INDEPENDENT AGENCIES related term(s) Executive Departments

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8651, S8671 [2SE], H5301 [15JY], H5404, H5405 [16JY], H5445, H5447, H5488 [17JY], H5491 [21JY], H5553, H5577, H5578 [22JY], H5665 [23JY], H5677, H5683, H5688, H5689, H5691, H5699, H5708, H5717, H5722, H5723 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5660, H5662 [23JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7898, S7899, S7901, S7902, S7908, S7912, S7916, S7918, S7925, S7936, S7937, S7945, S7946, S7966, S7967, S7968, S7969 [23JY], S7989, S7990, S7994, S8099 [24JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1486), H2449 [8MY], H2592, H2593 [13MY], H2681 [14MY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3275 [3JN], H3300, H3313, H3314, H3321, H3325, H3326, H3327, H3329, H3335, H3340, H3344, H3345, H3346, H3348, H3349, H3351, H3353, H3356, H3357, H3424, H3426, H3427, H3428, H3429, H3430, H3431, H3432, H3433, H3477 [4JN], H3482, H3495, H3497 [5JN], H3591, H3593, H3594, H3595, H3598, H3599, H3600, H3601, H3602, H3607, H3608, H3609, H3615, H3617, H3618, H3626, H3627, H3628, H3630, H3662 [10JN], H3670, H3671, H3680, H3687, H3688, H3689, H3690, H3691, H3692, H3693, H3696, H3697, H3698, H3699, H3700, H3701, H3702, H3703, H3704, H3705 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5666, S5669, S5670, S5671, S5672, S5682, S5686, S5687, S5703, S5704, S5705, S5706, S5708, S5709 [16JN], S5732, S5737, S5738, S5739, S5740, S5742, S5749, S5750, S5756, S5758, S5759, S5760, S5761, S5762, S5763, S5878, S5879, S5880, S5881, S5882 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9192, S9236 [11SE], S9298 [12SE], S9325, S9345, S9347, S9348, S9350 [15SE], S9389, S9397, S9401, S9402, S9403, S9405, S9429, S9430 [16SE], S9448, S9450, S9484, S9485, S9486, S9525, S9526, S9527 [17SE], S9532, S9536, S9550, S9555, S9561, S9563, S9572, S9573, S9576, S9588, S9590, S9593, S9596, S9597, S9598, S9600, S9601, S9602, S9603, S9605, S9660, S9661, S9662, S9663, S9686, S9687, S9688, S9689 [18SE], H4918 [8JY], H5022, H5023 [9JY], H5077, H5083, H5086, H5089, H5097, H5098, H5100, H5119, H5123, H5132 [10JY], H5137, H5138, H5139, H5156 [11JY], H5215, H5217, H5219, H5220, H5233, H5234, H5235, H5244, H5266 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5049 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7120 [9SE], H7200 [10SE], H7365 [16SE], H7466, H7469, H7475, H7476, H7529 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1023), S7653, S7654, S7659, S7660, S7661, S7666, S7668, S7669, S7691, S7692, S7694, S7695, S7698, S7699, S7703, S7704, S7733, S7734, S7735, S7736 [17JY], S7764, S7765 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5639, H5646 [23JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1048), S8183, S8203 [28JY], S8249, S8250, S8280 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5917, H5918 [28JY], H6027 [29JY], H6407 [30JY], H6668, H6669, H6708 [31JY], H6799 [3SE], H6866, H6885, H6887, H6919, H6920 [4SE], H6925, H6940, H6941, H6963 [5SE], H6986, H6998 [8SE], H7029, H7031, H7033, H7036, H7040, H7044, H7052, H7053, H7080, H7119 [9SE], H7129, H7130, H7134, H7146, H7168, H7178, H7179, H7200 [10SE], H7207, H7209, H7217, H7229, H7235, H7237, H7238, H7239 [11SE], H7324, H7347, H7365 [16SE], H7373, H7376, H7381, H7382, H7383, H7390 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8646, S8670, S8671 [2SE], S8690, S8695, S8697, S8701, S8702, S8711, S8712, S8715, S8719, S8733, S8734, S8735, S8736 [3SE], S8785, S8786, S8788, S8789, S8805, S8833 [4SE], S8850, S8851, S8872, S8874 [5SE], S8898, S8899, S8900, S8901, S8902, S8903, S8904, S8905, S8908, S8910, S8911, S8912, S8913, S8914, S8915, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8920, S8921, S8923, S8927, S8928, S8929, S8930, S8931 [8SE], S8946, S8965, S9002, S9007, S9011, S9012, S9023, S9025 [9SE], S9044, S9047, S9053, S9058, S9067, S9075, S9078, S9088 [10SE], S9105 [11SE], S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509 [17SE], H7143 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5178 [11JY], H5183 [14JY], H5273, H5277, H5297, H5298 [15JY], H5309, H5310, H5318, H5319, H5322, H5336, H5339, H5343, H5345, H5362, H5404 [16JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7804, S7825, S7826, S7827, S7828, S7830, S7834, S7841, S7843, S7844, S7845, S7870, S7871, S7872 [22JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5183 [14JY], H5298, H5299, H5300 [15JY], H5404 [16JY], H5488 [17JY], H5576, H5577 [22JY], H5665 [23JY], H5750, H5778, H5779 [24JY], H5827 [25JY], H5917 [28JY], H6027 [29JY], H6362, H6370, H6389, H6392, H6396, H6398, H6400, H6407 [30JY], H6726, H6729, H6730, H6731, H6734, H6739, H6749, H6750 [3SE], H6823, H6824, H6825, H6826, H6830, H6831, H6844 [4SE]

