FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (H.R. 2076), S8085, S8089 [17DE], H7491 [31DE]

——— clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (S. 1793), S8084, S8087 [17DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), S8549 [30DE], H7583 [2JA]

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

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE], H6437 [27NO]

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

Articles and editorials

Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]

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

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE] (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]

——— temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]

Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]

——— support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— provide States and local educational agencies with flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 5546), H2441 [8MY]

——— require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and designate certain closed military installations for siting refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]

——— enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]

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

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]

——— establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6628), H6622 [4DE]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 3635), S6855 [15NO] (see H.R. 6590), H6396 [15NO]

——— reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 3693), S8203 [19DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), H3102 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (see S. 3687), S8071 [17DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 6637), H6675 [5DE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), H186 [27JA]

——— withhold certain highway funds from States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see S. 3691), S8203 [19DE]

——— enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see S. 3694), S8203 [19DE]

——— establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]

Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6469 [27NO]

Economy: 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]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]

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

——— provide educational stability for children in foster care (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]

Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement and take into account ongoing State and local conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 6219), H5327 [26JY]

EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]

——— limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]

——— prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]

FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), H5291 [25JY]

FEMA: make grants to State and local governments to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents (see H.R. 6715), H7435 [27DE]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 2303), S2545 [19AP]

FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]

Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 [6JN]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]

Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]

Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 [29MR]

——— make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]

——— restrict community policing programs funding for States that grant driver’s licenses to certain illegal immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]

Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 6622), H6578 [30NO]

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

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (see H.R. 6592), H6397 [15NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 [16MY]

National Guard: allow Federal reimbursement of States that choose to use National Guard troops to enhance school safety (see S. 3692), S8203 [19DE]

National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 [21SE]

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]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]

——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]

Public debt: 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]

——— constitutional amendment to 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]

Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]

——— preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]

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

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]

——— prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]

Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]

Histories

Dept. of Justice Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, H7494 [31DE]

Letters

Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]

——— Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]

FEMA process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S8430 [27DE]

——— Hank C. Clemmensen, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S8430 [27DE]

Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4889 [17JY]

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Representative Jackson Lee, H7494 [31DE]

Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 [26AP]

Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]

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

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

Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4883 [11JY]

Motions

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

Opinion polls

District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights (organization), H2024 [19AP]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, H733 [15FE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155–H3157 [18MY], H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440–H5448 [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 [3AU]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]

California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification plant, E35 [18JA]

Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), H7313–H7317 [19DE]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Social Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]

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

——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]

Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]

——— provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833–H1835 [16AP], H1852 [17AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]

——— repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers to provide emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY], E1938 [17DE]

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

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]

——— establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]

——— prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]

——— condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]

——— Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]

——— Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 [8MY]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]

——— prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court settlement where funds are removed from any residential mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws, H2420–H2422 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524–H2529 [9MY]

——— prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, H2524 [9MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 [25JY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 6628), H6590 [4DE], H7579 [2JA]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), unanimous-consent agreement, H7580, H7581 [2JA]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787–H5790 [11SE]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (H.R. 6590), H6510 [29NO]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]

——— State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 [27JA]

——— reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, H731 [15FE]

——— Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (H.R. 1550), H5515–H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money, H2022–H2024 [19AP], H4643–H4646 [29JN]

Economy: 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]

Education: provide educational stability for children in foster care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]

EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing regional haze management standards through State implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]

FEMA: ensure continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (H.R. 1411), H6440 [27NO]

——— State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554–H3556 [6JN], H3634 [7JN]

Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672–H675 [9FE]

——— Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices allowing for review and possible compensation for such foreclosures, H7478 [31DE]

Government: recognize historic and continuing importance of Federalism and uphold States’ rights, H2821 [17MY]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]

——— increase minimum rate of return to States for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505–H3509 [6JN]

——— permit a State to elect to receive the State’s contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]

Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]

——— coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), Senate amendment, H6437–H6439 [27NO], E1839 [29NO]

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

——— reform, H5183–H5188 [24JY]

