DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Customs Service; Secret Service

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), S7133, S7134, S7138, S7157, S7158 [20JN], S7200, S7207, S7209, S7219, S7228, S7232, S7233, S7235, S7379, S7380 [21JN], S7396, S7397, S7401, S7402, S7406, S7409, S7415, S7463, S7464 [22JN], H4466, H4468, H4475, H4483, H4484, H4487, H4495, H4497, H4502, H4507, H4510, H4513, H4515, H4524, H4529, H4535 [15JN]

Financial institutions: treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries (H.R. 4926), H10413, H10414 [30SE]

San Francisco, CA: acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint (H.R. 4812), S11320, S11355 [11AU], H8448 [16AU]

———transfer of U.S. Mint building (S. 2185), S10267, S10365 [2AU]

Analyses

Bonneville Power Administration Debt Refinancing Agreement at Prevailing Interest Rates and Payment of Refinancing Fee to U.S. Treasury (S. 2473), S13708-S13710 [29SE]

Bonneville Power Administration debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (S. 2332), S10054-S10056 [28JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H8457 [16AU]

———H.R. 4556, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9378 [21JY]

Articles and editorials

Customs Service Begins a Major Reorganization—First Restructuring in 30 Years Shifts 600 Jobs to Field Offices, E2180 [8OC]

Disclosure Deficit, H4214 [8JN]

Ins and Outs, H4213 [8JN]

Redeem Us With a Cross of Gold, E1548 [22JY]

Treasury Official Urged 2d Inquiry—Regulator's Request for Look at Failed S&L Is Said To Have Been Rejected, S3040 [16MR]

White House's Outside Insiders, H4213 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 2465; H.R. 5192), S13448 [27SE], H11000 [5OC]

BATF: regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 4903), H6983 [4AU]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (see S. 2332, 2473; H.R. 4847), S10051 [28JY], S13706 [29SE], H6453 [28JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 5168), H10727 [4OC]

———mint in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service (see S. 2007), S4076 [11AP]

———mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H357 [8FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4539), H4164 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 479), H5761 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration (see H. Res. 447), H4219 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 537), H9440 [21SE]

District of Columbia: authority to requisition funds (see H.R. 4529), H4165 [26MY]

Economy: loan guarantees and programs for businesses with potential for growth and economic development (see H.R. 3853), H500 [10FE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 5255), H11427 [7OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: enrollment of individuals currently in a health plan administered by the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision (see H.R. 5164), H10727 [4OC]

Financial institutions: treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries (see H.R. 4926), H7299 [9AU]

———treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries (H.R. 4926), consideration (see H. Res. 543), H9599 [23SE]

IMF: U.S. contribution to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility II (see S. 1957), S3446 [22MR]

IRS: burden of proof in tax cases (see H.R. 5286), H11428 [7OC]

Library of Congress: authorize the incorporation of proceeds of certain sales, payments, and restitutions into the Library budget (see S. 2419), S12467 [24AU]

Library of Congress Revolving Fund: establish (see H.R. 4736), H5655 [13JY]

Money: design counterfeit-resistant $100 currency (see S. 2158), S6392 [25MY]

———include exchange rate policy information in reports by FRS and Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 4502), H4164 [26MY]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H1539 [17MR]

Navy: mint commemorative coins observing anniversary of the Blue Angels (see H.R. 4381), H3223 [10MY]

Office of Personal Savings Promotion: establish (see H.R. 3908), H865 [24FE]

Postal Service: claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit (see S. 1914), S2638 [9MR]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H3790 [20MY]

San Francisco, CA: acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint (see H.R. 4812), H6104 [21JY]

———mint coins commemorating the Old San Francisco Mint (see S. 2302), S9446 [21JY]

———transfer of U.S. Mint building (see S. 2185), S6857 [14JN]

Senate: permit return of excess personal office funds to the Treasury for public debt reduction (see S. 1792, 1812), S54 [25JA], S430 [31JA]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1860; H.R. 3879), S1739 [23FE], H679 [23FE]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see S. 1952; H.R. 4135), S3208 [17MR], H1995 [24MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of boyhood home (see H.R. 5049), H9223 [19SE]

World War II: mint commemorative coins upon 50th anniversary of peace accord signing (see S. 2183), S6857 [14JN]

Documents

Dept. of Defense M Accounts Ruling by Comptroller General: GAO, S356 [28JA]

Letters

Bank Insurance Fund and Depositor Protection Act, S14857 [7OC]

Bonneville Power Administration debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S13710 [29SE]

