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

Addresses

Address in St. Paul at the Municipal Auditorium: President Truman (1948) (excerpt), E169 [26FE]

State of the Union: President Trump, S645–S649 [24FE], H2287–H2295 [24FE]

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: conduct interagency review of, and report to Congress on, ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment (S. 2563), S1522 [22MR]

Articles and editorials

Americans Are More Dissatisfied With Trump’s Handling of the Economy Than Ever, Poll Shows, H674 [13JA]

National Average Gas Prices Now Nearly 90 Cents Higher Than One Month Ago, H2541 [17MR]

Poll—Trump’s Own Voters Begin Blaming Him for Affordability Crisis, H116 [7JA]

Three in Four Americans Say Groceries Are So Expensive They’ve Been Forced To Cut Down on Other Spending, H2541 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: strengthen prohibition on price discrimination (see S. 4147), S1367 [19MR]

Artificial intelligence (AI): establish standards, metrics, and evaluation tools, support research, development, and capacity building activities, and promote innovation by ensuring companies of all sizes can succeed and thrive (see S. 3952), S706 [26FE]

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions (see S. 3658), S256 [15JA]

BLS: report monthly on unemployment data publicly, online, and broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and industry (see H.R. 7804), H2420 [4MR]

Budget: express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (see S. Res. 654), S1443 [20MR] (see H. Res. 981), H134 [7JA]

——— require annual budget submission by President and any concurrent resolution on budget include ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product (see H.R. 7808), H2420 [4MR]

Business and industry: permit voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals (see S. 3638), S220 [14JA]

CBO: remove Phillip L. Swagel as Director (see H. Res. 1006), H920 [15JA]

——— study long-term economic impact of Trump administration immigration policies (see H.R. 7345), H2029 [4FE]

CFTC: create Office of the Chief Economist (see H.R. 7488), H2185 [11FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (see S. 4007), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish commission on robotics (see H.R. 7334), H1975 [3FE]

——— require establishment and use of short form applications for rural communities applying for economic development grant programs (see S. 3965), S762 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: expand access to developmentally-appropriate materials, programs, and family engagement in reading, especially in underserved communities, and strengthen connection between literacy, academic, and economic success (see S. 4028), S915 [9MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for informal entry of certain shipments of merchandise (see H.R. 7224), H1350 [22JA]

Dept. of HUD: require annual report to include identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing (see H.R. 7597), H2228 [17FE]

Dept. of HUD and Economic Development Administration: improve interagency coordination (see S. 3962), S731 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: address workforce gaps (see H.R. 8039), H2674 [24MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Climate Financial Risk Committee and Climate Financial Risk Advisory Committee on Financial Stability Oversight Council (see S. 3711), S344 [28JA] (see H.R. 7246), H1914 [27JA]

——— promulgate regulations to refund tariffs invalidly assessed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act to entities that demonstrably lower consumer prices (see H.R. 7822), H2470 [5MR]

——— refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization (see H.R. 7646), H2258 [23FE] (see H.R. 7865), H2475 [9MR]

Domestic policy: express sense that U.S. must act urgently to end political and economic dominance of billionaire oligarchs, halt corporate subsidies and tax advantages, and reinvest in needs of American people (see H. Res. 1028), H1921 [30JA]

Economic Development Administration: provide for certain grant eligibility relative to projects that facilitate relocation to the U.S. of source of employment located outside U.S. (see H.R. 7342), H2029 [4FE]

Economy of the Future Commission: establish (see S. 4046), S1009 [11MR]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: amend to adjust certain thresholds for inflation (see S. 3849), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7484), H2185 [11FE]

Employment: express that creators and digital workers deserve fair treatment, transparency, and economic opportunity in modern platform-based economy (see H. Res. 1005), H920 [15JA]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 7183), H1171 [21JA]

Fiscal Commission: establish (see S. 4012), S881 [5MR]

Food industry: prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices (see S. 3892), S610 [12FE]

