POVERTY see also Homeless; Hunger
Addresses
New Non-Resident Ambassadors to the Holy See—Kyrgyzstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Luxeumbourg and Botswana: Pope Francis, S3561 [16MY]
New Rules for Global Finance Coalition: Representative Waters, H6760–H6762 [23OC]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]
Articles and editorials
As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard, H942 [4MR]
Food Stamps Do Work, H3101 [5JN]
HHS Finds Two Enrollees for Pro-Obamacare Ads, H6764 [23OC]
Indigent Clients Suffer as Public Defenders Struggle To Keep Up With Caseloads, E323 [18MR]
Iowan Finally Buys Health Care Through Obamacare Site After 100+ Tries, H6764 [23OC]
Let ObamaCare Collapse, H5932 [28SE]
‘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]
Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor, E324 [18MR]
Second Wave of Health Plan Cancellations Looms, S8980 [18DE]
Sequestration Forces Food Pantry Closure, H2317 [25AP]
Sticker Shock! Americans Floored by ObamaCare Costs (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]
Tennessee Voices—Health Care Law Must Be Delayed, S6861 [24SE]
There Was a Time When Ending Hunger Was a National Goal for Republicans and Democrats, H2845 [22MY]
Thousands of Doctors Fired by UnitedHealthCare, H6536 [11OC]
Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration, H943 [4MR]
Bills and resolutions
Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H4142 [27JN]
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8186 [19NO]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 2110), H2911 [22MY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]
Children and youth: express that foreign assistance for child welfare should adhere to the goals of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity (see S. Res. 190), S5499 [27JN]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 188), H51 [4JA]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S7674 [30OC]
Courts: support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2404 [3MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H5399 [2AU]
——— allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 2038), H2717 [16MY]
——— carry out employment and training pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work efforts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1929), H2568 [9MY]
——— establish the Local Food for Healthy Families Program (see H.R. 3072), H5434 [9SE]
——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 208), H52 [4JA]
——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 458), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 1510), H1956 [11AP]
——— improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 762), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1657), H2158 [18AP]
——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H815 [28FE]
——— permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 2404), H3687 [17JN]
——— prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such benefits (see H.R. 228), H84 [14JA]
——— prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H2533 [8MY]
——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]
——— repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 197), H52 [4JA]
——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H1823 [21MR]
——— require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (see H.R. 428), H293 [25JA]
——— require retail food stores to report detailed information on food items purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and the Dept. to publish such information (see H.R. 1752), H2350 [25AP]
——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 1222), S5149 [25JN]
——— amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2658), H4482 [11JY]
——— assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 379), H279 [23JA]
——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 918), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 2155), H2953 [23MY]
——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 502), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1368), H1823 [21MR]
——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3778), H8117 [16DE]
——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]
——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H1822 [21MR]
——— establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 2516), H4078 [26JN]
——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H412 [6FE]
——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 1067), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 1243), H1567 [18MR]
——— improve programs operated by local educational agencies with high numbers of children from low-income families (see S. 1110), S3987 [6JN]
——— improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster youth (see S. 1754), S8457 [21NO]
——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1796), S8601 [10DE] (see H.R. 3690), H7627 [10DE]
——— increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 403), H280 [23JA]
——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]
——— provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 833), S3029 [25AP]
——— 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]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]
Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 466), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 963), H981 [5MR]
——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H2717 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 1177), S4585 [18JN]
——— develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 454), S1127 [5MR]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 1387), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 385), H280 [23JA] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]
——— establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 2437), H3928 [19JN]
——— reduce housing-related health hazards (see S. 290), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 1282), H1718 [20MR]
——— require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 1193), H1426 [14MR]
