PUBLIC DEBT

Amendments

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2231 [1AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 10), S8508, S8551 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S8507, S8551 [13DE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5180 [19JY]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H436 [24JA]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), consideration (H. Res. 43), H414 [24JA]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4456, S4457 [7JY], S4477, S4478, S4488, S4489 [11JY], S4529, S4530, S4531, S4532 [12JY], S4562 [13JY], S4866, S4871, S4881 [25JY], S4963 [27JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7743 [17NO]

Analyses

Five Budget Reasons To Repeal the Democrats' Costly New Health Care Law: Representative Paul Ryan, S77 [25JA]

Appointments

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select), S5344 [6SE], H5903 [12AU]

Articles and editorials

Balanced Budget Amendment Isn't the Answer, S4820 [22JY]

Balanced Budget Amendment Unwise, S4821 [22JY]

Balanced Budget Amendment—Instrument To Force Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes, S8519 [13DE]

Budget Amendment Wrong Vehicle for Right Principle, S4819 [22JY]

Congress Needs a Fresh, Bipartisan Start, E1631 [14SE]

Debt Ceiling and the Pursuit of Happiness, S4859 [25JY]

Debt Ceiling Impasse Rattles Short-Term Credit Markets, H5743 [29JY]

Debt-Limit Breakout, S4363, S4379 [6JY]

Debt-Limit Hobbits, H5808 [30JY]

Deficit Is Worse Than We Think—Normal Interest Rates Would Raise Debt-Service Costs by $4.9 Trillion Over 10 Years, Dwarfing the Savings From Any Currently Contemplated Budget Deal, S4138 [28JN]

Deficits Need Balanced-Budget Amendment Fix, S8518 [13DE]

Frustrated Executives Say Political Impasse Slows Hiring, Investing, S4925 [27JY]

Future of American Prosperity, S2758 [9MY]

GOP Jobs Plan Vs. Obama's, S7271 [9NO]

Great Divide, S5043 [29JY]

Hatch and Lee's Balanced Budget Amendment—A Win for America, S8518 [13DE]

More Folly in the Debt Limit Talks, S4819 [22JY]

No to a Balanced Budget Amendment, S4820 [22JY]

Obama's Duplicitous Debt Proposal, S5816 [21SE]

Politics vs. Reality, S4373 [6JY]

Real-World Impact of Tax Hikes on American Jobs, H5743 [29JY]

Rep. Welch—Partisan Division Begs Clean Vote To Raise Nation's Debt Ceiling, S2727 [5MY]

Republican Leaders Voted for Debt Drivers They Blame on Obama, H5707 [28JY]

Republican Wreckage, H5702 [28JY]

Road to a Downgrade, S5105 [30JY]

Smarter Than You Think, S5044 [29JY]

Snail's Pace in U.S. Senate Poses Hurdle to Effort To Reduce Deficit, S4206 [29JN]

Time for a Budget Game-Changer, S2069 [4AP], S2220 [7AP]

Too Much Debt Means the Economy Can't Grow, S8515 [13DE]

Why a Balanced-Budget Amendment Is Too Risky, S4820 [22JY]

Why 70% Tax Rates Won't Work, S3909 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: commend efforts of U.S. Armed Forces, reassess U.S. mission, and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, create jobs, and reduce the Federal deficit and debt (see H. Res. 331), H4575 [24JN]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2106 [30MR]

———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (see H. Res. 194), H2213 [31MR]

———reduce spending by the amount resulting from the recently announced earmark moratorium (see S. Res. 41), S544 [3FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that members continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in the event that the U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit (see H.R. 1362), H2292 [4AP]

———support donation of salaries to the Treasury by certain elected officials if Armed Forces members do not receive pay due to Government shutdown or the public debt limit being reached (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3756 [26MY]

Budget: allow an up or down vote on a balanced deficit reduction bill, such as proposed by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, reducing the deficit by a certain amount (see S. 1985), S8547 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 5), H41 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 51), H2107 [30MR]

———constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5373 [21JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S272 [26JA] (see S.J. Res. 4), S411 [1FE] (see S.J. Res. 5), S544 [3FE] (see S.J. Res. 10), S2046 [31MR] (see S.J. Res. 23), S4226 [29JN] (see S.J. Res. 24), S5251 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 (see H.J. Res. 4), H41 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H102 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H135 (see H.J. Res. 18), H136 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 23), H551 [8FE] (see H.J. Res. 41), H1178 (see H.J. Res. 41), H1197 [17FE] (see H.J. Res. 52), H2107 [30MR] (see H.J. Res. 54), H2410 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 87), H7626 [15NO] (see H.J. Res. 89), H7829 [17NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 14), H136 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H2534 [7AP]

———constitutional amendment to require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.J. Res. 63), H3302 [13MY]

———curb wasteful spending by making certain year-end savings in salaries and expenses available for an additional fiscal year and use the remaining amounts for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3376), H7397 [4NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see S. 1340), S4450 [7JY] (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H5149 [18JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2693), H5733 [28JY]

———eliminate wasteful spending, provide for comprehensive budget reform, and establish the Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint) (see S. 439), S1120 [2MR]

———establish binding limits on spending and deficits (see H.R. 3576), H8259 [7DE]

———establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government (see S. 389), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 779), H1177 (see H.R. 779), H1196 [17FE]

———establish website to receive gifts to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3504), H7891 [18NO]

———express that Congress should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction (see S. Res. 331), S7613 [16NO]

———express that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Dept. of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the U.S. (see S. Res. 226), S4450 [7JY]

———impose discretionary and certain mandatory spending caps (see S. 1290), S4156 [28JN]

———impose spending caps relative to the size of the economy, increase program transparency, provide for line-item adjustments, adjust debt ceiling, and reform or eliminate inefficient programs and agencies (see H.R. 2319), H4526 [23JN]

———make the Federal budget process more transparent and make future budgets more sustainable (see H.R. 1302), H2214 [31MR]

———promote fiscal responsibility and control spending (see S. 3), S121 [25JA]

———reduce spending (see S. 162), S126 (see S. 178), S127 [25JA] (see S. 245), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 408), H434 [24JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2911 [15AP] (see H.R. 2041), H3755 [26MY]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (see H. Res. 38), H254 [18JA]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), consideration (see H. Res. 43), H353 [19JA]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 360), S791 [16FE]

