EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 15), H96 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S867, S992, S994 [15JA], S1020, S1023, S1036, S1049, S1059, S1061, S1062, S1087, S1088, S1089, S1090, S1091, S1092 [16JA], S1105, S1115, S1155, S1156, S1157, S1161, S1162, S1163, S1164, S1165, S1166 [17JA], S1174, S1195, S1200, S1205, S1208, S1216, S1222, S1230, S1253, S1254, S1255, S1256, S1258, S1263, S1264, S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1272, S1275, S1276, S1277, S1281, S1285, S1286, S1287, S1288, S1289, S1290, S1292, S1293, S1294, S1295, S1296, S1297, S1298 [21JA], S1302, S1327, S1341, S1347, S1350, S1352, S1353, S1354, S1355, S1357 [22JA], S1386, S1393, S1398, S1405, S1406, S1407, S1408, S1409, S1411, S1412, S1413, S1414, S1416, S1417, S1421, S1423, S1427, S1428, S1429, S1430, S1432, S1433, S1434, S1435, S1439, S1440, S1495 [23JA], S1509, S1510 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 15), H96 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), S15302 [20NO], S15326 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12185 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12758 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2704, H2705, H2706 [2AP], H2737, H2744, H2747, H2763, H2764, H2770, H2774, H2775, H2776, H2777, H2779, H2782, H2784, H2785, H2787, H2788, H2792, H2793, H2794, H2795, H2796, H2798, H2799, H2806 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2716 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4661, S4662, S4663, S4676, S4677, S4681, S4686, S4687, S4692, S4697, S4716, S4717, S4718, S4719, S4720, S4723, S4724, S4726 [2AP], S4737, S4742, S4747, S4752, S4755, S4764, S4769, S4771, S4775, S4777, S4781, S4786, S4787, S4803, S4857, S4858, S4859, S4860, S4861, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4870 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2176, H2189, H2204, H2213 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2145 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3809, S3810 [17MR], S3817, S3841, S3855, S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908 [18MR], S3930, S3931, S3947, S3966, S3971, S3973, S3979, S4021, S4022, S4023, S4024, S4025, S4026, S4027, S4028, S4029, S4030 [19MR], S4048, S4071, S4113, S4182, S4183, S4185, S4186, S4187, S4188, S4189, S4190, S4191, S4192, S4193, S4194, S4195, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4199, S4205, S4206, S4207, S4208, S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4214, S4215, S4216, S4217, S4218, S4219, S4220 [20MR], S4229, S4231, S4233, S4235, S4236, S4237, S4239, S4240, S4242, S4243, S4247, S4249, S4250, S4251, S4253, S4256, S4259, S4260, S4296, S4297, S4298, S4299, S4300, S4301, S4302, S4303, S4304, S4305, S4306, S4307, S4308, S4309, S4310, S4311, S4312 [21MR], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4347, S4348, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4355, S4358, S4359, S4360, S4361, S4362, S4363, S4365, S4366, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371, S4383, S4387, S4388, S4389, S4390, S4391, S4392, S4393, S4394 [25MR], S4406, S4408, S4410, S4411, S4412, S4413, S4414, S4447, S4451, S4452 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure continuation of non-homeland security functions of transferred Federal agencies (S. 910), S16043 [25NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11485 [15SE], S11624, S11625, S11629, S11687, S11703, S11704, S11705 [17SE], S11716, S11726 [18SE], S11733, S11734, S11739, S11758 [22SE], S11784, S11791, S11807, S11808, S11814, S11816, S11817, S11818, S11819, S11862, S11863, S11864, S11865, S11866 [23SE], H6605 [10JY], H6708 [14JY], H6869, H6870 [15JY], H6963, H6974, H6976, H7020, H7021 [16JY], H7027, H7033, H7037, H7040, H7041, H7042, H7043, H7048, H7049, H7051, H7054, H7062, H7069, H7078, H7079, H7082, H7092, H7094, H7096 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6946 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10945, S10948, S10973, S10985 [2SE], S10992, S11004, S11009, S11013, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11052, S11056, S11057, S11069, S11078, S11081, S11090, S11100, S11101, S11102, S11103, S11119, S11120, S11121, S11122, S11123 [4SE], S11136, S11170, S11171 [5SE], S11219, S11226, S11228, S11230, S11231, S11232, S11234, S11239, S11257, S11258, S11259 [9SE], S11273, S11280, S11282, S11286, S11290, S11291, S11292, S11296, S11297, S11309, S11321, S11322, S11323, S11324, S11329, S11330, S11356, S11357, S11358, S11359, S11360, S11361 [10SE], S11423, S11427 [11SE], H6349, H6350 [8JY], H6405, H6416, H6465, H6466 [9JY], H6536, H6560, H6561, H6563, H6564, H6568, H6573, H6574, H6576, H6604 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S13926 [4NO], S14477, S14496, S14506, S14507, S14510, S14511, S14512, S14518, S14520, S14521, S14820, S14834, S14835, S14836, S14840, S14841, S14842, S14843, S14844, S14845, S14847 [12NO], S14932, S14934, S14936, S14938, S14967, S14968, S14969 [17NO], S14993, S14994, S14995, S15084, S15085 [18NO], H7619, H7620 [24JY], H7669, H7682, H7683, H7684, H7685, H7687, H7688, H7689, H7690, H7692, H7693, H7694, H7695, H7699, H7700, H7704, H7705, H7706, H7788 [25JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), S11927 [24SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10341 [4NO], H10480, H10488, H10490, H10491, H10492, H10495, H10496, H10498, H10501, H10504, H10507 [6NO]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (S. 589), S14071 [5NO]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), S15085, S15090 [18NO]

