POVERTY related term(s) Homeless

Addresses

African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum: Condoleezza Rice, Sec. of State, E1576 [22JY]

Congressional Black Caucus Annual Leadership Conference: Representative Kucinich, E1939 [22SE]

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

Amendments

Federal aid programs: 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]

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]

Analyses

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

Appointments

Helping To Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission, S13457 [12DE]

Articles and editorials

Aid Workers Say Niger Crisis Illustrates Need for Reform, E1706 [29JY]

As Medicaid Balloons, Watchdog Force Shrinks, S14105-S14107 [20DE]

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

Caribbean May Defy ``Overwhelming Odds''—As Region Seeks To Improve People's Living Standards in Challenging Times, E1126 [26MY]

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

Civil-Rights Leader Mourns an African-American Population Left Behind, S9717 [7SE]

Community Development Block Grant Program, E559 [6AP]

Crumbs for Africa, E1165 [8JN]

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

Federal Head Start Suit Pending, S599 [26JA]

From the Fight Against Slavery, Racism and Colonialism to HIV/AIDS Scourge and Adverse Effects of Globalization, E1300 [21JN]

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

Health of Nations, E423, E425 [10MR]

Helping the Least of These—Cancel Africa's Debt and Share the Wealth, E1390 [28JN]

In Jeopardy, E561 [6AP]

Insurance Options Has Workers Pay More, E1155 [8JN]

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

Katrina's Silver Lining, E1876 [15SE]

Malawi Village Underscores Impact of AIDS, H8862 [18OC]

Plan That Falls Far Short of Global Needs, E1391 [28JN]

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

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

Senior U.S. Official Visits Unsettled Haiti, E1199 [9JN]

Shameful Proclamation, E1845 [14SE]

Teacher Success Story, S7866 [30JN]

Washington's Cold Shoulder, S11795 [25OC]

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

Witness for Justice #245—My Christmas List, E2635 [22DE]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: recognize importance of addressing extreme poverty, impact of HIV/AIDS on the economy, need for safe blood supply, and congratulate Philadelphia, PA, for hosting the ``Live 8 2005'' concert (see H. Res. 349), H5603 [30JN]

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

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: eliminate child poverty (see S. 1084), S5531 [19MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 350), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 1409), H1693 [17MR]

Colleges and universities: 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]

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

Community development: establish a National Enterprise Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas (see H.R. 2182), H3054 [5MY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H194 [25JA]

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]

Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H12048 [16DE]

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

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

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see S. 528), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 3063), H5176 [24JN]

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

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]

———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]

———maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1695 [17MR]

———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]

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

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 2654), H4138 [26MY]

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

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

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

Diseases: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H7612 [29JY]

———provide assistance to countries to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases (see S. 950), S4546 [28AP]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see S. 1698), S10037 [14SE] (see H.R. 3781), H7949 [14SE]

———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]

Economy: require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (see H.R. 770), H583 [10FE]

Education: establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 3155), H5600 [30JN]

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

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 4216), H9555 [2NO]

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

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H940 [2MR]

———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]

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

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H2736 [28AP]

———support international hunger relief efforts and use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries in need (see S. Res. 227), S9468 [29JY]

Foreign policy: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

———develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty and require periodic reports on progress toward implementation of the strategy (see H.R. 3605), H7560 [28JY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries (see S. 191), S574 [26JA]

———extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 886), H791 [17FE]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see S. 940), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1876), H2646 [27AP]

Head Start Program: 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]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 189), S574 [26JA]

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]

———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, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA] (see S. 2007), S12766 [14NO] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 15), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 676), H412 [8FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1692 [17MR] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY] (see H.R. 2599), H3893 [24MY] (see H.R. 3075), H5251 [27JN] (see H.R. 4256), H10038 [8NO]

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

Higher Education Act: assist homeless students in obtaining postsecondary education (see S. 1429), S8558 [20JY]

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

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 60), H587 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]

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]

———constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H941 [2MR]

———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 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]

———exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (see H.R. 3422), H6431 [25JY]

———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]

