POVERTY related term(s) Homeless; Hunger

Amendments

Medicaid: provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5113, S5114 [25JY], H7477 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

‘From Something to Nothing’—Life in Saipan After Super Typhoon Yutu, H657 [16JA]

Hey, Democrats—Here’s the Price I Paid for Your Socialist Dream, H3480 [8MY]

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]

——— strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2715), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 4864), H8538 [28OC]

Appalachian Regional Commission: relocate headquarters to Appalachian region (see S. 2375), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 176), H207 [3JA]

Armed Forces: establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3801), H5998 [17JY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 4473), H7901 [24SE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP] (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Central America: implement U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America, support people and governments, and address root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H. Res. 426), H4313 [4JN]

——— manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]

——— redirect foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and target it to fight systemic corruption and address driving causes of illegal immigration into the U.S. (see H. Res. 18), H211 [3JA]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H3678 [9MY] (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]

Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in local communities (see H. Res. 598), H8054 [26SE]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [14MY]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 2358), H3283 [25AP]

Climate: recognize that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and that it is a U.S. responsibility to work with global partners to promote environmental and climate justice (see H. Res. 367), H3680 [9MY]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see S. 2163), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 1636), H2584 [7MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish Office for Under-Banked, Un-Banked, and Underserved Consumers (see H.R. 1285), H2032 [14FE]

——— identify causes leading to, and solutions for, under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers (see H.R. 4067), H7467 [25JY]

——— provide with authority to regulate land contracts in order to protect tenants who are in rent-to-own housing agreements (see S. 571), S1493 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods (see H.R. 3818), H5999 [17JY]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see S. 3141), S7208 [19DE]

——— eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on a certain percentage of the poverty-level (see H.R. 5308), H9293 [5DE]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1941), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3378), H5005 [20JN]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]

——— expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2688), H3727 [10MY]

——— give schools flexibility to receive, store, and distribute food donations from charitable organizations on campus (see H.R. 2706), H3788 [14MY]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 1470), H2314 [28FE]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 2501), S5577 [18SE]

——— improve direct certification and community eligibility for school meal programs (see S. 2692), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5283), H9221 [3DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1908), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2818), H3924 [16MY]

——— make certain multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements eligible for purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 1717), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 3142), H4343 [5JN]

——— offer persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of such counties the opportunity to have rural development loans restructured (see H.R. 2228), H3253 [10AP]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1918), S4168 [20JN]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (see H.R. 3620), H5272 [5JY]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2567), S5747 [26SE]

——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H1460 [7FE]

——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 5463), H10609 [17DE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see S. 2609), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4684), H8143 [15OC]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see H.R. 69), H203 [3JA]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see S. 416), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1075), H1460 [7FE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity (see S. 2110), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3718), H5726 [11JY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H1362 [5FE]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1364), S2742 [8MY]

——— establish Pell Plus program creating a partnership with colleges and universities to assist low-income students in their third and fourth years who are on a path to graduate on time (see H.R. 4608), H8094 [4OC]

——— improve college access and college completion by boosting low-income student enrollment and graduation rates (see S. 1855), S3476 [13JN]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 3101), H4341 [5JN]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 1362), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2606), H3501 [8MY]

——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (see H.R. 3743), H5774 [12JY]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2250), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3933), H7376 [24JY] (see H.R. 4212), H7525 [27AU]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 1650), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2966), H4161 [23MY]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1803), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3800), H5998 [17JY]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 303), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 954), H1349 [4FE]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 789), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1724), H2716 [13MR]

——— require assurances by recipients receiving assistance under Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs relative to activities for homeless and foster youth (see H.R. 2270), H3255 [10AP]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1346), S2687 [7MY]

——— simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 1002), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2065), H3067 [3AP]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 2367), S5247 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 983), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2041), H2986 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see S. 1404), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]

——— authorize a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see H.R. 4678), H8143 [15OC]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]

——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]

——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 2675), S6091 [23OC]

——— develop a poverty line for purposes of Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5069), H8826 [13NO]

——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty (see H.R. 2535), H3473 [7MY]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 3823), H7149 [18JY]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see S. 2817), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see S. 2986), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 1878), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3315), H4770 [18JN]

