NATIONAL OBJECTIVES related term(s) Domestic policy

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S576–S580 [30JA], H726–H730 [30JA]

Amendments

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1381, S1382, S1383, S1384, S1386, S1387, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1394 [6MR], S1432, S1446, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1468, S1469, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1482, S1483, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1487, S1488, S1489, S1490, S1491, S1492, S1493, S1494, S1495, S1497, S1498, S1501, S1502, S1504, S1524 [7MR], S1545, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1588, S1590, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1600, S1601, S1610, S1614 [8MR], S1635, S1636, S1637, S1639, S1640 [12MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4300 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Mitch McConnell’s Big Gift to the Banks, S1710 [14MR]

Watergate Babies—What the Congressional Class of 1974 Can Teach Us About Political Change, E1654 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 5572), H3441 [18AP]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Education: establish Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 6946), H9150 [27SE]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (see H. Res. 905), H4283 [21MY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 490), S2485 [26AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 806), H3046 [23MR]

Health: provide for a national strategy to increase life expectancy (see H.R. 7035), H9419 [5OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 3660), S7133 [27NO] (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

National security: require a national economic security strategy (see S. 2757), S2440 [25AP]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 2865), S2724 [16MY]

Taxation: support responsible middle class tax cuts and the closing of special interest loopholes, and oppose paying for tax cuts with cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid (see H. Res. 1097), H9151 [27SE]

Cloture motions

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1565 [8MR], S1623 [12MR], S1729 [14MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1347 [6MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Alaura Rich, S576 [30JA]

——— Bailey Blow, S605 [5FE]

——— Burlington, VT, School District Senior, S650 [6FE]

——— Duncan McGrade, S607 [5FE]

——— Elizabeth Toensing, S649 [6FE]

——— Ella Whitman, S649 [6FE]

——— Ethan Schmitt, S649 [6FE]

——— Hope Petraro, S648 [6FE]

——— Jackson Noel, S648 [6FE]

——— Jake McNeil, S607 [5FE]

——— Kaitlinn Little, S607 [5FE]

——— Lillian Cazayoux, S606 [5FE]

——— Lily Miner, S608 [5FE]

——— Maisie Newbury, S648 [6FE]

——— Marjorie (Maggie) Parker, S575 [30JA]

——— Mason Castle, S606 [5FE]

——— Oliver Minshall, S576 [30JA]

——— Paige Greenia, S607 [5FE]

——— Vijayata Dahal, S606 [5FE]

——— Zoe Prue, S649 [6FE]

Letters

Allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S1910 [22MR]

——— several organizations, S1911 [22MR]

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Daniel K. Tarullo, Harvard Law School, S1725 [14MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S1652 [13MR]

——— Paul A. Volcker, Volcker Alliance (organization), S1724 [14MR]

——— Phil Angelides, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, S1654 [13MR]

——— several housing and civil rights organizations, S1653 [13MR]

——— Sheila C. Bair, S1652 [13MR]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7393 [11DE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

Lists

Current and former regulatory officials and experts opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Labor, consumer, and civil rights organizations opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Motions

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1307 [1MR], S1708 [14MR]

Press releases

Report—Individual Insurance Premiums Next Year 40% Lower Under Alexander-Murray, Collins-Nelson Than if Congress Doesn’t Act: Senator Collins, S1752 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, H14 [8JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H572 [19JA], H607 [21JA], H1379 [6MR], H7148 [24JY], H7830 [5SE], H8176, H8179 [13SE], H9514 [14NO], H10034 [11DE], E1335 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: designation of counties in Kansas as Qualified Opportunity Zones, H4780 [6JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H6051 [11JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H3496, H3497 [24AP], H3586 [26AP]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H984 [8FE], H3117 [11AP], H3161 [12AP], H4270 [21MY], H4320–H4349 [22MY], H9064, H9065 [26SE], H9732, H9734 [29NO], E792 [7JN], E1586 [30NO]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4292–H4301 [22MY]

