EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS related term(s) Federal Employees

Addresses

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Advertisements

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286, H6287 [12JN], H6337, H6340, H6345, H6346, H6349, H6351, H6361, H6364, H6366, H6370, H6379, H6380, H6384, H6385, H6387 [13JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7689, S7769, S7770, S7782, S7783, S7784 [11JY], S7826, S7827, S7828, S7829, S7830, S7831, S7832, S7833, S7834, S7835 [12JY], S7906, S7907 [16JY], S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932, S7933, S7934, S7935, S7937, S7941, S7942, S7943, S7945, S7946, S7948, S7950, S7951, S7954, S7965, S7968, S7969, S7970, S7983, S7984, S7985, S7987, S7988, S7989, S7992, S7997, S8005, S8028, S8029, S8033, S8056, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9134, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9149, S9162, S9163, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9275, S9276, S9279, S9280, S9305, S9306 [31JY], H6766 [25JN], H7074, H7079, H7085, H7086, H7089, H7091 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2161, S2199, S2202 [15MR]

Analyses

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense Management and Operations Amendments (S. 1672), S3385-S3387 [16AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY], H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY], H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency'', H977 [31JA]

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

INS Accused of Tolerating Citizenship Fraud, S10287 [11SE]

INS To Review Overtime Policies After Charges of Abuse, S10288 [11SE]

Marines Land Generals Despite Some Opposition, S11286 [25SE]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: amend laws affecting management and operations (see S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———expand authority to donate unusable food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

———making appropriations (see S. 1894; H.R. 3610), S6612 [20JN], H6183 [11JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H6284 [12JN]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H4901 [10MY]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

———amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 3791), H7474 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 3386), H4396 [1MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3675), H6531 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Federal employees: ban acceptance of gifts (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

———enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4618 [2MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

———requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 2045; H.R. 3798), S9555 [2AU], H7474 [11JY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12174 [28SE]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610), H11644-H12021 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

Budget 1997-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5513 [23MY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget reconciliation: Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

Computer problem relative to differentiating years 2000 and 1900: Senator Moynihan, S9960 [5SE]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense management and operations amendments: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S3385 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending: Donald W. Pearman, Jr., Dept. of Energy, S7276 [28JN]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Women in public service, E442 [22MR]

Messages

Dept. of HUD Annual Report: President Clinton, H8633 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4111 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation Annual Report: President Clinton, S377 [25JA], H903 [25JA]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Veto of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H8793 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12109 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Quotations

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Appropriations: executive department management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7085 [27JN], H7331 [11JY]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

Coast Guard: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: budget management, H3174 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

———issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6333-H6389 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12051-H12110 [28SE], E1884, E1891 [1OC], E1903, E1907 [2OC], E1916 [3OC], E1942 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6326-H6333 [13JN]

———Operational Support Airlift Program funding, H6368 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6361-H6364 [13JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (H.R. 3300), H8822-H8828 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

———making appropriations, H897, H898 [25JA]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE], E1680 [25SE]

———restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174 [30AP]

———funding, H10966 [24SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084-H2095 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6964-H6973 [26JN], H7067-H7099 [27JN], E1205 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY], E1229 [9JY], E1257 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10557-H10567 [18SE], E1644 [18SE], E1650, E1666 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553-H10557 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), unanimous-consent agreement, H10336 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

District of Columbia: transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

EPA: investigation into possible political activities, H1753 [6MR]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

FAA: funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

———greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

———improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———reduce number of political appointees, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

———use of credit card accounts, H1255 [27FE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

———eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

———separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789, H5790 [4JN]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: Dept. of Energy environmental management, H2564 [21MR]

———travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Railroads: safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury: questions relative to alleged misconduct, H308 [5JA], H984 [31JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 994), E450 [26MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

Starr, Kenneth W.: appearance of conflicts of interest as independent counsel in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H5134 [15MY]

Women: tribute to women in public service, E441 [22MR]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

———status report, S321 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2837 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7418 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S9960 [5SE], S10871 [18SE]

Congress: reauthorization of independent counsel statute, S6107 [11JN]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: amend laws affecting management and operations (S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine Program funding, S7942 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), S8068-S8070 [18JY], S8381 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11192 [24SE], S11286, S11287 [25SE], S11873, S11879, S11880, S11881, S11908, S11909, S11936 [30SE], S12163, S12197 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), insert language of S. 1894 in lieu, S8068 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7688-S7691, S7742, S7743, S7744, S7748, S7752, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7800 [12JY], S7928-S7971, S7983-S8007 [17JY], S8065-S8070, S8152-S8154 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), unanimous-consent agreement, S7916 [16JY], S7943, S7997 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7941, S7998-S8005 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

———adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

———amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

———employee buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274-S7276 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S439-S441 [26JA]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

———funding, S4420 [30AP]

———provide assistance to agents of the Diplomatic Security Service who secure liability insurance, S10166 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, S11893 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118-S9150 [30JY], S9265-S9288 [31JY], S9448 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777-S10794 [18SE], S11044 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

EPA: reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

Federal employees: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252, S5254 [17MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———Inspector General audits of employee overtime practices, S10287 [11SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S10281-S10286 [11SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 1724), S4624 [2MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

Government regulation: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

Greenspan, Alan: performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

GSA: grant flexibility relative to telecommuting centers, S10280, S10321 [11SE]

———waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Independent agencies: allow agencies to contribute funding to newly created Federal executive boards, S10166 [10SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738-S8740 [24JY]

Pensions: Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888, S7914 [16JY]

Small business: impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1633, S1636-S1642, S1647 [7MR], S2148-S2168 [15MR], S2309-S2322 [19MR], S2831 [25MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR], S2095 [14MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

Reports

Extraordinary Contractual Actions To Facilitate the National Defense: Dept. of Defense, H2550-H2557 [20MR]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-863), H12172 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of State Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-785), H10429 [16SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-727), H9565 [31JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-612), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Summaries

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

Year 2000 Computer Challenge: Richard M. Nunno, S9960 [5SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation: Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6334-H6336 [13JN], H12063-H12065, H12090-H12092 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6966-H6969 [26JN], H10559-H10562 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Executive departments and agencies preparedness relative to computer problem differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8802 [30JY]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6963 [26JN]

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6326 [13JN]

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3235, Office of Government Ethics authorization extension, H5789 [4JN]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9118-S9126 [30JY]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 4138, Hydrogen Future Act, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, S2316-S2321 [19MR]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S2148-S2151 [15MR]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

Tributes

Burr, Aaron, E432 [22MR]