NATIONAL OBJECTIVES see also Domestic policy

Addresses

Republican Party Domestic Policies: Ed Gillespie, Republican State Leadership Committee, S7412 [11OC]

State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]

Amendments

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4093, S4195, S4197, S4217, S4218, S4219, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231 [11JN], S4411, S4412, S4413, S4414, S4415, S4416, S4429, S4430, S4431 [12JN], S4441, S4450, S4484, S4485, S4486, S4487, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4492 [13JN], S4524, S4525, S4526, S4527, S4529, S4530, S4532 [17JN], S4592, S4593, S4594, S4596, S4597, S4615, S4616, S4617, S4618, S4619 [18JN], S4628, S4631, S4635, S4644, S4653, S4656, S4659, S4678, S4679, S4680, S4681, S4682, S4683, S4684, S4685, S4686, S4687, S4688, S4689, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4706, S4707, S4708, S4709, S4710, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4714, S4715 [19JN], S4755, S4799, S4800, S4801, S4802, S4803, S4804, S4805, S4820, S4821, S4822, S4823, S4824, S4825, S4826, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830, S4832, S4833, S4834, S4835, S4836, S4837, S4838, S4841, S4842, S4843, S4844, S4845 [20JN], S4860, S4976, S4977, S4985 [21JN], S5030, S5031, S5033, S5034, S5036, S5037, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5048, S5050, S5051, S5052, S5053, S5054, S5055, S5056, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5082, S5083, S5084, S5092, S5093, S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097 [24JN], S5152, S5160, S5162, S5163, S5164, S5165, S5166, S5167, S5168, S5186, S5187, S5188, S5189, S5190, S5191, S5192, S5193, S5194, S5196, S5197, S5198, S5200 [25JN], S5275, S5284, S5292, S5300, S5301 [26JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7126 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4543 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4543 [17JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Affordable Care Act Is Making History This Week, S7350 [9OC]

Boehner—Upton Bill a Step on Path to Obamacare Repeal, H7121 [15NO]

Chattanooga Man Says He Didn’t Lie About Obamacare Site Insurance, H6286 [4OC]

Children and Guns—Hidden Toll, H8103 [12DE]

Health Reform Without a Mandate—Lessons From Washington State, H4558 [17JY]

HHS Finds Two Enrollees for Pro-Obamacare Ads, H6764 [23OC]

Iowan Finally Buys Health Care Through Obamacare Site After 100+ Tries, H6764 [23OC]

John Boehner Must Act on Immigration Now, H7269 [20NO]

Let ObamaCare Collapse, H5932 [28SE]

Mitch McConnell’s Claim That the Democrats Plan a $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike, S2009 [20MR]

My Family Needs Immigration Reform, Sen. Bennet, S5125 [25JN]

‘No Excuse’ Administration Has a Whopper of an Excuse for Obamacare, H6764 [23OC]

Now Is the Time To Delay ObamaCare (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

ObamaCare’s Day One and D-Day, H6535 [11OC]

ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning—Be Prepared for Eligibility, Payment and Information Protection Debacles—And Longer Waits for Care, S8980 [18DE]

‘Pulling Out Hair’ Over ObamaCare Website ‘Nightmare’ (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake, H1953 [11AP]

Second Wave of Health Plan Cancellations Looms, S8980 [18DE]

Sticker Shock! Americans Floored by ObamaCare Costs (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Tennessee Voices—Health Care Law Must Be Delayed, S6861 [24SE]

This Is Why We Need ObamaCare, S7782 [4NO]

Thousands of Doctors Fired by UnitedHealthCare, H6536 [11OC]

Under ACA, Employer Mandate Could Mean Fewer Jobs, S1108 [5MR]

When Debt Is a Sound Investment, H4241 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

American Infrastructure Investment Fund: establish (see S. 387), S871 [26FE]

Armed Forces: ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H52 [4JA]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see S. 547), S1785 [13MR] (see S. 1436), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 1202), H1427 [14MR]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Crime: reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 1083), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2252), H3095 [4JN]

——— establish a new counseling program (see S. 282), S657 [12FE]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1356 [12MR]

——— establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 1055), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2152), H2953 [23MY]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H5766 [19SE]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 283), S657 [12FE] (see H.R. 3433), H6953 [30OC]

——— provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 426), H293 [25JA]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide incentives to assist energy policy innovation in States in order to double electric and thermal energy productivity by a certain date (see S. 1209), S4793 [20JN] (see S. 1218), S5149 [25JN]

——— reauthorize weatherization and State energy programs (see S. 1213), S4793 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H2717 [16MY]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see S. 972), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1701), H2297 [24AP]

——— publish physical activity guidelines (see S. 531), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 2179), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H2964 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 83), H30 [3JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Projects of National and Regional Significance program to fund high-cost surface transportation projects (see S. 823), S3028 [25AP]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3117), H5588 [17SE]

——— de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge (see S. 626), S2026 [20MR]

Economy: achieve a Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20 percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020 (see H. Res. 20), H53 [4JA]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 11), S871 [26FE]

——— provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1826), S8809 [13DE]

——— restore growth, spur job creation, and build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the U.S. (see H.R. 548), H411 [6FE]

Education: create a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued U.S. strength, growth, and vitality (see H. Res. 45), H281 [23JA]

——— improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]

——— prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 2089), H2910 [22MY]

Elections: ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1094), S3954 [4JN]

Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

Executive Office of the President: require development of a National Manufacturing Strategy (see S. 544), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1127), H1395 [13MR]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 1291), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2662), H4482 [11JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 172), H2247 [23AP]

Foreign aid: establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 1793), H2392 [26AP]

Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 439), H7687 [11DE]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 1409), H1856 [9AP] (see H.R. 1926), H2568 [9MY]

Health: improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (see S. 39), S43 [22JA]

——— improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (see H.R. 2688), H4488 [15JY]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 1782), S8565 [9DE] (see H.R. 1200), H1427 [14MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE] (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE] (see H.R. 3622), H7364 [22NO]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers and make such reforms contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 2165), H2953 [23MY]

——— reform medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, and enhance access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 1860), S9051 [19DE]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 105), H31 [3JA]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H1630 [19MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA] (see S. 499), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 132), H31 [3JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 1851), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 45), H29 [3JA] (see H.R. 779), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN] (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— improve worksite enforcement, prevent crime, and gain operational control of the borders (see H.R. 2124), H2952 [23MY]

——— oppose any immigration reform proposal that legalizes, grants amnesty for, or confers any legal status condoning otherwise unlawful entry or presence in the U.S., of any individual (see H. Res. 326), H5399 [2AU]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA] (see S. 744), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 1525), H1990 [12AP] (see H.R. 3163), H5801 [20SE]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H659 [26FE]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5399 [2AU]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see S. 962), S3531 [15MY] (see H.R. 1993), H2653 [15MY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2717 [16MY]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

——— require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and require registration of women under the Selective Service System (see H.R. 748), H593 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3474), H7051 [13NO]

——— allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 1711), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3607), H7354 [21NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (see H. Res. 413), H7109 [14NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6827 [28OC] (see H.R. 3522), H7187 [18NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

——— delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6327 [10SE] (see H.R. 2809), H5049 [24JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation, repeal exemption for congressional and executive branch employees, and maintain certain coverages (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 69), H6052 [30SE]

——— delay implementation (H.J. Res. 62), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 54), H5553 [16SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1330), S5800 [18JY] (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE] (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (see H. Res. 300), H4522 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE] (see S. 1671), S7927 [7NO] (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (see H. Res. 300), H4522 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (see H.R. 3517), H7152 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate for individuals who have not attained a certain age (see H.R. 2950), H5343 [1AU]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7574 [28OC] (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC] (see S. 1642), S7795 [4NO]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

