BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

Citizens for a Sound Economy, 1789 [7FE]

Deficit Crisis—Preserving the Nation's Resources: Representative Panetta, 328-330 [20JA]

Agenda

Budget and the Region: Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, 4042 [13MR]

Amendments

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 7755-7759 [2MY], 8122, 8133, 8142, 8166, 8177 [4MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (S. Con. Res. 30), 7801, 7829 [2MY], 7898, 7906, 7912, 7913, 7921, 7927, 7935, 7939, 7940, 7944, 7991 [3MY], 8217, 8222, 8224, 8225, 8229, 8232, 8243, 8247, 8264, 8275, 8280, 8288-8290, 8293, 8361-8367 [4MY]

Reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 21005 [20SE], 22020, 22033, 22044 [27SE], 22201-22203 [28SE], 22854 [3OC], 23205, 23235-23238 [4OC], 23328, 23360, 23386 [5OC], 24481 [12OC], 24585, 24594 [13OC]

———(S. 1750), 24512 [12OC], 24568, 24621, 24623-24640 [13OC]

Analyses

Amendment to the Budget Resolution To Begin a Phaseout of the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test, 8276 [4MY]

Budget Reconciliation Recommendations: Committee on Agriculture, 21575 [26SE]

Conference Report on the Budget Resolution, 9763 [18MY]

Congressional Budget Deficit, 9763 [18MY]

Federal Credit Reform Act (S. 584), 4362-4367 [15MR]

Reconciliation Recommendations: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, 21541 [26SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 106, setting forth the congressional budget for 1990-92, 8320 [4MY], 8596, 8628 [9MY]

———H.R. 3299, reconciliation, 25093 [18OC], 25303 [19OC], 25382 [20OC], 26306 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

. . . And a Great Misconception, 8245 [4MY]

Accountant's Budget—Bush and Cheney Fail To Respond to a Changing Era, 14477-14478 [12JY]

America's Balance Sheet—A Smaller Bottom Line, 26595 [31OC]

Big Debt Overhang, 25998 [25OC]

Bring Back Optimism—Bring Back Gold Bonds, 8030 [3MY]

Budget, Sort of, 9761, 9768 [18MY]

Budget Charade Sets the Stage for Progress, 8095 [3MY]

Budget Games, 9759, 9765 [18MY]

Budget Reform Options, 12618-12620 [20JN]

Budget Scissors, 11026 [6JN]

Budget Therapy, 28085 [9NO]

Budget Trickery Can't Last Forever, 9758 [18MY]

Budget With a Lexicon All Its Own, 9768 [18MY]

Budget-Cut Burden Falling on Military Retirees, Widows, 5792 [6AP]

Budget—Don't You Believe It, 8262 [4MY]

Budgets and Sausages, 9766 [18MY]

Bush's Real Problem—The Ruins of Reaganism, 8258 [4MY]

Business as Usual in Congress as New Fiscal Mark Is Reached, 26597 [31OC]

Challenge to Cheney at the Pentagon, 6613 [13AP]

Coalition Endorses Budget for Strong America, 27785 [7NO]

Congress Must Strengthen the Budget Process, 1994 [8FE]

Cooked Books, 9758 [18MY]

Defer Key Weapons, 6614 [13AP]

Deficit Deal Falls Short of Bush Pledges, 9759 [18MY]

Deficit Figuring Doesn't Add Up, 4924-4926 [17MR]

Deficit Is Headed for a Mexican Standoff, 9767 [18MY]

Deja Voodoo All Over Again, 26691 [31OC]

Divided We Fail, 14079 [11JY]

Drug Bonds—Deficit Spending by Another Name, 18345 [3AU]

Duck Watch, 9768 [18MY]

Economic Scene—The Changes Forced by Deficits, 26595 [31OC]

Education in the President's Black Box, 2596 [22FE]

Ever-Growing Deficits Established the Failure of Gramm-Rudman, 22883 [3OC]

Face Up Honestly to Deficit Problem, 7360 [19AP], 9766 [18MY]

Federal Budget Deal Was an Empty Promise, 9760, 9769 [18MY]

Feel-Good Budget Agreement, 7360 [19AP], 9760, 9766 [18MY]

Fighting Illiteracy— Let's Not Slight ``School Literacy'', 28342 [9NO]

Going Over the Cliff Together, 26594 [31OC]

Gramm-Rudman? Let the Ax Fall, 24574 [13OC], 24652 [13OC]

Gramm-Rudman—A Dud, 25148 [18OC]

House Votes on Child Care, 23389 [5OC]

House's S&L Scandal, 6699 [17AP]

Is the Deficit Really So Bad?, 4471 [15MR]

Let Conscience Be Their Guide, 27111 [3NO]

Muddling Through the Budget, 9760, 9765 [18MY]

New Top Republicans on House Budget Panel Say They Seek Bipartisan Solutions, 4927 [17MR]

No. 1 Whistle Blower Derides Deficit Figures, 8261 [4MY]

On Track With the Deficit, 5905 [10AP]

Paper Cuts, 6752 [17AP], 8262 [4MY], 9765 [18MY]

Partial Veto Power—Does the President Have It Now?, 22757-22760 [2OC]

Phantom of the Rose Garden, 6752 [17AP], 9767 [18MY]

Price—Our Humanity, 29286 [16NO]

Real Bottom Line, 8261 [4MY]

Reforming Student Aid, 29058 [15NO]

