PUBLIC DEBT related term(s) Budget—U.S.

Amendments

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

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]

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

Articles and editorials

Brewing Up Confusion, E2024 [31DE]

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

Executive Viewpont—Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]

Norquist’s Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]

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

Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]

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

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

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 102), H726 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]

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

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]

——— prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]

——— provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]

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

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

——— repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]

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

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 2232), S2001 [22MR]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]

Constitutional amendments: require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H26 [17JA]

Economy: 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]

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]

Government: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (see S. 3664), S7686 [6DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H25 [17JA]

——— provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 6643), H6679 [7DE]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 826), H6675 [5DE]

Members of Congress: include pay within coverage of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]

Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]

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

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]

——— 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]

Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]

Cloture motions

Taxation: 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]

Letters

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

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

Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H6100 [19SE]

Replace sequester established by the Budget Control Act: several Democratic Representatives, H7534 [1JA]

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

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

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

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

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

Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 [26JA]

Messages

Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]

Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]

Motions

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H531 [7FE]

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

Government: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]

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

Remarks in House

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H816, H818 [16FE], H1295 [8MR], H3157–H3160 [18MY]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE], H712, H715 [14FE]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]

——— require the wealthy to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts, H6613 [4DE]

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]

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, H491–H494 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490–H503 [6FE], H529–H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485–H488 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 [7FE]

——— protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

——— provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500–H502 [6FE]

——— provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H491–H494, H498, H503 [6FE]

——— require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]

Congress: importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 [1MR]

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

Domestic policy: impact on job creation and economy, H5754–H5760 [10SE]

Economy: 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]

——— comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]

——— create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]

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

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

——— modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY], H6625 [5DE], H7518 [1JA]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 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]

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

Government: ceiling, H5932 [13SE], H6786 [13DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54–H69 [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H46–H53 [18JA]

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

——— increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], H5752 [10SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7578 [2JA]

Medicaid: reform, H6610 [4DE]

Medicare: reform, H6609–H6613, H6614 [4DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H7408 [20DE]

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

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H397, H398 [2FE], H445 [3FE], H1461 [21MR], H4677 [9JY], H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H6074 [19SE], H6619–H6621 [4DE], H6799–H6802 [13DE], E1030 [8JN]

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

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

——— State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1536–H1539 [22MR]

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

Republican Party: national agenda, H144 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], E15 [13JA]

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

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

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113–H6115 [19SE], E1616 [21SE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (H.R. 6410), H6099–H6101 [19SE]

——— rates, H2041 [24AP]

——— 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]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S5424 [26JY], S5653 [30JY]

Budget: balance, S29 [23JA]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S6093–S6095 [11SE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 [16MY], S8449 [27DE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S3275 [17MY]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY], S7286 [30NO]

——— 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]

——— increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]

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

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]

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

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

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

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

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA]

Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]

Economy: 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]

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

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

——— national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY]

——— promote global economic recovery through reduction in government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]

——— 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]

Eximbank: prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]

Government: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order, S7435 [5DE], S7644, S7645 [6DE], S7714 [11DE]

——— allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), S7663, S7664, S7668, S7670, S7688 [6DE], S7692 [10DE]

——— allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), unanimous-consent request, S7664 [6DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S83–S87, S89–S95 [26JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent agreement, S77 [24JA]

Medicare: reform, S7667 [6DE], S7728, S7730–S7732 [11DE], S7758 [12DE]

National objectives: 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], S6492, S6505–S6507 [20SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], S880–S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S898 [17FE], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298–S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 [6JN], S4189–S4192 [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784–S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S6308 [13SE], S6411–S6413 [19SE], S6476–S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE], S8567 [31DE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]

——— legislative priorities, S7652 [6DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522–S6524 [20SE], S6986–S6989, S7016 [28NO]

Sports: violation of Budget Control Act by legislation to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S6885–S6891 [26NO]

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

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

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]

——— rates, S6403 [19SE]

——— 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]

Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]

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

Reports filed

Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 112–384), H373 [1FE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President’s Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112–365), H25 [17JA]

Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 112–385), H475 [3FE]

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

Consideration of H.R. 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]

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

Resolutions by organizations

Constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget: Alabama State Legislature, S8450 [27DE]

National security and veterans’ benefits funding: El Paso County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]

Tables

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

Texts of

H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, H46 [18JA]

H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]

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

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

H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]

H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495–H498 [6FE]

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

H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]

H.R. 6410, Buffett Rule Act, H6099 [19SE]

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

S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 [2FE]

S. 3664, allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order, S7686 [6DE]

S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]