——— exempt local schools from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2443), H3928 [19JN]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5260 [31JY]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (see H.R. 3348), H6827 [28OC]

——— prevent implementation and enforcement (see H.R. 2125), H2952 [23MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement under any continuing appropriations legislation (see H. Res. 333), H5399 [2AU]

——— provide a hardship exemption from the individual health insurance mandate if an individual can attest they have been unable to enroll in an exchange (see H.R. 3338), H6774 [24OC]

——— provide temporary exemption from individual health insurance mandate for persons whose employer-sponsored health insurance coverage is terminated for the coming plan year (see H.R. 3376), H6901 [29OC]

——— reaffirm (see H.J. Res. 65), H5833 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 67), H6052 [30SE]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA] (see S. 499), S1269 [7MR] (see S. 1851), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 45), H29 (see H.R. 132), H31 [3JA] (see H.R. 779), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN] (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE] (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE] (see H.R. 3622), H7364 [22NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

——— repeal portions (see H.R. 37), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE] (see S. 1316), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1342), H1822 [21MR]

——— require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (see H.R. 3373), H6901 [29OC]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (see S. Con. Res. 21), S6127 [31JY]

Power resources: enhance energy security, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve energy efficiency of transportation sector, and reduce emissions through expansion of grid supported transportation (see H.R. 2075), H2838 [21MY]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see S. 656), S2328 [22MR]

——— reduce energy waste, strengthen system resiliency, increase industrial competitiveness, and allow certain entities to implement systems that recover and use waste heat and renewable energy (see S. 1205), S4792 [20JN]

——— require national energy policy to expand use of renewable and alternative sources, increase refining capacity, promote conservation and efficiency, and expand research and development (see H. Res. 58), H413 [6FE]

——— secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 2081), H2838 [21MY]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 997), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 1466), H1909 [10AP]

Taxation: eliminate wasteful tax loopholes (see S. 8), S42 [22JA]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 903), H814 [28FE]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

Telecommunications: support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 57), H413 [6FE]

Weather: improve resilience to extreme weather events and prevent worsening of extreme weather conditions (see S. 7), S42 [22JA]

Cloture motions

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

E-Mails 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7849–S7851 [6NO], S7982, S7983 [13NO], S9030 [19DE], H6335 [7OC], H6459 [10OC]

——— Shannon and David McKichan, S9030 [19DE]

Essays

State of the Union: Alexandra McFarland, S769 [14FE]

——— Allie Bull, S703 [13FE]

——— Annie Arthur, S702 [13FE]

——— Austin Price, S771 [14FE]

——— Benjamin Gilbert, S768 [14FE]

——— Caroline Braun, S649 [12FE]

——— Christie Kershaw, S769 [14FE]

——— Damon Fulcher, S768 [14FE]

——— Derryk O’Grady, S770 [14FE]

——— Emily Ellsworth, S649 [12FE]

——— Emma Davitt, S703 [13FE]

——— Gina Chiola, S650 [12FE]

——— Jeannine Bissonette, S702 [13FE]

——— Jonah Blatt, S703 [13FE]

——— Liam Hayes, S769 [14FE]

——— Rachel Moore, S770 [14FE]

——— Rebecca Potter, S771 [14FE]

——— Riley Forbes, S768 [14FE]

——— Robert Pennypacker, S771 [14FE]

——— Saleban Olow, S770 [14FE]

——— Sonia Lowen, S769 [14FE]

——— Sydney Alderman, S702 [13FE]

——— Taryn Druge, S704 [13FE]

——— Tyler Bradley, S702 [13FE]

Letters

American Job Protection Act: Angelo I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant Association, S1109 [5MR]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S1110 [5MR]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1109 [5MR]

Authority for Mandate Delay Act: National Taxpayers Union, H4569 [17JY]

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Senator Carper, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S4362 [12JN]

——— Zack Taylor, National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, S5008 [24JN]

Fairness for American Families Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H4558 [17JY]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H4563 [17JY]

——— Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), H4567 [17JY]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare, H4563 [17JY]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H4569 [17JY]

——— Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H4566 [17JY]

Fairness for American Families Act and Authority for Mandate Delay Act: Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., H4564 [17JY]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H4563 [17JY]

——— several organizations, H4562 [17JY]

Immigration reform: Charlie Hoz-Pena, H7682 [11DE]

——— David Fleming (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— David Uth (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Jose Gomez, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Laurie Coskey, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and Pedro Rios, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium and American Friends Service Committee (excerpt), H2118 [17AP]

——— Mark Potter (excerpt), H2117 [17AP]

——— Richard Land (excerpt), H2118 [17AP], H2344 [25AP]

——— Ron Stern, H2343 [25AP]

——— Samuel Rodriguez, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Scott Santarosa (excerpt), H2116 [17AP]

——— Sean Carroll, Kino Border Initiative (organization) (excerpt), H2034 [16AP], H2116 [17AP]

——— several California legislators, H5646 [18SE]

——— several religious organizations, H2344 [25AP]

Individual health insurance mandate: several economists, H4571 [17JY]

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]

Keep Your Health Plan Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1691 [18NO]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1690 [18NO]

——— several health organizations, H7120 [15NO]

Middle class revitalization: Bill Ross, S6288 [9SE]

National network for manufacturing innovation establishment: Aric Newhouse, National Association of Manufacturers, S2293–S2295 [22MR]

——— Brian Toohey, Semiconductor Industry Association, S2295 [22MR]

——— Douglas K. Woods, Association for Manufacturing Technology, S2295 [22MR]

——— E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State University, S2295 [22MR]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, S2295 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, S6797 [24SE], H6602 [15OC]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S6825 [24SE]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joseph Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and D. Taylor, Unite Here International Union, E1088 [18JY]

——— Lee Stanley, H6609 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8705 [12DE], S9031 [19DE], H7107 [14NO]

——— Anthony DeVito, S8705 [12DE]

——— Christine Robinson, S8705 [12DE]

——— Chuck Marsh, S8705 [12DE]

——— Clint McLaughlin, S8705 [12DE]

——— Companion Life Insurance Co., H7090 [14NO]

——— Don Whisenant, S8705 [12DE]

——— Gary Bailey, H7092 [14NO]

——— Glenn Barlow, S8705 [12DE]

——— Kathleen Stephan, S8018 [14NO]

——— Kim Curtis, E1644 [13NO]

——— Michelle Hatley, S8018 [14NO]

——— Robert W. Hillman, Anthem Insurance Co., Inc., H7093 [14NO]

Rebuttal to response by Senator Reid relative to speech on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Ed Gillespie, Republican State Leadership Committee, S7412 [11OC]

Redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq: several Representatives (2007), H2333 [25AP]

Lists

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) hearings on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H7117 [15NO]

Companies granted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act waivers, H5906–H5909 [27SE]

Conservatives opposing passing a continuing appropriations resolution unless it contains a provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6402 [8OC]

Noncontroversial amendments to S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4669 [19JN]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act, H7138 [15NO]

Republican amendments proposed for consideration to S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5234 [26JN]

Statements on social media, emails and letters supporting provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S6765–S6768, S6829–S6831 [24SE], H6105 [2OC]

Statements on Twitter (Internet site) supporting provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S6727, S6728, S6744, S6745 [24SE]

Messages

Economic Report: President Obama, S1891 [18MR], H1530 [15MR]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2958 [24AP], H2276 [24AP]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5371 [2AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2703 [16MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S3969 [6JN], S4438 [13JN], S4657 [19JN], S4736 [20JN], S4977 [21JN], S5128 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7139, H7142 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4573 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4575 [17JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2703 [16MY]

Press releases

ATR Supports H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Ryan Ellis, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H5368 [2AU]

National Women’s Law Center Critical of House Bills Aimed at Hampering Health Care Law: National Women’s Law Center, H4563 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Individual Health Insurance Mandate Implementation: Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner, E1089 [18JY]

