INCOME see also Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S855 [10FE], S897, S898, S899, S901 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1251, S1252 [27FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (S. 1691), S5837, S5865 [18SE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4562 [16JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2242, S2244, S2247, S2284, S2285 [8AP], S5513 [10SE], S5530, S5566, S5567, S5568 [11SE]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (S. 2117), S5642, S5647 [16SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 524), H2668 [26MR]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2475, S2487 [29AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (S. 1302), S531, S546 [28JA]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6773 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S3087, S3088 [15MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3820, S3821 [18JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71, S72, S76, S77 [7JA], S142, S147, S148, S149, S150, S151, S179, S180, S181, S183 [8JA], S204, S227, S229, S231 [9JA], S293, S294, S296, S297 [13JA], S329, S330, S332 [14JA], S545 [28JA], S703 [3FE], S737, S738, S768, S769 [4FE], S826, S827, S829, S830, S832 [6FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1251, S1252 [27FE]

Analyses

Dispense with Bankruptcy Requirement of Providing Assurance of Payment for Utility Services Under Certain Circumstances (H.R. 5132), E1187 [17JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

——— H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

An Awful Idea—Hammer the Disabled To Pay for Unemployment Benefits, S287 [13JA]

Census Report Shows Rise in Full-Time Work, Undercutting Claims by Health Reform Opponents, H7816 [18SE]

Closing an Abhorrent Loophole, H8236 [2DE]

Corporate Tax Dodgers Leave the Rest of Us To Foot the Bill (excerpt), H6263, H6264 [15JY]

False Reasons for Filibustering Jobless Aid (excerpt), S384 [16JA]

How Obama Neglects the Poor (excerpt), S49 [7JA]

It’s Time To Level the Playing Field for Main Street Businesses, S2712 [6MY]

Long-Term Jobless, Like Madera Man, Face Loss of Unemployment Payments (excerpt), S41 [7JA], S316 [14JA]

Majority of New Jobs Pay Low Wages, Study Finds, H3039 [8AP]

Nazi Criminals Getting Benefits? Yes, It’s True, H8236 [2DE]

No. 1 Job for House—Extend Emergency Unemployment Aid—Program Will Help Economy by Creating Jobs, Boosting Growth, H1265 [27JA]

No. 1 Job for House—Extend Emergency Unemployment Aid, H178 [13JA]

No Jobs, No Benefits, and Lousy Pay, H252 [15JA]

No SSNs for the SS, H8235 [2DE]

ObamaCare’s Hidden Hit on Businesses, S2084 [2AP]

ObamaCare’s Secret Mandate Exemption, H2382 [13MR]

Overloaded Vets Bill Would Be a Costly Letdown (excerpt), S1147 [26FE]

President Obama’s Persistent ‘77 Cent’ Claim on the Wage Gap Gets a New Pinocchio Rating, S2306 [9AP]

Shameful Social Security Benefits for Expelled Nazis, H8236 [2DE]

Stop the Payments—Former Nazis Overseas Shouldn’t Get Social Security, H8236 [2DE]

Study Ties Diabetic Crises to Dip in Food Budgets, H231 [15JA]

Supersized Veterans’ Bill Promises Much—Mostly Broken Promises, S1162 [26FE]

Unemployment Benefits Lapse Severs Lifeline for Longtime Jobless (excerpt), S41 [7JA], S315 [14JA]

Wage Hike Cost Is No Myth, S2537 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 496), H2097 [28FE]

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (see S. 2614), S4557 [16JY]

——— modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (see H.R. 5832), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 4274), H2488 [18MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1930), S372 [15JA] (see S. 1950), S439 [16JA] (see S. 1963), S486 [27JA] (see S. 1977), S655 [30JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see H.R. 4134), H2097 [28FE]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 5132), H6397 [17JY]

——— improve protection for employees and retirees in municipal bankruptcies (see H.R. 5133), H6397 [17JY]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2589), S4404 [10JY]

Budget: replace process for establishing the debt ceiling with a formula based on the ratio of debt to gross domestic product and reduce pay of Members of Congress for failing to meet fiscal sustainability targets (see H.R. 4021), H1718 [10FE]

——— 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]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 5857), H9302 [11DE]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4502 [15JY]

——— encourage compensation transparency (see H.R. 5256), H7124 [30JY]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 4611), H4015 [8MY]

——— limit ability of companies in bankruptcy to reduce or terminate wages or benefits, require continuation of health benefits, and provide information on duration of health benefits (see S. 2418), S3367 [3JN]

Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2172), S1818 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S1923 [1AP]

Colleges and universities: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2230), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 4436), H3142 [9AP]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5063 [30MY]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 2321), S2910 [12MY] (see H.R. 4079), H1937 [25FE]

Courts: require upon request a probable cause hearing in connection with property seizures relative to certain monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 5833), H9044 [10DE]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 4183), H2256 [6MR]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H6397 [17JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2617), S4557 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 2201), S2095 [2AP]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 4142), H2147 [4MR]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 1922), S325 [14JA] (see H.R. 4006), H1686 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (see H.R. 5721), H8033 [17NO]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5818 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application (see H.R. 3842), H162 [10JA]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 5577), H7884 [18SE]

——— establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (see H.R. 3959), H1510 [29JA]

——— include foreign income for purposes of determining total income for higher education grant and loan eligibility (see H.R. 3841), H162 [10JA]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see S. 2612), S4557 [16JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H5817 [26JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process in order to maximize eligibility and increase income threshold to qualify for maximum Pell Grant funding (see S. 2340), S3029 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 4418), H2990 [7AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5863), H9302 [11DE]

Dept. of HUD: allow periodic reviews of certain families’ incomes for purposes of determining eligibility for certain Federal housing programs (see H.R. 5776), H8225 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]

Dept. of Labor: promulgate regulations implementing Good Jobs Model Employer Standards requiring Federal agencies to contract with companies that provide good jobs (see H.R. 5250), H7039 [29JY]

——— restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (see S. 2486), S3811 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 4616), H4015 [8MY]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 4102), H2001 [26FE]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran and ensure that substituted claims are processed timely (see H.R. 4335), H2744 [27MR]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see S. 2654), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 5193), H6813 [24JY]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims (see H.R. 4191), H2300 [11MR]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to senior employees until the backlog of disability claims is resolved and establish a commission to evaluate such backlog (see H.R. 4766), H5022 [29MY]

——— prohibit payment of performance awards to Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 2362), S3184 [20MY]

——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3367 [3JN]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 5094), H6214 [14JY]

——— remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified losses under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4235), H2432 [13MR]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (see S. 2423), S3367 [3JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5254), H7039 [29JY]

District of Columbia: establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service (see H.R. 5006), H5818 [26JN]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, repeal medical device tax, restore 40-hour work week, and provide reemployment assessments (see H.R. 3885), H472 [15JA]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), consideration (see H. Res. 686), H6814 [24JY]

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

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2642), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 5159), H6654 [22JY]

——— extend the emergency unemployment compensation program and stimulate the economy and create opportunities for new job creation (see H.R. 4550), H3407 [1MY]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 2906), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5583), H7884 [18SE]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H6106 [10JY]

——— prohibit garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see S. 2809), S5588 [15SE] (see H.R. 5356), H7183 [31JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 3999), H1658 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 2263), S2424 [28AP]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see S. 2436), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

——— 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 employees: allow Foreign Service and other executive agency employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits (see H.R. 5206), H6859 [25JY]

——— change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 2117), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4193), H2301 [11MR]

——— direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H3195 [10AP]

——— enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 5169), H6744 [23JY]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 2397), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 4306), H2695 [26MR]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 5338), H7182 [31JY]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see S. 2435), S3474 [5JN]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

——— prohibit reduction or limitation of multifamily housing business of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5495), H7617 [16SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2406 [11AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 535), H2853 [2AP]

House of Representatives: reduce period of availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 3904), H1240 [16JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 524), H2644 [25MR]

Hurricanes: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area (see H.R. 5716), H7995 [14NO]

Insurance: reform verification and reporting processes for health care premium and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 5557), H7883 [18SE]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5783), H8365 [3DE]

IRS: allow taxpayers to provide certain explanations for missing documentation (see H. Res. 635), H5597 [20JN]

——— delay application of revenue ruling on the characterization of payments as tips or service charges (see H.R. 5341), H7182 [31JY]

——— extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 5619), H7885 [18SE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (see H.R. 3896), H1240 [16JA]

Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4781), H5063 [30MY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see S. 2000), S821 [6FE] (see H.R. 4015), H1686 [6FE] (see H.R. 4209), H2360 [12MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H2360 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (see S. 2122), S1584 [12MR] (see S. 2157), S1731 [25MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments (see S. 2110), S1519 [11MR]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 3887), H472 [15JA]

——— reduce rates of basic pay if a Federal budget deficit existed in the most recent fiscal year (see H.R. 3993), H1658 [5FE]

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: require a survey of Armed Forces members of their preferences relative to pay and benefits (see S. 2294), S2718 [6MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 2223), S2239 [8AP]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of dual-status technicians (see S. 2312), S2875 [8MY]

Nazi Party—World War II: deny Social Security and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution (see S. 2920), S5993 [13NO] (see H.R. 5706), H7979 [13NO]

——— terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see S. 2944), S6148 [19NO] (see H.R. 5739), H8132 [19NO]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H162 [10JA]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2097 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see S. 2434), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 4805), H5072 [5JN]

——— eliminate health care exchange cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4196), H2301 [11MR]

Pensions: establish a special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (see H.R. 5792), H8668 [4DE]

——— extend automatic extension of amortization periods and funding improvement and rehabilitation plan rules relative to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (see H.R. 5773), H8225 [1DE]

——— permit multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relative to withdrawal liability (see H.R. 5802), H8669 [4DE]

——— reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see H.R. 4275), H2488 [18MR]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see S. 1979), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 5828), H9044 [10DE]

——— require plans to establish policies on firm-specific risks in asset management services, greater diversification in investment strategies, and inclusion of diverse asset managers and minority brokerage firms (see H.R. 5877), H9303 [11DE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Public safety officers: change the date of retroactive application of the provision of certain benefits to injured rescue squad or ambulance crew members (see H.R. 4514), H3291 [29AP]

——— provide disability benefits to officers disabled before enactment of Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 5292), H7126 [30JY]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency and provide information on total spending and an overall spending limit on such programs (see S. 2015), S890 [11FE] (see H.R. 4731), H4828 [22MY]

SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 4571), H3446 [6MY]

Senior citizens: eliminate the payroll tax on individuals who have attained retirement age and repeal limits on outside income earned while receiving Social Security benefits (see S. 2336), S3029 [14MY] (see H.R. 5243), H7039 [29JY]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 4202), H2301 [11MR]

Social Security: adjust age limitations for payment of child’s insurance benefits to certain disabled individuals and for calculation of recent work for determining eligibility for disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 5715), H7995 [14NO]

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H5876 [8JY]

——— eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 4893), H5494 [18JN]

——— enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2455), S3544 [10JN]

——— establish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to determine cost-of-living increases (see S. 2382), S3293 [22MY]

——— prohibit assignment of account numbers and payment of disability benefits to, and deny credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by, certain illegal aliens (see H.R. 5774), H8225 [1DE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 5306), H7181 [31JY]

——— protect the Social Security Disability Insurance program and provide other support for working disabled individuals (see S. 3003), S6626 [11DE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

——— provide for immediate designation of substitute representative payees relative to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4401), H2961 [4AP]

——— raise to at least the poverty line the amount of benefits that are exempt from being offset to satisfy student loan debt (see H.R. 3927), H1252 [23JA]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 5697), H7978 [13NO]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4664), H4434 [15MY]

——— 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]

SSI: condition benefit eligibility of certain older disabled children on school attendance (see H.R. 4617), H4015 [8MY]

——— modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4583), H3446 [6MY]

——— update eligibility (see S. 2089), S1365 [6MR]

States: test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 4206), H2301 [11MR]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 3986), H1591 [4FE]

——— allow a credit against income tax for equity investments by angel investors (see S. 2497), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4931), H5597 [20JN]

——— allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]

——— allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 5178), H6745 [23JY]

——— allow certain discharged student loan debt to be included in gross income ratably over a certain number of years and disregard such income in determining eligibility for Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 4020), H1686 [6FE]

——— allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (see S. 2882), S5782 [18SE]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 5579), H7884 [18SE] (see H.R. 5720), H7995 [14NO]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental retirement savings plans after a certain age (see H.R. 4634), H4058 [9MY]

——— allow increased contributions to health savings accounts and allow Medicare and VA health care participants to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3871), H223 [14JA]

——— allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in Medicare Advantage medical savings accounts to contribute their own money to their medical savings account (see H.R. 4177), H2256 [6MR]

——— allow rollovers from other retirement plans into simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 5672), H7900 [19SE]

——— allow use of certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 3977), H1511 [29JA]

——— amend nondiscrimination provisions of Internal Revenue Code to protect older, longer service participants in qualified retirement plans (see S. 2855), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5381), H7184 [31JY]

——— assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans’ assets (see H.R. 3821), H72 [8JA]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (see H. Res. 680), H6744 [23JY]

——— disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H3407 [1MY]

——— eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes (see H.R. 5852), H9302 [11DE]

——— encourage mixed-income housing development (see H.R. 4130), H2097 [28FE]

——— encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5875), H9303 [11DE]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2108), S1519 [11MR]

——— end tax deferrals on profits accumulated offshore and terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 5443), H7433 [10SE]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children, increase the earned income tax credit for childless workers, and close certain tax loopholes (see S. 2162), S1775 [26MR]

——— establish a maximum rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed on taxpayers (see H.R. 4512), H3291 [29AP]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see S. 2355), S3184 [20MY] (see S. 2377), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2912), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5767), H8169 [20NO]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H3939 [7MY]

——— exclude Federal student aid from taxable gross income (see S. 2827), S5629 [16SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1591 [4FE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see S. 2026), S947 [12FE]

——— exclude from gross income certain combat zone compensation of civilian Federal employees (see H.R. 4621), H4015 [8MY]

——— exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 4089), H1937 [25FE]

——— exclude from gross income discharges of Federal student loans as a result of veterans’ service-connected total disability that is permanent in nature (see H.R. 3843), H162 [10JA]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 2525), S4003 [25JN] (see H.R. 5787), H8365 [3DE]

——— exclude Social Security benefits from taxable income (see H.R. 5850), H9302 [11DE]

——— exempt foreign pensions from dispositions of investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 5251), H7039 [29JY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4128), H2097 [28FE] (see H.R. 4244), H2433 [13MR]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H1511 [29JA] (see H.R. 5662), H7886 [18SE]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 2908), S5783 [18SE]

——— expand health savings accounts (see H.R. 5465), H7528 [15SE]

——— expand the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4117), H2065 [27FE]

——— expand the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the Uniformed Services (see S. 2958), S6205 [20NO]

——— expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 5615), H7885 [18SE]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 3943), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2260), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 4469), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7883 [18SE]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 3941), H1479 [28JA] (see H.R. 3995), H1658 [5FE]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 3942), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2429), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 5578), H7884 [18SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 3856), H183 [13JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4062), H1776 [14FE]

——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement with respect to such bonds (see H.R. 5347), H7182 [31JY]

——— extend tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 3944), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3946), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see S. 1896), S68 [7JA]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 3947), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 4559), H3407 [1MY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H7674 [17SE]

——— include unrepatriated earnings in income of groups that include an inverted corporation (see S. 2895), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5549), H7882 [18SE]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 4647), H4059 [9MY]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3861), H183 [13JA]

——— increase the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts and include athletic equipment in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (see S. 2568), S4271 [8JY]

——— index the dependent care credit for inflation (see H.R. 5258), H7124 [30JY]

——— jumpstart the sluggish economy, finance critical infrastructure investments, fight income inequality, and create jobs (see H.R. 3939), H1479 [28JA]

——— limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see S. 2347), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4085), H1937 [25FE]

——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 5444), H7433 [10SE]

——— limit interest expense deduction to prevent earnings stripping of domestic corporations involved in corporate inversion (see S. 2786), S5507 [10SE]

——— lower Federal tax on earnings of U.S. companies with foreign operations (see H.R. 5883), H9303 [11DE]

——— make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (see H.R. 4454), H3195 [10AP]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 4845), H5318 [11JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 4789), H5063 [30MY]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 5785), H8365 [3DE]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 4453), H3195 [10AP]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H5248 [10JN]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H4015 [8MY]

