DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY see also Secret Service

Amendments

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 2866), S6865, S6867 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3464 [7MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6181, H6182, H6183, H6184, H6185, H6186, H6187, H6188, H6189, H6190, H6194, H6197, H6198, H6203, H6204, H6207, H6218 [14JY], H6262, H6263, H6264, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6268, H6270, H6271, H6272, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6276, H6277, H6278, H6279, H6280, H6282, H6297, H6298 [15JY], H6316, H6317, H6318, H6320, H6321, H6322, H6323 [16JY], H7037 [29JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2037, H2039, H2040, H2041 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3464 [7MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend termination date (S. 2244), S4427, S4428 [10JY], S4574, S4582, S4584, S4585 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Fed’s $4 Trillion in Assets Draw Lawmakers’ Scrutiny, S58 [7JA]

Pots of Marijuana Cash Cause Security Concerns, H6269 [15JY]

Sharpton Says He’s Working Out Tax-Debt Issues, E1723 [3DE]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: establish a comprehensive policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power (see S. 2508), S3863 [19JN]

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (see S. 2940), S6148 [19NO]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis (see H.R. 4043), H1770 [11FE]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see S. 1895), S27 [6JA]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2303), S2796 [7MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: provide for a net benefit review of any transaction between U.S. and foreign companies (see H.R. 5581), H7884 [18SE]

Dept. of HUD: allow Community Development Block Grant Program grant recipients to return unused funds to the U.S. Treasury for debt reduction (see H.R. 5653), H7886 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (see S. Res. 487), S4154 [26JN] (see H. Res. 565), H3413 [2MY]

——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (see H. Res. 568), H3445 [6MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 3825), H134 [9JA]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 5259), H7125 [30JY]

Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund: establish through repeal of Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements (see S. 2512), S3898 [23JN]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H4684 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: call for adoption and use of accrual basis accounting principles for budgeting, financial reporting, and performance measures (see H. Res. 545), H2990 [7AP]

——— improve Government efficiency by cracking down on offshore tax evaders, maximizing competition and savings in contracting, and reducing costs of managing coin supplies (see H.R. 5652), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide notice and evidence before collecting debts through tax refunds and restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset (see H.R. 4764), H5022 [29MY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 2691), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 4885), H5493 [18JN]

Federal Insurance Office: require to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the insurance industry (see H.R. 5067), H6106 [10JY]

Financial institutions: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see S. 2208), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

——— establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting (see S. 2242), S2378 [10AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 5016), H5826 [3JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (see H. Res. 661), H6034 [9JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 4387), H2913 [3AP]

——— place a moratorium on authority to make financial stability determinations (see H.R. 4881), H5398 [17JN]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2212), S2161 [3AP]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H1718 [10FE]

Foreign banks: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that engage in certain transactions with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 5431), H7432 [10SE]

FRS: repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority to restrict mandatory pre-dispute arbitration (see H.R. 4734), H4829 [22MY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see S. 2213), S2161 [3AP]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects (see S. 2271), S2566 [30AP] (see H.R. 4522), H3363 [30AP]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking relief in response to the failure of the Sec. of the Treasury to faithfully execute the law relative to health insurance-related IRS reporting requirements (see H. Res. 655), H5830 [7JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 475), H1718 [10FE]

Immigration: reimburse States and local governments for expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful immigration status (see H.R. 5673), H7900 [19SE]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (see S. 2955), S6204 [20NO]

Insurance: require employers to notify employees and prospective employees if the employer is exempted or excepted from covering certain health services (see S. 2629), S4620 [17JY]

Investments: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 5180), H6745 [23JY]

——— issue Transportation Bonds to fund transportation projects in each State (see H.R. 4945), H5723 [24JN]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4503), H3240 [28AP]

——— permit the release of information relative to the status of certain investigations (see H.R. 5420), H7387 [9SE]

——— prohibit bonuses to senior-level executives until the IRS complies with all congressional document requests relative to targeting of certain taxpayers (see S. 2517), S3939 [24JN]

——— prohibit discretionary bonuses for employees who have engaged in misconduct or who have delinquent tax liability (see S. 2272), S2566 [30AP]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 2067, 2072), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4593), H3939 [7MY]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 5418), H7387 [9SE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see S. 2282), S2614 [1MY] (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]

