ECONOMY see also Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]

——— Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, H2504–H2506 [29AP]

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Amendments

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (S. 2152), S8861, S8863, S8889 [18DE]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), S7167, S7171 [6OC], H7060 [21OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S181, S184, S186, S189, S211, S212, S213, S214, S215, S216, S217 [13JA], S240, S241, S242, S243, S244, S245, S246, S247 [16JA], S263, S267, S268, S270, S271, S292, S293, S294, S295, S296, S297 [20JA], S318, S328, S331, S332, S333, S335, S336, S338, S353, S354, S355, S356, S357, S358, S359, S360, S361, S362, S363, S364 [21JA], S377, S390, S391, S398, S399, S400, S401, S402, S403, S428, S429, S431, S432, S433, S434, S435, S436, S437, S438, S439, S441, S442, S443, S444 [22JA], S472, S473, S474, S475, S476, S477, S478, S479, S480, S481, S482, S483, S484, S485, S486, S487 [26JA], S512, S513, S514, S518, S520, S522, S523, S524, S525, S526, S527, S528, S529, S531, S532, S536, S537, S546, S547 [27JA], S574, S607 [28JA], S624, S661 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H944 [11FE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), S2695, S2696 [6MY]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8337, H8339, H8340, H8341 [18NO]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H779, H781, H782, H783 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H771 [4FE]

Minimum wage: postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), S7050, S7052 [30SE], H6779 [1OC]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3426, H3445, H3446, H3447, H3449, H3450, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3456, H3458, H3459 [20MY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H94 [7JA]

Articles and editorials

Case for Legislative Impact Accounting Economics 21, S4072 [11JN]

Cleanup Underway for Nearly 3M-Gallon Saltwater Spill in ND, S374 [22JA]

Dismal Growth Needs the 3.5% Solution, S3846 [4JN]

‘Fast Track’ to Nowhere—Congress Shouldn’t Give Obama Power To Ram Through TPP, S2738 [7MY]

Focus on Real Issues for Small Businesses, S3105 [20MY]

How a Two-Tier Economy Is Reshaping the U.S. Marketplace, S751 [4FE]

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

Kicking Dodd-Frank in the Teeth, H346 [13JA]

Lack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs, S898 [10FE]

List of Examples of Federal Overregulation Is Way Too Long, S5906 [27JY]

Lobbyists Declare Victory After Visa Reform Measure Dies Quietly, S8754 [17DE]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

Montana Oil Spill Renews Worry Over Safety of Old Pipelines, S374 [22JA]

Obama Says Keystone XL Is for Exporting Oil Outside the U.S., Experts Disagree, S229 [16JA]

Obama’s Claim That Keystone XL Crude Would Go ‘Everywhere Else’ but the U.S., S229 [16JA]

Permit Problems Plague Keystone XL Pipeline’s S.D. Leg, S143 [12JA]

Poll Finds Agenda Gap Between Leaders, American People, H446 [21JA]

Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia’s Electronics Industry, S2375 [23AP]

Russia Blamed, U.S. Taxpayers on the Hook, as Fracking Boom Collapses, E42 [9JA]

Unnecessary Fix for the Fed, H8325 [18NO]

We Have the Right To Know Cost of New EPA Rules, S5904 [27JY]

We’re Standing Up Against Regulation-Happy Obama, S5905 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7219 [7OC]

Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize and establish a High-Speed Broadband Development Initiative (see S. 863), S1891 [25MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H39 [6JA]

——— facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (see H.R. 2947), H4861 [7JY]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H5236 [15JY]

——— include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

——— report the consumer price index using methodology employed in 1980 (see H.R. 3500), H5974 [11SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (see S. 2307), S8159 [19NO]

Budget: alleviate effects of sequestration by restoring certain cuts, providing offsets, enacting a Chained Consumer Price Index for Social Security and means testing for Medicare, and providing for tax reform (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5782 [31JY]

——— cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product (GDP) to right-size government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see H.R. 2471), H3505 [20MY]

——— clarify that Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 548), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1050), H1114 [24FE]

——— clarify that Securities Investor Protection Corp., funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 549), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1049), H1114 [24FE]

——— clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act is not subject to the sequester (see S. 550), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1048), H1114 [24FE]

——— eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year’s level (see S. 382), S832 [5FE]

——— eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H854 [5FE]

——— provide for relief from sequester and offsets to such relief through reforms in certain revenue and direct spending programs (see H.R. 3777), H7088 [21OC]

——— provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (see S. 1868), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3116), H5297 [20JY]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

——— eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H667 [30JA]

——— express that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to U.S. businesses (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5769 [29JY]

——— increase competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and developing a stronger workforce (see H.R. 3682), H6792 [2OC]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 181), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

——— provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 4157), H8970 [2DE]

——— report on the role of incubators and accelerators in commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development (see H.R. 3983), H8151 [5NO]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see S. 2167), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3670), H6787 [1OC]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see S. 2260), S7860 [9NO] (see H.R. 282), H224 [12JA]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see S. 1786), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2912), H4769 [25JN]

China: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 1966), H2417 [22AP]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 3689), H6835 [6OC]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4541 [18JN]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3184 [20MY] (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5769 [29JY]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S347 [21JA] (see S. 749), S1585 [17MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA] (see S. 147), S151 [12JA] (see H.R. 3), H35 (see H.R. 28), H36 [6JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H915 [10FE]

Copperas Cove, TX: authorize land exchange with Fort Hood, TX, to support efforts to improve arterial transportation routes and promote economic development (see H.R. 2727), H4136 [10JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 120), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]

Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 3519), H6074 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (see S. 2219), S7655 [29OC]

——— authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1007), H1069 [13FE]

——— undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Education: adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (see H.R. 3747), H6974 [9OC]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

Dept. of Energy: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 585), S1161 [26FE]

——— conduct study on technology, potential lifecycle energy savings, and economic impact of recycled carbon fiber (see S. 1432), S3238 [21MY]

——— establish a grant program allowing National Laboratories provision of vouchers to small businesses to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and their economic impact (see S. 1259), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 2224), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 2408), H3386 [19MY]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3368), H5766 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (see H.R. 85), H39 [6JA]

——— implement integrity measures to strengthen EB–5 regional center program in order to promote and reform foreign capital investment and job creation (see S. 2415), S8793 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 3098), H5290 [16JY]

——— establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 201), H103 [7JA]

——— modernize and improve the program for economic opportunities for low-income persons in public and federally-assisted housing (see H.R. 3697), H6892 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: create a program to grant relocation subsidies to the long-term unemployed for the purpose of attaining or accepting employment (see H.R. 2755), H4343 [12JN]

——— establish America Star program to recognize companies that make American-made products and incentivize companies to implement better workforce support, hiring practices, conditions, and compensation (see S. 938), S2173 [14AP]

——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 78), H38 [6JA]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 2509), H3558 [21MY]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1506), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutions of higher education (see S. 1279), S2759 [11MY]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 339), H358 [13JA]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see S. 1310), S2794 [12MY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 59), S58 [7JA]

——— review economic cost of adding species to endangered or threatened species list (see H.R. 2134), H2767 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 2681), H3914 [4JN]

——— improve transparency, accountability, governance, and operations of the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3738), H6973 [9OC]

——— prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 278), H224 [12JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs through offshore oil and gas leasing and development (see H.R. 70), H38 [6JA]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1567), H1898 [24MR]

Domestic policy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

——— express that a Contract With America should restore American competitiveness (see H. Res. 22), H104 [7JA]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 661), H703 [2FE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 966), H1067 [13FE]