Rose Garden Ruse, 7360 [19AP], 9761, 9765 [18MY]

Senator Sanford's Budget Bill—Realistic, Creative Proposals Deserve Serious Attention, 30120 [19NO]

Sequestration Ax Is Already Beginning to Fall on Personnel and Services, 27112 [3NO]

Silent Decay, 27574 [6NO]

Smoke and Mirrors, 9760, 9767 [18MY]

Social Security and the Deficit, 3029 [28FE]

Spend U.S. Defense Dollars Wisely, Economically on ``Brilliant Pebbles'', 31774 [21NO]

Stop the Flow of Drugs to Our Money Markets!, 7582 [26AP]

Teach the Pentagon To Think Before It Spends, 26688 [31OC]

To Arms! To Arms! The Deficits Are Coming!, 21750 [26SE]

To Curb Foreign Influence, Cut the Deficit, 21342 [21SE]

U.S. Can't Fund Global Programs, Hill Panel Told, 24501 [12OC]

Veteran Performance, 10042 [23MY]

Want To Stifle Growth? Hike Taxes, 27069 [2NO]

Washington's Failure Reflects in Budget Plan, 7910 [3MY]

What Tax-Increasers Really Want, 4930 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: continuing resolution (see H.R. 1153)

———enroll items agreed to by both Houses as a separate joint resolution (see S. 354)

———line-item veto authority (see S. 6, 21, 207, 1553, S.J. Res. 14, 23; H.R. 61, 235, 1261, 1262, 2703; H.J. Res. 12, 29, 50, 110, 181, 313, 384, 422; H. Res. 297)

———not to exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 61)

———supplemental (see H.J. Res. 433, 445, 448)

Balanced (see S. 101; H.R. 100, 110; H.J. Res. 384, 414)

——constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 2, 9, 12, 22, 27, 29, 30, 183;H.R. 364, H.J. Res. 3-5, 16, 33, 34, 40, 42, 43, 58, 70, 85, 96, 162, 189, 268, 383)

———must be agreed to by two-thirds of both Houses if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 28)

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: approval of the report of the President (see S.J. Res. 219)

———extend (see S. 219)

———repeal (see H.R. 415)

Biennial cycle (see H.R. 786)

Budget Trust Fund Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3531)

California: assistance for victims of earthquake without increasing the Federal deficit (see S. Res. 197)

Civil service: exclude retirement and disability fund (see H.R. 1394)

Commission on National Fiscal Priorities: establish (see H.R. 3452)

Committee on the Budget (Joint): require adoption of CBO economic and technical assumptions in preparing concurrent resolution (see S. 1162)

Congress: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 962, 3800)

———improve process (see H.R. 755;, H.J. Res. 152)

———minimize impact of Federal legislation imposing large unfunded costs on State and local governments (see H.R. 1043)

———reflect principles on which U.S. was founded (see H. Con. Res. 61)

———reform process (see H.R. 1957, 2936, 3464)

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (see S. Con. Res. 30; H. Con. Res. 106)

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), consideration (see H. Res. 145)

Congressional Budget Act: amend (see S. 532)

———impact of legislation on State and local governments (see S. 31)

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act: freeze spending and exclude Social Security trust funds from deficit calculation (see H.R. 1123)

Credit: improve management and credit transactions of executive departments (see H.R. 1127)

Debt Ceiling Reform Act: enact (see S. 532)

Deficit: require President to include a statement (see H.R. 3411)

———restrict total outlays and reduce deficit by use of capital gains tax revenues (see H.R. 2154)

Deficit Reduction Act: clarify application (see H.R. 2658)

Deficit Reduction Guarantee Act: enact (see S. 829)

Federal Budget Structure Act: enact (see S. 1572)

Federal Credit Reform Act: enact (see S. 584)

Federal hospital insurance trust fund: treatment (see H.R. 1302)

Federal process: improve (see H.R. 1398)

Financial management: improve information (see H.R. 54, 2669)

Flexible freeze (see H. Con. Res. 157)

GNP: link outlays to a percentage of total (see H.R. 3070)

Government: modified freeze on Federal spending (see H. Con. Res. 15, 25)

———prevent elected or appointed officer or employee from receiving pay increase unless Federal budget is in balance (see H.R. 689)

———reauthorize budget authority and review programs at least every 10 years (see H.R. 23)

———require sequestration if the deficit for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the target by more than $10 million (see S. 1850)

———use of current spending levels in preparation for each new fiscal year (see H.R. 1613)

Government trust funds: receipts and disbursements of highway, inland waterway, and airport excluded in budget totals (see H.R. 286, 1352)

———treatment of Social Security trust funds (see S. 219, 537, 852, 933, 1785; H.R. 378, 860, 1044, 1106, 2892, 2933, 3083, 3323, 3573)

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to the budget process (see H. Res. 264)

———amend rules relative to the role of continuing resolutions as short-term funding measures (see H. Res. 248)

Medicare/medicaid: budget reconciliation (see H.R. 2924)

OMB: Presidential order based on report (see H.R. 3289)

Pensions: budget treatment of railroad retirement benefits (see H. Con. Res. 220)

Postal Service: treatment (see S. 302; H.R. 982, 1082)

President: presentation of resolutions (see H.R. 191, 3068)

———rescission authority (see H.R. 808, 1053, 1757, 2034, 3271, 3583)

Public debt: apply any surplus to (see H.J. Res. 13)

