INCOME related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security

Addresses

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

Amendments

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2860, H2863, H2864, H2865, H2867, H2868, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5323 [10JY]

Federal employees: prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds (S. 1430), S6762, S6765 [21NO]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1304, H1305 [30JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), consideration (H. Res. 87), H1294 [30JA]

House of Representatives: authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (H. Res. 693), adopt (H. Res. 695), H8843 [14NO]

Members of Congress: allow to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System and allow such Members to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (S. 439), S7218, S7229 [19DE]

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

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

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12283 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12220 [19DE]

Articles and editorials

Burlington Girls Soccer Team Makes Waves With Equal Pay Activism, S6883 [5DE]

CARD Act Turns 10—Changes Have Kept Money in Consumers’ Pockets, H4077 [22MY]

Federal Employee Salaries Lag by Average of 31 Percent, Pay Group Reports, H1302 [30JA]

Racist History of Tipping, H7121 [18JY]

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

Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit to Homeowners, H12275 [19DE]

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

‘Unacceptable’—Coast Guard’s Top Officer Criticizes Lack of Payment in Government Shutdown, H1017 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions and withhold pay of the President and Members of Congress during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 1172), H1581 [13FE]

Armed Forces: authorize military departments to pay National Guard and Reserve component officers aviation incentive pay at the same rate as active duty pilots (see H.R. 2953), H4161 [23MY]

——— calculate retroactively to the start of Afghanistan combat operations of days of service performed as a Ready Reserve member to reduce eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 620), H675 [16JA]

——— ensure that an order to Reserve component members to serve on active duty is treated the same as other orders to serve on active duty for determining early retirement pay eligibility (see H.R. 2954), H4161 [23MY]

——— ensure that final pay and certificate of discharge or release for a Reserve member is ready upon discharge or release of that member from active status (see S. 1360), S2742 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2937), H4119 [22MY]

——— provide for continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 491), H517 [11JA]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 463), H462 [10JA]

——— provide retroactive application of mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation (see H.R. 1758), H2743 [14MR]

——— standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty (see S. 1542), S2962 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2336), H3274 [18AP]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2938), H4160 [23MY]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 885), H1333 [30JA]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H2503 [6MR]

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

Business and industry: curb stock buybacks and create a worker dividend to ensure workers get their fair share of the profits they help create (see S. 2391), S5248 [31JY]

——— prohibit employers from keeping employees’ tips to cover the cost of financial transaction fees (see H.R. 3715), H5726 [11JY]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 1361), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2584), H3500 [8MY]

CIA: provide death benefits to survivors of officers who die while serving overseas (see H.R. 3683), H5583 [10JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA] (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]

——— provide that sex includes sexual orientation and gender identity when prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 3468), H5165 [25JN]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 350), H284 [8JA] (see H.R. 367), H356 (see H.R. 374), H357 (see H.R. 421), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 5274), H9179 [26NO]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: permit a Federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible (see S. 3055), S7048 [16DE]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1810), H2754 [18MR]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 289), H281 [8JA] (see H.R. 1401), H2270 [27FE]

Commission on Retirement Security: establish (see S. 1435), S2787 [13MY]

Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H7377 [24JY]

Congress: require supervisors of congressional employees to report on outside compensation earned by such employees (see H. Con. Res. 62), H7705 [12SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: investigate all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees and require Members to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid for employment discrimination (see H.R. 5464), H10609 [17DE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 4203), H7520 [23AU]

Credit: empower States to set maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1006), S2239 [3AP]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 1230), S2485 [29AP] (see S. 1389), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2930), H4118 [22MY]

——— expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 540), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 2445), H3403 [1MY]

——— improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 656), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1509), H2366 [5MR]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3862), H7157 [19JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2630), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 1319), H2046 [22FE]

DEA: provide a cash award to employees with foreign language skills (see H.R. 2307), H3263 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

——— 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]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 1453), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2690), H3787 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: 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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on Federal employee paid family leave (see S. Res. 333), S5706 [25SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on paid family leave (see S. Res. 336), S5706 [25SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: automatically enroll severely delinquent student loan borrowers in income-driven repayment plans and automate the process to recertify borrowers’ income (see H.R. 3833), H7149 [18JY]

——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see S. 2235), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3887), H7240 [23JY]

——— carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (see H.R. 4747), H8258 [18OC]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3674), H5583 [10JY]

——— establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (see H.R. 4670), H8111 [11OC]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4876), H8538 [28OC]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H4917 [19JN]

——— increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2595), H3500 [8MY]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 3102), H4341 [5JN]

——— permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning (see S. 830), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3035), H4174 [28MY]

——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting on certain Federal student loan debt when the borrower would not be required to make payments under an income-driven repayment plan (see H.R. 5287), H9221 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and improve Federal work-study program (see H.R. 792), H1217 [25JA]

——— 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]

——— replace interest on student loans with a non-compounding financing fee and place borrowers in an income-based repayment plan (see S. 1292), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 4603), H8094 [4OC]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4637), H8110 [11OC]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 4079), H7467 [25JY]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2667), S5966 [22OC]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]

——— 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]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 681), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1565), H2503 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1323), H2046 [22FE]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5103), H8878 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify authority for pay and work schedules of Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1392), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide continuing appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and law enforcement and customs and border protection officers in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 815), H1242 [28JA]

Dept. of HUD: 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]

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

——— exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4191), H7505 [16AU]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 2709), H3788 [14MY]

——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see S. 1377), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2868), H4063 [21MY]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H1335 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 260), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 873), H1333 [30JA]

——— clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 3704), H5726 [11JY]

——— ensure compensation for certain hours of work for border patrol agents (see H.R. 2335), H3274 [18AP]

——— establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 541), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 4016), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees (see S. 124), S220 [15JA]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 1864), H2795 [25MR]

——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider under ERISA (see H.R. 1439), H2312 [28FE]

——— provide small businesses flexibility in payment of employees by allowing pooling of tips among all employees (see H.R. 4437), H7865 [20SE]

——— remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for purposes of exemptions from Federal overtime rules (see H.R. 2506), H3440 [2MY]

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

——— establish a program for automated disclosure of taxpayer information for third-party income verification (see S. 1100), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 2007), H2937 [1AP]

——— establish Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to allow individuals to defer a portion of their tax refund to an interest-accumulating account (see S. 1018), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2112), H3100 [4AP]

——— make technical corrections to Guam World War II Claims Fund to appropriate previously authorized war claims to World War II survivors on Guam (see H.R. 1141), H1517 [11FE]

——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]

——— require notice of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center (see S. 1090), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 1905), H2884 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3904), H7240 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address financial exploitation of veterans receiving a pension (see S. 2988), S6888 [5DE]

——— clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (see S. 863), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 1658), H2614 [8MR]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 2736), H3789 [14MY]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 3012), H4164 [23MY]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2823), H3961 [17MY]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H674 [16JA]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 2810), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H206 [3JA]

