-H5798 [13JY], H5895-H5898 [14JY], H6110, H6111 [20JY], H6439 [26JY], H6655 [27JY], H6941 [28JY], E127 [1FE], E584 [7AP], E973 [13MY], E1692 [29JY]

———reform, H4988, H4989, H4990 [23JN], H5895-H5898 [14JY]

———reject privatization proposals, H82 [6JA]

South Burlington, VT: tribute to South Burlington Fire Dept., for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2252 [3NO]

South Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1898 [20SE]

———tribute to South Carolina Cares Initiative for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7822 [13SE]

States: modify calculation of receipt of Federal toll credits for any local, State, or private funds contributed to a toll project, H1302, H1303, H1305 [10MR]

Taunton, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E559 [6AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (H.R. 4173), E2215 [28OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1742), E717 [21AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 403), E94 [26JA]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (H.R. 4263), E2309 [9NO]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1388-H1394 [14MR], H2082, H2083 [14AP]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (H.R. 2196), E893 [5MY]

———treatment of flood mitigation grants, H187 [25JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (H.R. 896), E284 [18FE]

Tennessee: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7696 [7SE], H8062 [15SE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7649 [6SE], H7676, H7705 [7SE], H7822, H7837 [13SE], H7875 [14SE], E1802 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H9934 [7NO]

———tribute to health care professionals for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7823 [13SE]

———tribute to Texas National Guard 8th Brigade for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

Thailand: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1872 [15SE]

Trinity Railway Express (business): tribute for efforts to provide relief for areas impacted by Hurricane Rita, E2192 [27OC]

Uganda: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1886 [19SE]

United Kingdom: food rations sent as relief effort to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8168 [21SE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H181 [25JA], H1423 [15MR], H1564, H1565 [16MR], H5242, H5243 [27JN], H12150-H12155 [17DE]

———employment programs funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H5148 [24JN]

———enhance burial benefits (H.R. 531), H336 [2FE]

———establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (H.R. 1618), H6454 [26JY]

———health care funding, H1572 [16MR]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, H3091 [10MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H4024 [25MY], H4092, H4094 [26MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 1588), H1946 [13AP], E2248 [3NO]

———job training programs funding, H865 [2MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 302), H329, H336 [2FE], E56 [25JA], E338 [2MR], E987 [16MY], E1095 [25MY]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1292), E457, E458 [16MR]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8423-H8432, H8467-H8470 [28SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: allow States to use funds to facilitate transition of vocational and career education students into baccalaureate degree programs, H2913, H2914 [4MY]

———clarify State funding of Tech-Prep program, H2912, H2913 [4MY]

———establish local programs to assist in training of automotive technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, hydrogen, and alternative fuel automotive technologies, H2914, H2915 [4MY]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2896-H2917 [4MY], E100 [26JA], E888, E894 [5MY]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), amendment process, H2719 [28AP]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), consideration (H. Res. 254), H2891-H2896 [4MY]

Volunteer workers: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

West Virginia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1761 [6SE]

WNKS-Radio (Charlotte, NC): tribute to staff and listeners for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1835 [13SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 3185), E2645 [22DE]

Workforce Investment Act: allow unemployed workers to use Personal Reemployment Account funds to cover borrower guarantee costs of certain SBA loans, H904, H905 [2MR]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work, H875 [2MR]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 26), E10 [4JA]

———in-school youth programs funding, H903, H904 [2MR]

———prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H860-H866, H874-H881, H905-H912 [2MR]

———provide assistance to veterans returning from active duty and to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H915 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H827 [1MR], H868-H917 [2MR], E357 [3MR], E384 [8MR], E391 [9MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H859-H866 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), motion to recommit, H915 [2MR]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5105, H5106 [24JN], H5382, H5383, H5387 [29JN], E1510 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance for crop relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10278 [21SE]

———ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2903-S2907, S2926 [17MR]

———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), S13701 [16DE]

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

———Federal farm policies, S1153 [9FE]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (S. 1556), S9474 [29JY]

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

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S12043 [28OC]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (S. 1692), star print, S10391 [22SE]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters, S10276, S10277 [21SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10272 [21SE]

Alaska: provide habitable living quarters for educational employees, and their households, in rural areas located in or near Alaska Native Villages (S. 1980), S12609 [9NO], S13306 [18NO]

American Red Cross: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10332 [22SE]

Armed Forces: enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 43), S230 [24JA]

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 1019), S5109 [12MY]

———provide employment services for spouses of certain members, S12807 [15NO]

———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1162), S6102 [6JN]

———require a report on Montgomery GI Bill usage and how to improve educational benefits for veterans, S11295 [7OC]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (S. 652), S3006 [17MR], S13045 [16NO]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2801, S2809-S2817 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR]

———establish (S. 338), S1208, S1211-S1214 [9FE], S1257 [10FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2592-S2597 [14MR], S11653-S11656 [20OC], S11736 [21OC], S11779 [25OC], S12124 [1NO], S12878 [16NO], S13435 [12DE], S13991 [19DE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S6721 [16JN]

Business and industry: freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, S11452 [18OC]

———strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (S. 2134), S13800 [16DE]

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: mosquito abatement funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (S. 526), S2037, S2040 [3MR]

———reauthorize and improve early learning opportunities and school preparedness (S. 525), S2031, S2037 [3MR], S2063 [4MR]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (S. 868), S4112 [21AP]

———establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 985), S4872 [10MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers, S13773 [16DE], S14211, S14215 [21DE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 408), S1550-S1554 [16FE], S2233 [8MR]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (S. 162), S491 [25JA]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize (S. 1869), S13938 [16DE]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (S. 2160), S14321, S14322 [21DE]

———award grants to eligible entities to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking (S. 1436), S8563 [20JY]

———build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (S. 379), S1419 [15FE]

———ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (S. 1204), S6235 [8JN]

———establish a grant program to collaborate with low-income schools to recruit students to pursue and complete postsecondary degrees in education (S. 1435), S8563 [20JY]

———establish a grant program to improve schools of education (S. 1433), S8563 [20JY]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (S. 371), S1346 [14FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10178-S10181 [19SE], S13469 [13DE]

———provide grants to teacher preparation programs to award scholarships for teachers to receive a graduate level degree (S. 1434), S8563 [20JY]

———simplify access to financial aid and access to information on college costs (S. 1261), S6748-S6751 [16JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets, S13117 [17NO]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 1830), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (S. 1889), S11564 [19OC]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish, S11882, S11883 [26OC]

———establish (S. 1560), S9476 [29JY]

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: evaluate presence of national service programs in rural areas, S11806 [25OC]

Courts: strengthen courts for at-risk children (S. 1679), S9932, S9939 [12SE]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on Social Security privatization proposals, S553 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S10328 [22SE]

———food assistance programs funding, S10328 [22SE]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S85 [20JA], S10227 [20SE], S12336 [3NO], S13461 [13DE], S14156 [20DE], S14207, S14284 [21DE]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, S10284 [21SE]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (S. 1643), S9773, S9847 [8SE]

———Rural Housing Service rental assistance programs funding, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (S. 1555), S9472 [29JY]

———specialty crops funding, S10287 [21SE]

———Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools, S10268, S10281-S10284 [21SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (S. 1308), S7316 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: require a report on the Composite Health Care System II and efforts to develop a medical records system compatible with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs system, S12805 [15NO]

———University Research Initiatives Program funding, S8939 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (S. 725), S3295 [6AP]

———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), S10809 [30SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (H.R. 3668), S10149 [15SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), S10149 [15SE]

———reauthorize Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 1267), S6763 [16JN]

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 1249), S6660, S6661 [15JN]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, S11806, S11807 [25OC]

———Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunities Program funding, S11814 [25OC]

———TRIO programs funding for students affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita through reductions in departmental management funding, S11906 [26OC]

Dept. of Energy: clarify eligibility of certain employees under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (S. 2098), S13573 [14DE]

———establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (S. 1997), S12688 [10NO]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S7795, S7796 [30JN], S10364 [22SE]

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. 233), S743 [1FE]

———community health centers programs funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10707-S10711 [29SE], S10774-S10780 [30SE], S13285-S13287, S13350 [18NO]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 415), S1629 [17FE]

———expand availability of Community Services Block Grant Program resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1745), S10301, S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (S. 319), S1134 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (S. 1630), S9737 [7SE]

———first responders, seaport security, and Border Patrol funding, S2833-S2835 [16MR], S2923 [17MR]

———improve allocation of grants, S7976 [11JY], S8093-S8097, S8101-S8106, S8112-S8124, S8130 [12JY]

———improve allocation of grants (S. 1013), S5099-S5101 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program, section 8 housing choice voucher program, and Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds funding, S11639, S11640, S11647 [20OC]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, S13323 [18NO]

———ensure that public housing agencies will receive adequate funding for section 8 project-based vouchers, S11461 [18OC]

———establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (S. 2088), S13505 [13DE]

———make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 1834), S11226 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S598 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

———decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, S6190 [8JN], S6255 [9JN], S6360 [13JN], S6723 [16JN]

———domestic violence victims transitional housing funding, S9799 [8SE], S10026 [14SE], S11121 [5OC]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (S. 1934), S12014-S12016 [27OC], S12521 [8NO]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S2910, S2911, S2929 [17MR], S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]

Dept. of Labor: improve trade adjustment assistance (S. 1963), S12402-S12404 [4NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (S. 260), S889 [2FE], S7447 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, S9413 [29JY]

———make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), S10624 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend efforts to provide long-term care to veterans, S8744 [22JY]

———conduct veterans disability compensation information campaign, S10355 [22SE]

———improve mental health services at all facilities (S. 1177), S6157 [7JN]

———improve outreach programs (S. 1342), S7827 [30JN]

———improve outreach programs (S. 1990), S12684 [10NO]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (S. 614), S2648 [14MR]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (S. 1947), S12129 [1NO]

———reauthorize programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans (S. 1180), S6159 [7JN]

———require an annual plan on outreach activities (S. 151), S473 [25JA]

———submit plan for conducting reviews of certain post-traumatic stress disorder cases, S10358 [22SE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (S. 1951), S12239, S12240 [2NO]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (S. 2133), S13798 [16DE]

Disasters: establish an emergency reserve fund to provide timely financial assistance in response to domestic disasters and emergencies (S. 24), S214 [24JA]

———expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (S. 939), S11899 [26OC], S12024, S12025 [27OC]

———improve preparedness and response plans, S10461 [27SE], S11410 [17OC]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 4324), S13687 [15DE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 602), S2495, S2496 [10MR]

District of Columbia: District of Columbia Resident Tuition Assistance Program funding, S11643-S11645 [20OC]

———reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11454-S11458 [18OC]

District of Columbia College Access Act: extend and improve (S. 2060), S13369 [18NO]

Dorr, Thomas C.: repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8592-S8602 [21JY]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (S. 1113), S5854 [24MY]

Education: afterschool programs funding, S2958 [17MR]

———authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (S. 2149), S14187 [20DE]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (S. 92), S259 [24JA]

———expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (S. 503), S2009 [3MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 117), S301, S302 [24JA]

———funding, S2615-S2618, S2622-S2628 [14MR], S2901-S2903, S2925 [17MR], S4494-S4496 [28AP], S14285, S14287 [21DE]