Analyses

Environmental Justice Act (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY]

Oceans and Human Health Act (S. 1218), S7622 [10JN]

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 748), E218 [13FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S1457 [23JA], H229 [29JA], H270 [4FE]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, S4917 [7AP], H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11341 [10SE], H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE], H9073 [1OC]

———H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S15021 [18NO]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H1305 [25FE], H5154 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Feds Win Job Competitions at Park Service, Agriculture Department, S11793 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H59 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 13), H171 [27JA] (see H.J. Res. 17, 18), H274 [4FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H704 [13FE] (see H.J. Res. 69), H8905 [24SE] (see H.J. Res. 73), H9738 [20OC] (see H.J. Res. 75), H9981 [28OC] (see H.J. Res. 76), H10340 [4NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), H11651 [19NO] (see H.J. Res. 79), H12309 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 15), H51 [7JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 15), H51 [7JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 71), H698 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 35), H462 [12FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 35)—consideration (see H. Res. 71), H698 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), consideration (see H. Res. 29), H169 [27JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), consideration (see H. Res. 48), H274 [4FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (see H. Res. 407), H9737 [20OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 417), H9980 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 430), H10339 [4NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 450), H11650 [19NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 458), H11700 [20NO] (see H. Res. 465), H12306 [21NO]

———making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (see H.J. Res. 82), H12920 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (see S. 762), S4629 [1AP] (see H.R. 1559), H2702 [2AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (see H. Res. 172), H2702 [2AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 192), H3300 [10AP] (see H. Res. 197), H3354 [11AP]

Budget: reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H58 [7JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (see S. Con. Res. 23), S3881 [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1908 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report—consideration (see H. Res. 191), H3300 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (see H. Res. 151), H2130 [19MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 152), H2130 [19MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 191)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 190), H3050 [9AP]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

Coast Guard: authorize the Commandant to make recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate (see H.R. 3374), H9981 [28OC]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 837), S5059 [9AP]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3356), H9811 [21OC]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 2542), H5662 [19JN]

Computers: require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

Construction industries: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 3653), H12918 [8DE]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 1744), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Forest Service Appeals Reform Act and develop an administrative appeals process for the Forest Service similar to other Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 1679), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (see S. 1395), S9303 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a National Security Personnel System to improve flexibility and management of civilian personnel (see S. 1166), S7188 [2JN]

———promote national security by reforming personnel system, equipment acquisition system, authorization process, and interagency coordination of activities (see S. 927), S5433 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see S. 1028), S5950 [8MY] (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 1304), S8300 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Director to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination and transfer the Office for Domestic Preparedness to the Office of the Secretary (see S. 796), S4897 [7AP]

———ensure continuation of non-homeland security functions of transferred Federal agencies (see S. 910), S5343 [11AP]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

———improve financial accountability requirements (see S. 1567), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2886), H7616 [24JY]

———include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession (see S. 148), S230 [13JA] (see H.R. 1354), H2131 [19MR] (see H.R. 2319), H4976 [4JN]

———make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (see S. 45), S36 [7JA]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H699 [13FE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 3515), H11391 (see H.R. 3515), H11514 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: require departmental agency heads to consider whether agency actions have disparate impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities (see H.R. 654), H327 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1391), S9244 [10JY] (see H.R. 2691), H6602 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H6867 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 418), H9980 [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal 4-year terms specified by law for certain officials (see H.R. 1718), H3301 [10AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1356), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 246), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 2618), H6261 [26JN] (see H.R. 2660), H6347 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (see H. Res. 312), H6347 [8JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1584), S11161 [5SE] (see H.R. 2861), H7615 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (see H. Res. 338), H7615 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 340), H7615 [24JY]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2514 [31MR]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see S. 1783), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 1151), H1680 [6MR]

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate those species which are threatened by certain reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 1194), H1744 [11MR]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 37), H53 [7JA] (see H.R. 2138), H4204 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see H.R. 1982), H3682 [6MY]

———enhance security at executive and judicial branch facilities by requiring locksmiths serving such facilities to be credentialed, including criminal background checks (see H.R. 1407), H2269 [20MR]

———establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1632), H2821 [3AP]

———require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [6MY]

———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

———improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 2767), H7085 [17JY]

Federal employees: increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (see S. 926), S5433 [28AP] (see H.R. 3080), H8216 [11SE]

———reform the Senior Executive Service and adjust the rates of pay of certain positions (see S. 768), S4702 [2AP] (see H.R. 1602), H2819 [3AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 346), S2187 [11FE]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H10338 [4NO]

Foreign countries: provide a framework for consideration of proposed unilateral economic sanctions to ensure coordination of U.S. policy relative to trade, security, and human rights (see S. 1861), S14804 [12NO]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see S. 1668), S12056 [26SE] (see H.R. 3213), H9129 [1OC]

———improve flexibility and competitiveness of human resources management in the Federal civil service (see H.R. 1836), H3450 [29AP]

———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 2200), H4528 [21MY]

———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1090), H1640 [5MR]

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 338), H169 [27JA]

———require congressional approval of proposed rules designated by Congress to be significant (see H.R. 1654), H2863 [7AP]

———require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 60), H54 [7JA]

Homeland Security Act: amend (see H.R. 484), H243 [29JA]

———repeal certain provisions (see S. 41), S36 [7JA]

———technical corrections (see H.R. 1416), H2310 [25MR]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 730), H460 [12FE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H390 [11FE]

