PUBLIC DEBT

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H69 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454, S456, S457, S458 [1FE], S473, S488, S490, S492, S493, S495, S496, S516, S517, S530, S572, S608, S609, S644, S645, S647, S649, S650, S651, S663, S664, S665, S666, S677, S678, S679, S680, S681 [2FE]

Government: ceiling (H.J. Res. 47), S2193, S2221 [15MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, S1139 [14FE], H196 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Another Possible Bump to the Debt Ceiling, H2456 [10MY]

How To Soak the Rich (the George Bush Way), S4408 [11MY]

Where's the Sacrifice, H2896 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 31), S1353 [15FE]

———establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (see S. 3521), S5950 [15JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), affirm that enrollment presented to the President reflects intent of Congress (see S. Con. Res. 80), S864 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 653), H23 [31JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), request the President to transmit documents relating to differences between the House-passed version and the version signed by the President (see H. Res. 752), H1390 [30MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 805), H2337 [9MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate inaccuracies in the process and enrollment of H. Res. 653, concur in Senate amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act (see H. Res. 687), H351 [16FE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see S. 2696), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 4775), H387 [16FE]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Res. 459), S3894 [2MY]

House Rules: repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

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

Conference reports

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4297), H2209-H2299 [9MY]

Letters

Deficit Reduction Act: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H39 [1FE]

Investigation of the role of Alexander Strategy Group in the development of Deficit Reduction Act provisions dealing with pharmaceutical companies: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H41 [1FE]

Messages

Economic Report: President Bush, S1127 [13FE], H230 [14FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S473, S489, S491, S492, S493, S495, S496 [2FE], S1083, S1090, S1094, S1105, S1107, S1111, S1113, S1115, S1116, S1117, S1118, S1119 [13FE], H185 [8FE], H1051 [15MR], H1163 [28MR], H1283 [29MR], H1420 [4AP], H1530 [5AP], H1609 [6AP], H1813 [26AP], H1952 [2MY], H2066 [3MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2465 [10MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate inaccuracies in the process and enrollment of H. Res. 653, concur in Senate amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act (H. Res. 687), H352 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Budget: allocation of funds, H249-H251 [14FE]

———balance, H264 [14FE], H860 [9MR], H1445 [4AP], H1456 [5AP], H1671-H1673 [6AP], H1963 [2MY], H2580 [11MY], H4397, H4399 [21JN], H5021 [11JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H969 [14MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 58), H4482 [22JN]

