FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

Amendments

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1366, S1371 [15FE], H499 [1MR]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1583 [1MR], S1636, S1658 [2MR], S1798 [6MR], S1815, S1844, S1845, S1846 [7MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4555 [26JN], H4598, H4599, H4601, H4602, H4603, H4604, H4605, H4606, H4607, H4608, H4609, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S6812, S7181 [29JN]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), S7220 [29JN]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 250, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, H5080 [12JY]

Articles and editorials

Endangered Land of Renter-World, E839 [16MY]

Farmers at the Trough, S3862 [2MY]

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

High Cost of Drug Caps, S7425 [12JY]

Invisible People, E1059 [8JN]

Military Fails Some Widows Over Benefits, S6512-S6514 [27JN]

U.S. Budget Cuts Worry Hospitals, E135 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 2438), S2313 [16MR] (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP] (see H.R. 5363), H2584 [11MY]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2832), S4796 [18MY]

Armed Forces: establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5568), H3642 [8JN]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: make grants to expand the capacity of the mentoring program for at-risk youth (see H.R. 5752), H4957 [10JY]

Business and industry: encourage major petroleum products companies to incorporate LIHEAP into their corporate citizenship and responsibility programs (see H. Res. 694), H389 [16FE]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 5694), H4794 [28JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 5332), H2338 [9MY]

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 5436), H2961 [19MY]

———improve outcomes for children in families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction and reauthorize the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (see S. 3525), S5950 [15JN]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H2338 [9MY]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 2592), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by expanding and enhancing financial aid options and providing loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (see S. 2243), S510 [2FE]

———provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (see S. 3528), S5950 [15JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 2206), S249 [27JA]

Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see S. 3547), S6283 [21JN] (see S. 3559), S6419 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (see S. 2307), S1413 [16FE]

———improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1678 [6AP]

———provide a mechanism for the determination of claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relative to racial discrimination but who were denied that determination (see H.R. 5575), H3723 [9JN]

———reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H645 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a regional economic transition program to provide disaster relief assistance to fisherman and fish-related businesses affected by a regional disaster (see H.R. 5447), H3016 [22MY]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast (see S. 2662), S3588 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program on the provision of assistance to certain military families (see S. 2702), S3984 [3MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2651), S3506 [25AP]

———revise limitation on Impact Aid Program special payments (see S. 3530), S5950 [15JN] (see H.R. 5093), H1561 [5AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of Federal support for local governments and school districts that establish comprehensive clean energy plans (see H.R. 5301), H2173 [4MY]

———establish a program of Federal support for local governments that establish Clean Energy Bond Acts (see H.R. 4990), H1128 [16MR]

———establish grant program using funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5534), H3423 [6JN]

———provide block grants to States to provide needs-based assistance to households of consumers of high-priced fuel (see S. 2820), S4695 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5243), H1916 [27AP]

———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see S. 3055), S5226 [25MY] (see H.R. 5493), H3307 (see H.R. 5493), H3359 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 5217), H1915 [27AP]

———establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office (see H.R. 5547), H3496 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 3508), S5874 [14JN]

———coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs (see S. 2983), S4966 [23MY] (see H.R. 5393), H2641 [16MY]

———extend authority to restructure mortgages and rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing (see H.R. 5527), H3423 [6JN]

———extend the Mark-to-Market program (see S. 3511), S5874 [14JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see S. 3620), S6786 [29JN]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

———make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H1915 [27AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 2497), S2730 [3AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see S. 3276), S5341 [26MY]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

———provide enrollment priority in health care services for veterans who are recipients of certain medals for valor (see S. 2708), S3984 [3MY]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (see S. 2591), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5117), H1677 [6AP]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H160 [7FE]

———increase types of Federal housing assistance available to individuals and households in response to a major disaster (see S. 2771), S4211 [9MY]

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

———provide grants to certain areas to prepare for a tsunami (see H.R. 5265), H1979 [2MY]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see S. 2299), S1413 [16FE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the public and private school tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 4855), H564 [2MR]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (see S. 3557), S6419 [22JN]

Economy: provide for economic security and prosperity (see S. 2357), S1644 [2MR]

Education: ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5733), H4915 [29JN]

———increase access to postsecondary education (see S. 2337), S1539 [28FE]

———make college more afffordable, fulfill commitments to fully fund certain education programs, and reject proposed education budget cuts (see S. Res. 395), S1965 [9MR]

———provide general revenue sharing and assistance for States and local governments (see H.R. 4851), H564 [2MR]

———provide student borrowers with basic rights, including the right to timely information about their loans and the right to make fair and reasonable loan payments (see S. 3255), S5341 [26MY]

———reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (see S. 2573), S3211 [6AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 5709), H4795 [28JN]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income persons (see H.R. 5164), H1679 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see S. 3607), S6786 [29JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H3907 [13JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

FEMA: authorize use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from effects of a major disaster (see S. 2756), S4107 [5MY]

———improve disaster relief and preparedness services for individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5498), H3307 (see H.R. 5498), H3359 [25MY]

———provide caseworker assistance to persons evacuated from their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4728), H224 [8FE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2275), S1071 [10FE] (see H.R. 4656), H23 [31JA]

