FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

Addresses

City Year National Leadership Summit on Service and Education: Patrick Corvington, Corp. for National and Community Service, S4651 [8JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4112, S4149, S4150, S4152, S4153, S4154, S4155, S4156 [24MY], S4172, S4181, S4182, S4185, S4190, S4193, S4194, S4195, S4200, S4201, S4202, S4224, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231, S4232, S4233, S4237, S4238 [25MY], S4405, S4406, S4410, S4416, S4419, S4421, S4426, S4448, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4453, S4457, S4458, S4459, S4460, S4461, S4462, S4463, S4464, S4465, S4466, S4467, S4468, S4469 [26MY], S4479, S4502, S4503, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4556, S4557, S4559 [27MY], H5356, H5359, H5369, H5371, H5383 [1JY], H6052 [27JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1815 [22MR], S1826, S1832, S1854, S1860, S1862, S1879, S1882, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887 [23MR], S1934, S1942, S1944, S1957, S1958, S1965, S1966, S1972, S1975, S1978, S1980, S2006, S2007, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2028, S2029, S2030, S2031, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037, S2038, S2039, S2040, S2041, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2050, S2051, S2065, S2066 [24MR], S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2131, S2132, S2133 [25MR], H2429 [25MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), S6911 [5AU]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (H. Res. 1742), H7772 [1DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6782, H6785, H6786, H6787, H6790 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6773 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (S. 3774), S7758, S7763 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), S7364 [22SE], H7073 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), S10695, S10698, S10700 [18DE]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4343, H4345, H4346, H4347, H4349, H4351, H4352, H4353, H4355, H4356, H4357, H4358, H4364 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4285 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), S8692, S8695, S8696, S8718 [9DE], H8893 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), S7640, S7655 [28SE], H7361 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5495 [28JN], S5515, S5516, S5546, S5570, S5594, S5618, S5619, S5620, S5621, S5623, S5624, S5625, S5628 [29JN], S5705, S5706, S5707, S5708, S5709, S5710, S5711, S5712, S5713, S5714, S5715 [30JN], S5749, S5750 [12JY], S5793, S5794, S5795 [13JY], S5860, S5861, S5863, S5864, S5866 [14JY], S5973, S5974, S5975 [15JY], S5997, S5998 [19JY], S6027, S6028, S6029, S6031 [20JY], S6073, S6088, S6089, S6110, S6116 [21JY], S6222, S6223, S6224 [22JY], S6247, S6261 [26JY], S6293, S6294, S6308, S6337, S6338, S6339, S6340 [27JY], S6444, S6445, S6446, S6447, S6448, S6449, S6450, S6451, S6452, S6453, S6454 [28JY], S6528, S6529 [29JY], S6934, S6961, S6962, S6972, S6973, S6974 [5AU], S7044, S7045, S7046, S7047, S7048 [13SE], S7055 [14SE], S7139 [15SE], H4520, H4529, H4531, H4533, H4534, H4535, H4537, H4538, H4539, H4540, H4541 [16JN], H4611, H4612 [17JN], H6905 [23SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration (H. Res. 1448), H4608 [17JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1640), H6891 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 3447), S8929, S8948, S8954 [13DE]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), S7640, S7649, S7665 [28SE], H7321 [29SE]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), H2703 [21AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6235, H6236, H6237, H6238, H6241, H6242, H6243, H6245 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6345, H6346, H6348, H6349, H6351, H6352, H6353, H6371, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376, H6377, H6378, H6379, H6381 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6296 [29JY]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S967 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2228, S2246 [13AP], S2266, S2276, S2281, S2302, S2309, S2316 [14AP], S2351, S2391 [15AP], H2615 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559, S560, S575, S586, S587 [11FE], S626, S628, S629, S634, S640 [22FE], S712 [23FE], S1476, S1479, S1480 [11MR], S1531, S1532 [15MR], H1125 [4MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S7389, S7424 [23SE], S8391, S8402, S8421, S8441 [2DE], S8702, S8719, S8727 [9DE], S8798, S8806 [10DE], S8846, S8848, S8855, S8859, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8875, S8884, S8885, S8886, S8887, S8902, S8919, S8927, S8928, S8929 [13DE], S9024, S9245, S9263 [14DE], H7874 [2DE], H8583, H8585, H8593 [16DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8550 [16DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), S10694, S10695, S10696 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), S10359 [16DE], H8603 [17DE], H8852 [21DE]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S10541 [17DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5636, H5641, H5644, H5645, H5646, H5648, H5649, H5650, H5652 [15JY]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), S10806, S10823 [20DE], H8814 [21DE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), S11051 [22DE], H8982 [22DE]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), S10444, S10447, S10520 [17DE]

Social Security: provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), S8046, S8068 [18NO], H7618 [29NO]

Appointments

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibilty and Reform, S753 [24FE]

Articles and editorials

All or Nothing = Nothing, H8501 [15DE]

And Now for Students, Big Lender, S1927 [24MR]

Congress's Serial Hits on Food Stamps, H6624 [10AU]

Essential Fix, S10248 [15DE]

Extend Go Zone to 2012, S10248 [15DE]

Fact Check—Tax Cut Math Doesn't Add Up for Some, S6870 [5AU]

Food Bill We Need, S6701 [4AU]

Four Things That Could Help Companies Start Hiring Again, S6848 [5AU]

High School Students Take on Building Project, S986 [3MR]

How Washington Failed To Rein in Fannie, Freddie. As Profits Grew, Firms Used Their Power To Mask Peril (excerpt), S3344 [6MY]

Hoyer—White House Should Look To Redirect Stimulus Money, H5932 [22JY]

Ignoring the Elephant in the Bailout, H3299 [11MY]

Jobs in the Cards?, S6845 [5AU]

Latest National Security Threat—Obesity, E769 [6MY]

Lehman's Ghost Haunts California, E672 [27AP]

Loan Aid Leaves Some Worse Off—One in Four in Government's Mortgage Program Is Dropped; Tales of Exhausted Savings, H3728 [24MY]

Loan Squeeze Thwarts Small-Business Revival, E1775 [29SE]

Mandatory Health Insurance—Is It Constitutional?, S1984 [24MR]

Pushback—State AGs Say Ben Nelson's Medicaid Deal Is Unconstitutional, S9 [20JA]

SBA Program Proves a Hit, but Now It Is in Limbo, S6846 [5AU]

Senate's Important Lunch Date, S6702 [4AU]

Small Business Bill Appears To Be Stuck in Senate, S6847 [5AU]

Small Business Lending Fund Will Help Recovery Jobs,, S6846 [5AU]

Small Business Slow To Embrace Health Tax Credits, Brokers Say, S6869 [5AU]

Spin Meter—Program Risks $30B To Save Weak Banks, S6580 [2AU]

States and the Stimulus—How a Supposed Boon Has Become a Fiscal Burden, S9 [20JA]

`Stimulus' for Unemployment, H904 [25FE]

Unplugged Exclusive—Stimulus Funds for School Supplies Misused, H3676 [20MY]

Very Productive Congress, Despite What the Approval Ratings Say, E127 [2FE]

Wake Up, America, E974 [28MY]

Washington and the Fiscal Crisis of the States, S6566 [2AU]

Washington and the Fiscal Crisis of the States—The Strings on Federal Stimulus Money Are Making It Harder for States To Cut Spending and Balance Their Budgets, S8 [20JA]

What About Fan and Fred Reform?, S3461 [10MY]

Who Will Fight for the Unemployed?, S5639 [30JN]

Why the Health-Care Bills Are Unconstitutional—If the Government Can Mandate the Purchase of Insurance, It Can Do Anything, H179 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: increase funding for programs evaluating effectiveness of livestock producer risk management tools and include livestock insurance under education and information programs (see H.R. 4418), H40 [12JA]

———repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 6375), H7393 [29SE]

Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act: amend certain requirements for construction job training program grants (see H.R. 6395), H7394 [29SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend period for which certain nutrition assistance may be provided under the Food and Nutrition Act (see H.R. 5656), H5303 [30JN]

———prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 5679), H5501 [1JY]

———require renewable energy projects receiving stimulus funds to rely on domestic materials and to create and preserve jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3069), S1018 [3MR]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]

———reserve funds for payments to the Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for Indian children (see S. 3277), S2758 [28AP] (see H.R. 4475), H265 [20JA]

———use unexpended balances of funds to replenish the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4987), H2458 [25MR]

Appropriations: establish National Commission on Earmark Reform and OMB Office of Grant Making, streamline Federal grant making process, and end earmarks and limited tax and tariff benefits (see H.R. 5775), H5711 [19JY]

———increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 1396), H3823 [25MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (see H.R. 4899), H1890 (see H.R. 4899), H2173 [21MR]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration (see H. Res. 1204), H2215 [22MR]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1500), H5500 [1JY]

Armed Forces: distribute to members, upon discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk listing and explaining health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 5719), H5545 [13JY]

———ensure housing assistance programs are available to veterans and members who have service-connected injuries and to survivors and dependents of veterans and members (see H.R. 6058), H6570 [30JY]

———establish a grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees (see S. 3719), S6883 [5AU]

———exclude bonus payments paid by State or local governments in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance under Federal, State, or local programs financed with Federal funds (see H.R. 6230), H7154 (see H.R. 6230), H7211 [28SE]

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 5049), H2640 [15AP]

———improve mental health services for members of the National Guard and Reserve deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 3678), S6520 [29JY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 6354), H7393 [29SE]

Autism: reauthorize and strengthen Combating Autism Act, establish a National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, provide services to affected individuals, and increase public education and awareness (see S. 4044), S10514 [17DE]

Benefits: increase for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 4429), H138 [13JA]

———increase for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6567 [30JY] (see H.R. 6294), H7391 [29SE]

———provide a one-time payment to certain beneficiaries to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment in 2011 (see H.R. 6413), H7499 [16NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5190), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5220), H3201 [5MY]

Budget: establish a sequestration to reduce all nonexempt programs, projects, and activities by a certain percent in years in which the Federal budget is in deficit (see H.R. 4883), H1656 [18MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (see H.R. 4872), H1595 [17MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1225), H2456 [25MR]

———require Presidential and congressional budgets to disclose and display the net present value of future costs of entitlement programs (see H.R. 4856), H1517 [16MR]

———require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 3108), S1458 [11MR]

Bullock County, AL: include in the definition of the Appalachian region for purposes of Appalachian regional development (see H.R. 5489), H4330 [9JN]

Bureau of the Census: publish improved annual measures of family income to more accurately determine extent of poverty and anti-poverty effectiveness of means-tested benefit and tax programs (see H.R. 5891), H6282 [28JY]

Business and industry: prohibit use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives (see H.R. 6514), H8286 [9DE]

———provide loan guarantees and interest rate subsidies for successful companies to establish and implement long-term U.S. growth plans (see H.R. 5445), H4022 (see H.R. 5445), H4083 [27MY]

CERCLA: reauthorize and improve brownfields revitalization and State response programs (see S. 3374), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5310), H3483 [13MY]

Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 6258), H7389 [29SE]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (see S. 3328), S3358 [6MY] (see H.R. 5246), H3272 [6MY]

———provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5817), H5983 [22JY]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 4027), S10304 [15DE] (see H.R. 6241), H7388 [29SE]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see S. 3307), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (see H. Res. 1742), H7757 [30NO]

———require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 6193), H6988 [23SE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 6456), H7643 [29NO]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 3960), S7968 [17NO] (see H.R. 6425), H7613 [18NO]

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: review prior to collection of premiums, notify individuals prior to enrollment, and terminate program in the event of actuarial unsoundness (see H.R. 5853), H6042 [26JY]

Conservation of energy: establish a loan program to promote energy conservation in rural areas (see H.R. 6341), H7392 [29SE]

———provide that qualified energy efficiency property is eligible for the energy tax credit and a certain Dept. of the Treasury grant (see S. 3212), S2377 [15AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: improve educational awards provided for national service (see S. 3857), S7618 [28SE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish to review and identify inequitable Federal subsidies and make recommendations to Congress for termination, modification, or retention of such subsidies (see H.R. 5406), H3869 [26MY]

Credit: provide additional emergency mortgage assistance to struggling homeowners (see S. 2969), S340 [28JA]

Crime: provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 3899), S7787 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools and local educational agencies participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 6407), H7498 [16NO]

———assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see S. 3123), S1618 [16MR] (see H.R. 4710), H971 [26FE] (see H.R. 5456), H4214 [28MY]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see S. 3102), S1359 [10MR] (see H.R. 4785), H1219 [9MR]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (see H. Res. 1620), H6762 [15SE]

———award grants for projects that leverage community resources and support student access to physical activity, nutrition education, and nutritious food during school (see H.R. 5430), H4021 (see H.R. 5430), H4083 [27MY]

———carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast or school lunch programs (see H.R. 5738), H5617 [14JY]

———conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 5812), H5920 [21JY]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 5806), H5919 [21JY]

———ensure safety of school meals by enhancing coordination with States and schools operating school meal programs in the case of recall of contaminated food (see H.R. 4590), H555 [3FE]

———establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition (see S. 3342), S3536 [11MY]

———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see S. 3292), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5012), H2503 [13AP]

———establish community-supported agriculture promotion program (see S. 4030), S10304 [15DE]

———expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans (see S. 3808), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 6057), H6570 [30JY]

———extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see S. 3221), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 6418), H7548 [17NO]

———improve outreach and enrollment for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4417), H39 [12JA]

———improve the business and industry direct and guaranteed loan program (see S. 3085), S1229 [5MR]

———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see S. 3144), S1750 [18MR]

———make grants for the prevention of animal cruelty to States that have prohibited the devocalization of cats and dogs for purposes of convenience (see H.R. 5422), H4021 (see H.R. 5422), H4082 [27MY]

———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (see H.R. 6469), H7854 [1DE]

———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round school lunch and snack services (see S. 3448), S4529 [27MY]

———promote nutrition and increase access to food (see H.R. 6539), H8598 [16DE]

———provide commodity assistance to States participating in the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4638), H647 [22FE]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see S. 3693), S6651 [3AU] (see S. 3754), S6884 [5AU] (see S. 3838), S7420 [23SE]

———reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful agriculture subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5779), H5817 [20JY]

———require milk served in school lunch programs be consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, expand eligibility for Special Milk Program, and provide low-fat cheeses for breakfast and lunch (see H.R. 4963), H2457 [25MR]

———require semiannual indexing of certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3093), S1311 [9MR]

———require use of 95 percent of the national average nonmetropolitan median income to determine eligibility of communities in low-income States for certain rural development funding (see S. 3745), S6884 [5AU]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see S. 3225), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 4676), H832 [24FE]

———establish a loan program to assist in locating information technology and manufacturing jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3001), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 5084), H2695 [20AP]

———establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program (see H.R. 5411), H3870 [26MY]

———make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see S. 3055), S857 [1MR]

———repeal public telecommunications facilities assistance program (see H.R. 5496), H4330 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program (see H.R. 6369), H7393 [29SE]

———extend Homeowners Assistance Program to assist Armed Forces members who are reassigned and forced to sell a home that has dropped in value (see H.R. 6272), H7390 [29SE]

———improve Transition Assistance Program (see S. 3905), S7788 [29SE]

———require a minimum number of transition assistance advisors in each State in connection with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (see S. 3868), S7787 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Impact Aid Program (see H. Res. 1641), H6880 [22SE]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5071), H2695 [20AP]

———authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaptation of open textbooks (see H.R. 4575), H471 [2FE]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 5753), H5675 [15JY]

———award grants to improve access to, sharing of, and use of, education data to improve student outcomes (see S. 3204), S2295 [14AP] (see H.R. 5024), H2578 [14AP]

———carry out a grant program on how the camp experience promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles among children, reduces summer learning loss, and promotes academic achievement (see H.R. 5963), H6404 (see H.R. 5963), H6456 [29JY]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 5671), H5501 [1JY]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 3441), S4529 [27MY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5190), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5220), H3201 [5MY]

———establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (see H.R. 5460), H4214 [28MY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 3732), S6883 [5AU]

———extend deadline for distribution of late collections for the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 5448), H4022 (see H.R. 5448), H4083 [27MY]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 3061), S1017 [3MR]

———increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 4611), H602 [4FE]

