POVERTY related term(s) Homeless

Addresses

Encourage Involvement in Efforts To Reduce and Eliminate Poverty: Ward Brehm, African Development Foundation, H2377 [16AP]

Facing Down the Bag Lady—Older Women in America: Colette Dowling, E2179 [30SE]

Seeing Is Believing—The Enduring Legacy of Lyndon Johnson: Joseph A. Califano, Jr., S4572-S4576 [21MY]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the single family housing loan guarantee program (S. 2008), S1713 [6MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), H1051, H1052 [26FE]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 974), H1043 [26FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H312, H316, H320, H321, H322, H323, H324, H326, H333 [17JA]

Health: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S3410 [24AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), S5634, S5635 [12JN]

Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 3432), H370 [22JA]

Appointments

Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, S9557 [25SE], S10186 [30SE], S10191 [1OC], H5841 [23JN], H7835 [8SE], H10088 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Across Globe, Empty Bellies Brings Rising Anger, S3381 [24AP]

Capitol Strives To Define ``Homeless'', H10666 [2OC]

Caribbean Heritage—Building on Its Foundations in a Foreign Land, E1481 [16JY]

CARICOM Summit on Economic Integration, E1595 [30JY]

Climate Change Devastation Gives Food for Thought on Earth Day, S3382 [24AP]

Diaspora and the Rollings Heads of State, E1432 [10JY]

Food Price Rises Threaten Efforts To Cut Poverty, H2326 [15AP]

Formerly Homeless Teen Role Model, H7644 [31JY]

Guns, Drugs and Murder a Lethal Combination in Caribbean—Where Is the International Community and Gun Makers?, E449 [31MR]

Health Care System I Want Is in France, H2534 [22AP]

Hopeless in Africa? Doing Something About It, E59 [22JA]

How Aid Can Work, E1050 [23MY]

Let's Work To Avoid Long-Term Care Crisis, E44 [17JA]

Lifespan Shorter in Parts of U.S.—Obesity, Smoking Cited; State Not Immune to Trend, H2533 [22AP]

Looking to 2008 for Improved Economic and Social Conditions, Caribbean Region Expects To Consolidate Gains of Recent Years, E447-E449 [31MR]

Many Turned Away From Free Dental Care Clinic, H2250 [14AP]

Myth of `Best in the World'—A Spate of New Research Shows the U.S. Behind Other Countries in Cancer Survival and Diabetes Care, S4126 [14MY]

Wanted—A Productive Caribbean Community Conference, E1481 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Development Bank Group: authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for contribution to, replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund (see S. 3169), S5832 [19JN] (see H.R. 6306), H5728 [19JN]

Air pollution: distribute proceeds from greenhouse gas emissions allowance auctions to low and moderate income households to offset losses caused by greenhouse gas emissions regulation (see H.R. 7194), H10300 [27SE]

AmeriCorps: establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students (see S. 3027), S4282 [15MY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low income children and working families (see S. 2980), S3790 [6MY] (see H.R. 7001), H9083 [23SE]

———provide safe and affordable child care for low income children and working families (see S. 3620), S9657 [26SE]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see S. Res. 474), S1597 [5MR] (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2918), S3401 [24AP] (see H.R. 5896), H2758 [24AP]

Credit: combat predatory lending practices and provide access to capital to those living in low-income and traditionally underserved communities (see S. 3632), S9657 [26SE]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 3067), S4793 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: community food projects funding (see S. 3597), S9493 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local education agencies to improve college access (see S. 3326), S7278 [24JY]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see S. 3347), S7573 [28JY]

———establish Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows grant program to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, community learning centers, and after-school programs (see H.R. 7154), H10131 [26SE]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 3508), S8948 [17SE]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (see S. 2759), S2132 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see S. 3323), S7278 [24JY] (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY] (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: extend existing and expiring agreements under the Moving to Work program (see H.R. 6099), H4321 [20MY]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (see H.R. 5829), H2485 [17AP] (see H.R. 6216), H5110 [9JN]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), consideration (see H. Res. 974), H868 [12FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), consideration (see H. Res. 922), H293 [16JA]