——— terminate authority to provide assistance under the Tenant Resource Network Program (see H.R. 224), H84 [14JA]
——— transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (see S. 437), S1088 [4MR]
Dept. of Labor: prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see S. 1117), S4021 [7JN]
——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 655), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]
——— provide grants to States for on-the-job training programs for adults in economically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 3524), H7187 [18NO]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 1710), H2297 [24AP]
——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H7152 [15NO]
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 Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 748), S2749 [17AP] (see H.R. 2341), H3356 [12JN]
——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4037 [25JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]
Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 887), H814 [28FE]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 3461), H7050 [13NO]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]
FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see S. 874), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 176), H51 [4JA]
——— provide for equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States (see S. 1766), S8457 [21NO]
——— suspend and revise proposed rule that revised Universal Service fund distribution to rural carriers and encourage investment by rural rate-of-return carriers in deployment of broadband infrastructure (see S. 1858), S8976 [18DE]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]
Foreign aid: establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 1793), H2392 [26AP]
——— provide assistance for treatment of hydrocephalus in children in developing countries, train health care providers in innovative methods to treat and cure hydrocephalus, and fund related research (see H.R. 3525), H7187 [18NO]
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: extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific (see S. 432), S1012 [28FE]
Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1104), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]
Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 1522), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3120), H5654 [18SE]
——— 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 provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC] (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]
——— 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]
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]
House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 201), H52 [4JA]
Hurricanes: increase number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers made available for low-income families displaced by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 1668), H2245 [23AP]
Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 291), S707 [13FE]
Investments: establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development Accounts (see H.R. 2964), H5344 [1AU]
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]
LSC: terminate (see H.R. 350), H222 [22JA]
Medicaid: reform payment to States (see H.R. 1853), H2483 [7MY]
——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H700 [27FE]
——— waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 211), H52 [4JA]
Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 229), H84 [14JA]
National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 2470), H3989 [20JN]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 258), S6886 [24SE]
National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 340), H5476 [10SE]
Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 3418), H6953 [30OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 1711), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3607), H7354 [21NO]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Public welfare programs: modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State maintenance of effort requirement (see H.R. 3151), H5766 [19SE]
Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5173 [30JY]
Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5654 [18SE]
——— extend adoption incentive payments program to incentive payments for foster care exits to reunification, adoption, and guardianship (see H.R. 3124), H5654 [18SE]
——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2111), H2911 [22MY]
——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]
Sullivan, Leon: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 23), S6208 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5344 [1AU]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 380), H279 [23JA]
——— allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 910), S3256 [8MY]
——— allow taxpayers to assign another taxpayer the amount of unused charitable deduction for qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2714), H4597 [17JY]
——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 2051), H2774 [17MY]
——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7252 [19NO]
——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S6518 [17SE] (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]
——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see H.R. 3735), H8108 [12DE]
——— 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]
——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2911 [22MY]
——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]
——— permanently apply the new markets tax credit to redevelopment of communities impacted by realignment or closure of military installations (see H.R. 3439), H6953 [30OC]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1133), S4212 [11JN]
——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (see H.R. 3145), H5766 [19SE]
——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]
——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3015), H5397 [2AU]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]
——— treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 3809), H8136 [26DE]
Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see S. 1707), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE] (see H.R. 1742), H2350 [25AP]
——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]
Women: ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H816 [28FE]
——— ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S944 [27FE]
E-Mails
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7849–S7851 [6NO], S7982, S7983 [13NO], H6335 [7OC], H6459 [10OC]
Letters
Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding: Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, H3778 [19JN]
——— Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, H3780 [19JN]
——— several organizations, H3783 [19JN]
Dept. of Education Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program amendment: Cornelia Brown, Maine School Management Association, S5150 [25JN]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H6515 [11OC]
——— Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union, H6515 [11OC]
——— several agriculture, conservation, rural development, finance, forestry, energy, and crop insurance groups, H6516 [11OC]
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]
Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts: Alliance for a Just Society, S1017 [28FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S6825 [24SE]
Lists
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]
Cosponsors of McGovern amendment to H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3850 [19JN]
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]
Memorandums
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements•20Waivers: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, S759 [14FE]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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]
Remarks in House
Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Arlington Food Assistance Center, E908 [18JN]
Bread for the City (organization): Physician Assistant Foundation Caring for Communities Grant recipient, E1391 [27SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H5376 [2AU], H5888 [27SE]
——— ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to people living below the poverty line, H360 [5FE]
——— prevent cuts to programs that benefit senior citizens, H1585, H1586, H1607 [19MR]
Capital Partners for Education (organization): anniversary, E1694 [18NO]
Congress: legislative priorities, H7195 [19NO], H7269–H7272 [20NO]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1667–H1671 [20MR], H6819–H6823 [28OC], H7384–H7390 [2DE], E325 [18MR], E348 [21MR]
——— legislative priorities, H7384–H7390 [2DE]
Courts: support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (H. Res. 196), H6975–H6977 [12NO], H7034 [13NO], E1688 [18NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3959, H3960, H3969 [20JN]
——— allow States to implement drug testing program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3885, H3886 [19JN], H6511 [11OC]
——— carry out employment and training pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work efforts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 1929), H2538 [9MY]
——— eliminate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3984 [20JN]
——— encourage development of urban agriculture, E928 [20JN]
——— ensure that at least one large urban area is included in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program anti-fraud pilot programs, H3884, H3885 [19JN]
——— expunge unused Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H3890 [19JN]
——— Government shutdown impact on nutrition programs, H6602 [15OC]
——— Hunger-Free Communities Grant program funding, E941 [20JN]
——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3728, H3729 [18JN]
——— include personal hygiene items in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3888 [19JN]
——— increase asset eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, E941 [20JN]
——— prohibit individuals convicted of certain violent crimes from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3772–H3774, H3776, H3777 [19JN], H6512 [11OC]
——— reduce Thrifty Food Plan calculations in any year the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is not authorized, H3886, H3887 [19JN], H3947 [20JN]
——— reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fraud, H4527 [17JY]
——— report on effects of reduced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding on charitable food providers, E939 [20JN]
——— require additional work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients and eliminate funding for nutrition education, job training, and job search programs, H3956, H3957 [20JN]
——— require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (H.R. 428), E58 [23JA]
——— results of food security report and impact on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H5439 [10SE], H6456 [10OC]
——— Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program funding, H3891 [19JN]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program funding, H1370 [13MR], H1409, H1410 [14MR]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H346 [5FE], H1388 [13MR], H1575 [19MR], H2477–H2481 [7MY], H2577 [14MY], H2622, H2623, H2625, H2626 [15MY], H2663, H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669 [16MY], H2844 [22MY], H3007–H3013 [3JN], H3100 [5JN], H3310, H3342–H3347 [12JN], H3359, H3365, H3369, H3371 [13JN], H3695, H3725, H3727, H3728, H3745–H3750 [18JN], H3761, H3768, H3769, H3771–H3785, H3850–H3855 [19JN], H3932, H3951, H3952, H3971–H3975 [20JN], H4086 [27JN], H4315 [10JY], H4374, H4375, H4377–H4390, H4393, H4459, H4460, H4462–H4474, H4475, H4477 [11JY], H4490 [16JY], H4577 [17JY], H4609 [18JY], H4815, H4816 [19JY], H5077 [25JY], H5181 [31JY], H5374, H5384, H5386 [2AU], H5530 [12SE], H5575, H5577 [17SE], H6246, H6247 [4OC], H6489, H6491 [10OC], H6505, H6507–H6512, H6529 [11OC], H6610 [16OC], H6837, H6838 [29OC], H6907 [30OC], H7057 [14NO], H7170–H7176 [18NO], H7256, H7259, H7267 [20NO], H7399 [3DE], H7453, H7459 [4DE], H7632 [11DE], E683 [16MY], E759 [23MY], E853 [12JN], E897 [17JN], E918 [19JN], E933, E941, E943, E944, E947, E948, E950, E951 [20JN], E970, E971 [26JN], E1020 [8JY], E1061 [16JY], E1703 [19NO]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform relative to veterans ability to qualify under certain asset and income requirements, H5706 [19SE]
——— terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico, H3890, H3891 [19JN]
——— WIC funding, H4051 [26JN], H5181 [31JY]
Dept. of Education: allow redistribution of education funds to allow such funds to follow low-income students to the school of their choice, H4736–H4738 [19JY]
——— amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (H.R. 2658), H4374 [11JY]
——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (H.R. 1368), E355 [21MR]
——— educational opportunity outreach programs funding, H3009, H3010 [3JN]
——— exempt local educational agencies serving high percentage of students from families with income below the poverty line from changes to funding formula, H4710, H4711 [18JY]
——— increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior, E1107 [22JY]
——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (H.R. 1854), H2609 [15MY]
——— report on feasibility of student loan forgiveness to those who start businesses in economically depressed areas, H2924 [23MY]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods, H2288 [24AP]
Dept. of Energy: defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4256, H4257 [9JY]
——— environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H4286, H4287 [9JY]
——— State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4274 [9JY]
——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275, H4276 [9JY]
Dept. of HHS: require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 2036), H2666 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: homeless assistance grants funding, H5160 [30JY], H5274 [1AU]
——— project-based rental assistance program technical correction, H5161 [30JY]
——— public housing programs funding, H5266 [1AU]
——— reduce housing-related health hazards (H.R. 1282), E343 [20MR]
——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5157 [30JY]
Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding through reduction in Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program marketing and outreach funding, H1473, H1474 [15MR]
Dept. of State: submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (H.R. 3509), H8049–H8053 [12DE]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions, H6791 [28OC]
——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (H.R. 2485), H5890 [27SE]
Economy: address global financial system, H6760 [23OC]
——— historical significance of the American dream and analysis of issues that undermine its survival, H7430 [3DE]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations, H1408 [14MR]
FACETS (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1737 [21NO]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: reauthorize nutrition programs for the same duration as farm programs, H6515–H6520 [11OC]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (H.R. 2182), H3007 [3JN]
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 aid: assist in economic development and job creation in Mexico and foster trade relationship, H4070 [26JN]
GAO: establish pilot program to collect and publish Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit redemption data, H3889 [19JN]
Grapevine, TX: tribute to groundbreaking for The Gatehouse transitional housing community for women, E1498 [11OC]
Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, E1423 [3OC]
——— tribute, E1423 [3OC]
Health: improve awareness and treatment for persons affected by neglected diseases in developing countries, E1001 [28JN]
——— 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]
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]
Hope for the City (organization): tribute, E1109 [22JY]
Hunger: impact of Government shutdown on relief programs, H6110 [2OC]
——— tribute to chefs for anti-hunger campaign, H4985 [24JY]
IRS: 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]
Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey (organization): anniversary, E1338 [18SE]
Loaves & Fishes (organization): anniversary, E849 [12JN]
Luzerne County, PA, Head Start, Inc.: anniversary, E734 [23MY]
Manassas, VA: tribute to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Teens Opposing Poverty Program volunteers, E996 [28JN]
Medicaid: anniversary, H5100 [30JY], H5184, H5187 [31JY], E1165 [30JY]
——— expand, H5914 [27SE], E1689 [18NO]
——— reform, H1347, H1348 [12MR], H1615 [19MR], H1706 [20MR], H5099 [30JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on the economy, H513 [14FE]
Minorities: emergency mortality rate of minority individuals, H4853 [22JY]
——— improve health of minority individuals, H2416–H2424 [6MY]
Motion pictures: tribute to documentary, ‘‘Place at the Table’’, on U.S. hunger crisis, H637 [26FE], H1362 [13MR]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E546 [25AP], E643 [13MY]
National Coalition for the Homeless: anniversary, E492 [18AP]
National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 2470), E927 [20JN]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals, E1610 [30OC]
National objectives: address needs of the impoverished, H1584, H1614, H1615 [19MR], H3006–H3013 [3JN], H3341–H3347 [12JN]
——— economic recovery, H6667 [22OC], H6981 [12NO]
North Richland Hills, TX: anniversary of Community Enrichment Center, E1359 [20SE]
Orlando, FL: anniversary of Orlando Union Rescue Mission, E1599 [30OC]
Orlando Day Nursery Association, Inc.: tribute, E1579 [28OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5931, H5934, H5975–H5983, H5990–H6002, H6004, H6005 [28SE], H6014, H6015, H6016 [30SE]
——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5899–H5909 [27SE]
——— impact, 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], H6893 [29OC], H6914 [30OC], H7147, H7148 [15NO], 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, 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], H6983–H6990 [12NO], H7114 [15NO], E1612 [30OC]