——— make technical corrections to recently enacted tax legislation and remove provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are no longer applicable (see S. 2261), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 5528), H7882 [18SE]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 5806), H8867 [8DE]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 4145), H2147 [4MR]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4691), H4684 [20MY]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4777), H5063 [30MY]

——— permanently extend straight-line cost recovery and certain expensing for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4940), H5639 [23JN]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H2360 [12MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2853 [2AP]

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 4429), H3057 [8AP]

——— permit distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5554), H7882 [18SE]

——— permit rollovers from health savings accounts to Medicare Advantage medical savings accounts (see H.R. 4180), H2256 [6MR]

——— prevent extension of tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (see S. 2686), S5134 [30JY]

——— prohibit replacement of gasoline excise tax with a GPS, location, or distance-based tax (see H.R. 5884), H9303 [11DE]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 3837), H134 [9JA]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 2618), S4557 [16JY] (see S. 2627), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H6744 [23JY]

——— provide a deduction for elementary and secondary private school tuition (see H.R. 5779), H8272 [2DE]

——— provide a deduction relating to the compensation of the lesser earning spouse (see H.R. 5257), H7124 [30JY]

——— provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4326), H2743 [27MR]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 4052), H1770 [11FE]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 5287), H7126 [30JY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 2540), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5372), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see S. 1975), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 5365), H7183 [31JY]

——— provide an elective safe harbor for expensing costs of acquiring or producing tangible property by small businesses (see S. 2237), S2378 [10AP]

——— provide an exemption from tax on early distributions for certain Bureau of Prisons correctional officers who retire before age 55 (see S. 2257), S2424 [28AP]

——— provide appeals process for designation as qualified census tracts and difficult development areas under the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5198), H6814 [24JY]

——— provide for a progressive consumption tax, individual and corporate tax reform, and refunds of excess consumption tax revenue (see S. 3005), S6626 [11DE]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (see H.R. 1), H9043 [10DE]

——— provide for improved compliance with the requirements of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5070), H6106 [10JY]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 4129), H2097 [28FE]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 2880), S5782 [18SE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 5882), H9303 [11DE]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7617 [16SE]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 2723), S5216 [31JY]

——— reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 4061), H1776 [14FE]

——— reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2899), S5783 [18SE]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3894), H1240 [16JA]

——— strengthen rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions (see H.R. 3897), H1240 [16JA]

——— tax capital at the same rate as ordinary income (see H.R. 5871), H9303 [11DE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H1718 [10FE]

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S948 [12FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1931), S372 [15JA] (see S. 2077), S1281 [4MR] (see S. 2148), S1653 [13MR] (see S. 2149), S1691 [24MR] (see S. 2532), S4003 [25JN] (see H.R. 3813), H20 [7JA] (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 3936), H1479 [28JA] (see H.R. 4415), H2990 [7AP] (see H.R. 4970), H5768 [25JN]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 490), H1937 [25FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits with offsets, reform program, terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, and eliminate overlapping benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2097), S1366 [6MR]

——— provide that if unemployment benefits are extended, prospective benefits shall be subject to gradual reduction (see H.R. 4431), H3142 [9AP]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S439 [16JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H4829 [22MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 4095, 4096), H2000 [26FE]

——— provide a payroll tax holiday for newly hired veterans (see S. 2138), S1652 [13MR]

——— provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 5112), H6296 [15JY]

Chronologies

Federal minimum wage affecting American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1710–E1712 [3DE]

Cloture motions

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S812 [6FE], S846 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE], S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2409 [28AP], S2545 [30AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S311, S312 [14JA], S737, S738 [4FE], S794 [6FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S39 [7JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Conference reports

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act (H.R. 3230), H6953–H6974 [28JY]

Cost Estimates

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act (S. 2260): CBO, S2559 [30AP]

Tax Technical Corrections Act (S. 2261): CBO, S2559 [30AP]

Essays

Half in Ten (organization) and Coalition on Human Needs Our American Story Project—50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty: Amy Treptow, H123 [9JA]

Factsheets

Texas and 18th Congressional District Employment and Unemployment Information, H178 [13JA]

Letters

American Savings Promotion Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7506 [15SE]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7506 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding: several mayors, H1446 [28JA]

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]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: George N. Copadis and Richard J. Lavers, S127 [8JA]

——— Margaret W. Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire, S127 [8JA]

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: several organizations, S3196 [21MY]

Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8018 [17NO]

——— Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8018 [17NO]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8018 [17NO]

Higher education provisions in tax reform discussion draft: Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H6783–H6785 [24JY]

Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Aric Newhouse, National Association of Manufacturers, S2539 [30AP]

——— Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2538 [30AP]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S2540 [30AP]

——— Jonathan Eisen, International Foodservice Distributors Association, S2538 [30AP]

——— Peter J. Larkin, National Grocers Association, S2539 [30AP]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2538 [30AP]

——— Robert J. Green, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S2538 [30AP]

——— Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association, S2539 [30AP]

——— several business organizations, S2537 [30AP]

——— Stephen J. Caldeira, International Franchise Association, S2538 [30AP]

——— Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S2539 [30AP]

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

Nazi Social Security Benefits Termination Act and No Social Security for Nazis Act: Jason Isaacson, American Jewish Committee, H8232 [2DE]

No Social Security for Nazis Act: Allan J. Jacobs and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B’nai B’rith International (organization), H8233 [2DE]

——— Dan Weber, Association of Mature American Citizens, H8233 [2DE]

——— Eric Kingson and Nancy Altman, Strengthen Social Security Coalition, H8234 [2DE]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H8234 [2DE]

——— Morton Klein, Zionist Organization of America, H8234 [2DE]

——— Noah Silverman, Republican Jewish Coalition, H8234 [2DE]

——— William C. Daroff, Jewish Federations of North America, H8233 [2DE]

Prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S287 [13JA]

S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act: several organizations, H5326 [12JN]

SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Stephen L. Brotherton, Texas Medical Association, H2382 [13MR], H2460 [14MR]

Student and Family Tax Simplification Act: Atlanta Technical College student, H6789 [24JY]

——— Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H6783 [24JY]

——— Walter G. Bumphus, American Association of Community Colleges and J. Noah Brown, Association of Community College Trustees, H6782 [24JY]

Sustainable growth rate repeal and improved Medicare payments through delay of individual health insurance mandate: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2465 [14MR]

——— Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans (organization) and Scott P. Serota, BlueCross BlueShield Association, H2465 [14MR]

——— Richard E. Thorp, California Medical Association, H2466 [14MR]

——— Richard J. Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, H2466 [14MR]

Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act: Jon Greendeer and Heather Cloud, Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature, H7602 [16SE]

——— Melinda J. Danforth, Oneida Tribe of Indians Business Committee, H7602 [16SE]

——— Scott R. Vele, Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, H7602 [16SE]

Unemployment benefits extension: Carol Blankenhorn, H123 [9JA]

Motions

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3591 [11JN], S5206 [31JY], H5423, H5425 [18JN], H6261 [15JY], H6333, H6334 [16JY], H6380 [17JY], H6634 [22JY], H6703, H6735 [23JY], H6792 [24JY], H6847 [25JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S738 [4FE], S775 [6FE], S837 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011 [25FE], S1168 [26FE], S1197, S1209 [27FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S5885 [12NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2179 [7AP], S2203 [8AP], S2293 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5524, S5530 [11SE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2468 [14MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S1860 [31MR], S1883 [1AP], S2043 [2AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2333 [10AP], S2409 [28AP], S2427 [29AP], S2527 [30AP]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6789 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2763 [7MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), H5329 [12JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204, S208 [9JA], S311 [14JA], S737 [4FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011 [25FE], S1168 [26FE], S1197, S1209 [27FE]

Press releases

Commander—Keep Senate Bill Focused on Vets: American Legion, S1159 [26FE]

Economic Benefits of Acting on Critical Legislative Issues: Representative Hoyer, H1264 [27JA]

Faleomavaega Thanks Senator DeMint for Allowing Minimum Wage Delay To Move Forward by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

House Passes Minimum Wage Delay for American Samoa on Anniversary of Tsunami; H.R. 3940 Now Awaiting President’s Signature: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

New Economic Analysis—400 Million Drained From State Economies in Unemployment Benefits This Week Alone: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democratic Members, H252 [15JA]

On Second Anniversary of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Exports Down 11 Percent, Imports From Korea Up and Deficit With Korea Balloons 47 Percent: Public Citizen (organization), H2416 [13MR]

President Obama Signs Minimum Wage Delay Into Law: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1723 [3DE]

