ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Amendments

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7122, H7123 [18JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5935 [17JY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8860, H8861, H8862, H8863, H8865, H8866, H8867, H8868 [14NO], H8885, H8886, H8887, H8888, H8890, H8891, H8892, H8893 [15NO]

——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), consideration (H. Res. 695), H8843 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

Before You Pour All That Maple Syrup on Your Pancakes, Here’s What You Should Know About It, S6387 [5NO]

Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends—Bipartisan Agreement on How To Combat Climate Change, S5046 [24JY]

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

Inside the Hottest Job Market in Half a Century, H2844 [27MR]

It’s Time To Act on Climate Change—Responsibly, S1801 [12MR]

No Money Tree, E516 [1MY]

President Trump Risks Alienating Allies Over Cuban American Property Claims, S1377 [14FE]

Trump Tax Cuts Did Little To Boost Economic Growth in 2018, Study Says, H12218 [19DE]

2017 Tax Cuts Didn’t Work, the Data Prove It, H12217 [19DE]

US Needs Alternatives to China’s Rare Earth Monopoly, H8614 [30OC]

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

We Need To Give U.S. Workers More Real Power Over Their Futures, E730 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions

African Union: reaffirm partnership with the U.S. and recognize importance of diplomatic, security, and trade relations (see H. Res. 751), H9387 [9DE]

Air Force: recognize contributions of those responsible for operating and maintaining Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation and importance of its continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency (see S. Res. 216), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 219), H2680 [12MR]

Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1745), S3251 [5JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1175), H1581 [13FE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: aid in development of an ethane storage hub in central Appalachia and assist in developing infrastructure necessary to allow the region to benefit from associated manufacturing jobs (see S. 2280), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4433), H7864 [20SE]

——— reauthorize (see S. 2273), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4434), H7865 [20SE]

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

Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see S. 650), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2366 [5MR]

BLM: promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, NV (see S. 2804), S6448 [6NO] (see H.R. 252), H228 [4JA]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2787), H3923 [16MY]

Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see S. 2245), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3930), H7376 [24JY]

——— eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 27), H201 [3JA]

——— eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 2110), H3100 [4AP]

——— ensure inclusion of recommended ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by a concurent resolution on the budget (see H.R. 4071), H7467 [25JY]

——— establish direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending (see H.R. 2516), H3447 [3MY]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 3908), H7240 [23JY]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see S. 577), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1452), H2313 [28FE]

——— commend cooperative business model and businesses, employees, and practitioners who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities (see H. Res. 602), H8054 [26SE]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 2755), H3841 [15MY]

——— strengthen requirements (see H.R. 2472), H3438 [2MY]

CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H280 [8JA]

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

Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6334 [31OC]

Climate Action Rebate Fund: create to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide rebates to consumers, encourage innovation of clean energy technologies, and create new economic opportunities (see S. 2284), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4051), H7466 [25JY]

Coastal zones: reduce permitting delays due to Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations by clarifying associated procedures to increase economic development and support coastal restoration programs (see H.R. 3424), H5036 [21JN]

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

Community development: promote development of smart cities through investment in smart infrastructure (see S. 1398), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2636), H3679 [9MY] (see H.R. 3156), H4348 [6JN]

Consumers: prevent deceptive and harassing practices when collecting debt owed to a State or local government, index award of debt collection damages for inflation, and prohibit referral of emergency individual assistance debt (see H.R. 3948), H7377 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: recognize start of inland waterway system navigation season and call for investment in waterway infrastructure (see H. Res. 484), H5727 [11JY]

Crime: increase damages available for victims of trade theft, extend statute of limitations, and expand scope of economic espionage laws to encompass a broader range of offenses occurring outside of the U.S. (see S. 1865), S3476 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see H.R. 178), H207 [3JA]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see S. 2458), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4714), H8226 [17OC]

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see S. 1637), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 1221), H2029 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see S. 1289), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3676), H5583 [10JY]

——— conduct an assessment and analysis relative to the decline in the business formation rate in the U.S. (see S. 2535), S5663 [24SE] (see H.R. 4960), H8717 [31OC]

——— establish SelectUSA program to facilitate foreign direct investment in the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3288), H4695 [13JN]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 707), H997 [22JA]

——— study and report on processes of international standards-setting relative to Internet-connected devices (see H.R. 3811), H5999 [17JY]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 2644), H3679 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 4639), H8110 [11OC]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 759), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1688), H2679 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 4471), H7901 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: 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]

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

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1786), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3197), H4431 [11JN]

——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: adapt successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the U.S. (see S. 126), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 558), H600 [15JA]

——— establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see S. 294), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 1900), H2884 [27MR]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see S. 1232), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2156), H3216 [9AP]

——— provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station (see H.R. 4318), H7705 [12SE]

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. 5083), H8877 [14NO]

——— define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold (see H.R. 2558), H3474 [7MY]

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

——— provide for a true audit of gold owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 2559), H3474 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 654), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1517), H2366 [5MR]

——— require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on economic and environment risks to the Great Lakes of oil spills or leaks (see H.R. 795), H1217 [25JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H3473 [7MY]

Dothan, AL: tribute to National Peanut Festival (see S. Res. 398), S6333 [31OC] (see H. Res. 681), H8739 [8NO]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H1580 [13FE]

——— establish incentivized tax breaks for employers offering cybersecurity training, increase cybersecurity scholarship program funding, and provide student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees (see H.R. 334), H283 [8JA]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]

EPA: impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4163 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer (see H.R. 2900), H4117 [22MY]

Eximbank: modernize and reform to strengthen U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 3407), H5036 [21JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]

——— provide a Federal contracting preference for contractors that retain U.S. jobs and purchase domestic goods and services (see H.R. 2342), H3275 [18AP]

——— provide for a method by which the economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions (see H.R. 575), H601 [15JA]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ and ‘‘Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects’’ Executive orders (see S. 405), S1132 [7FE]

Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in the same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1254), H2030 [14FE]

