INCOME related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities

Amendments

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9225, H9226, H9227 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4294, H4295, H4296, H4298, H4300, H4302, H4304, H4305, H4306 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S10227, S10245, S10251 [7OC]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6234, H6235, H6236 [4JN]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), S11298, S11300 [9NO]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3653 [19MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (H. Res. 955), H14383 [9DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3659 [19MR]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11607 [19NO], S11886 [20NO], S11973 [21NO], S11987, S12013, S12015 [30NO], S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12164, S12165, S12166, S12167, S12168, S12169, S12170, S12171, S12172, S12250, S12251, S12252, S12253, S12254, S12255, S12256, S12257, S12258 [2DE], S12276, S12278, S12304, S12334, S12335, S12337, S12340, S12341, S12342, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346, S12349 [3DE], S12389, S12391, S12397, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12420, S12421, S12422, S12423, S12424, S12425, S12426, S12427, S12428, S12429, S12430, S12431, S12432, S12433 [4DE], S12495, S12496, S12517, S12518, S12519, S12520, S12521 [5DE], S12544, S12552, S12553, S12555, S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12600, S12621, S12622, S12623, S12624, S12626, S12627, S12628, S12629, S12630, S12631, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12635, S12636, S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640, S12641, S12644, S12645 [7DE], S12715, S12716, S12717, S12718, S12719, S12720, S12721, S12722, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12726, S12727, S12728, S12734, S12738, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12768, S12819, S12820, S12821, S12822, S12823, S12825, S12826, S12827, S12828, S12829, S12830, S12831, S12832 [9DE], S12914, S12916, S12917, S12922, S12923, S12924, S12925, S12926, S12931, S12934, S12935, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940, S12943, S12944, S12947, S12961, S12964, S12967, S12968 [10DE], S13039, S13040, S13041, S13042, S13043, S13047, S13048, S13049, S13059 [11DE], S13096, S13100 [12DE], S13193, S13194, S13195, S13198, S13199, S13200, S13201 [14DE], S13205, S13255, S13259, S13260, S13261, S13263, S13265, S13266, S13268, S13273, S13274 [15DE], S13326, S13327, S13330, S13334, S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE], S13395, S13396, S13397, S13399 [17DE], S13464, S13465, S13466, S13467 [18DE], S13478, S13490, S13529 [19DE], S13628, S13631, S13632, S13633 [20DE], S13716, S13791, S13792 [22DE], S14139 [24DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13479 [3DE]

Unemployment: 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]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 407), S6476 [10JN]

Appointments

Social Security Advisory Board, S11818 [19NO]

Articles and editorials

AIG and ``Political Risk'', S3586 [23MR]

Alternative Tax Showdown, S877 [27JA]

Americans' Net Worth Shrinks $1.33 Trillion in 1Q, H6665 [12JN]

Beyond AIG—A Bill To Let Big Government Set Your Salary, H4267 [1AP]

Big Banks Take Your Money and Run, H11765 [26OC]

Break Up the Banks, H4756 [27AP]

Cash for Clunkers Could Impact Local Charities (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

``Cash for Clunkers'' Hurting Charities (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

``Cash for Clunkers'' Puts the Brakes on Donations (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

CEOs Openly Oppose Push for Say-on-Pay by Shareholders, H9223 [31JY]

Charities Fear Pinch From ``Clunkers'' Program (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

Chrysler Power Grab, S5308 [11MY]

Commentary—Subsidizing Bad Decisions, H3326 [11MR]

Credit for Service—Restore Retirement Pay to the Eskimo Scouts, S997 [28JA]

Czar to Substantially Cut Pay—Summers, H11733 [23OC]

Equity for Private Equity; Legislation To Raise Taxes on Fund Managers' Income, S876 [27JA]

Equity Managers' Loophole; Billion-Dollar Breaks, S877 [27JA]

Extra Credit, S10968 [2NO]

Fix This Now—Cut Is No Way To Treat Old Vets, S997 [28JA]

Free Pass for the Indispensable Man, S812 [26JA]

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

Labor Cites JCT Analysis To Argue Against Cadillac Tax, S13590 [20DE]

Let's Stimulate Private Risk Taking, S1827 [6FE]

Night of the Living Death Tax, H5821 [20MY], H13475 [3DE]

No Laughing Matter, S6413 [10JN]

No Pay, No Patch, S877 [27JA]

Obama Car in Your Future?, E869 [2AP]

Obama Rosetta Stone, S3105 [16MR]

Obama's Pledge To Tax Only the Rich Can't Pay for Everything, Analysts Say, S8645 [3AU]

Oxley Hits Back at Ideologues, H4500 [2AP]

Pelosi Jobs Tax, S8644 [3AU]

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

Private Sector Loans, Not Fannie or Freddie, Triggered Crisis, H4499 [2AP]

Private Talks for Public Stimulus; Obama Has Said He Wants Congress To Work in the Open. But He Isn't Troubled by the Recent Negotiations, H3818 [24MR]

Private-Equity Tax Breaks, a Call To Be Up in Arms, S875 [27JA]

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

Raising Taxes on Private Equity, S876 [27JA]

Real AIG Outrage, S3581 [19MR]

Rolling Up the TARP, S10836 [28OC]

Senate Balks, S1785 [6FE]

Senate Bill Fails Small Business, S11868 [20NO]

Success Fees for Orthopaedics?, H11360 [14OC]

Tax Dodge Myths, S5307 [11MY]

Tax That Won't Die, S13282 [16DE]

To Pay for Health Care, Obama Looks to Taxes on Affluent, S12766 [9DE]

Trying To Rein in ``Too Big To Fail'' Institutions, H11764 [26OC]

TSA Employees Give Management Low Marks, H731 [28JA]

UK Bank Governor Calls for Lenders' Break-Up, H11733 [23OC]

Washington Gone Wild, S3586 [23MR]

Wealth Money Managers Make More, Get Taxed Less, S876 [27JA]

Where'd the Bailout Money Go? Shhhh, It's a Secret, S580 [15JA]

Why ``Stimulus'' Will Mean Inflation, S1785 [6FE]

Years To Come, H84 [8JA]

Bills and resolutions

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2602 [23FE]

Armed Forces: authorize travel and transportation allowances for mobilized members of the Reserve components on leave for suspension of training or to meet minimal staffing requirements (see S. 747), S4062 [31MR]

———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 2585), H6010 [21MY]

———eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 972), H1158 [10FE]

———ensure commissioned officers in a Reserve component are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served (see H.R. 1688), H3833 [24MR]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H35 [6JA]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (see S. 581), S3073 [12MR]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (see S. 944), S4963 [30AP]

———guarantee a pay increase for members that exceeds the Employment Cost Index (see H.R. 1592), H3641 [18MR]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see S. 644), S3550 [19MR] (see S. 831), S4445 [20AP]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (see S. 1008), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 2302), H5397 [7MY]

———modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for services performed after retirement eligibility (see S. 794), S4310 [2AP]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country (see H.R. 2960), H7084 [19JN]

———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 2774), H6413 [9JN]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9276 [31JY]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (see H.R. 2771), H6413 [9JN]

———provide equity between active and Reserve component members in computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 1994), H4580 [21AP]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H441 [21JA]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (see H.R. 2990), H7144 [23JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H3834 [24MR]

———revise the process by which a member is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay (see H.R. 296), H88 [8JA]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see S. 342), S994 [28JA] (see H.R. 744), H777 [28JA]

Bankruptcy: make debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability nondischargeable (see H.R. 2032), H4686 [22AP]

Budget: require that concurrent resolutions limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (see H.R. 1648), H3704 [19MR]

Business and industry: add requirements for board of directors committees regarding risk management and compensation policies and require non-binding shareholder votes on executive compensation (see H.R. 3272), H8494 [21JY]

———evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H492 [23JA]

———provide shareholders with a non-binding vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 3351), H8872 [27JY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8494 [21JY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), consideration (see H. Res. 697), H9204 [30JY]

———provide shareholders with enhanced authority over the nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives (see S. 1074), S5614 [19MY]

———require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a publicly-traded company (see S. 1006), S5281 [7MY]

———require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program or FRS assistance to have employee bonus plans approved in advance of payments (see H.R. 1652), H3705 [19MR]

———treat deferred executive compensation arrangements comparable to defined benefit pension plans relative to funding-based limits on benefits and accruals (see H.R. 2863), H6743 [12JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 182), S212 [8JA] (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 904), S4806 [28AP] (see H.R. 2151), H4914 [28AP]

Coast Guard: improve benefits (see H.R. 2901), H6903 [16JN]

Commission on Reforming Entitlement Spending: establish (see H.R. 4249), H14445 [9DE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Contracts: repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 687), H526 [26JA]

Corporations: improve efficiency of complying with internal auditing control requirements in order to maintain U.S. capital market global competitiveness (see H.R. 1797), H4129 [30MR]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (see S. 1107), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 3292), H8585 [22JY]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H6743 [12JN]

———modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (see S. 1228), S6452 [10JN]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2725), S11048 [3NO]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H386 [16JA]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 255), S598 [15JA]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

Crime: increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1659), S9264 [10SE] (see H.R. 3550), H9441 [10SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 2900), H6903 [16JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S2964 [10MR] (see H.R. 1222), H2873 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 791), H875 [2FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see S. 2786), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3526 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: suspend the statute of limitations for certain rights of action under the Fair Labor Standards Act during investigations (see H.R. 3303), H8706 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (see S.J. Res. 3), S43 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: condition receipt of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance on repayment of any bonuses received during the past 5 years by the ten highest wage earners of an institution (see H.R. 1656), H3705 [19MR]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S.J. Res. 5), S337 [13JA] (see H.J. Res. 3), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 19), H382 [15JA]

———establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see S. 827), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 4198), H13519 [3DE]

———establish an Auto File Program to provide certain individuals with income tax forms containing pre-filled information (see H.R. 1368), H3055 [5MR]

———establish executive compensation and corporate governance requirements for institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 851), H1041 [4FE]

———establish Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to recoup excessive deferred executive compensation from Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see S. 431), S2229 [12FE]

———halt purchase of luxury jet by Citigroup Inc., and require Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients to assist homeowners and small business and limit executive compensation and perks (see H. Res. 94), H602 [27JA]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 383), S1542 [4FE] (see H.R. 1341), H3054 [5MR]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see S. 360), S1124 [30JA] (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———limit excessive and luxury expenses by Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 979), H1246 [11FE]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 1664), H3748 [23MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), consideration (see H. Res. 306), H4249 [31MR]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H3640 [18MR]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

———repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1582), H3640 [18MR] (see H.R. 1673), H3748 [23MR]

———require a public database of executive compensation of institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 807), H920 [3FE]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 64), S41 [6JA]

———require institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to report certain corporate data (see H.R. 846), H1041 [4FE]

———require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to restrict compensation increases for officers, directors, and employees to the Federal civil service pay increase (see H.R. 1603), H3641 [18MR]

———require Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the effect of the program on small businesses in oversight, audits, and reports (see H.R. 3179), H8008 [10JY]

———require that Board Compensation Committees required for financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to include representation of lowest paid employees (see H.R. 1714), H4026 [25MR]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H3526 [17MR]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (H. Res. 251), consideration (see H. Res. 359), H4733 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acknowledge receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by veterans (see S. 1394), S7138 [6JY] (see H.R. 1982), H4579 [21AP]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 1780), S10434 [14OC] (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———eliminate income eligibility and service-connected disability rating requirements for the veterans beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 2127), H4839 [27AP]

———enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (see S. 728), S3897 [26MR]

———establish a compensation fund to make payments to qualified World War II veterans on the basis of certain qualifying service (see H.R. 2270), H5306 [6MY]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 23), H28 [6JA]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (see H.R. 3553), H9441 [10SE]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for pension benefits (see H.R. 3485), H9277 [31JY]

———expand availability of health care by adjusting the income level for certain priority veterans (see H.R. 449), H162 [9JA]

———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H13352 [19NO]

———improve outreach programs (see S. 315), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 32), H29 [6JA] (see H.R. 2257), H5168 [5MY]

———increase amount of subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 297), H88 [8JA]

———increase payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses (see H.R. 4073), H13001 [16NO]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see S. 1752), S10110 [5OC] (see H.R. 1428), H3337 [11MR]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3954) (see H.R. 3886), H11580 [21OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

Disabled: require survivor annuity payments made to disabled dependents to be disregarded in eligibility and benefit determinations under the SSI and Medicaid Programs (see H.R. 1599), H3641 [18MR]

Diseases: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1878), H4519 [2AP]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 4207), H13520 [3DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 74), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 85), H31 [6JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 1960), H4522 [2AP] (see H.R. 3463), H9276 [31JY]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H36 [6JA]

Economy: improve lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 2), S39 [6JA]

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

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see S. 1240), S6542 [11JN]