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

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (H.R. 6592), E1771 [15NO]

Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 [25JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments, H1889–H1891 [17AP]

National forests: exempt national forest lands producing critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]

——— observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], E849, E857 [18MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid funding, H5183–H5188 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Roads and highways: remove privatized highways from consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]

——— streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements for surface transportation projects, H1953–H1955 [18AP]

San Joaquin River: prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]

——— require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]

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

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

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

States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]

——— preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]

——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]

——— prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 [24JY]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2009), H4888–H4894 [17JY]

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

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes, H6356 [14NO]

Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]

——— authorize and sanction programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604–H5606 [1AU]

U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 [18MY]

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

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]

——— ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, H7279 [19DE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), H5138 [24JY]

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

Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059–H2061 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]

——— expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]

Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4880–S4884 [11JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815–S817 [16FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), S8666, S8667 [2JA]

——— establish (S. 3705), S8355, S8364 [21DE]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]

Corps of Engineers: clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain activities, S8432, S8438, S8439 [27DE], S8464, S8465 [28DE]

——— establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: end State bonus payments for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]

——— ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize Transition Assistance Advisor Program, S7160 [29NO]

——— establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], S2789–S2793, S2796 [26AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), S8551 [30DE]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (S. 3635), S6857, S6858 [15NO], S7696 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (S. 3687), S8088 [17DE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-aid highways, S1188 [1MR]

——— allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects, S405 [9FE]

——— off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 [8MR], S1602 [13MR]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]

Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial review of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]

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

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

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas, S3932 [12JN]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]

Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]

——— require use of existing environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]

FEMA: clarify process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities, S8430 [27DE]

——— improve provision of assistance to fire departments, S7167 [29NO]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 2303), S2548 [19AP]

Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]

Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 2183), S1577 [12MR]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]

——— permit a State to elect to receive the State’s contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment, S1592 [13MR]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, S3067–S3069 [10MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 [13SE]

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

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

Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 [10JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236–S3238 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4653–S4658 [27JN]

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

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Roads and highways: remove privatized highways from consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, S1593–S1596 [13MR]

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

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4433, S4439–S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]

——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S2588 [23AP]

Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]

——— allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]

——— empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]

——— modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], S1601 [13MR]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 [12SE], S6291 [13SE], S7391 [4DE]

Reports

Federal Disaster Assistance—Improved Criteria Needed To Assess a Jurisdiction’s Capability To Respond and Recover on Its Own: GAO (excerpt), S8244 [20DE]

Reports filed

Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) (S. Rept. 112–206), S6062 [10SE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 112–182), S4950 [12JY]

Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112–649), H5764 [10SE]

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

Consideration of H.R. 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]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112–651), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims’ Rights and Certain DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]

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

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

District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112–640), H5524 [31JY]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]

Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112–459), H2266 [27AP]

Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112–582), H4683 [9JY]

Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112–467), H2441 [8MY]

McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 112–190), S5211 [19JY]

Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2276), S3514 [23MY]

Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 112–441), H1844 [16AP]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112–458), H2266 [27AP]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 112–483), H2811 [16MY]

Statements

Enewetak People—Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]

Summaries

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act (H.R. 6019), H7494 [31DE]

Tables

Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]

Texts of

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

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

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

H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 [1AU]

H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 [21SE], H3243 [30MY]

H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]

H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S8089 [17DE]

H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]

H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment of an airport, H2048 [24AP]

H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 [30MY]

H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H5440–H5442 [31JY]

H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]

H.R. 6655, Protect Our Kids Act, H7313 [19DE]

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

S. 1793, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S8087 [17DE]

S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]

S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization extension, S1424 [6MR]

S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]

S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands Act, S2167 [28MR]

S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 [19AP]

S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]

S. 3250, Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act, H7581 [2JA]

S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act, S4677–S4682 [27JN]

S. 3654, repeal law prohibiting gaming activities, otherwise prohibited in Texas, on Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas lands, S7403 [4DE]

S. 3687, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina, S8088 [17DE], H6855 [18DE]

S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]