——— facilitate State efforts to establish auto-enrollment systems to provide opt-out insurance coverage for individuals eligible for premium assistance or Medicaid (see H.R. 2061), H3067 [3AP]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 3346), H4917 [19JN]

——— improve provision of mobile medical health care services to certain underserved areas and populations (see H.R. 4537), H8054 [26SE]

——— issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4621), H8101 [8OC]

——— make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3341), H4917 [19JN]

——— prohibit from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment (see H.R. 5242), H9168 [21NO]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3340), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3336), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 3343), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3339), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3507), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 304), S800 [31JA] (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2815), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2680 [12MR]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see S. 2619), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 4801), H8455 [23OC]

——— reduce violence and health disparities by addressing social determinants of health, enhancing health care recruitment, and improving delivery of quality, coordinated care services (see S. 2721), S6189 [28OC]

——— require applications for a Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 3337), H4916 [19JN]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 3345), H4917 [19JN]

——— strengthen 340B drug pricing program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers (see H.R. 1559), H2503 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2029 [14FE]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3328), H4771 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (see S. 291), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 1122), H1491 [8FE]

——— create housing vouchers for high-need families with young children, provide recipients with counseling and case management services, and provide information about housing in high-opportunity neighborhoods (see S. 3083), S7156 [18DE]

——— ensure sale or lease of public housing assets financially benefits the public housing project residents and the public housing agency that owns the housing project (see H.R. 5455), H10609 [17DE]

——— establish a penalty for failure to enforce compliance with public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirements (see H.R. 84), H204 [3JA]

——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see S. 2876), S6605 [14NO] (see H.R. 5185), H9057 [19NO]

——— facilitate development of affordable housing (see S. 2951), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5187), H9120 [20NO]

——— improve data and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions and mitigate eviction-related consequences, and improve information on tenant screening reports (see S. 3030), S7026 [12DE]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and adjust calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 4984), H8729 [5NO]

——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]

——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 2001), H2937 [1AP]

——— modify minimum allocation requirement for Emergency Solutions Grants program to ensure local allocation of funds (see S. 812), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1800), H2745 [14MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in rental of dwelling units based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 232), H209 [3JA]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see S. 2007), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3018), H4164 [23MY]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 1986), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3516), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide additional funding for public housing Capital Fund to assist large public housing agencies with mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance and incremental rental assistance vouchers (see H.R. 2295), H3263 [12AP]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S742 [29JA]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to develop a strategy to support inclusive zoning policies and allow for a credit to support housing affordability (see S. 2684), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4808), H8455 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (see S. 1959), S4504 [25JN]

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: support development of pre-apprenticeship programs in building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low-income and rural areas (see H.R. 399), H358 [9JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (see H.R. 1902), H2884 [27MR]

——— collect data and issue report on opportunity zone tax incentives created by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see S. 1344), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2593), H3500 [8MY]

——— direct Community Development Financial Institution Fund to perform outreach program for new markets tax credit to underserved communities (see H.R. 3664), H5583 [10JY]

——— establish Office of Black and Community Banks and codify Minority Bank Deposit Program (see H.R. 41), H202 [3JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 91), S142 [10JA]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H204 [3JA]

——— expand eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care (see H.R. 2138), H3128 [8AP]

——— make permanent the authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 1750), H2717 [13MR]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2825), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3253 [10AP]

——— reauthorize Supportive Services for Veteran Families Grant Program, dedicate funding to organizations that help women veterans and families, and analyze shortfalls in homelessness programs for women (see H.R. 2924), H4118 [22MY]

District of Columbia: expand school choice by providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 778), H1211 [24JA]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 213), S586 [24JA] (see S. 2682), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see S. 597), S1593 [28FE]

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 26), S587 [24JA]

Education: improve District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 145), S273 [16JA]

EPA: establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water (see S. 2687), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4832), H8456 [23OC]

——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 1613), S3059 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: authorize demonstration projects to improve educational and housing outcomes for children (see S. 3011), S6949 [10DE]

FCC: make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of potential eligibility for Lifeline program (see S. 2545), S5706 [25SE] (see H.R. 4529), H8053 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: address environmental justice through agency actions and permitting decisions and strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for low-income and minority communities (see S. 2236), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3923), H7241 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H10258 [12DE]

——— provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see S. 1066), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

Financial institutions: ensure that well-capitalized banks can accept custodial deposits without facing additional requirements or heightened scrutiny so that such banks may more readily make loans in their community (see H.R. 4384), H7773 [18SE]

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1580), H2581 [7MR] (see H.R. 2116), H3127 [8AP]

FRS: collect more data on race and wealth (see H.R. 5360), H9386 [9DE]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]

GAO: conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund program (see S. 161), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 711), H997 [22JA]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S.J. Res. 8), S1326 [13FE] (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE] (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see S. 2613), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]

Housing: affirm the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home by supporting affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, and renters’ rights (see H. Res. 429), H4343 [5JN]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 5244), H9168 [21NO]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see S. 2389), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4155), H7488 [2AU]

——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H5911 [16JY]

Interagency Board for Empowering Low-Income Families: establish to allow States to experiment with new approaches that integrate Federal programs to provide more coordinated and holistic solutions to families in need (see S. 2416), S5311 [1AU]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S5248 [31JY]

——— clarify that provision of home and community-based services by direct support professionals is not prohibited in an acute care hospital (see H.R. 5443), H10306 [16DE]

——— enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (see S. 3010), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]

——— establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9120 [20NO]

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2760 [21MR]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (see S. 2047), S4629 [27JN]

——— extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3074), H4216 [3JN]

——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see H.R. 5281), H9221 [3DE]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— modify reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 2959), S6788 [2DE] (see H.R. 3054), H4215 [3JN]

——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see S. 2000), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 1343), H2100 [25FE]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders from imposing utilization control policies or procedures (see H.R. 3925), H7241 [23JY]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (see H.R. 1920), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H3841 [15MY]

——— provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8737 [8NO]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 148), H206 [3JA]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 4830), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 1226), H2029 [14FE]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 585), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]

——— remove limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2628), S5895 [17OC]

——— remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2172), H3216 [9AP] (see H.R. 4699), H8198 [16OC]

——— repeal reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 3022), H4170 [24MY]

——— require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage (see H.R. 3842), H7150 [18JY]

Medicare: adjust part D prescription drug cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2757), H3841 [15MY]

——— eliminate resource requirement for low-income subsidy eligibility under part D (see H.R. 4628), H8101 [8OC]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5333), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

——— expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4620), H8101 [8OC]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see S. 3029), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see S. 1999), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— propose strategy to provide universal coverage (see H. Res. 532), H7481 [30JY]

——— provide low-income subsidy enrollees in part D with information about less expensive prescription drug plan options (see H.R. 4632), H8110 [11OC]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4671), H8142 [15OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 1354), H2101 [25FE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 2993), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 4468), H7901 [24SE]

——— prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements for any resident (see H.R. 5326), H9294 [5DE]

——— provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see S. 1423), S2786 [13MY]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see S. 801), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1264), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 1781), H2744 [14MR]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H205 [3JA]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (see H. Res. 322), H3270 [15AP]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 423), S6605 [14NO]

National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H7865 [20SE]

Native Americans: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 2999), H4163 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 83), H204 (see H.R. 185), H207 [3JA] (see H.R. 2536), H3473 [7MY]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 841), H1282 [29JA]

Public welfare programs: clarify authority of tribal governments relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 2128), H3128 [8AP]

——— conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 1476), H2314 [28FE]

——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 260), H228 [4JA] (see H.R. 430), H461 [10JA] (see H.R. 2940), H4160 [23MY]

——— require State agencies to use Federal tax return information to verify income eligibility for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 588), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1495), H2365 [5MR]

——— target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (see H.R. 1473), H2314 [28FE]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP] (see S. 1907), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2311), H3264 [12AP] (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]

Social Security: collect information under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program relative to social determinants of health (see S. 1323), S2645 [6MY]

——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2602), H3501 [8MY]

——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 4472), H7901 [24SE]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3634), H5302 [9JY]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental access to minor’s medical records (see S. 3137), S7208 [19DE]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental consent for emergency treatment of minors (see S. 3138), S7208 [19DE]