FHA: modernize (see S. 3173), S5229 [25MY]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 2825), S4695 [17MY] (see H.R. 5412), H2705 (see H.R. 5412), H2757 [17MY]

———improve access to oral health services and prevent oral health diseases (see S. Res. 483), S4796 [18MY] (see S. Res. 483), H972 [14MR]

———provide access to telehealth services in the home (see S. 2282), S1175 [14FE]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see S. 2244), S510 [2FE]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 4912), H866 [9MR]

———provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 3588), S6634 [28JN]

Higher Education Act: amend relative to Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over secondary school curricula (see H.R. 4810), H449 [28FE]

———extend programs (see H.R. 4911), H866 [9MR] (see H.R. 5603), H4008 [14JN]

———prevent veterans' contributions to education benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 5174), H1741 [25AP]

———provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 3593), S6634 [28JN]

———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H1678 [6AP]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend (see H.R. 5041), H1319 [29MR]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (see H.R. 5137), H1678 [6AP]

———establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H1319 [29MR]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see S. 2597), S3378 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN] (see H.R. 5121), H1677 [6AP]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 791), H1980 [2MY]

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]

———call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———provide for recovery from Hurricane Katrina (see S. 2319), S1414 [16FE]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 2445), S2313 [16MR] (see H.R. 4972), H1127 [16MR]

Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2365), S1680 [3MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2185), S123 [25JA]

Information services: require data relative to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form (see H.R. 5060), H1389 [30MR]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

Library Services and Technology Act: ensure that tribal libraries that receive assistance are eligible for E-rate assistance to the same extent as other libraries receiving such assistance (see S. 2378), S1833 [7MR]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1071 [10FE] (see S. 2320), S1414 [16FE] (see H.R. 4785, 4793), H388 [16FE]

———release contingency funds (see S. 2628), S3420 [24AP]

Medicaid: delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see S. 3590), S6634 [28JN]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5508), H3307 (see H.R. 5508), H3360 [25MY]

———provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded screening program (see H.R. 5686), H4554 [26JN]

———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see S. 2305), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 5023), H1195 [28MR]

Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (see S. 2810), S4617 [16MY]

———extend annual, coordinated election period under the prescription drug program and provide for a refund of excess premiums paid (see S. 2811), S4617 [16MY]

———extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4715), H223 [8FE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket treshold of the prescription drug program (see S. 3650), S7415 [12JY]

———permit beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans that change their formularies or increase prices to enroll in other plans (see S. 2313), S1414 [16FE]

———provide for a permanent hold harmless provision for sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for covered outpatient department services (see H.R. 4757), H332 [15FE]

———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (see S. 2759), S4155 [8MY]

———provide for counting expenses for nonformulary drugs against the annual out-of-pocket threshold for costs for covered drugs (see H.R. 4928), H867 [9MR]

———provide for same treatment of all individuals who applied for low-income subsidies for enrollment and waiver of late enrollment penalties under the Medicare part D program (see H.R. 5629), H4134 [15JN]

———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5173), H1741 [25AP] (see H.R. 5336), H2501 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: dual eligible benefits continuity, off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, and determinations denying coverage and certain costs incurred by pharmacies (see H.R. 5193), H1741 [25AP]

———make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (see S. 2260), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4719), H223 [8FE]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 2318), S1414 [16FE]

National Commission on Entitlement Solvency: establish (see S. 3507), S5874 [14JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (see S. 3589), S6634 [28JN] (see H.R. 4973), H1127 [16MR]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), consideration (see H. Res. 891), H4554 [26JN]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 5344), H2502 [10MY]

National security: ensure adequate funding for high-threat areas (see S. 3566), S6492 [26JN]

Native Americans: clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 2552), S2901 [5AP] (see S. 2643), S3506 [25AP]

———improve health care under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 3524), S5950 [15JN]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see H.R. 5779), H5128 [12JY]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H1678 [6AP]

———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]

Older Americans Act: establish National Long-Term Care Choice Program (see S. 2620), S3378 [7AP]

———include a grant program to support life-long learning programs (see H.R. 5276), H1980 [2MY]

OMB: establish an Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (see S. 2590), S3212 [6AP] (see S. 2718), S4050 [4MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: ensure that continuation of welfare reforms remains a priority (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4680 [27JN]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (see H.R. 5111), H1562 [5AP]

———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]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2286), S1175 [14FE]

———reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4327 [20JN]

Research: authorize the NSF and certain Dept. of Energy programs to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry (see H.R. 5357), H2584 [11MY]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H2584 [11MY]

Rural areas: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for low-income households (see H.R. 5373), H2585 [11MY]

Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4554 [26JN]

SBA: 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, 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]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see S. 3491), S5717 [12JN] (see H.R. 5552), H3496 [7JN]

Senior citizens: give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas (see H.R. 5277), H1980 [2MY]

Small business: 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]

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

Social Security: exclude benefits of adopted disabled adult children from determinations of the family maximum (see H.R. 5183), H1741 [25AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to charities providing assistance for health insurance premiums and drug copayments to transition the uninsured and Medicaid patients into private insurance (see H.R. 5613), H4008 [14JN]

———allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see S. 2270), S979 [9FE]

