BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

State of the Union: President Bush, H472-H476 [28JA]

Amendments

Federal budget: setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1634, H1646, H1661 [13MR]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1559 [12MR]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1821, S1822 [10MR], S1839, S1855, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887, S1888, S1889 [11MR], S1918, S1921, S1922, S1926, S1932, S1939, S1940, S1946, S1949, S1950, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1976, S2011, S2012, S2013, S2014, S2015, S2016, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2023, S2024, S2025, S2026, S2027, S2028 [12MR], S2041, S2046, S2048, S2050, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079, S2080, S2081, S2082, S2083, S2084, S2086, S2087, S2168, S2169, S2170, S2171, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2178, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182, S2183, S2184, S2185, S2186 [13MR], S2299 [1AP], H3840 [14MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (H. Res. 1190), H3826 [14MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), H4345 [21MY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S4267 [15MY], H3857 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

Bailout Hide and Seek, H8132 [16SE]

Budget Mess, E237 [26FE]

Escaping the Budget Impasse, H1595 [12MR]

Eye Rent Spike, Shutdowns, E1156 [5JN]

Government Showdown, S1563 [5MR]

Housing Cuts Are Proposed To Help Close Budget Gap, E1156 [5JN]

How George Bush, Big Spender, Destroyed Nirvana, S6530 [10JY]

Lame-Duck Budget, E237 [26FE]

Need Cash? Cut Nuclear Weapons Budget, E2339 [9DE]

Political Memo; Re-examining the Fine Print on Clinton's Tax Promises, S7601 [29JY]

United States' Triple-A Credit Rating `Under Threat', H1399 [6MR], H1596 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

———require that, for a fiscal year, the total amount of money dedicated for earmarks may not exceed the estimated budget surplus for that year (see H.R. 6967), H8476 [18SE]

Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H2223 [10AP]

Children and youth: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 3277), S6868 [16JY] (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY] (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1538 [11MR]

———establish (H. Con. Res. 263), consideration (see H. Res. 967), H813 [7FE]

Constitutional amendments: control spending (see H.J. Res. 81), H2947 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 3527), S9025 [18SE] (see H.R. 6939), H8475 [18SE]

Economy: reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see H.R. 6110), H4453 [21MY]

Federal budget: limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (see S. Res. 493), S2295 [1AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and reinstate pay-as-you-go rules (see S. 3006), S4028 [12MY]

———require that concurrent resolutions limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (see H.R. 6105), H4452 [21MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (see S. Con. Res. 70), S1741 [7MR] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H1444 [10MR]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (see H. Res. 1036), H1538 [11MR]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (see H. Res. 1190), H3775 [13MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1214), H4320 [20MY]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 7232), H10642 [29SE] (see H.R. 7262), H10827 [3OC]

GAO: provide additional authorities (see H.R. 6388), H6174 [26JN]

Government: cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform the congressional earmark process (see H.R. 7206), H10330 [28SE]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 2627), S970 [13FE]

———increase accessibility to information on Federal spending by creating an online earmark tracking system and a Federal contract and grant website, and providing taxpayer account statements (see S. 2852), S2977 [14AP]

———prevent shutdowns (see H.R. 6863), H8018 [10SE]

———strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending (see H.R. 6411), H6175 [26JN]

Health: ensure access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers (see H. Res. 1228), H4831 [22MY]

House Rules: repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 1027), H1417 [6MR]

Interagency Cooperation Commission: establish (see H.R. 6072), H4060 [15MY]

Medicare: require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see S. 3582), S9492 [25SE] (see H.R. 6966), H8476 [18SE]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H455 [23JA]

USASpending.gov: improve and strengthen transparency, accessibility, and quality of public data on Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (see S. 3077), S4969 [3JN]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), H4217-H4278 [20MY]

Letters

Advancing America's Priorities Act: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S7543 [28JY]