——— protect taxpayers from improper audits (see S. 2215), S2194 [7AP]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (see H.R. 5419), H7387 [9SE]

——— provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois G. Lerner during her employment at the IRS (see H.R. 4958), H5767 [25JN]

Lerner, Lois G.: call for arrest on charges of contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 664), H6106 [10JY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 574), H3940 [7MY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (see H. Res. 568), H3445 [6MY]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 647), H5768 [25JN]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2310), S2875 [8MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

Office of Financial Research: improve transparency, accountability, governance, and operations (see H.R. 5037), H6034 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: disapprove IRS rule relative to the individual mandate (see S.J. Res. 35), S1819 [27MR]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

Public debt: appropriately manage debt by limiting use of extraordinary measures (see S. 2877), S5782 [18SE]

——— provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (H.R. 3372), consideration (see H. Res. 459), H223 [14JA]

Public Health Emergency Fund: make a supplemental appropriation (see H.R. 5797), H8668 [4DE]

SSA: prohibit seizing of tax refunds to repay overpayments, restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments to children (see S. 2453), S3544 [10JN]

State Small Business Credit Initiative: reauthorize (see S. 2285), S2614 [1MY] (see H.R. 4556), H3407 [1MY]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see S. 2239), S2378 [10AP]

——— increase the dollar limitation on the de minimis safe harbor from treatment as a capital expenditure for taxpayers without applicable financial statements (see H.R. 4332), H2744 [27MR]

——— modify Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to determinations of full-time equivalent employees under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 2166), S1818 [27MR]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see S. 2203), S2161 [3AP]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 5330), H7182 [31JY]

——— prevent identity theft related tax refund fraud (see S. 2736), S5217 [31JY]

——— regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 4470), H3196 [10AP]

Terrorism: allow for use of certain foreign assets to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties (see H.R. 5367), H7183 [31JY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5397 [17JN]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend termination date (see S. 2244), S2378 [10AP]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), consideration (see H. Res. 775), H8930 [9DE]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA): transform into a revolving fund (see H.R. 4925), H5597 [20JN]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see S. 2411), S3341 [2JN]

Ukraine: examine benefits of implementing a currency board system to stabilize the national currency and improve economy (see S. Res. 448), S3074 [15MY]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (see H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5216 [31JY]

E-Mails 

Al Sharpton’s tax situation: Joe Steuer, E1723 [3DE]

Letters

Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, and CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act: Bill Cheney, Credit Union National Association, H3427 [6MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appropriations process: Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H6199 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury economic impact study of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens: Bill Hampel, Credit Union National Association and Brian Branch, World Council of Credit Unions, Inc., H6183 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension: Coalition To Insure Against Terrorism, S4579 [17JY]

——— David H. Stevens, Mortgage Bankers Association, S4579 [17JY]

——— Douglas M. Bibby, National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, S4578 [17JY]

——— Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S4578 [17JY]

——— Jacob J. Lew, Sec. of the Treasury, H8965 [10DE]

——— James D. Grande, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, S4579 [17JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4580 [17JY]

——— several organizations, S4580 [17JY]

——— Steve Brown, National Association of Realtors, S4579 [17JY]

IRS provision of documents relating to tax exempt advocacy organizations: Leonard Oursler, IRS, H3916 [7MY]

Money Remittances Improvement Act: Peter Yang, Wausau Area Hmong Mutal Association, Inc., H3424 [6MY]

Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act: several organizations, H1754 [11FE]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, S4580 [17JY]

Messages

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine: President Obama, S1364 [6MR], H2250 [6MR]

National Emergency Relative to Ukraine: President Obama, S1690 [24MR]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274 [15JY], H6331 [16JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2052 [27FE]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3919 [7MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend termination date (S. 2244), S4298 [9JY], S4588 [17JY]

Press releases

Faleomavaega Announces Release of American Samoa Quarter: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1662 [20NO]

House Passes Bill To Provide American Samoa With a Commemorative Quarter: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1662 [20NO]