Employment: increase wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening the labor provisions in the H-2B guestworker program (see S. 2910), S13458 [18DE]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies or disasters from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see S. 1025), S5371 [12MY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4026 [25MR]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2790), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4092), H13068 [17NO]

———provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H12287 [3NO]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see S. 2832), S12322 [3DE]

———require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds (see H.R. 712), H601 [27JA]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see S. Res. 153), S5615 [19MY]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H8184 [15JY]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9548 [15SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend requirements on information contained in consumer reports (see H.R. 1486), H3400 [12MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 933), H1156 [10FE]

———establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

Families and domestic relations: support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H5399 [7MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 824), H921 [3FE]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H160 [9JA]

Federal aid programs: prohibit funding to promote direct deposit of veterans and Social Security benefits until adequate safeguards are established to prevent attachment and garnishment (see S. 1042), S5501 [14MY] (see H.R. 3366), H8959 [28JY]

———require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program and trade adjustment benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity (see H.R. 141), H33 [6JA]

———use poverty line determined for Alaska for all States and the District of Columbia for school lunch program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 501), H323 [14JA]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 828), H921 [3FE]

———ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst (see H.R. 2714), H6263 [4JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 354), S1058 [29JA] (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), consideration (see H. Res. 501), H6154 [3JN]

———establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1420), H3145 [10MR]

———exempt certain repayments under the Civil Service Retirement System from the requirement that they be made with interest (see H.R. 1164), H2631 [24FE]

———increase certain compensatory time rates for irregular or occasional overtime work to permit greater parity with overtime pay rates (see H.R. 1383), H3103 [9MR]

———limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 3493), H9278 [31JY]

———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 1804), H4249 [31MR]

———make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality during certain years creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3857), H11514 [20OC]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 469), S2473 [25FE] (see H.R. 1198), H2835 [25FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1102), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3053 [5MR]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (see S. 507), S2623 [2MR] (see H.R. 1266), H2924 [3MR]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H8024 [13JY]

———provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see H.R. 3243), H8302 [16JY]

FEMA: reauthorize temporary Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program (see H.R. 888), H1043 [4FE]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see S. 763), S4171 [1AP]

Financial institutions: require chief executive officers of certain institutions receiving assistance under certain Federal programs to submit financial disclosures (see H.R. 3436), H9275 [31JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 94), S4063 [31MR] (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 447), H162 [9JA]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H159 [9JA]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (see S. 1825), S10635 [21OC]

Health care facilities: treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness (see S. 112), S42 [6JA]

Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act: extend certain housing-related deadlines (see S. 2815), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4205), H13519 [3DE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see S. 646), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 1615), H3703 [19MR]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 13), H37 [6JA]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (see H.R. 1679), H3833 [24MR]

———provide that the usual day for paying salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House) (see H.R. 1752), H4062 [26MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 257), H3640 [18MR]

———require annual vote on whether to increase pay of Members of Congress (see H. Res. 98), H780 [28JA]

Housing: treat income changes due to welfare program requirements for section 8 subsidy recipients similarly to changes for families residing in public housing or tenant-based assistance recipients (see H.R. 3897), H11581 [21OC]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1234), H2874 [26FE] (see H.R. 2277), H5306 [6MY]

———help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (see H.R. 2021), H4685 [22AP]

———permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H1157 [10FE]

———repeal income limitation on conversions to Roth IRAs (see H.R. 2814), H6538 [10JN]

IRS: limit regulatory authority relative to limitation on losses following ownership change (see S. 2916), S13458 [18DE]

———repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

———verify income eligibility of persons for certain Dept. of Agriculture payments and benefits (see H.R. 1609), H3703 [19MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5061 [30AP]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 2613), H6011 [21MY]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: improve compensation system (see S. 236), S388 [14JA]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H3337 [11MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H1042 [4FE]

Medicare: expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H4128 [30MR]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 3693), H10455 [1OC]

———permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (see S. 1585), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 3151), H7946 [9JY]

———provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H13352 [19NO]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2204), H5060 [30AP]

———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 3826), H11457 [15OC]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see S. 1108), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]

———require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program (see S. 677), S3657 [24MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits (see S. 1680), S9554 [17SE]

———require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions (see S. 1521), S8196 [28JY] (see H.R. 3369), H8959 [28JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 102), S42 [6JA] (see S. 317), S826 [26JA] (see S. 542), S2866 [6MR] (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 282), H70 [7JA] (see H.R. 346), H90 [8JA] (see H.R. 395), H160 [9JA] (see H.R. 581), H381 [15JA] (see H.R. 751), H778 [28JA] (see H.R. 1597), H3641 [18MR] (see H.R. 4255), H14445 [9DE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 215), H36 [6JA]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 201), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 566), H380 [15JA]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 4336), H15498 [16DE]

Minimum wage: postpone increase (see H.R. 3309), H8707 [23JY]

———provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 77), H30 [6JA]

———provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 3041), H7445 [25JN]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H484 [22JA]

National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4891 [29AP] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4523 [2AP]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3345), H8872 [27JY]

National Labor Relations Act: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees (see S. 1184), S6185 [4JN] (see H.R. 2732), H6264 [4JN]

National TEA Party Day: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4311 [2AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]

———include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 1353), S7070 [25JN]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H6010 [21MY]

Pensions: automatically enroll new Thrift Savings Plan participants, clarify method for computing part-time service annuities, and credit service by certain District of Columbia employees for retirement (see H.R. 1263), H2923 [3MR]

———increase age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin (see H.R. 882), H1043 [4FE]

———provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 4281), H14743 [10DE]

———suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see S. 157), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 424), H161 [9JA]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 2909), H6971 [17JN]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H920 [3FE]

Power resources: provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see S. 2894), S13319 [16DE] (see H.R. 152), H33 [6JA]

———provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 1794), H4128 [30MR]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1241), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 2031), H4686 [22AP]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H10456 [1OC]

———make residents eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2839), H6618 [11JN]

———provide residents who participate in cafeteria plans under Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes comparable to exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under U.S. laws (see H.R. 1025), H1518 [12FE]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (see H. Res. 143), H1158 [10FE] (see H. Res. 805), H11110 [7OC]

Real estate: provide incentives for residential housing market (see H.R. 1903), H4520 [2AP]

SEC: provide for rules and standards relative to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements for compensation of executives (see H.R. 2861), H6743 [12JN]

———require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and dealers and mutual fund companies, and of certain commissions paid by mutual fund companies (see S. 1964), S10850 [28OC]

Secret Service: allow employees to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System (see S. 1862), S10700 [22OC]

———transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (see S. 1510), S8039 [23JY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see S. 1056), S5502 [14MY] (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H5665 [14MY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

———establish Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4193), H13519 [3DE]

———establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1371), H3055 [5MR]

———provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1685), S9554 [17SE]

———provide relief payments to Social Security recipients and railroad retirees (see H.R. 3677), H10407 [30SE]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6262 [4JN]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (see S. 988), S5232 [6MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6011 [21MY]

Small Business Act: raise the net worth amount under the small business program for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4253), H14445 [9DE]

Social Security: allow an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the U.S. to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages (see H.R. 2723), H6264 [4JN]

———allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 81), S41 [6JA]

———allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H1604 [13FE]

———apply a consistent premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner, provide economic recovery payments to recipients, and assess need for a consumer price index for elderly consumers (see S. 2926), S13883 [23DE]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H1043 [4FE]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see S. 998), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 1289), H2925 [3MR]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 769), H778 [28JA]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1674), S9371 [15SE]

———eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see S. 366), S1431 [3FE] (see H.R. 723), H602 [27JA]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 771), H778 [28JA]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 33), H29 [6JA]

———eliminate waiting period for people with disabilities for entitlement to disability and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2263), H5168 [5MY]

———ensure percentage increase applied to cost-of-living benefits is no less than the percentage increase in compensation for Members of Congress (see H.R. 3211), H8099 [14JY]

———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1276), H2924 [3MR]

———establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 86), S41 [6JA]

———establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1712), H4025 [25MR]

———establish the Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 107), H31 [6JA]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5307 [6MY]

———exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, or committee from coverage (see S. 492), S2558 [26FE]

———exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see H.R. 4185), H13466 [2DE]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 238), H69 [7JA]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3536), H9341 [8SE] (see H.R. 3672), H10069 [29SE]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 773), H779 [28JA]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H1606 [13FE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H36 [6JA]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 2028), H4685 [22AP]

———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (see H.R. 4218), H13627 (see H.R. 4218), H14370 [8DE]

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 236), H69 [7JA]

———provide a cost-of-living benefits increase (see H.R. 3572), H9549 [15SE]

———provide an emergency cost-of-living benefits increase (see H.R. 3557), H9490 [14SE]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorneys representing prevailing parties in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 1735), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of old-age insurance benefits for newly retired and aged surviving spouses (see S. 426), S2229 [12FE]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 772), H779 [28JA]

———provide that an employee not otherwise covered for benefit purposes may irrevocably elect to have employment treated as so covered and subject to Social Security taxes (see H.R. 2286), H5307 [6MY]

———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 115), S42 [6JA]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209, 2209), H5061 [30AP]

———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 322), H89 [8JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 770), H778 [28JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S2474 [25FE] (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 490), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1221), H2873 [26FE]

———require Congress to approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect (see S. 42), S40 [6JA]

———require that projected benefit estimates included on annual account statements indicate the impact of possible future trust fund insolvency on benefit levels (see H.R. 2440), H5665 [14MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2145), H4914 [28AP]

———restrict totalization agreements between the U.S. and other countries and prohibit crediting of earnings from employment in U.S. by aliens not lawfully employed (see H.R. 132), H32 [6JA]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1712), H4025 [25MR]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa (see H.R. 2186), H5060 [30AP]

———authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2582), H6010 [21MY]

———authorize extension to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 93), H31 [6JA]

———clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 427), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 1352), H3054 [5MR]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

———provide for cost-of-living adjustment of resources limits (see H.R. 4023), H12364 [4NO]

Taxation: add certain Armed Forces organizations that are exempt from taxation to list of organizations eligible for donations of personal property through State agencies (see H.R. 1539), H3437 [16MR]

———allocate a new markets tax credit limitation to entities that serve or provide investment capital for distressed communities (see H.R. 3811), H11383 [14OC]

———allow a credit against income for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1433), H3337 [11MR]

———allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones and for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 1090), H1605 [13FE]

———allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see S. 1371), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 4132), H13352 [19NO]

———allow a credit for purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes for taxpayers who did not use coupons (see H.R. 508), H323 [14JA]

———allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and increase tax liability of parent required to pay such unpaid child support (see H.R. 2244), H5168 [5MY]

———allow a deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3776), H11166 [8OC]

———allow a deduction for pet care expenses (see H.R. 3501), H9278 [31JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 897), H1043 [4FE]

———allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care (see H.R. 344), H90 [8JA]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 2240), H5096 [4MY]

———allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme (see H.R. 1389), H3104 [9MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the cost of passports and other enhanced identification documents required to comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 1733), H4061 [26MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see S. 312), S787 [22JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by certain current and former servicemembers (see H.R. 309), H88 [8JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a residence (see H.R. 101), H31 [6JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 879), H1042 [4FE]

———allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see S. 857), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]

———allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H31 [6JA]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1019), S5328 [11MY] (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 507), H323 [14JA]

———allow an above-the-line deduction for half of an individual's long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 1891), H4519 [2AP]

———allow an increased work opportunity credit for recent veterans (see H.R. 620), H442 [21JA]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H4522 [2AP]

———allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 1328), H3053 [5MR]

———allow bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required under Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act amendments (see H.R. 1678), H3833 [24MR]

———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 3060), H7445 [25JN]

———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (see H.R. 1498), H3401 [12MR]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H6154 [3JN]

———allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 2045), H4686 [22AP]

———allow deduction for property taxes in determining the amount of the alternative minimum taxable income of an individual taxpayer (see H.R. 412), H160 [9JA]

———allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 333), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H1042 [4FE]

———allow employers a credit against income tax for costs of providing technical training for employees (see S. 1045), S5501 [14MY]

———allow employers a credit against income tax for hiring veterans (see H.R. 1647), H3704 [19MR]

———allow employers a credit for employing members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard and veterans recently separated from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3620), H9806 [22SE]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 55), H30 [6JA]

———allow estate of decedent to use capital loss carryover of decedent as a deduction against estate tax (see H.R. 4035), H12456 [5NO]

———allow expensing of certain real property (see H.R. 3178), H8008 [10JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1405), H3144 [10MR]

———allow individual taxpayers to designate a portion of income taxes to fund improvement of barriers at the U.S. border (see H.R. 1904), H4520 [2AP]

———allow individuals and businesses a temporary credit against income tax for the purchase of certain vehicles (see H.R. 550), H379 [15JA]

———allow individuals either a credit against income or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a voluntary or mandatory evacuation (see H.R. 2953), H7022 [18JN]

———allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2974), H7084 [19JN]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see S. 1082), S5699 [20MY]

———allow individuals to defer tax on income reinvested in a partnership or S corporation (see H.R. 2284), H5306 [6MY]

———allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns toward deficit reduction and require Government spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated (see H.R. 4308), H14980 [15DE]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see S. 1769), S10318 [8OC]

———allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 2500), H5791 [19MY]

———allow parents of murdered children to continue to claim the deduction for the personal exemption with respect to such child (see H.R. 432), H161 [9JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2524), H5891 [20MY]

———allow S corporations the deduction for charitable contributions of inventory (see S. 2841), S12618 [7DE]

———allow S corportations the deduction for charitable contributions of inventory (see H.R. 4069), H13001 [16NO]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 720, 728), H602 [27JA]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H161 [9JA]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1952), H4522 [2AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 864), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 1250), H2886 [2MR] (see H.R. 2435), H5665 [14MY]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 189), H35 [6JA]

———allow the alternative motor vehicle personal credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 120), H32 [6JA]

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

———allow unused amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement to be carried over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain health or retirement plans (see H.R. 544), H325 [14JA]

———amend tax treatment of certain discharged indebtedness (see S. 31, 33), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 683), H525 [26JA]

———assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (see H.R. 95), H31 [6JA]

———clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 689), S3784 [25MR]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3255), H8355 [17JY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3580), H9670 [16SE]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2447), H5666 [14MY]

———clarify treatment of indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities relative to organizations which are partners with limited liability (see H.R. 3497), H9278 [31JY]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9738 [21SE]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 518), H324 [14JA]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H2925 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 16), H90 [8JA]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 48), H5061 [30AP]

———deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer (see S. 1007), S5281 [7MY]

———deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 53), H30 [6JA]

———disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (see H.R. 3424), H9206 [30JY]

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H4581 [21AP]

———eliminate contribution limits for retirement plans and increase penalties attributable to such contributions (see H.R. 4361), H15500 [16DE]

———eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see H.R. 1798), H4129 [30MR]

———eliminate restriction on reducing Federal refunds for past-due State tax obligations of out-of-state residents when the State has a reciprocal agreement to reduce State refunds for Federal tax obligations (see H.R. 2303), H5397 [7MY]

———eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 289), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 617), H442 [21JA]

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

———encourage businesses to purchase commercial and residential property in distressed communities by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 3812), H11383 [14OC]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see H.R. 2748), H6305 [8JN]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see S. 1297), S6804 [18JN]

———enhance administration of, and reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit (see S. 1930), S10735 [26OC]

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

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 379), H159 [9JA]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H4732 [23AP]

———establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development Accounts (see S. 985), S5232 [6MY]

———exclude capital gains on sales and exchanges of residences purchased in a foreclosure sale (see H.R. 3520), H9279 [31JY]

———exclude certain gains on single-family residential rental property from gross income (see H.R. 2851), H6743 [12JN]

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

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 3707), H10456 [1OC]

———exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance (see S. 744), S4062 [31MR] (see H.R. 4391), H15501 [16DE]

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

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1955), H4522 [2AP]

———exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, or incentive bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2491), H5791 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income certain amounts of military basic pay (see H.R. 1624), H3704 [19MR]

———exclude from gross income certain interest amounts received by individuals (see H.R. 199), H35 [6JA]

———exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 692), H526 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income discharges of personal indebtedness outside of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2445), H5665 [14MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H5791 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3004), H7145 [23JN]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold rights (see H.R. 3207), H8099 [14JY]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1447), H3337 [11MR]

———exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4362), H15500 [16DE]

———exclude from gross income the earned income of a spouse of an Armed Forces member serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 3708), H10456 [1OC]

———exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of certain residences acquired before a certain date (see H.R. 755), H778 [28JA]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1360), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3035), H7444 [25JN]

———exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 2208), H5061 [30AP]

———exclude long-term capital gain on certain property acquired or disposed from gross income (see H.R. 1477), H3400 [12MR]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H34 [6JA]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2655), H6074 [2JN] (see H.R. 2801), H6537 [10JN]

———expand and make permanent the standard deduction for real property taxes (see H.R. 3213), H8099 [14JY]

———expand application of the homebuyer credit (see S. 740), S3986 [30MR]

———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H4522 [2AP]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (see S. 101), S42 [6JA]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 83), S41 [6JA]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———expand the income tax deduction for dependent care to include part-time students for purposes of calculating earned income under the credit (see S. 1290), S6804 [18JN]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H10518 [6OC]

———expand the work opportunity credit and increase the employer-provided child care credit (see H.R. 3784), H11166 [8OC]

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

———expand use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase the contribution amount for such accounts (see H.R. 3971), H12140 [29OC]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 913), S4807 [28AP] (see H.R. 2106), H4838 [27AP]

———extend additional standard deduction for State and local real property taxes (see H.R. 2146), H4914 [28AP]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4075), H13001 [16NO]

———extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3779), H11166 [8OC]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3666), H10069 [29SE]

———extend and increase first-time homebuyer tax credit and waiver of requirement to repay (see H.R. 3801), H11297 [13OC]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 802), H920 [3FE]

———extend and modify the homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 1344), H3054 [5MR] (see H.R. 1453), H3338 [11MR] (see H.R. 2606), H6011 [21MY]

———extend and modify the special allowance for certain acquired property and temporarily increase the limitation for expensing certain business assets (see S. 294), S719 [21JA]

———extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 212), H36 [6JA]

———extend bonus depreciation deduction applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 2761), S11344 [10NO]

———extend certain estate tax provisions and restore and increase estate tax deduction for certain family-owned businesses (see H.R. 4015), H12364 [4NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4213), H13550 [7DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (see H. Res. 955), H13627 (see H. Res. 955), H14370 [8DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5398 [7MY]

———extend deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 2432, 2433), H5665 [14MY]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see S. 2748), S11253 [6NO] (see H.R. 2396), H5581 [13MY] (see H.R. 2437), H5665 [14MY] (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see S. 1678), S9436 [16SE] (see H.R. 3761), H11165 (see H.R. 3773), H11166 [8OC] (see H.R. 3842), H11457 [15OC]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, repeal first-time homebuyer requirement, and waive recapture (see H.R. 2905), H6903 [16JN]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit and eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit (see H.R. 3902), H11711 [22OC] (see H.R. 4032), H12456 [5NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11739 [23OC]

———extend increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 1861), S10700 [22OC]

———extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 3136), H7836 [8JY]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 719), H602 [27JA]

———extend the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 201), S308 [12JA]

———extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2434), H5665 [14MY]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6009 [21MY]

———extend the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain Federal employees serving on extended duty (see H.R. 3780), H11166 [8OC]

———extend the making work pay credit (see H.R. 3118), H7740 [7JY]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1583), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 2628), H6012 [21MY]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008 (see S. 329), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 1134), H2602 [23FE]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 2725), H6264 [4JN]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H13466 [2DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3437 [16MR] (see H.R. 1543), H3525 [17MR] (see H.R. 1586), H3640 (see H.R. 1598), H3641 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3437 [16MR]

———impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1542), H3525 [17MR]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4412), H15508 [23DE]

———impose a tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds (see H.R. 1801), H4129 [30MR]

———impose a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the Social Security contribution and benefit base (see H.R. 1863), H4396 [1AP]

———impose additional tax on bonuses received from certain Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients and use revenue to fund Dept. of HUD Section 4 property recovery programs (see H.R. 3452), H9276 [31JY]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit amount of compensation that employees may defer from taxation (see S. 651), S3550 [19MR]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance (see H.R. 1572), H3526 [17MR]

———impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (see S. 741), S3986 [30MR]

———improve ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 2786), H6537 [10JN]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 3610), H9806 [22SE]

———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9278 [31JY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H11165 [8OC]

———increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and modify definition of eligible educator to include preschool educators (see H.R. 3164), H7946 [9JY]

———increase age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and extend waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts (see H.R. 2637), H6012 [21MY]

———increase amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 674), H525 [26JA]

———increase and make refundable the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1500), H3401 [12MR]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 1279), H2924 [3MR]

———increase deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 28), H28 [6JA] (see H.R. 2431), H5665 [14MY]

———increase estate and gift tax unified credit, adjust for inflation, and repeal termination of estate tax (see H.R. 2658), H6074 [2JN]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H5397 [7MY]

———increase limitation on capital losses (see S. 978), S5128 [5MY] (see H.R. 1857), H4396 [1AP]

———increase limitation on capital losses and index such limitation to inflation (see H.R. 1968), H4522 [2AP]

———increase limitation on the capital loss carryovers of individuals (see H.R. 884), H1043 [4FE] (see H.R. 1070), H1604 [13FE]

———increase maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property and restore and increase estate tax deduction for family-owned businesses (see H.R. 96), H31 [6JA]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2526), H5891 [20MY]

———increase penalty for failure to file a partnership or S corporation return (see H.R. 1241), H2886 [2MR]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H90 [8JA]

———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 532), H324 [14JA]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H4838 [27AP]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 1594), H3641 [18MR]

———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 2600), H6011 [21MY]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5891 [20MY]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 664), H493 [23JA]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 793), H919 [3FE]

———make child tax credit refundable (see H.R. 452), H162 [9JA]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 322), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (see H.R. 1495), H3400 [12MR]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 498), H323 [14JA]

———make permanent and expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 1268), S6650 [16JN]

———make permanent estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and Self-Employment Contributions Act tax deduction for health insurance (see H.R. 533), H324 [14JA]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1400), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———make permanent the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see H.R. 2604), H6011 [21MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 23), S168 [7JA] (see S. 35), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

———make permanent the deductions for State and local sales tax, qualified tuition and related expenses, and mortgage interest premiums, and modify the homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1805), H4249 [31MR]

———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see H.R. 2720), H6264 [4JN]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 4184), H13466 [2DE]

———make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (see H.R. 4270), H14743 [10DE]

———make retroactive the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1767), H4063 [26MR]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4169), H13465 [2DE]

———make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased expensing limitations permanent (see S. 233), S388 [14JA]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4337), H15499 [16DE]

———modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 279), S652 [16JA]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see S. 2882), S13251 [15DE] (see H.R. 3408), H9205 [30JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H4580 [21AP]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal purposes (see S. 1728), S9981 [30SE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———modify the penalties for failure to disclose certain reportable transactions and for submitting a bad check to the IRS, and modify certain rules relative to Federal vendors (see S. 2917), S13458 [18DE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H70 [7JA]

———modify withholding requirement with respect to proceeds from certain pari-mutuel wagers (see H.R. 2140), H4914 [28AP]

———permanently extend estate tax relief (see S. 2784), S11430 [17NO]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H14877 [14DE]

———permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 288), S719 [21JA]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 474), H194 [13JA]

———permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 1613), H3703 [19MR]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H4522 [2AP]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 1628), H3704 [19MR]

———permit taxpayers the option of designating part or all of their tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members (see S. 1166), S6030 [3JN]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 243), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 524), H324 [14JA]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 3573), H9549 [15SE]

———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H88 [8JA]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (see S. 1934), S10776 [27OC] (see H.R. 3933), H11867 [27OC]

———prohibit tax deduction for health insurance advertising (see H.R. 3205), H8099 [14JY]

———prohibit tax deduction for prescription drug advertising (see H.R. 2917), H6971 [17JN]

———protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 2466), H5712 [18MY]

———provide a business credit against income for the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 532), S2828 [5MR]

———provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 184), H34 [6JA]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 2463), H5711 [18MY]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 726), H602 [27JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 1230), S6452 [10JN] (see H.R. 214), H36 [6JA] (see H.R. 1245), H2886 [2MR] (see H.R. 3760), H11165 [8OC] (see H.R. 3825), H11457 [15OC]

———provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see S. 1364), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 308), H88 [8JA]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2230), H5095 [4MY]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H2980 [4MR]

———provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 99), S42 [6JA]

———provide a Federal income tax exclusion for assistance provided to participants in State student loan programs for certain health professionals (see S. 860), S4573 [22AP]

———provide a full exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks (see S. 78), S41 [6JA]

———provide a nonrefundable credit against income tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 2202), H5060 [30AP]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 94), S42 [6JA]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 218), H36 [6JA]

———provide a partial exclusion of interest from gross income, increase retirement plan contribution limitations, and temporarily suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain defined contribution plans (see H.R. 3903), H11711 [22OC]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H4395 [1AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings or residential rental property (see H.R. 2198), H5060 [30AP]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1349), S7069 [25JN] (see S. 1754), S10162 [6OC] (see H.R. 1509), H3436 [16MR] (see H.R. 1561), H3526 [17MR] (see H.R. 3056), H7445 [25JN] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1245), S6542 [11JN]

———provide a tax credit for qualified distributed thermal energy storage property (see H.R. 3918), H11712 [22OC]

