BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

Joint Congressional Address: President Trump, S1495–S1498 [28FE], H1386–H1390 [28FE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), consideration (H. Res. 647), H9728 [7DE]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S65, S70 [4JA], S79, S97, S107, S118, S119, S120 [5JA], S156, S157, S158, S159, S160, S161 [9JA], S187, S211, S212, S213, S214, S215, S216, S217, S218, S219, S220 [10JA], S249, S250, S251, S253, S254, S258, S260, S261, S262, S263, S282, S283, S284, S285, S286, S287, S288, S289, S290, S291, S292, S293, S294, S295 [11JA], H515 [13JA]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), consideration (H. Res. 48), H488 [13JA]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6475, S6484, S6485, S6486, S6487, S6488, S6489 [17OC], S6518, S6519, S6520, S6543, S6544, S6545, S6546, S6547, S6548, S6549, S6550, S6551, S6552, S6553, S6554, S6555, S6556, S6557, S6558, S6559, S6560, S6561, S6562, S6563, S6564, S6565, S6574, S6575, S6576, S6577, S6578, S6579, S6580, S6581, S6582, S6583, S6584, S6585, S6586, S6587, S6588, S6589 [18OC], S6594, S6603, S6612, S6615, S6616, S6620, S6621, S6622, S6623, S6625, S6626, S6661, S6662, S6663, S6664, S6665, S6666, S6667, S6668, S6669, S6670, S6671, S6672, S6673, S6674, S6681, S6682, S6683, S6684, S6685, S6686, S6687, S6688, S6689, S6690, S6691, S6692, S6695, S6696, S6699, S6700 [19OC], H7817, H7826 [4OC], H7846, H7863 [5OC], H8230 [26OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 553), H7775 [4OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 580), H8165 [25OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (S. Con. Res. 25), S6406 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4197, S4198, S4199, S4200, S4218, S4220, S4222 [25JY], S4256, S4263, S4313, S4314, S4315, S4316, S4317, S4318, S4321, S4322, S4325, S4326, S4327, S4329, S4330, S4331, S4332, S4333 [26JY], S4390, S4399, S4442, S4444, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4455, S4456, S4457, S4458, S4469, S4470, S4471, S4513, S4514, S4519, S4524, S4528, S4531, S4532, S4541, S4555, S4559, S4565, S4566, S4567, S4569, S4570, S4572, S4573, S4577, S4579, S4580, S4587, S4595, S4600, S4603, S4605 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (H. Res. 275), H2866 [26AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 308), H4136 [4MY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7408, S7409, S7410, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7415, S7416, S7468, S7469, S7470, S7471, S7472, S7473, S7474, S7475, S7477, S7478, S7479, S7481, S7484, S7486, S7487, S7489 [29NO], S7568, S7569, S7571, S7572, S7573, S7574, S7575, S7576, S7577, S7578, S7579, S7581, S7584, S7588, S7589, S7590, S7591, S7592, S7593, S7594, S7595, S7596, S7597, S7598, S7599, S7600, S7601, S7606, S7609, S7610, S7611, S7612, S7615, S7619, S7620, S7623, S7625, S7626, S7627, S7628, S7635, S7636, S7637, S7638, S7640, S7645, S7646, S7647, S7648, S7649 [30NO], S7700, S7701, S7704, S7707, S7711, S7721, S7722, S7723, S7724, S7725, S7726, S7727, S7729, S7730, S7731, S7743, S7755, S7756, S7757, S7758, S7805 [1DE], S8151 [19DE], H10261 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 619), H9278 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 667), H10198 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 668), H10259 [20DE]

Analyses

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H10257 [20DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S7925 [7DE], H9613 [4DE], H9641 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Alaskans Say Yes to Drilling in ANWR, S6610 [19OC]

Bernie Sanders’ Projection of Thousands’ of Deaths From Lost Health Coverage Is Well-Supported, S4152 [24JY]

Border Wall Push Creates Flap in House—And at the National Butterfly Center, H6323 [26JY]

Cohen—Trump Budget Hurts African-Americans, E362 [22MR]

Former GOP Senator—Resist the Bullying. Don’t Vote for a Mystery Health Care Bill, S4149 [24JY]

GOP’s Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill May Be the Worst One Yet, S5829 [19SE]

Heading Toward Tax Victory, Republicans Eye Next Step—Cut Spending (excerpt), S7833 [5DE]

Health ‘Reform’ Will Make Sexual Assault Survivors Sick, H4117 [4MY]

How Tax Reform Will Lift the Economy, S7323 [27NO]

How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy, H4154 [4MY]

If the U.S. Adopts the G.O.P.’s HealthCare Bill, It Would Be an Act of Mass Suicide, S6099 [26SE]

Late G.O.P. Proposal Could Mean Plans That Cover Aromatherapy but Not Chemotherapy, H2359 [23MR], H2384 [24MR]

Message to Congress—Don’t Make the Same Mistake We Did in Kansas, H8247 [26OC]

Our Turn—Protecting Patients Must Be the First Goal of Health Care Legislation, S4031 [18JY]

People’s Budget, Not Trump’s Budget, Will Help Working Americans, H3319 [3MY]

Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions, H2709 [5AP]

Republican Tax Plan’s Five Worst Dangers, H9404 [16NO], H9460 [28NO]

Republican Tax Plans Put Corporations Over People, H9389 [16NO]

This New Budget Points the Way Forward for Democrats, H3319 [3MY]

‘‘Yes’’ on the RSC’s Budget—Securing America’s Future Economy, H7862 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 2174), H2896 [26AP]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 4713), H10418 [21DE]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 85, 86, 87), H40 [3JA]

——— making continuing (see H.J. Res. 99), H2896 [26AP] (see H.J. Res. 123), H9619 [4DE] (see H.J. Res. 124), H9900 [13DE]

——— making continuing for projects and activities for which discretionary appropriations have lapsed (see H.J. Res. 108), H5759 [12JY]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (see H. Res. 289), H2939 [27AP]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), consideration (see H. Res. 647), H9707 [6DE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 918), S2490 [24AP] (see H.R. 2162), H2895 [26AP] (see H.R. 2221), H2941 [27AP]

——— require greater accountability in discretionary and direct spending programs (see H.R. 297), H179 [5JA]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H2751 [5AP]

Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1469), H2018 [9MR]

CBO: make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see S. 1746), S4827 [3AU] (see H.R. 3822), H7485 [25SE]

——— modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 2164), S7360 [28NO] (see H.R. 2953), H4992 [20JN]

——— require use of macroeconomic analysis in estimating budgetary effects of major revenue legislation (see H.R. 4361), H8696 [9NO]

——— submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 2214), H2940 [27AP]

Congress: affirm constitutional power over the Nation’s debts (see H. Res. 564), H7918 [10OC]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1065), H1242 [15FE]

——— prohibit recesses until adoption of a concurrent budget resolution that results in a balanced budget (see H.R. 1936), H2752 [5AP]

——— require authorizers to regularly review Federal programs, limit duration of authorizations, and provide a statement of why a new program is necessary (see S. 1583), S4081 [19JY]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see S.J. Res. 3), S59 [4JA] (see S.J. Res. 7), S445 [24JA] (see S.J. Res. 24), S1448 [27FE] (see S.J. Res. 39), S2152 [30MR] (see H.J. Res. 1, 2, 5, 8), H45 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 14, 15), H95 [4JA] (see H.J. Res. 29), H546 [13JA] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2796 [8AP] (see H.J. Res. 107), H5376 [29JN] (see H.J. Res. 109, 110), H6041 [19JY] (see H.J. Res. 114), H6517 [27JY] (see H.J. Res. 119), H8075 [23OC]

——— call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 73), H6466 [26JY]

——— require balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 18), H96 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 1773), S5056 [7SE] (see H.R. 3698), H7181 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: impose consequences for failure to meet statutory deadlines for validation of financial statements as ready for audit and for completion of a full audit on financial statements (see H.R. 2040), H2786 [6AP]

——— limit amount of authorization of appropriations unless cost-saving recommendations contained in Defense Business Board study are implemented (see H.R. 2367), H4177 [4MY]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for a fiscal year if the financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 3079), H5231 [27JN]

——— submit study by the Defense Business Board on potential departmental cost savings and provide for expedited consideration of legislation to implement such savings (see H.R. 1326), H1528 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 235), H45 [3JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (see H.R. 591), H560 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of certain bonds to pay principal and interest on public debt, rescission of certain unobligated balances, and sale of certain assets if debt ceiling is estimated to be reached (see H.R. 3167), H5386 [6JY]

——— issue reports relative to extraordinary measures (see H.R. 3498), H6516 [27JY]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 523), H543 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain additional budgetary information on annual reports submitted to Congress (see H.R. 4357), H8696 [9NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 2862), H4818 [8JN]

