UNEMPLOYMENT

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1128 [30JA], S1277, S1278, S1279 [2FE], S1374, S1387, S1403, S1405, S1406, S1408, S1421, S1422, S1442, S1443, S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447, S1448, S1449, S1450, S1451, S1452, S1453, S1455, S1456, S1458, S1459, S1460, S1461, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1470, S1471 [3FE], S1482, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1491, S1494, S1498, S1499, S1500, S1501, S1518, S1520, S1528, S1530, S1536, S1537, S1538, S1554, S1555, S1556, S1557, S1558, S1559, S1560, S1561, S1562, S1563, S1564, S1565, S1574, S1575, S1576, S1577, S1578, S1579, S1580, S1582, S1583, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1587, S1588, S1589, S1590, S1591, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1595, S1596, S1597, S1598, S1599, S1600, S1601, S1609, S1610, S1611, S1612 [4FE], S1656, S1660, S1663, S1664, S1665, S1666, S1667, S1669, S1692, S1707, S1708, S1709, S1710, S1712, S1713, S1714, S1715, S1716, S1717, S1718, S1736, S1737, S1738, S1739, S1740, S1741, S1742, S1743, S1744, S1745, S1746, S1747, S1748, S1749, S1750, S1751, S1752, S1753, S1755, S1756, S1758, S1759, S1760, S1762, S1764, S1765, S1766, S1767, S1768, S1770, S1771 [5FE], S1808, S1817, S1819, S1822, S1826, S1827, S1829, S1833, S1835, S1850, S1856, S1867, S1868, S1870, S1871, S1872, S1875, S1876, S1877, S1878, S1879, S1880, S1881, S1882, S1883 [6FE], S1907 [7FE], S2029 [9FE], S2084 [10FE], H527 [26JA], H603 [27JA], H711, H713, H717, H720, H721, H723, H724, H731, H732 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1535 [13FE]

Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC], S10583 [20OC], S10706 [22OC], S10740 [26OC], S10787 [27OC], S10862 [28OC], S10910, S10936, S10939, S10940 [29OC], S10994, S10996, S10999, S11000 [2NO], H12381 [5NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), S9685 [22SE], H8709, H8710 [23JY], H8777, H8779, H8782, H8783, H8785 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 673), H8723 [24JY]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H15432, H15443 [16DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8285, S8286 [29JY], S8508, S8514, S8517, S8528, S8607 [30JY]

Analyses

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1): Conference Report, H1538-H1553 [13FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2069 [10FE], H1103 [10FE]

Articles and editorials

Analysis—Stimulus Won't Jump-Start Economy, H1583 [13FE]

CBO Predicts Lower GDP in a Decade, H1583 [13FE]

Despite Pledges, Package Has Some Pork, H1582 [13FE]

Ga. Work Program Grows, Attracts Followers, H9770 [22SE]

Innovation Tax—How Max Baucus Knifed the Medical Devices Industry, H9779 [22SE]

Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S., S13355 [17DE]

Proposed Tax Rattles Orthopedic Device Industry, H11361 [14OC]

Return of Economic Nationalism, S2261 [13FE]

Senate Bill Fails Small Business, S11868 [20NO]

Senators, Bring Sense to Stimulus, S1270 [2FE]

Senators Should Just Start Over in Fixing Fiscal Mess, S1507 [4FE]

Smokies Stimulus—Let the Good Work Begin, H8308 [17JY]

Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, but Warsaw, Ind., Makes Replacements, H9778 [22SE]

Success Fees for Orthopaedics?, H11360 [14OC]

Wanted—Personal Economic Trainers—Apply at Capitol, S1790 [6FE]

What Part of 'Stimulus' Don't They Get?, H2605 [24FE]

Why Permanent Tax Cuts Are the Best Stimulus, S1391 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see S. 1064), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]

———rescind a portion of stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 3504), H9278 [31JY]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H6618 [11JN]

———rescind stimulus funds rejected by State and local governments and return them to the Treasury for debt reduction (see S. 1323), S6938 [23JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (see S. 336), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 1, 679), H525 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 88), H525 [26JA] (see H. Res. 92), H600 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 168), H1517 [12FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 158), H1246 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for job creation, school repair and modernization, and tax reduction (see H.R. 861), H1042 [4FE]

Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU] (see S. 1699), S9733 [23SE] (see S. 2831), S12322 [3DE] (see H.R. 3756), H11110 [7OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 1647) (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 291), H88 [8JA] (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9205 [30JY]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 4280), H14743 [10DE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 4318), H14981 [15DE]

Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security: establish (see S. 2875), S13032 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt unemployment benefits from the income asset test to determine Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4163), H13385 [1DE]

———reduce hunger through expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 596), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of HUD: make temporary mortgage assistance loans to save homes of unemployed homeowners who are delinquent on their mortgage payments (see H.R. 3066), H7703 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