———provide a temporary exclusion of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock (see H.R. 4236), H13628 (see H.R. 4236), H14371 [8DE]

———provide a work opportunity credit to a designated family member of a veteran with a service-connected disability if the veteran is unable to work (see H.R. 3908), H11712 [22OC]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 585), S3073 [12MR]

———provide additional relief for small businesses (see S. 1381), S7070 [25JN]

———provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1943), H4522 [2AP]

———provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the U.S. (see S. 1021), S5371 [12MY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009 (see H.R. 1632), H3704 [19MR]

———provide an income tax credit for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas (see H.R. 691), H526 [26JA]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 760), H778 [28JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S4309 [2AP] (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 1654), H3705 [19MR]

———provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3115), H7740 [7JY]

———provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 100), S42 [6JA]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1874), H4518 [2AP]

———provide for a livestock energy investment credit (see H.R. 907), H1044 [4FE]

———provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit (see H.R. 3958), H12044 [28OC]

———provide for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes (see H.R. 342), H90 [8JA]

———provide for an inflation adjustment of base amounts used to determine amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income (see H.R. 541), H325 [14JA]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 502), H323 [14JA]

———provide for distribution of remaining balances in flexible spending arrangements upon termination from employment (see S. 2883), S13251 [15DE]

———provide for full deduction allowable for income attributable to domestic production activities (see S. 287), S719 [21JA]

———provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, estate tax relief, and permanently extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 722), S3897 [26MR]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities (see H.R. 3516), H9279 [31JY]

———provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age of 26 (see H.R. 2022), H4685 [22AP]

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

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1954), H4522 [2AP]

———provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H1044 [4FE]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H159 [9JA]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see H.R. 717), H602 [27JA]

———provide income tax credit for Eagle employers (see H.R. 989), H1247 [11FE]

———provide income tax relief for families (see S. 997), S5281 [7MY]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (see H.R. 4100), H13265 [18NO]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 543), H325 [14JA]

———provide more affordable housing options for military personnel by making certain members eligible for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (see S. 2827), S12322 [3DE]

———provide nonbusiness energy property credit and residential energy efficient property tax incentives to residents of certain U.S. possessions (see H.R. 2886), H6902 [16JN]

———provide penalty free distributions and loans from certain retirement plans for the purchase and refinancing of principal residences (see H.R. 1629), H3704 [19MR]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H194 [13JA]

———provide recovery periods for new nonresidential real property and qualified leasehold improvement property (see H.R. 4012), H12288 [3NO]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H4128 [30MR]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3267), H8409 [20JY]

———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 1763), H4063 [26MR]

———provide same penalty rate for taxpayers who disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was given Sec. of the Treasury Geithner relative to failure to pay certain taxes (see H.R. 4172), H13465 [2DE]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1159), H2631 [24FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1951), H4522 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1950), H4522 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1949), H4522 [2AP]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (see S. 829), S4445 [20AP]

———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]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 1724), H4026 [25MR]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see S. 963), S5065 [4MY] (see H.R. 1040), H1519 [12FE]

———provide that certain net capital gain of individuals 65 or over shall not be subject to tax (see H.R. 396), H160 [9JA]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation (see S. 1491), S7868 [22JY]

———provide that penalties and interest will not be imposed on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 735), H777 [28JA]

———provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2728), S11118 [4NO]

———provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes (see H.R. 779), H779 [28JA]

———provide the same tax treatment of commercial and noncommercial investors in oil and natural gas and related commodities (see S. 1588), S8992 [6AU]

———provide transparency relative to fees and expenses charged to participant-directed defined contribution plans (see H.R. 2779), H6414 [9JN]

———reassess property values used to determine property taxes for primary residences on a more frequent basis and encourage local governments to provide relief to those whose home values have declined (see H. Con. Res. 88), H4129 [30MR]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H161 [9JA]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 3595), H9729 [17SE]

———reduce Social Security payroll taxes and reduce reliance of the U.S. economy on carbon-based energy sources (see H.R. 2380), H5580 [13MY]

———reduce the earned income tax threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and increase the age limit for such credit (see H.R. 538), H325 [14JA]

———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 2023), H4685 [22AP]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H31 [6JA]

———reform rules relative to fractional charitable donations of tangible personal property (see S. 1605), S8992 [6AU]

———remove cell phones from limitation on depreciation when used for personal purposes (see H.R. 3802), H11297 [13OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 690), H526 [26JA]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H69 [7JA]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 782), H779 [28JA]

———repeal carryover basis for decedents dying in a certain year, increase estate tax exemption, and reduce maximum estate and gift tax rate (see H.R. 3841), H11457 [15OC]

———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 446), H162 [9JA]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 23), H382 [15JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H35 [6JA]

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1058), H1604 [13FE]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (see H.R. 162), H34 [6JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 296), S786 [22JA] (see H.R. 25), H28 [6JA]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 932), S4963 [30AP]

———repeal partial payment requirement on submissions of offers-in-compromise (see H.R. 2343), H5483 [12MY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 1570), S8765 [4AU]

———repeal qualification standard for exterior windows, doors, and skylights (see H.R. 1449), H3338 [11MR]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 567), S3025 [11MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA] (see H.R. 883), H1043 [4FE] (see H.R. 1519), H3437 [16MR]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H11711 [22OC]

———repeal threshold on the deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 3354), H8873 [27JY]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 1919), H4520 [2AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H70 [7JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 292), S719 [21JA]

———require a study on eliminating Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system (see H.R. 1703), H4025 [25MR]

———reset the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit and repeal the sunset for certain prior modifications made to the credit (see S. 26), S169 [7JA]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 825), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 1423), H3145 [10MR]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 261), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 562), H380 [15JA]

———restore estate tax, increase estate tax unified credit, and reduce the minimum estate tax rate (see H.R. 1986), H4579 [21AP]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 506), S2623 [2MR] (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 436), H161 [9JA] (see H.R. 4154), H13353 [19NO]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (see H. Res. 941), H13465 [2DE]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 2465), H5711 [18MY]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H159 [9JA]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 24), S168 [7JA] (see H.R. 536), H325 [14JA]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

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

———suspend periods of limitation for credit or refund of overpayment of Federal income taxes by veterans pending service-connected compensation determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 341), H89 [8JA]

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

———suspend the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see H.R. 4209), H13520 [3DE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H1246 [11FE]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H4026 [25MR]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H3054 [5MR]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see S. 1367), S7070 [25JN]

———treat trees and vines producing fruit, nuts, or other crops as placed in service in the year in which it is planted for purposes of special allowance for depreciation (see S. 1461), S7639 [16JY] (see H.R. 2739), H6265 [4JN]

———treatment of foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3263), H8409 [20JY]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 160), H34 [6JA]

———treatment of publicly traded partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services (see H.R. 2762), H6306 [8JN]

———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 minimum required distribution rules applicable to pension plans (see H.R. 3920), H11739 [23OC]

———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]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU] (see S. 1699), S9733 [23SE] (see S. 2831), S12322 [3DE] (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE] (see H.R. 3756), H11110 [7OC]

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

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

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

USEC Privatization Act: entitle affected pension plan participants to payment for benefit increases not received (see S. 1063), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 4082), H13001 [16NO]

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (see S. 709), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 136), H32 [6JA]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see S. 1444), S7412 [13JY] (see S. 1452), S7480 [14JY] (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

———clarify service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or injury (see H.R. 3998), H12287 [3NO]

———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 809), H920 [3FE]

———eliminate required reduction in amount of accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons insured under certain military or veterans group life insurance programs (see H.R. 2968), H7084 [19JN]

———enhance disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and those in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain injury (see S. 1015), S5328 [11MY]

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H381 [15JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 546), S2909 [9MR] (see H.R. 303), H88 (see H.R. 333), H89 [8JA]

———improve benefits for former POW (see S. 977), S5128 [5MY] (see H.R. 944), H1157 [10FE]

———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 402), S2079 [10FE]

———improve per diem grant payments for organizations assisting homeless veterans (see H.R. 3796), H11297 [13OC]

———increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension (see H.R. 394), H160 [9JA]

———increase amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 612), H441 [21JA]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see S. 1118), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2243), H5168 [5MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 407), S2080 [10FE] (see H.R. 1513), H3436 [16MR]

———match pension amount paid to surviving spouses of veterans who served during a period of war to the pension amount paid to such veterans (see H.R. 2673), H6154 [3JN]

———modify commencement of the period of payment of original awards of compensation for veterans who are retired or separated from the uniformed services for disability (see S. 1016), S5328 [11MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 811), H920 [3FE]

———temporarily remove the requirement for employers to increase wages for veterans enrolled in on-the-job training programs (see H.R. 4079), H13001 [16NO]

Volunteer workers: support recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel (see S. 822), S4311 [2AP]

Wilson, Valerie Plame: relief (see H.R. 1773), H4063 [26MR]

Cloture motions

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]

Unemployment: 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]

Cost Estimates

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 626): CBO, H6221, H6230 [4JN]

Court decisions

Patricia Harris v. Office of the Architect of the Capitol: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H550-H552 [27JA]

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

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H5425 [12MY]

———serveral maritime labor organizations, H5427 [12MY]

———William M. Matz, Jr., National Association for Uniformed Services, H5427, H5428 [12MY]

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

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act: Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, E2222 [9SE]

———Fred R. Becker, Jr., National Association of Federal Credit Unions, E2221 [9SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E2221 [9SE]

———several business organizations, E2220 [9SE]

———Steve Bartlett, Financial Services Roundtable (organization), E2222 [9SE]

———Timothy J. Bartl, Center on Executive Compensation, E2222 [9SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act tax rebate notification: IRS, S9408 [16SE]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Douglas G. Baird, H4281 [1AP]

———Kenneth N. Klee, H4281 [1AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, H4277-H4279 [1AP]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, H4279 [1AP]

Exempt from compensation standards community banks receiving less than a certain amount of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bank Association, H4299 [1AP]

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code: Senators Baucus and Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S13743 [22DE]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H6219 [4JN]

———Brian Worth, Independent Electrical Contractors (organization), H6230 [4JN]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H6219 [4JN]

———Margaret L. Baptiste, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H6219 [4JN]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H6230 [4JN]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6218 [4JN]

Financial Literacy Month: President Obama, E1077 [6MY]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Representative Robert Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H4596 [22AP]

———Representatives Lofgren and Bonner, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H4596 [22AP]

Impact of proposed Medicare funding cuts and buy-in option on States: Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S13153 [14DE]

IRS use of private debt collection companies: Mark W. Everson, IRS, S2726 [4MR]

———Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2726 [4MR]

———Senators Grassley, Schumer, and Harkin, S2727 [4MR]

Mutual Fund Transparency Act: several individuals, S10857 [28OC]

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

Pay parity within Federal workforce: Peter R. Orszag, OMB Director, H8211 [16JY]

Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H13486 [3DE]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H13486 [3DE]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H13485 [3DE]

Public Good IRA Rollover Act: Dana Schaar, North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, S4580 [22AP]

———Patricia Read, Independent Sector (organization), S4580 [22AP]

———Steve Gunderson, Council on Foundations, S4580 [22AP]

———Tanya Howe Johnson, Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, S4580 [22AP]

Repeal Dept. of Veterans Affairs requirement reducing survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation: Military Coalition, S7751 [21JY]

Require Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients to repay excessive bonuses paid to employees and pay an excise tax on amounts not repaid: Edward Kleinbard, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S1478 [4FE]

Retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands: D. Brock Hornby, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

———Delegates Bordallo and Christensen, E215 [4FE]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E103 [15JA]

Small Business Tax Relief Act: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S7577 [15JY]

Tax relief for small businesses: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S4867 [29AP]

Taxation reform: Senator Voinovich, S3093 [12MR]

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Lawrence H. Summers, S570 [15JA], S13077 [12DE]

———Senator Levin, S578 [15JA]

———several organizations, S579, S586 [15JA]

Lists

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) bailout beneficiaries, S3581 [19MR]

Companies in California eliminating jobs, S1892 [7FE]

Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus members, E1077 [6MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act, H13486 [3DE]

Reports and testimonies relating to IRS collection activities, S2727 [4MR]

Top lenders responsible for subprime loans, H5278 [6MY]

Messages

Economic Report: President Bush, S650-S652 [16JA], H383-H385 [16JA]

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Report: President Bush, S304 [12JA], H170 [13JA]

Motions

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9242 [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H135 [9JA]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6237 [4JN]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 143), H1128 [10FE]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 805), H10543 [7OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14405, H14406 [9DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11578 [19NO], S11997 [30NO], S12306 [3DE], S12603 [7DE], S12683, S12685 [8DE], S13239 [15DE], S13295 [16DE], S13376 [17DE], S13478 [19DE], S13792 [22DE], S13804, S13810, S13833 [23DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13491, H13492 [3DE]

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

Press releases

Credit Suisse Announces Its Compensation Structure for 2009 and 2010, H11732 [23OC]