——— revitalize the middle class, H1172–H1174 [14FE], H6563 [19JY]

——— status, H8164–H8168 [12SE]

Education: importance of public education, E285 [8MR]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H3067 [10AP], H9753 [30NO]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H399–H401 [16JA], H3498 [24AP], H7146–H7148 [24JY]

Financial Literacy Month: observance, H3690 [26AP]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H10274 [19DE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, E563 [27AP], E1529 [15NO]

Health: address impact of diet-related diseases on health care costs, H6265 [17JY]

——— importance of Patient’s Bill of Rights, E1659 [12DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7815 [4SE], H10093–H10095 [11DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H1450 [7MR], H3691, H3692–H3695 [26AP], H7098 [24JY], H10341–H10343 [20DE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (H.R. 2076), H5178 [14JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H688 [30JA], H1556 [14MR], H3846 [9MY], H6471 [18JY], H6566, H6568 [19JY]

Immigration: establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted annually (S. 1720), H5966 [28JN]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H4239 [18MY], H5497–H5502 [21JN]

——— reform, H5583–H5585 [25JN]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H74 [9JA], H483 [18JA], H632 [29JA], H1107–H1112 [13FE], H1134 [14FE], H1182 [15FE], H1328–H1330 [27FE], H1421–H1424 [6MR], H3066 [10AP], H3494 [24AP], H3962–H3964 [15MY], H3988 [16MY], H4143 [17MY], H4235 [18MY], H4590 [23MY], H7816 [4SE]

——— importance of investment relative to electric grid and energy research and development, H1202 [15FE]

Medicare: establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents (S. 1804), H9808 [10DE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H4144 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, H1719 [20MR], H1758 [22MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1703 [20MR], H1732 [21MR], H3689 [26AP], H3766 [7MY], H3789 [8MY], H4985 [8JN], H5636 [25JN], H7091 [24JY], H7654, H7656 [25JY], H9755 [30NO], H10037 [11DE], H10105 [12DE], E941 [28JN], E1109 [31JY]

——— open enrollment, H22 [9JA], H9508 [13NO]

Pharmaceuticals: reform the pharmaceutical industry, H3988 [16MY]

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5188–H5195 [14JN]

Religion: importance of Christianity, H10165–H10167 [12DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H606 [21JA], H615, H622 [22JA], H723 [30JA], H3355 [17AP], H3400 [18AP], H3691 [26AP], H6637–H6639 [23JY], H7145 [24JY], H7171 [25JY], H7711–H7713 [26JY]

Space policy: require study on funding options for potential spaceport and infrastructure, H3680 [26AP]

Supreme Court: authorize Speaker Ryan to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House in the matter of U.S. v. Texas relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, E412 [10AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H8 [8JA], H22 [9JA], H85, H93, H94, H128, H129 [10JA], H422, H457, H469–H471 [17JA], H539 [18JA], H585 [20JA], H656, H671 [29JA], H684, H688, H689 [30JA], H1272, H1329 [27FE], H1355 [5MR], H1422, H1425–H1431 [6MR], H1449 [7MR], H1616 [15MR], H1684–H1688 [19MR], H1702 [20MR], H3230 [13AP], H3331 [16AP], H3351, H3352, H3353, H3367 [17AP], H3436 [18AP], H3497–H3501 [24AP], H3581 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3768, H3770 [7MY], H3839, H3841, H3842 [9MY], H3915 [10MY], H3960–H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4742, H4763–H4768 [5JN], H4780 [6JN], H4858 [7JN], H5001–H5003 [8JN], H5029, H5083–H5088 [12JN], H5278 [19JN], H5347, H5348 [20JN], H5510, H5576 [22JN], H5642–H5646 [25JN], H5655 [26JN], H5756, H5757 [27JN], H6047 [11JY], H6163 [12JY], H6245 [16JY], H6273 [17JY], H6474, H6554 [18JY], H6577, H6585 [19JY], H6634 [23JY], H7171, H7648, H7649 [25JY], H7814 [4SE], H7829 [5SE], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H8178 [13SE], H9094, H9103–H9111, H9114 [27SE], H9745 [30NO], E231 [27FE], E1084 [26JY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H30 [9JA], H86, H93 [10JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H616 [22JA], H686 [30JA], H1135 [14FE], H10109 [12DE], H10501, H10506 [20DE], E128 [2FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to disaster response, H8173 [13SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to inalienable rights, H6049 [11JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H687 [30JA], H3204 [12AP], H4855 [7JN], H8896 [26SE], H9695 [29NO]