——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila, Philippines (see S. 2484), S5539 [17SE]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4748), H8258 [18OC]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H462 [10JA]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4360), H7753 [17SE]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 805), S1898 [14MR]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 857), S1939 [25MR]

——— modify limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers (see S. 3084), S7156 [18DE]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H3217 [9AP]

——— provide benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1934), S4169 [20JN]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see S. 2392), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 485), H463 [10JA]

——— provide for payment of Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see S. 891), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1826), H2754 [18MR]

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

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 553), H600 [15JA]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (see H. Res. 476), H5301 [9JY]

——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2106), H3100 [4AP]

Discrimination: prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see S. 2512), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4418), H7835 [19SE]

District of Columbia: provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (see H.R. 4683), H8143 [15OC]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H719 [17JA]

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

——— allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

——— allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (see S. 1019), S2240 [3AP]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1043), S2270 [4AP]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]

——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see S. 2112), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3760), H5825 [15JY]

——— expand qualified use of 529 education savings plans, establish highway construction workforce development grants, encourage military spouse professional development, and expand goals of SBA 504 loan program (see S. 2620), S5895 [17OC]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]

——— provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 488), H517 [11JA]

——— require companies to provide notice to employees whose jobs will change due to technology, provide training to such employees, and provide severance to any employee who loses their job due to technology (see S. 2468), S5448 [11SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]

Executive Office of the President: require the President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release their tax returns (see H.R. 3688), H5584 [10JY]

——— require timely filing of requisite financial disclosures for individuals assuming office (see H.R. 682), H719 [17JA]

FAA: making continuing appropriations for salaries and expenses of air traffic controllers (see H.R. 858), H1283 [29JA]

——— provide family and medical leave to employees (see S. 3079), S7114 [17DE] (see H.R. 5431), H10262 [13DE]

——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 5297), H9255 [4DE]

Families and domestic relations: allow parents option of using a portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following birth or adoption of a child in exchange for delaying retirement (see S. 920), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1940), H2885 [27MR]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 3071), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 5456), H10609 [17DE]

——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 1174), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 1534), H2367 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 454), H462 [10JA]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 339), H284 [8JA] (see H.R. 678), H718 [17JA]

——— limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 2119), S4822 [15JY]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to contractors for unsatisfactory performance (see S. 2145), S4907 [17JY]

——— provide authority to remove, and prohibit receipt of raises, bonuses, or promotions for a certain period by, Federal employees and contractors who commit sexual assault (see S. 2647), S5896 [17OC]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1242 [28JA] (see H.R. 1213), H1583 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2618), S5895 [17OC]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other benefits receive a payment if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year (see H.R. 46), H202 [3JA]

Federal employees: allow employees excepted from furlough during lapse in appropriations to make withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan accounts (see H.R. 338), H284 [8JA]

——— allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see S. 486), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 545), H600 [15JA] (see H.R. 766), H1210 [24JA]

——— 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]

——— clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see S. 165), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 720), H1170 (see H.R. 725), H1171 [23JA] (see H.R. 1117), H1491 [8FE] (see H.R. 4072), H7467 [25JY]

——— deny retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse (see S. 1264), S2569 [1MY]

——— enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see S. 535), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3506), H5200 [26JN]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 426), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1073), H1460 [7FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees and provide a hardship bonus for employees affected by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 782), H1211 [24JA]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see S. 3015), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5399), H10123 [11DE]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (see S. 3104), S7157 [18DE]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and Dept. of Homeland Security employees tasked with securing the border working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 371), H357 [9JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 111), S143 [10JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees affected by the Government shutdown (see S. 214), S586 [24JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S181 [14JA] (see H.R. 271), H280 (see H.R. 301), H282 [8JA] (see H.R. 710), H997 [22JA]

——— permit obtaining employment outside the Federal Government during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 760), H1210 [24JA]

——— prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds (see S. 1430), S2786 [13MY] (see H.R. 5214), H9167 [21NO]

——— prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies and lenders from taking adverse action against Federal employees and contractors impacted by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 1286), H2032 [14FE]

——— protect credit of Federal employees, contractors, and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4328), H7711 [13SE]

——— provide a bonus to Federal employees excepted from furlough during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 814), H1242 [28JA]

——— provide accrual of annual and sick leave for employees of an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 544), H544 [14JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see S. 262), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 790), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), consideration (see H. Res. 87), H1281 [29JA]

——— provide for a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1167), H1580 [13FE]

——— provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see S. 1898), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 3348), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide for compensation of Federal and District of Columbia employees excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 750), H1209 [24JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]

——— provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H1211 [24JA]

——— provide that a lapse in discretionary appropriations constitutes a financial hardship for purposes of a withdrawal from the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 673), H718 [17JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H3438 [2MY]

——— reimburse for income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (see S. 841), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 2265), H3254 [10AP]

——— require disclosure, public documentation, and reporting of Federal employee bonuses and pension records (see H.R. 2612), H3678 [9MY]

——— require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (see S. 222), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 1051), H1459 [7FE]

——— require treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances (see S. 464), S1276 [12FE]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 369), H3680 [9MY]

——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 204), S586 [24JA]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H2030 [14FE]

——— provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 4707), H8198 [16OC]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (see S. Res. 291), S5196 [30JY]

Feiss, Robert: relief (see H.R. 423), H359 [9JA]

FERC: address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel in order to attract expertise to approve backlog of Federal energy infrastructure project applications (see S. 607), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1426), H2312 [28FE]

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]

——— defer part of compensation of senior employees of large bank holding companies for a certain time and use such amounts to pay civil or criminal fines that may be levied on the bank holding company (see H.R. 3885), H7240 [23JY]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Government shutdown (see S. 2919), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 2290), H3255 [10AP]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2435 [11AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H2938 [1AP]

Firefighters: correct problems for Federal wildland firefighters dealing with work hour limits, overtime compensation, and retirement track for injured firefighters (see S. 1683), S3106 [23MY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable labor standards and protections (see H.R. 3807), H5998 [17JY]

——— require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods (see S. 1747), S3251 [5JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

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

FTC: prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3693), H5584 [10JY]

GAO: study Corps of Engineers contracting practices with a focus on compliance with and enforcement of requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs (see H.R. 2122), H3128 [8AP]

——— submit report on the Virgin Islands pension system (see H.R. 408), H358 [9JA]

Government: prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 489), H517 [11JA]

——— prohibit payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 845), H1282 [29JA]

——— reimburse employees of the Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1016), H1391 [6FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend current compensation packages for officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 1171), S2433 [11AP]

GSA: promote economic security and workplace accountability for workers of air carriers and subcontractors by requiring disclosure of labor law violations to be eligible for Federal employee travel contracts (see S. 2678), S6091 [23OC]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9121 [20NO]

House of Representatives: authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (see H. Res. 693), H8826 [13NO]

——— authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (H. Res. 693), adopt (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]

——— compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 9), H210 [3JA]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]