Foreign trade: reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs (see H.R. 7805), H2420 [4MR]

GAO: conduct study of impact of Federal reductions in force on State and local governments (see S. 3844), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7507), H2186 [11FE]

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production (see S. 3600), S115 [8JA]

Immigration: base numerical limitations for H–2B nonimmigrants on economic need (see H.R. 7682), H2327 [25FE]

IRS: temporarily suspend clean electricity production credit to support Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 4158), S1443 [20MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 3780), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7471), H2118 [10FE]

National Quantum Initiative Act: reauthorize (see S. 3597), S115 [8JA]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prioritize formation of working group on travel and tourism during next joint review conducted under U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (see S. 3787), S509 [5FE] (see H.R. 7454), H2095 [9FE]

OMB: establish Office of Regulatory Relief to administer regulatory sandbox program under which agencies may provide waivers of agency rules and guidance (see S. 3998), S881 [5MR]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase or suspension be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 4173), S1580 [24MR]

SBA: provide for loan guarantees to certain small businesses (see H.R. 7229), H1350 [22JA]

Science: include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in Federal scientific research (see H.R. 7749), H2335 [2MR]

Tariff: terminate national emergency declared by President to regulate imports with reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits (see H.J. Res. 150), H2228 [17FE]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 8085), H2710 [25MR]

——— impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and use revenue to address issues of working families (see S. 3956), S731 [2MR] (see H.R. 7767), H2368 [3MR]

——— make certain modifications to tax income required to fund basic living expenses (see S. 4083), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7937), H2529 [16MR]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (see S. 4032), S915 [9MR] (see H.R. 7919), H2482 [12MR]

——— reform individual income tax rates (see H.R. 7303), H1921 [30JA]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see S. Res. 604), S578 [11FE] (see H. Res. 1058), H2186 [11FE]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see H.R. 7615), H2233 [20FE] (see H.R. 7736), H2332 [26FE]

White House Council on Fathers and Sons: establish (see H.R. 7800), H2419 [4MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Andrew Walsh, S761 [3MR]

——— Max Clegg, S757 [3MR]

——— Quinten Drugach, S758 [3MR]

Letters

Made in America Jobs Act: Representative Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2653 [24MR]

——— Representative Hill, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2653 [24MR]

Opposition to Trump administration tariffs: National Taxpayers Union, E96 [3FE]

Lists

Additional cosponsors of S. 4007, Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, S857 [5MR]

Messages

Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the U.S.: President Trump, S575 [11FE], H2166 [11FE]

Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into the U.S.: President Trump, S575 [11FE], H2166 [11FE]

Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Their Derivative Products Into the U.S.: President Trump, S575 [11FE], H2167 [11FE]

Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual U.S. Goods Trade Deficit: President Trump, S1612 [25MR]

National Emergency Relative to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities: President Trump, S1611 [25MR], H2698 [25MR]

National Emergency With Respect to Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual U.S. Goods Trade Deficit: President Trump, H2697 [25MR]

Remarks in House

Akron, OH: tribute to Black Chamber of Commerce-Summit County, H2174 [11FE]

Budget: deficit, H244–H246 [8JA], H713–H715 [13JA], H1167–H1170 [21JA], H2026–H2028 [4FE], H2178–H2181 [11FE], H2463–H2466 [5MR], H2542 [17MR], H2611, H2616–H2619 [19MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H244–H246 [8JA], H713–H715 [13JA], H1167–H1170 [21JA], H2026–H2028 [4FE], H2178–H2181 [11FE], H2463–H2466 [5MR], H2616–H2619 [19MR]

California: assessment of energy policies, H2616 [19MR]

China: direct financial regulators to exclude representatives of China from certain banking organizations if President notifies Congress of any threats to economic system of Taiwan or U.S. (H.R. 1531), H2078, H2079 [9FE]

Clermont, OH: tribute to Clermont Chamber of Commerce, H2044 [9FE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H144 [8JA]