——— express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

——— improve knowledge about the best practices for teaching financial literacy (see S. 781), S1628 [18MR]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 1390), S3183 [20MY]

Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 1542), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 1902), S6186 [30JY]

——— promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H3641 [1JN]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1031), S2301 [21AP] (see S. 1124), S2473 [28AP]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2637), H3877 [3JN]

——— provide for certain special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings (see H.R. 3056), H5171 [14JY]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (see S. 156), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 4035), H8279 [17NO]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

FCC: promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 424), S899 [10FE] (see H.R. 821), H915 [10FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to publish the categorization of certain proposed and final rules (see S. 1807), S5210 [21JY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 1089), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 1336), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide for a one-time supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4140), H8859 [1DE]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 4012), H8239 [16NO] (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 94), S58 [7JA]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see S. 1206), S2687 [6MY] (see H.R. 2600), H3641 [1JN]

——— advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6605 [10SE]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S1660 [19MR]

——— establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting (see S. 726), S1494 [12MR]

——— improve accountability and transparency in the financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, and provide sensible relief to financial institutions (see S. 1484), S3456 [2JN]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 3054), H5171 [14JY]

——— require certain systemically important entities to account for financial benefits received due to the expectation that the Government will shield them from losses in the event of failure (see H.R. 888), H981 [11FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [14JA]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]

——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1263), H1610 [4MR]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 2106), H2653 [29AP]

Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (see S. Res. 166), S2599 [4MY] (see H. Res. 245), H2792 [1MY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional procedures for the termination of economically harmful free trade agreements (see H.R. 1917), H2354 [21AP]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (see S. 995), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1890), H2315 [17AP]

——— recognize importance of completing trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 73), H703 [2FE]

——— require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (see H.R. 1403), H1721 [17MR]

FRS: carry out certain requirements before making any new determination relative to supervision of non-bank financial entities (see H.R. 3857), H7346 [29OC]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 3189), H5465 [23JY]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H8279 [17NO]

——— improve accountability and transparency of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 113), H39 [6JA]

——— improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 1848), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 2913), H4769 [25JN]

——— increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 482), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 4099), H8410 [19NO]

——— modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H6136 [17SE]

——— reaffirm importance of community banking and community banking regulatory experience on the Board of Governors and ensure at least one member with such experience (see S. 92), S58 [7JA]

——— reform by limiting emergency lending authority and closing loopholes allowing megabanks to engage in unrestricted commodities activities (see S. 1320), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 2625), H3877 [3JN]

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 1154), H1498 [27FE]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H1610 [4MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO] (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see S. 189), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 50), H37 [6JA]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (see H. Res. 78), H754 [3FE]

Government Transformation Board: establish (see S. 2269), S7912 [10NO]

House Rules: expand types of legislation subject to dynamic scoring in cost estimates (see H. Res. 389), H5590 [28JY]

Housing: establish a secondary reserve fund for a housing enterprise under conservatorship to protect taxpayers against loss in the event of a housing downturn (see H.R. 1673), H2108 [26MR]

Immigration: establish an accountable and humane border security strategy and address cultural, economic, ecological, environmental and humanitarian impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 4303), H10710 [18DE]

——— extend and improve EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see S. 1501), S3678 [3JN]

——— increase the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants and reauthorize the EB–5 regional center program (see S. 2122), S7102 [1OC]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H662 [28JA]

Information technology: develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (see S. Res. 110), S1781 [24MR] (see H. Res. 195), H2153 [13AP]

Infrastructure: improve (see S. 268), S541 [27JA]

International trade: promote (see S. 2201), S7470 [22OC]

Iron and steel industry: temporarily prohibit importation of certain iron and steel articles (see H.R. 4130), H8645 [30NO]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (see S. 133), S100 [8JA]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 3433), H5782 [31JY]

——— deter labor slowdowns at U.S. ports (see S. 1630), S4298 [18JN]

——— provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8149 [5NO]

Medicaid: require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 2391), H3308 [18MY]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 2060), H2497 [28AP]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1832), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]

——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

——— postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (see H.R. 2575), H3577 [26MY] (see H.R. 2617), H3757 [2JN]

——— 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. 122), H40 [6JA]

——— stop a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa and provide that any future increases shall be determined by the government of American Samoa (see H.R. 2574), H3577 [26MY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 2178), H2769 [30AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Res. 446), H6306 [28SE]

National objectives: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1624), S4298 [18JN]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see S. Res. 199), S4104 [11JN] (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 1457), S3309 [22MY] (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]

OMB: consider Brunswick County, NC, to be part of the same statistical area as Wilmington, NC (see S. 1157), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2183), H2769 [30AP]

——— establish expedited procedures for congressional consideration of ‘‘Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings’’ report (see S. 759), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 3253), H5588 [28JY]

——— oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S589 [28JA]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see S. 632), S1246 [3MR]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see H.R. 3454), H5847 [8SE]

Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 501), H7332 [28OC]

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see S. 791), S1629 [18MR] (see H.R. 1487), H1802 [19MR]

——— impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce corporate tax rate to mitigate high energy costs, assist displaced coal industry workers, and protect consumers from transition to new energy sources (see H.R. 2202), H2791 [1MY]

——— provide for emissions reductions (see S. 2399), S8602 [10DE]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1663), H2108 [26MR]

Public debt: apply debt ceiling only to debt held by the public and adjust debt ceiling for increases in the gross domestic product (see H.R. 3774), H7026 [20OC]

——— establish debt stabilization process requiring negotiated budget compromise when debt grows faster than the economy (see H.R. 3775), H7026 [20OC]

——— make increase in debt ceiling contingent upon implementing certain budget reforms, completing congressional fiscal policy work, and limiting significant regulatory actions (see H.R. 3771), H7026 [20OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached and require the sale of Federal assets (see H.R. 3753), H6974 [9OC]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 333), S697 [2FE]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 708), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 134), H40 [6JA]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 398), H5769 [29JY]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 1266), S2759 [11MY]

——— make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (see S. 2125), S7102 [1OC]

Science: support innovation (see S. 894), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 3959), H8150 [5NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3588), H6188 [22SE]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3961), H8150 [5NO]

——— increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

——— 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. 3351), H5765 [29JY]

Seventh Summit of the Americas: support (see H. Res. 160), H1803 [19MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

——— observance (see S. Res. 304), S7722 [3NO]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 731), S1494 [12MR]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 960), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 1811), H2268 [15AP]

——— repeal cap on compensation subject to payroll tax, reallocate payroll taxes to trust funds, and improve cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1984), H2463 [23AP]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 1940), S6379 [5AU]

States: assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (see H.R. 787), H854 [5FE]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]

——— allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H2268 [15AP]

——— allow employers an income tax credit as an incentive to partner with community colleges or other educational institutions to improve workforce development and job training for students (see H.R. 3362), H5766 [29JY]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H4954 [8JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1946), S6379 [5AU]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 362), H404 [14JA]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H1801 [19MR]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity, and reduce market volatility (see S. 1371), S3059 [19MY]

——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2244 [16AP]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 389), H405 [14JA]

——— modify rules for tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and extend tax incentives for empowerment zones (see S. 408), S833 [5FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 1), S59 [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 89), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (see H.R. 3198), H5466 [23JY]

——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1758), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide debt and tax transparency (see S. 745), S1528 [16MR]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1548), S4021 [10JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 3622), H6306 [28SE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1141), S2567 [30AP]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 481), H530 [22JA]

——— reduce carbon pollution, invest in infrastructure, and cut taxes for working Americans (see H.R. 3104), H5290 [16JY]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 155), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H3308 [18MY]

——— provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]

Urban areas: enhance capabilities of metropolitan planning organizations (see H.R. 3344), H5765 [29JY]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see S. 1889), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3295), H5763 [29JY]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 3363), H5766 [29JY]

Women: encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H6306 [28SE]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Essays

State of the Union: Alicia Muir, S343 [21JA]

——— Kathy Joseph, S342 [21JA]

Factsheets

Powering America With More Than 50 Percent Clean Energy by 2030: NextGen Climate (organization), S6096 [29JY]

Letters

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government (House), H3425 [20MY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3424 [20MY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3425 [20MY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3425 [20MY]

Bureau of the Census compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act data security procedures relative to authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program: John H. Thompson, Bureau of the Census, H7061 [21OC]

Central Texas Corridor designation as the future Interstate Route I-14: J.F. Weber, Texas Dept. of Transportation, H7582 [3NO]

Economic impact and contributions of Gillette, WY, coal and oil industries: Gillette, WY, senior citizens, S8716 [16DE]

EPA calculation of greenhouse gas emissions relative to the Keystone XL Pipeline: Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., H956 [11FE]

Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine: John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S4072 [11JN]

——— Representative Perlmutter, S4072 [11JN]

——— Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton, S4072 [11JN]

Federal Reserve System capital surplus account liquidation: several real estate organizations, H7729 [4NO]

Keystone XL Pipeline Act: Andrew Craig, TransCanada Pipelines LTD., H170 [9JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H169 [9JA]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H169 [9JA]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, H178 [9JA]

——— Kathryn D. Karol, Caterpillar Inc., H178 [9JA]

Require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security: several Senators, S8855 [18DE]

SBA expansion of the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure: Michael Cooper, Association of Defense Communities, S2761 [11MY]

Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act: Amanda Austin, National Federation of Independent Business, S2572 [30AP]

Trade Act: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4262 [12JN]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H4262 [12JN]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H4262 [12JN]

Trade Preferences Extension Act: Richard L. Trumka, AFL–CIO, H4693 [25JN]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H773, H774 [4FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H773 [4FE]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H774 [4FE]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H774 [4FE]

Lists

Corporations in support of a tax on carbon emissions, S4033 [10JN]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3420 [20MY]

Quotes by Conservatives in support of a tax on carbon emissions, S4032 [10JN]

Memorandums

Free Trade Agreements and Role of Congress: Daniel T. Shedd and Brandon J. Murrill, Congressional Research Service, S2959 [18MY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, S695–S697 [2FE], H673–H675 [2FE]

Veto of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: President Obama, S1073 [24FE]

Motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H179 [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S69 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S136 [12JA], S162 [13JA], S265, S266 [20JA], S393, S394, S406, S407 [22JA], H958 [11FE]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8379 [19NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), S8875 [18DE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H786 [4FE]

Press releases

Economic Uncertainty and Poor Sales Help Explain Small Firms’ Disproportionate Job Losses During Downturn: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2011), H262 [13JA]

Energy Revolution Is Creating Career Opportunities for Women and Minorities: Carlton Carroll, American Petroleum Institute, H6960 [9OC]

Job-Killing Trade Deficits Surge Under FTAs: Public Citizen (organization), H4329 [12JN]

Quotations

‘‘Seasonal Greeting for the Times’’: Jack Trout, H21 [6JA]

Remarks in House

Aiken, SC: South Carolina Main Street Community designee, E1795 [15DE]

Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H3226 [15MY]

ArtsWestchester (organization): anniversary, E1673 [30NO]

Bell, Joseph C.: Polish Commanders Cross recipient, E861 [9JN]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security, H7037 [21OC]

Broomfield, CO: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport recipient of Jefferson County, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Choice Award, E581 [23AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H713 [3FE], H1552–H1558 [3MR], H1653 [16MR], H5862 [9SE], H6782 [1OC], H7159 [23OC]

——— deficit, H764 [4FE], H836, H837 [5FE], H989, H1004, H1011 [12FE], H1169 [26FE], H1552–H1558 [3MR], H1839–H1842 [23MR], H1878, H1882, H1883 [24MR], H1912, H1959, H1979 [25MR], H2823 [12MY], H3379–H3382 [19MY], H5530 [28JY], H6718 [30SE], H6970–H6972 [9OC], H7013 [20OC], H7034 [21OC], H9686 [17DE], H10703–H10706 [18DE], E12 [6JA], E27 [7JA], E29 [8JA], E50 [12JA], E59 [13JA], E67 [14JA], E81 [20JA], E89 [21JA], E107 [22JA], E111 [26JA], E117 [27JA], E129 [28JA], E149 [2FE], E157 [3FE], E160 [4FE], E170 [5FE], E186 [10FE], E196 [11FE], E203 [12FE], E217 [13FE], E247 [25FE], E258 [26FE], E269 [27FE], E283 [2MR], E296 [3MR], E310 [4MR], E333 [16MR], E350 [17MR], E357 [18MR], E394 [24MR], E407 [25MR], E434 [26MR], E457 [13AP], E479 [14AP], E498 [15AP], E533 [21AP], E560 [22AP], E593 [28AP], E615 [29AP], E631 [30AP], E673 [12MY], E692 [13MY], E704 [14MY], E819 [2JN], E833 [3JN], E856 [9JN], E870 [10JN], E880 [11JN], E891 [12JN], E896 [15JN], E914 [17JN], E950 [23JN], E967 [24JN], E987 [25JN], E1009 [7JY], E1018 [8JY], E1027 [9JY], E1051 [13JY], E1064 [14JY], E1073 [15JY], E1081 [16JY], E1089 [21JY], E1102 [22JY], E1117 [23JY], E1129 [27JY], E1145 [28JY], E1182 [29JY], E1233 [8SE], E1244 [9SE], E1255 [10SE], E1271 [11SE], E1295 [16SE], E1311 [17SE], E1326 [18SE], E1354 [24SE], E1372 [28SE], E1388 [29SE], E1398 [30SE], E1430 [6OC], E1445 [7OC], E1454 [8OC], E1466 [9OC], E1490 [20OC], E1503 [21OC], E1516 [22OC], E1536 [26OC], E1547 [27OC], E1553 [28OC], E1572 [2NO], E1582 [3NO], E1589 [4NO], E1608 [5NO], E1625 [16NO], E1642 [17NO], E1646 [18NO], E1657 [19NO], E1676 [30NO], E1688 [1DE], E1696 [2DE], E1721 [7DE], E1730 [8DE], E1751 [9DE], E1765 [10DE], E1779 [11DE], E1806 [16DE], E1818 [17DE], E1831 [18DE]

——— deficit relative to the Dept. of Defense appropriations, H7133 [22OC]

——— eliminate sequestration, H6717, H6718 [30SE]

——— impact of sequester on economy and infrastructure, H6719 [30SE]

——— impact of sequestration, H4527 [18JN]

——— reform entitlement programs, H1554–H1556 [3MR], H1701–H1704 [17MR], H1754 [18MR], H3379–H3382 [19MY], H10703–H10706 [18DE]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), H6198, H6199 [24SE]

——— extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), Senate amendment, H7060, H7061 [21OC]

Business and industry: provide regulatory relief to facilitate capital formation and to ensure greater consumer access to financial products and services, H7736, H7737 [4NO]

California Aerospace Week: observance, H2038 [26MR]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H14–H21, H23 [6JA]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish, H8324 [18NO]

Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.: anniversary, E1662 [19NO]

Climate: impact of global warming on Dungeness crab fishing, H9299 [11DE]