Solar energy: expand access to low-income households (see S. 2462), S5447 [11SE] (see H.R. 4291), H7665 [11SE]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 2753), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]

Taxation: establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see S. 786), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2715 [13MR]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 634), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1739), H2716 [13MR]

——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see S. 2100), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 186), H208 [3JA]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 539), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 4017), H7464 [25JY]

——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]

——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 3157), H4348 [6JN]

——— extend certain incentives related to empowerment zones (see H.R. 2238), H3253 [10AP]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 1875), H2826 [26MR]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 690), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]

——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (see H.R. 5114), H8908 [15NO]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 754), H1210 [24JA]

——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see S. 527), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]

——— modify low-income housing credit basis limitation rules in the case of an existing building acquisition (see H.R. 3478), H5166 [25JN]

——— modify work opportunity credit for certain at-risk youth employees and extend empowerment zones to encourage hiring of at-risk youth in high poverty areas (see S. 1550), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2845), H4009 [20MY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1680), H2679 [12MR]

——— provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than a certain number of children (see H.R. 2273), H3255 [10AP]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H1283 [29JA]

——— provide Federal match for earned income credit expansion for Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2649), H3679 [9MY]

——— provide Federal supplement to, and education and outreach for, earned income credit for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3307), H4770 [18JN]

——— provide incentives for establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3123), H4342 [5JN]

——— provide tax incentives to promote economic development in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 1525), H2367 [5MR]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 767), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4865), H8538 [28OC]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

——— reimburse territories relative to earned income tax credit and child tax credit (see H.R. 410), H358 [9JA]

——— repeal opportunity zones (see H.R. 5252), H9174 [22NO]

——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see S. 1956), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3479), H5166 [25JN]

——— require information reporting relative to qualified opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and require public reports related to such tax incentives (see S. 2994), S6888 [5DE]

——— require lead remediation for qualified opportunity zone property originally constructed before a certain date (see H.R. 4011), H7464 [25JY]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds (see H.R. 5011), H8738 [8NO]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds and make modifications to opportunity zones (see S. 2787), S6447 [6NO]

——— strengthen earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals, homeless youth, and qualified foster youth (see S. 2790), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 4954), H8717 [31OC]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 2467), S5448 [11SE] (see H.R. 4273), H7596 [10SE]

U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8462 [24OC]

U.N. Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: urge Senate ratification (see H. Res. 666), H8678 [30OC]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: strengthen (see S. 2801), S6447 [6NO]

Veterans: extend authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 2489), S5539 [17SE]

Cloture motions

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]

Factsheets

12 Key Federal Policies That Have Contributed to the U.S. Racial Wealth and Income Gap: Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H7555 [9SE]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed eligibility requirement changes: David Certner, AARP, H7895 [24SE]

——— Representative Plaskett, H7895 [24SE]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H7896 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program reauthorization and expansion: Beat Steiner, Fred Miser, and Judith Belle Brown, Council of Academic Family Medicine, S805 [31JA]

——— Michael L. Munger, American Academy of Family Physicians, S806 [31JA]

——— Stephen C. Shannon, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S806 [31JA]

Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act: Stacy Chamberlin, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, H4709 [18JN]

Impact of Medicaid expansion: Nansie J. Garnham Feeny, S4789 [11JY]

Medicaid provision to States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions: several children’s health organizations, H2779 [25MR]

Non-defense discretionary budget programs funding: Mission Readiness—Council for a Strong America, S1572 [28FE]

Payment Commission Data Act: Francis J. Crosson, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, H8526 [28OC]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program extension: Kate Brown and Charlie Baker, National Governors Association, H4195 [3JN]

U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5784 [15JY]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5785 [15JY]

Motions

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1882 [14MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2615, U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, H5824 [15JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4768 [18JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8536 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H1010 [23JA], H2818 [26MR]

Ann Arbor, MI: anniversary of Ozone House (organization), E704 [4JN]

Assistance League of Los Angeles (organization): anniversary, E1155 [17SE]

Basking Ridge, NJ: tribute to Ridge High School students, E1470 [19NO]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]

——— observance (H. Res. 317), H3551 [9MY]