Budget deficit, S2010 [28FE]

Customs Service reorganization: George J. Weise, Customs Service, E2180 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense M accounts ruling by Comptroller General: Milton J. Socolar, Office of the Comptroller General, S355 [28JA]

———Senator Grassley, S355 [28JA]

Federal Banking Commission: Lloyd Bentsen, Sec. of the Treasury, S2422 [7MR]

GATT ratification: Lloyd Bentsen, Sec. of the Treasury, S15344 [1DE]

Interstate Banking Efficiency Act, S12770 [13SE]

Investigation of financial activities of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton: Robert B. Fiske, Jr., S6897, S6902 [15JN]

IRS compliance with rights and privacy of taxpayers: Jennie S. Stathis, GAO, S7111 [20JN]

———Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, S7111 [20JN], S7207 [21JN]

Limit on annual asset growth of FDIC-insured nonbank banks, S3159 [17MR]

Prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons: Daniel R. Black, BATF, S4940 [2MY]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S4941 [2MY]

Tax treatment of children's income attributable to personal injury awards, E1592 [28JY]

Texaco efforts to comply with U.N. sanctions against Haiti: Timothy J. Hauser, Dept. of Commerce, E2027 [30SE]

U.S. contribution to the Global Environment Facility, S4835 [26AP]

U.S. contribution to the IMF Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility II, S3456 [22MR]

U.S. contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank, S7249 [21JN]

U.S.-Israel Income Tax Convention, S12953 [19SE]

Lists

Committee of Rules (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 447, consideration of H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4261 [9JN]

Proposed amendments to H. Res. 447, consideration of H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4262 [9JN]

Memorandums

Interstate Banking Efficiency Act, S12770 [13SE]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), S7209, S7211 [21JN], S7409, S7417, S7420 [22JN], H4535, H4536 [15JN], H8456 [16AU], H9165 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), conference report, H9477 [22SE], H9785 [27SE]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Ricki Rhodarmer Tigert to be Chairperson of the FDIC Board of Directors, S13978 [4OC]

Remarks in House

BATF: regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (H.R. 4903), E1655 [4AU]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (H.R. 4847), E1595 [28JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (H.R. 5168), E2051 [4OC]

———mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords, H4397 [14JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (H.R. 3820), H4279 [9JN], H4297 [10JN]

Customs Service: assessment of user fees relative to cruise ships, E2253 [8OC]

———reorganization, E2179 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), H4212, H4215 [8JN], H4225 [9JN], H4453-H4538 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), Senate amendments (H. Res. 479), H5740, H5741 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), conference report, H9469-H9478, H9517 [22SE], H9777-H9785 [27SE], E2002 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration (H. Res. 447), H4225, H4259-H4271 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 537), H9465-H9469 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), motion to instruct conferees, H8456, H8457 [16AU], H9165 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), motion to recommit, H4536, H4537 [15JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: enrollment of individuals currently in a health plan administered by the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision (H.R. 5164), H11383 [7OC]

Financial institutions: treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries (H.R. 4926), H10409-H10415 [30SE], E2037 [3OC]

———treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries (H.R. 4926), consideration (H. Res. 543), H10320-H10323 [29SE]

Navy: mint commemorative coins observing anniversary of the Blue Angels (H.R. 4381), H3197 [10MY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (H.R. 3270), H4948 [23JN]

San Francisco, CA: acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint (H.R. 4812), H7115, H7116 [8AU], H8448, H8449 [16AU]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 3879), H653 [23FE]

Texaco, Inc.: efforts to comply with U.N. sanctions against Haiti, E2026 [30SE]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (H.R. 4135), E577 [24MR]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 2465), S13453 [27SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (S. 2332), S10051-S10053 [28JY]

———debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (S. 2473), S13707 [29SE]

Coins: mint in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service (S. 2007), S4076 [11AP]

Congressional Award Program: direct U.S. Mint to strike award medals, S7233 [21JN]

Dept. of State: inclusion of terrorist assets in country reports, S353 [28JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), S7130-S7135, S7138 [20JN], S7197-S7220, S7222-S7236 [21JN], S7396-S7422 [22JN], S9126, S9128 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), conference report, S13548-S13553 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), motion to recommit, S7211-S7216 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), unanimous-consent agreement, S7230 [21JN]

Federal employees: congressional establishment of minimum staffing levels in certain executive departments and agencies, S7415-S7418 [22JN]

IMF: U.S. contribution to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility II (S. 1957), S3456 [22MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights, S7198-S7209 [21JN]