———dollar increase in revenue should reduce deficit by same amount (see H.R. 449)

Reconciliation (see S. 1750; H.R. 3150, 3299)

Sequestration: treatment of actions occurring after final (see H.R. 3837)

———reduce rate of payroll taxes and resulting surplus in the trust fund relative to reducing the budget (see S. 922)

Social Security Trust Fund Sanctity Act: enact (see S. 401)

Social Security Truth in Budgeting Act: enact (see S. 1752)

Truth in Budgeting Act: enact (see H.R. 1420)

2-year cycle (see S. 29; H.R. 272, 1262, 1401, 2142)

Books

``Broken Purse Strings, Congressional Budgeting 1974-88,'' Rudolph G. Penner (excerpt), 11743 [14JN]

``Triumph of Politics,'' David A. Stockman (excerpt), 24496 [12OC]

Bulletins

Apportionment under the fiscal year 1990 sequester: OMB, 23155 [4OC]

Commentaries

Budget speech versus the budget plan, 3095 [1MR]

Bush defense budget contributes little to deficit reduction and postpones tough choices, 3096 [1MR]

Proposed Bush spending freeze would cut nonentitlement program below a freeze level and cut entitlements more than Reagan's budget, 3096 [1MR]

Details

Kinder and gentler budget: several Representatives, 8027 [3MY]

Explanations

Congressional Budget Reform Act (S. 391), 1994 [8FE]

Interviews

Man who brought the deficit down, with James C. Miller III, by Adam Meyerson, 5869 [10AP]

Letters

Appropriations' line-item veto: Coalition for Fiscal Restraint, 28085 [9NO]

———President Bush, 28084 [9NO]

Budget for a Strong America: National Neighborhood Coalition, 27785 [7NO]

———Professionals' Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control, 27785 [7NO]

Budget reconciliation: Representative Panetta, 21401 [22SE]

———Robert D. Reischauer, 24477 [12OC]

———Senator Bentsen, 24319 [12OC]

———Senator Cranston, 24477 [12OC]

———Senator Kennedy, 24464 [12OC]

Budget scorekeeping report: Robert D. Reischauer, 12574 [20JN]

Budget status report: Representative Panetta, 5940 [11AP], 11217 [7JN]

Congressional action on the budget, 17560 [1AU]

Congressional budget for 1990-92: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 8312 [4MY]

———American Postal Workers Union, 8312 [4MY]

———National Conference of State Legislatures, 8311 [4MY]

———Robert M. McGlotten, 8261 [4MY]

———Senator Burdick, 9771 [18MY]

———Senators Simpson and Breaux, 9772 [18MY]

———several organizations, 8261 [4MY]

Constitutionality of a line-item veto: Laurence H. Tribe and Philip B. Kurland, 26608 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations: Richard B. Cheney, Sec. of Defense, 7534 [26AP], 16523 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs supplemental appropriations: Cooper T. Holt, VFW, 11573 [13JN]

———Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 11574 [13JN]

———Gordon H. Mainsfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 11573 [13JN]

———H.F. Gierke, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 11575 [13JN]

———Jimmy T. Smith, AMVETS, 11573 [13JN]

———Larry W. Rivers, VFW, 11575 [13JN]

Effects of budget sequestration on certain health programs: several health organizations, 31103 [21NO]

Emergency supplemental appropriations: Larry W. Rivers, 13210 [22JN]

Enhanced Presidential rescission authority: Gerald R. Ford, 14614 [13JY]

———Richard L. Lesher, 6675 [17AP]

———Wayne E. Gable, 6675 [17AP]

Opposing use of fuel excise tax to balance budget: John Archer, 7904 [3MY]

———President Bush, 7904 [3MY]

———Samuel K. Skinner, Sec. of Transportation, 7904 [3MY]

Reforming the budget process: Gerald R. Ford, 1994, 1996 [8FE]

———Jimmy Carter, 1996 [8FE]

Taxation revenue options: Joint Committee on Taxation, 8379, 8380 [4MY]

Lists

Accounts which are mandatory or which have discretionary and mandatory splits and are scored to the Senate Appropriations Committee: OMB, 17665-17667 [2AU]

Budget Act waivers, 99th-100th Congresses, 20996 [20SE]

Budget for a Strong America support organizations, 27785 [7NO]

Federal programs in the $150-$200-million range, 18585 [3AU]

Organizations opposing use of motor fuel taxes to reduce budget deficit, 7899-7904 [3MY]

Senate amendments to major supplemental appropriations bills, 97th-100th Congresses, 7501 [26AP]

State resolutions opposing use of motor fuel taxes to reduce budget deficit, 7899 [3MY]

Student loan policy changes appearing in the budget reconciliation agreement, 31105 [21NO]

Titles and chapters included in H.R. 2072, emergency supplemental appropriations, 7500 [26AP]

Memorandums

Congressional Review of OMB Budget Requests: Library of Congress, 7155-7157 [19AP]

Federal Health Budget and Health Care for Veterans: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 7514-7517 [26AP]

Medical Care Estimate: CBO, 7514 [26AP]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, 19782 [7SE], 20052 [12SE]

California, 21378 [22SE]

Hawaii, 10242 [25MY], 10957, 10958 [6JN], 11301 [8JN], 11896 [15JN]

Idaho, 3142 [1MR]

Illinois, 16203 [25JY]

Maine, 10957, 10962 [6JN]

Nevada, 14475 [12JY]

Oregon, 19925 [7SE]