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

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

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

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

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see S. 1320), S7520 [28JN] (see H.R. 3191), H5602 [30JN]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H983 [3MR]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 160), H76 [4JA]

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

———coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 3454), H6933 [27JY]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 66), S143 [24JA]

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

———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]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 699), H521 [9FE]

———permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 306), H193 [25JA]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 311), S1115 [8FE]

———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 a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H10226 [15NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see S. 2074), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4447), H11109 [6DE]

———provide for health opportunity accounts (see S. 1833), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3757), H7861 [13SE]

———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]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see S. Con. Res. 65), S13161 [17NO] (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 57), H73 [4JA]

———require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (see H.R. 286), H137 [6JA]

———require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H12167 [17DE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see S. 1286), S7070 [22JN]

Medicare: 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]

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

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

———improve voluntary prescription drug benefit and provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 4395), H11033 [18NO]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2173), S14317 [21DE]

———coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

———ensure that pharmacies receiving reimbursements fill all valid prescriptions without unnecessary delay or interference (see S. 778), S3555 [13AP]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 1822), S11130 [5OC]

Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8387 [27SE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 4014), H8807 [7OC]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: require a report on progress toward Millennium Development Goals (see S. 1315), S7428 [27JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see S. Res. 133), S4646 [9MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 156), S5922 [25MY]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H10502 [16NO]

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

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H718 [16FE]

National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H78 [4JA]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see S. 676), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1282), H1416 [14MR]

Public utilities: study effects on disadvantaged individuals of actions by utilities intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (see S. 1205), S6225 [8JN]

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

———ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1385), S8134 [12JY]

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

———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]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1757), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 4451), H11109 [6DE]

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

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4303), H10156 [10NO]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 682), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 710), S3201 [5AP] (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 287), H137 [6JA]

———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8387 [27SE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S144 [24JA]

———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]

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

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2137), S13786 [16DE]

———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]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1298), S7293 [23JN] (see H.R. 3040), H4984 [22JN]

———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]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see S. 747), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 1682), H2148 [19AP]

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]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (see H.R. 1519), H1845 [6AP]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 894), H792 [17FE]

———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]

———extend low-income housing credit for certain buildings in high cost areas (see H.R. 1984), H2736 [28AP]

———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1800), S10724 [29SE] (see H.R. 3957), H8643 [29SE]

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

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (see S. 1981), S12607 [9NO]

———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]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H411 [8FE] (see H.R. 3159), H5600 [30JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]

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

———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 to establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 922), S4397 [27AP]

———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]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

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

———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]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1468), H1777 [5AP]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE] (see H.R. 1231), H1369 [10MR]

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

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S7820 [30JN]

Veterans: 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]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

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

Factsheets

African Global Competitiveness Initiative, E1576 [22JY]

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

Medicaid Indian Health Act (S. 2074), S13385 [18NO]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

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

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]

Community Services Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S13286 [18NO]

Deficit Reduction Act: William S. Skylstad, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S14081 [20DE]

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

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

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

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

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

———several organizations, S14082 [20DE]

———several Senators, S13530 [14DE]

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

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

Early Treatment for HIV Act: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1120 [8FE]

———American Academy of HIV Medicine, S1120 [8FE]

———Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, S1122 [8FE]

———Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, S1121 [8FE]

———Lynda Dee, AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc., S1122 [8FE]

———Marsha A. Martin, AIDS Action Council, S1120, S1122 [8FE]

———Rick Stoller, Partnership Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Ryan Clary, Project Inform (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Thomas Bruner, Cascade AIDS Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———William E. Arnold, Title II Community AIDS National Network (organization), S1121 [8FE]

Federal relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Representative Rangel, E1805 [8SE]

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]

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]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

Medicaid Formula Fairness Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S4957 [11MY]

Medicaid funding: Mark R. Warner and Mike Huckabee, National Governors Association, H2517 [26AP]

Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: several organizations, S2810 [16MR]

Prohibit EPA funding to contravene or delay implentation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations: several organizations, H3664 [19MY]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010: Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S2963 [17MR]

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: National Consumer Law Center Inc., S1201 [9FE]

