NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Addresses

Less From Washington and More of Ourselves—The New Promise of American Life: Senator Alexander, S8469-S8471 [3DE]

Obama Administration Nuclear Weapons Policy Evaluation: Senator Kyl, S3980 [19MY]

Renewing American Exceptionalism—An Agenda for Economic Growth and Prosperity: Representative Pence, H7646-H7648 [30NO]

State of the Union: President Obama, S263-S268 [27JA], H415-H420 [27JA]

Amendments

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]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), S10522 [17DE], H3364, H3388, H3391, H3392, H3393, H3394, H3396, H3398, H3400, H3401, H3402, H3403, H3404 [12MY], H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449 [13MY], H4189 [28MY], H8824 [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]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1920 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5154, S5161 [18JN], H4829 [24JN]

Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6654, S6655 [3AU], S7756 [29SE]

Analyses

America's Managed Care—10 Years of Health Reform: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., S1301 [9MR]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Add It Up—On Health-Care Vote, Lawmakers Should Pay Heed to the People, H1866 [21MR]

Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for Californians With Individual Health Policies, S1691 [18MR]

Congress Needs To Meet Its Responsibilities, H5355 [1JY]

Democrat's View From the House—Senate Bill Isn't Health Reform, H1742 [19MR]

Dems Retreat on Health Care Cost Pitch, S7075 [14SE]

Dems Tap Drug Maker Millions for PhRMA-Friendly Bill, H1606 [18MR]

Dissecting the Real Cost of ObamaCare, S1135 [4MR]

End Run by Dems Is a Travesty, S1706 [18MR]

Extraordinary Speech, E2211-E2213 [21DE]

Fact Check—Premiums Would Rise Under Obama Plan, S1726 [18MR]

Fed Is Right To Turn on the Tap, E1889 [15NO]

Fed vs. the G-20, E1889 [15NO]

Forging Ahead—Embracing the ``Reconciliation'' Option for Reform, S1250 [8MR]

Global Chorus of Kvetchers, E1934, E1935 [16NO]

Goldman to Private Insurers—No Health Care Reform at All Is Best, S1301 [9MR]

Health Tops Pennsylvania Business Woes—State's Small Businesses Also See the Recession as a Severe Obstacle, S1689 [18MR]

Health-Care Reform's Sickeningly Sweet Deals, S1423 [11MR]

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

Historic and Dangerous Senate Mistake—Using `Reconciliation' To Ram Through Health Reform Would Only Deepen Partisan Passions, S1442 [11MR]

How To Solve Healthcare Accountability, E66 [21JA]

Kagan and ObamaCare, S5814 [14JY]

Mainers Wait and Wonder—How Will Reform Affect Us?, S1951 [24MR]

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

More Government Won't Work, H1422 [15MR]

Mr. Policy Hits a Wall, S64 [21JA]

New Democratic Claim About Job Creation, H5316 [1JY]

Next Steps on Dems' Health Care Road, S1944 [24MR]

Now, Can We Have Health-Care Reform?, S1936 [24MR]

Obama and the Policy Approach, S64-S68 [21JA]

Obama' Illusions of Cost-Control, S1492 [15MR]

Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle, S1298 [9MR]

ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike, S1960 [24MR]

PA Jobless Rate Up, Jobs at Most Scarce in Decade, S113 [21JA]

Principles for Economic Revival, S7189 [20SE]

Say No—Health-Care Overhaul Won't Reduce Costs, Will Drive Up U.S. Debt,, H1867 [21MR]

Short Takes, H1866 [21MR]

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

Staying Hooked on a Dirty Fuel—Why Canadian Tar Sands Pipelines Are a Bad Bet for the United States, H4400-H4402 [14JN]

Strengthening America, E2077 [7DE]

This Nuclear Option Is Nuclear, S2449 [20AP]

Walgreens—No New Medicaid Patients as of April 16, S1727 [18MR]

Wartime Losses Hit Hard in Tightknit Fall River, H8297 [14DE]

What Now? Afghanistan Sitrep, H5391-H5393 [1JY]

Who Pays for ObamaCare? What Donald Berwick and Joe the Plumber Both Understand, S5756 [13JY]

Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers, S1424 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H6570 [30JY]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. 3197), S2295 [14AP] (see H.R. 5015), H2578 [14AP]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]

Budget: impose spending caps on entitlement programs and nondefense discretionary spending and prevent creation of new mandatory spending programs (see S. 3096), S1358 [10MR]

———provide fiscal discipline through a freeze on spending and budget process reforms (see S. 3026), S698 [23FE]

———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]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner (see H.R. 4481), H265 [20JA]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct a study on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the U.S. and develop a national economic competitiveness strategy (see S. 3620), S6025 [20JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing Lifetime Savings Accounts (see S. 3577), S5849 [14JY] (see H.R. 4682), H833 [24FE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study and develop a national intermodal transportation plan (see H.R. 5799), H5818 [20JY]

———establish a national safety plan for public transportation (see S. 3638), S6200 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: prevent Federal agencies from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for purposes of addressing climate change without express and specific statutory authority (see H.R. 5294), H3482 [13MY]

Economy: create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 4513), H386 [26JA]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 3605), S5964 [15JY] (see H.R. 5116), H2842 [22AP] (see H.R. 5325), H3540 [18MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration (see H. Res. 1344), H3309 [11MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1781), H8940 [21DE]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (see H.R. 6550), H8785 [17DE]

———modify period used to calculate certain unemployment rates and encourage development of business incubators (see H.R. 5089), H2798 [21AP]

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

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education to increase student achievement (see H.R. 6563), H8940 [21DE]

———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]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 6248), H7389 [29SE]

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

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

———stimulate job creation by directing Federal procurement to domestic sources, ensuring enforcement of domestic sourcing requirement, and prohibiting procurement of sweatshop goods (see H.R. 6262), H7389 [29SE]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see S. 3662), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H3200 [5MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S2377 [15AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1257), H2641 [15AP]

Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 1016), H193 [19JA]

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]

———recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama (see H. Res. 1562), H6163 [27JY]

Health: clarify coverage for congressional staff through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 4982), H2458 [25MR]

———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 [27MY]

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

———raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (see H. Res. 1656), H6989 [23SE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S5112 [17JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S5112 [17JN] (see H.R. 4995), H2502 (see H.R. 4999), H2503 [13AP]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see S. 3174), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4951), H2457 [25MR]

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]

House of Representatives: oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 1194), H1656 [18MR]

Housing: prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H1595 [17MR]

Immigration: end cycle of illegal immigration and withdraw Federal funds from States and their political subdivisions that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 5002), H2503 [13AP] (see H.R. 5796), H5818 [20JY]

———reform (see S. 3932), S7788 [29SE]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 5054), H2640 [15AP] (see H.R. 5066), H2694 [20AP] (see H.R. 5570), H4677 [22JN]

National Lock Your Meds Day: designate (see H. Res. 1580), H6405 (see H. Res. 1580), H6457 [29JY]

National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and make permanent favorable tax treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 5741), H5674 [15JY]

———require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 4974), H2458 [25MR]