PCI Urges the Senate To Support the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014: Eileen Gilligan, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, S4579 [17JY]

Quarter Dollar Bill Commemorating American Samoa and Other Territories Reintroduced: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1662 [20NO]

U.S. Treasury Sending $20.4 Million to ASG To Pay Out Economic Stimulus Payments to Qualifying Residents: Delegate Faleomavaega (2008), E1700 [2DE]

Remarks in House

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 2866), H7506–H7508 [15SE], E1477 [19SE]

California: eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt repayments, H1631, H1632 [5FE]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education, H6674 [23JY]

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program: funding, H6185, H6186 [14JY]

CPSC: increase third-party testing regulatory relief funding through reduction in IRS enforcement account funding, H6187, H6188 [14JY], E1177 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: notify students of financial management resources provided by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, H6764 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H5733, H5734, H5765 [25JN], H6754, H6755, H6756, H6758 [24JY]

——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), H3909–H3919 [7MY], H6755 [24JY], H7593 [16SE]

——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3458–H3465 [7MY]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, H69–H71 [8JA]

Education: provide higher education loan borrowers with table to compare savings on interest rates, H6789, H6790 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide notice and evidence before collecting debts through tax refunds and restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset (H.R. 4764), E865 [29MY]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H6265 [15JY]

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: funding, H6184 [14JY]

Financial institutions: allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (H.R. 3584), H3418–H3420 [6MY]

——— allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), H3422–H3424 [6MY]

——— prohibit funding to designate any nonbank financial companies as ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ or as a ‘‘systemically important financial instution’’, H6317, H6318 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding to penalize financial institutions for providing services to marijuana-related businesses in States with legalized marijuana, H6272, H6275, H6276 [15JY]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6278, H6279 [15JY]

——— making appropriations, H441, H443 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6122, H6125 [11JY], H6169–H6213 [14JY], H6242–H6245, H6261–H6284 [15JY], H6316–H6333 [16JY], H6361 [17JY], H6853–H6857 [25JY], E1165, E1172, E1176, E1177 [16JY], E1187 [17JY], E1195 [18JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6043–H6049 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), motion to recommit, H6331, H6332 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263, H6264 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H6316 [16JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to analyze impact of proposed rules on financial industry and consumer and small business access to credit, H2039, H2040 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H1681 [6FE], H1728 [11FE], H1947 [26FE], H2028–H2043, H2050–H2055 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1731–H1739 [11FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), motion to recommit, H2052, H2053 [27FE]

FRS: acknowledge and honor work of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in providing protection and relief to consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices in financial markets, H2042, H2043 [27FE]

——— congressional oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appropriations process, H6197–H6199 [14JY]

——— proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, H30 [8JA], H2042, H2043 [27FE]

——— reform monetary policy to promote goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates, H5358–H5361 [12JN]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exclusive rulemaking authority and restore judicial review, H2029, H2040, H2041 [27FE]

Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H6182 [14JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement compliance guidelines for financial institutions seeking to provide services to marijuana-related businesses, H6268–H6270 [15JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H4486 [20MY], H5194 [10JN], H5988–H5991 [9JY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (H. Res. 442), H114–H118 [9JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 475), H1731–H1739 [11FE]

Inspector General for Tax Administration: funding to study economic impact of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H6182, H6183 [14JY]

IRS: across-the-board funding reduction, H6188, H6189 [14JY]

——— alleged protection of famous debtors, E1723 [3DE]

——— allow regulations requiring disclosure of secret political donors of organizations seeking 501(c)4 tax-exempt status, H1969 [26FE]

——— enforcement funding, H6189, H6190 [14JY]

——— operations support funding, H6190, H6191 [14JY]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (H.R. 4503), E595 [28AP]

——— permit the release of information relative to the status of certain investigations (H.R. 5420), H7535, H7599 [16SE]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities, H3913 [7MY]

——— prohibit funding for certain activities relative to organizations seeking 501(c)4 tax-exempt status, H6317 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H6270, H6271 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 5418), H7535, H7598 [16SE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (H.R. 4531), H3300 [30AP]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 5419), H7535, H7598, H7599 [16SE]

——— reform, H6225 [15JY]