Executive departments: require consideration of equipment rental in any cost-effectiveness analysis for equipment acquisition (see H.R. 3071), H5231 [27JN]

FAA: consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, OK, as excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (see S. 1432), S3765 [26JN] (see H.R. 3062), H5179 [26JN]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2334), H3323 [3MY]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2178), H2896 [26AP]

——— provide for additional reports on status of efforts to close out expired, empty grant accounts (see H.R. 3480), H6515 [27JY]

——— reduce the direct cost of Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling (see S. 634), S1839 [15MR]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 507), H470 [12JA]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 31), H37 [3JA]

Federal budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 1745), H2464 [27MR]

——— establish direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending (see H.R. 3719), H7216 [8SE]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (see S. Con. Res. 3), S21 [3JA]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 48), H468 [12JA]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6403 [16OC] (see S. Con. Res. 27), S6453 [17OC] (see H. Con. Res. 71), H6211 [24JY]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 553), H7748 [3OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 580), H8143 [24OC]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 861), S2363 [4AP] (see S. 2274), S8260 [21DE] (see H.R. 4694), H10345 [20DE]

GAO: periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget (see H.R. 1942), H2752 [5AP]

——— provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H194 [6JA]

Government: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 306), S745 [6FE]

——— prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 1536), H2082 [15MR]

Government regulations: codify Executive order titled ‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs’’ (see H.R. 4309), H8661 [8NO]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 916), H1080 [7FE]

Health: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 640), S1840 [15MR]

House Rules: amend relative to budget-related points of order (see H. Res. 47), H471 [12JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid (see H. Res. 659), H9845 [12DE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution until a CBO cost estimate is available to the public (see H. Res. 441), H5759 [12JY]

——— prohibit consideration of any general appropriations bill until a concurrent resolution on the budget has been adopted or the appropriate budgetary suballocations are made available (see H. Res. 432), H5432 [11JY]

——— reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 512), H7217 [8SE]

Immigration: prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 1477), H2018 [9MR]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2224), H2970 [28AP]

——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents (see S. 1804), S5480 [13SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress approved a concurrent budget resolution for the previous fiscal year (see H.J. Res. 9), H45 [3JA]

——— hold salaries in escrow if budget resolution not adopted by certain date, eliminate automatic salary adjustments, impose certain travel restrictions, and establish a 5-year ban on lobbying (see H.R. 1951), H2753 [5AP]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 2153), H2895 [26AP]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 429), H299 [10JA] (see H.R. 536), H544 [13JA]

——— prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 646), H683 [24JA]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 14), S21 [3JA] (see H.R. 1779), H2558 [29MR]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3675), H6654 [5SE]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see H.R. 2977), H5047 [21JN]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see S. 98), S276 [11JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1794), H2558 [29MR]

——— reduce rates of pay following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 2665), H4603 [25MY] (see H.R. 4512), H9597 [1DE]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1789), H2558 [29MR] (see H.R. 2214), H2940 [27AP]

National security: eliminate sequestration for revised security category and eliminate reduction in discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts for national defense (see H.R. 1441), H1948 [8MR]

Native Americans: exempt Alaska Native and American Indian programs from budget sequestration (see H.R. 292), H95 [4JA]

OMB: require an annual report on Federal budget offsets and pay-fors (see H.R. 1999), H2784 [6AP]

——— withhold salary of the Director upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress (see H.R. 536), H544 [13JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (see S. 554), S1639 [7MR] (see H.R. 1436), H1948 [8MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (see H.R. 1628), H2239 [20MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (see H. Res. 228), H2444 [24MR] (see H. Res. 254), H2783 [6AP] (see H. Res. 308), H3321 [3MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (see H. Res. 275), H2845 [25AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H6042 [19JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of premiums paid as an offset for other Federal spending (see S. 270), S595 [1FE] (see H.R. 761), H818 [31JA]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 12), H45 [3JA]

——— ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 422), H298 [10JA]

——— prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 1740), S4827 [3AU]

——— prohibit use of extraordinary measures to prevent the Government from reaching the statutory debt ceiling or once such ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1529), H2081 [15MR]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see S. 932), S2530 [25AP] (see H.R. 2125), H2846 [25AP]

——— repeal the public debt ceiling (see S. 1846), S5860 [19SE] (see H.R. 3693), H7181 [7SE]

——— require annual budget submissions by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see H.R. 1024), H1125 [13FE]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 716), S1974 [23MR]

——— temporarily extend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 1642), H2240 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see S. 1290), S3242 [5JN] (see H.R. 2832), H4817 [8JN]

Senate: ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing (see S. 1376), S3555 [15JN]

Senate Rules: require Senate to be in session during a Government shutdown and compel presence of Senators (see S. Res. 110), S2215 [4AP]

Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1113), H1297 [16FE]

Taxation: impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 955), S2615 [27AP] (see H.R. 2159), H2895 [26AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and apply savings to deficit reduction (see S. 1710), S4766 [2AU]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (see S. 1), S7360 [28NO] (see H.R. 1), H8443 [2NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 619), H9254 [14NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 667), H10179 [18DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 668), H10344 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 97), H10180 [18DE]

Chronologies

Timetable of budget process: Committee on the Budget (House), H9723 [7DE]

Conference reports

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), H9943–H10143 [15DE]

——— (excerpt), H10145 [15DE]

Cost Estimates

American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628): CBO, H2387 [24MR]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 244), H3327–H4112 [3MY]

Factsheets

Key Points About the $1.6 Billion Border Wall: Washington Office on Latin America (organization), H6322 [26JY]

Letters

American Health Care Act: AARP, H4156 [4MY]

——— American Academy of Family Physicians, H4119 [4MY]

——— Bennington, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Brattleboro, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H4124, H4159 [4MY]

——— Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts, H2427 [24MR]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, H4123, H4162 [4MY]

——— Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H4124, H4151 [4MY]

——— Daniel F. Hayes, American Society of Clinical Oncology, H4123 [4MY]

——— Danny Weiss, Common Sense Kids Action (organization), H4152, H4170 [4MY]

——— David Gozal, American Thoracic Society, H4130 [4MY]

——— Deborah Burger and Jean Ross, National Nurses United (organization), H2295 [22MR]

——— Douglas Katz, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, H4123 [4MY]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H4134 [4MY]

——— Jack Ende, American College of Physicians, H2950 [28AP], H4122 [4MY]

——— James L. Madara, AMA, S3744 [26JN], H2379 [24MR], H2953 [28AP]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H4162 [4MY]

——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, H2377 [24MR]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H4161 [4MY]

——— Lincoln, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H4126 [4MY]

——— Mark Wietecha, Children’s Hospital Association, H4146 [4MY]

——— Mary Giliberti, National Alliance on Mental Illness, H2383 [24MR]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H4153, H4158 [4MY]

——— Mental Health Liaison Group, H2383 [24MR]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2952 [28AP], H4120 [4MY]

——— National Rural Health Association, H2378 [24MR]

——— R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, American Society of Addiction Medicine, H2379 [24MR]

——— Randi Schmidt, Children’s Leadership Council, H4124 [4MY]

——— Readesboro, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, H2430 [24MR]

——— Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union, H4125 [4MY]

——— Save Medicaid in the Schools Coalition, H4159–H4160 [4MY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H4125, H4157 [4MY]

——— several Governors, S4408 [27JY], H2434 [24MR]

——— several health care professionals organizations, H4127 [4MY]

——— several Native American organizations, S4042–S4044 [18JY]

——— several public health organizations, H2389 [24MR]

——— Simone Campbell, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H2382 [24MR]

——— Stacey D. Stewart, March of Dimes (organization), H4125 [4MY]

——— Tom Price, Sec. of HHS, H2433 [24MR]

——— Waterbury, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— William C. Daroff, Jewish Federations of North America, H4131 [4MY]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H4161 [4MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and natural gas development: Anne Gunn and Don Russell, CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment (CARMA) Network, S7708 [1DE]

——— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute, S7707 [1DE], S8094 [19DE]

——— several scientists, S7708 [1DE]

——— Steven C. Amstrup, Polar Bears International (organization), S7708 [1DE]

Budget 2018–2027: AARP, H7801 [4OC]

——— Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks (organization), H7862 [5OC]

——— Alliance for Retired Americans, H7801 [4OC]

——— Amanda Ballantyne, Main Street Alliance, H7769 [4OC]

——— Amanda Ballantyne, Main Street Alliance (excerpt), H7801 [4OC]

——— American Public Health Association, H7801 [4OC]

——— Anthony M. Reardon, National Treasury Employees Union, H7772 [4OC]

