SMALL BUSINESS

Amendments

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S5672, S5673 [8JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4225, S4226, S4230, S4231, S4232, S4234, S4237, S4238, S4239 [9MY], S4262, S4285, S4286, S4294, S4295, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4347, S4356, S4357, S4358, S4361, S4365, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4374, S4375, S4377, S4378 [10MY], S4479, S4480, S4481, S4494, S4497, S4498, S4499, S4500, S4501, S4502 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Compare and Contrast, S4312 [10MY]

Dahl Family To Close June 28, H4790 [28JN]

Downtown Comes to Harlem, E1314 [28JN]

Estate Tax Lunacy, E1083 [8JN]

It Is the Estate Tax Rate That Matters, S5613 [8JN]

Life on $6.75 an Hour—When Ends Don't Meet, S6133 [20JN]

Or Unfair Burden on Families?, S5616 [8JN]

Taxes Everlasting, S5612 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1452 [4AP]

Business and industry: provide a temporary minimum standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes (see H.R. 5583), H3787 [12JN]

———provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H1389 [30MR]

Children and youth: create a pilot program that makes small, nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 2646), S3506 [25AP]

Contracts: limit the number of, and require reporting relative to, all subcontracts under Federal contracts (see H.R. 5181), H1741 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute (see S. 3527), S5950 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 3122), S5228 [25MY]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 2608), S3378 [7AP]

———provide for low-interest disaster loans when a small business concern is affected by a small-scale disaster (see H.R. 5334), H2338 [9MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see H.R. 5625), H4133 [15JN]

Federal aid progams: modernize the treatment of development companies (see S. 2595), S3212 [6AP]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns (see H.R. 5352), H2584 [11MY]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S5949 [15JN]

Government regulations: ensure usability and clarity of information disseminated by Federal agencies and facilitate compliance with Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4809), H449 [28FE]

———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see S. 2656), S3588 [26AP] (see H.R. 5242), H1916 [27AP]

Health: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (see S. 2588), S3212 [6AP]

———establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H2173 [4MY]

———establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (see S. 2607), S3378 [7AP]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

Immigration: require the debarment from Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of employers who hire unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 5505), H3307 (see H.R. 5505), H3360 [25MY]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

———increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (see S. 2725), S4051 [4MY]

Minorities: develop a curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and Hispanic serving institutions to foster entrepreneurship and business development in underserved minority communities (see S. 2586), S3212 [6AP]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H450 [28FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S3212 [6AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2382), S1834 [7MR] (see S. 2510), S2901 [5AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see S. 2613, 2614), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5346), H2502 [10MY]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5380), H2585 [11MY]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 5163), H1679 [6AP]

———establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns (see S. 2396), S1965 [9MR]

———increase amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4684), H153 [1FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (see H.R. 4745), H273 [14FE]

———reauthorize 7(a) loan guaranty program (see S. 2594), S3212 [6AP]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (see S. 3487), S5659 [8JN]

———tribute to Small Business Development Centers (see H. Res. 853), H3496 [7JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 5198), H1851 [26AP]

———allow a credit to qualified small employers who create new jobs (see H.R. 5146), H1678 [6AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H1059 [15MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty and compensation paid to temporary replacement employees (see H.R. 5751), H4957 [10JY]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H1058 [15MR]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 2913), S4836 [19MY]

———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 4790), H388 [16FE]

———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (see S. 2331), S1461 [17FE]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S1353 [15FE]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see S. 2462), S2467 [28MR]

———provide estate tax relief and reform (see S. 3626), S6787 [29JN]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (see S. 2457), S2415 [27MR]

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 5368), H2585 [11MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 2821), S4695 [17MY]

———simplify taxation of business activity (see S. 2721), S4050 [4MY]

Veterans: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5517), H3307 (see H.R. 5517), H3360 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5509 [6JN], S5628 [8JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4326 [10MY], S4459 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4165 [9MY]