———improve and strengthen Federal education and training programs (S. 9), S109, S146 [24JA]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (S. 1218), S6294, S6322 [9JN]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, S13536 [14DE], S13603, S13633 [15DE], S14160 [20DE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (S. 286), S986 [3FE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (S. Res. 8), S367 [24JA], S2902 [17MR]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, S11786-S11791, S11793 [25OC], S11909 [26OC]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 89), S257 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 91), S258 [24JA]

———national policy to improve system (S. 15), S111, S127, S130 [24JA], S546 [26JA]

———national policy to improve system (S. 848), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———Pell Grant budget allocation adjustment, S13562 [14DE]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (S. 1098), S5857 [24MY]

———provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages, S12316 [3NO]

———provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (S. 1183), S6165 [7JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (S. 2039), S13163-S13165 [17NO]

———provide grants to rural local educational agencies to purchase new school buses (S. 1311), S7378 [24JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 731), S3314 [6AP]

———restore vocational education funding through reductions in certain tax cuts, S2755 [15MR], S2826, S2827 [16MR], S2921, S2954 [17MR]

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

———student loan programs, S6133 [7JN], S14119, S14148 [20DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, S8737 [22JY], S10781, S10783 [30SE], S11805 [25OC]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 1054), S5323 [17MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (S. 1309), S7316 [23JN], S7417 [27JN]

EPA: encourage competition in awarding of grants, S7588 [29JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions, S6790-S6794 [20JN], S6900-S6902 [21JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (S. 1265), S6761 [16JN]

Executive departments: establish results commissions (S. 1399), S10586 [28SE]

———require report on actions taken to estimate improper payments, S11995 [27OC]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (S. 1700), S11508 [19OC]

FAA: preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas, S11616 [20OC]

———preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas (S. 1793), S10734 [29SE]

———preserve Essential Air Service Program (S. 217), S670 [31JA]

Families and domestic relations: promote healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood, S11883-S11885 [26OC]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (S. 273), S980, S981 [3FE], S1502 [16FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (S. 307), S1058 [7FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (S. 1495), S8959 [26JY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (S. 409), S1554 [16FE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities, S11196, S11199 [6OC], S11251, S11252 [7OC]

———allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11280-S11285 [7OC]

———develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, S11505-S11508 [19OC]

———reform, S9614 [6SE], S11410 [17OC]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3669), S9941 [12SE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), S13424 [18NO]

———waive matching requirements for Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding relative to Hurricane Katrina, S9979 [13SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (S. 1723), S10193 [19SE]

Florida: relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, S11899 [26OC]

Food stamps: funding, S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13491-S13494 [13DE], S13527, S13530 [14DE]

Freely Associated States: extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens (S. 2051), S13181 [17NO]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

Government: call for periodic evaluation of existing programs, S6143 [7JN]

———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S6143 [7JN]

Head Start Program: address needs of victims of child abuse and neglect, children in foster care, kinship care, and homeless children (S. 1101), S5784-S5787 [23MY]

———anniversary, S9448 [29JY]

———funding, S11866-S11869, S11892 [26OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1107), S5790 [23MY], S5841 [24MY]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), S7200 [22JN]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control, S16 [4JA]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (S. 799), S3670 [14AP]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (S. 1225), S6407-S6409 [13JN]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (S. 1778), S10517 [27SE], S10696 [29SE]

———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]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care, S1482 [16FE]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (S. 1074), S5446 [18MY]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (S. 506), S2010 [3MR]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (S. 473), S1805 [28FE]

Help America Vote Act: disabled voter access services funding, S11881 [26OC], S11990 [27OC]

———funding, S2949 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Higher Education Act: clarify definition of a high need local educational agency and a Hispanic-serving institution, and eliminate the 2-year wait out period for certain grant recipients (S. 1478), S8828 [25JY]

———establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (S. 1247), S6492 [14JN]

———expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (S. 1029), S5160 [12MY]

———extend programs (H.R. 3784), S10289 [21SE], S10460 [26SE]

———extend programs (S. 1614), S9648, S9691 [6SE], S9815 [8SE]

———improve higher education through expansion of Pell grants (S. 697), S3205 [5AP]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (S. 1030), S5160 [12MY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (S. 709), S3215, S3217 [5AP]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S599 [26JA]

———prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education, S11549 [19OC]

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

Hunger: reduce (S. 1120), S5928-S5931 [25MY], S6130, S6132 [7JN]

Hurricanes: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (S. 1684), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (S. Res. 340), S14187 [20DE]

———ensure that prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is applied in an abortion-neutral manner relative to elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14249 [21DE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S9743 [8SE], S9871 [9SE], S9900-S9902 [12SE], S10008-S10010, S10016, S10030, S10031 [14SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S12555 [9NO], S12902 [16NO]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (S. 1748), S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE], S12897-S12899 [16NO]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

———establish an office to coordinate Federal, State, and local actions and report on reconstruction efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11289 [7OC], S11735-S11737 [21OC]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 233), S9630 [6SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11997 [27OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), S9593-S9598 [1SE], S9744 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9796-S9799, S9803, S9805-S9813 [8SE], S9875 [9SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), unanimous-consent agreement, S9804 [8SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13283, S13284, S13287 [18NO]

———provide additional funding to schools in affected areas and school districts enrolling students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———provide assistance for cleanup and facility repair and reconstruction costs for national parks and wildlife refuges damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S14247 [21DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11750 [24OC], S14226, S14228, S14229 [21DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11329 [7OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with House amendment, S11595 [19OC]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11242 [6OC], S14196-S14198 [20DE]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1766), S11203-S11205 [6OC], S11736 [21OC]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12097-S12099 [1NO], S12212, S12213, S12218 [2NO], S12292-S12294 [3NO], S14299 [21DE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1904), S11696-S11699 [20OC]