———reduce unsustainable spending (see H.R. 235), H135 [7JA]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (see S. 1323), S4292 [30JN]

———rescind any unobligated discretionary appropriations returned to the Federal Government by a State or locality and require that such funds be used for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1345), H2291 [4AP]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 1009), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1358), H2292 [4AP]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 962), H1619 [8MR]

Budget Control Act: exempt Medicare from fallback sequestration (see H.R. 3519), H7928 [29NO]

———protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H5883 [1AU]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1503), S5251 [2AU] (see H.R. 1734), H3061 [4MY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (see H.R. 3201), H6920 [13OC]

———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5885 [1AU]

———provide for additional campaign contribution reporting requirements for members (see S. 1498), S5251 [2AU]

———require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (see H.R. 2860), H5964 [7SE]

———require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see S. 1501), S5251 [2AU] (see H.R. 2796), H5895 [5AU]

Congress: enact Presidential recommendations for program terminations (see S. 475), S1218 [3MR]

———establish a timely and expeditious process for voting on the statutory debt limit (see S. 1713), S6505 [13OC]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 84), H7398 [4NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Buy Back America Bonds and use funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt (see S. 1909), S7829 [18NO]

———issue War on Debt Bonds (see H.R. 146), H39 [5JA]

———provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see S. 437), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 1527), H2665 [13AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 2588), H5239 [19JY]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8879 [13DE]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

———encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H7890 [18NO]

———establish a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt, provide a tax credit to offset the impact of the fee, and establish the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action (see H.R. 1125), H1905 [16MR]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5086 [14JY]

———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. 2990), H6341 [21SE]

Education: express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program (see S. Res. 274), S5903 [22SE]

Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see H.R. 1603), H2911 [15AP]

Employment: reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H5964 [7SE]

EPA: rescind funding for Flathead County, MT, Water and Sewer District water treatment improvements and apply funds to deficit reduction (see S. 515), S1406 [8MR]

———rescind funding for Kalispell, MT, water treatment improvements and apply funds to deficit reduction (see S. 469), S1218 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: limit printing, travel, and vehicle costs (see S. 477), S1218 [3MR]

Federal aid programs: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (see S. Res. 230), S4485 [11JY]

Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury: express that Congress and the public no longer holds confidence in ability to improve economy (see S.J. Res. 26), S5386 [7SE] (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6010 [8SE]

Government: cancel public debt held by FRS and lower the public debt limit by an equal amount (see H.R. 2768), H5884 [1AU]

———clarify that the President and the Sec. of the Treasury have the authority to prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H. Res. 369), H5488 [25JY]

———decrease statutory limit (see H.R. 2409), H4671 [6JY]

———disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 25), S5339 [6SE] (see H.J. Res. 77), H5964 [7SE]

———eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6181 [14SE]

———express that the President should make every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt limit or, failing that, use constitutional authority to pay U.S. debts (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5811 [30JY] (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5885 [1AU]

———increase statutory limit (see S. 1326), S4329 [5JY] (see H.R. 1954), H3408 [24MY] (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

———increase statutory limit by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States of that amendment (see H.R. 2685), H5732 [28JY]

———prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2496), H4944 [12JY]

———prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1551), H2854 [14AP]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4575 [24JN] (see H.R. 2605), H5373 [21JY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached and provide for emergency appropriations to pay for certain defense and national security obligations during a funding gap (see H.R. 1908), H3301 [13MY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits and military funding in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 728), H923 [15FE]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached (see S. 259), S482 [2FE] (see H.R. 568), H598 [9FE]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see S. 163), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 421), H469 [25JA]

———prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt limit is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 2886), H6096 [12SE]

———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 388), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 819), H1250 (see H.R. 819), H1362 [18FE] (see H.R. 1305), H2214 [31MR]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment of certain Social Security, public debt, defense, veterans, and Medicare obligations (see H.R. 2534), H5085 [14JY]

———require that money and proceeds from gifts given to reduce the public debt are only deposited into the account established for those gifts (see H.R. 2879), H6042 [9SE]

Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7007 [24OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA]

House of Representatives: place real time display of U.S. gross national debt in the House chamber (see H. Res. 228), H2855 [14AP]

———prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (see H.R. 1088), H1841 [15MR]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H201 [12JA]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H37 [5JA] (see H.R. 297), H254 [18JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 466), H7626 [15NO]

———prevent any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House from benefiting financially from vote to change the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 280), H3756 [26MY]

IRS: require fees for services provided by the IRS be deposited in the Treasury as general receipts (see H.R. 2585), H5238 [19JY]

Libya: require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1257), H2106 [30MR] (see H.R. 1323), H2265 [1AP]

Members of Congress: freeze pay for a fiscal year unless the Government did not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year (see H.R. 994), H1722 [10MR]

———make matching contributions to Thrift Savings Fund contingent on Congress completing action on budget resolution reducing the deficit (see H.R. 1168), H1983 [17MR]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 124), H37 (see H.R. 172), H39 [5JA] (see H.R. 236), H135 [7JA]

———prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [26JY]

———provide for rates of pay to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending (see H.R. 3136), H6672 [6OC]

———reduce pay if a Federal budget deficit exists, increase retirement contributions, and prohibit securities and commodities trading based on certain nonpublic information (see H.R. 3565), H8186 [6DE]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see S. 1936), S8148 [1DE]

OMB: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 726), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 1111), H1904 [16MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply Early Innovator grant funds returned by States to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2961), H6231 [15SE]

———freeze implementation and establish the Affordable Care Evaluation Commission to assess impact on health care delivery and the economy (see H.R. 3095), H6624 [5OC]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2213 [31MR]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 69), H35 [5JA]

Senate: provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above a certain amount unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 days (see S. 1341), S4485 [11JY]

———reduce budget of the Senate (see S. Res. 94), S1406 [8MR]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see S. 81), S124 [25JA]

Social Security: ensure timely payment of benefits in August, 2011 (see S. 1364), S4555 [13JY]

———establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1630), H2912 [15AP]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H134 [7JA]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5150 [18JY]

States: restore State sovereignty and dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2917), H6180 [14SE]

Taxation: 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. 574), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 634), H680 [10FE]

———provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (see S. 1931), S8067 [30NO]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H4326 [16JN]

———provide for an employee election on Form W-4 to have amounts deducted and withheld from wages to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2411), H4671 [6JY]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3099), H6624 [5OC]