Nuclear energy: enable a nuclear renaissance to improve energy security, reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, provide large, reliable sources of electricity, and create jobs (see S. 3618), S6024 [20JY]

Obama, President: support agenda to strengthen U.S. trade relations in Asia and with key partners like the Republic of Korea, Panama, and Colombia (see H. Res. 1124), H971 [26FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: study and prepare a comprehensive national economic competitiveness and innovation strategy (see H.R. 5140), H2876 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2459 [25MR]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (see H.R. 4894), H1817 [20MR]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]

———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 5425), H4021 (see H.R. 5425), H4083 [27MY]

———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7788 [29SE]

———repeal (see S. 3147), S1812 [22MR] (see S. 3152), S1873 [23MR] (see H.R. 4901, 4903, 4910), H2215 [22MR] (see H.R. 4919), H2318 [24MR] (see H.R. 4944), H2456 (see H.R. 4972), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5005), H2503 [13AP] (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP] (see H.R. 5216), H3201 [5MY] (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]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 3653), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 4985), H2458 [25MR]

———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5126), H2842 [22AP]

———repeal specific provisions (see H.R. 4911), H2215 [22MR]

———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (see S. 3239), S2518 [21AP]

Power resources: enhance U.S. energy security by promoting the production of natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy (see S. 3535), S5439 [24JN]

———establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing foreign oil dependence, improving energy security, and cutting greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 3464), S4744 [9JN]

———expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 5899), H6282 [28JY]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (see S. 3663), S6397 [28JY]

———promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (see S. 3601), S5964 [15JY] (see H.R. 6564), H8940 [21DE]

———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (see S. 3815), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 6402), H7453 [15NO]

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

Science: establish and expand partnerships that promote innovation and increase the economic and social impact of research by developing tools and resources to connect new scientific discoveries to practical uses (see H.R. 4998), H2503 [13AP]

Senior citizens: promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve nation's fiscal outlook (see H.R. 4591), H555 [3FE]

Cloture motions

Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE]

Commentaries

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

Essays

Public Diplomacy—Building Bridges of Understanding: Richard W. Soudriette, Center for Diplomacy and Democracy, S10926 [21DE]

Explanations

Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance, H1826 [21MR]

Factsheets

Constitutional Findings Regarding Individual Responsibility Requirement in H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S1985 [24MR]

Democrats Find an Insurance Company They Like . . ., H1697 [19MR]

Experts Call Out GOP on Hypocrisy, GOP Owns Up to Legitimacy of Rule, H1729 [19MR]

Hypocrisy Alert, H1729 [19MR]

Newspaper Editorials Supporting Health Insurance Reform: Representative Pelosi, H1635 [18MR]

Letters

Affordable Health Care for America Act: Douglas J. Mackenzie, E67 [21JA]

Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment, H6999 [28SE]

———Representative Wolf, H6998 [28SE]

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), E869 [18MY]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), E870 [18MY]

American Power Act: Alan Reuther, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), S4834 [10JN]

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]

Budget reconciliation process: Senator Byrd, S1439 [11MR]

Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: several businesses, S87 [21JA]

Conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas: Representative Whitfield, E934 [25MY]

———Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, E934, E935 [25MY]

Deficit reduction: Lawrence (Rip) Kirby, S10407 [16DE]

Ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Clarence E. Hill, American Legion, H1848 [21MR]

———David W. Gorman, DAV, H1848 [21MR]

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]

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

———Charles N. Kahn III, Federation of American Hospitals, S1956 [24MR]

HIV vaccine development: Senator Coburn, S3904 [18MY]

International affairs budget: several organizations and businesses, E1075 [10JN]

Jobs creation and retention: several civil rights and human rights organizations, E203 [23FE]

Legislative priorities: Senate Republican delegation, S8310 [1DE]

National Manufacturing Strategy Act: Augustine D. Tantillo, American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, H6173 [28JY]

———Brian O'Shaughnessy, Joe Logan, and Robert Baugh, Coalition for a Prosperous America, H6173 [28JY]

———Douglas K. Woods, Association for Manufacturing Technology, H6172 [28JY]

———Jerry Call, American Foundry Society, H6175 [28JY]

———John W. Kenefick, Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute, H6172 [28JY]

———Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, H6174 [28JY]

———Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., National Defense Industrial Association, H6173 [28JY]

———Marion C. Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association, H6173 [28JY]

———Robert McKenna, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, H6175 [28JY]

———Thomas J. Gibson, American Iron and Steel Institute, H6174 [28JY]

———William E. Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association and Robert L. Akers, Jr., National Tooling and Machining Association, H6172 [28JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6172 [28JY]

———Yardly Pollas-Kimble, Motorola, Inc., H6175 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Alliance of Specialty Medicine, S37 [20JA]

———Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees' Retirement System (organization), E2153 [16DE]

———Cori E. Uccello, American Academy of Actuaries, S833 [1MR]

———David M. Pariser, American Academy of Dermatology and AAD Association, S38 [20JA]

———Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S828 [1MR]

———Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E409 [18MR]

———J. James Rohack, AMA, S1956 [24MR]

———Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S1577 [16MR]

———Peter Fine, Banner Health (company), S1762 [19MR]

———Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., E1300-E1302 [13JY]

———Senator Alexander, S827 [1MR]

———Senator Coburn, S39 [20JA]

———several medical organizations, S1426 [11MR]

———several organizations, S36, S37 [20JA]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S830 [1MR]

———Tommy Williams, H1629 [18MR]

———William H. Fleming, III, and Susan Rudd Bailey, Texas Medical Association, H1804 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act potential effects on discretionary spending: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4639 [8JN]

Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act: Senators Harkin, Bond, Johnson, and Klobuchar, S7878 [15NO]

Radicalization of Americans in Yemen: Representative Wolf, H114 [13JA]

Request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements: Representative Burgess, H29 [12JA]

Lists

Committee on Finance (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085 [25MR]

Committee on the Budget (House) Republican staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082 [25MR]

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

Physician organizations that oppose H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S36 [20JA], H1716 [19MR]

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

Savings by States with single-payer health care systems, H2439 [25MR]

Memorandums

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Richard S. Foster, Dept. of HHS, S832 [1MR]

Messages

Economic Report: President Obama, H621-H623 [22FE]

Interdiction of Aircraft Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking: President Obama, S152 [22JA], H337 [26JA]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S3535 [11MY]

National Security Strategy: President Obama, H3889 [27MY]

Motions

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]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3455 [13MY], H8841 [21DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H2152 [21MR]

House of Representatives: oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (H. Res. 1194), H1624 [18MR]

Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), S7729 [29SE]

Petitions and memorials

Utah: national health care reform legislation, E409 [18MR]

Poems

``Reason,'' Norm Klopp, S7025 [13SE]

``Special Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1108 [15JN]

Press releases

AARP Statement on Historic Health Insurance Reform Package: AARP, S1956 [24MR]

Health Plans Propose Guaranteed Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions and Individual Coverage Mandate: America's Health Insurance Plans (organization) (2008), H8335 [14DE]

National Healthcare Bill Betrays Veterans: VFW, H1848 [21MR]

