GOVERNMENT—U.S.
Addresses
Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh Burke Award Acceptance: Senator Stevens, S8712 [26JN]
Depression-Era America: Conrad Black, S8719 [26JN]
Harvard University Commencement: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, S4465-S4467 [27MR]
Jumping a Stalled Economy: Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp., H153-H155 [27JA]
Role of Arts in Public Policy: Robert Redford, S12440-S12442 [3OC], E2084 [17OC]
State of the Union: President Bush, S1663-S1667 [28JA], H212-H215 [28JA]
———President Bush (2001) (excerpt), S1698 [29JA]
Transforming the Defense Establishment: Stephen A. Cambone, Dept. of Defense, E291-E293 [26FE]
U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq: William J. Clinton, S13783 [3NO]
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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9479, H9480, H9481, H9482 [15OC], H9499, H9552, H9562, H9565, H9575, H9586, H9588, H9589, H9590, H9591, H9592, H9593, H9594, H9595, H9599, H9600, H9615, H9616, H9617 [16OC], H9621, H9622, H9623, H9624, H9625, H9626, H9627, H9630, H9631, H9633, H9635, H9636, H9637 [17OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9651 [17OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12203 [30SE], S12242, S12259, S12260, S12269, S12300, S12301, S12302 [1OC], S12316, S12337, S12339, S12350, S12351, S12354, S12357, S12358, S12360, S12388, S12389, S12390, S12392, S12393, S12394 [2OC], S12425, S12427, S12473 [3OC], S12491, S12522, S12523, S12524, S12525, S12550, S12559, S12560 [14OC], S12577, S12578, S12580, S12581, S12585, S12589, S12590, S12591, S12592, S12595, S12596, S12598, S12599, S12624, S12625, S12626, S12627, S12628, S12629, S12630, S12631 [15OC], S12655, S12656, S12657, S12660, S12667, S12673, S12682, S12683, S12688, S12710, S12711, S12712, S12713, S12715, S12716, S12749, S12750, S12751, S12752, S12753 [16OC], S12779, S12789, S12791, S12792, S12794, S12795, S12796, S12799, S12850, S12851, S12852 [17OC]
———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]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S4975 [8AP], S5094 [9AP]
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), S14185, S14219, S14226 [6NO], H11722 [20NO]
District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (S. 1267), S16043 [25NO], S16147, S16200 [9DE]
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]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (S. 113), S5913, S5914, S5974 [8MY]
GAO: provide for new human capital flexibilities (S. 1522), S15875 [24NO]
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]
Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7094, S7096, S7098, S7101, S7106, S7112, S7113, S7114, S7161, S7162 [23MY]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), S7500, S7503 [5JN], H5268 [11JN], H5330, H5333 [12JN]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5329 [12JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), S6738, S6739, S6740 [20MY], H3858 [8MY], H3887, H3940 [9MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4715 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 249), H4562 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S6031 [12MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6143 [13MY], S6152, S6154, S6164, S6176, S6178, S6188, S6195, S6197, S6201, S6210, S6214, S6216, S6217, S6239, S6241, S6246, S6266, S6268, S6269, S6270, S6271, S6272, S6274, S6275, S6289, S6290, S6291, S6292, S6293, S6294, S6296, S6298, S6300, S6301, S6316, S6317, S6318, S6320, S6321, S6322, S6323, S6324, S6326, S6329, S6330, S6331, S6333, S6334, S6335, S6337, S6338, S6342, S6343, S6345, S6367, S6384, S6388, S6403 [14MY], S6409, S6422, S6426, S6432, S6434, S6435, S6437, S6438, S6439, S6441, S6442, S6443, S6451, S6452, S6454, S6455, S6456, S6518, S6520, S6522, S6523, S6524, S6525, S6526, S6527, S6528, S6529, S6530, S6531, S6532, S6533, S6548, S6549, S6551, S6552, S6553, S6556, S6562, S6564 [15MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H72 [8JA]
Analyses
Budget Process Extension To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility, S75 [7JA]
Bush Administration Budget Proposals, H1361 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (2002): Feingold Amendment To Extend Budgetary Mechanisms and Spending Caps, S5281 [11AP]
Environmental Justice Act (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY]
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act (S. 1229), S7642 [10JN]
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act (S. 1358), S8755 [26JN]
Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act (H.R. 2), H3829-H3832 [8MY]
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. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S6475 [15MY], H4542 [22MY]
———H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5342 [12JN]
———H.R. 1308, Relief for Working Families Tax Act, S7509 [5JN]
———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, S4917 [7AP], H2877 [8AP]
———H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12822 [17OC], H9775 [21OC]
Articles and editorials
Another Greenspan Social Security Reform?, S3402 [10MR]
Ashcroft's Russian Roulette, S3368 [7MR]
Bait and Switch, E212 [13FE]
Bewitched, Bothered, Billy-Goated, H9514 [16OC]
Biggest ``Tax'' Is Debt, E2236 [5NO]
Bill Would Close Pay Gap for Active Duty Feds, S14515 [12NO]
Bridging This Gap Isn't Rocket Science, H9834 [28OC]
`But' Economy, E2199 [31OC]
Chatter in the Cave of the Winds, S14668 [12NO]
Defense Memo—A Grim Outlook, S13765 [3NO]
Deficits and Dysfunction, S8222 [19JN]
Delusional on the Deficit, S8223 [19JN]
Digging the Deficit Hole, S3376 [10MR]
Don't Play Politics on Iraq, S12249 [1OC]
Drawbacks of Buy American Act, E2021 [8OC]
Economy—More Financial Jobs Go Offshore, S5797 [7MY]
Faulty Rethinking of the 2nd Amendment, S2342 [12FE]
Feds Win Job Competitions at Park Service, Agriculture Department, S11793 [23SE]
For Whom the Closing Bell Tolls, S10041-S10043 [28JY]
Greenspan Says Tax Cut Without Spending Reductions Could Be Damaging, S5794 [7MY]
Guns and Justice, S2343 [12FE]
Hill Aides Spurned, H5338 [12JN]
In Defense of Hypothetical Questions, E2003 [8OC]
In the Northwest—`Outsourcing' a Sweeping Attack on National Parks, S11802 [23SE]
Irrelevant Proposal, H35 [7JA]
It Reeks of Politics, S216 [13JA]
Keep Pros Who Love Parks, S11804 [23SE]
Keeping Saddam Hussein in a Box, E151 [6FE]
Let's Compete, S10136 [29JY]
Mugging the Needy, E659 [3AP]
N.M. Gets Shock at Pump, S3769 [17MR]
Nation-Building, S12039-S12042 [26SE]
New Global Job Shift, S1701-S1703 [29JA]
New Kind of Job Loss, E2153 [28OC]
No New Tax Cuts, S5290 [11AP]
Ominous Reversal on Gun Rights, S2343 [12FE]
110 Economists Back Bush Tax Plan—3 Nobel Laureates Join Group Urging Congress' Support, S1653 [28JA]
Pay-Gap Remedy for Military Reserves Appears Doomed, H9015 [30SE]
Paying for the War in Iraq, E2028 [10OC]
President's Tax Cut and Its Unspoken Numbers, S2638 [25FE]
Read My Lips, E1257 [13JN]
Set Aside Religion in Public Debate, E1903 [25SE]
Some Investors Could Trim Their Tax Bills to Near Zero, H4732 [22MY]
Stay Resolute on Rebuilding, S12647 [16OC]
Stubborn Stagnation, S5796 [7MY]
Stubbornly Seeking Success—Merriam Man Hasn't Let Deafness or His Start in West African Poverty Stop Him, E1712 [5SE]
Tax Lunacy, S7108 [23MY]
Tax Plan That Will Pay Few Dividends, S216 [13JA]
Tax Wealthy To Pay for Iraq War—Test Patriotism's Deeper Meaning, S11462 [15SE]
There Is a Catch—Jobs, S14294 [10NO]
These Are Your Parks, S11800 [23SE]
Too Many Leaps of Faith in Bush Tax-Cut Plan, S264 [14JA]
2004 Budget Likely To Show Record Deficits, S1699 [29JA]
War Without End—Catalogue of Killings in Iraq, H9514 [16OC]
Washington's Biggest Deficit Is the Shortfall of Courage, E1682 [4SE]
Washington's Wild Ways Choke Recovery, S5796 [7MY]
Why This Tax Loophole for Losers Should End, S6442 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1545), H2586 [1AP]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 21), S35 [7JA] (see S. 108, 125), S132 [9JA] (see S. 1309), S8300 [20JN] (see S. 1626), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 92), H55 (see H.R. 160), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 257), H135 (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA] (see H.R. 376), H171 [27JA] (see H.R. 2684), H6464 [9JY]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance, impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, and provide tax relief for farmers and producers of biodiesel (see S. 154), S288 [14JA]