———making appropriations (S. 955), S7515, S7516, S7518, S7519, S7522, S7527, S7534, S7535, S7536, S7544, S7545, S7546, S7547, S7550, S7559, S7562, S7576, S7579, S7580, S7582, S7587, S7588, S7589, S7590, S7591, S7592, S7609, S7610, S7611, S7612, S7613, S7614, S7615 [16JY], S7632 [17JY]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1945, S1998 [5MR]

Analyses

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2107): Conference Report, S11254-S11256 [28OC]

Freedom From Government Competition Act (S. 314), S1311 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, S8222 [29JY], H5868 [28JY]

———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9626 [18SE], H7653 [23SE]

———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7857 [22JY], H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8869 [5SE], H7321 [16SE]

———H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312, S8383 [30JY], H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

———H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9633 [18SE], H7769 [24SE]

———S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

———S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Business Competition From Government, S3935 [5MY]

Diktat From Washington, S7024 [8JY]

Friendly Finish Looms on Spending, H8679 [8OC]

Marshall's Inheritor, E1096 [3JN]

When the Government Hires the Government, S5391 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1033; H.R. 2160), S7710 [17JY], H5183 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. Res. 193), H5569 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 232), H7599 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8438 [6OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 228; H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785), S804 [29JA], H392 [6FE], H803 [6MR], H1541 [15AP], H3476 [4JN]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 106), H8054 [26SE], H8928 [21OC], H10955 [13NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H8927 [21OC]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

———provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an elimination of a discretionary spending program (see S. 1392), S11863 [6NO]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 144), S162 [21JA]

Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 (see H.R. 1177), H1259 [20MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 1969), H4085 [19JN]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

———prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry out a contract (see S. 354; H.R. 829), S1553 [25FE], H628 [25FE]

Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see S. 1166; H.R. 1544), S9198 [11SE], H2350 [7MY]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal employees (see H.R. 2692), H9038 [22OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1486), H1988 [29AP]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1253), H1391 [9AP]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (see S. 903; H.R. 1757), S5694 [16JN], H3273 [3JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159), H3272 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4912 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. Res. 181), H5020 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 277), H9500 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1023; H.R. 2378), S7603 [16JY], H6796 [3SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1048; H.R. 2169), S7862 [22JY], H5400 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H5485 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 263), H8727 [8OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1061; H.R. 2264), S8091 [24JY], H5825 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. Res. 199), H5916 [28JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1034; H.R. 2158), S7710 [17JY], H5177 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. Res. 184), H5183 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 261), H8632 [7OC]

Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic Development Information (see H.R. 2688), H8928 [21OC]

EPA: repeal sunset of Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 2102), H4835 [26JN]

Executive departments: require review of agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 2712), H9501 [23OC]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see S. 891, 1002; H.R. 2124), S5595 [12JN], S7210 [10JY], H5020 [9JY]

———review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137), H5131 [10JY]

———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2156 [1MY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77), H2445 [8MY]

———funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 886), H700 [27FE]

———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H700 [27FE]

———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (see H.R. 888), H700 [27FE]

———protect the right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality (see S. 47, 189), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S8668 [2SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 339; H.R. 2758), S1382 [13FE], H9729 [29OC]

Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, labeling, and inspection (see S. 1465), S12118 [8NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2159), H5183 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. Res. 185), H5296 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 323), H10767 [12NO]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975), H803 [6MR]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690), H453 [11FE]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1537), H2253 [6MY]