———make grants to local educational agencies to provide for the services of registered dieticians in schools (see H.R. 6324), H7392 [29SE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 5894), H6282 [28JY]

———make grants to State and local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities (see H.R. 6551), H8785 [17DE]

———prohibit promulgating regulations or guidance regarding the meaning of the term ``gainful employment'' under certain sections of the Higher Education Act (see S. 3837), S7420 [23SE]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 5929), H6403 (see H.R. 5929), H6454 [29JY]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (see S. 3557), S5699 [30JN]

———provide low-income students with access to early education programs that promote school readiness, address achievement gap for English-language learners, and encourage bilingualism (see H.R. 6435), H7614 [18NO]

———provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development (see S. 3658), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 6302), H7391 [29SE]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 3914), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 5843), H5984 [22JY]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 3595), S5963 [15JY] (see H.R. 6229), H7154 (see H.R. 6229), H7211 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: determine whether there are systemic impediments to carrying out certain weatherization programs (see H.R. 6101), H6627 [10AU]

———establish a building efficiency retrofit loan credit support program, a State building revolving fund grant program, and a commercial and large building grant program (see S. 3780), S7089 [14SE]

———establish a Supply Star program to support businesses in promoting supply chain energy efficiency (see S. 3396), S4143 [24MY]

———establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 6553), H8785 [17DE]

———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see S. 3746), S6884 [5AU]

———issue conditional commitments for loan guarantees under certain circumstances (see S. 3759), S6884 [5AU]

———promote mapping and development of U.S. geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells (see S. 3586), S5850 [14JY]

———provide funds to States for rebates, loans, and other incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems (see S. 3460), S4621 [7JN] (see H.R. 5821), H5983 [22JY]

———reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful energy subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5780), H5817 [20JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4480), H265 [20JA]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H2639 [15AP]

———enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see S. 3003), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 4642), H647 [22FE]

———ensure health service programs or surveys provide for voluntary collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity of participants in such programs or surveys (see H.R. 6109), H6681 [14SE]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (see S. 3668), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5961), H6404 (see H.R. 5961), H6456 [29JY]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 5888), H6163 [27JY]

———extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (see S. 3774), S7089 [14SE]

———extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricanes Ike and Rita (see H.R. 5790), H5818 [20JY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see S. 3418), S4212 [25MY]

———integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 3698), S6736 [4AU]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 5807), H5919 [21JY]

———provide for participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program of certain specialists needed to respond to environmental public health emergencies (see S. 3647), S6245 [26JY]

———provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (see S. 3401), S4143 [24MY] (see S. 4006), S8477 [3DE]

———provide grants to eligible medical schools for constructing, renovating, or improving facilities to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 3133), S1670 [17MR] (see H.R. 4875), H1595 [17MR]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (see H.R. 6156), H6803 [16SE]

———review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits (see H.R. 6012), H6568 [30JY]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 5848), H5984 [22JY]

———transmit to House of Representatives documents, records, or communications relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H. Res. 1561), H6163 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: review and evaluate grants management and oversight practices of FEMA (see H.R. 5573), H4677 [22JN]

Dept. of HUD: amend amount of rental assistance available under the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (see H.R. 4569), H471 [2FE]

———amend Community Development Block Grant Program service cap (see S. 4017), S8641 [8DE]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see S. 3704), S6736 [4AU] (see H.R. 5072), H2695 [20AP]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (see H. Res. 1424), H4246 [8JN]

———improve safety and soundness of FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 4811), H1323 [10MR]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (see H.R. 5872), H6162 [27JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 5754), H5675 [15JY]

———reauthorize certain assistance for capacity building for community development and affordable housing (see H.R. 4737), H1102 [3MR]

———set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 4632), H646 [22FE]

———transform rental assistance properties into properties with long-term, property-based, sustainable contracts that include flexibility to address certain issues (see H.R. 6468), H7854 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: create a pilot program to provide grants to correctional facilities to establish a 40-hour work week curriculum of responsible activities for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 4458), H139 [13JA]

———establish a competitive grant program for State and local law enforcement agencies to carry out training programs based on lessons from the Holocaust (see H.R. 6363), H7393 [29SE]

———establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H4778 [23JN]

———establish demonstration program to partner nonprofit organizations with juvenile justice agencies to monitor juvenile facilities and provide families with increased positive engagement (see H.R. 6361), H7393 [29SE]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 6542), H8785 [17DE]

———establish public-private Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program (see S. 3278), S2802 [29AP] (see H.R. 5916), H6283 [28JY]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 5304), H3482 [13MY]

———provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3353), S3643 [12MY]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see S. 3805), S7205 [20SE] (see H.R. 4614), H602 [4FE]

———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 6214), H6989 [23SE]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 3376), S3716 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see S. 3720), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 6141), H6763 [15SE]

———authorize additional funding for on-the-job training (see S. 3459), S4621 [7JN]

———establish a technical school training subsidy program (see H.R. 5594), H4871 [24JN]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 5708), H5502 [1JY]

———reauthorize grants program to provide mentoring, job training and placement, and other transitional services to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining employment (see H.R. 4688), H833 [24FE]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see S. 3529), S5439 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see S. 3979), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 5510), H4386 [10JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (see H.R. 5297), H3482 [13MY]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration (see H. Res. 1436), H4424 [14JN] (see H. Res. 1448), H4596 [16JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1640), H6878 [22SE]

———establish a fund from the sale of Troubled Asset Relief Program assets to assist local governments recoup losses incurred from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., bankruptcy (see H.R. 5125), H2842 [22AP]

———establish a shared equity appreciation homeownership pilot program (see H.R. 6562), H8940 [21DE]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see H.R. 6304), H7391 [29SE]

———expand purposes for which Build America Bonds may be issued (see H.R. 4606), H601 [4FE]

———make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program (see H.R. 5551), H4635 [17JN]

———make electronic communications of certain Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients publicly available on the Internet (see H.R. 4519), H386 [26JA]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 4482), H265 [20JA]

———require institutions to segregate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and prohibit use of such funds for political expenditures or electioneering communications (see H.R. 4617), H606 [5FE]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4566), H471 [2FE] (see H.R. 6225), H7153 (see H.R. 6225), H7211 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H1026 [2MR]

———condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 4891), H1744 [19MR]

———establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 3679), S6548 [30JY] (see H.R. 5949), H6404 (see H.R. 5949), H6455 [29JY]

———support U.S. manufacturing by providing rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency actions applicable to domestic content standards of Federal grants (see S. 4034), S10410 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see S. 3583), S5849 [14JY]

———allow transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents for special education (see H.R. 6513), H8286 [9DE]

———approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S2115 [25MR]

———award grants to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans submitting Veterans Benefits Administration claims (see S. 3286), S2803 [29AP]

———establish a transition program for new veterans, improve disability claims system, reform pensions and medal programs, and modify adjudication of mental incompetence (see H.R. 6132), H6762 [15SE]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (see S. 3246), S2587 [22AP]

———exempt individuals who receive certain educational assistance for Selected Reserve service from limits on certain Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see S. 3389), S4082 [20MY]

———expand definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to include certain National Guard service (see H.R. 5826), H5983 [22JY]

———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5737), H5617 [14JY]

———extend time period for Armed Forces members to transfer educational assistance to a dependent child under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5315), H3483 [13MY]

———extend time period in which an individual may transfer entitlement of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance benefits to dependents (see H.R. 6336), H7392 [29SE]

———improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 6567), H8940 [21DE]

———improve housing stipends for veterans receiving educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5303), H3482 [13MY]

———improve laws relative to default procedures for guaranteed loans (see H.R. 6188), H6879 [22SE]

———improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects (see S. 3377), S3782 [14MY] (see H.R. 5838), H5984 [22JY]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S4529 [27MY] (see H.R. 5933), H6403 (see H.R. 5933), H6454 [29JY] (see H.R. 6430), H7613 [18NO]

———include a definition of ``loss of use'' for purposes of evaluating disabilities and providing adapted housing and automobiles (see H.R. 5550), H4635 [17JN]

———make certain improvements to comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 4810), H1323 [10MR]

———make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 6146), H6803 [16SE]

———modify standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 5360), H3701 [20MY]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 5555), H4635 [17JN]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H4635 [17JN]

———provide for entitlement of surviving spouses of members who die on active duty to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5443), H4022 (see H.R. 5443), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6372), H7393 [29SE]

———require fiduciaries of individuals receiving benefits to grant the release of such individuals' financial records (see S. 3499), S4989 [16JN]

———treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions (see S. 3348), S3643 [12MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 3615), S5993 [19JY] (see H.R. 5822), H5983 [22JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (see H. Res. 1559), H6162 [27JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement electronic personnel file system and conduct study on improving access of veterans to files related to military service and veterans benefits (see H.R. 5225), H3201 [5MY]

Depts. of the Treasury and HUD: implement cost savings (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5850), H6042 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (see H. Res. 1569), H6282 [28JY]

Disabled: enhance existing adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis or other similar diseases and improve access to respite services for family caregivers who are taking care of such people (see H.R. 6208), H6989 [23SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure that certain tenants are able to return to affordable housing after a major disaster (see H.R. 6048), H6570 [30JY]

Disasters: review, update, and revise factors to measure severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster to evaluate the need for assistance (see H.R. 5825), H5983 [22JY]

———take actions to address the needs of children and families who are victims of a major disaster (see H.R. 4478), H265 [20JA]

Domestic policy: fully offset extension of emergency unemployment compensation, enhanced Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursements, and summer youth jobs programs (see S. 3551), S5699 [30JN]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (see S. 3153), S1873 [23MR] (see S. 3173), S2115 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (see S. 3420, 3421), S4212 [25MY] (see H.R. 4691), H931 [25FE] (see H.R. 4851), H1517 [16MR] (see H.R. 5453), H4213 [28MY]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 1248), H2578 [14AP]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 4666), H754 [23FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1137), H1167 [4MR]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see H.R. 4529), H421 [27JA]

Education: award Congressional Gold Medal to honor GI Bill assistance recipients in recognition of contributions made to the Nation and Harry W. Colmery in enacting the GI Bill (see S. 3287), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 4745), H1103 [3MR]

———award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 5477), H4215 [28MY]

———develop undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect, forensic interview training programs, and regional training centers for State and local child protection professionals (see S. 3437), S4528 [27MY] (see H.R. 5847), H5984 [22JY]

———establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4526), H421 [27JA]

———expand eligibility for Pell grants to certain students who are pursuing postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for employment as a teacher (see H.R. 5760), H5675 [15JY]

———expand student loan forgiveness and provide loan repayment assistance (see S. 3281), S2802 [29AP]

———express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 1702), H7395 [29SE]

———express that the Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority (see H.R. 5198), H3123 [4MY]

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see S. 3880), S7787 [29SE]

———limit student loan payments to ten percent of discretionary income (see H.R. 4834), H1358 [11MR]

———provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (see H.R. 4695), H932 [25FE]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3316), S3164 [5MY]

———provide funds for Pell Grants (see H.R. 5055), H2640 [15AP]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 5886), H6163 [27JY]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 6244), H7389 [29SE]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to lead to improvement in outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see S. 3885), S7787 [29SE]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see S. 3469), S4744 [9JN] (see H.R. 5495), H4330 [9JN]

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 3996), S8348 [1DE] (see H.R. 5458), H4214 [28MY]

———support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary school students in high-need local educational agencies (see S. 3086), S1261 [8MR] (see H.R. 5586), H4779 [23JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: protect consumers who have government benefit cards (see H.R. 4552), H427 [29JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: invest in innovation for education (see S. 3882), S7787 [29SE]

———provide competitive grants for creating and implementing innovative assessments (see S. 3771), S7034 [13SE]

———provide effective science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning (see S. 3883), S7787 [29SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6078), H6571 [30JY]

———require States receiving funds under such Act to establish policies with respect to the auditing of charter schools (see H.R. 6204), H6989 [23SE]

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: require institutions with outstanding assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to disclose such fact to customers (see H.R. 6337), H7392 [29SE]

Employment: assist employers with compensation paid to certain recent college graduates and provide funding for their further education in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5472), H4214 [28MY]

———establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (see S. 2952), S251 [26JA]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]

———provide for treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 3753), S6884 [5AU]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see S. 3500), S4989 [16JN] (see H.R. 4812), H1323 [10MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the contractor employee compensation program (see H.R. 6189), H6879 [22SE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 3561), S5699 [30JN]

———make additional capitalization grants to State water pollution control revolving funds that adopt smart growth principles (see H.R. 6182), H6879 [22SE]

———provide grants to eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification programs (see S. 3970), S8062 [18NO]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see S. 3187), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4853), H1517 [16MR] (see H.R. 4915), H2260 [23MR] (see H.R. 4957), H2457 [25MR] (see H.R. 5147), H2936 [27AP] (see H.R. 5611), H4905 [28JN] (see H.R. 5900), H6282 [28JY] (see H.R. 6190), H6988 [23SE] (see H.R. 6473), H8029 [2DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1745), H7854 [1DE] (see H. Res. 1766), H8519 [15DE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 6500), H8263 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 3726), S6883 [5AU]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly performance reviews of Federal policy and management priorities and establish Chief Operating Officers and Performance Improvement Officers and Council (see S. 3853), S7618 [28SE]

———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), consideration (see H. Res. 1781), H8940 [21DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorize a fire station construction grant program (see H.R. 5858), H6042 [26JY]

———reauthorize firefighter assistance program and authorize use of fire department grant funds for fire station construction (see H.R. 6464), H7854 [1DE]

Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]

———require State governments to submit fiscal accounting reports as a condition to the receipt of Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 5514), H4386 [10JN]

FEMA: establish a disaster recovery assistance program for businesses (see H.R. 5242), H3272 [6MY]

———establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 4852), H1517 [16MR]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 5114), H2842 [22AP]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), consideration (see H. Res. 1517), H5616 [14JY]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 3203), S2295 [14AP] (see S. 3347), S3536 [11MY] (see S. 3814), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 4778), H1168 [4MR] (see H.R. 5553), H4635 [17JN] (see H.R. 5569), H4676 [22JN] (see H.R. 5650), H5302 [30JN]

———prohibit requiring the use of specified percentage of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes (see H.R. 5562), H4638 [21JN]

———provide for certain exceptions to the mandatory waiting period before new or modified flood insurance coverage takes effect (see H.R. 6254), H7389 [29SE]

———reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5255), H3278 [7MY]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (see S. 3249), S2587 [22AP]

———require risk assessments for State Homeland Security Grant Program and require risk assessments conducted for Urban Areas Security Initiative be conducted with appropriate metropolitan area officials (see H.R. 5563), H4638 [21JN]

———revise National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program (see H.R. 5559), H4635 [17JN]

Financial institutions: establish a commercial real estate credit guarantee program to empower community banks and other lenders to make loans (see H.R. 5816), H5983 [22JY]

———provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H932 [25FE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 6517), H8291 [13DE]

GAO: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 3384), S3983 [19MY]

———evaluate propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corp., under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 3526), S5319 [23JN] (see H.R. 6046), H6570 [30JY]

Government: create a means to review and abolish Federal programs that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of taxpayer funds (see H.R. 5568), H4676 [22JN]

———prohibit from awarding contracts or grants to, entering into other agreements with, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain organizations (see H.R. 4444), H139 [13JA]

Haiti: establish an American Enterprise Fund for Haiti and ensure oversight of U.S. earthquake recovery and redevelopment activities (see H.R. 5394), H3823 [25MY]

Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2457 [25MR]

Health: ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain benefits plan information and provide transparency in hospital price and quality information under Medicaid (see H.R. 4803), H1322 [10MR]

———establish community health improvement councils and State health improvement technical assistance center grants (see S. 3796), S7175 [16SE]

———provide for insurance and Medicare Advantage reform, reduce disparities in Medicare, and regulate importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4813), H1323 [10MR]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see S. 2958), S271 [27JA]

———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5890), H6282 [28JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]

———repeal (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6555), H8785 [17DE]

Higher Education Act: authorize student loan forgiveness for certain individuals employed in advanced energy professions (see H.R. 4736), H1102 [3MR]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 1441), H4506 [15JN]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to use operating funds as collateral for financing energy conservation improvements and to freeze utility consumption levels (see H.R. 5154), H2936 [27AP]

———ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (see S. 3266), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5017), H2578 [14AP]

———ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (see H.R. 5361), H3701 [20MY]

———increase loan guarantee fee for certain guaranteed rural housing loans (see H.R. 5003), H2503 [13AP]

———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H833 [24FE]

———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S3358 [6MY]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (see H. Res. 1577), H6405 (see H. Res. 1577), H6457 [29JY]

———observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (see H. Res. 1583), H6571 [30JY]

———observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, support survivors, offer condolences to families of victims, recognize contributions of affected communities, and reaffirm commitment to rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 641), S7421 [23SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 3901), S7787 [29SE]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3548), S5538 [29JN]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see S. 3393), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5324), H3540 [18MY]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3182), S2115 [25MR]

Intellectual property: anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research (see H. Con. Res. 328), H7453 [15NO]

Law enforcement: establish a program to provide southern border security assistance grants and appoint additional judges in southern border States (see S. 3273), S2758 [28AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 4704), H932 [25FE]

Lawyers and attorneys: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures under Social Security (see H.R. 4532), H422 [27JA]

LIHEAP: increase annual amount authorized for emergency assistance (see H.R. 4863), H1518 [16MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H470 [2FE]

Medicaid: clarify treatment of electronic health record incentive payments for federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 6348), H7392 [29SE]

———ensure access to resin-based dental fillings that is at least equal to the level of access to mercury-based dental fillings (see H.R. 4731), H1026 [2MR]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 3000), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 5471), H4214 [28MY]

———require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see H.R. 6163), H6878 [22SE]

Medicare: apply a consistent part B premium for all beneficiaries (see S. 3950), S7968 [17NO]

———establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 5861), H6042 [26JY]

———establish a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program (see H.R. 5546), H4597 [16JN]

———establish an extended special enrollment period for part B (see H.R. 4473), H265 [20JA]

———improve recruitment and retention of physicians (see S. 3915), S7788 [29SE]

———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 5588), H4779 [23JN]

———provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 5593), H4871 [24JN]

———provide that hospitals located in territories are eligible for electronic health record incentive payments in the same manner as hospitals located in one of the 50 States (see H.R. 4669), H754 [23FE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 4593), H555 [3FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S6882 [5AU] (see H.R. 6072), H6571 [30JY]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 5795), H5818 [20JY]

Members of Congress: freeze pay of Members and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits (see S. 3158), S1874 [23MR]

Mental health: establish federally qualified behavioral health centers and require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such centers (see H.R. 5636), H4974 (see H.R. 5636), H5203 [29JN]

———increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 4038), S10410 [16DE]

———revise and extend substance use disorder and mental health programs (see H.R. 5466), H4214 [28MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: require applicants for assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities to hold public meetings regarding such applications (see H.R. 6178), H6879 [22SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: prohibit from making grants to preserve or publish non-Federal records (see H.R. 5865), H6162 [27JY]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1290), H2843 [22AP]

National Full Employment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5204), H3123 [4MY]

National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6809 [20SE]

National Organization on Disability: continue and expand the Wounded Warrior Careers Demonstration program (see S. 3887), S7787 [29SE]

National Remote Teacher Corps: establish (see H.R. 5399), H3823 [25MY]

National School Lunch Act: reduce stigma associated with unpaid meal fees (see H.R. 5167), H3013 [28AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet housing needs of low-income families (see H.R. 5845), H5984 [22JY]

NSF: amend the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to reduce the cost-sharing requirement for colleges and universities and to provide incentives for Noyce scholars to teach in high-needs schools (see H.R. 4977), H2458 [25MR]

———establish the Undergraduate Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (see S. 3830), S7420 [23SE]

———improve commercialization potential of grants and enhance metrics used to assess such potential (see S. 3630), S6200 [22JY]

———provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see S. 3117), S1516 [15MR] (see H.R. 4502), H386 [26JA]

Ohio: assist in conducting a bed bug prevention and mitigation program (see H.R. 6383), H7394 [29SE]

OMB: improve oversight of the single audit process (see H.R. 5018), H2578 [14AP]

———provide a list of programs with unobligated stimulus funds and make recommendations to redirect such funds to assist displaced workers or spur job creation (see S. 2981), S440 [2FE]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 5975), H6405 (see H.R. 5975), H6456 [29JY]

———terminate authorities (see H.R. 4980), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 6359), H7393 [29SE]

Pipelines: authorize loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 4674), H832 [24FE]

Power resources: provide loans to rural energy-producing communities (see H.R. 6246), H7389 [29SE]

Public Health Service Act: ensure a national, coordinated approach to improving maternal and infant health (see H.R. 6318), H7391 [29SE]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 5914), H6283 [28JY]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3667), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5938), H6403 (see H.R. 5938), H6455 [29JY]

———extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see S. 3849), S7618 [28SE] (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE] (see H.R. 4623), H609 [9FE]

Public works: making supplemental appropriations for investments in clean water projects and transportation infrastructure (see H.R. 5935), H6403 (see H.R. 5935), H6455 [29JY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: allow non-debt financing for for-profit companies in business incubators (see H.R. 5871), H6162 [27JY]

———eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see S. 3030), S742 [24FE]

Puerto Rico: increase maximum amount of Federal funding available for English-language instruction in public schools (see H.R. 4668), H754 [23FE]

Railroads: allow Ohio to reprogram American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant funds received for intercity passenger rail service to other transportation projects (see S. 3983), S8244 [29NO]

———make the Northeast Corridor eligible for high-speed rail corridor development grants (see H.R. 4838), H1396 [12MR]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6218), H7153 (see H.R. 6218), H7210 [28SE]

Renewable energy: establish pilot projects for agriculture renewable energy systems (see H.R. 6342), H7392 [29SE]

———extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]

———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (see H.R. 6344), H7392 [29SE]

SBA: encourage investment in and innovation by small business concerns (see S. 3967), S8062 [18NO]

———establish a Native American entrepreneurial development program (see S. 3534), S5439 [24JN] (see H.R. 6233), H7154 (see H.R. 6233), H7211 [28SE]

———establish the Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program (see H.R. 4422), H40 [12JA]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 5797), H5818 [20JY]

———extend and improve the Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Initiative (see H.R. 5734), H5616 [14JY]

———improve business development program (see H.R. 4818), H1323 [10MR]

———improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 3506), S5112 [17JN]

———improve programs for socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and establish a Small Business Surety Bond Pilot Program (see S. 3458), S4621 [7JN]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (see H.R. 5832), H5984 [22JY]

———make grants to assist small business concerns located in areas affected by a major disaster and high unemployment (see H.R. 5007), H2503 [13AP]

———make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 3228), S2477 [20AP] (see H.R. 4549), H422 [27JA]

———make permanent the increase in surety bond guarantee limits (see S. 3836), S7420 [23SE]

———permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 4938), H2456 [25MR]

———provide for refinancing and consolidation of disaster loans made to people directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5787), H5818 [20JY]

———reauthorize the National Small Business Tree Planting Program (see S. 3279), S2802 [29AP] (see H.R. 4509), H386 [26JA]

———reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits (see S. 3835), S7420 [23SE]

———remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see S. 3399), S4143 [24MY]

———temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession (see S. 3563), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 6251), H7389 [29SE]

———waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes (see S. 2986), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4609), H602 [4FE]

———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (see S. 3165), S2115 [25MR]

Schools: advance health and wellbeing of schoolchildren through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and nutrition promotion and education (see S. 3446), S4529 [27MY]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2932), S51 [20JA]

———enhance credit program for charter schools through green initiatives (see H.R. 5989), H6567 [30JY]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H2457 [25MR]

———require public chartering agencies to publish on the Internet the financial expenditures of each charter school authorized or approved by such agency and receiving Dept. of Education funding (see H.R. 5488), H4330 [9JN]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see S. Res. 553), S4939 [15JN] (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: expand (see H.R. 4819), H1323 [10MR]

Small business: establish small metal-working business financial assistance program (see H.R. 5991), H6567 [30JY]

———improve lending and investment programs (see H.R. 6219), H7153 (see H.R. 6219), H7211 [28SE]

———include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (see H.R. 6191, 6191), H6988 [23SE]

———reaffirm Congress' intent that Federal contracting officers have discretion to choose among any small business development and contracting programs when awarding contracts (see S. 3190), S2162 [26MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (see S. 3253), S2587 [22AP] (see S. 3839), S7446 [24SE] (see H.R. 4508), H386 [26JA]

Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (see S. Res. 638), S7352 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (see S. 3253), S2587 [22AP] (see S. 3839), S7446 [24SE] (see H.R. 4508), H386 [26JA]

Social Security: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5985 [22JY]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see S. 2962), S340 [28JA]

———eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 3878), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 6283), H7390 [29SE]

———ensure continued access to Medicare for seniors and people with disabilities and to TRICARE for military families (see S. 3965), S8062 [18NO]

———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 6192), H6988 [23SE]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 6130), H6762 [15SE]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 5834), H5984 [22JY]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6437), H7614 [18NO]

———increase maximum amount of the lump-sum death benefit (see H.R. 6388), H7394 [29SE]

———increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (see S. 2949), S197 [25JA]

———oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]

———oppose privatizing, raising retirement age, or other similar benefit cuts (see S. Res. 664), S7789 [29SE]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2964), S340 [28JA] (see S. 3900), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 6378), H7393 [29SE]

———prevent low-income public servants from falling into poverty by modifying the Government Pension Offset to protect their widows and spousal benefits (see H.R. 6442), H7614 [18NO]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see S. 3574), S5786 [13JY] (see H.R. 5714), H5545 [13JY]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5712), H5545 [13JY]

———provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (see H.R. 6569), H8941 [21DE]

———reject severe changes and make common-sense adjustments to strengthen and preserve program (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]

———require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4708), H932 [25FE]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (see H.R. 6066), H6570 [30JY]

Solar energy: provide incentives for the development of solar energy (see H.R. 5252), H3273 [6MY]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6200), H6988 [23SE]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4937), H2318 [24MR]

States: restore State sovereignty and dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction (see H.R. 5903), H6283 [28JY]

Student Financial Aid Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1353), H3441 [12MY]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H931 [25FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for infant formula rebates paid under WIC (see H.R. 6159), H6878 [22SE]

———allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see S. 3289), S2803 [29AP]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 5078), H2695 [20AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3976), S8128 [19NO] (see S. 3985), S8244 [29NO]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see S. 3007), S569 [11FE] (see H.R. 4426), H40 [12JA]

———pay recovery rebates based on 2007 tax returns, notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments, where necessary to correct a manifest injustice (see H.R. 5659), H5500 [1JY]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit (see H.R. 5693), H5502 [1JY]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]

———provide unemployment benefits during summer vacation for nonprofessional school employees (see H.R. 5080), H2695 [20AP]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 4760), H1168 [4MR]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 4718), H1026 [2MR]

———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5885), H6163 [27JY]

Trade Act: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 4055), S11037 [22DE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see S. 3189), S2162 [26MR]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 3269), S2758 [28AP]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act: allow use of funding for qualified transit capital projects (see H.R. 6483), H8030 [2DE]

U.S. Fire Administration: provide assistance to firefighting task forces (see H.R. 5909), H6283 [28JY]

Unemployment: extend emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4707), H932 [25FE]

———modify threshold rates that must be met by a State in order to establish eligibility for fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6340), H7392 [29SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 3520), S5268 [22JN] (see S. 3981), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 5618), H4905 [28JN] (see H.R. 5647), H5302 [30JN] (see H.R. 6091), H6626 [10AU] (see H.R. 6419), H7548 [17NO] (see H.R. 6556), H8785 [17DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (see S. 3706), S6736 [4AU]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), consideration (see H. Res. 1495), H5302 [30JN]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation without adding to the budget deficit (see S. 3990), S8298 [30NO]

———provide for temporary alternative State ``on'' and ``off'' indicators under unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 6088), H6626 [10AU]

———provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 4740), H1103 [3MR]

Utah: transfer administration of Federal education, transportation, and Medicaid programs to the State using Utah's portion of Federal revenues for such programs (see H.R. 5238), H3272 [6MY]

Veterans: assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5627), H4974 (see H.R. 5627), H5203 [29JN]

———deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service to include references to Operation New Dawn (see S. 3902), S7788 [29SE]

———establish a pilot program to encourage employment of veterans in energy-related positions (see H.R. 4592), H555 [3FE]

———expand eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to certain Reserve component members and increase amount payable for burial and funeral expenses for certain veterans (see H.R. 6269), H7389 [29SE]

———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 3234), S2477 [20AP] (see H.R. 5120), H2842 [22AP]

———provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (see S. 3953), S7968 [17NO]

———provide for an Internet website for information on benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their families and caregivers (see S. 3355), S3643 [12MY]

———require the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out an outreach program for veterans who reside in Appalachia (see S. 3314), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5226), H3201 [5MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 3363), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5487), H4330 [9JN]

Workforce Investment Act: provide oil spill relief employment (see H.R. 5654), H5303 [30JN]

World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7394 [29SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4197 [25MY], S4483 [27MY], S6190 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S6073 [21JY], S6189 [22JY], S6293 [27JY], S6473 [29JY], S6973 [5AU], S7061, S7062 [14SE], S7158 [16SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), motion to proceed, S5430 [24JN], S5514 [29JN]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099 [25MR], S2200 [12AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8627 [8DE]

Commentaries

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Maya MacGuineas, ``Nightly Business Report'' (television program), S181 [25JA]

E-mails

Jobs Now program funding: Alyssa Avila, H2221 [23MR]

Small Business Jobs Act: Bryan Gipson, S6724 [4AU]

———Rick Sanborn, S7151 [16SE]

Excerpts

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: determination on merits of Pigford claims (2008), H7654 [30NO]

Explanations

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963): Representative Filner, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H2719-H2725 [21AP]

———Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2566-S2572 [22AP]

Veterans' Benefits Act (H.R. 3219), S7657-S7665 [28SE], H7332-H7340 [29SE]

Hearings

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) markup of S. 190, Federal Housing Enerterprise Regulatory Reform Act (2005), S3505 [11MY]

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) markup of S. 1508, Federal Housing Enerterprise Regulatory Reform Act (2004), S3504 [11MY]

Letters

Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S899 [2MR]

———Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute, S8283 [30NO]

———Senator Boxer, S917 [2MR]

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8629 [17DE]

Amtrak capital and debt service grants for capital investments funding reduction: Joe Boardman, Amtrak, H6376 [29JY]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: A. Barry Rand, AARP, S31 [20JA]

———Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S32 [20JA]

———Barbara J. Easterling, Ruben Burks, and Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, S33 [20JA]

———several organizations, S34 [20JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: several individuals, S1789 [22MR]

Bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, S1148 [4MR]

Child nutrition programs reauthorization: several Representatives, E769 [6MY]

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3345 [12MY]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3345 [12MY]

Condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members: Linda K. Smith, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, H7872 [2DE]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H7873 [2DE]

Continuing Extension Act: Senator Coburn, S2192 [12AP]

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H2653 [20AP]

———Clint Zweifel, Office of Missouri State Treasurer, H2653 [20AP]

———Floyd E. Stoner, American Bankers Association, H2653 [20AP]

———Jerry Sage, Missouri Bankers Association, H2652 [20AP]

———Max Cook, Missouri Bankers Association, H2652 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs: American Public Human Services Association and National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators, H6897 [23SE]

———Mary Jane Wallner and Wes Keller, National Conference of State Legislatures, H6897 [23SE]

———Patrick Lawler, Youth Villages (organization), H6897 [23SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services: several veterans organizations, H6226 [28JY]

Energy Jobs for Veterans Act: Douglas C. Lynn, Centers of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management, H2187 [22MR]

———Jim Ferland, PNM Resources, Inc., H2187 [22MR]

———John M. Garcia, New Mexico Dept. of Veteran's Services, H2187 [22MR]

———Nick Voges, Las Cruces, NM, Green Chamber of Commerce, H2187 [22MR]

———Raul Sanchez, VFW, New Mexico, H2187 [22MR]

———Tim Zenk, Sapphire Energy, Inc., H2187 [22MR]

———Vernon Mollan, Marine Corps League of New Mexico, H2187 [22MR]

Establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises: Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, S3500 [11MY]

Exclude Social Security from Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action consideration: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S77 [21JA]

———OWL—The Voice of Midlife and Older Women (organization), S77 [21JA]