———increase certain alternative fuel and vehicle tax incentives and eliminate certain tax incentives for major integrated oil companies (see S. 2689), S3801 [1MY]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5601), H3907 [13JN]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2390), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 4654), H23 [31JA]

Trade Act: amend relative to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 5718), H4914 [29JN]

———authorize trade readjustment allowances to adversely affected workers who are subject to a lockout (see H.R. 5515), H3307 (see H.R. 5515), H3360 [25MY]

U.S. Fire Administration: provide assistance to firefighting task forces (see S. 2587), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5272), H1980 [2MY]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 5443), H3016 [22MY]

Unemployment: extend availability of assistance made available in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 5392), H2641 [16MY]

———extend the period of compensation in connection with Hurricane Katrina (see S. 3030), S5117 [24MY]

University of the District of Columbia: include as an eligible graduate institution under the institutional assistance programs of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4693), H154 [1FE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see S. 2415), S2201 [15MR]

———ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (see S. 2762), S4155 [8MY] (see H.R. 5671), H4519 [22JN]

———establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 4746), H273 [14FE]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 2416), S2201 [15MR]

———improve services for homeless veterans (see S. 3545), S6154 [20JN]

———provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H3016 [22MY]

———provide for accelerated payment of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance for certain programs of education (see S. 3363), S5430 [5JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 3475), S5598 [7JN] (see H.R. 5561), H3641 [8JN]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development (see S. 3636), S7331 [11JY] (see H.R. 5769), H5127 [12JY]

Women: strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4891 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 404), H2757 [17MY]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 3534), S6013 [16JN]

Cloture motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1666 [3MR], S1815 [7MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

Cost Estimates

LIHEAP funding (S. 2320): CBO, H1049 [15MR]

Factsheets

Border Health Security Act (S. 2825), S4700 [17MY]

Ongoing Disaster Assistance Programs for Agricultural Producers: Dept. of Agriculture, S3862 [2MY]

Letters

American University governance issues: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4691 [17MY]

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Ian Allison and Henry Van Gemert, Just Compensation Committee, E114 [8FE]

College access and job training programs funding through closing certain tax loopholes: Alisa Abadinsky, Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations, S2093 [14MR]

———Andy Van Kleunen, Workforce Alliance, S2092 [14MR]

———Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, S2092 [14MR]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S2182 [15MR]

———George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges, S2183 [15MR]

———Hector Garza, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, S2183 [15MR]

———Joyce Smith, National Association for College Admission Counseling, S2183 [15MR]

———Kimberly A. Green, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, S2183 [15MR]

———Luke Swarthout, State PIRGs' Higher Education Project, and Jasmine Harris, U.S. Student Association, S2093 [14MR]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2253 [16MR]

Expedite Federal assistance for tornadoes victims in Tennessee: Senators Frist and Alexander, S2726 [3AP]

Help America Vote Act funding: several organizations, S4023 [4MY]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

LIHEAP funding: Donald B. Marron, CBO, H1048 [15MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, H1048 [15MR]

———several Governors, S1058 [10FE]

———several Senators, S1059 [10FE]

National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act: Representatives Pence and Hensarling, H293 [15FE]

Prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages: Donald P. Springer, Defense Contract Management Agency, S3865 [2MY]

Repeal Medicaid requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance: Beth Giesting, Hawaii Primary Care Association, S1425 [16FE]

———Jeffrey B. Caballero, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, S1426 [16FE]

———John McComas, AlohaCare (organization), S1426 [16FE]

———Larisa Casillas, Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network, S1426 [16FE]

———Lynn Kersey, Maternal and Child Health Access (organization), S1425 [16FE]

Repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program: Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S1887 [8MR]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S1886 [8MR]

———Jeanette Zanipatin, California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (organization), S1885 [8MR]

———Joseph Villela, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, S1885 [8MR]

———Laurence M. Lavin, National Health Law Program (organization), S1886 [8MR]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1886 [8MR]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S1886 [8MR]

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]

Social Security reserve fund: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2263 [16MR]

Student financial aid programs funding: David Ward and David Warren, Student Aid Alliance, S2092 [14MR]

———Mimi Lufkin, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, S2093 [14MR]

Student loan costs and interest rates, E502 [4AP]

Veterans Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act: James B. King, AMVETS (organization), E921 [22MY]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, E921 [22MY]

Veterans health care funding: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S2094 [14MR]

———several veterans organizations, S2081 [14MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting Kennedy amendment to S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011, on college access and job training programs funding, S2067 [14MR]

Motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1632 [2MR]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), H5073 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1149-H1154 [28MR], E497 [4AP]

———price supports for sugar, H2965 [22MY], H3021, H3028, H3090-H3093 [23MY]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, H3231 [25MY], H3802 [13JN]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (H.R. 3702), H3894 [13JN]

Armed Forces: establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 5568), E1080 [8JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2131), H3023 [23MY]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (H.R. 1573), E1305 [28JN]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel, H2916, H2920 [19MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H979 [15MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H513 [2MR], H615, H616, H618 [7MR], H650 [8MR], H1307-H1312 [29MR]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (H.R. 5436), H3217 [24MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (H.R. 3380), E306 [8MR], E579 [25AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking, H1436 [4AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), H1874 [27AP], H3012 [22MY]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (H.R. 5319), H2310 [9MY], H4966, H4967 [11JY]