———continuance of pay and authority to make certain expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see S. 396), S1979 [5MR]

———eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (see S.J. Res. 5), S163 [21JA]

———eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (see S. 1364), S11678 [4NO]

———establish bipartisan commission to examine organization of executive branch departments and agencies (see S. 577), S3199 [15AP]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 435), H153 [9JA]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314; H.R. 716), S1300 [12FE], H522 [12FE]

———provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (see S. 855), S5413 [9JN]

———reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364), H6705 [31JY]

———require periodic review and reauthorization of all Government programs (see H.R. 1913), H3864 [17JN]

———use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (see H.R. 782), H587 [13FE]

Government 2000 Commission: establish (see S. 266), S1017 [5FE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 981), S6727 [27JN]

GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751), H9614 [28OC]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233), H146 [9JA]

———technical corrections (see S. 758), S4658 [16MY]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271), H143, H148 [9JA]

National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 1318), H1456 [14AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see H.R. 199), H145 [9JA]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330, 1367), H1541 [15AP], H1704 [17AP]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262), H1391 [9AP]

Small business: strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H151 [9JA]

SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (see S. 1165), S9198 [11SE]

Taxation: ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process by providing a more independently operated Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (see S. 1308), S10950 [22OC]

Women: allow women's business development centers to contract with Federal departments and agencies to provide support for women-owned small businesses (see S. 925), S5790 [17JN]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see S. 91; H.R. 920), S161 [21JA], H724 [4MR]

Comparisons

State distribution of highway obligation authority in fiscal years 1997 and 1998, S8180 [28JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2160), H7509-H7526 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2107), H9004-H9034 [22OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378), H8137-H8158 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2169), H8587-H8631 [7OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158), H8323-H8361 [6OC]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2159), H10602-H10629 [12NO]

Cost Estimates

Foreign Policy Reform Act (H.R. 1486): CBO, H2486 [12MY]

Excerpts

Communications Act, S1957 [5MR]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267): Mollohan Amendment on LSC Funding, H7854 [25SE]

Letters

AmeriCorps/Dept. of Agriculture projects: Rob Manes, Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, H5285 [15JY]

Automatic system for continuing appropriations: Representative Wynn, S5316 [5JN]

Budget adjustments to H.R. 2158, Dept. of HUD, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations: Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H8570 [7OC]

Budget adjustments to H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations: Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H8570 [7OC]

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board funding: several organizations, S7852 [22JY]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: several former Chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers, S524 [21JA]

Congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law: Representative Archer, S1957 [5MR]

Cooperative purchasing authority for State and local governments: Vice President Gore, H8213 [30SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies: Michael C. McGowan, H3684 [11JN]

———several former Secs. of State and National Security Advisers, H3295 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Robert P. Murphy, GAO, E1681 [8SE]

———several Republican Members of Congress, E1681 [8SE]

Eligibility of Charlene Barshefsky to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities: Charles F.C. Ruff, Executive Office of the President, S1969 [5MR]

FAA awarding of large information technology contract to Dept. of Agriculture: Senator Thomas and Representative Duncan, S5392 [9JN]

Federal Prison Industries mandatory source requirements: Brad Miller, Competition in Contracting Act Coalition, S7164-S7166 [10JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S7112 [9JY]

———David Beatty, National Victim Center, S7167 [10JY]

———James P. Carty, National Association of Manufacturers, S7112 [9JY]

———Phil Glover, Council of Prison Locals, American Federation of Government Employees, S7095 [9JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7112 [9JY]

———Sharon Krell, Access Products, Inc., S7112 [9JY]

———Steve Schwalb, Dept. of Justice, S7147 [10JY]

Freedom From Government Competition Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2338 [17MR]

———Kenton Pattie, Business Coalition for Fair Competition, S1312-S1314 [12FE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1312 [12FE]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S2338 [17MR]

———Terry Neese, National Association of Women Business Owners, S2338 [17MR]

Migration and refugee assistance appropriations: American Council for Voluntary International Action, H3672 [11JN]

National Senior Service Corps funding: Harris Wofford, Corp. for National and Community Service, H7246 [11SE]

———Mary Louise Schweikert, John Pribyl, and Nan York, National Senior Service Corps Directors Association, H7246 [11SE]

Prisoner rights in Peru: several Senators, S5687 [16JN]

Reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H819 [11MR]

Transfer of USIA international broadcasting services: David W. Burke, U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, S5746 [17JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers For Common Sense (organization), S5744 [17JN]