———reduce budget deficit and the burden on law-abiding taxpayers through stricter enforcement against delinquent taxpayers (see S. 1289), S4156 [28JN]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (see S. 552), S1547 [10MR]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines and use resulting revenues for deficit reduction (see S. 26), S122 [25JA]

Transportation: rescind amounts authorized for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 619), H679 [10FE] (see H.R. 1064), H1796 [14MR]

War: require new war funding be offset (see S. Res. 133), S2188 [6AP]

Cloture motions

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4478 [11JY], S4542 [13JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4313 [5JY], S4406 [7JY]

Letters

Budget Control Act: several Senators, H5686 [28JY]

Budget deficit: Senators Bennet and Johanns, S4041 [23JN]

Comprehensive budget reform: Senator Levin, S5660 [15SE]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization) and Mattie Corrao, Center for Fiscal Accountability (organization), S8516 [13DE]

———Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighers, H7866 [18NO]

———James L. Martin, 60 Plus Association, S8517 [13DE]

———James Valvo, Americans for Prosperity (organization), S8516 [13DE]

———Jim Keffer, H7798 [17NO]

———Kim Anderson and Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H7850 [18NO]

———Nancy LeaMond, AARP, H7866 [18NO]

———Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union, S8517 [13DE]

———several organizations, H7862 [18NO], E2128 [29NO]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S8518 [13DE]

———William Wilson, Americans for Limited Government (organization), S8517 [13DE]

Cut, Cap, and Balance Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5221 [19JY]

———Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H5221 [19JY]

Deficit reduction: several Senators, S1529 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense funding: several national security and defense economics experts, E42 [7JA]

Entitlement programs: Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, H5293 [21JY]

Exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit: several Representatives, H6516 [4OC]

Express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program, S7592 [16NO]

Government Shutdown Prevention Act: Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), H2248 [1AP]

Prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns: several Senators, S2015 [31MR]

Public debt ceiling: several economists, H4082 [14JN]

Senate consideration of legislation to address fiscal crisis: several Senators, S4271 [30JN]

Statutory public debt limit increase: Daniel S. Threlkeld, S5100 [30JY]

———David Beriss, S5100 [30JY]

———Matthew Cope, S5100 [30JY]

———Monique M. Jones, S5100 [30JY]

———Senator Hatch, S5008 [28JY]

Lists

Federal balanced budget amendment petition cosigners, H7798-H7800 [17NO]

Proposed Republican legislation to address deficit reduction, S1530 [10MR]

Messages

American Jobs Act: President Obama, S5495 [12SE], H6049 [12SE]

Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: President Obama, S5724 [19SE], H6236 [19SE]

Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S5247 [2AU], H5893 [5AU]

Motions

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2248 [1AP]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), S4743 [21JY], S4825 [22JY], H5226 [19JY]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H454 [25JA]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4313, S4319 [5JY], S4478 [11JY], S4866 [25JY]

Taxation: provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (S. 1931), S8445 [8DE]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget, H6146 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: across-the-board domestic spending reduction, H1221 [18FE]

———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2117, H2119 [31MR], H2218, H2219, H2239-H2251 [1AP]

———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2219-H2232 [1AP]

———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), motion to recommit, H2248-H2250 [1AP]

———make across-the-board domestic spending reduction other than Dept. of Defense and Postal Service, H1284 [18FE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H4508 [23JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H417 [24JA], H798 [15FE], H950 [16FE]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H2649 [13AP], H3927 [2JN], H4153 [14JN]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H18, H19, H22, H23 [5JA], H52 [6JA], H4379-H4387, H4390 [22JN], H6935 [14OC], E15 [6JA]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H7843, H7844 [18NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H1514 [2MR], H2881, H2903-H2908 [15AP], H3775 [31MY], H4687 [7JY], H4797, H4798 [11JY], H4864, H4935 [12JY], H4956 [13JY], H5089, H5115 [15JY], H5147-H5149 [18JY], H5170 [19JY], H5390 [22JY], H5477, H5478 [25JY], H5586, H5589 [27JY], H5789 [30JY], H5870-H5876, H5880 [1AU], H6146 [14SE], H6357 [22SE], H6524 [4OC], H6630 [6OC], H6867 [13OC], H7220, H7243-H7249 [2NO], H7385 [4NO], E1370 [20JY], E1473, E1474-E1476 [1AU], E1527 [19AU]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H5203 [19JY], H5717 [28JY], H7243 [2NO], H7622 [15NO], E2 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H5759, H5762 [29JY], H7243 [2NO], H7584, H7585, H7587, H7588, H7589, H7590, H7591, H7592, H7617-H7624 [15NO], H7630, H7637, H7639, H7640, H7709-H7711 [16NO], H7722, H7723, H7727, H7730, H7731, H7732, H7733, H7737-H7745, H7782-H7811, H7819 [17NO], H7833, H7841-H7874, H7876, H7883 [18NO], E12 [5JA], E2107 [18NO], E2120 [29NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 11), H6567 [5OC], E44 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 41), H3811 [1JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5664, H5667-H5688, H5693-H5721 [28JY], H5739-H5749, H5751-H5779 [29JY], H5815, H5817, H5818, H5819, H5831-H5866, H5870, H5876, H5878, H5881 [1AU], H7244 [2NO], E1440 [29JY], E1488, E1492, E1494 [2AU], E1503 [5AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5090, H5107-H5109 [15JY], H5130, H5134-H5141, H5144-H5147 [18JY], H5156, H5157, H5159, H5162-H5165, H5166, H5167, H5168, H5169, H5170, H5171, H5184-H5234, H5237 [19JY], H5242, H5243, H5244, H5246, H5249, H5250, H5251, H5270-H5281 [20JY], H5295, H5296, H5297, H5298 [21JY], H5378, H5393-H5397 [22JY], H5402 [25JY], H5502 [26JY], H5737 [29JY], H5786 [30JY], H7019 [25OC], H7624 [15NO], E1364, E1365, E1368 [20JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5171-H5183 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to recommit, H5226 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5787, H5791-H5811 [30JY]

———cut Federal spending, H4756, H4774 [8JY]

