DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY see also Secret Service

Amendments

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S367 [29JA], S414, S415, S418, S424, S446, S447 [31JA]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6848 [29OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), S7386 [10OC]

Articles and editorials

Government Shutdown Empties Offices Enforcing Sanctions on Iran, S7174 [4OC]

Happy Deficit Day, Uncle Sam, H5930 [28SE]

Let’s Unify Around Commonsense Solutions To Reopen the Government and Avoid Default, H6625 [16OC]

Obama Rewrites Debt-Limit History, S7206 [4OC]

Playing Politics With Student Debt, S3974 [6JN]

Reid Says He’s Pleased With House GOP’s ‘Clean Debt Ceiling Bill’, H229 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: make permanent the performance-based compensation system for scientific and technical employees (see H.R. 2067), H2838 [21MY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 1103), H1357 [12MR]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see S. Res. 10), S214 [23JA]

Appropriations: ensure Social Security benefits are paid, prioritize payments when the U.S. is unable to issue new obligations due to the debt ceiling, and address lapse in funding for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1970), H2602 [14MY]

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H4308 [9JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (see H.R. 325), H180 [21JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 39), H221 [22JA]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H1426 [14MR]

Children and youth: use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H7353 [21NO]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see S. 220), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Coins: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see H.R. 1719), H2298 [24AP]

——— increase seigniorage and mint and issue coins celebrating American Liberty, ‘‘The Union’’, and American values, and continue production of Presidentially-themed coins (see H.R. 2535), H4141 [27JN]

——— limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 1218), H1547 [15MR]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 3612), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 682), S2501 [9AP] (see S. 1003), S3657 [21MY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 1412), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Disasters: establish National Catastrophic Risk Consortium and a National Homeowners’ Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 1461), S6207 [1AU]

Diseases: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2157 [18AP]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7607 [9DE]

Earthquakes: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by or on behalf of State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from earthquakes and related events (see S. 1813), S8771 [12DE]

Economy: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 1852), S8975 [18DE]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K–12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 2394), H3687 [17JN]

——— enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

Endangered species: provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire real property that complies with certain approved habitat conservation plans (see S. 1175), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2280), H3250 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 1862), H2484 [7MY]

——— allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 3584), H7353 [21NO]

——— allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see S. 1840), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 1694), H2297 [24AP]

——— determine appropriate risk-based capital requirements for community, mid-sized, and regional institutions (see H.R. 2547), H4142 [27JN]

——— require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see S. 731), S2683 [16AP] (see H.R. 2295), H3251 [6JN]

——— use a portion of civil fines collected for Bank Secrecy Act violations to make grants to community financial institutions to improve compliance with such Act (see H.R. 3700), H7687 [11DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1371), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3193), H5883 [26SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries whose governments hold more than a certain amount of U.S. Treasury securities (see H.R. 2830), H5088 [25JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 450), H315 [1FE] (see H.R. 3192), H5883 [26SE]

——— provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see S. 1667), S7927 [7NO] (see H.R. 3183), H5832 [25SE]

——— remove certain special deference provided by courts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the Bureau is interpreting provisions of a Federal consumer financial law (see H.R. 3194), H5883 [26SE]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H6951 [30OC]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2402), H3687 [17JN] (see H.R. 2446), H3988 [20JN]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission, bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and provide for a safety and soundness check (see S. 205), S438 [31JA]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 3770), H8109 [12DE]

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers (see H.R. 2571), H4173 [28JN]

Gambling: regulate Internet gambling and provide consumer protections (see H.R. 2282), H3250 [6JN]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, President, and Vice-President from receiving pay during a Government shutdown or when the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3234), H6174 [2OC]

Government regulations: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2299), H3251 [6JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: provide for repayment of amounts borrowed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the U.S. (see H.R. 2435), H3927 [19JN]

——— require use of amounts repaid to the Dept. of the Treasury by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 3340), H6774 [24OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H2955 [23MY]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see S. 983), S3569 [16MY] (see S. 1315), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 1990), H2653 [15MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (see H. Res. 322), H5259 [31JY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 361), H5882 [26SE]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H5396 [2AU]

——— ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 563), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 2348), H3590 [13JN]

Insurance: establish Federal reinsurance program for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 240), H84 [14JA]

International economic relations: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S4021 [7JN]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H7352 [21NO]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S2500 [9AP] (see H.R. 495), H370 [5FE]

——— notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (see S. 1489), S6327 [10SE] (see H.R. 3074), H5475 [10SE]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 1706), S8049 [14NO]

——— provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (see H.R. 3021), H5397 [2AU]

——— require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the IRS (see H.R. 2389), H3653 [14JN]

Judgment Fund: provide for transparency of payments (see S. 1420), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 3729), H8107 [12DE]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants (see H.R. 266), H169 [15JA]

——— require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants (see H.R. 265), H169 [15JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (see S. 1142), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2335), H3356 [12JN]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H2533 [8MY]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 1105), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 3305), H6675 [22OC]

——— repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous laws related to coinage (see H.R. 77), H30 [3JA]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H2567 [9MY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (see H.R. 1071), H1355 [12MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 627), H499 [13FE]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see S. 1572), S7500 [15OC] (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]

Native Americans: make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 3068), H5434 [9SE]

——— make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 3068), refer to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 335), H5435 [9SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 858), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 1841), H2436 [6MY]

——— disapprove IRS rule relative to the individual mandate (see S.J. Res. 27), S7728 [31OC]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S438 [31JA] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (see S. 848), S3029 [25AP]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (see S.J. Res. 26), S7574 [28OC] (see H.J. Res. 99), H6828 [28OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

——— eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 290), H170 [15JA]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt ceiling unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 326), H221 [22JA]

——— establish a timely and expeditious process for voting on the statutory debt ceiling (see S. 57), S43 [22JA]

——— increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (see H.R. 371), H279 [23JA] (see H.R. 443), H315 [1FE]

——— increase debt ceiling only upon submission to the States for ratification a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the Federal budget or limit Federal spending (see H.R. 355), H278 [23JA]

——— prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 46), S43 [22JA] (see S. 81), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 149), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 247), H85 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3296), H6643 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached and require the sale of Federal assets (see H.R. 3052), H5399 [2AU]

——— provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 1598), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 3372), H6901 [29OC]

——— provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 103), H31 [3JA]

——— provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H84 [14JA]

——— reform the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3293), H6604 [15OC]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S43 [22JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see S. 1569), S7308 [8OC] (see H.R. 3213), H6011 [28SE] (see H.R. 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3266), H6321 (see H.R. 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270), H6322 [5OC] (see H.R. 3284), H6492 [10OC]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 2760), H4825 [19JY]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H501 [13FE]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see S. 1257), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2546), H4142 [27JN]

——— waive arbitrage rules for bonds that are partially defeased and issued during a certain period (see H.R. 1197), H1427 [14MR]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4308 [9JY]

Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]

States: authorize use of assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see S. 1122), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 655), H500 [13FE]

——— prohibit Federal bailout of any State (see S. Res. 215), S6208 [1AU]

STEM Education and Training Account: establish (see H.R. 3568), H7310 [20NO]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate overpayments of income tax for disaster relief (see H.R. 514), H370 [5FE]

——— develop and present a legislative proposal to establish a consumption tax to replace income tax (see H.R. 2393), H3687 [17JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to taxable medical devices (see S.J. Res. 8), S944 [27FE]

——— disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 926), H815 [28FE]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H411 [6FE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 1368), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 341), H222 [22JA]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— 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. 353), H278 [23JA]

——— prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and EPA from establishing or implementing a carbon tax (see H.R. 1486), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 3039), H5398 [2AU]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

——— reform public and private pension plans and preserve access to professional investment advice (see S. 1270), S5567 [9JY]

——— regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 1570), H2025 [15AP]

——— study feasibility of providing certain taxpayers with an optional pre-prepared tax return (see S. 722), S2649 [15AP]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Tax-exempt organizations: disclose certain taxpayer rights in the letter of acknowledgement of receipt of 501(c)(3) organization application (see H.R. 2923), H5342 [1AU]

——— follow certain procedures relative to 501(c)(4) organizations status applications (see H.R. 2924), H5342 [1AU]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend (see H.R. 508), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 1945), H2568 [9MY] (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

Troubled Assets Relief Program: allow use of Hardest Hit Fund assistance for demolition of foreclosed-upon properties and related expenses (see H.R. 1550), H2025 [15AP]

U.S. Mint: terminate the Presidential $1 Coin Program (see S. 94), S213 [23JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 451), S1126 [5MR]

War on Debt Bonds: issue (see H.R. 1956), H2574 [13MY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H3591 [13JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, S7566 [28OC]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]