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

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10147 [15SE], S10360 [22SE], S10415-S10419 [26SE], S10578, S10579, S10625, S10626 [28SE], S10784-S10791 [30SE], S11167-S11172 [5OC], S11472 [18OC], S14075 [20DE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), unanimous-consent request, S10579-S10582 [28SE], S10785 [30SE], S11165 [5OC], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1637), S9895 [12SE], S13407 [18NO]

———provide financial relief to individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9887 [9SE], S10071 [15SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1764), S10387, S10388 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (S. 1682), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (S. 1681), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9792-S9794 [8SE], S12814, S12815 [15NO]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (S. 1688), S9941 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10060 [15SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1683), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina through school vouchers, S10207-S10209 [20SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1715), S10128, S10147 [15SE]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), S10622 [28SE]

———reallocate certain unspent emergency relief funding to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S11167-S11172 [5OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9608-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9700-S9703, S9706, S9708-S9711, S9715-S9717 [7SE], S9768-S9773, S9783, S9789, S9794, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9866 [9SE], S9893, S9897, S9898, S9912 [12SE], S9944, S9945, S9949-S9953, S9973 [13SE], S10000-S10002, S10016, S10028-S10031 [14SE], S10068, S10105-S10109, S10151 [15SE], S10165-S10168 [19SE], S10205, S10206, S10226 [20SE], S10333, S10349-S10351 [22SE], S10461-S10465 [27SE], S11174-S11178 [6OC], S11279, S11280 [7OC], S11505-S11508 [19OC], S13546-S13551 [14DE], S13988, S13989, S13994 [19DE], S14292 [21DE]

———require Governmental hearings and briefings on relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina to be made public, S9744 [8SE], S10109 [15SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S14027 [19DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 1362), S7852-S7855 [30JN]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (S. 1875), S11436 [17OC]

Indiana: tribute to Indiana National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10511 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2941 [17MR], S11869-S11872, S11881, S11894 [26OC]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9520-S9523 [29JY]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (S. 224), S740 [1FE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children, S12939 [16NO], S13123, S13124 [17NO]

Interagency Council on Homelessness: assess guidance disseminated by homeless assistance agencies relative to educational rights, S11552 [19OC]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S3207 [5AP], S13253-S13260 [17NO]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12943 [16NO]

Irrigation: reduce subsidies (S. 1118), S5927 [25MY]

Kentucky Community and Technical College System: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12444 [7NO]

LIHEAP: funding, S2943 [17MR], S9269 [28JY], S10364 [22SE], S11081, S11094, S11115 [5OC], S11522, S11524-S11526, S11552-S11554 [19OC], S11616, S11617, S11620, S11622, S11647, S11648 [20OC], S11794-S11796, S11798, S11807-S11812 [25OC], S11858, S11889, S11909 [26OC], S11996 [27OC], S12124 [1NO], S12747 [14NO], S13136 [17NO], S13288-S13290, S13339 [18NO], S13481-S13483, S13492 [13DE], S13543-S13545 [14DE], S13634, S13635 [15DE], S14228, S14285, S14289 [21DE]

———funding (S. 2107), S13663 [15DE]

LSC: increase funding for nationwide legal services field programs and for legal assistance to victims impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9779-S9783 [8SE]

Medicaid: apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (S. 1754), S10381 [22SE]

———exclude discounts provided to mail order and nursing facility pharmacies from the determination of average manufacturer price, S12318 [3NO]

———extend enhanced Federal matching rate under State children's health insurance program and improve enrollment, retention, quality and performance of children's health insurance (S. 1563), S9478-S9481 [29JY]

———funding, S12194-S12196 [2NO]

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (S. Res. 302), S12690 [10NO]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (S. 1515), S9186 [27JY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (S. 1007), S4956-S4958 [11MY]

———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 temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, S9776-S9778, S9783 [8SE], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (S. 1969), S12460 [7NO], S12551 [8NO]

Medicare: anniversary, S9425 [29JY]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 50), S9544-S9547 [29JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (S. 236), S744 [1FE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled, S11853-S11855, S11858 [26OC]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (S. 566), S2270 [8MR], S13342 [18NO]

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

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 764), S3487 [12AP]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (S. 1909), S11769 [24OC]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (S. 1002), S4946-S4950 [11MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (S. 1217), S6320 [9JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans, S13119, S13128, S13129 [17NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S11231 [6OC], S12726 [14NO], S12826-S12828 [15NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), unanimous-consent request, S12828 [15NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 347), S1275 [10FE]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 570), S2385, S2404 [9MR], S2500 [10MR]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (S. 289), S988 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 380), S1420-S1423 [15FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (S. 1272), S6831 [20JN], S14315 [21DE]

Missouri: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10230 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 795), S3664 [14AP]

National Affordable Housing Act: raise minimum State allocation (S. 2024), S12956 [16NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), S9861 [8SE]

———exclude certain payments from consideration as income (S. 1386), S8296 [14JY]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S10700-S10702 [29SE]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, S9962-S9965, S9973 [13SE], S10003 [14SE]

———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (S. 1645), S9849 [8SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (S. 598), S2494 [10MR]

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (S. 535), S2150 [7MR]

———improve housing programs (H.R. 797), S12549 [8NO]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (S. 1480), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (S. 178), S589 [26JA], S9023 [26JY]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 432), S1652 [17FE], S7941 [1JY]

Philadelphia, PA: marine cargo terminal construction funding, S3971-S3973 [20AP]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (S. 456), S1676-S1679 [17FE]

———increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 141), S363 [24JA]

———permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 458), S1719 [18FE]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (S. 923), S4418 [27AP]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), S10149 [15SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S13469-S13471 [13DE], S13528 [14DE], S14117, S14120, S14152, S14154 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14213, S14217 [21DE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), S2754 [15MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), S7786 [30JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 105), S264 [24JA]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2119), S13788 [16DE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 667), unanimous-consent request, S9586 [29JY]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of certain municipalities for loans and grants programs in the Rural Development mission area, S10175 [19SE]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (S. 648), S13934 [16DE]