Dept. of State: develop partnerships with Brazil and other foreign governments to accelerate development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure (see H.R. 7183), H10299 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain deferred disability benefits be excluded from consideration as annual income when determining eligibility for low-income housing programs (see S. 2625), S919 [12FE]

———expand availability of health care by adjusting the income level for certain priority veterans (see H.R. 6471), H6406 [10JY] (see H.R. 7167), H10131 [26SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide disaster assistance to electric utility companies serving low-income households (see S. 3572), S9415 [24SE] (see H.R. 7008), H9083 [23SE]

Diseases: express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see S. Con. Res. 102), S9415 [24SE]

———provide assistance to in-need countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (see S. 2762), S2132 [13MR]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (see H.R. 5551), H1417 [6MR]

Ecology and environment: enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5902), H2759 [24AP]

Economy: stimulate and provide financial relief to low-income families (see H.R. 6152), H4830 [22MY]

Education: increase grant aid for neediest students, expand options for Federal student loans, and improve reliability of current Federal loan programs (see S. 2815), S2435 [3AP]

———provide public charter school options for students that attend schools in need of improvement, have been identified for restructuring, and have graduation rates below a certain level (see H.R. 5647), H1770 [14MR]

Employment: improve the job access and reverse commute program (see S. 3466), S8275 [10SE]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (see S. 2549), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5132), H456 [23JA]

Federal aid programs: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see S. 3636), S9658 [26SE] (see H.R. 6941), H8475 [18SE]

———use poverty line determined for Alaska for all States and the District of Columbia for school lunch and supplemental nutrition assistance (food stamps) programs (see H.R. 7085), H9973 [25SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved (see H.R. 5544), H1416 [6MR]

———establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care (see S. 3064), S4793 [22MY]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (see S. 2723), S1703 [6MR] (see H.R. 5549), H1416 [6MR]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H7307 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 3072), S4793 [22MY] (see H.R. 5348), H869 [12FE] (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY] (see H.R. 6699), H7784 [31JY] (see H.R. 7166), H10131 [26SE]

Health care professionals: increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts for Federal Trio Programs (see H.R. 6959), H8476 [18SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7221), H10641 [29SE]

Housing: establish a pilot program to preserve affordable housing options for low-income individuals (see S. 3275), S6868 [16JY]

Hurricanes: provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2975), S3742 [2MY] (see H.R. 6751), H7786 [31JY]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 2735), S1741 [7MR]

Investments: promote savings by low-income taxpayers by providing a match to those who contribute to savings products and facilitate the opening of bank accounts directly on tax returns (see S. 3372), S7904 [31JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

Medicaid: establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 5721), H2069 [8AP]

———extend the MinnesotaCare Medicaid demonstration project (see S. 3467), S8275 [10SE] (see H.R. 6848), H7955 [9SE]

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see S. 3327), S7278 [24JY] (see H.R. 7212), H10331 [28SE]

———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H294 [16JA]

———permit States to exclude earned income in determining eligibility for medical assistance for individuals with extremely high prescription drug costs (see H.R. 5748), H2150 [9AP]

———provide additional funds for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program (see S. 3549), S9281 [23SE] (see S. 3560), S9415 [24SE] (see H.R. 7077), H9972 [25SE]

Medicare: amend special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals (see H.R. 6365), H6088 [25JN]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H2758 [24AP]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see S. 2812), S2435 [3AP] (see H.R. 6163), H4830 [22MY]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (see S. 3101), S5366 [6JN] (see H.R. 6212), H5110 [9JN] (see H.R. 6331), H5796 [20JN]

———preserve access to health care (see S. 3656), S10176 [30SE] (see H.R. 7241), H10699 [2OC]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 3364), S7780 [30JY] (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]

Millennium Challenge Act: authorize regional and concurrent compacts (see H.R. 7165), H10131 [26SE]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6176 [26JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4028 [12MY]

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (see S. 3570), S9415 [24SE]

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (see S. 3349), S7573 [28JY]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 6808), H7807 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: provide emergency assistance for families receiving aid under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and for low-income working families (see S. 2968), S3699 [1MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 3264), S6722 [15JY]

Social Security: allow certain youths who became inmates of public institutions to re-enroll in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program upon release (see H.R. 6621), H7164 [24JY]

———disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S.J. Res. 44), S6937 [17JY]

———encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 7191), H10300 [27SE]

———establish a trust fund with proceeds from Internet gambling taxes to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy (see H.R. 6501), H6576 [15JY]

———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H6824 [22JY]

———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

———place a general eligibility ceiling of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5961), H3050 [5MY]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S2435 [3AP]

———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see S. 3206), S6285 [26JN] (see H.R. 6393), H6174 [26JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 6352), H6009 [24JN]

———allow a deduction for income attributable to business activities conducted in high job-loss areas (see H.R. 7096), H9973 [25SE]

———establish certain advertising and disclosure requirements relative to tax refund anticipation loans (see H.R. 7188), H10299 [27SE]

———expand work opportunity tax credit to include disconnected youth (see H.R. 7066), H9972 [25SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 5800), H2354 [15AP]

———increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (see H.R. 6675), H7628 [30JY]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see S. 2684), S1467 [3MR]

———reform rental assistance program under section 8 (see H.R. 5490), H1073 [26FE]

Veterans: health care funding through reductions in LSC and Title X family planning programs funding (see H.R. 6712), H7785 [31JY]

Workforce Investment Act: improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants (see S. 2648), S1054 [14FE]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see S. Res. 716), S10743 [20NO] (see S. Res. 725), S10834 [9DE] (see H. Res. 1413), H7808 [1AU]

Booklets

``Collapse of the Middle Class—Letters From Vermont and America'', S5438-S5441 [10JN]

———(excerpt), S5570 [12JN]

Cloture motions

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), motion to proceed, S6224, S6231 [26JN], S6489 [9JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), motion to proceed, S5431 [10JN], S5564 [12JN]

Letters

Add Malawi, Swaziland and Lesotho to list of focus countries in global fight against HIV/AIDS: Hawa O. Ndilowe, Ephraim M.M. Hope, and Mabasia N. Mohobane, H1936 [2AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directive to States relative to coverage of children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program: several health care organizations, S5687 [17JN]

Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program compliance with U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating criteria: Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H306 [17JA]

Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program reauthorization: several housing organizations, H305 [17JA]

Direct States to prioritize allocation of foreclosed housing assistance funds to neighborhoods with high concentrations of vacant properties: Benson F. Roberts, Local Initiatives Support Corp., H3174 [7MY]

———Geoff Anderson and Jennifer Leonard, H3174 [7MY]

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

Food for Peace Program funding: Senator Kohl, S4718 [22MY]

Healthy Americans Act: Peter R. Orszag, CBO and Edward K. Kleinbard, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S3660 [1MY]

Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act: Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H10665 [2OC]

———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H10666 [2OC]

Increase food stamp benefits: several Representatives, H922 [13FE]

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

Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S5562 [12JN]

Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act: David A. Kakmia, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, S2439 [3AP]

———Jonathan D. Linkous, American Telemedicine Association, S2438 [3AP]

———Linda Rosenberg, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, S2438 [3AP]

———several organizations, S2438 [3AP]

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act: Catherine M. Bishop, National Housing Law Project (organization), H1043, H1049 [26FE]

———National Training and Information Center, H1047 [26FE]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H1042, H1048 [26FE]

———several democratic grassroots resident organizations, H1041 [26FE]

———Sunia Zaterman, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, H1042, H1049 [26FE]

———Timothy G. Kaiser, Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, H1043, H1049 [26FE]

Lists

Legislative legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson, S4576 [21MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, S6142 [25JN], S6229 [26JN]

Supporters of S. 2684, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act, S1480 [3MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: President Bush, S6705 [15JY], H6520 [15JY]

Motions

Dept. of HUD: improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), H1054, H1055 [26FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H331 [17JA]

Press releases

Dangerous Liaisons—A Battle Plan From the U.N. and the International Financial Institutions To Fight Global Hunger: Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute, E759 [29AP]

Remarks in House

Africa: report on congressional delegation trip to Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Liberia, H6388 [10JY]

African Americans: effect of tax cuts, E517 [4AP]

AID: Food for Peace Program funding, H3941 [15MY]