Financial institutions: call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage (see H. Res. 77), H1217 [25JA]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

——— restore separation between banking and commerce by limiting financial activity revenue of non-financial firms and bank ownership of commodities (see H.R. 5180), H9057 [19NO]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3284 [25AP]

——— improve for secondary school students (see S. 155), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2974), H4161 [23MY]

Foreign trade: establish a national goal and mechanism to achieve a trade-balancing exchange rate for the U.S. dollar and impose market access charge on certain purchases of U.S. assets (see S. 2357), S5247 [31JY]

——— limit Presidential authority to modify duty rates for national security reasons and limit authority of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose certain duties or import restrictions (see S. 899), S2043 [27MR]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see S. 287), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 940), H1342 [31JA]

——— require congressional approval of certain trade remedies including tariffs (see H.R. 3673), H5583 [10JY]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see S. 2903), S6717 [20NO] (see H.R. 5194), H9120 [20NO]

——— provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements (see H.R. 3987), H7463 [25JY]

——— report on cybersecurity efforts (see H.R. 4458), H7900 [24SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 148), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 24), H201 [3JA]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]

Global economic security strategy: require (see S. 2826), S6475 [7NO]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 300), H282 [8JA]

Greece: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Greek strategic partnership, encourage greater security collaboration, and support increased focus on energy, economic development, and people to people programs (see H. Res. 91), H1336 [30JA]

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]

——— express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]

Green Real Deal: address climate change by harnessing the power of free markets, embracing technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and cutting excessive governmental red tape (see H. Res. 288), H3068 [3AP]

Immigration: oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment (see H. Res. 287), H3068 [3AP]

——— reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program (see S. 2540), S5663 [24SE]

Information technology: ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things (see S. 1611), S3059 [22MY]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see S. 2404), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4101), H7479 [30JY]

——— improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1535), S2925 [16MY]

IRS: reform reporting requirements for foreign accounts of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 4362), H7753 [17SE]

Israel: affirm benefits of U.S.-Israel economic relationship, include science and technology innovation in continued cooperation, and encourage expansion of economic dialogue (see H. Res. 324), H3275 [18AP]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (see S. 121), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 1710), H2715 [13MR]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2885 [27MR]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

Mexico: affirm importance of U.S.-Mexico economic relationship and that Mexico is an essential trading ally and oppose implementation of tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico (see H. Res. 433), H4388 [10JN]

——— promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see S. 587), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 133), H206 [3JA]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

——— increase and provide option for minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 3728), H5727 [11JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (see H. Res. 492), H5824 [15JY]

——— provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 2080), H3099 [4AP] (see H.R. 4443), H7865 [20SE]

——— 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]

Modern Monetary Theory: condemn and recognize that its implementation would lead to higher deficits and higher inflation (see S. Res. 182), S2570 [1MY]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (see H.R. 5211), H9167 [21NO]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4057), H7466 [25JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]

National Infrastructure Investment Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4780), H8386 [22OC]

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

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 759), H1210 [24JA]

NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (see H.R. 2397), H3338 [30AP]

——— end funding limit for Manufacturing USA institutes, promote new institutes in innovative sectors, increase interagency collaboration, and advance certifications and training for advanced manufacturing workforce (see S. 1427), S2786 [13MY]

Ohio: commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River (see S. Res. 290), S5141 [29JY]

OMB: exempt certain contracts under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy from periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold (see H.R. 224), H209 [3JA]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see S. 1727), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3104), H4341 [5JN]

Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see S. 2082), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3666), H5583 [10JY]

Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

——— recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (see S. Res. 289), S5141 [29JY] (see H. Res. 253), H2796 [25MR]

Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 78), H1217 [25JA]

Poverty: 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]

Power resources: express that production of oil and natural gas is critical to U.S. economy and national security, promote greater energy production and independence, and call for cooperation in addressing energy needs (see H. Res. 522), H7467 [25JY]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5142), H8958 [18NO]

Preserve America Initiative: expand cultural heritage tourism to increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (see S. 1746), S3251 [5JN]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: exempt funding from budget sequester (see S. 391), S1132 [7FE]

Public debt: provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (see H.R. 5178), H9057 [19NO]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase or suspension be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 2002), S4627 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: facilitate hiring by employers and increase wages of workers (see S. 6), S19 [3JA]

——— improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]

——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see S. 1675), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 683), H719 [17JA]

Regulatory Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3269), H4694 [13JN]

Renewable energy: provide labor standards, develop infrastructure, and provide workforce training and development relative to clean energy sector (see S. 2185), S4948 [18JY]

SBA: give small business contracting credit for certain small businesses located in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3428), H5037 [21JN]

——— give small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses (see H.R. 3372), H4918 [19JN]

——— provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 225), H209 [3JA]

——— submit report to Congress on Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 2633), H3678 [9MY]

SEC: exempt standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act from budget sequester (see S. 392), S1132 [7FE]

——— issue rule on adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board accounting principles and require the Board to consider impact such principles will have on the economy, market stability, and credit availability (see H.R. 4565), H8080 [27SE]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: exempt funding from budget sequester (see S. 390), S1132 [7FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1923), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3389), H5006 [20JN]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

——— support protection of elders through financial literacy (see H. Res. 328), H3284 [25AP]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 478), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1170), H1580 [13FE] (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 1132), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2302), H3263 [12AP]

——— increase threshold for taxation of benefits and modify portion of wages and self-employment income subject to payroll taxes (see H.R. 567), H601 [15JA]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 5124), H8908 [15NO]

Taxation: adjust individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in cost-of-living (see H.R. 2272), H3255 [10AP]

——— allow certain federally declared disaster areas to be designated as opportunity zones for purposes of economic development and recovery (see H.R. 1851), H2761 [21MR]

——— ensure workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create (see S. 2514), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4419), H7835 [19SE]

——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see S. 4), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 3590), H5258 [27JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]

——— impose a corporate tax increase based on compensation ratio between the highest paid employee and median worker compensation and impose regulations to prevent manipulation of compensation ratio (see H.R. 5066), H8826 [13NO]