NSBA Opposes Health Care Reform Bill, With Regret: National Small Business Association, S1951 [24MR]

Senate Health Bill: National Federation of Independent Business, S1951 [24MR]

Proclamations

Financial Literacy Month: President Obama, H2657 [20AP]

Proposals

Oppose House of Representatives usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation, H1623 [18MR]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5346, H5349, H5389-H5404 [1JY], E1296 [13JY], E1331 [15JY]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H3314 [12MY], H3488 [18MY], H3843 [26MY], H5696 [19JY], H5896 [21JY], H6047, H6121 [27JY], H6563 [30JY], E1341 [15JY], E1445 [28JY], E1534 [30JY]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 5015), H2556, H2561 [14AP]

Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish, H6998 [28SE]

African Americans: impact of unemployment and importance of job creation, H1423-H1430 [15MR]

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: require colleges and universities receiving funding to respond to certain union information requests, H3399 [12MY]

———restrict funding to program participants enrolled in the employment eligibility verification program, H3351 [12MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of national energy policy research funding on job creation, H3803 [25MY]

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

Appropriations: 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]

Arizona: encourage job creation through the Copper Basin Jobs Project and the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, H608 [9FE]

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

BP P.L.C.: support for the American Power Act and certain Federal energy policies, H4590-H4593 [16JN], H5810 [20JY]

Budget: reallocate certain defense programs funds to other domestic priorities, H1262 [10MR]

———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]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H6045 [27JY]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of administration, H15 [12JA]

———evaluation of economic policies, H2275, H2278 [24MR], H3748 [25MY], H5573 [14JY], H5824 [21JY], H5927 [22JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H393 [27JA]

Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H4577 [16JN], H5602, H5603 [14JY], H5898-H5905 [21JY], H6737-H6742 [15SE]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy, H8083, H8084 [7DE]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5949 [22JY], H7270 [29SE]

California: Anthem Insurance Cos., Inc., decision to increase health insurance premiums, H759 [24FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas, E934 [25MY]

CBO: tribute to analysis and budget estimates of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: urge testimony from chief actuary on impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H3173 [5MY]

Christmas Day: observance, H8781 [17DE], H8920-H8923 [21DE]

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (H.R. 1758), H3651 [19MY]

Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish, H1861 [21MR]

Colleges and universities: certify pre-service and in-service science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education teacher training and professional development, H3451 [13MY]

———ensure science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs are available to disabled veterans, H3455, H3456 [13MY], H3578-H3582 [19MY], H4207, H4210 [28MY]

Congress: legislative priorities, H3754 [25MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H183 [19JA], H657 [23FE], H1177 [9MR], H2247 [23MR], H2883 [27AP], H3637 [19MY], H3755, H3762, H3806, H3807 [25MY], H3849 [26MY], H4411, H4412, H4414-H4416 [14JN], H4497-H4502 [15JN], H4663-H4669 [22JN], H4950 [29JN], H5293, H5295-H5297 [30JN], H5599 [14JY], H5729, H5802 [20JY], H6051, H6143, H6153-H6159 [27JY], H6288 [29JY], H6884 [23SE], H7216, H7365 [29SE], H7424, H7426 [15NO], H7591, H7594 [18NO], H8930 [21DE]

Dept. of Commerce: give priority to innovation clusters that work with local Workforce Investment Area Boards, H3448, H3449 [13MY]

———restrict funding to certain innovation programs, H3393 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to U.S. Special Operations Forces counterterrorism efforts, H2768 [21AP], E1108 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: effectiveness of departmental policies, H822 [24FE]

———include manufacturing education and training in the strategic national plan to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce, H3402 [12MY]

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

———include biomass technology systems in the list of fields that are encompassed by the energy systems science and engineering education programs, H3394 [12MY]

———train energy auditors, field technicians and building contractors to promote use of energy retrofits and energy efficient technologies, H3448 [13MY]

Ecology and environment: creation and retention of green jobs in the U.S., H2313 [24MR]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H307 [21JA], H1019-H1024 [2MR], H1155, H1159 [4MR], H1300 [10MR], H2677-H2682 [20AP], H2868-H2871 [26AP], H3004-H3008 [28AP], H3104 [4MY], H3184-H3191 [5MY], H3425-H3432 [12MY], H4409 [14JN], H4744-H4746, H4750, H4751 [23JN], H4963-H4969 [29JN], H5228 [30JN], H5495, H5496 [1JY], H5970 [22JY], H6155-H6159 [27JY], H6265 [28JY], H6742-H6748 [15SE], E53-E55 [20JA]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H175 [19JA], H197 [20JA], H303-H305 [21JA], H362 [26JA], H595 [4FE], H1012, H1018 [2MR], H2449 [25MR], H3518-H3523 [18MY], H3676-H3679 [20MY], H3757, H3802, H3805-H3807 [25MY], H3830, H3851-H3853 [26MY], H4249, H4250 [9JN], H4440, H4491, H4493, H4494, H4496 [15JN], H4603, H4605, H4607 [17JN], H4750 [23JN], H5224, H5225, H5294 [30JN], H5308 [1JY], H5528, H5532-H5534 [13JY], H5551, H5597, H5599, H5600 [14JY], H5706-H5709 [19JY], H5802-H5811 [20JY], H5822, H5887-H5889, H5905-H5912 [21JY], H5927, H5928, H5945, H5946 [22JY], H6049, H6050, H6051, H6147-H6153 [27JY], H6263, H6269 [28JY], H6650 [14SE], H6736, H6742 [15SE], H6773 [16SE]

———create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 4513), H390 [27JA], H658 [23FE]

———Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H4625-H4630 [17JN], H5707 [19JY], H5911 [21JY], H5968 [22JY], H6140-H6143 [27JY]

———impact of war and financial crisis, H6047 [27JY]

