PUBLIC DEBT

Amendments

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S23, S28, S57 [20JA], S128 [21JA], S156, S158, S159 [22JA], S200 [25JA], S216, S238, S256, S258 [26JA], S286 [28JA], H574 [4FE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1065), H571 [4FE]

———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]

Analyses

Statutory Limit on the Public Debt (H.J. Res. 45), S292-S295 [28JA]

———Budget Pay-as-You Go Requirement Provisions, H581-H585 [4FE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

All or Nothing = Nothing, H8501 [15DE]

Bush Tax Cuts and the Deficit Myth, H5568 [14JY]

Correction Appended, S1664 [17MR]

Debt Fears Send Rates Up—Unease at Deficit Hurts Demand for Treasurys; Mortgage Costs on the Rise, S2146 [26MR]

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

Fattest Lady Singing, E157 [4FE]

How To Handle the Sovereign Debt Explosion, S1433 [11MR]

Obama Deficits Not Bush's Fault, S477 [4FE]

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

US Tax Package Is Negative for US Credit, but Positive for Economic Growth, H8580 [16DE]

Wake Up, America, E974 [28MY]

When Deficits Become Dangerous—Debt-to-GDP Ratios Over 90 Percent Have Significant Impact on the Pace of Economic Growth, S936 [2MR]

When Will America Recover?, E432 [21MR]

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

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain health care-related provisions to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 4500), H326 [21JA]

Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, reduce discretionary spending by amount saved, and establish bicameral, bipartisan committee on budgetary, spending, and earmark processes (see H. Res. 1289), H2843 [22AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 79), H1103 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 27), S482 [4FE] (see S.J. Res. 35), S6078 [21JY] (see S.J. Res. 38), S6651 [3AU] (see H.J. Res. 73), H423 [27JA] (see H.J. Res. 75), H555 [3FE] (see H.J. Res. 78), H1027 [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 89), H4597 [16JN]

———eliminate wasteful spending, provide for comprehensive budget reform, and establish the Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint) (see S. 3652), S6302 [27JY] (see S. 3779), S7089 [14SE]

———enforce discretionary spending limits to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 4479), H265 [20JA]

———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]

———establish discretionary and mandatory deficit reduction accounts (see H.R. 6186), H6879 [22SE]

———establish nonsecurity discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 4871), H1595 [17MR]

———establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government (see S. 3988), S8298 [30NO] (see H.R. 6448), H7643 [29NO]

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

———increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 5954), H6404 (see H.R. 5954), H6455 [29JY]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1065), H554 [3FE]

———limit year-to-year increase in total Federal spending to increases in Consumer Price Index and population (see H.R. 5323), H3540 [18MY]

———make the Federal budget process more transparent and make future budgets more sustainable (see H.R. 5752), H5675 [15JY]

———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]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 3095), S1311 [9MR]

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

———require a freeze on certain discretionary spending whenever there is budget deficit (see H. Con. Res. 234), H602 [4FE]

———require annual progress toward meeting fiscally responsible 5- and 10-year deficit and debt targets (see H.R. 5008), H2503 [13AP]

———require spending limits be imposed when the statutory limit on the public debt is increased (see H.R. 4587), H554 [3FE]

———require that the concurrent resolution for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to that plan (see H.R. 4931), H2318 [24MR]

Bureau of the Census: rescind certain appropriations and reduce the Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 6096), H6627 [10AU]

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

Dept. of Defense: reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful defense subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5784), H5818 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to States and local governments to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures and close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for such grants and reduce the deficit (see S. 3936), S7789 [29SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: issue War on Debt Bonds (see H.R. 5157), H2936 [27AP]

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

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

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]

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]

———establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and provide an income tax credit to offset the impact of the fee (see H.R. 4646), H753 [23FE]

———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]

———require stabilization of the public debt and annual deficit ratios to the gross domestic product at certain percentages (see H. Res. 1183), H1440 [15MR]

Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see S. 3893), S7787 [29SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: require the use of sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of such Act or other marine resource laws to be used to reduce the Federal deficit and debt (see H.R. 5668), H5501 [1JY]

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: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 4825), H1357 [11MR]

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

———require a three-fifths vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 1071), H602 [4FE]