Pennsylvania, 10160 [24MY]

Messages

Alternative Sequester Report for Dept. of Defense: President Bush, 25276 [19OC]

Deferral of Budget Authority: President Bush, 6966 [18AP], 22638 [2OC], 22656 [2OC]

Dept. of HUD Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 254 [19JA], 1108 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 254 [19JA], 1108 [25JA]

Dept. of Labor Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 254 [19JA], 1108 [25JA]

Dept. of State Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 96 [3JA], 311 [20JA]

Dept. of the Interior Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 254 [19JA], 1108 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 96 [3JA], 311 [20JA]

District of Columbia Budget: President Bush, 8499 [9MY]

Executive Office of the President Rescissions and Deferrals: President Reagan, 96 [3JA], 311 [20JA]

Provisions: President Reagan, 246-251 [19JA], 307 [20JA]

Rescission of Budget Authority: President Reagan, 1108 [25JA]

Sequester Program, Project, and Activity Detail, in Each Budget Account: President Bush, 26642 [31OC]

Motions

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), Frenzel motion to instruct conferees, 8610-8613 [9MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (S. Con. Res. 30), recommit, 7948 [3MY], 8267 [4MY]

Reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 24605 [13OC]

———(H.R. 3299), instruct conferees, 25084 [18OC]

———(H.R. 3299), recommit, 23392 [5OC]

Papers

Levels of Defense Programming—Fiscal Years 1986-94: GAO, 15832-15834 [24JY]

Petitions

El Dorado County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 108 [3JA]

Santa Ana, CA, citizen: balanced budget amendment, 10964 [6JN]

Polls of opinion

Alabama: 6th Congressional District, 11250 [7JN]

Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation, 7105-7107 [19AP]

Pennsylvania: 23rd Congressional District, 19464 [4AU]

Roper Organization, 8060 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: impact of Gramm-Rudman's mandatory cuts, 25148 [18OC]

———line-item veto, 3833 [8MR], 22757 [2OC], 26714 [31OC], 27068 [2NO]

———line-item veto (H.R. 235), 185 [3JA]

———line-item veto (H.R. 1262), 3550 [6MR], 30664 [20NO]

———line-item veto (H.J. Res. 384), 19078 [4AU]

———opposition to a continuing resolution, 19514 [6SE]

———supplemental (H.J. Res. 448), 30789 [21NO]

———time limits for passing legislation, 13857 [28JN]

Balanced, 15728 [21JY], 16210 [25JY], 17125 [1AU], 27068 [2NO], 28734 [14NO]

———constitutional amendment (H.J. Res. 162, 189), 3075 [28FE], 4045 [13MR]

———(H.R. 110), 175 [3JA]

———(H.R. 364), 184 [3JA]

———(H.J. Res. 384), 19078 [4AU]

———pay-as-you-go proposal, 29631 [17NO]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend (H.R. 3289), 20722 [19SE]

———approval of the report of the President (H.J. Res. 424), committee discharged from further consideration, 26497 [30OC]

Biennial cycle, 4157 [15MR]

———(H.R. 786), 1377 [2FE]

Borrower Loan Prepayments—OMB Guidelines Need To Be Strengthened: GAO report, 2365 [21FE]

Budget Trust Fund Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3531), 26360 [26OC]

Bush, President: proposals, 2529-2534 [22FE], 2596 [22FE], 3089-3094 [1MR]

Commission on National Fiscal Priorities: establish (H.R. 3452), 24180 [12OC]

Committees of the House: extend cost estimates contained in reports accompanying legislation (H.R. 2170), 7724 [2MY], 26512 [31OC]

Congress: budget reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 21401 [22SE]

———burden shifting to State and local governments, 2600 [22FE]

———deadline for adopting, 22655 [2OC]

———expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (H.R. 3800), 30692 [21NO]

———limited delay on response to Presidential rescission message, 31821 [21NO]

———preparation of noninflationary fiscal year proposal (H.R. 1613), 5285 [23MR]

———process, 24029 [11OC]

———spending priorities, 24177 [12OC]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 7755 [2MY], 8011, 8012, 8015 [3MY], 8019 [11MY], 8020-8064 [3MY], 8095 [3MY], 8118 [4MY], 8136, 8194, 8198 [4MY], 8610 [9MY], 8911 [11MY], 9323 [16MY], 9472 [18MY]-9473 [17MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), appointment of conferees, 8628 [9MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), conference report, 9463 [17MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 145), 8016-8020 [3MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), permission to file conference report, 9121 [15MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), Frenzel motion to instruct conferees, 8610-8613 [9MY]

Congressional Budget Process Reform Act: enact (H.R. 1957), 6648 [13AP]

Congressional Budget Reform Act: enact (H.R. 191), 111 [3JA]

continuing resolutions, 21190 [21SE], 22059-22065 [27SE], 25168 [19OC]

———(H.R. 1153), 2821 [28FE]

———(H.J. Res. 423), 25535 [25OC]

———presenting to the President and consideration (H.R. 3068), 17590 [1AU]

Deficit, 234 [4JA], 1196 [31JA], 1728 [7FE], 2029 [9FE], 2794 [27FE], 3081 [1MR], 4051 [13MR], 4471 [15MR], 5117 [21MR], 7581 [26AP], 8808 [10MY], 8888 [11MY], 9595 [17MY], 17127 [1AU], 19076 [4AU], 26492-26495 [30OC], 26907 [2NO], 27075 [2NO], 28177 [9NO]