Immigration: create a fund for construction of continuous wall along southern U.S. border, redirect amounts from foreign aid penalties and certain fees to such fund, and increase Border Patrol salaries and overtime (see H.R. 85), H204 [3JA]

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]

Investments: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see S. 469), S1325 [13FE]

——— establish universal personal savings program with a minimum employer contribution (see S. 1053), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2120), H3128 [8AP]

——— require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see S. 1574), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 2367), H3283 [25AP]

IRS: establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see S. 1194), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2297), H3263 [12AP]

——— prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (see S. 1115), S2386 [10AP]

——— prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (see S. 1099), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 1219), H2028 [14FE]

——— provide authority to rescind preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) of tax return preparers based on negligence, fraud, or abuse of the tax system (see H.R. 3466), H5165 [25JN]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see S. 687), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1300), H2038 [15FE]

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

——— report on Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program on how to better identify individuals receiving W-2 wages without work authorization (see H.R. 4005), H7464 [25JY]

Korean War: require veterans who were captured or entered MIA status while serving in a combat unit receive combat pay for each month spent in captured or MIA status (see H.R. 2555), H3474 [7MY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see S. 465), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1210), H1583 [13FE]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement premium pay limits for certain Federal officers in computation of annuity (see H.R. 2828), H3962 [17MY]

Lobbyists: establish uniform bans on former Members of Congress and former congressional officers and employees from lobbying and lower income threshold for application of ban to such former officers and employees (see H.R. 1021), H1391 [6FE]

——— provide that a former Member of Congress or congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist for a foreign entity shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 1022), H1391 [6FE]

——— provide that a former Member of Congress or congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 3326), H4771 [18JN]

Medicaid: encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining eligibility for disabled children (see S. 2067), S4773 [10JY]

——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7150 [18JY]

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

——— allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see S. 1030), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2108), H3100 [4AP]

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see H.R. 4161), H7488 [2AU]

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

——— 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]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2666), H3726 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see S. 1037), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2788), H3923 [16MY]

Members of Congress: allow to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System and allow such Members to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 439), S1275 [12FE]

——— ban lobbying after leaving office and individual stock ownership and restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members (see H.R. 3419), H5036 [21JN]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress approved a concurrent budget resolution for the previous fiscal year (see H.J. Res. 10), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H210 [3JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 1444), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 751), H1209 [24JA] (see H.R. 3260), H4694 [13JN]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 355), H284 [8JA]

——— hold salaries in escrow if budget resolution is not adopted by certain date, eliminate automatic salary adjustments, impose certain travel restrictions, and establish a 5-year ban on lobbying (see H.R. 1466), H2314 [28FE]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 86), H204 (see H.R. 236), H209 [3JA] (see H.R. 5085), H8877 [14NO]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 857), H1283 [29JA]

——— prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 102), H204 [3JA]

——— prohibit cost of living adjustments in pay rates unless Dept. of HHS certifies all U.S. citizens are enrolled in health insurance coverage comparable to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefits (see H.R. 3271), H4694 [13JN]

——— prohibit former Members from lobbying Congress, use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class, and cost-of-living adjustment in pay in year after a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 3118), H4341 [5JN]

——— prohibit payment of death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members (see H.R. 3518), H5201 [26JN]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 39), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 129), H205 [3JA]

——— provide that a former Member being paid as a lobbyist is ineligible for Federal retirement or congressional benefits, require posting of financial disclosure reports, and restrict travel benefits (see H.R. 577), H601 [15JA]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution and repeal automatic appropriation of funds for salaries (see H.R. 3440), H5075 [24JN]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see S. 44), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 298), H282 [8JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H209 [3JA]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 74), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 26), H201 [3JA]

——— suspend salary during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 834), H1282 [29JA] (see H.R. 1178), H1581 [13FE]

——— terminate certain lifetime benefits provided to former Members of Congress (see H.R. 199), H208 [3JA]

——— terminate pensions, except the right to continue participating in Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 438), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 164), H207 (see H.R. 191), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 765), H1210 [24JA]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1341 [31JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 27), S19 [3JA] (see S. 671), S1705 [6MR] (see S. 2788), S6447 [6NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H1341 [31JA]

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: require SEC confirmation of new members and members to be at least 5 years removed from association with municipal securities business and set compensation caps (see S. 1236), S2515 [30AP]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 339), S5706 [25SE] (see S. Res. 380), S6156 [24OC]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 1633), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 2992), H4163 [23MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 559, 560), H600 [15JA]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

——— modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

OMB: withhold salary of the Director upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress (see H.R. 86), H204 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H7467 [25JY]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 2366), S5247 [31JY]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H5165 [25JN]

Pensions: incentivize automatic enrollment and escalation of contributions to workplace retirement plans and facilitate participation in such plans by small businesses (see S. 1020), S2240 [3AP]

——— make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see S. 833), S1899 [14MR]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1011), S2240 [3AP]

——— protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2737), S6299 [30OC]

——— provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 1916), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 975), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2937 [1AP]

——— simplify and reduce costs for small businesses to join together in business associations to establish association retirement and other multiple employer pension benefit plans (see S. 1927), S4168 [20JN]

Political ethics: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 1489), H2322 [4MR]

——— require disclosure of foreign business interests of Government officials, require President and Vice President to disclose tax returns, and prevent political appointees from receiving foreign payments (see H.R. 5433), H10262 [13DE]

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see S. 2965), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 2382), H3303 [29AP]

Presidential appointments: prohibit pay raises for the Vice President or any senior political appointee at an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 503), H517 [11JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (see S. 580), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1496), H2365 [5MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 950), H1349 [4FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for President and Vice President of the U.S. (see H.R. 162), H207 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for the office of President or Vice President (see H.R. 2332), H3274 [18AP]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H281 [8JA]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 623), S1594 [28FE]

Public utilities: ensure publicly-traded utility companies going through bankruptcy cannot reward their executives with bonuses or severance payments (see S. 2844), S6566 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by aligning and improving data reporting on work or work preparation activities and employment and earning outcomes (see H.R. 1469), H2314 [28FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes and providing transitional phase-out of benefits to support success in work (see H.R. 1490), H2322 [4MR]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by reviewing improper payments to strengthen program integrity (see H.R. 1505), H2366 [5MR]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

SBA: provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a Federal construction contract (see S. 2853), S6567 [13NO] (see H.R. 2344), H3275 [18AP]

SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on a country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see S. 1609), S3059 [22MY]

——— require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees (see H.R. 4242), H7535 [6SE]

Senate: make technical corrections to computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees (see S. 1436), S2787 [13MY]

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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 4570), H8080 [27SE]

——— credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 2317), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4126), H7480 [30JY]

——— disregard certain ABLE account contributions when determining a disabled individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity (see H.R. 2656), H3679 [9MY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4124), H7480 [30JY]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

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

——— establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1215), H1583 [13FE]

——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5484), H12210 [18DE]

——— exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 710), S1734 [7MR]

——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]