———deficit, H51, H98, H99 [6JA], H105, H122 [7JA], H211 [18JA], H273, H344 [19JA], H380, H390-H392 [20JA], H399, H402 [24JA], H476, H477, H501 [26JA], H555, H559, H594, H595 [9FE], H608, H611, H673-H675 [10FE], H686 [11FE], H727, H748, H760-H764 [14FE], H799, H825 [15FE], H938, H941 [16FE], H1429 [1MR], H1463, H1464, H1494, H1501, H1502 [2MR], H1568-H1571 [3MR], H1598 [8MR], H1676, H1678, H1679, H1681, H1685 [10MR], H1731, H1736, H1762 [11MR], H1781 [14MR], H1805, H1807, H1826 [15MR], H1859 [16MR], H1910, H1975 [17MR], H2035 [29MR], H2091-H2094 [30MR], H2262 [1AP], H2278 [4AP], H2320-H2322 [5AP], H2393, H2395, H2398 [6AP], H2413, H2418, H2511 [7AP], H2550 [8AP], H2580, H2597, H2599 [12AP], H2612, H2618, H2638, H2662 [13AP], H2677, H2681, H2806, H2809, H2817, H2829-H2836 [14AP], H2899 [15AP], H2925 [2MY], H3057 [4MY], H3156 [10MY], H3207 [11MY], H3267, H3270 [12MY], H3401 [24MY], H3418, H3419, H3421 [25MY], H3925 [2JN], H4022, H4023 [3JN], H4067 [13JN], H4138, H4143 [14JN], H4471, H4521 [23JN], H4756, H4757, H4773 [8JY], H5031, H5032 [14JY], H5113, H5116 [15JY], H5503 [26JY], H5977 [8SE], H6142 [14SE], H6321, H6322 [21SE], H6913 [13OC], H7063-H7067 [25OC], H7245, H7247 [2NO], H7323 [3NO], H7583, H7584, H7585, H7587, H7588 [15NO], H7638 [16NO], H7733, H7782-H7805 [17NO], H7843, H7847, H7850-H7873, H7883 [18NO], H7995 [30NO], H8006 [1DE], H8108-H8111 [2DE], H8141, H8178 [6DE], H8999 [15DE], E47 [12JA], E77 [19JA], E132 [26JA], E157 [8FE], E185 [9FE], E199 [10FE], E267 [18FE], E328 [28FE], E404 [2MR], E418 [3MR], E436 [8MR], E444 [9MR], E476 [14MR], E492 [15MR], E615 [4AP], E642 [5AP], E653 [6AP], E668 [7AP], E685 [8AP], E695 [12AP], E775 [2MY], E846 [10MY], E1237 [6JY], E1265 [7JY], E1298 [12JY], E1310 [13JY], E1325 [14JY], E1360 [19JY], E1369 [20JY], E1378 [21JY], E1419 [27JY], E1590 [9SE], E1594 [12SE], E1632 [14SE], E1651 [15SE], E1662 [20SE], E1673 [21SE], E1686 [22SE], E1718 [23SE], E1726 [29SE], E1742 [3OC], E1763 [4OC], E1775 [5OC], E1814 [11OC], E1828 [12OC], E1849 [13OC], E1880 [14OC], E1908, E1915 [24OC], E1926 [25OC], E1942 [26OC], E1972 [1NO], E1984 [2NO], E1994 [3NO], E2016 [4NO], E2035 [14NO], E2052 [15NO], E2065 [16NO], E2079 [17NO], E2122 [29NO], E2137 [30NO], E2157 [1DE], E2174 [2DE], E2181 [5DE], E2191 [6DE], E2201 [7DE], E2219 [8DE], E2225 [12DE], E2241 [13DE], E2256 [14DE], E2281 [15DE], E2302 [16DE], E2314 [19DE], E2333 [20DE]

———exclude cuts to veterans' benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H7272 [3NO]

———express that Congress should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction, H7592 [15NO]

———impact of entitlement programs, H380, H384 [20JA], H673-H675 [10FE], H754-H756 [14FE], H942 [16FE], H1568-H1571 [3MR], H1677, H1706-H1711 [10MR], H3266 [12MY], H4147 [14JN], H6221 [15SE], H9933 [19DE]

———impact of non-security spending reductions on the economy, H409 [24JA]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt, H375, H376 [20JA]

———prohibit consideration of a balanced budget constitutional amendment that would result in a reduction of veterans' benefits, H5226 [19JY]

———reduce spending, H473, H475 [26JA], H1977, H1980 [17MR], H6127-H6129 [13SE]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H374-H376 [20JA], H437, H442, H446-H456 [25JA], E106 [25JA], E132, E135 [26JA]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), consideration (H. Res. 43), H403-H416 [24JA]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H75-H82 [6JA], H5287 [21JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H3378 [24MY], H4949 [13JY], H5026, H5029, H5032 [14JY], H5291, H5292, H5293 [21JY], H5474, H5475 [25JY], H5497 [26JY], H5591, H5639 [27JY], H5759, H5761, H5767-H5769, H5771, H5773, H5774 [29JY], H5860 [1AU], H7064 [25OC], E1377 [21JY]

Budget Control Act: protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts, E2107 [18NO]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H7253 [2NO]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): conflicting deficit reduction ideologies of cutting entitlement programs and raising taxes on the wealthy, H7084 [26OC]

———establish, H5679, H5705, H5708, H5717 [28JY], H5759 [29JY], H5817, H5832, H5834, H5835, H5853, H5854, H5861-H5863 [1AU], H7244 [2NO]

———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security and Medicare recipients, H7730 [17NO]

———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients, H6792, H6793 [12OC], E1828 [12OC]

———failure to reach a bipartisan agreement, H7902 [29NO], H8107 [2DE]

———prioritize deficit reduction from subsidies for large oil companies and corporate use of aircraft before cutting education programs, H5764, H5765 [29JY]

———protect entitlements while seeking to reduce the budget deficit, H7587 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (House): authority of Chairman to determine Federal spending levels for fiscal year, H404 [24JA], H447, H448, H452, H454 [25JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H8314-H8316 [8DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2846-H2851 [14AP]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (H.J. Res. 84), H7215 [2NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H440 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: funding, E42 [7JA]

———require posting on a public website the cost to each U.S. taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, H4745, H4746 [7JY]

———require savings as a result of shift to civilian employees from contractors be directed towards deficit reduction, H3622, H3623 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce funding through reductions in Office of the Under Sec. for Management funding, H3846 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for Emergency Mortgage Relief Program, terminate the program, and use unexpended balances to reduce public debt, H1740, H1741 [11MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program, terminate the program, and use unexpended balances to reduce public debt, H1690 [10MR]

