INDEPENDENT AGENCIES related term(s) Executive Departments

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10557, S10558, S10559, S10560, S10564 [13SE], S10582, S10584, S10596, S10610, S10614 [16SE], S10691 [17SE], H6509, H6510, H6511 [18JN], H6550, H6557, H6562, H6567, H6587, H6588, H6589, H6591, H6592, H6599, H6602, H6611, H6621, H6625 [19JN], H6637, H6641, H6647, H6649, H6654, H6664, H6667, H6668, H6671, H6674 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10161, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10168, S10182, S10183, S10184, S10201, S10202, S10203, S10204 [10SE], S10267, S10270, S10280, S10281, S10286, S10288, S10294, S10295, S10312, S10329, S10330, S10332, S10333, S10334, S10335, S10336, S10340, S10341, S10342 [11SE], S10355, S10356, S10357, S10360, S10361, S10373, S10377, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10386, S10388, S10390, S10393, S10396, S10430, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10477, S10478, S10489, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10497, S10501, S10502, S10506 [12SE], H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623, H7624, H7629, H7633, H7658 [16JY], H7676, H7677, H7678, H7679, H7684, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7705 [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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

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

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

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

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10866, S10897 [18SE]

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

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

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

Articles and editorials

Delivery for the Postal Service, E1024 [6JN]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

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

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3662), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3756), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

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]

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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

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

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

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

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

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

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

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]

———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 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]

———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]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1839), S5856 [5JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831; H.R. 3159), S5763 [4JN], H2866 [26MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11395 [26SE]

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

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

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]

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

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

Descriptions

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

Letters

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H6591 [19JN]

FCC relocation: David J. Barram, GSA, E1931 [21OC]

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]

Lists

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]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S46 [4JA]

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H98 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6662, H6680 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260, S10261 [11SE], H7688, H7713 [17JY]

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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency: Dept. of Energy, S861 [1FE]

Remarks in House

ACDA: anniversary, H12297 [4OC]

Agriculture: research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Appropriations: 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]

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

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

Coast Guard: funding, H6971 [26JN]

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

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

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 the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations, H1867, H1873 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA], H98-H120, H121, H125 [4JA], E23, E28, E29 [5JA], E108 [26JA]

———making appropriations, H12107 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517, H6537-H6625 [19JN], H6635-H6681 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6518-H6528 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7615-H7640 [16JY], H7665-H7714 [17JY], E1310 [17JY], E1316 [18JY], E1351 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610-H7614 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, H7637 [16JY]

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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H892 [25JA], H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

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

EEOC: funding, H8284-H8286 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2053-H2068 [12MR], E346 [13MR]

———funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

FCC: relocation, E1859 [30SE], E1931 [21OC]

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

FEMA: tribute, E1211 [27JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

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]

———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]

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]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

IRS: reform, H11398 [27SE]

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]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049-H8052 [22JY], H11330-H11334 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), H11334 [26SE]

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

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849-H2851 [26MR], E464 [27MR]

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

Postal Service: reform, E1023 [6JN]

Railroads: safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees-H7082 [27JN]

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]

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

Remarks in Senate

Administrative Office of the Courts: study of courtroom utilization, S10167 [10SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

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

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S3752 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, S38, S44 [4JA], S434, S435 [26JA]

———making appropriations, S11830-S11834 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10526-S10533, S10535, S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10650, S10653-S10657, S10691 [17SE], S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11068, S11102 [20SE], S11495 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), unanimous-consent agreement, S10539 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE], S11884, S12025 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10139-S10185, S10190 [10SE], S10245, S10280-S10321 [11SE], S10349-S10374, S10377-S10401 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

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]

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

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, S44 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

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

FDA: reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

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

FERC: establish as an independent agency, S860 [1FE]

FRS: operations and procedures, S6281-S6294 [14JN]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

———regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

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]

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

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

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

GSA: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing FCC, S10167 [10SE]

IRS: funding, S10155-S10158 [10SE]

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

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), S5859-S5861 [5JN]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), S11771 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), insert language of S. 1831 in lieu, S10898 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S5768 [4JN], S10895-S10898 [18SE]

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

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

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

Small business: 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]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

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

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

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

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3662) (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

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

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]

NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1839) (S. Rept. 104-327), S8468 [22JY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

———Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

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]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

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]

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

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

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6562, H6568 [19JN], H6649 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7675, H7679, H7687, H7695, H7698, H7708 [17JY]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

Statements

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

Summaries

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

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

Table of Contents

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

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

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. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

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

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H1820-H1823 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 1977), H100-H103 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6539-H6542 [19JN], H12070-H12074 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general Government appropriations (H.R. 3756), H12075-H12077 [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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 221, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H11334 [26SE]

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

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6518 [19JN]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

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

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7610 [16JY]

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.J. Res. 158, Peace Corps anniversary, H2849 [26MR]

H.R. 2276, establish FAA as an independent agency, H2053-H2062 [12MR]

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, S11029 [19SE], H8049 [22JY], H11330 [26SE]

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. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10512-S10526 [13SE]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

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

H.R. 3756, Dept. of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies appropriations, S10139-S10155 [10SE]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

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

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]