——— 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 survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 345), S919 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 269), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 141), H206 [3JA]

——— repeal retirement earnings test (see H.R. 2663), H3726 [10MY]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]

——— 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]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1215), H1583 [13FE]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4773 [10JY] (see S. 2130), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3804), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see S. 2253), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H208 [3JA]

——— extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 947), H1349 [4FE]

——— provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H2367 [5MR]

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

Stanislaus County, CA: enhance salaries of Federal employees, including Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees (see H.R. 4210), H7524 [27AU]

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

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

——— allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see S. 5), S19 [3JA]

——— allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 519), H518 [11JA]

——— allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2086), H3099 [4AP]

——— allow above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of first responders (see H.R. 5342), H9346 [6DE]

——— allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 651), H716 [17JA]

——— allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 5293), H9221 [3DE]

——— allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 81), H204 [3JA]

——— allow distributions from qualified cash or deferred arrangements in the event that employers file for bankruptcy and employees are not regularly scheduled for work or paid (see H.R. 4181), H7496 [9AU]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1660), H2614 [8MR] (see H.R. 4238), H7535 [6SE]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs and offset costs by limiting printing of Government publications that are available online (see H.R. 1774), H2743 [14MR]

——— allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 1278), S2612 [2MY]

——— allow for a 3-year recovery period for all racehorses (see H.R. 4786), H8386 [22OC]

——— allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see S. 1106), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2169), H3216 [9AP]

——— allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see S. 3125), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 3453), H5076 [24JN]

——— allow for nonrecognition of gain on real property sold for use as affordable housing (see H.R. 4239), H7535 [6SE]

——— allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income (see H.R. 1842), H2761 [21MR]

——— allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 1196), H1582 [13FE]

——— allow individuals to designate overpayments of income tax for disaster relief (see H.R. 2032), H2985 [2AP]

——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 157), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 65), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 621), H675 [16JA]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 905), H1334 [30JA]

——— allow miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to a 2-percent floor and reinstate overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1867), H2796 [25MR]

——— allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3216 [9AP]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H358 [9JA]

——— allow use of 529 plans to pay apprenticeship and qualified early education expenses (see S. 220), S586 [24JA]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see S. 1026), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2103), H3100 [4AP]

——— amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H2745 [14MR]

——— apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets (see H.R. 589), H674 [16JA]

——— clarify retirement income account rules relative to church controlled organizations (see S. 836), S1899 [14MR]

——— clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see S. 2998), S6904 [9DE] (see H.R. 2985), H4163 [23MY]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 904), H1334 [30JA]

——— clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 3213), H4432 [11JN]

——— constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 47), H2047 [22FE]

——— decrease distance away from home required for a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for above-the-line deduction for travel expenses (see S. 837), S1899 [14MR]

——— deny deduction for executive compensation unless the employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for employees (see H.R. 1294), H2032 [14FE]

——— disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see S. 1185), S2434 [11AP]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 2604), H3501 [8MY]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 501), S1382 [14FE] (see S. 632), S1594 [28FE] (see S. 1282), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 513), H518 [11JA] (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE] (see H.R. 1545), H2367 [5MR]

——— eliminate tax breaks, deductions, and credits for corporations that lock out workers during a labor dispute and prohibit deductions and credits for wages and benefits paid to temporary workers during labor lockouts (see S. 1548), S2962 [20MY]

——— eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 1217), S2435 [11AP]

——— encourage charitable giving and simplify ways for charities to conduct their mission (see S. 1475), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 3259), H4694 [13JN]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 1084), H1461 [7FE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 972), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 1007), H1390 [6FE] (see H.R. 1994), H2923 [29MR]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1967), H2915 [28MR]

——— ensure temporary refundable portion of child tax credit is not less than payroll taxes paid by the taxpayer (see H.R. 1068), H1460 [7FE]

——— 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 credit for construction of new all-electric homes (see S. 1197), S2434 [11AP]

——— establish a refundable tax credit for parents who take leave from employment following birth or adoption of a child (see S. 2437), S5311 [1AU]

——— 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]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 2231), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3922), H7241 [23JY]

——— establish refundable tax credit to return revenue raised from tariffs on Chinese imports to taxpayers (see S. 2697), S6155 [24OC]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 4169), H7492 [6AU]

——— exclude all disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income regardless of retirement age (see H.R. 2560), H3474 [7MY]

——— exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for purposes of eligibility for health insurance premium tax credits (see S. 2497), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4417), H7835 [19SE]

——— exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth (see S. 676), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 4038), H7465 [25JY]

——— exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income (see S. 2347), S5247 [31JY]

——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H5998 [17JY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 5494), H12289 [19DE]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs (see S. 1058), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2053), H3067 [3AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1248), S2515 [30AP]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2743 [14MR]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 359), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 996), H1390 [6FE]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 1872), H2826 [26MR]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 2871), S6604 [14NO]

——— exclude portion of a lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to taxable year from determination of household income (see H.R. 4157), H7488 [2AU]

——— exempt aging process in determination of production period for distilled spirits for purposes of capitalization of interest costs (see S. 2251), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 4284), H7664 [11SE]

——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]

——— expand and improve health savings accounts (see S. 3112), S7207 [19DE]

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

——— expand availability of penalty-free distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans (see H.R. 1295), H2032 [14FE]

——— expand deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 4947), H8717 [31OC]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 2268), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]

——— expand health savings accounts (see H.R. 4651), H8111 [11OC]

——— expand interest deduction on education loans, extend and expand deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate contribution limit on Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 1425), S2786 [13MY]

——— expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits for such accounts (see H.R. 603), H674 [16JA]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 2370), S5248 [31JY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see S. 1257), S2516 [30AP] (see H.R. 3832), H7149 [18JY]

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

——— 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]

——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 1628), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 4964), H8718 [31OC]

——— extend deduction for charitable contributions to all taxpayers in order to encourage and increase charitable giving (see H.R. 1260), H2031 [14FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1977), H2916 [28MR]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3550), H5256 [27JN]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 640), H716 [17JA]

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

——— free States to spend gas tax revenues on their transportation priorities (see S. 615), S1593 [28FE]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers to offset Social Security payroll tax reduction, pay Social Security beneficiaries, and offset higher energy prices for low-income households (see H.R. 3966), H7462 (see H.R. 4058), H7466 [25JY]

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

——— impose a surtax on high income individuals (see S. 2809), S6474 [7NO] (see H.R. 5043), H8783 [12NO]

——— impose an excise tax on employers with low-wage employees (see S. 219), S586 [24JA]

——— impose surtax on corporations with significant disparities in employee wages (see S. 2312), S5195 [30JY] (see S. 2445), S5360 [9SE]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see S. 12), S19 [3JA]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H4342 [5JN]

——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 4897), H8594 [29OC]

——— increase and expand the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 2971), H4161 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 749), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1696), H2680 [12MR]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 1241), H2030 [14FE]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]

——— increase dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2614), H3678 [9MY]