Brooklyn, NY: preserve affordable housing units in Starrett City complex, H3095 [6MY], E856 [8MY]

———tribute to community coalition efforts to retain affordable housing by submitting bid to purchase Starrett City apartment complex, E406 [13MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2535 [22AP]

———evaluation of economic policies, H804 [7FE], H937, H938 [13FE], H1589-H1591 [12MR], H1622 [13MR], H2454 [17AP], H2650-H2653 [23AP], H6480 [15JY], H6581 [16JY], H7062 [24JY], H7864 [9SE], H8131, H8141 [16SE], H9873, H9874 [25SE], E208 [15FE]

Caribbean Development Bank: tribute, E1365 [26JN]

Caribbean nations: economic and social conditions outlook, E447 [31MR], E1414, E1416 [9JY], E1432 [10JY], E1480 [16JY], E1595 [30JY]

———increase in violent crime, E449 [31MR]

Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale (organization): Riverdale, NY, Jewish Community Council Community Organizational Award recipient for Toys Campaign, E403 [13MR]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metropolitan Family Services, E82 [28JA]

Children and youth: make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (H.R. 468), E2119 [28SE]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 1013), H1257-H1259 [5MR]

Clara White Mission (organization): Dept. of HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award recipient, E949 [15MY]

Connecticut State Dental Association: tribute to Connecticut Mission of Mercy free dental clinics, H2249 [14AP]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2865 [30AP], H3002, H3006 [1MY]

Credit unions: exempt business loans made in underserved areas from existing cap on member business lending, H5984 [24JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1831 [1AP], H1957, H1961 [2AP], H5785 [20JN], H5939 [24JN], H6014 [25JN], H6234 [9JY], H6662 [16JY], H8585 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: community food projects funding (S. 3597), H10272, H10273 [27SE]

Dept. of Education: improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H7644, H7665, H7667 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (H.R. 6538), H6830 [23JY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (H.R. 6605), H7609 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (S. 1760), H8670, H8671 [23SE]

Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to set their own management fees until negotiated rulemaking takes place and restate ineligibility of illegal immigrants for financial assistance, H1052 [26FE]

———apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for dwelling units demolished under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to demolition, H303, H312, H319-H321, H323 [17JA]

———direct States to prioritize allocation of foreclosed housing assistance funds to neighborhoods with high concentrations of vacant properties, H3174 [7MY]

———ensure all tenant association agreements are upheld in the event of a dispute between the Dept. and a local housing authority resulting in receivership, H1052 [26FE]

———ensure the HOPE VI Program gives priority to veterans and excludes individuals who have served time in a correctional institution, H331, H332 [17JA]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), H1046-H1056 [26FE]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 974), H1037-H1046 [26FE]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), motion to recommit, H1055, H1056 [26FE]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 6216), H6269-H6271 [9JY]

———maintain authority to issue demolition-only grants within the HOPE VI Program, H303, H305, H322 [17JA]

———prohibit local public housing authorities from restricting gun ownership, H1055, H1056 [26FE]

———provide flexibility in the one-to-one replacement requirement for units demolished under a HOPE VI grant, H318, H319 [17JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H263 [16JA], H298, H302-H334, H335 [17JA], E76, E79 [28JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), consideration (H. Res. 922), H299-H301 [17JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), corrections in engrossment, H334 [17JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), motion to recommit, H331, H332 [17JA]

———remove mandatory green building requirement from HOPE VI Program and establish a flexible rating system, standard, or code for green buildings, H302-H304, H312, H319, H326, H327 [17JA]

———restore the set-aside for the HOPE VI Main Street grant program, H304, H305, H321, H322, H323 [17JA]

———safeguard rights of tenants of HOPE VI housing from eviction based on the criminal activities of others, H323 [17JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, H6842 [23JY]

Disabled: allow students with mental disabilities access to Federal work study funds for enrollment in postsecondary education programs, H651 [7FE]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, H1909 [2AP], H7117 [24JY]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), H1852, H1853 [1AP], E320 [6MR]

———tribute to DC Central Kitchen Campus Kitchens Project, H5220 [11JN]

Ecology and environment: enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students, H8438 [18SE]