——— impact of implementation on Texas, H5913 [27SE]
——— impact of implementation on the Virgin Islands, H6183 [3OC]
——— implementation, 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, H6275 [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], H6911, H6912, H6913, H6914, H6915, H6930, H6941–H6943 [30OC], H6984 [12NO], H7433–H7439 [3DE], H7464 [4DE], H7612 [10DE], E1464 [9OC]
——— preserve certain provisions relative to women, children, and pre-existing conditions, H2703, H2704 [16MY]
——— 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 tax credits for middle class and small businesses, H5371, H5372 [2AU]
——— reform, H6842 [29OC]
——— 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 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]
Phoenixville, PA: tribute to Clinic of Phoenixville for reaching medical care milestone, E1537 [22OC]
Pontiac, MI: tribute to Baldwin Center, E783 [4JN]
Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E980 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: restore the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs, H1377 [13MR]
Social Security: funding, H5786 [20SE]
Southern Poverty Law Center: allegations of religious persecution and intolerance, H5665 [19SE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases, E323 [18MR]
——— decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, H5918 [27SE], H6671 [22OC]
Tacoma, WA: tribute to Tacoma Housing Authority Hillside Community revedelopment ground breaking ceremony, E1045 [11JY]
Taxation: permanently extend the new markets tax credit, H7404 [3DE]
——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (H.R. 3145), E1349 [19SE]
Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H2420 [6MY], E1661 [14NO]
Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc.: anniversary, E1760 [2DE]
Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 1742), H6780–H6782 [28OC], E1591 [29OC]
West Palm Beach, FL: anniversary of The Lord’s Place (organization), E1742 [21NO]
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]
Remarks in Senate
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 299), S8812 [13DE]
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance: tribute to Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign, S7006 [27SE]
Bangladesh: condemn government takeover of Grameen Bank, S5486 [27JN], S6590 [18SE]
Biddeford, ME: anniversary of Biddeford Free Clinic, S6439 [12SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S6564–S6567 [18SE]
——— reform entitlement programs, S1838 [14MR], S1929 [19MR], S2011 [20MR], S2077 [21MR], S2488 [9AP], S5958–S5960 [25JY]
Children and youth: expand and improve the provision and insurance coverage of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, S1247–S1249 [7MR], S2291 [22MR]
Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 1622), S7678–S7680 [30OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow all fresh fruits and vegetables, including white potatoes, as supplemental foods under WIC program, S3980 [6JN]
——— allow States to deputize certain nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to conduct Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program interviews for senior citizens, S3731 [22MY]
——— establish a pilot project to eliminate purchases of unhealthful foods and beverages under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3939 [4JN]
——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3642, S3646 [21MY]
——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S. 458), S1129–S1131 [5MR]
——— improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3824 [23MY], S3980 [6JN], S4207 [11JN]
——— prohibit individuals convicted of certain violent crimes from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3646 [21MY]
——— provide homebound seniors and disabled persons access to grocery delivery through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, S3722 [22MY]
——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program, S3714–S3716 [22MY], S3826 [23MY]
——— require a certain percentage of Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds be used for affordable food for children and at-risk families, food safety, crop protection, and specialty crop production, S3935 [4JN]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3593, S3610 [20MY], S3750 [22MY], S4049 [10JN], S6568 [18SE], S7693 [31OC], S8448 [21NO], S8541, S8545 [9DE], S8616 [11DE], S8887 [17DE]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding through reductions in crop insurance reimbursements to providers, S3637, S3647 [21MY]
Dept. of Education: allow redistribution of education funds to allow such funds to follow low-income students to the school of their choice, S2121 [21MR], S2280 [22MR]
——— amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (S. 1222), S5150 [25JN]
——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S3224–S3226 [8MY]
——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (S. 918), S5597, S5601 [10JY]
——— improve programs operated by local educational agencies with high numbers of children from low-income families (S. 1110), S4401 [12JN]
Dept. of Energy: State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program extension and reauthorization, S6432, S6436 [12SE]
——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S1945 [19MR], S2287 [22MR]
Dept. of HHS: Community Health Center Program funding, S2137 [21MR]
Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (S. 454), S1129 [5MR]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (S. 1387), S6073 [30JY]
——— reduce housing-related health hazards (S. 290), S709 [13FE]
——— transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (S. 437), S2854 [22AP]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, S2265 [22MR]
Drexel University: anniversary of Center for Hunger-Free Communities Witness to Hunger research and advocacy project, S8561 [9DE]
East St. Louis, IL: tribute to Catholic Diocese of Belleville Catholic Urban Programs (CUP), S275 [24JA]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S6631 [19SE], S8557 [9DE]