Lists

Endorsers of proposed change to distribution formula for Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5429 [29JN]

Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment, S1208 [9FE]

Poems

``Yo Soy Joaquin,'' Rodolfo (Corky) Gonzales, E656 [15AP]

Press releases

National Council of Jewish Women Urges New National Priorities in Katrina's Wake: Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, E1856 [15SE]

Secretary of State Rice Announces New AGOA Fund To Promote Africa Economic Growth, E1576 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, E1165 [8JN]

———development of trade and investment partnerships, E1575 [22JY]

Africa Malaria Day: observance, E786 [27AP]

Alu Like, Inc.: anniversary, E1080 [24MY]

America's Second Harvest (organization): release of report documenting the impact of emergency food distribution, E2567 [17DE]

Arlington Food Assistance Center: tribute, E1197 [9JN]

Barre, VT: tribute to Vermont Foodbank, E4 [4JA]

Bechtel Inc.: ensure delivery of temporary housing to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, H11079 [6DE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2509-H2520 [26AP], E875 [4MY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Morris Heights Health Center, E817 [28AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H369, H383-H398 [8FE], H606 [15FE], H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO]

———increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1628-H1632 [17MR]

Caribbean nations: economic development, E1125 [26MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Vincent de Paul Center, E272 [17FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), H8857-H8864 [18OC], E2166 [25OC], E2210 [28OC]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: Head Start and Early Start program recipient of Dept. of HHS Program of Excellence award, E809 [28AP]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 341), E76 [25JA]

Consumers: establish lifeline banking for low-income individuals, H12278 [18DE]

Counterpart International, Inc.: anniversary, E1877 [15SE]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2750, H2786, H2787 [3MY], H2943 [4MY], H3169 [11MY], E892, E897, E900, E907 [5MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2540 [26AP], H8989 [20OC], H9110 [26OC], H9633-H9638 [3NO], H10150 [10NO], H10379, H10382 [16NO]

Denver, CO: anniverary of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Studio, E1826 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: funding, H5060 [23JN]

———prohibit funding to implement determination that charter schools operated by for-profit organizations are not eligible for special education or low-income student funding, H5121, H5122 [24JN]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1330 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant funding, H8534 [29SE]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H5031, H5034, H5055 [23JN], H5387 [29JN], E1364 [27JN], E1391 [28JN]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (H.R. 56), H7928 [14SE]

———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]

———prohibit distribution of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' personal information to private companies for marketing purposes, H5150, H5156 [24JN]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 3131), E1421 [1JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5371, H5381, H5384 [29JN], E1437 [1JY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5383, H5444 [29JN]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5428, H5429 [29JN]

———fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417-H5419 [29JN], H5482 [30JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H5429-H5432 [29JN], H5554 [30JN], H9987 [8NO]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (H.R. 1694), E701 [19AP]

———Native American Housing Block Grant Program funding, H5384 [29JN], H5555 [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: Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in LSC funding, H4462, H4463 [14JN], H4548 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, H10079 [9NO]

———reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (H.R. 3279), E1498 [15JY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H9033, H9036 [20OC]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H9311, H9312 [27OC], E2238 [1NO]

Dominican American National Roundtable (organization): tribute, E1709 [29JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): impact on the ability of developing nations to acquire generic medications, H6926 [27JY]

Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, H9349, H9350 [27OC]

———require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (H.R. 770), E217 [10FE]

Education: voucher program to provide school choice, E2222 [28OC]

EPA: prohibit funding to contravene or delay implentation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations, H3663 [19MY], E1053 [23MY]

Federal aid programs: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948, H8950 [19OC]

———promote economic security, health insurance, and educational opportunities for low-income families, H7821 [13SE], H8841 [17OC]

———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]

Foley, Michael: Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Lifetime Commitment to Social Justice Award recipient, E986 [16MY]

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

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 1996), E827 [28AP]

Foreign policy: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery, E1572 [21JY]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Conference on the Deepening Crisis for Haitians, E1144 [7JN]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (H.R. 1876), H2554 [27AP], E798 [27AP]