Independent counsel: re-establish and reform statute (see S. 1712), S12448 [3OC]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 558), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 151), H57 [7JA]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1484), S10140 [29JY] (see S. 1544), S10618 [31JY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 876), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1888), H3570 (see H.R. 1901), H3571 [30AP] (see H.R. 2017), H3761 [7MY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 748), H462 [12FE]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H4786 [2JN]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4368 [20MY]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (see S. 589), S3504 [11MR]

Native Americans: provide for periodic Indian needs assessments and require Federal Indian program evaluations (see S. 1600), S11245 [9SE]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (see S. 1218), S7618 [10JN]

Presidential appointments: streamline the financial disclosure process for executive branch employees (see S. 765), S4702 [2AP] (see H.R. 1603), H2819 [3AP]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 189), S1069 [16JA]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H5042 [5JN]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see S. 661), S3993 [19MR] (see H.R. 2614), H6261 [26JN]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see S. Con. Res. 69), S11568 [16SE] (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8175 [10SE]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (see S. 308), S1977 [5FE]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see S. 908), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 2459), H5365 [12JN]

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (see H.R. 1911), H3635 [1MY]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (see S. 1376), S9049 [8JY]

Conference reports

Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 2), H707-H1276 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2691), H9898-H9959 [28OC]

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2673), H12323-H12746 [25NO]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H3194-H3230 [10AP]

War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1559), H3357-H3385 [12AP]

Cost Estimates

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 2): CBO, S2572 [24FE]

Excerpts

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 conference report (H. Con. Res. 95): public debt and Social Security trust fund provisions, S5795 [7MY]

Letters

Allow private sector businesses to compete against Federal Prison Industries, Inc., for Federal procurement contracts: Billy Carroll, C&C Office Supply Co., S2206 [11FE]

———Diane Lake, Economy Office Products, Inc., S2206 [11FE]

———Rick Buchholz, Christianson's Business Furniture, Inc., S2206 [11FE]

———Ruthanne S. Pitts, Simmons Contract Furnishings (business), S2206 [11FE]

Application of certain goals that would subject Federal employees to public-private competitions or convert work to private contractors: Bobbie Kilberg, Northern Virginia Technology Council, S1377 [23JA]

———Gary Engebreison, Contract Services Association of America, S1377 [23JA]

———Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, S1377 [23JA]

———Stan Z. Soloway, Professional Services Council, S1377 [23JA]

Business-related riders in the omnibus appropriations bill: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1376 [23JA]

Cash balance pension conversion: several Members of Congress, S1792 [30JA]

Court decision on GAO authority to compel executive departments to provide documents or information: David M. Walker, GAO, H433 [12FE], E302 [27FE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H433 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense funding: Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H665 [13FE]

Federal competitive outsourcing: Paul J. Gessing, National Taxpayers Union, Adrian T. Moore, Reason Foundation, Randall W. Hatcher, MAU, Inc., and Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: Dale Zehner, Virginia Railway Express (business), S13144 [23OC]

———Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County, MD, County Executive, S13145 [23OC]

———Lawrence C. Drake, Jr., American Federation of Government Employees, S13143 [23OC]

———Peter Shapiro, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, S13145 [23OC]

———Richard A. White, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, S13144 [23OC]

———Robert L. Flanagan, Maryland Dept. of Transportation, S13144 [23OC]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S13144 [23OC]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Charles W. Colson and Pat Nolan, Prison Fellowship Ministries, H10474 [6NO]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H10473 [6NO]

Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act: Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H5908 [25JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5908 [25JN]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: Paul E. Patton and Dirk Kempthorne, National Governors Association, S1197 [21JA]

Prohibit new Dept. of the Interior competitive outsourcing studies funding: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S11790 [23SE]

———Camille Fleenor, American Council of Engineering Companies, S11796 [23SE]

———Chuck Luttrell, S11798 [23SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S11797 [23SE]

———Lin Yeazell, S11799 [23SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S11797 [23SE]

———Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, S11790 [23SE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S11797 [23SE]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S11789 [23SE]

Veterans benefits funding: Dwight Radcliff, U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc., H2575 [1AP]

———John Keaveney, New Directions, Inc., H2576 [1AP]

———Shad Meshad, National Veterans Foundation, H2576 [1AP]

Lists

Appropriate levels of public debt in S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S3946 [19MR]

Clarification to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11610 [17SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S4422 [26MR]

Memorandums

Continuing Appropriations Long-Term Impacts: Representative C.W. Bill Young, Committee on Appropriations (House), S105 [9JA]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2004: President Bush, S1867 [4FE], H270 [4FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), H116, H118 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1104 [17JA], S1229, S1299 [21JA], S1341 [22JA], S1397, S1402, S1411, S1429 [23JA], H225 [29JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H671 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), H187, H188, H189 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), H310 [5FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2762, H2764 [3AP], H2870 [8AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4685, S4689 [2AP], S4751, S4769, S4780, S4784 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2542 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3841 [18MR], S3964 [19MR], S4110 [20MR], S4248 [21MR], S4368 [25MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11781 [23SE], H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10204 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11002, S11015 [3SE], S11077, S11094 [4SE], S11135 [5SE], S11224, S11225, S11226, S11227, S11229, S11230, S11232, S11234 [9SE], S11294, S11295, S11302, S11313 [10SE], H6548, H6577 [10JY], H9155 [2OC], H9841 [28OC], H10083 [29OC], H10314 [4NO], H10428, H10429 [5NO], H10515 [6NO], H11186 [17NO], H11434, H11500 [18NO], H11622 [19NO], H11845 [20NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14518 [12NO]