Senate Passes Minimum Wage Delay by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

SNAP Cuts in Farm Bill Will Lead to Less Food for Vulnerable People: Food Research and Action Center, H1446 [28JA]

US Student Association’s Statement on the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act Bill: U.S. Student Association, H6782 [24JY]

Remarks in House

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H6988, H6989 [29JY], H7056, H7078–H7085 [30JY], H7132 [31JY], E1316 [1AU]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H5425–H5429 [18JN], H6261 [15JY], H6333–H6338 [16JY], H6380–H6383 [17JY], H6634 [22JY], H6702, H6735–H6737 [23JY], H6792–H6796 [24JY], H6847–H6851 [25JY]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. and clarify eligibility of such members for combat-related special compensation, H4689 [21MY], H8280 [3DE]

——— ensure fair wages for defense contractors and prohibit discrimination against women, outsourcing of jobs, high interest student loans, and baggage fees, H4810 [22MY]

——— modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (H.R. 5832), H8934 [10DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, H208 [14JA], H1739–H1741 [11FE], H4546 [20MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (H.R. 3793), H138 [10JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment for disabled veterans, H251 [15JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3804), H85 [9JA]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (H.R. 5132), E1187, E1193 [17JY]

Bread for the World (organization): tribute to report ‘‘Ending Hunger in America’’, H1690 [10FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2812 [2AP]

——— impact of Republican proposal on women, H3136–H3138 [9AP]

——— reduce the deficit by ending tax loopholes, H3028 [8AP]

——— treatment of tax preferences and tax expenditures, H3162 [10AP]

Building Futures (organization): tribute, H2654 [26MR]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (S. 1691), H8945–H8951 [10DE], E1761 [9DE]

Business and industry: close tax loopholes for offshore corporations, H6830 [25JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H6229, H6230, H6234 [15JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), H6313 [16JY]

California: tribute to 3d Congressional District Women of the Year award recipients, H7622 [17SE], E1493–E1495 [19SE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, including legislation relative to education, infrastructure, economic growth, and job creation, H2943, H2944 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation and estimate the number of jobs created, sustained, or lost, H2937, H2938 [4AP]

Civil rights: end discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2983 [7AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1535–H1540 [3FE], H7661 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1442 [28JA], H1484 [29JA], H1927 [25FE], H2597–H2600 [24MR], H2658, H2660 [26MR], H2999, H3004, H3011 [8AP], H3065, H3066 [9AP], H3147 [10AP], H6988 [29JY], H7061, H7065 [30JY], H7305 [9SE], H7689 [18SE], E544, E545, E550 [8AP], E589 [28AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), unanimous-consent request, H7063, H7064 [30JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), H7851 [18SE], E549 [8AP]

Cleveland, NC: tribute to Daimler Trucks North America LLC plant, H7304 [9SE]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H6671 [23JY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (H.R. 4436), E558 [9AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, H32, H33 [8JA], H1554, H1555, H1557 [4FE], H5885 [9JY], H6113, H6114 [11JY], H6804–H6809 [24JY], H7058 [30JY], H8077 [19NO]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust Forum, E310–E313 [5MR]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (H.R. 4079), E1278 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, H2144 [4MR], H2158 [5MR], H4486 [20MY], H6852 [25JY], E94 [16JA], E1855 [2JA]

DEA: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H4936–H4939 [29MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6755 [24JY], H6988 [29JY], H7047 [30JY], H7131 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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, H5304 [11JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, H45 [8JA], H1425–H1428 [27JA], H1446 [28JA], H1492 [29JA]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H1497, H1498 [29JA]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H24, H31, H45, H47, H50 [8JA], H79 [9JA], H230, H452, H453 [15JA], H1262, H1264, H1425–H1428 [27JA], H1436, H1443–H1446, H1449 [28JA], H1484, H1486, H1488–H1499, H1502 [29JA], H1595 [5FE], H2245 [6MR], H2615 [25MR], H2859 [3AP], H3009, H3011 [8AP], H3134 [9AP], H3230 [28AP], H3452 [7MY], H5075 [9JN], H5501 [19JN], H5643 [24JN], H6139 [14JY], H6800–H6804 [24JY], H8154 [20NO], E81 [15JA], E92 [16JA], E149 [31JA], E154 [3FE], E605 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4723 [21MY]

——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5524, H5525 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to furlough military technicians (dual status), H5532, H5533 [19JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H1508 [29JA]

——— study links between financial stress and suicide, H5465 [18JN], E1231 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: include recent average income and employment data in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers, H6765 [24JY]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H6673, H6674 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: affordable rental housing for extremely low-income families funding by improving targeting of mortgage interest deduction, H5225 [10JN]

——— call for audit of Raleigh Housing Authority relative to salary and compensation practices, H233 [15JA]

——— limit compensation for officials or employees of public housing agencies, H5161 [9JN]

——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5104, H5105 [9JN], H5219 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 744), H7267–H7269 [8SE]

Dept. of Labor: promulgate regulations implementing Good Jobs Model Employer Standards requiring Federal agencies to contract with companies that provide good jobs (H.R. 5250), E1264 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: report to Congress on economic impact of efforts to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, H1576, H1577 [4FE]

——— 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]

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

——— salaries and expenses funding, H6181 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse, H3335 [30AP], H3457 [7MY]

——— amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 2529), H5806 [26JN]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H4815 [22MY], E580 [10AP]

——— limitation on executive bonuses at VA medical centers, H1526 [3FE], E652 [1MY]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H3339–H3343 [30AP]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (H.R. 5254), E1262 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: continue to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3319 [30AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, H1567, H1568 [4FE], E176 [6FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5227, H5228 [10JN]

District of Columbia: establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service (H.R. 5006), E1091 [26JN]

——— provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, H2994 [8AP]

Economy: Democratic Party Middle Class Jumpstart Action Plan to revitalize the middle class by creating good jobs, empowering Americans to manage work and family, and making higher education affordable, H6669 [23JY], H7400 [10SE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H2428–H2431 [13MR], H3250 [29AP]

——— impact of illegal aliens, H8264 [2DE], H8863–H8866 [8DE]

——— impact of illegal immigration on job creation and hiring, H3402 [1MY], H6585 [22JY]

——— impact of tax cuts, H2928, H2929, H2931 [4AP], H3026 [8AP]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H113, H118–H121, H127 [9JA], H461, H462 [15JA], H1263–H1269 [27JA], H1435 [28JA], H1549 [4FE], H3229–H3234 [28AP], E129 [28JA], E670 [2MY]

——— importance of job creation, H84, H127 [9JA], H191, H209 [14JA], H2364 [13MR], H2844 [2AP], H3078 [9AP], H3367, H3395 [1MY], H6113 [11JY], H6641–H6649 [22JY], H7056 [30JY], H7175 [31JY], H8938 [10DE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1550 [4FE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H1662 [6FE], H3063 [9AP]

Education: impact of segregated neighborhoods on access to quality public school education, H4464, H4465, H4468, H4469 [19MY]

——— provide equitable funding for students of all income levels, H212 [14JA]

Employee Appreciation Day: observance, E327 [6MR]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations, H5966 [9JY]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6050 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to implement or enforce Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements for Federal contracts, H6051 [10JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H2287 [11MR], H6042 [10JY], H7865 [18SE]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H5195 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2999 [8AP], H3065, H3125 [9AP], E544, E545, E549, E550 [8AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (H.R. 4792), H5357 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H7661 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— require regulations with negative impact on jobs and wages be subject to heightened review and additional transparency requirements as well as statement from agency head acknowledging such impact, H1975 [26FE]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H4993, H4994 [29MY], H5537 [19JN], H6069 [10JY], H6265 [15JY]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4193), H6162–H6164 [14JY]

——— direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt, H3353, H3354 [30AP], H4969 [29MY]

——— direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (H.R. 4447), H3908 [7MY]

——— enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 5169), H7591–H7594 [16SE]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (H.R. 3762), H1958 [26FE]

——— provide for livable wages for Federal workers, H6273, H6274 [15JY]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (H.R. 3374), H7504–H7506 [15SE]

——— clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (H.R. 1679), H5138, H5139 [9JN]

Financial services and general Government: prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263, H6264 [15JY]

Food: address global hunger crisis, H3395 [1MY]