Georgetown, DE: tribute to La Red Health Center, E824 [28AP]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Salvation Army, E730 [21AP]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H5303 [28JN]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Morris, NJ, chapter, E2183 [27OC]

———tribute to Jimmy Carter Work Project, E1328 [24JN]

Haiti: anniversary of political uprising and humanitarian crisis, E343 [2MR], E371 [7MR], E389 [9MR]

———concerns over political uprising and humanitarian crisis, E1199 [9JN]

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]

———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 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]

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]

———eliminate disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, H2555 [27AP]

———expand health care access to minorities, E819 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H11871 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H174 [25JA], H1610 [16MR], H1647 [17MR], H2749, H2806-H2809 [3MY], H2982 [5MY], H3162 [11MY], H3246-H3249 [12MY], H4056 [25MY], H4192 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4409 [14JN], H4717 [17JN], H5172 [24JN], H6436 [26JY], H8959-H8966 [19OC], H9026-H9031, H9033, H9035 [20OC], E423 [10MR], E1155 [8JN], E1526 [19JY], E2136 [20OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3075), E1361 [27JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3162 [11MY], H3897 [25MY], H4075 [26MY], H8923 [19OC], H9032 [20OC], E1164 [8JN]

Henry Ford Health System: American Hospital Association Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service award recipient, E905 [5MY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (H. Con. Res. 175), H5927-H5930, H5934 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY], E1521 [19JY], E1544 [20JY], E1702 [29JY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (H.R. 1471), E583 [7AP]

Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 3422), H11453-H11455 [13DE]

Hunger: reduce, H4207 [8JN], H9438 [1NO]

———reduce (H.R. 2717), E1921 [21SE]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8855, H8856 [18OC]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

———impact of poverty levels on the extent of damages and financial hardship experienced by Hurricane Katrina victims, E1837 [14SE], E1876 [15SE]

———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]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7930-H7935 [14SE]

Indian Medical Association: anniversary, E1054 [23MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries, E1390 [28JN]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (H.R. 1130), H3685 [19MY], E2013 [6OC]

Jacksonville, FL: tribute to Riverside Presbyterian Church Sanctuary on 8th Street Program, E2519 [14DE]

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland: anniversary, E853 [3MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H11509 [14DE]

LINC TELACU Education Foundation: tribute, E797 [27AP]

Lithuanian Kaimus Fund Project: tribute, H5367 [29JN], E1381 [28JN]

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, H590, H606 [15FE], H1558 [16MR], H2509-H2520 [26AP], H2640 [27AP], H2652, H2656, H2697, H2700, H2708, H2712, H2715, H2716 [28AP], H2787 [3MY], H9078 [25OC], H9106 [26OC], H9606 [3NO], H9938, H9945, H9946 [7NO], H10150 [10NO], H12236 [18DE], E875 [4MY]

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

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

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (H.R. 3980), H8950 [19OC]

———provide for health opportunity accounts, H9550 [2NO]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (H. Con. Res. 231), E1681 [29JY]

———reform, H374 [8FE], H3248 [12MY], H4493 [15JN], H8987 [20OC], H9050 [25OC], H10008 [8NO], H10118, H10119, H10123 [9NO], H10622-H10630, H10639, H10640, H10642, H10643, H10644 [17NO], E2409 [18NO], E2443 [6DE]

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

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

Medicaid Commission: funding, H5117, H5118 [24JN]

Medicare: improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, H8651 [6OC]

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

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of United Community Center, E777 [27AP]

Minorities: concerns over home foreclosures, E1183 [9JN]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Head Start Community Program, E944 [11MY]

Morris County, NJ: tribute to Head Start Community Program, E866 [4MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E936 [11MY]

———tribute to Western New York Letter Carriers ``Stamp Out Hunger'' food drive, E1195 [9JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H4207 [8JN], E1197 [9JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E740 [22AP]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]

National objectives: 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 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]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8729 [6OC]

San Leandro, CA: anniversary of Davis Street Family Resource Center RotaCare Free Acute Medical Clinic, E1528 [19JY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (H.R. 782), E222 [10FE]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (H.R. 4303), E2334 [10NO]