———tax compliance initiative appropriations, S7198-S7209 [21JN]

Law enforcement officers: participation of Customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers in the Law Enforcement Retirement System, S7234, S7235 [21JN], S7419 [22JN]

Library of Congress: authorize the incorporation of proceeds of certain sales, payments, and restitutions into the Library budget (S. 2419), S12474 [24AU]

Money: design counterfeit-resistant $100 currency (S. 2158), S6408 [25MY]

Naples, ID: investigation of BATF shootout, S13403 [27SE]

National Disaster Relief Trust Fund: funding, S1263-S1265 [9FE], S1363 [10FE]

Postal Service: claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit (S. 1914), S2639 [9MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5047 [3MY], S8344 [1JY], S14057 [4OC], S14789 [7OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (S. 1539), S1328 [10FE]

San Francisco, CA: acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint (H.R. 4812), S11320 [11AU]

———mint coins commemorating the Old San Francisco Mint (S. 2302), S9453 [21JY]

———transfer of U.S. Mint building (S. 2185), S6861 [14JN], S10267 [2AU]

Secret Service: authorize inquiry relative to security procedures at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, S7134 [20JN]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins, S3048 [16MR], S3121 [17MR]

———mint commemorative coins (S. 1860), S1739-S1741 [23FE], S2044 [28FE]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (S. 1952), S3254 [17MR]

World War II: mint commemorative coins upon 50th anniversary of peace accord signing (S. 2183), S6860 [14JN]

Reports by conference committees

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4539), H9253-H9268 [20SE], H9552-H9568 [22SE]

Reports filed

Acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco, CA: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 4812) (H. Rept. 103-634), H6548 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 103-736), H9440 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 447) (H. Rept. 103-537), H4219 [8JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4926, Treatment of U.S. Banks by Foreign Countries: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 103-743), H9599 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4539) (H. Rept. 103-534), H4164 [26MY], H4291 [9JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4539) (S. Rept. 103-286), S7066 [16JN]

———committee of conference (H.R. 4539) (H. Rept. 103-729), H9350 [20SE]

———committee of conference (H.R. 4539) (H. Rept. 103-741), H9568 [22SE]

Financial Management in the Customs Service: Committee on Government Operations (House) (H. Rept. 103-868), H11564 [29NO]

Foreign Country Treatment of U.S. Banks: Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (H.R. 4926) (H. Rept. 103-727), H9223 [19SE]

Mint Coins in Commemoration of U.S. Botanic Garden 175th Anniversary: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1952), S6288 [24MY]

Nomination of Edward S. Knight To Be General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S12962 [19SE]

Nomination of Frank N. Newman To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S12962 [19SE]

Nomination of Joan Logue-Kinder To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4729 [21AP]

Nomination of Mary E. Withrow To Be U.S. Treasurer: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1282 [9FE]

Nomination of Philip N. Diehl To Be Director of the Mint: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6288 [24MY]

Nomination of Stuart L. Brown To Be Assistant General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S12962 [19SE]

Transfer of U.S. Mint Building in San Francisco, CA, by the Dept. of the Treasury to the GSA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2185) (S. Rept. 103-302), S8381 [1JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), H4531, H4534 [15JN]

Summaries

BATF Regulation of the Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale of Firearms and Ammunition (H.R. 4903), E1655 [4AU]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President and independent agencies appropriations, S7133 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4539), H9778-H9780 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations conference report (H.R. 4539), H9471-H9473 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 447, consideration of H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4259 [9JN]

H. Res. 479, Senate amendments to H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H5740 [14JY]

H. Res. 537, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H9465 [22SE]

H. Res. 543, consideration of H.R. 4926, treatment of U.S. banks by foreign countries, H10320 [29SE]

H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S7116-S7130 [20JN]

H.R. 4812, acquisition of the Old U.S. Mint in San Francisco, CA, H7115 [8AU]

H.R. 5164, OCC and OTS Health Benefits Continuation Act, H11383 [7OC]

H.R. 5168, One Dollar Coin and Community Development Act, E2052 [4OC]

S. 1914, claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit, S2639 [9MR]

S. 1952, mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Botanic Garden's 175th anniversary, S3254 [17MR]

S. 1957, U.S. contribution to the IMF Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility II, S3456 [22MR]

S. 2007, mint coins in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service, S4077 [11AP]

S. 2332, Bonneville Power Administration debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury, S10053 [28JY]

S. 2465, mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots, S13454 [27SE]

S. 2473, Bonneville Power Administration debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury, S13707 [29SE]