——— Tax Counseling for the Elderly program funding, H6187 [14JY]

——— taxpayer services funding through reductions in enforcement account funding, H6186, H6187 [14JY]

——— taxpayer services funding to provide assistance to parents whose deceased children are victims of identity theft through reductions in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3393 [1MY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3902–H3909, H3919 [7MY], H3950 [8MY], H6755 [24JY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3458–H3465 [7MY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), motion to refer, H3920–H3922 [7MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H5884 [9JY]

——— establish (H.R. 5101), H6251 [15JY], E1149 [14JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary, H8632 [4DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 627), H3254–H3257 [29AP], H3306 [30AP]

Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence: funding through reductions in Inspector General for Tax Administration funding, H6181, H6182 [14JY]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: require to abide by administrative judge decision in litigation against T Bank, N.A., H6181 [14JY]

Pensions: prevent bailouts of certain public pension systems, H6279, H6280 [15JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H1483 [29JA], H1681, H1682 [6FE], H1701, H1707, H1708–H1713 [10FE], E269 [27FE]

——— provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (H.R. 233), H33 [8JA], H1601 [5FE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling, H1749–H1758 [11FE], E222 [21FE]

Salaries and expenses: funding, H6181 [14JY]

SEC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce Financial Accounting Standards Board final leasing accounting standard rules, regulations, or requirements, H6268 [15JY]

——— revise proposed rule to impose floating net asset value on certain money market funds, H6267, H6268 [15JY]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 352), H3163, H3165 [10AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize, H7003 [29JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4871), H5592 [20JN], H5733 [25JN], H6123 [11JY], H6665 [23JY], H8230 [2DE], H8653, H8654 [4DE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend (H.R. 508), H6847 [25JY], H7306 [9SE]

——— extend termination date, H7984 [14NO]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), H5258 [11JN], H6379 [17JY], H8975–H8991 [10DE]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), consideration (H. Res. 775), H8962–H8967 [10DE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 2366), H8255–H8258 [2DE]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms: establish, S4581, S4582, S4588 [17JY]

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (S. 2940), S6149–S6151 [19NO], S6258 [2DE]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (S. 2115), S2312, S2313 [9AP], S2553 [30AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 2866), S6867 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S3596 [11JN]

Coloretti, Nani A.: suitability to be Deputy Sec. of HUD relative to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network hiring practices, S6227 [1DE]

Corps of Engineers: port dredging and maintenance funding, S3223 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, S3889 [23JN]

——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (S. Res. 487), S4113–S4116 [26JN]

——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (S. Res. 487), unanimous-consent request, S4115 [26JN]

Dynan, Karen: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Economic Policy, S4112 [26JN]

Economy: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (S. 1852), S48 [7JA], S190 [9JA]

Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund: establish through repeal of Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements (S. 2512), S3899 [23JN]

Financial institutions: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), S5329 [1AU]

FRS: proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, S57 [7JA]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth and minimize risk, S12 [6JA], S59, S66 [7JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, S3207, S3223 [21MY], S3268, S3271 [22MY]

Health: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S351 [15JA]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (S. 2955), S6290 [3DE]

International economic relations: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1114), S3223 [21MY], S3278 [22MY], S3644 [12JN]

IRS: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), S1253 [27FE], S1255, S1256 [3MR], S2637, S2638 [5MY]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), unanimous-consent request, S2638 [5MY]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (S. 2282), S2619 [1MY]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 2310), S2877 [8MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5765 [18SE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling, S915 [12FE]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S1532, S1538 [12MR]

——— nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, unanimous-consent agreement, S1369 [6MR]

Sheets, D. Nathan: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S5764, S5765 [18SE]

——— nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, unanimous-consent agreement, S5715 [17SE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: extend deadline to collect terrorism loss risk-spreading premiums if mandatory recoupment is more than a billion dollars, S4585, S4587 [17JY]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), S4574–S4595 [17JY]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), motion to proceed, S4298, S4299 [9JY], S4367 [10JY]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), unanimous-consent agreement, S4392 [10JY], S4545 [16JY]

——— extend termination date (S. 2244), unanimous-consent request, S6905 [16DE]