President Obama Proposal To Allow Health Insurance Companies To Extend Policies That Do Not Comply With Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements: Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington, H7132 [15NO]

——— Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner, H7132 [15NO]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: ensure funding for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H4871 [23JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5888 [27SE]

——— balance, H1873 [10AP]

——— reform entitlement programs, H152 [15JA], H538 [14FE], H1434, H1542 [15MR], H1818 [21MR], H2449, H2480 [7MY], H2564 [9MY], H5624 [18SE], H6294 [5OC], H6463 [10OC]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (H.R. 505), H540 [14FE], H694 [27FE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H947 [4MR]

Business and industry: improve economic climate for businesses, H505 [14FE]

Children and youth: protect children from violence, H2381 [26AP]

Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2108–H2114 [17AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H5375 [2AU], H7611 [10DE], H7695, H7697 [12DE]

——— goals of the 113th Congress, H5 [3JA], H63, H64 [14JA], H2356 [26AP], E14 [4JA]

——— legislative priorities, H3766 [19JN], H5309 [1AU], H5437 [10SE], H5648 [18SE], H7195 [19NO], H7269–H7272 [20NO]

——— priority assignments, H5377 [2AU]

——— prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, H5184, H5185 [31JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1667–H1671 [20MR], H6819–H6823 [28OC], H7384–H7390 [2DE], E325 [18MR], E348 [21MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1810, H1814 [21MR]

Congressional Research Service: report showing U.S. oil and natural gas production down on Federal lands but increasing on private and State lands, H1802 [21MR], H1892 [10AP]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence, H78 [14JA], H6690 [23OC], H6929 [30OC], E1617 [30OC]

——— decriminalization of marijuana, H345 [5FE]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens, H5460 [10SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1575 [19MR], H1900–H1902 [10AP], H4993, H4994 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, H4612 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (H.R. 2023), H2812 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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]

Disasters: improve natural disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery policies, H6881 [29OC]

Discrimination: societal impact, H4526 [17JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY]

Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H76–H82 [14JA]

Drugs: address prescription drug abuse, H1873 [10AP]

Economy: achieve a Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20 percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020 (H. Res. 20), correction in engrossment, H1323 [7MR]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, E11 [3JA], E21 [14JA]

——— avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE], H686, H687, H692 [27FE]

——— Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H2429 [6MY], H2712–H2715 [16MY], H3647 [14JN]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4320 [10JY], H4579–H4585 [17JY], H5186 [31JY]

——— importance of job creation, H97 [15JA], H464 [13FE], H640 [26FE], H1406 [14MR], H1434 [15MR], H1668, H1669, H1670, H1671, H1677, H1679 [20MR], H1724, H1814 [21MR], H1871, H1873, H1874 [10AP], H1921, H1924 [11AP], H2377 [26AP], H2470–H2475 [7MY], H2494 [8MY], H2626 [15MY], H2723 [17MY], H2812 [21MY], H2916 [23MY], H3027 [4JN], H3106 [5JN], H3220 [6JN], H3274, H3277 [11JN], H3297, H3299 [12JN], H3368, H3369, H3370, H3371 [13JN], H3671, H3684 [17JN], H4001 [25JN], H4048 [26JN], H4148 [28JN], H4179, H4189, H4200 [8JY], H4223 [9JY], H4830, H4831, H4842–H4848 [22JY], H4987 [24JY], H5099 [30JY], H5273 [1AU], H5352 [2AU], H5418 [9SE], H5441 [10SE], H5481 [11SE], H5532 [12SE], H5658 [19SE], H5808 [25SE], H6189 [3OC], H6418 [9OC], H6466 [10OC], H7265 [20NO], E428 [11AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H819 [4MR], H1343–H1345 [12MR], H1625–H1628 [19MR], H3105 [5JN], H3263 [11JN], H3298 [12JN], H3658 [17JN], H4591 [17JY], H5556 [17SE], H6235 [4OC]

——— recovery, H318 [4FE], H554 [15FE], H2235–H2242 [23AP], H6667 [22OC], H6981 [12NO]

——— replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, H438 [12FE], H8077 [12DE]

——— revitalize the middle class, H202 [22JA], H1872 [10AP], H2470, H2471 [7MY], H3274–H3276, H3278, H3279 [11JN], H6695 [23OC], H7170 [18NO]

——— spur economic growth and create jobs, H516 [14FE]

Education: improve high school dropout rate for teen girls by renewing national commitment to literacy, H1416 [14MR]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H2168 [23AP]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H158–H160 [15JA], H354 [5FE], H1346, H1347, H1349 [12MR], H1627 [19MR], H1870, H1881, H1882 [10AP], H1919, H1923 [11AP], H1976, H1977 [12AP], H2232–H2235 [23AP], H2473–H2475 [7MY], H2598–H2600 [14MY], H3089–H3093 [4JN], H3275 [11JN], H4504, H4511–H4516 [16JY], H5576–H5578 [17SE], H6212–H6218 [3OC], H6499 [11OC], H6665–H6668 [22OC], H6981–H6983 [12NO], H7245, H7247 [19NO], H7430–H7433 [3DE], H7620–H7626 [10DE], H7696 [12DE]

——— job creation relative to Congress approving the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H4490 [16JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system and spur economic growth and create jobs, H1675, H1676 [20MR]

Energy and water development: importance of infrastructure investment, H4240 [9JY], H4603 [18JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H2108–H2114 [17AP], H5582–H5586 [17SE], H5936 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: role of father in supporting family structure, E878 [14JN]

FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim rhetoric, H2383–H2385 [26AP], H2769–H2771 [17MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 172), E570 [26AP]

Food: address paradox between hunger and increased risk of obesity, H820 [4MR]

——— address U.S. hunger crisis, H507 [14FE], H637 [26FE], H1362 [13MR], H1866 [10AP], H1995 [15AP], H2302 [25AP], H2477–H2479 [7MY], H2577 [14MY], H3100 [5JN], H3342–H3347 [12JN], H3745–H3750 [18JN], H4085 [27JN], H4315 [10JY], H5181 [31JY], H6456 [10OC], H7057 [14NO], H7170–H7176 [18NO], H7399 [3DE], H7632 [11DE], E1703 [19NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H2120–H2122 [17AP], H3593 [14JN], H4479 [11JY], H5494 [11SE]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism relative to treatment of Navy SEALS killed in Afghanistan, H5497 [11SE]

Health: decision to eliminate income verification eligibility requirement relative to health care exchange insurance subsidies, H4180 [8JY], H4221 [9JY]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance, H2675 [16MY]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3999 [25JN], H4074–H4076 [26JN], H5332, H5333 [1AU], H5941 [28SE], H7670–H7673 [11DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), E1478 [10OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (H.R. 1254), H2591 [14MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU], H7082 [14NO], H7437 [3DE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2554, H2555 [9MY], H2590–H2600 [14MY], H2607, H2610, H2622, H2624, H2625, H2639–H2646 [15MY], H2662, H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669, H2670, H2682–H2706, H2707 [16MY], H2722, H2752 [17MY], H3006 [3JN], E689 [17MY], E709 [21MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670–H2681 [16MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), motion to recommit, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

Heritage Foundation: release of ‘‘Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer’’ report, H2430 [6MY], H2447 [7MY], H2948–H2951 [23MY], H3246 [6JN], H4209 [8JY]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (H.R. 2131), H4519 [16JY], H7147 [15NO], H7462 [4DE]

——— ensure reform efforts include provisions for binational eligible lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families, H2333 [25AP]

——— fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H1951 [11AP], H2018 [15AP], H2481 [7MY], H3980 [20JN], H4201–H4206 [8JY], H4315 [10JY]

——— impact of reform on women’s rights, H6808 [28OC]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H3371 [13JN]

