INCOME related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security

Addresses

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

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

Amendments

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

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

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]

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: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— 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 deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]

——— 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]

Appointments

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

Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

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]

Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]

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

Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]

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

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

Man Who Would Not Quit—A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]

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

Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]

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

Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]

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

They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]

Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]

VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

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]

——— modify commencement date of active force drawdown period used for reimplementation of the temporary early retirement authority to restore benefits for certain members (see H.R. 3904), H511 [6FE]

——— provide equity between regular and Reserve component members in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

——— review separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

——— increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]

Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]

Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), S3688 [4JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign travel of Members and employees and impose additional restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]

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

——— strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation available before voting, and promote availability of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]

Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), H2029 [19AP]

Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services against U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make preloaded debit cards available for the purchase of certain goods and services (see H.R. 6675), H7264 [18DE]

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

——— carry out a program to develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), H374 [1FE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 6630), H6622 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 6674), H6828 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: limit the number and pay of individuals serving as special consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 6214), H5326 [26JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 3679), S8041 [13DE] (see H.R. 6617), H6535 [29NO]

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]

——— disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]

——— prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]

——— ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H2064 [24AP]

——— improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 5948), H3702 [12JN]

——— remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified losses under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 [27AP]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

Education: support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]

Employment: 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]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 766), H5707 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), H3660 [7JN]

——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]

——— provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]

——— prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of financial assistance programs, simplify application and reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]

——— authorize certain employees to be automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift Savings Plan accounts (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]

——— clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 [17AP]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 3835), H186 [27JA] (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]

——— prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]

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

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]

——— require Members and employees of Congress and other Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 [15MR]

——— secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 3813), H158 [24JA]

——— secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 [28MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 [21JN]

Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]

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

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

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

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

Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]

——— clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 6085), H4684 [9JY]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA] (see H.R. 6720, 6721, 6722), H7516 [31DE]

——— impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]

——— prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]

——— reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), H4862 [12JY]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]

——— reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]

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 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]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 [18AP]

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals with covered pensions to certain disability benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]

Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 [27MR]

Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]

——— specify further conditions under which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H725 [14FE]

SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation brackets in which an issuer’s minority and women employees reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]

Small business: 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]

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]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]

——— allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]

——— allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), H6276 [21SE]

——— allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]

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

——— allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5932), H3698 [8JN]

——— allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]

——— allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]

——— allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 6341), H5706 [2AU]

——— allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), H158 [24JA]

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

——— authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 3532), S6270 [12SE]

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

——— deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]

——— disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see H.R. 6700), H7424 [20DE]

——— eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income credit, include certain information required by that form on appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]

——— 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]

——— encourage building of housing for moderate income seniors (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]

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

——— exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]

——— exclude certain farmland and family-owned business interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 6660), H6806 [13DE]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]

——— exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]

——— exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to victims of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings (see S. 3648), S7215 [29NO] (see H.R. 6615), H6535 [29NO]

——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]

——— expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]

——— expand availability of saver’s credit, make credit refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 [20SE]

——— expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 5878), H3362 [31MY]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]

——— express that the current property tax deduction on private residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), H944 [17FE]

——— express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]

——— 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 expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]

——— extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3998), H692 [9FE]

——— extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]

——— extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 [25JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), H1804 [29MR]

——— 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]

——— extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]

——— extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3999), H692 [9FE]

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]

——— extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 6066), H4654 [29JN]

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

——— extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 [21JN]

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

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 [29MY]

——— improve the dependent care credit by repealing the phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 [17JA]

——— increase income limitations for student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]

——— increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]

——— increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]

——— limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]

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

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 [17AP]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]

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

——— modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]

——— prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners who have received assistance from the National Mortgage Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]

——— provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), H1427 [20MR]

——— provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 [9JY]

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

——— provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 3695), S8203 [19DE] (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H1153 [5MR]

——— provide for Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 [14FE]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]

——— 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]

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

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

——— provide standards for determining employment status (see H.R. 6653), H6765 [12DE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6683), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]

——— provide that persons renouncing citizenship for substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not be admissible to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]

——— provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]

——— reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see S. 3667), S7702 [10DE] (see H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 6677), H7264 [18DE]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]

——— simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 4050), H900 [16FE]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 62), S7686 [6DE] (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

——— waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 4279), H1739 [28MR]

Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]

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

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]

Cloture motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

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]

——— 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]

Cost Estimates

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act (H.R. 4018): CBO, S7016 [28NO]

Essays

Modern Tax System—Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, H2718 [16MY]

Factsheets

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

Histories

Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]

Letters

Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]

Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, H4978 [18JY]

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]

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

——— Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]

Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]

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

Emerging growth companies’ requirement to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]

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

Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H920 [17FE]

——— Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 [17FE]

——— Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]

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]

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

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]

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

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]

Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, S3713 [5JN]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]

——— several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]

——— William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]

Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2467 [18AP]

——— Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]

Prevention of professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program improvements: several public safety officer organizations, S7027 [28NO]