Press releases

Court Decision on GAO Authority To Compel Executive Departments To Provide Documents or Information: GAO, E303 [27FE]

Prohibit New Dept. of the Interior Competitive Outsourcing Studies Funding: Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

———Wilderness Society, S11789 [23SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), H110-H120 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92-H97 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), H121 [8JA], H224, H229, H230 [29JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H558-H673 [13FE], H1751, H1752 [12MR], E271 [13FE], E289 [26FE], E325 [27FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92-H97 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 71), H554-H558 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 35)—consideration (H. Res. 71), H554-H558 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H225-H229 [29JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), H180-H190 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), consideration (H. Res. 29), H179, H180 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), motion to recommit, H187, H189 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), H308-H312 [5FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), consideration (H. Res. 48), H675 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), motion to recommit, H310, H311 [5FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), unanimous-consent agreement, H308 [5FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 23), H673-H675 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), H8898 [24SE], H8909-H8916 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), H9747, H9748 [21OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 407), H9743-H9747 [21OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H10157-H10163 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 417), H9989-H9991 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), H10393-H10396 [5NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 430), H10377 [5NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), H11667 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 450), H11663-H11665 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), H12228, H12229 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12181-H12186 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12754-H12760 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), unanimous-consent agreement, H12228 [21NO]

———making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (H.J. Res. 82), H12865 [8DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H554-H673 [13FE], H12749, H12753, H12766-H12845, H12882, H12884 [8DE], E271 [13FE], E2460 [25NO], E2505, E2548, E2549 [8DE], E2551, E2556 [15DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security, H2517, H2559 [1AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2670, H2672, H2674-H2683, H2695 [2AP], H2707, H2708, H2709, H2718-H2757, H2759-H2809 [3AP], H2869, H2870, H2913 [8AP], H3043 [9AP], H3286, H3294, H3295 [10AP], E685 [3AP], E689, E695 [7AP], E701 [8AP], E716 [10AP], E737, E762 [11AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report, H3385-H3405 [12AP], E833 [1MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H3385 [12AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2709-H2718 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), motion to instruct conferees, H2870-H2872 [8AP], E731 [10AP]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10393-H10396 [5NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H374-H381 [11FE], H429-H432 [12FE], H1370-H1377 [26FE], H1733-H1735 [11MR], H1753, H1754 [12MR], H3026-H3031 [9AP], H6282 [8JY], H7334 [23JY]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H8893 [24SE], H8998, H9000 [30SE], H9077, H9080 [1OC], H9254-H9256 [7OC], H9486 [16OC], H9709, H9710, H9712 [20OC], H9739 [21OC], H9986, H10113 [29OC], H10317, H10318, H10320, H10321 [4NO]

———effect of budget priorities on minorities, H2207 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1888-H1894 [13MR], H1910, H1911, H1912, H1929, H1931, H1938-H1944 [18MR], H1964, H2101, H2105-H2113 [19MR], H2145-H2226-H2251-H2262 [20MR], H2314, H2373, H2382-H2388, H2393-H2398 [26MR], H2447 [27MR], H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2522, H2542, H2555, H2556, H2558, H2559, H2561, H2562, H2569-H2576 [1AP], H2689, H2695 [2AP], H2839-H2845 [7AP], H2867, H2868, H2869 [8AP], H2943 [9AP], E559, E575 [25MR], E586, E588 [26MR], E614 [27MR], E639, E640 [1AP], E651, E655 [2AP], E659 [3AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3268, H3291-H3298 [10AP], H4512 [21MY], E724 [10AP], E768, E774, E775 [12AP], E985 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report—consideration (H. Res. 191), H3286-H3291 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2138-H2145 [20MR], E589 [26MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 152), H2444 [27MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 191)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 190), H3279-H3286 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2542-H2553 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), E2359 [20NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7041 [17JY]

Coast Guard: authorize the Commandant to make recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate (H.R. 3374), E2141 [28OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H5354 [12JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 1559, supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security, H3662 [6MY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): efforts to reorganize the Government relative to eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, H7236 [22JY]

Computers: require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (H.R. 3159), H9319, H9320 [8OC], E1884 [24SE]

Construction industries: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (H.R. 3653), E2530 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: feasibility of using small, minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses in Iraq post-conflict reconstruction, H4591, H4592 [22MY]

———prohibit funding to alter existing civilian personnel system, H6302 [8JY]

———reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H4374 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: GAO audit, H4262 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: mitigate disparate impact that U.S. energy policy may have on minority, rural, Native American, or underserved communities, H3104 [10AP]

———permit flexible contract arrangements that exempt companies from certain Federal patent rules, H11386 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: critical infrastructure protection funding, H3929 [9MY]

———improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 2886), E1587 [25JY]

———selection of interim headquarters site, H92, H95 [8JA]

Dept. of Peace: establish (H.R. 1673), H2870 [8AP]

Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (H.R. 3515), E2325 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7037-H7040 [17JY], H10199 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7040, H7041 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6710 [15JY], H6950-H6984 [16JY], H7025-H7058, H7062-H7083, H7087-H7105 [17JY], E1514, E1525, E1531, E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY], E1569, E1570 [23JY], E1583, E1585 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H9970 [28OC], H10190-H10205 [30OC], E2230 [5NO], E2267 [6NO], E2286 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6941-H6947 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 418), H9991-H9996 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), motion to instruct conferees, H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, H7047 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H8044-H8047 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal 4-year terms specified by law for certain officials (H.R. 1718), E756 [11AP]