Airlines: reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs (see S. 728), S4512 [27MR]
Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 950), H1395 [26FE]
American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H460 [12FE]
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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 1689), S12193 [30SE] (see H.R. 3289), H9384 [14OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (see H. Res. 396), H9477 [15OC] (see H. Res. 401), H9612 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 424), H10235 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 424)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 421), H10129 [29OC]
———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]
———require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]
———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H8381 [17SE]
Armed Forces: provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (see S. 1845), S14451 [11NO]
Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function (see S. 338), S2119 [10FE]
BIA: improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see S. 297), S1871 [4FE] (see S. 462), S2839 [26FE]
———provide grants to ensure participation of local Governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (see S. 463), S2839 [26FE]
Budget: establish a deficit reduction account in the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 3302), H9477 [15OC]
———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (see S. 90), S37 [7JA]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1175), H1743 [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), H1901 [13MR]
———public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 855), H704 [13FE]
———reduce deficit by reducing wasteful spending (see H.R. 3164), H8904 [24SE]
———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H58 [7JA]
———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]
———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S. 675), S4166 [20MR]
———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]
Business and industry: aid dislocated workers and rebuild communities devastated by international trade (see S. 1541), S10618 [31JY]
———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H12307 [21NO]
———prohibit from entering into contracts with companies that do not include certifications for certain financial reports (see H.R. 746), H461 [12FE]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 402), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]
Children and youth: establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H1811 [12MR]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 40), H1954 [18MR]
———restore first amendment protections of religion and religious speech (see H.R. 1547), H2586 [1AP]
Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11650 [19NO]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 837), S5059 [9AP]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 256), S1812 (see S. 272), S1813 [30JA] (see S. 476), S2920 [27FE]
Compact of Free Association: amend to provide adequate Compact-impact aid (see H.R. 2716), H6706 [14JY]
———approve and amend (see S.J. Res. 16), S9328 [14JY] (see H.J. Res. 63), H6348 [8JY]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H6602 [10JY]
———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]
———strengthen security of Federal computer systems (see S. 187), S1069 [16JA]
Congress: authorize States to implement mechanisms to ensure continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (see S. 1820), S14031 [5NO]
———constitutional amendment on continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (see S.J. Res. 23), S14032 [5NO]
———establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (see H. Con. Res. 190), H4737 [22MY]
———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H9812 [21OC]
———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H705 [13FE]
Contracts: improve procurement of services for the Federal Government (see H.R. 1837), H3451 [29AP]
———increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1216), H1745 [11MR]
———limit procurement period for property or services using noncompetitive procedures during emergency and urgent situations (see S. 981), S5651 [1MY]
———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H55 [7JA]
———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1217), H1745 [11MR]
———require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8381 [17SE]
———require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H2131 [19MR]
———require Federal contractors to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (see H.R. 1218), H1745 [11MR]
———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 1215), H1745 [11MR]
Copyrights: exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2613), H6261 [26JN]
Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 1653), S11913 [24SE] (see H.R. 2492), H5467 [17JN]
Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 101), S37 [7JA] (see S. 1871), S14965 [17NO] (see H.R. 16), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 3349), H9738 [20OC]
———allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction (see H.R. 1768), H3351 [11AP]
———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 920), S5343 [11AP]
———awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see H.R. 2204), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 2282), H4786 [2JN]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 1744), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]
Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 1492), H2471 [27MR]
Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see S. 1301), S8232 [19JN] (see H.R. 2405), H5173 [10JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4786 [2JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10129 [29OC]
———provide administrative or judicial relief for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who were discriminated against in farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 1667), H2938 [8AP]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchase of certain steel or equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and poured in the U.S. (see H.R. 628), H322 [5FE]
———promote national security by reforming personnel system, equipment acquisition system, authorization process, and interagency coordination of activities (see S. 927), S5433 [28AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2131 [19MR]
———establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]
———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 grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9375 [8OC]
———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (see S. 29), S35 [7JA] (see S. 134), S133 [9JA]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (see S. 364), S2340 [12FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (see S. 1770; S. Res. 248), S12969 [21OC]
———grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for certain activities (see H.R. 793), H700 [13FE]
———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 988), H1462 [27FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of surplus funds to make any investment in securities, other than Government and municipal securities (see H.R. 165), H57 [7JA]
Dept. of Transportation: offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 1089), H1640 [5MR]
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]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (see S. 1101), S6853 [21MY]
District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (see S. 1267), S7926 [16JN] (see H.R. 2472), H5407 [16JN]
———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]
Domestic policy: adopt fiscal and economic policies to finance and manage Federal liabilities, commitments, and critical governmental responsibilities (see S. 1915), S15406 [21NO]
———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]
Ecology and environment: require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 2200), H4528 [21MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate and make lowest tax bracket permanent (see S. 94), S37 [7JA]