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

Eden Housing, Inc.: anniversary, E1784 [15SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I funding, H4938, H4942, H4943 [4JN]

Federal aid programs: impact of increasing food costs on school meal programs, H6237 [9JY]

Food: address domestic and international food security crisis, H2831 [29AP], E759 [29AP]

Food stamps: increase benefits, H538 [29JA], H922 [13FE]

Global Child Nutrition Month: observance, E452 [31MR]

Goodwill Industries International, Inc.: tribute to Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, E2228 [3OC]

Haiti: expedite complete and immediate cancellation of international debts, H2372, H2389 [16AP], E650 [17AP]

———increase efforts to combat hunger, H4311-H4318 [20MY], E623 [16AP], E1006 [21MY], E1033 [22MY], E1050 [23MY]

———support sustainable development and socioeconomic stability, E1293 [19JN]

———U.S. policy, H4311-H4318 [20MY], H8107-H8112 [15SE]

Head Start Program: funding, H2256-H2263 [14AP], H2358 [16AP], E618, E620 [15AP]

Health: national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (H. Res. 1381), H7171 [29JY], H8686-H8688 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H10-H16 [15JA], H561, H597-H603 [6FE], H627 [7FE], H974-H977 [14FE], H2003-H2009 [3AP], H2140-H2145 [9AP], H2533 [22AP], H2767 [29AP], H3191 [8MY], H4455 [22MY], H4868-H4874 [3JN], H5025-H5029 [5JN], H6346 [10JY], H6550 [15JY], H7961, H8000, H8001 [10SE], H8463-H8467 [18SE], E1097 [23MY], E2019 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5348), H2538-H2543 [22AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3002-H3006 [1MY], H5181-H5186 [10JN], H7132 [24JY], H10688 [2OC], E546 [8AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, H8105 [15SE]

History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, E287 [4MR]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7221), H10653-H10670 [2OC]

Horejsi, John: Fairfax County, VA, Federation of Citizens Associations Fairfax County Citizen of the Year award recipient, E307 [5MR]

Housing: payment of administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover costs of family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the Dept. of HUD housing choice voucher program (H.R. 3018), H8703-H8705 [23SE], H9938 [25SE]

Idaho: anniversary of Boise Rescue Mission, E1323 [24JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (H.R. 1514), H1808 [31MR]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 353), E1123 [3JN]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 354), H4115-H4120 [19MY]

Jovenes, Inc.: tribute to sponsorship of Homeless USA Cup street soccer team, E1641 [1AU]

Kalamazoo, MI: anniversary of Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, E1477 [16JY]

Kenya: tribute to the United Orphanage and Academy, E59 [22JA]

Medicaid: establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (H.R. 5721), E544 [8AP]

———provide additional funds for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program (S. 3560), H10170-H10176 [27SE]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (H.R. 5901), E726 [24AP]

———reform the prescription drug program, H601 [6FE]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (H.R. 6800), H10688 [2OC], E1695 [1AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6212), H5181 [10JN], H7132 [24JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5876-H5916 [24JN], H6013, H6015 [25JN], H6092, H6150 [26JN], H6235, H6237 [9JY], H6479 [15JY], H7127 [24JY], H10171 [27SE], E1346, E1352, E1354 [25JN], E1401 [8JY], E1417, E1419 [9JY], E1473, E1477 [16JY], E1490 [17JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6494, H6521-H6531 [15JY], E1480 [16JY]

Miami Medical Team Foundation: tribute, E405 [13MR]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 3, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (H.R. 4637), H7063 [24JY]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Drive for Supplies project, E1706 [8SE]

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: tribute to Housing America Campaign, E1407 [8JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to St. Petersburg, FL, Branch 1477 for participation in the ``Stamp Out Hunger'' food drive, E1216 [12JN]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (H. Res. 1311), H6781-H6783 [22JY], E1545 [23JY], E1562 [25JY]

National objectives: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H359-H364 [22JA], H394 [23JA], H504 [29JA], H1657 [13MR], E62 [23JA], E81 [28JA]

National Urban League: tribute to the Opportunity Compact, E290 [4MR]

New Orleans, LA: poverty rate, H394 [23JA]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (H.R. 6808), E1686 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (H.R. 4852), H387 [22JA]