——— reform, H333–H339 [4FE], H353 [5FE], H539–H543 [14FE], H553 [15FE], H1343 [12MR], H1402, H1406 [14MR], H1865, H1867, H1904–H1907 [10AP], H1920, H1950–H1953 [11AP], H1982–H1986 [12AP], H1997, H2018–H2020 [15AP], H2034, H2036, H2061–H2063 [16AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2078, H2114–H2119, H2120–H2122 [17AP], H2169, H2231 [23AP], H2257, H2259 [24AP], H2343–H2345 [25AP], H2428–H2431 [6MY], H2441, H2449, H2481 [7MY], H2559–H2565 [9MY], H2708–H2712 [16MY], H2755–H2761, H2771 [17MY], H3025 [4JN], H3245–H3248 [6JN], H3638, H3642–H3649 [14JN], H3691, H3699 [18JN], H3976–H3982 [20JN], H4068–H4074 [26JN], H4224 [9JY], H4319, H4320 [10JY], H4505–H4511, H4513, H4516–H4521 [16JY], H4579–H4585 [17JY], H4610 [18JY], H4994 [24JY], H5186 [31JY], H5276 [1AU], H5641–H5648 [18SE], H5809 [25SE], H6398 [8OC], H6430 [9OC], H6692 [23OC], H7368, H7378, H7386, H7389 [2DE], H7404 [3DE], H7455, H7459, H7462, H7464, H7466 [4DE], H7637 [11DE], H8088, H8097 [12DE], H8134 [26DE], E116 [8FE], E1791 [4DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H6106 [2OC], H6842–H6844, H6887–H6891 [29OC], H7040–H7046 [13NO], H7146, H7148 [15NO], H7208 [19NO], H7305–H7308 [20NO], H7386 [2DE], H7467, H7468, H7503–H7506 [4DE], H7557 [5DE], H7681–H7684 [11DE], H8102 [12DE], E1750, E1751 [21NO], E1871 [12DE]

——— reform (H.R. 1525), H1980 [12AP]

——— reform (S. 744), H2129 [18AP], H2251, H2290–H2293 [24AP], H2312, H2333 [25AP], H2409, H2431 [6MY], H2447 [7MY], H2493 [8MY], H2539, H2558, H2561 [9MY], H2609 [15MY], H2778 [20MY], H2813 [21MY], H2948–H2951 [23MY], H2967 [3JN], H3296 [12JN], H3670 [17JN], H3998, H4001, H4013–H4015 [25JN], H4042, H4073 [26JN], H4096 [27JN], H4148, H4149, H4167 [28JN], H4201–H4210 [8JY], H4219 [9JY], H4315, H4321 [10JY], H4475, H4476 [11JY], H4508 [16JY], H4582, H4594 [17JY], H4989, H5044–H5048 [24JY], H5487–H5491 [11SE], H6758, H6759 [23OC], H6844, H6848, H6888 [29OC], H7040, H7041, H7043, H7044 [13NO], H7146, H7148 [15NO], H7265, H7268 [20NO], E1728 [21NO]

IRS: lawsuit involving seizure of 10 million medical records relative to implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2669 [16MY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (H.R. 2022), H3102 [5JN], H3262 [11JN]

Medicare: reform, H1348, H1349 [12MR], H1415 [14MR], H1585, H1609 [19MR], H1635, H1637, H1692, H1706–H1708, H1711–H1716 [20MR], H1902 [10AP], H1922 [11AP], H2812 [21MY], E510 [23AP]

Minorities: emergency mortality rate of minority individuals, H4853 [22JY]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2416–H2424 [6MY], E548 [25AP]

National Night Out: observance, H5054 [25JY]

Northwestern University: study of impact of Superfund contaminants on reproductive health, E164 [15FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H437 [12FE], H515 [14FE], H675 [27FE], H1537–H1542 [15MR], H2036 [16AP], H2271 [24AP], H2475 [7MY], H3229 [6JN], H4320 [10JY], H4864 [23JY], H4989 [24JY], H5078 [25JY], H5275 [1AU], H5387 [2AU], H5598 [18SE], H5666 [19SE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H1364 [13MR], H2279–H2282 [24AP], H4010, H4011, H4015–H4021 [25JN], H4050, H4061–H4068 [26JN], H4090 [27JN], H4818 [19JY]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4001, H4002, H4011 [25JN], H4087, H4093 [27JN], H4319 [10JY]

——— State of the Union Message, H537–H539 [14FE], H569 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: advertising campaign to promote benefits, H3669 [17JN]

——— affordability and accessibility of health insurance and health care in New York relative to implementation, H4607 [18JY]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H6959, H6960, H6979, H6980 [12NO], H7006, H7007, H7034 [13NO], H7058, H7061, H7062, H7063, H7064, H7065, H7080, H7081, H7082, H7083, H7084, H7085, H7086, H7087, H7089, H7090, H7091, H7092, H7093, H7094 [14NO], H7114, H7115, H7128–H7145, H7149, H7150 [15NO], H7157 [18NO], H7215, H7239 [19NO], H7265 [20NO], H7314, H7338 [21NO], E1656 [14NO], E1692 [18NO], E1707 [19NO], E1728 [21NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7115–H7128 [15NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), motion to recommit, H7140, H7141, H7143 [15NO]

——— authorize State insurance commissioners to investigate and fine instances of arbitrary insurance cancellations and excessive or unjustified premium increases, H7140, H7141 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5931, H5934, H5975–H5983, H5990–H6002, H6004, H6005 [28SE], H6014, H6015, H6016 [30SE]

——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5899–H5909 [27SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4179 [8JY], H4221, H4222, H4223 [9JY], H4318 [10JY], H4374, H4375 [11JY], H4818 [19JY], H6067 [1OC], H6443 [9OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4475 [11JY], H4491, H4504 [16JY], H4527, H4529, H4530, H4531, H4532, H4533, H4534, H4546–H4560, H4564–H4575, H4579 [17JY], H4606, H4608, H4609 [18JY], H4817 [19JY], H4990, H5038 [24JY], H5333–H5336 [1AU], H7338 [21NO], E1074 [17JY], E1089 [18JY], E1108 [22JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4534–H4545 [17JY], E1143 [25JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), motion to recommit, H4573 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H5555 [17SE], H5897 [27SE], H5941, H5943 [28SE], H6021–H6029, H6034, H6038, H6044 [30SE], H6066 [1OC], H6119, H6157, H6159 [2OC], H6180, H6181, H6183, H6186, H6187, H6190, H6191 [3OC], H6231, H6240, H6242, H6246, H6251, H6257, H6265, H6272, H6273, H6276, H6277, H6280 [4OC], H6314 [5OC], H6335 [7OC], H6355, H6391, H6398 [8OC], H6417, H6422, H6425, H6442, H6445 [9OC], H6462, H6463 [10OC], H6533, H6535 [11OC], H6566 [12OC], H6573 [14OC], H6595 [15OC], H6612, H6614 [16OC], H6670–H6672 [22OC], H6692, H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6915 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4475 [11JY], H4491 [16JY], H4529, H4530, H4531, H4532, H4533, H4534, H4546–H4573, H4575, H4579 [17JY], H4606, H4608, H4609 [18JY], H4817 [19JY], H4990 [24JY], H5333, H5334 [1AU], H6128 [2OC], H7402 [3DE], E1074 [17JY], E1087, E1089 [18JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4534–H4545 [17JY], E1145 [25JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), motion to recommit, H4575, H4576 [17JY]

——— delay penalty provisions of individual health insurance mandate, H6118 [2OC]

——— economic impact on middle class families, H6050 [30SE], H6070 [1OC]

——— eliminate waivers granted to certain groups, H5897 [27SE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage, H7004, H7005 [13NO], H7074 [14NO]