Descriptions

Small Business Efficiency Act (S. 2913), S4839 [19MY]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2157 [15MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2157 [15MR]

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Donald Dulle, Jr., Flathead Beverage Co., S5622 [8JN]

———Mary Jo Lane, S5622 [8JN]

———Merelee Manuel, S5622 [8JN]

———Robert Rumney, S5622 [8JN]

Democratic Party national agenda: several Senators, S6594 [28JN]

Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act: Anthony R. Tersigni, Ascension Health (organization), S4883 [22MY]

———Dennis H. Smith, Upper Peninsula Health Plan, Inc., S4883 [22MY]

———Gerald D. Fitzgerald, Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., S4884 [22MY]

———Marsha J. Casey, Trinity Health (organization), S4883 [22MY]

———Robert A. Ficano, Wayne County, MI, S4883 [22MY]

———Stanley Goldberg, CovertheUninsured.org (Internet site), S4884 [22MY]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington, S4200 [9MY]

———Christopher F. Koller, S4452 [11MY]

———Cleve L. Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, S4458 [11MY]

———Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, S4313 [10MY]

———Mila Kofman, Georgetown University, S4326 [10MY]

———Peter J. Dunbar, Washington State Medical Association, S4200 [9MY]

Minimum wage: Living Wage Campaign, S6192 [21JN]

———Pedro A. Tenorio, Northern Mariana Islands, S6203 [21JN]

SBA disaster loans program funding: Senator Kerry, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

———several democratic members of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

SBA guaranteed loan programs: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, H4646 [27JN]

Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S4312 [10MY]

Lists

Organizations oppposed to S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4197 [9MY]

Motions

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4095 [5MY], S4286 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (H. Res. 753), H3405, H3406 [6JN], E1088 [8JN]

Andrews, Currie and Nelson: American International Automobile Dealers Association Dealer of the Year finalist, E1042 [7JN]

Association for Enterprise Opportunity: tribute, E291 [7MR]

Bronx, NY: prohibit funding for the Arthur Street Retail Market, H4717, H4718 [28JN]

Bullard, Janet: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E931 [23MY]

Business and industry: provide support for small business concerns (H.R. 5058), H3487 [7JN]

Cantu, Angelica: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Carris Reels, Inc.: tribute, E1019 [6JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3343 [25MY]

Crisostomo, Joseph: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E231 [28FE]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Herb's Painting & Body (business), E993 [26MY]

De La Cruz, Joseph: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1195 [19JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4181-H4187 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt dairy producer-handlers which produce less than 9 million pounds of milk per month from certain regulatory requirements, H3100 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding, H4806 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1605 [6AP], E861 [17MY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H3837, H3838 [13JN]

Domestic policy: promote growth through favorable tax and economic policies, H27 [1FE], H456 [1MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H3480 [7JN], H4222, H4224 [20JN], H4454 [22JN], H4569 [27JN], E1083 [8JN]

Economy: growth, H2457-H2459 [10MY], H3234 [25MY], H3647 [9JN]

Fairmont State University: prohibit funding, H4723, H4724 [28JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (H.R. 5625), E1171 [16JN]

Faye, Bud: National Federation of Independent Business Connecticut Small Business Award recipient, E1244 [21JN]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Women's Division, E1039 [7JN]

Garibay, Ruben: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Hall, Michael: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1197 [19JN]

Health: establish a health benefits program (H.R. 5288), H3487 [7JN]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace, H1384 [30MR]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), H2308 [9MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H1065 [16MR], H2084 [3MY], H2185, H2308 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1382-H1387 [30MR]

Hottman, Bruce: SBA Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E581 [25AP]

King Arthur Flour, Inc.: Vermont Business Magazine and Vermont Chamber of Commerce Deane C. Davis Outstanding Vermont Business Award recipient, E1035 [7JN]

Knoxville, TN: anniversary of Long's Drug Store, E393 [16MR]

Lam, Alfred K.Y.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E230 [28FE]

Lincoln Electric, Inc.: President's ``E'' Star Award for Exports recipient, E912 [19MY]