——— increase dollar limitation on exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 2230), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3903), H7240 [23JY]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 1950), S4504 [25JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allow individuals to carry forward dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 3397), H5006 [20JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— increase income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit (see S. 2819), S6475 [7NO]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H2743 [14MR] (see H.R. 2624), H3678 [9MY] (see H.R. 2894), H4117 [22MY]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (see S. 2762), S6333 [31OC]

——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see S. 2841), S6566 [13NO]

——— increase maximum contribution limit for health savings accounts (see H.R. 457), H462 [10JA]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (see S. 1431), S2786 [13MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 604), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 4796), H8387 [22OC]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 169), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 619), H675 [16JA]

——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H9168 [21NO]

——— 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 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1141), S2432 [11AP] (see H.R. 2137), H3128 [8AP]

——— make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 284), H281 [8JA]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1149), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 216), H209 [3JA]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 285), H281 [8JA]

——— 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]

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

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H3215 [9AP]

——— 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 employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 1507), H2366 [5MR]

——— modify global intangible low-taxed income by repealing tax-free deemed return on investments and determining net controlled foreign corporation tested income on a per-country basis (see S. 1610), S3059 [22MY]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10015 [10DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (see H. Res. 772), H12289 [19DE]

——— modify nondiscrimination rules to protect older, longer-service, and grandfathered participants in defined benefit retirement plans (see S. 2352), S5247 [31JY]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4953), H8717 [31OC]

——— modify unearned income taxation of certain children (see H.R. 4728), H8227 [17OC]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1071), H1460 [7FE] (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]

——— permanently extend depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 1216), S2435 [11AP]

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

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (see S. 1428), S2786 [13MY]

——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see S. 448), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1194), H1582 [13FE]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 4530), H8053 [26SE]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3294), H4700 [14JN] (see H.R. 3299), H4770 [18JN]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (see S. 322), S831 [4FE]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 2276), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4043), H7465 [25JY]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 1150), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2266), H3254 [10AP]

——— provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan (see H.R. 1938), H2885 [27MR]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1443), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2730), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide a refundable credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage (see S. 2510), S5602 [19SE]

——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (see S. 700), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1625), H2583 [7MR]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 323), H283 [8JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 223), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 802), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide a temporary increase in limitation on deductible contributions made for relief efforts relative to Hurricane Dorian (see S. 2476), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4415), H7834 [19SE]

——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see S. 2976), S6858 [4DE] (see H.R. 5296), H9255 [4DE]

——— provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 5261), H9175 [22NO]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1355), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 1794), H2744 [14MR]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see S. 780), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide disaster tax relief (see H.R. 1148), H1517 [11FE]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see S. 1226), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 4805), H8455 [23OC]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see S. 503), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1366), H2233 [26FE]

——— 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 for a credit against tax for improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical helicopters (see S. 1560), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 675), H718 [17JA]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1652), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2965), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide for parent savings accounts (see H.R. 1859), H2795 [25MR]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 781), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1735), H2716 [13MR]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H4695 [13JN]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 2214), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4036), H7465 [25JY]

——— provide refundable tax credit to landlords of veterans receiving HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance (see H.R. 2225), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide that limitation on deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities (see H.R. 4829), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 322), H283 [8JA]

——— 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]

——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 176), S293 [17JA]

——— reduce penalties for self-corrections by taxpayers under certain laws affecting individual retirement plans relative to employer-sponsored retirement plans (see H.R. 4117), H7480 [30JY]

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

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3063), H4216 [3JN]

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

——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see S. 309), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 521), H518 [11JA]

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

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7462 [25JY]

——— 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 limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (see H.R. 4274), H7596 [10SE]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 257), H228 [4JA] (see H.R. 515), H518 [11JA]

——— repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 714), S1734 [7MR]

——— repeal rule on unrelated business taxable income for nonprofits, equalize charitable mileage rate for volunteer drivers, and extend employer credit for paid family and medical leave to tax-exempt employers (see H.R. 3323), H4770 [18JN]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 979), H1361 [5FE]

——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 5419), H10257 [12DE]

——— require that qualified cash or deferred arrangements allow certain long-term employees to participate (see H.R. 1874), H2826 [26MR]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 779), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]

——— revise tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with performance of services (see S. 1639), S3105 [23MY]

——— simplify income tax compliance for small businesses (see H.R. 593), H674 [16JA]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see S. 2634), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 1349), H2100 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]

——— treat Alaska Permanent Fund dividends as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 2078), S4773 [10JY]

——— treat any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations (see H.R. 1932), H2885 [27MR]

——— treat certain first responder survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2840), H4009 [20MY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY] (see H.R. 2716), H3788 [14MY]

——— treat certain payments made by tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2810), H3924 [16MY]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2806), H3924 [16MY]

——— treat certain tribal benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 2079), S4773 [10JY]

——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H997 [22JA]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H357 [9JA]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3998), H7463 [25JY]

Veterans: create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1047), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]

——— develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 2947), H4161 [23MY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8825 [13NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 303), H282 (see H.R. 333), H283 [8JA]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 1200), H1582 [13FE]

——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 408), S1132 [7FE]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]

Women: express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2986 [2AP]

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

Dignity in Aging Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP (organization), H8476 [28OC]

——— Ellen Hollander, Meals on Wheels America (organization), H8478 [28OC]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), H8477 [28OC]

——— several organizations, H8478 [28OC]

——— Stephan O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, H8477 [28OC]

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

FAFSA Simplification Act: Mike Krause, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., S5972 [22OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act provision that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave: several organizations, H5321 [10JY]

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act: Anthony M. Reardon, National Treasury Employees Union, H1297 [30JA]

——— Bill Valdez, Senior Executives Association, H1297 [30JA]

——— J. David Cox, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H1296 [30JA]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H1297 [30JA]

——— Renee Johnson, Federal Managers Association, H1298 [30JA]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H1297 [30JA]

——— Thomas R. Burger, Professional Managers Association, H1298 [30JA]

Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act: several veterans and military organizations, H4145 [23MY]

Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act: Christine M. Ciccone, Dept. of Homeland Security, H4203 [3JN]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

Paycheck Fairness Act: Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H2851 [27MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2857 [27MR]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H2854 [27MR]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2851 [27MR]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H2863 [27MR]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2853 [27MR]

——— several organizations, H2855 [27MR]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2854 [27MR]

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]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: several organizations, H12274 [19DE]

——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H12281 [19DE]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Eric A. Cioppa, David Altmaier, Michael F. Consedine, Raymond G. Farmer, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H4140 [23MY]

——— James F. Sanft, Church Alliance, H4137 [23MY]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H4137 [23MY]

——— several organizations, H4138 [23MY]

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

United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan: West Virginia constituent, S2730 [8MY], S2867 [15MY]

Lists

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

Cosponsors of Senator Manchin’s miners pensions and healthcare bills (114th-116th Congress), S7131 [18DE]

EEOC Equal Pay Act statistics, H2853 [27MR]

