SOCIAL SECURITY related term(s) Public Welfare Programs

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), S8085 [17DE]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

Chief Justice Roberts’s Folly, S4738 [29JN]

Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]

Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 [25JN]

More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]

Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]

ObamaCare’s Secret History—How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma Colluded With the White House at the Public’s Expense, S4444 [25JN]

116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 [21MR]

Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]

Raising Medicare Age Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Uninsured, S7731 [11DE]

Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]

Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, S4866 [11JY]

Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]

Unpopular Mandate—Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, S4863–S4866 [11JY]

Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]

Benefits: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 3651), S7401 [4DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]

——— provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 3229), S3516 [23MY]

——— ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]

——— provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity (see H.R. 6666), H6806 [13DE]

——— provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see S. 3688), S8071 [17DE] (see H.R. 4362), H1845 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]

Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 3673), S7976 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (see H.R. 6684), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (see H. Res. 841), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

Education: reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 3201), S3280 [17MY]

Employment: create a social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]

Families and domestic relations: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 6682), H7264 [18DE]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 [27JN]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 [7JN]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 6719), H7469 [30DE]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]

Health care professionals: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), H5201 [24JY]

Homosexuality: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]

——— establish grant program to provide States with funds to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]

——— permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 [21JN]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 3586), S6545 [20SE]

——— reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]

——— require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), S261 [1FE]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]

——— clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]

——— eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access to physicians’ services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 [25JN]

——— enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 4254), H1542 [22MR]

——— ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]

——— ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]

——— exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 [20SE]

——— exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]

——— extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 [18JY]

——— improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]

——— include information on obesity coverage in the Medicare and You Handbook, notify beneficiaries and providers of coverage of behavioral therapy for obesity, and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 3699), S8302 [20DE]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]

——— increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 [11JY]

——— make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), H5706 [2AU]

——— permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 [18JY]

——— permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), H5999 [13SE]

——— promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages (see H.R. 6611), H6535 [29NO]

——— protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]

——— provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), S3631 [24MY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 [9FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]

——— provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 3684), S8071 [17DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 [25JA]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see S. 3659), S7458 [5DE] (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]

——— save and strengthen (see H.R. 6645), H6701 [11DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 6598), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]

——— implement prescriber education programs and establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]

——— provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), H3103 [17MY]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]

——— repeal the program of block grants to States for social services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]

Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]

——— reform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), S5977 [2AU]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]

——— clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4176), H1304 [8MR]

States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]

——— extend the payroll tax holiday and provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employees (see S. 3660), S7458 [5DE]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]

——— provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]

Trust funds: extend solvency by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), S6270 [12SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834–H880 [16FE]

Court decisions

Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]

E-mails

Repeal of Obamacare Act: Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]

Factsheets

Medicare Age Eligibility Requirements Increase Impact: Kaiser Family Foundation and CBO, S7728 [11DE]

Payroll Tax Cut Supported the Economic Recovery, Created Jobs and Bolstered the Social Security Trust Fund in 2012: Committee on Economics (Joint), S7418 [5DE]

Letters

Budget cuts impact on young children: several Representatives-elect, E1904 [11DE]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several Senators, S6524 [20SE]

Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H329 [1FE]

——— Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]

——— several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]

——— William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, H329 [1FE]

——— William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 [1FE]

Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]

Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7304 [19DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7303 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]

——— Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]

Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, H1507 [22MR]

——— Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]

——— several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]

——— several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]

Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., S1133 [29FE]

——— Helen M. Alvaré and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]

——— Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America’s Health (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, S1133 [29FE]

——— Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]

——— several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]

——— several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, S1134 [29FE]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2621 [10MY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), E825, E826 [17MY]

——— Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]

Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 [31JY]

——— Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]

Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State Legislatures, H318 [1FE]

——— Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]

WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]

——— several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, E1187 [29JN]

Memorandums

Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President Obama, H702–H705 [14FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7410 [20DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H352 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE], H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]

Benefits: cost-of-living adjustments, H6613 [4DE]

Budget: impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 [28MR], H1799–H1802 [29MR]

——— impact of impending budget cuts on young children, E1904 [11DE]

——— maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 [26AP], H3489 [6JN]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583–H2633 [10MY], H2702–H2705 [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], H4922–H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], H6575 [30NO], H6751 [12DE], E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY], E2018 [31DE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573–H2583 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE], H6432 [27NO], H6565 [30NO], H6580 [3DE], H6666 [5DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H7556 [1JA]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981–H5985 [13SE]

——— ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Social Security benefits, H6473 [28NO], H6835, H6837 [18DE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust funds, H417 [2FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), E1381 [1AU]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559–H1563 [26MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H427–H430 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, H335–H337 [1FE]

——— ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 6128), E1249 [13JY]

——— extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H3275 [31MY]

——— implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-term care services for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]

——— increase flexibility for implementation of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 [1FE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]

——— Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498–H2500 [9MY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510–H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

Disabled: reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]

Economy: 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), H34 [18JA]

——— disclose impacts of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and eliminate subsidies for large oil companies, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure cost-of-living, H7362 [20DE]

——— 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), H357 [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY], H6625 [5DE], H7518 [1JA]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1530–H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559–H1563 [26MR]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7362, H7363, H7364, H7395–H7412 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7366, H7374–H7383 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), motion to recommit, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524–H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911–H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237–E239 [24FE], E261, E265–E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907–H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137–H143 [24JA], H356–H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE]

——— provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]

Families and domestic relations: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]

Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]

Government: effect of a Government shutdown on Social Security payments, H6393 [15NO]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]

——— health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]

——— reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]

——— study impact of not having long-term care insurance on Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H333–H335 [1FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801–H3804 [19JN]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725–H4772 [10JY], H4778–H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796–H4808, H4811–H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711–H4725 [10JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6420–H6422 [16NO], H7578 [2JA]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]

Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], E1247 [12JY]

——— funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 [10JY]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]

——— prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 [6MR]

——— reform, H5183–H5188 [24JY], H6610 [4DE]

——— reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 [24JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137–H143 [24JA]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (H.R. 5284), H7306 [19DE]

——— clarify application of secondary payer rules, H7304–H7306 [19DE], E1998 [21DE]

——— clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]

——— clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), E1533 [14SE]

——— eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access to physicians’ services for beneficiaries, H7472 [31DE]

——— enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), E430 [22MR]

——— extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]

——— funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 [21SE]

——— home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 [12SE]

——— home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]

——— impact of withdrawal of least costly alternative policies relative to certain prostate cancer drugs covered by Medicare Part B, E1929 [13DE]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]

——— prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 [22MR]

——— protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], E713 [7MY]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]

——— reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, H702 [14FE], H788–H796 [15FE], H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1441, H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656–H1658, H1667, H1669–H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771–H1773, H1784–H1788 [29MR], H1863–H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913–H5917 [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], H6531–H6534 [29NO], H6565–H6568 [30NO], H6609–H6613, H6614 [4DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H6714 [12DE], H6784, H6785 [13DE], H6864, H6865 [18DE], H7408 [20DE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7301–H7308 [19DE], E1998 [21DE], E2005 [27DE]

——— tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]

——— tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], H5203 [25JY]

Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, H3596, H3597 [7JN]

——— require Members who repeal health care benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY], H7280 [19DE], E1951 [19DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], H229, H230 [1FE], H470–H473 [3FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE], H470 [3FE], H1461 [21MR]

Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]

Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending concerns, E1132 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, H1438 [21MR]

——— impact, H1378–H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490–H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 [18AP], H3797–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673–H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813–H4816 [11JY], H4897–H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188–H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR]

——— impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536–H1539 [22MR], H1649 [28MR], H1905–H1911 [17AP]

——— impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]

——— impact on Medicaid funding, H5183–H5188 [24JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468–H470 [3FE], H788–H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422–H1425 [20MR], H1430 [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H5913–H5917 [12SE]

——— prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 [2FE], H887–H894 [16FE]

——— repeal, H430–H437 [2FE], H468–H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536–H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1563–H1569 [26MR], H1905–H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400–H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 [22MR], E1063 [18JN]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322–H354 [1FE], H428, H432 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], E141 [6FE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H192–H200 [31JA]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2), H3801–H3804 [19JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725–H4772 [10JY], H4778–H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796–H4808, H4811–H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711–H4725 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

——— repeal of Patient’s Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420–H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444–H1450, H1453–H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564–H1566, H1568 [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign, H3486 [6JN]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, H3610–H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4164, H4422–H4425, H4426–H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, H4609, H4646–H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, H4817, H4824 [11JY], H6671 [5DE], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563–H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797–H3799, H3801–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]

Privacy: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), H7278, H7309–H7313 [19DE], H7416 [20DE], E2003 [27DE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174–H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 [21SE], E1657 [25SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165–H6174 [20SE]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 [17MY]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 [18AP]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]

——— require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315–H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]

Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H144 [24JA], E15 [13JA]

Solvency, H2079 [25AP], H6795–H6797 [13DE]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), E1185 [29JN]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]

States: repeal Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]

Taxation: impact of temporary employee payroll tax cut, H6620 [4DE]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524–H529 [7FE], H589, H590, H591, H592, H616–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907–H913, H921–H925, H929, H934 [17FE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H2613 [10MY]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]

Tennessee: decision to not set up State health insurance exchanges, H6767 [13DE]

Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]

Trust funds: budget treatment, H660 [9FE], H709 [14FE], H6528–H6534 [29NO], H6538, H6565–H6568 [30NO], H6613 [4DE]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]

——— require enrollment in a program leading to a high school diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]

Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Benefits: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 3651), S7669 [6DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S6586–S6590 [21SE]