Letters

Continuing appropriations and debt ceiling: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5690 [19SE]

Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Christine Harbin Hanson, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H5365 [2AU]

——— Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring (organization), H5364 [2AU]

——— Ken Hoagland, Restore America’s Voice Foundation, H5366 [2AU]

——— Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), H5367 [2AU]

——— Sean Ferritor, Seniors Coalition, H5364 [2AU]

——— several organizations, H5370 [2AU]

——— several taxpayer advocate organizations, H5369 [2AU]

Secure Annuities for Employees (SAFE) Retirement Act: Brian H. Graff, American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, S5572 [9JY]

——— Catherine J. Weatherford, Insured Retirement Institute, S5663 [11JY]

——— Gregory J. Burrows, Principal Life Insurance Co., S5750 [17JY]

——— Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S5572 [9JY]

——— James J. Donelon, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S5751 [17JY]

——— Joseph F. McKeever, Davis & Harman LLP, S5662 [11JY]

——— Kim O’Brien, National Association for Fixed Annuities, S5663 [11JY]

——— Kirk D. Johnson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S5750 [17JY]

——— Lynn D. Dudley, American Benefits Council, S5571 [9JY]

——— Malott W. Nyhart, Great American Life Insurance Co., S5662 [11JY]

——— Pamela D. Everhart, Fidelity Investments (business), S5750 [17JY]

——— Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, S5663 [11JY]

——— Paula Calimafde, Small Business Council of America, S5750 [17JY]

——— Peter G. Gallanis, National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations, S5751 [17JY]

——— Peter Kunkel, Transamerica Corp., S5751 [17JY]

——— Peter R. Pastre, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., S5663 [11JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5751 [17JY]

——— Robert O. Smith, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, S5664 [11JY]

——— Scott F. Betts, National Benefit Services, LLC, S5750 [17JY]

——— W. Jeffrey Zobell, Alliance Benefit Group-Rocky Mountain (company), S5571 [9JY]

——— Walter C. Welsh, American Council of Life Insurers, S5571 [9JY]

Statutory public debt ceiling increase: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, S7301 [8OC]

——— Ronald Reagan (1983), H6592 [14OC]

Memorandums

Recent Examples of IRS Postponement of Statutory Effective Dates: Erika K. Lunder and Carol A. Pettit, Congressional Research Service, H4538 [17JY]

Messages

Statutory Debt Ceiling: President Obama, H6646 [22OC]

Motions

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S426, S427, S428 [31JA], H248 [23JA]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5371 [2AU]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6872 [29OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (S.J. Res. 26), S7585 [29OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), S7357 [10OC], S7389 [11OC], S7419, S7426 [12OC], S7433 [13OC], S7455 [14OC], S7475 [15OC], S7503 [16OC]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]

Remarks in House

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H186, H187, H202 [22JA], H226, H227, H237–H250, H252, H256 [23JA], H327 [4FE], H2498 [8MY], H6282, H6283 [4OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 39), H227–H236 [23JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), motion to recommit, H248, H249 [23JA]

Corps of Engineers: port dredging and maintenance funding, H6719 [23OC], E1048 [11JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 3680), E1814 [9DE]

Economy: establish reporting requirements for Troubled Asset Relief Program or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, H6449 [9OC]

——— Government bailout of automobile industry, H6449 [9OC]

Eximbank: tribute, H6908 [30OC]

Financial institutions: Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program report on executive compensation, H395 [6FE]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers, H2935 [23MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H5777 [20SE], H6077 [1OC]

FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, H4222 [9JY]

Gambling: regulate Internet gambling and provide consumer protections (H.R. 2282), E1669 [14NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H6716 [23OC]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors, H4239 [9JY]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (H. Res. 236), E748 [23MY]

——— small ports dredging and maintenance funding, H3745 [18JN], H4254 [9JY]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform, H5897 [27SE]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5183, H5185, H5187 [31JY], H5272, H5274 [1AU], H5362–H5373 [2AU], E1202 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5276–H5285 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), motion to recommit, H5371, H5372 [2AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (S. 983), H2850 [22MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5938–H5946 [28SE]

IRS: allegations of misspent funds, H3004 [3JN], H4096 [27JN], H4148 [28JN]

——— notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (H.R. 3074), E1276 [10SE]

——— provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (H.R. 3021), E1231 [2AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (H.R. 2335), E850 [12JN]