Tribute to GAO efforts relative to Government Performance and Results Act implementation: several Representatives, E1827 [23SE]

World Trade Organization telecommunications restrictions on international investment: Senators McCain and Burns and Representative Oxley, S1957 [5MR]

Lists

Business Coalition for Fair Competition, S1314 [12FE]

Federal statistical agencies, S521 [21JA]

First-degree amendments in order to S. 1048, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8185 [28JY]

Freedom From Government Competition Act (S. 314) supporters, S2338 [17MR]

Major GAO contributors to review of Government Performance and Results Act implementation, E1827 [23SE]

Objectionable programs in H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9613-S9615 [18SE]

Objectionable programs in S. 955, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7531 [16JY]

Objectionable programs in S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S7660 [17JY]

Objectionable programs in S. 1033, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7932-S7934 [23JY]

Objectionable programs in S. 1034, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7810 [22JY]

Objectionable programs in S. 1048, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8255-S8257 [29JY]

Objectionable programs in S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations, S8969-S8971 [9SE]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S11272 [28OC]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10749, S10750 [9OC]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations conference report, S11337 [29OC]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations conference report, S10755-S10757 [9OC]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10249 [1OC]

Supporters of S. 314, Freedom From Government Competition Act, S1312 [12FE]

Messages

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, S10846 [20OC], H8843 [21OC]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, S11598 [3NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S11598 [3NO]

Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton, H4212 [23JN]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5441, H5443 [17JY], H5707, H5714, H5728, H5730, H5731 [24JY], H6758 [3SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7910, S7923, S7924, S7929 [23JY], S7988 [24JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H8114 [29SE], H8262 [30SE], H8271 [1OC], H8538 [7OC], H8686 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9552 [18SE], H7651 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7760 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, H8215 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H6725 [3SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7032 [9SE], H7141 [10SE], H7221 [11SE], H7653 [23SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8968 [9SE], S9063 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5369 [16JY], H6724 [3SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7841 [22JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H7320 [16SE], H8394 [6OC], H8502 [7OC]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1970 [5MR]

Proposals

Automatic system for continuing appropriations, E671 [16AP]

Questions and answers

Telecommunications policy: Senator Kerrey and Charlene Barshefsky, S1963 [5MR]

———Senator Lott and Charlene Barshefsky, S1962 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5305, H5371-H5382 [16JY], H5408, H5410, H5441-H5448 [17JY], H5551-H5562, H5564 [22JY], H5672-H5732 [24JY], H5813 [25JY], E1474 [22JY], E1491, E1499 [23JY], E1514-E1516 [24JY], E1603 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8385-H8394 [6OC], E1978 [8OC], E2043 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5650-H5663 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 232), H8383-H8385 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), motion to instruct conferees, H6758-H6760 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), unanimous-consent agreement, H5688 [24JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H1687 [17AP], H2712 [15MY], H3250 [3JN], H3277, H3279 [4JN], H3533, H3542 [5JN], H3668 [11JN], H3725, H3793 [12JN], E671 [16AP]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (H.R. 638), H248 [4FE], H597 [25FE], H1045 [18MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H7915-H7917 [26SE], H8097-H8101 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), H8937 [22OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (H. Res. 269), H8934-H8937 [22OC]

Centers for Disease Control: pfiesteria research funding, H7235-H7237 [11SE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit funding to institutions barring ROTC or military recruiters access to students, H5345 [16JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, H6848 [4SE]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1463), H2181-H2183 [6MY]

Dept. of State: limit appropriations, H3671-H3680 [11JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorize appropriations (H.R. 1253), E728 [23AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1253), E828 [5MY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1486), H2426 [8MY], H2486 [12MY], H3175 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3291-H3358, H3424-H3433 [4JN], H3480, H3481-H3499, H3516-H3520 [5JN], H3591-H3632 [10JN], H3669, H3670-H3706, H3717 [11JN], H5868 [28JY], E1096 [3JN], E1148 [7JN], E1170 [10JN], E1258 [19JN], E1609 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3281-H3291 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8262 [30SE], H8271-H8278 [1OC], H8538 [7OC], H8686-H8691 [8OC], E1978 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5062-H5128 [10JY], H5137-H5168 [11JY], H5193, H5214-H5245, H5266-H5272 [15JY], H7592 [18SE], H7717 [23SE], E1404, E1409, E1411 [11JY], E1431 [15JY], E1435, E1440 [16JY], E1457 [17JY], E1472 [22JY], E1496 [23JY], E1681 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9529-H9541 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5049-H5062 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 277), H9506-H9515 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), motion to instruct conferees, H7651-H7653 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), unanimous-consent agreement, H5101 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5347-H5362 [16JY]