Republican Party: evaluation of economic policies, H8142, H8144 [16SE]

———national agenda, H1961 [2AP], H7812 [8SE]

Roosevelt, NY: tribute to Ulysses Byis Elementary School for participation in O Ambassador's clubs, H1871 [1AP]

Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (H.R. 1688), H2045 [8AP]

———extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H7127 [24JY]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H395, H398, H400, H401, H404, H405 [23JA]

———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (H.R. 6561), H7333 [30JY]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Syracuse Salvation Army, E591 [14AP]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, E175 [13FE]

———increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (H.R. 6675), H9873 [25SE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit, H3195 [8MY]

Teach for America, Inc.: funding, H773-H775 [7FE]

The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU): anniversary, E459 [1AP]

The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU) Education Foundation: anniversary, E459 [1AP]

Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 3432), H837 [12FE]

———establish (H.R. 3432), Senate amendment, H370-H372 [22JA]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8, H8703 [23SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: add Malawi, Swaziland and Lesotho to list of focus countries in global fight against HIV/AIDS, H1936, H1937 [2AP]

Veterans: establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, H9382 [24SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (H.R. 3329), H6271-H6278 [9JY], E1442 [10JY]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H2327 [15AP]

West Haven, CT: anniversary of Head Start Program, E2387 [3JA]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen, E1721 [8SE]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (H. Res. 1413), H10116 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Food for Peace Program funding, S4717 [22MY]

American Red Cross Month: observance, S1265 [27FE]

AmeriCorps: establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students (S. 3027), S4284 [15MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S629-S631 [5FE], S1409-S1411 [29FE], S1459 [3MR], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S1550, S1553, S1554, S1563, S1566, S1591 [5MR], S5578 [12JN]

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

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S630, S637 [5FE], S1183-S1185 [26FE], S1566 [5MR], S1791 [10MR], 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, S414 [29JA]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low income children and working families (S. 2980), S3794 [6MY]

———provide safe and affordable child care for low income children and working families (S. 3620), S9685 [26SE]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (S. Res. 474), S1654, S1655 [5MR]

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]

Columbus, OH: tribute to St. Stephen's Community House, S6601 [11JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, S3462 [29AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S16, S18 [22JA], S4047 [13MY], S5640 [16JN], S7985, S7987 [1AU]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (S. 3067), S4803 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S637 [5FE]

———community food projects funding (S. 3597), S9553 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local education agencies to improve college access (S. 3326), S7289 [24JY]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (S. 3508), S8952 [17SE]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (S. 2759), S2142 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S7247 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (S. 1760), S3644 [30AP]

Dept. of HUD: increase section 8 vouchers, expand Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program, reauthorize Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program, and create a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, S7503 [26JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, S5806 [19JN]

Diseases: provide assistance to in-need countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (S. 2762), S2148 [13MR]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), S8875 [16SE]

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

Eden Housing, Inc.: anniversary, S8176 [9SE]

Education: conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (H.R. 3661), unanimous-consent request, S6176, S6177 [26JN]

———increase grant aid for neediest students, expand options for Federal student loans, and improve reliability of current Federal loan programs (S. 2815), S2440-S2442 [3AP]

Employment: improve the job access and reverse commute program (S. 3466), S8278 [10SE]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (S. 2549), S209 [23JA]

Family Service Association of Redlands: anniversary, S2739 [8AP]

FHA: prohibit funding for HOPE for Homeowners loan program, S5781, S5808-S5812 [19JN], S5927 [20JN], S5980, S5982 [24JN], S7438 [25JY]

Food: address domestic and international food security crisis, S3416 [28AP], S3469 [29AP]

———address emergency shortages in food banks, S483 [30JA]

———address emergency shortages in food banks (S. 2431), S48 [22JA]

———increase U.S. contributions to world food assistance programs, S3137 [17AP], S3226 [22AP], S3380-S3382 [24AP], S3738 [2MY]

Food stamps: increase benefits, S523 [31JA], S683 [6FE], S763 [7FE], S4157 [14MY], S4749-S4755 [22MY], S5436 [10JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S3139 [17AP]

———tribute, S3173 [18AP]