——— Compact for America Educational Foundation, Inc., H7802 [4OC]

——— Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, H7768 [4OC], E1333 [5OC]

——— Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs (excerpt), H7802 [4OC]

——— Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H7770 [4OC]

——— Hector S. Barba, Bruce Goldstein, and Eric Rodriquez, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H7769 [4OC]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E1339 [6OC]

——— Jo Ann C. Jenkins and Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, H7769 [4OC]

——— John Gray, Service Employees International Union, E1333 [5OC]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H7771 [4OC]

——— Lezli Baskerville, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, E1340 [6OC]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, E1358 [11OC]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H7772 [4OC]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare, E1339 [6OC]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare (excerpt), H7801 [4OC]

——— Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H7861 [5OC]

——— Nancy J. Altman and Alex Lawson, Social Security Works (organization), E1333 [5OC]

——— Richard Thissen, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), H7773 [4OC]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7772 [4OC], E1333 [5OC]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (excerpt), H7801 [4OC]

——— several business organizations and associations, H7800 [4OC]

——— several Representatives, E1349 [10OC]

——— Thomas S. Kahn, American Federation of Government Employees, H7773 [4OC]

——— Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H7861 [5OC]

——— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7767 [4OC]

Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: Representative Black, Committee on the Budget (House), H2442, H2443 [24MR], H3320 [3MY], H7213 [8SE], H8441 [2NO]

Budget allocation revisions: Representative Black, Committee on the Budget (House), H8442 [2NO]

Budget allocations: Representative Black, Committee on the Budget (House), H8440 [2NO]

Constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on Nebraska’s Medicaid funding methods: several State attorneys general (2009), H2441 [24MR]

Construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border: Joanne Lin, Amnesty International (organization), H6322 [26JY]

——— Roger C. Rocha, Jr., League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), H6322 [26JY]

——— several civil rights and environmental organizations, H6319 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense funding through reductions in domestic priorities funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, H6320 [26JY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H6321 [26JY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H6321 [26JY]

——— several environmental organizations, H6320 [26JY]

District of Columbia political autonomy: David J. Bardin, E802 [12JN]

Effects of legislation that would raise deficits relative to compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement: Keith Hall, CBO, H9385 [16NO], H10204 [19DE]

Federal budget: Jan Demers, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, S2211 [4AP]

Federal budget for 2017–2026: Shaun Donovan, OMB, S183 [10JA]

Medicare funding: Linda Sobel Katz, E1685 [12DE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy Drug-Free Communities Support Program and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding: several organizations, S2836 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Nevada resident, S3582 [19JN]

Prohibit congressional earmarks: several Senators, S1656 [8MR]

Reform entitlement programs: several Massachusetts residents, S1182, S1183 [15FE]

State and local tax deductions: Brian Sandoval and Steve Bullock, National Governors Association, H8160 [25OC]

——— Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H9389 [16NO]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Americans for Prosperity (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Brian Sandoval and Steve Bullock, National Governors Association, S7662 [1DE]

——— Child Care/Early Learning Coalition, S7671 [1DE]

——— Diane Hebenstreit, H9384 [16NO]

——— Dow Chemical Co., E1733 [20DE]

——— Faith & Freedom Coalition, E1731 [20DE]

——— Ford Motor Co., E1737 [20DE]

——— Frank J. Dewane, George V. Murry, and Oscar Cantu, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H9410 [16NO]

——— Information Technology Industry Council, E1733 [20DE]

——— John Gray, Service Employees International Union, H9400 [16NO]

——— Juanita D. Duggan, National Federation of Independent Business, H9273 [15NO]

——— Kevin B. Sullivan, Connecticut Commissioner of Revenue Services, H9384 [16NO], H9458 [28NO]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9390 [16NO]

——— Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., E1737 [20DE]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP (organization), H9385 [16NO]

——— National Association of Home Builders, E1741 [20DE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Federation of Independent Business, E1739 [20DE]

——— Retail Industry Leaders Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— Senator Sanders, S7373 [29NO]

——— several environmental organizations, H9386 [16NO]

——— several organizations, E1737 [20DE]

——— Taxpayers Protection Alliance, E1731 [20DE]

——— Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education, H9391 [16NO]

——— Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H9278 [15NO]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1738 [20DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9401 [16NO]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act trigger of pay-as-you-go requirement leading to Medicare cuts: Jo Ann C. Jenkins, AARP, S8234 [21DE]

——— Senator Collins, S8060 [18DE], S8234 [21DE]

——— Senator McConnell, S8060 [18DE], S8234 [21DE]

Lists

Accounts identified for advance appropriations, H8441 [2NO]

Accounts identified for advance appropriations for fiscal year 2018, H3064 [2MY]

Organizations opposed to Senate amendment to H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, S3760 [26JN]

Organizations opposing H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2418 [24MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2434 [24MR]

Quotes from Donald J. Trump, as Presidential candidate, relative to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid cuts, S7834 [5DE]

Quotes from economists on impact of proposed legislation to reform the Federal tax code on U.S. corporations that have multinational operations relative to incentives to move operations and jobs overseas, S7503 [29NO]

Top ten reasons to support Congressional Progressive Caucus budget, H7825 [4OC]

Memorandums

Constitutionality of American Health Care Act Provisions on New York Counties’ Medicaid Funding Methods: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic Staff, H2440 [24MR]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2018: President Trump, S3095 [23MY], H4440 [23MY]

Motions

Federal budget: setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S30 [4JA], S95 [5JA], S138 [9JA], S191 [10JA], S251, S252, S253, S254, S255, S256, S257, S259, S260, S261, S262, S263, S264, S265 [11JA]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6424 [17OC], S6525 [18OC], S6604, S6619, S6622 [19OC], H8242 [26OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4168, S4183 [25JY], S4252, S4262, S4269, S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, S4281, S4282, S4283, S4284, S4285, S4286, S4287, S4288, S4289, S4290, S4291, S4292, S4293, S4294, S4295, S4296 [26JY], S4375, S4376, S4377, S4378, S4379, S4380, S4381, S4386, S4398, S4400 [27JY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7393, S7394, S7398 [29NO], S7514, S7519, S7527, S7536, S7548, S7554, S7555, S7556, S7557 [30NO], S7656, S7698, S7699, S7702, S7703, S7706, S7711 [1DE], S7867, S7878, S7879, S7880 [6DE], S8088, S8101 [19DE], H9602, H9603 [4DE], H10213 [19DE], H10308 [20DE]

Poems

‘‘How the Grinch Stole Middle Class Tax Cuts’’, H10184 [19DE]

Press releases

AARP Maintains Opposition to Amended Health Bill—Age Tax, Weakening Medicare, Backdoor Cuts to Preexisting Population Would Harm American Families: AARP, H2952 [28AP]

AMA Warns That Proposed Changes to the American Health Care Act Do Not Remedy Bill’s Shortcomings: AMA, H4119, H4157 [4MY]

America’s Front Line Physicians Express Serious Concerns With the American Health Care Act: Several Physicians’ Organizations, H2436 [24MR]

Eight Organizations Issue Statement Criticizing Upton Agreement: several patient advocacy groups, H4119 [4MY]

Statement on the American Health Care Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H2951 [28AP], H4163 [4MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Alliance for Competitive Taxation, E1739 [20DE]

——— American Action Network (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Americans for Prosperity (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Americans for Tax Reform (organization), E1737 [20DE]

——— AT&T Inc., E1733 [20DE]

——— Business Roundtable (organization), E1739 [20DE]

——— Club for Growth (organization), E1732 [20DE]

——— Coalition for American Insurance, E1733 [20DE]

——— Financial Services Roundtable (organization), E1741 [20DE]

——— FreedomWorks (organization), E1732 [20DE]

——— Heritage Action for America (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Jim Mulhern, National Milk Producers Federation, E1742 [20DE]

——— National Association of Home Builders, E1741 [20DE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Farmers Union, H9395 [16NO]

——— National Federation of Independent Business, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Roofing Contractors Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— National Taxpayers Union, E1737 [20DE]

——— Real Estate Roundtable (organization), E1741 [20DE]

——— Semiconductor Industry Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, E1735 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H1939 [8MR], H6132, H6133 [20JY], H7109–H7113 [7SE], H7417 [14SE], H9923–H9925 [14DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, H3071, H3073, H3080–H3307, H3310, H3311 [3MY], H4113 [4MY], H6280 [25JY], H6313–H6326, H6335–H6463 [26JY], H6477, H6478, H6479, H6481–H6512 [27JY], H6678–H7087 [6SE], H7091, H7104, H7106–H7180 [7SE], H7197–H7208 [8SE], H7253–H7310 [12SE], H7338–H7378 [13SE], H7408, H7417 [14SE], E645 [16MY], E1065 [27JY], E1079, E1080 [28JY], E1165 [6SE], E1173, E1182 [7SE], E1193 [11SE], E1204, E1209 [12SE], E1212 [13SE], E1226, E1234 [14SE], E1286, E1293 [28SE], E1357, E1358 [11OC]