Extend expenditure deadline for Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, H7523 [17NO]

———Representative Jackson Lee, H7522 [17NO]

Federal student loan program: Ashley Bianchi, Rhodes College, S1927 [24MR]

———Christina D. West, Vanderbilt University, S1925 [24MR]

———Janet Bonney-Baker, Baptist College of Health Sciences, S1926 [24MR]

———M. Joanna Hayes Dickens, Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, S1927 [24MR]

———Marian Malone Huffman, Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, S1926 [24MR]

———Sandra Rockett, Dyersburg State Community College, S1926 [24MR]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, S606 [22FE]

———Senator Reid, H1556 [17MR]

———several organizations, S604 [22FE]

———several road pavement organizations, S606 [22FE]

FEMA updated flood maps: Representative Candice S. Miller, H4689 [23JN]

FHA Reform Act: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders and National Association of Realtors, H4350 [10JN]

———several organizations, H4351 [10JN]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, H5631 [15JY]

———David A. Sampson, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, H5632 [15JY]

———Douglas M. Bibby, National Multi Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, H5632 [15JY]

———Jon D. Spalding and Len Brevik, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, H5632 [15JY]

———Leigh Ann Pusey, American Insurance Association, H5630 [15JY]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, H5630 [15JY]

General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act: Douglas M. Bibby, National Multi Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, H6250 [28JY]

———Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6250 [28JY]

———several health care, housing, and seniors organizations, H6250 [28JY]

———William P. Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association, H6250 [28JY]

General Motors Co., repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program loan: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S2746 [28AP]

———Senator Grassley, S2746 [28AP]

Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit extension: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury and Shaun Donovan, Sec. of HUD, S920 [2MR], S10248 [15DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: A. Barry Rand, AARP, S1976 [24MR]

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Noelle Ellerson, American Association of School Administrators, Jeff Simering, Council of the Great City Schools, and Lucy Gettman, National School Boards Association, H7806 [1DE]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7811 [1DE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7810 [1DE]

Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans With Children Act: Senator Coburn, S5504 [29JN]

Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets: George W. Madison, Dept. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

———Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

Impact of increased Medicaid funding obligations on States: Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E461 [23MR]

Increase availability of credit for small businesses: Small Business Access to Credit Coalition, S5988 [19JY]

Medicare Advantage program: several Senators, S4882 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation: David P. Sloane, AARP, E1375 [20JY]

———J. Donald Schumacher, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, E1376 [20JY]

———James Shaw and Tina Picchi, Supportive Care Coalition, E1376 [20JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, E1376 [20JY]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations: several Senators, S8540 [6DE]

National Flood Insurance Program extension: Jim Pair, National Association of Mortgage Brokers, S4055 [20MY]

———several organizations, S5080 [17JN]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, S4055 [20MY]

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act: Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, H4689 [23JN]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act: Christina M. Roof, AMVETS (organization), H8462 [15DE]

———Gus Hargett, National Guard Association of the U.S., H8463 [15DE]

———Jeremy Glasstetter, Student Veterans of America (organization), H8463 [15DE]

———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, H8462 [15DE]

———Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans of America (organization), H8462 [15DE]

———Richard A. Jones, National Association for Uniformed Services, H8463 [15DE]

———Tim Tetz, American Legion, H8463 [15DE]

Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Partnership To Fight Chronic Disease (organization), S7013 [13SE]

———several organizations, S7013 [13SE], S7060 [14SE]

Reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises: several Senators, S3343 [6MY]

Restoring American Financial Stability Act: several housing and community development organizations, S3520 [11MY]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, S3500, S3519 [11MY]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6767 [16SE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E974 [28MY]

Small business health care tax credit: Steven D. Yeater, S6871 [5AU]

Small Business Jobs Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S7020 [13SE], H6933 [23SE]

———Floyd E. Stoner, American Bankers Association, S7020 [13SE]

———Mike Duffin, Precision Machined Products Association, S7154 [16SE]

———Richard H. Neiman, S6727 [4AU]

———Robert C. Kiener, Precision Machined Products Association, S7154 [16SE]

———Robert E. McKenna, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, S7155 [16SE]

———Robert L. Akers, Jr., National Tooling & Machining Association, S7154 [16SE]

———Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association, S6509 [29JY]

———Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6725 [4AU]

———William E. Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association, S7154 [16SE]

———William E. Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association and Robert L. Akers, Jr., National Tooling & Machining Association, S7153 [16SE]

Small Business Lending Fund Act: American Bankers Association, E1125 [16JN]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, H4517 [16JN]

Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H483 [3FE]

———Nancy G. Shor, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, H484, H485 [3FE]

———Scot E. Whitaker, National Association of Disability Representatives, H484 [3FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, Best Buddies International, Inc., mentoring program, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3586 [19MY]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3586 [19MY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3586 [19MY]

Temporary Extension Act: Senator Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S917 [2MR]

Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act: Senator Coburn, S7948 [17NO]

Transportation projects funding: Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S8969 [14DE]

Veterans' Benefits Act: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H7331 [29SE]

———Clayton Jones, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H7332 [29SE]

———Gerald T. Manar, VFW, H7331 [29SE]

———Jimmie L. Foster, American Legion, H7331 [29SE]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H7331 [29SE]

———Kathryn A. Witt, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., H7331 [29SE]

———Raymond C. Kelley, AMVETS (organization), H7330 [29SE]

———Thomas Zampieri, Blinded Veterans Association, H7331 [29SE]

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: several veterinary organizations, S6080 [21JY]

Lists

Internet addresses of studies and papers relative to student financial aid programs and student loan programs in H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, S1985 [24MR]

Organizations endorsing H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, S7019 [13SE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, S6471 [29JY]

Organizations supporting S. 2952, Strengthen Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act, S253 [26JA]

Proposed points of order against certain provisions in H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, submitted by Senator Grassley, S2084 [25MR]

Senate surface transportation extension State-by-State allocations of funding for projects of national significance and national corridor programs, H1141 [4MR]

Small Business Jobs Act newspaper and magazine story headlines, S6506 [29JY]

Memorandums

Democrat Spending Since Troubled Asset Relief Program Was Enacted Into Law, H2247 [23MR]

Small Business Lending Fund Act: Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H4517 [16JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4479, S4480, S4482, S4483, S4500 [27MY], H2309 [24MR], H5368 [1JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1821, S1840, S1847 [23MR], S1923, S1937, S1959, S1980, S1993, S1994, S1995, S1996, S1997, S1998, S1999, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003, S2004, S2005, S2006, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2011 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079 [25MR], H2167 [21MR], H2429 [25MR]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7814 [1DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6789 [16SE]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4363 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5430 [24JN], S5515 [29JN], S6073 [21JY], S6293, S6340 [27JY], S6473 [29JY], S6974 [5AU], S7140 [15SE], S7146 [16SE], H4616 [17JN], H6930 [23SE]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S2091, S2094 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S933 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2099 [25MR], S2269, S2282 [14AP], S2345, S2346 [15AP], H2616 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE], S685 [23FE], S1479 [11MR], S1634 [17MR], H1136 [4MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8391 [2DE], S8701, S8702 [9DE], S10245, S10246, S10247, S10249 [15DE], H7874 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), H8857 [21DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5654 [15JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), S8552 [6DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5327, H5328 [1JY]

Notices

Impact of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension on project bid opening schedule: Missouri Dept. of Transportation, S605 [22FE]

Outlines

Addressing small business needs to create jobs, S1640 [17MR]

Press releases

Angel Capital Association Supports Amendments to Financial Reform Bill—Sen. Dodd's Amendments Allow for Efficient Capital Access for Entrepreneurs and Also Improve Fraud Protection for Investors: Angel Capital Association, S3813 [17MY]

ICBA and 28 State Community Bank Associations Urge Prompt Passage of Small Business Lending Fund Bill: Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S5512 [29JN]

Manufacturers Applaud Senator Voinovich for His Support of Small Business Jobs Act: Precision Metalforming Association and National Tooling & Machining Association, S7154 [16SE]

State Regulators Support Administration's Small Business Lending Proposals: Neil Milner, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, H4518 [16JN]

Proposals

Additional emergency unemployment compensation without adding to the budget deficit, S8316 [1DE]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (H.R. 3509), H1545 [17MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs, H2804 [22AP]

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: funding, H6883 [23SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (H.R. 5679), H5570 [14JY], H5620 [15JY]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6596 [10AU]

Amtrak: reduce funding for capital and debt service grants for capital investments, H6376, H6377 [29JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), H2300-H2313 [24MR], H4367, H4368 [10JN], H4437 [15JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), Senate amendments, H5307, H5358-H5407 [1JY], H5551 [14JY], H5621, H5657 [15JY], H5730, H5752 [20JY], H5960 [22JY], H6029 [26JY], H6049, H6050, H6052-H6068 [27JY], H6168 [28JY], E1293, E1296 [13JY], E1318 [14JY], E1331, E1341 [15JY], E1445, E1449, E1450, E1452 [28JY], E1469 [29JY], E1505, E1534 [30JY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 1204), H2273-H2280 [24MR]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1500), H5342-H5358 [1JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H316, H317 [21JA], H372 [26JA], H2315 [24MR], H6630 [14SE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H2171 [21MR]

Armed Forces: ensure housing assistance programs are available to veterans and members who have service-connected injuries and to survivors and dependents of veterans and members (H.R. 6058), H7082, H7083 [28SE]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, E1680 [16SE]

———expand preseparation counseling program to include a personal finances component, H4019 [27MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors, H2731 [21AP]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): alleged involvement in voter registration fraud, H2837 [22AP], H4503 [15JN]

Benefits: increase for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 5987), H8093, H8094-H8101, H8244 [8DE], H8276 [9DE], E1530 [30JY], E2119 [14DE], E2140 [15DE], E2205 [18DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 5190), E963 [28MY]

———provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 5220), H3583-H3589 [19MY]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, H197 [20JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1597 [18MR], H1777, H1783, H1790, H1795 [20MR], H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2247, H2248 [23MR], H2276, H2277 [24MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E462 [23MR], E465, E468, E469, E472, E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E506 [25MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), Senate amendments, H2323, H2429-H2440, H2449-H2454 [25MR], H2635 [15AP], H2834 [22AP], E567, E573 [15AP], E618 [22AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1225), H2418-H2429 [25MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to recommit, H2167, H2168 [21MR]

California: impact of diversion of water from agricultural communities in the San Joaquin Valley relative to drought conditions, H6286 [29JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid: coverage of virtual colonoscopies, H1380 [12MR]

Children and youth: ensure grant program to assist State agencies in protecting students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint uses competitive procedures to award grants, H1062, H1063 [3MR]

———provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (H.R. 5817), E1457 [28JY]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs, E769 [6MY]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs and combat childhood obesity and hunger, H4001-H4003 [27MY]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7778-H7815 [1DE], H7870-H7874 [2DE], E2039, E2041, E2042, E2044, E2050 [2DE], E2069, E2073 [7DE], E2083-E2085 [8DE], E2128 [14DE], E2204 [18DE]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (H. Res. 1742), H7767-H7773 [1DE]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), motion to recommit, H7814, H7815 [1DE]

———require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (H.R. 6193), E1833 [29SE]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (H. Res. 362), H995-H997 [2MR]

Colleges and universities: encourage communities to hold explanatory events for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), E161 [4FE]

Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt, H2959 [28AP], H6430 [29JY]

Courts: Southwest border district courts funding, E1466 [29JY]

Credit: cap maximum loan limits for FHA single family insured mortgages in certain high cost areas, H4355, H4356 [10JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3806 [25MY], H3849 [26MY], H4411, H4412, H4414-H4416 [14JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6777-H6791 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6766-H6775 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), motion to recommit, H6789 [16SE]

———carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast or school lunch programs (H.R. 5738), E1322 [14JY]

———consider passive houses retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures relative to certain entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers, H6787 [16SE]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (H.R. 5806), H5923 [22JY]

———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (H.R. 5012), H8112-H8114 [8DE]

———establish certain conditions for receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program and eliminate Federal price floor for paid school lunches, H7814, H7815 [1DE]

———implement communication standards to ensure availability of nutrition programs information in language appropriate to the community being served, H7811 [1DE]

———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (H.R. 6469), H7869-H7874 [2DE]

———provide assistance and technical advice to qualified entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers in order to increase participation in areas of high unemployment, H6786 [16SE]

———provide for resolution of certain discrimination claims by women farmers and reform loan system in order to end gender discrimination (H.R. 4264), H796 [24FE], E246 [25FE]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7635-H7641 [29NO], H7652-H7657, H7685-H7695 [30NO], H7845-H7850 [1DE], E2017, E2020, E2022 [1DE], E2058 [2DE]

———require lenders making certain energy related loans to rural consumers give priority to Armed Forces active duty members and veterans, H6787 [16SE]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6619, H6620, H6621, H6622, H6624 [10AU], H7806, H7807, H7808, H7811-H7813 [1DE], E2128 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility in setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis, H4067 [27MY]

———Joint Family Support Assistance Program funding, H4005 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Impact Aid Program (H. Res. 1641), H7478, H7479 [16NO]

———education programs and jobs funding, H5346, H5389, H5403, H5404 [1JY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (H.R. 5190), E963 [28MY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (H.R. 5220), H3583-H3589 [19MY]

———establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (H.R. 5460), H4437 [15JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2089), E148 [3FE]

———proposal to bar private lenders from making government-guaranteed loans within the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H1627 [18MR]

———provide low-income students with access to early education programs that promote school readiness, address achievement gap for English-language learners, and encourage bilingualism (H.R. 6435), H7503 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: expand Federal loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies in manufacturing, H3404, H3405 [12MY]

———Innovative Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6620 [10AU]

Dept. of HHS: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with shaken baby syndrome, E194 [22FE]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (H.R. 914), H912 [25FE]

———extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (S. 3774), H7378 [29SE], H7521-H7524 [17NO]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (H.R. 5807), H5895 [21JY]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 6156), H6896-H6898 [23SE], E1676 [16SE], E1751 [28SE]

———review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits (H.R. 6012), H7185 [28SE], E1521 [30JY]

———transmit to House of Representatives documents, records, or communications relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. Res. 1561), H6975 [23SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), Senate amendment, H7073-H7075 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), H8802-H8806 [21DE]

———extend special funds to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall, H4357 [10JN]

———grant authority to establish higher minimum down payment requirements on mortgages and require report to Congress on implementation of such requirements, H4348 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4300 [9JN], H4342-H4365 [10JN], E1063, E1065, E1068, E1069, E1075 [10JN], E1103 [15JN], E1184 [23JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4277-H4287 [9JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), corrections in engrossment, H4366 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), motion to recommit, H4364 [10JN]

———include information on financial management and credit risk in mortgage counseling services, H4347 [10JN]

———increase Community Development Block Grant Program funding directed at minority-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, H6353 [29JY]

———prevent any taxpayer bailout of the FHA, H4364 [10JN]

———prioritize mortgage counseling services to areas with high foreclosure rates, H4346, H4347 [10JN]

———prohibit FHA issuance of mortgage insurance for borrowers with strategic defaults, H4364 [10JN]

———prohibit funding for doctoral dissertation research grants on housing and urban development issues, H6345 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for restoration and improvement of Darwin D. Martin House Complex project in Buffalo, NY, H6379-H6381 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for Transformation Initiative, H6345, H6346 [29JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H6374 [29JY]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), H6249-H6251 [28JY]

———provide mortgage insurance premium refunds to eligible borrowers of FHA-insured loans that were closed but not endorsed prior to a certain date, H4351, H4352 [10JN]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 709), H5407 [1JY]

———reduce Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H6348, H6349 [29JY]

———require anyone seeking an FHA mortgage to certify they have not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor, H4357, H4358 [10JN]

———section 8 programs and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funding, H6324 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 5575), E1176 [23JN], E2112 [9DE]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), H8893-H8901, H8917 [21DE], E2247 [22DE]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (H.R. 4614), H3502-H3505 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: advertising campaign offering assistance to illegal immigrants facing wage disparities, H4776 [23JN]

———provide for training of new disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives by National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute, H7016 [28SE]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (H.R. 4072), H307 [21JA], H7088, H7089 [28SE], E1778 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), Senate amendments, H7361-H7364 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (H.R. 5510), H8623-H8629 [17DE]