——— Steve Williamson, American Ambulance Association, S7028 [28NO]

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

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

Lists

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

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]

Wall Street CEOs taking millions, H4695 [10JY]

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]

Motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]

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

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

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: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]

——— 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]

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

Petitions and memorials

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

Press releases

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

Remarks in House

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

American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890–H4892 [17JY]

Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]

Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]

——— incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]

Budget: 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 Social Security benefits, H6473 [28NO], H6835, H6837 [18DE]

Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H718 [14FE]

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

——— require emerging growth companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, H1252–H1255 [7MR]

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]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H1435 [21MR]

——— Obama administration proposals to make higher education more affordable, H1138 [5MR]

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

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), H2045 [24AP]

Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]

Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]

Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration and departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]

——— regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces members and reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]

——— Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], E1008 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, H4032 [26JN]

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

——— Office of Community Planning and Development funding, H4096, H4097 [27JN]

——— Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, H4099 [27JN]

——— Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]

——— Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097–H4099 [27JN]

——— Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]

——— Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]

——— Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]

——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. attorneys, and FBI financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]

——— Office of Violence Against Women funding through reductions in general legal activities and salaries and expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]

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

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

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

——— investigation into fees collected by Ed Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), H5428 [31JY]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088–H6094 [19SE]

——— prohibit funding for payment of employee performance awards, H3346 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 [31MY], E966 [1JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress, H1831 [16AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, H68 [18JA]

Economy: 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, H460, H461, H470 [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H5856 [11SE]

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

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

——— impact of stimulus funding, H6797 [13DE]

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

——— impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]

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

——— 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 [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]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H670–H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530–H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559–H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— provide 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]

——— 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]

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

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

Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]

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

Energy and water development: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 [19AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 [27JN]

——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]

Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]

Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), H5410, H5411 [31JY]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304–H312 [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 6726), H7521–H7527 [1JA]

——— increase contribution by employees for defined retirement benefits, H2611–H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN], E966 [1JN]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912–H914, H916–H926 [17FE]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 [27JN]

——— secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755, H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]

——— secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740–H743, H746–H750 [15FE]

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

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (H.R. 6371), H6334, H6335 [13NO]

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

Government regulations: 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]

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

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]

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]

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

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

——— reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656–H1658, H1667, H1669–H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771–H1773, H1784–H1788 [29MR], H1863–H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]

Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 981), H381 [2FE], H597 [8FE]

——— deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments, H7526 [1JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 6721), H7523 [1JA]

——— extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]

——— prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 [17FE], H3108 [18MY]

——— reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]

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

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

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

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H5634 [2AU], H5852 [11SE]

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

Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase transparency, H385 [2FE]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 [13SE], E1508 [13SE]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]

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: 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]

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

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), H3994–H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H2362 [8MY]

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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— cost-of-living adjustments, H6613 [4DE]

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

——— solvency, H2079 [25AP], H6795–H6797 [13DE]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]

——— allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]

——— deny deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses to any company that reduces number of American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing its foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H6101–H6104 [19SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax, H7361 [20DE]

——— expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], H5658–H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU], H6751 [12DE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538–H5552 [1AU]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— 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 (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE], H7270 [19DE]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 6066), H4783 [11JY]

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

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

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

——— increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, H5593 [1AU]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]

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

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

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 1864), H2667–H2669 [15MY]

——— 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]

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

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]

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

——— preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable donations, H5679 [2AU]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]

——— prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]

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

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1923, H1966, H1967–H1969 [18AP], H1990–H2010, H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E646 [25AP]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981–H1989 [19AP]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, H2008, H2009 [19AP]

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

——— provide enhanced research and development credits to companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]

——— provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 1163), H203 [31JA]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]

——— 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]

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

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE], H6620 [4DE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265–H1270 [7MR]

——— rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 [17FE], H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 [18JY], H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043–H6045 [14SE], H6570–H6572, H6574 [30NO], H6783–H6785, H6799–H6802 [13DE]

——— 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]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109–H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], H6349 [14NO], H7552, H7556 [1JA], E742 [9MY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 [7FE], H1964–H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], H5691 [2AU], H6666–H6670 [5DE]

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

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

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509–H3513 [6JN]

——— simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 4050), H807 [16FE]

——— waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 4279), E1618 [21SE]

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

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

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

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]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), H6121–H6124 [19SE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]

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]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Appropriations: prohibit use of emergency spending for persons having serious delinquent tax debts or for deceased individuals, S8433, S8434, S8439 [27DE]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable, S7676 [6DE]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]

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]

CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal surplus contributions into the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS), S2564–S2566 [23AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3536 [24MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3669–S3671, S3672–S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697–S3715 [5JN]

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

Colleges and universities: improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, S2675 [25AP]

Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit conservation program payments based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3950–S3952 [12JN], S4263 [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]

——— limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4273 [19JN]

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

——— extend enforcement authority of the Military Lending Act to certian Federal agencies, S7332 [3DE]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S7160 [29NO], S7284, S7286 [30NO]

