ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty

Addresses

FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155–H5157 [24JY]

Senate Candidancy Speech: Senator Conrad, S8643 [2JA]

State of the Union: President Obama, S68–S73 [24JA], H151–H156 [24JA]

Amendments

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]

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]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, H412 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (H.R. 6029), S8226, S8229 [19DE], H7453 [30DE]

GAO: study potential economic benefits enjoyed by ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial institutions (S. 3709), S8374, S8378 [21DE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, H5306 [26JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]

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

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), S8592, S8608 [31DE], H5588 [1AU], H7536 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140, S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], S5263 [23JY]

Analyses

Red Tape Making Americans Sick—A New Report on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]

Appointments

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

——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 [25AP]

Articles and editorials

Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]

Brewing Up Confusion, E2024 [31DE]

Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]

Census—Fuller Poverty Picture Finds 49.7M Are Poor, Factoring in Medical and Work Expenses, H6376 [15NO]

China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil’s Oil—Two Export Pacts a Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]

Cuba’s Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]

Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]

Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]

Drill Baby Drill, Redux—Republicans’ Tired Remedy for Rising Gas Prices Won’t Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]

EPA Official Not Only Touted ‘Crucifying’ Oil Companies, He Tried It, H2194 [26AP]

Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]

Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service’s Problems, S2631 [24AP]

Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring, H410 [2FE]

Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]

Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Says Chinese Firms Owes It $7M, H6485 [28NO]

House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, H5543 [1AU]

How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]

I Believe—‘‘Economic Vitality and Protecting Natural Heritage Are Not at All Incompatible’’, S6792 [14NO]

Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]

Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]

Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]

Measuring the Impact of Regulation—The Rule of More—Rule-Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack Obama, H5236 [25JY]

Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 [23JA]

Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]

Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]

Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]

PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 2011, S2193 [29MR]

Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]

Public Wants Compromise on Fiscal Cliff, but Specifics Unpopular, S8174 [19DE]

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

Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, H5158–H5160 [24JY]

Smite the Myth That Tax Cuts Create Jobs, S7396 [4DE]

Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing—If Austerity Is So Terrible, How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]

Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]

That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It’s Littered With Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]

They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]

Three Views of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’, S3393 [22MY]

U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 [11JY]

Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]

What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]

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

Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 Billion?, H2610 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]

Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]

——— promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]

American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 [25AP]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]

BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]

Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

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]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]

——— strengthen manufacturing through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]

CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]

——— require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]

China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

——— prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]

Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]

Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students when the unemployment rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]

Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to hiring H–2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 [24JY]

——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]

——— transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in General Motors Co., to fund pension benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]

——— develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]

——— make capital grants for certain freight rail economic development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Economic Development Administration: modify period used to calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]

Employment: establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 3273), S3838 [7JN]

——— make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6561), H6284 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]

——— spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 [15MR]

——— streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]

EPA: express that ‘‘Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources—Electric Utility Generating Units’’ will lead to higher energy costs and endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 4963), H2206 [26AP]

——— advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), H2644 [10MY]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

GAO: study potential economic benefits enjoyed by ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial institutions (see S. 3709), S8364 [21DE]

Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]

——— provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 [1MR]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]

Homeless: urge public and private institutions to continue to work to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]

Immigration: implement a special visa system to allow long-term resident youth to pursue a technical or college degree or serve in the U.S. military (see S. 3639), S6947 [27NO]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]

——— provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]

——— provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

National forests: improve employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]

National objectives: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis by phasing in certain tax increases, work toward comprehensive tax reform, and call for OMB to make recommendations on spending cuts (see S. 3714), S8548 [30DE]

——— extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]

——— promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 [10MY]

——— reform taxes, regulations, and workforce development programs to increase employment in the manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), H5525 [31JY]

Native Americans: repeal law prohibiting gaming activities, otherwise prohibited in Texas, on Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas lands (see S. 3654), S7401 [4DE]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (see S. 3627), S6800 [14NO]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]

Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 481), S3729 [5JN]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

——— impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]

——— streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]

Real estate: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]

SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]

——— establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 3675), S7976 [12DE]

——— submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]

SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]

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

Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]

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

——— 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]

Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear mission for the space program represents a threat to American exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]

Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 5920), H3660 [7JN]

Taxation: allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), H1570 [26MR]

——— allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]

——— allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 6151), H5077 [19JY]

——— close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 [7FE]

——— enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]

——— end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 844), H7565 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income (see H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]

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

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 841), H7359 [19DE]

——— modify and extend the making work pay credit (see S. 3680), S8041 [13DE]

——— permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts (see H.R. 6663), H6806 [13DE]

——— permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]

——— provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]

——— provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 [27AP]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]

——— provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 [11JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 [6FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]

Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

——— require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]

Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 [21SE]

Voluntary economic activity: permit (see S. 2269), S2242 [29MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

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]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5244 [23JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 [10JY], S5008 [16JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]

Conference reports

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

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) (H.R. 4348), H4432–H4601 [28JN]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]

——— Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]

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

Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]

American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]

American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act: Bert Kalisch, American Public Gas Association and Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6602 [4DE]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6603 [4DE]

Avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending: several business organizations, S7132 [29NO]

Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S5183 [19JY]

Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 [12JY]

——— Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]

Characterization of President Obama’s remarks concerning small business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., S5179 [19JY]

Corps of Engineers Mississippi River water-release plan adjustment and rock pinnacle removal process expedition: several Representatives, H6577 [30NO]

Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 [19MR]

Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]

EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical organizations, H3818 [20JN]

Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718–S1720 [15MR]

——— Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720–S1722 [15MR]

——— Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]

Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]

——— Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 [25JY]

——— Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 [25JY]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]

Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of America, H832 [16FE]

——— several organizations, H834 [16FE]

——— Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), H833 [16FE]

SBA HUBZone program expansion for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure: Heather D. Blease, Savi Systems, LLC., S7980 [12DE]

——— Patrick M. Murdock, Associaton of Defense Communities, S7979 [12DE]

——— Steven H. Levesque, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, S7979 [12DE]

U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]

——— Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, H4153 [27JN]

Lists

Economic research studies on impact of tax rates on economic growth, S6841 [15NO]

Reasons why small businesses are important, H4035 [26JN]

Memorandums

Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, H5287–H5289 [25JY]

Messages

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

Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]

Motions

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 [20MR]

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]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]

Employment: 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]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 [26JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]

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

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU], H7551 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2055 [27MR]

Press releases

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL–CIO, S1723 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411–H1419 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 587), H1405–H1410 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 [20MR]

——— require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, H1415, H1416 [20MR]

——— require independent appraisal of public land parcel next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]

Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]

——— 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]

——— require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]

Automobile industry: stability of domestic manufacturers, H521 [7FE], H4690 [10JY]

BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]

Budget: deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, H589 [8FE], H711–H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 [25AP], H2198–H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654–H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], H6572–H6574 [30NO], H6783, H6786 [13DE], H7438 [30DE], E23 [17JA], E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], E1595, E1647 [21SE], E1743 [13NO], E1755 [14NO], E1771 [15NO], E1829 [28NO], E1853, E1859 [30NO], E1862 [3DE], E1873 [4DE], E1898 [11DE], E1916 [12DE], E1971 [19DE], E2024 [31DE]

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

——— impact of sequestration, H6456 [27NO], H6706 [12DE], H6794, H6797 [13DE]

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

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920–H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]

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]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 [6MR]

Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School’s 4th grade class fundraiser, E108 [1FE]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness, H6512 [29NO]

——— accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 6081), H5025 [19JY]

——— advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 [28JN]

——— bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]

——— consolidation of certain Government ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to support business and industry, H42 [18JA]

——— economic role of small business, H6836 [18DE]

——— eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H718 [14FE]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY], H6550 [30NO]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, E2015 [31DE]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5830–H5835 [11SE]

California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]

Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 [8JN]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 [16FE]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151–H4153 [27JN], H4614 [29JN]

Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce, E78 [25JA]

CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 [2FE]

——— consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 6570), H6351, H6352 [14NO]

——— establish website which features a calculator to allow taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate of projected contribution to or receipt from major legislation, H411 [2FE]

——— include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone areas, H408–H410 [2FE]

——— include income equality among economic variables to be estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]

——— include interest rates among economic variables to be estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]

——— lower budgetary impact threshold to require a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, H412 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H396–H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387–H395 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]

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

CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]

——— improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 [28MR]

Climate: global warming, H4778 [11JY], H5017 [19JY]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969–H1975 [18AP], H2052–H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 [26AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6758–H6761 [12DE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H6371 [15NO]

——— prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), H6599–H6606 [4DE], E1880 [5DE]

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

Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H427–H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], H894–H897 [16FE]

——— support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: include multi-year price decline protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]

——— Economic Development Administration and departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]

——— Economic Development Administration funding, H2364–H2368 [8MY]

——— expand Economic Development Administration definition of grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation Program, H2368 [8MY]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 [14SE], H6132–H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: impose a moratorium on certain actions resulting in personnel reductions and modify notice requirements in advance of permanent, sizable force reductions and base closures, H6594 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, H733 [15FE]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students when the unemployment rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless results, H3924 [21JN]

——— require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-Canada border, H4709 [10JY]

——— reform EB–5 visa program, H799 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104–H4106 [27JN]

——— increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services, H4107 [27JN]

——— National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1397 [20MR]

Dept. of State: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, H1094, H1095 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]

——— consult with California Governor and legislature when determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]

——— determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]

——— establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752–H755 [15FE]

——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], H5212–H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 [8MR]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196–H6219 [20SE], H6236, H6237–H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624–E1626, E1630, E1634, E1635 [21SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165–H6174 [20SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167–H5183 [24JY], H5213–H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 [25JY], E1441 [3AU]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141–H5150 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to recommit, H5222 [25JY]

——— require new leases offered under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief Program, H2314 [7MY]

——— provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]

——— repeal the Office of Financial Research, H2603 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses, E515 [30MR]

——— develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]

——— Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033–H4035 [26JN]

——— Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization funding, H4033–H4035 [26JN]

——— submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214–H6216 [20SE]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 [5JN]

Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]

Domestic policy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H6257 [21SE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 [10JY], H6798 [13DE]

——— revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 5986), H5640–H5644, H5696 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]

Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]

Employment: 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]

——— create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004–H1006 [28FE], H6371 [15NO], H6756–H6758 [12DE], H7438 [30DE]

——— impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on jobs, H5854 [11SE]

——— importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524–H529, H536 [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629–H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957–H962 [27FE], H975, H976, H977–H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 [19AP], H2458 [9MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H18 [17JA], H201–H207 [31JA], H554–H560 [7FE], H715–H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116–H2121 [25AP], H6455–H6458 [27NO]

——— importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]

——— 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 tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18–H20 [17JA], H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693–H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H4900–H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191–H5194 [24JY], H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 [21SE], H6358, H6360 [14NO], H6453–H6458 [27NO], H6619 [4DE]

——— rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, H3149 [18MY], H6614 [4DE], H6865–H6869 [18DE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]

——— spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]

——— spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 [25AP]

EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered program, E1624 [21SE]

——— impact of adding the lesser prairie chicken to the endangered species list on energy exploration, H6712 [12DE]

——— impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], H4649–H4652 [29JN]

——— impact of regulations on employment and job creation, H1029 [29FE], H3664 [8JN]

——— prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, H6240 [21SE]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]

——— require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

——— increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (H.R. 6029), Senate amendment, H7453–H7455 [30DE], H7559 [1JA]

FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]

Federal aid programs: impact of stimulus funding, H6797 [13DE]

FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to accounting standards, E342 [8MR]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], E284 [29FE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H125 [24JA], H6485 [28NO]

——— U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), H6223 [20SE]

——— move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219–H6224 [20SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150–H5162 [24JY], H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]

Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]

Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party national agenda, H121 [24JA]

——— characterization of remarks on number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H580 [8FE]

——— characterization of remarks relative to number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: observance, H6341 [13NO]

Government: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]

Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, H5269, H5270 [25JY]

——— clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]

——— exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]

——— exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]

——— exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

——— exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]

——— exempt patent application process regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]

——— exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253–H5259 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]

——— exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]

——— exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]

——— impact, H85 [23JA], H207–H213 [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959–H962 [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641–H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122–H5129 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224–H6227 [20SE]

——— impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193–H2197 [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]

——— include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286–H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]

——— lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, H5273, H5274 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122–H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225–H5289 [25JY], H5296, H5307–H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141–H5150 [24JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302–H5307 [26JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]

——— provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]

——— require attorneys fees or costs be paid from administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]

——— require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]

——— SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 [23AP]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831–H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932–H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023–H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609–H4614 [29JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616–H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925–H1932 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099–H2106 [25AP], H3038–H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505–H3513 [6JN], H3652–H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788–H3797 [19JN], H3868–H3875 [20JN], H3948–H3955 [21JN], H4151–H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]

Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ‘‘Capitol Hill Challenge’’, E651 [25AP]

History: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]

House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (H.R. 2161), H6518, H6521 [29NO]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program, E1022 [7JN]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (H.R. 5874), H6518 [29NO]

Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]

Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 [6JN]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 [26JN]

Medicaid: reform, H6610 [4DE]

Medicare: reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656–H1658, H1667, H1669–H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771–H1773, H1784–H1788 [29MR], H1863–H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H6609–H6613, H6614 [4DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H7408 [20DE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]

Merrillville, IN: tribute to United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 26 Annual Apprentice Graduation Banquet, E1826 [28NO]

Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP]

Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]

Mississippi River: require Corps of Engineers to adjust water-release plan and expedite rock pinnacle removal process, H6576 [30NO]

Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]

National objectives: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H560–H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE], H6664–H6670 [5DE]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6348, H6349, H6350 [14NO], H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376, H6378, H6379, H6380 [15NO], H6420 [16NO], H6432 [27NO], H6472, H6473, H6474 [28NO], H6508, H6516, H6525, H6528–H6534 [29NO], H6537, H6538, H6562–H6576 [30NO], H6580 [3DE], H6589, H6591, H6592, H6593, H6595, H6609–H6614, H6620 [4DE], H6626, H6659–H6661, H6662 [5DE], H6681, H6682, H6683, H6684, H6685, H6693–H6698 [11DE], H6705, H6708, H6711, H6712, H6713, H6714–H6723, H6751–H6756 [12DE], H6783–H6787, H6794–H6799 [13DE], H6831, H6836, H6837, H6838, H6863–H6869 [18DE], H7267, H7269, H7279, H7280, H7357 [19DE], H7362, H7363, H7420 [20DE], H7433 [27DE], H7437, H7438 [30DE], H7471, H7472, H7473, H7474, H7476, H7477, H7478 [31DE], H7518, H7519, H7520, H7531–H7536, H7551–H7559, H7560 [1JA], H7571, H7575 [2JA], E1874 [4DE], E1970 [19DE], E1983 [21DE], E2007 [30DE], E2034 [2JA]

——— 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]

——— economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], H229, H230 [1FE], H470–H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048–H6051 [14SE], H6236 [21SE]

——— 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]

——— priority assignments, H31 [18JA], H670–H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530–H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559–H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]

——— 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 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]

Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108–H112 [23JA], E55 [23JA]

New Bedford, MA: tribute to New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, E1741 [13NO]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs report, H2666 [15MY]

——— allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of millionaires, E111 [1FE]

Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], H5645–H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]

——— decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], H162, H170, H174–H176 [25JA], H213–H216 [31JA], H362–H368 [1FE], H588, H629–H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]

——— economic policies relative to stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]

——— evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], H1025 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399–H3402 [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985–H5988 [13SE], H6003, H6051–H6054 [14SE], H6235, H6265–H6271 [21SE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70–H73 [18JA], H121 [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H896 [16FE], H905, H939–H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294–H1297 [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198–H2200 [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 [11SE], H6074 [19SE], H6619–H6621 [4DE], H6664, H6671 [5DE], H6683 [11DE], H6799–H6802 [13DE], E1030 [8JN]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, H1028, H1030, H1091–H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2056–H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818 [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]

——— evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, H734 [15FE]

——— evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, H2254–H2256 [27AP]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], H1276 [8MR]

——— State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 [25JA], H386 [2FE], H588 [8FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]

Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, E388 [20MR]

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], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], H3797–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673–H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813–H4816 [11JY], H4897–H4900 [17JY], H5139, H5188–H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]

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

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], H633 [8FE]

——— gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091–H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 [24AP], H2194–H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]

——— impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H5929 [13SE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 [13SE], H6376 [15NO]

——— emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-reliance, H378 [2FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]

——— establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]

——— national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174–H177 [25JA], H215 [31JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629–H636 [8FE], H680–H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H2194–H2197 [26AP], H2796–H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5749 [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]

——— prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]