——— State of the Union Message, H684, H686 [30JA]

Unemployment: rates, H3915, H3916 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): hold briefings on advances in technology relative to national security, S7853 [19DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1995 [9AP], S2978–S2981 [5JN], S6949 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop national milestones to measure success in curtailing the opioid epidemic, S6162 [17SE]

Drugs: impact of ‘‘War on Drugs’’, S39–S42 [4JA]

Economy: address low labor force participation rates by increasing efforts to provide skills training, reduce dependency on Federal aid programs, integrate previously incarcerated individuals into workforce, and address opioid crisis, S2571–S2574 [9MY]

——— enforce antitrust regulations, S2854–S2856 [23MY]

——— importance of job creation, S2802 [22MY], S7228 [29NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S3004 [6JN]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S146 [11JA], S1432 [7MR], S1529, S1531, S1532, S1535–S1567, S1569–S1574 [8MR], S1617, S1619–S1626 [12MR], S1646, S1649–S1660 [13MR], S1695, S1696, S1699–S1702, S1706–S1720, S1723–S1730 [14MR], S1741, S1746, S1761, S1762 [15MR], S1777 [19MR], S1939 [22MR], S2782 [21MY], S2844, S2854 [23MY], S2893, S2895 [24MY]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1329 [5MR], S1343, S1346–S1364, S1399 [6MR], S1405, S1408–S1410, S1413–S1419, S1423–S1429 [7MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), unanimous-consent request, S1708 [14MR]

——— status, S5394 [26JY], S5706 [20AU], S5745 [21AU], S5886 [23AU], S6116 [12SE], S6210 [18SE]

Education: increase public school teacher compensation and investment in public education, S2806 [22MY]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S5227 [24JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 490), S2498 [26AP]

Hatch, Senator: legislative priorities, S156 [11JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3001 [6JN], S3865 [13JN], S7391–S7393 [11DE]

Immigration: reform, S3976–S3978 [18JN], S7205–S7207 [29NO]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, S670 [7FE], S856 [12FE], S891 [13FE], S930 [14FE], S1272, S1273 [28FE], S1406 [7MR], S1695 [14MR]

Insurance: allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S1751–S1753 [15MR], S1905–S1913, S1918, S1919, S1920–S1922 [22MR], S2544 [8MY], S3284 [7JN], S3891, S3892 [13JN], S3962 [18JN], S5409 [26JY], S6767 [10OC], S7889 [19DE]

——— establish a public health plan (S. 1970), S3891 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S31 [4JA], S2506 [7MY], S2543–S2545 [8MY], S3397 [11JN], S3874 [13JN], S4388 [26JN], S5099 [19JY], S5251–S5258 [24JY], S5404, S5416 [26JY], S5485, S5487 [31JY], S5998 [28AU], S7167–S7169 [28NO], S7643 [17DE], S7888, S7890 [19DE]