——— making continuing, H7194–H7197 [8SE], H7417 [14SE], H7619 [28SE], H10349–H10360, H10394–H10403 [21DE], E1196 [11SE], E1757 [22DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 99), H2859 [26AP], H2907 [27AP], H2955–H2958 [28AP]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 289), H2947–H2955 [28AP]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H9677, H9678 [6DE], H9715–H9717, H9732–H9739, H9744, H9745 [7DE], H9891 [13DE], H9921, H9922 [14DE], E1677 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), consideration (H. Res. 647), H9722–H9730 [7DE]

——— provide parity for defense and nondefense spending, H6363 [26JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow oil and natural gas development, H7792, H7796 [4OC]

Armed Forces: expand number of enlisted troops, H1138 [14FE]

Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1469), H2173 [17MR], H2510 [28MR]

Business and industry: apprenticeship grants funding, H5990 [19JY]

CBO: eliminate Budget Analysis Division, H6412–H6415 [26JY]

——— funding, H6411, H6412 [26JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, H2525 [29MR], H5127 [23JN]

——— prohibit recesses until adoption of a concurrent budget resolution that results in a balanced budget (H.R. 1936), H2733 [5AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H7829–H7834 [4OC]

——— legislative priorities, H599–H606 [23JA], H885 [2FE]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3316–H3320 [3MY], H4555–H4561 [24MY], H7821–H7826 [4OC], H8017–H8019 [12OC]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 1), E9 [3JA]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 2), E11 [3JA]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 8), H397 [12JA]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 107), H5361 [29JN]

Deficit, H499, H503 [13JA], H1397 [1MR], H2172, H2173 [17MR], H5394 [11JY], H6034, H6037 [19JY], H6223 [25JY], H7785, H7789 [4OC], H7858 [5OC], H8132 [24OC], H8212 [25OC], H8591 [7NO], H8680, H8693 [9NO], H9241, H9247 [14NO], H9438, H9462, H9465 [28NO], H9603, H9609, H9610 [4DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, E1335 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding, H4517 [24MY]

——— rural development programs for drinking water and wastewater funding, H2603 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: modify and extend scope of budget estimate of nuclear weapons enterprise, H5733, H5734 [12JY]

——— modify regulations relative to private sector auditors, H5740 [12JY]

——— report to Congress on audit of full financial statements, E1591 [17NO]

Dept. of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program funding, H2457 [27MR]

——— funding, H2141 [16MR], H2841 [25AP], H4573 [25MY], H6634 [5SE]

——— historically Black colleges and universities funding, H2457, H2458 [27MR]

——— Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program funding, H4900 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7082, H7083 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7170, H7171 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H2842 [25AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H8330 [1NO]

——— adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 2862), H7229 [12SE], H7740 [3OC]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H7731, H7732, H7734 [3OC], H7761, H7778–H7785, H7787–H7804 [4OC], H7860, H7880 [5OC], H7905–H7907 [10OC], H8017–H8019, H8024 [12OC], H8132–H8136 [24OC], H8158, H8161–H8164 [25OC], H8424–H8429, H8435–H8438 [2NO], H8590–H8594 [7NO], H9181, H9183, H9184 [14NO], H9270–H9278, H9346–H9373 [15NO], H9381 [16NO], H9604–H9606 [4DE], H9836–H9840 [12DE], H9921 [14DE], H10242–H10244 [19DE]

——— reform entitlement programs, H6034 [19JY], H9721 [7DE], H9799 [12DE], H10237, H10243 [19DE], H10256 [20DE]

Education: funding, H8525 [7NO]

——— impact on programs, H2457, H2458 [27MR]

EPA: funding, H2140 [16MR]

——— Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H2006 [9MR]

Executive departments: require consideration of equipment rental in any cost-effectiveness analysis for equipment acquisition (H.R. 3071), H9143–H9145 [13NO]

Faso, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H919 [2FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure all new hires have been verified through the E-Verify program, H7042, H7043, H7063, H7064, H7086 [6SE]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 2178), E548 [26AP]

——— identify and prevent improper payments, H7879 [5OC]

——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H5128–H5131 [23JN]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H1468 [2MR], H2072 [15MR], H2086, H2092, H2093, H2139–H2143 [16MR], H2457–H2462 [27MR], H2603 [3AP], H2635 [4AP], H2759, H2770–H2777 [6AP], H2840, H2841 [25AP], H2956 [28AP], H2976, H2991 [1MY], H4375, H4376 [19MY], H4418 [22MY], H4428, H4430, H4431, H4432, H4433, H4436, H4437, H4489, H4496–H4498 [23MY], H4507, H4508, H4512, H4514, H4517, H4553, H4555–H4561 [24MY], H4573, H4574, H4575, H4592, H4593, H4594 [25MY], H4837 [12JN], H5125 [23JN], H5289–H5293 [28JN], H5535, H5539 [12JY], H5973, H5974 [18JY], H5982, H5988 [19JY], H6204, H6207–H6210 [24JY], H7616 [28SE], H7684 [3OC], H9723 [7DE], E363 [22MR], E611 [4MY], E721 [25MY]

——— reconciliation process, H7617 [28SE]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), H290 [10JA], H475, H476, H477, H490–H520, H534, H535 [13JA], E63 [13JA]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), consideration (H. Res. 48), H477–H490 [13JA]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), H6219 [25JY], H7686 [3OC], H7777–H7835 [4OC], H7846–H7882 [5OC], H8132–H8136 [24OC], E1332, E1335 [5OC], E1339, E1341 [6OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 553), H7764–H7777 [4OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 580), H8157–H8167 [25OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), Senate amendment, H8151, H8152, H8156, H8210, H8211, H8212 [25OC], H8230–H8254, H8258, H8260 [26OC]

Federal employees: compensation and benefits funding, H7787, H7805 [4OC]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations, H2841 [25AP]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H9521 [30NO]

Foreign aid: funding, H2142 [16MR], H4574 [25MY], H4652 [7JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2576, H2577 [30MR], H2841 [25AP], H2862 [26AP], H2959 [28AP], H3006 [2MY], H9533 [30NO], H9728 [7DE], H9920, H9922, H9923, H9925 [14DE]

Health: create a Federal risk-sharing program to lower health insurance premiums and guarantee coverage for individuals with chronic or pre-existing conditions, H3311–H3316 [3MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H9744 [7DE], H9922 [14DE]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution until a CBO cost estimate is available to the public (H. Res. 441), H5771 [13JY]

——— prohibit consideration of legislation reforming the Federal tax code until a CBO estimate and comparison are available electronically, H8408 [2NO]

Immigration: prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border, H6200 [24JY], H6224, H6225, H6280 [25JY], H6311, H6312, H6313, H6315–H6323, H6361–H6364, H6369, H6370 [26JY], H6477, H6478, H6479, H6482–H6489, H6510, H6512 [27JY], E1074 [27JY], E1079 [28JY]

Meals on Wheels America (organization): funding, H2141 [16MR]

Medicaid: funding, H4555 [24MY]

——— protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, H2045 [10MR], H2086 [16MR], H2173 [17MR], H2226, H2231 [20MR], H2248, H2249, H2251, H2252, H2280 [21MR], H2334, H2336, H2337 [22MR]

——— reform, H2175 [17MR], H2245 [21MR], H2295, H2300, H2333 [22MR], H2353 [23MR]

Medicare: funding, H403 [12JA], H9606 [4DE], H9837, H9838 [12DE], E1685 [12DE]

——— protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, H2251, H2280 [21MR], H2334 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, H2139 [16MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress approved a concurrent budget resolution for the previous fiscal year (H.J. Res. 9), H397 [12JA]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 536), H2733 [5AP]

National Credit Union Administration: prohibit funding to subject to appropriations process, H7358, H7359 [13SE]

National objectives: ensure balance of defense, overseas contingency operations, and non-defense discretionary spending, H5724–H5726 [12JY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H5535, H5538, H5539 [12JY]

NIH: funding, H2142 [16MR], H2505–H2510 [28MR], H2855 [26AP], H2948, H2954 [28AP]