——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see S. 1587), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 2923), H4118 [22MY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1726), S3251 [5JN]

——— impose a tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see S. 647), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1516), H2366 [5MR]

——— incentivize manufacturers to relocate to opportunity zones (see H.R. 3390), H5006 [20JN]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 2864), H4063 [21MY]

——— make permanent individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (see H.R. 957), H1349 [4FE]

——— make permanent the increase in standard deduction, increase in and modifications of the child tax credit, and repeal of deduction for certain personal exemptions (see H.R. 22), H201 [3JA]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 1162), S2433 [11AP]

——— 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 effective date for modification of net operating loss deductions (see H.R. 3587), H5258 [27JN]

——— modify residence and source rules to provide for economic recovery in the territories (see H.R. 412), H358 [9JA]

——— modify source rules to provide for economic recovery in the territories (see H.R. 411), H358 [9JA]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4119 [22MY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1128), S2386 [10AP]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see S. 2028), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3538), H5256 [27JN]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 1852), H2761 [21MR]

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

——— provide tax relief for workers and families by reforming earned income and child tax credits, dependent care assistance, and certain fringe benefit expenses (see H.R. 3300), H4770 [18JN]

——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 5042), H8783 [12NO]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H7865 [20SE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H201 [3JA]

——— repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 1145), S2433 [11AP]

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

Technology: establish a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate artificial intelligence research and development for economic and national security of the U.S. (see S. 1558), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2202), H3252 [10AP]

Telecommunications: prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (see S. 918), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 2063), H3067 [3AP]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see S. 1312), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H3447 [3MY]

Trump, President: rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]

TVA: require certain Board of Directors meetings to be transparent and open to the public (see H.R. 881), H1333 [30JA]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (see H.R. 4863), H8538 [28OC]

——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), consideration (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: implement recommendations (see S. 987), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2565), H3474 [7MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (see S. 3052), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 5430), H10262 [13DE]

Uzbekistan: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Uzbekistan strategic partnership and express support for independence (see H. Res. 599), H8054 [26SE]

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 3548), H5256 [27JN]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm U.S. commitment, improve dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, ensure fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H9347 [6DE]

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

Raise the Wage Act Impact on Texas 18th Congressional District, H7117 [18JY]

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

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]

Global effects of climate change: several Senators (1986), S1514 [27FE]

Naskila Gaming (business): Charlie Rice and Jim Carson, Greater Cleveland, TX, Chamber of Commerce, H7363 [24JY]

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

Raise the Wage Act: Ademola Oyefeso, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H7104 [18JY]

——— Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children (organization), E968 [23JY]

——— Christine L. Owens, National Employment Law Project (organization), H7119 [18JY]

——— Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H5932 [17JY]

——— Don Kusler, Americans for Democratic Action (organization), E968 [23JY]

——— Economic Policy Institute, H7100 [18JY]

——— Emily J. Martin, National Women’s Law Center, H7119 [18JY]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H5934 [17JY]

——— Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs, E967 [23JY]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, E966 [23JY]

——— Kristen Clark, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H7120 [18JY]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H5934 [17JY]

——— Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, E966 [23JY]

——— Margot Dorfman, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, H7099 [18JY]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H5932 [17JY]

——— Minor Sinclair, Oxfam America (organization), E981 [24JY]

——— Morris Pearl, Patriotic Millionaires (organization), H5933 [17JY]

——— National Disability Rights Network, E967 [23JY]

——— National Employment Law Project (organization), H7098, H7102 [18JY]

——— Quincy Howard, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, E968 [23JY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H7115 [18JY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7119 [18JY]

——— several health care organizations, E967 [23JY]

——— several lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and human rights organizations, H5931 [17JY]

——— several organizations, H7120 [18JY]

——— several women’s community groups, H7111 [18JY]

——— several youth organizations, H7116 [18JY]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H5932 [17JY]

——— Terry O’Neill, National Employment Lawyers Association, E969 [23JY]

——— Thomas M. Conway, United Steelworkers (organization), H7105 [18JY]

——— Vanita Gupta, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H7116 [18JY]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7106 [18JY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency Act: David Ickert, Air Tractor, Inc., H8852 [14NO]

——— Jack Howard, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8850 [14NO]

——— Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H8852 [14NO]

——— Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8850 [14NO]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H8851 [14NO]

——— Robert Martinez, Jr., International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H8851 [14NO]

——— Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H8852 [14NO]

——— Tim McClees, Aerospace Industries Association, H8851 [14NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H8851 [14NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: Jason D. Oxman, Information Technology Industry Council, H12257 [19DE]

——— several Texas businesses and organizations, H12256 [19DE]

——— Suzanne P. Clark, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H12256 [19DE]

——— Tom Linebarger, Business Roundtable (organization), H12257 [19DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ratification: several New Democrat Coalition members, S4840 [16JY]

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act: Charlie Rice and Jim Carson, Greater Cleveland, TX, Chamber of Commerce, H7363 [24JY]

Lists

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage (organization) members, H7107–H7110 [18JY]

Local government and community entities supporting H.R. 759, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7362 [24JY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

National Emergency Relative to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: President Trump, S4455 [24JN], H5028 [21JN]

National Emergency Relative to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities: President Trump, S1985 [26MR], H2822 [26MR]

National Emergency Relative to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the U.S. Elections: President Trump, S5391 [10SE], H7583 [10SE]

National Emergency Relative to Unusual and Extraordinary Threat to National Security, Foreign Policy, and Economy of the U.S. Posed by Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corruption Around the World: President Trump, S7154 [18DE], H12213 [19DE]

Motions

Financial institutions: call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage (H. Res. 77), H1269 [29JA]

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]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7126 [18JY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8899 [15NO]

Notices

Intention to object to S. 918, Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities To Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act: Senator Wyden, S5262 [31JY]

Petitions and memorials

Cherokee County, TX, Commissioners Court: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7363 [24JY]

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial (company): Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7363 [24JY]