———Build America Bonds funding, H4169, H4171 [28MY]

———capital treatment of small business lending fund investments, H6931 [23SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), H3547 [19MY], H4443 [15JN], H4510, H4513-H4542 [16JN], H4600, H4610-H4618 [17JN], H4679 [23JN], H4913 [29JN], H5600 [14JY], H6029 [26JY], H6262 [28JY], H6688 [15SE], H6765 [16SE], H6812 [22SE], H6883, H6885, H6981 [23SE], H7027, H7028 [28SE], H7215, H7216 [29SE], E1125 [16JN], E1127, E1129, E1131, E1133, E1139 [17JN], E1153, E1165 [22JN], E1723 [23SE], E1765, E1775, E1777, E1863 [29SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), Senate amendment, H6905-H6939 [23SE], E1751 [28SE], E1780 [29SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration (H. Res. 1436), H4447-H4454 [15JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration (H. Res. 1448), H4602-H4610 [17JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), motion to recommit, H4616, H4617 [17JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), unanimous-consent agreement, H4513 [16JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1640), H6886-H6891 [23SE]

———define small business under Small Business Lending Fund Program, increase loan volume, establish baseline measurement for lending, and include certain lending centers as qualified lending institutions, H4530, H4531 [16JN]

———ensure farmers and rural communities receive equal consideration through the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4540, H4541 [16JN]

———ensure selection criteria for the Small Business Early Stage Investment program includes the extent to which investment capital would be concentrated in targeted industries, H4538 [16JN]

———ensure that community banks participating in the Small Business Lending Fund Program prioritize, reach out to, and focus on veteran-owned small businesses, H4529 [16JN]

———ensure that Small Business Lending Fund Program materials are culturally and linguistically diverse, provide for minority outreach, and disaggregate data, H4541 [16JN]

———ensure that State-run venture capital programs are eligible to participate in the State Small Business Credit Initiative program and clarify eligibility of State financing programs, H4537 [16JN]

———establish a fund from the sale of Troubled Asset Relief Program assets to assist local governments recoup losses incurred from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., bankruptcy (H.R. 5125), E672 [27AP]

———establish the Office of Small Business Lending Fund Oversight, H4535, H4536 [16JN]

———facilitate participation by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund recipients in the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H6931, H6932 [23SE]

———give the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program oversight of the Small Business Lending Fund Program and certify that banks are receiving funds based on merit, H4616, H4617 [17JN]

———include construction and land development loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4612, H4613 [17JN]

———include nonowner-occupied commercial real estate loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4531 [16JN]

———make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program (H.R. 5551), H4682-H4685 [23JN]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 4110), H6596 [10AU]

———require financial institutions lending funds received from the Small Business Lending Fund Program indicate such fact on applicable loan documents, H4534, H4535 [16JN]

———require financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to increase lending levels, H362 [26JA]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 4566), H565, H568, H569 [4FE]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 6225), H7221-H7223, H7225 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (H.R. 4722), E280 [2MR]

———Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization funding, H6372 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for Blackstone River Bikeway in Rhode Island, H6377, H6378 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for Downtown Tacoma Streetscapes Improvement Project in Tacoma, WA, H6378, H6379 [29JY]

———prohibit reallocation of Federal highway funding to livable communities program unless such program is authorized, H6292, H6293, H6324, H6351 [29JY]

———Safety Belt Performance Grant program funding reduction, H6349 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility, H2729 [21AP]

———establish a transition program for new veterans, improve disability claims system, reform pensions and medal programs, and modify adjudication of mental incompetence (H.R. 6132), H7013-H7017 [28SE], E1780, E1861 [29SE]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3553), H2654-H2656 [20AP], H3828 [26MY]

———expand definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to include certain National Guard service, H8788 [21DE]

———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 5737), E1319 [14JY]

———guarantee housing loans for the construction of energy efficient dwellings, H7013 [28SE]

———improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 6567), E2224 [21DE]

———improve laws relative to educational assistance for health professionals, H2728 [21AP]

———improve laws relative to small business concerns and employment assistance (H.R. 4220), H7013 [28SE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 3447), H8456-H8466 [15DE], H8788 [21DE], E2246 [22DE]

———improve the provision of health care to veterans, H6652 [14SE]

———increase amount payable to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services, H2725 [21AP]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), Senate amendments, H7321-H7342 [29SE]

———make certain improvements to comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (H.R. 4810), H2178-H2180 [22MR], H4087 [28MY], E452, E456 [23MR], E501 [25MR]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans, H2725 [21AP]

———modify standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance (H.R. 5360), H7008-H7013 [28SE]

———Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funding, H4087 [28MY]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), H2670 [20AP], H2703-H2733, H2767 [21AP], H2925 [27AP], E618, E619, E621, E637 [22AP], E657 [26AP], E935 [25MY]

———submit a report on changes necessary to ensure accurate accounting of returned Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefit payments, H6241 [28JY]

———U.S. Paralympic Adaptive Sports Grant Program funding, H6237, H6238 [28JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6216, H6245-H6249 [28JY], E1465 [29JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (H. Res. 1559), H6206-H6214 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6352, H6353, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376 [29JY]

———eliminate or reduce funding for certain Federal programs, H6350, H6351 [29JY], E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E28 [13JA], E35 [15JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6300, H6310-H6353, H6368-H6382-H6412-H6418 [29JY], E1496, E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6289-H6297 [29JY]

Disasters: review, update, and revise factors to measure severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster to evaluate the need for assistance (H.R. 5825), H6081-H6083 [27JY]

District of Columbia: establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3913), H4883-H4885 [28JN]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), H901-H906 [25FE], H938 [26FE], H1227 [10MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), H1548-H1553 [17MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 1248), H2585-H2593 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment, H2615-H2620 [15AP], E582 [20AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, H2615 [15AP]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1012 [2MR], H2449 [25MR], H3518-H3523 [18MY], H3676-H3679 [20MY], H3757, H3802, H3805-H3807 [25MY], H3851-H3853 [26MY], H4750 [23JN], H5224, H5225, H5294 [30JN]

———Jobs Now program funding, H2220 [23MR], H4092 [28MY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H303 [21JA], H362, H363 [26JA], H393 [27JA], H653, H661, H664, H736 [23FE], H761 [24FE], H954 [26FE], H2649 [20AP], H3315 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H5601 [14JY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1137), H1115-H1123 [4MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1111, H1125-H1147, H1151, H1152 [4MR], H1451, H1488, H1495 [16MR], H1555 [17MR], H2286 [24MR], E317 [5MR], E368 [12MR]

———prioritization of government employment over private sector employment, H4445 [15JN]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (H.R. 4529), H1915 [21MR], E950 [26MY], E1369 [20JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H3105 [4MY]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H6027 [26JY]

Education: conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H6616, H6621, H6624 [10AU]

———ensure that students enrolled in 2-year certificate or associate programs are eligible for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and increase minority participation in STEM careers, H3395 [12MY]

———express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (H. Res. 1702), E1857 [29SE]

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (H.R. 959), H3344-H3346 [12MY], E837, E839 [13MY]

———provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (H.R. 4695), E258 [25FE]

———provide funds for Pell Grants (H.R. 5055), H3732 [24MY]

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (H.R. 5458), H7077-H7079 [28SE], E1781, E1782 [29SE]

———student loans and financial aid programs funding, H6153 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require States receiving funds under such Act to establish policies with respect to the auditing of charter schools (H.R. 6204), H6885 [23SE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, E1547 [10AU]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (H.R. 4812), H1303 [10MR], H3731, H3732 [24MY], H3762 [25MY], H5346 [1JY], H5973 [22JY], H6029 [26JY]

———provide grants to communities and organizations offering youth career training services, H3732 [24MY]

———summer youth job programs funding, H3731, H3732 [24MY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H2412 [25MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), H1553-H1558 [17MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1745), H7859-H7864 [2DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8524-H8534, H8545-H8551 [16DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7759, H7760, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7850-H7852 [1DE], H7858, H7859, H7874-H7887 [2DE], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8248-H8252, H8254, H8255 [8DE], H8266, H8280 [9DE], H8295 [14DE], H8356, H8357, H8358, H8359, H8508-H8517 [15DE], H8522, H8523, H8524, H8552-H8595 [16DE], H8600 [17DE], E2071 [7DE], E2098 [9DE], E2128 [14DE], E2178, E2186, E2189, E2190, E2195, E2200, E2202, E2206 [18DE], E2211, E2225, E2232 [21DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), H2268-H2273 [24MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4957), H2450 [25MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5147), H2950-H2952 [28AP]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5611), H4931-H4934 [29JN]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5900), H6418-H6428 [29JY], E1510 [30JY], E1577 [10AU]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6190), H6943-H6945 [23SE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6473), H7867-H7869 [2DE]

Families and domestic relations: family leave work reforms, E1701 [22SE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (H.R. 3047), E156 [4FE]

———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 (H.R. 2339), E156 [4FE]

FDIC: require financial regulators issue non-conflicting guidelines to banks relative to financial regulatory capital requirements and lending standards, H4533 [16JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), H4553-H4559 [16JN], E1130 [17JN], E1181 [23JN]

———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), Senate amendment, H8603-H8609 [17DE], H8852-H8861 [21DE]

———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), consideration (H. Res. 1781), H8820-H8823 [21DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs, H2651-H2654 [20AP]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize firefighter assistance program and authorize use of fire department grant funds for fire station construction (H.R. 6464), E2018 [1DE]

Federal Home Loan Banks: anniversary of Affordable Housing Program, E1311 [14JY], E2086 [8DE]

FEMA: allow local government agencies receiving National Flood Insurance Program funding to coordinate with entities and agencies that have experience dealing with the disabled, seniors, and minorities, H5629 [15JY]

———ensure residents have information on appropriate flood evacuation routes and include information on flood insurance in outreach activities, H5649 [15JY]

———establish a National Flood Insurance Program 5-year grace period and appeal period for purchasing flood insurance under locations newly mapped as flood areas, H5629 [15JY]

———establish grants to educate local real estate agents on National Flood Insurance Program and coordinate efforts with such agents to facilitate purchase of insurance coverage, H5651 [15JY]

———expend all funds to extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program in a manner consistent with manual on Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, H5652 [15JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5621, H5626-H5656, H5658 [15JY], H6145 [27JY], E1365 [20JY], E2043 [2DE]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), consideration (H. Res. 1517), H5621-H5626 [15JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), corrections in engrossment, H5656 [15JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), motion to recommit, H5654 [15JY]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program, H4938 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), H4687-H4690 [23JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3814), H6951, H6952 [23SE], E1745 [24SE]

———funding, H3183 [5MY], H4482 [15JN]

———phase out subsidized flood insurance premiums for severe repetitive loss properties, H5643 [15JY]

———prohibit State and local governments from misusing new National Flood Insurance Program requirements, H5658 [15JY]

———prohibit use of National Flood Insurance Program authorization extension funds for earmarks, H5646 [15JY]

———publish notice of new flood elevations with local newspapers, television and radio stations even in communities without final determination under flood insurance map modernization process, H5650 [15JY]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), Senate amendment, H8814-H8817 [21DE]

———reform National Flood Insurance Program, H3265-H3267 [6MY]

———require annual report on effectiveness of grants awarded to local government agencies on the retention or acquisition of flood insurance coverage, H5644 [15JY]

———require National Flood Insurance Program to conduct a study on repaying losses over a 10-year period, H5627 [15JY]

———require the Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate to identify ways to assist communities in efforts to fund the accreditation of flood protection systems, H5649, H5650 [15JY]

———update National Flood Insurance Program flood area maps, H5629 [15JY]

Financial institutions: allow small banks to amortize losses or write-downs on real estate loans in order to increase availability of credit for small businesses, H4532, H4533 [16JN]

———facilitate access by small businesses to capital, H1014 [2MR]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: strike section on flood insurance outreach, H5654 [15JY]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), H8418-H8452 [15DE]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), Senate amendment, H8982 [22DE]

GAO: conduct study on ways the private insurance market can contribute to insuring against flood damage and community participation in and the regionalization of the National Flood Insurance Program, H5648 [15JY]

Government: create a means to review and abolish Federal programs that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of taxpayer funds (H.R. 5568), H4781 [24JN], E1187 [24JN]

———role in provision of benefits and services to citizens, H1411 [15MR], H6968 [23SE]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H148, H177-H183 [19JA], H636, H637 [22FE], H1387, H1388 [12MR], H1740 [19MR], H1793 [20MR], H1876 [21MR], H2218, H2242 [23MR], H2479 [13AP], H5528 [13JY], H5679 [19JY], E506 [25MR]

———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H742, H743 [23FE], H1354 [11MR], H1904 [21MR]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H6868 [22SE], H7738 [30NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H188 [19JA], H246, H248 [20JA], H309, H311, H314 [21JA], H379 [26JA], H392 [27JA], H825 [24FE], H928 [25FE], H1310, H1311 [10MR], H1346 [11MR], H1388 [12MR], H1433, H1434 [15MR], H1467, H1471, H1516 [16MR], H1604, H1605 [18MR], H1710, H1725, H1741 [19MR], H1749 [20MR], H1820, H1830, H1844, H1845, H1859-H1861, H1892, H1910, H2167, H2168 [21MR], H2210-H2213 [22MR], H2441, H2450 [25MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274, H6275 [28JY]

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H1488 [16MR], H3391 [12MY], H5900 [21JY]

———authorize student loan forgiveness for certain individuals employed in advanced energy professions (H.R. 4736), H1033 [3MR]

Housing: ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (H.R. 5017), H2907-H2909 [27AP]

———ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (H.R. 5361), E908 [20MY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments, H5258 [30JN]

———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (H.R. 4687), E229 [24FE]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H2779 [21AP], H2836 [22AP], H2928 [27AP], H3299 [11MY], H4279-H4285, H4315 [9JN], H5217 [30JN], H7202 [28SE], H8522 [16DE]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (H. Res. 1577), E1525 [30JY], E1740 [23SE]

———observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (H. Res. 1583), H6719-H6721 [15SE]

Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H1435 [15MR], H1515 [16MR], H2894 [27AP]

Insurance: clarify that once a borrower has demonstrated to a lender that flood insurance has been purchased, the lender must terminate the force-placed insurance, H5629 [15JY]

———create refundable tax credits for low-income citizens purchasing health insurance, H1904 [21MR]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, H2618 [15AP]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (H.R. 5324), E870 [18MY]

Intellectual property: anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research (H. Con. Res. 328), H7410, H7411 [15NO]

Iowa: tribute to volunteers assisting in recovery from severe storms and flooding, H270 [21JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures under Social Security (H.R. 4532), H482-H486 [3FE], E103 [27JA], E252 [25FE]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 4554), E122 [2FE]

Louisiana: request for change or realignment of Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage formula, H740 [23FE]

Medicaid: anniversary, E1511 [30JY]

———exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, H21 [12JA], H126 [13JA], H320 [21JA], H1722 [19MR]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6589-H6597, H6604-H6625 [10AU]

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, H20 [12JA], H126, H128 [13JA], H1349 [11MR], H1653 [18MR], H2862, H2864, H2865 [26AP], H2987, H2994, H2995, H2996 [28AP], E461 [23MR]

———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 2249), H912 [25FE]

———use historical averages to calculate the Federal medical assistance percentage for disaster affected States, H1715 [19MR]

Medicare: anniversary, H5722 [20JY], E1511 [30JY]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H1578 [17MR]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H769 [24FE], H1576, H1577 [17MR], H2480 [13AP]

———ensure oversight of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E618 [22AP]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, H4411 [14JN]

———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465 [24MR]

———solvency, H1575, H1576 [17MR], H1857 [21MR], H2254 [23MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 5795), H6287 [29JY], E1375 [20JY]

Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H4864 [24JN], H6154 [27JY], H8924 [21DE]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), H8806-H8811 [21DE]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (H.R. 4219), H336 [26JA]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, H7455, H7485 [16NO]

National GEAR UP Day: observance, E1812 [29SE]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1638), H7707-H7709 [30NO]

National objectives: eradicate hunger in the U.S., H8918 [21DE]

New York: Federal grants and appropriations awarded to New York's 19th Congressional District, E2238-E2240 [22DE]

NSF: prohibit use of cybersecurity research and development programs funds for earmarks, H504, H505 [3FE]