IRS: include in Form 1040 instruction booklet information relative to Federal Government revenues, spending, and public debt (see H.R. 4943), H2456 [25MR]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated (see S. 3143), S1750 [18MR]

———provide for rates of pay to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending (see H.R. 4681), H833 [24FE]

———reduce pay and dedicate annual savings to a reduction of the national debt (see H.R. 4762), H1168 [4MR]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 6417), H7548 [17NO]

Railroads: allow States to return certain funds made available for high speed rail and intercity rail projects to the general fund of the Treasury for budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 6408), H7498 [16NO]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 4939), H2456 [25MR]

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

Taxation: allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 5497), H4330 [9JN]

———allow an individual to designate a percentage of their income tax liability be used to reduce the public debt and require spending reductions equal to amounts so designated (see S. 3496), S4989 [16JN] (see H.R. 5536), H4596 [16JN]

———reduce budget deficit and the burden on law-abiding taxpayers through stricter enforcement against deliquent taxpayers (see S. 3795), S7175 [16SE]

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

Cloture motions

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S174, S175 [25JA]

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]

Commentaries

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

Letters

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]

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

Dept. of State foreign affairs funding: Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S4187 [25MY]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S4187 [25MY]

Dept. of State international affairs funding: several retired U.S. military officers, E439 [22MR]

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]

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

Reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Republican members, S5765 [13JY]

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

Lists

Doctors and scientists opposing Murkowski amendment to H.J. Res. 45, public debt statutory limit increase, on disapproval of EPA rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, S89 [21JA]

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

Memorandums

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

Messages

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

Motions

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), H579 [4FE]

———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]

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

Poems

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

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H391 [27JA], H657 [23FE]

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

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

Budget: balance, H3796 [25MY], H6868 [22SE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H176 [19JA], H479 [3FE], H558, H559, H563-H571, H579-H593, H594, H595 [4FE], H1140 [4MR], H2312 [24MR], H3217, H3220 [6MY], H3630, H3631 [19MY], H4495 [15JN], H6152 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to control spending (H.J. Res. 79), H1176 [9MR], H3753 [25MY], H7645 [30NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H6167 [28JY], H7858 [2DE], H8266 [9DE], H8522 [16DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H368-H375 [26JA], H453 [2FE], H3625 [19MY], H6147 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 43), H4218 [8JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 75), H636 [22FE], H3627 [19MY], H8078 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 78), H1224 [10MR]