Disasters: provide regulatory relief for disaster victims and relief volunteers, S8474 [28DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY], S6774 [14NO]

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 (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, S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590–S6592 [21SE]

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

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

——— impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

Education: support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], S3005 [9MY]

Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages and benefits, S3877 [11JN]

F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]

Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial public offering, S3273 [17MY]

FDA: require a portion of employee performance awards be connected to employee’s ability to review drugs and medical devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]

Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]

——— clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), S8633 [1JA]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]

——— reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend salary freeze, S3110 [14MY]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 [28MR]

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

FEMA: make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], S2234 [29MR]

Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184–S186 [31JA], S304 [2FE]

——— suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]

Hurricanes: provide for nonapplication of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery projects, S8469, S8470 [28DE]

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

Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, S6046 [10SE]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 [31JA]

——— deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]

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

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], S6480, S6492, S6505–S6507, S6510 [20SE], S6878 [26NO]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S3298–S3300 [21MY], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4784–S4786 [9JY], S4939 [12JY], S6411–S6413 [19SE], S6476–S6482 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE]

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

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

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

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

OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of Federal retirement benefits, S2566–S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 [25AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]

Postal Service: limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687, S2688 [25AP]

——— prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 [25AP]

——— reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]

——— request refund of postal surplus contributions into the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) in order to finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 [18AP], S2562–S2566 [23AP]

Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits, S7015, S7016 [28NO], S8333–S8336 [21DE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE], S7025–S7029 [28NO]

——— improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]

——— improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3669–S3671 [4JN]

Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public offering (IPO), S3548–S3550 [24MY]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— reform, S5275–S5277 [24JY], S7785 [12DE]

——— solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]

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

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), S3397–S3399 [22MY]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 3532), S6272 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax, S7674 [6DE]

——— 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 expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 [14MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S7652 [6DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]

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

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

——— extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 2271), S2251 [29MR]

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

——— 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]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]

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

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898–S2906 [7MY], S2933–S2948, S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, S3024–S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054–S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]

——— prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP], S8025 [13DE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 [12JY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], S6419 [19SE]

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

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

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

——— provide that persons renouncing citizenship for substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not be admissible to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548–S3550 [24MY]

——— rates, S547–S549, S551–S554 [13FE], S664, S683–S685 [15FE], S823 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756–S3758 [6JN], S4794, S4795, S4798–S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], S6031, S6046 [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], S6478, S6479, S6508 [20SE], S7654–S7656, S7665 [6DE], S8025 [13DE]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]

——— 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]

——— reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4657 [27JN], S4784–S4786 [9JY], S4869–S4872 [11JY], S4919, S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077–S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE], S6772 [14NO], S7654 [6DE], S8642 [2JA]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (S. 3667), S7703 [10DE], S8454 [27DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924–S4926 [12JY], S5336, S5340–S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], S5840 [1AU], S7695 [10DE]

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

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 [8MR], S3220 [16MY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), S389 [7FE]

Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 [15FE]

Topeka, KS: anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center, S6622 [21SE]

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

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

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), S6721 [13NO]

Wyoming Taxpayers Association: encourage consideration of Cornerstones of Taxation document relative to reform of Federal tax code, S6733 [13NO]

Reports filed

Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112–630), H5330 [30JY]

Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]

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

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

Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112–398), H725 [14FE]

Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112–641), H5524 [31JY]

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]

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 112–257), S8203 [19DE]

Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112–366), H25 [17JA]

Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112–208), S6062 [10SE]

Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112–517), H3479 [5JN]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1209 [6MR]

Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112–515), H3479 [5JN]

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

Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112–386), H475 [3FE]

Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112–629), H5330 [30JY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112–548), H3981 [25JN]

Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1133 [1MR]

Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 112–394), H691 [9FE]

Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112–425), H1844 [16AP]

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

U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 112–205), S6062 [10SE]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112–486), H3161 [18MY]

Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 112–678), H6150 [19SE]

Rulings of the Chair

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

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]

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

Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative McCollum, H605 [8FE]

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]

Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act, H740 [15FE]

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. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1981 [19AP]

H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]

H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]

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. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1990 [19AP]

H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, H2667 [15MY]

H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245–H1249 [7MR]

H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees, H304 [1FE]

H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act, H3994 [26JN]

H.R. 4114, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4663 [9JY]

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

H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]

H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, H6101 [19SE]

H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act, H6088–H6092 [19SE]

H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5658 [2AU]

H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]

H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act, H6334 [13NO]

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

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

H.R. 6726, Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H7521 [1JA]

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

S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, S498–S502 [9FE]

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

S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]

S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168–S2171 [28MR]

S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 [29MR]

S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]

S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4954–S4958 [12JY]

S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087–S5089 [17JY]

S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216–S5218 [19JY], S5355 [25JY]

S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]

S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]

S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 [13SE]

S. 3667, rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA, S8454 [27DE]

S. Con. Res. 62, support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings, S7687 [6DE]

S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 [27MR]

S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]

S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]