———require employers certify that they have not and will not lay off employees prior to employing foreign workers (see S. 2804), S11594 [19NO]

———strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see S. 1646), S9078 [7AU] (see H.R. 4135), H13352 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize drought assistance for projects and activities that will help alleviate unemployment and diminished agricultural production in California (see H.R. 4225), H13627 (see H.R. 4225), H14371 [8DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require all unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds be used to create jobs for U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 950), H13628 (see H. Res. 950), H14371 [8DE]

———use amounts repaid to the Troubled Asset Relief Program for relief to displaced and low-wage workers (see H.R. 4357), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: give priority to unemployed veterans in furnishing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 2830), H6617 [11JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3293), H8584 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (see H. Res. 673), H8706 [23JY]

Economic Development Administration: provide funding for the establishment of business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 1662), S9264 [10SE]

Economy: expand broadband communications, renewable energy and energy independence, and health insurance assistance for the unemployed, improve health information technology, and reform Medicaid (see H.R. 629), H484 [22JA]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

———provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits (see H.R. 746), H777 [28JA]

———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (see S. 350), S1057 [29JA] (see H.R. 598), H386 [16JA]

Education: establish a program to provide tuition assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn (see S. 809), S4310 [2AP]

Employment: authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment (see H.R. 4299), H14826 [11DE]

———provide funding for unemployment and training activities for dislocated workers and adults (see S. 269), S598 [15JA]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (see H.R. 3357), H8959 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: extend waiver of certain interest payments on advances made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4282), H14743 [10DE]

Health: provide additional health insurance options for unemployed individuals (see H.R. 4018), H12364 [4NO]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see S. 1173), S6030 [3JN] (see H.R. 3234), H8302 [16JY]

House of Representatives: prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (see H.R. 3189), H8024 [13JY]

Indian Development Finance Corp.: establish (see S. 439), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1607), H3702 [19MR]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11118 [4NO]

———extend maximum continuation coverage period for individuals involuntarily terminated and eligibility period and maximum assistance period for premium assistance under COBRA (see H.R. 3930), H11790 [26OC]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 1488), S7779 [21JY] (see H.R. 694), H526 [26JA] (see H.R. 3966), H12140 [29OC]

Motor vehicles: report on dealership closings in connection with General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies and suspend withdrawal liability to multiemployer plans in connection with such closings (see H.R. 2793), H6537 [10JN]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (see H.R. 4219), H13627 (see H.R. 4219), H14370 [8DE]

National Commission To Study Employment and Economic Insecurity: establish (see H.R. 2078), H4732 [23AP]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [13FE]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see S. 1608), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]

Rates: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

Roads and highways: assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8707 [23JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see S. 1641), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 3313), H8707 [23JY]

SBA: improve certain loan programs (see S. 2918), S13698 [21DE]

States: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 290), H88 [8JA]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for certain unemployed veterans (see H.R. 931), H1156 [10FE]

———create a refundable work-sharing credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4179), H13466 [2DE]

———eliminate temporary increase in unemployment tax (see H.R. 3941), H11868 [27OC] (see H.R. 4074), H13001 [16NO]

———enhance incentives for renewable energy development in high job-loss zones in metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (see H.R. 3834), H11457 [15OC]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H33 [6JA]

———exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force (see H.R. 1312), H2979 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment (see H.R. 1311), H2979 [4MR]

———expand the work opportunity tax credit to include long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3953), H12044 [28OC]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (see H.R. 153), H33 [6JA]

———provide incentives to hire unemployed veterans (see S. 274), S652 [16JA]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 1357), S7070 [25JN]

———suspend penalty on underpayments of Federal income tax for unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2168), H4998 [29AP]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see S. 155), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 155), H33 [6JA]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 656), H485 [22JA]

———waive penalty on distributions from certain retirement plans during periods of high unemployment (see H.R. 3390), H9055 [29JY]

———waive penalty on distributions from qualified retirement plans for certain mortgage payments and for unemployed individuals, and increase age at which distributions from such plans are to begin (see H.R. 2331), H5398 [7MY]

———waive penalty on early retirement distributions for certain unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3612), H9806 [22SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1740), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 739), H777 [28JA]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: require notification for mass layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer and increase penalties for violations (see H.R. 2077), H4732 [23AP]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1906 [7FE], S2024 [9FE]

Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10910 [29OC], S10984 [2NO], S11080 [4NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10653 [21OC], S10771 [27OC]

Commentaries

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1): Committee on Education and Labor (House) Republican Members, H637 [28JA]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) Republican Members, H638 [28JA]

Conference reports

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1), H1307-H1516 [12FE]

Explanations

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3548): First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension and Modification, S11197-S11201 [5NO]

Factsheets

What 9.8 Percent Unemployment Means by the Numbers: GOP.gov (Internet site), H10537 [7OC]

Letters

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S2209 [12FE]

———Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S2180, S2181 [12FE]

———John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, H622 [28JA]

———John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), H623 [28JA]

———Peter R. Orszag, OMB, S1394 [3FE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2023 [9FE]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1585 [13FE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1584 [13FE]

California drought effect on economy and need for transportation infrastructure projects funding: Representative Costa, H13600 [8DE]

Colleges and universities infrastructure repair and renovation projects funding: Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, S1777 [6FE]

Concerns over the economic recession: William R. Davis, S10314 [8OC]

Congressional Black Caucus priorities relative to jobs package: Representatives Barbara Lee and Cleaver, Congressional Black Caucus, H14856 [14DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S12866-S12868 [10DE]

Transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding: Americans for Transportation Mobility (organization), S1381 [3FE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S1381 [3FE]

Lists

Companies in California eliminating jobs, S1892 [7FE]

Non-stimulus provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S1777 [6FE]

Organizations supporting S. 1173, Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, S6035 [3JN]

Questionable stimulative provisions in conference report to H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2260 [13FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1382, S1400, S1420 [3FE], S1524, S1525, S1526, S1527, S1528 [4FE], S1659, S1662, S1664 [5FE], S1853, S1856 [6FE], S2069 [10FE], H746 [28JA], H1090, H1096 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1586 [13FE]

Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10653 [21OC], S10910 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8791 [24JY]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H15443 [16DE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8512, S8530 [30JY]

Press releases

State Fiscal Situation—The Lost Decade: National Governors Association, S11399 [17NO]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 673, consideration of H.R. 3293, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, to include Representative Steve King amendment on Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), H8713 [24JY]

Quotations

Budget deficit: Bob Packwood, S2092 [11FE]

———Trent Lott, S2092 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5864 [20MY]

———suspend global warming pollution emission cap and trade program if unemployment reaches a certain level, H7460 [26JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H10001 [29SE], H10436 [1OC], H11270 [13OC], H11586 [22OC], H11716 [23OC]

———impact of stimulus funding on economy, H6977 [18JN], H8802 [24JY], H8876, H8883, H8884, H8890, H8891, H8893 [28JY], H9043 [29JY]

———impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8307 [17JY], H8413, H8422, H8423, H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428, H8429, H8430, H8431, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435, H8436, H8437, H8439, H8443, H8444, H8445, H8471 [21JY], H8497 [22JY], H8615, H8616 [23JY], H8885, H8886, H8887, H8888, H8890, H8896, H8898, H8899 [28JY], H8965, H9038 [29JY], H9061 [30JY], H9248 [31JY], H9498 [15SE], H9978 [25SE], H10129 [30SE], H10436 [1OC], H10462, H10488 [6OC], H11084 [7OC], H11303, H11305 [14OC], H11728, H11729, H11730 [23OC], H11799, H11802, H11811 [27OC], H12462, H12467 [6NO], H13011, H13013 [17NO], H13088 [18NO], H13323 [19NO], H13389, H13391, H13447-H13453 [2DE], H13496-H13498, H13504-H13511, H13512 [3DE], H13523 [7DE], H14378 [9DE], H14884, H14885, H14961, H14966, H14972 [15DE]

———impact of stimulus funding on job creation relative to surface transportation, H8888 [28JY]

———impact of stimulus funding on Nevada economy, H8949 [28JY]

———implementation in Maine, H9555 [16SE]

———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (H.R. 2182), H5722, H5723, H5768 [19MY], E1261 [21MY]

———require conference report to be available in an electronic form for at least 48 hours prior to approval, H1096-H1102 [10FE], H1253, H1257-H1260 [12FE], H1524, H1525, H1534, H1536, H1538 [13FE], H2817 [25FE]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6594 [11JN]

Appropriations: eliminate discretionary spending from supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H720 [28JA]

———eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, H3059 [6MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H495, H496, H507, H508, H510, H512, H517 [26JA], H530, H531, H532, H556-H583, H594-H599 [27JA], H605, H606, H620-H750, H758, H770 [28JA], H878, H880, H881, H882, H885-H893, H897, H901, H908, H912, H914 [3FE], H926, H927, H928, H999, H1000, H1001, H1009, H1012, H1013 [4FE], H1048, H1049, H1051, H1065 [9FE], H1085, H1086, H1087, H1088, H1089, H1090, H1134, H1136, H1138, H1144-H1154 [10FE], H1161, H1162, H1163, H1164, H1177-H1179, H1185-H1187, H1190, H1192-H1195, H1197, H1198, H1202, H1205, H1214-H1232 [11FE], E172, E174, E175 [2FE], E196, E204, E207, E214 [4FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1251, H1252, H1253, H1254, H1255-H1260, H1267, H1278, H1279, H1283-H1289, H1293-H1302 [12FE], H1523, H1524, H1536-H1590, H1592-H1600 [13FE], H1610, H1625, H1642-H1647 [23FE], H2605, H2607 [24FE], H2633, H2634, H2635, H2815-H2819, H2823, H2824 [25FE], H2839, H2864, H2867 [26FE], H2889, H2890, H2902, H2912 [3MR], H2932, H2964-H2968 [4MR], H2984, H3050 [5MR], H3059, H3072 [6MR], H3099 [9MR], H3107, H3111 [10MR], H3340, H3379 [12MR], H3448 [17MR], H3733 [23MR], H3751, H3806, H3812-H3820 [24MR], H4049-H4051 [26MR], H4984 [29AP], H6160 [4JN], H6317, H6319 [9JN], H6417 [10JN], H7709, H7735 [7JY], H7746 [8JY], H7995, H7996 [10JY], H8033, H8035, H8088, H8089 [14JY], H8163 [15JY], H8191 [16JY], H8309 [17JY], H8429 [21JY], H8590 [23JY], H8880, H8894, H8901 [28JY], H8964, H8965 [29JY], H9253-H9257, H9262, H9265 [31JY], H9498, H9499 [15SE], H11176 [13OC], H11303 [14OC], H12180 [2NO], E261 [12FE], E291 [13FE], E293, E295, E297 [23FE], E311, E313, E317 [24FE], E529 [3MR], E735 [23MR], E783 [26MR], E874 [2AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 88), H535-H543, H581 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H607-H619 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1524-H1536 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), corrections in engrossment, H749 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1090-H1096 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H1096-H1102 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H747 [28JA]

———require recipients of stimulus funds to disclose use of money, H615 [28JA]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8687 [23JY]

Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H14805 [11DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H11717 [23OC], H12215 [3NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12369, H12381-H12390 [5NO], H13271 [19NO], E2737, E2743, E2749 [6NO], E2756 [9NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 1647) (H.R. 3548), H9743, H9767-H9774 [22SE], H9903 [24SE], E2337, E2343, E2345 [23SE], E2359, E2368 [24SE], E2378 [25SE], E2395 [29SE], E2420 [1OC]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits, H1574 [13FE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H512 [26JA], H560 [27JA]

Brynwood Partners (company): condemn decision to close Stella D'oro factory after NLRB ruling in favor of striking workers, H8162 [15JY]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H8308, H8310, H8312 [17JY]

Business and industry: encourage public-private partnerships to create jobs, H1222-H1227 [11FE]

California: economic effects of drought, H3837 [25MR], H9286 [8SE], H9903 [24SE], H13600 [8DE]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project pumping operations, H8430 [21JY]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, H1064 [9FE], H2820 [25FE]

Colleges and universities: give priority to low-income, nontraditional students, dislocated workers, and veterans when awarding community college grants, H9684 [17SE]

———give priority to schools, States, and nonprofits when awarding grants under the College Access and Completion Innovation Fund to encourage dislocated workers to complete degrees, H9686, H9687 [17SE]

———prioritize areas with high unemployment rates when awarding grants for community college reform, H9632 [16SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H14886 [15DE]

———evaluation of economic policies, H9413 [10SE]

Congressional Black Caucus: legislative priorities, H6298-H6303 [8JN], H9478-H9481 [14SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: limit power if unemployment rate remains at high level, H14491 [10DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a veterans volunteer corps to help veterans pursue education and employment, process claims, and rural, disabled, and unemployed veterans with transportation needs, H3598 [18MR]

Democratic Party: evaluation of economic policies, H8312 [17JY], H10491 [6OC]

———national agenda, H7841 [9JY], H8103 [15JY], H12070 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: ensure the State Innovation and Completion Grants program targets dislocated workers, H9677, H9678 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide special consideration for energy infrastructure projects to areas affected with high unemployment and to Texas and other States with high potential for solar energy production, H11600 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for protection of chemical facilities where such regulations would result in job losses under certain economic conditions, H12533 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: impact of job loss due to cuts in energy development and production projects, leases, and royalties funding, H8429 [21JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: dedicate portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure, H14677 [10DE]

———use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funding intended to bailout financial institutions for mergers and acquisitions, H510 [26JA], H531 [27JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8785-H8788 [24JY]