FMLA Should Not Grant Paid Leave for Federal Employees: National Federation of Independent Business, H6222 [4JN]

Proposals

Amendment to U.S. Code relative to judges in territories and possessions, E215, E216 [4FE]

Investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H998 [4FE], H10540, H10541 [7OC]

Remarks in House

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), H2639-H2641 [25FE]

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees: tribute to Council 26, E198 [4FE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3415, H3417, H3418, H3423 [16MR], H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449, H3472, H3473, H3475, H3477, H3478, H3505, H3506, H3519 [17MR], H3530, H3532, H3536, H3608, H3610, H3614-H3618, H3620, H3624 [18MR], H3656-H3664, H3687, H3691-H3697 [19MR], H3710-H3712, H3721 [23MR], H3792, H3793, H3812-H3820 [24MR], H4049-H4051 [26MR], H5088 [4MY], H5988 [21MY], H6146 [3JN], H6676-H6678 [12JN], H8032 [14JY], H9256, H9257 [31JY], H11433 [15OC], H11464 [20OC]

———business practices that precipitated Government bailout, H3689 [19MR], H4066 [30MR], H4512 [2AP]

———merits of going into receivership rather than receiving Government bailout funds, H3627-H3629 [18MR]

Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H14443 [9DE]

Armed Forces: facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H3030 [5MR]

———improve program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H8306 [17JY]

———increase basic pay, H4243 [31MR], H7219 [24JN]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country, H7348 [25JN]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country (H.R. 2960), E1506 [19JN]

———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans, H8816 [27JY]

———provide additional pay to servicemembers whose enlistments have been involuntarily extended, H5624 [14MY]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (H.R. 2771), E1355 [9JN]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services, H5601 [14MY]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, H7221 [24JN], H11127, H11128, H11132 [8OC]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (H.R. 2990), H7154-H7166 [24JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (H.R. 1695), E751 [24MR]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, H5602 [14MY], H12048 [29OC]

———revise the process by which a member is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay (H.R. 296), E48 [8JA]

———tribute to Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001, H5106 [5MY]

Budget: Obama administration proposal, H2890 [3MR]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H531 [27JA], H1062-H1067 [9FE], H2605 [24FE], H2819-H2821, H2823 [25FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H73 [8JA], H14492 [10DE]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (H.R. 662), H2838 [26FE]

———prohibit regulations requiring the recovery of incentive based executive compensation, H9225-H9227 [31JY]

———provide shareholders with a non-binding vote on executive compensation (H.R. 3351), E2022 [27JY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9213-H9233, H9240-H9244 [31JY], E2022 [27JY], E2220 [9SE]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), consideration (H. Res. 697), H9211-H9213 [31JY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), motion to recommit, H9242 [31JY]

———require disclosure of persons or organizations funding activities to influence shareholders votes, H9242 [31JY]

Caribbean nations: economic and social conditions outlook, E400 [25FE]

Citigroup Inc.: condemn practice of using Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to name Citi Field (baseball park) in Queens, NY, and provide offices to former company executives, H1609 [23FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H41 [7JA], H75 [8JA], H94, H124-H138 [9JA], H553 [27JA], H12988 [16NO], E67, E69 [13JA], E90 [14JA]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), motion to recommit, H135, H136 [9JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2151), E999 [28AP]

Coast Guard: improve benefits, H11683 [22OC]

Community service: make individuals eligible for national service program grant funding for sending care packages to soldiers in combat zones, H3597 [18MR]

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

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3148), H11379 [14OC]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: national objectives priority assignments, H5640-H5647 [14MY]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (H.R. 3292), E1889 [22JY], E2110 [31JY]

———allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), H9036 [29JY]

———provide retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, E215 [4FE]

Credit: limit credit line on college student accounts, require approval for credit increases on co-signed accounts, require credit check to open accounts, and prohibit multiple accounts for certain applicants, H5020, H5021 [30AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements, E1764 [14JY]

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

———national agenda, H12070 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: termination of pay-for-performance personnel system, H11119 [8OC]

Dept. of Justice: limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H3616 [18MR], H4275-H4283 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), H48 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, H9319, H9321 [8SE]

———clarify that compensation is money paid, property transferred, or services rendered whether payable before, during, or after employment relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4306-H4309 [1AP]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H369 [15JA], H447-H468, H475, H476 [22JA], H596 [27JA], H3710 [23MR], E127 [22JA], E133 [23JA], E136 [26JA], E155 [27JA], E174 [2FE]

———distribution of funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H4000 [25MR]

———ensure companies will not be subject to compensation standards as a result of doing business with Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4304 [1AP]

———exempt from compensation standards community banks receiving less than a certain amount of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance, H4299, H4300 [1AP]

———exempt from proposed compensation standards institutions that received Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance prior to enactment of such standards, H4300-H4302 [1AP]

———exempt Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from compensation standards once a repayment agreement has been reached, H4303, H4304 [1AP]

———halt purchase of luxury jet by Citigroup Inc., and require Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients to assist homeowners and small business and limit executive compensation and perks, H605, H606 [28JA]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), H3847-H3851 [25MR]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H881 [3FE], H928, H1014 [4FE], H1084 [10FE], H3753 [24MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4231 [31MR], H4257, H4287-H4310 [1AP], H4511 [2AP], E742 [23MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), consideration (H. Res. 306), H4262-H4268 [1AP]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4305, H4306 [1AP]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (H.R. 1577), H3538-H3541 [18MR], H3645, H3652, H3677 [19MR], E735 [23MR]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (H. Con. Res. 76), H3665-H3673 [19MR]

———repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1673), H4293 [1AP]

———require Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the effect of the program on small businesses in oversight, audits, and reports (H.R. 3179), H9527-H9529 [15SE]

———require Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients to repay excessive bonuses paid to employees and pay an excise tax on amounts not repaid, H3812 [24MR]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (H. Res. 251), H3479 [17MR], H3540 [18MR], H3656, H3694-H3696 [19MR], H3819 [24MR], H5460-H5463, H5466 [12MY], H6147 [3JN], H6676 [12JN], H9256, H9257 [31JY]

———validity of analysis of financial status of banks as rationale for receipt of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H10463 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a compensation fund to make payments to qualified World War II veterans on the basis of certain qualifying service, H8816, H8817 [27JY]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), H5422-H5428 [12MY], E1141 [13MY], E1200 [19MY]

———improve outreach programs, H12159 [2NO]

———increase amount of subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 297), E50 [8JA]

———increase payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses (H.R. 4073), E2836 [19NO]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3886), E2674 [29OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 775), H4271, H4272, H4274, H4275 [1AP]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (H.R. 4207), E2886 [3DE]

———permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, H11119 [8OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H5817-H5819 [20MY]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations, H7995 [10JY], E983 [27AP]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2915 [3MR], H3043 [5MR], H3323 [11MR], H3620 [18MR], H4264 [1AP], 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]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, H53, H55-H63 [7JA], H76-H81 [8JA], H144, H155 [9JA], H188-H191 [13JA], H508, H510, H514 [26JA], H879 [3FE], H1014, H1032, H1034 [4FE], H1068 [9FE], H1148 [10FE], H2838 [26FE], H4107 [30MR], H4755, H4760 [27AP], H4844 [28AP], H5276-H5278 [6MY], H6055 [2JN], H7735 [7JY], H9470 [14SE], H10043 [29SE], H13457 [2DE], H14951 [15DE]

———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, H496 [26JA], H750, H766 [28JA], H1068 [9FE], H1279 [12FE], H2610 [24FE], H2814, H2815 [25FE], H2913 [3MR], H3047, H3048 [5MR], H3128, H3133, H3137-H3139 [10MR], H3840 [25MR], H4221, H4223 [31MR], 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], H10527 [7OC], H13116 [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]

———limit compensation for executives at companies that receive Federal bailout funds, H155 [9JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H55-H60 [7JA]

———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], H3758 [24MR], H5466-H5472 [12MY], H5586 [14MY], H5885, H5886 [20MY], H7744 [8JY], H8056 [14JY], H8309 [17JY], H8437 [21JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H13010, H13012 [17NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H3486-H3491 [17MR], H3615-H3620 [18MR], H3711 [23MR], H3790 [24MR], H4003, H4019, H4020 [25MR], H4231, H4232 [31MR], H4498 [2AP], H4980-H4987 [29AP], H7072 [19JN], H8071 [14JY], H10526 [7OC], H11433 [15OC], H11559 [21OC], H11731 [23OC], H11764 [26OC], H13469 [3DE], H15474 [16DE]

———require companies receiving Federal bailout funds to disclose executive compensation, H334 [15JA]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 1723), E767 [25MR]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members, H5378-H5381 [7MY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E1370 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E997, E999 [28AP]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (H.R. 3226), H9310 [8SE], H9674 [17SE], H10488 [6OC]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (H.R. 3569), H10062 [29SE], H10504, H10505 [6OC], H11284 [13OC]

FAA: overturn FAA-imposed wage and work rules contract for air traffic controllers and amend contract impasse procedures, H5915-H5918, H5922, H5926 [21MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (H.R. 933), E228 [10FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 824), E187 [3FE]

Federal aid programs: solvency of Social Security and Medicare Programs, H5585 [14MY]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (H.R. 828), H4273 [1AP], E185 [3FE]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6223-H6240 [4JN], E126 [22JA], E1340 [8JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), consideration (H. Res. 501), H6216-H6223 [4JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), motion to recommit, H6238 [4JN]

———ensure those called to active duty in the National Guard or Ready Reserves are able to count time of military service toward total time of employment for benefit purposes, H6236 [4JN]

———establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 1420), E614 [10MR]

———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 1804), H4268-H4275 [1AP], H7162 [24JN]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, H6629 [12JN], H11118, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 958), E235 [10FE]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System, H11118, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1198), E413 [25FE]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (H.R. 1334), E580 [5MR]

———require employees to use all accrued leave before receiving additional paid parental leave, H6234, H6235 [4JN]

———require OPM to consider impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income employees, H6236 [4JN]

———support pay parity within Federal workforce, H4383 [1AP], H8211 [16JY]

———terminate additional paid parental leave for Federal employees if the deficit in any fiscal year exceeds a certain level, H6238 [4JN]

———transition personnel in nonforeign areas eligible to receive cost-of-living allowance to locality pay, H7164, H7165 [24JN]

Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (H.R. 3243), E1822 [16JY]

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

FEMA: reauthorize temporary Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program (H.R. 888), E214 [4FE]

Financial institutions: allow banks to pay interest to business checking accounts, H14737 [10DE]

———awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H6665 [12JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (H. Res. 357), H4855-H4857 [28AP], E1076 [6MY]

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

FRS: policy of lending money to the Federal Government using monetized assets, H6018 [2JN]

GAO: report on costs to cities and municipalities that cover the difference between an employee's military salary when called to active duty and that employee's regular salary, H7364 [25JN], E1670 [8JY]

Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, H2826-H2832 [25FE], H5701 [18MY]

———payment of penalties relative to previous self-employment tax errors, H12016 [28OC], H13378-H13383 [1DE]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, H506 [26JA], H1023 [4FE]

General Motors Corp.: address impact of restructuring agreement on pension payments, H8197 [16JY]

———impact of bankruptcy on retirees health care, H8903 [28JY]

———impact of potential bankruptcy or reorganization on bondholders, retirees, and employees, H4066 [30MR]

———removal of Chief Executive Officer, Rick Wagoner, E869 [2AP]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: posting of quarterly profits, H11385 [15OC]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), H12975 [16NO]

Health: expand use of health savings accounts, H13052 [17NO]

———impact of Government regulations on health care costs, H2818 [25FE]

———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]

———require immigrants applying for Federal health care benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H9185 [30JY], H9881, H9883, H9884, H9889 [23SE]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 13), H25 [6JA]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (H.R. 1679), H4595-H4597 [22AP]

———provide that the usual day for paying salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1752), H8937, H8938 [28JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3645-H3653 [19MR]

Immigration: reform, H14442 [9DE]

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (H.R. 2021), H4692 [23AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: set cap on attorney fees for cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H135, H136 [9JA]

Medicaid: solvency, H13043, H13044 [17NO]

Medicare: modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, H517, H521 [26JA], H3744 [23MR], H11574, H11575 [21OC], H11725 [23OC], H12121 [29OC]

———solvency, H11443-H11446 [15OC], H12262 [3NO], H12982 [16NO], H13044 [17NO], H13131, H13132 [18NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, H3127 [10MR], E549 [4MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 156), H328 [15JA], H1164 [11FE], E9 [6JA], E242 [11FE], E555 [4MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4255), H14985 [16DE]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 566), H3150 [11MR]

Minimum wage: level, H8712 [24JY]

Minnesota: tribute to small town community banks, E1127 [12MY]

NAFTA: impact on job creation, illegal immigration, and trade deficit, H1013 [4FE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E2585 [20OC]