Results commissions: establish (S. 1399), S10560 [28SE], S11757 [24OC]

Roads and highways: ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (S. 237), S745 [1FE]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2566), S5962 [26MY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3104), S7786 [30JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3332), S8499 [19JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3377), S8712 [21JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3377), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 212), S8714 [21JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3453), unanimous-consent agreement, S9202 [27JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3512), S9418 [29JY]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (S. 762), S3484-S3486 [12AP]

———reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (S. 689), S3149 [4AP]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (S. Res. 165), S6339 [9JN], S7198, S7199 [22JN]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought, S12942 [16NO]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (S. 1463), S8682 [21JY]

———establish a National Preferred Lender Program and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 1603), S9523 [29JY]

———foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 2162), S14323 [21DE]

———loan programs funding, S2947 [17MR]

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (S. 138), S351-S353 [24JA]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (S. 1263), S6758 [16JN]

———provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (S. 1316), S7446 [27JN]

———reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (S. 1923), S11919-S11921 [26OC]

———tribute, S4534 [28AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S9696, S9699 [7SE], S10396-S10398 [26SE], S10923 [4OC]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 924), S4419 [27AP]

September 11th Victims Compensation Fund: final report by the Families of September 11, Inc., S6294 [9JN]

Small business: provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, S11638 [20OC]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (S. 1807), S10799-S10802 [30SE], S11168 [5OC], S13635 [15DE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1724), S10194-S10196 [19SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene, S7606-S7608 [29JN], S10011 [14SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 269), S902 [2FE], S973 [3FE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10010-S10012, S10018 [14SE], S10071 [15SE]

Social Security: advertising campaign designed to build public support for privatization proposals, S547 [26JA]

———allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), S11596 [19OC]

———impact of privatization on women, S909-S918 [3FE]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (S. 2164), unanimous-consent request, S14290 [21DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 1587), S9509 [29JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1104), S5788 [23MY]

———privatization proposals, S109, S114, S116 [24JA], S547-S550, S553 [26JA], S617, S625 [31JA], S686, S722 [1FE], S917, S921, S923, S961-S964 [3FE], S1154-S1156 [9FE], S1222, S1223 [10FE], S1314-S1316 [14FE], S1439-S1444, S1454-S1457 [16FE], S1583-S1586, S1589 [17FE], S1815 [1MR], S1915 [2MR], S1960 [3MR], S2059-S2061 [4MR], S2232 [8MR], S2305 [9MR], S2510 [11MR], S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2662-S2665, S2667, S2668, S2689, S2690, S2711 [15MR], S3228-S3235 [5AP], S3352 [7AP], S3444 [12AP], S4447 [28AP], S5051 [12MY], S7402 [27JN], S7544 [29JN]

———protection of disability benefits, S625 [31JA]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1049), S5302-S5305 [17MY]

———shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (S. 1199), S6234 [8JN]

South Carolina: tribute to South Carolina National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10209 [20SE]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (S. 453), S1672 [17FE]

Taxation: allow refundable tax credit for certain energy costs of farmers and ranchers, S13133 [17NO]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (S. 1255), S6742 [16JN]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (S. 290), S989-S991 [3FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 1538), S9299 [28JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (S. 1697), S10039 [14SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP, S12471 [8NO], S13097, S13098, S13125 [17NO], S13339 [18NO]

———prevent increase in tax rates on dividends and capital gains to fund relief programs for those adversely affected by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S10791 [30SE]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, support full funding of LIHEAP, and provide consumer protections against fuel price gouging (S. 1973), S12528 [8NO]

———provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (S. 575), S2391 [9MR]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 324), S1199 [9FE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), S3604, S3605 [13AP]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (S. 583), S2398 [9MR]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (S. 586), S2984 [17MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 1780), S10597 [28SE]

———provide tax relief, improve certain welfare and child care programs, encourage charitable contributions, improve disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance financial security opportunities (S. 6), S109 [24JA], S14206 [21DE]

———provide tax relief, improve certain welfare and child care programs, encourage charitable contributions, improve disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance financial security opportunities (S. 6), star print, S2197 [7MR]

———repeal State and local exemptions applicable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S13116, S13127 [17NO]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 1824), S11141 [5OC]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (S. 2109), S13663, S13670-S13673 [15DE]

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

———strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (S. 1725), S10196 [19SE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9611 [6SE]

Trade Act: provide for alternative means of certifying workers for adjustment assistance on an industry-wide basis (S. 1444), S8669 [21JY]

Transportation: commercial driver training programs funding, S5280 [17MY]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (S. 428), S5214 [16MY]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (S. 428), star print, S2873 [16MR]

United Jewish Communities (organization): tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10820 [3OC]

Veterans: ensure adequate and equitable education benefits under the Montgomery GI bill for active duty and selected Reserve members and include certain servicemembers previously excluded (S. 2163), S14326 [21DE]

———establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (S. 1991), S12684 [10NO]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (S. 13), S111, S168 [24JA], S510-S512 [26JA]

———health care funding, S2720-S2726 [15MR], S2788-S2793, S2806, S2807 [16MR]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, S3458 [12AP]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S12807 [15NO]

———increase treatment and support services funding through reduction in tax cuts, S13130 [17NO]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1646), S9849 [8SE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (S. 146), S453 [25JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 79), S254 [24JA]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 552), S2255 [8MR]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S755 [1FE], S2428-S2459 [10MR]

Winchester Bay, OR: awarding of an EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grant, S7588 [29JN]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 1796), S10737 [29SE], S11123 [5OC], S11817 [25OC], S14173 [20DE]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S5114, S5153 [12MY]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 1999), S12689 [10NO]

Reports

HHSC Awards Call Center Contract: Center on Public Policy Priorities, H8944 [19OC]

Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight Children and Obesity, H5174 [24JN]

Reports filed

Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1725), S10722 [29SE]

Award Scholarships To Recruit and Prepare Students for Careers in the National Weather Service and NOAA Marine Research, Atmospheric Research, and Satellite Programs: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2364) (H. Rept. 109-151), H5100 [23JN]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 652) (S. Rept. 109-147), S11558 [19OC]

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 280) (H. Rept. 109-138), H4654 [16JN]

Career and Technical Education Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 250), S2383 [9MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 250) (S. Rept. 109-65), S4869 [10MY]

Caring for Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 525) (S. Rept. 109-130), S9599 [1SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 109-179), S12839 [15NO]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, Support Equal Access for Military Recruiters to Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 59) (H. Rept. 109-2), H283 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 109-11), H845 [1MR]

Consideration of H.R. 250, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 109-227), H8161 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 366, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 254) (H. Rept. 109-69), H2878 [3MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 109-254), H9101 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 109-229), H8247 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3514, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part VI: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 401) (H. Rept. 109-214), H7556 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 188), S2993 [17MR]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1265) (S. Rept. 109-133), S9727 [7SE]

Disaster Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 939), S10513 [27SE]

Extend Certain Highway-Related Taxes and Trust Funds: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 996) (H. Rept. 109-13), H1022 [8MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Programs To Improve the Quality of Coastal Recreation Waters Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1721) (H. Rept. 109-292), H10160 [14NO]

Gulf Coast Recovery Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4438) (H. Rept. 109-364), H13188 [22DE]

Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1107) (S. Rept. 109-131), S9599 [1SE]

Higher Education Act Program Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1614), S13160 [17NO]

Job Training Improvement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 27) (H. Rept. 109-9), H845 [1MR]

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 250) (H. Rept. 109-92), H3767 [23MY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 705) (S. Rept. 109-178), S12839 [15NO]

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 109-94), S7428 [27JN]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 921) (H. Rept. 109-211), H7556 [28JY]

National Flood Insurance Program Further Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4133) (H. Rept. 109-274), H9961 [7NO]

National Flood Insurance Program Payment Exclusion From Consideration as Income: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 804), S9466 [29JY]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 804) (H. Rept. 109-44), H2100 [14AP]

Native American Housing Enhancement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 797) (S. Rept. 109-160), S12005 [27OC]

New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 178) (S. Rept. 109-16), S2147 [7MR]

Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1700), S10513 [27SE]

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 260) (S. Rept. 109-86), S7069 [22JN]

Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 109-104), H4185 [7JN]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 898) (S. Rept. 109-73), S5920 [25MY]

Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 667), S2993 [17MR]

Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2032), S13160 [17NO]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act Drought Assistance Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 109-190), S13450 [12DE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 401, Consideration of H.R. 3514, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part VI: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 400) (H. Rept. 109-213), H7556 [28JY]

SBA Small Business Development Centers' Assistance to Native Americans Expansion and Improvement: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2981) (H. Rept. 109-206), H7555 [28JY]

School Readiness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2123) (H. Rept. 109-136), H4654 [16JN]

Second-Stage Small Business Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3207) (H. Rept. 109-205), H7555 [28JY]

Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3405) (H. Rept. 109-261), H9435 [31OC]

Tribal Colleges and Universities Faculty Loan Forgiveness Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 731) (S. Rept. 109-205), S13451 [12DE]

Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 109-263), H9471 [1NO]

Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 366) (H. Rept. 109-25), H1690 [17MR]

Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1021) (S. Rept. 109-134), S9727 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to Roswell International Air Center: Roswell, NM, City Council, S10735 [29SE]

Statements

Improve Federal Government Preparedness and Response Plans After Hurricane Katrina: Representative McKinney, E1824 [13SE]

National Innovation Act: Association of American Universities, S13677 [15DE]

Social Security Reform: Representative DeLauro, E938-E940 [11MY]

Studies

Keeping What They've Earned—Working Families and Tax Credits: Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1201 [9FE]

Summaries

America's Better Classroom Act (H.R. 1742), E717 [21AP]

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Class) Act (S. 1951), S12239 [2NO]

Higher Education Simplification and Deregulation Act (S. 1261), S6751 [16JN]

Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act (S. 1643), S9773 [8SE]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act (S. 1602), S9521 [29JY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13675 [15DE]

Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 1349), E476 [17MR]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Report: Families of September 11, Inc., S6294 [9JN]

Tables

Budget revisions for Pell Grant program, S13563 [14DE]

Child support collections, S13327 [18NO]

Community Disaster Loan Program history—principal and interest cancelled, H8796 [7OC]

Community Services Block Grant Program funding history, S10707 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security emergency preparedness and recovery budget, H7663 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD Working Capital Fund allocations, H5423 [29JN]

Estimated change in campus-based aid funding, H8363 [27SE]

Estimated State bond allocation under H.R. 1742, America's Better Classroom Act, E718 [21AP]

Federal child support funding reduction, S13326 [18NO]

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage reduction, S10381 [22SE]

Higher education—trends in State spending and tuition increases, S10180 [19SE]

Illegal immigration costs, H5711 [12JY]

Proposed VA budget for fiscal year 2006, S2723 [15MR]

State ranks based on two bedroom housing wage, S11226 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H315 [2FE]

H. Con. Res. 212, technical corrections to H.R. 3377, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part IV, H6309 [21JY]

H. Res. 59, consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H310 [2FE]

H. Res. 126, consideration of H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act, H859 [2MR]

H. Res. 254, consideration of H.R. 366, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, H2891 [4MY]

H. Res. 425, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H7681 [7SE]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 250, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, H8182 [21SE]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8253 [22SE]

H. Res. 501, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3971, QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act, H8946 [19OC]

H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, H9110 [26OC]

H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act, H881-H902 [2MR]