OMB: withhold salary of the Director upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress (H.R. 536), H2733 [5AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, H7437, H7474, H7475, H7481, H7482 [25SE], H7493, H7494, H7498 [26SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, H2043 [10MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), H2187, H2225, H2226–H2238 [20MR], H2244, H2245, H2246, H2247, H2248, H2249, H2250, H2251, H2252, H2253–H2258, H2261–H2266, H2271, H2276, H2277, H2278, H2279, H2280–H2286 [21MR], H2292, H2293, H2294, H2295, H2296, H2297, H2298, H2299, H2300, H2301, H2302, H2332, H2333, H2334–H2340, H2345 [22MR], H2352, H2353–H2360, H2362, H2363–H2367 [23MR], H2373, H2374, H2393–H2441 [24MR], H2447, H2455, H2456 [27MR], H2511–H2514 [28MR], H2527, H2549 [29MR], H2585–H2587 [30MR], H2639 [4AP], H2703, H2709–H2711, H2713 [5AP], H2768 [6AP], H2851, H2854, H2889–H2892 [26AP], H2908, H2909, H2912, H2915, H2916 [27AP], H2947, H2949–H2954, H2959, H2961, H2964–H2966 [28AP], H2976, H2990 [1MY], H3006, H3051, H3052 [2MY], H3078, H3080, H3084, H3297, H3308, H3311–H3316, H3318 [3MY], H4113, H4114, H4139–H4171, H4173 [4MY], H4344, H4345 [18MY], H4376–H4378, H4379 [19MY], H4417 [22MY], H4432, H4435 [23MY], H4521, H4523 [24MY], H4574, H4598 [25MY], H4707 [8JN], H4836 [12JN], H4863, H4867, H4901–H4904 [13JN], H4925–H4930 [15JN], H4984, H4985 [20JN], H4998, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5009, H5010, H5043 [21JN], H5053, H5054, H5057, H5095, H5097, H5098, H5101–H5107 [22JN], H5113, H5126 [23JN], H5167, H5168, H5169–H5177 [26JN], H5183, H5185, H5187, H5190, H5191, H5192, H5194, H5219 [27JN], H5235, H5236, H5239, H5240, H5241, H5242, H5243, H5288, H5289 [28JN], H5299, H5300, H5303, H5305, H5309, H5358, H5361 [29JN], H5395, H5421, H5422–H5428 [11JY], H5442 [12JY], H5766, H5771, H5772, H5773 [13JY], H5836, H5870, H5871 [14JY], H5904 [17JY], H5925, H5969–H5974 [18JY], H5985, H5988, H6036, H6038 [19JY], H6135, H6137–H6140 [20JY], H6200, H6201 [24JY], H6220, H6223, H6287–H6292 [25JY], H6305, H6311, H6312 [26JY], H6470, H6475, H6510 [27JY], H6526–H6530, H6568–H6570 [28JY], H7418–H7420 [14SE], H7437, H7474, H7475, H7481, H7482 [25SE], H7493, H7494, H7498, H7522 [26SE], H7617, H7628 [28SE], H7961, H7963 [11OC], H8020 [12OC], H9481 [29NO], E358 [21MR], E370 [23MR], E389, E391, E393 [27MR], E431 [3AP], E607 [4MY], E615, E616 [8MY], E621 [11MY], E638 [16MY], E714 [24MY], E839 [16JN], E878, E880 [22JN], E922 [29JN], E1049–E1052 [25JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2374–H2392 [24MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (H. Res. 275), H2860–H2868 [26AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 308), H4114–H4139 [4MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (H. Res. 458), H6038–H6040 [19JY], E1032 [20JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H2172, H2173 [17MR], H7194–H7197 [8SE], E1196 [11SE]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (H.J. Res. 12), H306 [11JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5033 [21JN], H6470 [27JY]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H7857–H7862 [5OC]

Science: scientific research and technology programs funding, H5125 [23JN]

Second Chance Act: funding, H2459 [27MR]

Social Security: create a point of order against legislation that would cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits or privatize Social Security, H480, H481, H487, H488, H497 [13JA]

——— solvency, H291 [10JA], H2879 [26AP]

Surplus Government property: implement funding to consolidate and sell Federal buildings and other civilian real property and use such funds to decrease the deficit, H7339 [13SE]

Taxation: create a point of order against any legislation that would modify or eliminate State and local tax deductions, H8160, H8161 [25OC]

——— eliminate State and local tax deductions, H8159 [25OC], H9347 [15NO], H9390 [16NO]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H8157–H8167, H8210, H8211, H8212 [25OC], H8258, H8260 [26OC]

——— treatment of employer-provided education benefits, H9353 [15NO]

——— treatment of institutions of higher education tax-free tuition waivers, H9353 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code, H8279, H8286 [31OC], H8299, H8302, H8304, H8307, H8308, H8368 [1NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H8390, H8392, H8393, H8394, H8395, H8422, H8423, H8424–H8429, H8435–H8438 [2NO], H8447, H8448, H8449, H8475–H8479, H8480, H8485 [3NO], H8499, H8501, H8512, H8519 [6NO], H8525, H8526, H8527, H8529, H8531, H8533, H8534, H8582, H8583, H8590–H8594 [7NO], H8603, H8604, H8606, H8607, H8608, H8609, H8645, H8646, H8647, H8659 [8NO], H8666, H8679–H8682, H8683, H8684, H8685, H8690–H8694 [9NO], H9159, H9160–H9168 [13NO], H9181, H9183, H9184, H9189, H9190, H9239, H9240, H9241–H9247 [14NO], H9257, H9258, H9259, H9260, H9261, H9262, H9263, H9264, H9265, H9266, H9267, H9268, H9269, H9302–H9373 [15NO], H9380, H9381–H9414, H9415, H9416, H9418–H9420, H9422 [16NO], H9440, H9456, H9457–H9462, H9465 [28NO], H9472, H9475, H9476, H9477, H9478, H9481–H9484, H9512–H9514 [29NO], H9519, H9525, H9526, H9527, H9529, H9531, H9536, H9560, H9562, H9563–H9567 [30NO], H9572, H9586, H9587, H9588, H9592 [1DE], H9602, H9613, H9614 [4DE], H9623, H9628, H9632 [5DE], H9671, H9672 [6DE], H9713, H9715–H9717, H9718, H9719, H9720, H9721, H9722, H9724–H9728, H9743, H9748–H9753 [7DE], H9780 [11DE], H9792, H9794, H9797, H9798, H9799, H9836–H9840 [12DE], H9849, H9850, H9852, H9858, H9864, H9891 [13DE], H9903, H9904, H9918–H9922, H9926, H9933, H9934 [14DE], E1558 [13NO], E1597 [24NO], E1604 [28NO], E1637 [1DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H10147, H10167, H10168, H10175, H10176 [18DE], H10183, H10185, H10187, H10188, H10189, H10201–H10215, H10231, H10232, H10233, H10234–H10240, H10242–H10244 [19DE], H10251, H10252 [20DE], E1723 [19DE], E1745, E1749, E1752, E1756 [21DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 619), H9269–H9280 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 667), H10189–H10200 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 668), H10252–H10261 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9603–H9613 [4DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), Senate amendment, H10261–H10312, H10323, H10324, H10332, H10333, H10335 [20DE], H10347, H10351, H10406, H10407, H10414 [21DE], E1734 [20DE], E1750 [21DE], E1757 [22DE]

Tibet: human rights, democracy, and education programs funding, E913 [28JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H1401, H1402 [1MR], H2461 [27MR], H2634 [4AP], H2852, H2854, H2857, H2878 [26AP], H2905, H2907, H2932 [27AP], H2946, H2947 [28AP], H3014 [2MY], H5063–H5065 [22JN], H5971 [18JY], H6202–H6207 [24JY], H6220 [25JY], H6473 [27JY], E564 [28AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to race relations, E1298 [2OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues, H7927 [11OC]

——— Joint Congressional Address, H1396, H1399, H1456–H1461 [1MR]

Women: domestic and sexual violence emergency shelter and counseling funding, H2840 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S1174 [15FE], S3277 [6JN], S3541 [15JN], S7293 [16NO], S8081 [19DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S2641, S2646 [1MY], S2659, S2660, S2663–S2665, S2671 [2MY], S2687, S2696–S2698, S2700–S2703, S2711, S2714, S2715 [3MY], S2735–S2744, S2746, S2747, S2754–S2761, S2765, S2768, S2769 [4MY], S2786 [8MY], S6159 [27SE]

——— making continuing, S2473–S2475 [24AP], S2501 [25AP], S5023, S5025, S5028, S5032, S5036, S5037 [7SE], S7293 [16NO], S7653 [1DE], S7809, S7811–S7814 [4DE], S7950, S7958 [12DE], S8018 [14DE], S8052, S8053, S8057 [18DE], S8081 [19DE], S8153, S8155 [20DE], S8188, S8191, S8232–S8238 [21DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 99), S2539, S2541 [26AP], S2566, S2569 [27AP], S2633, S2634 [28AP]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 99), unanimous-consent request, S2600 [27AP]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S7827 [5DE], S7859 [6DE], S7898, S7924 [7DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), unanimous-consent agreement, S7923 [7DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow oil and natural gas development, S6440, S6443–S6445 [17OC], S6509, S6531 [18OC], S6609–S6611, S6615, S6628 [19OC], S7394 [29NO], S7697, S7707–S7711 [1DE], S8039 [14DE], S8094–S8096, S8101 [19DE], S8157–S8159, S8178 [20DE]