———use unobligated Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds rescinded after termination for deficit reduction, H1877, H1878 [16MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (H.R. 2588), H5241 [20JY], H5786 [30JY], H6142 [14SE]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H1445-H1448 [1MR], H1514 [2MR], H1827 [15MR], H3324 [23MY], H3764 [31MY], H8174-H8178 [6DE]

———assessment of the policies of the Reagan administration, H5154 [19JY]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H3767-H3769, H3771, H3772 [31MY], H5870 [1AU]

———create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H8914 [14DE]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, H7012 [25OC], H7077 [26OC]

———establish a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt, provide a tax credit to offset the impact of the fee, and establish the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action (H.R. 1125), H1910 [17MR]

———impact of costs of war in Iraq, H414 [24JA], H4199 [15JN]

———importance of job creation, H5768, H5776 [29JY]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy, H5950 [7SE]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H7901 [29NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, H529 [8FE], H1501-H1508 [2MR], H1706-H1711 [10MR], H2035 [29MR], H2049 [30MR], H2549 [8AP], H3056-H3058 [4MY], H3210 [11MY], H4072 [13JN], H4340 [21JN], H5022 [14JY], H5270-H5276 [20JY], H5663 [28JY], H5876-H5881 [1AU]

Federal aid programs: exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H6515 [4OC]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H4867 [12JY], H5089 [15JY], H5502 [26JY], H5705, H5706 [28JY]

Foreign aid: reduce, H359 [20JA], H556-H558 [9FE], H7833 [18NO]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, H611 [10FE], H2320 [5AP]

Government: ceiling, H390 [20JA], H1805 [15MR], H3414, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421 [25MY], H3813, H3814 [1JN], H4022, H4023, H4025, H4027 [3JN], H4082, H4083 [14JN], H4377 [22JN]

———decrease statutory limit (H.R. 2409), H4686 [7JY], H4954 [13JY]

———disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6156-H6168 [14SE], E1637, E1647 [15SE]

———eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (H.R. 2931), H6161 [14SE]

———increase statutory limit, H4316 [16JN], H4593 [6JY], H4679, H4680, H4681, H4682, H4683, H4684, H4686, H4687 [7JY], H4757, H4773-H4776 [8JY], H4798 [11JY], H4857, H4858, H4859, H4860, H4862, H4863, H4867, H4868, H4869, H4934-H4940 [12JY], H4949, H4951, H4954, H4955, H4956, H4957 [13JY], H5025, H5026, H5029, H5031, H5080-H5083 [14JY], H5090, H5091, H5110, H5111-H5118 [15JY], H5129, H5130, H5142 [18JY], H5154, H5155, H5158, H5169, H5234 [19JY], H5241, H5242, H5243, H5250 [20JY], H5291, H5292, H5293, H5301, H5302 [21JY], H5389-H5397 [22JY], H5401, H5403, H5474-H5481 [25JY], H5493, H5495-H5500, H5501, H5502, H5503 [26JY], H5584, H5588-H5590, H5592, H5593, H5594, H5627, H5628, H5639, H5640, H5657 [27JY], H5737, H5738 [29JY], H5785, H5786, H5787, H5788, H5789 [30JY], H6366 [22SE], H7805 [17NO], E1313 [13JY], E1377 [21JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3765-H3775, H3788, H3798, H3801-H3803 [31MY], H3810-H3813, H3814, H3815, H3816 [1JN], H3917, H3920 [2JN], H4083 [14JN], H4191 [15JN], E1014 [1JN], E1049 [3JN], E1057 [7JN]

———potential effects of debt limit increase, H2580 [12AP]

———prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2496), H5117 [15JY], H5390 [22JY]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached, H2112 [31MR]

———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 388), H2225, H2227, H2231 [1AP], H2344-H2347 [6AP]

Greece: role of IMF and FRS in financial bailout, H6669 [6OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H5941 [7SE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (H.R. 262), E1407 [26JY]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 121), H72 [6JA], H492 [26JA]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 297), H492 [26JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7737-H7745 [17NO]

Libya: require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (H.R. 1323), H4006 [3JN]

National objectives: economic recovery, H4517-H4524 [23JN], H4687, H4688 [7JY], H5234-H5237 [19JY], H5941, H5948, H5951 [7SE], H5972 [8SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to budget and debt crisis, H5402 [25JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, H387 [20JA], H438, H441 [25JA], H4318 [16JN], H4374, H4378 [22JN], H5500 [26JY], H7188, H7192, H7193 [1NO], H7705 [16NO]

———evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, H5377 [22JY], H6276 [21SE]

———State of the Union Message, H473 [26JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for new entitlements in order to reduce the deficit, H5941 [7SE]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (H.R. 1861), H3227, H3228 [12MY], H4856 [12JY], H7045-H7051 [25OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison between level of respect shown to past Presidents and President Obama, H5111-H5113 [15JY]

Puerto Rico: economic recovery, H3167 [11MY]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt, H1029 [16FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H72 [6JA], H442 [25JA], H475 [26JA], H8743 [13DE], H8909 [14DE], H9999 [20DE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H391 [20JA], E738 [15AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7083 [26OC], H7925 [29NO]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E4 [5JA]

———prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, H8266 [8DE]

Taxation: provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (H.R. 2214), H5299 [21JY], H5738 [29JY]

———rates, H5771, H5772 [29JY]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H1846 [16MR], H6851 [12OC]

———require funds remaining after termination of taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions be applied to deficit reduction, H492, H493 [26JA]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H1056 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), S2014 [31MR], S2109, S2144 [5AP], S2287 [8AP]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S2318 [8AP]