———making appropriations, earmark declaration, E1774 [15JY], E1809, E1812 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8499 [22JY], H8727-H8793 [24JY], H9603 [16SE], E2087 [29JY], E2134 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 673), H8713-H8723 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1850, E1851 [20JY], E1864 [21JY], E1879, E1894 [22JY], E1903, E1909, E1911 [23JY], E1914, E1917, E1918, E1919, E1921, E1922, E1925, E1926, E1927, E1928, E1933, E1934, E1935, E1936, E1937, E1939, E1940, E1941, E1942, E1943, E1944, E1946, E1948, E1949, E1950, E1951, E1952, E1953, E1954, E1960, E1962, E1963, E1964, E1965, E1967, E1968, E1969, E1970, E1974, E1975, E1976, E1977, E1978, E1979, E1980, E1981, E1982, E1983, E1984, E1985, E1986, E1987, E1988, E1989, E1990, E1991, E1992, E1993, E1994, E1995, E1996, E1997, E1998, E1999, E2000, E2001, E2004, E2005, E2006, E2008 [24JY], E2014, E2018, E2020, E2023, E2024 [27JY], E2040, E2046 [28JY], E2062 [29JY], E2091, E2133, E2153, E2161, E2171 [31JY], E2204, E2207 [8SE], E2219 [9SE], E2237, E2238, E2240, E2242, E2243 [10SE], E2251 [14SE], E2293 [16SE], E2321 [21SE], E2435 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), motion to recommit, H8791, H8792 [24JY]

Domestic policy: develop manufacturing sector, H9902 [24SE]

———develop U.S. manufacturing policy, H3132 [10MR]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2915 [3MR], H3043 [5MR], H3323 [11MR], H3620 [18MR], H4510 [2AP], H4759 [27AP], H4884 [28AP], H5467 [12MY], H5635 [14MY], H9261 [31JY], H11807 [27OC], E1197 [19MY]

———comparison of the economic recovery of the corporate and financial sectors with that of working class citizens, H11358, H11359 [14OC]

———Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H13126 [18NO]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, H5807 [20MY]

———impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in California, H2837 [26FE]

———impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in Connecticut, H11483 [20OC]

———impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in North Carolina, H3339 [12MR]

———impact of tax cuts, H11270 [13OC], H13451 [2DE]

———importance of job creation, H354 [15JA], H559, H577, H578 [27JA], H1212, H1213 [11FE], H1251, H1253, H1254 [12FE], H3107 [10MR], H3758 [24MR], H4004, H4007, H4009-H4011 [25MR], H4222 [31MR], H4875 [28AP], H5462 [12MY], H6298-H6303 [8JN], H7397 [25JN], H7642 [26JN], H8011 [13JY], H8417, H8419, H8437, H8438, H8439 [21JY], H8802 [24JY], H8879 [28JY], H9261-H9263 [31JY], H10527 [7OC], H11808 [27OC], H13116, H13118 [18NO], H13358 [1DE], H13390, H13391, H13392, H13447-H13453, H13460-H13463 [2DE], H13469, H13470, H13471, H13472, H13501-H13512 [3DE], H13600, H13602 [8DE], H14378, H14379 [9DE], H14448 [10DE], H14747, H14806, H14811, H14817 [11DE], H14851-H14862 [14DE], H14887, H14961-H14966, H14970 [15DE], H14987 [16DE], E297 [23FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H14984, H14985, H14989, H15418, H15431-H15473, H15479-H15485 [16DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H170 [13JA], H424 [21JA], H880 [3FE], H2607 [24FE], H2819-H2826 [25FE], H3032, H3047-H3052 [5MR], H3133-H3139 [10MR], H3322-H3329 [11MR], H3426-H3433 [16MR], H3620-H3627 [18MR], H3815, H3817 [24MR], H5720, H5721, H5771 [19MY], H5895, H5897 [21MY], H6129 [3JN], H6254-H6259 [4JN], H8441 [21JY], H9720-H9722 [17SE], H12266-H12272 [3NO], H12349 [4NO], H14880 [15DE], E2433 [1OC]

———provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits, H5635 [14MY]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H40, H41, H42, H63 [7JA], H73, H74, H75, H76-H82 [8JA], H94, H145-H152, H156 [9JA], H165, H169, H185, H187 [13JA], H203, H303-H306 [14JA], H368 [15JA], H392, H425 [21JA], H445, H446, H470, H471 [22JA], H1017-H1030, H1032, H1034 [4FE], H1048 [9FE], H3039-H3045 [5MR], H7744 [8JY], H8056 [14JY], H8309 [17JY], H8437 [21JY]

Education: address dropout rates among girls, H12989 [16NO]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H13512 [3DE]

———provide unemployment compensation and jobs training for dislocated workers, H14738 [10DE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), H9016-H9023 [29JY], E2136, E2166 [31JY]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, unemployment benefits, senior nutrition services, after-school meals, food bank assistance, and community service block grants funding, H513 [26JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: consider unemployment rates in criteria used to evaluate grant applications, H13107 [18NO]

Federal-State relations: distribution of Federal funds to State and local governments, H11494-H11500 [20OC]

Flint, MI: UAW tribute to contributions of women in labor, civil rights, military, women's rights, and politics, E2213 [9SE]

Fort Bend, TX: tribute to increase in job creation, H11716 [23OC]

Hard Hatted Women (organization): tribute to Tradeswomen TOOLS (Training, Outreach, Opportunity, Leadership and Support) program, H12989 [16NO]

Health: impact of health care reform on long-term jobs strategy, H14449 [10DE]

