PUBLIC DEBT related term(s) Budget—U.S.

Amendments

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41) (103d Congress), S6408 [18JN]

———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]

Government: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Ace in the Hole, S5992-S5995 [10JN]

America Is Not Overspending; North America—The Big Engine That Couldn't, S5799 [5JN], S5996 [10JN]

Awful Truth About a Tax Cut, S1375 [27FE]

Biggest Spender of Them All—Reagan's Bankrupt Budget, S420 [26JA]

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, E27 [5JA]

Clinton's Budget Game, S5991 [10JN]

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

Fiddling With the Numbers, S5119 [16MY], S5796, S5828 [5JN]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Judge Says Budget Impasse Could Shut Nation's Courts, S21 [3JA]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Of ``Sons'' and Their ``Grandsons'', S421 [26JA]

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

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Republicans Threaten To Impeach Rubin if He Borrows Again To Avoid Default, H199 [5JA]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Your Turn, Bill, H123 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: balance (see S. Con. Res. 38), S98 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

———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]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

———sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see H.R. 3414), H4646 [8MY]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: require recommendations for reducing public debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

Government: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

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

———provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3998), H9923 [2AU]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372, 3384), H4396 [1MY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Conference reports

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

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

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Essays

Money, Systems, and Your Health: Sid Taylor, E1347 [23JY]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Letters

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

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

———Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas and Sheila Frahm, Lt. Governor of Kansas, S5934 [6JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S5936 [6JN]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S5935 [6JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S5885, S5936 [6JN]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S5935 [6JN]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S5936 [6JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S5935 [6JN]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S5936 [6JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S5935 [6JN]

———M.J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, S5935 [6JN]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

———several Republican Members of Congress, S5659 [3JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S5935 [6JN]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Lists

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

Economists supporting Dole plan for economic growth, S11237 [25SE]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Non-defense discretionary spending cuts, S5795 [5JN]

Memorandums

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Messages

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE]

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

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]

Government: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Poems

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

Programs

Nine steps for fiscal responsibilty, H2322 [19MR]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Budget: balance, H57 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H98, H184 [4JA], H190 [5JA], H739, H740, H741, H743 [23JA], H853, H873-H875 [25JA], H985, H987, H991 [31JA], H1205 [1FE], H1491 [28FE], H1689-H1691 [5MR], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H3469 [16AP], H3640-H3643 [18AP], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3704 [23AP], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4804 [10MY], H4909, H4910 [14MY], H5305 [21MY], H5765 [4JN], H7248 [10JY], H8084 [22JY], H10002 [4SE], E100 [25JA], E505 [29MR], E647 [25AP], E683 [1MY], E744, E752 [9MY], E862 [22MY], E1233 [10JY], E1375 [25JY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H5765 [4JN], H5823 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

———deficit, H125, H126 [4JA], H190, H325 [5JA], H779 [24JA], H857 [25JA], H956-H959 [30JA], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H2126, H2207, H2220 [13MR], H2321 [19MR], H2582 [21MR], H3210 [29MR], H3436, H3469 [16AP], H3584 [18AP], H5115 [15MY], H5246, H5252, H5257 [16MY], H5766 [4JN], H6105 [10JN], H6292 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6435 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], H7220 [10JY], H7763 [17JY], H8253 [24JY], H8383 [25JY], H9462 [31JY], H10181 [11SE], H10528 [18SE], E306 [7MR], E647 [25AP]

———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]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H8109 [23JY], H10336 [12SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2462 [19MR]

Government: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H7179, H7188-H7190 [10JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6671-H6674 [20JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (H.R. 3372), E681 [1MY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