——— address U.S. hunger crisis, H1426 [27JA], H1595 [5FE], H1690 [10FE], H1942 [26FE], H3186 [10AP], H3395 [1MY], H3452 [7MY], H4481 [20MY], H5501 [19JN], H5643 [24JN], H8154 [20NO]

Foreign trade: impact on job creation, H2415 [13MR]

——— impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8115–H8121 [19NO]

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]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H2312, H2315, H2316 [12MR], H3000 [8AP], H3458–H3464 [7MY], H3951 [8MY], H4843 [28MY], H5739 [25JN], H5885 [9JY], H6116 [11JY], H6941–H6947 [28JY], H6980, H6983 [29JY], H7055, H7057, H7094, H7098 [30JY], H7249 [8SE], H7308 [9SE], H7532, H7533, H7538 [16SE], H8046, H8048 [18NO]

——— legislative process, H6757 [24JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 524), H2660–H2670 [26MR]

Hurricanes: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area (H.R. 5716), E1592 [14NO]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (H.R. 4910), E1029 [20JN]

——— permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (H.R. 1560), H209 [14JA]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce revenue ruling on reclassification of certain gratuities as wages rather than as tips at restaurants, H6318 [16JY]

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

——— reform reporting requirements for U.S. citizens living abroad, H6265 [15JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H23, H24, H31, H32, H33, H34, H45, H46–H56, H69–H71 [8JA], H78, H79, H80, H81, H83, H86, H113, H118, H120, H121, H124 [9JA], H139 [10JA], H166, H173, H180 [13JA], H191, H212 [14JA], H230, H235, H236 [15JA], H1265 [27JA], H1537 [3FE], H1726 [11FE], H2010 [27FE], H3231 [28AP], E21, E22, E26 [8JA]

Lebanon, OH: tribute to Warren County Career Center, H3951 [8MY]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (H.R. 3896), H6995–H6997, H7025 [29JY]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services, H8926 [9DE]

Medicare: reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (H.R. 574), H2467 [14MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, H2712, H2713 [27MR], H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H1885 [25FE], H2244 [6MR], H2367 [13MR], H2439–H2470 [14MR], E402 [18MR], E432 [25MR], E462 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2374–H2385 [13MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), motion to recommit, H2468–H2470 [14MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4209), H2316 [12MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals through caps on Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, H2316 [12MR], H2376 [13MR]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 3887), H229 [15JA], H7110 [30JY]

——— increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (H.R. 2357), H2648 [26MR]

——— provide housing stipend based on days in session for Members that maintain primary residence more than 50 miles from the District of Columbia, H3303–H3305 [30AP], H3374 [1MY]

——— reduce a portion of salaries for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (H.R. 522), H3034 [8AP]

Minimum wage: increase, H13 [7JA], H81 [9JA], H155 [10JA], H191 [14JA], H240 [15JA], H1975 [26FE], H2068 [28FE], H2161 [5MR], H2618 [25MR], H2657, H2681 [26MR], H2813 [2AP], H2859, H2867 [3AP], H2917 [4AP], H6041 [10JY], H6320–H6322 [16JY], H7629 [17SE], E285 [28FE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index, H6801, H6803 [24JY], H7661 [17SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1268 [27JA], H1548 [4FE], H1729 [11FE], H1927 [25FE], H1944, H1946, H1952, H1954 [26FE], H2012, H2057–H2060 [27FE], H2079, H2086, H2087, H2088 [28FE], H2202 [6MR], H2373 [13MR], H2598 [24MR], H2658, H2687 [26MR], H2816, H2817 [2AP], H2924 [4AP], H3263 [29AP], H3306 [30AP], H5076 [9JN], H7061 [30JY], H7422–H7424 [10SE], H7689 [18SE], H8024 [17NO], E265 [27FE], E1380 [10SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), unanimous-consent request, H7062–H7064 [30JY]

——— level, H1264–H1269 [27JA], H1538, H1540 [3FE]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3230–H3234 [28AP], H3248 [29AP]

National objectives: economic recovery, H14–H18 [7JA], H1434 [28JA], H1707 [10FE], H3052 [8AP], H5733, H5761–H5765 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY], H9040 [10DE]

——— modify tax benefits for insourcing and outsourcing expenses of corporations, and rules relative to inverted corporations, and provide for consideration of middle class jumpstart agenda, H7856, H7857 [18SE]

Native Americans: amend legislation concerning taxable income to members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (H.R. 3608), H8017–H8019 [17NO]

Navy: allow civilian employees to receive overtime pay when working overseas, H4723 [21MY], H8625 [4DE]

——— terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (H.R. 5739), H8077, H8080 [19NO], H8232–H8237 [2DE], E1697 [2DE], E1733 [4DE]

North Carolina: impact of reduction of State unemployment benefits, H48 [8JA], H176 [13JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to allegations of crony capitalism and progressive policies, H2847 [2AP]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H166 [13JA], H1529 [3FE], H1599 [5FE], H2153 [5MR], H3065, H3085, H3086 [9AP], H6750 [24JY], H7397 [10SE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1485, H1508 [29JA], H1600 [5FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4122), H3454 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (H.R. 4805), H5251 [11JN]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1529 [3FE], H1556 [4FE], H1597 [5FE], H2933 [4AP], H4483 [20MY]

Pensions: extend automatic extension of amortization periods and funding improvement and rehabilitation plan rules relative to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (H.R. 5773), E1680 [1DE]

——— reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (H.R. 4275), H2577–H2589 [24MR]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H13 [7JA], H31, H47, H49, H51 [8JA], H3109 [9AP]

——— tribute to Entergy Corp., and Catholic Charities USA (organization) Pathways from Poverty simulation conducted for Members of Congress, H6818 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: funding, H156 [10JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3083 [9AP], H3253 [29AP], H3368 [1MY], H5261, H5263 [11JN], H7054 [30JY]

Schools: limit compensation of charter school administrators, E745 [13MY]

SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans, H7501 [15SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, H3247 [29AP]

Shriver Report (Internet site): results of ‘‘Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From the Brink’’ special report, H242 [15JA]

Southern Prestige International, LLC: tribute, H8823 [8DE]

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week: observance, H209 [14JA]

Taxation: allow for a 3-year recovery period for all racehorses (H.R. 2212), H3296 [30AP]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 1292), H1543 [3FE]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H7599–H7603 [16SE], H7628 [17SE], E1469 [19SE]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6379 [17JY], H6587 [22JY], H6753, H6779–H6791 [24JY], E1227 [24JY]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6767–H6775 [24JY]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), motion to recommit, H6789, H6790 [24JY]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 3987), H1700 [10FE], H1729 [11FE]

——— expand the earned income tax credit, H7811 [18SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H7401 [10SE], H7984 [14NO], E1024 [19JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323–H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305–H8310 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), H3963 [8MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (H.R. 5559), E1496 [19SE]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes, H5326 [12JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 2994), H189 [14JA], E1592 [14NO]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, H1943 [26FE]

——— extend the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations for two years, H5329, H5330 [12JN]

——— jumpstart the sluggish economy, finance critical infrastructure investments, fight income inequality, and create jobs (H.R. 3939), H1661 [6FE]

——— make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (H.R. 4454), H5260 [11JN]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (H.R. 3318), H2306 [12MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 4789), E884 [30MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, H7815 [18SE]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), H5324–H5330 [12JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5259–H5265 [11JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), motion to recommit, H5329, H5330 [12JN]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes, H6361, H6366, H6371 [17JY]

——— making expired tax provisions permanent without offset, H6369, H6370 [17JY]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 5806), H8998–H9002 [10DE], E1815, E1816, E1826 [12DE]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations, H6366, H6372 [17JY]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit, H6826–H6832 [25JY]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (H.R. 769), H1928 [25FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (H.R. 1851), H2660 [26MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 1814), H2273–H2276, H2288 [11MR], H2309 [12MR]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1), E1800 [12DE]

——— provide relief for small businesses, H3124 [9AP]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 2137), E1592 [14NO]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H6360 [17JY]

——— rates, H2012 [27FE], H3031 [8AP], H3080 [9AP], H8289 [3DE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H3027 [8AP]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (H.R. 998), H3296 [30AP]

——— reform estate and gift taxes, E203 [11FE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H1963–H1967 [26FE], H7874–H7877 [18SE]

——— reform the Federal tax code in order to make the U.S. more internationally tax competitive, H7689 [18SE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H6826–H6828, H6830, H6832 [25JY]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 556), H3252 [29AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H181 [13JA]