——— require estimates of economic impact, including job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, H780, H781 [15FE]

Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754–H5760 [10SE]

Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]

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

Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121, H144 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975 [28FE], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 [8JN], H4692 [10JY], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 [2AU], H5752–H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258–H6265 [21SE], E15 [13JA]

Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]

Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 [29FE]

SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the term ‘‘held of record’’ should be changed to mean beneficial owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]

——— clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to certain securities offerings and permit only qualified institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]

——— delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit analysis of regulations until certification that such requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]

——— establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, H1259 [7MR]

——— exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 [8MR]

——— prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on climate change, H5280–H5282 [25JY]

——— provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]

——— report on increase in initial public offerings, specifically in the manufacturing and high technology industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 [8MR]

——— study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, H1280 [8MR]

——— study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 [7MR]

Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for publicly released research and that certain communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]

Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236–H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277–H1289 [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222–H1231 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586–H1593 [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]

——— modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]

——— prohibit communication between emerging growth companies and accredited investors, H1257–H1259 [7MR]

——— promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]

——— raise limit of expensing for purchase of products made in America, H5595 [1AU]

——— require that companies not be considered emerging growth companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 [7MR]

——— stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]

Small Business Saturday: observance, E1780 [16NO]

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

South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 [16AP]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]

Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), E1286 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856–H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, H5538, H5578–H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], H6575 [30NO], H6716, H6751 [12DE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 [10SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538–H5552 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 844), H7531–H7536 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7518, H7519, H7520, H7526, H7536–H7559, H7560 [1JA], H7575 [2JA], E2034 [2JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585–H5594 [1AU], H6685, H6687 [11DE], H7372 [20DE], E1390 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE], H6595, H6596, H6597 [4DE], H6626, H6659 [5DE], H6682, H6695 [11DE], H6708, H6714 [12DE], H6768, H6783, H6784 [13DE], H6836, H6837 [18DE], H7364 [20DE], H7438 [30DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], H6043, H6044 [14SE], H6563 [30NO]

——— history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 [27AP]

——— impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]

——— impact of cuts, H398 [2FE]

——— impact of rate increase on small businesses, H6783 [13DE]

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

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (H.R. 1124), H6798 [13DE]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), H7362, H7363, H7364 [20DE], E1997 [21DE]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 841), H7366, H7374–H7383 [20DE]

——— permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]

——— prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]

——— provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]

——— raise expensing limitation for small businesses to purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]

——— rates, H1266 [7MR], H2620 [10MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP], H6800 [13DE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 [7FE], H1985 [19AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015–H2017 [19AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H6571 [30NO]

Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272 [18JY]

Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, E1097 [20JN], E1108, E1128 [21JN]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616–H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907–H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], H3582 [7JN], H6566, H6568 [30NO], H6619 [4DE], H7272 [19DE], H7555 [1JA], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE], E1958 [19DE]

——— provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]

——— rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]

——— rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]

——— require all money withdrawn from States’ unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment compensation, H356–H361 [1FE]

Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]

——— recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 [28MR]

Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237–H6239 [21SE]

Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644–H5647, H5654, H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]

Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, H3588 [7JN]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6486–H6491 [28NO]

Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 [16OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], S6326 [13SE]

——— express that proposed agricultural legislation not manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 [19JN]

——— promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]

Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]

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]

Automobile industry: impact of Government bailout, S3892 [11JN]

——— stability of domestic manufacturers, S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2217 [29MR], S2383 [17AP], S3419 [22MY]

Budget: deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546–S549, S551–S554 [13FE], S589, S591–S593, S600–S603 [14FE], S682–S685 [15FE], S810, S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], S2562 [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747–S2750 [26AP], S3113–S3116 [14MY], S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 [16MY], S3745, S3756–S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 [13JN], S4191, S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 [27JN], S4931 [12JY], S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083–S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE], S7133 [29NO], S7665 [6DE], S7731 [11DE], S7993, S8026, S8029–S8031 [13DE], S8641 [2JA]

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

——— 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]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 [6JN]

Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 [18JY], S5809 [1AU]

——— impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]

——— impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], S2992 [9MY]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461–S3463 [23MY], S3764–S3767 [6JN], S6722 [13NO]

CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 6570), S6870 [15NO]

Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 [19JN]

Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255–S4261 [19JN], S4647–S4649 [27JN], S8620 [1JA]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068–S2070 [27MR], S2536–S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY], S7675 [6DE], S8021 [13DE]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of report entitled ‘‘Red Tape Making Americans Sick—A New Report on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment’’, S2949 [8MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 [14FE], S1495, S1502–S1505, S1515–S1517, S1519–S1523, S1525, S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234–S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), S7688 [6DE]

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

Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men’s basketball tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S3812–S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]

——— include multi-year price decline protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]

——— permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, S4266 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]

——— impose a moratorium on certain actions resulting in personnel reductions and modify notice requirements in advance of permanent, sizable force reductions and base closures, S7159 [29NO]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27–S31 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]

——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 [15MR]

——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S1708 [15MR]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]

Domestic policy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326–S6329 [13SE], S8179 [19DE]

——— impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, S3063 [10MY]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083–S6085 [11SE]

——— provide growth through small business tax relief, research and innovation, veterans’ business incentives, regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]

——— modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451–S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5858 [1AU], S5904–S5907, S5919–S5921, S5932–S5934 [2AU]

——— modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]

Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]

Employment: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 [19SE]

——— importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S283–S285 [2FE], S823 [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY], S8011 [13DE]

——— 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]

EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]

——— impact of regulations, S5460–S5462 [26JY]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (H.R. 6029), S8229 [19DE]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: reform and strengthen investments in education and employment programs, S8296 [20DE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]

——— advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (S. 3048), S5921–S5923 [2AU]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]

Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, S1456 [7MR]

FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 [2AU]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, S3248 [17MY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), S8556 [30DE], S8611 [1JA]

GAO: study potential economic benefits enjoyed by ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial institutions (S. 3709), S8265 [20DE], S8378 [21DE]

General Motors Co.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, S6097 [11SE]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: observance, S6721 [13NO]

Government regulations: impact, S2676–S2679 [25AP], S2948–S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]

——— impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]

——— temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 [30JA]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2461 [18AP]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710–S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741–S4744, S4747–S4764 [29JN], S4810–S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]

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

History: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590–S6592 [21SE]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]

Immigration: implement a special visa system to allow long-term resident youth to pursue a technical or college degree or serve in the U.S. military (S. 3639), S7013 [28NO]

International economic relations: promote economic recovery through reduction in government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, S848 [16FE]

Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]

Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, S6046 [10SE], S7667 [6DE], S7728, S7730–S7732 [11DE], S7758 [12DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]

Mississippi River: impact of drought on water levels and resulting barge traffic, S7676 [6DE]

Motor vehicles: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 [1MR]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]

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

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis by phasing in certain tax increases, work toward comprehensive tax reform, and call for OMB to make recommendations on spending cuts (S. 3714), S8548 [30DE]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6715–S6718 [13NO], S6769, S6771, S6773 [14NO], S6829, S6831, S6837–S6841 [15NO], S6878, S6884 [26NO], S6909–S6911, S6919–S6922, S6936 [27NO], S6986–S6991, S6993, S6994, S7008, S7012, S7016 [28NO], S7128–S7134, S7165–S7167 [29NO], S7311 [3DE], S7363, S7379–S7381, S7395 [4DE], S7406–S7411, S7415–S7420, S7426, S7435–S7437 [5DE], S7643–S7645, S7652, S7654–S7656, S7665, S7667–S7669, S7672–S7675, S7677, S7678, S7680 [6DE], S7692, S7695 [10DE], S7712, S7714, S7727–S7732, S7737, S7740 [11DE], S7753, S7754, S7757, S7760, S7770–S7772, S7779–S7782, S7784, S7792 [12DE], S7991–S7994, S7996, S8005, S8014, S8015, S8019, S8025, S8026, S8029–S8031 [13DE], S8157, S8171–S8175, S8177 [19DE], S8236, S8241, S8245–S8248 [20DE], S8323–S8325, S8345 [21DE], S8383, S8384, S8418, S8419 [27DE], S8474, S8478–S8480 [28DE], S8521–S8523, S8527–S8530, S8542–S8544 [30DE], S8557–S8572, S8575, S8576, S8578–S8580, S8583–S8586 [31DE], S8611–S8618, S8620, S8622 [1JA], S8641–S8644, S8661–S8663 [2JA]

