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

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 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]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S3180, S3226 [15AP]

Analyses

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

U.S. $1 Coin Act (S. 1300), S10884 [21OC]

Appointments

Conferees: 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]

Articles and editorials

IRS Audit Reveals More Tax Browsing, S3187 [15AP]

Senator Seeks Probe of Treasury Official—At Issue Is No-Bid Contract Awarded to Longtime Acquaintance, S7693 [17JY]

Tax on Wealthy Is Boosting U.S. Revenue, S5099 [23MY]

Treasury Ethics Watchdog Gave No-Bid Contract To Associate, S7692 [17JY]

Treasury IG Worked for Democrats, S7694 [17JY]

Treasury Memo Cautioned Rubin on Lau's Problems, S7693 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see S. 922; H.R. 2359), S5790 [17JN], H6705 [31JY]

———regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm products (see H.R. 788), H587 [13FE]

Business and industry: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1339 [8AP]

Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see H.R. 2862), H10171 [6NO]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228; H.R. 2414), S10055 [26SE], H6962 [5SE]

———issue one dollar coin (see S. 1038, 1300; H.R. 1174, 2637), S7767 [21JY], S10882 [21OC], H1259 [20MR], H8727 [8OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of Thurgood Marshall (see S. 1485), S12119 [8NO]

Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003; H.R. 1756), S7210 [10JY], H3273 [3JN]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

———modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs officers (see H.R. 2262), H5825 [25JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: set aside fees from the National Park System into a National Park Capital Improvement Fund and secure bonds for certain capital improvements (see H.R. 2853), H10171 [6NO]

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]

Disabled: incorporate certain features in the redesign of the U.S. currency to make it readily accessible to the visually impaired (see H.R. 2067), H4646 [25JN]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 299; H.R. 678), S1226 [11FE], H452 [11FE]

Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 2702), H9038 [22OC]

———licensing of ammunition manufacturers (see S. 134), S162 [21JA]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 1997), H4086 [19JN]

Foreign policy: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq (see S. 856), S5413 [9JN]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 866), H700 [27FE]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23, 30), H156 [9JA]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H146 [9JA]

International economic relations: restrict use of the exchange stabilization fund relative to bailouts of foreign countries (see S. 1458), S12118 [8NO]

International financial institutions: encourage compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. Res. 334), H10955 [13NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365; H.R. 1227), S1659 [26FE], H1338 [8AP]

———conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587), H8265 [30SE]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 521, 522, 523; H.R. 1226), S2837 [8AP], H1338 [8AP]

———improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 2598), H8299 [1OC]

———improve operations and governance (see S. 1174; H.R. 2428), S9252 [12SE], H7008 [8SE]

———selection process and length of term of service for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224), H1288 [21MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H2444 [8MY]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 683), S3901 [1MY]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1098), H1111 [18MR]

———use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 1112), S8532 [31JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]

Postal Service: provide authority to deposit funds in private sector institutions, invest in the open market, and borrow from private credit markets (see S. 1296), S10859 [20OC]

Secret Service: simplify and consolidate pay system for Uniformed Division (see S. 998), S7116 [9JY]

States: provide that certain Federal funds returned by States be applied to deficit reduction (see S. 509), S2646 [20MR]

Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631), H151 [9JA], H392 [6FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H144 [9JA]

———require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax booklets (see H.R. 1412), H1793 [23AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1520), S12461 [10NO]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732; H.R. 2461), S4217 [8MY], H7262 [11SE]

Conference reports

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

Cost Estimates

Fifty States Commemorative Coin Program Act (S. 1228): CBO, S11701-S11703 [4NO]

Excerpts

IRS Internal Audit of Employee Misuse of Taxpayer Information: Electronic Audit Research Log Executive Steering Committee, S3188 [15AP]

Letters

Availability of credit in disaster areas, S3942 [5MY]

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]

National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: Albert C. Eisenberg, National Parks and Conservation Association, S9592 [18SE]