Bristol, PA: tribute to Keystone Elementary School food drive, H10021 [11DE]

Central America: reduce foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, H3121 [8AP]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, H5576, H5580 [10JY], H7448 [25JY]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 2615), H5780–H5786 [15JY], E1026 [2AU]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 3524), H5580 [10JY]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 2358), E490 [25AP]

Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: rename as Russian Energy Reliance and U.S. Poverty Act, H7616, H7617 [11SE]

Colorado School of Mines: Fighting Hunger at Mines (student group) recipient of Golden, CO, Mayor’s Gold Mine Award for Excellence, E1383 [31OC]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen’s Community House, E859 [27JN]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (H.R. 1636), H3913 [16MY]

CommonFood Centre County (organization): tribute to food distribution event at Port Matilda Baptist Church, H8967 [19NO]

Community Action Month: observance, H3845 [16MY]

Community Action Partnership of Orange County, CA: tribute to Energy and Environmental Services Dept., E1352 [28OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: identify causes leading to, and solutions for, under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers (H.R. 4067), H8503–H8505 [28OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2002 [14FE], H7602 [11SE], H9264 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reserve funds to cover any shortfall in Northern Mariana Islands Nutritional Assistance Program funding, H4942 [20JN]

——— importance of Emergency Food Assistance Program, H8967 [19NO]

——— prohibit release of proprietary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sales data of food retailers, H393 [10JA]

——— proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility requirements, H7892–H7898 [24SE], E1205, E1206 [25SE]

——— proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H5918 [17JY], H7248, H7257 [24JY], H7390, H7444 [25JY]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing, H10076 [11DE]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (H.R. 3620), H7573–H7576 [10SE]

——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (H.R. 1066), E147 [7FE]

——— require sale of distressed assets and distribute proceeds to low-income communities for infrastructure projects and deficit reduction, H3469 [7MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H348 [9JA], H391, H395, H396 [10JA], H550 [15JA], H983 [22JA], H1020, H1022 [23JA], H1248 [29JA], H2374 [6MR], H4000–H4005 [20MY], H4780 [19JN], H5081 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity, H8961 [19NO]

——— Federal TRIO Programs outreach and support services for those at greatest risk of not completing college funding, H4545–H4547 [12JN]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (H.R. 3800), H7226 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, H3797 [15MY], H3850, H3852 [16MY], E622 [17MY]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program, H3851 [16MY], E565 [9MY]

——— conduct audit of Head Start Program to ensure grant funding selection and evaluation processes do not have a disparate impact on minority communities, H4537, H4538 [12JN]

——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, H3991, H3992 [20MY]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 652), E62 [17JA]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 1695), H2733 [14MR], H2943 [2AP], H3845 [16MY], H8588 [29OC]

——— require navigators to receive training on how to assist consumers with Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment, H3886, H3887 [16MY]

——— study incorporation of programs that address social and behavioral factors into traditional health care services funding, H4578, H4579 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (H.R. 1122), H2618–H2620 [11MR]

——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (H.R. 5185), H9284 [5DE]

——— Family Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H5067 [24JN]

——— Homeless Assistance Programs funding, H5064 [24JN]

——— incorporate findings and recommendations of Inspector General investigation to protect public housing residents and improve agency oversight and enforcement of public housing regulations, H5060 [24JN]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and adjust calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (H.R. 4984), H9066 [20NO]

——— make housing more affordable, H8963 [19NO]

——— make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H7382 [25JY]

——— make housing more affordable (S. 787), H9286 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (H.R. 5298), H9285 [5DE]

Dept. of Transportation: report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (H.R. 95), H8135–H8139 [15OC], E1290 [16OC]

——— homeless assistance programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, E1280 [11OC]

Drugs: acknowledge impact of high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas, H10208–H10210 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4397 [11JN]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income on African Americans, H7252 [24JY]

Ekenywa (organization): tribute, H2239 [27FE]

EPA: State and Tribal Assistance Grant funding to help low-income households to replace lead pipes, H4958 [20JN]

Federal aid programs: impact of requirement to allocate certain percentage of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H4878 [19JN]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H5081 [25JN]

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (H.R. 2116), H3966–H3969 [20MY]