——— provide for stabilization in the individual health insurance market, S435 [22JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S220 [17JA]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S7346, S7347 [6DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2570, S2571 [9MY], S2811 [22MY], S2953 [4JN], S2975 [5JN], S5227 [24JY], S5316 [25JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S10 [3JA], S362 [20JA], S446 [23JA], S507, S508, S512–S514 [25JA], S530, S544 [29JA], S571 [30JA], S1569, S1573 [8MR], S1773 [19MR], S4466 [27JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S81, S84, S100 [9JA], S113, S122–S124, S128 [10JA], S143, S157–S159 [11JA], S173 [16JA], S213, S230, S234, S236 [17JA], S265 [18JA], S1224, S1229 [27FE], S1261, S1262, S1267, S1271 [28FE], S1325, S1328–S1330 [5MR], S1344, S1346, S1349, S1400 [6MR], S1406, S1407 [7MR], S1530–S1533 [8MR], S1618 [12MR], S1645 [13MR], S1696, S1716, S1717 [14MR], S1742 [15MR], S1773 [19MR], S1858 [21MR], S1886 [22MR], S1994 [9AP], S2021 [10AP], S2048, S2060, S2063–S2066 [11AP], S2085, S2087 [12AP], S2132 [16AP], S2191, S2193, S2195, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2207–S2214 [17AP], S2228, S2242 [18AP], S2290 [19AP], S2334 [23AP], S2360, S2372 [24AP], S2418 [25AP], S2505, S2507 [7MY], S2533 [8MY], S2560, S2570, S2571, S2587 [9MY], S2599 [10MY], S2658, S2672 [15MY], S2689 [16MY], S2736 [17MY], S2823 [22MY], S2890, S2919 [24MY], S3013–S3016 [6JN], S3289 [7JN], S3395 [11JN], S3730, S3745 [12JN], S3864, S3877 [13JN], S3930 [14JN], S4012, S4017 [19JN], S4254, S4256, S4259, S4263–S4265, S4276 [20JN], S4313, S4315–S4318 [21JN], S4354, S4365 [25JN], S4380, S4381 [26JN], S4460, S4468, S4489–S4491 [27JN], S4690 [28JN], S4882 [11JY], S4960, S4963 [16JY], S4974 [17JY], S5027, S5050–S5052 [18JY], S5080 [19JY], S5227 [24JY], S5403 [26JY], S5464, S5465, S5467 [31JY], S5528 [1AU], S5614 [15AU], S5672, S5679, S5686 [16AU], S5734 [21AU], S5791 [22AU], S5962 [28AU], S6122–S6124 [12SE], S6273 [24SE], S6284, S6290 [25SE], S6418 [2OC], S6736, S6758 [10OC], S6778, S6807 [11OC], S7474 [12DE], S7885 [19DE]

——— impact on budget deficit, S1995 [9AP], S2741 [17MY]

Taxation: reduce tax deduction threshold for amounts paid for medical expenses, S6966 [14NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S837 [8FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S16 [3JA], S31, S36 [4JA], S49, S75 [8JA], S342 [19JA], S374 [20JA], S6966 [14NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to the economy, S7125 [27NO]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S125 [10JA]

Unemployment: rates, S2571 [9MY]

Vermont: tribute to State of the Union essay contest finalists, S605 [5FE], S648 [6FE]

——— tribute to State of the Union essay contest winners, S575 [30JA]

Reports

Proposal To Lower ACA Premiums by More Than 40% and Cover 3.2 Million More: Tammy Tomczyk and Kurt Giesa, Oliver Wyman (organization), S1752 [15MR], S1912 [22MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 905) (H. Rept. 115–698), H4283 [21MY]

Employer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4616) (H. Rept. 115–906), H7775 [28AU]

Statements

Congress Must Act Now To Prevent Premium Spikes and Coverage Losses for Millions of Americans, Say 20 Patient and Consumer Groups: Several Patient and Consumer Organizations, S1911 [22MR]

Summaries

Allow States To Establish Reinsurance Programs, Give States Flexibility To Provide Affordable Health Insurance Options Outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Exchanges, and Continue Cost-Sharing Premium Subsidies, S1912 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 905, consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, H4292 [22MY]

S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1432–S1446 [7MR], H4320–H4340 [22MY]

S. Res. 490, Financial Literacy Month, S2492 [26AP]