———importance of job creation, H47 [13JA], H270, H304, H305 [21JA], H351, H358, H366 [26JA], H539-H542 [3FE], H630 [22FE], H651, H652, H653, H654, H655, H656, H659, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H666, H667, H732 [23FE], H760, H794 [24FE], H936, H954 [26FE], H1011-H1016 [2MR], H1176 [9MR], H1224 [10MR], H1327 [11MR], H1362, H1386 [12MR], H1719 [19MR], H2263, H2264, H2275 [24MR], H2326-H2330 [25MR], H2529 [14AP], H2782 [21AP], H2818-H2822 [22AP], H2887 [27AP], H3084 [4MY], H3132, H3188, H3189 [5MY], H3316, H3425-H3432 [12MY], H3460, H3461, H3468 [13MY], H3547, H3548, H3633-H3637 [19MY], H3730-H3733 [24MY], H3749, H3751, H3752, H3753, H3754, H3758, H3759, H3764 [25MY], H3842 [26MY], H4093, H4094, H4096 [28MY], H4237-H4240 [8JN], H4249, H4250, H4251, H4316, H4318 [9JN], H4372 [10JN], H4437, H4440, H4441, H4447, H4480, H4486, H4487, H4491-H4497 [15JN], H4510 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4681 [23JN], H4782, H4783 [24JN], H4911, H4912, H4950 [29JN], H5227, H5230, H5288, H5289 [30JN], H5315, H5316 [1JY], H5505, H5520 [13JY], H5591, H5592, H5596-H5610 [14JY], H5679 [19JY], H5723, H5724, H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5799-H5804 [20JY], H5821, H5823, H5824, H5905-H5912 [21JY], H5953, H5964-H5974 [22JY], H5988, H6029-H6035 [26JY], H6048, H6049, H6152 [27JY], H6168 [28JY], H6321 [29JY], H6688 [15SE], H6771-H6773 [16SE], H7502, H7528-H7537 [17NO], H7839-H7845 [1DE], H8508 [15DE], H8523 [16DE], E257 [25FE], E261 [26FE], E1074, E1075 [10JN], E1513 [30JY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3315, H3316, H3356-H3409, H3424, H3425 [12MY], H3444-H3457 [13MY], H3547 [19MY], H3687 [20MY], H3753, H3804 [25MY], H4187-H4194, H4207, H4210 [28MY], H4495, H4497 [15JN], H6034 [26JY], H6151 [27JY], E842, E845, E848, E850 [13MY], E860, E869 [18MY], E1088 [14JN]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), Senate amendment, H8823-H8852 [21DE], E2237 [22DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration (H. Res. 1344), H3347-H3355 [12MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1781), H8820-H8823 [21DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), motion to recommit, H3455-H3457 [13MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5325), H3548-H3583 [19MY], H3678 [20MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H361-H368 [26JA], H390, H394-H398 [27JA], H480, H527 [3FE], H659 [23FE], H2881 [27AP], H3633-H3637 [19MY], H4251, H4314-H4321 [9JN], H4446 [15JN], H5284-H5289, H5297 [30JN], H5528-H5535 [13JY], H5603-H5610 [14JY], H5924 [22JY], H6270-H6276 [28JY], H6649 [14SE], H6742-H6748 [15SE], H6797-H6800 [16SE], H7000 [28SE]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H363-H366 [26JA], H3128 [5MY]

———recovery from recession, H4439 [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]

———restore Americans' net worth, H1173 [9MR]

Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, E845 [13MY]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives, H3392 [12MY]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (H.R. 2710), H8852 [21DE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H3759, H3806 [25MY], H3841 [26MY], H5602 [14JY], H6049, H6151 [27JY], H6168, H6169, H6263-H6270 [28JY]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, E1547 [10AU]

Executive Office of the President: accountability of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments, H1717 [19MR], H5813 [20JY]

———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy, H7552 [18NO]

———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 4692), H5900 [21JY], H6169-H6179 [28JY], E257 [25FE], E1466, E1467 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: family leave work reforms, E1701 [22SE]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis, H244 [20JA], E1871 [29SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1257), H2656-H2659 [20AP], H2909 [27AP], E605 [21AP], E643 [26AP]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H13 [12JA], H113, H131-H137 [13JA], H169, H170 [19JA], H455 [2FE], H3626 [19MY], H3727 [24MY], H3808 [25MY], H4402 [14JN], H5491 [1JY], E994 [28MY], E2076 [7DE]

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]

———recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, H337 [26JA], H395 [27JA], H558 [4FE], H661, H665 [23FE], H1445, H1490 [16MR], H2881 [27AP], H4915 [29JN], H5728, H5729 [20JY], H6175, H6185-H6189 [28JY], H7763, H7765, H7766 [1DE], H8524 [16DE]

FRS: efforts to foster economic growth, H7497 [16NO], E1889 [15NO], E1934 [16NO]

Health: annual insurance premium cap for married couples, H196 [20JA]

———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], H1856, H1876 [21MR], H2218, H2242 [23MR], H2479 [13AP], H5528 [13JY], H5679 [19JY], E506 [25MR]

———consult with Federal antitrust enforcement agencies to ensure healthy competitive market incentives relative to health care reform, E455 [23MR]

———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (H. Res. 1188), H1601, H1602-H1604, H1605, H1608 [18MR], H1715, H1719 [19MR]

———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage, H1660 [19MR]

———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H742, H743 [23FE], H1354 [11MR], H1904 [21MR]

———extend health insurance coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26, H3664 [20MY]

———health insurance premiums rates, H2991-H2996 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H337 [26JA], H612, H626, H630-H643 [22FE], H653, H654, H655, H656, H659, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H667, H731, H736, H738-H744 [23FE], H758, H759, H760, H761, H797, H798, H817-H831 [24FE], H836, H837, H911-H920, H922-H929 [25FE], H952-H962 [26FE], H975, H1005-H1011, H1023 [2MR], H1033, H1034, H1088-H1101 [3MR], H1107, H1108, H1109, H1149, H1151, H1154, H1155, H1161-H1165 [4MR], E257 [25FE], E305 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H1644 [18MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H301-H303 [21JA], H1174, H1177, H1213-H1218 [9MR], H1225, H1306-H1313 [10MR], H1326, H1327, H1340, H1348-H1355 [11MR], H1361, H1362, H1363, H1364-H1368, H1376, H1380, H1381, H1383, H1384-H1393 [12MR], H1399, H1400, H1401, H1412, H1413, H1422, H1430-H1439 [15MR], H1443, H1445, H1446, H1447, H1448, H1449, H1450, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454, H1455, H1456, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1460, H1461, H1462, H1463, H1464, H1465, H1466, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1480, H1488-H1491, H1499-H1516 [16MR], H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1551, H1552, H1561, H1562, H1563-H1592 [17MR], H1597, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1601-H1609, H1627, H1628, H1629-H1653 [18MR], H1659, H1660, H1661, H1662, H1665-H1667, H1672-H1677, H1680-H1683, H1691, H1701-H1711, H1714, H1715, H1716-H1742 [19MR], H1747, H1748, H1749, H1763-H1767, H1770, H1775-H1816 [20MR], H1819, H1820, H1821, H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2217, H2218, H2241, H2242, H2246, H2247, H2248, H2254-H2260 [23MR], H2264, H2265, H2266, H2276, H2277, H2311, H2315 [24MR], H2322, H2323, H2324, H2441, H2445 [25MR], H2464, H2479, H2488-H2495 [13AP], H2627, H2634-H2638 [15AP], H2671 [20AP], H2827-H2834, H2838-H2840 [22AP], H2880, H2884, H2886, H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2891, H2892, H2893, H2894, H2895, H2911 [27AP], H2990-H2997 [28AP], H3108-H3115 [4MY], H3187, H3189, H3191 [5MY], H3265-H3270 [6MY], H3282 [11MY], H3331 [12MY], H3732 [24MY], H3795-H3802, H3813 [25MY], H3829, H3846 [26MY], H4078 [27MY], H4218, H4238 [8JN], H4404-H4409 [14JN], H4447 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4749, H4773-H4776 [23JN], H4859-H4864 [24JN], H4912, H4915 [29JN], H5296 [30JN], H5703, H5709 [19JY], H5811 [20JY], H5964 [22JY], H6144-H6147, H6154 [27JY], H6166 [28JY], H6853 [22SE], H6972-H6981 [23SE], H7486-H7492 [16NO], H7528 [17NO], H8021 [2DE], E13 [12JA], E367 [12MR], E402 [17MR], E408, E413 [18MR], E418 [19MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E461, E462 [23MR], E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E533 [13AP], E567 [15AP], E618 [22AP], E1075 [10JN], E1300 [13JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, H1892 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), H180 [19JA], H634 [22FE], H739, H741, H743 [23FE], H829 [24FE], H3798 [25MY], H5964 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12, H13, H15, H17-H30 [12JA], H44, H45, H47, H124-H131 [13JA], H148, H173-H175, H177-H185, H187-H190 [19JA], H196, H197, H198, H243, H246, H248-H262 [20JA], H269, H271, H272, H301-H303, H306, H316-H323 [21JA], H355, H375-H381 [26JA], H392 [27JA], H430 [2FE], H476, H546 [3FE], H565, H566 [4FE], E38 [19JA], E66 [21JA], E90 [26JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), Senate amendments, H4829-H4841, H4858 [24JN], E1234, E1247 [30JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3970), H246 [20JA], H759 [24FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H8273 [9DE]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H6868 [22SE], H7738 [30NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H825 [24FE], H928 [25FE], H1310, H1311 [10MR], H1346 [11MR], 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]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (H.R. 1321), H1915 [21MR]

———raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (H. Res. 1656), E1735 [23SE]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance, H4477, H4478 [15JN], H4599 [17JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 4995), E529 [13AP]

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H2828 [22AP]

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements (H. Res. 983), H19, H28 [12JA], H3110 [4MY], H6975 [23SE], H7488 [16NO]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, H3111 [4MY]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (H.R. 4951), H2831 [22AP]

———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, H1215-H1217 [9MR], H1225, H1307-H1309 [10MR], H1326, H1340 [11MR], H1376-H1380, H1383, H1386, H1388, H1391 [12MR], H1399, H1400, H1422, H1432, H1434 [15MR], H1470, H1471, H1472, H1474 [16MR], H1665-H1667 [19MR], H1794 [20MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274, H6275 [28JY]

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

Health care professionals: impact of shortage of physicians and specialists, H2830 [22AP]

House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1364, H1367 [12MR], H1399, H1434 [15MR], H1443, H1445, H1446, H1447, H1453, H1454, H1455, H1456, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1460, H1461, H1463, H1464, H1465, H1466, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1503, H1504, H1510 [16MR], H1552, H1567, H1573, H1590 [17MR], H1598, H1599, H1601, H1602, H1604-H1606, H1645-H1648, H1652 [18MR], H1659, H1665-H1667, H1672-H1677, H1715, H1724, H1725, H1728, H1738, H1739 [19MR], H1748, H1770, H1806, H1808 [20MR], H1834 [21MR]

———oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (H. Res. 1194), H1624 [18MR]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (H. Res. 847), H126 [13JA], H208-H210 [20JA]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (H. Res. 847), unanimous-consent agreement, H490 [3FE]

———tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E505 [25MR]

Hunger: eradicate in the U.S., H8918 [21DE]

Immigration: history of legal immigration and contribution of immigrants to U.S economic strength, H4965 [29JN]

———prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H1435 [15MR], H1515 [16MR], H2894 [27AP]

———reform, H430 [2FE], H594 [4FE], H658 [23FE], H1342 [11MR], H2192 [22MR], H2651 [20AP], H2858 [26AP], H2883 [27AP], H2942 [28AP], H3062-H3075 [29AP], H3132 [5MY], H3207 [6MY], H3432-H3438 [12MY], H3468 [13MY], H3546, H3639-H3643 [19MY], H3693-H3698 [20MY], H3829, H3862-H3868 [26MY], H5207 [30JN], H5596 [14JY], H8928 [21DE], E447 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4321), H3624 [19MY], H4511 [16JN]

Insurance: allow purchase of health insurance policies across State lines, H172 [19JA]

———create refundable tax credits for low-income citizens purchasing health insurance, H1904 [21MR]

———end practice of rescission by insurance companies, H2941 [28AP]

———Government mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H2257 [23MR]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (H.R. 5570), H4785, H4786, H4791, H4792 [24JN]

Medicare: ensure oversight of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E618 [22AP]

———exclude Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations that would reduce payment rates for providers that receive an additional market basket cut on top of the productivity adjustment, E473 [24MR]

———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465 [24MR]

Members of Congress: negotiation of benefits granted to certain States in exchange for votes for passage of health care reform legislation, H1909 [21MR]

National Mentoring Month: designate (H. Res. 990), H339-H341 [26JA], E168 [4FE]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H3141-H3144 [5MY]

———require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and make permanent favorable tax treatment of combat pay (H.R. 5741), H5665 [15JY]

NSF: conduct outreach to encourage fellowship and scholarship applications from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H3392 [12MY]

———report on economic and ethnic breakdown of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education internship recipients, H3393 [12MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H479 [3FE], H3115-H3121 [4MY], H3187 [5MY], H5289, H5297 [30JN], H5524-H5528 [13JY], H5723, H5724, H5725 [20JY], H5924 [22JY], H6168 [28JY], E139 [3FE]

———evaluation of economic policies, H173 [19JA], H196, H198 [20JA], H271, H303, H306 [21JA], H477 [3FE], H612, H640 [22FE], H651, H652, H654, H655 [23FE], H821, H822 [24FE], H924 [25FE], H936 [26FE], H1735-H1738 [19MR], H2248 [23MR], H2508, H2562 [14AP], H2701 [21AP], H3007-H3012 [28AP], H3115 [4MY], H3314 [12MY], H4627 [17JN], H4656 [22JN], H4770-H4773 [23JN], H4960 [29JN], H5550, H5570, H5571, H5574 [14JY], H5731, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5737, H5738, H5739, H5799-H5804 [20JY], H5942, H5964-H5969 [22JY], H5988, H5989 [26JY], H6050 [27JY], H6583 [10AU], H6812 [22SE]

———Executive order to ensure enforcement and implementation of abortion restrictions, H1831, H1906, H1908, H1910 [21MR], H2450, H2451 [25MR], H2834 [22AP]

———host of televised bipartisan health care summit, H935 [26FE], H1018 [2MR]

———proposal to host televised bipartisan health care summit, H631-H636 [22FE], H654, H655, H738, H741, H743 [23FE], H758, H760, H817-H822, H825, H827, H829, H830 [24FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require submittal of a strategic national plan to invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., H3403 [12MY]

OPM: authority to provide oversight and set premiums of multi-State health insurance plans, H1906 [21MR]

OPower (company): Alliance To Save Energy Andromeda Star Award recipient, H6688 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, H2449 [25MR]

———coverage and treatment of mental health services, H2257 [23MR]

———deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274 [28JY]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, H1911 [21MR]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (H.R. 4894), H1766 [20MR], H2180 [22MR], H2730 [21AP]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7650 [30NO], H8335 [14DE], E2153 [16DE]

———impact on health care costs, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H3444 [13MY], H6883, H6884 [23SE]