——— impact, H1342, H1349 [12MR], H1641 [20MR], H2168 [23AP], H2492 [8MY], H2610 [15MY], H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669 [16MY], H2809 [21MY], H2906–H2909 [22MY], H3028 [4JN], H4021–H4024 [25JN], H4477 [11JY], H4505 [16JY], H4535, H4539 [17JY], H5033–H5039 [24JY], H5275, H5334–H5336 [1AU], H5368, H5387 [2AU], H5516 [12SE], H5659, H5660 [19SE], H5930, H5933 [28SE], H6664 [22OC], H6689 [23OC], H6893 [29OC], H6914 [30OC], H7147, H7148 [15NO], H7238–H7241 [19NO], E1208 [2AU]

——— impact of decisions of Independent Payment Advisory Board on Medicare reimbursement to doctors and hospitals, H973 [5MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H531–H537 [14FE], H664 [27FE], H1579 [19MR], H1805–H1810 [21MR], H2013–H2017 [15AP], H2424 [6MY], H2463–H2470, H2475 [7MY], H3298 [12JN], H5809 [25SE], H5839 [26SE], H5914–H5917 [27SE], H6015, H6022, H6034–H6040 [30SE], H6061 [1OC], H6114, H6115, H6159–H6162 [2OC], H6182, H6183, H6186, H6187, H6210, H6212, H6218–H6222 [3OC], H6240, H6272, H6275, H6276, H6278, H6286–H6288 [4OC], H6312–H6321 [5OC], H6335 [7OC], H6391, H6392 [8OC], H6423, H6424 [9OC], H6459 [10OC], H6532 [11OC], H6560 [12OC], H6613 [16OC], H6670 [22OC], H6683, H6690, H6691, H6693, H6695, H6763 [23OC], H6777, H6778 [28OC], H6836, H6837, H6838, H6839, H6840 [29OC], H6980, H6983–H6990 [12NO], H7006, H7008 [13NO], H7055, H7058, H7061, H7062, H7064, H7065, H7081, H7082, H7083, H7084, H7085, H7086, H7087, H7088, H7089, H7090, H7091, H7092, H7093, H7094, H7095, H7107 [14NO], H7114, H7115, H7149 [15NO], H7169, H7170 [18NO], H7191, H7198, H7199, H7200, H7247–H7250 [19NO], H7257, H7258, H7259, H7262, H7264, H7265, H7266, H7298 [20NO], H7314, H7339–H7341 [21NO], H7367, H7368 [2DE], H7403, H7404, H7405, H7406, H7407, H7429 [3DE], H7454, H7457, H7459, H7460, H7461, H7491 [4DE], H7510, H7558, H7559, H7560 [5DE], H7630, H7635, H7638, H7670–H7673 [11DE], H8097 [12DE], E1612 [30OC], E1644 [13NO], E1721 [20NO], E1799 [5DE]

——— impact of implementation on Native Americans, H6551, H6559 [12OC]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, H5034, H5035, H5037 [24JY], H5187 [31JY], H5276 [1AU], H6808 [28OC]

——— impact of implementation on Texas, H5913 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on the Virgin Islands, H6183 [3OC]

——— impact of new medical coding system, H1864 [10AP]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1804, H1805, H1809 [21MR], H2015 [15AP], H2272 [24AP], H3107, H3109, H3110 [5JN], H3298 [12JN], H3367, H3370 [13JN], H3670 [17JN], H4001 [25JN], H4201 [8JY], H5033–H5039 [24JY], H5846 [26SE], H6015, H6025, H6044 [30SE], H6186 [3OC], H6235, H6245 [4OC], H6455 [10OC], H6987, H6988 [12NO]

——— impact on tax burden, H64 [14JA], H822 [4MR], H1336 [12MR], H6532 [11OC]

——— impact on the public debt, H6422 [9OC], H6476 [10OC], H6496 [11OC], H6559 [12OC], H6681 [23OC]

——— implementation, H2272 [24AP], H2448 [7MY], H4021 [25JN], H4094 [27JN], H4319, H4320 [10JY], H4990 [24JY], H5809 [25SE], H5842, H5880 [26SE], H5898, H5909–H5914 [27SE], H6055, H6056, H6057, H6058, H6060, H6065, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6069, H6070, H6074, H6076, H6091–H6101 [1OC], H6105, H6106, H6107, H6109, H6110, H6111, H6113, H6119, H6120, H6121, H6127, H6129, H6130, H6156–H6162, H6166, H6169–H6172 [2OC], H6178, H6179, H6180, H6181, H6182, H6189, H6190, H6192, H6193, H6217–H6222 [3OC], H6232, H6233, H6234, H6240, H6241, H6243, H6245, H6248, H6267, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6285 [4OC], H6312–H6321 [5OC], H6324, H6326, H6330, H6336–H6338, H6340–H6343 [7OC], H6345, H6355, H6358, H6359, H6360, H6390, H6401, H6402, H6404, H6407–H6410 [8OC], H6415, H6416, H6418, H6423, H6424, H6426, H6427, H6443, H6445, H6447, H6452 [9OC], H6455, H6460, H6461, H6463, H6464, H6465, H6491 [10OC], H6532–H6537, H6541 [11OC], H6562 [12OC], H6571, H6580–H6589, H6591, H6593 [14OC], H6596, H6598, H6599 [15OC], H6609, H6612 [16OC], H6645, H6670–H6672 [22OC], H6680, H6688, H6691, H6692, H6695, H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6833, H6835, H6838, H6839, H6840 [29OC], H6909, H6911, H6912, H6913, H6914, H6915, H6930, H6941–H6943 [30OC], H6984 [12NO], H7007, H7009 [13NO], H7113 [15NO], H7155, H7156, H7157, H7173 [18NO], H7266 [20NO], H7433–H7439 [3DE], H7464 [4DE], H7612 [10DE], E1464 [9OC]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (H.R. 3348), H6811 [28OC], H7130 [15NO], H7238 [19NO]

——— mental illness coverage and funding, H8103 [12DE]

——— preserve certain provisions relative to women, children, and pre-existing conditions, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

——— prohibit employers from reducing insurance coverage for individuals and families who currently receive job-based health benefits, H4573 [17JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5074 [25JY], H5375 [2AU], H5650–H5652 [18SE], H5665, H5667, H5668, H5684–H5692 [19SE], H5772, H5773, H5775–H5784, H5793, H5795–H5797 [20SE], H5809, H5825, H5827 [25SE], H5836, H5837, H5839, H5842, H5843, H5844, H5845, H5846, H5863, H5864, H5865 [26SE], H5895, H5896, H5898, H5899, H5912–H5914, H5919 [27SE], H5925, H5926, H5927, H5928, H5929, H5931, H5932, H5935, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5939–H5945 [28SE], H6013, H6014, H6015, H6042–H6048, H6049, H6050 [30SE], H6062 [1OC], E1361, E1362 [23SE]

——— protect consumers from premium increases and prohibit discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, H4575, H4576 [17JY]

——— protect tax credits for middle class and small businesses, H5371, H5372 [2AU]

——— reform, H6842 [29OC]

——— release of Dept. of HHS report on the impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5810 [25SE]

——— repeal, H969 [5MR], H1386–H1390 [13MR], H1532, H1533 [15MR], H1562 [18MR], H1798, H1804–H1810, H1818 [21MR], H2314 [25AP], H2578, H2588 [14MY], H3108 [5JN], H3639, H3646 [14JN], H4190 [8JY], H4219, H4221, H4222, H4223 [9JY], H4318 [10JY], H4375 [11JY], H4529 [17JY], H4604, H4608 [18JY], H4817 [19JY], H4848 [22JY], H5186 [31JY], H5332, H5333 [1AU], H5410 [9SE], H5442 [10SE], H6059 [1OC], H6113 [2OC], H6362 [8OC], H6609 [16OC], H7064, H7088, H7089, H7095 [14NO], H7150 [15NO], H7191 [19NO], H7460 [4DE], H7699 [12DE], E1664 [14NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2554, H2555 [9MY], H2590–H2600 [14MY], H2607, H2610, H2622, H2624, H2625, H2639–H2646 [15MY], H2662, H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669, H2670, H2682–H2706, H2707 [16MY], H2722, H2752 [17MY], H3006 [3JN], E689 [17MY], E709 [21MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670–H2681 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), motion to recommit, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU], H7082 [14NO], H7437 [3DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— repeal implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4190 [8JY], H4320 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H536 [14FE], H5036 [24JY], H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 351), H2465 [7MY]