———Community Development Financial Institutions Fund contracting practices, H8681, H8682 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7456-H7480 [17SE], H7753 [24SE], E1710 [10SE], E1831 [24SE], E1865 [25SE], E1876, E1878 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, H8207-H8216 [30SE], H8698 [8OC], E1914 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7760-H7769 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5624-H5649 [23JY], H6620 [31JY], E1529 [25JY], E1550 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8741-H8752 [9OC], E2023 [21OC], E2064 [23OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (H. Res. 189), H5622-H5624 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 263), H8737-H8740 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), motion to instruct conferees, H6725 [3SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5897 [28JY], H6849-H6890 [4SE], H6924, H6925-H6948 [5SE], H6977-H6999 [8SE], H7016, H7021, H7022, H7023-H7084 [9SE], H7122, H7123, H7124, H7125, H7129-H7182 [10SE], H7202, H7203, H7204, H7205, H7206-H7247 [11SE], H7266-H7273 [15SE], H7324-H7351 [16SE], H7369, H7371, H7372-H7452 [17SE], H7611 [23SE], H7735, H7736, H7737, H7738 [24SE], E1677 [5SE], E1711, E1723, E1727 [10SE], E1773 [17SE], E1791, E1793, E1795, E1808, E1813 [18SE], E1870 [25SE], E2279 [9NO], E2380, E2392 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), motion to instruct conferees, H7653 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), unanimous-consent agreement, H6667, H6668, H6669 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5096 [10JY], H5181 [14JY], H5251-H5266, H5272-H5290 [15JY], H5309-H5371 [16JY], E1457, E1458 [17JY], E1512 [24JY], E1522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8669-H8686 [8OC], E1996 [9OC], E2037 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (H. Res. 184), H5247-H5251 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 261), H8666-H8669 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to instruct conferees, H6724, H6725 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to recommit, H5369 [16JY]

Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic Development Information (H.R. 2688), E2022 [21OC]

———funding, H7878-H7886 [25SE], E1873 [26SE]

EPA: transfer funds from Environmental Programs and Management Fund to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, H5336-H5339 [16JY]

Executive departments: require review of agency spending on service contracts (H.R. 2712), E2068 [23OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (H. Con. Res. 71), H2428 [8MY]

———funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (H.R. 886), E343 [27FE]

———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (H.R. 885), E343 [27FE]

———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (H.R. 888), E343 [27FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7469-H7471 [17SE]

FEMA: funding, H2762-H2766 [15MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5096 [10JY], H5442, H5443, H5451 [17JY], H6346-H6402 [30JY], H6678 [31JY], H6726-H6755 [3SE], H6802, H6806, H6808-H6848 [4SE], H7320, H7321 [16SE], H8573 [7OC], H8636 [8OC], E1582 [1AU], E1656, E1657, E1658, E1659, E1660 [4SE], E1674, E1675, E1678 [5SE], E1700 [9SE], E1722 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10668-H10676, H10763 [12NO], E2348 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 323), H10667, H10668 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), corrections in engrossment, H6848 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8502-H8512 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), unanimous-consent agreement, H5750, H5751 [24JY]

Foreign trade: export promotion programs, H1002 [13MR]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 690), E201 [11FE]

GAO: tribute to efforts relative to Government Performance and Results Act implementation, E1826 [23SE]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H819-H828 [11MR], E455 [12MR]

———law enforcement limitations on Federal agencies, H7482 [17SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 716), H925 [12MR]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H819 [11MR]

———require periodic review and reauthorization of all Government programs (H.R. 1913), H3805 [17JN]

———use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (H.R. 782), E283 [13FE]

GSA: cooperative purchasing authority for State and local governments, H8213 [30SE]

Health: organ donation awareness programs funding, H7143 [10SE]

IRS: reform, H1099 [18MR]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (H.R. 132), E26 [7JA]

National Senior Service Corps: funding, H7246 [11SE]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7239-H7246 [11SE]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H6998, H6999 [8SE], H7024, H7025-H7029 [9SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), E41 [7JA]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (H.R. 1330), H1346 [9AP]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H3322 [4JN]