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

——— treat charitable contributions made by an individual after the close of the taxable year, but before the tax return due date, as made in such taxable year, H6366, H6373 [17JY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (H.R. 4026), H6608 [22JY]

Treptow, Amy: Half in Ten (organization) and Coalition on Human Needs Our American Story project 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty storyteller contest winner, H123 [9JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H6, H7, H13–H18 [7JA], H26, H30, H31, H32, H33, H34, H45, H46, H47–H52 [8JA], H76, H78, H79, H80, H84, H86, H87, H91–H94, H118–H124 [9JA], H137, H139, H144, H150–H153 [10JA], H176–H182 [13JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H213 [14JA], H234, H237, H240, H241, H242, H243, H452, H453, H454, H460, H461, H464–H467 [15JA], H1218, H1222, H1224, H1230 [16JA], H1264–H1268 [27JA], H1443 [28JA], H1502 [29JA], H1540 [3FE], H1554, H1557 [4FE], H1604 [5FE], H1683, H1684 [6FE], H1944, H1969 [26FE], H2012 [27FE], H2079, H2086 [28FE], H2245 [6MR], H2307, H2309, H2338 [12MR], H2371, H2373 [13MR], H2620 [25MR], H2686 [26MR], H2946, H2948–H2951 [4AP], H2964 [7AP], H3039 [8AP], H3246 [29AP], H3394 [1MY], H3455, H3456, H3465 [7MY], H3949, H3952, H3953 [8MY], H4484, H4485 [20MY], H4926 [29MY], H5406 [18JN], H5503 [19JN], H5652 [24JN], H5734 [25JN], H6040 [10JY], H6123 [11JY], H7099 [30JY], E21, E23, E24 [8JA], E79 [15JA], E549 [8AP], E1024 [19JN]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2161, H2164 [5MR], H2204, H2205, H2224, H2232 [6MR], H2306 [12MR], H2411–H2417 [13MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 490), H2472 [14MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3773), H1435 [28JA], H2174 [5MR], H2371 [13MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H121 [9JA], H188 [14JA], H243, H245, H246, H248–H253, H446 [15JA], H1230 [16JA], H2068 [28FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), unanimous-consent request, H246–H248, H250, H251 [15JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1449–H1458 [28JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 4415), H3004 [8AP], H3062 [9AP], H3300 [30AP], H3453, H3461, H3463, H3464 [7MY], H4689, H4690 [21MY], H4926 [29MY], H5886 [9JY]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), H112, H113 [9JA], E523 [4AP]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 2148), H2471 [14MR]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (H.R. 3397), H189 [14JA]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 333), E1531 [12NO]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, H5195 [10JN]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Women’s Center, E688 [6MY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H5191 [10JN]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H1535–H1540 [3FE], H2371 [13MR], H2656, H2659, H2660 [26MR], H3301 [30AP]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices, H1760 [11FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and encouraging manufacturing jobs, H243 [15JA]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H209–H215 [14JA], H1927 [25FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (S. 2614), S6517 [10DE], S6683 [11DE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3553–S3560, S3563, S3564–S3575, S3578, S3582, S3583, S3586–S3594, S3597 [11JN], S3622, S3623, S3645–S3647 [12JN], S3681 [16JN], S3702 [17JN], S3805 [18JN], S4131–S4133 [26JN], S4248–S4251, S4258 [8JY], S4639 [21JY], S4737–S4740 [23JY], S4854–S4858 [24JY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, S5012–S5020 [29JY], S5125 [30JY], S5170, S5171, S5175, S5178, S5188, S5206–S5208 [31JY], S5317 [1AU]

——— appropriate funds to ensure Reserve component members who perform training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 111), unanimous-consent agreement, S5198 [31JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S43 [7JA], S195 [9JA], S274 [13JA], S305 [14JA], S779 [6FE], S929, S932, S933, S937 [12FE], S988 [24FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S127 [8JA], S211 [9JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (S. 1844), S129 [8JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S53–S57, S61–S63 [7JA], S88 [8JA], S208 [9JA], S302, S307–S309 [14JA], S841 [10FE], S861–S863, S872, S878, S879, S883 [11FE], S925, S929 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1856), S882 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), S445–S447, S458 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2759, S2760 [7MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), motion to proceed, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), unanimous-consent request, S1506, S1507 [11MR], S1759 [26MR], S2065 [2AP], S2759 [7MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S492 [27JA], S493 [28JA], S936 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S738 [4FE], S812 [6FE], S837, S840–S843, S845–S847 [10FE], S860–S863, S866, S867, S870, S872, S876–S879, S882–S885 [11FE], S915, S924, S925, S929 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1977), S658 [30JA], S665 [3FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S705 [3FE], S708 [4FE], S867–S870, S882 [11FE], S1168 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1193–S1201, S1204–S1207, S1209, S1210, S1218 [27FE], S1331 [6MR], S2310–S2312 [9AP], S3319 [2JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S936, S940 [12FE], S1011, S1020–S1032, S1035–S1039 [25FE], S1134, S1140–S1148, S1150–S1163, S1165–S1168 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), unanimous-consent agreement, S1169 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), unanimous-consent request, S3262, S3264 [22MY]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (S. 1691), S5865–S5872 [18SE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4511 [15JY], S4513 [16JY], S4599–S4601 [17JY], S5184 [31JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), motion to proceed, S5885 [12NO]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2707–S2712 [6MY], S6126–S6130 [19NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2041 [1AP], S2043 [2AP], S2149 [3AP], S3001 [14MY], S5400–S5402 [9SE], S5475, S5480, S5486 [10SE], S5548 [11SE], S5573, S5578–S5582 [15SE], S5595, S5597 [16SE], S5684 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179, S2183 [7AP], S2203–S2224, S2226, S2290 [8AP], S2293, S2294, S2296–S2300, S2305–S2307, S2313, S2317 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5523, S5524, S5527, S5528–S5530 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent agreement, S5549 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent request, S2218 [8AP], S5548 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S593 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: affordability, S3164, S3165 [20MY], S5388 [9SE]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (S. 2230), S3564 [11JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, S5159 [31JY], S5349 [8SE]

Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S1355 [6MR], S3277 [22MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3698 [17JN], S5596 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S675, S676, S678 [3FE], S711 [4FE]

——— reform commodity subsidy programs, S514 [28JA], S695 [3FE]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S675, S688 [3FE], S730–S734 [4FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S105 [8JA], S515 [28JA], S673, S680–S685, S696 [3FE], S711, S714–S718, S723, S724 [4FE], S813 [6FE], S2458 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: simplify the college financial aid application process, S4326 [9JY]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 915), S3561–S3564 [11JN], S5477 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish income verification procedures for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium subsidy eligibility, S3356 [3JN]

——— prohibit Child Care and Development Block Grant Program eligibility for high-income families, S1608–S1610 [13MR]

Dept. of HUD: investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities, S1914 [1AP], S5950 [12NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (S. 2441), S3477 [5JN]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), S2369 [10AP], S2636, S2638 [5MY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), unanimous-consent request, S2637, S2638 [5MY]

Dept. of Labor: restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (S. 2486), S3812 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct nationwide investigation of scheduling practices and procedures and prohibit payment of performance bonuses to administrators until investigation is completed and reforms are instituted, S3166 [20MY]

——— delay expansion of medical services to veterans with no service-connected disability or income above means-tested threshold until GAO certifies that resources can accommodate increased enrollment, S1024–S1032 [25FE], S1146, S1161–S1163 [26FE], S1205 [27FE]

——— offset increased medical services and benefits funding by capping Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, S1204, S1206 [27FE]

——— proposal to lift salary freeze on medical personnel, S5848 [18SE]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (S. 2423), S3715 [17JN]

Economy: extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, and restore 40-hour work week, S1907 [1AP]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2537 [30AP], S3222 [21MY]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S504, S507 [28JA], S627–S630 [30JA], S708 [4FE], S1805–S1807 [27MR], S1897 [1AP], S2066 [2AP], S2303–S2305 [9AP]

——— importance of job creation, S88 [8JA], S276 [13JA], S344, S350 [15JA], S504 [28JA], S1743 [26MR], S1784 [27MR], S2044, S2047–S2049 [2AP], S2136 [3AP], S2175 [7AP], S2204, S2207, S2219 [8AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S4448 [14JY], S5462 [9SE], S6508–S6510 [10DE], S6760–S6764 [12DE]

——— provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (S. 1383), S51 [7JA]

——— restore 40-hour work week, S2294 [9AP], S2334 [10AP]

——— revitalize the middle class, S4368 [10JY], S6508–S6510 [10DE]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked, S2217, S2220–S2222 [8AP]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (S. 1623), S3906 [24JN]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 2642), S4708 [22JY]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (S. 2906), S5795 [18SE]

——— provide private sector employees with an opportunity for compensatory time off and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family (S. 1626), S2431 [29AP], S3774 [18JN], S4368 [10JY]

——— reform Federal job retraining programs, S48 [7JA], S583 [29JA]

——— streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (S. 804), S2182 [7AP]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order, S4574 [17JY]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S710 [4FE], S1375 [10MR]

Equal Pay Act: modernize, S2219, S2220 [8AP], S5475 [10SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2183 [7AP], S2203, S2206, S2208, S2210, S2212, S2213, S2214, S2216, S2223, S2226 [8AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (S. 2436), S3476 [5JN]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, S48 [7JA], S88, S107 [8JA], S195, S211, S219 [9JA], S274, S285–S288 [13JA], S302 [14JA], S1890 [1AP], S2045 [2AP]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4193), S6580 [10DE]

——— change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (S. 2117), S5647 [16SE]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (H.R. 3374), S6432 [9DE], S6580 [10DE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 423), S2408 [11AP]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, S5849 [18SE]

Foreign policy: ensure equal efforts to address domestic priorities as well as global crises, S5735 [18SE]

Immigration: impact of guest worker program and legalized immigration on employment, S469 [27JA], S632–S635 [30JA]

——— impact of legalized immigration on U.S. wages, S2997 [14MY]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1151–S1160 [26FE]

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

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, S97, S102, S105, S118–S123 [8JA], S344 [15JA], S474–S476 [27JA], S498 [28JA]

Kraft Foods Group Inc.: anniversary of Sprinfield, MO plant, S5370 [8SE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, S1793 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (S. 2000), S1552, S1566 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2122), S1595 [12MR], S1669 [13MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2122), unanimous-consent request, S1844, S1855 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), S1740 [25MR], S1742 [26MR], S1809 [27MR], S1839, S1846, S1854 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), unanimous-consent request, S1844 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments (S. 2110), S1528 [11MR], S1531, S1566–S1568 [12MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved, S3840, S3841 [19JN]

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: require a survey of Armed Forces members of their preferences relative to pay and benefits (S. 2294), S2721 [6MY]

Minimum wage: increase, S4 [6JA], S106 [8JA], S1768 [26MR], S1898 [1AP], S2191 [7AP], S2215 [8AP], S5400, S5401 [9SE], S5496 [10SE]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S559 [29JA], S837 [10FE], S2082 [2AP], S2146–S2149, S2154 [3AP], S2316, S2318 [9AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), motion to proceed, S1860 [31MR], S1883, S1886–S1889 [1AP], S2043 [2AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2287 [8AP], S2293 [9AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2333 [10AP], S2409, S2411–S2414, S2419 [28AP], S2427, S2428, S2430, S2435–S2441, S2453–S2462, S2524–S2526 [29AP], S2527–S2529, S2532–S2549 [30AP], S2597, S2599, S2605 [1MY]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 460), S1219 [27FE], S2069–S2071 [2AP]

——— level, S507 [28JA], S583, S586 [29JA], S627–S629 [30JA], S709 [4FE], S782 [6FE]

——— raise, S3001, S3002 [14MY]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of dual-status technicians (S. 2312), S2878 [8MY]

National objectives: economic recovery, S96 [8JA], S749 [4FE], S2632 [5MY], S6244, S6255–S6257 [2DE]

Native Americans: amend legislation concerning taxable income to members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (H.R. 3608), S6924 [16DE]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (H.R. 5739), S6354 [4DE]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (S. 1542), S2431 [29AP], S3775 [18JN], S3906 [24JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S6279–S6281 [3DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to increase in number of individuals on public welfare programs, S783 [6FE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S45–S47 [7JA], S213–S215 [9JA], S273 [13JA], S337, S350 [15JA], S407 [16JA], S472 [27JA], S504 [28JA], S557–S561 [29JA], S728 [4FE], S870 [11FE], S2695 [6MY], S2926 [13MY], S3349 [3JN], S3517–S3519 [10JN], S3698 [17JN], S3906 [24JN], S4476 [15JY]

——— State of the Union Message, S582–S584 [29JA], S609, S627–S630 [30JA], S708, S746 [4FE], S808 [6FE]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed, S3440, S3441 [5JN]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4477 [15JY]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S45 [7JA], S746 [4FE], S781, S789, S802, S809–S811 [6FE], S930 [12FE], S1743 [26MR], S2084 [2AP], S2529–S2532 [30AP], S2695 [6MY], S2852 [8MY], S3996 [25JN], S5605 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement and apply savings to restoring working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S423 [16JA]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (S. 1302), S545–S554 [28JA]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing ‘‘my retirement accounts (MyRA)’’, S1568 [12MR]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (S. 1979), S838–S840 [10FE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, S99 [8JA]

Power resources: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy and need to invest in clean coal technologies to reduce carbon emissions, S3992–S3994 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: funding, S106 [8JA], S474–S476 [27JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, S1850 [31MR], S3698 [17JN], S3774 [18JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5400–S5402 [9SE]

Social Security: enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (S. 2455), S3546–S3548 [10JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits, S6834 [15DE]

——— protect the Social Security Disability Insurance program and provide other support for working disabled individuals (S. 3003), S6627 [11DE], S6891 [16DE]

——— solvency, S6834 [15DE]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (S. 567), S1043 [25FE]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (S. 2882), S5788 [18SE]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (S. 2234), S2328 [9AP]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 91), unanimous-consent request, S4129 [26JN]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), S5686, S5687 [17SE], S5862 [18SE]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (S. 1507), S5616–S5618 [16SE], S5686 [17SE], S5770 [18SE]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), S5004 [28JY], S5005 [29JY]

——— eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes, S6835 [15DE]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (S. 2912), S5880 [18SE]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (S. 2908), S5795 [18SE]

——— expand the earned income tax credit, S2459 [29AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1851 [31MR], S2925, S2927–S2930 [13MY], S2984–S2986, S2999–S3007, S3013, S3016, S3018–S3020 [14MY], S3050–S3056, S3059–S3063 [15MY], S3153 [20MY], S3196, S3221 [21MY], S3245–S3249 [22MY], S3350 [3JN], S6173 [20NO]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336–S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898–S6903, S6911 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2559 [30AP], S3650 [12JN], S4291 [9JY], S6248–S6250 [2DE], S6282 [3DE], S6336 [4DE], S6506–S6508 [10DE], S6898, S6901, S6902 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), motion to proceed, S2763 [7MY]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property, S2139 [3AP]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, S3993 [25JN]

——— extend tax incentives for conservation easement donations, S6326 [4DE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing, S3016 [14MY]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit, S2548 [30AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (S. 1624), S698 [3FE], S883 [11FE]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3165 [20MY], S3358 [3JN]

——— increase and make child and dependent care credit refundable, S1563 [12MR]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, S4872 [24JY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), S3687 [16JN], S3691 [17JN]

——— make permanent the reduced tax rate for repatriated corporate income, S4721 [23JY]

——— make technical corrections to recently enacted tax legislation and remove provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are no longer applicable (S. 2261), S2559 [30AP]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 5806), S6829, S6832 [15DE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property, S3007 [14MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property, S3007 [14MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt, S2925 [13MY], S3017 [14MY]

——— proposed merger of Pfizer Inc., and AstraZeneca PLC relative to treatment of existing inversions by corporations to avoid the U.S. corporate tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S2932–S2935 [13MY]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (S. 2618), S5161–S5163 [31JY]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, S1557 [12MR]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 2880), S5788 [18SE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (S. 1085), S784–S786 [6FE]

——— rates, S211 [9JA]

——— reform international tax system, S4755 [23JY]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S50 [7JA], S629 [30JA], S2933–S2935 [13MY], S3002 [14MY], S6891 [16DE]