——— usage of certain legislative tactics to ensure passage, H5918 [27SE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H1584, H1614, H1615 [19MR], H3006–H3013 [3JN], H3341–H3347 [12JN]

Power resources: increase domestic production of oil and gas, H4001 [25JN]

——— national energy policy, H181, H185 [22JA], H553 [15FE], H1345 [12MR], H1628 [19MR], H1894–H1897 [10AP], H2236–H2238 [23AP], H2277–H2283 [24AP], H3028 [4JN], H3696 [18JN], H4002 [25JN], H4848 [22JY], H4866 [23JY], H4983, H4990 [24JY], H6666 [22OC], H7335 [21NO], E1242 [2AU]

——— promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, H1534 [15MR]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, H2598 [14MY]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, H4578 [17JY]

Religion: importance of Christianity, H4480 [11JY], H5797–H5800 [20SE]

——— importance of prayer, H328–H333 [4FE], H400 [6FE]

Republican Party: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]

——— national agenda, H459 [13FE], H3341 [12JN], H3767 [19JN], H4046 [26JN], H4189 [8JY], H4223 [9JY], H4587–H4591 [17JY], H4730 [19JY], H4865 [23JY], H4992, H4993, H5032 [24JY], H5273 [1AU], H5365 [2AU], H5442 [10SE], H5516 [12SE], H5843 [26SE], H6601 [15OC], H6613 [16OC], H7314, H7336 [21NO], H7404, H7406 [3DE], H7457 [4DE], H7636 [11DE]

Reseach: importance of science, health, agricultural, and alternative energy research investment, H3277, H3278 [11JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: importance of Christmas holiday in Presidential messages and statements, H8099 [12DE]

Second Chance Employment Services (organization): tribute, H6690 [23OC]

Supreme Court: decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, H5918 [27SE], H6671 [22OC]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H1961 [12AP], H1997, H1998 [15AP], H2076, H2077, H2078 [17AP], H2129, H2147, H2149–H2152 [18AP], H2168, H2237–H2240 [23AP], H2276 [24AP], H3020 [4JN], H4846, H4848 [22JY], H4859 [23JY], H5650–H5652 [18SE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 903), H4548 [17JY]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H155–H160 [15JA], H463 [13FE], H1345–H1347 [12MR], H1573, H1627 [19MR], H1642, H1707 [20MR], H2233–H2235 [23AP], H2474, H2475 [7MY], H3025, H3091–H3093 [4JN], H3257, H3275–H3277 [11JN], H4253 [9JY], H4511–H4516 [16JY], H4859, H4860 [23JY], H5179 [31JY], H5271 [1AU], H5578–H5580 [17SE], H6066 [1OC], H6345 [8OC], H6666 [22OC], H6982 [12NO], H7397, H7430–H7433 [3DE], H7457 [4DE], H7624 [10DE]

Unemployment: rates, H1576 [19MR], H4490 [16JY]

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, H1865 [10AP]

White House: call to host a conference on food and nutrition in effort to address U.S. hunger crisis, H507 [14FE], H1362 [13MR], H1995 [15AP], H2302 [25AP], H4316 [10JY], H5181 [31JY]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H806–H811 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S2124 [21MR]

America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: reauthorize and strengthen, S5602 [10JY]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (S. 547), S2005, S2009 [20MR], S2586 [11AP]

——— balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (S. 1436), S8818 [15DE]

——— reconciliation process, S1276–S1278 [11MR], S3226 [8MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, S26 [22JA], S191–S195 [23JA], S238–S240, S243 [24JA], S302, S304–S307 [28JA], S396 [30JA], S577 [11FE], S725–S727 [14FE], S800 [25FE], S1838 [14MR], S1929 [19MR], S2011 [20MR], S2077 [21MR], S2488 [9AP], S2921 [24AP], S3922 [4JN], S5958–S5960 [25JY], S6618 [19SE], S7141 [2OC], S7345, S7347–S7350 [9OC], S7367, S7370, S7374, S7379 [10OC], S7415, S7416 [11OC], S7587 [29OC]

——— replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, S2066–S2071 [21MR]

Business and industry: establish national network for manufacturing innovation, S2293–S2296 [22MR]

CBO: release of economic impact report on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4568, S4571–S4574, S4620 [18JN], S4632, S4656, S4658 [19JN], S4764, S4766, S4783–S4786 [20JN], S4993 [24JN], S5207–S5209, S5213 [26JN], S5345 [27JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: funding, S4516–S4518 [17JN]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, S8–S10 [3JA], S25–S27 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 1083), S3859 [23MY]

——— establish a new counseling program (S. 282), S7995 [13NO]

——— invest in innovation for education (S. 283), S7995 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding for promotional or marketing materials promoting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or its benefits, S2300 [22MR]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards, S3939 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate individuals or groups displaced by climate change as Stateless persons and study impact of climate change on U.S. internal migration, S4670 [19JN]

——— provide States at Mexican border with immediate access to border lands for purpose of maintaining or building roads, fences, driving patrol vehicles, and installing surveillance equipment, S4758 [20JN]

——— recruit veterans and Reserve component members to fill positions within Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S4565 [18JN], S4660, S4661 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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]

Disasters: improve natural disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery policies, S7591 [29OC]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S5608 [10JY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic conditions, S6626 [19SE], S7000–S7002 [27SE]

——— analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic conditions and the deficit, S2082 [21MR]

——— comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S1241 [7MR]

——— importance of job creation, S3233 [8MY], S3286 [9MY], S3499 [15MY], S3733 [22MY], S4077 [11JN], S5600–S5602 [10JY], S5819 [23JY], S5952–S5955 [25JY], S6737, S6862 [24SE], S6912 [26SE], S7138 [2OC], S7855 [6NO], S8625 [11DE]

——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., S3890 [3JN], S7910 [7NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S190 [23JA], S897, S898 [27FE], S5514 [8JY], S5810 [23JY], S7441 [13OC], S7495 [15OC], S7603 [29OC], S7712–S7714 [31OC], S7814 [5NO], S8553 [9DE]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 11), S8892 [17DE]

——— recovery, S377 [30JA], S412 [31JA], S597 [12FE], S889–S892 [27FE], S2443 [8AP], S5925–S5927 [25JY], S6083–S6085 [31JY], S7977 [13NO], S8041 [14NO]

——— revitalize the middle class, S3499 [15MY], S3562 [16MY], S6564–S6567 [18SE], S6629 [19SE], S7394 [11OC], S7510, S7518 [16OC]

——— spur economic growth and create jobs, S7990 [13NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1094), S3957 [4JN]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S7990, S7995, S7996 [13NO]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, S7910 [7NO]

EPA: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2298 [22MR]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (S. 1291), S5671 [11JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 105), S2904 [23AP]

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

Health: improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (H.R. 2688), S5851 [24JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5769, S5772 [18JY], S6172, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S7904 [7NO], S8588 [10DE], S8940–S8943 [18DE]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (S. 40), S1107–S1110 [5MR], S6037 [30JY], S7816 [5NO]

——— Republican proposals for a national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7825 [5NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (S. 1851), S8978 [18DE]

——— repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA], S369 [30JA]

Immigration: fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, S4000 [7JN], S4038–S4041 [10JN], S4077, S4082 [11JN], S4380 [12JN]

——— impact of guest worker program expansion on youth employment, S4557 [18JN]

——— influence of Colorado Compact principles of immigration on formulating a national immigration policy, S5340 [27JN]

——— reform, S300, S307–S311 [28JA], S336–S339, S342–S344, S348 [29JA], S458–S460 [4FE], S670–S672 [13FE], S753 [14FE], S798 [25FE], S2585 [11AP], S2940 [24AP], S5950–S5952 [25JY], S5991–S5993 [29JY], S6100–S6102 [31JY], S8907 [17DE]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program, S4081 [11JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S2696 [16AP], S2744 [17AP], S2776, S2786–S2791 [18AP], S2913 [24AP], S3009–S3012, S3018–S3020 [25AP], S3314–S3317 [9MY], S3357–S3359 [13MY], S3537 [16MY], S3609 [20MY], S3701, S3728, S3748 [22MY], S3829 [23MY], S3916, S3927, S3929–S3931 [4JN], S4064–S4067 [10JN], S4093–S4206 [11JN], S4351, S4355, S4359–S4370, S4375–S4392, S4394–S4400, S4432–S4434 [12JN], S4435–S4438, S4440–S4443, S4450–S4457, S4462–S4467 [13JN], S4498–S4501, S4503–S4510, S4518–S4520 [17JN], S4535, S4546–S4568, S4570–S4574, S4620 [18JN], S4623, S4625, S4628, S4631–S4637, S4640–S4642, S4644–S4661, S4663–S4670 [19JN], S4727, S4730–S4786 [20JN], S4850–S4981 [21JN], S4987–S5013, S5098–S5101 [24JN], S5103, S5106–S5108, S5110–S5119, S5121–S5132, S5134, S5140–S5144 [25JN], S5203–S5222, S5225–S5229, S5233–S5236, S5238–S5258, S5306–S5313 [26JN], S5315–S5475, S5478–S5480, S5481, S5484 [27JN], S5513 [8JY], S5539 [9JY], S6186 [1AU], S6371 [11SE], S6548 [18SE], S6627 [19SE], S9011, S9043 [19DE]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S3997–S4014 [7JN], S4027–S4043 [10JN], S4069–S4071, S4073–S4093 [11JN]

——— reform (S. 744), order for printing, S5510 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), unanimous-consent agreement, S4438 [13JN], S4518 [17JN]

——— reform (S. 744), unanimous-consent request, S4384, S4385 [12JN], S4438 [13JN], S4739 [20JN], S5244, S5250 [26JN]

——— strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders, S670, S671 [13FE]

——— use of emergency designation spending in immigration reform legislation, S4450 [13JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: include in the Task Force on New Americans to direct integration policy and clarify role libraries play in facilitating immigrant services, S4552 [18JN]

Medicare: reform, S2113, S2128, S2133 [21MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S191–S195 [23JA], S236–S238 [24JA], S300–S302 [28JA], S411, S429 [31JA], S481 [7FE], S572, S577 [11FE], S598, S599 [12FE], S664–S666, S668–S670 [13FE], S1241, S1242 [7MR], S3232 [8MY], S3286 [9MY], S3942 [4JN], S5819–S5821 [23JY], S5852–S5854, S5874 [24JY], S5931, S5952–S5955 [25JY], S6030 [30JY], S6169 [1AU], S6483, S6485 [17SE], S6548–S6550, S6580 [18SE], S8737 [12DE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1147–S1149 [6MR], S5013–S5015 [24JN], S5104–S5106, S5109, S5132–S5140 [25JN], S5762 [18JY]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S1149 [6MR], S5104–S5106, S5132–S5140, S5144 [25JN], S5232 [26JN], S5480 [27JN], S5608–S5611 [10JY], S5727–S5729, S5747 [17JY], S5766 [18JY], S5955 [25JY], S6922 [26SE]

——— State of the Union Message, S663–S666, S668–S670 [13FE]

Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6505 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, S7991 [13NO]

——— delay implementation, S6489 [17SE], S7012–S7014, S7017 [30SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S5532, S5535, S5550, S5553–S5555 [9JY], S5604 [10JY], S5659–S5661 [11JY], S5701, S5713 [16JY], S5720 [17JY], S5769 [18JY], S6139 [31JY], S6425 [12SE], S6548 [18SE], S6853, S6868 [24SE], S7070 [1OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), S5723, S5726 [17JY], S5931 [25JY], S6765 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (S. 1488), S7645 [30OC], S7811, S7816 [5NO], S7971 [13NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S6139 [31JY], S6404, S6406–S6408, S6425 [12SE], S6548 [18SE], S6853, S6868 [24SE], S6926, S6928 [26SE], S6982, S6989 [27SE], S7022, S7039–S7041, S7043 [30SE], S7065, S7069–S7072 [1OC], S7118 [2OC], S7145, S7148 [3OC], S7187 [4OC], S7257 [7OC], S7278, S7299 [8OC], S7314 [9OC], S7362 [10OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), S5850 [23JY], S5931 [25JY], S6170, S6173 [1AU], S6765, S6771, S6845 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), unanimous-consent request, S6170 [1AU], S8987 [19DE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (S. 1488), S7645 [30OC], S7811, S7816 [5NO], S7971 [13NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (S. 1592), S7581 [28OC], S7583 [29OC], S7816 [5NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (S. 1592), unanimous-consent request, S7657 [30OC]

——— delay implementation (S. 1490), S6407 [12SE], S6856, S6860 [24SE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage, S7786 [4NO]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (S. 1617), S7675–S7677 [30OC], S7976, S7986 [13NO], S8653, S8655 [11DE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (S. 1642), S7797 [4NO], S7861 [6NO]

——— impact, S2023 [20MR], S2053, S2055, S2078 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S3100–S3102 [7MY], S3308–S3310 [9MY], S3922 [4JN], S5639 [11JY], S6042–S6049, S6056–S6060 [30JY], S6144, S6168, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S6581, S6582, S6587 [18SE], S6930 [26SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S304–S307 [28JA], S432 [31JA], S1076 [4MR], S1922 [19MR], S1971 [20MR], S2485–S2487 [9AP], S2864 [23AP], S2983 [25AP], S3232 [8MY], S3286 [9MY], S3917, S3942 [4JN], S5237 [26JN], S5535, S5550, S5553–S5555 [9JY], S5604–S5607 [10JY], S5726 [17JY], S5761, S5766, S5768–S5773 [18JY], S5821, S5824 [23JY], S5853–S5855 [24JY], S5926, S5930 [25JY], S6405, S6425–S6427 [12SE], S6766, S6854 [24SE], S6974, S6976 [27SE], S7018–S7023, S7026 [30SE], S7066–S7076, S7079–S7081, S7094 [1OC], S7141 [2OC], S7161 [3OC], S7176, S7187 [4OC], S7504 [16OC], S7585, S7589, S7605–S7608 [29OC], S7638, S7660 [30OC], S7716 [31OC], S7782, S7785–S7787 [4NO], S7803, S7804, S7806–S7808, S7811–S7813, S7822–S7824 [5NO], S7837–S7839, S7842, S7849–S7852, S7860 [6NO], S7892, S7903 [7NO], S7938 [12NO], S7966, S7969–S7971, S7973–S7977, S7982, S7986, S7991 [13NO], S8014–S8024, S8030–S8033 [14NO], S8086, S8087 [18NO], S8144 [19NO], S8293, S8297–S8299 [20NO], S8415, S8444 [21NO], S8587–S8593 [10DE], S8610–S8612, S8615, S8627, S8643–S8648, S8653–S8656, S8660, S8666 [11DE], S8679–S8686, S8692–S8709, S8718–S8722, S8725–S8733, S8736, S8739, S8746–S8749, S8753, S8754, S8759–S8763, S8769 [12DE], S8779–S8783, S8788–S8791, S8796, S8800 [13DE], S8817 [15DE], S8830, S8833 [16DE], S8880–S8882 [17DE], S8939–S8943, S8965–S8968 [18DE], S9017, S9029–S9032 [19DE], S9084–S9086 [20DE]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, S6042–S6044 [30JY], S6138 [31JY]