———report on resources sharing agreements for services, programs, and facilities with the Dept. of Defense, H7682 [25JY], E1613 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: increase overall funding through reductions in tax cuts, H6523, H6524, H6547, H6548 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 246), E56 [8JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6469, H6470-H6581, H6584, H6589, H6591 [10JY], H9155-H9166, H9195 [2OC], E1482 [15JY], E1509 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (H. Res. 312), H6396-H6417 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9155-H9166 [2OC], H10083-H10090 [29OC], H10429-H10434 [5NO], H10515-H10520 [6NO], H11434, H11500-H11503 [18NO], H11622-H11628 [19NO], E1975 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to recommit, H6577 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), unanimous-consent agreement, H6396 [9JY], H6535 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7335 [23JY], H7655-H7713 [25JY], H10535-H10537, H10544-H10546 [6NO], E1613, E1653 [25JY], E1690 [4SE], E1709, E1726 [5SE], E1753, E1757 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7630-H7637 [25JY], E1629 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent agreement, H7654 [25JY]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (H. Con. Res. 130), E999 [21MY]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (H.R. 2138), E969 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: financial management reform, H4335 [20MY]

———require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (H.R. 1980), E1512 [18JY]

Federal employees: increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (S. 926), H9835, H9836 [28OC], E2143 [28OC], E2162 [30OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts, H4360-H4365 [20MY], H4533 [22MY], H5358-H5360 [12JN]

———authorize Federal civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products, H10492 [6NO]

———develop programs for inmates to produce goods and services for charitable organizations, H10500-H10502 [6NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H3539-H3545 [30AP], H4363 [20MY], H10469-H10510 [6NO], E1948 [1OC], E2319 [19NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (H. Res. 428), H10374-H10376 [5NO]

———increase hourly wage earned by inmates with less than two years remaining on their prison terms, H10495 [6NO]

———maintain mandatory source contract requirement for Federal Bureau of Prisons, H10488, H10489 [6NO]

———permit GAO study on effects of eliminating mandatory source requirements, H10480-H10487 [6NO]

———permit the Attorney General to postpone, for one year, phaseout of mandatory source program law if a determination is made that the phaseout would threaten prison operations or prison safety, H10493-H10494 [6NO]

———prohibit bidding on any Federal contracts that are reserved for small business, H10488 [6NO]

———prohibit prison industries from contracting for work to provide services, H10496 [6NO]

———provide a 5-year phaseout of mandatory source program law, H10490, H10491 [6NO]

———require certain goods and services to be manufactured in the U.S., H10507 [6NO]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: provide a sunset provision relative to significant or adverse effects on the public, prison operations or safety, H10504-H10507 [6NO]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, H3080, H3083 [10AP], H11380 [18NO]

———permit load serving entities the right to reserve sufficient electric power for existing customers, H11385 [18NO], E2357 [20NO]

GAO: court decision on authority to compel executive departments to provide documents or information, H432-H434 [12FE], E259 [13FE], E302 [27FE]

George Mason University: tribute to Mercatus Center report on Government agencies accountability, E1590 [25JY]

Government: establish the Human Capital Performance Fund, H4594-H4596 [22MY]

———improve flexibility and competitiveness of human resources management in the Federal civil service (H.R. 1836), E1294 [18JN]

———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY], E1082 [23MY], E1088 [2JN]

———study energy conservation implications of telecommuting by Federal employees and establish performance measures to reduce petroleum consumption by Federal vehicles, H3257, H3258 [10AP]

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (H. Res. 349), E1632 [25JY]

GSA: allocate incremental cost of all alternative vehicles procured by lease or purchase, H11381 [18NO]

Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1416), H5727-H5734 [24JN], H5908 [25JN]

Iraq: limit conflicts of interest by prohibiting certain senior U.S. officials from participating in negotiations of Federal contracts related to the war or reconstruction of Iraq, H2795 [3AP]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction, H4174 [15MY], H4418 [21MY], H9588, H9589 [16OC]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (H.R. 1888), E825 [1MY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 748), E216 [13FE]

National Park Service: Midwest Archaeological Center and Southeast Archaeological Center competitive sourcing study funding, H7092-H7094 [17JY]

OMB: prohibit funding to require Federal agencies review for privatization certain governmental activities performed by Federal employees, H8048-H8050 [9SE]

Power resources: energy savings performance contracts, H11386 [18NO]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), H11680-H11685 [20NO]

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (H.R. 1911), H3623 [1MY], H4272, H4273, H4276 [20MY], E1043 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), S104, S105 [9JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S176 [9JA], S182 [10JA], S340-S839, S841 [15JA], S999-S1064 [16JA], S1101-S1123, S1132-S1137 [17JA], S1171-S1234, S1238-S1241 [21JA], S1302-S1307, S1325-S1359 [22JA], S1374-S1419, S1421-S1460 [23JA], S1509-S1512, S1654 [28JA], S1770, S1801 [30JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, S2384-S2388, S2414-S2439 [13FE], S2519, S2538 [14FE], S2572, S2591 [24FE], S3024 [3MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S2426 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 35), S2499 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S1048, S1049 [16JA], S1242 [21JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), unanimous-consent request, S1375 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), S1757 [29JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), unanimous-consent agreement, S2018 [5FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), S11971 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), S12984 [21OC], S13063 [22OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), S13696 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), unanimous-consent request, S14228 [7NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), S15310 [20NO], S15326 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), S15510 [21NO]