Budget: balance, S2712 [5MY]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S666, S667 [14FE], S1947-S1949 [30MR], S2426-S2432, S2436-S2438 [13AP], S2470, S2473, S2477, S2485 [14AP], S2820 [10MY], S2858 [11MY], S2915-S2917 [12MY], S3208 [23MY], S3290, S3296-S3298, S3307, S3316, S3333-S3335 [25MY], S3578 [8JN], S4425 [7JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S957 [28FE], S1035, S1039 [1MR], S1107, S1109-S1111 [2MR], S1526 [10MR], S2006 [31MR], S2311 [8AP], S2647 [4MY], S4109-S4113 [27JN], S4537 [13JY], S4569 [14JY], S4653-S4656 [19JY], S4901 [26JY], S4949 [27JY], S5036-S5038, S5044 [29JY], S8429-S8432, S8434-S8437 [8DE], S8702 [16DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 3), S821 [17FE], S3326 [25MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 4), S424 [1FE], S1881 [28MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 10), S2153 [6AP], S2227 [7AP], S2414, S2416 [13AP], S2710 [5MY], S3601 [8JN], S4837 [22JY], S4890, S4897 [26JY], S8493, S8495-S8499, S8507-S8539 [13DE], S8559-S8566, S8587, S8588 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, S8492 [12DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 23), S4166-S4170, S4185-S4189, S4197-S4199, S4235 [29JN], S4244, S4249-S4255, S4273 [30JN], S4323 [5JY], S4340, S4342-S4344, S4346, S4347, S4350, S4358, S4364, S4369, S4378, S4380 [6JY], S4408, S4420, S4426, S4432 [7JY], S4499, S4500, S4502 [12JY], S4547 [13JY], S4663 [19JY], S4925 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S8493, S8495-S8499, S8507, S8508, S8511-S8513, S8520-S8539 [13DE], S8559-S8566, S8587, S8588 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), unanimous-consent agreement, S8492 [12DE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, S8085-S8087 [1DE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S4976, S4979, S4985 [28JY], S5062 [29JY], S5089-S5144 [30JY], S5147-S5154 [31JY], S5156-S5162, S5164-S5178, S5183 [1AU], S5201-S5223, S5225, S5226, S5228-S5233 [2AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), S4647-S4649, S4653 [19JY], S4681-S4683, S4685-S4687, S4689-S4693, S4699, S4712-S4715 [20JY], S4741-S4743 [21JY], S4826-S4829, S4837-S4839 [22JY], S4887, S4890, S4897 [26JY], S5125, S5136 [30JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to proceed, S4743-S4775, S4777-S4779, S4781-S4795 [21JY], S4813-S4826 [22JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (S. 1340), S4442, S4459 [7JY], S4461 [11JY], S4551 [13JY], S4573, S4589, S4592 [14JY], S4624 [18JY]

———deficit, S73 [25JA], S353 [31JA], S438, S440, S461 [2FE], S585 [7FE], S622 [8FE], S637 [10FE], S663, S673 [14FE], S777, S778 [16FE], S820 [17FE], S1025 [1MR], S1084-S1088 [2MR], S1174, S1179, S1180, S1193-S1195, S1197, S1206 [3MR], S1315 [7MR], S1336, S1354-S1356 [8MR], S1416, S1418, S1421, S1475, S1489-S1491 [9MR], S1519, S1521, S1525-S1530, S1542 [10MR], S1576 [14MR], S1644 [15MR], S1964, S1967, S1969 [30MR], S2009, S2026-S2028, S2035-S2037 [31MR], S2071-S2073 [4AP], S2122-S2127 [5AP], S2152-S2154 [6AP], S2222, S2234-S2236, S2256 [7AP], S2293, S2301, S2311, S2312, S2314, S2316, S2317-S2319, S2332, S2334, S2341 [8AP], S2365, S2367 [12AP], S2410, S2412-S2422, S2431, S2436-S2438 [13AP], S2466, S2477, S2484 [14AP], S2647, S2664, S2667-S2671 [4MY], S2702, S2709 [5MY], S2815, S2818 [10MY], S2858, S2864, S2870 [11MY], S2904, S2905-S2907 [12MY], S2976 [16MY], S3065-S3067 [18MY], S3208-S3210 [23MY], S3264 [24MY], S3290, S3293, S3301, S3309, S3320-S3328 [25MY], S3368, S3372-S3376, S3411, S3415 [26MY], S3489 [6JN], S3567 [7JN], S3633, S3652 [9JN], S3714 [13JN], S3745, S3756, S3758 [14JN], S3796-S3799 [15JN], S3985-S3987 [22JN], S4040-S4045, S4058, S4060, S4061-S4065 [23JN], S4109, S4113-S4122 [27JN], S4135-S4138, S4146, S4164 [28JN], S4177, S4182, S4185-S4189, S4196-S4201 [29JN], S4247-S4250, S4268, S4270, S4274, S4280 [30JN], S4314 [5JY], S4341-S4355 [6JY], S4411-S4415, S4421-S4435 [7JY], S4470, S4474 [11JY], S4498-S4501, S4503, S4506 [12JY], S4547, S4549-S4551 [13JY], S4571, S4592, S4595 [14JY], S4695-S4699 [20JY], S4903 [26JY], S4930-S4933 [27JY], S5030, S5040 [29JY], S5330 [6SE], S5488 [12SE], S5599, S5613 [14SE], S5659 [15SE], S5708, S5709 [19SE], S5737, S5738, S5751 [20SE], S5930 [23SE], S6023-S6026 [3OC], S6067 [4OC], S6172 [5OC], S6297 [6OC], S6640 [18OC], S6982 [1NO], S7019-S7021 [2NO], S7180 [8NO], S7281 [9NO], S7681 [17NO], S7816 [18NO], S8140 [1DE], S8366-S8368 [6DE], S8450-S8452 [8DE], S8708, S8716 [16DE]

———eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S2384 [12AP], S4828 [22JY]

———eliminate wasteful spending, provide for comprehensive budget reform, and establish the Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint) (S. 439), S1526 [10MR], S3788 [15JN]

———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S5659-S5661 [15SE], S7119 [3NO]

———impact of entitlement programs, S1085 [2MR], S2034, S2035 [31MR]

———impact of proposed House budget cuts on Federal aid programs, S2103, S2104 [5AP]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt, S2108 [5AP]

———institute entitlement reform to reduce the budget deficit, S7351 [10NO]

———reduce spending, S585, S586 [7FE], S1667 [15MR], S1722, S1744 [16MR], S7602 [16NO]

———reduce spending (S. 162), S247 [25JA], S249 [26JA]

———reduce spending (S. 245), S81 [25JA], S412-S414 [1FE], S934 [28FE], S1337 [8MR], S2009 [31MR], S2299, S2335 [8AP], S2414 [13AP], S2484 [14AP], S3790, S3798, S3799 [15JN], S4059 [23JN]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending, S4344 [6JY], S4540 [13JY]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (S. 360), S793 [16FE]