———deficit, H214-H217 [8FE], H248, H253, H260-H264 [14FE], H325, H328, H329 [15FE], H371 [16FE], H421, H432-H438 [28FE], H470, H484-H486, H496-H499 [1MR], H549, H550, H554, H555, H560, H561 [2MR], H627 [7MR], H649, H651, H774-H780 [8MR], H793, H794, H849, H858, H860-H863 [9MR], H982 [15MR], H1172-H1178, H1183-H1185, H1191, H1192 [28MR], H1204, H1284-H1289 [29MR], H1397, H1429-H1435, H1443-H1445 [4AP], H1459, H1460, H1552, H1554 [5AP], H1569, H1572, H1575, H1585, H1586, H1609-H1615, H1671-H1674 [6AP], H1725-H1729 [25AP], H1837-H1842 [26AP], H1964-H1969 [2MY], H2158 [4MY], H2184, H2330-H2333 [9MY], H2483, H2484, H2486-H2488, H2491-H2495 [10MY], H2575-H2580 [11MY], H2630 [16MY], H2694, H2741 [17MY], H2764 [18MY], H3125 [23MY], H3218-H3220 [24MY], H3417-H3420 [6JN], H3483 [7JN], H3716 [9JN], H3775, H3777 [12JN], H3914 [14JN], H4192, H4212-H4218 [19JN], H4392, H4395 [21JN], H4500, H4506 [22JN], H4674 [27JN], H4687 [28JN], H4899, H4905 [29JN], H5017-H5023 [11JY], H5051, H5100, H5101, H5115-H5117 [12JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (H.R. 4526), H163 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H214 [8FE], H307 [15FE], H759 [8MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H37-H60 [1FE], E55 [1FE], E78, E80 [7FE], E146 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), request the President to transmit documents relating to differences between the House-passed version and the version signed by the President (H. Res. 752), E474-E476 [30MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H185 [8FE], H543 [2MR], H1952 [2MY], H2158 [4MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2342, H2343, H2344, H2453-H2466 [10MY], H2507, H2556, H2559 [11MY], H3022, H3024, H3131, H3132, H3134, H3135 [23MY], H3347 [25MY], H3647 [9JN], H4214 [19JN], E803 [11MY], E813, E814, E821 [12MY], E953 [24MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 805), H2354-H2360 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H185-H192 [8FE], H941 [14MR], H1051-H1055 [15MR], H1163 [28MR], H1284-H1289 [29MR], H1420 [4AP], H1530 [5AP], H1609-H1615 [6AP], H1705 [25AP], H1813-H1819 [26AP], H2066-H2071 [3MY], E531 [6AP]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H213, H214, H216 [8FE], H248, H252, H264 [14FE], H328 [15FE], H436 [28FE], H497, H498 [1MR], H556 [2MR], H623, H627 [7MR], H1051-H1055 [15MR], H1174, H1176, H1178, H1184 [28MR], H1371 [30MR], H1429, H1430, H1443, H1444 [4AP], H1551, H1554 [5AP], H1568, H1572, H1585, H1674 [6AP], H1837, H1838 [26AP], H1967 [2MY], H2463, H2491 [10MY], H2576-H2580 [11MY], H2696-H2700, H2741, H2743, H2746, H2752 [17MY], H3347 [25MY], H4212 [19JN], H4226 [20JN], H4390, H4395 [21JN], H4475, H4478, H4507 [22JN], H4901 [29JN], H5019, H5021, H5032 [11JY], H5115 [12JY], E877 [18MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H248-H253 [14FE], H324-H330 [15FE], H1204 [29MR], H5100 [12JY]

———State of the Union Message, H139, H145 [1FE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate inaccuracies in the process and enrollment of H. Res. 653, concur in Senate amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act (H. Res. 687), H351 [16FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3346-H3348 [25MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2721-H2730 [17MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: prevent transfer of the Crime Victims Fund into the Federal Treasury, H1746, H1749 [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: release of Government financial report relative to calculation of budget deficits and national debt, H612-H618 [7MR], H649 [8MR], H4900, H4901 [29JN]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, H2330-H2335 [9MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1550-H1555 [5AP], H1578-H1584, H1601, H1602, H1606 [6AP], H2453-H2459 [10MY], H2574 [11MY], H3913 [14JN], H4535-H4537 [26JN]

———importance of job creation, H216, H217 [8FE], H545-H548 [2MR], H1377 [30MR], H1554 [5AP], H1581, H1583, H1584 [6AP], H2458, H2459 [10MY], H2574 [11MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H146, H147, H149-H151 [1FE], H1829 [26AP], H3803 [13JN], H3980 [14JN]

———restore economic independence through sale of savings bonds, H3125 [23MY]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, H3774, H3775 [12JN], H4212 [19JN], H4391, H4394 [21JN], H4506 [22JN], H4954 [10JY], H5115, H5116 [12JY]

Government: ceiling, H213-H217 [8FE], H251, H260 [14FE], H329 [15FE], H496, H498 [1MR], H558, H559, H560 [2MR], H621-H623, H626, H627 [7MR], H849, H858, H861 [9MR], H1066 [16MR], H1202, H1204 [29MR], H1370-H1373 [30MR], H1443 [4AP], H1551-H1554 [5AP], H1572, H1573, H1585, H1673 [6AP], H2455, H2459 [10MY], H2577 [11MY], H2647, H2683, H2685, H2694, H2700 [17MY], H3131, H3132, H3135 [23MY], H4394, H4395 [21JN], H4505 [22JN], H4954 [10JY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H4905 [29JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1838-H1842 [26AP], H4214-H4216 [19JN]

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

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H550 [2MR], H1174 [28MR], H1957 [2MY]

Taxation: impact of tax cuts on the budget deficit, H3218 [24MY], H4138 [16JN], H4920 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 31), S1363-S1365 [15FE]