Health: expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, S1839 [11MR]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (S. 2723), S1677 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S2811 [9AP], S4126, S4127 [14MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S530-S532 [31JA], S628 [5FE], S1220, S1221, S1261-S1264 [27FE], S2328 [2AP], S2792-S2794 [9AP], S3074 [16AP], S3116 [17AP], S3378-S3380 [24AP], S4757 [22MY], S5585 [12JN], S5729 [18JN], S6860 [16JY], S6911-S6914 [17JY], S9011 [18SE], S10636 [19NO], S10698-S10700 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1783), S1158 [26FE], S2426 [3AP], S3417-S3420 [28AP], S9636 [26SE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S1043 [14FE], S3660-S3662 [1MY], S4301 [19MY], S5506-S5509 [11JN], S6347, S6348 [7JY], S6431 [8JY], S6902 [17JY], S7996-S7998 [1AU], S9373-S9378 [24SE], S9479 [25SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 1518), S2784, S2785 [9AP]

Hurricanes: provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 2975), S3744-S3746 [2MY]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (S. 2735), S1744 [7MR]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 354), S4555 [20MY]

Medicaid: improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (S. 3327), S7291-S7299 [24JY]

———provide additional funds for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program (S. 3560), S9459 [25SE], S9638 [26SE]

Medicare: implementation of Competitive Acquisition Program, S10618 [19NO]

———improve provision of telehealth services (S. 2812), S2437-S2439 [3AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), S6004, S6006 [24JN], S6097, S6142, S6143 [25JN], S6212 [26JN], S6713 [15JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), motion to proceed, S6183, S6200-S6202, S6219, S6220, S6222, S6225-S6231 [26JN], S6310, S6311 [27JN], S6349 [7JY], S6378, S6379, S6420-S6424 [8JY], S6476-S6490, S6494 [9JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), unanimous-consent agreement, S6223 [26JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), unanimous-consent request, S6232-S6234 [26JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, S6698, S6702, S6705-S6710 [15JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), S5376 [6JN], S5377 [9JN], S6320 [27JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), motion to proceed, S5467, S5506-S5509, S5512, S5514-S5516, S5530 [11JN], S5539, S5546-S5551, S5553-S5564, S5576-S5578 [12JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), unanimous-consent request, S5431 [10JN], S5710 [18JN], S5794 [19JN]

———extend provisions to improve access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), unanimous-consent agreement, S6451 [9JY]

———preserve access to health care (S. 3656), S10456-S10458 [2OC]

———preserve access to health care (S. 3656), unanimous-consent request, S10623-S10625 [19NO]

National AfterSchool Association: anniversary, S1736 [7MR]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 558), S4045 [12MY], S5436, S5437 [10JN]

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (S. 3570), S9423 [24SE]

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (S. 3349), S7575 [28JY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize (S. 3264), S6724 [15JY]

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

———disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S.J. Res. 44), S6942-S6944 [17JY]

———extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1849-S1851, S1854 [11MR]

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

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (S. 2819), S2445 [3AP], S6265 [26JN]

———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (S. 3206), S6290 [26JN]

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.: anniversary, S4964 [3JN]

Taxation: clarify the ``general public use'' requirements of the low-income housing credit, S7620 [29JY]

———earned income tax credit pay exception, S1832 [11MR]

———extend the new market tax credit, S6432 [8JY]

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

———preserve low-income housing tax credits, S10251 [1OC]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (S. 2684), S1469 [3MR]

Workforce Investment Act: improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants (S. 2648), S1061-S1063 [14FE]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (S. Res. 725), S10837 [9DE]

Reports

Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing Program Assessment: Executive Office of the President, H301 [17JA]

Predatory Charity—The Self-Interested Self-Help of the Center for Responsible Lending: Consumers Rights League, E581-E583 [10AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3521, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 974) (H. Rept. 110-524), H868 [12FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3524, Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 922) (H. Rept. 110-509), H293 [16JA]

Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1760), S3507 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing Reauthorization: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3524) (H. Rept. 110-507), H1 [3JA]

District of Columbia Compensation of Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendants Funding Increase Implementation: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5551) (H. Rept. 110-560), H1821 [31MR]