———make individual income tax rate reductions permanent (see H.R. 861), H704 [13FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 120), S132 [9JA]
Economy: provide unemployment assistance, tax relief, fiscal assistance to State and local governments, and jobs and security through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 396), H217 [28JA]
Education: improve financial literacy and education programs and facilitate cooperation between governmental units and the private sector by establishing a national strategy for assuring financial education (see H.R. 3520), H11650 [19NO]
———permit Federal laboratories to aid surrounding communities in improving their efforts in science education (see H.R. 641), H322 [5FE]
———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3304 [10AP]
E-Government Act: amend relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (see H.R. 1303), H1952 [18MR]
Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H1464 [27FE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1705), S12376 [2OC] (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]
———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1744 [11MR]
Endangered Species Act: require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (see S. 1178), S7381 [4JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1394 [26FE]
———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 5), H60 [7JA]
EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 515), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 347), H169 [27JA]
———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]
Executive departments: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 3653), H12918 [8DE]
Executive Office of the President: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 356), H170 [27JA]
FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H3300 [10AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H1460 [27FE]
———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H2310 [25MR]
———allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 683), S4275 [21MR]
FBI: reform (see S. 1440), S9708 [22JY] (see H.R. 2867), H7616 [24JY]
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: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 2748), H6868 [15JY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 1229), S7619 [10JN] (see S. 1358), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 3281), H9376 [8OC]
———commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 130), S5651 [1MY] (see H. Res. 213), H3636 [1MY]
———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 3117), H8380 [17SE]
———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 3267), H9375 [8OC]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 1), S133 [9JA]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 593), S3504 [11MR] (see H.R. 217), H59 [7JA]
———exclude civilian personnel at naval shipyards from the national security personnel system (see H.R. 3548), H11700 [20NO]
———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H7949 [4SE]
———improve flexibility and competitiveness of human resources management in the Federal civil service (see H.R. 1836), H3450 [29AP]
———increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (see S. 926), S5433 [28AP] (see H.R. 3080), H8216 [11SE]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see S. 319), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]
———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H7838 [3SE]
———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H4737 [22MY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1252), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]
———provide special pay for board certified Federal employees employed in health science positions (see S. 953), S5541 [30AP]
———reform Federal employment (see S. 129), S133 [9JA] (see H.R. 1601), 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]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 2548), H5662 [19JN]
Federal real property: reform management and development (see H.R. 2573), H5813 [24JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1624), H2821 [3AP]
Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 372), S2340 [12FE]
Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 229), S1736 [29JA]
———provide for direct and accurate compensation to financial institutions for providing various critical depositary and financial agency services for or on behalf of the U.S. (see H.R. 3183), H8949 [25SE]
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]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (see S. 113, 123), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 3552), H11701 [20NO]
———limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 1507), S10617 [31JY]
Foreign trade: support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]
GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H6868 [15JY]
———provide for new human capital flexibilities (see S. 1522), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 2751), H7019 [16JY]
Government regulations: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (see H.R. 3165), H8904 [24SE]
———reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5266 [11JN]
———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]
Greenspan, Alan: tribute (see S. Res. 67), S2839 [26FE]
GSA: give preference to high unemployment areas in selecting sites for the construction of public buildings and in leasing space to Federal agencies (see H.R. 3168), H8905 [24SE]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 344), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 665), H389 [11FE]
Health: combat obesity (see H. Con. Res. 303), H9614 [16OC]
———encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 34), H462 [12FE]
———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 1397), S9328 [14JY] (see H.R. 3664), H12918 [8DE]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 720), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3100), H8283 [16SE]
———promote organ donation (see S. 573), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 399), H217 [28JA]
House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1681 [6MR]
Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 730), H460 [12FE]
———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H3761 [7MY]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 152), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 440), H241 [29JA]
———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 82), H54 [7JA]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H390 [11FE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1510), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]
Independent counsel: re-establish and reform statute (see S. 1712), S12448 [3OC]
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]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 3457), H10977 [6NO]
Inspectors General: recognize for efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government (see S.J. Res. 18), S12137 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 70), H8954 [29SE]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see S. 1607), S11416 [11SE] (see H.R. 1552), H2586 [1AP]
———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance (see H.R. 56), H53 [7JA]
———pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage (see H.R. 3436), H10339 [4NO]
IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]
———provide for the performance of certain tax collection services by contractors (see H.R. 1169), H1743 [11MR]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 1196), S7476 [5JN] (see H.R. 2446), H5364 [12JN]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]
Law enforcement: require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1009), H1463 [27FE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 1065), S6255 [14MY]
Legislation: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H55 [7JA]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 1037), S5995 [9MY] (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]
———coverage of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 128), H56 [7JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H11700 [20NO]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 255), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2820 [3AP]
———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1090), H1640 [5MR]