Deep East Texas Council of Governments and Economic Development District: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7364 [24JY]

Hardin County, TX, Commissioners Court: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7364 [24JY]

Press releases

AFL–CIO Endorses USMCA After Successfully Negotiating Improvements: AFL–CIO, H12252 [19DE]

Remarks in House

African Americans: commemorate 400th anniversary of arrival of first African slaves to the territory that would become the U.S., recognize cultural contributions of African Americans, and address continuing economic and racial disparities, H7551–H7556 [9SE], E1121 [10SE]

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

Agriculture: importance, H2351 [5MR]

——— importance of farmers, H9065 [20NO]

——— tribute to farmer cooperatives, H2684 [13MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (H.R. 1175), E1285 [15OC]

——— tribute to beer brewers and importers, H2242 [27FE]

Arkansas State University: hosting of annual College of Agriculture Agribusiness Conference, H2513 [7MR]

BMW of North America, LLC: tribute to Greer, SC, BMW Plant Spartanburg manufacturing facility, H2733 [14MR]

Budget: deficit, H30, H31 [3JA], H1288 [30JA], H2049 [25FE], H2375 [6MR], H2678 [12MR], H3071 [4AP], H3830–H3835 [15MY], H4425 [11JN], H5992 [17JY], H7254 [24JY], H7401, H7403, H7405 [25JY], H8232 [18OC], H8481–H8484 [28OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE], H10311 [17DE]

——— reform entitlement programs, H455–H457 [10JA], H1236–H1239 [28JA], H1386 [6FE], H2229 [26FE], H2501 [6MR], H3333 [30AP], H3466–H3468 [7MY], H3836 [15MY], H5991–H5993 [17JY], H7656–H7658 [11SE], H7980–H7983 [25SE], H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

Carbon County, PA: Carbon County Commissioners recipients of Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Economic Development Project of the Year Award, E1488 [21NO]

CBO: require use of macroeconomic analysis in estimating budgetary effects of major revenue legislation, H13, H14 [3JA]

Chicken of the Sea International (company): anniversary of Lyons, GA, facility, E1167 [18SE]

China: address efforts to supplant U.S. and its free enterprise system as world’s dominant economic power, H8846–H8850 [14NO]

——— safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China, protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China, and call for China to adhere to international trade treaties, H8187 [16OC]

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

Climate: address climate change, H7768, H7769 [18SE], H7819–H7824 [19SE], H9264 [5DE]

——— effects of climate change, H1999 [14FE], H2803 [26MR], H3140 [9AP], E750 [11JN], E757 [12JN]

Coastal zones: reduce permitting delays due to Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations by clarifying associated procedures to increase economic development and support coastal restoration programs, H9998, H9999 [10DE]

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

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H350–H355 [9JA]

——— goals of the 116th Congress, H5 [3JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: encourage representation from community banks, credit unions, small business owners, and economic growth experts on Consumer Advisory Board, H4101 [22MY]

Corporations: require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures, H10007 [10DE]

Cryptocurrency: impact on, and threat posed to, U.S. economy, H4778 [19JN]

Dearborn, MI: tribute to Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, E1329 [23OC]

Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor: Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Economic Development Project of the Year Award recipient, E1489 [21NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2002 [14FE], H7602 [11SE], H9065 [20NO], H9264 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify Federal Grain Inspection Service policies, E806 [20JN]

——— decision to relocate research agencies to Kansas City, MO, region, H8912 [18NO]

——— improve broadband access in rural areas, H10022 [11DE]

——— investigation of possible price manipulation, collusion, or unfair practices in the cattle market, H7777 [19SE], H8303 [22OC]

——— ReConnect Program funding to improve broadband access in rural areas, H397 [10JA]

Dept. of Commerce: commercial fishery and fishery resource disaster funding, H622 [16JA]

——— conduct an assessment and analysis relative to the decline in the business formation rate in the U.S. (S. 2535), H9160 [21NO]

——— release report relative to investigation into national security effects of automotive imports, H4891 [19JN]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (H.R. 707), H8208 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: National Quantum Initiative Centers funding, E827 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: 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]

——— 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 the Interior: prohibit funding to implement Executive Order that includes uranium in list of minerals considered critical to U.S. economy and national security for purposes of expedited permitting, H4949, H4950 [20JN]

——— require Dept. of Commerce economic impact study of potential damage relative to offshore drilling, including impact on tourism, fishing, boating, transportation and other coastal-related businesses, H7622 [11SE]

——— require GAO study on costs and impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and their economies, H7618 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence funding, H5194, H5195 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program funding, H5066, H5067 [24JN]

Depts. of HHS and Labor: analyze and report barriers that domestic violence survivors face to achieve economic security including financial empowerment, housing, transportation, healthcare access, and education and training opportunities, H3053 [3AP]

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

Dothan, AL: anniversary of Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, E440 [9AP]

Employment: impact of relocation of domestic jobs to Mexico and company closures, H3350 [1MY]

——— importance of job creation, H7747 [17SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7227–H7229 [23JY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (H.R. 2474), H5089 [25JN], H9112–H9116 [20NO]

Eximbank: modernize and reform to strengthen U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 3407), H8846, H8848, H8868 [14NO], H8886–H8888, H8890, H8892 [15NO]

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

Financial institutions: call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage (H. Res. 77), H1264–H1267, H1269 [29JA], H7806 [19SE]

——— prohibit requirement of compliance with Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss (CECL) standard and require SEC consideration of impacts of proposed accounting principles, H4075 [22MY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 2176), E448 [10AP]

——— restore separation between banking and commerce by limiting financial activity revenue of non-financial firms and bank ownership of commodities (H.R. 5180), E1468 [19NO]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (H. Res. 327), H3312–H3314 [30AP], E516 [1MY]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan Community in the U.S. honoree, E248 [5MR]

Florida: address water quality issues, H4071 [22MY]

——— tribute to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, E976 [24JY]

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

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on U.S. workforce, H553 [15JA]