———bipartisan agreement, 7403 [25AP]

———expenditures versus revenue, 4484 [16MR]

———require the President to include a statement (H.R. 3411), 24734 [16OC], 30395 [20NO], 23405 [5OC]

———restrict total outlays and reduce deficit by use of capital gains tax revenues (H.R. 2154), 8417 [4MY]

Deficit Reduction Guarantee Act: enact (H.R. 2034), 6878 [18AP]

Executive departments: improve transactions and credit management (H.R. 1127), 2807 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: reduction, 10420 [31MY]

Financial management: improve information (H.R. 2669), 12209 [15JN]

Flexible freeze (H. Con. Res. 157), 12846 [22JN]

Government trust funds: receipt and disbursement of Highway, Airport and Airway, and Inland Waterway Trust Funds not to be included in calculations (H.R. 1352), 3844 [9MR]

Health treatment of Federal hospital insurance trust fund (H.R. 1302), 3824 [8MR]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to budget process (H. Res. 264), 24546 [13OC]

National Counterterrorism Research and Development Program: funding, 26500 [30OC]

National priorities, 27775, 27786-27794 [7NO]

President: rescission authority (H.R. 3271), 6761 [17AP], 20430 [14SE]

Process: reform (H.R. 3464), 24767 [17OC]

Public debt: annual increases, 14841 [17JY]

———impact of interest payments, 14969, 14970 [18JY]

———reduction, 3674 [8MR]

Reconciliation, 26789 [1NO]

———(H.R. 3299), 21530-21577 [26SE], 21773, 22020-22055 [27SE], 22201 [28SE], 22237-22242 [28SE], 22854-22859 [3OC], 23204 [4OC], 23255 [6OC], 23256-23262 [4OC], 23326 [5OC], 23359, 23394, 23403 [5OC], 24766 [17OC], 25061 [18OC], 28178, 28180, 28181 [9NO], 28473 [13NO], 30391 [20NO]

———(H.R. 3299), conference report, 31097 [21NO], 31120 [11DE]-31128, 31197 [21NO], 31830 [11DE]

———(H.R. 3299), consideration (H. Res. 245), 21530-21533 [26SE]

———(H.R. 3299), consideration (H. Res. 249), 21773-21780 [27SE]

———(H.R. 3299), corrections in engrossment, 23394 [5OC]

———(H.R. 3299), motion to instruct conferees, 25084-25092 [18OC], 28559 [13NO]

———(H.R. 3150), 19712 [7SE], 20928 [19SE]

———1990-91 (H.R. 3150), 19318 [4AU]

———veto, 27720 [7NO]

Sequestration, 25167 [19OC], 26513, 26514, 26516, 26575, 26584 [31OC], 26718 [31OC], 26905, 26907, 26909 [2NO], 27716, 27721 [7NO], 27937, 27938 [8NO], 28176, 28178, 28180 [9NO], 28471, 28473 [13NO], 30718 [21NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust fund, 2585 [22FE], 9991 [18MY], 24031 [11OC], 24756 [16OC], 25813 [25OC], 27926 [8NO]

———exclude receipts and disbursements from calculation of deficits (H.R. 933), 2202 [9FE]

———exclude receipts and disbursements from calculation of deficits (H.R. 2892), 14685 [13JY]

———off-budget status, 10089 [24MY]

Spending and expenditures: committee report on current level, 8432 [8MY]

Status: report, 5940 [11AP], 11217 [7JN], 20760 [19SE]

Supplemental, 9456, 9462 [17MY]

Truth in Budgeting Act: enact (H.R. 1420), 4188-4190 [15MR], 24734 [16OC], 30395 [20NO]

2-year cycle (H.R. 1262), 3550 [6MR], 30664 [20NO]

———(H.R. 1401), 4153 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: enroll items agreed to by both Houses as a separate joint resolution (S. 354), 1802 [7FE]

———line-item veto, 6673 [17AP], 18879 [4AU], 26608 [31OC]

———line-item veto (S. 6), 488-491 [25JA], 6671, 6675, 6733 [17AP], 7025 [18AP], 9040 [12MY]

———line-item veto (S. 21), 569 [25JA]

———line-item veto (S. 1553), 18956-18960 [4AU], 26599 [31OC]

———line-item veto (S.J. Res. 14), 1053 [25JA]

———supplemental (H.J. Res. 448), 31433 [21NO]

Balanced, 5865 [10AP], 18835-18839 [4AU]

———constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 183), 16567, 16718 [27JY]

———(S. 101), 716 [25JA], 5808 [7AP], 6460 [13AP], 30119 [19NO]

———(S.J. Res. 2), 1040 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 9), 1044, 1045 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 12), 1050, 1052 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 22), 1057 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 27), 1059 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 29), 1061 [25JA]

———(S.J. Res. 30), 1062 [25JA]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: approval of the report of the President (S.J. Res. 219), 25374 [20OC]

———extend (S. 219), 934 [25JA]

———sequester, 27110 [3NO]

Bush, President: bipartisan agreement, 5948 [11AP], 6462 [13AP]

Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation: release of poll on budget deficit, 7104 [19AP]

Committee on the Budget (Joint): require adoption of CBO economic and technical assumptions in preparing concurrent resolution (S. 1162), 11510 [13JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): committees' submission of reconciliation recommendations, 14209 [11JY]