National Archives and Records Administration: improve efficiency of operations (see H.R. 3478), H11133 [7NO]
National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 658), S3993 [19MR]
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 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]
———enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]
———establish and maintain geospatial preparedness with the National Spatial Data Infrastructure and integrated applications and systems required for homeland security, national defense, electronic government (see H.R. 3186), H8949 [25SE]
———improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (see H.R. 2878), H7616 [24JY]
———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H57 [7JA]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 324), S2051 [6FE] (see S. 651), S3881 [18MR]
Native American Programs Act: reauthorize (see S. 1565), S10906 [1AU]
Native Americans: authorize leases for certain terms on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians (see H.R. 2388), H5045 [5JN]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE] (see H.R. 1333), H1954 [18MR]
———expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (see S. 288), S1871 [4FE]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]
NOAA: ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps (see S. 886), S5174 [10AP]
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]
Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 698), H391 [11FE]
OMB: provide an additional function of the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy relative to encouraging policies that enhance energy efficiency (see H.R. 1346), H2131 [19MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H4976 [4JN]
Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see S. 631), S3803 [17MR]
POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (see S. 66), S36 [7JA]
———payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2224), H4734 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 344), H12310 [21NO]
Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 3698), H12919 [8DE]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for thrity-five years eligible for the Office of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 59), H5266 [11JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see S.J. Res. 15), S9244 [10JY] (see H.J. Res. 67), H7838 [3SE]
Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 1350), S8725 [26JN]
Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]
Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2156), H4367 [20MY] (see H.J. Res. 51), H3354 [11AP]
Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (see S.J. Res. 7), S3028 [3MR] (see H.J. Res. 39), H1902 [13MR]
Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (see H.R. 2391), H5088 [9JN]
SBA: anniversary (see H. Res. 368), H8284 [16SE]
Schools: provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 1840), H3451 [29AP]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H5042 [5JN]
———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 138), H1746 [11MR]
———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1867), H3452 [29AP]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H55 [7JA]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 363), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]
———create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3177), H8949 [25SE]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 228), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 637), H322 [5FE]
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 127), H56 [7JA]
———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 25), H244 [29JA]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]
States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]
Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]
Taxation: change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 61), H5814 [24JN]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H2937 [8AP]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (see H.R. 1308), H1952 [18MR]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), agree to conference report that increases child tax credit refundability and include military pay in such credit (see S. Res. 200), S9959 [25JY]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (see H. Res. 270), H5265 [11JN]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]
———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]
———increase certain tax rates and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism (see H.R. 3053), H8081 [9SE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (see S. 2), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 135), S133 [9JA] (see S. 414), S2522 [14FE] (see S. 1054), S6070 [13MY] (see H.R. 2), H1459 [27FE] (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 227), H3855 [8MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 253), H4733 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 249), H4527 [21MY]
———reform Internal Revenue Code (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2938 [8AP]
———regional cost of living adjustments for tax rate tables (see H.R. 150), H57 [7JA]
———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 2896), H7781 [25JY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 1493), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 25), H52 [7JA]
———restructure and replace the income tax system to meet national priorities (see H.R. 269), H135 [8JA]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1939), H3636 [1MY]
———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see S. 1634), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 3150), H8490 [23SE]
———suspend future reductions of income tax rates if Social Security surpluses are used to fund such cuts (see S. 88), S37 [7JA]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 278), H136 [8JA]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1518), H2514 [31MR]
———treatment of certain expenses in connection with determination, collection, or refund of any tax (see H.R. 1781), H3351 [11AP]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2964), H7784 [25JY]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see S. 1526), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 1421), H2310 [25MR]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (see S. 23), S35 [7JA] (see H.R. 209, 228), H59 [7JA]
———extend (S. 23), consideration (see H. Res. 14), H51 [7JA]
———provide for an alternative trigger for second-tier benefits (see H.R. 2111), H4130 [14MY]
Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]
———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H5551 [18JN]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 315), S1977 [5FE] (see S. 466), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 930), S5434 [28AP] (see S. Res. 34), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 105), H55 [7JA] (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR] (see H. Res. 78), H705 [13FE]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H2401 [26MR]
———strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote information sharing (see H.R. 3179), H8949 [25SE]
Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (see S. 1803), S13660 [30OC]
Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see S. 1110), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]
———amend to provide trade readjustment and development enhancement for communities (see S. 1299), S8232 [19JN]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H56 [7JA]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 1365), H2131 [19MR]
U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see S. 908), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 2459), H5365 [12JN]
U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see S. 163), S848 [15JA] (see H.R. 421), H218 [28JA]
U.S. Tax Court: modernize (see S. 753), S4629 [1AP]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 1802), H3352 [11AP]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 1292), H1901 [13MR]
Veterans: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2593), H5814 [24JN]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 1423), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 1938), H3636 [1MY]
Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 726), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H8490 [23SE]