Results Act Caucus: formation, H6921 [5SE]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1262), H8084-H8086 [29SE], H8297 [1OC]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8569, H8571, H8582-H8586 [7OC]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (H.R. 920), E365 [4MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: food, animal, and plant genome research strategy, S11374, S11375 [29OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: corrections to Senate report, S7896 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8651-S8655 [2SE], S8677-S8682 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, S10817 [9OC], S11335-S11339 [29OC], S11398, S11494 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 167), S11335 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), unanimous-consent agreement, S8482 [31JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7893-S7896, S7898-S7946 [23JY], S7987-S8004 [24JY], S8623 [31JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), unanimous-consent agreement, S7924, S7934 [23JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S3871 [1MY], S5315, S5318, S5320, S5323-S5325 [5JN], S5405, S5406 [9JN], S5475, S5478-S5480 [10JN], S5488-S5491 [11JN], S5581, S5582 [12JN]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 228), S805 [29JA], S3460 [22AP], S3722 [25AP]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, unanimous-consent agreement, S5557 [12JN]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), S10204 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), unanimous-consent agreement, S10183 [29SE], S10196 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), S10918, S10927-S10937 [22OC], S11015, S11033 [23OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 105), S12437 [10NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 106), unanimous-consent agreement, S12668 [13NO]

Board for International Broadcasting: establish office of Inspector General, S5761 [17JN]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 144), S521 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry out a contract (S. 354), S1569 [25FE], S1657 [26FE]

Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (S. 1166), S9211 [11SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), S5924, S5925, S5937, S5939, S5944 [18JN], S8222 [29JY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), insert language of S. 903 in lieu, S5765 [17JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5655-S5662, S5666-S5688 [16JN], S5722-S5789 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9167-S9192 [11SE], S9248 [12SE], S9303-S9332 [15SE], S9363-S9375, S9385-S9406 [16SE], S9440-S9443, S9448-S9501 [17SE], S9532-S9627 [18SE], S9731-S9734 [19SE], S9802, S9805 [23SE], S9847 [24SE], S10822 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11253-S11275 [28OC], S11569 [31OC], S11788 [5NO], S12628, S12651 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11234 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), unanimous-consent agreement, S9441, S9479 [17SE]

———reallocation of appropriations for Federal land acquisitions and exchanges, S11268 [28OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, S10245-S10253, S10292 [1OC], S10490 [7OC], S11369 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), unanimous-consent agreement, S10243 [30SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1023), S7652-S7669, S7689 [17JY], S7746, S7747, S7763-S7765 [21JY], S7785-S7803 [22JY], S7969 [23JY], S9691 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), S8311, S8312 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, S10751-S10758 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1048), S8180-S8185 [28JY], S8223, S8249-S8258 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), S9781 [23SE], S10282 [1OC], S11246 [28OC], S11370 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), conference report, S12082-S12095 [8NO], S12630 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12074 [8NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8632-S8640, S8643, S8646-S8648, S8650, S8655 [2SE], S8685 [3SE], S8772, S8785-S8790, S8792-S8819 [4SE], S8898-S8924 [8SE], S8942-S8952, S8958-S8971, S8989-S9013 [9SE], S9033-S9059, S9062-S9078 [10SE], S9097-S9133, S9195 [11SE], S9244 [12SE], S9450, S9503, S9529 [17SE], S10927-S10937 [22OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), unanimous-consent agreement, S8819 [4SE], S8850 [5SE], S9043, S9071, S9072 [10SE], S9507 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), S7856, S7857 [22JY], S7970, S7972 [23JY], S8106 [24JY], S10267 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10733-S10751 [9OC], S12519 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10733 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), insert language of S. 1034 in lieu, S7856 [22JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7752-S7763, S7765 [21JY], S7803-S7812, S7823-S7857 [22JY]

EPA: Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board funding, S7851, S7852 [22JY]

———funding, S7851 [22JY]

FAA: awarding of large information technology contract to Dept. of Agriculture, S5392 [9JN]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (S. 891), S5605 [12JN], S5738 [17JN]

Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (S. 1404), S12190 [8NO]

Federal employees: protect the right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality (S. 47), S413 [21JA]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7787 [22JY]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (S. Res. 117), S8674 [2SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 339), S1404 [13FE]

———eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7094-S7097, S7111, S7112 [9JY], S7145-S7151, S7163-S7168, S7183 [10JY]

Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, labeling, and inspection (S. 1465), S12130 [8NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), S9690 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, S12527-S12533, S12546, S12660 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12520 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), insert language of S. 955 in lieu, S8869 [5SE]