Messages

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

Motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2872 [27MR]

Federal employees: provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1314 [30JA]

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]

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

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4146 [23MY]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12281 [19DE]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 559, Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act, H4214 [3JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1496, Presidential Allowance Modernization Act, H8196 [16OC]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2336, Family Farmer Relief Act, H7461 [25JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7374 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), H7438, H7439 [25JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4124 [23MY], H7215, H7216 [23JY], E979 [24JY]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 885), E110 [30JA]

California State University, Sacramento: anniversary of Education Opportunity Program, E1628 [19DE]

CIA: improve death gratuities paid to survivors of certain deceased officers and employees, H5860 [16JY]

Civil rights: exempt employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data relative to efforts to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2868–H2870 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1935), H2852, H2853 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H1291 [30JA], H2805, H2806 [26MR], H2839, H2848–H2875 [27MR], H2889, H2891, H2907 [28MR], H5308 [10JY], H5733 [12JY], H5835 [16JY], E108 [30JA], E361 [27MR], E923 [15JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H2873 [27MR]

——— make it unlawful to discriminate against employees for inquiring or discussing with employers why wages of employees are set at certain rate or salary, H2871, H2872 [27MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386 [2AP]

——— recognize severity of gender wage gap for girls and women of color, H2864, H2865 [27MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (H.R. 350), H615 [16JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.R. 367), E102 [29JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.R. 421), H370 [10JA]

Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Joint, Select): establish (H. Con. Res. 54), H7261, H7262 [24JY]

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

——— codify disclosure requirements for paid congressional fellowships sponsored by nongovernment sources, H2495 [6MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: report on number of investigations opened and closed relative to payday and car title loans, including enforcement actions, estimate of consumer fees, and loan delinquencies, H4102, H4103 [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]

Courts: cap attorney fees to certain percent of judgement in cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2850, H2873 [27MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8837 [14NO], H9125, H9156, H9157 [21NO], H9264 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: importance of Emergency Food Assistance Program, H8967 [19NO]

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

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

——— 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 Commerce: 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 Defense: military readiness, pay increase, and personnel account funding, H5762 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program, H9964, H9965, H9966, H9967 [10DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement basic pay and overtime funding, H5161 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for campus police officers (H.R. 816), H3752 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates, H5928 [17JY]

——— clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts, H7123 [18JY]

——— include information on women and girls of color during research on gender pay gap, H2865, H2867, H2868 [27MR]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (H.R. 1864), E346 [25MR]

——— provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider under ERISA, H4141 [23MY]

——— report to Congress on gender pay gap in teenage workforce and provide recommendations to address such gap, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: remove limit on number of hours retired air traffic controllers may work as trainers while receiving retirement annuities, H5654 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (S. 863), H2900 [28MR]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 154), H7810 [19SE]

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

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (H.R. 464), H7889 [24SE]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (H.R. 4360), H8755–H8757 [12NO], E1433 [13NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, H7760 [18SE], H9231–H9234 [4DE], H10083, H10086, H10088 [11DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), H5594 [11JY], H5768 [12JY], H5833 [16JY], H7136 [18JY], H7226 [23JY], E937 [17JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5314–H5323 [10JY], H5779 [15JY]

District of Columbia: provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (H.R. 4683), E1283 [15OC]

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]

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

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

——— status, H3552 [9MY]

EEOC: prohibit collection of pay information and other employment-related data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees, H2863, H2864 [27MR]

Equal Pay Act: clarify that the ‘‘any other factor other than sex’’ defense means ‘‘a bona fide business-related reason other than sex’’, H2866, H2867 [27MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2869 [27MR], H2975 [2AP]

FAA: provide family and medical leave to employees (H.R. 5431), E1588 [13DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave, H5321 [10JY], H10087, H10089 [11DE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 339), E20 [8JA]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations, H2009 [14FE]

Federal employees: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 545), H2009 [14FE]

——— clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1117), H2009 [14FE]

——— ensure certain NASA employees are included in a pay increase provided for Federal civilian employees, H1305 [30JA]

——— ensure certain Secret Service employees are included in a pay increase provided for Federal civilian employees, H1304, H1305 [30JA]

——— ensure IRS employees are included in a pay increase provided for Federal civilian employees, H1305, H1306 [30JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (H.R. 271), H1204 [24JA]

——— prohibit pay increase for Federal civilian employees who have been disciplined for sexual misconduct, H1314, H1315 [30JA]

——— prohibit pay increases for employees with delinquent tax debt, H1292 [30JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1295–H1306, H1313–H1317 [30JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), consideration (H. Res. 87), H1289–H1295 [30JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), motion to recommit, H1314, H1315 [30JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations, H1158, H1160 [23JA], H1177, H1181 [24JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), H498–H504, H514 [11JA], H692 [17JA], E47 [15JA]

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]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Government shutdown (H.R. 2290), H7805–H7807 [19SE]

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

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable labor standards and protections (H.R. 3807), H5926 [17JY]

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

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

Government: prohibit payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a Government shutdown (H.R. 845), H1253 [29JA], H1320 [30JA]

——— reimburse employees of the Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown (H.R. 1016), H1397 [7FE]

House of Representatives:: allow income tax increases by a simple majority vote, H30 [3JA]

——— accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9282 [5DE]

——— authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (H. Res. 693), adopt (H. Res. 695), H8838–H8845 [14NO]

——— compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 9), H197 [3JA]

Housing: support affordable housing programs, H7382 [25JY]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Immigration: modernize, develop and implement an online application system for the H–2A visa program, H393 [10JA]

IRS: preserve taxpayers’ rights to administrative appeal of deficiency payments, H3164 [9AP]

——— prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings, H3165 [9AP]

Latina Equal Pay Day: observance, H9102 [20NO], H9155 [21NO]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 1210), H4013 [21MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: limit hourly compensation for litigation attorneys in pay discrimination class action law suits, H2842 [27MR]

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]

Members of Congress: prohibit cost-of-living pay adjustment, H4425 [11JN]

——— suspend salary during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (H.R. 834), H1288, H1319, H1320 [30JA], H2005 [14FE]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, E1614 [18DE]

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

National Independent Worker Day: observance, H7386 [25JY]

New Mexico: tribute to organizations assisting furloughed workers and contractors during Federal Government shutdown, H1319 [30JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (H.R. 559), H4201–H4203 [3JN]

Office of Government Ethics: promulgate rules to apply ethics laws to unpaid employees of any agency, Executive Office of the President, or the White House, H2490, H2491 [6MR]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), H7818 [19SE], H8466–H8479 [28OC], H8707 [31OC], E1360 [29OC]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (H.R. 3456), H5082 [25JN]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (H.R. 1496), H8167–H8169 [16OC]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for President and Vice President of the U.S., H2401 [6MR], H2722 [14MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President, H2384 [6MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices, H2386 [6MR]

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]

Roskam, Peter J.: retroactive adjustment to Members’ Representational Allowance due to administrative errors, E1631 [19DE]