Social Security: 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]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 3040), H4982 [22JN]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H2787 [3MY]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (H.R. 2948), E1253 [17JN]

Southeastern Michigan Veterans Stand Down, Inc.: tribute, E2047 [7OC]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (H.R. 1682), E688 [19AP]

Taunton, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E559 [6AP]

Taxation: assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (H.R. 894), E279 [18FE]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (H.R. 2681), E1117 [26MY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4593-H4599 [16JN], H5289, H5294 [28JN]

Vermont: anniversary of Community Action Programs, E843 [3MY]

Veterans: recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (H. Con. Res. 87), E371 [7MR]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5105, H5106 [24JN], H5382, H5383, H5387 [29JN], E1510 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

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, S9712-S9715 [7SE], S13435 [12DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for the production of a corrected ``Medicare and You'' handbook, S11881, S11905 [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: eliminate child poverty (S. 1084), S5539, S5549 [19MY]

———impose a tax surcharge to eliminate child poverty, S13093, S13094, S13095, S13124, S13125 [17NO]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, S382 [25JA]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), S11774 [24OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (S. 350), S1278, S1279 [10FE]

Colleges and universities: 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]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (S. 371), S1346 [14FE]

Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana: America's Second Harvest (organization) Food Bank of the Year award recipient, S13445 [12DE]

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]

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]

Courts: strengthen courts for at-risk children (S. 1679), S9932, S9939 [12SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S127, S130-S132 [24JA], S11750-S11753 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: food assistance programs funding, S10328 [22SE]

———Rural Housing Service rental assistance programs funding, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 1267), S6763 [16JN]

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 Services Block Grant Program funding, S10707-S10711 [29SE], S10774-S10780 [30SE], S13285-S13287, S13350 [18NO]

Dept. of HUD: clarify ability to recover assets used in violation of regulatory agreements, S11403, S11406 [17OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program, section 8 housing choice voucher program, and Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds funding, S11639, S11640, S11647 [20OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S4512 [28AP], 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]

———public housing agencies set-aside funding, S11643 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reauthorize programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans (S. 1180), S6159 [7JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13605, S13607 [15DE]

Diseases: provide assistance to countries to combat malaria, S8475 [19JY]

———provide assistance to countries to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases (S. 950), S4568 [28AP]

District of Columbia: reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11454-S11458 [18OC]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (S. 1698), S10039, S10043 [14SE]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 117), S301, S302 [24JA]

Electric Factory Concerts (business): tribute for production of ``Live 8 2005'' concert in Philadelphia, PA, S12443 [7NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 1054), S5323 [17MY]

———Title I funding for disadvantaged student programs, S11859-S11866 [26OC]

Food stamps: funding, S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13491-S13494 [13DE], S13527, S13530 [14DE]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries (S. 191), S600 [26JA], S644 [31JA]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S2938, S2947 [17MR]

———funding through reductions in Iraq Economic Support Fund funding, S8470, S8471 [19JY]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Fresno, CA, chapter, S3551 [13AP]

Head Start Program: anniversary, S9448 [29JY]

———funding, S11866-S11869, S11892 [26OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1107), S5790 [23MY], S5841 [24MY]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (S. 189), S599 [26JA]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), S7200 [22JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S15-S18 [4JA], S96 [20JA], S138 [24JA], S7805 [30JN], S9107-S9109 [27JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 16), S110, S111, S127, S183 [24JA]

Higher Education Act: assist homeless students in obtaining postsecondary education (S. 1429), S8560-S8562 [20JY]

———expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (S. 1029), 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: prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education, S11549 [19OC]

Hunger: encourage expanded efforts to alleviate hunger in developing countries, S10273 [21SE]

———reduce (S. 1120), S5928-S5931 [25MY], S6130, S6132 [7JN]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9520-S9523 [29JY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (S. 1320), S7525 [28JN]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries, S6348 [13JN]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to efforts of Nathan Adelson Hospice to expand care to underserved minority communities, S733 [1FE]

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]

———clarify treatment of prescription drug distributor service fees, S14205 [21DE]