———making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (H.J. Res. 82), S16212 [9DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S340-S839 [15JA], S999-S1064 [16JA], S1101-S1123, S1132-S1137 [17JA], S1171-S1234, S1238-S1241 [21JA], S1302-S1307, S1325-S1359 [22JA], S1374-S1419, S1421-S1460 [23JA], S1509-S1512, S1654 [28JA], S1801 [30JA], S2384-S2388, S2414-S2439 [13FE], S2519 [14FE], S2591 [24FE], S15917-S15920, S15933-S15935 [25NO], S16083-S16089 [9DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, unanimous-consent request, S16082 [9DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), S4953 [8AP], S5106 [10AP], S5392 [11AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), insert S. 762 language in lieu, S4917 [7AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4657-S4666, S4676-S4698 [2AP], S4737-S4787, S4789-S4811 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), unanimous-consent agreement, S4811 [3AP]

———reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S1457 [23JA], S14153 [6NO]

———remove unauthorized and earmarked appropriations from legislation making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security, S4755-S4758, S4763 [3AP]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S12860, S12871, S12879 [20OC], S13099 [23OC], S13957 [5NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1658 [28JA], S2881, S2982 [27FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5159 [10AP], S5266-S5293, S5295-S5316 [11AP], S5843 [7MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3766, S3774-S3798, S3811-S3813 [17MR], S3815-S3820, S3822-S3825, S3834-S3874 [18MR], S3913-S3987 [19MR], S4044-S4075, S4109-S4152 [20MR], S4226-S4268 [21MR], S4317-S4324 [24MR], S4334-S4372 [25MR], S4398, S4402-S4422, S4429 [26MR], S4508 [27MR], S8849 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), unanimous-consent agreement, S3699 [13MR], S3935 [19MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), unanimous-consent request, S3841 [18MR]

———status report, S7228 [3JN], S11979 [25SE], S12528 [14OC], S13900 [4NO], S14449 [11NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, S11824 [23SE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S4063 [20MR]

———establish (S. 837), S5071 [9AP]

Committee on Finance (Senate): bipartisan tradition in approving Sec. of the Treasury nominees, S1841 [30JA]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11311 [10SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S6061 [13MY], S6969 [22MY], S10967 [2SE], S15610 [23NO]

———budget authority allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, relative to Medicare reserve fund, S8118 [18JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S4422 [26MR]

Congress: protect prerogatives in allocation of homeland security funding, S4778-S4780 [3AP]

Constitution—U.S.: reforms relative to ensuring continuity of Government operations during an emergency, S7275 [4JN]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards, S14017, S14018 [5NO]

———prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 1744), S12742 [16OC]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary, S2439 [13FE], S2519 [14FE]

———authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (S. 1395), S9306 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a National Security Personnel System to improve flexibility and management of civilian personnel, S6841 [21MY], S6930 [22MY]

———establish a National Security Personnel System to improve flexibility and management of civilian personnel (S. 1166), S7191 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 1304), S8302 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure continuation of non-homeland security functions of transferred Federal agencies, S9884 [24JY]

———ensure continuation of non-homeland security functions of transferred Federal agencies (S. 910), S5372 [11AP]

———improve financial accountability requirements (S. 1567), S10916, S10917 [1AU], S15499 [21NO]

———include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession (S. 148), S8846 [27JN]

———make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (S. 45), S49 [7JA], S2775 [26FE]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding for protection of areas with large tourist populations, S9681-S9683 [22JY], S9878 [24JY]

Dept. of State: appeal to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary on allocation of budget funds, S13756-S13762 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11624 [17SE], S11788-S11804, S11807 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———report on competitive outsourcing, S11807 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11605-S11610, S11624, S11629 [17SE], S11712, S11715-S11720 [18SE], S11731-S11736, S11738 [22SE], S11780, S11784-S11814, S11816, S11826 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13784-S13791 [3NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13643 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, S11795 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent request, S11794 [23SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10941 [2SE], S10991-S11020 [3SE], S11051-S11062, S11065-S11095, S11100-S11107 [4SE], S11134-S11145, S11147-S11150 [5SE], S11173-S11182 [8SE], S11191-S11240, S11261 [9SE], S11263-S11303, S11307-S11315, S11321-S11341, S11362-S11364 [10SE], S11410, S11412 [11SE], S12213-S12216 [1OC], S12361 [2OC], S15969 [25NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), unanimous-consent agreement, S10886, S10887 [1AU], S11426 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations, S1240 [21JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S10931 [1AU], S10987 [2SE], S14391, S14458 [11NO], S14464-S14470, S14472-S14480, S14496-S14504, S14506-S14528, S14530, S14531, S14678, S14743, S14792 [12NO], S14928, S14932-S14940 [17NO], S14993-S15001 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent agreement, S14940 [17NO], S15021 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent request, S14519, S14520 [12NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), unanimous-consent request, S14620, S14621 [12NO]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (S. 1783), S13142 [23OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3774-S3798, S3811-S3813 [17MR]

Federal employees: application of certain goals that would subject employees to public-private competitions or convert work to private contractors, S1355-S1357 [22JA], S1375-S1379, S1421-S1426 [23JA]

———increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (S. 926), S5435 [28AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 346), S2205-S2207 [11FE]

Foreign countries: provide a framework for consideration of proposed unilateral economic sanctions to ensure coordination of U.S. policy relative to trade, security, and human rights (S. 1861), S14815 [12NO]

Government: encourage the Executive Office of the President and Executive departments to respond promptly and completely to all congressional requests for information about public expenditures, S14237-S14244 [7NO]

———prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to entities paying deferred compensation to certain senior U.S. officials, S12657-S12660, S12671, S12672 [16OC]

———relationship between legislative and executive branches relative to appropriations process, S5397-S5400 [11AP]

———requirements for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities, S13101-S13105 [23OC]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions (S. 41), S45-S47 [7JA]

Independent counsel: re-establish and reform statute (S. 1712), S12452 [3OC]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (S. 558), S3316 [6MR], S9511 [16JY]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 1484), S10149 [29JY]

———require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 1544), S10672 [31JY]

———require reports to Congress on data-mining programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources, S13885, S13886 [4NO]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction, S6834 [21MY], S11085 [4SE]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (S. 876), S5203 [10AP], S5631-S5633 [1MY]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (S. 876), star print, S5437 [28AP]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (S. 589), S3512 [11MR], S10598 [31JY], S14075, S14076 [5NO]

———homeland security funding, S4765-S4769 [3AP]

———investigate granting of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency to suspected terrorists, S15948 [25NO]

Native Americans: provide for periodic Indian needs assessments and require Federal Indian program evaluations (S. 1600), S11251 [9SE]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (S. 1218), S7621 [10JN]

OMB: prohibit funding to implement revisions to rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, S13092-S13101, S13105, S13106 [23OC]

OPM: implementation of proposed regulations reducing the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch, S13120 [23OC]

Power resources: require reports on hydrogen vehicle programs, the impact of hydrogen fuel usage on natural gas demands, and future Federal agency use of hydrogen, S7526, S7527 [9JN]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), S1080 [16JA], S1139 [17JA], S14794 [12NO], S15090 [18NO]

Snow, John W.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S1789-S1793 [30JA]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (S. 661), S3999 [19MR]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (S. Con. Res. 69), S11578 [16SE]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (S. 308), S1982 [5FE]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (S. 908), S5370 [11AP]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (S. 1376), S9057 [8JY]

Reports

War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (S. 762): Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund Provisions, S4684 [2AP]

Reports filed

Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 108-116), H4254 [19MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on, and H. Con. Res. 35, Corrections in Enrollment of H.J. Res. 2, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 108-11), H698 [13FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 108-72), H3300 [10AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.J. Res. 2, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution: Committee of Conference (H. Res. 71), H459 [12FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 108-333), H9980 [28OC]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 108-44), H2130 [19MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 1 and 2, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 15) (H. Rept. 108-2), H51 [7JA]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 13, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 29) (H. Rept. 108-3), H169 [27JA]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 18, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 108-7), H273 [4FE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. Rept. 108-323), H9737 [20OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 108-332), H9980 [28OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 108-350), H10339 [4NO]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 108-383), H11650 [19NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 108-57), H2702 [2AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 108-348), H10338 [4NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 108-192), H6347 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 108-209), H6867 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 108-236), H7615 [24JY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 108-10), H698 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce Technology Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1395) (S. Rept. 108-181), S13659 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1567), S15286 [20NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1567) (S. Rept. 108-211), S15975 [25NO]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 108-358), H11149 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-330), H9980 [28OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-195), H6602 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1391) (S. Rept. 108-89), S9244 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 108-188), H6347 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1356) (S. Rept. 108-81), S8722 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense Cooperation and Sharing of Resources Relative to Veterans' Benefits Programs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1911) (H. Rept. 108-115), H4254 [19MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2861) (H. Rept. 108-235), H7614 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1584) (S. Rept. 108-143), S11161 [5SE]

Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 558) (S. Rept. 108-76), S8125 [18JN]

Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 926) (S. Rept. 108-109), S9708 [22JY]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1829) (H. Rept. 108-286), H8949 [25SE]

Government Network Security Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 108-305), H9281 [7OC]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3159), S14334 [10NO]

Homeland Security Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H.R. 1416) (H. Rept. 108-104), H4203 [15MY]

Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 589) (S. Rept. 108-119), S10615 [31JY]

Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1416) (S. Rept. 108-214), S15975 [25NO]

National Security Personnel System Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1166), S11161 [5SE]

Nomination of James B. Comey To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15187 [19NO]

Non-Homeland Security Mission Performance Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 910) (S. Rept. 108-115), S10139 [29JY]

Oceans and Human Health Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 108-203), S15186 [19NO]

Same-Day Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 108-73), H3300 [10AP]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1559, War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 108-75), H3351 [11AP]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 108-389), H11700 [20NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 108-399), H12306 [21NO]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 151, Consideration of H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. Rept. 108-45), H2130 [19MR]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 191, Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 108-70), H3050 [9AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 338, Consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 108-238), H7615 [24JY]

Sec. of Homeland Security Inclusion in the Line of Presidential Succession: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 148), S8722 [26JN]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 108-71), H3300 [10AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 108-37), H1908 [17MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 23), S3881 [18MR]

21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 189) (S. Rept. 108-147), S11478 [15SE]

U.S. Consensus Council Establishment: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 908) (S. Rept. 108-110), S9708 [22JY]

War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1559) (H. Rept. 108-76), H3407 [12AP]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1559) (H. Rept. 108-55), H2702 [2AP]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 762) (S. Rept. 108-33), S4628 [1AP]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3532-H3534 [30AP], H7792-H7797 [3SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), H117 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1113 [17JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), H188 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2741, H2775, H2776, H2785, H2794, H2795, H2796 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4697 [2AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6963 [16JY], H7097 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11315 [10SE], H6524, H6548, H6560, H6577 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14518 [12NO], H7685, H7708 [25JY]

Statements

Cash Balance Pension Conversion: Larry Cutrone, S1791 [30JA]