———impact on health care facilities profitability, H2888 [27AP]

———impact on senior citizens care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4250 [9JN]

———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation, H7487, H7490 [16NO]

———repeal, H2258 [23MR], H2464 [13AP], H2786 [21AP], H2840 [22AP], H2887, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H2992 [28AP], H3765, H3799 [25MY], H3828 [26MY], H4319 [9JN], H4442 [15JN], H6048 [27JY], H6766 [16SE], H7402, H7427-H7429 [15NO], H7490 [16NO], H7585 [18NO], H8073, H8074, H8079 [7DE], H8252, H8253 [8DE], H8931 [21DE]

———repeal (H.R. 4901), H2311 [24MR]

———repeal (H.R. 4903), H2177 [22MR]

———repeal (H.R. 4944), H2582 [15AP], H4599 [17JN]

———repeal (H.R. 4972), H3270 [6MY], H4775 [23JN], H6146 [27JY], H6275 [28JY], H6867 [22SE]

———repeal (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 5126), H3131 [5MY], H4251 [9JN], H8077 [7DE]

———repeal specific provisions, H2296, H2297 [24MR]

Populist Caucus: agenda, H1011-H1017 [2MR]

Poverty: awareness of growing numbers of people living in poverty, E2115 [13DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, H6051, H6150 [27JY]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, H3313 [12MY], H3522 [18MY], H4411 [14JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H24 [12JA], H197 [20JA], H316 [21JA], H476 [3FE], H566 [4FE], H658 [23FE], H1157 [4MR], H1814 [20MR], H2313-H2315 [24MR], H2788 [21AP], H2804 [22AP], H3084 [4MY], H3130, H3189 [5MY], H3259 [6MY], H4079 [27MY], H4255 [9JN], H4682 [23JN], H5537 [13JY], H5969 [22JY], H6147 [27JY], H6751 [15SE], E57 [21JA], E144 [3FE], E635 [22AP]

———enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (H.R. 2227), H44 [13JA], H392 [27JA], H836 [25FE], H3443 [13MY]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (H.R. 2846), E772 [6MY]

———national energy policy, H176 [19JA], H909 [25FE], H2323 [25MR], H2786-H2791 [21AP], H3516 [18MY], H3806 [25MY], H4482 [15JN], H4509, H4512, H4573, H4575, H4578-H4584 [16JN], H4599, H4600, H4601 [17JN], H4784 [24JN], H4915 [29JN], H5207, H5209, H5292, H5293 [30JN], H5901 [21JY], H6752 [15SE], H7203 [28SE], H8340-H8342 [14DE], H8583 [16DE], E94 [26JA], E1128 [17JN], E1248 [30JN]

———promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (H.R. 6564), E2222 [21DE]

———promote production and use of ethanol, E1358 [19JY], E1366 [20JY]

———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, H4590 [16JN]

Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, H2433 [25MR]

Republican Party: evaluation of past health policies, H1704 [19MR]

———launch of AmericaSpeakingOut.com (Internet site) forum, H3827, H3828 [26MY], H4335 [10JN]

———national agenda, H189 [19JA], H788 [24FE], H2890 [27AP], H2941 [28AP], H3855 [26MY], H4485-H4490, H4494-H4497 [15JN], H4681 [23JN], H4914, H4958-H4963 [29JN], H5551 [14JY], H5620 [15JY], H5735 [20JY], H6867-H6869 [22SE], H6969-H6972 [23SE], H7218, H7366 [29SE], H7420 [15NO], H7503 [17NO], H7618 [29NO], H7645, H7650 [30NO], H8251 [8DE], H8777-H8782 [17DE]

Senior citizens: address needs to improve quality of life, H5550 [14JY]

Small business: impact from health insurance premiums rates, H1702 [19MR], H2254 [23MR]

States: decision to nullify federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1653 [18MR]

Taxation: provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H655 [23FE]

Tea Party movement: agenda, H5824 [21JY]

Treaties and agreements: importance of passing free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, H6050 [27JY]

U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H3749 [25MY], H4089 [28MY], H5315 [1JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H4403 [14JN], H4620 [17JN]

———rates, H45 [13JA], H173 [19JA], H196, H197 [20JA], H335, H337 [26JA], H551 [3FE], H936 [26FE], H1151 [4MR], H1425 [15MR], H1463 [16MR], H2887 [27AP], H3101 [4MY], H3191, H3192 [5MY], H3753, H3761, H3762 [25MY], H4093, H4094 [28MY], H4251, H4324, H4325 [9JN], H5307 [1JY], H5591 [14JY], H5679 [19JY], H5723, H5724, H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5799 [20JY], H5988, H6029 [26JY], H6049, H6050, H6150 [27JY], H6169, H6262 [28JY], E57 [21JA]

Virginia: U.S. district court ruling on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H8298, H8335 [14DE], H8356, H8358 [15DE]

Women: health care for women, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1627-H1641 [18MR], H1659, H1711, H1719 [19MR]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (H.R. 1032), H7189, H7190 [28SE], H7380 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, S4181 [25MY], S4481, S4482 [27MY]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (S. 3197), S2296 [14AP]

Agriculture: biotechnology research and development funding, S8003-S8005 [18NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: 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]

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]

Budget: control Federal spending, S2138 [26MR]

———control Federal spending (S. 1808), S1004 [3MR]

———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S8993-S8999 [14DE]

———impose spending caps on entitlement programs and nondefense discretionary spending and prevent creation of new mandatory spending programs (S. 3096), S1360-S1362 [10MR]

———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]

———reconciliation process, S688 [23FE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S284 [28JA], S2143 [26MR], S8756-S8758 [10DE]

Business and industry: effect of health care legislation on professional employer organizations, S1989 [24MR]

———protect aircraft and small aviation products industry from unfair foreign competition, S6294 [27JY], S6491-S6493 [29JY]

California: Anthem Insurance Cos., Inc., decision to increase health insurance premiums, S2561 [22AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, S3794 [17MY], S4166 [25MY]

Children and youth: enhance quality of life for all children, S4204-S4206 [25MY], S6575-S6578 [2AU]

Colombia: recognize importance of passing free trade agreement, S6835 [5AU]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S244 [26JA], S280, S281 [28JA]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S104 [21JA]

Committee on Finance (Senate): testimony of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald M. Berwick relative to new health care law, S8002 [18NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1866 [23MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S10951, S11060 [22DE]

———efficacy of comprehensive legislation rather than individual reform to address legislative priorities, S62 [21JA], S8471 [3DE]

———legislative priorities, S4588 [7JN], S7871, S7873 [15NO], S7916 [17NO], S8310 [1DE], S8358 [2DE], S8622 [8DE], S10422, S10476-S10479 [17DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1224 [5MR], S4587 [7JN], S5141-S5143 [18JN], S6558 [2AU], S7004-S7008, S7025 [13SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 3441), S4540 [27MY]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear energy and renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, S4402 [26MY]