——— prohibit payment of compensation from prioritized obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H2546, H2547 [9MY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (H.R. 1071), H2260 [24AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 627), H2356 [26AP]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: anniversary, E117 [8FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H152–H155 [15JA], H183 [22JA], H459 [13FE], H1978 [12AP], H2146 [18AP], H2660 [16MY], H3226 [6JN], H4591–H4594 [17JY], H5075, H5076 [25JY], H5530 [12SE], H5808 [25SE], H5895 [27SE], H5930, H5931, H5932, H5934 [28SE], H6057 [1OC], H6106 [2OC], H6188, H6189 [3OC], H6232, H6233, H6246, H6276, H6285 [4OC], H6294 [5OC], H6323, H6326, H6335 [7OC], H6346, H6349, H6357, H6359, H6360, H6371, H6392, H6393, H6398–H6401, H6404–H6406 [8OC], H6417, H6418, H6419, H6420, H6421, H6424, H6427, H6429, H6430 [9OC], H6458, H6460, H6461, H6463, H6465, H6466, H6476, H6485, H6490 [10OC], H6496, H6498 [11OC], H6548, H6559, H6561, H6562, H6565 [12OC], H6571, H6572, H6574, H6581–H6584, H6587–H6594 [14OC], H6595, H6597, H6598, H6599, H6600, H6601, H6602, H6603 [15OC], H6607, H6608, H6609, H6610, H6612, H6613, H6614, H6615, H6620–H6625 [16OC], H6684 [23OC], H7632 [11DE], E1511 [15OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6872–H6876 [29OC], H6905, H6913 [30OC], E1609 [30OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6841–H6850 [29OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), motion to proceed, H6872 [29OC]

——— economic impact of default, H6592 [14OC], H6597 [15OC], H6613 [16OC]

——— eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (H.R. 290), H350 [5FE]

——— prohibit payment of debt held by certain foreign countries instead of protecting U.S. senior citizens, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H2551, H2552 [9MY]

——— reform the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3293), E1513 [15OC]

Public welfare programs: restore the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs, H1377 [13MR]

STEM Education and Training Account: establish (H.R. 3568), H7265 [20NO]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate overpayments of income tax for disaster relief (H.R. 514), E85 [4FE]

——— disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 926), E224 [28FE]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 535), H2270–H2272 [24AP]

——— provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 3039), E1242 [2AU]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 352), E50 [23JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, H3022 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutionality of legislation to suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution relative to 27th Amendment, S428 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S233, S242, S297 [24JA], S299, S301 [28JA], S354 [29JA], S392 [30JA], S412–S429 [31JA], S453 [4FE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), motion to commit, S428 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), unanimous-consent agreement, S407 [30JA]

Charities: require report on the abuse of tax-exempt status, S2995 [25AP]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish, S4045, S4046 [10JN]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S220 [23JA], S668 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY], S3970 [6JN], S4019 [7JN], S4436, S4458–S4460 [13JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3971–S3977 [6JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), unanimous-consent agreement, S3949 [4JN]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S994–S996 [28FE]

Employment: establish a youth summer employment program, S4466 [13JN]

FRS: provide an Inspector General for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S5698 [16JY]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth and minimize risk, S5955 [25JY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission, S5702 [16JY]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally, S418–S420, S427 [31JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: address critical maintenance needs of California ports, S3447, S3448 [15MY]

——— allow payments to shippers entering or transporting cargo through certain ports, S3449, S3450 [15MY]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S6172 [1AU], S6544 [17SE], S6547 [18SE]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), unanimous-consent request, S6170 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (S. 1315), S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY], S6039 [30JY]

International economic relations: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3944 [4JN]

Judgment Fund: provide for transparency of payments (S. 1420), S6214 [1AU]

Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S892–S902, S906–S908, S911–S918, S922 [27FE]

——— nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, unanimous-consent agreement, S892 [27FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury relative to actions and compensation as a top executive of Citigroup Inc., S894 [27FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury relative to fiscal responsibility as OMB Director, S895–S902, S906–S908 [27FE]

——— nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, unanimous-consent agreement, S7663 [30OC]

Meade, Christopher J.: nomination to be Dept. of the Treasury General Counsel, S867 [26FE]

Members of Congress: permit Members to donate a percentage of their salaries to charity or to the Dept. of the Treasury during sequestration, S2305 [22MR]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (H.R. 1071), S3212 [7MY]