Common Sense Budget Act: enact (S. 447), 2689 [23FE]

Congress: legislative priorities, 4204 [15MR]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 8312-8321 [4MY], 9117 [12MY], 9320 [16MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), appointment of conferees, 8596 [9MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), conference report, 9752-9775 [18MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (S. Con. Res. 30), 7796-7802 [2MY], 7898-7950 [3MY], 8216-8234, 8242-8321 [4MY], 8582 [9MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (S. Con. Res. 30), H. Con. Res. 106 passed in lieu, 8320 [4MY]

———setting forth for 1990-92 (S. Con. Res. 30), motion to recommit, 8267-8273 [4MY]

Congressional Budget Act: 302(b) allocations, 14612 [13JY]

———amend (S. 532), 3752 [8MR]

———waiver, 23745, 23751-23759 [6OC]

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act: line-item veto (S. 207), 911-914 [25JA]

Debt Ceiling Reform Act: enact (S. 532), 3752 [8MR]

Deficit, 3029 [28FE], 3246 [2MR], 4923, 4927, 4929 [17MR], 6671-6674, 6752 [17AP], 7906 [3MY], 8321 [4MY], 18876 [4AU], 20777 [19SE], 25632, 25633 [24OC], 26593-26599, 26602, 26688, 26691 [31OC], 27088 [3NO], 28626 [14NO], 29312 [16NO], 29643 [17NO], 30122, 30123 [19NO]

Deficit Reduction Guarantee Act: enact (S. 829), 7004 [18AP]

Economic conditions: budget deficit and value of U.S. dollar, 26383 [27OC]

———growth, 1788 [7FE]

———short-term politics and long-term problems, 22879 [3OC]

Federal Credit Reform Act: enact (S. 584), 4359 [15MR]

Impoundment Control Act: enhanced rescission procedures (S. 155), 794 [25JA]

Investments: cutting of capital gains tax to reduce deficit, 16067 [25JY]

National Economic Commission: report, 14078 [11JY]

President: rescission authority, 10299 [31MY]

Public debt: increase ceiling level, 26640 [31OC], 26722, 26724 [1NO], 28044 [9NO]

———modify calculation of Federal deficit amounts and maximum deficit amounts (S. 240), 981 [25JA]

———require sequestration if the deficit for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the target by more than $10 million (S. 1850), 27890 [8NO]

Reconciliation, 22598 [2OC], 22883 [3OC]

———(H.R. 3299), 23153-23155 [4OC], 23445, 23486-23491 [5OC], 24478-24503 [12OC], 24606 [13OC], 25258 [19OC], 25641, 25642 [24OC]

———(H.R. 3299), appointment of conferees, 25259 [19OC]

———(H.R. 3299), change in conferees, 25303 [19OC]

———(H.R. 3299), conference report, 31320, 31403-31432 [21NO]

———(H.R. 3299), House-Senate negotiations, 24008, 24009 [11OC]

———(H.R. 3299), parliamentary inquiries, 23138 [4OC]

———(S. 1750), 24261-24264 [12OC], 24553, 24563-24566, 24568 [13OC], 27100 [3NO]

———(S. 1750), unanimous-consent agreement, 24581 [13OC]

Scorekeeping report, 1578 [2FE], 2007 [8FE], 3015 [28FE], 3332 [2MR], 11543 [13JN], 15955 [24JY]

Sequestration, 21371 [22SE], 24664 [16OC], 25354 [20OC]

Social Security: budget treatment, 7254 [19AP], 26382 [27OC], 26964 [2NO]

———exclude receipts of trust funds from the deficit calculation (S. 537), 3758 [8MR]

———exclude receipts of trust funds from the deficit calculation (S. 852), 7298 [19AP]

———exclude receipts of trust fund from budget deficit calculation, 7928 [3MY], 24569-24571, 24649 [13OC]

———reduce rate of payroll taxes and resulting surplus in the trust fund relative to reducing the budget (S. 922), 7986 [3MY]

Social Security Truth in Budgeting Act: enact (S. 1752), 24509 [12OC]

Spending: bipartisan agreement, 7360 [19AP]

Spending Control Enhancement Act: enact (S. 6), star printing, 1861 [7FE]

Status: report, 4425 [15MR], 5617 [5AP], 6756 [17AP], 8584 [9MY], 9300 [16MY], 10693 [1JN], 11134 [7JN], 14837 [17JY], 20891, 20892 [19SE], 21733, 21734 [26SE], 28720 [14NO], 30589 [20NO]

2-year cycle (S. 29), 577 [25JA], 8232-8234 [4MY]

Reports

Allocation of Spending Authority Among Subcommittees: Senate Committee on Armed Services, 15067 [18JY]

Budget Forecast, 1988: CBO (excerpt), 7909 [3MY]

Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 24264-24305 [12OC]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 24305-24311 [12OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works, 24311-24319 [12OC]

———Committee on Finance, 24319-24462 [12OC]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs, 24462-24464 [12OC]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 24464-24477 [12OC]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 24477 [12OC]

———Conference Agreement on H.R. 3299, 31408 [21NO]

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, 1579 [2FE], 2007 [8FE], 3015 [28FE], 4425 [15MR], 5617 [5AP], 5871 [10AP], 6756 [17AP], 7842 [2MY], 8584 [9MY], 9300 [16MY], 10694 [1JN], 11134 [7JN], 11217 [7JN], 11543 [13JN], 12574 [20JN], 14364 [12JY], 14837, 14838 [17JY], 15955 [24JY], 17559 [1AU], 19040 [4AU], 20761 [19SE], 20891, 20892 [19SE], 21733, 21734 [26SE], 27046, 27047 [2NO], 27710 [7NO], 28721 [14NO], 30589 [20NO]