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service: Cobb County, GA, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, H4224 [20JN]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Hispanic Chamber of Commerce-Wisconsin, E59 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level, H1441 [4AP], H2494 [10MY], H3913 [14JN], H4222, H4223, H4224, H4226, H4323-H4326 [20JN], H4332, H4333, H4334, H4335, H4373, H4390, H4391, H4395, H4396 [21JN], H4426, H4435, H4495, H4496, H4507, H4509, H4510, H4511 [22JN], H4563, H4564, H4569-H4574 [27JN], H4685, H4686, H4712 [28JN], H4948-H4950, H4953 [10JY], H4965, H4966, H4970-H4973, H5016, H5032-H5034 [11JY], H5051, H5101, H5113, H5114 [12JY], E130 [14FE], E1209 [20JN], E1271 [26JN]

———level (H.R. 2429), H4013 [15JN], H4431, H4432 [22JN], H4898 [29JN], H4976 [11JY], H5058-H5061, H5105 [12JY], E1325 [29JN]

———level (H.R. 2429), consideration (H. Res. 614), E335 [9MR]

Morales, Lula: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1199 [19JN]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 699), H3458-H3460 [7JN], E1271 [26JN]

National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: observance, H1202 [29MR]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: funding, H4708, H4709 [28JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Jet Cleaners, E1014 [6JN]

———tribute to Frank and Mary's Sub Shop, E1210 [20JN]

New York, NY: revival in Harlem neighborhood, E1314 [28JN]

North Carolina: tribute to businesses from the 8th Congressional District, H4565 [27JN]

North Central Ohio Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E713 [3MY]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Business Women's Conference and Expo, E135 [14FE]

On-premise sign industry: tribute, H1168 [28MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2346 [10MY]

Prince William County, VA: anniversary of Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce, E35 [31JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

Reeves, Shane: National Federation of Independent Business Tennessee Small-Business Champion award recipient, E910 [19MY]

San Joaquin County, CA: tribute to Excellence in Business Award recipients, E836 [16MY]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of Takahashi Market, E96 [8FE]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 5163), E563 [7AP]

———disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), H293-H297 [15FE], E161 [15FE]

———Microloan Program funding, H4572 [27JN]

———New Markets Venture Capital Program funding, H4637 [27JN]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

———7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4645-H4648 [27JN]

Shatto, Leroy and Barbara: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E870 [18MY]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Serlin's Cafe, E271 [2MR]

Tax Foundation: release of State business tax climate index, H514 [2MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to qualified small employers who create new jobs (H.R. 5146), E543 [6AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3095), H785 [8MR], H961-H963 [14MR], H2094 [3MY], H2638 [16MY]

———expand expensing for small business (H.R. 4790), H1960 [2MY]

———expand expensing for small businesses, H2105 [4MY]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, H2455, H2457 [10MY]

Telecommunications: reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3570, H3571 [8JN]

Tran, Mai: SBA Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E581 [25AP]

Tribute, E291 [7MR]

Vedia, Roxanne I.: Laredo, TX, Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E1198 [19JN]

Veterans: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 5517), E977 [26MY]

Viroqua, WI: tribute to Dahl Pharmacy, H4789 [28JN]

Whatley, Carl L., Jr.: SBA Alabama State Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E812 [12MY]

Wheeler, John: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E545 [6AP]

Whitehart, Bill: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Champion award recipient, H2082 [3MY]

Wisconsin Procurement Institute: prohibit funding, H4722, H4723 [28JN]

Wong, Lawrence T.: SBA Prime Contractor of the Year award recipient, E686 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: create a pilot program that makes small, nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (S. 2646), S3511 [25AP]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S4028, S4029 [4MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute (S. 3527), S5965 [15JN]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S2100 [14MR]

———tribute to Manufacturing Extension Partnership, S6775 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (S. 3122), S5242 [25MY], S5331 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2153-S2158, S2160 [15MR]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (S. 2608), S3385-S3387 [7AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5535-S5554, S5579-S5584, S5586, S5588-S5591 [7JN], S5610-S5629 [8JN]