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize (S. 1869), H2603-H2605 [16MY]

Colleges and universities: allow unaccompanied homeless youth to be considered as independent students upon verification of living situation by an authorized official, H1335, H1336 [30MR]

———establish pregnant and parenting student services offices, H1278, H1279 [29MR]

———make college more affordable by expanding and enhancing financial aid options, H4014 [15JN]

———tutition costs, H3772, H3775 [12JN]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H1986, H2082 [3MY], E688 [2MY], E721 [4MY], E738, E746 [5MY]

Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (H.R. 4356), H4231-H4233 [20JN]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, E947 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H227 [14FE], H3052, H3053 [23MY]

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

———grant minimum guarantee of cotton and rice production funding to each State, H3102 [23MY]

———loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations funding, H3058, H3059 [23MY]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H3050, H3051, H3053, H3078 [23MY]

———privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3103, H3104 [23MY]

———prohibit food stamps funding from being expended in contravention of the Immigration and Nationality Act, H3103 [23MY]

———provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H3100, H3101 [23MY]

———WIC Program funding, H228 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding, H4694 [28JN]

———International Trade Administration Office of China Compliance funding, H4694 [28JN], E1332 [29JN]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, H4666 [27JN], H4686, H4687, H4688, H4689, H4700, H4703, H4704 [28JN]

Dept. of Education: Academic Competitiveness Grant Program funding, H59 [1FE]

———extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967-H2969 [22MY]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding, H1217 [29MR]

———provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools, H1266, H1267 [29MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities, H1276, H1277 [29MR]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, H163 [8FE]

———TRIO Programs funding, H1214, H1217, H1219 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, H3365 [6JN]

———Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding, H1460 [5AP]

———establish a dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS (H.R. 5243), E652 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure communications equipment purchased under the Port Security Grant Program is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies, H2141 [4MY]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurrican Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H2945 [19MY]

———investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4502 [22JN], H4567, H4590-H4594, H4602, H4603 [27JN]

———prohibit grant funding to be used for puppet or clown show, gym or fitness expenses, and nutritional services, H3374 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: American Dream Downpayment Act funding, H3857, H3858 [13JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3865, H3866 [13JN]

———elderly and disabled housing programs funding, H3859 [13JN]

———ensure availability of tenant-based housing for the elderly, H3860 [13JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields, H3845-H3847 [13JN]

———give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H3852-H3854 [13JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3856 [13JN]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———provide limited flexibility to regional public housing authorities in the use of funding streams, H3824, H3825 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H3854, H3855 [13JN]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program funding, H3862 [13JN], E1187 [16JN]

———retain same number of section 8 vouchers when housing units to which the vouchers were previously applied are demolished, H3942, H3944 [14JN]

———return certain initial fees to high-risk FHA borrowers who meet their loan obligation for a certain period of time, H3866 [13JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H3851 [13JN], E1191 [16JN]

———utilize relief funding for low and moderate income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1044 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: consider tourism as a factor for authorizing law enforcement grants, H4799 [29JN]

———Crime Victims Fund funding, H4634 [27JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 1704), H4789 [28JN]

———Safe Return Program for Alzheimer's patients funding, H4639, H4640 [27JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4570, H4657 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: Trade Adjustment Assistance program funding, H2727 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans, H2981 [22MY]

Disabled: allow students with mental disabilities access to Federal work study funds for enrollment in postsecondary education programs, H1280, H1281 [29MR]

———exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (H.R. 5117), H3808, H3809 [13JN]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4438), H520 [2MR]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H482-H486 [1MR]

Education: ensure all home schooled children are eligible for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, H1279 [29MR]

———ensure students in certification programs are eligible to receive Pell grants, H1278 [29MR]

———ensure that student financial aid programs are in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, H1278 [29MR]

———ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible, H1219 [29MR]

———expand student loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees, H1265, H1266 [29MR]

———funding, H649 [8MR], H1312 [29MR], H1433, H1434 [4AP], H1458, H1460 [5AP]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H1219, H1221 [29MR]

———Pell Grants and Perkins Loans funding, H1212, H1221 [29MR], H1329 [30MR]

———restore eligibility for Pell Grants to certain incarcerated individuals, H1328 [30MR]

———student financial aid programs, H228 [14FE], H512 [2MR], H1212, H1215, H1217, H1307 [29MR], H1325 [30MR], E146 [14FE], E611 [26AP]

———student loan programs, H55, H59 [1FE], H217, H218 [8FE], H512, H551 [2MR], H1217 [29MR], H4214, H4215 [19JN], H4390 [21JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (H.R. 5709), E1297 [28JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (H.R. 3481), E1222 [21JN]

Executive departments: establish results commissions (H.R. 3276), E662 [27AP]

Fayetteville State University: authorize funding under Historically Black Graduate Institutions program, H1359 [30MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a sunset commission to review and maximize the performance of Federal agencies and programs (H.R. 3277), E662 [27AP]

———prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (H.R. 5598), E1137 [13JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (H.R. 4964), E730 [4MY]