Toloui, Ramin: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance, S6179 [20NO]

Weiss, Antonio F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, S6510 [10DE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 2366), S6354 [4DE]

Reports

Debunking the Myth That the IRS Targeted Progressives—How the IRS and Congressional Democrats Misled America About Disparate Treatment: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Staff, H3918 [7MY]

Finding Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3482–H3901 [7MY]

Reports filed

Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 113–689), H10333 [2JA]

Consideration of H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice Appointment of a Special Counsel To Investigate the Alleged Targeting of Conservative Nonprofit Groups by the IRS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 568) (H. Rept. 113–439), H3445 [6MY]

Consideration of H. Res. 574, and Report, Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Subpoena: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 568) (H. Rept. 113–439), H3445 [6MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 113–350), H1718 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations and H.R. 4718, Bonus Depreciation Modification and Permanency: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 113–517), H6034 [9JY]

Consideration of S. 540, Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. Rept. 113–351), H1769 [11FE]

Consideration of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Termination Date Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 775) (H. Rept. 113–654), H8930 [9DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3193) (H. Rept. 113–346), H1685 [6FE]

Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 113–344), H1685 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Termination Date Extension: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2244), S3898 [23JN]

——— Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2244) (S. Rept. 113–199), S4153 [26JN]

Energize Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 113–219), S4903 [24JY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5016) (H. Rept. 113–508), H5826 [3JY]

Nomination of D. Nathan Sheets To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5216 [31JY]

Nomination of Karen Dynan To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Economic Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S820 [6FE]

Nomination of Ramin Toloui To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5216 [31JY]

Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S367 [15JA]

Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 113–694), H10333 [2JA]

Request Copies of Dept. of the Treasury Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 113–525), H6397 [17JY]

Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 113–345), H1685 [6FE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 113–350), H1718 [10FE]

TRIA Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 113–523), H6351 [16JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6199, H6208 [14JY], H6272, H6274 [15JY]

Tables

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) budget authority and outlay allocations revisions, S4547 [16JY], S5619 [16SE]

Federal Government spending outlays, H1751 [11FE]

Federal Reserve Banks balance sheet, S57 [7JA]

Financial services and general Government appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6171–H6176 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 82, corrections in enrollment of S. 540, Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act, H1759 [11FE]

H. Res. 475, clarify House proceedings and actions during February district work period and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H1731 [11FE]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H1731 [11FE]

H. Res. 475, consideration of S. 540, Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act, H1748 [11FE]

H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H3909 [7MY]

H. Res. 568, consideration of H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H3458 [7MY]

H. Res. 568, consideration of H. Res. 574 and report, find Lois G. Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) subpoena, H3458 [7MY]

H. Res. 574, find Lois G. Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3902 [7MY]

H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 5016, financial services and general Government appropriations and H.R. 4718, bonus depreciation modification and permanency, H6043 [10JY]

H. Res. 775, consideration of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, H8962 [10DE]

H.R. 627, National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H3254 [29AP]

H.R. 2366, World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8255 [2DE]

H.R. 2866, Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H7506 [15SE]

H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H2037–H2039 [27FE]

H.R. 3584, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, H3418 [6MY]

H.R. 4386, Money Remittances Improvement Act, H3422 [6MY]

H.R. 5418, prohibit IRS officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business, H7598 [16SE]

H.R. 5419, provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to IRS adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations, H7598 [16SE]

H.R. 5420, permit the release of information relative to the status of certain IRS investigations, H7599 [16SE]

S. 540, Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act, S933 [12FE], H1752 [11FE]

S. 1895, Centennial Monetary Commission Act, S28–S30 [6JA]

S. 2115, American Cures Act, S1586 [12MR]

S. 2215, Eliminating Improper and Abusive IRS Audits Act, S2196 [7AP]

S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, H8975–H8982 [10DE]

S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, S4574, S4589–S4595 [17JY]

S. 2512, Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund Act, S3899 [23JN]

S. 2629, Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act, S4622 [17JY]

S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

S. Res. 448, examine benefits of implementing a currency board system to stabilize the national currency and improve economy in Ukraine, S3078 [15MY]

S. Res. 487, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, S4163 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 35, disapprove IRS rule relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual mandate, S1831 [27MR]