Ross, Wilbur L., Jr.: characterization of remarks relative to furloughed Federal employees during Government shutdown, H1191, H1202 [24JA]

SEC: exempt companies from requirement to disclose total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees if they are required to make chief executive officer pay ratio or conflict minerals disclosures, H8238, H8239 [18OC]

Senate: make technical corrections to computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees (S. 1436), H3911 [16MY]

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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (H.R. 4570), E1222 [27SE]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits, H2975 [2AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 860), H1291 [30JA], H3123–H3126 [8AP], H3298–H3301 [29AP], E907 [11JY]

——— solvency, H455–H457 [10JA], H3834 [15MY], H7826–H7828 [19SE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H2508 [7MR], H3334 [30AP], H3470 [7MY], H4074, H4112 [22MY], H5312 [10JY], H5588 [11JY], H8591 [29OC], H9263, H9288 [5DE]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (H.R. 2169), H9283 [5DE]

——— allow individuals to designate overpayments of income tax for disaster relief (H.R. 2032), E387 [2AP]

——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, H4025–H4030 [21MY], H4139, H4140, H4143, H4145, H4150 [23MY]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible, H7454–H7457 [25JY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H3953 [17MY], H4124–H4149, H4150 [23MY], H5310 [10JY], E664, E666 [23MY], E679 [28MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), corrections in engrossment, H4149 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H4147 [23MY]

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

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

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (H.R. 2624), H9383 [9DE]

——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (H.R. 1507), E246 [5MR]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, E1637 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12270–H12284 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12214–H12221 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), motion to recommit, H12281–H12283 [19DE]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (H.R. 3299), H7313–H7318 [24JY]

——— provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan, H4028 [21MY]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief, H10599 [17DE]

——— provide retirement benefit opportunities to home care workers, H4141 [23MY]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (H.R. 4274), H9298 [6DE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes, H555 [15JA], H9230 [4DE], H9281 [5DE], H9337 [6DE], H9382 [9DE], H9956 [10DE], H10033 [11DE], H10127 [12DE], H10602 [17DE], E1578 [11DE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 188), H2515 [7MR], H2686 [13MR]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 257), H2686 [13MR]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 515), H12278 [19DE]

——— retain limitation on deduction of State and local taxes for certain high-income taxpayers, H12281–H12283 [19DE]

——— treat certain first responder survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4137, H4143 [23MY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4020, H4028–H4030 [21MY], H4137, H4139, H4141–H4147 [23MY]

——— treat certain payments made by tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4142, H4143 [23MY]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4124, H4143 [23MY]

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

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H1274 [29JA], H1432 [7FE], H3455 [7MY], E1552 [6DE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, H1293 [30JA], H3137 [9AP]

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

U.S. Export Finance Agency: develop and make available paid internships for minorities and women, H8886 [15NO]

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

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

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), H4042, H4043 [21MY]

Winston-Salem State University: inclusion in Money (publication) best public historically Black universities and colleges for value list, H7549 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: address agriculture issues by enacting long-term farm policies, provide access to mental health care, invest in alternative energy sources, and resolve trade disputes, S6055–S6057 [23OC]

Armed Forces: pay increase funding, S5860 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), S5321 [1AU]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans, S4939 [18JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), S5321 [1AU], S6422 [6NO]

Burlington, VT: tribute to Burlington High School girls’ soccer team actions to express support for equal pay for U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team members, S6883 [5DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: proposed rule to update formula used to reimburse hospitals for patient care, S4834 [16JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), S2177, S2178, S2203 [2AP], S2209 [3AP], S3028 [22MY], S3301 [11JN], S4708 [9JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S2177 [2AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 270), S792 [31JA]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations, S549–S555 [24JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (S. 21), S20 [3JA], S25 [4JA], S57 [8JA], S118 [10JA], S159 [11JA], S291 [17JA], S2860 [15MY]

Corporations: prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless it meets certain condidtions relative to investing in their employees and communities, S1163 [11FE]

——— prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless it meets certain conditions relative to investing in their employees and communities, S819 [4FE], S1449 [26FE], S1771 [12MR], S2205 [2AP], S3354–S3356 [12JN]

Courts: decision in Donald J. Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP and Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives relative to the release of President Trump’s Federal income tax returns, S6583 [14NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S4522 [25JN], S4746 [10JY], S4780 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (S. 1453), S2831, S2833 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on Federal employee paid family leave (S. Res. 333), S5681, S5693 [25SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on paid family leave (S. Res. 336), S5681, S5691, S5694, S5695 [25SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (S. Res. 332), S5681, S5692, S5693 [25SE]

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

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2667), S5970–S5973 [22OC], S6369–S6371 [5NO]

——— 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 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]

——— Job Corps program funding, S3181 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (S. 863), S1942 [25MR]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S4160 [20JN], S4200, S4201 [24JN], S4595, S4596, S4598 [27JN], S7067, S7068, S7069 [17DE], S7198 [19DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 622), S1781 [12MR]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S5092 [25JY]

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

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

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

——— status, S818 [4FE], S845 [5FE], 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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave, S6911 [10DE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown, S6212–S6216 [29OC]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (S. 162), S675 [25JA], S688 [28JA], S725 [29JA], S903–S907 [6FE], S1290 [13FE], S1350, S1351 [14FE]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (S. 165), S251 [16JA], S690 [28JA]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), S7186 [19DE]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), unanimous-consent request, S7186–S7188 [19DE]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown, S159 [11JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (S. 113), S559 [24JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), S20 [3JA], S25 [4JA], S57, S74 [8JA], S119, S133, S134 [10JA], S150 [11JA], S169 [14JA], S300 [18JA], S677 [25JA], S904–S906 [6FE]

——— require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (S. 222), S677 [25JA], S690 [28JA]

——— require treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances (S. 464), S1279, S1283 [12FE], S1285 [13FE]

——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations (S. 204), S588 [24JA], S690 [28JA]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (S. Res. 291), S5200 [30JY], S6883 [5DE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 168), S2455 [11AP]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

IRS: waive underpayment penalties for taxpayers due to implementation of new withholding tables under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S1110 [7FE]

Members of Congress: allow to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System and allow such Members to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (S. 439), S7229 [19DE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved, S6935 [10DE]

Minimum wage: increase, S4938 [18JY]

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

——— level, S4522 [25JN]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S4199 [24JN], S6221–S6223 [29OC], S6731–S6733 [21NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), S1309–S1311 [13FE], S2730 [8MY], S2866 [15MY], S4891–S4894 [17JY], S5781–S5783 [15OC], S5830 [16OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), unanimous-consent request, S5783 [15OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 2788), S6454 [7NO], S6737 [21NO], S6934 [10DE], S6960, S6970 [11DE], S7130–S7133 [18DE]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 380), S6177 [24OC]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (H.R. 559), S4195 [20JN]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), S6256 [29OC], S6263 [30OC]

——— modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

Pensions: modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions, S3329 [12JN], S6696–S6698 [20NO]