Analysis of congressional budget proposals for 2008-2013 relative to tax levels: Jason Furman, Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution, H1555 [12MR]

Budget impact from legislation authorizing future appropriations without affecting direct spending or revenues: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S10047 [29SE]

Coast Guard appropriations: Donald H. Kent, Jr., Dept. of Homeland Security, S7614 [29JY]

Current U.S. fiscal situation: David M. Walker, GAO, H1583, H1596 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding: several health organizations, S1970 [12MR]

Earmark reform: several Representatives, H637 [7FE]

Federal medical assistance percentage increase: Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida, H10055 [26SE]

International affairs funding: Senator Biden, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1964-S1966 [12MR]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission Act: Representative Wolf, E2319 [20NO]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding: Senator Kohl, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S2097 [13MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding, S1970 [12MR]

Memorandums

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Implementation of Certain Medicaid Regulations: Elicia Herz, Congressional Research Service, S2104-S2107 [13MR]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2009: President Bush, H563 [6FE]

Economic Report: President Bush, S848 [11FE], H847 [12FE]

State of the Union: President Bush, S390-S394 [28JA]

Motions

Federal budget: setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2043, S2053, S2064, S2071, S2072, S2075 [13MR], S4248, S4251, S4253, S4255, S4257, S4258, S4261, S4263 [15MY], H3847 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, H1451 [11MR], H1582 [12MR], H1638, H1650, H1655-H1657, H1672, H1676 [13MR], H1764 [14MR], H6583 [16JY]

———impose moratorium on earmarks (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

———legislative process, H7657 [31JY], H8391 [17SE], H8439 [18SE], H10084 [26SE], E549 [9AP]

———making continuing, H9088, H9218-H9305 [24SE], E2016 [26SE], E2037, E2039, E2088 [27SE], E2112, E2141 [28SE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H930 [13FE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain Committees of the House, H6086 [25JN], H8272 [16SE], H8706 [23SE], H10119 [26SE], H10817 [3OC]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Armed Services (House), H264 [16JA]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7775 [31JY]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1318 [5MR], H6001 [24JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3847-H3854 [14MY], H6047 [25JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit use of funds to continue deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq beyond a certain date, H5001 [5JN]

Arms control: reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives, E2339 [9DE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H460 [28JA], H2535 [22AP], E237 [26FE]

———evaluation of economic policies, H804 [7FE], H937, H938 [13FE], H1589-H1591 [12MR], H1622 [13MR], H1894 [2AP], H2360 [16AP], H2454 [17AP], H2650-H2653 [23AP], H2864 [30AP], H3057, H3059, H3060 [6MY], H3870-H3876 [14MY], H5563 [18JN], H6480 [15JY], H6581 [16JY], H7062 [24JY], H7864 [9SE], H8131, H8141 [16SE], H9873, H9874 [25SE], E208 [15FE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (H. Con. Res. 263), H635, H636 [7FE], H977-H980 [14FE], H1657 [13MR], H1901 [2AP]

———establish (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H4979 [5JN], H8010 [10SE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H1080, H1081, H1083 [27FE], H1576 [12MR], H2737 [24AP], H2990, H2991 [1MY], H3784, H3785, H3787-H3792, H3794, H3803 [14MY], H3934, H3935, H3945 [15MY], H5334, H5336, H5338, H5347, H5351 [12JN], H6584 [16JY], H8001 [10SE]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (H.R. 2686), H5464-H5470 [17JN]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H335 [17JA], H482, H483 [29JA], H3806 [14MY], H4791-H4793 [22MY], H6476, H6551 [15JY], H6715 [17JY], H8391 [17SE], H9218-H9220, H9222, H9223, H9225 [24SE], E549 [9AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1635-H1646 [13MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1649-H1659 [13MR], E423 [14MR]