Cost Estimate of Budget Reconciliation Recommendations of Committee on Environment and Public Works: OMB, 24319 [12OC]

Cost of Congress: Democratic Study Group, 17060-17063 [31JY]

Current Level of Spending and Revenues: House Committee on the Budget, 5940, 5942 [11AP]

Modified Allocations to Subcommittees: Committee on Appropriations, 20455 [14SE]

Status of the Budget: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 17558 [1AU]

———Committee on the Budget, 3849 [9MR], 8432-8435 [8MY], 18659-18661 [3AU]

What's Missing From the Federal Budget?, 27784 [7NO]

Reports by conference committees

Reconciliation (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 101-386), 30823-31096 [21NO]

Setting Forth the Congressional Budget for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 9127-9139 [15MY]

Reports filed

Activities: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 100-1113), 102 [3JA]

Allocation of Budget Totals: Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 101-112), 13621 [27JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (S. Rept. 101-75), 14319 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 101-97), 12808 [21JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (H. Rept. 101-128), 14074 [11JY]

———Committee on Foreign Affairs (H. Rept. 101-88), 12179 [15JN]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H. Rept. 101-62), 10049 [23MY]

Authorizing Expenditures: Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (S. Res. 30), 1241 [31JA]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. Res. 29), 1241 [31JA]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. Res. 32), 1241 [31JA]

———Committee on the Budget (S. Res. 26), 1241 [31JA]

———Special Committee on Aging (S. Res. 25), 1241 [31JA]

Budgetary Treatment of Postal Service Fund: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 101-177), 16562 [27JY]

———Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 101-177), 16427 [26JY]

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Con. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 101-101), 12932 [22JN]

Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H. Rept. 101-117), 13959 [29JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 101-93), 12492 [20JN]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 101-77), 11242 [7JN]

———Report on Section 302(b): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. Rept. 101-102), 17958 [2AU]

———Report on Section 302(b): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. Rept. 101-96), 17490 [1AU]

———Waiver: Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Rept. 101-100), 17494 [1AU]

Congressional Budget for 1990-92: Committee on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 106) (H. Rept. 101-42), 7722, 7753 [2MY]

———Committee on the Budget (S. Con. Res. 30) (S. Rept. 101-20), 7678 [1MY]

———Consideration of H. Con. Res. 106: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 145), 7753 [2MY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.J. Res. 407) (H. Rept. 101-249), 21498 [25SE]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 246) (H. Rept. 101-253), 21498 [25SE]

Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 101-261), 21589 [26SE]

———Committee on the Budget (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 101-247), 21003 [20SE]

———Committee on the Budget (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 101-164), 24507 [12OC]

———Consideration of H.R. 3299: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 101-248), 21400, 21407 [22SE]

———Conference Report on H.R. 3299 (H. Rept. 101-386), 31242 [21NO]

———Waiving Points of Order Against H.R. 3299: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 101-364), 29604 [16NO]

Revised Allocations of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 101-302), 25614 [24OC]

Statutory Limit Increase on Public Debt: Committee on Finance (H.J. Res. 280), 16041 [25JY]

Rosters

Membership of Coalition for Fiscal Restraint, 28090 [9NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 23262 [4OC]

Songs

``Auld Lang Syne'', 21528 [26SE]

Statements

Appropriations' Line-Item Veto: Laurence H. Tribe, 28095 [9NO]

Balanced Budget: Arthur Burns, 1047 [25JA]

———Charles Baird, 1048 [25JA]

———James Buchanan, 1049 [25JA]

———Roger Freeman, 1049 [25JA]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: Senator Exon, 27113, 27114 [3NO]

Budget for a Strong America: Representative George Miller, 28949 [14NO]

Building a Better America: President Bush, 2532 [22FE]

Higher Taxes: Milton Friedman, 8059 [3MY]

Insufficient Investments and Tax Increases: several economists, 27783 [7NO]

Reconciliation: Lester Thurow, 24500 [12OC]

———Pat Choate, 24500 [12OC]

———President Bush, 27100 [3NO]

———Representative Rostenkowski, 24588 [13OC]

———Roger Altman, 24501 [12OC]

———Senator Byrd, 24479 [12OC]

Summaries

Balanced Budget (S. 101), 718-720 [25JA]

Biennial Budget Act (S. 29), 583 [25JA], 3815 [8MR]

Impact of Fiscal Year 1990 Sequester, 31405 [21NO]

Reconciliation (H.R. 3299) Conference Report, 31099-31102, 31123-31127 [21NO]

Risks of Wishful Thinking: National Economic Commission, 24564-24565 [13OC]

Senate-Reported Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 24009-24013 [11OC]

Surveys

Impacts of Full-Year Sequester: Committee on Appropriations (House), 27717-27720 [7NO]

Tables

Additional revenue generated, 8295 [4MY]

Alternative child care proposals, 23389 [5OC]

Bipartisan leadership budget reconciliation agreement, 31408 [21NO]

Budget authority comparison, by department, 23888 [7OC]

Budget estimates, receipts, outlays, and debts (sundry), 8027-8030 [3MY]

Budget reconciliation conference v. sequester, 31408 [21NO]