———deficit, S1098, S1118 [13FE], S1139 [14FE], S1594-S1596 [2MR], S1667 [3MR], S1988-S1994, S1997, S2023 [13MR], S2065 [14MR], S2159-S2165 [15MR], S2287 [16MR], S3683 [27AP], S3973-S3977 [3MY], S4103 [5MY], S4404, S4410, S4413, S4416, S4417, S4424, S4425 [11MY], S5538 [7JN], S5623 [8JN], S5758 [13JN], S6603, S6606-S6609, S6620, S6621 [28JN], S7289, S7290, S7292, S7293, S7302-S7304 [11JY], S7408 [12JY]

———establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (S. 3521), S5958-S5961 [15JN], S5987 [16JN], S7292, S7293 [11JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps, S1989 [13MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S438 [1FE], S466 [2FE], S723 [6FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), affirm that enrollment presented to the President reflects intent of Congress (S. Con. Res. 80), S870 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S387, S392-S436 [1FE], S466-S502 [2FE], S855 [8FE], S1078-S1083, S1107, S1108, S1112 [13FE], S1135-S1140 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4382 [10MY], S4386, S4416-S4425, S4428-S4446, S4463 [11MY], S4523 [12MY], S4689 [17MY], S4844 [19MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4327 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1083-S1096, S1105-S1121 [13FE], S1136-S1139 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), unanimous-consent agreement, S1121 [13FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), unanimous-consent request, S487 [2FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S415 [1FE], S2054-S2062, S2091 [14MR], S2237 [16MR]

———status report, S361 [31JA], S3205 [6AP], S4832 [19MY], S7328 [11JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S7408 [12JY]

———State of the Union Message, S279-S281, S308, S309 [30JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S4242 [10MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4432-S4438 [11MY]

———importance of job creation, S736-S738 [7FE], S1322 [15FE], S1991 [13MR], S4418, S4419 [11MY], S7290, S7292 [11JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6619 [28JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (S. 2696), S3899 [2MY]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, S7303 [11JY]

———extend Presidential trade promotion authority during agricultural negotiations of World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3179-S3181 [6AP]

———require a study on debt held by foreigners, S2193 [15MR], S2234 [16MR]

Government: ceiling, S1594-S1596 [2MR], S1667 [3MR], S1993 [13MR], S2282, S2287 [16MR]

———ceiling (H.J. Res. 47), S2184-S2195 [15MR], S2234-S2241 [16MR]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2020 [13MR], S2165-S2168, S2178, S2179 [15MR]

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

Senate: legislative priorities, S5473 [6JN], S5620, S5626 [8JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3976 [3MY], S7303 [11JY]

Taxation: impact of tax cuts on the budget deficit, S5758 [13JN], S7293 [11JY]

Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (S. 1730), S2114 [14MR], S3976 [3MY]

Reports

Lobbying Disclosure Act Requirements: Alexander Strategy Group, H41-H44 [1FE]

Reports filed

Concur in Senate Amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 109-366), H23 [31JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4297, Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 805) (H. Rept. 109-458), H2337 [9MY]

Document Transmittal Relating to Differences Between the House-Passed Version and Version Signed by President of S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 109-457), H2337 [9MY]

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 109-455), H2337 [9MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H37 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S492, S495 [2FE]

Statements

Faith Reflection on the Federal Budget: Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs, H1574 [6AP]

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act Conference Report: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4394 [11MY]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects of H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, S399 [1FE]

Individual income tax returns with modified taxable income—taxable income and tax classified by each rate at which tax was computed and marital status, S1104 [13FE]

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4297): extraneous provisions, S4412 [11MY]

———projected revenue effects, S4440 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 653, concur in Senate amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H37 [1FE]

H. Res. 687, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of inaccuracies in the process and enrollment of H. Res. 653, concurring in Senate amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H351 [16FE]

H. Res. 805, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4297, Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act, H2354 [10MY]

S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H69-H114 [1FE]

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

S. Con. Res. 80, affirm that enrollment presented to the President of S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, reflects intent of Congress, S869, S870 [8FE]

S. Res. 459, clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3900 [2MY]