Deficit, H611, H612 [6FE], H800-H804 [7FE], H937 [13FE], H1059 [26FE], H1317 [5MR], H1566 [12MR], H1669-H1675 [13MR], H2002 [3AP], H2212 [10AP], H2428-H2434 [16AP], H2473 [17AP], H3864-H3870 [14MY], H4344 [21MY], H4995, H4996 [5JN], H5336 [12JN], H5465-H5470 [17JN], H5779 [20JN], H6207 [8JY], H6327, H6332 [9JY], H7995-H7997 [10SE], H10313, H10314 [28SE], E237 [26FE]

Democratic Party: evaluation of economic policies, H5589 [19JN]

———national agenda, H276-H283 [16JA], H1831 [1AP], H1957, H1961 [2AP], H2275 [15AP], H2455 [17AP], H2641-H2647 [23AP], H5586 [19JN], H5785 [20JN], H5939 [24JN], H6014 [25JN], H6234 [9JY], H6662 [16JY], H7859 [9SE], H7961, H7962 [10SE], H8135 [16SE], H8585 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H608 [6FE]

———GAO report on cost overruns in weapons systems, H1873 [1AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: funding, H1565 [12MR]

Dept. of HUD: Fair Housing Initiative Program funding, H1640 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H604 [6FE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H796 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H1566 [12MR]

Ecology and environment: funding, H1570 [12MR]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H1612 [12MR], H1636, H1640, H1643, H1676 [13MR], H2273 [15AP], H2360 [16AP], H2954 [1MY], H5669 [19JN]

———record increases in corporate profits, unemployment, budget deficit, and trade deficit, H611 [6FE]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (H.R. 6110), H4329 [21MY]

Education: funding, H615, H616 [6FE], H1569, H1570 [12MR]

Employment: job training programs funding, H460 [28JA], H607 [6FE]

Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: require use of most recent CBO baseline estimates when determining compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement, H2992-H2995 [1MY]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H265, H268 [16JA], H439 [23JA], H595, H597, H604-H617 [6FE], H626, H627, H796, H800-H804 [7FE], H929-H935, H937-H940 [13FE], H946 [14FE], H1059-H1065 [26FE], H1224, H1321 [5MR], H1611 [12MR], H2428-H2434, H2436 [16AP], H3864-H3870 [14MY], H4942, H4943 [4JN], H5466-H5470 [17JN], H5779 [20JN], E125 [6FE], E208 [15FE]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1556-H1559, H1611, H1613-H1615 [12MR], H1949-H1955 [2AP]

———establish a national bipartisan commission on budget spending and tax policies, H1226 [5MR], H3939 [15MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1451, H1452 [11MR], H1561-H1573, H1575-H1597, H1611-H1616 [12MR], H1622, H1624, H1627-H1659, H1661-H1684 [13MR], H1706, H1764 [14MR], H1831 [1AP], H1892, H1948-H1955 [2AP], E325 [6MR], E412, E418, E419, E423, E428 [14MR], E445 [31MR], E461 [1AP]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1553-H1560 [12MR]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (H. Res. 1190), H3824-H3828 [14MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4977, H4989-H5001 [5JN], E1165 [9JN]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), H4341-H4346 [21MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, H3847-H3854 [14MY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: require use of most recent CBO baseline estimates when determining compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3789 [14MY]

Foreign countries: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H1949 [2AP]

GAO: provide additional authorities (H.R. 6388), H7192-H7194 [29JY], E1382 [26JN]

Government: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1949, H1952 [2AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H627 [7FE], H974-H977 [14FE], H7961 [10SE]

House of Representatives: reform earmark process, H605 [6FE], H930, H932 [13FE], H977-H980 [14FE], H3190 [8MY], H3821, H3864-H3870 [14MY], H8040 [11SE], H8132 [16SE], H10705 [3OC]

House Rules: enforce existing rules on earmarks, H42 [16JA], H518-H521 [29JA], H614 [6FE]

———require amendments to appropriation bills be published in Congressional Record prior to floor debate, H7753, H7754 [31JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H1652 [13MR]