——— impact of global warming on ocean acidification, H1733 [18MR]

Coalition for Social Justice: anniversary, E935 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H538 [26JA]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, H4423 [16JN], H5341 [22JY]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (H.R. 3674), H6822 [6OC]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of ‘‘How Working Mothers Contribute to the Economic Security of American Families’’ report, H2890 [13MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H10699 [18DE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2864 [12MY], H5318 [21JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H95 [7JA], H109, H115, H151 [8JA], H168–H181, H186 [9JA], H194 [12JA], H230 [13JA], H361 [14JA], H939 [11FE], E49, E51 [12JA], E55, E56 [13JA], E72 [14JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 19), H115–H125 [8JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H179, H180 [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 28), H95 [7JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H834 [5FE], H871 [10FE], H928, H929, H930, H947–H960 [11FE], H1054 [13FE], E212 [13FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H937–H946 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to commit, H958, H959 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, H1122, H1124 [25FE], H1171 [26FE]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, H5 [6JA], H58 [7JA], H147–H152 [8JA], H184 [9JA], H7339 [29OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, E421 [25MR]

——— domestic priorities, H7379 [2NO], E1575 [3NO]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: Veterans Braintrust Forum review of efforts to eliminate veterans’ homelessness, E1665 [19NO]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1934–H1938 [25MR], E421 [25MR]

Corps of Engineers: Everglades restoration project funding, H2634 [29AP]

Cuba: political reform, H6231 [25SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H58 [7JA], H415 [20JA], H461 [21JA], H1054–H1057 [13FE]

Denver, CO: tribute to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, E888 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: demographics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, H707 [3FE]

——— importance of Summer Food Service Program to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session, H5530 [28JY]

——— tribute to StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity, H9191 [9DE]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on the State and national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy, H6955 [9OC]

——— International Trade Administration funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3677, H3678 [2JN]

——— International Trade Administration trade promotion activities funding, H3678, H3679 [2JN]

——— Network for Manufacturing Innovation funding, H2632 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: provide career education pathways in manufacturing and renewable energy, H6885, H6886 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: report on potential effects of commercial use of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration on the economy, energy infrastructure, and greenhouse gas emissions, H8927 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (H.R. 85), H9248, H9256 [10DE]

Dept. of HUD: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H3866, H3867 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Insular Affairs funding, H4938 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement proposed regulations relative to valuation of coal on Federal and Native American lands, H4824, H4825 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics collection and availability of data on U.S. ports’ performance, H7677 [4NO]

——— designate the Central Texas Corridor as the future Interstate Route I-14, H7582 [3NO]

——— ensure surface transportation grants are awarded to rural and urban area projects in an equitable manner, H3835 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program, H3501 [20MY]

——— submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H3834, H3835 [3JN], E841 [4JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), H3299 [18MY]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (H.R. 1567), E1460 [9OC]

Domestic policy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (H. Res. 159), H1750 [18MR], H3634–H3640 [1JN]

——— address economic and health issues facing women, E1841 [18DE]

——— address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8228–H8232 [16NO]

——— address systemic inequalities that contribute to social and economic disparities for African Americans, H4636 [24JN], E951 [23JN]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H2287 [16AP]

——— revitalize the middle class, H1554 [3MR], H1704 [17MR]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California, H6310 [29SE]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (H. Res. 247), H2783 [1MY]

Employment: importance of job creation, H800–H802 [4FE], H1750 [18MR], H1856 [24MR], H1914 [25MR], H2275 [16AP], H4336 [12JN], H7197 [27OC]

——— importance of jobs that maintain infrastructure, H943 [11FE], H2858 [12MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H6744–H6747 [30SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H622–H626 [27JA], H743–H749 [3FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H1705, H1709 [17MR], H5159–H5167 [14JY], H5242 [16JY], H6700 [29SE], H6716 [30SE], H6823–H6826 [6OC]

——— importance of trade apprenticeship programs, H5163, H5164 [14JY]

——— job creation through infrastructure investment, H171 [9JA]

——— jumpstart the sluggish economy, finance critical infrastructure investments, fight income inequality, and create jobs, H460 [21JA]

——— provide apprenticeship programs for African Americans to assist in construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, H176 [9JA]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, H2321 [21AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), H2855 [12MY]

Endangered Species Act: impact on rural economy, H148 [8JA]

EPA: allow establishment of an updated national ozone standard, H4799–H4801 [7JY]

——— economic impact of methane gas regulations, H5094 [13JY]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H1171 [26FE], H1700 [17MR], H4727 [25JN], H5574–H5580 [28JY]

——— prohibit designation of a council member to the Federal Permitting Improvement Council, H7730 [4NO]

——— prohibit funding for enforcement of updated ozone standards, H4798, H4799 [7JY]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (H.R. 2637), H5576 [28JY]

Eximbank: limit authorizations to countervailing purposes in order to meet competition from foreign export credit agencies, H7694, H7695 [4NO]

Families and domestic relations: provide for paid family and medical leave, H2024 [25MR], H2171–H2178 [14AP]

——— support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7319–H7322 [28OC], H8344 [18NO], E1561 [29OC]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules that OMB determines would result in job creation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5558, H5559 [28JY]

——— exempt rules that OMB determines would result in net job creation from rulemaking reform, H262 [13JA]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5557, H5558 [28JY]

——— require consideration of impacts on low-income populations when formulating new regulations, H260, H261 [13JA]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 381), H5165 [14JY], H8145 [5NO]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection (publication) Top Micropolitan Community designee, E339 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (H.R. 2106), H2776 [1MY], H3686 [2JN]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H1570 [4MR], H5855 [9SE], H6718 [30SE], H7259 [28OC]

Foreign policy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H839–H843 [5FE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H2823, H2858 [12MY], H2963 [14MY], H3550–H3555 [21MY], H3632–H3634 [1JN], H3645, H3647 [2JN], H4009 [10JN], H4164, H4170, H4213, H4214, H4228–H4236, H4238 [11JN], H4246–H4271, H4323–H4335, H4337–H4341 [12JN], H4347, H4349, H4379 [15JN], H4386, H4390–H4395, H4423 [16JN], H4436 [17JN], H4497–H4507, H4519–H4524 [18JN], H4646 [24JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4698 [25JN], H5600 [29JY], E921, E928 [18JN]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 1890), H2448, H2449–H2453 [23AP]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H142–H147 [8JA], H221 [12JA], H442 [21JA], H623–H625, H632–H636 [27JA], H1712–H1716 [17MR], H2823 [12MY], H4265 [12JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H969–H972 [11FE], H2159 [14AP], H2294 [16AP], H2448, H2449–H2453 [23AP], H2671 [30AP], H4266 [12JN], H4500 [18JN], E798 [1JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on Ohio employment and economy, H3585 [1JN]

——— importance of free trade, H3924 [9JN]

——— reform trade policies, H837 [5FE]

——— require the President to take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit, H624 [27JA]

——— U.S. deficit, H747 [3FE], H9323 [15DE]

Forest Service: review management of the National Forest System and active forest management, H2667 [30AP], H9192–H9198 [9DE]

Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission: anniversary, E1443 [7OC]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8323–H8342 [18NO]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), consideration (H. Res. 529), H8292–H8297 [18NO]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), motion to recommit, H8379 [19NO]

——— liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, H7728–H7730 [4NO], E1604 [5NO]

——— prohibit financial companies convicted of misconduct that harms the financial health or stability of senior citizens from participating in any emergency lending program established by the Federal Reserve, H8379 [19NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks, H8329, H8339 [18NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 24), H5342 [22JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 264), H5342 [22JY]