Forest Service: Tongass National Forest logging roads construction funding, H4960–H4962 [20JN]

GAO: report on economic and employment impacts of minimum wage increases, H7124, H7125 [18JY]

——— report on effect U.S. Export Finance Agency closure would have on businesses that use its services, H8892, H8893 [15NO]

——— report on impact of increased minimum wage on national and regional economy, H7122 [18JY]

——— submit a report on economic benefits of investments in legal services for domestic violence victims, H3029, H3030 [3AP]

Gettysburg, PA: anniversary of Gettysburg Chamber of Commerce, E1364 [29OC]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: observance, H9159–H9161 [21NO]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 300), H3799 [15MY]

Greece: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Greek strategic partnership, encourage greater security collaboration, and support increased focus on energy, economic development, and people to people programs (H. Res. 91), H4381 [10JN]

Green Bay, WI: anniversary of Broadway Mill, E501 [29AP]

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]

Hawley, Judy: Texas Transportation Hall of Honor nominee, E137 [6FE]

Hayden Corp.: anniversary, E805 [20JN]

Health: use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H2705–H2707 [13MR]

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

——— legislative priorities, H278 [8JA], H8378 [22OC], H12180 [18DE]

Hudson, Lisa: Colorado/Region VIII Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation Award recipient, E499 [29AP]

Immigration: ensure support for trade and tourism industries relative to efforts to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H1253 [29JA]

India: commend efforts to bring stability to Jammu and Kashmir regions, H9067 [20NO], E1385 [31OC], E1640 [23DE]

Indialantic, FL: anniversary of Sebastian Inlet District, E1586 [12DE]

Indian Business Association: tribute, E841 [26JN]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H3350 [1MY], H3468–H3472 [7MY]

John G. Ullman & Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E540 [3MY]

Kansas: impact and importance of aviation industry, H8912 [18NO]

——— tribute to pet food production industry, H9351 [9DE]

Keystone Tailored Manufacturing LLC: planned closure of Brooklyn, OH, plant, H582 [15JA]

Languages: increase use of multilingualism in business and signs to reflect increasing diversity of U.S. population, H8589 [29OC]

Lehighton, PA: Jenny’s Sweets and More (business) recipient of Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Rookie Business of the Year Award, E1491 [21NO]

Los Angeles, CA: designation of El Salvador Community Corridor, E1197 [24SE]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10134, H10201 [12DE]

Merchant Marine Act: impact on Hawaii, E1628 [19DE]

Merluzzi, Dorrie: Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Ambassadors Award recipient, E1490 [21NO]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 133), H430–H432 [10JA]

Minimum wage: exempt small farms and small business from minimum wage increase, H7122 [18JY]

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

——— impact of increase on work centers and community rehabilitation programs, H5993–H5996 [17JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), H1532 [13FE], H5307 [10JY], H5592 [11JY], H5766, H5767 [12JY], H5814, H5815, H5817–H5823 [15JY], H5832, H5833 [16JY], H5917, H5981, H5983 [17JY], H7095–H7128, H7130, H7132 [18JY], H7227 [23JY], H10080 [11DE], E953 [22JY], E966 [23JY], E981 [24JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5926–H5935 [17JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), motion to recommit, H7126 [18JY]

Minnesota: impact of coal industry policies, H4782 [19JN]

Minnesota Farm Bureau: anniversary, H8789 [13NO]

Motor vehicles: tribute to international automakers, H7444 [25JY]

Mountain Home AFB, ID: transfer of rail spur to Mountain Home, ID, E1340 [23OC]

NAFTA: anniversary, H8829 [14NO]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (H.R. 5211), H9156 [21NO]

National Logistics Day: designate, E861 [27JN]

National objectives: address issues that impact population stability, H2501 [6MR]

——— priority assignments, H2229–H2231 [26FE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (H.R. 759), H7361–H7364 [24JY]

New Jersey: tribute to immigrants, H2941 [2AP]

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: tribute to Employer Legislative Committees, E807 [20JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade, E197 [22FE]

NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (H.R. 2397), H7168–H7172 [23JY], E965 [23JY], E1013 [30JY]

Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H4928 [20JN]

NSF: National Quantum Initiative Centers funding, E826 [24JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: ensure consistency in allowing exclusions for certain goods from tariffs under the Trade Act, H4885 [19JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Farm Show, E83 [24JA]

——— tribute to workforce development in natural gas industry, H9281 [5DE]

Political science: assessment of socialism, H2652 [12MR], H2943 [2AP], H3137 [9AP], H3247 [10AP], H3480 [8MY], H7854, H7855 [20SE], H10022 [11DE], E411 [4AP]

——— assessment of socialism, capitalism, and the free market, H7132–H7134 [18JY], H10007–H10013 [10DE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2791 [25MR], H7229–H7234 [23JY]

——— role of U.S. as net exporter of energy sources, H2790, H2791 [25MR], H7229 [23JY]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5221), H9352 [9DE]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5142), H9126 [21NO]

Public debt: provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (H.R. 5178), H9156 [21NO]

——— reduce the national debt and increase gross domestic product, H8872 [14NO]

Rachel Carson Council, Inc.: report on wood pellets, Enviva Partners, LP, and environmental justice, E159 [11FE]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3830–H3835 [15MY]

ResMed Inc.: San Diego, CA, Region Regional Economic Development Corp., Duane Roth Renaissance Award recipient, H3309 [30AP]

SBA: tribute to Small Business Development Centers, H364 [10JA]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 1553), H4302 [4JN]

——— support protection of elders through financial literacy (H. Res. 328), H3316–H3318 [30AP]

Small business: exempt certain small businesses from increase in minimum wage, H7126 [18JY]

Social Security: address solvency by establishing skills-based immigration system, maximize economic growth, incentivize labor force participation, decrease cost of health care delivery, and modernize Medicare, H456 [10JA], H2500–H2502 [6MR], H3061–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7827 [19SE], H8590–H8593 [29OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

——— impact of labor force participation on solvency, H3469–H3472 [7MY]