H.R. 250, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, H8204-H8206 [21SE]

H.R. 280, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, H11455 [13DE]

H.R. 366, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, H2905-H2912 [4MY]

H.R. 797, Native American Housing Enhancement Act, H1794 [6AP]

H.R. 804, National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income, H5646 [12JY]

H.R. 856, Federal Youth Coordination Act, H10179 [15NO]

H.R. 1134, provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments, S3605 [13AP], H1389 [14MR]

H.R. 1160, Welfare Reform Extension Act, H1387 [14MR]

H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, H9141-H9172 [26OC]

H.R. 1721, Federal Water Pollution Control Act programs reauthorization to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, H11120 [7DE]

H.R. 1812, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, H4358 [13JN]

H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8287-H8299 [22SE]

H.R. 2566, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H4047-H4050 [25MY]

H.R. 3021, TANF Extension Act, H5372 [29JN]

H.R. 3104, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part II, H5557-H5560 [30JN]

H.R. 3169, Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act, H7692 [7SE]

H.R. 3332, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part III, H6088-H6091 [19JY]

H.R. 3377, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part IV, H6270-H6273 [21JY]

H.R. 3453, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part V, H6879-H6882 [27JY]

H.R. 3512, Surface Transportation Extension Act Part VI, H7570 [29JY]

H.R. 3645, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE], H7618 [2SE]

H.R. 3665, Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act, H10074-H10078 [9NO]

H.R. 3668, Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act, H7763 [8SE]

H.R. 3669, National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act, H7759 [8SE]

H.R. 3672, TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act, H7766 [8SE]

H.R. 3673, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7777 [8SE]

H.R. 3784, Higher Education Extension Act, H8112 [20SE]

H.R. 3827, Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act, H8172-H8175 [21SE]

H.R. 3863, Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act, H8362 [27SE]

H.R. 3864, Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act, H8406 [28SE]

H.R. 3894, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act, H8663 [6OC]

H.R. 3895, Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act, H8668 [6OC]

H.R. 3896, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act, H8670 [6OC]

H.R. 3971, Social Services Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, H8678 [6OC]

H.R. 3975, Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act, H10235-H10238 [16NO]

H.R. 4133, National Flood Insurance Program Further Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act, H10336 [16NO]

H.R. 4324, predisaster mitigation program reauthorization, H11025 [18NO]

H.R. 4525, Second Higher Education Extension Act, H12128 [17DE]

H.R. 4635, TANF and Child Care Continuation Act, H12285 [18DE]

S. 13, Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act, S169-S174 [24JA]

S. 15, Quality Education for All Act, S174-S183 [24JA]

S. 43, Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act, S230 [24JA]

S. 79, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S254 [24JA]

S. 89, Strengthen the Public Health Service Act, S257 [24JA]

S. 91, Strengthen Social Work Training Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 92, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 105, Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act, S264-S278 [24JA]

S. 117, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act, S301 [24JA]

S. 138, SBA Microenterprise Improvements Act, S355 [24JA]

S. 141, increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S363 [24JA]

S. 146, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, S453 [25JA]

S. 151, Veterans Benefits Outreach Act, S473 [25JA]

S. 162, clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated, S491 [25JA]

S. 178, New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act, S590 [26JA], S9023 [26JY]

S. 188, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S599 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

S. 217, Essential Air Service Preservation Act, S670 [31JA]

S. 233, Caring for Children Act, S743 [1FE]

S. 237, Pay To Play Reform Protection Act, S745 [1FE]

S. 250, Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, S756-S766 [1FE], S2428-S2449 [10MR]

S. 260, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act, S7447, S7448 [27JN]

S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

S. 273, national dairy market loss payments extension and improvement, S981 [3FE]

S. 286, increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, S987 [3FE]

S. 289, diversion courts appropriations, S989 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

S. 290, exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance, S990 [3FE]

S. 319, Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program minimum allotments revision, S1134 [8FE]

S. 324, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S1200 [9FE]

S. 347, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act, S1275-S1277 [10FE]

S. 379, build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies, S1420 [15FE]

S. 408, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S1550-S1553 [16FE]

S. 409, Federal Youth Coordination Act, S1554 [16FE]

S. 415, State Child Well-Being Research Act, S1630 [17FE]

S. 428, Build America Bonds Act, S1643-S1647 [17FE]

S. 432, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act, S7942 [1JY]

S. 456, Pathways to Independence Act, S1678 [17FE]

S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1807-S1810 [28FE]

S. 525, Caring for Children Act, S2032-S2037 [3MR]

S. 526, Child Care Quality Incentive Act, S2038 [3MR]

S. 535, Native American Connectivity Act, S2151 [7MR]

S. 552, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act technical corrections, S2255 [8MR]

S. 566, Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S2271 [8MR]

S. 570, Advance Directives Education Act, S2386 [9MR]

S. 575, Educational Opportunity for All Act, S2391 [9MR]

S. 598, reauthorize Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees reauthorization, S2495 [10MR]

S. 648, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act drought assistance authority extension, S13934 [16DE]

S. 652, Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act, S13045 [16NO], H12215 [18DE]

S. 689, Community Drinking Water Assistance Act, S3150 [4AP]

S. 694, provide for job training grant pilot program, S3156 [4AP]

S. 697, Higher Education Opportunity Through Pell Grant Expansion Act, S3205 [5AP]

S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act, S3208-S3210 [5AP], S13253-S13256 [17NO]

S. 709, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, S3215-S3217 [5AP]

S. 725, Dept. of Education Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) improvement, S3296 [6AP]

S. 754, Student Aid Reward Act, S3430 [11AP]

S. 762, Highway Funding Equity Act, S3485 [12AP]

S. 764, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act, S3487 [12AP]

S. 795, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S3665 [14AP]

S. 799, Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act, S3670-S3674 [14AP]

S. 898, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 923, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S4418 [27AP]