——— require Federal Open Market Committee to use fully revised data rather than the initial available readings, H8339 [18NO]

——— require study of effects of the gross domestic product (GDP) output section of the individual mandate on the economy and Federal debt, H8341 [18NO]

——— require the Federal Open Market Committee to make public transcripts of their meetings, H8340 [18NO]

——— suspend the requirement for rules-based decisionmaking when unemployment or inflation significantly diverges from targets, H8337, H8338 [18NO]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]

Georgia: tribute to efforts to prepare for potential outbreak of bird flu, H6232 [25SE]

Germany: U.S. policy relative to meeting between President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel on mutual security and shared economic opportunities, H871 [10FE]

Government regulations: allow the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee to request a Federal agency to conduct a retrospective cost-benefit analysis of any existing regulation, H775, H782, H783 [4FE]

——— assess effects of government action on private property, H6713 [30SE]

——— ensure that if economic growth remains under a certain rate, then additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates will be repealed, H783, H784 [4FE]

——— preserve regulations that provide critical protections against sexual and domestic violence, H786 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H95 [7JA], H150 [8JA], H772–H788 [4FE], H838 [5FE], H5760 [29JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H766–H772 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), motion to recommit, H786 [4FE]

——— require assessment of effects of government action on private property, including the use and value of such property, H781, H782 [4FE]

History: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1935 [25MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H504 [22JA], H1558–H1564 [3MR], H5540 [28JY], H6324 [29SE], H7199 [27OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to launch of direct flights between Houston and Taipei, Taiwan, E873 [10JN], E887 [12JN], E904 [16JN], E955 [23JN]

Immigration: impact of Executive orders on immigration reform on employment levels, H1548 [3MR]

Ingersoll-Rand PLC: anniversary of Mocksville, NC, plant, H4583 [23JN]

Institute for Policy Studies: release of ‘‘Billionaire Bonanza—The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us’’ report relative to wealth inequality, E1707 [3DE]

Japan: U.S. policy, E598 [28AP]

Kennewick, WA: anniversary of Port of Kennewick, H1810 [23MR]

Labor unions: impact of implementation of State ‘‘right-to-work’’ laws, H4961 [9JY]

——— provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (H.R. 3932), E1602 [5NO]

Laredo, TX: anniversary of Laredo Chamber of Commerce, E69 [14JA]

Lumber industry: promote growth by ensuring efforts to balance conservation with job creation, H7167 [23OC]

Mannington Mills, Inc.: anniversary, E1688 [1DE]

Medicaid: require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation, H7304 [28OC]

Medicare: reform, H1914 [25MR], H2171–H2178 [14AP], H6895 [8OC]

——— solvency, H5474 [27JY]

Meurer Research, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E454 [13AP]

Miami Dade College: tribute to job fair, H5604 [29JY]

Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to Tomorrow’s South Dade Program, H2784 [1MY]

Minimum wage: increase, H233 [13JA], H2024 [25MR], H2255–H2260 [15AP], H9191 [9DE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index, H2479 [28AP]

——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (H.R. 2150), H3637 [1JN], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

——— postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), H6281–H6284 [28SE]

——— postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), Senate amendment, H6779, H6780 [1OC]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (H.R. 122), H54 [7JA], H2259 [15AP], H3637 [1JN], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H2663 [30AP], H3634–H3640 [1JN], E169, E170 [5FE]

Moorpark, CA: anniversary of Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, E89 [21JA]

NAFTA: economic impact, H2884 [13MY]

National Academy of Sciences: child poverty analysis funding, H9190 [9DE]

National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure: establish, H7591, H7592 [3NO]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, H5986 [16SE], H6711, H6716, H6744–H6747 [30SE], H6940 [9OC]

National objectives: economic recovery, H1733 [18MR], H5858 [9SE]

——— increase efforts to ensure equality for all people, H922 [11FE]

——— priority assignments, H54 [7JA], H363 [14JA], H439, H442 [21JA], H644 [28JA], H743–H749 [3FE], H992 [12FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2220, H2255–H2260 [15AP], H5188 [15JY], H9266–H9268 [10DE]

Natural gas: economic impact of exporting natural gas, H5166 [14JY]

——— importance of Marcellus shale reserves drilling, H1178 [26FE], H2253 [15AP]

New Hampshire: tribute to manufacturing industry, H5160 [14JY]

Newnan, GA: Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, H7399 [3NO]

NIST: funding, H3671 [2JN]

——— Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H3453, H3454 [20MY]

NOAA: funding, H3671 [2JN]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of East Bay Economic Development Alliance, E1252 [10SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H483, H518 [22JA], H749–H753 [3FE], H1054–H1057 [13FE]

——— evaluation of coal industry policies, H2298–H2301 [16AP], H5573 [28JY], H8868 [2DE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H5094 [13JY]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H2298–H2301 [16AP], H8853 [1DE], H9068–H9073 [8DE]

——— fast-track trade promotion authority, H396 [14JA], H2345 [21AP], H2399 [22AP], H2660 [30AP], H3396 [20MY], H4538 [18JN]

——— State of the Union Message, H438, H441, H442, H443, H467–H470 [21JA]

OMB: reform process for extending Federal permit applications and ensure applications are reviewed in a timely manner, H7731, H7732 [4NO]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (S. 632), H1797 [19MR], H2413 [22AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4961 [9JY], H6717 [30SE], E1196 [31JY]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H736–H738 [3FE]

Peru: environmental impact of illegal logging, H8863 [2DE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H613 [27JA]

——— gasoline tax, H5203, H5204, H5206 [15JY], H5527 [28JY]

——— index gasoline tax, H7643–H7646 [4NO], H8134, H8135 [5NO], H8978 [3DE]

——— report to Congress on how removing restrictions on the export of crude oil will create opportunities for veterans and women while promoting U.S. energy and national security, H6959, H6960 [9OC]

——— report to Congress on impact of removing restrictions on the export of crude oil relative to promoting U.S. energy and national security, H6958 [9OC]

Pierce County, WA: anniversary of Pierce County Labor Council, E589 [28AP]

Pipelines: require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for the Keystone XL Pipeline be made in the U.S., H943 [11FE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187–H9192 [9DE]

——— efforts to address high-poverty areas, H709 [3FE], H5288 [16JY], H8344–H8346 [18NO]

Power resources: address disparity between onshore and offshore energy policies relative to revenue sharing for States, H3301–H3304 [18MY]

——— create stable economic climate for natural gas industry, H4971 [9JY]

——— economic impact of hydraulic fracturing operations, E42 [9JA]

——— national energy policy, H6825 [6OC]

——— promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, H9361–H9364 [16DE]

Pride Ag Resources (business): anniversary, E663 [8MY]

Puerto Rico: status of economic crisis, H4873 [8JY], H5528 [28JY], H9378 [17DE]

——— status of economic crisis (Spanish translation), H5595 [29JY]

Recession, H1911, H1912 [25MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H15 [6JA], H95 [7JA], H235, H236 [13JA], H712 [3FE], H1697–H1704 [17MR], H2321 [21AP], H3494 [20MY], H6168 [18SE], H6800 [6OC], H6896 [8OC], H7038 [21OC], H7170 [23OC], H7627 [4NO], E635 [30AP]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1959–H1963 [25MR]

Riviera Beach, FL: anniversary of Port of Palm Beach, E832 [3JN]

SBA: 7(a) loan program funding, H5342 [22JY]

Small business: reduce regulatory burdens, H228 [13JA]

Small Business Saturday: observance, H8252 [17NO], H8292 [18NO], H8869 [2DE]