Consumers: investigate reported overcharging of customers at retail stores, H5 [6JA]

Costa, Representative: legislative accomplishments, H668 [13JA]

Davis, Representative Donald G.: legislative accomplishments, H5 [6JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2538, H2542 [17MR]

Dept. of Energy: order to restart oil production at Sable Offshore pipeline in California, H2548 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury and OMB: examine ability of Federal Government to respond to potential fiscal shocks (H.R. 4642), H2684 [25MR]

Domestic policy: legislative priorities, H2344 [3MR]

——— lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, H114, H128, H130 [7JA], H1133–H1135, H1137 [21JA], H1970–H1973 [3FE], H2109–H2114 [10FE], H2541, H2548 [17MR], H2587, H2589–H2591 [18MR], H2609 [19MR]

Economic Development Administration: provide for certain grant eligibility relative to projects that facilitate relocation to the U.S. of source of employment located outside U.S. (H.R. 7342), H2652–H2654 [24MR]

Employment: importance of job creation, H696 [13JA]

——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (H.R. 20), H673 [13JA]

Families and domestic relations: importance of men in families, H2612 [19MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure reliance on best reasonably available information and evidence to develop, issue or inform public of nature and bases of Federal agency rules and guidance (H.R. 6329), H2245–H2247 [23FE]

FRS: ensure independence of Board of Governors, H648, H650 [12JA], H728 [14JA]

Grand Junction, CO: anniversary of Business Incubator Center, H2608 [19MR]

Health: use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H244 [8JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H143 [8JA], H1127 [21JA]

Hunger: address food insecurity, H2427 [5MR]

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Inc.: expansion of Johnstown, PA, facility, H2237 [23FE]

Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo, Inc.: tribute to Dinner Dance Awards recipients, E146 [20FE]

Minimum wage: increase, H679 [13JA]

National objectives: priority assignments, H607 [9JA], H2083, H2085 [9FE]

New Baltimore, MI: anniversary of Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce, E69 [22JA]

Newsom, Gavin: impact of policies by California Governor on economy and quality of life, H229 [8JA], H613 [9JA], H915 [15JA], H2320 [25FE]

North Carolina: provide economic relief to farmers, H1131 [21JA]

——— tribute to economic development in eastern region, H2346 [3MR], H2538 [17MR]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H117, H118, H120 [7JA], H672 [13JA], H727, H803, H804 [14JA], H1991, H2021 [4FE], H2046 [9FE], H2489 [16MR], H2540, H2543 [17MR]

Parker County, TX: anniversary of Parker County Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce, E165 [25FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2319 [25FE], H2542 [17MR], H2556, H2589–H2591 [18MR], H2668 [24MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H115, H116, H119, H129 [7JA], H711–H713 [13JA], H803, H804 [14JA], H1159–H1162 [21JA], H1958 [3FE], H2539 [17MR], H2565 [18MR], H2695 [25MR], E169 [26FE]

Rochester, MN: anniversary of Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, H2268 [24FE]

South Carolina: economic status, H1939 [2FE], H2430 [5MR]

Tariff: terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada (H.J. Res. 72), H2154–H2161 [11FE]

——— terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada (H.J. Res. 72), unanimous-consent agreement, H2116 [10FE]

——— terminate national emergency declared by President to regulate imports with reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits (S.J. Res. 88), H1180, H1181 [22JA]

Taxation: establish national cap on State gas taxes, H2216 [12FE], H2320 [25FE]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (H.R. 7919), H2706 [25MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H671 [13JA], H1130, H1133 [21JA], H2321–H2324 [25FE], H2344 [3MR], H2601–H2604 [19MR], H2683 [25MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, H620, H650 [12JA], H669, H674, H675 [13JA], H803 [14JA], H2104, H2110, H2113 [10FE], H2210 [12FE], H2268 [24FE], H2542 [17MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H2016 [4FE], H2314–H2319 [25FE], H2609 [19MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H803 [14JA], H1181, H1343 [22JA], H2175 [11FE], H2272, H2273 [24FE], H2300, H2308 [25FE], E96 [3FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to tariffs, H602 [9JA], H2155–H2161 [11FE]