Infrastructure: develop a national plan to improve transportation, energy transmission, and water needs, H2438 [16AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H1652 [13MR]

LIHEAP: funding, H611 [6FE]

McCain, Senator: evaluation of Bush administration economic policies, H2866 [30AP]

Medicare: funding, H1653 [13MR]

NASA: require CBO update of budgetary analysis of space exploration program, H5387 [12JN]

New York City Housing Authority: budget deficit, E1156 [5JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6996 [23JY]

———debt held by foreigners, H267, H268 [16JA], H612, H615 [6FE], H801 [7FE], H1575 [12MR], H5563 [18JN]

———debt held by foreigners through acquisition of U.S. sovereign wealth funds, H541 [29JA], H1400 [6MR]

———increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 92), H4989 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: provide for pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H4994 [5JN]

Public works: water and infrastructure projects funding, E325 [6MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1961 [2AP], H7812 [8SE], H7961 [10SE], H10315, H10316 [28SE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 3654), H1399 [6MR], H1576, H1595 [12MR], H1706 [14MR], H1829, H1832 [1AP], H1976 [3AP], H2075 [9AP], H2212 [10AP], H4998 [5JN], H6237 [9JY], H10787 [3OC], E615 [15AP], E2319 [20NO], E2368 [10DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1061 [26FE]

Status: report, H544 [29JA], H7933 [9SE]

Taxation: provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H611 [6FE]

———rates, H612, H613 [6FE], H1555, H1556, H1566, H1568, H1571, H1577-H1584, H1587-H1596 [12MR], H1624, H1636-H1638, H1640, H1642, H1650, H1652, H1658 [13MR], H1892, H1949-H1955 [2AP], H4341-H4344 [21MY], H4990-H4998 [5JN]

———repeal tax increases from alternative minimum tax relief relative to pay-as-you-go compliance, H6039, H6041-H6043 [25JN]

Terrorism: national security policy, H4288 [20MY]

Transportation: funding, E325 [6MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H1564-H1566 [12MR], H4205 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: strengthen limitations on payments and benefits to farmers and use savings to improve nutrition programs, S1852 [11MR]

Animals: health research and disease programs funding, S1978 [12MR]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, S1895 [11MR], S1929-S1931, S1960, S1975 [12MR], S2074, S2075, S2087-S2090 [13MR]

———legislative process, S1411 [29FE], S7521 [26JY], S7566 [28JY], S7843, S7844 [31JY], S9895 [27SE], S10048-S10050 [29SE]

———making continuing, S9577, S9621, S9622, S9624-S9626 [26SE], S9883-S9888, S9893-S9897, S9906-S9966, S9973 [27SE], S10459 [2OC]

Armed Forces: require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation, S1986 [12MR]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps, S2081, S2082 [13MR]

BIA: Public Safety and Justice Account funding, S1983 [12MR]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (S. 2063), S461, S462 [30JA], S5579 [12JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: salt cedar and Russian olive plant removal funding, S2031 [12MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of Administration policies, S9463 [25SE], S10545 [17NO]

———evaluation of economic policies, S637 [5FE], S1183-S1185 [26FE], S1566 [5MR], S2098, S2103 [13MR], S4592, S4597 [21MY], S7563 [28JY], S7986 [1AU], S8364-S8367 [11SE], S8512 [15SE], S8809, S8821, S8829-S8836 [16SE], S8999-S9001 [18SE], S9463 [25SE]

———State of the Union Message, S407 [29JA]

Business and industry: manufacturing initiatives funding, S2097 [13MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: implement Medicaid regulations issued relative to graduate medical education, intergovernmental transfers, school-based services, rehabilitation, and targarted case management, S2104-S2109 [13MR]

Children and youth: provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S5010 [4JN]

Citizenship: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to expedite FBI security name checks and reduce backlog of naturalization applications, S2091 [13MR]