——— deficit, S6083–S6085 [11SE]

——— impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]

——— maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486–S6488 [20SE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), S2989–S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 [15MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S6771 [14NO], S7133 [29NO], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7421 [5DE], S7665 [6DE], S7760 [12DE], S8241 [20DE], S8614 [1JA]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 3556), S6458 [19SE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program dental services, S1180 [1MR]

Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S8245–S8248 [20DE]

——— impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure cost-of-living, S7731 [11DE], S8171–S8175 [19DE], S8247 [20DE]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 3673), S7978 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), S8324 [21DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830–S836, S838–S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888–S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

Education: reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), S3286 [17MY]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: amend, S2582–S2585 [23AP], S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]

——— release of ‘‘Health Care Delivery System Reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’ report, S2200 [29MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]

Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual alone, S3836 [7JN]

——— encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

——— funding, S2896–S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 [16MY]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], S6614–S6616 [21SE]

——— reform, S6297 [13SE], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7779 [12DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]

——— funding, S6586–S6590 [21SE]

——— improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]

——— provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]

——— reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7667 [6DE], S7728, S7730–S7732 [11DE], S7758, S7779 [12DE], S8031 [13DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), S8380 [21DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S57–S59 [24JA]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S2614, S2616 [24AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 [26JA]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]

——— CBO cost estimate, S1769–S1773 [19MR]

——— Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]

——— Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for implementation, S2474 [18AP]

——— impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873–S1875, S1879–S1883 [21MR], S1956–S1963, S1988–S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020–S2023 [26MR], S2160–S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731–S4733 [29JN], S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445–S5447 [26JY], S5692–S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042–S6044 [10SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1564–S1567 [12MR], S1768–S1773 [19MR], S1818–S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890–S1894 [21MR], S2042–S2045 [27MR], S2117–S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], S3460 [23MY], S4696–S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]

——— impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]

——— impact on Medicaid funding, S2010–S2013 [26MR]

——— impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212–S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]

——— impact on tax burden, S4856–S4858 [11JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1077–S1082 [28FE], S1104–S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115–S1129, S1132–S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159–S1173 [1MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]

——— repeal, S118–S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444–S1447 [7MR], S1564–S1567 [12MR], S1666 [14MR], S1818–S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890–S1894 [21MR], S1957 [22MR], S2010–S2013 [26MR], S2117–S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2190, S2212–S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007–S3009 [9MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620–S4622 [26JN], S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 [10SE], S6413 [19SE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287–S289 [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S1444–S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], S2044 [27MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690–S4710, S4714 [28JN], S4731–S4733, S4735–S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862–S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015–S2017 [26MR], S2041–S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808–S3812 [7JN], S4409 [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620–S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]

Pensions: adjust normal and early retirement ages for receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]

Postal Service: develop a Medicare educational program for Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]

——— require maintenance of expected delivery time for protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S8158–S8160 [19DE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407–S6409 [19SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]

——— Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 3397), S5136 [18JY]

Reform, S5275–S5277 [24JY], S7785 [12DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6039–S6044 [10SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7652 [6DE]

Solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program, S4767 [29JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 2150), S1200 [1MR]

States: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]

Taxation: extend the payroll tax holiday and provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employees (S. 3660), S7418, S7419 [5DE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S3068 [10MY]

Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]

Trust funds: budget treatment, S6522–S6524 [20SE], S6986–S6989, S7016 [28NO]

——— extend solvency by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]

——— extend solvency by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 3533), S7130 [29NO]

Women: health care for women, S374–S379, S381 [7FE]

Reports

Least Costly Alternative Policies—Impact on Prostate Cancer Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part B: Dept. of HHS (excerpt), E1929 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of Trustees, H4715 [10JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112–680), H6150 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 112–375), H158 [24JA]

Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112–472), H2565 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112–587), H4684 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 841) (H. Rept. 112–708), H7359 [19DE]

Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112–342), H113 [23JA]

Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112–412), H1366 [16MR]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112–412), H1362 [13MR]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112–470), H2565 [9MY]

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 112–639), H5524 [31JY]

Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1063) (H. Rept. 112–715), H7423 [20DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H348 [1FE]

Statements

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, H4719 [10JY]

Summaries

Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 [27AP]

Tables

Annual cut in Social Security benefits under chained consumer price index, S8173 [19DE]

Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]

Testimonies

Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]

H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4711 [10JY]

H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]

H. Res. 841, consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act, H7374 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 [20SE]

H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H333 [1FE]

H.R. 1509, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act, H7309 [19DE]

H.R. 1845, Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, H7301–H7303 [19DE]

H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H315 [1FE]

H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]

H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583–H2600 [10MY]

H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]

H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act, H7395–H7402 [20DE]

S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, S910–S912 [17FE]

S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources, S1201 [1MR]

S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248–S2250 [29MR]

S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]