Balance, S3174 [25MY]

CBO: online availability of cost estimate on H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, S3797 [27JN]

——— release of ‘‘Effects of Climate Change and Coastal Development on U.S. Hurricane Damage—Implications for the Federal Budget’’ report, S7353 [28NO]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to members and staff who worked on H.R. 244, consolidated appropriations, S2759 [4MY]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): strike reconciliation instructions on energy security, S6596–S6598, S6609–S6611, S6628 [19OC]

Committee on Finance (Senate): strike reconciliation instructions relative to tax reform, S6594, S6602, S6629 [19OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): revision of budgetary allocations, aggregates, and levels, S340 [17JA], S2747 [4MY], S4185 [25JY], S4297 [26JY], S4417 [27JY], S5051 [7SE], S6869 [30OC], S7403 [29NO], S7715 [1DE], S8143 [19DE], S8247 [21DE]

Congress: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S8233–S8235 [21DE]

——— legislative priorities, S2663–S2665 [2MY], S3953–S3955 [12JY], S4917 [5SE], S6383 [16OC]

——— prohibit earmarks, S1656 [8MR]

Constitutional amendments: balance (S.J. Res. 24), S1450–S1452 [27FE]

Deficit, S38–S40 [4JA], S136, S137 [9JA], S841 [6FE], S3277 [6JN], S3541 [15JN], S5044–S5046 [7SE], S6730–S6735, S6737 [24OC], S6908–S6910 [31OC], S7321 [27NO], S7389 [29NO], S7685 [1DE], S8233 [21DE]

——— reduce deficit by establishing biennial budget and appropriations processes, reforming Federal grant process, enhancing Government transparency, and reforming Senate Rules to improve daily process, S7341–S7343 [28NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding, S2477–S2480 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: address issues with accounting systems in order to achieve clean audit opinions on financial statements, S5203 [12SE]

——— funding, S6612 [19OC]

——— funding through reductions in domestic priorities funding, S2513–S2515 [25AP], S7829 [5DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration on military readiness and safety, S5090 [11SE], S5721 [14SE], S5782 [18SE]

——— report to Congress on audit of full financial statements, S5204 [12SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anti-terrorism programs funding, S6938 [1NO]

——— construction of continuous wall or fence along southern and northern U.S. borders funding through reductions in Coast Guard, FEMA, and Transportation Security Administration funding, S1672 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to provision of full, permanent, and mandatory funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, S6626 [19OC]

——— modify deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to adjusting the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program to better compensate State and local governments for lost property tax revenue, S6627 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: create a point of order against legislation limiting veterans’ ability to choose VA health care, S256 [11JA]

——— terminate all employees convicted of crimes, S256 [11JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 2862), S6822 [25OC]

——— increase wildfire suppression and prevention operations funding, S4127 [24JY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S6195, S6215 [28SE], S6267, S6269–S6273, S6277, S6280 [3OC], S6293, S6295–S6299, S6301–S6306 [4OC], S6327, S6329, S6332, S6343 [5OC], S6384–S6386 [16OC], S6421–S6429, S6434–S6445 [17OC], S6491–S6500, S6502–S6518 [18OC], S6593, S6600, S6614, S6631–S6635 [19OC], S6778–S6780 [25OC], S6909–S6912 [31OC], S7245 [15NO], S7338 [28NO], S7371, S7503 [29NO], S7533, S7549–S7554 [30NO], S7833 [5DE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S5044–S5046 [7SE], S6204 [28SE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S1180–S1190, S1206–S1216 [15FE], S7659, S7660 [1DE], S7833 [5DE], S7899 [7DE], S8122 [19DE], S8175 [20DE]

Enzi, Senator: tribute to personal staff, S6632 [19OC]

FDA: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to FDA approval of all imported prescription drugs, S260, S261 [11JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, S192 [10JA], S7342 [28NO]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S1755 [13MR], S1869, S1882 [21MR], S2019 [28MR], S2211 [4AP], S2513–S2515 [25AP], S2592 [27AP], S3052, S3053 [22MY], S3076–S3078, S3085, S3102 [23MY], S3105, S3106–S3108, S3116–S3118 [24MY], S3167, S3174, S3200 [25MY], S3273–S3275, S3279 [6JN], S3310–S3313 [7JN], S3967 [13JY], S4973–S4975 [6SE], S6600 [19OC]

——— create a point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus, S6618 [19OC]

——— eliminate sequestration, S5782 [18SE]

——— reconciliation process, S1727, S1730 [9MR]

——— reduce discretionary spending, S6623, S6624 [19OC]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S31–S44 [4JA], S73–S95, S99–S101, S103–S106 [5JA], S125–S151, S161–S179 [9JA], S182–S199, S220 [10JA], S223, S225–S229, S232–S243, S245–S273 [11JA], S297, S303 [12JA], S486 [30JA]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S30 [4JA]

——— setting forth for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, S151 [9JA]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6384–S6386 [16OC], S6421–S6431, S6434–S6445 [17OC], S6491–S6526, S6530–S6532 [18OC], S6593–S6598, S6600–S6604, S6609–S6635 [19OC], S6704–S6706 [23OC], S6719, S6727 [24OC], S6778–S6781 [25OC], S6826 [26OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), motion to proceed, S6424 [17OC]

——— setting forth for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), unanimous-consent agreement, S6424 [17OC], S6532 [18OC], S6602 [19OC]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2274), S8280 [21DE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 861), S2371 [4AP], S2462 [7AP]

Foreign aid: funding, S3079 [23MY]

GAO: release of ‘‘Climate Change—Information on Potential Economic Effects Could Help Guide Federal Efforts To Reduce Fiscal Exposure’’ report, S6725–S6727 [24OC]

Government: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to significantly improving the budget process, S6629 [19OC]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 306), S841, S842 [6FE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S2592 [27AP], S2671 [2MY], S7653 [1DE], S7811–S7814 [4DE], S7827, S7829 [5DE]

Health: create a point of order against any legislation that would reduce funding for disease prevention efforts, S149 [9JA]

——— ensure fulfillment of Federal trust responsibility to provide quality health care for Native Americans relative to Medicaid funding, S6115–S6118 [26SE]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, reform Medicaid, and return regulation of insurance to State governments, S188 [10JA]

Immigration: funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border, S5245 [13SE], S5710 [14SE]

——— prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border, S2474 [24AP], S2501 [25AP], S2647 [1MY]

Insurance: create a point of order against legislation that would eliminate or reduce access to women’s health care, including a decrease in access or coverage of reproductive health care services, S264 [11JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would reduce health insurance access and affordability for individuals based on their occupation, S252 [11JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would undermine access to comprehensive, affordable health care coverage for children, S265 [11JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S264 [11JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen Social Security or health care for women, S263 [11JA]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to strengthening Social Security and repealing and replacing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S254, S255, S258, S259 [11JA]

Medicaid: create a point of order against legislation that would convert to a block grant, impose spending caps, or decrease coverage, S133–S135 [9JA]

——— create point of order against legislation reducing funding to States for Medicaid expansion, S260 [11JA]

——— funding, S456 [24JA], S6493, S6496–S6498, S6509, S6512–S6514, S6522, S6523 [18OC], S7542, S7543 [30NO]

——— protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1907 [22MR]

——— reform, S259 [11JA], S3477 [14JN], S3538 [15JN], S3660, S3662 [21JN], S4381–S4384 [27JY]

Medicare: create a point of order against legislation that does not lower prescription drug prices, S262 [11JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would increase eligibility age, privatize, or convert to a voucher system, S133–S135, S137 [9JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would repeal health reforms that closed the prescription drug coverage gap under Medicare, S251 [11JA]

——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents (S. 1804), S5269 [13SE], S5728 [14SE], S5826, S5839 [19SE]

——— funding, S6493, S6496–S6498, S6509, S6522, S6523 [18OC], S7542, S7543 [30NO], S8234, S8235 [21DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1036, S1040, S1041 [9FE], S1698–S1702 [8MR], S1705, S1720–S1726, S1729, S1730, S1737 [9MR], S1765 [13MR], S1784, S1799 [14MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 14), S2581 [27AP]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S2567–S2569 [27AP], S2756–S2758 [4MY], S4988 [6SE]