Friends in Deed (organization): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Program Award recipient, E1046 [9AU]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (H.R. 166), H3400 [1MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness, E184 [14FE]

——— provide a path to end homelessness (H.R. 1856), H3401 [1MY], H7382 [25JY]

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9282 [5DE]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H9283–H9287 [5DE]

——— address affordable housing crisis, homelessness, and wealth inequality, H7670 [12SE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (H.R. 5244), H9283, H9286 [5DE]

——— support affordable housing programs, H7382 [25JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Police Dept., Homeless Outreach Team, E184 [14FE]

Hunger Action Day: observance, E1149 [13SE]

Lowcountry Food Bank Inc.: tribute, E1149 [13SE]

Martin, Amara: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E481 [22AP]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2773–H2780, H2781 [25MR], H3224 [10AP], E354 [26MR]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), H5263 [28JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, H2777, H2778 [25MR]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4706–H4710 [18JN]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H7477 [30JY]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777–H2780 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H234–H237 [8JA]

Medicare: reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 4671), H8141 [15OC], H8371 [22OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (H.R. 1354), H5834 [16JY], H8950 [18NO]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (H.R. 1781), H3800 [15MY], H8519, H8526, H8527 [28OC]

Mexico: develop strategy to combat crime and corruption and fight poverty, H12261 [19DE]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on poverty and racial wage gap, H5817–H5823 [15JY]

National Hunger and Homelessness Week: observance, H9068 [20NO]

Neighborhood Connections, Inc.: anniversary, E546 [7MY]

New Hampshire Snowmobile Association: tribute to fundraising event to fund summer camps for underpriviledged and disabled children, E71 [22JA]

Nurse-Family Partnership (organization): tribute to support of vulnerable expectant mothers, E577 [10MY]

Operation Refuge (organization): tribute, E1557 [9DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implement outreach and educational activities in areas with high health disparities, H3891, H3892 [16MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (H.R. 841), H1253 [29JA]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), H531–H534 [14JA], E71 [22JA]

——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), H4195–H4198, H4207 [3JN]

Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, MI: Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Organization Award recipient, E1043 [9AU]

Social Security: provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (H.R. 3634), H5731 [12JY], E882 [9JY]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

Taxation: establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1739), H2509 [7MR]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, H3164 [9AP]

——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (H.R. 5114), H8884 [15NO]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor, E497 [29AP]

Trump, President: proposal to change the way poverty is measured to reduce eligibility for safety net programs, H4000–H4005 [20MY]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center, E745 [11JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: clarify that Paris Agreement seeks to address issues of environmental justice and disparate impact climate change has on vulnerable communities and people of color, H3382 [1MY]

Wise, VA: tribute to Central Appalachia Health Wagon annual Remote Area Medical Wise Expedition clinic, E825 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]

Alaska: impact of natural resource development, S1688 [6MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1571–S1573 [28FE]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (S. 1445), S3092 [23MY], S3233 [5JN], S4535 [26JN], S4610–S4612 [27JN], S4834 [16JY], S5035 [24JY], S5163 [30JY]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, S2800 [14MY]

Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (S. Res. 205), S5609 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study on ways to improve access to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations for the elderly and disabled, S6183 [28OC]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (S. 1918), S4970 [22JY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S56 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 416), S1137 [7FE]

——— establish an accountability system for colleges and universities based upon rates of student loans repayment, S824 [4FE]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1803), S3366 [12JN], S5719 [26SE]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 303), S1646 [5MR], S2411 [11AP], S3148 [3JN]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (S. 1346), S5719 [26SE]

——— use an income-based repayment plan for Federal student loans, S824 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, S2779 [13MY], S2918 [16MY]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program, S2879 [15MY]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 923), S2091 [28MR]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (S. 2817), S6479 [7NO]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (S. 304), S805 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (S. 257), S4652 [27JN], S6426 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: assessment of mission to provide fair and impartial administration of justice for all citizens, S1305–S1307 [13FE]

——— expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program, S6693 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (S. 91), S6592 [14NO]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6961 [11DE]

Edelman, Marian Wright: Coalition on Human Needs Special Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5472 [12SE]

Edelman, Peter B.: Coalition on Human Needs Special Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5491 [16SE]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Health: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S6084 [23OC]