FEMA: clarify that demolish and rebuild should be a mitigation option available under the regular Flood Mitigation Assistance Program, H4607 [27JN]

———develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H953, H954 [14MR], H1115 [16MR]

———establish a program to educate communities about the update to the flood insurance program rate map, H4604 [27JN]

———extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2762, H2763, H2874 [18MY], E993 [26MY]

———GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

———global warming impact study funding, H3292 [25MY]

———implement identity verification system to reduce fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance, H3329 [25MY]

———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H468 [1MR]

———improve disaster relief and preparedness services for individuals with limited English proficiency, H2317 [9MY]

———prohibit funding for disaster debit cards to be used for adult entertainment, bail bond services, jewelry, weapons, or traffic fines, H3374 [6JN]

———prohibit funding to terminate housing assistance programs, H3336, H3337 [25MY]

———prohibit use of funds to terminate hotel and motel emergency sheltering program, H1106, H1107 [16MR]

———reform, H376 [16FE], H1964 [2MY], H4934 [10JY]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3669), H4590 [27JN]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2275), H290-H293 [15FE]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, H2807 [18MY]

Head Start Program: funding, E530 [6AP]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 4912), H2194, H2195 [9MY]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H3827 [13JN]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 4911), H880, H881 [14MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 5603), H4338-H4340 [21JN], E1273 [26JN]

———improve access to higher education through expansion of Pell grants, H477 [1MR]

———improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates, H1357 [30MR]

———prevent veterans' contributions to education benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (H.R. 5174), E579 [25AP]

———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers, H4953 [10JY]

———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (H.R. 5150), H3717, H3720 [9JN], H4339 [21JN]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of prior drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H820, H821 [9MR]

Home Depot, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H2967 [22MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend (H.R. 5041), E458 [29MR]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (H. Res. 690), H308 [15FE], H1457 [5AP], H1633 [6AP], H3348 [25MY]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (H.R. 5137), E562 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 5121), H4583, H4585, H4586 [27JN]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for moderate- and low-income households, E839 [16MY]

Houston, TX: transportation projects funding, H3827 [13JN]

Hunger: anti-hunger programs funding, H3026 [23MY]

———reduce, E991 [26MY]

Hurricanes: assess status of Hurricane Katrina legislation, H3803 [13JN]

———ensure assistance for children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1059 [8JN]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make FEMA an independent agency, H247 [14FE], H361 [16FE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H259, H260 [14FE], H777 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H50 [1FE]

———prevent and punish acts of fraud against victims and fraudulent acquisition or use of Federal relief funds, H468 [1MR]

———provide assistance to commercial fisherman whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1000 [15MR]

———provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina, H262 [14FE]

———provide for recovery from Hurricane Katrina funding, H1004 [15MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H499 [1MR], H514-H521 [2MR]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4197), H355 [16FE], H954 [14MR], H1115, H1116 [16MR], H2762 [18MY], E1182 [16JN]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE], H432, H435, H437 [28FE], H601 [7MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H950-H957 [14MR], H2624-H2626 [16MY]

———repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H1110 [16MR], H1386 [30MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4858), H519 [2MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4972), E390 [16MR]

Information services: require data relative to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form (H.R. 5060), H4335-H4338 [21JN]

Kansas: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforeseen production costs, H3777 [12JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H245 [14FE], H294 [15FE], H1087, H1088, H1116, H1117 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2320), H1047-H1051 [15MR]

———prohibit use of certain funding relative to Federal prohibition on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration, H1047 [15MR]

Local government: improve fiscal accountability at the State level and decrease dependence on Federal funding, H618-H621 [7MR]

Louisiana: coastal restoration projects funding, H3174 [24MY]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1043 [15MR]

Medicaid: funding, H228 [14FE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 5508), E990 [26MY]

———provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded screening program (H.R. 5686), E1275 [26JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, H60 [1FE]

Medicare: extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans and eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty, H4965 [11JY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year, and limit drug formulary changes (H.R. 5263), H2763 [18MY], E825 [12MY]

———funding, H48 [1FE], H163 [8FE], H650 [8MR], E135 [14FE]

———negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H147, H148 [1FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H1987 [3MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (H.R. 4719), E117 [8FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), E113 [8FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

———extend proof of loss filing deadline and prohibit the denial of claims solely for missing the deadline, H4609 [27JN]

———improve FEMA oversight of claims and insurance company performance, H4608 [27JN]

———issue flood insurance to homeowners now included in a flood zone due to a federally funded flood control project, H4609, H4610 [27JN]

———reform, H2183 [9MY]

———request Corps of Engineers completion of new flood map for the Great Lakes region and prohibit increase in flood evaluations in the upper Great Lakes, H4612-H4614 [27JN]

———require FEMA to participate in State mediation claims, H4566 [27JN]

———require FEMA to revise materials provided to policy holders using plain language and easy to understand terms and concepts, H4607 [27JN]

———require GAO study on potential methods, practices and incentives that would increase the degree to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate, H4606, H4607 [27JN]

———require GAO study on the role eligibility standards for certain properties played in inconsistencies and disparities in coverage, H4605 [27JN]

———require purchasers of certain primary residential homes to pay phased-in actuarial flood insurance at the same rates to which non-primary and non-residential homes are subject, H4601, H4602 [27JN]