———impact of increased medical device taxes or fees on research and development, competition, and viability of domestic orthopedic industry, H9778-H9780 [22SE], H11360 [14OC], H11809 [27OC], H12216, H12262, H12263 [3NO], H12314 [4NO]

———impact of prescription drug discounts on the biopharmaceutical industry, H12896 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1289-H1295 [12FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures impact on job creation, H8576, H8577, H8581 [22JY], H8886 [28JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5462, H5466 [12MY], H5990-H5993 [21MY], H6151-H6153 [3JN], H8323, H8325, H8326, H8344 [17JY], H9403 [10SE], H10129 [30SE], H12173-H12176 [2NO]

Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation health coverage by reason of termination of employment, H608 [28JA], H1146 [10FE], H1293-H1295 [12FE], H1573, H1576 [13FE]

———extend maximum continuation coverage period for individuals involuntarily terminated and eligibility period and maximum assistance period for premium assistance under COBRA (H.R. 3930), H13554 [8DE]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, H2967, H2968 [4MR]

Leno, Jay: tribute for doing a show for unemployed workers in Detroit, MI, H3339 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: impact of closure of dealerships on employment levels, H5674 [18MY], H5719 [19MY], H5807 [20MY], H6976 [18JN], H9904 [24SE]

———impact of partisanship on closure of dealerships, H6053 [2JN], H6243 [4JN], H6395, H6396, H6397 [9JN]

———impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, H6147-H6153 [3JN], H6243 [4JN], H9257-H9259 [31JY]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (H.R. 4219), H14376 [9DE], H14747 [11DE]

National Commission To Study Employment and Economic Insecurity: establish (H.R. 2078), E957 [23AP]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of certain issues, H7997 [10JY]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of health care issues, H9811 [23SE], H9904 [24SE], E2300 [17SE]

Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H8110 [15JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H11762 [26OC]

———evaluation of economic policies, H6393-H6400 [9JN], H6544 [11JN], H6666 [12JN], H6820 [16JN], H6942, H6943 [17JN], H7920, H7922 [9JY], H8193, H8194 [16JY], H8308, H8310 [17JY], H8374-H8376, H8394 [20JY], H8430, H8431, H8438, H8442, H8469, H8470, H8485 [21JY], H11821, H11823 [27OC]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (H.R. 1089), H5725, H5726 [19MY], E1218 [20MY]

Ohio: economic impact of ailing automobile industry, H6595 [11JN]

Puerto Rico: inclusion in supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H532 [27JA]

Rates, H1025, H1026 [4FE], H1063 [9FE], H1254 [12FE], H6393-H6400 [9JN], H6820 [16JN], H7995, H7996 [10JY], H8028, H8033, H8035, H8069, H8088, H8089 [14JY], H8163 [15JY], H8191 [16JY], H8309 [17JY], H8394 [20JY], H8420, H8421, H8427, H8428, H8437, H8438, H8439, H8440, H8441, H8442, H8484-H8486 [21JY], H8754 [24JY], H8895, H8896, H8898, H8899, H8905, H8908, H8909 [28JY], H9017, H9021, H9042, H9049-H9051 [29JY], H9712 [17SE], H11807, H11821, H11823 [27OC], H13118, H13128 [18NO], H13449, H13450 [2DE], H13501-H13505, H13508 [3DE], H14448 [10DE], H14851-H14862 [14DE], H14882, H14956 [15DE], H15476 [16DE]

SBA: give priority for business stabilization loans to small businesses located in cities with high unemployment rates, H12071 [29OC]

———increase maximum amount of stabilization loans and delay repayment of such loans in areas of high unemployment, H12110 [29OC]

Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, H8066 [14JY], H11520, H11522, H11523 [21OC], H11586, H11693-H11697 [22OC], H12475-H12477, H12485 [6NO], H12613, H12914, H12915 [7NO], H13042, H13043 [17NO], H13511 [3DE]

Taxation: exclude certain severance payments from gross income (H.R. 154), E69 [13JA]

———exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force (H.R. 1312), E548 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment (H.R. 1311), E548 [4MR]

———extend work opportunity tax credit to the long-term unemployed, H11820 [27OC]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (H.R. 153), E69 [13JA]

———rates, H736-H743 [28JA], H1153 [10FE], H1229-H1231 [11FE], H3047-H3049 [5MR], H3074 [6MR], H14882 [15DE], H15483 [16DE]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period, H606 [28JA], H1089 [10FE]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (H.R. 155), E69 [13JA]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H496 [26JA], H1530, H1574, H1576 [13FE], H9262 [31JY], E783, E784 [26MR]

Travel and tourism: effect of travel on national and local economies, H3805-H3812 [24MR]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H14448 [10DE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 739), H912 [3FE]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: require notification for mass layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer and increase penalties for violations (H.R. 2077), E975 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on economy, S9174 [9SE]