———making appropriations (S. 955), S7311 [11JY], S7515-S7537, S7544-S7593, S7620 [16JY], S7623-S7650 [17JY], S8618 [31JY], S8869 [5SE], S9914 [25SE]

———making appropriations (S. 955), unanimous-consent agreement, S7575, S7579 [16JY]

Foreign policy: deny visas to certain aliens involved in extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti, S5683-S5685 [16JN], S5733 [17JN]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (S. 396), S1983, S1984 [5MR]

———eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1945-S1970 [5MR]

———eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, S1933 [4MR], S1967 [5MR]

———eligibilty to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S560 [21JA]

———eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 1364), S11686, S11687 [4NO]

———establish bipartisan commission to examine organization of executive branch departments and agencies (S. 577), S3206-S3208 [15AP]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S674-S676 [23JA], S7666 [17JY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 314), S1310 [12FE], S2337-S2339 [17MR], S3935, S3936 [5MY], S5390-S5392 [9JN]

———provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (S. 855), S5419, S5420 [9JN]

Government 2000 Commission: establish (S. 266), S1020 [5FE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 981), S6742-S6752 [27JN]

———set criteria to prioritize additional land acquisitions, S9608 [18SE]

Inspectors General: referral of nominations, S3066 [10AP]

IRS: Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings on enforcement authorities to collect delinquent taxes, S9991-S9994 [26SE]

———reform, S7790 [22JY], S8287-S8290 [30JY]

Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, S11305-S11313 [29OC]

———nomination to the FCC, unanimous-consent agreement, S11302, S11303 [28OC]

Lachance, Janice R.: nomination to be OPM Deputy Director, S8523 [31JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: technical corrections (S. 758), S4658-S4660 [16MY], S4910 [21MY], S12692 [13NO]

Minerals Management Service: changes in exploration rules under the Outer Continental Shelf program, S9731, S9732 [19SE]

NASA: Consolidated Space Operations Contract funding, S7851 [22JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S5687 [16JN], S7024 [8JY], S7274 [11JY], S7413 [14JY], S8488-S8491 [31JY], S10456-S10460 [7OC], S10782 [9OC], S11787 [5NO]

NSF: plant genome research funding, S7846, S7847 [22JY]

Peru: prisoner rights, S5687 [16JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11242 [27OC]

Senate: tribute to staff assisting in passage of S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S7803 [22JY]

Small business: define and assess contract bundling by Federal agencies, S8971 [9SE]

SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (S. 1165), S9210 [11SE]

Taxation: ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process by providing a more independently operated Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (S. 1308), S10956 [22OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, S10205-S10208 [30SE], S11538 [31OC]

TVA: reform, S7538 [16JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S5685 [16JN]

USIA: transfer of international broadcasting services, S5742-S5748 [17JN]

Women: allow women's business development centers to contract with Federal departments and agencies to provide support for women-owned small businesses (S. 925), S5870 [17JN]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (S. 91), S470 [21JA]

Reports

Corp. for National and Community Service Management Control Systems, H5288 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2107): Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S9191 [11SE]

Eligibility To Serve as U.S. Trade Representative Relative to Representation of Foreign Entities: ABA, H823-H826 [11MR]

Time To End the Troubled AmeriCorps: Kenneth R. Weinstein and August Stofferahn, H5278-H5280 [15JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 105-252), H7527 [17SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 105-178), H5183 [14JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1033) (S. Rept. 105-51), S7708 [17JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 105-342), H9500 [23OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 105-311), H8632 [7OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 105-402), H10767 [12NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 105-255), H7599 [18SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314), H8727 [8OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333), H8927 [21OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115), H3272 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 105-174), H5020 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180), H5183 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184), H5296 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197), H5569 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 105-189), H5485 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214), H5916 [28JY]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1463) (H. Rept. 105-85), H2154 [1MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337), H9038 [22OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-163), H4912 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2107) (S. Rept. 105-56), S7862 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284), H8160 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-240), H6796, H6797 [3SE], H7261 [11SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 105-49), S7603 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313), H8632 [7OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-188), H5400 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1048) (S. Rept. 105-55), S7862 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 105-205), H5825 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1061) (S. Rept. 105-58), S8090 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 105-297), H8437 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 105-175), H5177 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1034) (S. Rept. 105-53), S7708 [17JY]

Eligibility of Charlene Barshefsky To Serve as U.S. Trade Representative Relative to Representation of Foreign Entities: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S.J. Res. 5), S945 [4FE]

Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 903) (S. Rept. 105-28), S5694 [16JN]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 105-401), H10767 [12NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 105-176), H5183 [14JY]

Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94), H2488 [12MY]

Nomination of Janice R. Lachance To Be OPM Deputy Director: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Sheila F. Anthony to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S9080 [10SE]

Prevent Federal Agencies From Pursuing Policies of Unjustifiable Nonacquiescence and Relitigation of Precedents Established in Federal Judicial Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395), H10418 [8NO]

SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. Rept. 105-274), H8054 [26SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Reforming the Independent Counsel Law, E233 [12FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Eligibility To Serve as U.S. Trade Representative Relative to Representation of Foreign Entities: ABA, H823 [11MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5687, H5688 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5085, H5098 [10JY], H5139 [11JY], H5220 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7465, H7467, H7472 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5638, H5639, H5646 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7040, H7043 [9SE], H7390 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5343, H5347, H5348, H5363 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6372, H6377 [30JY], H6731 [3SE]

Statements

Eligibility To Serve as U.S. Trade Representative Relative to Representation of Foreign Entities and Congressional Approval of Any International Trade Agreement That Changes Statutory Law: President Clinton, S1961 [5MR]

NATO Membership Expansion to Central and East European Countries: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, S10783-S10786 [9OC]

Summaries

Bipartisan Commission To Examine Organization of Executive Branch Departments and Agencies (S. 577), S3208 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2107), S11268 [28OC]

Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 981), S6748 [27JN]

Tables

Adjustments to H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12651 [13NO]

Adjustments to H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5182 [14JY]

Adjustments to H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H5897 [28JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8386-H8392 [6OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9623 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10742 [9OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2160, Dept. of Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations conference report, S11337 [29OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations conference report, S10754 [9OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President and independent agencies appropriations conference report, S10490 [7OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 955, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7584 [16JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1033, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7942 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report (H.R. 2107), H9535-H9538 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5065-H5068 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2378), H8209-H8211 [30SE], E1810-E1812 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (S. 1023): spending comparisons, S7764 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5626-H5629 [23JY], H8744-H8747 [9OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (S. 1048): spending comparisons, S8251 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7391-H7451 [17SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (S. 1061): spending comparisons, S8639 [2SE], S8794 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5253-H5257 [15JY], H8671-H8675 [8OC]

Federal school programs funding, S4936 [22MY]

Fiscal year 1998 State distribution of appropriated transit formula and discretionary program funds, S10752 [9OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6348-H6350 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10670-H10672 [12NO]

Revised allocation of appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior and related agencies conference report (H.R. 2107), S11268 [28OC]

Spending comparisons of S. 1034, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7855 [22JY]

Testimonies

Nomination of William E. Kennard to the FCC: William E. Kennard, S11309 [29OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 167, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8385 [6OC]

H. Res. 159, consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, and H.R. 1758, European Security Act, H3281 [4JN]

H. Res. 181, consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H5049 [10JY]

H. Res. 184, consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5247 [15JY]

H. Res. 189, consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H5622 [23JY]

H. Res. 193, consideration of H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5650 [23JY]

H. Res. 232, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8383 [6OC]

H. Res. 261, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8666 [8OC]

H. Res. 263, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8737 [9OC]

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.J. Res. 97, continuing appropriations, H8934 [22OC]

H. Res. 277, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9506 [24OC]

H. Res. 323, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10667 [12NO]

H.J. Res. 94, continuing appropriations, H8097 [29SE]

H.J. Res. 97, continuing appropriations, H8937 [22OC]

H.R. 1262, SEC appropriations, H8085 [29SE]

H.R. 1463, Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative appropriations, H2181 [6MY]

H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, S5765-S5789 [17JN]

H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9167-S9184 [11SE]

H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7973-S7983 [23JY]

S. 144, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System, S522-S524 [21JA]

S. 314, Freedom From Government Competition Act, S1310 [12FE]

S. 758, Lobbying Disclosure Act technical amendments, S4660 [16MY]

S. 758, Lobbying Disclosure Act technical corrections, S12692 [13NO]

S. 955, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7634-S7650 [17JY]

S. 981, Regulatory Improvement Act, S6744-S6748 [27JN]

S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S7791-S7803 [22JY]

S. 1033, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7995-S8003 [24JY]

S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9116-S9132 [11SE]

S. 1166, Federal Agency Compliance Act, S9212 [11SE]

S. Res. 117, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service anniversary, S8670, S8674 [2SE]

S.J. Res. 5, eligibility of Charlene Barshefsky to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities, H819 [11MR]

S.J. Res. 5, eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities, S1970 [5MR]