Immigration: increase Federal immigration judges, allow asylum-seeking individuals to apply for asylum in their home country, and provide security assistance to Central American countries to address root causes of migration, S3638 [18JN]

Journey House, Inc.: anniversary, S5491 [16SE]

Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (S. 489), S2001 [26MR]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), S2203 [2AP]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), S4648 [27JN]

——— funding, S227–S230 [15JA]

——— importance, S3347–S3354 [12JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (S. 824), S4783, S4784 [11JY]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5114 [25JY]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (S. 585), S4713 [9JY]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), S297 [17JA]

Medicare: establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents, S896 [6FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: oppose proposed budget reductions that adversely impact low-income families, children, and senior citizens, S6968 [11DE]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 423), S6614 [14NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of Medicaid expansion, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4789 [11JY], S4961 [22JY], S5035 [24JY], S5076 [25JY], S6689 [20NO]

——— repeal, S2000–S2008 [26MR], S2013 [27MR], S2067, S2076 [28MR]

Political science: assessment of socialism, S3337 [12JN], S4597 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), S319 [22JA]

——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), S4648 [27JN]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish, S6228 [29OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact of creation of opportunity zones, S2546–S2551 [1MY]

Taxation: permanently extend the new markets tax credit (S. 750), S2725 [8MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (S. 1703), S3218 [4JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: strengthen (S. 2801), S6450 [6NO]

World Bank Group: oppose decision to defund projects using oil, gas, and coal and prioritize access to energy resources in developing countries, S6379 [5NO]

Reports

Many SNAP Households Will Experience Long Gap Between Monthly Benefits Even if Shutdown Ends: Dorothy Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1020–H1022 [23JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2619), S6391 [5NO]

Ending Homelessness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1856) (H. Rept. 116–137), H5271 [5JY]

Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3018) (H. Rept. 116–185), H7500 [13AU]

Global Fragility Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 727), S4946 [18JY]

Payment Commission Data Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1781) (H. Rept. 116–257), H8537 [28OC]

Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3620) (H. Rept. 116–198), H7534 [6SE]

Tribal HUD-VASH Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 257) (S. Rept. 116–21), S2087 [28MR]

Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 983) (S. Rept. 116–82), S5406 [10SE]

Statements

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization and Expansion: several organizations, S805, S806 [31JA]

FAFSA Simplification Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2603 [2MY]

Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]

Trump Administration Floating Changes to Poverty Measure That Would Reduce or Eliminate Assistance to Millions of Lower-Income Americans: Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4005 [20MY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4768 [18JN]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8537 [28OC]

Texts of

H.R. 95, Homeless Veteran Families Act, H8135 [15OC]

H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act, H235 [8JA]

H.R. 430, TANF Extension Act, H531 [14JA]

H.R. 1122, Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act, H2618 [11MR]

H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act, H8526 [28OC]

H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2773–H2776 [25MR]

H.R. 2116, Global Fragility Act, H3966–H3968 [20MY]

H.R. 2615, U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, H5780–H5784 [15JY]

H.R. 2940, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program extension, H4195 [3JN]

H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4706 [18JN]

H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act, S5114 [25JY]

H.R. 3620, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act, H7573 [10SE]

H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8503 [28OC]

S. 257, Tribal HUD-VASH Act, S4662 [27JN]

S. 416, FAFSA Fairness Act, S1137 [7FE]

S. 1445, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, S2820, S2831 [14MY]

S. 1550, Helping To Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act, S2967 [20MY]

S. 2017, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, H5263 [28JN]

S. 2047, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, S4635, S4649 [27JN]

S. 2721, Healing Communities Through Health Care Act, S6191–S6193 [28OC]

S. Res. 26, Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, S590 [24JA]

S. Res. 59, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1140 [7FE]

S. Res. 154, Black Maternal Health Week, S2390 [10AP]

S. Res. 205, express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities, S2833 [14MY]

S. Res. 338, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S5710 [25SE]

S. Res. 423, National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month, S6611 [14NO]

S.J. Res. 8, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1327 [13FE]

Transcripts

PBS News Hour—Why Many Stores Can’t Accept Food Stamps During the Shutdown: NewsHour Productions LLC, H1022 [23JA]