Diseases: development of an HIV vaccine, S3904 [18MY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2195-S2197 [12AP], S2497 [21AP], S2726 [28AP], S3591-S3594 [12MY], S4046-S4052 [20MY], S4206 [25MY]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S110 [21JA], S136 [22JA], S5256 [22JN], S5801 [14JY], S7079 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7406 [23SE], S7468 [27SE], S7881 [15NO]

———impact of economic conditions on Vermont citizens, S8771-S8774 [10DE]

———importance of job creation, S112 [21JA], S137 [22JA], S222 [26JA], S363 [1FE], S413, S414, S429 [2FE], S846 [1MR], S1283 [9MR], S1435 [11MR], S2137 [26MR], S2189 [12AP], S4599, S4600 [7JN], S5414-S5418 [24JN], S5721 [12JY], S5808, S5822 [14JY], S6132 [22JY], S6238 [26JY], S7017, S7018 [13SE], S7079 [14SE], S7103, S7123 [15SE], S7405, S7408 [23SE], S8340-S8342 [1DE], S8754-S8757 [10DE]

———increase U.S. global competitiveness, S7484 [27SE]

———indicators of progress towards economic recovery, S8311 [1DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), S10451 [17DE], S10924 [21DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10-S13 [20JA], S7232 [21SE], S7386 [23SE]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, S6191 [22JY]

———national policy to improve system, S6488-S6490 [29JY], S8759-S8761 [10DE]

———prmote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs, S6563-S6565 [2AU]

———promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs, S7457 [27SE]

———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]

———support in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs, S1244-S1246 [8MR]

Employment: establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (S. 2952), S252 [26JA]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, S8765-S8768 [10DE], S9013 [14DE], S10438-S10440 [17DE]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis, S553 [11FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 485), S2393, S2394 [15AP]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S110-S112 [21JA], S560 [11FE], S6558 [2AU], S7934 [17NO]

———importance of public diplomacy, S10926 [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), 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]

———recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, S5053 [17JN], S6487 [29JY], S7334 [22SE]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S1984, S2012 [24MR], S6599 [3AU]

———health insurance premiums rates, S827-S836 [1MR], S2080 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S547 [11FE], S604, S612 [22FE], S677, S685 [23FE], S717 [24FE], S758-S760, S766-S768, S771 [25FE], S898 [2MR], S974-S978, S991 [3MR], S1125, S1131-S1141, S1154-S1156, S1159, S1163 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S7-S10, S12, S30, S36, S39 [20JA], S211 [26JA], S457-S460 [4FE], S529 [9FE], S827-S836 [1MR], S1243, S1246 [8MR], S1273-S1276, S1283, S1286, S1297-S1302, S1306 [9MR], S1321-S1327, S1333 [10MR], S1415, S1421-S1426, S1437-S1443, S1451 [11MR], S1489, S1505-S1512 [15MR], S1565, S1576, S1577, S1580-S1582 [16MR], S1635, S1642 [17MR], S1685-S1693, S1705-S1713, S1716, S1725-S1728 [18MR], S1760-S1763, S1767-S1772 [19MR], S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1820, S1829, S1835, S1841, S1855-S1859, S1864-S1867 [23MR], S2012-S2015 [24MR], S2096 [25MR], S2142, S2157, S2158 [26MR], S2185, S2187, S2200, S2203 [12AP], S2235, S2236 [13AP], S2257 [14AP], S2487-S2489 [21AP], S2560 [22AP], S2678-S2680 [27AP], S3123 [5MY], S3570, S3571, S3579 [12MY], S3853-S3855 [18MY], S3961 [19MY], S4111 [24MY], S4166 [25MY], S4399 [26MY], S4630-S4633, S4639, S4647-S4650 [8JN], S4954-S4956 [16JN], S5165 [21JN], S5226, S5227 [22JN], S5283-S5285, S5302 [23JN], S5661 [30JN], S5723-S5729 [12JY], S5754-S5758 [13JY], S6051 [21JY], S6371-S6373 [28JY], S6511 [29JY], S7200 [20SE], S7391, S7407, S7412-S7414 [23SE], S7438 [24SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8268 [30NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5150, S5151 [18JN], S5226 [22JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]

———recognize religious and spiritual care as a medical expense eligible for tax deduction through health insurance plans in the exchanges, S2235, S2236 [13AP]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (S. 3501), S7931 [17NO]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, S1859-S1862 [23MR], S1996 [24MR]

———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, S1131, S1133, S1137 [4MR], S1247, S1248 [8MR], S1275 [9MR], S1321 [10MR], S1423, S1437-S1443 [11MR], S1490 [15MR], S1576, S1580-S1582, S1614 [16MR], S1685-S1688, S1691, S1712, S1716 [18MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: economic impact on Tennessee State budget, S1980 [24MR]

———repeal Patient Center Outcomes Research Institute, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, and Independent Payment Advisory Board provisions, S2005 [24MR]

History: recognize the importance of the American values of liberty, democracy, and free markets, S8980 [14DE]

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: observance, S3904 [18MY]

House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, S1635 [17MR], S1686, S1687, S1705 [18MR], S1767 [19MR]

Housing: assessment of Federal housing policy, S4046 [20MY]

Immigration: reform, S3055 [4MY], S4484 [27MY], S4599 [7JN], S5388-S5390 [24JN], S6559-S6561 [2AU], S7071 [14SE]

———reform (S. 3932), S7834 [29SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1256 [8MR]

Kagan, Elena: involvement in evaluation of health care reform legislation or pending lawsuits in role as Solicitor General relative to possible recusals as Supreme Court Justice, S5812-S5814 [14JY]

Levin, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, S5842 [14JY]

Medicare: reform payment policies using Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations, S2158 [26MR]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, S10884 [21DE]

Nuclear energy: assess role in national energy policy, S2447-S2449 [20AP], S4078-S4080 [20MY], S5765 [13JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA], S170 [25JA], S6040, S6041 [21JY]

———evaluation of administration relative to counterterrorism policy, S551 [11FE], S732, S734 [24FE]

———evaluation of counterterrorism policy, S3405 [7MY]

———evaluation of economic policies, S173 [25JA], S210, S211, S222 [26JA], S4871 [14JN], S6002 [20JY], S7187-S7189 [20SE], S7456 [27SE]

———evaluation of nuclear weapons policy, S3980 [19MY]

———State of the Union Message, S274, S318 [28JA], S359-S362 [29JA], S555-S557 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, S1945, S1998 [24MR]

———condition implementation on Dept. of HHS certification that premiums will not increase higher than projected, S1852-S1855 [23MR], S1995 [24MR]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, S1952, S1953, S2003 [24MR]

———ensure taxes on Medicare, wages and unearned income are indexed for inflation, S2074 [25MR]

———exempt small businesses from taxes and requirements of health care mandates, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1960, S1994, S1995 [24MR]

———impact on health care costs, S3570 [12MY], S7075-S7077 [14SE]

———impact on small businesses, S5243, S5244 [22JN]

———implementation of Patient's Bill of Rights, S7391, S7412-S7414 [23SE]

———prohibit implementation of health care reforms until Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certifies reforms will lower national health care costs, S2072, S2073 [25MR]

———prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S1838-S1841 [23MR], S1994 [24MR]

———prohibit tax on net investment income, S1959, S2000 [24MR]

———provide inflation adjustment for additional hospital insurance tax on high-income taxpayers, S2077 [25MR]

———repeal, S1978, S1979, S2004 [24MR], S4727 [9JN], S6369-S6371 [28JY], S6837 [5AU], S7074-S7077 [14SE], S7369 [23SE], S7930, S7931 [17NO]

———repeal penalty for failure to comply with individual health insurance mandate, S2076 [25MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 3653), S7931 [17NO]

———repeal (S. 3147), S1847 [23MR]

———repeal (S. 3152), S1819, S1821 [23MR]

———repeal taxable year limitation on small business tax credit, S2078 [25MR]

———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (S. 3239), S2519 [21AP]

———suspend if OMB determines that the CBO deficit reduction targets are not being met, S2075 [25MR]

———waive penalty on hiring previously unemployed individuals, S1957, S1999 [24MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, S2557 [22AP], S6388 [28JY], S10997-S10999 [22DE]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (S. 1733), S11 [20JA], S1493 [15MR], S1764-S1767 [19MR], S2230 [13AP], S2719-S2721 [28AP], S7120-S7122 [15SE]

———establish a program to regulate the entry of fossil carbon into commerce, promote clean energy jobs and economic growth, and avoid dangerous climate interference (S. 2877), S4810 [10JN]

———national energy policy, S555-S557 [11FE], S2447 [20AP], S4402-S4404 [26MY], S4589, S4600 [7JN], S4710 [9JN], S4809, S4829 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5146 [18JN], S5167-S5169 [21JN], S5223-S5225 [22JN], S5638-S5641 [30JN], S6005 [20JY], S6268, S6286 [27JY], S6561-S6563, S6574 [2AU], S7457 [27SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO], S8743 [10DE]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6346-S6348, S6356, S6366, S6457 [28JY], S6459, S6493, S6510 [29JY]

———promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development (S. 1462), S4798 [10JN], S5676 [30JN], S6378 [28JY], S6562 [2AU]

———promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (S. 3601), S6015 [20JY]

———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), S7300 [21SE], S7303 [22SE]

———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7729 [29SE], S7877-S7879 [15NO]

———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, S3797-S3800 [17MY], S3955 [19MY], S4822-S4825, S4833 [10JN], S4873 [14JN], S5508 [29JN], S8367-S8369 [2DE]

Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, S1989 [24MR]

Renewable energy: impact of windmills on the environment, S2447 [20AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S7368 [23SE], S7567-S7569 [28SE], S8258 [30NO], S8330 [1DE]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085-S2087 [25MR]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, S2203 [12AP]

———tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, S10924 [21DE]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: release of memo on administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform, S6559-S6561 [2AU]

Unemployment: rates, S112 [21JA], S137 [22JA], S429 [2FE], S1224 [5MR], S2680 [27AP], S7408 [23SE]

Workforce Investment Act: summer jobs program funding, S984-S986 [3MR], S1285, S1286, S1292 [9MR]

Reports

Estimated Health Care Savings Resulting From the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Geiger-Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, George Washington University, S1964 [24MR]

Obama Adminstration's Proposed 2.9% ``HI'' Surtax Would Harm the Economy and Lose Revenue: Stephen J. Entin, Gary Robbins, and Michael Schuyler, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, S1961 [24MR]

Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance Coverage: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., S833 [1MR]

Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Dept. of Defense, S3772 [14MY]

Reports filed

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 5116) (H. Rept. 111-478), H3278 [7MY]

Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1733) (S. Rept. 111-121), S438 [2FE]

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. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1344) (H. Rept. 111-479), H3309 [11MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]

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]

Dept. of Transportation National Safety Plan for Public Transportation Establishment: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3638), S6200 [22JY]

Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1032) (H. Rept. 111-639), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Invest in Innovation Through Research and Development and Improve Competitiveness of the U.S.: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3605) (S. Rept. 111-363), S8786 [10DE]

National Manufacturing Strategy Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4692) (H. Rept. 111-574), H6282 [28JY]

Public Transportation Safety Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3638) (S. Rept. 111-232), S6245 [26JY]

Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4872) (H. Rept. 111-443), H1595 [17MR]

Request the President and Dept. of HHS Transmit to House of Representatives Copies of Documents, Records, and Communications on Health Care Reform Agreements: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 983) (H. Rept. 111-408), H426 [29JA]

Rulings of the Chair

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]

Statements

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Several Organizations, S33 [20JA], S181 [25JA]

Budget Reconciliation for Clinton Health Care Plan: Senator Byrd, S1423 [11MR]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senator Specter, S4485-S4487 [27MY]

Ensure Appropriate Treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Programs Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Eric K. Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1849, H1912 [21MR]

GOP on Reconciliation: Several Members of Congress, S1692 [18MR]

Housing and Community Development Policy: Senator Bond, S8673-S8675 [9DE]

Manifest of the Hope, E447 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Lewin Group (organization), S831 [1MR]

———Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, S1978 [24MR]

Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Representative Burgess, H1592 [17MR]

Summaries

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): CBO and Committee on Taxation (Joint) Findings on Impact on Health Insurance Premiums, S828 [1MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H2171, H2172 [21MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1867 [23MR]

Effect of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on average premiums for health insurance, S829 [1MR]

Effect of Senate proposal on average premiums for health insurance, S1510 [15MR]

Estimated national job losses caused by passage of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1918 [21MR]

Health care reform analysis—CBO v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee impact and assumptions, S835 [1MR]

Medicare cuts caused by passage of H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1918 [21MR]

Operation Iraqi Freedom U.S. casualty status, H5395 [1JY]

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. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, S5150 [18JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, S10452 [17DE], H4212 [28MY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3656 [19MY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8517 [15DE]

Pennsylvania regional labor market unemployment data, S429 [2FE]

Reconciliation bills created by a Republican majority, S1614 [16MR]

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]

Texts of

H. Res. 990, National Mentoring Month, H339 [26JA]

H. Res. 1194, oppose House of Representatives usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation, H1624 [18MR]

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. 1225, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2418 [25MR]

H. Res. 1257, support goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, H2656 [20AP]

H. Res. 1344, consideration of H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3347 [12MY]

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. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act, H7189 [28SE]

H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1920-H2152 [21MR]

H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, H4829-H4835 [24JN]

H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act, H6169 [28JY]

H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2153-H2167 [21MR]

H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3364-H3388 [12MY]

H.R. 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3549-H3578 [19MY]

H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8418-H8448 [15DE], H8982 [22DE]

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

S. 3441, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S4541-S4544 [27MY]

S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, S6398-S6440 [28JY]

S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, S7269-S7277 [21SE]

S. 3885, Race to the Top Act, S7800 [29SE]

S. Res. 485, Financial Literacy Month, S2389, S2393 [15AP]

Transcripts

Goldman Sachs Managed Care Industry Expert Conference Call: Matt Borsch, Goldman Sachs, Inc., with Steve Lewis, Willis Consulting (company), S1298-S1301 [9MR]