——— repeal increase in threshold on the deduction for medical expenses, S3052 [15MY]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S195, S202 [9JA]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3821 [18JN]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), unanimous-consent agreement, S3822 [18JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S695, S697–S699 [3FE], S709 [4FE], S937 [12FE], S1785, S1786, S1800 [27MR], S1840–S1842, S1850 [31MR], S1883, S1886, S1889–S1903, S1906–S1912 [1AP], S2045–S2049, S2055, S2056, S2059–S2064, S2069, S2076–S2081 [2AP], S2136–S2143, S2145, S2148–S2150, S2154 [3AP], S2173–S2178, S2181–S2183 [7AP], S3160 [20MY], S3971 [25JN], S6899 [16DE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S203–S209, S211, S213–S216, S219 [9JA], S268, S270, S273–S277, S281, S283–S288 [13JA], S299–S303, S307–S316 [14JA], S336–S338, S341, S347, S350 [15JA], S383, S392–S394, S407, S421, S427 [16JA], S479 [27JA], S545 [28JA], S612 [30JA], S665, S690–S693 [3FE], S736–S739, S744 [4FE], S775–S780, S783, S788–S791, S793, S794, S808 [6FE], S924, S943 [12FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S3–S9, S11, S15, S18 [6JA], S35–S57, S61–S65 [7JA], S87–S99, S102–S105, S107–S109, S116–S127, S185–S188 [8JA], S189–S196, S202 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), unanimous-consent agreement, S15 [6JA], S281 [13JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), unanimous-consent request, S36 [7JA], S206, S207, S208 [9JA], S310, S311 [14JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1931), S380 [15JA], S383 [16JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 2077), S1283 [4MR], S1326 [5MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 2148), S1670 [13MR], S1678, S1679 [24MR], S2352 [10AP], S5171 [31JY]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 2149), S1696 [24MR], S1697, S1712, S1713 [25MR], S1742, S1769 [26MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 2532), S3978 [25JN]

——— prohibit receipt of unemployment benefits if individuals fail to accept any offer of suitable employment, S1891 [1AP]

——— terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, S195 [9JA], S338, S350 [15JA]

Vermont: anniversary of Vermont Commission on Women, S2091 [2AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, S3264–S3266 [22MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S445–S447, S458 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2759, S2760 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), motion to proceed, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), unanimous-consent request, S1506, S1507 [11MR], S1759 [26MR], S2065 [2AP], S2759 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S705 [3FE], S708 [4FE], S867, S882 [11FE], S1168 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1193–S1201, S1204–S1207, S1209, S1210, S1218 [27FE], S1331 [6MR], S2310–S2312 [9AP], S3319 [2JN]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S936, S940 [12FE], S1011, S1020–S1032, S1035–S1039 [25FE], S1134, S1140–S1148, S1150–S1163, S1165–S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent agreement, S1169 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent request, S3262, S3264 [22MY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S3795 [18JN]

Women: improve economic condition of women, S3001 [14MY]

——— tribute to congressional accomplishments and agenda relative to women, S4896 [24JY]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S3625–S3627 [12JN]

Reports

50 Years After LBJ’s War on Poverty—A Study of American Attitudes About Work, Economic Opportunity, and the Social Safety Net: John Halpin, Center for American Progress (organization) and Karl Agne, GBA Strategies (company), H46 [8JA]

Ryan Budget Would Slash SNAP by $137 Billion Over Ten Years—Low-Income Households in All States Would Feel Sharp Effects: Dorothy Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H3011 [8AP]

War on Poverty 50 Years Later—A Progress Report: Council of Economic Advisers, H52–H54 [8JA]

Reports filed

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 113–248), S5373 [8SE]

CFPB Pay Fairness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 113–349), H1718 [10FE]

Charitable Giving Extension Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3134) (H. Rept. 113–495), H5816 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 680) (H. Rept. 113–552), H6744 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 113–379), H2360 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4453, Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 113–472), H5248 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4870, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and Senate Amendments to H.R. 3230 Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act: Committee on•20Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 113–475), H5397 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 113–385), H2644 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Recouping of Certain Bonuses or Awards Paid to Departmental Employees: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5094) (H. Rept. 113–672), H10317 [12DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture Requirement for Annual Permits and Fees for Commercial Filming Activities on Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 113–335), H1510 [29JA]

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2260) (S. Rept. 113–154), S2424 [28AP]

Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3608) (H. Rept. 113–625), H8032 [17NO]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1562), S27 [6JA]

Omnibus Territories Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]

Permanent Active Financing Exception Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 113–427), H3412 [2MY]

Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4619) (H. Rept. 113–496), H5816 [26JN]

Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4453) (H. Rept. 113–429), H3412 [2MY]

Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4454) (H. Rept. 113–430), H3412 [2MY]

Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4691) (H. Rept. 113–497), H5816 [26JN]

Senior Executive Service Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5169) (H. Rept. 113–603), H7616 [16SE]

Smart Savings Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2117), S5216 [31JY]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2117) (S. Rept. 113–244), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 113–507), H5823 [30JN]

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 113–576), H7295 [8SE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 149), S1365 [6MR]

Student and Family Tax Simplification Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3393) (H. Rept. 113–526), H6397 [17JY]

Tax Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2261) (S. Rept. 113–155), S2424 [28AP]

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 113–564), H6975 [28JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3593 [11JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S338 [15JA]

Statements

Effects of Long-Term Unemployment: Several Unemployed Citizens, H5503 [19JN]

Immigrant Families Should Not Pay the Price: Simone Campbell, NETWORK (organization), S862 [11FE]

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Conservative Individuals and Governors, S6128 [19NO]

Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Laurie A. Palmer, S2413 [28AP]

Minimum Wage Increase: Business for a Fair Minimum Wage (organization), S2460 [29AP]

No Social Security for Nazis Act: J Street (organization), H8233 [2DE]

Responsible Spending Restraint and Reform—Response to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Committee on the Budget (House), H3033 [8AP]

Simplify the College Financial Aid Application Process: Senator Alexander, S4326 [9JY]

Supporting America’s Charities Act: Executive Office of the President, H9000 [10DE]

Summaries

Protecting Social Security Disability Act (S. 3003), S6628–S6630 [11DE]

Senate Republican Omnibus Alternative to Unemployment Benefits Extension, S2175 [7AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, H1759 [11FE]

H. Con. Res. 111, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3230, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, H7087 [30JY]

H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]

H. Res. 515, consideration of H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, and clarify House proceedings and actions during March district work period, H2374 [13MR]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act and consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H2660 [26MR]

H. Res. 616, consideration of H.R. 4453, Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act, H5259 [11JN]

H. Res. 628, consideration of H.R. 4870, Dept. of Defense appropriations and Senate amendments to H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, H5407 [18JN]

H. Res. 680, consideration of H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, H6767 [24JY]

H. Res. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]

H.R. 744, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act, H7267 [8SE]

H.R. 1679, clarify that certain laws regulating bank deposit holds apply to American Samoa, H5138 [9JN]

H.R. 1814, Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act, H2273 [11MR]

H.R. 3043, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act, H7599 [16SE]

H.R. 3374, American Savings Promotion Act, H7504 [15SE]

H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act, H6779 [24JY]

H.R. 3608, Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act, H8017 [17NO]

H.R. 3896, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Clarification Act, H6995 [29JY]

H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, H2439–H2457 [14MR]

H.R. 4193, Smart Savings Act, H6162 [14JY]

H.R. 4275, Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, H2577–H2588 [24MR]

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

H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act, H5324 [12JN]

H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5196 [10JN]

H.R. 5169, Senior Executive Service Accountability Act, H7591 [16SE]

H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act, H8232 [2DE]

H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323–H8335 [3DE]

H.R. 5806, Supporting America’s Charities Act, H8998 [10DE]

S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, S934 [12FE], H1739 [11FE]

S. 1237, Omnibus Territories Act, S3822 [18JN]

S. 1302, Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, S546–S554 [28JA]

S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act, S5868–S5872 [18SE], H8945–H8949 [10DE]

S. 2117, Smart Savings Act, S5647 [16SE]

S. 2258, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5571 [11SE], H7587 [16SE]

S. 2486, Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act, S3812 [18JN]

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

S. 2540, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S4156–S4158 [26JN]

S. 2589, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4410–S4414 [10JY]

S. 2614, allow American Airlines, Inc., employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty, S6518 [10DE]

S. 2642, Schedules That Work Act, S4709–S4713 [22JY]

S. 2686, Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act, S5137 [30JY]

S. 2882, Enhanced 529—Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (S.A.V.E.) Act, S5789 [18SE]

S. Res. 356, $2.13 Day, S957 [12FE]

S. Res. 423, Financial Literacy Month, S2406 [11AP]