——— economic recovery, S57–S59, S62 [24JA], S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110–S3113 [14MY], S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602–S4604 [26JN], S4649, S4653–S4658 [27JN], S4870–S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652–S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826–S5828 [1AU], S6029–S6032 [10SE], S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505–S6507, S6510 [20SE], S6878 [26NO]

——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258–S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]

——— priority assignments, S831 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY], S7767 [12DE]

——— promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]

Natural gas: price levels, S1438–S1440 [7MR]

New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 [8MR]

——— characterization of remarks concerning small business, S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]

——— decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1069 [28FE], S1100–S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403–S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 [26MR], S2070 [27MR]

——— evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE], S402 [9FE], S880–S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986–S4988 [16JY], S5052–S5054, S5074, S5076–S5081 [17JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95–S97 [26JA]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 [17FE], S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298–S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110–S4114 [13JN], S4189–S4192 [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784–S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S4922, S4939 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241–S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411–S6413 [19SE], S6476–S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE], S7409–S7411 [5DE], S8567 [31DE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068–S1072 [28FE], S1099–S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403–S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], S1836 [20MR], S2023–S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676–S2679 [25AP], S2948–S2950 [8MY], S3690–S3694 [4JN], S3942–S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]

——— evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], S5938–S5940 [2AU]

——— formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 [13FE]

——— State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]

Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, S6496 [20SE], S7429 [5DE], S7778 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, S1769–S1773 [19MR]

——— 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], S4112 [13JN], S4731–S4733 [29JN], S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445–S5447 [26JY], S5692–S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042–S6044 [10SE], S6586–S6589 [21SE]

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

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

Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]

——— economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE], S1182 [1MR]

——— gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068–S1072 [28FE], S1099–S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181–S1183, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403–S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438–S1440 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, S2050, S2059–S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132–S2135, S2137, S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]

——— impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 [19MR], S2018–S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]

——— make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 [29FE]

Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 481), S3737 [5JN]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]

Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to conduct a study on community impact of closure or consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]

——— determine impact of certain postal facility closures or consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]

——— impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 [17MY]

——— require certification by State Governor that closure or consolidation of postal facilities will not harm community or disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]

——— implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]

——— national energy policy, S487–S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707–S1709 [15MR], S2059–S2062, S2070–S2076 [27MR], S2134, S2154–S2157 [28MR], S2192–S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952–S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S5721 [31JY], S6307 [13SE]

——— provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax loopholes, S2047 [27MR]

Real estate: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669–S3671 [4JN], S3812–S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039–S6044 [10SE]

Romney, Mitt: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]

SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 3675), S7979, S7980 [12DE]

——— extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876–S4879 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]

——— extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]

——— extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]

SEC: determine if the term ‘‘held of record’’ should include beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], S1973 [22MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], S3052 [10MY]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) conference report, S4760 [29JN]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], S1583–S1586 [13MR], S1667–S1671, S1673–S1675 [14MR], S1686–S1696, S1698–S1700, S1705, S1714–S1729 [15MR], S1764–S1768, S1776–S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822–S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837–S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877–S1879, S1883–S1890, S1894 [21MR], S1957, S1963, S1966–S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229–S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474–S5478 [26JY]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], S1585 [13MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386–S5390 [25JY]

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

——— 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]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]

Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448–S1450 [7MR], S4690 [28JN]

——— close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]

——— create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]

——— end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]

——— express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America’s economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798–S4800, S4804–S4806 [10JY], S4835–S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991–S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, S5076–S5081 [17JY], S5102–S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], S6485–S6488 [20SE], S7654 [6DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S8583–S8586 [31DE], S8611–S8618, S8620, S8622 [1JA], S8641–S8644, S8661–S8663 [2JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S8513 [28DE], S8584 [31DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291–S5293 [24JY], S5324–S5327, S5330–S5339, S5345, S5349–S5353 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 [19JY], S5352–S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], S5631 [30JY], S6877 [26NO], S6936 [27NO], S7128, S7132 [29NO], S7379–S7381, S7395 [4DE], S7406–S7408, S7415–S7420, S7426, S7435 [5DE], S7643, S7677 [6DE], S7692 [10DE], S7714, S7727 [11DE], S7757, S7781, S7784 [12DE], S8323 [21DE], S8383, S8418 [27DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5265–S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275, S5277–S5288, S5291–S5294 [24JY], S5321–S5347, S5349–S5352 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals, S6318–S6320 [13SE]

——— extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674–S678 [15FE]

——— extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 [12MR], S1599 [13MR]

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

——— impact of Bush administration cuts, S7737 [11DE]

——— impact of rate increase on small businesses, S7782 [12DE]

——— impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), S8324 [21DE]

——— prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals, S2803 [26AP], S7672–S7674 [6DE]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884–S4886 [11JY], S4919–S4928, S4930–S4938 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804–S4806, S4812 [10JY], S4835–S4843, S4846, S4851–S4853, S4872–S4884 [11JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, S4886 [11JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S5022 [16JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5072–S5074 [17JY], S5093, S5099, S5105, S5109–S5111, S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, S5180–S5186, S5188–S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]

——— provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 [1FE], S319 [2FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287–S2305, S2308–S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, S7665 [6DE]

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

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], S4194 [14JN]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], S4194 [14JN]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], S4194 [14JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE], S8617 [1JA]

——— rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 [21MR], S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S8559 [31DE]

Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 [19JY]

Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5339, S5340 [25JY], S5454–S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 [2AU]

Reports

Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]

Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation—Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]

Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]

‘‘Ten Thousand Commandments’’: Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]

Reports filed

Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112–369), H77 [18JA]

Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112–392), H691 [9FE]

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112–659), H5764 [10SE]

BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112–525), H3706 [15JN]

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3409) (H. Rept. 112–670), H5999 [13SE]

Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112–615), H5130 [23JY]

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 Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112–558), H4603 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112–641), H5524 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. Rept. 112–415), H1390 [19MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112–680), H6150 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 112–383), H373 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112–409), H1209 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112–616), H5130 [23JY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112–623), H5290 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112–446), H1914 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112–616), H5130 [23JY]

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]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 844) (H. Rept. 112–741), H7565 [1JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112–225), S6545 [20SE]

Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 112–737), H7516 [31DE]

Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112–607), H4906 [17JY]

Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112–610), H5077 [19JY]

Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112–519), H3577 [6JN]

Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 112–482), H2811 [16MY]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 112–253), S8138 [18DE]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1209 [6MR]

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

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112–557), H4603 [28JN]

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3582) (H. Rept. 112–377), H218 [31JA]

Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112–461), H5130 [23JY]

Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112–461), H2266 [27AP]

Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1133 [1MR]

Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 112–476), H2662 [11MY]

Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112–577), H4683 [9JY]

Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112–345), H639 [8FE]

U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112–679), H6150 [19SE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112–222), S6545 [20SE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112–223), S6545 [20SE]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112–224), S6545 [20SE]

Workforce Investment Improvement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 112–699), H6675 [5DE]

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]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]

Statements

Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 [7MR]

Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 [31JA]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the President, H1237 [7MR]

——— Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]

Summaries

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]

Surveys

Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority (organization), H5239 [25JY]

Tables

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

Direct spending legislation—Committee on Ways and Means (House) allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]

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

H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]

H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]

H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1925 [18AP]

H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), H4609 [29JN]

H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]

H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]

H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]

H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, 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. Res. 844, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, H7531 [1JA]

H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]

H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]

H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, H1415 [20MR]

H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204–H6211 [20SE]

H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]

H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245–H1249 [7MR]

H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, H5244–H5251 [25JY]

H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1940–H1944 [18AP]

H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 [11SE]

H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]

H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]

H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, H5640 [2AU]

H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act, S8229 [19DE], H5506 [31JY]

H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5174 [24JY]

H.R. 6168, President Obama’s Proposed 2012–2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]

H.R. 6570, consolidate certain CBO reporting requirements relative to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H6351 [14NO]

H.R. 6582, American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act, H6599–H6602 [4DE]

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

S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]

S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]

S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, S5920 [2AU]

S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087–S5089 [17JY]

S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216–S5218 [19JY], S5355 [25JY]

S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations (SUCCESS) Act, S5390–S5401 [25JY]

S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]

S. 3654, repeal law prohibiting gaming activities, otherwise prohibited in Texas, on Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas lands, S7403 [4DE]

S. 3709, GAO study of potential economic benefits enjoyed by ‘‘too big to fail’’ financial institutions, S8378 [21DE]

S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 [5JN]

S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]