———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]
Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 844), S5059 [9AP]
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]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 2), H4625-H4706 [22MY]
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2673), H12323-H12746 [25NO]
Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H3194-H3230 [10AP]
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H10139-H10157 [30OC]
War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1559), H3357-H3385 [12AP]
Cost Estimates
Compact of Free Association Approval and Amendments (H.J. Res. 63): CBO, E1796-E1798 [16SE]
Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 2): CBO, S2572 [24FE]
GAO Human Capital Reform Act (S. 1522): CBO, S15400 [21NO]
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]
Explanations
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689): Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S12221-S12227 [1OC]
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]
Budget reconciliation process: Alan Frumin, S5296 [11AP]
Business-related riders in the omnibus appropriations bill: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1376 [23JA]
Commending public servants for their dedication and continued service: President Bush, H3709 [7MY]
Compact of Free Association approval and amendments: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H9886, H9887 [28OC]
———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H9887 [28OC]
———Representative Regula, Committee on Appropriations (House), H9886 [28OC]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9886 [28OC]
Dept. of Defense funding: Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H665 [13FE]
Emergency agriculture assistance: several agricultural organizations, S1167 [17JA]
Enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism funding: Joseph Graham (Gray) Davis, Jr., Governor of California, S4096 [20MR]
Evaluation of President Bush's administration: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E86 [28JA]
Exclude U.S. persons from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism: Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, S5902 [8MY]
———Jamie E. Brown, Dept. of Justice, S5922-S5925 [8MY]
FBI awarding of contracts to certain former senior officials: Senator Grassley, S9702 [22JY]
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 Protection of Disclosures Act: Coleen Rowley, S7642 [10JN], S8755 [26JN]
———Elaine Kaplan, Office of Special Counsel, S7641 [10JN], S8753 [26JN]
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]
First Responders Partnership Grant Act: Anthony L. Bossi, Rutland, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]
———Brett R. Van Noordt, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S1995 [5FE]
———David E. Demag, Essex, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]
———Douglas S. Hoyt, Montpelier, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]
———James A. Finger, Vermont Ambulance Association, S1995 [5FE]
———Jeffery L. Whitesell, Winhall, VT, Police & Rescue Dept., S1996 [5FE]
———R.J. Elrick, Vermont Sheriffs' Association, S1995 [5FE]
———Steven Locke, Professional Firefighters of Vermont (organization), S1995 [5FE]
Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Thomas Zogg, H3882 [9MY]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: several Senators, S6472 [15MY]
———several State and local Government organizations, S6473 [15MY]
Native American settlement of claims with the Dept. of the Interior relative to Indian trust funds: John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, H9993 [29OC]
———Tex G. Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikaka Nation, H9992 [29OC]
———Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, H9992 [29OC]
Omnibus consolidated appropriations: Paul E. Patton and Dirk Kempthorne, National Governors Association, S1197 [21JA]
Place Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority under control of the Dept. of State: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S12341 [2OC]
Prohibit funding for implementing IRS regulations allowing the conversion of defined benefit pension plans into cash balance plans: Michael W. Naylor, AARP, S13091 [23OC]
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]
Provide tax incentives for economic recovery: Senator Frist, S5313 [11AP]
———Senators Snowe, Breaux, Baucus, and Voinovich, S5313 [11AP]
Require that air traffic control remain a Government function: Marion C. Blakey, FAA, S14951 [17NO], S15385 [21NO]
Require that air traffic control remains a Government function: several consumer organizations, S13615 [30OC]
Social Security system: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S3937-S3939 [19MR]
Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Jeffrey D. Harvey, E2270 [6NO]
———L. Paul Bremer, III, Coalition Provisional Authority, S12646 [16OC]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, S1325 [22JA]
———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S12 [7JA]
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]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S4422 [26MR]
Congressional Conference on Civic Education State delegations, S11560 [16SE]
Congressional staff contributing to passage of S. 1689, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12822 [17OC]
Economists' and industry leaders' statements supporting President Bush's tax plan to provide incentives for economic recovery, S3853 [18MR]
Memorandums
Commending Public Servants for Their Dedication and Continued Service: Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, H3709 [7MY]
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]
National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, S4274 [21MR], H2273 [24MR]
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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9674 [17OC], H9770 [21OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10229 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12337, S12345, S12353 [2OC], S12509, S12514, S12521 [14OC], S12575, S12577 [15OC], S12668 [16OC], S12770, S12771, S12772, S12779, S12788, S12790, S12793, S12800 [17OC]
———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]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S5011 [9AP]
Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7110 [23MY]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5335 [12JN], H6682 [14JY], H6824, H6826 [15JY], H6984, H6985 [16JY], H7058, H7106 [17JY], H7158 [18JY], H7197 [21JY], H7319, H7320 [22JY], H7444 [23JY], H7595 [24JY], H7622 [25JY], H7811 [3SE], H7922, H7930 [4SE], H7995 [5SE], H8063 [9SE], H8178 [10SE], H8254 [16SE], H8359 [17SE], H8879 [24SE], H8930 [25SE], H8996 [30SE], H9067 [1OC], H9251 [7OC], H9346 [8OC], H9708 [20OC], H9784 [21OC], H10082 [29OC], H10314 [4NO], H10434 [5NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3940, H3954 [9MY], H4534 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6174 [14MY], S6408, S6410, S6411, S6412, S6414, S6421, S6423, S6424, S6425, S6426, S6428, S6429, S6430, S6431, S6432, S6441, S6443 [15MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H86, H88 [8JA]
Press releases
Prohibit New Dept. of the Interior Competitive Outsourcing Studies Funding: Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]
———Wilderness Society, S11789 [23SE]
Proclamations
SBA Week: President Bush, H8245 [16SE]
Proposals
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2989): compromise language to ensure fair treatment of Federal employees in competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S15916 [25NO]
Remarks in House
Abortion: prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1545), E632 [1AP]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, H40-H43 [7JA]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (H.R. 257), H64 [8JA]
Air Force: procurement of tanker aircraft funding, H10986, H10989, H10990, H10993, H10999 [7NO]
Airlines: reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, H2708, H2776, H2777 [3AP], E689 [7AP]
Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (H.R. 950), E300 [27FE]
American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (H. Con. Res. 279), H9832-H9835 [28OC], E1783 [15SE]
Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9387, H9394, H9469-H9471, H9474 [15OC], H9488, H9490, H9523, H9541-H9543, H9565-H9582 [16OC], H9648, H9674-H9676 [17OC], H9770-H9775 [21OC], H10135 [30OC], E2101 [20OC], E2129 [24OC]
———exempt war on terrorism from military construction projects funding in supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9600, H9601 [16OC]
———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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8021, H8064, H8071-H8077 [9SE], H8089, H8090 [10SE], H8261, H8263, H8273, H8275, H8276, H8279 [16SE], H8290, H8372-H8378 [17SE], H8406, H8408, H8409, H8471, H8481 [23SE], H8899-H8903 [24SE], H8908, H8937, H8941, H8944-H8947 [25SE], H8957, H8958, H8961, H8997, H8999-H9008, H9025-H9030 [30SE], H9036, H9037, H9038, H9074, H9077, H9079, H9083, H9096-H9104 [1OC], H9134, H9135, H9174, H9188, H9189, H9196-H9203 [2OC], H9256-H9258, H9261, H9264, H9268-H9279 [7OC], H9287, H9355-H9357, H9365, H9368-H9374 [8OC], E1948 [1OC], E2028 [10OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9383 [14OC], H9386, H9387, H9391-H9396, H9431-H9440, H9443-H9464, H9465, H9467-H9475 [15OC], H9487, H9488, H9509-H9529, H9585-H9609 [16OC], H9620-H9643, H9652-H9677, H9680-H9686 [17OC], H9710, H9718, H9719 [20OC], H9740, H9770, H9787 [21OC], H9974 [28OC], H10112 [29OC], E2086 [17OC], E2092, E2093, E2094, E2101 [20OC], E2107, E2112, E2115, E2118, E2120, E2123 [21OC], E2129 [24OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), amendment process, H9606 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10135, H10136, H10215-H10231 [30OC], H10316, H10323, H10332, H10335 [4NO], H10460, H10462 [6NO], E2200 [31OC], E2214, E2225 [4NO], E2270, E2271 [6NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 396), H9387 [15OC], H9491-H9508 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9643-H9652 [17OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 424), H10211-H10214 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 424)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 421), H10206-H10210 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), motion to instruct conferees, H9770-H9775 [21OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), motion to recommit, H9674-H9676 [17OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), unanimous-consent agreement, H9529, H9530, H9585, H9586 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), unanimous-consent request, H9386 [15OC]
———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]
———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (H.R. 3132), H9395 [15OC]
———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10393-H10396 [5NO]
Armed Forces: provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, H9199 [2OC]
Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9961-H9964 [28OC], H10164-H10170, H10173-H10187 [30OC], E2150 [28OC]
Budget: balance, H374-H381 [11FE], H434 [12FE], H1805 [12MR], H1890 [13MR]
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H4512 [21MY], H4533 [22MY], H5413 [17JN], H5913 [25JN], H6991, H6992, H6995, H7000 [16JY], H7798 [3SE], H8194 [10SE], 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], E1508 [18JY]
———debt limit, H3291, H3292, H3295, H3296 [10AP], H5717 [24JN]
———deficit, H374-H381 [11FE], H429-H432, H434, H435 [12FE], H1361, H1362, H1364, H1370-H1377 [26FE], H1733-H1735 [11MR], H1754, H1802-H1807 [12MR], H1885-H1888, H1892, H1893 [13MR], H1938-H1944 [18MR], H2116-H2117 [19MR], H2141, H2143, H2145-H2149 [20MR], H2563 [1AP], H2693 [2AP], H3026-H3031 [9AP], H3282, H3287, H3288, H3295, H3296 [10AP], H3545-H3552 [30AP], H3747-H3755 [7MY], H4226 [19MY], H4259 [20MY], H4534-H4542, H4560 [22MY], H5070, H5072, H5073 [9JN], H5244, H5245 [11JN], H5270, H5318, H5319, H5339, H5348 [12JN], H6441-H6448 [9JY], H6999, H7000, H7001 [16JY], H7024 [17JY], H7114 [18JY], H7235 [22JY], H7334 [23JY], H7459 [24JY], H7792, H7798, H7817-H7819 [3SE], H7844 [4SE], H7953 [5SE], H8227, H8270-H8276 [16SE], H8289 [17SE], H8494 [24SE], H8908 [25SE], H9025 [30SE], H9037, H9077 [1OC], H9259 [7OC], H10325-H10330 [4NO], E1682 [4SE], E2236 [5NO]
———effect of budget priorities on minorities, H2207 [20MR]
———impact of Bush administration proposals on Hispanic Americans, H1476 [4MR]
———impact of Federal spending on the deficit, H9822 [28OC]
———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]
Bush, President: contents of State of the Union Message relative to pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9509 [16OC], H9704 [20OC]
———evaluation of administration, H160 [27JA], H176, H178 [28JA], H4762 [2JN], H6873 [16JY]
———evaluation of economic policies, H10134, H10136 [30OC], H10446-H10452 [5NO]
———U.N. speech on reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8895 [24SE]
Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), E2444 [23NO]
———reduce reliance on Government subsidies, H12107 [21NO]
Buy American Act: compliance, H5226, H5227 [11JN], H5774, H5776, H5779-H5781 [24JN], H6564 [10JY], H7041 [17JY], H7140, H7142 [18JY], H7990 [5SE], H8024 [9SE]
———compliance relative to ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, E2021 [8OC]
California: effects of budget cuts, H3923 [9MY]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (H.J. Res. 40), E504 [18MR]
———restore first amendment protections of religion and religious speech, H8493 [24SE]
———restore first amendment protections of religion and religious speech (H.R. 1547), E631 [1AP]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2315 [26MR]
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]
Committees of the House: allocation of spending authority, H74 [8JA], H193 [28JA]
Compact of Free Association: amend to provide adequate Compact-impact aid (H.R. 2716), E1471, E1475 [14JY]
———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9848-H9888 [28OC], E1459 [11JY], E2176 [30OC]
———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), Senate amendments, H11722-H11757 [20NO]
———education funding, E2176 [30OC]
———reinstatement of FEMA assistance, E2176 [30OC]
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]
Congress: accomplishments, H9690 [20OC]
———accomplishments of the 107th Congress, H4 [7JA]
———accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H2865 [8AP], H6353 [9JY], H6873 [16JY], H7229 [22JY]
———establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (H. Con. Res. 190), H4956 [4JN], H5005-H5012 [5JN], E1137 [5JN], E1204 [11JN]
Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1816 [17SE]
———report on young people's attitudes on the political process, E2404 [22NO]
Conservation of energy: study energy conservation implications of telecommuting by Federal employees and establish performance measures to reduce petroleum consumption by Federal vehicles, H3257, H3258 [10AP]
Contracts: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, H12841 [8DE]
———increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (H.R. 1216), E1367 [26JN]
Copyrights: exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government (H.R. 2613), E1380 [27JN]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H7858, H7918, H7919 [4SE]
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts in Iraq, H9974 [28OC]
Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 16), H106-H109 [8JA]
———adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 3349), H10348, H10349 [5NO]
Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (H.R. 1492), E600 [27MR]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate authority to transfer certain funds in supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9591, H9592 [16OC]
———ensure that defense-related contracts are filled by U.S. defense workers, H4587, H4591 [22MY]
———ensure the use of U.S. made titanium on U.S. military systems, H10988, H10989 [7NO]
———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, H4593 [22MY]
———require use of domestic products, H3658 [6MY]
———strike repeal of reporting requirements relative to military deployment activities, humanitarian assistance expenditures, and civilian workforce management, H4600 [22MY]
Dept. of Energy: permit flexible contract arrangements that exempt companies from certain Federal patent rules, H11386 [18NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow a percentage of funds to be paid directly to localities and citizens groups without being first allocated to State government agencies, H5782, H5783 [24JN]
———clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities, H5773, H5774 [24JN]
———improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 2886), E1587 [25JY]
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H119 [8JA]
Dept. of State: postwar Iraq peacekeeping funding, H2763 [3AP]
———revision of Office of Ombudsman authorities, H6733 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7037-H7040 [17JY], H10199 [30OC]
———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H6944, H6945 [16JY], H9991, H9994 [29OC], H10196-H10202 [30OC], E2230 [5NO], E2286 [7NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H8044-H8047 [9SE]
Dept. of Transportation: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in transportation programs, H6998 [16JY]
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]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H163 [27JA], H2922-H2928 [8AP], H8484-H8487 [23SE]
———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY], E1082 [23MY], E1088 [2JN]
Economy: impact of unemployment, H12753 [8DE], E2153 [28OC]
———national objectives priority assignments, H33-H40 [7JA], H65, H66, H127-H132 [8JA], H153, H156, H160-H165 [27JA], H173 [28JA], H1284, H1311-H1318 [25FE], H1370-H1377 [26FE], H1797-H1802 [12MR], H1938-H1944 [18MR], H2145 [20MR], H2563-H2567 [1AP], H2867, H2915 [8AP], H5069-H5076 [9JN], H6352 [9JY], H7024 [17JY], H7814 [3SE], H7843 [4SE], H7952 [5SE], H8270-H8276 [16SE], H8406 [23SE], H8998, H9025 [30SE], H9037, H9038 [1OC], H9259 [7OC], H9691, H9711 [20OC], H9795-H9800 [21OC], H9821, H9969 [28OC], H9986 [29OC], H10241, H10324-H10330 [4NO], H10553-H10558 [6NO], H10981, H10982 [7NO], H11194 [17NO], H11519 [19NO], E111 [29JA], E1982 [7OC], E2198 [31OC]
Education: permit Federal laboratories to aid surrounding communities in improving their efforts in science education (H.R. 641), E159 [6FE]
———tribute to American Association of People With Disabilities and Microsoft Corp., joint internship program, E1712 [5SE]
E-Government Act: amend relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (H.R. 1303), H9221-H9223 [7OC]
Employment: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 1192), E421 [11MR]
EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (H.R. 2138), E969 [15MY]
Executive departments: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (H.R. 3653), E2530 [8DE]
FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (H.R. 1711), E742 [11AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (H.R. 956), E323 [27FE]
FBI: reform (H.R. 2867), E1601 [25JY]
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: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (H. Res. 213), H3708-H3712 [7MY]
———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (H.R. 3267), E2022 [8OC]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, H9014 [30SE], H9681 [17OC]
———impact of metropolitan statistical area boundary revisions on locality pay, H7920 [4SE]
———improve flexibility and competitiveness of human resources management in the Federal civil service (H.R. 1836), E1294 [18JN]
———increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (S. 926), H9835, H9836 [28OC], E2143 [28OC], E2162 [30OC]
———payment of moving expenses, H1441 [27FE]
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]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1806 [12MR]
Florida: tribute to Young Patriots Foundation Congressional Classroom Program participants, H9387 [15OC]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H7266, H7267, H7271, H7272 [22JY], H7432, H7433 [23JY]
Foreign trade: respond to surge of coffee imports, H1691 [11MR]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (H. Res. 349), E1632 [25JY]
George Mason University: tribute to Mercatus Center report on Government agencies accountability, E1590 [25JY]
Government regulations: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (H.R. 3165), H8469 [23SE]
———reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), E1221 [11JN]
GSA: allocate incremental cost of all alternative vehicles procured by lease or purchase, H11381 [18NO]
———procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems in public buildings, H3258-H3260 [10AP]
Guam: effects of proposed tax cuts on revenue, H3646 [6MY]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 665), E187, E201 [12FE]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1766-H1774 [12MR]
———promote organ donation (H.R. 399), H1763-H1766 [12MR], E467, E469 [13MR]
House of Representatives: accomplishments, H4258 [20MY]
———changing role of the Speaker of the House, H10534 [6NO]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, cosponsorship withdrawn (H.R. 2022), H6950 [16JY]
Human Capital Performance Fund: establish, H4594-H4596 [22MY]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (H.R. 152), E23 [8JA]
———prohibit acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H3670 [6MY], H3738 [7MY], H4513 [21MY], H4870, H4872-H4874 [3JN], H4881 [4JN], H4983 [5JN], H5096, H5098 [10JN], H5554 [19JN], H9204 [2OC]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 832), E842 [1MY]
———restore fairness to immigration laws, H9195 [2OC]
Inspectors General: recognize for efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government (H.J. Res. 70), H9401-H9403 [15OC]
———recognize for efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government (S.J. Res. 18), H11174 [17NO]
Iraq: reduce reconstruction funding for oil importation, H9586-H9588, H9592, H9593 [16OC], H9740 [21OC], E2086 [17OC]
———require Presidential report to Congress on a schedule for transfer of power to the Iraqi people and efforts to internationalize military operations and reconstruction, H9630, H9631 [17OC]
IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (H. Con. Res. 213), E1180 [9JN]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: impact on Hispanic Americans, H4857 [3JN]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2141), E977 [15MY]
National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary of Chester County, PA, chapter, E2328 [19NO]
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 objectives: growth in size and spending, H6595-H6600 [10JY]
National security: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions, H3668 [6MY]
———improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (H.R. 2878), E1603 [25JY]
———military readiness of U.S. forces, E291 [26FE]
———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), E40 [8JA]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (H.R. 1333), sponsorship withdrawal, E542 [20MR]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (H.R. 731), E542 [20MR]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (H.R. 2440), E1215 [11JN]
OMB: prohibit funding to require Federal agencies review for privatization certain governmental activities performed by Federal employees, H8048-H8050 [9SE]
Panetta Institute: tribute, E2478 [8DE]
Political science: distinction between a democracy and a true republic relative to their effect on personal liberties, social policies, and international relations, H232-H239 [29JA]
Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]
———energy savings performance contracts, H11386 [18NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (H.J. Res. 67), E1692 [4SE]
Privacy: require all agencies requesting private credit information in the course of terrorism investigations to abide by certain privacy protections, H8160 [10SE]
Public debt: ceiling, H3283, H3284 [10AP], H3646 [6MY], H6999 [16JY]
———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), H4226 [19MY], H4337-H4342 [20MY], H4532, H4533 [22MY]
———ceiling (H.R. 2156), H4533, H4714 [22MY]
———status, H9286 [8OC], H9685 [17OC]
Redford, Robert: Americans for the Arts (organization) Nancy Hanks Lecture on the Arts and Public Policy honoree, E2084 [17OC]
Republican Party: impact of neoconservative movement, H6595-H6600 [10JY]
———impact of privatization of certain Government functions, H10321 [4NO]
Rural areas: effects of unfunded Federal mandates on education, H2314 [26MR]
SBA: anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8244-H8247 [16SE], E1830 [17SE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1361 [26FE], H1804, H1805 [12MR], H1885-H1888, H1892 [13MR], H2113, H2114, H2116 [19MR], H3294, H3295 [10AP], H4335 [20MY], H5073, H5075 [9JN], H7213-H7216 [21JY], H8272, H8275, H8276 [16SE], H9475 [15OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1519, H1544-H1549 [5MR], H2592-H2603, H2642-H2652, H2661-H2668 [2AP], H6370 [9JY]