———Edward M. Norton, Jr., National Trust for Historic Preservation, S9592 [18SE]

———William R. Irvin, Center for Marine Conservation, S9592 [18SE]

Nomination of Charles Rossotti to be IRS Commissioner: Charles Rossotti, S11587 [3NO]

———Senator Grassley, S11593 [3NO]

Safeguarding confidential banking and credit union information: several Federal banking regulators, E2312 [10NO]

Tax rates: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S6404 [26JN]

Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, H1464 [15AP], E598 [8AP]

Lists

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

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

Memorandums

Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Non-Defense Supplementals in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Priscilla Aycock, CBO, S4181 [8MY]

Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, H1464, H1465 [15AP]

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]

Motions

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]

Remarks in House

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 864), H1386-H1388 [9AP], E344 [27FE]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4116 [20JN], H4382 [25JN], H4920 [9JY], H6892-H6898 [4SE], H6923 [5SE], E1671, E1672 [5SE]

———withdrawal of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6300 [30JY]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers, H7477 [17SE]

———Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative funding, H7466 [17SE]

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: rejection of new currency with printing errors, H9804 [31OC]

———subsidies to companies providing currency paper, H2608, H2655, H2657 [14MY], H2692-H2695 [15MY]

Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (H.R. 2862), E2204 [7NO]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (H.R. 2453), E1740 [11SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 2414), H7617-H7622 [23SE]

———establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (S. 1228), H10800-H10803 [13NO]

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

———program funding, H5347-H5362 [16JY]

Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (H.R. 1756), H3280 [4JN]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), H10889-H10891 [13NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior: set aside fees from the National Park System into a National Park Capital Improvement Fund and secure bonds for certain capital improvements (H.R. 2853), E2210 [7NO]

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]

District of Columbia: tribute to Dept. of the Treasury efforts relative to public schools, E557 [21MR]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (H.R. 678), H411 [11FE]

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

Fresno, CA: anniversary of IRS service center, E452 [12MR]

Health: inclusion of organ donor information with tax refund checks, E407 [6MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H5891 [28JY]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (H.R. 219), E66 [7JA]

IRS: abolish, E1863 [25SE]

———accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (H.R. 1227), E588 [8AP]

———audit of Paula Corbin Jones, H7286 [16SE]

———funding, H8214, H8215 [30SE]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information, H4378 [25JN]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1410 [10AP], H1461-H1467, H1490, H1510 [15AP], E598 [8AP], E693 [17AP]

———improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (H.R. 2598), H8700 [8OC], E2233 [8NO]

———improve operations and governance (H.R. 2428), H6999 [8SE]

———selection process and length of term of service for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (H.R. 1224), E566 [21MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (H.R. 1560), E2280 [9NO]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 122), H10371, H10372 [8NO], E709 [17AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8164 [30SE], H8268, H8271-H8278 [1OC]

Taxation: definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H4844, H4845, H4846 [8JY], H5004, H5005 [9JY], H5029 [10JY], H5304, H5307, H5308, H5387, H5388 [16JY], H5581, H5583 [23JY], H6639 [31JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (H.R. 367), H2010 [30AP], H3278 [4JN], H5134 [11JY], H6803 [4SE], H7202 [11SE], H7612 [23SE], H8059 [29SE], H8166 [30SE], H8361 [6OC], H8844 [21OC], E86 [9JA]

———treatment of residents in areas affected by disasters, H4808 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (S. 922), S5809 [17JN]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (S. 1228), S10060, S10061 [26SE], S12512 [12NO]

———issue one dollar coin (S. 1038), S7768 [21JY]

———issue one dollar coin (S. 1300), S10884 [21OC]

Contracts: prohibit inspector general from awarding contracts for consulting services, S7692-S7694 [17JY]

Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (S. 1003), S7212-S7214 [10JY]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), S12711 [13NO]

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]

Disasters: assure full funding of assistance without adding to the public debt, S4181, S4182, S4184-S4190 [8MY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 299), S1232 [11FE]