Obama, President: Executive order to ensure enforcement and implementation of abortion restrictions, H1831, H1906, H1908, H1910 [21MR], H2450, H2451 [25MR], H2834 [22AP]

———proposal to establish deficit commission by Executive order, H247 [20JA]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, H5722 [20JY]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated stimulus funds to offset funding for additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5322-H5325, H5328 [1JY], H5932 [22JY]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (H.R. 5975), E2021 [1DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, H2832 [22AP]

———filing of lawsuits by States relative to constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H2311 [24MR], H2684-H2687 [20AP], H2828 [22AP], H2859-H2865 [26AP], H3109 [4MY]

———impact on Medicare Advantage program funding, E1793 [29SE]

Pennsylvania: Appalachian Development Highway System designation, H5349 [1JY]

Poverty: awareness of growing numbers of people living in poverty, E2115 [13DE]

Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs, H2224, H2225 [23MR]

———extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (H.R. 4564), H1301 [10MR]

———repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3053), H272 [21JA]

———repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1277), H3671, H3673, H3675-H3679 [20MY]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program emergency fund funding, E508 [25MR]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, H7688 [30NO]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (H.R. 6344), E1813 [29SE]

Rentech, Inc.: tribute to Rialto, CA, Renewable Energy Center, E1327 [15JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3855 [26MY], H4485-H4490 [15JN], H4958-H4963 [29JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, H731 [23FE], H1117-H1121, H1139, H1141 [4MR], H1555 [17MR]

———Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs funding, H4171 [28MY]

SBA: establish the Small Business Borrower Assistance Program to provide payments of principal and interest on qualifying small business loans, H4611, H4612 [17JN]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers, E1723 [23SE]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 5797), H5925 [22JY]

———improve business development program (H.R. 4818), H2896 [27AP]

———make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (H.R. 4549), H1497 [16MR], H5904 [21JY]

———permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 4938), H2414-H2416 [25MR]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 1557), H247 [20JA], H358 [26JA], H596-H599 [4FE], E973 [28MY]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (H. Res. 1342), H3841 [26MY]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: expand (H.R. 4819), H3847 [26MY]

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (H.R. 6191), H7081, H7082 [28SE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), H400, H401 [27JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), H2879, H2895, H2896 [27AP], E692 [28AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), H7090 [28SE]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H4516 [16JN]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), H400, H401 [27JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), H2879, H2895, H2896 [27AP], E692 [28AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), H7090 [28SE]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H4516 [16JN]

Social Security: anniversary, H5722, H5725, H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5731, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5738, H5739, H5740, H5809 [20JY], H5823 [21JY], H5925, H5926 [22JY], H6047, H6048, H6050 [27JY], H6167, H6168 [28JY], H6462 [30JY], E1369 [20JY], E1389 [21JY], E1435 [27JY], E1459 [28JY], E1484 [29JY], E1558 [10AU]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 1674), H6891-H6896 [23SE], E1830 [29SE]

———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (H.R. 6192), E1722 [23SE]

———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 2829), H272 [21JA]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (H.R. 6130), H6837-H6839 [22SE], E1637 [15SE]

———funding, H5214-H5216 [30JN], H5925, H5926 [22JY], H8500 [15DE]

———increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (S. 2949), H348-H350 [26JA], E98, E103 [27JA]

———prevent low-income public servants from falling into poverty by modifying the Government Pension Offset to protect their widows and spousal benefits (H.R. 6442), E1984 [18NO]

———privatization proposals, H5308 [1JY], H5531 [13JY], H5725, H5726, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5731, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5738, H5739, H5740, H5747-H5750, H5809, H5812 [20JY], H5823 [21JY], H6047 [27JY], H6167, H6168 [28JY], H6462 [30JY], E1371 [20JY], E1389 [21JY], E1484 [29JY]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), H5563-H5565 [14JY], H8278 [9DE], E1308 [13JY]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), Senate amendments, H7618-H7621 [29NO]

———provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (H.R. 6569), E2224 [21DE]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (H.R. 6066), E1533 [30JY]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (H.R. 678), E771 [6MY], E915 [24MY]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6200), H7063, H7064 [28SE], E1729 [23SE]

States: ensure women and minority-owned businesses are provided with capital lending opportunities, H4513 [16JN]

Student Financial Aid Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1353), H3781, H3782 [25MY]

Taxation: allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (H.R. 4256), H3084 [4MY]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (H.R. 4426), H195, H196 [20JA], H363 [26JA], H558 [4FE], H1012 [2MR], H6287 [29JY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases, H362 [26JA]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (H.R. 4100), H2888 [27AP], H5965, H5967 [22JY]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (H.R. 4760), E303 [4MR]

———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, H1917 [21MR]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (H.R. 4718), H2651-H2654 [20AP]

———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit, H5960 [22JY]

———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 5885), H6292-H6296 [29JY]

Texas: education funding, H5349 [1JY]

———flood control projects funding, H6046 [27JY]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (H.R. 2746), H2263 [24MR]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (H.R. 1895), H5307 [1JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H903, H904 [25FE], H938 [26FE], H1553 [17MR], H2616-H2619 [15AP], H3763 [25MY], H3875 [27MY], H4169 [28MY], H4403 [14JN], H4620 [17JN], H4915 [29JN], H5208 [30JN], H5693, H5697-H5709 [19JY], H5723, H5726, H5728, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5737, H5800, H5801 [20JY], H5885-H5892 [21JY], H5924, H5926-H5937, H5939, H5971 [22JY], H6033-H6034 [26JY], H7650 [30NO], H7761, H7762 [1DE], H8021 [2DE], H8356, H8357, H8358, H8359 [15DE], H8523 [16DE], E582 [20AP], E1424 [26JY], E1441 [27JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H3523 [18MY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H4921-H4925 [29JN], H5212, H5213 [30JN], H5321-H5330 [1JY], H5540-H5542 [13JY], H5549, H5551, H5552, H5553, H5598, H5599 [14JY], H5620 [15JY], E1244 [30JN]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), consideration (H. Res. 1495), H5311-H5319 [1JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), motion to recommit, H5328 [1JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7551, H7552, H7553, H7569-H7575, H7588-H7592, H7594 [18NO], E1999 [29NO]

———provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (H.R. 4740), H1151 [4MR]

Veterans: assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 5627), E1233 [30JN]

———enhance burial benefits, H7340 [29SE]

———enhance burial benefits (H.R. 4045), H6210 [28JY]

———establish a pilot program to encourage employment of veterans in energy-related positions (H.R. 4592), H2185-H2188 [22MR], E501 [25MR]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors, H2731 [21AP]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, E976 [28MY]

———require the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out an outreach program for veterans who reside in Appalachia (H.R. 5226), H3206 [6MY], H3875 [27MY]

Wisconsin: disaster assistance for floods, H3794 [25MY]

Workforce Investment Act: provide oil spill relief employment (H.R. 5654), E1258 [30JN]

World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (H. Con. Res. 323), H7713-H7716 [30NO], E2020, E2028 [1DE], E2035, E2036 [2DE], E2068 [7DE]

Yauco, PR: prohibit funding for construction of a children's playground, H6381, H6382 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (H.R. 3509), S6979 [5AU]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: establish more efficient management and transparency in programs created by stimulus funds, S1215 [5MR], S1329 [10MR]

———impact of stimulus funds on economy and job creation, S1156-S1158 [4MR]

———provide a certain percentage of stimulus funds to States and local governments for use as an administrative expense reserve to track receiving and spending of stimulus funds, S1154 [4MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S3402 [7MY], S3951 [19MY], S4111-S4123, S4129 [24MY], S4166, S4169, S4172-S4176, S4181-S4188, S4190-S4204 [25MY], S4397, S4398, S4402, S4405, S4434-S4437, S4468 [26MY], S4474, S4497, S4499-S4507 [27MY], S4567, S4570, S4571 [28MY], S6171, S6188-S6190 [22JY], S7738 [29SE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), unanimous-consent request, S3386 [7MY]

———offset emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S4196-S4199 [25MY], S4406-S4409, S4424 [26MY], S6171 [22JY]

Armed Forces: require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation, S3581 [12MY]

Autism: reauthorize and strengthen Combating Autism Act, establish a National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, provide services to affected individuals, and increase public education and awareness (S. 4044), S10515 [17DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (S. 3293), S2809 [29AP]

———provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (S. 694), S6240 [26JY]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S31-S35 [20JA], S79-S83, S94-S96, S102-S104, S106-S108 [21JA], S138 [22JA], S168-S174, S177, S179-S181 [25JA], S213-S221, S245 [26JA], S281, S282 [28JA], S5840 [14JY]

———exclude Social Security programs from consideration, S74-S77, S82 [21JA], S168 [25JA], S215-S221 [26JA]

———prohibit fast-track procedures for consideration of commission recommendations, S178 [25JA], S215 [26JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors, S1789 [22MR], S2083 [25MR]

Budget: eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S229, S232, S237-S243 [26JA], S284 [28JA], S7394-S7397 [23SE], S7705 [29SE], S10237-S10239 [15DE]

———finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs by eliminating certain low priority expenditures, S2341, S2346 [15AP]

———finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs through certain tax loophole closures, S2341, S2346 [15AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1821-S1867 [23MR], S1923-S2012 [24MR], S2069-S2089 [25MR], S2158 [26MR], S2753 [28AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to commit, S1838-S1841, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1924, S1937-S1940, S1959, S1994-S1998, S2000, S2005 [24MR], S2075, S2076 [25MR]

———rescind certain unspent and uncommitted Federal funds, S232, S243, S244 [26JA]

———rescind certain unspent Federal funds to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation and certain other Federal programs, S2275-S2278, S2281, S2287 [14AP], S2346 [15AP]

———rescind funds from certain Federal programs to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation, S10249-S10251 [15DE]

Children and youth: enhance quality of life for all children, S4204-S4206 [25MY], S6575-S6578 [2AU]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (S. 3328), S4522 [27MY]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), S4547 [27MY], S4846 [10JN], S6287 [27JY], S6357-S6359 [28JY], S6478 [29JY], S6700-S6702 [4AU], S6832-S6835, S6842-S6845, S6849 [5AU]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, S7106-S7108 [15SE], S7587-S7590 [28SE]

Congress: legislative priorities, S4588 [7JN], S7871, S7873 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (S. 3123), S1624 [16MR]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (S. 3102), S1363 [10MR], S8337 [1DE]

———establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition (S. 3342), S3541 [11MY]

———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (S. 3292), S2808 [29AP]

———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (S. 3144), S1753 [18MR]

———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round school lunch and snack services (S. 3448), S4547 [27MY]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, S6800-S6803 [5AU], S8172-S8202 [19NO], S8294 [30NO]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (S. 3693), S6715, S6727 [4AU], S6836 [5AU]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

———require use of 95 percent of the national average nonmetropolitan median income to determine eligibility of communities in low-income States for certain rural development funding (S. 3745), S6898 [5AU]

Dept. of Education: condition Federal Family Education Loan Program funding on certification that no State will experience a net job loss as a result of enactment, S1959, S1999 [24MR]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 3441), S4540 [27MY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (S. 3293), S2809 [29AP]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (S. 3732), S6894 [5AU]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (S. 3061), S1019 [3MR]

———prohibit promulgating regulations or guidance regarding the meaning of the term ``gainful employment'' under certain sections of the Higher Education Act (S. 3837), S7422 [23SE]

———proposal to bar private lenders from making government-guaranteed loans within the Federal Family Education Loan Program, S1708 [18MR]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (S. 3557), S5701 [30JN]

———provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development (S. 3658), S6306 [27JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, S1292 [9MR], S1350, S1352 [10MR], S1588-S1598, S1604 [16MR]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (S. 3914), S7811 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a building efficiency retrofit loan credit support program, a State building revolving fund grant program, and a commercial and large building grant program (S. 3780), S7091 [14SE]

———establish a Supply Star program to support businesses in promoting supply chain energy efficiency (S. 3396), S4145 [24MY]

———establish Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Program to provide financial assistance to promote residential-, commercial-, and industrial-scale energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies (S. 1574), S8326 [1DE]

———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (S. 3746), S6899 [5AU]

Dept. of HHS: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (S. 3003), S495 [4FE]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (S. 3668), S6524 [29JY]

———extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (S. 3774), S7762 [29SE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (S. 3418), S4219 [25MY]

———integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 3698), S6738 [4AU]

———provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (S. 4006), S8510 [3DE], S8513 [4DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), S7364, S7365 [22SE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), S10698-S10703 [18DE], S10810 [20DE]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), S6740, S6741 [4AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), S8692-S8701 [9DE]

———provide for parity in settlement of claims by Hispanic and women farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of Dept. of Agriculture farm credit and benefit programs, S7939 [17NO]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (S. 3805), S7210 [20SE]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 3376), S3720 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (S. 3529), S5441 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify that States may use Abandoned Mine Lands Program funding for high-priority noncoal reclamation and for remediation of acid line drainage, S4413 [26MY]

———extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), S7655 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, S1503 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584, S1586 [16MR]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5161 [18JN], S5163 [21JN], S5423, S5424 [24JN], S5515-S5523 [29JN], S5655, S5666, S5674, S5675 [30JN], S5771-S5773, S5775 [13JY], S5797, S5798 [14JY], S5954 [15JY], S5980, S5985-S5988 [19JY], S6002, S6009 [20JY], S6053, S6067-S6073 [21JY], S6132, S6148-S6177, S6180-S6190 [22JY], S6285, S6292 [27JY], S6345, S6346, S6351, S6354-S6356, S6359-S6365, S6373-S6376, S6381-S6388 [28JY], S6459-S6476, S6494-S6509 [29JY], S6568-S6572, S6580 [2AU], S6724-S6727 [4AU], S6845-S6848, S6868, S6972-S6974 [5AU], S7003, S7007, S7012-S7015, S7018-S7022 [13SE], S7051-S7065, S7067 [14SE], S7097, S7102-S7113, S7116-S7120, S7122-S7125, S7139, S7140 [15SE], S7144-S7158 [16SE], S7408 [23SE], S7440 [24SE], S7455 [27SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), motion to commit, S7144-S7150 [16SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), motion to proceed, S5430 [24JN], S5461 [25JN], S5511-S5515 [29JN]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), unanimous-consent agreement, S6191 [22JY], S6473 [29JY], S7141 [15SE]

———create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), unanimous-consent request, S6385 [28JY], S6472, S6497, S6498 [29JY]

———dedicate portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure, S3818 [17MY]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate, S4036 [20MY], S4644 [8JN], S4924, S4928 [15JN]

———facilitate community bank access to capital in order to increase lending to small businesses, S319-S321 [28JA]

———General Motors Co., use of funds from a Dept. of the Treasury escrow account to repay Troubled Asset Relief Program loan, S2745 [28AP]

———guarantee payment on bonds or notes used to provide loans to community development financial institutions, S4035, S4036 [20MY], S6383 [28JY], S6475 [29JY]

———make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program (H.R. 5551), S5456 [24JN], S5459 [25JN]

———prohibit institutions that have delinquent Troubled Asset Relief Program loans from accessing funds through the Small Business Lending Fund Program, S7108-S7110 [15SE]

———provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program, S7102 [15SE]

———provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program (S. 2867), S2257 [14AP]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, S3512, S3513 [11MY]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S28-S30 [20JA], S68-S70, S73-S79, S81, S96-S100 [21JA]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and commence liquidation, S5900 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish loan guarantee program for qualified shipyards to maintain shipbuilding capability, S1012 [3MR], S1443 [11MR]

———establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (S. 1506), S682 [23FE], S5230 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 3171), S2806 [29AP]

———award grants to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans submitting Veterans Benefits Administration claims (S. 3286), S2806 [29AP]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3553), S7556 [27SE]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (S. 3246), S2588 [22AP]

———funding, S4409 [26MY]

———improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects (S. 3377), S3783 [14MY]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 3447), S4547 [27MY], S8948-S8960 [13DE]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), S7656-S7665 [28SE]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S4511 [27MY]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), House amendment, S2566-S2573 [22AP]

———require fiduciaries of individuals receiving benefits to grant the release of such individuals' financial records (S. 3499), S4993 [16JN]

———treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions (S. 3348), S3646 [12MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, technical corrections, S10405 [16DE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment, S2679 [27AP]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 1492), S7261 [21SE]