Federal aid progams: modernize the treatment of development companies (S. 2595), S3245 [6AP]

FEMA: Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 3519), S5957 [15JN]

Health: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (S. 2588), S4883 [22MY]

———establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (S. 2607), S3383 [7AP]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4241, S4242, S4247-S4327, S4382 [10MY], S4415, S4425-S4430, S4434, S4446-S4462 [11MY], S4518 [12MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4095, S4096 [5MY], S4127, S4137, S4140, S4147-S4149 [8MY], S4163-S4185, S4187-S4204 [9MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), unanimous-consent agreement, S4390 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), unanimous-consent request, S4426, S4427 [11MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, S4415 [11MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 406), S4173 [9MY]

———require small business health plans to comply with the benefits adopted by a majority of States, S4449 [11MY]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

———designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers, S2709 [3AP], S5163 [25MY]

Kadoka, SD: anniversary of Hogan's Hardware (business), S3417 [24AP]

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (S. 2725), S4056 [4MY]

———level, S6043, S6047, S6051, S6052 [19JN], S6101, S6123-S6140 [20JN], S6191-S6204 [21JN]

———level (S. 1062), S4209 [9MY]

Minorities: develop a curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and Hispanic serving institutions to foster entrepreneurship and business development in underserved minority communities (S. 2586), S3236 [6AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 435), S3343 [6AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, S4252, S4254, S4295-S4303, S4306, S4321-S4325 [10MY], S4447, S4451, S4456 [11MY]

———administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 2510), S4181-S4185, S4187-S4189 [9MY], S4446 [11MY], S6596 [28JN]

Parker, SD: South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development Small Community of the Year award recipient, S3417 [24AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems, S7385 [12JY]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (S. 2613), S3489 [25AP], S3637 [27AP]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (S. 2614), S3387 [7AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond, Inc.: anniversary, S2727 [3AP]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, S4515-S4518 [12MY]

———funding, S2250 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), S1476, S1477 [17FE]

———reauthorize 7(a) loan guaranty program (S. 2594), S3243 [6AP]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (S. 3487), S5671 [8JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5620, S5626 [8JN]

Stupp Bros., Inc.: anniversary, S5426 [5JN]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (S. 2913), S4837 [19MY]

———count certain wages for services in determining the wage limitation, S4441 [11MY]

———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (S. 2331), S1472 [17FE]

———income tax withholding rates on Federal, State and local government contracts, S4421 [11MY]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (S. 2287), S1354 [15FE]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 7), S4442 [11MY]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (S. 2462), S2469 [28MR]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance, S2248 [16MR]

———provide estate tax relief and reform (S. 3626), S6807 [29JN]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (S. 2457), S2417 [27MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 2821), S4698 [17MY]

Reports filed

Bringing Communities Into the 21st Century—Improving the Community Development Block Grant Program: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-365), H23 [31JA]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1955), S3703 [27AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Minimum wage: level, H4685 [28JN]

Summaries

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 699, support goals and ideals of National Entrepreneurship Week, H3458 [7JN]

H. Res. 753, tribute to American craft brewers, H3405 [6JN]

H.R. 4745, SBA disaster loans program supplemental appropriations, H294 [15FE]

S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4277-S4285 [10MY]

S. 2287, increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, S1354 [15FE]

S. 2382, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S1840-S1844 [7MR]

S. 2457, Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act, S2418-S2422 [27MR]

S. 2462, Small Business Tax Flexibility Act, S2470 [28MR]

S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S2905-S2908 [5AP]

S. 2607, Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act, S3384 [7AP]

S. 2646, Child Care Lending Pilot Act, S3512 [25AP]

S. 2821, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S4698 [17MY]

S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act, S4837-S4839 [19MY]

S. 3527, Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act, S5964 [15JN]

S. Res. 435, National Small Business Week, S3249, S3343 [6AP]