National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 99), H4744 [27AP]

National Labor Relations Act: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees (H.R. 2732), H6311 [9JN]

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

———evaluation of economic policies, H2986 [5MR], H9964 [25SE]

Pensions: automatically enroll new Thrift Savings Plan participants, clarify method for computing part-time service annuities, and credit service by certain District of Columbia employees for retirement (H.R. 1263), H4272, H4274 [1AP]

Postal Service: impact of prefunding of retiree benefits, H7153 [24JN]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (H.R. 2909), E2592 [21OC]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 3718), E2528 [14OC]

———inclusion in supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H532 [27JA]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure, H12214 [3NO]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H2826-H2832 [25FE], H5701 [18MY], H9317-H9322 [8SE], H9471-H9477 [14SE], H10502, H10503 [6OC]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 143), H1128, H1139-H1144 [10FE], H10060 [29SE]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 805), H10542 [7OC]

———payment of penalties relative to failure to pay taxes on rental income received from Caribbean property, H12016 [28OC], H13380, H13382 [1DE]

SEC: failure to investigate Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ponzi scheme, H14431 [9DE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H41, H60 [7JA], H83 [8JA], H166 [13JA], H372 [15JA], H495 [26JA], H877, H917 [3FE], H1083 [10FE], H1577 [13FE], H2606 [24FE], H2877 [2MR], H3069 [6MR], H4427 [2AP], H8429 [21JY], E102 [15JA]

———establish (H.R. 1557), H3756 [24MR], H7710 [7JY], H10075 [30SE], H11734 [23OC], E2643 [27OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 2365), H9917, H9918 [24SE], H11357 [14OC]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: clarify that servicemembers and their dependents have a private course of action for violations of their rights, H7337 [25JN]

———provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act, H12159 [2NO]

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]

———health insurance coverage, H8886, H8888 [28JY]

———health insurance premium rates, H11522 [21OC], H11809, H11810 [27OC], H12012 [28OC], H13127-H13129 [18NO]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, H12961 [7NO]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 2607), H12217 [3NO]

———provide support for small business concerns, H288, H289 [14JA], H880 [3FE], H1162 [11FE], H1252 [12FE], H3294 [11MR], H3377 [12MR], H3758, H3759 [24MR], H4243 [31MR], H5820 [20MY], H6256 [4JN], H8159 [15JY], H14846, H14855 [14DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9918 [24SE]

———eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, H962 [4FE]

———eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (H.R. 723), E153 [27JA]

———impact of benefit levels on living standards of senior citizens, H11370 [14OC]

———impact of lack of cost-of-living adjustment, H11483 [20OC], E2564 [15OC]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3672), H11373 [14OC]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E3 [6JA]

———lack of cost-of-living increase in benefits, H5409 [12MY]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (H.R. 2028), H4691 [23AP]

———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (H.R. 4218), H13596, H13597 [8DE], E2904 [8DE]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 2209), E1028 [30AP]

———require a waiting period for legal aliens before applying for State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance, H967, H968, H973 [4FE]

———require States modify physician reimbursement policies relative to State Children's Health Insurance Program, H931 [4FE]

———require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H931 [4FE]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (H.R. 2881), H7745 [8JY]

Solis, Sec. of Labor: impact of spouse's previous tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of Labor, H5703 [18MY]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2582), E1248 [21MY]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (H.R. 2866), E1419 [15JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against income for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 1433), E635 [11MR]

———allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (H.R. 4132), E2829 [19NO]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (H.R. 897), E274 [13FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a residence, H537 [27JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a residence (H.R. 101), H179-H181 [13JA], E25 [7JA]

———allow certain individuals who made investments with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC to deduct losses, H7728 [7JY]

———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (H.R. 3060), E1595 [26JN]

———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (H.R. 1498), E665 [12MR]

———allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 2045), E931 [22AP]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, H1564 [13FE]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (H.R. 863), E210 [4FE]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (H.R. 55), E15 [6JA]

———allow expensing of certain real property (H.R. 3178), E1725 [10JY]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1405), H3112 [10MR]

———allow individuals and businesses a temporary credit against income tax for the purchase of certain vehicles (H.R. 550), E98 [15JA]

———allow individuals either a credit against income or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a voluntary or mandatory evacuation (H.R. 2953), E1501 [18JN]

———allow individuals to defer tax on income reinvested in a partnership or S corporation (H.R. 2284), H5273 [6MY]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 728), E306 [23FE]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 1952), E866 [2AP]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (H.R. 3608), E2322 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (H.J. Res. 48), E1026 [30AP]

———deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes (H.R. 53), E5 [6JA]

———disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (H.R. 3424), E2111 [31JY]

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 379), H95 [9JA]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes, H11626 [22OC]

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

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

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1955), E865 [2AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of personal indebtedness outside of bankruptcy (H.R. 2445), E1161 [14MY]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit, H11386 [15OC]

———expand and make permanent the standard deduction for real property taxes (H.R. 3213), E1764 [14JY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (H.R. 3724), E2460 [6OC]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12215 [3NO], H12384-H12390 [5NO], H13271 [19NO], E2737, E2743 [6NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14385-H14407 [9DE], E2938 [10DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (H. Res. 955), H14379-H14383 [9DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), motion to recommit, H14405 [9DE]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, H11146 [8OC]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, repeal first-time homebuyer requirement, and waive recapture (H.R. 2905), H11358 [14OC]

———extend increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, H14381, H14382 [9DE]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (H.R. 2725), E2938 [10DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H3530 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1543), H3447 [17MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3625, H3626, H3627-H3631 [18MR], H3644-H3653, H3655-H3665, H3688, H3691 [19MR], H3712 [23MR], H3753, H3789, H3814 [24MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1598), E701 [18MR]

———impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government (H.R. 1542), H3448 [17MR]

———increase amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50 (H.R. 674), E165 [28JA]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (H.R. 1279), E526 [3MR]

———increase limitation on the capital loss carryovers of individuals (H.R. 884), E209 [4FE]

———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (H.R. 1495), E653 [12MR]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (H.R. 498), E86 [14JA]

———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (H.R. 2720), E1316 [4JN]

———make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (H.R. 4270), E2961 [10DE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (H.R. 3408), E2123 [31JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10550-H10554 [7OC], E2459 [6OC], E2536 [14OC]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, H4384 [1AP]

———preserve Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving, H11986 [28OC]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 3573), E2275 [15SE]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (H.R. 301), H81 [8JA], H187 [13JA]

———prohibit tax increase on real estate partnerships, H14399-H14402 [9DE]

———proposed reduction in deductions for mortgage interest and charitable contributions, H2911 [3MR], H2931, H2932 [4MR], H3091 [9MR]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 726), E151 [27JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (H.R. 1245), H3723 [23MR], H6371 [9JN]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (H.R. 1317), H2991 [5MR]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (H.R. 1509), H5897 [21MY], E686 [17MR]

———provide a temporary exclusion of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock (H.R. 4236), H14399 [9DE]

———provide alternative minimum tax relief and increase limitations on expensing of certain depreciable business assets, H14405 [9DE]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (H.R. 1654), E720 [19MR]

———provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage, H8306 [17JY]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 1874), E863 [2AP]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities, H154 [9JA]

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

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (H.R. 1954), E863 [2AP]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (H.R. 385), H94 [9JA]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (H.R. 4100), H13447 [2DE]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H304-H311 [14JA], H329 [15JA], H448 [22JA], H579, H598, H599 [27JA], H891 [3FE], H1193 [11FE], H2914, H2919 [3MR], H13269 [19NO]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters, H14404 [9DE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1951), E859 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 1950), E855 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1949), E855 [2AP]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H3048 [5MR]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H2828-H2830 [25FE]

———provide that penalties and interest will not be imposed on U.S. citizens (H.R. 735), H771-H776 [28JA], H2826-H2832 [25FE], H4021, H4022 [25MR], H9472 [14SE]

———provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes (H.R. 779), E167 [28JA]

———provide transparency relative to fees and expenses charged to participant-directed defined contribution plans (H.R. 2779), E1355 [9JN]

———rates, H736-H743 [28JA], H1065 [9FE], H1153 [10FE], H1206, H1229-H1231 [11FE], H1252 [12FE], H1595 [13FE], H2633, H2634 [25FE], H2932, H2948, H2966, H2967 [4MR], H2983, H2986, H3042, H3047-H3049 [5MR], H3072, H3074 [6MR], H3080, H3098-H3103 [9MR], H3107, H3110, H3112, H3113 [10MR], H3150, H3324, H3327-H3329 [11MR], H3382-H3387 [12MR], H3430-H3433 [16MR], H3443, H3445, H3449, H3450, H3451, H3476, H3504, H3507, H3514, H3515, H3520 [17MR], H3530, H3621-H3627 [18MR], H3689 [19MR], H3734, H3735 [23MR], H3792-H3798 [24MR], H4030, H4031, H4047 [26MR], H4133, H4245 [31MR], H4260, H4372, H4376, H4377, H4381, H4384, H4387 [1AP], H4406-H4409, H4497 [2AP], H4528 [21AP], H4587, H4589, H4675-H4677 [22AP], H4875, H4892, H4893, H4895 [28AP], H4920-H4922 [29AP], H5069 [4MY], H6908 [17JN], H8011 [13JY], H8066 [14JY], H8207 [16JY], H8444 [21JY], H8895, H8908, H8910 [28JY], H9262 [31JY], H10412 [1OC], H12258, H12261, H12281, H12282 [3NO], H12429 [5NO], H13116 [18NO], H13451-H13453 [2DE], H14882 [15DE], H15483 [16DE]

———reduce Social Security payroll taxes and reduce reliance of the U.S. economy on carbon-based energy sources, H5693 [18MY]

———reform estate and gift tax, H11724, H11725 [23OC]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H4233 [31MR]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (H.R. 99), H179-H181 [13JA], H2830 [25FE], E4 [6JA], E25 [7JA]

———repeal estate tax, H13118 [18NO], H13358 [1DE], H13473-H13479, H13491-H13494 [3DE]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (H.R. 162), E1 [6JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H3479, H3480-H3486 [17MR], H4489 [2AP], E690 [17MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 161), E1 [6JA]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes, H13486 [3DE]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (H.R. 3905), E2913 [8DE]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (H.R. 1423), E611 [10MR]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (H.R. 562), H3808 [24MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13482-H13494, H13512 [3DE], E2898 [7DE], E2913 [8DE], E2935 [10DE], E2965 [11DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13472-H13480 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), motion to recommit, H13491-H13494 [3DE]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (H.R. 386), H145 [9JA], H370 [15JA]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H5587 [14MY]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period, H414 [21JA], H4020-H4024 [25MR]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (H.R. 143), H58-H60 [7JA], H150 [9JA], H374 [15JA], H521, H522 [26JA], H770 [28JA], H880 [3FE], H1013 [4FE], H1069-H1071 [9FE], H2612 [24FE]

———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]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 982), H1204 [11FE]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 190), E10 [6JA]

———treatment of publicly traded partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services, H14399, H14401, H14403 [9DE]

Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, H6434 [10JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require income verification by lenders utilizing IRS tax transcripts, H5356 [7MY]

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

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9743, H9767-H9774 [22SE], H9903 [24SE], H11717 [23OC], H12215 [3NO], E2337, E2343, E2345 [23SE], E2359, E2368 [24SE], E2378 [25SE], E2395 [29SE], E2420 [1OC]

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

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

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

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1513), H4070-H4072 [30MR], E833 [31MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 407), H7091-H7093 [23JN]

———job training and job search assistance funding, H1011 [4FE]

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, H12459 [6NO], H14448 [10DE]

Water: conduct a study examining the long-term ecomomic effects of water diversions on the San Joaquin Valley area of California, H4715, H4716 [23AP]

———impact of requiring State water pollution control funded projects to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H3346, H3349, H3350-H3353, H3362-H3365 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: impact of health insurance premium rates, S13772 [22DE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3097, S3099-S3103, S3109 [16MR], S3123, S3126, S3129, S3132-S3134, S3141, S3144-S3148, S3150 [17MR], S3324, S3327, S3329, S3353, S3356, S3359-S3361 [18MR], S3381, S3385, S3515, S3579-S3581 [19MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarification of pay-as-you-go point of order against Cornyn amendment to reduce income tax rate for individuals in the lowest tax bracket, S1617, S1673 [5FE]

Appropriations: divide total cost of supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus and issue tax rebate to all taxpayers with adjusted gross income under $250,000, S1779, S1828-S1831, S1855 [6FE]

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

Armed Forces: exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC, S5691 [20MY]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (S. 581), S3076 [12MR]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (S. 944), S4968 [30AP]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (S. 1008), S5292 [7MY]

———provide a dislocation allowance for retired members moving from their last duty station to their designated home and include members placed on the temporary disability retired list, S7749 [21JY]