South Shore Clean Cities, Inc.: anniversary, E779 [14JN]

Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board (organization): anniversary, E566 [9MY]

Status, H3552 [9MY], H8590–H8593 [29OC]

Sterling, IL: Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce recipient of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Five-Star Accreditation, E80 [23JA]

Tariff: impact, H4297 [4JN], H4339 [5JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H2508 [7MR], H3334 [30AP], H3470 [7MY], H4074, H4112 [22MY], H5312 [10JY], H5588 [11JY], H9288 [5DE]

Taxation: establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (H.R. 3590), H9286 [5DE]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 2864), E640 [21MY]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones, H354 [9JA]

Taylor County, KY: anniversary of Amazon.com, Inc., SDF1 Fulfillment Center, E694 [3JN]

Taylorsville, NC: opening of Borealis AG plant, H3552 [9MY]

Tennessee: impact of investment by international automobile makers, H8061 [27SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H2024 [14FE], H5312 [10JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economic policies, H7747 [17SE], H8913 [18NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H582 [15JA], H7998 [26SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H1274 [29JA], H1432 [7FE], H3455, H3464 [7MY]

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

——— State of the Union Message, H1355 [5FE], H1379, H1380 [6FE], H1432 [7FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: recognize role clean energy jobs play in meeting U.S. commitments under Paris Agreement, H3420 [2MY]

——— require GAO report on impact of withdrawal from Paris Agreement on U.S. territories, including potential impacts on economies and climate change vulnerabilities, H3392, H3393 [1MY]

——— require National Academy of Sciences report on consequences of withdrawal from Paris Agreement on U.S. global economic competitiveness and workforce, H3386, H3387 [1MY]

——— require President to report on impact of Paris Agreement on clean energy job development in rural communities, H3384 [1MY]

——— require President’s plan to consider affected populations, regions, and industries, including jobs, energy costs, and ability to develop and deploy new technologies, H3419, H3420 [2MY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: allow use of surplus funds to expand or establish additional regional finance centers, H8869 [14NO]

——— amend standards of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to ensure diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, H8890 [15NO]

——— eliminate Office of Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Exports and require consideration of energy affordability and environmental impacts before approving transactions, H8861, H8862 [14NO]

——— emphasize outreach to tribal export businesses and submit report on efforts to increase awareness of services available to Indian tribes and support for tribal export businesses, H8860 [14NO]

——— include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer-owned businesses when developing small business outreach plan, H8890, H8891 [15NO]

——— include small businesses in sectors impacted by retaliatory tariffs when developing small business outreach plan, H8891, H8892 [15NO]

——— limit financial assistance for Chinese state-owned enterprises, H8899–H8901 [15NO]

——— prohibit assistance to foreign state-owned entities if the foreign governments are found not to be cooperating with U.S. to prevent synthetic opioid trafficking, H8864, H8865 [14NO]

——— prohibit business with any individual subject to sanctions related to human rights and freedom of speech violations, H8860, H8861 [14NO]

——— prohibit transactions with individuals involved in sanctionable activities related to illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids, H8862, H8863 [14NO]

——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8745 [12NO], H8845–H8870 [14NO], H8885–H8902 [15NO], E1456 [15NO]

——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), consideration (H. Res. 695), H8838–H8845 [14NO]

——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), motion to recommit, H8899–H8901 [15NO]

——— report on communities and workers impacted by programs, H8893 [15NO]

——— report on effect of financed exports and projects on U.S. jobs in the energy and related technologies field, H8888, H8889 [15NO]

——— submit annual report to Congress about activities in economically disadvantaged regions, H8865, H8866 [14NO]

——— support exports in electric battery vehicles, batteries for electric vehicles, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, H8867, H8868 [14NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): impact on the economy, H7549 [9SE]

——— impact on workers’ rights, H5591 [11JY]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), H12221–H12269, H12285 [19DE], E1619 [19DE], E1641 [23DE]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), unanimous-consent agreement, H10269 [16DE]

——— postpone impeachment inquiry until after ratification, H8311, H8312 [22OC]

——— ratify, H2629 [11MR], H3089, H3090 [4AP], H3464 [7MY], H3773 [14MY], H4017 [21MY], H4339 [5JN], H5011, H5025 [21JN], H5085 [25JN], H5198 [26JN], H5273 [9JY], H5591 [11JY], H5767, H5768 [12JY], H5815 [15JY], H7235 [23JY], H7248 [24JY], H7564 [10SE], H7605, H7658–H7662 [11SE], H7691, H7695 [12SE], H7757 [18SE], H7840, H7853, H7854 [20SE], H7870 [24SE], H7995, H7998 [26SE], H8206 [17OC], H8265 [21OC], H8393, H8397 [23OC], H8464 [28OC], H8543 [29OC], H8706 [31OC], H8815 [13NO], H8829 [14NO], H8904 [15NO], H8911 [18NO], H8966, H9042, H9043 [19NO], H9061, H9062, H9065, H9104 [20NO], H9226 [4DE], H9334 [6DE], H9351 [9DE], H9955 [10DE], H10024 [11DE], H10226 [12DE], H10603 [17DE]

Vietnam: call for release of Michael Nguyen, H4440 [12JN]

Virginia: selection of southern Virginia as Microsoft Corp., TechSpark community, H3349 [1MY]

Wall family: Twin Cities Business (publication) Minnesota Family Business Award recipients, H8788 [13NO]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary, H8790 [13NO]

York, PA: York County Economic Alliance promotion of opportunity zones in York County, H7891 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: economic status, S3233 [5JN], S3632 [18JN]

Air Force: recognize contributions of those responsible for operating and maintaining Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation and importance of its continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency (S. Res. 216), S3012 [21MY]

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

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

Arctic regions: develop comprehensive policy to protect interests, S3079–S3081 [23MY]