Climate: prohibit new mandates on greenhouse gas emissions that would harm U.S. economy or result in job loss unless China and India institute similiar mandates, S4253-S4255, S4264 [15MY]

———prohibit new mandates on greenhouse gas emissions until Congress effectively addresses imports from China, India, and other nations that have no similiar emissions programs, S4253-S4255, S4264, S4265 [15MY]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, S6183 [26JN]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S1861 [11MR], S2060, S2061 [13MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012, S84 [22JA], S197 [23JA], S4172 [14MY], S5028 [4JN], S5347 [6JN], S7893 [31JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S6147 [25JN], S6494 [9JY], S6713 [15JY], S6864 [16JY], S10053, S10054 [29SE], S10720 [20NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S408 [29JA], S4562-S4564 [21MY], S4903 [3JN], S6881 [17JY], S8145, S8149 [9SE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S1554 [5MR], S1733 [7MR], S2111-S2116 [13MR], S3949, S3950 [8MY], S6221 [26JN]

———establish biennial cycle, S1564 [5MR], S1976 [12MR], S9896 [27SE]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S3657 [1MY], S7859 [31JY], S8911 [17SE]

Deficit, S374 [28JA], S437 [29JA], S629 [5FE], S683 [6FE], S994 [14FE], S1229-S1232 [27FE], S1409 [29FE], S1554, S1591 [5MR], S1834-S1836 [11MR], S3482 [29AP], S4609 [21MY], S5010 [4JN], S5578-S5580 [12JN], S6826 [16JY], S6960 [21JY], S7520 [26JY], S8224, S8227, S8259 [10SE], S8971 [18SE], S9259 [23SE], S9383 [24SE], S10610-S10613 [19NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S16, S18 [22JA], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S4047 [13MY], S5640 [16JN], S6614 [14JY], S6680 [15JY], S6800 [16JY], S7985, S7987 [1AU], S8149 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a minimum percentage of the gross domestic product to be used for defense spending, S2062 [13MR]

———funding, S2101 [13MR]

———set deadline to complete disposal of chemical weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot, KY, S563 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: adult English literacy programs funding, S2050 [13MR]

———adult English literacy programs funding through reductions in EEOC funding to bring actions against employers requiring employees to speak English, S1953 [12MR], S2050, S2051 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding, S1918-S1921 [12MR], S2042 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: HIV Health Care Services Program funding, S1978 [12MR]

———Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding, S1970-S1972 [12MR]

———Traumatic Brain Injury Program funding, S2090 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: States and local government immigration enforcement training and support funding, S2058, S2059 [13MR]

———study the impact on law enforcement of local ordinances that prohibit cooperation with certain immigration laws, S2063 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1962-S1964 [12MR], S2058, S2100 [13MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Meth Hot Spots Program funding, S1983 [12MR]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, S1974 [12MR]

———increase local law enforcement funding to enforce prohibition against taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S2069, S2070 [13MR]

———local law enforcement funding for child protection programs, S2069 [13MR]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding to State or local governments that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, S2063, S2064 [13MR]

Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S1964-S1966 [12MR], S2086, S2091 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S1974 [12MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (S. 3527), S9037 [18SE]

———Veterans Benefits Administration funding, S1948, S1990 [12MR], S2050 [13MR]

Diseases: autism research, treatment, education and intervention funding, S2059 [13MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, S1858 [11MR]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, S1439 [3MR], S1550 [5MR], S2072, S2073 [13MR], S3003 [15AP], S4251-S4253, S4255, S4264 [15MY]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S2097 [13MR]

———provide stimulus through investment in ``ready to go'' infrastructure projects, S1954, S1955 [12MR], S2054, S2055 [13MR]

Education: expand deficit-neutral reserve funds for higher education to enable an increase in the maximum amount for federally guaranteed student loans, S1946, S1947 [12MR], S2049 [13MR]

Employment: improve training of manufacturing workers, S2060 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: provide assistance to States for compliance, S2031 [12MR]