———impact of stimulus funding on job creation, S8084 [24JY], S10984 [2NO]

———implementation, S3625 [24MR]

———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (S. 1064), S5690 [20MY], S6678 [17JN]

Appropriations: eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, S1407 [3FE], S1521 [4FE], S1666-S1669 [5FE], S1780, S1803, S1804, S1839 [6FE], S1903 [7FE], S2209 [12FE], S2282 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1008, S1038 [29JA], S1108-S1115 [30JA], S1236-S1242, S1265-S1273 [2FE], S1371-S1428 [3FE], S1473-S1538 [4FE], S1615-S1676 [5FE], S1773-S1859 [6FE], S1885 [7FE], S1991-S2024, S2030-S2035 [9FE], S2037-S2072 [10FE], S2092-S2103, S2123, S2125-S2127, S2167 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2170-S2173, S2176-S2209, S2247 [12FE], S2258-S2313 [13FE], S2354, S2382 [23FE], S2405, S2409, S2410 [24FE], S2522 [26FE], S2803 [5MR], S2859 [6MR], S3008 [11MR], S3329 [18MR], S3891, S3892 [26MR], S6627, S6628, S6634, S6635 [16JN], S6670 [17JN], S6753 [18JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1232 [30JA], S1859 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (S. 336), S822 [26JA], S881 [27JA], S989 [28JA]

———use economic stimulus funds to hire veterans, at-risk youth, and low-income people for infrastructure projects, S1674 [5FE]

Benefits: direct unused portion of stimulus funds to extend emergency unemployment compensation, S10822 [28OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S9065 [7AU], S9969 [30SE], S13355, S13356, S13373 [17DE], S13426 [18DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10092 [5OC], S10286, S10287, S10290, S10327 [8OC], S10333 [13OC], S10417, S10418 [14OC], S10457, S10460 [15OC], S10534-S10538, S10564 [20OC], S10616, S10630 [21OC], S10836 [28OC], S10909-S10911 [29OC], S10945 [30OC], S10966-S10968, S10979-S10985 [2NO], S11009, S11015, S11016-S11026, S11028-S11034, S11044 [3NO], S11063, S11075-S11078, S11080, S11082, S11091, S11092, S11097, S11103 [4NO], S11197-S11201 [5NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10653 [21OC], S10662 [22OC], S10717 [26OC], S10747-S10749, S10759, S10762, S10765, S10767-S10772 [27OC], S10793, S10794, S10807-S10809, S10811-S10818, S10822-S10826, S10828-S10830, S10832, S10837-S10839, S10843 [28OC], S10878-S10880 [29OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), unanimous-consent agreement, S10709 [22OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), unanimous-consent request, S10284 [8OC], S10355 [13OC], S10712, S10713 [26OC], S10891-S10893 [29OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 1647), S9081 [7AU]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S11031 [3NO], S13358 [17DE]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, S2091, S2094 [11FE], S3740-S3742 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: infrastructure repair and renovation projects funding, S1776 [6FE]

Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security: establish (S. 2875), S13035 [11DE]

Committee on Economic Recovery (Joint, Select): establish, S1269 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S9834 [24SE], S11033 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to communities affected by defense base closures, S1793 [6FE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (S. 1646), S9080 [7AU], S10747 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), S9834 [24SE], S9952 [30SE]

Domestic policy: develop U.S. manufacturing policy, S9125 [8SE], S9319 [14SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10314 [8OC]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S2100-S2102 [11FE], S2407 [24FE], S3514 [19MR], S3941 [30MR], S4471 [21AP], S13419 [18DE]

———impact of economic conditions on the middle class, S11030 [3NO]

———importance of job creation, S1509, S1510 [4FE], S1673 [5FE], S2051, S2063 [10FE], S10828-S10830 [28OC], S10948 [30OC], S11083-S11085, S11095 [4NO], S11251 [6NO], S11877 [20NO], S13284 [16DE], S13356 [17DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S4406 [20AP], S4837 [29AP], S9650 [22SE], S10953-S10955 [30OC], S11094-S11097 [4NO]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S154-S156 [7JA], S184-S187, S189, S196, S202 [8JA], S250 [9JA], S264 [11JA], S293-S299 [12JA], S320, S328 [13JA], S353 [14JA], S737-S739 [22JA], S887-S889 [27JA], S7177 [7JY]

———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (S. 350), star print, S1232 [30JA]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Funds program funding, S1799 [6FE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8506, S8508-S8533 [30JY]

Florida: impact of travel and tourism on local economy, S8118 [27JY]

Forests: timber manufacturing industry aid funding, S1800 [6FE]

GAO: compile reports from each Federal agency that receives economic stimulus funds, S1269 [2FE]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

Health: impact of increased medical device taxes or fees on research and development, competition, and viability of domestic orthopedic industry, S13566 [20DE]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (S. 1173), S6033 [3JN]