———deficit, H128-H131 [13JA], H148, H174, H185 [19JA], H208 [20JA], H365, H368-H375 [26JA], H406-H410 [27JA], H430, H431, H452, H453 [2FE], H489, H542-H546 [3FE], H564, H566, H596 [4FE], H630 [22FE], H658, H664, H737 [23FE], H920 [25FE], H1022 [2MR], H1176 [9MR], H1268 [10MR], H1380 [12MR], H1857, H1885 [21MR], H2221-H2223, H2247, H2259 [23MR], H2278, H2301, H2312 [24MR], H2452 [25MR], H2584 [15AP], H2771 [21AP], H2819, H2820 [22AP], H2871 [26AP], H2883, H2894 [27AP], H3186 [5MY], H3208-H3211, H3213, H3217, H3220 [6MY], H3279, H3282 [11MY], H3463 [13MY], H3488 [18MY], H3628-H3633 [19MY], H3709 [24MY], H3747, H3752, H3753, H3754, H3755, H3756, H3757, H3758, H3766 [25MY], H3851, H3852 [26MY], H4207 [28MY], H4217, H4219, H4238 [8JN], H4251, H4317, H4318 [9JN], H4334, H4378 [10JN], H4390, H4399, H4412-H4416 [14JN], H4442, H4443, H4444, H4445, H4446, H4453, H4485, H4486, H4501 [15JN], H4510, H4511 [16JN], H4601, H4602 [17JN], H4669, H4674 [22JN], H4770 [23JN], H4786, H4791 [24JN], H4912, H4914, H4958-H4963 [29JN], H5206, H5208, H5209, H5218, H5284-H5288 [30JN], H5308, H5313, H5317 [1JY], H5505, H5534 [13JY], H5550, H5567-H5571, H5594, H5604, H5605, H5608, H5611 [14JY], H5620, H5657, H5658 [15JY], H5703, H5705 [19JY], H5729, H5751-H5754, H5802, H5809 [20JY], H5886 [21JY], H5925, H5932, H5945, H5956 [22JY], H6045, H6049, H6138, H6152 [27JY], H6271 [28JY], H6286, H6295, H6302, H6320, H6321, H6322 [29JY], H6751 [15SE], H6797-H6800 [16SE], H7418, H7421, H7424 [15NO], H7492 [16NO], H7531, H7533 [17NO], H7553, H7593 [18NO], H7656 [30NO], H7761, H7762 [1DE], H8247 [8DE], H8500 [15DE], H8523, H8524, H8526, H8528, H8532, H8560, H8567, H8568, H8571, H8578, H8581 [16DE], H8788, H8817, H8818 [21DE], E47 [20JA], E74 [21JA], E93 [26JA], E105 [27JA], E148 [3FE], E157 [4FE], E193 [22FE], E211 [23FE], E230 [24FE], E254 [25FE], E284 [2MR], E295 [3MR], E311 [4MR], E332 [9MR], E364 [11MR], E372 [12MR], E377 [15MR], E389 [16MR], E402 [17MR], E415 [18MR], E423 [19MR], E440 [22MR], E461 [23MR], E494 [25MR], E525 [13AP], E546 [14AP], E553, E561 [15AP], E591 [20AP], E612 [21AP], E655 [26AP], E684 [27AP], E702 [28AP], E717 [29AP], E743 [4MY], E767 [5MY], E785 [6MY], E809 [11MY], E827 [12MY], E852 [13MY], E888 [19MY], E907 [20MY], E916 [24MY], E932 [25MY], E947 [26MY], E1029 [8JN], E1055 [9JN], E1076 [10JN], E1090 [14JN], E1111 [15JN], E1121 [16JN], E1166 [22JN], E1180 [23JN], E1198 [24JN], E1212 [25JN], E1219 [28JN], E1244, E1256 [30JN], E1274 [1JY], E1296 [13JY], E1322 [14JY], E1337 [15JY], E1358 [19JY], E1383 [20JY], E1394 [21JY], E1413 [22JY], E1422 [26JY], E1437 [27JY], E1454 [28JY], E1478 [29JY], E1518, E1529 [30JY], E1541 [9AU], E1572 [10AU], E1598 [14SE], E1617 [15SE], E1701 [22SE], E1733 [23SE], E1770, E1815 [29SE], E1899 [15NO], E1948 [17NO], E2000 [29NO], E2029 [1DE], E2047 [2DE], E2062 [3DE], E2127 [14DE], E2146 [15DE], E2168 [16DE], E2194 [18DE], E2226 [21DE], E2248 [22DE]

———enforce discretionary spending limits to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process, H359 [26JA]

———establish spending caps at a certain percentage of the gross domestic product and implement automatic across-the-board spending cuts if such caps are exceeded, H8070 [7DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), H197 [20JA], H358 [26JA], H413 [27JA], E244 [25FE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1065), H563-H571 [4FE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), Senate amendment, H558, H559, H574-H593, H594, H595 [4FE]

———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]

———reduce the deficit and regain control of the Federal budget process, H3459-H3462 [13MY], H3753, H3754 [25MY]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, H4217 [8JN]

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

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H307 [21JA], H475, H476, H478 [3FE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2275, H2278 [24MR], H3748 [25MY], H5573 [14JY]

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

Committee on Agriculture (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1645 [15SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1630 [15SE]

Committee on Armed Services (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1649 [15SE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1620 [15SE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1650 [15SE]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1634 [15SE]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1623 [15SE]

Committee on House Administration (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1595 [14SE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1622 [15SE]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1628 [15SE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1625 [15SE]

Committee on Science and Technology (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1638 [15SE]

Committee on Small Business (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1624 [15SE]

Committee on the Budget (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1633 [15SE], E1679 [16SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1628 [15SE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1631 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program loan repayments from being used to provide assistance to additional recipients, H3237-H3239 [6MY]

Dept. of State: international affairs funding, E438 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: unfunded Federal mandate requiring local governments replace road signs, H7761 [1DE]