———require written notification to property owners affected by a proposed change in flood elevations, H4600 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4502 [22JN], H4589-H4617 [27JN], E1299, E1300, E1304 [28JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), amendment process, H4427 [22JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4565-H4568 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), corrections in engrossment, H4617 [27JN]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, H2364 [10MY]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 5141), E547, E551 [6AP]

———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (H.R. 5142), E546 [6AP]

Older Americans Act: provide a non-binding formula for calculating annual increases in fuel costs for senior citizen programs, H4355 [21JN]

Pastor's Resource Council: tribute to efforts to provide relief for Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E46 [1FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E305 [8MR]

Pharmacies: impact of Medicare prescription drug benefit implementation and of Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement cuts, H240 [14FE], H356 [16FE]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, E163 [15FE]

———improve lives of persons living in poverty, H2486 [10MY]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP], E554 [7AP]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (H.R. 5738), E1321 [29JN]

Public welfare programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H54 [1FE]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, H1873 [27AP]

Research: authorize the NSF and certain Dept. of Energy programs to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry (H.R. 5357), E806 [11MY]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (H.R. 5356), E806 [11MY]

SBA: 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]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 5552), E1057-E1059 [8JN]

Senior citizens: give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas, H4357 [21JN]

———give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas (H.R. 5277), H2764 [18MY]

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

Social Security: privatization proposals, H337 [16FE], H618 [7MR], H1309 [29MR], H3773 [12JN], H4014 [15JN], H4185 [16JN], H4201 [19JN], H4225 [20JN], H5013 [11JY]

St. Mary's County, MD: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E399 [16MR]

Taxation: repeal certain oil and gas subsidies, H1984 [3MY]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (H.R. 4623), H1956 [2MY]

———repeal oil industry subsidies, H2344 [10MY], H3131-H3134 [23MY]

———repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H1842 [26AP]

Texas: hurricane and wildfire disaster assistance funding, H1009, H1010 [15MR]

———hurricane recovery assistance funding, H1076 [16MR], E1153 [14JN]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 5443), H4583 [27JN]

University of the District of Columbia: include as an eligible graduate institution under the institutional assistance programs of the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4693), E62 [1FE]

University of Toledo: tribute to students and professors for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H1124 [16MR]

Veterans: health care funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, H2925 [19MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H472 [1MR], H2506 [11MY], E274 [2MR]

———provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (H.R. 5444), E921 [22MY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: ensure that students in job training programs are being prepared for jobs with wages above the minimum wage level, H5073-H5078 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), H5062 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), insert H.R. 366 language in lieu, H5073 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), motion to instruct conferees, H5073-H5078 [12JY]

Women: impact of Bush administration budget proposal, E536 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S3481-S3483 [25AP], S4027, S4031 [4MY], S5754, S5760, S5763, S5764 [13JN], S7277 [10JY]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (S. 2438), S5654 [8JN], S5830 [14JN]

———strike appropriations for grants to States based on their production of certian types of crops, livestock, and dairy products, S3953-S3955 [3MY]

Armed Forces: improve collection of survivors' benefits, S6511 [27JN]

———improve mental health screening and services for military personnel, S6362-S6364 [22JN]

Billings, MT: anniversary of Head Start, Inc., S3415 [24AP]

Budget: establish a commission to address long-term fiscal challenges that take into consideration all parts of the budget, S2253 [16MR]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children through repealing certain tax breaks, S433 [1FE]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 2592), S3240 [6AP]

Coastal zones: create a reserve fund to prevent catastrophic loss from hurricanes or floods, S2243 [16MR]

———hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Colleges and universities: extend alternative minimum tax relief for college tuition, S1119 [13FE]

———make college more affordable by expanding and enhancing financial aid options, S6595 [28JN]

———make college more affordable by expanding and enhancing financial aid options and providing loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (S. 2243), S513 [2FE]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish, S2252, S2253 [16MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 2206), S250 [27JA]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S3779-S3781 [1MY], S4028, S4029 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (S. 2307), S1428 [16FE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, S4017 [4MY], S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3864-S3869 [2MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2651), S3513 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide assistance to State and local governments for health care and educational costs related to immigration, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (S. 3508), S5876 [14JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

———coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs (S. 2983), S4969 [23MY]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (S. 3620), S6804 [29JN]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

———public housing energy costs funding, S3970 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 2497), S2734 [3AP]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: give priority for national emergency grants to States that assist those individuals displaced by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

———limit compensation of employees funded through the Employment and Training Administration workforce investment programs, S3480, S3483 [25AP]

———reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, S2289 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (S. 3276), S5594 [7JN]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (S. 1947), S5294 [25MY]

———provide enrollment priority in health care services for veterans who are recipients of certain medals for valor (S. 2708), S3989 [3MY]

Disasters: restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (S. 2299), S1420 [16FE]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (S. 3557), S6422 [22JN]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs, S404 [1FE]

Economy: provide for economic security and prosperity (S. 2357), S1648-S1651 [2MR]

Education: college access and job training programs funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2066-S2072, S2092, S2093 [14MR], S2182 [15MR]

———funding, S785 [8FE]