FDA: food safety program funding, S1986 [12MR]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce spending for programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool, S1990 [12MR], S2059, S2091 [13MR]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S563, S594-S596 [4FE], S620-S622, S629-S631, S635-S638 [5FE], S1229-S1232 [27FE], S1409-S1411 [29FE], S1459 [3MR], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S1550, S1553, S1554, S1556, S1563, S1566, S1591 [5MR], S1698 [6MR], S5578 [12JN]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, S1826-S1839 [11MR], S4590-S4599 [21MY]

———establish a comprehensive plan to control spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process, S1846, S1847 [11MR]

———evaluation of Presidential candidates' proposals, S4602 [21MY]

———increase number of Senators necessary to waive the pay-as-you-go point of order, S2072 [13MR]

———limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (S. Res. 493), S2298 [1AP]

———provide for a point of order against any spending over emergency designation amount, S1980 [12MR]

———provide for points of order to protect Social Security, require disclosure of gross Federal debt, stregthen integrity of reconciliation process, and prohibit net increase in deficits, S4263 [15MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S6183 [26JN]

———reconciliation process, S1979 [12MR]

———set spending cap on non-emergency discretionary appropriations, S4258, S4261, S4267 [15MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), S3423 [28AP]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1733 [7MR], S1785-S1787, S1791-S1814 [10MR], S1825-S1869, S1895-S1909 [11MR], S1915-S1932, S1935-S1992, S2029-S2032 [12MR], S2036-S2067, S2069-S2118 [13MR], S4247 [15MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, S4560, S4590-S4610 [21MY], S5005-S5011 [4JN]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4743 [22MY]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S4951 [3JN]

———setting forth for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, S4248-S4267 [15MY]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1840-S1846, S1854, S1864-S1867 [11MR], S1916, S1985 [12MR], S2037, S2040, S2095 [13MR], S4608 [21MY]

FEMA: funding, S1991 [12MR]

Government: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1811 [10MR], S1895-S1906 [11MR], S3217 [22AP], S6839 [16JY]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (S. 2627), S971 [13FE], S994-S996 [14FE], S1591 [5MR]

———increase accessibility to information on Federal spending by creating an online earmark tracking system and a Federal contract and grant website, and providing taxpayer account statements (S. 2852), S2977 [14AP], S2989 [15AP]

Health: autism research, treatment, education and intervention funding, S1971 [12MR]

———promote modernization of the health care system through adoption of electronic prescribing technology, S2050 [13MR]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S1971 [12MR]

Immigration: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs, S1956 [12MR], S2052 [13MR]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement, S1976-S1978 [12MR], S2052 [13MR]

———increase number of H-1B visas, S1968, S1969 [12MR]

Indian Health Service: funding, S1937-S1939 [12MR], S2047 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2100 [13MR]

Iraq: include expected costs of war in Federal budget, S1989 [12MR]

LIHEAP: funding, S1935, S1962 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2057 [13MR]

Medicare: expand part B income test provisions to the part D prescription drug benefit requiring wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the premium, S1972 [12MR], S2055 [13MR]

———provide incentives to physicians for writing electronic prescriptions, S1949 [12MR], S2050, S2094 [13MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the expansion of background check pilot program for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees, S1991 [12MR], S2061 [13MR]

Mining and mineral resources: restore to the States the net receipt sharing percentage of Federal mineral royalties, S1978 [12MR], S2096 [13MR]

NASA: funding, S2100 [13MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, S1973 [12MR]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1225 [27FE]

NIH: funding, S1935 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2100 [13MR], S5010 [4JN]

NSF: funding, S1918-S1921 [12MR], S2042 [13MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: prohibit diversion, redirection, or transfer of funding, S2095 [13MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S2087 [13MR]

Power resources: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production, S1940-S1943 [12MR], S2048, S2049 [13MR]