SouthEast Effective Development (organization): anniversary, E1590 [4NO]

Southwest Iowa Planning Council: anniversary, E1429 [6OC]

Statesville, NC: tribute to West Iredell High School Capitol Hill Challenge team, H2886 [13MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: proposed sale of petroleum, H8978 [3DE], E1758 [10DE]

Taxation: adjust child tax credit for inflation, H9187 [9DE]

——— allow employers an income tax credit as an incentive to partner with community colleges or other educational institutions to improve workforce development and job training for students, H5160 [14JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H8973 [3DE], H9298 [11DE], H9310 [15DE], H9364–H9367, H9369–H9372 [16DE], H9378, H9379–H9434, H9679–H9684, H9685 [17DE], H10694 [18DE], E1818, E1821 [17DE], E1823, E1825, E1826, E1827–E1829, E1831, E1832, E1833, E1840, E1842 [18DE]

——— impact of cuts, H1006 [12FE], H9682 [17DE]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels, H229 [13JA]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 680), H2160 [14AP], H3763 [3JN], H4163 [11JN], H4385 [16JN], H5119 [14JY], H5208 [15JY], H5595 [29JY], H6710 [30SE], H7093 [22OC], E152 [3FE]

——— rates, H415 [20JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H7646 [4NO]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness, H3672 [2JN]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3419–H3490 [20MY], E780 [21MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3321–H3329 [19MY]

Texas: positive impact of free enterprise system, H3319 [19MY]

——— tribute to Texas Job Corps graduates, E1174 [29JY]

Total Action for Progress (TAP) (organization): anniversary, E1518 [22OC]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, H951 [11FE]

——— require responsibility and payment for any Keystone XL Pipeline related oil spill cleanup on U.S. land, H958, H959 [11FE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H52 [7JA], H435, H440 [21JA], H588, H622–H626 [27JA], H708 [3FE], H763 [4FE], H1018, H1019 [12FE], H1046 [13FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2094–H2098 [26MR], H3496–H3501 [20MY], H4779 [7JY], H5203, H5206 [15JY], H6825 [6OC], E788 [21MY]

——— improve infrastructure, H7014–H7016 [20OC]

Trenton, NJ: industrial history and current unemployment levels, H1019 [12FE]

Triumph Group, Inc.: Triumph Aerostructures-Vough Aircraft Division recipient of Georgia Dept. of Economic Development Large Manufacturer of the Year award, E773 [21MY]

Trucking industry: tribute, H3651 [2JN]

Turkey: tribute to hosting of G20 Summit, E1705 [3DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H1754 [18MR]

——— rates, H1912 [25MR]

——— rates relative to African Americans, H3299 [18MY]

——— rates relative to African-American women, H3300 [18MY]

Venezuela: implementation of economic sanctions against officials for human rights violations relative to violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, H1653 [16MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize anniversary of end of war and call for continued political, religious, and economic reform, E637 [30AP]

Wall Street Journal: results of poll taken on national objectives priority assignments, H446 [21JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on economy, H5337, H5387–H5393 [22JY], H5458–H5463 [23JY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H6312 [29SE]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (H.R. 3363), H6142 [18SE]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H2023, H2024 [25MR]

World War II: tribute to Rosie the Riveter and all the women she represented, H4019 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abe, Shinzo: address to Congress, S2554 [30AP]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (S. 2152), S8861, S8863 [18DE]

Alaska: impact of the drop in oil prices on the State and local economy, S226 [16JA]

Arctic regions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the construction of arctic polar icebreakers, S1884 [25MR]

——— implementation of national strategy for development, S1289–S1291 [4MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (S. 2307), S8162–S8164 [19NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S386 [22JA], S1592 [18MR], S3104 [20MY], S7518 [27OC], S7738 [4NO]

——— comparison between Senate and Obama administration proposals, S1591 [18MR]

——— deficit, S386 [22JA], S575 [28JA], S760 [4FE], S1086 [25FE], S1210 [2MR], S1401 [11MR], S1694, S1696 [23MR], S1834 [25MR], S2962 [18MY], S3104 [20MY], S3897 [9JN], S5484–S5486 [23JY], S7195 [7OC], S7441–S7443, S7445–S7447 [22OC], S7668–S7673 [30OC], S7708 [3NO], S8067 [18NO], S8739–S8742 [17DE], S8853 [18DE]

——— eliminate sequestration, S5673 [24JY], S6369 [5AU]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to revision or repeal of sequestration, S2014 [26MR]

——— impact of sequestration, S1696 [23MR], S3733 [4JN], S4214 [17JN]

——— reform entitlement programs, S760 [4FE], S7629 [29OC]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), S7171 [6OC]

Charleston, WV: tribute to Charleston Job Corps, S2106 [13AP]

China: proposal to implement economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6998 [29SE]

——— U.S. policy, S6952 [25SE]

Climate: impact of climate change on Florida, S5196 [21JY], S7021 [30SE]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S3445–S3447 [2JN], S6098 [29JY]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, S3984 [10JN], S4070–S4073 [11JN]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (S. Con. Res. 17), S3448 [2JN]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation, S1963, S1999 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S6056 [28JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S23 [6JA], S27, S34, S35, S38–S50 [7JA], S184–S197 [13JA], S221–S233 [16JA], S249, S253–S272 [20JA], S301, S302, S304–S309, S311–S321, S323–S338, S365 [21JA], S367, S370, S372–S383, S387, S390–S408 [22JA], S447–S460, S488 [26JA], S495, S497, S500, S503, S505–S532, S536, S539, S547 [27JA], S549, S551, S555–S575 [28JA], S611, S620–S626, S633–S643 [29JA], S678 [2FE], S848 [9FE], S907, S915, S916 [11FE], S971 [12FE], S1037, S1043 [24FE], S2392 [23AP], S7902 [10NO]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S69, S70, S72, S85–S90 [8JA], S121–S128 [9JA], S133, S136–S138, S140–S147, S155–S158 [12JA], S159–S174, S180–S184 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S184 [13JA], S537 [27JA], S1274 [4MR]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S85 [8JA], S408 [22JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1047, S1050 [24FE], S1215 [2MR], S1243 [3MR], S1263, S1274–S1277, S1280–S1285, S1288 [4MR], S1513 [16MR], S1695 [23MR]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S27–S29 [7JA], S78, S80, S92–S94 [8JA], S1207 [2MR]

——— legislative priorities, S8508 [9DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3090 [20MY], S8838 [18DE]

Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (S. 1935), S7206 [7OC]

Dept. of Education: fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations for a certain period and index future amounts for inflation, S8329 [3DE]

Dept. of Energy: provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (S. 33), S552 [28JA]

——— require approval or disapproval of liquified natural gas export applications upon completion of environmental review process, S3921 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (S. 2224), S7893 [10NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security, S6338 [5AU], S7483 [26OC], S8854 [18DE]

Dept. of Labor: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5000 [13JY], S5027, S5033, S5049 [14JY], S5180 [21JY], S5492 [23JY]

——— provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN], S4823 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for summer and year-round employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and for academic and occupational learning programs, S5112 [15JY], S5139, S5140 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, S6104, S6105 [29JY]

Domestic policy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S302 [21JA], S645–S648 [29JA], S750–S752 [4FE], S1105 [25FE], S1422 [11MR], S1678–S1680 [23MR], S1741, S1756 [24MR], S2191 [15AP], S2615 [5MY], S4821 [8JY], S6881 [22SE]

——— revitalize the middle class, S36 [7JA], S301–S303 [21JA], S531 [27JA], S617–S619, S645–S648 [29JA], S750–S752 [4FE], S1105 [25FE], S1421–S1423 [11MR], S2817 [13MY], S2955 [18MY], S6269 [4AU]