———increase access to postsecondary education (S. 2337), S1543-S1547 [28FE]

———provide student borrowers with basic rights, including the right to timely information about their loans and the right to make fair and reasonable loan payments (S. 3255), S5344 [26MY]

———reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (S. 2573), S3201-S3203 [6AP], S6552 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, S3779 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (S. 3607), S6793 [29JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure earmarked funds are used solely for designated projects and not by the agency for administrative costs, S2263, S2282 [16MR]

FEMA: authorize use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from effects of a major disaster (S. 2756), S4108 [5MY]

———Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2275), S1075 [10FE], S2388 [16MR]

Hawaii: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of Kaloko Reservoir collapse, S2200 [15MR]

———sugarcane growers assistance funding, S3860-S3862 [2MY]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 2825), S4698 [17MY]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (S. 2244), S513 [2FE]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 4912), S6726 [28JN]

———provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (S. 3588), S6635 [28JN]

Help America Vote Act: funding, S4021-S4023 [4MY]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 4911), S2393 [16MR], S2426 [27MR], S2480 [28MR], S6552 [27JN]

———extend programs (H.R. 5603), S6462 [23JN]

———improve access to higher education through expansion of Pell grants, S2284 [16MR]

———provide additional support to students to decrease debt (S. 3593), S6643 [28JN]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S5217 [25MY]

Hurricanes: allocation of hurricane disaster relief and recovery funds based on need and damages, S3568 [26AP]

———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]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S413 [1FE], S492 [2FE]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1371 [15FE], S1404 [16FE], S1757 [3MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S5832-S5834 [14JN]

Immigration: make certain guest workers in the forestry sector eligible for legal aid, S4862 [22MY]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders, S2589 [30MR], S2720, S2721 [3AP], S7367 [12JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2185), S3206 [6AP]

LIHEAP: funding, S186 [26JA], S1056, S1058, S1059 [10FE], S1458 [17FE], S2088 [14MR], S2230, S2254 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2273), S1075 [10FE], S1133 [13FE]

———funding (S. 2320), S1448 [16FE], S1474 [17FE], S1632-S1638 [2MR], S1665 [3MR], S1778-S1780 [6MR], S1808-S1815, S1824-S1828 [7MR], S1887 [8MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

———funding (S. 2320), unanimous-consent agreement, S1632 [2MR], S1804 [6MR]

———improve distribution of funding to States, S1824-S1826 [7MR]

Medicaid: delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (S. 3590), S6726 [28JN], S6736, S7176 [29JN]

———delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (S. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S6737 [29JN]

———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (S. 2305), S1424-S1427 [16FE], S1885 [8MR], S4446 [11MY]

Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (S. 2810), S4645 [16MY], S4725 [17MY]

———extend annual, coordinated election period under the prescription drug program and provide for a refund of excess premiums paid (S. 2811), unanimous-consent request, S4579, S4580 [16MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year, and limit drug formulary changes, S4568-S4570 [15MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and provide other additional beneficiary protections, S422 [1FE]

———improve implementation of the prescription drug benefit, S482-S484, S490, S491 [2FE], S1086 [13FE]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket treshold of the prescription drug program (S. 3650), S7424 [12JY]

———permit beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans that change their formularies or increase prices to enroll in other plans (S. 2313), S1526-S1528 [28FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S4123 [8MY], S4324 [10MY], S4543 [15MY]

———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (S. 2759), S4157 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 2318), S1434 [16FE]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S5854 [14JN]

———modify time limitation for entitlement to educational assistance for Selected Reserve members supporting contingency operations, S6394 [22JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (S. 598), S2842 [4AP]

Native Americans: clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (S. 2552), S2914 [5AP]

———clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (S. 2643), S3508 [25AP]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

North Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, S6276 [21JN]

Older Americans Act: establish National Long-Term Care Choice Program (S. 2620), S3390 [7AP]

OMB: establish an Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (S. 2590), S3239 [6AP]

———establish an Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (S. 2718), S4053 [4MY]

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]

———increase supply of natural gas, home heating oil, and refining capacity, S1778-S1780 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2286), S1179 [14FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S723 [6FE]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3558, S3564-S3566 [26AP]

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

———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]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (S. 3491), S5719 [12JN]

Small business: 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]

Social Security: establish reserve fund, S2263 [16MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (S. 2270), S982 [9FE]

———extend above-the-line deduction for college tuition and fees, S1117 [13FE]

———provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (S. 575), S1172 [14FE]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 324), S1530 [28FE]

———repeal oil industry subsidies, S3485, S3486 [25AP], S3530 [26AP], S4438 [11MY], S4830-S4832 [19MY]

Tennessee: express condolences to victims of tornadoes and expedite Federal assistance, S2726 [3AP], S2759 [4AP]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (S. 2415), S2204 [15MR]

———ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (S. 2762), S4158 [8MY]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits, S6594 [28JN]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (S. 13), S6526 [27JN]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (S. 2416), S2205 [15MR]

———health care funding, S2075-S2083, S2094, S2095 [14MR]

———improve services for homeless veterans (S. 3545), S6275 [21JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (S. 3475), S5601 [7JN]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S7181-S7219 [29JN]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), insert S. 1021 language in lieu, S7219 [29JN]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 3534), S6014, S6022 [16JN], S6097 [19JN]