———contain costs of prescription drug program, S2145 [7MR]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease, S11989 [27OC]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 66), S245 [24JA]

———eliminate targeted case management reforms, S12321 [3NO]

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

———exclude discounts provided to mail order and nursing facility pharmacies from the determination of average manufacturer price, S12318 [3NO]

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

———funding, S2604, S2609, S2611, S2618 [14MR], S2709 [15MR], S2801, S2809-S2817 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR], S4500, S4512, S4515, S4520, S4522, S4523 [28AP], S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13479-S13483, S13494 [13DE], S13527-S13530 [14DE], S14097, S14104-S14108, S14150-S14156 [20DE], S14209, S14215 [21DE]

———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]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (S. 1808), S10802 [30SE]

———include pharmacy benefit managers as liable third party payors, S14205 [21DE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 440), S1655 [17FE]

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

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 311), S1119 [8FE], S1602 [17FE], S6732 [16JN]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 183), S592, S593 [26JA]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (S. 2074), S13381-S13384 [18NO], S14155 [20DE]

———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]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (S. Con. Res. 65), S13185 [17NO]

———reform, S11757 [24OC], S14116, S14117 [20DE], S14220 [21DE]

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

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

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (S. 1286), S7072 [22JN]

Medicare: 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]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (S. 1909), S11769 [24OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2173), S14334 [21DE]

———ensure that pharmacies receiving reimbursements fill all valid prescriptions without unnecessary delay or interference (S. 778), S3564 [13AP]

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

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (S. 1822), S11139 [5OC], S11853-S11855 [26OC]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: require a report on progress toward Millennium Development Goals (S. 1315), S7430 [27JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (S. Res. 133), S4883 [10MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 156), S5939 [25MY]

———observance, S6129-S6133 [7JN], S6221 [8JN]

National School Breakfast Week: observance, S2381 [9MR]

Philippines: support Debt-for-Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Investments program, S11414 [17OC]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (S. 676), S3056 [17MR]

Public utilities: study effects on disadvantaged individuals of actions by utilities intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (S. 1205), S6238 [8JN]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 1385), S8139 [12JY]

———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]

Self-Help Enterprises (organization): anniversary, S3551 [13AP]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (S. 682), S3061 [17MR]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 740), S3359-S3361 [7AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 114), S287 [24JA]

———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]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1049), S5302-S5305 [17MY]

Taxation: clarify eligibility and expedite receipt of benefits from the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for hurricane victims, S13704, S13705 [16DE]

———extend the new market tax credit (S. 1800), S10748 [29SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP, S12471 [8NO], S13097, S13098, S13125 [17NO], S13339 [18NO]

———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 additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 324), S1199 [9FE]

———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 incentives to establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 922), S4417 [27AP]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 1824), S11141 [5OC]

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (S. 1367), S7865-S7867 [30JN]

Veterans: establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (S. 1991), S12684 [10NO]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 1999), S12689 [10NO]

Reports

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

EPA Needs To Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice: EPA Inspector General, H3663 [19MY]

Historical Relationship Between the Minimum Wage and Poverty, 1959 to 2005: Tom Gabe, Congressional Research Service, H5668-H5670 [12JY]

Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Office of National AIDS Policy (1999), H8860 [18OC]

Reports filed

Caring for Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 525) (S. Rept. 109-130), S9599 [1SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 109-229), H8247 [21SE]

Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1107) (S. Rept. 109-131), S9599 [1SE]

International Cooperation To Meet the Millennium Development Goals Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1315), S12447 [7NO]

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]

School Readiness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2123) (H. Rept. 109-136), H4654 [16JN]

Small Public Housing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3422) (H. Rept. 109-342), H11502 [13DE]

Statements

Back to the Drawing Room—A First Look at Lessons Learned From Katrina: Representative Kucinich, E1867 [15SE]

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Debt-for-Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Investments Program: Jose De Venecia, S11414-S11416 [17OC]

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

Policy Recommendations: Dominican American National Roundtable (organization), E1710 [29JY]

World Food Aid: Tony P. Hall, U.N. World Food Programme, E1592 [25JY]