Budget: deficit, S1485 [26FE], S1644 [5MR], S2362 [10AP], S2598 [2MY], S3149 [3JN], S3466 [13JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S4897 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4994–S4996 [23JY], S5041 [24JY], S5095–S5098 [25JY], S5213 [31JY], S5286 [1AU], S5643–S5646 [24SE], S6832 [4DE], S6963, S6965, S6976 [11DE], S7145 [18DE], S7185 [19DE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S5041 [24JY], S5086–S5088 [25JY]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (S. 577), S1783 [12MR]

China: condemn human rights practices and unfair trade policies, S4785 [11JY], S5208 [31JY]

——— role of trade war in efforts to supplant U.S. and its free enterprise system as world’s dominant economic power, S5624–S5626 [23SE]

Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (S. Res. 404), S6881 [5DE]

——— economic impact of climate change, S2839–S2841 [14MY]

——— effects of climate change, S130–S132 [10JA], S734–S736 [29JA], S880, S907 [6FE], S1468–S1471 [26FE], S1514–S1522, S1546–S1551 [27FE], S1557, S1559–S1564, S1576–S1578 [28FE], S1610 [4MR], S1653 [5MR], S1943–S1946 [25MR], S2020–S2022 [27MR], S2206–S2208 [2AP], S2362–S2365 [10AP], S2536 [1MY], S2753 [9MY], S2982–S2984 [20MY], S4916–S4918 [17JY]

——— impact of climate change on Louisiana, S2506–S2509 [30AP]

——— impact of climate change on the economy, S5045 [24JY], S5075 [25JY], S5382–S5384 [10SE], S6996 [11DE]

——— impact of rising sea levels and water temperature, S4497 [25JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): formation of bipartisan task forces to examine expiring tax provisions, S2905, S2906 [16MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S2798 [14MY]

Consumers: increase efforts to prevent online sale of counterfeit goods, S6494 [12NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1103 [7FE], S2247 [4AP], S2350 [10AP], S3155 [3JN], S6365 [5NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: decision to relocate research agencies to Kansas City, MO, region, S3635 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 1289), S3267 [5JN]

——— release of report relative to investigation into national security effects of automotive imports, S1358 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Labor: defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay, S1872 [14MR]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (S. 1786), S4523 [25JN], S4938 [18JY]

——— revision of final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay, S5686 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 294), S4652 [27JN]

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

——— revitalize the middle class, S2848–S2850 [15MY], S5733 [26SE]

Dothan, AL: tribute to National Peanut Festival (S. Res. 398), S6378 [5NO]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S6209 [29OC]

Employment: increase labor force participation rates, S3463–S3466 [13JN]

Facebook, Inc.: proposed development of cryptocurrency, S4894 [17JY]

Foreign trade: limit Presidential authority to modify duty rates for national security reasons and limit authority of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose certain duties or import restrictions (S. 899), S2048 [27MR]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security, S6375 [5NO]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (S. 287), S1164 [11FE], S6376 [5NO]

General Motors Co.: layoff of employees at Lordstown, OH, plant and relocation of jobs to Mexico, S1666 [5MR], S1872 [14MR], S5489 [16SE], S5594 [19SE]

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]

History: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Trump administration, S1639 [5MR], S5091–S5093 [25JY]

Immigration: oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment, S3173 [4JN]

Iran: condemn use of force against demonstrators relative to economic and political unrest, S6793 [3DE]

Louisiana: protect coastlines to ensure continued viability of environment, business, industry, and contributions to U.S. economy, S2506–S2509 [30AP]

Middle East: demonstrations relative to the economy, unemployment, and corruption in Lebanon and Iraq, S6310 [31OC], S6632 [19NO]

Minimum wage: increase, S4938 [18JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), S4955 [18JY], S4957 [22JY]

——— level, S4522 [25JN]

Minnesota: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2021 [27MR]

Missouri: economic impact of government regulations on agricultural production, transportation, and trade, S6974 [11DE]

Motor vehicles: impact of tariffs on imported automobiles and auto parts, S1358 [14FE]

National objectives: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, S3470 [13JN]

——— promote economic growth, support the coal industry, and oppose excessive regulations, S4924 [18JY]

Nebraska: tribute to Leadership Education/Action Development (LEAD) Program participants, S1155 [11FE]

New Jersey Community Development Corp.: anniversary, S6667 [19NO]

New Ventures Maine (organization): anniversary, S6445 [6NO]

NOAA: improve management of fish quotas to reflect evolving populations and locations, S4497 [25JN]

Ohio: commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River (S. Res. 290), S5149 [29JY]

Political science: assessment of socialism, S1564 [28FE], S1751 [11MR], S3337 [12JN], S4597 [27JN]

——— recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (S. Res. 289), S5148 [29JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, S5047 [24JY]

——— national energy policy, S1955–S1958 [26MR], S4537 [26JN], S5548 [18SE], S5646, S5648 [24SE], S6869–S6871 [5DE]

——— role of U.S. as net exporter of energy sources, S6869–S6871 [5DE]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S207 [15JA], S880 [6FE], S1103 [7FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3154 [3JN], S5091–S5093 [25JY]

SEC: effect of nominations on financial regulations, S3276 [10JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2799 [14MY]

Shawnee, OK: tribute to Citizen Potawatomi Nation Iron Horse Industrial Park, S6230 [29OC]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 1132), S2389 [10AP]

——— solvency, S4614–S4616 [27JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE]

Status, S818 [4FE], S845 [5FE], S1163 [11FE], S1557 [28FE], S1638 [5MR], S1772 [12MR], S2066 [28MR], S2204 [2AP], S2247 [4AP], S2351, S2358–S2362 [10AP], S2504 [30AP], S2546–S2551, S2558–S2560 [1MY], S2597 [2MY], S2625, S2626 [6MY], S2662, S2668 [7MY], S2708, S2725–S2728 [8MY], S2752, S2755 [9MY], S2798, S2802 [14MY], S3354 [12JN], S4526 [26JN], S4705, S4713 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4829 [16JY], S5292 [1AU], S6844 [4DE]