Reports

College Cost Crunch—A State-by-State Analysis of Rising Tuition and Student Debt: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Members and Senate Democratic Policy Committee, S6648-S6716 [28JN]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Development Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2832) (S. Rept. 109-279), S7415 [12JY]

Child and Family Services Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5640) (H. Rept. 109-555), H5127 [12JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1869) (H. Rept. 109-428), H1740 [25AP]

Compacts of Free Association Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1830) (S. Rept. 109-237), S3419 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4973, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 891) (H. Rept. 109-530), H4554 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy Grant Program To Expand Infrastructure To Increase Availabilty of Alternative Fuels Funded by Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5534) (H. Rept. 109-535), H4794 [28JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act Public and Private School Tuition Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4855) (H. Rept. 109-553), H5046 [11JY]

Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4356) (H. Rept. 109-473), H2961 [19MY]

Exempt Persons With Disabilities From the Prohibition Against Providing Section 8 Rental Assistance to College Students: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5117) (H. Rept. 109-500), H3907 [13JN]

Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3589) (S. Rept. 109-271), S6634 [28JN]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4973) (H. Rept. 109-410), H1676 [6AP]

Higher Education Act Programs Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 109-218), S1539 [28FE]

Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3525), S5949 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3525) (S. Rept. 109-269), S6457 [23JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524), S5949 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 109-278), S7415 [12JY]

National Flood Insurance Program Commitment to Policyholders and Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 109-370), H153 [1FE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Low-Income Housing and Federal Loan Guarantees for Native Hawaiian Housing Provisions Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 598) (S. Rept. 109-221), S2311 [16MR]

Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2039), S5226 [25MY]

Research for Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5356) (H. Rept. 109-525), H4519 [22JN]

Rural Health Care Capital Access Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4912) (H. Rept. 109-424), H1740 [25AP]

Rulings of the Chair

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1826 [7MR]

Statements

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Senator Craig, E113 [8FE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) Report: Congressional Black Caucus, H355 [16FE]

———Representative Corrine Brown, H355 [16FE]

Include Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel Workers in the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: Representative Higgins, E1222 [21JN]

Summaries

Royalty-in-Kind for Energy Assistance Improvement Act (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP]

Tables

Dept. of HUD Working Capital Fund allocations, H3851 [13JN]

Earmarks for States of cosponsors of LIHEAP funding legislation, S1814 [7MR]

Testimonies

Oil Industry Subsidies: Several Oil Company Executives, S3486 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 891, consideration of H.R. 4973, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, H4565 [27JN]

H.R. 27, strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability, S7220-S7257 [29JN]

H.R. 4356, Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act, H4231 [20JN]

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

H.R. 4911, Higher Education Extension Act, H880 [14MR]

H.R. 4912, Rural Health Care Capital Access Act, H2194 [9MY]

H.R. 4973, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, H4595-H4598 [27JN]

H.R. 5060, require data relative to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form, H4335 [21JN]

H.R. 5117, exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students, H3808 [13JN]

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

H.R. 5603, Second Higher Education Extension Act, H4338 [21JN]

S. 250, Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, H5062-H5073 [12JY]

S. 1021, Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, S7181-S7218 [29JN]

S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act, S1757 [3MR], H514 [2MR]

S. 1869, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization, H2603 [16MY]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, H1149 [28MR]

S. 2275, National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act, S1075 [10FE], S2388 [16MR], H290 [15FE]

S. 2305, repeal Medicaid requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance, S1425 [16FE]

S. 2313, Medicare Drug Honest Pricing Act, S1432 [16FE]

S. 2318, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S1435 [16FE]

S. 2320, LIHEAP funding, S1828 [7MR], H1047 [15MR]

S. 2337, College Pathway Act, S1544-S1546 [28FE]

S. 2415, Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act, S2204 [15MR]

S. 2416, Veterans Employment and Training Act, S2205 [15MR]

S. 2445, permit certain Illinois school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program, S2337 [16MR]

S. 2497, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S2735 [3AP]

S. 2552, Indian Tribes Methamphetamine Reduction Grants Act, S2914 [5AP]

S. 2573, Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act, S3234 [6AP]

S. 2592, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, S3241 [6AP]

S. 2620, Community-Based Choices for Older Americans Act, S3391-S3394 [7AP]

S. 2762, Veterans Long-Term Care Security Act, S4159 [8MY]

S. 2810, Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act, S4621 [16MY]

S. 2825, Border Health Security Act, S4699 [17MY]

S. 2983, Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act, S4969 [23MY]

S. 3489, Nursing Home Fire Safety Act, S5684 [9JN]

S. 3491, Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission Act, S5719-S5721 [12JN]

S. 3557, Drug Overdose Reduction Act, S6422 [22JN]

S. 3588, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act, S6636 [28JN]

S. 3593, Student Debt Relief Act, S6644-S6647 [28JN]

S. 3620, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, S6804 [29JN]

S. 3650, Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act, S7425 [12JY]

S. Res. 395, American Competitiveness Through Education (ACE) Resolution, S1971 [9MR]

S. Res. 483, improve access to oral health services and prevent oral health diseases, S4807 [18MY]

S. Res. 485, strengthen family planning services, S4896 [22MY]