Indian Development Finance Corp.: establish (S. 439), S2326 [13FE]

Infrastructure: transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding, S1374-S1376, S1379-S1384, S1386, S1387, S1394 [3FE]

Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation health coverage by reason of termination of employment, S2197 [12FE]

———extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage, S13297, S13298 [16DE], S13424-S13426 [18DE]

———extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (S. 2730), S11578 [19NO]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (S. 1488), S7792 [21JY]

———improve COBRA continuation health coverage, S3821 [26MR]

Motor vehicles: impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S6495 [11JN]

National Park Service: trail construction, rehabilitation and maintenance funding, S1799 [6FE]

Native Americans: application and impact of economic stimulus, S1242 [2FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S7677-S7682 [20JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, S7155 [7JY], S7355-S7357 [10JY], S9256 [10SE], S10561-S10564 [20OC], S11332 [10NO]

Pennsylvania: infrastructure projects funding, S887-S889 [27JA]

Rates, S1773, S1775, S1779 [6FE], S8084 [24JY], S9065 [7AU], S9174 [9SE], S10948 [30OC], S11250-S11252 [6NO]

Rural areas: home health agencies funding, S1800 [6FE]

SBA: improve certain loan programs (S. 2918), S13699 [21DE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S10416 [14OC], S11578 [19NO]

Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, S11312, S11333 [10NO], S11845, S11866, S11868 [20NO], S12601 [7DE], S12762, S12783, S12796 [9DE], S12865 [10DE], S12994 [11DE], S13148, S13158, S13175, S13176 [14DE], S13241 [15DE], S13771, S13773 [22DE], S13814 [23DE]

Taxation: provide a point of order against legislation that increases taxes during certain periods of high unemployment, S4264 [2AP]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 1357), S7078 [25JN]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (S. 155), S138 [6JA]

Unemployment Trust Fund: temporarily protect solvency, S8514-S8516, S8518, S8520, S8529 [30JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for the employment tax credit for unemployed veterans, S1666 [5FE], S1804 [6FE]

Workforce Investment Act: formula grants funding, S1796-S1798 [6FE]

Reports filed

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 111-16), H1517 [12FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 679) (H. Rept. 111-4), H525 [26JA]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 336) (S. Rept. 111-3), S893 [27JA]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 350), S1057 [29JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 168) (H. Rept. 111-17), H1517 [12FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 111-6), H525 [26JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 111-9), H600 [27JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3293, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 673) (H. Rept. 111-222), H8706 [23JY]

Consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3293) (H. Rept. 111-220), H8584 [22JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3293) (S. Rept. 111-66), S8759 [4AU]

Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 111-7), H525 [26JA]

Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (Senate) (S. 1064) (S. Rept. 111-56), S7868 [22JY]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2182) (H. Rept. 111-115), H5711 [18MY]

Require a Portion of an Economic Recovery Package Be Directed to Revenue Measures, Unemployment, and Health: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 598) (H. Rept. 111-8), H600 [27JA], H777 [28JA]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 111-15), H1246 [11FE]

Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 111-111), H5663 [14MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1659 [5FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1525 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H607 [28JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8791 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 673), H8714 [24JY]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8512 [30JY]

Summaries

House Votes on Conference Report of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H3649 [19MR]

Jobs for Main Street Act (H.R. 2847), H15462-H15465 [16DE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S9834 [24SE], S11033 [3NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3357, Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs funds restoration, S8512 [30JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8728-H8752 [24JY]

Estimated cost of extending certain provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2181 [12FE]

Estimated macroeconomic impacts of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2182 [12FE]

Infrastructure spending and job creation by State, S1375 [3FE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8687 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 88, consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H536 [27JA]

H. Res. 92, consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H607 [28JA]

H. Res. 168, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H1524 [13FE]

H. Res. 673, consideration of H.R. 3293, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H8713 [24JY]

H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, H.J. Res. 64, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 4314, financing of Government operations, H14994 [16DE]

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H642-H711 [28JA]

H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act, H5725 [19MY]

H.R. 2182, Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act, H5722 [19MY]

H.R. 3293, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H8762-H8777 [24JY]

H.R. 3357, Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs funds restoration, H9016 [29JY]

H.R. 3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H9767 [22SE]

H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act, S11099-S11103 [4NO], H12381-H12384 [5NO]

S. 155, Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act, S138 [6JA]

S. 269, Retooling America's Workers for a Green Economy Act, S619 [15JA]

S. 439, Indian Development Finance Corporation Act, S2326-S2329 [13FE]

S. 1173, Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, S6034 [3JN]

S. 1646, Keep Americans Working Act, S9080 [7AU]

S. 1647, Assistance for Unemployed Workers Extension Act, S9082 [7AU]

S. 1699, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, S9745 [23SE]

S. 2831, Helping Unemployed Workers Act, S12325-S12327 [3DE]