———invest in alternative energy technologies in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil, decrease carbon emissions, and create new jobs, S4606, S4607 [21MY]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, S5010 [4JN], S9009 [18SE]

———increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 92), S5332 [5JN], S5375 [6JN]

———provide for a point of order against budget resolution that does not include gross Federal debt disclosure, S4263 [15MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S21, S22 [22JA], S315-S317 [25JA], S1189 [26FE], S1663 [6MR], S5640 [16JN], S6583-S6585 [11JY]

Rural areas: allocation of funds to programs serving rural areas, S1016 [14FE]

Science: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for development and construction of science parks, S1959 [12MR], S2054, S2094 [13MR]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (S. 304), S1592 [5MR], S3073 [16AP], S5579 [12JN]

Senate Rules: ensure amendments to authorization legislation contain offsets, S1018-S1020 [14FE]

Social Security: codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S2082, S2084 [13MR]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1989 [12MR]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for reform, S2057 [13MR]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1981-S1983 [12MR]

———facilitate coverage of pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S2082 [13MR]

———require a balanced budget without Social Security taxes, S1858 [11MR]

Status: report, S275 [24JA], S6551 [10JY], S8472 [12SE], S10633 [19NO]

Taxation: amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain provisions, S9255 [23SE]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace, S2080, S2081, S2085 [13MR]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit with no inflation adjustment, S2093 [13MR]

———exempt alternative minimum tax relief from pay-as-you-go requirement, S2029 [12MR], S2077 [13MR], S6215 [26JN]

———extend increased expensing for small businesses, S1990 [12MR]

———historical trends in U.S. tax policy relative to political party affiliation of President and Congress, S7253-S7255 [24JY], S7600-S7604 [29JY], S10135 [30SE]

———increase rate for top income tax brackets to provide funding for education and low-income individuals and families, S1950, S1952 [12MR], S2056, S2091 [13MR]

———increase taxes to fully fund certain proposed new and expanded Federal programs, S1966-S1968 [12MR], S2054 [13MR]

———lower income tax rates, provide estate tax relief, permanently extend certain education-related tax deductions and dividend and capital gain tax rate reductions, and protect retirement income, S1855 [11MR], S2041, S2093 [13MR]

———provide credits for biodiesel production, clean-burning wood stoves, cellulosic ethanol, and plug-in hybrid vehicles through reductions in credits for oil companies, S1980, S1981 [12MR], S2097 [13MR]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S1806-S1808 [10MR], S1923-S1929, S1943-S1946 [12MR], S2044, S2075, S2076, S2093 [13MR]

———provide for a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates, S1459 [3MR], S1960, S1962, S1988 [12MR], S2053, S2071 [13MR]

———provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits, S2092 [13MR]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S2042, S2043 [13MR], S9240, S9254, S9255 [23SE], S9400 [24SE]

———rates, S1795, S1805 [10MR], S1852 [11MR], S1915, S1917, S1952, S1984, S2031 [12MR], S2101 [13MR], S4599-S4606 [21MY], S5007 [4JN], S5503 [11JN], S5559 [12JN]

———reform laws, S2030 [12MR], S6527-S6531 [10JY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on middle-income individuals, S1921 [12MR], S2042 [13MR]

———repeal increase in alternative minimum tax, S1935 [12MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S1857 [11MR], S1932, S1939 [12MR], S2045, S2046 [13MR]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1800, S1807 [10MR], S2097 [13MR]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, S1972 [12MR]

USASpending.gov: improve and strengthen transparency, accessibility, and quality of public data on Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (S. 3077), S4971 [3JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S1801 [10MR], S1974 [12MR]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S276 [24JA], S6551-S6553 [10JY], S8472-S8474 [12SE], S10633 [19NO]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H545-H547 [29JA], H5461-H5464 [17JN], H7933-H7937 [9SE]

Systemwide Government Waste of Taxpayer Dollars, S1901-S1906 [11MR]