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, H1012 [2MR], H3757, H3802, H3805-H3807 [25MY], H3851-H3853 [26MY], H4603, H4605, H4607 [17JN], H4750 [23JN], H5224, H5225 [30JN], H5551 [14JY], H5706-H5709 [19JY], H5802-H5811 [20JY], H5887-H5889 [21JY], H5927, H5928 [22JY], H6650 [14SE]

———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]

———national objectives priority assignments, H361-H368 [26JA], H390, H394-H398 [27JA], H527 [3FE], H2881 [27AP], H3633-H3637 [19MY], H4314-H4321 [9JN], H4446 [15JN], H5284-H5289, H5297 [30JN], H5528-H5535 [13JY]

Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (H.R. 1875), H6177, H6183-H6189 [28JY], E1467 [29JY]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, H3758 [25MY], H6322 [29JY]

Greece: public debt crisis, H3018 [29AP], H3281, H3282 [11MY], H3316 [12MY], H3665 [20MY], H4413 [14JN]

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

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: sunset provisions if budget deficit is negatively impacted, H3245 [6MY], E791 [7MY]

House of Representatives: prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (H.R. 3189), H1544 [17MR]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 4825), H1542-H1544 [17MR]

IRS: include in Form 1040 instruction booklet information relative to Federal Government revenues, spending, and public debt (H.R. 4943), E495 [25MR]

Members of Congress: reduce pay and dedicate annual savings to a reduction of the national debt (H.R. 4762), E309 [4MR]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (H.R. 4336), H2818 [22AP]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, H7455, H7485 [16NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5723 [20JY], H5924 [22JY], H6168 [28JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, H1735-H1738 [19MR], H2248 [23MR], H2508 [14AP], H5737, H5738, H5739 [20JY]

———proposal to establish deficit commission by Executive order, H247 [20JA]

———proposal to freeze discretionary spending, H373 [26JA], H391, H392, H393, H413, H414 [27JA], H429, H430, H431, H452, H453 [2FE], H479, H544 [3FE], H607 [9FE], H658 [23FE]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (H.R. 6417), H7555-H7558 [18NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 1557), H247 [20JA], H358 [26JA], H596-H599 [4FE], E973 [28MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H5535 [13JY]

Taxation: allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (H.R. 5497), H4334 [10JN]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), H393 [27JA], H558 [4FE], H1014-H1017 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S1429 [11MR], S1599-S1603 [16MR]

———establish an earmark moratorium for any fiscal year in which there is a deficit, S1446 [11MR], S1583, S1584 [16MR], S1655, S1664 [17MR], S1697-S1700, S1723 [18MR]

———rescind funds for unobligated transportation earmarks and establish general reporting requirement for any unobligated earmarks, S1004 [3MR], S1434 [11MR], S1602 [16MR]

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: allocation of funds, S363-S366 [1FE], S555-S557 [11FE], S4878-S4880 [14JN], S4903 [15JN]

———balance, S784 [25FE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S282, S283 [28JA], S353 [29JA], S683-S685 [23FE], S719 [24FE], S1007 [3MR], S1294 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S7923 [17NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 35), S6086 [21JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 38), S6672 [3AU], S6677 [4AU]

———control Federal spending, S2138 [26MR]

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

———deficit, S11, S12 [20JA], S235, S236 [26JA], S302 [28JA], S365 [1FE], S477 [4FE], S510 [9FE], S737 [24FE], S778, S779, S782, S783 [25FE], S820, S821 [26FE], S936 [2MR], S1295, S1301 [9MR], S1327, S1330-S1332 [10MR], S1432-S1434, S1436 [11MR], S1838 [23MR], S1979 [24MR], S2094 [25MR], S2143-S2151 [26MR], S2186-S2189, S2195-S2197 [12AP], S2266, S2275, S2278 [14AP], S2360-S2362, S2395-S2397 [15AP], S4077 [20MY], S4727 [9JN], S4836 [10JN], S4871 [14JN], S4971, S4974 [16JN], S5057 [17JN], S5143 [18JN], S5164-S5167 [21JN], S5219 [22JN], S5290-S5292 [23JN], S5662-S5664 [30JN], S5806, S5837-S5840 [14JY], S5983 [19JY], S6007 [20JY], S6054, S6055 [21JY], S6147, S6171, S6177 [22JY], S6236-S6238 [26JY], S7109, S7118 [15SE], S7332 [22SE], S7485, S7486 [27SE], S7672 [29SE], S8231, S8237, S8251-S8255 [29NO], S8340-S8342 [1DE], S8377, S8383-S8388 [2DE], S8450 [3DE], S8575 [7DE], S8628 [8DE], S8671-S8673, S8705-S8708 [9DE], S8735, S8738, S8745, S8758 [10DE], S8842 [13DE], S8976-S8978, S8980, S8992, S8996, S9007, S9018 [14DE], S10407, S10416-S10419 [16DE]

———eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S229, S232, S237-S243 [26JA], S284 [28JA], S7394-S7397 [23SE], S7705 [29SE], S10237-S10239 [15DE]

———eliminate wasteful spending, provide for comprehensive budget reform, and establish the Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint) (S. 3652), S6303 [27JY]

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

———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]

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

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S7, S23-S35 [20JA], S68-S70, S72-S100, S102-S108, S110 [21JA], S135-S139, S148 [22JA], S168-S175, S177-S182 [25JA], S211, S213-S230, S232, S235-S246 [26JA], S277-S295 [28JA], S353 [29JA], S1007 [3MR]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), unanimous-consent agreement, S166 [22JA]

———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]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S223-S225, S228, S233, S235, S236 [26JA], S277, S278, S281 [28JA], S847-S850 [1MR], S980 [3MR], S1141, S1143-S1146, S1152 [4MR], S1346-S1348 [10MR], S1653-S1655, S1657-S1660 [17MR], S1694-S1697, S1701-S1707, S1714-S1716 [18MR], S4111, S4122 [24MY], S4169, S4186 [25MY], S4409 [26MY], S4496 [27MY], S4637 [8JN], S4719, S4734 [9JN], S5098 [17JN], S5765-S5767 [13JY], S7485, S7486 [27SE], S10417 [16DE]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending, S1717, S1721-S1723 [18MR]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (S. 3095), S1313-S1315 [9MR], S1495 [15MR], S1656 [17MR]

———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]

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

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

Congress: legislative priorities, S7916 [17NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7025 [13SE]

Dept. of Education: student foreign exchange and international education programs funding, S237 [26JA]

Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S237, S238 [26JA], S284 [28JA], S4506 [27MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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]

———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]

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, S7106 [15SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10-S13 [20JA]

Federal employees: freeze salaries and bonuses for one year, S4198 [25MY]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, S1332 [10MR]

GAO: 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]

Greece: public debt crisis, S1432 [11MR], S3802 [17MY]

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

IMF: certify that loans to foreign countries whose public debt exceeds its gross domestic product will be repaid, S3802, S3810, S3817 [17MY]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated (S. 3143), S1756 [18MR], S1759 [19MR]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, S8453 [3DE], S8540-S8542 [6DE], S8628, S8630, S8634 [8DE], S8849 [13DE]

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

———proposal to freeze discretionary spending, S214 [26JA], S281 [28JA], S360-S362 [29JA], S366 [1FE]

———State of the Union Message, S318 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: suspend if OMB determines that the CBO deficit reduction targets are not being met, S2075 [25MR]

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

Taxation: offset costs of extending certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S5076, S5089-S5095 [17JN]

Unemployment: offset additional emergency unemployment compensation by rescinding unobligated stimulus funds and cutting certain other stimulus funds, S6061 [21JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation without adding to the budget deficit, S8285-S8287 [30NO]

Reports

Achieve Budget Deficit Reduction by Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse and Promoting Government Reform and Efficiency: Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1631-E1633 [15SE]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1611-E1617 [15SE]

Reports filed

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 Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 45, Increase Statutory Limit on the Public Debt: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1065) (H. Rept. 111-411), H554 [3FE]

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]

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

Resolutions by organizations

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Senate Republican conference, S7923 [17NO]

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]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H2172 [21MR]

Estimated budget effects of S. 1600, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, S5087 [17JN]

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. 1065, consideration of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45, increase statutory limit on the public debt, H563 [4FE]

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.J. Res. 45, increase statutory limit on the public debt, S286-S291 [28JA]

H.R. 1875, Emergency Trade Deficit Commission establishment, H6183-H6185 [28JY]

H.R. 4825, require that excess amounts from House of Representatives Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction, H1543 [17MR]

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