——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6564–S6567 [18SE], S6629, S6631 [19SE], S7510 [16OC], S7712 [31OC]
——— national objectives priority assignments, S897, S898 [27FE]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (S. 1697), S7983 [13NO]
FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program, S3645 [21MY]
Federal agencies and departments: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7303 [8OC], S7350 [9OC], S7381 [10OC]
Foreign aid: assist in economic development and job creation in certain Central American countries in order to reduce illegal immigration to the U.S., S4566 [18JN]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific (S. 432), S1029 [28FE]
Friends of the Children (organization): anniversary, S2559 [10AP]
Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Downtown Daily Bread soup kitchen, S6883 [24SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5769, S5772 [18JY], S6172, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S7904 [7NO], S8588 [10DE], S8940–S8943 [18DE]
——— 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]
Lexington, KY: tribute to Chrysalis House, S2141 [21MR]
——— tribute to Hope Center, S2141 [21MR]
Louisville, KY: tribute to Family Scholar House, S2141 [21MR]
Medicaid: funding relative to individuals with neurological or cognitive impediment, S1681 [12MR]
——— reform, S5769 [18JY], S6056 [30JY]
Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (S. 740), S2687 [16AP]
National Coalition for the Homeless: anniversary, S2745 [17AP]
National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week: observance, S8448 [21NO]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 258), S6901 [24SE]
National objectives: economic recovery, S7977 [13NO], S8041 [14NO]
Native Americans: impact of Government shutdown, S7527 [16OC]
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 (S. 1490), S6407 [12SE], S6856, S6860 [24SE]
——— impact, S2023 [20MR], S2053, S2055 [21MR], 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, 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], S7822–S7824 [5NO]
——— 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], S7657 [30OC], S7824 [5NO], S8540 [9DE], S8582 [10DE], S8639 [11DE], S8678 [12DE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee, S2259 [22MR]
——— 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]
——— repeal, S1278 [11MR], S3100–S3102 [7MY], S3437 [15MY], S4630 [19JN], S4729 [20JN], S6037–S6039 [30JY], S6138 [31JY], S6173–S6175 [1AU], 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]
Pope Francis: address global financial system, S3561–S3563 [16MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, S6630 [19SE], S6696 [24SE]
Social Security: funding, S8626 [11DE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases, S2323 [22MR]
——— decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, S6770, S6782–S6786 [24SE], S8687–S8692 [12DE]
——— decision on States’ right to opt-out of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion requirements, S6771 [24SE]
Taxation: extend the new markets tax credit, S8992 [19DE]
——— provide tax relief for low- and middle-income families, S2253, S2254 [22MR]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (S. 836), S3038 [25AP]
Universal Service Administration Co.: wireless phone subsidization funding, S2315 [22MR]
War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S6314–S6316 [10SE]
Willisburg, KY: tribute to Isaiah House, S2141 [21MR]
Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, S497 [7FE]
Reports
Protecting Our Nation From Bad Federal Budget Choices: Coalition on Human Needs, E194 [26FE]
Smart, Affordable and Fair—Why Texas Should Extend Medicaid Coverage to Low-Income Adults: Billy Hamilton Consulting (company) (excerpt), H2420–H2422 [6MY]
Reports filed
Billions of Federal Tax Dollars Misspent on New York’s Medicaid Program: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 113–11), H980 [5MR]
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]
Support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Guaranteeing the Right to Counsel and Ensure Indigent Defendants in Felony Cases Are Adequately Represented: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 196) (H. Rept. 113–260), H6996 [12NO]
Rulings of the Chair
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]
Statements
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]
Tables
CBO baseline for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3852 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget authority other than benefits and nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico and American Samoa, H3853 [19JN]
Impact of Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding on Wisconsin residents, H3772 [19JN]
Testimonies
Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Funding: Dale Simonson, Minnesota Dept. of Human Services, E1041 [10JY]
——— Patricia Lull, St. Paul Area Council of Churches, E1042 [10JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 196, support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented, H6975 [12NO]
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. 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.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H2682 [16MY]
H.R. 1742, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6780 [28OC]
H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, H5362 [2AU]
H.R. 3509, Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, H8049–H8051 [12DE]
S. 983, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S3580 [16MY]
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. 23, issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Leon Sullivan, S6237 [1AU]
S. Res. 60, ensure access by women to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities, S947 [27FE]
S. Res. 190, express that foreign assistance for child welfare should adhere to the goals of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity, S5506 [27JN]
S. Res. 258, support goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, S6893 [24SE]
S. Res. 299, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization) anniversary, S8197 [19NO]