Environmental Justice Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 642) (S. Rept. 110-485), S9414 [24SE]

Environmental Justice Renewal Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 110-498), S9414 [24SE]

Global Poverty Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2433) (S. Rept. 110-331), S3400 [24AP]

Implement Increase of District of Columbia Funds Made Available for the Compensation of Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendants: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5551) (S. Rept. 110-432), S7479 [25JY]

Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3965) (H. Rept. 110-579), H2223 [10AP]

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 110-521), H554 [29JA]

Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2120) (S. Rept. 110-419), S6722 [15JY]

U.S. Commitment to Global Child Survival Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1418) (S. Rept. 110-282), S2817 [9AP]

U.S. Participation in, and Appropriations for the U.S. Contribution to, Replenishment of Resources of the African Development Fund: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3169) (S. Rept. 110-441), S8034 [1AU]

U.S.-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1007), S9279 [23SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of HUD: improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), H1054 [26FE]

Statements

Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing Reauthorization: Executive Office of the President, H301 [17JA]

From Poverty to Prosperity: Center for American Progress Task Force on Poverty, H361 [22JA]

Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act: Representatives Biggert, Capito, and Geoff Davis, H10666 [2OC]

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

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act: Executive Office of the President, H1039 [26FE]

Summaries

Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (S. 2684), S1480-S1482 [3MR]

Testimonies

Two Years After the Storm—Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast: Alan Brown, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services (organization), S3747 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 198, express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty, H359 [22JA]

H. Con. Res. 354, tribute to Lyndon B. Johnson, H4115 [19MY]

H. Res. 922, consideration of H.R. 3524, Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing reauthorization, H299 [17JA]

H. Res. 974, consideration of H.R. 3521, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act, H1037 [26FE]

H. Res. 1013, recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs, H1257 [5MR]

H. Res. 1311, National GEAR UP Day, H6781 [22JY]

H. Res. 1381, national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health, H8686 [23SE]

H. Res. 1413, tribute to Youth Impact Program, H10116 [26SE]

H.R. 3018, Family Self-Sufficiency Act, H8703 [23SE]

H.R. 3329, Homes For Heroes Act, H6272-H6276 [9JY]

H.R. 3524, Dept. of HUD HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housingreauthorization, H312, H316 [17JA]

H.R. 5551, implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia, H1852 [1AP]

H.R. 6216, Asset Management Improvement Act, H6269 [9JY]

H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, H5876-H5904 [24JN]

H.R. 7221, Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act, H10654-H10665 [2OC]

S. 1760, Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program reauthorization, S3644 [30AP]

S. 1760, Healthy Start Program reauthorization, H8670 [23SE]

S. 2648, Supporting Training and Employment Potential for Underemployed Populations (STEP UP) Act, S1063-S1067 [14FE]

S. 2684, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act, S1470-S1480 [3MR]

S. 2735, Healthy Housing Council Act, S1744-S1746 [7MR]

S. 2759, Kindergarten Plus Act, S2142-S2145 [13MR]

S. 2815, Strengthening Student Aid for All Act, S2442 [3AP]

S. 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act, S2446-S2448 [3AP]

S. 2975, Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act, S3746 [2MY]

S. 3206, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S6291 [26JN]

S. 3264, Public Works and Economic Development Act, S6724 [15JY]

S. 3326, Pathways to College Act, S7290 [24JY]

S. 3327, Empowered at Home Act, S7292-S7298 [24JY]

S. 3508, Fast Track to College Act, S8952-S8954 [17SE]

S. 3560, QI Program Supplemental Funding Act, S9460 [25SE], H10170 [27SE]

S. 3597, Dept. of Agriculture community food projects funding, S9553 [25SE], H10272 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 102, express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV, S9425 [24SE]

S. Res. 474, recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs, S1599, S1655 [5MR]

S. Res. 558, National Hunger Awareness Day, S4032, S4045 [12MY]

S. Res. 716, tribute to Youth Impact Program, S10754 [20NO]

S. Res. 725, tribute to Youth Impact Program, S10834, S10837 [9DE]

S.J. Res. 44, disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S6943 [17JY]

Tributes

Johnson, Lyndon B., S4565-S4578 [21MY], E1137 [4JN]