Studies

Keeping What They've Earned—Working Families and Tax Credits: Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1201 [9FE]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Health Insurance Reform Principles: Senator Enzi, S7806 [30JN]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act (S. 1602), S9521 [29JY]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 1349), E476 [17MR]

Trade Agreements and Access to Medications Under the Bush Administration: Committee on Government Reform (House), H6926 [27JY]

Tables

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage reduction, S10381 [22SE]

State ranks based on two bedroom housing wage, S11226 [6OC]

Testimonies

Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment: Josephine Nabukenya, E2166 [25OC]

Select Revenue Measures: Representative Kucinich, E1690 [29JY]

United States National Health Insurance Act: Carol McMann, E1164 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 175, acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, H5927 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8253 [22SE]

H.R. 1409, Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, H8857-H8859 [18OC]

H.R. 1812, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, H4358 [13JN]

H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8287-H8299 [22SE]

H.R. 3422, Small Public Housing Authority Act, H11453 [13DE]

H.R. 3896, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act, H8670 [6OC]

S. 16, Affordable Health Care Act, S184-S204 [24JA]

S. 66, Nursing School Clinics Act, S245 [24JA]

S. 117, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act, S301 [24JA]

S. 233, Caring for Children Act, S743 [1FE]

S. 311, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S1122 [8FE]

S. 324, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S1200 [9FE]

S. 525, Caring for Children Act, S2032-S2037 [3MR]

S. 526, Child Care Quality Incentive Act, S2038 [3MR]

S. 528, Money Follows the Person Act, S2041-S2044 [3MR]

S. 566, Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S2271 [8MR]

S. 682, Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act, S3062-S3064 [17MR]

S. 709, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, S3215-S3217 [5AP]

S. 740, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S3361 [7AP]

S. 898, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 923, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S4418 [27AP]

S. 1007, Medicaid Formula Fairness Act, S4957 [11MY]

S. 1029, Accessing College Through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act, S5161-S5163 [12MY]

S. 1049, Covering Kids Act, S5303 [17MY]

S. 1054, Title I Integrity Act, S5324 [17MY]

S. 1107, Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act, S5791-S5804 [23MY]

S. 1120, Hunger-Free Communities Act, S5929-S5931 [25MY]

S. 1205, Ratepayers Protection Act, S6238 [8JN]

S. 1267, Gearing Up for Academic Success Act, S6764-S6766 [16JN]

S. 1286, Health Care Accountability Act, S7073 [22JN]

S. 1315, International Cooperation To Meet the Millennium Development Goals Act, S7431-S7433 [27JN]

S. 1385, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S8140-S8142 [12JY]

S. 1429, Improving Access to Education for Students Who Are Homeless or in Foster Care Act, S8560-S8562 [20JY]

S. 1515, Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act, S9186 [27JY]

S. 1587, permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures, S9509 [29JY]

S. 1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act, S9933-S9939 [12SE]

S. 1698, Vaccines for the New Millennium Act, S10040-S10043 [14SE]

S. 1778, Medicare Cost-Sharing and Welfare Extension Act, S10696 [29SE]

S. 1800, extend the new market tax credit, S10749 [29SE]

S. 1808, Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act, S10803-S10805 [30SE]

S. 1973, Energy Tax Rebate Act, S12528-S12530 [8NO]

S. 1981, Windfall Profits Tax Act, S12611-S12613 [9NO]

S. 2074, Medicaid Indian Health Act, S13384 [18NO]

S. 2137, All Kids Healthy Insurance Coverage Act, S13802-S13804 [16DE]

S. 2143, National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Act, S14065 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 30, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4597 [28AP]

S. Con. Res. 65, recognize importance of Medicaid prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers, S13184 [17NO]

S. Res. 133, tribute to National Association of Letter Carriers food drive efforts, S4651 [9MY], S4883 [10MY]

S. Res. 156, National Hunger Awareness Day, S5938, S5939 [25MY]

S. Res. 227, support international hunger relief efforts and use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries in need, S9538 [29JY]

S. Res. 302, impact of Medicaid budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children, S12689 [10NO]