NIH: funding, S1919 [22MR], S2898 [11MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: Drug-Free Communities Support Program funding, S2834, S2835 [9MY]

——— High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, S2833 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: create a point of order against legislation removing insurance coverage for people with disabilities and chronic conditions, S257 [11JA]

——— create a point of order against legislation that weakens dependent coverage of children up to the age of 26, S255 [11JA]

——— expand deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to repeal of certain regulations, S6624 [19OC]

——— personal assistance navigators funding, S7145 [9NO]

——— provide for reconciliation instructions to the relevant committees for the purpose of repealing and replacing, S6625 [19OC]

——— repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, S5245, S5476 [13SE], S5733–S5737 [14SE], S5779–S5781, S5784, S5797–S5799, S5811–S5823 [18SE], S5826–S5831, S5833–S5848, S5868 [19SE], S5873–S5875, S5877–S5879, S6091–S6095 [25SE], S6097–S6106, S6108–S6118, S6122–S6128, S6154–S6157 [26SE], S6600 [19OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S1857, S1859–S1862, S1872–S1875 [21MR], S1899, S1902, S1903, S1907, S1917, S1920 [22MR], S1942, S1944, S1952–S1954, S1958, S1960 [23MR], S1983 [27MR], S2058 [29MR], S2541 [26AP], S2570, S2571, S2593 [27AP], S2689, S2707 [3MY], S2742, S2745, S2762 [4MY], S2785, S2787, S2788, S2792, S2815 [8MY], S2824, S2827, S2830–S2833 [9MY], S2851, S2859–S2861, S2870 [10MY], S2898–S2900, S2904, S2908–S2911 [11MY], S2925 [15MY], S2937–S2939, S2944 [16MY], S2975, S2984, S2986–S2988 [17MY], S3025–S3027, S3029–S3033 [18MY], S3054 [22MY], S3083–S3089 [23MY], S3103, S3105, S3118–S3121, S3124–S3128, S3150, S3153–S3157 [24MY], S3159, S3162–S3165, S3168–S3172, S3174, S3179, S3182–S3186, S3200–S3202, S3205 [25MY], S3239 [5JN], S3253, S3255–S3260, S3272, S3276, S3278 [6JN], S3301, S3302, S3307–S3309, S3319–S3321, S3343 [7JN], S3345, S3347 [8JN], S3381–S3384 [12JN], S3415, S3419 [13JN], S3465, S3477, S3480 [14JN], S3507, S3532–S3536, S3538–S3543, S3545–S3550 [15JN], S3567–S3575, S3577–S3605, S3608–S3612 [19JN], S3615–S3619, S3621–S3625, S3627–S3631, S3633–S3641, S3654 [20JN], S3657–S3675, S3677, S3680, S3690–S3695 [21JN], S3697–S3707, S3709–S3712, S3715–S3725, S3737–S3739 [22JN], S3743–S3745, S3747–S3761, S3768–S3779 [26JN], S3782–S3796, S3803–S3806 [27JN], S3807–S3821, S3823–S3827 [28JN], S3837, S3840, S3842–S3846 [29JN], S3873–S3878 [10JY], S3889–S3911, S3926–S3931 [11JY], S3933–S3941, S3948–S3951 [12JY], S3966–S3970, S3972–S3976, S3981, S3984–S3988 [13JY], S4010–S4012, S4014 [17JY], S4029–S4051 [18JY], S4061, S4063, S4067–S4069 [19JY], S4087–S4090, S4102–S4106 [20JY], S4123–S4128, S4131–S4134, S4139–S4163 [24JY], S4165–S4184 [25JY], S4227–S4297 [26JY], S4349–S4360, S4362–S4387, S4389–S4416 [27JY], S4610 [31JY], S4633–S4635, S4637 [1AU], S4698, S4701 [2AU], S4807–S4809 [3AU], S5245, S5476 [13SE], S5727, S5733–S5737 [14SE], S5779–S5781, S5784, S5797–S5799, S5811–S5823 [18SE], S5826–S5831, S5833–S5848, S5868 [19SE], S5873–S5875, S5877–S5879, S6091–S6095 [25SE], S6097–S6106, S6108–S6118, S6122–S6128, S6154–S6157 [26SE], S6195 [28SE], S6915 [31OC], S6941 [1NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), motion to commit, S4183 [25JY], S4252, S4258–S4262, S4270 [26JY], S4400–S4415 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), unanimous-consent agreement, S4177 [25JY], S4385 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), unanimous-consent request, S3575–S3577, S3579, S3580 [19JN], S3699–S3702 [22JN], S4176 [25JY]

Pharmaceuticals: lower prescription drug prices by importing drugs from Canada, S261 [11JA]

——— prescription drug prices, S1920 [22MR]

Public debt: ceiling, S4971, S4973 [6SE], S5023, S5025, S5028, S5032–S5035, S5037 [7SE]

——— modify reconciliation instructions to reduce the deficit, S6621 [19OC]

——— strike pay-as-you-go exemption for tax cut reconciliation legislation and the exception to rules preventing any legislation from increasing the deficit over the short-term, S6611, S6612 [19OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S7829 [5DE]

Rural areas: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to rural health and repealing and replacing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S252, S253 [11JA]

——— impact, S3310–S3313 [7JN]

SBA: expand Office of Advocacy, S2709 [3MY]

Senate: ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing (S. 1376), S3628 [20JN]

——— ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing (S. 1376), unanimous-consent request, S3576, S3577 [19JN]

——— legislative priorities, S7320 [27NO], S7950 [12DE], S8018 [14DE], S8056 [18DE], S8237 [21DE]

——— reinstate prohibition on voting on legislation without a CBO score, S6623 [19OC]

Social Security: create a point of order against legislation that would cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid, S189–S191 [10JA], S7702 [1DE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to protecting Medicare and Medicaid, S6521, S6522 [18OC]

——— funding, S7542, S7543 [30NO]

——— reauthorize State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S6530 [18OC], S6793 [25OC], S6832, S6844 [26OC]

Status: report, S1536 [1MR], S2601–S2603 [27AP], S3321 [7JN], S3955 [12JY], S5048 [7SE]

Taxation: create a point of order against any legislation that would modify or eliminate State and local tax deductions, S6596, S6603, S6604 [19OC]

——— create a point of order against legislation that includes deficit-financed tax cuts, S6622 [19OC]

——— create a point of order against legislation that provides tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals, S6521, S6524, S6525 [18OC]

——— create a point of order against legislation that would increase taxes on taxpayers whose income is below a certain level, S6619 [19OC]

——— eliminate State and local tax deductions, S6428 [17OC], S6530 [18OC], S6595 [19OC], S6863 [30OC], S7074 [8NO], S7151 [9NO]

——— enhance the child and dependent care tax credit, S6524 [18OC]

——— ensure that all Americans receive a tax cut and enjoy benefits of tax reform, S6627 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs to foreign countries, S6620 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase the child tax credit, S6501 [18OC], S6619 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to make the U.S. tax system simpler and fairer, S6618 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to prioritize tax relief for the middle class over Federal tax code reform that disproportionally favors high-income individuals, S6603 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax benefits to patriot employers that invest in U.S. jobs and provide fair pay and benefits to workers, S6620, S6621 [19OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax relief to small businesses and prevent wealthy taxpayers from sheltering income at the appropriate rate, S6522, S6525 [18OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform the international tax system to provide incentives for businesses to invest in the U.S. and create jobs, S6620 [19OC]

——— impact of legislation to reform the Federal tax code on Puerto Rico, S7391 [29NO]

——— impact of proposed legislation to reform the Federal tax code on children, S7670–S7672 [1DE]

——— impact of tax cuts on defense spending, S8026 [14DE]

——— prohibit legislation to reform the Federal tax code from increasing the deficit, S7527–S7533 [30NO], S7877–S7879 [6DE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce, S6429 [17OC]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S6384–S6386 [16OC], S6421–S6431, S6434–S6445 [17OC], S6491–S6518, S6520–S6526, S6530 [18OC], S6593–S6596, S6600–S6617, S6630–S6635 [19OC], S6704–S6706 [23OC], S6719–S6721, S6727–S6729 [24OC], S6777, S6787–S6792 [25OC], S6826–S6832, S6836 [26OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S6525 [18OC]