Domestic policy: fully offset extension of emergency unemployment compensation, enhanced Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursements, and summer youth jobs programs (S. 3551), S5700 [30JN]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S1819, S1821 [23MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091-S2094 [25MR], S2145 [26MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3173), S2138, S2149-S2152 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs, S836-S838 [1MR], S2008 [24MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S761, S776-S792, S816 [25FE], S818-S821, S824 [26FE], S825, S826, S852-S854 [1MR], S898-S904, S910-S921, S923, S926-S934 [2MR], S1211 [5MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent agreement, S926 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent request, S772, S773, S776, S778, S786, S792, S816 [25FE], S819, S820 [26FE], S826, S844 [1MR], S897, S898, S899 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S1756 [18MR], S1759 [19MR], S2094-S2099 [25MR], S2226-S2230, S2233-S2235 [13AP], S2257, S2265-S2269, S2275-S2282, S2286, S2287 [14AP], S2341, S2351, S2363-S2367, S2396 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099-S2106 [25MR], S2135-S2152 [26MR], S2187-S2189, S2191-S2195, S2197, S2199-S2202 [12AP], S2216, S2226 [13AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), unanimous-consent agreement, S2168 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), unanimous-consent request, S1759, S1760 [19MR], S2096, S2098, S2102 [25MR], S2138, S2144 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (S. 3421), S4394 [25MY], S4397 [26MY]

———temporarily extend certain programs (S. 3421), unanimous-consent request, S4870 [14JN], S5097 [17JN], S5164 [21JN]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S509, S510 [9FE], S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S600-S613 [22FE], S677-S679, S681-S688, S691-S693 [23FE], S718-S727, S730 [24FE], S784 [25FE], S1212, S1224 [5MR], S1453, S1479 [11MR], S1496, S1500-S1504 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584 [16MR], S1633-S1638 [17MR], S1745 [18MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S693 [23FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S682 [23FE]

Education: analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, S8986-S8990 [14DE]

———analysis of for-profit colleges and universities relative to revenue from military educational benefits programs, S8618 [8DE], S8990-S8992 [14DE]

———conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, S6872 [5AU]

———expand student loan forgiveness and provide loan repayment assistance (S. 3281), S2805 [29AP]

———Pell Grants funding, S8753, S8754 [10DE]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 3316), S3168 [5MY]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to lead to improvement in outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students (S. 3885), S7799 [29SE]

———State financial aid guaranty agencies funding, S2753 [28AP]

———student loans and financial aid programs funding, S1980, S1984, S1987-S1989 [24MR], S2079, S2080 [25MR]

———support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary school students in high-need local educational agencies (S. 3086), S1262 [8MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (S. 1197), S4650 [8JN]

Employment: establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (S. 2952), S252 [26JA]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, S8765-S8768 [10DE], S9013 [14DE], S10438-S10440 [17DE]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (H.R. 4812), S5837 [14JY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S1652 [17MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S1756 [18MR], S1759 [19MR], S7389 [23SE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8445-S8468, S8474 [3DE], S8513-S8535 [4DE], S8545, S8553 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8622, S8628-S8631, S8634 [8DE], S8669, S8701-S8708 [9DE], S8735-S8781 [10DE], S8838-S8847, S8849, S8946 [13DE], S8964-S8966, S8969-S8972, S8976-S8979, S8985, S8992-S8999, S9001-S9021, S9278 [14DE], S10237-S10241, S10244-S10256 [15DE], S10401-S10404 [16DE], S10423 [17DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S8458 [3DE], S9015 [14DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S8978 [14DE], S10255 [15DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent agreement, S7388 [23SE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent request, S4507 [27MY], S5253, S5256, S5258 [22JN], S5420 [24JN], S5681 [30JN], S6189 [22JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), S8329 [1DE], S10696 [18DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), unanimous-consent request, S2140 [26MR], S8287 [30NO], S8328 [1DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4957), unanimous-consent agreement, S2151 [26MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5147), S2768 [28AP]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5611), S5716 [30JN]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5900), S6541-S6543 [30JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6190), S7454 [24SE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6473), S10696 [18DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (S. 3187), S2104 [25MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly performance reviews of Federal policy and management priorities and establish Chief Operating Officers and Performance Improvement Officers and Council (S. 3853), S7624-S7631 [28SE]

———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), S8636 [8DE], S10359-S10364 [16DE]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S2199 [12AP], S5679 [30JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), S5679 [30JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), unanimous-consent request, S5510-S5511 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3203), S2280 [14AP]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3347), S3567 [11MY], S3569 [12MY], S4055 [20MY], S5517 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3347), unanimous-consent request, S4056 [20MY], S5080 [17JN], S5252 [22JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3814), S7299 [21SE]

———include flooding in Atlanta, GA, area for disaster assistance, S4406 [26MY], S4494 [27MY]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), S10806 [20DE]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (S. 3249), S5496 [28JN]

Financial institutions: amend the definition of financial company to impose limits on nondeposit liabilities for certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S3350, S3351 [6MY]

———reduce interest rates paid by student borrowers on education loans, S1924, S1928, S1929, S1947, S1996 [24MR]

Floods: small business and housing relief programs funding, S2199 [12AP]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), S10438-S10440 [17DE], S10914 [21DE], S10990, S11011 [22DE]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), unanimous-consent request, S10439 [17DE]

FRS: publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3670-S3673 [13MY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S175 [25JA], S2362 [15AP], S3080 [4MY]

———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S2686 [27AP], S2733 [28AP], S3016 [3MY], S3135-S3138 [5MY], S3329-S3334, S3337 [6MY], S3489-S3495 [11MY]

GAO: assess quality of for-profit colleges and universities and make recommendations relative to future Federal investment, S6853-S6855 [5AU]

———conduct investigations to identify duplicative Government programs and report on recommendations for either consolidation or elimination of such programs, S222, S226-S230, S237-S242 [26JA], S1331 [10MR]

Government Performance and Results Act: clarify inherently governmental functions relative to preparation of certain reports, S8636 [8DE]

Health: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1324 [10MR], S6240 [26JY]

———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S1984, S2012 [24MR], S6599 [3AU]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S143 [22JA], S1246 [8MR], S5690 [30JN]

———require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for any national health care plan, S2071, S2072 [25MR]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S2487 [21AP], S2694 [27AP], S3341-S3345 [6MY], S3386 [7MY], S3456, S3461-S3468 [10MY], S3804-S3806, S3809 [17MY], S3957, S3960, S3969-S3971 [19MY], S4037, S4042, S4064, S4071-S4074 [20MY], S8317 [1DE]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, support survivors, offer condolences to families of victims, recognize contributions of affected communities, and reaffirm commitment to rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 641), S7426 [23SE]

Illinois: disaster assistance for floods, S6389 [28JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 3901), S7804-S7807 [29SE]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S736 [24FE], S761, S776 [25FE], S818-S822 [26FE], S852, S853 [1MR], S901-S904, S923, S930 [2MR], S1336 [10MR], S4717-S4719 [9JN], S5077 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5295 [23JN], S5668 [30JN]

Klamath River: call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S4428, S4435, S4436 [26MY]

———implement Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S1607 [16MR]

Kotzebue, AK: Maniilaq Association funding, S10288 [15DE]

Lawyers and attorneys: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures under Social Security (H.R. 4532), S673 [22FE]

Louisiana: request for change or realignment of Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage formula, S457-S460 [4FE]

Medicaid: exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, S8 [20JA]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, S688 [23FE], S6498 [29JY], S6558, S6565-S6567 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6765, S6766 [5AU]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S7 [20JA], S4953 [16JN]

Medicare: anniversary, S6511 [29JY]

———apply a consistent part B premium for all beneficiaries (S. 3950), S7971 [17NO]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1132 [4MR], S1333 [10MR], S1511 [15MR]

———establish a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program, S6384 [28JY]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S1133 [4MR], S1274, S1275 [9MR], S1853 [23MR], S1937-S1940, S1969, S1997 [24MR], S5227 [22JN]

———prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs and require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare, S1825-S1829 [23MR], S1993 [24MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate fraudulent payments for prescription drugs and prohibit Federal coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for child molesters and rapists and of drugs to induce abortion, S1942 [24MR]

Members of Congress: freeze pay of Members and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits (S. 3158), S1921 [23MR], S1923 [24MR]

Minnesota: tribute to Red River Valley flood mitigation efforts, S1252 [8MR]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), S10444 [17DE]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, S8453 [3DE], S8540-S8542 [6DE], S8628, S8630, S8634 [8DE], S8849 [13DE]

NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (S. 3117), S1528 [15MR]

OMB: provide a list of programs with unobligated stimulus funds and make recommendations to redirect such funds to assist displaced workers or spur job creation (S. 2981), S445 [2FE]

———rescind certain unobligated stimulus funds to offset funding for nonemergency designations of certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1276 [9MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S7012 [13SE], S7059, S7061 [14SE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S1958, S2000 [24MR]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act: anniversary, S5664 [30JN]

Public welfare pograms: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 3667), S6524 [29JY]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (S. 410), S4522 [27MY]

———extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (S. 3849), S7621-S7623 [28SE]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S1147 [4MR], S1303 [9MR]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8688 [9DE], S8844 [13DE], S9013 [14DE], S10252 [15DE]

Rhode Island: disaster assistance for floods, S2559 [22AP], S3402 [7MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, S604-S607, S611, S612 [22FE], S684 [23FE], S926 [2MR], S1575 [16MR], S8968 [14DE]

———extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), unanimous-consent request, S7484 [27SE], S7717, S7718 [29SE]

SBA: allow aquaculture business disaster assistance loans, S7440 [24SE]

———defer payments of principal and interest on disaster loans relative to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4201 [25MY]

———establish a Native American entrepreneurial development program (S. 3534), S5442 [24JN]

———extend and expand certified development company/504 loan program, S5674 [30JN]

———extend programs, S787 [25FE]

———extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, S5954 [15JY]

———give priority to businesses impacted by Deepwater Horizon oil spill when waiving interest payments on certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes, S4200 [25MY]

———improve programs for socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and establish a Small Business Surety Bond Pilot Program (S. 3458), S4623 [7JN]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting, S5423 [24JN]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (S. 2862), S1639, S1640, S1641 [17MR]

———increase continued assistance eligibility, S5771 [13JY]

———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (S. 2869), S1639, S1642 [17MR]

———permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 4938), S2105 [25MR]

———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 1229), S1642 [17MR]

———reauthorize the National Small Business Tree Planting Program (S. 3279), S2804 [29AP]

———remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (S. 3399), S4147 [24MY]

———temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession (S. 3563), unanimous-consent request, S8329 [1DE]

———waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes, S5666 [30JN]

———waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes (S. 2986), S485 [4FE]

———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs, S5423 [24JN]

———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (S. 3165), S2116 [25MR]

Schools: advance health and wellbeing of schoolchildren through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and nutrition promotion and education (S. 3446), S4547 [27MY]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, S2203 [12AP]

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, S925 [2MR], S978, S993-S995, S1009, S1010 [3MR], S1307 [9MR]

———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 using unobligated stimulus funds, S1006-S1009 [3MR]

Small business: help to create new jobs and drive economic recovery, S1639-S1643 [17MR]

———reaffirm Congress' intent that Federal contracting officers have discretion to choose among any small business development and contracting programs when awarding contracts (S. 3190), S2163 [26MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), S351 [28JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), S2573 [22AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), S7452 [24SE]

Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (S. Res. 638), S7366 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), S351 [28JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), S2573 [22AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), S7452 [24SE]

Social Security: anniversary, S6861-S6863 [5AU]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (S. 2962), S343 [28JA]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 1674), S6979 [5AU]

———increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (S. 2949), S202, S203 [25JA]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2964), S345 [28JA]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 3900), S7804 [29SE]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), S5977 [19JY], S8046 [18NO]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization, S6864 [5AU]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6200), S7763 [29SE]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (S. 1619), S8476 [3DE]

Tax Extenders Act: strike emergency designation for provisions on additional unemployment compensation, COBRA continuation coverage, and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage increase, S1007, S1008, S1011 [3MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), S8251 [29NO], S8258 [30NO], S8363-S8365 [2DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8617, S8627, S8628 [8DE], S8739, S8744, S8746, S8752, S8778 [10DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), unanimous-consent request, S8363 [2DE]

———extend Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit, S920 [2MR], S1003, S1004 [3MR], S10240, S10241, S10245, S10247-S10249 [15DE]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (S. 3007), S570 [11FE]

———offset costs of extending certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S5076, S5089-S5095 [17JN]

———promote the earned income tax credit, S475 [4FE]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 3621), S6079 [21JY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales, use, and retailers' occupation tax holiday, S1146, S1152 [4MR]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (S. 3141), S1752 [18MR]

———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, S1501 [15MR]

Tennessee: assessment of flood damage and disaster assistance, S3028 [3MY], S3060 [4MY], S3451 [10MY], S4411-S4413 [26MY]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, S418-S420 [2FE]

Transportation Security Administration: require awarding of Government contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses, S1154 [4MR]

Unemployment: offset additional emergency unemployment compensation by rescinding unobligated stimulus funds and cutting certain other stimulus funds, S6061 [21JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S559 [11FE], S726, S736-S738 [24FE], S761, S776-S792, S816 [25FE], S818-S822 [26FE], S836-S838, S842-S847, S850-S853 [1MR], S901-S904, S912, S917, S923, S928, S932 [2MR], S1288 [9MR], S1336 [10MR], S2094, S2097, S2102 [25MR], S2136-S2138, S2140-S2152 [26MR], S2187-S2189, S2191-S2195, S2197, S2201 [12AP], S2216, S2226, S2227, S2234 [13AP], S2257, S2266, S2267, S2288 [14AP], S2343, S2363 [15AP], S4487 [27MY], S4566 [28MY], S4608-S4610 [7JN], S5099 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5219, S5246-S5255 [22JN], S5286, S5288, S5295 [23JN], S5384-S5386, S5416, S5424-S5431 [24JN], S5506-S5508 [29JN], S5639, S5640, S5662-S5664, S5668, S5671-S5678 [30JN], S5735 [12JY], S5770, S5773 [13JY], S5977, S5983-S5985 [19JY], S6001-S6005, S6008-S6011, S6018-S6021, S6037 [20JY], S6039, S6042-S6051, S6053 [21JY], S7732 [29SE], S7874 [15NO], S8448, S8454-S8457, S8461, S8464, S8465 [3DE], S8514-S8517, S8524, S8525, S8532 [4DE], S8545 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8737, S8747, S8763, S8778 [10DE], S8840, S8844 [13DE], S8970, S9005, S9013, S9019 [14DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (S. 3706), S7696-S7698 [29SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), S5796 [13JY], S5797, S5803-S5806, S5822 [14JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3520), S5260-S5262 [22JN]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3520), unanimous-consent request, S5249, S5260 [22JN]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3981), S8270, S8282-S8288, S8289-S8291 [30NO], S8323-S8326, S8343 [1DE], S8372-S8377, S8382, S8386-S8388 [2DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3981), unanimous-consent request, S8285 [30NO], S8315 [1DE], S8375, S8383 [2DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation without adding to the budget deficit, S8285-S8287 [30NO]

———provide emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for their retention (S. 3706), unanimous-consent request, S7697, S7698 [29SE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 1547), S2806 [29AP]

———expand homeless veterans with special needs grant program to include males with minor dependents and establish program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (S. 1237), S2806 [29AP], S5230 [22JN], S5504 [29JN], S5715 [30JN]

———expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S4488-S4491, S4502 [27MY]

———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 3234), S4146 [24MY]

———provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (S. 3953), S7971 [17NO]

Workforce Investment Act: summer jobs program funding, S984-S986 [3MR], S1285, S1286, S1292 [9MR]

Reports

Benefitting Whom? For-Profit Education Companies and the Growth of Military Educational Benefits: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8618 [8DE]

Government Performance and Results Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (1993) (excerpt), S8636 [8DE]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund—State and Tribal Use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Funds: Gene Falk, Congressional Research Service, H2288 [24MR]

Reports filed

Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5226) (H. Rept. 111-580), H6402, H6453 [29JY]