S. 924, Education for Retirement Security Act, S4419 [27AP]

S. 939, Disaster Recovery Act, S12025 [27OC]

S. 1007, Medicaid Formula Fairness Act, S4957 [11MY]

S. 1021, Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, S5114-S5153 [12MY]

S. 1029, Accessing College Through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act, S5161-S5163 [12MY]

S. 1030, Financial Aid Form Simplification and Access Act, S5163-S5168 [12MY]

S. 1049, Covering Kids Act, S5303 [17MY]

S. 1054, Title I Integrity Act, S5324 [17MY]

S. 1101, Improving Head Start Access for Homeless and Foster Children Act, S5785 [23MY]

S. 1107, Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act, S5791-S5804 [23MY]

S. 1120, Hunger-Free Communities Act, S5929-S5931 [25MY]

S. 1126, prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, S5933 [25MY]

S. 1177, Veterans Mental Health Care Capacity Enhancement Act, S6158 [7JN]

S. 1183, 21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus Act, S6166 [7JN]

S. 1199, Prompt Disability Payment to Mesothelioma Victims Act, S6234 [8JN]

S. 1204, Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act, S6235-S6238 [8JN]

S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6322 [9JN]

S. 1218, Teacher Excellence for All Children Act, S6323-S6331 [9JN]

S. 1247, Youth Service Scholarship Act, S6493 [14JN]

S. 1249, Student Fairness Act, S6661 [15JN]

S. 1255, Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act, S6742 [16JN]

S. 1263, Save America's Biotechnology Innovative Research (SABIR) Act, S6759 [16JN]

S. 1265, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S6762 [16JN]

S. 1267, Gearing Up for Academic Success Act, S6764-S6766 [16JN]

S. 1272, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, S6831 [20JN]

S. 1308, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act, S7316 [23JN]

S. 1309, Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act, S7317 [23JN]

S. 1311, Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act, S7378 [24JN]

S. 1316, Red Tide Emergency Relief Act, S7447 [27JN]

S. 1342, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act, S7828 [30JN]

S. 1362, Homeland Security Enhancement Act, S7855-S7858 [30JN]

S. 1444, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Industries Act, S8670-S8672 [21JY]

S. 1463, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S8682 [21JY]

S. 1478, Improving Educational Opportunities for All Act, S8829 [25JY]

S. 1480, treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations, S9053 [26JY]

S. 1515, Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act, S9186 [27JY]

S. 1555, Dept. of Agriculture Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform, S9473 [29JY]

S. 1556, Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act, S9474 [29JY]

S. 1563, Advancing Better Coverage and Care (ABCs) for Children's Health Act, S9478-S9480 [29JY]

S. 1587, permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures, S9509 [29JY]

S. 1603, Small Business Lending Improvement Act, S9524 [29JY]

S. 1614, Higher Education Act programs extension, S9649-S9690 [6SE]

S. 1630, National Emergency Family Locator Act, S9737 [7SE]

S. 1637, Katrina Emergency Relief Act, S9838-S9844 [8SE]

S. 1643, Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act, S9847 [8SE]

S. 1646, provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9849 [8SE]

S. 1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act, S9933-S9939 [12SE]

S. 1715, provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10123-S10128 [15SE]

S. 1725, Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act, S10196-S10200 [19SE]

S. 1764, provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10388 [22SE]

S. 1778, Medicare Cost-Sharing and Welfare Extension Act, S10696 [29SE]

S. 1786, Dept. of Transportation emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S10624 [28SE], H8654 [6OC]

S. 1793, preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas, S10735 [29SE]

S. 1796, Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, S10738-S10746 [29SE]

S. 1830, Compact of Free Association amendments, S11222 [6OC]

S. 1841, Medicare Informed Choice Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 1858, Community Disaster Loan Act, S11281 [7OC], H8798 [7OC]

S. 1869, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization, S13938 [16DE]

S. 1894, Fair Access Foster Care Act, S11597 [19OC], H9982 [8NO]

S. 1963, Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act, S12404-S12406 [4NO]

S. 1973, Energy Tax Rebate Act, S12528-S12530 [8NO]

S. 1980, Rural Teacher Housing Act, S12610 [9NO]

S. 2009, Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act, S12844-S12847 [15NO]

S. 2024, Small State HOME Program Equity Act, S12956 [16NO]

S. 2039, Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act, S13165 [17NO]

S. 2051, extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States, S13182 [17NO]

S. 2060, District of Columbia College Access Act extension and improvement, S13370 [18NO]

S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13664-S13670 [15DE]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, S13702 [16DE]

S. 2133, Disaster Relief Act, S13798-S13800 [16DE]

S. 2134, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, S13800-S13802 [16DE]

S. 2143, National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Act, S14065 [19DE]

S. 2149, Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance (STEP UP) Act, S14188 [20DE]

S. 2151, Fair Share for Military Children in Public Schools Act, S14190 [20DE]

S. 2162, Local Development Business Loan Program Act, S14324-S14326 [21DE]

S. 2163, Armed Forces Education Benefits Improvement Act, S14327 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 50, Medicare anniversary, S9544 [29JY]

S. Res. 8, increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, S367 [24JA]

S. Res. 165, SBA Small Business Development Centers anniversary, S6339 [9JN], S7199 [22JN]

S. Res. 233, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, S9631, S9691 [6SE]

S. Res. 242, encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery, S10130 [15SE]

S. Res. 261, require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, S10760 [29SE]

S. Res. 302, impact of Medicaid budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children, S12689 [10NO]

S. Res. 340, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14187 [20DE]

S. Res. 347, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14337 [21DE]

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Audio Tape of Conversation Between Thomas C. Dorr and Paul Dorr Relative to Efforts To Circumvent Payment Limitations on Government Farm Subsidies: Iowa Farm Service Agency, S8595 [21JY]