Budget scoring of H.R. 2989, Dept. of the Treasury and Postal Service appropriations, 19026 [4AU]

Changes in 1989 deficit since October 15—Gramm-Rudman-Hollings report, 7911 [3MY]

Committee on Appropriations allocations, 26796 [1NO]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' Congressional Budget Act 302(b) allocation of accounts, fiscal year 1990, 14612 [13JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3015, transportation appropriations spending totals, 20298 [13SE]

Comparison of the Bush budget for drugs and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 8221 [4MY]

Congressional committee markup of fiscal year 1990 budget, 25544 [24OC]

Deficits, 1981-94, 21535, 21574 [26SE], 21775 [27SE]

Differences between budget resolution deficits and actual deficits, 24042 [11OC]

Federal budget 1980-90, 8302 [4MY]

Federal deficit and Social Security trust funds surpluses, 8031 [3MY]

Federal spending as a percentage of total budget outlays, 4190 [15MR]

Gephardt substitute to fiscal year 1990 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 106), 8046 [3MY]

Interest on the debt compared to income tax revenue, 18837 [4AU]

Loss of revenue since January 1, 1981 due to legislative changes, 24263 [12OC]

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act provisions, 25084 [18OC]

1989-94 baseline budget projections of the CBO, 4189 [15MR], 8031 [3MY]

Presidential budget rescissions, 1975-86, 794 [25JA]

Reduction of Federal nondefense travel expenses: CBO, 7916 [3MY]

Rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act, 18959 [4AU]

Revenue effects of items reported pursuant to budget reconciliation instructions, 24492-24495 [12OC]

Revenue initiatives proposed in the President's budget and included in the bipartisan agreement, 8294 [4MY]

Scorekeeping report, 3332 [2MR]

Senate Budget Committee scoring of H.R. 2916, September 18, 1989, 20826 [19SE]

Status of fiscal year 1990 appropriations bills, 24042 [11OC]

Supplemental appropriations request, fiscal year 1989, 9799 [18MY]

Supplemental appropriations under H.R. 2402, 13252-13262 [23JN]

U.S. global change research program budget, by function, 8286 [4MY]

Unified budget deficit, 1969-88, 4189 [15MR]

Testimonies

Economic Policy: Representative Hamilton, 4443 [15MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal funding for special education, 5637 [5AP]

H. Con. Res. 106, setting forth the congressional budget for 1990-92, 8118-8122 [4MY], 8313-8320 [4MY]

H. Con. Res. 220, budget treatment of railroad retirement benefits, 29979 [17NO]

H. Res. 145, consideration H. Con. Res. 106, setting forth the Congressional budget for 1990-92, 8016 [3MY]

H. Res. 201, funding for Committee on the Judiciary investigations and studies, 17169 [1AU]

H. Res. 245, consideration of H.R. 3299, reconciliation, 21530 [26SE]

H. Res. 249, consideration of H.R. 3299, reconciliation, 21773 [27SE]

H. Res. 271, consideration of H.J. Res. 423, making further continuing appropriations, 25522 [24OC]

H.J. Res. 189, constitutional amendments on balanced, 4045 [13MR]

H.R. 110, balance, 175 [3JA]

H.R. 1420, Truth in Budgeting Act, 4190 [15MR]

H.R. 3299, reconciliation, 21780-22019 [27SE], 25031-25057 [18OC]

S. 6, Spending Enhancement Control Act, 489 [25JA]

S. 29, Biennial Budget Act, 578-582 [25JA]

S. 101, balance, 716-718 [25JA]

S. 155, enhanced budget rescission procedures, 795 [25JA]

S. 207, line-item veto, 912 [25JA]

S. 219, exclude Social Security Trust Funds from deficit calculation and extend Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, 934 [25JA]

S. 240, modify calculation of Federal deficit amounts and maximum deficit amounts, 983 [25JA]

S. 354, enroll appropriations items agreed to by both Houses as a separate joint resolution, 1803 [7FE]

S. 401, Social Security Trust Fund Sanctity Act, 2091 [9FE], 24649 [13OC]

S. 447, Common Sense Budget Act, 2689 [23FE]

S. 532, Debt Ceiling Reform Act, 3753 [8MR]

S. 537, budget deficit calculations shall exclude Social Security reserves, 3758 [8MR]

S. 584, Federal Credit Reform Act, 4360-4362 [15MR]

S. 1162, require adoption of CBO economic and technical assumptions in preparing concurrent resolution on the budget, 11511 [13JN]

S. 1572, Federal Budget Structure Act, 18986 [4AU]

S. 1850, require sequestration if the deficit for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the target by more than $10 million, 27890 [8NO]

S. Con. Res. 18, taxation of State and local government bonds, 3780 [8MR]

S. Res. 63, prohibit increase in excise tax on gas and diesel fuel, 2468 [22FE]

S. Res. 64, opposition to increase in fee on imported crude oil, 2470 [22FE]

S. Res. 197, assistance for victims of the California earthquake without increasing the Federal deficit, 25955, 26043 [25OC]

S.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced, 1041 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 9, constitutional amendment to require balanced, 1045 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 12, constitutional amendment to require balanced, 1050 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 14, line-item veto, 1053 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 22, constitutional amendment to require balanced, 1057 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 23, line-item budget veto, 914 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 27, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, 1060 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 30, constitutional amendment to require balanced, 1062 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 219, approval of the report by the President required by Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, 25374 [20OC]