Cleanfields Investment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3374) (S. Rept. 111-210), S5153 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1203) (H. Rept. 111-448), H1817 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1620) (H. Rept. 111-594), H6762 [15SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1204) (H. Rept. 111-454), H2215 [22MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1424) (H. Rept. 111-503), H4246 [8JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1517) (H. Rept. 111-537), H5616 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1436) (H. Rept. 111-506), H4424 [14JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1448) (H. Rept. 111-508), H4596 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1495) (H. Rept. 111-519), H5302 [30JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1559) (H. Rept. 111-570), H6162 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1569) (H. Rept. 111-578), H6282 [28JY]

Consideration of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1742) (H. Rept. 111-665), H7757 [30NO]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2142, GPRA Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1137) (H. Rept. 111-426), H1167 [4MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1766) (H. Rept. 111-682), H8519 [15DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1640) (H. Rept. 111-621), H6878 [22SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1225) (H. Rept. 111-458), H2456 [25MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1500) (H. Rept. 111-522), H5500 [1JY]

Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2772), S1812 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS Document Transmittal Relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1561) (H. Rept. 111-649), H7388 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 908), S5461 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5822) (H. Rept. 111-559), H5983 [22JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3615) (S. Rept. 111-226), S5993 [19JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5850) (H. Rept. 111-564), H6042 [26JY]

Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4899) (S. Rept. 111-188), S3782, S3783 [14MY]

Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3377) (H. Rept. 111-562), H6042 [26JY]

End Veteran Homelessness Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 111-449), H2215 [22MR]

Energy Jobs for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4592) (H. Rept. 111-453), H2215 [22MR]

Energy-Efficient Manufactured Housing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1320) (S. Rept. 111-307), S7506 [27SE]

FHA Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5072) (H. Rept. 111-476), H3272 [6MY]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5114) (H. Rept. 111-495), H3869 [26MY]

Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2142), S8599 [7DE]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2142) (H. Rept. 111-504), H4423 [14JN]

GPRA Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2142) (S. Rept. 111-372), S10410 [16DE]

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3307) (S. Rept. 111-178), S3162 [5MY]

Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5562) (H. Rept. 111-663), H7756 [30NO]

Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans With Children Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 111-175), S2802 [29AP]

Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5360) (H. Rept. 111-626), H7152, H7210 [28SE]

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3553) (S. Rept. 111-299), S7351 [22SE]

Livable Communities Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1619), S10737 [19DE]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3447) (S. Rept. 111-346), S7899 [15NO]

Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3249) (S. Rept. 111-215), S5319 [23JN]

Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4872) (H. Rept. 111-443), H1595 [17MR]

Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3980) (S. Rept. 111-291), S7174 [16SE]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4785) (H. Rept. 111-585), H6681 [14SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule and Consideration Under Suspension of the House Rules of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1248) (H. Rept. 111-463), H2578 [14AP]

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 118), S8298 [30NO]

Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2862) (S. Rept. 111-341), S7786 [29SE]

Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2869) (S. Rept. 111-342), S7786 [29SE]

Small Business Lending Fund Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5297) (H. Rept. 111-499), H4021, H4082 [27MY]

Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment (SURE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3837) (H. Rept. 111-558), H5983 [22JY]

Supply Star Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3396) (S. Rept. 111-319), S7507 [27SE]

Supportive Housing Investment Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1481), S9021 [14DE]

10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3460) (S. Rept. 111-332), S7507 [27SE]

Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2925), S7351 [22SE]

Veteran Employment Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3234) (S. Rept. 111-285), S7033 [13SE]

Veterans Benefits and Economic Welfare Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 6132) (H. Rept. 111-630), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3363) (S. Rept. 111-208), S5153 [18JN]

Reviews

Government Performance and Management: Executive Office of the President (excerpt), H8858-H8860 [21DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), H2309 [24MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1996, S1997, S2000, S2003, S2008, S2009, S2010 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2075, S2077, S2086 [25MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (H. Res. 1559), H6206 [28JY]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2269 [14AP]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8525 [16DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5328 [1JY]

Statements

Additional Emergency Unemployment Compensation: Several Economists, S8283 [30NO]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Several Organizations, S33 [20JA], S181 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation Loan Guarantee Program for Qualified Shipyards To Maintain Shipbuilding Capability: Senator Specter, S1444 [11MR]

Ensure Federal Education Appropriations for Texas Get to Local School Districts: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation, H6613 [10AU]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (organization), H5630 [15JY]

General Motors Co., Repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program Loan: Dept. of the Treasury, S2746 [28AP]

NGAUS Hails House Efforts To Modernize National Guard Facilities: National Guard Association of the U.S., H6226 [28JY]

Pay-as-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act: CBO, S2365 [15AP]

Small Business Jobs Act Amendment Process: Senator Reid, S6466 [29JY]

Summaries

Economic Impact of Recent Temporary Unemployment Insurance Extensions, S8382 [2DE]

FAA Extension Act (H.R. 4853), H1557 [17MR]

Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act (H.R. 2847): Surface Transportation Provisions, H1556 [17MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H2172 [21MR]

Committee on Financial Services (House) oversight hearings in compliance with H. Res. 40, requiring each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs, E1652 [15SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6218-H6221 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6311-H6318 [29JY]

Disclosure of earmarks in H.R. 4899, emergency supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H6065 [27JY]

Estimated exhaustions of all unemployment compensation benefits (up to a maximum of 99 weeks) calendar year 2010, S5262 [22JN]

Estimated job loss by State due to failure to extend Highway Trust Fund, S605 [22FE]

Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions in H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act, S1736-S1744 [18MR]

Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions of Reid amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S721 [24FE]

Federal lands construction halted by furlough of Dept. of Transportation inspectors due to Senator Bunning filibuster of H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, S914 [2MR]

Highway and bridge funding by State, H1556 [17MR], H4172 [28MY]

Illustrative impact of Federal highway funding reduction by State, S916 [2MR]

Military educational benefits received by 30 for-profit education companies, S8619-S8621 [8DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of Brown of Ohio substitute amendment to H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, S11011 [22DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1165 [4MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act, S7665 [28SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4178, Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act, H2693 [20AP]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, H929 [25FE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, S2365 [15AP], H1594 [17MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, H5498 [1JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8631 [8DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, S7150 [16SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, H4633 [17JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5360, Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act, H7149, H7206 [28SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5569, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, H4777 [23JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, H4972, H5201 [29JN], H5498 [1JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6281 [28JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6130, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act, H6876 [22SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6132, Veterans Benefits and Economic Welfare Improvement Act, H7149, H7206 [28SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6156, renew Dept. of HHS authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H6986 [23SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6419, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, H7612 [18NO]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8517 [15DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 118, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act, S10700 [18DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 1963, Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, H2796 [21AP]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 2925, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act, S8696 [9DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, S6832 [5AU]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act, S8953 [13DE]

Petitions certified under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, E1547 [10AU]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2172 [21MR]

Small Business Jobs Act sections and sponsors, S6467-S6470 [29JY]

Testimonies

Jobs Creation and Retention: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H1138 [4MR]

———Jeffrey Joerres, H1137 [4MR]

———Richard Berner, H1138 [4MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 323, ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security, H7713 [30NO]

H. Con. Res. 328, Bayh-Dole Act anniversary on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research, H7410 [15NO]

H. Res. 362, support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program, H995 [2MR]

H. Res. 1137, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1115 [4MR]

H. Res. 1203, consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1824 [21MR]

H. Res. 1204, consideration of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, H2273 [24MR]

H. Res. 1225, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2418 [25MR]

H. Res. 1248, consideration of H.R. 4715, Clean Estuaries Act and same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, H2585 [15AP]

H. Res. 1353, support goals and ideals of Student Financial Aid Awareness Month, H3781 [25MY]

H. Res. 1424, consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4277 [9JN]

H. Res. 1436, consideration of H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act and H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act, H4447 [15JN]

H. Res. 1448, consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act, H4602 [17JN]

H. Res. 1495, consideration of H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H5311 [1JY]

H. Res. 1500, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act and pass H. Res. 1493, budget enforcement for 2011, H5342 [1JY]

H. Res. 1517, consideration of H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act, H5621 [15JY]

H. Res. 1559, consideration of H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H6206 [28JY]

H. Res. 1569, consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H6289 [29JY]

H. Res. 1583, observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States, H6719 [15SE]

H. Res. 1620, consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, H6766 [16SE]

H. Res. 1638, support goals and ideals of National GEAR UP Day, H7707 [30NO]

H. Res. 1640, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, H6886 [23SE]

H. Res. 1641, Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program anniversary, H7478 [16NO]

H. Res. 1742, consideration of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, H7767 [1DE]

H. Res. 1745, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act, H7859 [2DE]

H. Res. 1766, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8524, H8545 [16DE]

H. Res. 1781, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and H.R. 2142, GPRA Modernization Act, H8820 [21DE]

H.R. 959, Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act, H3344 [12MY]

H.R. 1746, Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act, S10806 [20DE], H8814 [21DE]

H.R. 2142, Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act, H4553-H4556 [16JN]

H.R. 2142, GPRA Modernization Act, S10359-S10364 [16DE], H8603-H8608 [17DE]

H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S804-S815 [25FE], H1125-H1136 [4MR]

H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act, H7321-H7330 [29SE]

H.R. 3509, Agricultural Credit Act State mediation programs reauthorization, H1545 [17MR]

H.R. 3553, Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act, H2654 [20AP]

H.R. 3913, District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program establishment, H4883 [28JN]

H.R. 3940, Dept. of the Interior grants extension and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, H7361 [29SE]

H.R. 3980, Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act, S7364 [22SE], H7073 [28SE]

H.R. 4072, American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration (AMERICA Works) Act, H7088 [28SE]

H.R. 4508, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, H400 [27JA]

H.R. 4532, Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act, H482 [3FE]

H.R. 4592, Energy Jobs for Veterans Act, H2185 [22MR]

H.R. 4614, Enhanced DNA Collection Act, H3502 [18MY]

H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, H901-H903 [25FE]

H.R. 4718, Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act, H2651 [20AP]

H.R. 4810, End Veteran Homelessness Act, H2178 [22MR]

H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, S2365 [15AP], H1548 [17MR], H2615 [15AP]

H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8585-H8593 [16DE]

H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2153-H2167 [21MR]

H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, S4573-S4583 [28MY], H2300 [24MR]

H.R. 4915, FAA Extension Act, H2268 [24MR]

H.R. 4938, permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend SBA Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, H2414 [25MR]

H.R. 4957, FAA Extension Act, H2450 [25MR]

H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8632-S8634 [8DE]

H.R. 5012, Weekends Without Hunger Act, H8112 [8DE]

H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act, H2907 [27AP]

H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4343-H4345 [10JN]

H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act, H5636-H5641 [15JY]

H.R. 5147, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H2950 [28AP]

H.R. 5220, Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act reauthorization, Best Buddies International, Inc., mentoring program expansion and development, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact establishment, H3583-H3585 [19MY]

H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, H6905-H6930 [23SE]

H.R. 5360, Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act, H7008-H7012 [28SE]

H.R. 5458, Student Loan Protection Act, H7078 [28SE]

H.R. 5510, Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act, H8623 [17DE]

H.R. 5551, require Dept. of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4682 [23JN]

H.R. 5569, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, H4687 [23JN]

H.R. 5611, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II, H4931 [29JN]

H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, H4921 [29JN], H5321 [1JY]

H.R. 5712, Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act, S8046 [18NO], H7618 [29NO]

H.R. 5712, Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, H5563 [14JY]

H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H6228-H6235 [28JY]

H.R. 5825, Multi-State Disaster Relief Act, H6081 [27JY]

H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6249 [28JY]

H.R. 5900, Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act, H6418-H6424 [29JY]

H.R. 5987, Seniors Protection Act, H8094-H8096 [8DE]

H.R. 6012, Dept. of HHS review of uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits, H7185 [28SE]

H.R. 6058, Wounded Warrior and Military Survivor Housing Assistance Act, H7082 [28SE]

H.R. 6130, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act, H6837 [22SE]

H.R. 6132, Veterans Benefits and Economic Welfare Improvement Act, H7013-H7015 [28SE]

H.R. 6156, renew Dept. of HHS authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H6896 [23SE]

H.R. 6190, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part III, H6943 [23SE]

H.R. 6191, include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending, H7081 [28SE]

H.R. 6200, WIPA and PABSS Extension Act, H7063 [28SE]

H.R. 6419, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, H7569 [18NO]

H.R. 6469, condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members, H7869 [2DE]

H.R. 6473, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV, H7867 [2DE]

H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8418-H8448 [15DE], H8982 [22DE]

S. 118, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act, S10701-S10703 [18DE], H8803 [21DE]

S. 1481, Supportive Housing Investment Act, S10448-S10451 [17DE], H8806-H8809 [21DE]

S. 1674, Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act, S6979 [5AU], H6892 [23SE]

S. 1963, Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, H2703-H2719 [21AP]

S. 2925, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act, S8696-S8700 [9DE], H8893-H8896 [21DE]

S. 2949, Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act, S203 [25JA], H348 [26JA]

S. 2952, Strengthen Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act, S253 [26JA]

S. 2981, Reevaluate and Redirect the Stimulus Act, S445 [2FE]

S. 2986, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act, S486 [4FE]

S. 3102, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, S1363 [10MR]

S. 3123, Growing Farm to School Programs Act, S1624 [16MR]

S. 3141, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act, S1752 [18MR]

S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act, S2117 [25MR]

S. 3187, FAA Extension Act, S2104 [25MR]

S. 3190, Small Business Programs Parity Act, S2163 [26MR]

S. 3246, Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act, S2589 [22AP]

S. 3249, Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act, S5496 [28JN], S5629 [29JN]

S. 3253, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, S2573 [22AP], H2895 [27AP]

S. 3293, Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act reauthorization, Best Buddies International, Inc., mentoring program expansion and development, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact establishment, S2809-S2811 [29AP]

S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, H7778-H7800 [1DE]

S. 3342, Healthy Schools Partnerships Act, S3542 [11MY]

S. 3348, treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions, S3646 [12MY]

S. 3376, Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program reauthorization, S3721 [13MY]

S. 3377, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program improvement by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects, S3784 [14MY]

S. 3396, Supply Star Act, S4145 [24MY]

S. 3399, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, S4147 [24MY]

S. 3418, Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act, S4220 [25MY]

S. 3420, Protecting Against Indebting Our Descendants Through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act, S4221 [25MY]

S. 3421, Protecting Against Indebting Our Descendants Through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act, S4222 [25MY]

S. 3441, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S4541-S4544 [27MY]

S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act, S4548-S4550 [27MY], S8954-S8960 [13DE], H8456-H8462 [15DE]

S. 3458, Section 8(a) Improvements Act, S4624 [7JN]

S. 3499, Fiduciary Benefits Oversight Act, S4994 [16JN]

S. 3534, Native American Small Business Assistance and Entrepreneurial Growth Act, S5442-S5444 [24JN]

S. 3586, Geothermal Exploration Act, S5855 [14JY]

S. 3668, Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act, S6525 [29JY]

S. 3745, Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act, S6899 [5AU]

S. 3746, Dept. of Energy innovative technology loan guarantee program improvement and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies, S6899 [5AU]

S. 3753, Preventing Unemployment Act, S6902-S6904 [5AU]

S. 3759, Dept. of Energy issuance of conditional commitments for loan guarantees under certain circumstances, S6904 [5AU]

S. 3774, extend expenditure deadline for Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike, H7521 [17NO]

S. 3774, extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike, S7763 [29SE]

S. 3780, Recovery Through Building Renovation Act, S7091-S7093 [14SE]

S. 3814, National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act, S7299 [21SE], H6951 [23SE]

S. 3837, Education for All Act, S7422 [23SE]

S. 3839, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, S7452 [24SE], H7090 [28SE]

S. 3853, GPRA Modernization Act, S7624-S7629 [28SE]

S. 3885, Race to the Top Act, S7800 [29SE]

S. 3901, Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act, S7807-S7809 [29SE]

S. 3914, require Dept. of Education payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years, S7811 [29SE]

S. Res. 553, support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation for senior citizens, S4942 [15JN]

S. Res. 638, Small Business Development Center network anniversary, S7361, S7366 [22SE]

S. Res. 641, observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, support survivors, offer condolences to families of victims, recognize contributions of affected communities, and reaffirm commitment to rebuilding efforts, S7423, S7427 [23SE]

S. Res. 664, oppose privatizing Social Security, raising retirement age, or other similar benefit cuts, S7835 [29SE]