——— protect multiemployer pension plan benefits, S5780–S5784 [15OC]

——— protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2737), S6380–S6382 [5NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (S. 20), S1367 [14FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices, S2259 [4AP]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4829 [16JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2799 [14MY]

——— make technical corrections to computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees (S. 1436), S2793 [13MY]

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]

——— reform, S3151 [3JN]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (S. 2083), S4775 [10JY]

——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (S. 2253), S5064 [24JY]

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

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], S5687 [25SE], S6048–S6050 [22OC], S6066 [23OC], S6421 [6NO], S6960–S6966, S6975 [11DE], S7003 [12DE], S7059, S7076 [17DE]

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

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, S6461 [7NO]

——— apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets, S2254 [4AP]

——— encourage charitable giving and simplify ways for charities to conduct their mission (S. 1475), S5029 [24JY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), S5697–S5700 [25SE], S6461–S6463 [7NO], S6821 [3DE], S7140 [18DE]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), unanimous-consent request, S6462, S6463 [7NO]

——— encourage retirement savings (S. 972), S2226 [3AP]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable, S2031–S2033 [27MR]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (S. 359), S921 [6FE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (S. 2268), S5110 [25JY]

——— expand the child tax credit, S1192 [12FE]

——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (S. 1138), S3082 [23MY]

——— expand the earned income tax credit, S1192 [12FE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1358 [14FE], S5037 [24JY], 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]

——— impose an excise tax on employers with low-wage employees (S. 219), S1192 [12FE]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1210), S2428 [11AP]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (S. 2762), S6336 [31OC]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (S. 1431), S2874–S2877 [15MY], S5697–S5700 [25SE], S6466 [7NO]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (S. 604), S5029 [24JY]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (S. 1149), S2730 [8MY]

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

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (S. 1428), S2790 [13MY]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (S. 322), S835 [4FE]

——— proposed implementation of wealth tax, S5716 [26SE]

——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (S. 700), S5029 [24JY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce, S3355 [12JN], S6964 [11DE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 223), S1192 [12FE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (S. 1652), S6687 [20NO]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (S. 2214), S5015 [23JY]

——— rates, S249 [16JA], S759 [30JA]

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

——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (S. 309), S807–S809 [31JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (S. 215), S5029 [24JY]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (S. 437), S1509 [27FE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (S. 1370), S2985 [21MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S818 [4FE], S841, S842, S845 [5FE], S5858 [17OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to workers’ rights, S5686 [25SE], S5715 [26SE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, S2258–S2260 [4AP]

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

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute, S4684 [8JY]

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

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), S5482 [12SE]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Res 693, Authorize Directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman To Each Appoint and Fix Pay of Employees of Their Offices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

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. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 116–5), H1281 [29JA]

Consideration of H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act and H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 389) (H. Rept. 116–79), H4009 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 772) (H. Rept. 116–357), H12289 [19DE]

Dignity in Aging Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4334) (H. Rept. 116–258), H8537 [28OC]

End Plush Retirements Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 439) (S. Rept. 116–153), S6188 [28OC]

Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 163) (S. Rept. 116–2), S1436 [25FE]

Family Farmer Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 116–182), H7376 [24JY]

Greater Accountability in Pay Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4242) (H. Rept. 116–336), H10122 [11DE]

Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. Rept. 116–169), H7239 [23JY]

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 367) (H. Rept. 116–110), H4431 [11JN]

Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 116–18), H2754 [18MR]

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 580) (S. Rept. 116–53), S4627 [27JN]

Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 116–161), H7149 [18JY]

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

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1430) (S. Rept. 116–56), S4821 [15JY]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5377) (H. Rept. 116–345), H10262 [13DE]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 116–65), H3922 [16MY]

Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2119) (S. Rept. 116–152), S6155 [24OC]

Timely Review of Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 116–134), S5965 [22OC]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1200) (H. Rept. 116–68), H3922 [16MY]

Waive Consensus Calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 116–143), H5301 [9JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Urge Congress to restore full deductibility of State and local taxes: New Jersey State League of Municipalities, E1578 [11DE]

——— New Jersey State League of Municipalities (excerpt), H10033 [11DE]

Statements

FAFSA Simplification Act: several college and university officials, S5973 [22OC]

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

Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): Several Organizations, H2855 [27MR]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Alex Hendrie, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Executive Office of the President, H12216 [19DE]

——— Heritage Action for America (organization), H12274 [19DE]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H12273 [19DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7374 [24JY]

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

Texts of

H. Res. 9, compensation of certain minority House employees, H197 [3JA]

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. 87, consideration of H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act, H1289 [30JA]

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

H. Res. 389, consideration of H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, H4024 [21MY]

H. Res. 476, waive consensus calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, H5314 [10JY]

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

H. Res. 693, authorize directors of House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices, H8845 [14NO]

H. Res. 695, adopt H. Res. 693, authorize directors of House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices, H8838 [14NO]

H. Res. 772, consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12214 [19DE]

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

H.R. 559, Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act, H4201 [3JN]

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

H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act, H1304 [30JA]

H.R. 1200, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4042 [21MY]

H.R. 1496, Presidential Allowance Modernization Act, H8167 [16OC]

H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, H4124–H4135 [23MY]

H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7805 [19SE]

H.R. 2336, Family Farmer Relief Act, H7438 [25JY]

H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7215 [23JY]

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

H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7313–H7316 [24JY]

H.R. 4334, Dignity in Aging Act, H8466–H8472 [28OC]

H.R. 4360, VA Overpayment Accountability Act, H8755 [12NO]

H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12270 [19DE]

S. 21, Coast Guard continuing appropriations, S27 [4JA]

S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, S133 [10JA], H498 [11JA]

S. 44, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S69 [8JA]

S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act, S588 [24JA]

S. 223, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S589 [24JA]

S. 439, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act, S7229 [19DE]

S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, S1596 [28FE]

S. 700, New Economy Works To Guarantee Independence and Growth (NEW GIG) Act, S1736–S1738 [7MR]

S. 863, Dept. of Veterans Affairs podiatrists grade and pay clarification, S1941, S1942 [25MR], H2900 [28MR]

S. 1230, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, S2488 [29AP]

S. 1370, Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, S2985 [21MY]

S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, S2790 [13MY]

S. 1430, prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds, S6765 [21NO]

S. 1436, computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees technical corrections, S2791, S2793 [13MY], H3911 [16MY]

S. 1475, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act, S288 [15MY]

S. 2251, Advancing Growth in the Economy Through Distilled (AGED) Spirits Act, S5064 [24JY]

S. 3071, Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act, S7117–S7119 [17DE]

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

S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act, S7161–S7163 [18DE]

S. Res. 168, Financial Literacy Month, S2443 [11AP]

S. Res. 291, eliminate Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity, S5200 [30JY]

S. Res. 332, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 333, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on Federal employee paid family leave, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 336, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on paid family leave, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 339, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S5710 [25SE]

S. Res. 380, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S6161 [24OC]

Transcripts

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