PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS see also Federal Aid Programs; Social Security

Addresses

Implications of the Moynihan Report, ‘‘Negro Family—Case for National Action’’: Senator Alexander, S1435 [11MR]

Amendments

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), S6425 [5AU]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1253, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1265, H1270, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1283, H1285, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [26FE], H1393, H1394 [27FE], H4908, H4910, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6322 [29SE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2156, S2158, S2159, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2180 [14AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 3367), H5766 [29JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1625 [10MR]

——— clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (see S. 473), S982 [12FE]

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

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 675), S1335 [9MR] (see H.R. 1672), H2108 [26MR]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H9327 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2243), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3532), H6135 [17SE]

——— authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6380 [5AU]

——— change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2383), H3252 [15MY]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel (see H.R. 3817), H7174 [23OC]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 2715), H4135 [10JN]

——— establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H3877 [3JN]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H8411 [19NO]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1937), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 3502), H5975 [11SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S1201 [27FE] (see H.R. 1728), H2111 [26MR]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3886), H7623 [3NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 1796), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 3316), H5764 [29JY]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE] (see H.R. 1025), H1113 [24FE]

——— preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 61), H38 [6JA]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2508), H3558 [21MY]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in establishing a price for paid school lunches (see S. 1805), S5210 [21JY]

——— repeal National School Lunch Program paid lunch equity requirements (see H.R. 3307), H5763 [29JY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 57), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 733), H811 [4FE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 3657), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]

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

——— establish the Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program (see S. 1604), S4297 [18JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H638 [27JA]

——— prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 42), S57 (see S. 118), S59 [7JA]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3005), H5029 [9JY]

——— provide States with flexibility to use certain Federal foster care funding for child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children needing welfare services (see S. 1932), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of HUD: ensure accountability in the provision of public housing by providing family income reviews (see H.R. 4133), H8645 [30NO]

——— modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

——— 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 Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H667 [30JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [17JN]

Drugs: require certain programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test (see H.R. 3047), H5117 [13JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Employment: amend purposes of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2966), H4954 [8JY]

——— develop a database of projects that are proven or promising in terms of moving welfare recipients into work (see H.R. 2967), H4954 [8JY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see S. 1888), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3300), H5763 [29JY]

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]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 4184), H9025 [7DE]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 105), H39 [6JA]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 691), H755 [3FE] (see H.R. 2066), H2497 [28AP]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN] (see H.R. 2756), H4343 [12JN]

Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6749 [30SE]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4218), H9269 [10DE]

Information technology: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 2372), H3252 [15MY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 2159), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3495), H5974 [11SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H6306 [28SE]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA] (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H661 [28JA]

——— clarify treatment of certain enrollment brokers (see H.R. 2107), H2653 [29AP]

——— clarify treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility (see H.R. 2339), H3212 [14MY]

——— count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of medical assistance eligibility (see H.R. 1771), H2209 [14AP]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1221), H1565 [3MR]

——— eliminate State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1635 [13MR]

——— encourage States to adopt administrative procedures relative to nonmedical exemptions from immunization requirements (see S. 1921), S6296 [4AU]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (see H.R. 1083), H1163 [25FE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 3681), H6792 [2OC]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR] (see S. 2118), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 2253), H2876 [12MY]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1345), H1625 [10MR]

——— improve calculation, oversight, and accountability of non-disproportionate share hospital (DSH) supplemental payments (see H.R. 2151), H2768 [30AP]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3930), H7742 [4NO]

——— permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H981 [11FE]

——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 2348), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 835), H916 [10FE]

——— provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1988), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide greater clarity for States relative to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive (see H.R. 3494), H5974 [11SE]

——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]

——— redistribute Federal funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not provide for Medicaid expansion to States electing to provide those benefits (see H.R. 778), H854 [5FE]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 459), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 536), H582 [26JA]

——— 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]

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (see H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 489), H531 [22JA]

——— require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures (see H.R. 1362), H1635 [13MR]

——— require use of electronic visit verification for personal care services (see H.R. 2446), H3388 [19MY]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1301), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2249), H2876 [12MY]

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see S. 2097), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3637), H6704 [29SE]

——— transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (see H.R. 1400), H1721 [17MR]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 1602), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 1225), H1566 [3MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see S. 2342), S8306 [2DE] (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H4861 [7JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H5765 [29JY]

——— continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H223 [12JA]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE] (see H.R. 3718), H6935 [8OC]

——— establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1035 [12FE]

——— improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8160 [19NO]

——— improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see S. 2409), S8725 [16DE] (see H.R. 4273), H9374 [16DE]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2635), H3877 [3JN]

——— require use of electronic visit verification systems for home health and personal care services (see S. 2416), S8793 [17DE]

Mental health: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see S. 2166), S7272 [8OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H6749 [30SE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see S. 2023), S6604 [10SE] (see H.R. 3513), H6074 [16SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H3386 [19MY]

Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 209), H154 [8JA]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

——— 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]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see S. 1758), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2504), H3558 [21MY]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 428), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 700), H810 [4FE]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— reduce Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program fraud in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3444), H5847 [8SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 1756), H2152 [13AP]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H9205 [9DE]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 1868), H2306 [16AP]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

States: engage more Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients in activities leading to employment and self-sufficiency and simplify State administration of work requirements (see H.R. 2991), H5028 [9JY]

——— test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 534), H582 [26JA]

Taxation: repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 589), H660 [28JA]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: clarify authority of tribal governments (see H.R. 3026), H5088 [10JY]

——— conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for recipients (see H.R. 2968), H4954 [8JY]

——— conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for recipients (see H.R. 2990), H5028 [9JY]

——— eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving assistance (see H.R. 2969), H4954 [8JY]

——— increase number of months of vocational training that may be counted as work to satisfy work requirements (see H.R. 1281), H1611 [4MR]

——— prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce work requirements (see H.R. 2959), H4861 [7JY]

——— prohibit assistance from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY] (see H.R. 3010), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide payments to States for increasing employment, job retention, and earnings of former recipients (see H.R. 2952), H4861 [7JY]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States (see H.R. 3486), H5942 [10SE]

——— require States to implement a cash withdrawal daily limit for recipients of cash assistance (see S. 1288), S2793 [12MY]

——— require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance (see S. 64), S58 [7JA]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1136), H1369 [26FE]

——— require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H2767 [30AP]

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

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

Conference reports

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]

Essays

State of the Union: Freidemann Schmidt, S343 [21JA]

Letters

Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act: several health and medical research organizations, H6277 [28SE]

Repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H2043 [26MR]

——— Rich Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association, H2043 [26MR]

——— Richard C. Pieters, Massachusetts Medical Society, H2042 [26MR]

Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H6318 [29SE]

——— Karin Johanson and Georgeanne M. Usova, ACLU, H6317 [29SE]

——— Mark S. DeFranceso, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H6317 [29SE]

——— Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H6325 [29SE]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1132 [25FE]

Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8891 [2DE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S2152 [14AP], H2042, H2079 [26MR]

Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1483 [27FE]

Motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6334 [29SE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S8175 [19NO]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2159, S2160, S2161 [14AP]

Press releases

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Bipartisan Policy Center (organization), H2044 [26MR]

——— Massachusetts Hospital Association, H2042 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (H.R. 2972), H5606 [29JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1011 [12FE]

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

Center for Immigration Studies: release of study on welfare use by immigrant and native households, E1752 [9DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), H7079, H7080 [21OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1941–H1946 [25MR]

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

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

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (H.R. 1025), E239 [24FE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (H.R. 3657), H6718 [30SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H228 [13JA], H1004 [12FE], H1170 [26FE], H1726 [18MR], H1864, H1865 [24MR], H2883 [13MY], H3316 [19MY], H4547 [23JN], H6310, H6315 [29SE], H8345 [18NO], E1407 [1OC]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257–H1259 [26FE]

——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1259, H1260 [26FE]

——— appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]

——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

——— express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]

——— improve accountability and ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funded grants, H1291 [26FE]

——— reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256, H1257 [26FE]

——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1260, H1261 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H985 [12FE], H1092 [24FE], H1121, H1138, H1142–H1150 [25FE], H1168, H1174, H1175, H1193–H1299 [26FE], H1393–H1483 [27FE], H2130 [13AP], H4014 [10JN], H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4876, H4879, H4908–H4935 [8JY], H5337 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], H8652 [1DE], E262 [26FE], E274 [27FE], E1013 [8JY], E1021 [9JY], E1044, E1056 [13JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H2135 [13AP], H8139 [5NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 627), E139 [30JA]

Drugs: require certain programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test (H.R. 3047), H5187 [15JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), H8271 [17NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8868, H8874, H8884–H8894 [2DE], H9002 [3DE], H9216 [10DE], H9677 [17DE], E1702, E1704 [3DE], E1736 [8DE], E1741, E1745 [9DE], E1764 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Employment: establish work requirements for recipients, H1876, H1877 [24MR]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H6718 [30SE]

——— decrease incidence of food waste (H.R. 4184), H9089 [9DE]

Hunger: recognize hunger problem in U.S. and the importance of food assistance programs, H6315 [29SE]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: observance, E1407 [1OC]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6160 [18SE], H6324–H6337 [29SE], E1395 [30SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6316–H6324 [29SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), motion to recommit, H6334, H6335 [29SE]

——— anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5534, H5573 [28JY], H5599, H5607, H5609 [29JY], E1159, E1173, E1176 [29JY], E1195 [31JY]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 1083), E251 [25FE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), H8176–H8180 [16NO]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 3930), E1592 [4NO]