Ecology and environment: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relative to requirement that any environmental agreement signed with a foreign country not result in serious harm to U.S. economy, S1774 [24MR], S1964 [26MR]

Employment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation to allow Americans to earn paid sick time, S1986 [26MR], S2205, S2211 [15AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers, S1880 [25MR], S2000 [26MR]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 1542), S7077 [1OC]

——— importance of job creation, S34–S36 [7JA], S155 [12JA], S312 [21JA], S1694 [23MR], S2769 [12MY], S6796 [17SE], S6836 [21SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S7075–S7078 [1OC]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (S. 1902), S6189 [30JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S7078 [1OC], S7806 [5NO]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), S2696 [6MY]

EPA: conduct study to determine costs of environmental regulations on local communities and individuals, S307 [21JA]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S146 [12JA], S7449 [22OC]

Families and domestic relations: provide for paid family and medical leave, S7678 [3NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to publish the categorization of certain proposed and final rules (S. 1807), S5212 [21JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7782–S7785 [5NO], S8218–S8223 [1DE]

Federal employees: impact of Government shutdown, S7373 [21OC]

Financial institutions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too big to fail’’ bailouts for Wall Street mega-banks, S2011 [26MR], S2200, S2208 [15AP]

——— improve accountability and transparency in the financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, and provide sensible relief to financial institutions (S. 1484), S5444 [22JY]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (S. 1709), S4689 [7JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]

Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (S. Res. 166), S2608, S2609 [4MY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2663 [6MY], S2700, S2736–S2739 [7MY], S2743 [11MY], S2767–S2772, S2779–S2792 [12MY], S2815–S2819, S2821, S2826, S2834–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2902, S2906, S2908–S2922, S2926 [14MY], S2951–S2964, S2966–S2968, S3006 [18MY], S3009, S3014–S3053 [19MY], S3089–S3100, S3103, S3104, S3106–S3109, S3112 [20MY], S3202–S3207, S3209–S3213, S3216, S3219–S3223, S3225–S3231 [21MY], S3253, S3255–S3259, S3261–S3263, S3265–S3270, S3272, S3277, S3279–S3283, S3285–S3288, S3290–S3299 [22MY], S4010 [10JN], S4066–S4068 [11JN], S4282–S4287, S4291 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523–S4533, S4535–S4539 [23JN], S4557, S4574, S4579, S4590, S4608 [24JN], S4620, S4628 [25JN], S4934 [9JY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), S2190, S2203 [15AP], S2283 [21AP], S2312–S2315, S2317, S2321–S2323 [22AP], S2361, S2374–S2377, S2380, S2392 [23AP], S2491 [29AP], S2611, S2627 [5MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1142–S1148 [26FE]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and human rights, S2374–S2377 [23AP]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S1486–S1489 [12MR], S1592, S1594–S1596 [18MR], S2096–S2098 [13AP], S2261 [20AP], S2321–S2323 [22AP], S2764 [11MY], S2769, S2780, S2783 [12MY], S3029 [19MY], S3097 [20MY], S3204 [21MY], S4528, S4531 [23JN]

——— prohibit foreign companies from selling subsidized goods in the U.S., S3052 [19MY]

FRS: liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, S7882 [10NO]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission, S5443 [22JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), S7728 [3NO], S7734 [4NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Gallatin Gateway, MT: tribute to Lone Peak High School Capitol Hill Challenge team, S2684 [6MY]

Government regulations: impact, S3448 [2JN], S4070–S4073 [11JN], S5903 [27JY], S7145 [6OC], S7449 [22OC], S7709 [3NO]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (S. 189), S560 [28JA]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2262 [20AP]

Hawaii: tribute to efforts to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies, S7203 [7OC]

Henderson, NV: anniversary of Henderson Chamber of Commerce, S6603 [10SE]

Immigration: extend and improve EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (S. 1501), S3682 [3JN], S7207 [7OC], S8151 [19NO], S8753 [17DE]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program, S811 [5FE], S8752–S8755 [17DE]

——— reform H–1B nonimmigrant worker visa program, S1083 [24FE]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, S1155 [26FE]

Indo-Asia-Pacific Region: develop strategy to promote U.S. interests in the region, S3984 [10JN]

Information technology: develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (S. Res. 110), S1832 [24MR]

Infrastructure: improve, S2829, S2833 [13MY]

——— improve (S. 268), S518 [27JA]

——— improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S1696, S1698, S1701–S1703 [23MR], S1742, S1748–S1750 [24MR], S2205 [15AP], S2625 [5MY]

International trade: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to supporting trade and travel at ports of entry, S1966 [26MR]

Iran: impact of sanctions on nuclear program, S6618 [15SE]

Iron and steel industry: economic impact of antidumping and countervailing duties imposed by China on U.S. grain-oriented electrical steel exports, S3228 [21MY]

——— impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry, S2901, S2919 [14MY]

Japan: U.S. policy, S2444–S2446 [28AP]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (S. 133), S102 [8JA]

L. Mason Capitani, Inc./CORFAC International: anniversary, S6460 [8SE]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (S. 1519), S4243, S4254 [17JN], S5510 [23JY]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Coco Eros Clothing Boutique, S6290 [4AU]

——— tribute to Lafayette Music Co., S7158 [6OC]

——— tribute to Red Arrow Workshop, S6291 [4AU]

Las Vegas, NV: positive impact on economy of holding the world welterweight boxing championship, S2544 [30AP]

McConnell, Senator: correlation made between recent elections and economy, S155 [12JA]

Minimum wage: increase, S4821 [8JY]

——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), S2572 [30AP], S2928 [14MY], S5000 [13JY], S6269 [4AU], S6345 [5AU], S7049 [30SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

——— postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), S7052 [30SE]

NAFTA: economic impact, S2096 [13AP]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, S7075–S7078, S7095 [1OC]

National objectives: advance ‘‘opportunity agenda’’ to increase education and economic options for individuals in impoverished communities, S2727 [7MY]

——— impact of changing workforce structure and on-demand economy, S4238–S4240 [17JN]

——— priority assignments, S36 [7JA], S500–S502 [27JA], S575 [28JA], S645–S648 [29JA], S750–S752 [4FE], S874 [10FE], S1361–S1363 [10MR], S1565–S1567, S1573–S1575 [17MR], S1690–S1694 [23MR], S2428–S2430 [27AP], S2705–S2708 [7MY], S3846 [4JN], S4215–S4217 [17JN], S6283 [4AU], S6828 [21SE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1553 [16MR]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, S1365 [10MR], S1400 [11MR], S1960, S1962 [26MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S304–S306 [21JA]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S3434 [2JN], S6334 [5AU], S7708 [3NO]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S7711 [3NO], S7902 [10NO], S8138 [19NO]

——— evaluation of foreign policy, S1416 [11MR]

——— fast-track trade promotion authority, S1193 [27FE], S1592, S1594–S1596 [18MR]

——— State of the Union Message, S221 [16JA], S249, S250, S253–S255, S260 [20JA], S301–S306, S309, S312 [21JA], S376 [22JA], S531 [27JA], S617–S619 [29JA]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills, S323 [21JA]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects, S188 [13JA]

——— oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (S. 280), S2676, S2677 [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: GAO investigation of application and subsidy approval process, S5481 [23JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5481 [23JY], S6057 [28JY], S6175 [30JY], S6365 [5AU], S7027 [30SE], S7369 [21OC]