——— impact on education system, S8942 [18DE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S3287 [9MY], S4436 [13JN], S5713–S5715 [16JY], S5931, S5949, S5955 [25JY], S6043, S6044 [30JY], S6707–S6709, S6712–S6716, S6721–S6724, S6729–S6731, S6797, S6830, S6854, S6867, S6878 [24SE], S6974 [27SE], S7043 [30SE], S7069 [1OC], S7851 [6NO], S7974 [13NO]

——— impact on tax burden, S8659 [11DE]

——— impact on the public debt, S7043, S7044 [30SE], S7193, S7194 [4OC], S7322 [9OC], S7384 [10OC], S7415 [11OC], S7440 [13OC]

——— implementation, S6478 [17SE], S6551, S6571 [18SE], S7024, S7029, S7031, S7034, S7044, S7052, S7055 [30SE], S7082–S7084, S7086, S7089, S7099 [1OC], S7105–S7109, S7111, S7114, S7129, S7131, S7135, S7136, S7141 [2OC], S7144, S7145, S7149, S7155, S7159–S7162 [3OC], S7172, S7198, S7201, S7207 [4OC], S7217, S7220, S7222, S7223, S7235, S7242 [5OC], S7246, S7248, S7251, S7267–S7270 [7OC], S7275–S7277, S7295, S7297, S7298 [8OC], S7313, S7316, S7323, S7324, S7326, S7350 [9OC], S7366, S7376 [10OC], S7397–S7399, S7405–S7409 [11OC], S7423 [12OC], S7442 [13OC], S7456, S7458 [14OC], S7487, S7492, S7497 [15OC], S7520, S7522, S7527, S7529 [16OC], S7584–S7590, S7605–S7608 [29OC], S7645, S7657 [30OC], S7694 [31OC], S7782, S7785–S7787 [4NO], S7815, S7824 [5NO], S8540 [9DE], S8582 [10DE], S8639 [11DE], S8678, S8686 [12DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee, S2259, S2278, S2279 [22MR]

——— prohibit discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, S6750, S6751 [24SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S5772 [18JY], S5825 [23JY], S5949 [25JY], S6045–S6049 [30JY], S6146 [1AU], S6571, S6572, S6577 [18SE], S6612, S6614–S6616, S6629, S6636 [19SE], S6673–S6680 [23SE], S6689–S6752, S6763–S6881 [24SE], S6907–S6919, S6921, S6923–S6931, S6933–S6941, S6947–S6956 [26SE], S6971–S6992, S6998–S7000 [27SE], S7035–S7039 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (S. 1292), S5673 [11JY], S5691 [16JY]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S1724–S1741 [13MR], S2240, S2243, S2244, S2263, S2264 [22MR]

——— repeal, S1278 [11MR], S2253 [22MR], S3100–S3102 [7MY], S3437 [15MY], S4630 [19JN], S4729 [20JN], S5601 [10JY], S6037–S6039 [30JY], S6138 [31JY], S6173–S6175 [1AU], S6405 [12SE], S7287 [8OC], S8014–S8020 [14NO]

——— repeal and replace, S6425–S6427 [12SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S5607 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 1316), S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY]

——— repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA], S369 [30JA]

——— repeal (S. 1851), S8978 [18DE]

——— repeal tax increase on catastrophic medical expenses, S2290 [22MR]

——— repeal tax increases, S2254 [22MR]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6415–S6421 [12SE], S6621–S6623 [19SE]

——— express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (S. Con. Res. 21), S6134 [31JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S2836 [22AP], S3889 [3JN], S4438–S4440 [13JN], S5204 [26JN], S5787–S5790 [18JY]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S6320 [10SE]

Public debt: increase revenues, S2922 [24AP]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to speech by Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7411 [11OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6630 [19SE], S6696 [24SE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 997), S3661 [21MY]

Supreme Court: decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, S6770, S6782–S6786 [24SE], S8687–S8692 [12DE]

Taxation: impose carbon tax, S2447 [8AP]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2134–S2136 [21MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes and fuel subsidies, S397 [30JA]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S2002 [20MR], S2128, S2134 [21MR], S2488 [9AP], S2631–S2633 [15AP], S3518 [15MY], S4763 [20JN], S5640 [11JY], S5813 [23JY], S5943, S5958–S5960 [25JY], S6083–S6085 [31JY], S6169 [1AU], S7367, S7374 [10OC], S8992 [19DE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (S. 399), S1107–S1110 [5MR], S6037 [30JY]

Unemployment: rates, S3929 [4JN], S5600 [10JY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S6314–S6316 [10SE], S7713 [31OC]

Women: health care for women, S4629–S4631 [19JN]

Reports

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Arkansas’ 2d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4551 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Florida’s 12th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4553 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4569 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4567 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Minnesota’s 3d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4554 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce•20(House) Democratic Staff, H4552 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4560 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4570 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4556 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 8th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 26th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4542 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4562 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4565 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Washington’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4566 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Reports filed

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744), S3905 [3JN]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744) (S. Rept. 113–40), S4021 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 215) (H. Rept. 113–59), H2653 [15MY]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act and H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 300) (H. Rept. 113–157), H4522 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. Rept. 113–265), H7109 [14NO]

Strengthening America’s Schools Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1094) (S. Rept. 113–113), S7414 [11OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4755 [20JN], S5330 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7141 [15NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]

Statements

Authority for Mandate Delay Act: Executive Office of the President, H4555 [17JY]

Fairness for American Families Act: Executive Office of the President, H4555 [17JY]

Immigration Reform: Coalition of Evangelicals, H5489 [11SE]

——— Several Citizens and Immigrants, E1730, E1734, E1744, E1747–E1749, E1750, E1751–E1753 [21NO]

Insurance Coverage Requirement Is Foundation of Improving Access, Quality and Cost Containment in Health Care: Jeff Cain, American Academy of Family Physicians, H4563 [17JY]

Keep Your Health Plan Act: Executive Office of the President, H7118 [15NO]

Opposition to Attaching Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Amendments to Continuing Appropriations Legislation: Several Republican Members of Congress, S7098 [1OC], S7135 [2OC]

Prohibit Funding To Implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Several Think Tank Leaders (excerpts), S6778 [24SE]

Summaries

Affordable Care Act Is Providing Stability and Security for Middle-Class Pennsylvanians, S6581 [18SE]

Testimonies

Oklahomans Are Hit Hard by ObamaCare, S8746 [12DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 215, consideration of H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H2670 [16MY]

H. Res. 300, consideration of H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act and H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act, H4534 [17JY]

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. 413, consideration of H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act, H7115 [15NO]

H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H2682 [16MY]

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

H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act, H4546 [17JY]

H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act, H4557 [17JY]

H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act, H7128 [15NO]

S. 1, Immigration Reform That Works for America’s Future Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 2, Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 3, Strengthen Our Schools and Students Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 4, Rebuild America Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act, S47 [22JA]

S. 8, End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act, S47 [22JA]

S. 9, Clean and Fair Elections Act, S47 [22JA]

S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4093–S4195 [11JN], S5357–S5475 [27JN]

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

S. 1083, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S3859–S3863 [23MY]

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

S. 1316, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, S5756 [17JY]

S. Con. Res. 21, express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6133 [31JY], S8752 [12DE]

S. Res. 105, Financial Literacy Month, S2901 [23AP]