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

Firearms: licensing of ammunition manufacturers (S. 134), S515 [21JA]

Foreign policy: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq (S. 856), S5420 [9JN]

International economic relations: restrict use of the exchange stabilization fund relative to bailouts of foreign countries (S. 1458), S12121 [8NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (S. 365), S2724 [20MR]

———clarify field support reorganization relative to Aberdeen, SD, office, S7691 [17JY]

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

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), S3387 [17AP], S7983 [23JY]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 521), S2844 [8AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S2862 [8AP], S2865 [9AP], S3180-S3190, S3227 [15AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), unanimous-consent agreement, S3168, S3169, S3179 [15AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 523), S2844-S2846 [8AP]

———improve operations, S3163, S3165, S3227 [15AP]

———improve operations and governance, S10311-S10315 [3OC]

Lau, Valerie: ethical conduct of the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General, S12551 [13NO]

———investigation of Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury, S11613 [3NO]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (S. 683), S3905 [1MY]

Line Item Veto Act: Presidential authority relative to the Federal employee retirement provision of the Dept. of Treasury and general Government appropriations legislation, S12570-S12572 [13NO]

National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: establish, S9591-S9596 [18SE], S9805 [23SE]

Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (S. 1112), S8574 [31JY]

Postal Service: provide authority to deposit funds in private sector institutions, invest in the open market, and borrow from private credit markets (S. 1296), S10860 [20OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9632 [18SE], S9735 [19SE], S11165 [23OC], S11499 [30OC], S11792 [5NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S3159 [15AP]

Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4137-S4151, S4190 [8MY]

Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11584, S11588, S11591-S11597 [3NO]

———nomination to be IRS Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S11570 [31OC]

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]

States: provide that certain Federal funds returned by States be applied to deficit reduction (S. 509), S2700 [20MR]

Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, S11538 [31OC]

———treatment of residents in areas affected by disasters, S6337 [25JN]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 732), S4245 [8MY]

Reports filed

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 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]

50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1228) (S. Rept. 105-130), S11544 [31OC]

Nomination of Charles Rossotti To Be IRS Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11341 [29OC]

Nomination of David A. Lipton To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9197 [11SE]

Nomination of David W. Wilcox To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11341 [29OC]

Nomination of Edward M. Gramlich to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]

Nomination of Ellen Seidman To Be Director of the OTS: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]

Nomination of Gary Gensler To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9197 [11SE]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11677 [4NO]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer To Be Chief Financial Officer of the Dept. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9197 [11SE]

Nomination of Roger W. Ferguson to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]

Nomination of Timothy F. Geithner To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9197 [11SE]

Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51), H1456 [14AP]

Rulings of the Chair

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

Studies

Treasury's Distribution Tables Don't Add Up: Bruce Bartlett, S6422 [26JN]

Summaries

Efficient Currency Act, (S. 1038), S7768 [21JY]

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

Unauthorized Inspection of Tax Return Information by Employees of the IRS: GAO, S3184 [15AP]

Tables

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]

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]

Texts of

H. Res. 122, use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired, H10371 [8NO]

H.R. 1226, Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act, H1462 [15AP]

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

H.R. 2414, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, H7617 [23SE]

H.R. 3034, allow the use of Customs Service user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida, H10889 [13NO]

S. 299, Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S1232 [11FE]

S. 522, Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act, S3189 [15AP]

S. 732, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S4246 [8MY]

S. 922, Gun Shop Safety Act, S5810 [17JN]

S. 1003, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act, S7212-S7214 [10JY]

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

S. 1038, Efficient Currency Act, S7768 [21JY]

S. 1112, U.S. Buffalo Nickel Act, S8574 [31JY]

S. 1228, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, S10061 [26SE], H10800 [13NO]

S. 1296, Postal Financing Reform Act, S10860 [20OC]

S. 1300, U.S. $1 Coin Act, S10884 [21OC]