——— State of the Union Message, H2309 [25FE]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (H.R. 7615), H2272, H2273 [24FE]

Vance, Vice President: evaluation of visit to Toledo, OH, H1343 [22JA]

Visit Savannah (organization): anniversary, H2414 [4MR]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S363 [29JA]

Climate: effects of climate change, S457 [3FE]

——— effects of climate change on home insurance premiums, S1471 [21MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S228 [15JA], S770 [4MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (S. 4007), S856 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct interagency review of, and report to Congress on, ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment (S. 2563), S1522, S1523 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization, S857 [5MR]

Domestic policy: address unequal distribution of wealth and income, S411 [30JA]

——— address unequal distribution of wealth and income and growing threat of oligarchy in U.S., S331 [28JA]

——— lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, S5 [5JA], S67 [7JA], S228, S234 [15JA], S742 [3MR], S771, S778 [4MR], S972 [11MR], S1147 [17MR]

FRS: ensure independence of Board of Governors, S122 [12JA], S187 [14JA], S601, S602 [12FE]

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, S229 [15JA]

Idaho Small Business Development Center: anniversary, S798 [4MR]

NATO: evaluation of member countries and national defense spending, S196 [14JA]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S4 [5JA], S19 [6JA], S102 [8JA], S185, S188 [14JA], S281 [27JA], S301–S303, S326 [28JA], S357, S366 [29JA], S447 [3FE], S540 [10FE], S691 [26FE], S779 [4MR], S952 [10MR], S979 [11MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S910 [9MR], S944 [10MR], S970, S972 [11MR], S1083 [17MR], S1162–S1164, S1168 [18MR], S1313 [19MR], S1505 [22MR], S1594–S1596 [25MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S362 [29JA]

——— temporary waiver of oil sanctions on Russia and Iran in order to stabilize global markets, S1564 [24MR]

Senate: legislative accomplishments, S67 [7JA]

Tariff: limit authority to impose duties on articles of food (S. 3229), S103, S104 [8JA]

——— limit authority to impose duties on articles of food (S. 3229), unanimous-consent request, S103 [8JA]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and use revenue to address issues of working families (S. 3956), S1317 [19MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S635–S641 [24FE], S771 [4MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, S187, S188 [14JA], S447 [3FE], S1175, S1309 [18MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S590 [12FE], S973, S974 [11MR], S1054 [16MR], S1064 [17MR], S1470 [21MR], S1598 [25MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S623 [23FE], S633 [24FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S1421 [20MR]

——— State of the Union Message, S658–S663 [25FE], S693, S714 [26FE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): anniversary, S497 [5FE]

——— impact, S1059 [17MR]

Reports filed

American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency (American FIRST) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6550) (H. Rept. 119–529), H2326 [25FE]

Global Investment in American Jobs Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2563) (S. Rept. 119–116), S1046 [12MR]

Least Cost Exception Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6547) (H. Rept. 119–474), H1948 [2FE]

Made in America Jobs Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 7342) (H. Rept. 119–567), H2627 [20MR]

Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6536) (H. Rept. 119–473), H1947 [2FE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 72, terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada, H2154 [11FE]

H.R. 1531, Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act, H2078 [9FE]

H.R. 6329, Information Quality Assurance Act, H2245 [23FE]

H.R. 7342, Made in America Jobs Act, H2652 [24MR]

S. 2563, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, S1522 [22MR]

S. 3965, EDA Short Form Application Act, S764 [3MR]

S. 4007, Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, S883–S887 [5MR]

S. 4173, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act, S1582 [24MR]

S. Res. 604, develop and implement Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security, S580 [11FE]

S. Res. 654, express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product, S1444 [20MR]