Tariff: impact, S3226, S3229, S3231 [5JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S249 [16JA], S759 [30JA], S892–S896 [6FE], S1112 [7FE], S1192 [12FE], S1300 [13FE], S1349 [14FE], S1505, S1508 [27FE], S1644, S1646 [5MR], S1727 [7MR], S1772 [12MR], S2066 [28MR], S2204 [2AP], S2247 [4AP], S2351, S2358–S2362 [10AP], S2400, S2406, S2407 [11AP], S2534, S2544–S2546, S2558 [1MY], S2582 [2MY], S2730 [8MY], S2988 [21MY], S3454 [13JN], S5029 [24JY], S5075 [25JY], S6960–S6966 [11DE], S7003 [12DE], S7059 [17DE]

——— impact of creation of opportunity zones, S2546–S2551 [1MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]

——— impact of cuts, S5092 [25JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1128), S3187 [4JN], S3337 [12JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY], S4917 [17JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled, S907 [6FE], S1686 [6MR], S1801 [12MR]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones, S2408 [11AP]

Telecommunications: prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (S. 918), S5242 [31JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S818 [4FE], S841, S842, S845 [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S1413 [25FE], S1499 [27FE], S1557 [28FE], S1610 [4MR], S1638 [5MR], S1720 [7MR], S1751 [11MR], S1782 [12MR], S1810 [13MR], S5501, S5503 [17SE], S7063 [17DE]

——— proposed goals for G20 Summit in Japan, S4590 [27JN]

——— State of the Union Message, S875, S876, S882–S884, S891–S893 [6FE], S1270 [12FE]

Tsai Ingwen: U.S. visit by President of Taiwan, S4903 [17JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): impact on workers’ rights, S4522 [25JN]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), S7223 [19DE]

——— ratify, S2289 [8AP], S2582 [2MY], S2987 [21MY], S3039 [22MY], S3231 [5JN], S3455 [13JN], S4840–S4846 [16JY], S4873 [17JY], S4923, S4931 [18JY], S4957 [22JY], S5027 [24JY], S5373 [10SE], S5420 [11SE], S5501 [17SE], S5636, S5643 [24SE], S5673 [25SE], S5713 [26SE], S5822, S5823 [16OC], S5859 [17OC], S6055, S6068, S6071–S6076, S6081 [23OC], S6138 [24OC], S6230 [29OC], S6379 [5NO], S6489 [12NO], S6516, S6540, S6541, S6573 [13NO], S6579 [14NO], S6640 [19NO], S6681, S6686 [20NO], S6725, S6743 [21NO], S6781 [2DE], S6795 [3DE], S6833–S6835, S6839–S6841, S6845 [4DE], S6882 [5DE], S6898 [9DE], S6910, S6934, S6937 [10DE], S6958, S6975, S6976 [11DE], S7000, S7005–S7007 [12DE], S7125 [18DE]

Vermont: tribute to maple industry, S6386 [5NO]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 627), S5346–S5349 [9SE]

World Bank Group: oppose decision to adopt a multi-year lending plan for China, S6863, S6879 [5DE]

Youngstown, OH: closing of Falcon Transport Co., S2479 [29AP]

Reports filed

American Manufacturing Leadership Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2397) (H. Rept. 116–121), H4916 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 116–155), H5824 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4863, U.S. Export Finance Agency Act and H. Con. Res. 70, Remove Armed Forces From Unauthorized Hostilities in Syria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]

Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 116–179), S7112 [17DE]

Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 116–58), S4946 [18JY]

Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities To Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 918) (S. Rept. 116–66), S5102 [25JY]

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1289) (S. Rept. 116–186), S7207 [19DE]

Native American Business Incubators Program Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 294) (S. Rept. 116–29), S2293 [8AP]

Protecting the Right To Organize Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2474) (H. Rept. 116–347), H10305 [16DE]

Raise the Wage Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 582) (H. Rept. 116–150), H5725 [11JY]

Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2156) (H. Rept. 116–223), H8094 [4OC]

U.S. Export Finance Agency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4863) (H. Rept. 116–271), H8737 [8NO]

U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 133), S7112 [17DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5430) (H. Rept. 116–358), H12289 [19DE]

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 759) (H. Rept. 116–165), H7160 [22JY]

Statements

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

Minimum Wage Increase: Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Federal (organization), H7112–H7115 [18JY]

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]

Studies

Economic Burden and Future Impact of Parkinson’s Disease, S5786 [15OC]

Tables

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact on income tax, S2545 [1MY]

Testimonies

National Security Implications of Climate Change: Rod Schoonover, Dept. of State, E750 [11JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 77, call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage, H1264 [29JA]

H. Res. 327, encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults, H3312 [30AP]

H. Res. 328, support protection of elders through financial literacy, H3316 [30AP]

H. Res. 492, consideration of H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, H5926 [17JY]

H. Res. 695, consideration of H.R. 4863, U.S. Export Finance Agency Act, H8838 [14NO]

H.R. 133, U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act, H430 [10JA]

H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, H7095 [18JY]

H.R. 759, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7361 [24JY]

H.R. 2397, American Manufacturing Leadership Act, H7168–H7170 [23JY]

H.R. 4863, U.S. Export Finance Agency Act, H8856–H8859 [14NO]

H.R. 5430, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, H12221–H12246 [19DE]

S. 294, Native American Business Incubators Program Act, S4660–S4662 [27JN]

S. 1289, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act, S3267 [5JN]

S. 2458, America Grows Act, S5409 [10SE]

S. 3102, Measuring Real Income Growth Act, S7160 [18DE]

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. 182, condemn Modern Monetary Theory and recognize that its implementation would lead to higher deficits and higher inflation, S2576 [1MY]

S. Res. 216, recognize contributions of Air Force members responsible for operating and maintaining Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation and importance of its continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency, S3011 [21MY]

S. Res. 289, recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity, S5148 [29JY]

S. Res. 290, commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River, S5149 [29JY]

S. Res. 398, tribute to National Peanut Festival in Dothan, AL, S6341 [31OC]

S. Res. 404, continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change, S6345 [31OC]

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]