———provide comprehensive information on benefits to members of Armed Forces and their families, S8856 [5AU]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S776-S778 [22JA], S7542 [15JY], S10007-S10009 [1OC], S11021 [3NO]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (S. 342), S997 [28JA]

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

Business and industry: limit corporate income tax deduction for health insurance company executive salaries to same amount as salary of the President of the U.S., S12463, S12464, S12467, S12470-S12474, S12477-S12479, S12481, S12483, S12504-S12507 [5DE], S12540 [6DE]

———require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a publicly-traded company (S. 1006), S5290 [7MY]

———require recipients of economic stimulus funds to report any bonuses paid to employees, S1388 [3FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), S767 [22JA]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 182), S238 [8JA], S239 [9JA], S375 [14JA], S4781 [28AP]

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

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S2389 [24FE], S3035 [12MR], S3097 [16MR]

———goals of the 111th Congress, S1266 [2FE]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), S5723, S5724 [20MY], S7372 [10JY]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (S. 1228), S6458 [10JN]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (S. 2725), S11060 [3NO]

Crime: increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (S. 1659), S9268 [10SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: waive prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects, S1393 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (S. 2786), S11434 [17NO]

———provide danger pay to certain Federal agents stationed in certain foreign field offices, S10280 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), S147, S150 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S322 [13JA], S559, S561-S563, S565-S589 [15JA], S643-S646 [16JA]

———distribution of funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S4710 [24AP], S13076 [12DE]

———establish Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to recoup excessive deferred executive compensation from Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (S. 431), S3144 [17MR]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), S1613 [4FE]

———increase oversight for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions, S3102 [16MR], S4527 [22AP]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, S1118 [30JA], S1531 [4FE], S1652, S1660, S1661 [5FE], S10711 [26OC]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (S. 360), S1127 [30JA]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), S4599 [22AP], S4603 [23AP]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S. 64), S250 [9JA], S280 [12JA], S568 [15JA]

———require Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients to repay excessive bonuses paid to employees and pay an excise tax on amounts not repaid, S1478, S1479 [4FE], S1835, S1855 [6FE], S2193 [12FE]

Dept. of Transportation: limit provision of vouchers for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle based on income level, S8946-S8948, S8960, S8961 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S3926 [26MR], S10245-S10251 [7OC]

———improve outreach programs (S. 315), S833 [26JA]

———provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, S1626, S1627 [5FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, S7751 [21JY], S8856 [5AU]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, S6140 [4JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (S. 74), S74 [6JA]

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]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, S239-S244, S250-S252 [9JA], S293 [12JA], S320, S329 [13JA], S366 [14JA], S2578 [27FE], S2904 [9MR], S3060 [12MR], S5312 [11MY], S6429 [10JN], S7531-S7533 [15JY], S10835-S10837 [28OC]

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

———impact of tax cuts, S3103 [16MR], S4233 [2AP]

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

———improve lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream (S. 2), S44 [6JA], S153 [7JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3047 [12MR]

———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]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11031 [3NO], S11094 [4NO], S11149-S11151 [5NO], S11484 [18NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S240-S244 [9JA], S329-S331 [13JA], S2578-S2581 [27FE], S3003-S3005 [11MR], S3109 [16MR], S3966-S3969 [30MR], S4542 [22AP], S5582-S5588 [19MY], S9314-S9317 [14SE], S9527 [17SE], S9650 [22SE], S9721-S9723 [23SE], S9898 [29SE], S10470 [15OC]

———role of strong initial public offering (IPO) market in sustained economic recovery, S13284 [16DE]

Employment: prohibit funding for implementation of Executive order relative to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws, S2921, S2936, S2941 [10MR]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies or disasters from termination or demotion in their places of employment (S. 1025), S5375 [12MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S4781 [28AP]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (S. 2832), S12327 [3DE]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (S. Res. 153), S5622 [19MY], S6824 [18JN]

Federal aid programs: establish a task force to recommend comprehensive legislation addressing expected shortfalls in certain entitlement programs, S5398 [13MY]

Federal employees: enhance Thrift Savings Plan through automatic enrollment, opt-out options, agency matching contributions, creating a mutual fund window, and Roth IRA investments, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S6411 [10JN], S7859 [22JY]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System, S6140 [4JN], S6245 [8JN]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (S. 469), S2475 [25FE]

———Presidential Memorandum to provide certain benefits to domestic partners, S6713 [17JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S5715 [20MY], S6713 [17JN], S7037 [25JN]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, S6140-S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S7859 [22JY], S7974, S7989-S7993, S7997 [23JY]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (S. 507), S2638 [2MR]

FEMA: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (S. 763), S4175-S4177 [1AP]

Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3352 [18MR], S11251 [6NO]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, S4266 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote individual savings and financial security, S4272 [2AP]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 94), S4104 [31MR]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, S800, S801, S805-S817 [26JA], S886 [27JA]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), S11300 [9NO]

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

Health care facilities: treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness (S. 112), S85 [6JA]

Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act: extend certain housing-related deadlines (S. 2815), S11885 [20NO]

IRS: allow use of private debt collection companies, S2725-S2730, S2733 [4MR]

Medicaid: physician reimbursement rate, S11835, S11836, S11837 [20NO]

Medicare: impact of proposed funding cuts and buy-in option on States, S12862 [10DE], S13122 [12DE], S13152 [14DE]

———permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (S. 1585), S8871 [5AU]

———require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program, S4247, S4248 [2AP]

———solvency, S5472 [14MY], S10004 [1OC], S11312 [10NO], S11847, S11855 [20NO], S11944, S11950, S11951 [21NO], S12480, S12484 [5DE], S12693 [8DE], S12791 [9DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S2820 [5MR], S2881-S2883 [9MR], S2923, S2945-S2947, S2952 [10MR], S3128 [17MR], S7053 [25JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 317), S834 [26JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 542), S2870 [6MR], S2873 [9MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 620), S3149, S3150 [17MR], S3331 [18MR]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to dispose of trade-in vehicles received through consumer voucher program by either donating the vehicle to a charitable organization or a low-income family, S8952-S8954, S8962 [6AU]

———subsidize for certain moderate-income consumers the purchase of new motor vehicles assembled in the U.S., S1533 [4FE], S1661 [5FE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, S10054 [1OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S2405 [24FE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits, S10285 [8OC]

———include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (S. 1353), S7077 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S12685 [8DE], S12745-S12751, S12755-S12758, S12760-S12770, S12774-S12777, S12779-S12784, S12789, S12790, S12796 [9DE], S12863, S12869, S12876, S12880-S12885, S12893-S12896 [10DE], S12972, S13004-S13007 [11DE], S13095 [12DE], S13204-S13210, S13213, S13217-S13219, S13220, S13236-S13238 [15DE], S13454 [18DE], S13656 [21DE], S13741, S13777 [22DE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: provide a temporary waiver of recovery of certain pension overpayments to participants or beneficiaries, S1840 [6FE]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (S. 157), S139 [6JA]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (S. 1241), S6548 [11JN]

SEC: require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and dealers and mutual fund companies, and of certain commissions paid by mutual fund companies (S. 1964), S10855 [28OC]

Secret Service: adjust certain pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule, S6140, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S7859 [22JY]

———transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (S. 1510), S10378 [13OC]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, S3094-S3096 [12MR], S4129 [1AP]

———establish (S. 1056), S6412-S6415 [10JN], S9312 [14SE], S10617 [21OC]

Senior citizens: provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1685), S9354 [15SE], S10406 [14OC], S10473 [15OC]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (S. 988), S5236 [6MY]

———decrease required estimated tax payments for certain small businesses, S1794 [6FE]

———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]

———health insurance premium rates, S10727-S10729 [26OC], S11444-S11451 [18NO], S11845, S11866 [20NO], S13737 [22DE], S13828 [23DE]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 1674), S9379 [15SE]

———eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S1015, S1016, S1019, S1023-S1025, S1029, S1031 [29JA]

———eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (S. 366), S1432 [3FE]

———ensure redistributed State Children's Health Insurance Program funds cover low-income children rather than children from higher income families, S961, S968 [28JA]

———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (H.R. 4218), S12969 [10DE]

———prohibit State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for higher income children and payment to States in which income eligibility level for Medicaid exceeds State Children's Health Insurance Program, S962-S965, S968, S969 [28JA]

———provide a point of order against legislation that would deplete Social Security trust funds, S4159 [1AP]

———provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of old-age insurance benefits for newly retired and aged surviving spouses (S. 426), S2237-S2239 [12FE]

———reform, S5342 [12MY], S5398 [13MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 484), S2486, S2487 [25FE]

———require States to impose cost-sharing for enrollees in the State Children's Health Insurance Program whose income is more than double the poverty line, S860, S879 [27JA]

———solvency of Social Security and Medicare Programs, S5412-S5415 [13MY]

———treat certain income received by hedge fund managers as ordinary income and reduce increase in tobacco excise taxes to fund State Children's Health Insurance Program extension, S875 [27JA], S972, S978, S979 [28JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (S. 1371), S7087 [25JN]

———allow deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations, S1408-S1420 [3FE]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, S1390, S1398, S1399, S1400 [3FE], S2041 [10FE], S2279, S2298, S2309, S2310 [13FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 491), S2565 [26FE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions, S4272 [2AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (S. 864), S4579 [22AP]

———amend tax treatment of certain discharged indebtedness (S. 33), S153 [7JA]

———deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer (S. 1007), S5291 [7MY]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (S. 1297), S6814 [18JN]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief, S4275-S4277 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain tax cuts for small businesses, S4228-S4230 [1AP], S4261 [2AP]

———exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance (S. 744), S4070 [31MR]

———expand application of the homebuyer credit (S. 740), S3994 [30MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (S. 913), S4813 [28AP]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, S10837 [28OC], S10879 [29OC], S10968, S10981 [2NO], S11009, S11025, S11033 [3NO], S11076-S11078, S11091, S11092, S11099 [4NO], S11197-S11201 [5NO]

———extend and modify the special allowance for certain acquired property and temporarily increase the limitation for expensing certain business assets (S. 294), S723 [21JA]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S13743, S13744 [22DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S13872 [23DE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (S. 2748), S11255 [6NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (S. 1678), S9439 [16SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S3578 [19MR], S3583, S3586 [23MR], S3622 [24MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), unanimous-consent request, S3536 [19MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government, S3133, S3134 [17MR]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit amount of compensation that employees may defer from taxation (S. 651), S3563, S3578 [19MR], S3583, S3586 [23MR]

———impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (S. 741), S3994-S3997 [30MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S4159 [1AP], S4860 [29AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (S. 35), S53 [6JA]

———modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (S. 279), S654 [16JA]

———modify rules relative to cancellation of qualified principal residence indebtedness, S1791 [6FE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (S. 2882), S13253 [15DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees, S11097 [4NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S10327 [8OC], S10333 [13OC], S11967-S11969 [21NO], S11979-S12005 [30NO], S12019-S12031, S12033-S12066, S12090-S12092 [1DE], S12093-S12152 [2DE], S12261-S12317 [3DE], S12355-S12408 [4DE], S12461-S12516 [5DE], S12523-S12552 [6DE], S12563-S12613 [7DE], S12648-S12699 [8DE], S12744-S12799 [9DE], S12836-S12839, S12841-S12887, S12890-S12896, S12901-S12904 [10DE], S12972-S12978, S12980-S12984, S12987, S12988, S12990-S13026, S13028, S13063 [11DE], S13069, S13073, S13078-S13083, S13086-S13096, S13114-S13118, S13120-S13124 [12DE], S13126-S13141 [13DE], S13144-S13154, S13156-S13178, S13181-S13183 [14DE], S13204-S13242 [15DE], S13278-S13280, S13283, S13286, S13300-S13307, S13309, S13311-S13314 [16DE], S13344-S13358, S13360-S13370, S13374-S13376 [17DE], S13402-S13406, S13411-S13414, S13418-S13422, S13424, S13429, S13432-S13440, S13442-S13455 [18DE], S13472-S13474, S13477-S13489 [19DE], S13558-S13628 [20DE], S13640-S13695, S13706-S13709 [21DE], S13714-S13782 [22DE], S13796-S13801, S13803-S13866, S13875-S13877 [23DE], S13890-S14136 [24DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578-S11589, S11819-S11824 [19NO], S11825-S11879, S11888-S11903 [20NO], S11906-S11967 [21NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11577, S11824 [19NO], S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE], S12683 [8DE], S13177, S13201 [14DE], S13747 [22DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S11985 [30NO], S12898, S12899 [10DE], S12981, S12992 [11DE], S13289 [16DE], S13477 [19DE]

———permit taxpayers the option of designating part or all of their tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members (S. 1166), S6032 [3JN]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (S. 243), S392 [14JA]

———preserve Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving, S3763 [25MR], S3828-S3830, S3833, S3834 [26MR], S4051 [31MR], S4153 [1AP], S4254 [2AP]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (S. 1934), S10785 [27OC]