——— 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/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 952), H2825 [12MY]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (H.R. 2635), H3769 [3JN]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation, H108 [8JA], H739 [3FE], H4959 [9JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2132–H2139 [13AP]

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

Northampton, MA: tribute to Monte’s March, H8865 [2DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (H.R. 3659), H6709 [30SE]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services, H3555 [21MY]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 2407), H3648 [2JN]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), H6276–H6279 [28SE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2038, H2045–H2084, H2091, H2098 [26MR], H2118, H2133 [13AP], H2293 [16AP], H2321 [21AP], E451 [13AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038–H2045 [26MR]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 4201), E1748 [9DE]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H727 [3FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H1754 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), S6425 [5AU]

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty, S7893–S7895 [10NO]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (S. 473), S1839 [25MR]

——— improve the public school system to help the disadvantaged and reduce child poverty, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8657–S8659 [15DE]

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders, S991 [12FE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), S2034 [26MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authorization of Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program, S7072 [1OC]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (S. 1833), S7894 [10NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (S. 1796), S7894 [10NO]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 540), S1077 [24FE]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, S1864 [25MR]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S6885 [22SE]

——— tribute to Summer Food Service Program, S4131 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, S2165 [14AP], S4661–S4669 [7JY], S4812 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), S4906 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: approval of Healthy Indiana Plan expansion to provide health insurance to more low-income Indiana residents, S502 [27JA]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs, S1408 [11MR]

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

Dept. of HUD: modernize and improve Family Unification Program (S. 2289), S8023 [17NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1690–S1694 [23MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445, S8450–S8454, S8457–S8471, S8476, S8504 [8DE], S8507–S8514, S8523–S8525, S8528, S8532–S8535, S8561 [9DE], S8564, S8565, S8596 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]

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]

——— restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1973 [26MR], S2424, S2425 [27AP]

Health: reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (S. 1531), S3928–S3931 [9JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6103, S6125, S6126 [29JY], S6148–S6151, S6166, S6170–S6175, S6181 [30JY], S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50–S53 [7JA], S109 [8JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children, S1741, S1744, S1750, S1751 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve oral health care for pregnant women and children, S1967 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1744, S1750 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide States the flexibility needed to implement innovative reforms to improve care and enhance access, S1865 [25MR]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S1168 [26FE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), House amendment, S8175 [19NO]

——— funding, S2645 [5MY]

——— make enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent, S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1985 [26MR]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices, S6171 [30JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries, S6171 [30JY]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (S. 1961), S6887 [22SE]

Mental health: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (S. 2166), S8059 [18NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S2395 [23AP]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (S. 2023), S6997, S6998 [29SE]

Social Security: anniversary, S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 246), S6404 [5AU]

——— budget treatment of trust funds relative to continued funding for Medicare and Medicaid, S6166 [30JY]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), S105 [8JA], S5175 [16JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S2209, S2210 [15AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2094, S2100–S2103 [13AP], S2141, S2144, S2145–S2152, S2154–S2161, S2163, S2164 [14AP], S2392 [23AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S997 [12FE], S1341 [9MR], S1555 [16MR], S1777 [24MR]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (S. 1964), S6386 [5AU]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (S. 1758), S5153 [16JY], S7629 [29OC]

——— reform, S1482 [12MR], S4821 [8JY]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S635 [29JA], S686 [2FE], S906 [10FE], S2646 [5MY]

Reports filed

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Waiver Authority Clarification: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1362) (S. Rept. 114–108), S6186 [30JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 114–29), H1162 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 114–269), H6306 [28SE]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]

Insert H.R. 5 Language in Lieu and Request Conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 861) (S. Rept. 114–104), S6186 [30JY]

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 466) (S. Rept. 114–100), S6186 [30JY]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Statements

Every Student Succeeds Act: Representatives Rokita and Kline, H8894 [2DE]

——— Senator Alexander, S8237 [1DE]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Center for American Progress, H2043 [26MR]

——— Executive Office of the President, H2040 [26MR]

——— Speaker Boehner, S2152 [14AP]

Student Success Act: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]

Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education: Senator Alexander, S2165 [14AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement and H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1126 [25FE]

H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1180 [26FE]

H. Res. 173, consideration of H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2038 [26MR]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H4879 [8JY]

H. Res. 444, consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H6316 [29SE]

H. Res. 526, insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8254 [17NO]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act and conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8875 [2DE]

H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2045–H2070 [26MR]

H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1194–H1253 [26FE]

H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, H6324 [29SE]

S. 139, Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act, S105 [8JA], S5175 [16JY], H6276 [28SE]

S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act, S1169 [26FE], H8176 [16NO]

S. 1362, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) waiver authority clarification, S6425 [5AU]

S. Res. 25, Medicare/Medicaid anniversary, S109 [8JA]

S. Res. 193, recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services, S3780 [4JN]

S. Res. 246, Social Security anniversary, S6404 [5AU]