Continuing Appropriations: Senator McCain, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2418-S2420 [13FE]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 2), S341-S345 [15JA]

———Byrd Amendment on War on Terrorism and Homeland Security Funding, S349 [15JA]

———Stevens Amendment on Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations, S356-S839 [15JA]

Mid-Session Budget Review for FY 2004: OMB, S9386 [15JY]

Performance Report Scorecard—Which Agencies Inform the Public? George Mason University Mercatus Center, E1590 [25JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S6062 [13MY], S6969-S6971 [22MY], S10967 [2SE], S15610 [23NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) budget authority allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, relative to Medicare reserve fund, S8118 [18JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S2572 [24FE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S13788 [3NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S1654 [28JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S14527 [12NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1356, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11020 [3SE]

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 2): conference report, H560-H658 [13FE]

Debt to the penny, S9387 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6951-H6955 [16JY]

———conference report, H10191-H10195 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6474-H6500 [10JY]

———effect of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program funding on other programs funding, S11292 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7656-H7662 [25JY]

Federal Government financing and debt, S9387 [15JY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations (H.R. 2673): conference report, H12768-H12812, H12816-H12822 [8DE]

Revisions to conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S5843-S5847 [7MY]

War in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1559), H2719-H2723 [3AP]

———conference report, H3386-H3400 [12AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 35, corrections in enrollment of H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H673 [13FE]

H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S4579-S4589 [31MR], H2171-H2176 [20MR]

H. Res. 15, consideration of H.J. Res. 1 and 2, continuing appropriations, H92 [8JA]

H. Res. 29, consideration of H.J. Res. 13, continuing appropriations, H179 [28JA]

H. Res. 71, consideration of conference report on, and H. Con. Res. 35, corrections in enrollment of H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H554 [13FE]

H. Res. 151, consideration of H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, H2138 [20MR]

H. Res. 172, consideration of H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2709 [3AP]

H. Res. 190, same-day consideration of H. Res. 191, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, H3280 [10AP]

H. Res. 191, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, H3286 [10AP]

H. Res. 312, consideration of H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6396 [9JY]

H. Res. 319, consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6941 [16JY]

H. Res. 338, consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7630 [25JY]

H. Res. 407, consideration of H.J. Res. 73, continuing appropriations, H9743 [21OC]

H. Res. 417, consideration of H.J. Res. 75, continuing appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

H. Res. 418, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9991 [29OC]

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act, H10374 [5NO]

H. Res. 430, consideration of H.J. Res. 76, continuing appropriations, H10376 [5NO]

H. Res. 450, consideration of H.J. Res 78, continuing appropriations, H11663 [20NO]

H. Res. 458, same-day consideration of conference report on H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations and H.J. Res. 79, continuing appropriations, H12181 [21NO]

H. Res. 465, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations and consideration of H.J. Res. 79, continuing appropriations, H12754 [8DE]

H.J. Res. 1, continuing appropriations, H110 [8JA]

H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S1512-S1642 [28JA], H121 [8JA]

H.J. Res. 13, continuing appropriations, H181 [28JA]

H.J. Res. 18, continuing appropriations, S2018 [5FE], H308 [5FE]

H.J. Res. 69, continuing appropriations, H8909-H8911 [25SE]

H.J. Res. 73, continuing appropriations, H9747 [21OC]

H.J. Res. 75, continuing appropriations, H10158 [30OC]

H.J. Res. 76, continuing appropriations, H10393 [5NO]

H.J. Res. 78, continuing appropriations, H11667 [20NO]

H.J. Res. 79, continuing appropriations, H12228 [21NO]

H.J. Res. 82, continuing appropriations to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices, H12865 [8DE]

H.R. 1416, Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act, H5727 [24JN]

H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, S4982-S4994 [8AP]

H.R. 1911, enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs, H4272 [20MY]

H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11485-S11499 [15SE]

H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12004-S12022 [25SE]

H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent appropriations, S15001-S15020 [18NO]

H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act, H9319 [8OC]

S. 41, repeal certain Homeland Security Act provisions, S47 [7JA]

S. 148, include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession, S234 [13JA]

S. 148, Sec. of Homeland Security inclusion in the line of Presidential succession, S8846 [27JN]

S. 189, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, S15100-S15102 [18NO], H11680-H11682 [20NO]

S. 308, impose greater accountability on the TVA relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight, S1983 [5FE]

S. 558, elevate position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health, S3316 [6MR], S9511 [16JY]

S. 589, Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act, S3513-S3516 [11MR]

S. 661, Commuter Benefits Equity Act, S3999 [19MR]

S. 876, Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act, S5203 [10AP]

S. 910, Non-Homeland Security Mission Performance Act, S5373 [11AP]

S. 926, Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act, S5435 [28AP], S10451 [30JY], H9835 [28OC]

S. 1166, National Security Personnel System Act, S7191-S7194 [2JN]

S. 1218, Oceans and Human Health Act, S7623-S7625 [10JN]

S. 1395, Dept. of Commerce Technology Administration appropriations, S9306 [11JY]

S. 1484, Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act, S10150 [29JY]

S. 1544, Data-Mining Reporting Act, S10672 [31JY]

S. 1567, Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, S10916 [1AU], S15499 [21NO]

S. 1600, Indian Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation Act, S11251 [9SE]

S. 1712, Independent Counsel Reform Act, S12453-S12458 [3OC]

S. 1744, Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act, S12743 [16OC]

S. 1783, Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act, S13145 [23OC]

S. Con. Res. 69, require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards, S11577 [16SE]