——— restore State and local tax deductions if State and local spending on investments in healthcare, infrastructure, education, public safety, children, and the elderly is reduced or taxes on middle class are increased, S7703 [1DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code, S6863, S6864 [30OC], S6890, S6892, S6896–S6899, S6908–S6912, S6915 [31OC], S6953 [1NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S6976–S6979, S6982–S6985, S6990 [2NO], S7006, S7008, S7010 [6NO], S7033–S7035, S7041–S7046 [7NO], S7072–S7074, S7079, S7082, S7083, S7094–S7096, S7121 [8NO], S7125, S7126, S7135, S7140–S7145, S7151 [9NO], S7169, S7171 [13NO], S7185–S7190, S7196, S7206, S7208 [14NO], S7225–S7229, S7231–S7243, S7245, S7252–S7255 [15NO], S7269–S7271, S7281–S7285 [16NO], S7319, S7320, S7322, S7326, S7335 [27NO], S7337–S7341, S7346–S7348, S7350–S7352, S7354, S7363 [28NO], S7367–S7402, S7499–S7505 [29NO], S7507–S7557 [30NO], S7653–S7714, S7716 [1DE], S7810–S7812, S7816, S7823 [4DE], S7827–S7834, S7850 [5DE], S7859, S7864–S7875, S7882 [6DE], S7898, S7899, S7911–S7913, S7916, S7920 [7DE], S7941 [11DE], S7951–S7954, S7958, S7963 [12DE], S7980–S7982, S7986, S7990, S7992, S7999–S8001, S8013 [13DE], S8018, S8019, S8025–S8032, S8034–S8037, S8039, S8040 [14DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S8051, S8053–S8067 [18DE], S8073–S8080, S8082–S8085, S8088–S8142 [19DE], S8153–S8159, S8166–S8168, S8175, S8178 [20DE], S8187, S8191, S8205, S8212–S8215, S8227–S8229, S8239, S8248 [21DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to commit, S7402 [29NO], S7514, S7516–S7520, S7527–S7533, S7536 [30NO], S7654–S7657, S7703, S7706 [1DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, S7877–S7881 [6DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S7393 [29NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to proceed to conference report, S8088 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S7514, S7518, S7545, S7547 [30NO], S7669, S7673 [1DE], S7867, S7879 [6DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S1458 [28FE], S2242 [4AP], S2475 [24AP], S2501 [25AP], S2541 [26AP], S2637 [28AP], S2660 [2MY], S4717 [2AU]

——— Joint Congressional Address, S1509–S1511, S1523–S1525 [1MR]

Women: create a point of order against legislation that eliminates or reduces access to women’s health care, S228 [11JA]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S1537 [1MR], S2601–S2603 [27AP], S3322 [7JN], S3955–S3957 [12JY], S5049–S5051 [7SE]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H7213–H7215 [8SE]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2017: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–1), S342 [17JA]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–154), S5480 [13SE]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–43), S2773 [4MY]

American Health Care Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1628) (H. Rept. 115–52), H2239 [20MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 115–474), H10179 [18DE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 71, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2018–2027: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 115–339), H7748 [3OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 99, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 115–97), H2939 [27AP]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 123, Continuing Appropriations and Special Rule for Redistribution of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Allocations for Shortfall States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 115–443), H9707 [6DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 115–410), H9254 [14NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 115–58), H2444 [24MR]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 254) (H. Rept. 115–88), H2783 [6AP]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 115–109), H3321 [3MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3354, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 115–295), H6653 [5SE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 115–297), H7088 [6SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H. Con. Res. 71. Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2018–2027: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) (H. Rept. 115–369), H8143 [24OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 668) (H. Rept. 115–476), H10344 [20DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 115–477), H10418 [21DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 115–108), H3066 [2MY]

Federal Acquisition Savings Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3071) (H. Rept. 115–402), H8660 [8NO]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2018–2027: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 115–240), H6211 [24JY]

——— Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 25), S6403 [16OC]

Table H. Res. 254, Consideration of H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 115–95), H2845 [25AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 115–466), H10144 [15DE]

——— Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1), S7360 [28NO]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 115–409), H9178 [13NO]

Statements

American Health Care Act: A.J. Wilhelmi, Illinois Health and Hospital Association, S6100 [26SE]

——— National Association of Medicaid Directors, S6100 [26SE]

——— several organizations, H4165–H4167 [4MY]

Budget 2018–2027: NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), E1340 [6OC]

Continuing Appropriations and Special Rule During the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 for Redistribution of Certain State Children’s Health Insurance Program Allocations for Shortfall States: Executive Office of the President, H9732 [7DE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Executive Office of the President, H9273 [15NO]

——— RATE Coalition, E1741 [20DE]

——— Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association, E1741 [20DE]

Tables

Budget aggregates, S2747 [4MY], S4185 [25JY], S4297 [26JY], S4417 [27JY], S5051 [7SE], S6870 [30OC], S7403 [29NO], S7716 [1DE], S8143 [19DE], S8247 [21DE], H2443 [24MR], H3321 [3MY], H7213 [8SE], H8441 [2NO]

Budget totals, H2442 [24MR]

Committee on Appropriations (House) spending allocations revisions, H3321 [3MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House) spending authority, H3320 [3MY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) spending allocations revisions, S340 [17JA], S2747 [4MY], S6869 [30OC], S8247 [21DE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) spending allocations revisions, H2443 [24MR], H8441 [2NO]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) spending allocations revisions, S7403 [29NO], S7716 [1DE], S8144 [19DE]

Committee on Finance (Senate) spending allocations revisions, S7403 [29NO], S7716 [1DE], S8144 [19DE]

Consolidated appropriations (H.R. 3354), H6697–H6835 [6SE]

Distribution of returns by size of tax change for conference agreement for H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S8134, S8135 [19DE]

Pay-as-you-go scorecard, S341 [17JA], S7403 [29NO], S7716 [1DE], S8144 [19DE]

Spending allocations revisions, S340 [17JA], S4185 [25JY], S4297 [26JY], S4417 [27JY], S5051 [7SE], S6870 [30OC]

Spending authority for House authorizing committees, H2442 [24MR], H8441 [2NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 53, correction in enrollment of H.R. 244, consolidated appropriations, H3309 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 71, setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027, H7805–H7817 [4OC], H8230–H8242 [26OC]

H. Res. 48, consideration of S. Con. Res. 3, budget for 2017–2026, H477 [13JA]

H. Res. 228, consideration of H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2375 [24MR]

H. Res. 275, table H. Res. 254, consideration of H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2860 [26AP]

H. Res. 289, consideration of H.J. Res. 99, continuing appropriations, H2947 [28AP]

H. Res. 305, consideration of H.R. 244, consolidated appropriations, H3080 [3MY]

H. Res. 308, consideration of H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act and H.R. 2192, apply American Health Care Act provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff, H4114 [4MY]

H. Res. 500, consideration of H.R. 3354, consolidated appropriations, H6678 [6SE]

H. Res. 504, consideration of H.R. 3354, consolidated appropriations, H7106 [7SE]

H. Res. 553, consideration of H. Con. Res. 71, setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027, H7764 [4OC]

H. Res. 580, consideration of Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 71, setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027, H8157 [25OC]

H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H9269 [15NO]

H. Res. 647, consideration of H.J. Res. 123, continuing appropriations and special rule during first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for redistribution of certain State Children’s Health Insurance Program allocations for shortfall States, H9722 [7DE]

H. Res. 667, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act, H10189 [19DE]

H. Res. 668, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1, use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code, H10252 [20DE]

H. Res. 670, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1370, continuing appropriations, H10349 [21DE]

H.J. Res. 99, continuing appropriations, H2955 [28AP]

H.J. Res. 123, continuing appropriations and special rule during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for redistribution of certain State Children’s Health Insurance Program allocations for shortfall States, H9732 [7DE]

H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H9302–H9345 [15NO]

H.R. 1, use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code, H10261–H10308 [20DE]

H.R. 244, consolidated appropriations, H3090–H3289 [3MY]

H.R. 1370, continuing appropriations, H10395–H10397 [21DE]

H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2393–H2405 [24MR]

H.R. 3071, Federal Acquisition Savings Act, H9143 [13NO]

H.R. 3354, consolidated appropriations, H6849–H7035 [6SE]

S. 98, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S280 [11JA]

S. 640, American Cures Act, S1843 [15MR]

S. 861, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act, S2368 [4AP]

S. 932, Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs (BASIC) Act, S2532 [25AP]

S. 1376, No Hearing, No Vote Act, S3557 [15JN]

S. Con. Res. 3, budget for 2017–2026, S23–S28 [3JA], S268–S272 [11JA], H510–H515 [13JA]

S. Con. Res. 25, setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027, S6455–S6464 [17OC]

S. Con. Res. 27, setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027, S6465–S6474 [17OC]

S. Res. 110, Shutdown Accountability Resolution, S2218 [4AP]

Transcripts

Tax Reform, Spending Constraints Needed, Says GOP Rep.: Heidi Pryzbyla with Representative Kevin Brady, ‘‘Morning Joe’’, MSNBC (television network) (excerpt), H9385 [16NO]