———reform entitlement programs, S3065-S3067 [18MY], S3264 [24MY], S3293 [25MY], S3790 [15JN], S3940 [21JN], S4433-S4435 [7JY], S4829 [22JY], S4886 [26JY], S4942, S4952 [27JY], S4977 [28JY], S5226, S5232 [2AU], S5738 [20SE]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4297, S4305 [30JN], S4312 [5JY], S4477 [11JY], S4496, S4503-S4515 [12JY], S4536, S4540 [13JY], S4570 [14JY], S4865, S4866 [25JY], S4883, S4893 [26JY], S4933 [27JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4313 [5JY], S4334-S4344, S4347-S4356, S4361-S4382 [6JY], S4403-S4409, S4411, S4413, S4415, S4435, S4440 [7JY], S4461, S4474-S4477 [11JY]

Budget Control Act: protect Medicare from budget cuts, S7608-S7610 [16NO]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S777 [16FE]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, S4976, S4979 [28JY], S5204, S5218 [2AU]

———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients, S7180 [8NO]

———failure to reach a bipartisan agreement, S7886 [28NO]

———preserve benefits for Social Security recipients and continue to factor in the consumer price index, S7356-S7358 [10NO], S7423 [15NO], S7599 [16NO]

———protect entitlements while seeking to reduce the budget deficit, S7634-S7636 [17NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S4668, S4669 [19JY], S5027-S5030, S5033 [29JY], S5155-S5158 [1AU], S7395 [14NO], S8746 [17DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1171 [3MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Buy Back America Bonds and use funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt (S. 1909), S7832 [18NO]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S2374 [12AP], S2712 [5MY], S4171 [29JN], S4251, S4252 [30JN], S4797 [21JY], S5711 [19SE], S5795-S5797 [21SE], S6792 [20OC], S7281 [9NO]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S3596 [8JN], S4337, S4350, S4354, S4377 [6JY]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7263-S7268, S7270-S7277 [9NO], S7336-S7338 [10NO]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (S. 1720), S6566-S6569, S6621 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———historical significance of American dream and future outlook of U.S. global influence, S3754 [14JN]

———impact of Bush administration tax cuts, S4423 [7JY]

———impact of European financial crisis on U.S. economy, S7281 [9NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1034 [1MR], S1805 [17MR], S2068 [4AP], S2408 [13AP], S2601 [3MY], S2670 [4MY], S2757 [9MY], S2815 [10MY], S3714 [13JN], S3745, S3756, S3763 [14JN], S7988 [29NO]

Education: express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program, S7590-S7593 [16NO]

Employment: reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs, S7598 [16NO]

FAA: reduce appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to 2008 levels, S531 [3FE], S720-S727 [15FE]

FCC: establish a commission to conduct spectrum incentive auctions and use the revenue towards the public debt, S4933 [27JY]

Federal aid programs: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4504 [12JY]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (S. Res. 230), S4488 [11JY], S4795 [21JY]

Flathead Valley Community College: tribute to Scholars Program deficit reduction plan, S7291 [9NO]

Foreign policy: debt held by foreigners, S4169, S4170 [29JN]

Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury: express that Congress and the public no longer holds confidence in ability to improve economy, S5370 [7SE]

———express that Congress and the public no longer holds confidence in ability to improve economy (S.J. Res. 26), S5393 [7SE], S5395 [8SE]

Government: ceiling, S1035 [1MR], S2413, S2429-S2431, S2435 [13AP], S2640 [4MY], S2701, S2709 [5MY], S2853-S2855 [11MY], S2896 [12MY], S2975, S2978-S2981 [16MY], S3219 [23MY], S3797-S3799 [15JN], S3908 [20JN], S3940, S3955 [21JN], S3988 [22JN], S4037-S4039, S4041-S4045, S4057, S4061-S4065 [23JN]

———disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (S.J. Res. 25), S5377 [7SE], S5442, S5466 [8SE]

———increase statutory limit, S3595 [8JN], S4108-S4115 [27JN], S4135 [28JN], S4166, S4167, S4185 [29JN], S4243, S4248, S4262-S4267, S4270-S4276, S4278-S4286 [30JN], S4311, S4312, S4314, S4318, S4323 [5JY], S4333-S4344, S4346-S4353, S4355-S4382 [6JY], S4405-S4409, S4411, S4415-S4424, S4426-S4438, S4440, S4442, S4444 [7JY], S4474, S4479-S4482 [11JY], S4493-S4497, S4501-S4503, S4505, S4509-S4515 [12JY], S4535-S4545, S4548, S4550, S4551 [13JY], S4568-S4576, S4589-S4600, S4602-S4605 [14JY], S4623-S4627 [18JY], S4649, S4656-S4660, S4667-S4669, S4679 [19JY], S4683-S4685, S4688, S4693-S4695 [20JY], S4826, S4827, S4829 [22JY], S4856-S4859, S4862-S4865 [25JY], S4883-S4893, S4895-S4905 [26JY], S4917-S4920, S4922-S4936, S4942-S4945, S4948-S4955 [27JY], S4973-S4982, S4984-S4992, S4995-S4999, S5001-S5012 [28JY], S5027-S5034, S5036-S5049, S5052 [29JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), S3578 [8JN]

———increase statutory limit (S. 1326), S4331 [5JY], S4333 [6JY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 1420), S4915 [26JY], S4917, S4936 [27JY], S4996 [28JY]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached, S1045, S1046, S1049, S1050 [1MR]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached, S952 [28FE], S1035 [1MR]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (S. 163), S247 [25JA], S249 [26JA]

———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 388), S887 [17FE], S1026, S1047, S1048, S1051 [1MR], S1117 [2MR], S1320 [7MR], S2013-S2015 [31MR], S2115 [5AP]

Greece: public debt crisis, S3669 [9JN], S4050 [23JN], S4900 [26JY]

Hagan, Senator: results of North Carolina Budget Listening Tour, S4547 [13JY]

IMF: certify that loans to foreign countries whose public debt exceeds its gross domestic product will be repaid, S3669 [9JN]

———rescind bailout funds, S3879 [16JN]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient, S8366-S8368 [6DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4040-S4045, S4061-S4065 [23JN], S5317 [6SE], S5371 [7SE], S5412-S5415 [8SE], S5472, S5479 [9SE], S7019-S7021 [2NO], S8365 [6DE], S8440 [8DE]