——— impact of implementation on small business, S3982–S3984 [10JN]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S321 [21JA]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices relative to construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S313 [21JA]

——— gasoline tax, S6926 [24SE]

Pipelines: delay construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline until potential negative impacts have been determined, S523 [27JA], S636 [29JA]

——— ensure compliance with U.S. regulations by TransCanada Pipelines LTD., and Canada upon construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S312 [21JA]

——— ensure the Keystone XL Pipeline is built safely and in compliance with U.S. environmental laws, S520 [27JA], S564 [28JA]

——— impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel of oil transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline with fee revenues going to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, S402 [22JA]

——— provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill with analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline, S398 [22JA], S452 [26JA], S567 [28JA]

——— require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S231 [16JA], S253, S258, S259, S262 [20JA], S302 [21JA]

Political campaigns: require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S401 [22JA], S525 [27JA], S570 [28JA]

Pope Francis: characterization of inspirational statements, S6880 [22SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S232 [16JA], S488 [26JA], S848 [9FE], S6097 [29JY]

——— prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S183, S186 [13JA], S224, S228 [16JA], S253, S256–S258, S260, S265 [20JA], S302 [21JA], S506 [27JA]

——— promote renewable energy technologies, S8000 [17NO]

Puerto Rico: status of economic crisis, S6887 [22SE], S8183–S8186 [30NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S712, S713 [3FE], S1843 [25MR], S3090 [20MY], S4536 [23JN], S6328 [5AU]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (S. Res. 243), S6469 [8SE]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 1266), S2761 [11MY]

——— make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (S. 2125), S7104 [1OC]

——— 7(a) loan program funding, S5677 [24JY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S8216 [1DE], S8453 [8DE]

——— tribute to Members who worked on extending certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8693 [16DE]

Senate Competitiveness Caucus: establish, S4100 [11JN]

Small Business Saturday: observance (S. Res. 304), S7728 [3NO]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 960), S7443 [22OC]

St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to Tampa Bay Estuary Program, S7265 [8OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: proposed sale of petroleum, S7905 [10NO]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent U.S. jobs from moving overseas by reducing the corporate tax rate, S2005 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S., S1972, S1984 [26MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8624 [14DE], S8647, S8648, S8659 [15DE], S8690–S8702, S8713–S8715, S8717–S8723 [16DE], S8733, S8739–S8742, S8750–S8752, S8761, S8773–S8776, S8789–S8791 [17DE], S8838, S8850–S8859, S8866, S8869–S8871, S8874 [18DE]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels, S8068 [18NO]

——— make improvements to the earned income tax credit and child tax credit permanent, S8774, S8775 [17DE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4031 [10JN], S4232–S4235, S4237 [17JN], S4571 [24JN], S6998 [29SE], S7151 [6OC]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 1737), S7256 [8OC]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses, S8750–S8752 [17DE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (S. 1141), S2571 [30AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (S. 155), S552, S553 [28JA]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure property owners appealing eminent domain rulings can do so in a court within their jurisdiction, S400 [22JA]

——— ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, S397 [22JA]

——— prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell, S190 [13JA], S260 [20JA], S333 [21JA], S397 [22JA], S505 [27JA]

——— request Dept. of State to pause or suspend application to build Keystone XL Pipeline, S7707 [3NO]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S86 [8JA], S388 [22JA], S520 [27JA], S874 [10FE], S3213–S3216 [21MY], S7087–S7089 [1OC], S7629–S7632 [29OC]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit passage of trade agreements that weaken domestic financial regulations, S3112 [20MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of negotiated agreement on job creation and economy, S8712 [16DE]

——— proposal to impose additional greenhouse gas emission regulations and fund international climate change efforts, S8520–S8523 [9DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to require examination of economic impact of critical habitat designations, S2009, S2010 [26MR]

Unemployment: youth and young adult unemployment rate, S3917 [9JN]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (S. 1889), S6182 [30JY]

Venezuela: implementation of economic sanctions against officials for human rights violations relative to violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, S921 [11FE], S1194 [27FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on economy, S5504–S5506 [23JY], S8136 [19NO], S8286–S8289 [2DE]

Reports

Link Between Economic Competitiveness & Workplace Equal Opportunity in Florida: Equality Florida (organization) (excerpt), E483 [14AP]

Reports filed

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1806) (H. Rept. 114–107), H2820 [8MY], H3211 [14MY]

Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 995), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 995) (S. Rept. 114–42), S2793 [12MY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1890) (H. Rept. 114–100), H2790 [1MY]

Bureau of the Census Authority To Conduct the Quarterly Financial Report Program Extension: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1868) (S. Rept. 114–157), S7470 [22OC]

Bureau of the Census Quarterly Financial Report Program Authority Extension: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 114–237), H5762 [29JY]

Centennial Monetary Commission Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2912) (H. Rept. 114–331), H8238 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 19) (H. Rept. 114–1), H103 [7JA]

Consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 114–14), H754 [3FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act and H.R. 3189, Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 114–341), H8279 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 114–120), H3308 [18MY]

Consideration of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 114–22), H915 [10FE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, Trade Act and Senate Amendments to H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 114–146), H4134 [10JN]

Electrify Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152), S7814 [5NO]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152) (S. Rept. 114–176), S8492 [8DE]

Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3189) (H. Rept. 114–332), H8238 [16NO]

Federal Permitting Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 280) (S. Rept. 114–113), S6294 [4AU]

Financial Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1484), S3455 [2JN]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 114–5), S1585 [17MR]

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 147) (S. Rept. 114–1), S150 [12JA]

Tax Relief Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 114–118), S6379 [5AU]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 50) (H. Rept. 114–11), H702 [2FE]

Workforce Investment System Reform and Strengthening: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1124), S2472 [28AP]

Statements

Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act: Executive Office of the President, H8295 [18NO]

Goals of the 114th Congress: Senator Reid, S29 [7JA]

Impact of Foreign Trade Agreements on Economy and Job Creation: John Barto, H2450 [23AP]

Summaries

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E6–E8 [6JA]

Tables

Merchandise trade balance with free trade agreement countries, H4522 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 19, consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act, H115 [8JA]

H. Res. 78, consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H767 [4FE]

H. Res. 100, consideration of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act and clarify House proceedings and actions during February district work period, H937 [11FE]

H. Res. 271, consideration of H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3321 [19MY]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act and H.R. 3189, Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act, and clarify House proceedings and actions during November district work period, H8292 [18NO]

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, H168 [9JA]

H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H779–H781 [4FE]

H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H3426–H3445 [20MY]

H.R. 2617, postpone a scheduled minimum wage increase applicable to American Samoa, H6281 [28SE]

H.R. 3116, Bureau of the Census authority to conduct quarterly financial report program extension, S7171 [6OC], H6198 [24SE]

H.R. 3189, Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act, H8331–H8337 [18NO]

S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, S637–S641 [29JA], H947–H950 [11FE]

S. 1124, reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, H2855 [12MY]

S. 1786, Centennial Monetary Commission Act, S5172 [16JY]

S. 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business (RISE Small Business) Act, S5213 [21JY]

S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act, S8863–S8865 [18DE]

S. Con. Res. 1, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, S66 [7JA]

S. Con. Res. 17, Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration (RESTORE) Resolution, S3188 [20MY]

S. Res. 110, develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment, S1785 [24MR]

S. Res. 166, express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day, S2602 [4MY]

S. Res. 199, National Strategic Agenda establishment with goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security, S4109 [11JN]

S. Res. 243, SBA Small Business Development Center network anniversary, S6402 [5AU]

S. Res. 304, Small Business Saturday, S7726 [3NO]