Taxation: Government use of tax revenues, H3718-H3723 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: balance, S8, S18, S27 [3JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181, S281 [22JA], S301, S302 [23JA], S580-S582 [31JA], S888, S909, S912 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1643 [7MR], S2188 [15MR], S3173, S3182 [29MR], S3577, S3578 [18AP], S4095-S4112, S4114 [25AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S4986, S4987 [14MY], S5026 [15MY], S5263, S5264 [17MY], S5868 [5JN], S5926, S5933 [6JN], S6005 [10JN], S7057 [26JN], S7714 [11JY], S7814 [12JY], S8521 [23JY], S10345 [11SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE], S12327 [3OC]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4011, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S4669 [3MY], S5635 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5657-S5670 [3JN], S5756 [4JN], S5792-S5851 [5JN], S5873-S5903, S5915, S5921, S5929, S5934 [6JN], S5955-S5977 [7JN], S5990-S5999 [10JN], S6077 [11JN], S6260 [14JN], S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S5780 [4JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 54), S5900 [6JN]

———deficit, S22 [3JA], S58 [4JA], S81 [5JA], S188 [22JA], S309 [23JA], S340 [24JA], S357 [25JA], S395 [26JA], S553 [30JA], S588 [31JA], S732 [1FE], S895 [6FE], S1076 [7FE], S1166 [9FE], S1295 [23FE], S1320 [27FE], S1448, S1466 [29FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S1634, S1643 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1967 [13MR], S2097 [14MR], S2191 [15MR], S2219, S2233-S2235, S2242 [18MR], S2324 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2642 [21MR], S2800 [25MR], S2887 [26MR], S3004 [27MR], S3149 [28MR], S3182, S3215 [29MR], S3269 [15AP], S3383 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3623 [18AP], S3729 [19AP], S3788 [22AP], S3895 [23AP], S4061 [24AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S4514 [1MY], S4616 [2MY], S4661, S4663-S4666, S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4849, S4877 [8MY], S4889, S4891-S4893, S4897, S4899-S4901 [9MY], S4958 [13MY], S4995-S4997, S5000 [14MY], S5090 [15MY], S5188 [16MY], S5266 [17MY], S5376 [20MY], S5425, S5443 [21MY], S5491 [22MY], S5526, S5556 [23MY], S5645 [24MY], S5671 [3JN], S5744 [4JN], S5792, S5852 [5JN], S5875 [6JN], S5972, S5979 [7JN], S6010 [10JN], S6079 [11JN], S6127, S6132, S6138 [12JN], S6219 [13JN], S6277 [14JN], S6407 [18JN], S6512 [19JN], S6609 [20JN], S6659 [21JN], S6718 [24JN], S6819 [25JN], S7170 [27JN], S7297 [28JN], S7366 [8JY], S7489 [9JY], S7646 [10JY], S7685 [11JY], S7815 [12JY], S7878-S7882, S7884 [16JY], S8011 [17JY], S8152 [18JY], S8370 [19JY], S8465 [22JY], S8552 [23JY], S8633 [24JY], S8864 [25JY], S8988 [26JY], S9030 [29JY], S9157 [30JY], S9289 [31JY], S9341-S9344, S9348, S9350, S9358, S9421 [1AU], S9551 [2AU], S9691 [3SE], S9852 [4SE], S9960 [5SE], S10017 [6SE], S10047 [9SE], S10155 [10SE], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE], S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10681 [17SE], S10831 [18SE], S10980 [19SE], S11087 [20SE], S11130 [24SE], S11238 [25SE], S11424 [26SE], S11536 [27SE], S12077 [1OC], S12163 [2OC], S12286 [3OC]

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

———judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———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]

———reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

———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]

———use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S392 [26JA], S9478 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10902-S10905 [19SE]

Government: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Investments: foreign ownership of U.S. Government securities, S7928 [17JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

Reports

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Reports filed

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.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

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]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

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]

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

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

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]

Government: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Statements

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]

———Senator Ford, S6078 [11JN]

———Senator Inhofe, S6079 [11JN]

Summaries

Centrist Coalition Balanced Budget Plan, S4097-S4100 [25AP]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Tables

Budget deficits, S6186 [13JN]

Budget deficits and surpluses, S4051 [24AP], S5119 [16MY], S5797 [5JN]

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

Budget reconciliation, S21 [3JA]

———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]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

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

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

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

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S5795 [5JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

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.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5968 [7JN], S6078 [11JN]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

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

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]

S. Res. 237, Government debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S.J. Res. 38, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (96th Congress), S5901 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN], S6077 [11JN]

Transcripts

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