———proposed reduction in deduction for charitable contributions, S3042 [12MR], S3381 [19MR]

———proposed reduction in deductions for mortgage interest and charitable contributions, S3104 [16MR]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases, S8957-S8960, S8963 [6AU]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (S. 1230), S10337 [13OC]

———provide a full exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks (S. 78), S83 [6JA]

———provide a point of order against additional estate tax relief unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is provided to middle-income individuals, S4278 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that increases taxes for middle-income individuals, S4655 [23AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that imposes or increases a marriage tax penalty, S4159 [1AP], S4259 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates on small businesses, S4120, S4147, S4150 [1AP], S4639, S4640, S4651, S4655 [23AP]

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

———provide a point of order against legistation that would raise revenue from a reduction in the deduction for charitable giving, S4264 [2AP]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (S. 1349), S7073 [25JN]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 1245), S6552 [11JN]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 585), S3078 [12MR]

———provide additional relief for small businesses (S. 1381), S7091-S7094 [25JN], S7577 [15JY]

———provide an income tax credit for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, S2015 [9FE]

———provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, estate tax relief, and permanently extend certain expiring provisions (S. 722), S3920 [26MR]

———provide income tax relief for families (S. 997), S5283 [7MY]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S1379 [3FE], S1672 [5FE], S2066 [10FE], S2269 [13FE], S4265 [2AP]

———provide relief for small businesses, S4867 [29AP]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S3965, S3966 [30MR], S11096 [4NO]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 829), S4448 [20AP]

———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]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation (S. 1491), S7880-S7884 [22JY]

———provide the same tax treatment of commercial and noncommercial investors in oil and natural gas and related commodities (S. 1588), S8997 [6AU]

———rates, S1373 [3FE], S1492, S1523 [4FE], S1778, S1805 [6FE], S2064-S2066 [10FE], S2100-S2102 [11FE], S2180, S2202 [12FE], S2991-S2995, S3011-S3014 [11MR], S3041, S3060, S3094-S3096 [12MR], S3098, S3103-S3106 [16MR], S3154-S3156 [17MR], S3323-S3328, S3336, S3344-S3347 [18MR], S3382-S3384, S3518-S3520, S3533, S3578 [19MR], S3584 [23MR], S3623-S3625 [24MR], S3756 [25MR], S3832 [26MR], S3942, S3958, S3964-S3966, S3972 [30MR], S4044 [31MR], S4834, S4853, S4868-S4870 [29AP], S5307 [11MY], S6340 [9JN], S7453 [14JY], S7575-S7577 [15JY], S8125 [27JY], S8643, S8644 [3AU], S10507 [19OC], S10871-S10877, S10884 [29OC], S10973 [2NO], S11139, S11140, S11142-S11144 [5NO], S11401 [17NO], S11847-S11850, S11871 [20NO], S12684, S12698 [8DE], S12862 [10DE], S13023, S13026 [11DE], S13140 [13DE], S13164 [14DE], S13241 [15DE], S13590 [20DE], S13744 [22DE], S13859 [23DE]

———reduce income tax rate for individuals in the lowest tax bracket, S1500, S1527 [4FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 144), S129 [6JA]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 1570), S8767 [4AU]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 292), S721 [21JA]

———reset the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit and repeal the sunset for certain prior modifications made to the credit (S. 26), S173 [7JA], S204 [8JA]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (S. 261), S6988 [24JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S4868 [29AP], S11096 [4NO]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 506), S2624-S2638 [2MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), S13279, S13281-S13283 [16DE], S14140 [24DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), unanimous-consent request, S13243 [15DE], S13281 [16DE]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 24), S172 [7JA]

———suspend tax increase on Social Security benefits, S1501, S1527 [4FE]

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

———temporarily increase limitation on the capital loss deductions for individuals, S1826, S1827, S1855 [6FE]

Unemployment: 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]

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (S. 709), S3801 [25MR]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (S. 1444), S7414 [13JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (S. 546), S2911 [9MR]

———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (S. 402), S2080 [10FE]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (S. 1118), S5781 [21MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 407), S2083 [10FE], S6476, S6477 [10JN]

Reports

AARP Financial Statements Independent Audit: KPMG LLP, S12472-S12474 [5DE]

Stimulus Legislation Must Include Budget Reforms To Address Long-Term Challenges: Alison Acosta Fraser, Heritage Foundation, H166 [13JA]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 111-40), H3640 [18MR]

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 23) (H. Rept. 111-99), H5397 [7MY]

Commend Countries That Passed Laws for Restitution of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by Nazi or Communist Regimes, and Encourage Other Countries To Pass Such Laws: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 153), S6649 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 111-133), H6154 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1664, Prohibit Certain Compensation for Troubled Asset Relief Program Assistance Recipients: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 111-71), H4249 [31MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 111-237), H9204 [30JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 941) (H. Rept. 111-350), H13465 [2DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 955) (H. Rept. 111-364), H13627, H14370 [8DE]

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 111-236), H9204 [30JY]

Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1353), S12321 [3DE]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 111-50), H3833 [24MR]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 626) (H. Rept. 111-116), H5711 [18MY]

GSA Federal Employees Relocation Expenses Test Programs Authority Extension: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1825), S11118 [4NO]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1679) (H. Rept. 111-85), H4838 [27AP]

Judicial Survivors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1107), S7069 [25JN]

Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 111-88), S10434 [14OC]

Prohibit Unreasonable and Excessive Compensation and Compensation Not Based on Performance Standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program Assistance Recipients: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 111-64), H4128 [30MR]

Provide That the Usual Day for Paying House Salaries May Be Established by Committee on House Administration (House) Regulations: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 111-173), H7083 [19JN]

Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (S. 383) (H. Rept. 111-41), H3702 [19MR]

Transmittal of Documents on Break-Up of, Additional Assistance, and Payment of Executive Bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG): Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 111-84), H4731 [23AP]

U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 111-86), S10110 [5OC]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1513) (H. Rept. 111-56), H4061 [26MR]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 407) (S. Rept. 111-24), S6185 [4JN]

Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 111-71), S9132 [8SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4301 [1AP]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), consideration (H. Res. 306), H4263 [1AP]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14406 [9DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13810 [23DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13491 [3DE]

Statements

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act: Leo Hindery, H9222 [31JY]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Executive Office of the President, H6223, H6232, H6235 [4JN]

Immigrants and the Economy: Fiscal Policy Institute, H14442 [9DE]

Regulation of U.S. Financial Markets: Gary Gensler, S5585 [19MY]

12 American Solutions for Jobs & Prosperity: American Solutions (organization), H2914 [3MR]

Studies

Macroeconomic Effects of Reducing the Effective Tax Rate on Repatriated Foreign Subsidiary Earnings in a Credit- and Liquidity-Constrained Environment: Allen Sinai (excerpt), S1410 [3FE]

Using What We Have To Stimulate the Economy—The Benefits of Temporary Tax Relief for U.S. Corporations To Repatriate Profits Earned by Foreign Subsidiaries: Robert J. Shapiro and Aparna Mathur (excerpt), S1410 [3FE]

Summaries

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 1102), S5717 [20MY]

Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act (S. 1491), S7884 [22JY]

SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (S. 988), S5239 [6MY]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H14443 [9DE]

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

Comparison of flat tax to current tax system, S3996 [30MR]

Employment effects of repatriated funds, S1419 [3FE]

Expenditure levels by Troubled Asset Relief Program programs, H5277 [6MY]

Flat tax individual return form, S3996 [30MR]

Flow-through income and individual income taxes, 2006, S4870 [29AP]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H14443 [9DE]

Taxes owed under 20% flat tax for married couple with two children filing jointly, S3996 [30MR]

Total funds subject to Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) oversight, H5277 [6MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation, H3665 [19MR]

H. Con. Res. 99, support goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day, H4744 [27AP]

H. Res. 13, compensation of certain House of Representatives minority employees, H25 [6JA]

H. Res. 143, investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H1128 [10FE]

H. Res. 180, support goals and ideals of America Saves Week, H2639 [25FE]

H. Res. 257, allow consideration of motions to suspend House rules and consider certain legislation, H3645 [19MR]

H. Res. 306, consideration of H.R. 1664, prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4262 [1AP]

H. Res. 357, Financial Literacy Month, H4855 [28AP]

H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H6216 [4JN]

H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, H9211 [31JY]

H. Res. 805, investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H10542 [7OC]

H. Res. 941, consideration of H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act, H13472 [3DE]

H. Res. 955, consideration of H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, H14379 [9DE]

H.J. Res. 3, disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions, H447 [22JA]

H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, H124-H126 [9JA]

H.R. 23, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, H5422 [12MY]

H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H6233 [4JN]

H.R. 1513, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4070 [30MR]

H.R. 1575, End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act, H4275 [1AP]

H.R. 1586, impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H3655 [19MR]

H.R. 1664, prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4294 [1AP]

H.R. 1679, House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act, H4595 [22AP]

H.R. 1752, provide that the usual day for paying House of Representatives salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House), H8938 [28JY]

H.R. 1804, Federal Retirement Reform Act, H4268-H4271 [1AP]

H.R. 2990, Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act, H7154-H7160 [24JN]

H.R. 3179, SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act, H9528 [15SE]

H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, H9213-H9215 [31JY]

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

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

H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act, H10550 [7OC]

H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act, H13482 [3DE]

H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, H14385-H14397 [9DE]

H.R. 4218, No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act, H13596 [8DE]

S. 2, Middle Class Opportunity Act, S44 [6JA]

S. 35, make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S53 [6JA]

S. 74, Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act, S74 [6JA]

S. 112, treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness, S86 [6JA]

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

S. 157, Retirement Account Distribution Improvement Act, S139 [6JA]

S. 243, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere (GIVE) Act, S393 [14JA]

S. 279, Municipal Bond Market Support Act, S654 [16JA]

S. 317, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S835 [26JA]

S. 329, extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008, S846 [26JA]

S. 342, treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S997 [28JA]

S. 383, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act, S1613 [4FE], H3847 [25MR]

S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6476 [10JN], H7091 [23JN]

S. 484, Social Security Fairness Act, S2487 [25FE]

S. 491, Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, S2565 [26FE]

S. 507, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act, S2638-S2641 [2MR]

S. 542, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S2866 [6MR]

S. 546, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S2911 [9MR]

S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S3078 [12MR]

S. 620, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S3149, S3180 [17MR]

S. 709, Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act, S3802 [25MR]

S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act, S3921-S3924 [26MR]

S. 728, Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act, S3927-S3930 [26MR]

S. 740, expand application of the homebuyer credit, S4065 [31MR]

S. 741, Flat Tax Act, S4065-S4070 [31MR]

S. 744, Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act, S4071 [31MR]

S. 829, Patriot Employers Act, S4448 [20AP]

S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act, S4813 [28AP]

S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act, S5237-S5239 [6MY]

S. 1006, Excessive Pay Shareholder Approval Act, S5291 [7MY]

S. 1007, Excessive Pay Capped Deduction Act, S5291 [7MY]

S. 1008, Military Retired Pay Fairness Act, S5292 [7MY]

S. 1102, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, S5716 [20MY]

S. 1107, Judicial Survivors Protection Act, S5724 [20MY], S7373 [10JY], H9036 [29JY]

S. 1166, Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act, S6032 [3JN]

S. 1228, modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges, S6459 [10JN]

S. 1241, permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, S6549 [11JN]

S. 1297, Retirement Security for Life Act, S6815 [18JN]

S. 1349, Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act, S7074 [25JN]

S. 1353, Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act, S7077 [25JN]

S. 1371, Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act, S7088 [25JN]

S. 1381, Small Business Tax Relief Act, S7094 [25JN]

S. 1491, Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act, S7884 [22JY]

S. 1510, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act, S10378-S10380 [13OC]

S. 1585, permit Medicare pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals, S8871 [5AU]

S. 1588, Stop Tax-Breaks for Oil Profiteering (STOP) Act, S8998 [6AU]

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

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

S. 1825, GSA Federal employees relocation expenses test programs authority extension, S11300 [9NO], H12975 [16NO]

S. 1964, Mutual Fund Transparency Act, S10856 [28OC]

S. 2725, Federal Judicial Fairness Act, S11060 [3NO]

S. 2786, Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, S11434-S11437 [17NO]

S. 2815, Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act housing-related deadlines extension, S11886 [20NO]

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

S. 2832, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S12327 [3DE]

S. 2916, limit IRS regulatory authority relative to limitation on losses following ownership change, S13462 [18DE]

S. Con. Res. 21, support goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day, S4901 [29AP]

S. Res. 94, Financial Literacy Month, S4086, S4105 [31MR]

S. Res. 98, National TEA Party Day, S4386 [2AP]

S. Res. 153, commend European countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws, S5622 [19MY], S6824 [18JN]

S.J. Res. 3, ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Sec. of the Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005, S147, S150 [6JA], H48 [7JA]