Reports filed

Adoption of S. Con. Res. 70, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1190) (H. Rept. 110-630), H3775 [13MY]

Allocations to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-392), S5832 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-393), S5832 [19JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 70, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1214) (H. Rept. 110-662), H4320 [20MY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 312, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1036) (H. Rept. 110-548), H1538 [11MR]

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6388) (H. Rept. 110-771), H7163 [24JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-402), S6158 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-423), S6868 [16JY]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2008: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 110-746), H6228 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 110-747), H6228 [8JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee of Conference (S. Con. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 110-659), H4320 [20MY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 110-543), H1444 [10MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 70), S1818 [10MR]

Statements

Alternative Minimum Tax Relief: Senator Specter, S1936 [12MR]

Claim That Congressional Budget Plans Call for ``Largest Tax Increase in History'' Is Inaccurate: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1555 [12MR]

Lack of Funding Will Result in Lost Opportunities: Senator Specter, S1935 [12MR]

Limit Consideration of Amendments Under a Budget Resolution: Senator Specter, S2298 [1AP]

Misleading Claims That Congressional Budget Plan Calls for ``Largest Tax Increase in History'': Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4342 [21MY]

NIH/LIHEAP/Mentoring Amendment to the Budget Resolution: Senator Specter, S1936 [12MR]

Pennsylvania Economic Snapshot: Committee on Economics (Joint), S324 [25JA]

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70): Vitter Amendment on Importation of Prescription Drugs, S2299 [1AP]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H265 [16JA], H1319 [5MR], H6001 [24JN], H6086 [25JN], H7776 [31JY], H8273 [16SE], H8706 [23SE], H10119 [26SE], H10817 [3OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012, S84, S85 [22JA], S198 [23JA], S4173 [14MY], S5028, S5029 [4JN], S5347 [6JN], S7893 [31JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S6147 [25JN], S6495 [9JY], S6714 [15JY], S6864 [16JY], S10054 [29SE], S10721 [20NO]

Comparision of taxes and spending cuts in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, S7602 [29JY]

Corporate estimated tax shift used in legislation in the 110th Congress, S2117 [13MR]

Deficit impact of pay-as-you-go legislation, S2117 [13MR]

Distributional effects of revenue provisions of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, S7602 [29JY]

Illustration of how changes in mandatory spending enacted in an appropriation bill count for budget enforcement, S2118 [13MR]

New pay-as-you-go along with corporate tax timing shift, allows spending today with offsets far in the future, S2117 [13MR]

New pay-as-you-go needs more than long-term offset to pay for spending today, S2117 [13MR]

Pay-as-you-go in effect in the 110th Congress, S2117 [13MR]

Proposed pay-as-you-go at start of the 110th Congress, S2116 [13MR]

Republican claims of alleged pay-as-you go compliance violations, S4608 [21MY]

Revised allocation of spending authority, H265 [16JA]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7776 [31JY]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1319 [5MR], H6001 [24JN]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10119 [26SE]

Tough first-year offset requirement under old-fashioned pay-as-you-go, S2117 [13MR]

Under old pay-as-you-go, offsets easier to achieve over 5 years by shifitng cost past first year, S2117 [13MR]

Under old pay-as-you-go, offsets in years 6-10 could not pay for near-term spending, S2117 [13MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 312, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H1627-H1633 [13MR]

H. Res. 1036, consideration of H. Con. Res. 312, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H1553 [12MR]

H. Res. 1190, adoption of S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H3824 [14MY]

H.R. 6388, GAO Improvement Act, H7192 [29JY]

S. 2627, Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S972-S975 [13FE]

S. 2852, Federal Spending and Taxpayer Accessibility Act, S2978 [14AP]

S. 3527, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act, S9038 [18SE]

S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S1747-S1754 [7MR], S2238-S2250 [31MR], H3828-H3840 [14MY]

S. Res. 493, limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution, S2297 [1AP]