National security: impact of Government shutdown, S7180, S7192 [4OC], S7327 [9OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3058 [25AP]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (S. 848), S3041 [25AP]

Public debt: ceiling, S26, S32–S34 [22JA], S233, S236, S246 [24JA], S300 [28JA], S336 [29JA], S3147 [7MY], S3648–S3654 [21MY], S3717–S3721 [22MY], S3798–S3805 [23MY], S4370–S4374 [12JN], S4643, S4644 [19JN], S5223–S5225 [26JN], S5638–S5640 [11JY], S6163 [1AU], S6577, S6579, S6582, S6583 [18SE], S6675 [23SE], S6871 [24SE], S6912, S6913, S6929, S6955 [26SE], S6996, S7003 [27SE], S7015 [30SE], S7111, S7135, S7141 [2OC], S7152, S7164, S7165 [3OC], S7176, S7191, S7205–S7207 [4OC], S7225, S7226, S7240 [5OC], S7257, S7258, S7263, S7268 [7OC], S7278, S7280, S7286, S7288, S7289, S7293, S7298–S7304 [8OC], S7317, S7320–S7325, S7336–S7348 [9OC], S7475–S7487, S7491–S7499 [15OC], S7503–S7532 [16OC], S7585, S7601 [29OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S7583, S7585–S7588, S7595 [29OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (S.J. Res. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S7580 [28OC]

——— economic impact of default, S7429 [12OC], S7468 [14OC]

——— economic impact on global financial system of failure to raise debt ceiling, S7290 [8OC]

——— increase revenues, S2922 [24AP]

——— prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 81), S226 [23JA], S299 [28JA]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts, S415–S417, S419–S423, S425, S426, S428 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), S7284, S7309 [8OC], S7311 [9OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7357–S7362, S7366, S7367, S7370–S7375, S7377–S7381, S7383–S7385 [10OC], S7389–S7393, S7397–S7401, S7404, S7406, S7409, S7410, S7415, S7416 [11OC], S7419–S7430 [12OC], S7433–S7454 [13OC], S7455–S7471, S7473 [14OC], S7503 [16OC]

——— use of extraordinary measures to extend public debt ceiling, S7480, S7481, S7499 [15OC]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]

Secret Service: self-guided White House tours funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, S1845 [14MR]

Taxation: reform public and private pension plans and preserve access to professional investment advice (S. 1270), S5569, S5572 [9JY], S5750, S5751 [17JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S8820 [15DE]

Reports filed

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2067) (H. Rept. 113–156), H4522 [16JY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 99, Disapproval of President’s Exercise of Authority To Suspend the Debt Ceiling: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 325, Temporarily Suspend the Public Debt Ceiling and Hold Salaries of Members of Congress in Escrow Upon Failure To Agree to a Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 39) (H. Rept. 113–2), H221 [22JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 113–187), H5259 [31JY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 113–172), H4978 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 113–80), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Christopher J. Meade To Be Dept. of the Treasury General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Nomination of Jacob J. Lew To Be Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8809 [13DE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 361) (H. Rept. 113–231), H5882 [26SE]

Statements

No Budget, No Pay Act: David B. Rivkin, Jr., and Lee A. Casey, H244 [23JA]

——— Executive Office of the President, H241 [23JA]

——— Gregory D. Watson, H244 [23JA]

Public Debt Ceiling: President Obama (2006 and 2008), H6622 [16OC]

Tables

Accounts with technical corrections in OMB Sequestration Preview Report, H4211 [8JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 39, consideration of H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act, H227 [23JA]

H. Res. 322, consideration of H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, and H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act, H5276 [1AU]

H. Res. 361, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H5938 [28SE]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act, H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, and H.J. Res. 99, disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling, H6841 [29OC]

H.J. Res. 99, disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling, H6872 [29OC]

H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act, H237 [23JA]

H.R. 1071, specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins, H2260 [24AP]

H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, H5362 [2AU]

S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S221 [23JA]

S. 983, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S3580 [16MY]

S. 1175, Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, S4588 [18JN]

S. 1315, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S5756 [17JY]

S. 1569, Default Prevention Act, S7308 [8OC]

S. Res. 10, suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans to Antigua and Barbuda relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud, S225 [23JA]

S. Res. 215, prohibit Federal bailout of any State, S6237 [1AU]

S.J. Res. 26, disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling, S7580 [28OC]

S.J. Res. 27, disapprove IRS rule relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual mandate, S7732 [31OC]