North Dakota: implementation of State economic policy practices which promote growth, foster job creation, and lower taxes, S2226 [7AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to budget and debt crisis, S4253, S4270, S4276, S4278 [30JN], S4898 [26JY], S5751 [20SE]

———evaluation of economic policies, S75-S80 [25JA], S353 [31JA], S566 [4FE], S628 [8FE], S651, S656-S659 [14FE], S2412, S2415 [13AP], S2459 [14AP], S2706 [5MY], S3511 [7JN], S3632 [9JN], S3713 [13JN], S4037-S4039, S4044 [23JN], S4108 [27JN], S4249, S4260 [30JN], S4334, S4356, S4380 [6JY], S5317-S5319 [6SE], S5352 [7SE], S8697-S8699 [16DE]

———evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, S4898 [26JY]

———proposal to freeze discretionary spending, S765 [16FE]

———State of the Union Message, S249-S255, S258 [26JA]

Petroleum: impact of the deficit on increasing oil prices, S3021-S3023 [17MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6014-S6017 [3OC], S7095 [3NO]

———legislative process relative to controlling spending and reducing national debt, S7816 [18NO]

———provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above a certain amount unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 days (S. 1341), S4765 [21JY]

———reduce budget of the Senate, S1642, S1643 [15MR], S1715, S1717 [16MR]

———reduce budget of the Senate (S. Res. 94), S1768 [16MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4507 [12JY], S4589 [14JY], S4657-S4660 [19JY]

———ensure timely payment of benefits in August, 2011 (S. 1364), S4558 [13JY]

———prohibit reduction in benefits and creation of private retirement accounts as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S1784 [17MR]

———prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S4444-S4446 [7JY], S4543 [13JY]

Taxation: definition of tax expenditure, S4350-S4352 [6JY]

———provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (S. 1931), S8058, S8075 [30NO], S8079-S8081, S8120 [1DE]

———provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (S. 1931), motion to proceed, S8130, S8139, S8140 [1DE], S8442, S8445, S8452-S8454 [8DE]

———provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (S. 1931), unanimous-consent agreement, S8126 [1DE]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt, S8081 [1DE]

———rates, S5158 [1AU]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (S. 552), S1556 [10MR]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, S5100 [30JY], S5709 [19SE]

Walker, David: Comeback America Initiative (organization) lectures on the national debt, S3632 [9JN]

War: require new war funding be offset (S. Res. 133), S2211 [6AP], S5513 [13SE]

Reports

Federal Shutdown Could Derail the Economy: Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Inc., H2005 [29MR]

Proposals To Cut Federal Spending: Alec Phillips, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., H2006 [29MR]

Republican Proposal To `Right Our Ship' Throws More Workers Overboard: Rebecca Thiess, Economic Policy Institute, H2004 [29MR]

United States of America ``AAA/A-1+'' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Revised to Negative: Standard and Poor's (company), H3769 [31MY]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motion To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 112-285), H7626 [15NO]

Consideration of H. Res. 38, Reduce Spending Through a Transition to Non-Security Spending at Fiscal Year 2008 Levels: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 112-4), H353 [19JA]

Consideration of H.R. 1255, Government Shutdown Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. Rept. 112-49), H2213 [31MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 112-150), H5149 [18JY]

Consideration of S. 365, Budget Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 112-190), H5882 [1AU]

Consideration of S. 627, Budget Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 112-184), H5660 [27JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 112-187), H5780 [29JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 112-117), H4525 [23JN]

Reduce Spending Through a Transition to Non-Security Spending at Fiscal Year 2008 Levels: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 112-3), H353 [19JA]

Rules

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select), S6760 [19OC]

Statements

``Big Deal'' Is Foundation for ``Long-Term Austerity''—Why I Voted ``No'' on the Budget Deal: Representative Jackson, H5859 [1AU]

Budget Control Act: Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H5701 [28JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Executive Office of the President, H7850 [18NO]

Express That Pell Grant Program Funding Should Not Be Cut in Any Deficit Reduction Program, S7593 [16NO]

Statutory Public Debt Limit Increase: Several Constituents of Representative George Miller, E1441 [29JY]

Treat President Obama Like All Other Presidents!—Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Conditions: Representative Jackson, H5860 [1AU]

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34): Cooper Substitute Proposal, H2836 [14AP]

Tables

AAA and AA credit ratings by country, H5744 [29JY]

Spending offsets and budget restraints rejected since statutory pay-as-you-go was adopted, S79 [25JA]

Summary of budget receipts, outlays, and surpluses or deficits as percentages of Gross Domestic Product—1930-2016: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S5098 [30JY]

Testimonies

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8434-S8437 [8DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 70, corrections in enrollment of S. 365, Budget Control Act, H5867 [1AU]

H. Res. 38, reduce budget spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels, H446 [25JA]

H. Res. 43, consideration of H. Res. 38, reduce budget spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels, H403 [24JA]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, H5171 [19JY]

H. Res. 384, consideration of S. 365, Budget Control Act, H5831 [1AU]

H. Res. 466, allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H7737 [17NO]

H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H7782 [17NO]

H.J. Res. 77, disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, H6156 [14SE]

H.R. 1255, Government Shutdown Prevention Act, H2239 [1AP]

H.R. 1954, increase statutory limit, H3765 [31MY]

H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, H5184 [19JY]

H.R. 2693, Budget Control Act, H5791-H5799 [30JY]

S. 3, Fiscal Responsibility and Spending Control Act, S128 [25JA]

S. 26, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S143 [25JA]

S. 365, Budget Control Act, H5840-H5847 [1AU]

S. 388, prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns, S1051 [1MR]

S. 627, Budget Control Act, H5693-H5698 [28JY]

S. 1323, require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts, S4297 [30JN]

S. 1909, Dept. of the Treasury issuance of Buy Back America Bonds and usage of funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt, S7833 [18NO]

S. Res. 41, reduce spending by the amount resulting from the recently announced earmark moratorium, S551 [3FE]

S. Res. 94, Senate budget reduction, S1412 [8MR], S1768 [16MR]

S. Res. 133, require new war funding be offset, S2210 [6AP]

S. Res. 226, express that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Dept. of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the U.S., S4454 [7JY]

S. Res. 230, exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4487 [11JY]

S. Res. 274, express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program, S5919 [22SE]

S. Res. 331, express that Congress should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction, S7620 [16NO]

S.J. Res. 5, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S550 [3FE]

S.J. Res. 23, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S4235 [29JN]