Taxation: application of the earned income tax credit, H3750 [7MY]
———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 1782), E778 [12AP]
———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (H.J. Res. 15), E79 [28JA]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H1970-H1976 [19MR], H5064 [9JN], H5091, H5093, H5096, H5098, H5099, H5130-H5134, H5160 [10JN], H5179, H5191-H5197, H5243, H5246, H5247, H5253 [11JN], H5270, H5271, H5346 [12JN], H5435, H5441, H5445 [17JN], H5477-H5491 [18JN], H5555, H5557-H5562 [19JN], H5822 [25JN], H6468 [10JY], H7621, H7622 [25JY], E514 [19MR], E547 [21MR], E1202, E1211 [11JN], E1280 [17JN]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5316-H5330 [12JN], E1263 [16JN], E1293 [18JN]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5336-H5342 [12JN], H6824, H6826-H6834 [15JY], H6985-H6990 [16JY], H7106-H7112 [17JY], H7158, H7162 [18JY], H7197 [21JY], H7319-H7326 [22JY], H7444-H7449 [23JY], H7622-H7630 [25JY], H7930-H7936 [4SE], H7996-H8001 [5SE], H8178-H8182 [10SE], H8359-H8361 [17SE], H8879 [24SE], H8930-H8935 [25SE], H9067-H9073 [1OC], H9346-H9349 [8OC], H9784-H9787 [21OC], H10434-H10438 [5NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H36 [7JA], H65, H66, H127-H132 [8JA], H156, H160-H165 [27JA], H198-H204 [28JA], H381, H382 [11FE], H1311 [25FE], H1358, H1370, H1373-H1377 [26FE], H1441 [27FE], H1608, H1619-H1621 [5MR], H1752, H1753, H1754 [12MR], H1910, H1931 [18MR], H1964 [19MR], H2147-H2156, H2158, H2168-H2170, H2195-H2203 [20MR], H2299 [25MR], H2373, H2382-H2388 [26MR], H2405, H2457-H2460 [27MR], H2517, H2564-H2567 [1AP], H2692, H2693 [2AP], H2943 [9AP], H3283-H3290, H3292, H3294-H3297 [10AP], H8274, H8275 [16SE], H9287 [8OC], E145, E151 [6FE], E549 [21MR], E588 [26MR], E659 [3AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3409, H3410 [29AP], H3456, H3538, H3545-H3552 [30AP], H3574 [1MY], H3643-H3647, H3659, H3660, H3664-H3668 [6MY], H3686, H3687, H3739, H3740, H3742-H3744, H3747-H3755 [7MY], H3765, H3766, H3767, H3829, H3832-H3850 [8MY], H3861, H3862, H3863, H3902-H3956, H3958-H3970 [9MY], H3978, H3998 [13MY], H4022, H4094, H4096-H4098, H4100, H4101, H4107-H4113 [14MY], H4150, H4159 [15MY], H4225, H4246 [19MY], H4325, H4327, H4337-H4342 [20MY], H4372 [21MY], H4532, H4533, H4534 [22MY], E939, E940, E942 [13MY], E951 [14MY], E971 [15MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4716-H4732 [22MY], H4742, H4757-H4761 [2JN], H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4796, H4797, H4843-H4865 [3JN], H4881, H4882, H4883, H4954-H4964 [4JN], H4983, H4984, H4985, H4993, H5033 [5JN], H5048, H5057-H5059, H5063-H5067, H5069-H5076 [9JN], H5092, H5160 [10JN], H5349 [12JN], H5412 [17JN], H5690 [23JN], H10446-H10452 [5NO], H10982, H10990 [7NO], H12106 [21NO], E1089, E1092, E1096, E1100 [2JN], E1108 [3JN], E1257 [13JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3864-H3902 [9MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4706-H4715 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 249), H4558-H4564 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4534-H4542 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H3953-H3955 [9MY]
———reform Internal Revenue Code (H. Con. Res. 141), H3004-H3009 [9AP], E757 [11AP], E777 [12AP]
———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 2896), H9969 [28OC]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H6829 [15JY]
———restructure and simplify the income tax system to benefit families, H1478 [4MR]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (H.R. 1939), E851 [1MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (H.R. 209), E13 [8JA]
———extend (S. 23), H39, H40 [7JA], H63, H64, H65, H75-H92, H127 [8JA], E33 [8JA], E63, E65 [27JA], E107 [29JA]
———extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H66-H74 [8JA]
Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2672, H2676, H2680 [2AP], H2779 [3AP], H2869 [8AP], H5770 [24JN]
———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5749, H5750 [24JN]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security, H160 [27JA], H6608 [14JY]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173, H181-H190 [28JA], E106 [29JA]
Transportation Security Administration: funding, H2102 [19MR]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H12121-H12125 [21NO], E12 [8JA]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 1365), E522 [19MR]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (H.R. 421), H11589-H11591 [19NO]
University of Michigan: dedication of new Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy facility site, E1829 [17SE]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 1292), E457 [13MR]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1938), E853 [1MY]
Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (H.R. 1510), E621 [31MR]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (H.R. 1508), E619 [31MR]
———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 259), E40 [8JA]
Western States: Federal land management, H6689-H6692 [14JY]
YMCA: tribute to Youth Governor's Conference, E1305 [19JN]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, S1127, S1166 [17JA], S1220 [21JA], S1327-S1340 [22JA], S2420, S2434 [13FE], S13773 [3NO], S14001, S14003-S14005 [5NO]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (S. 1309), S8305 [20JN]
Air Force: procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S13112-S13115 [23OC], S14262 [7NO], S14482, S14483, S14485 [12NO]
Amtrak: Board of Directors appointments, S10840 [31JY]
———funding, S4249 [21MR]
Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, S12689-S12710 [16OC], S13774 [3NO]
———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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11176, S11177, S11182 [8SE], S11303 [10SE], S11424 [11SE], S11610-S11612, S11626 [17SE], S11730 [22SE], S11776, S11777, S11779, S11814-S11816, S11826 [23SE], S11878, S11879 [24SE], S11930-S11932, S11935-S11938, S11968-S11970 [25SE], S12037-S12042, S12045-S12051 [26SE], S12106-S12108, S12110-S12114 [29SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), S12821-S12832 [17OC], S12879 [20OC], S13424-S13427 [29OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, S13751-S13756, S13762-S13784 [3NO], S14333 [10NO], S14793 [12NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13697 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), insert S. 1689 language in lieu, S12821 [17OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12149-S12153, S12165, S12176, S12179, S12180 [30SE], S12217-S12270, S12272 [1OC], S12306-S12308, S12311-S12346, S12350-S12361 [2OC], S12424-S12430, S12438, S12439 [3OC], S12485, S12488, S12490-S12493, S12508-S12528 [14OC], S12566, S12570, S12574-S12599 [15OC], S12635, S12643, S12671-S12725, S12733 [16OC], S12769-S12832 [17OC]
———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]
———relationship between legislative and executive branches relative to appropriations process, S5397-S5400 [11AP]
———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]
Armed Forces: provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, S13430 [29OC]
———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services, S14514, S14515 [12NO]
———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (S. 1845), S14402, S14452 [11NO]
Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, S7786-S7790 [12JN], S12180 [30SE], S12432 [3OC], S14858 [12NO], S14940-S14952 [17NO], S15389, S15390, S15393 [21NO]
———require that air traffic control remain a Government function (S. 338), S2122 [10FE]
———require that air traffic control remains a Government function, S13614-S13616 [30OC]
BIA: improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (S. 297), S1902 [4FE]
———improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (S. 462), S2863-S2865 [26FE]
———provide grants to ensure participation of local Governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (S. 463), S2863-S2865 [26FE]
Blue Ribbon Commission on Comprehensive Tax Reform: establish, S6218-S6220 [14MY], S6422 [15MY]
Budget: balance, S1661 [28JA], S6060 [13MY]
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S6598 [19MY]
———debt limit, S5266, S5270 [11AP]
———deficit, S1660 [28JA], S2783 [26FE], S3376-S3379 [10MR], S4403, S4404 [26MR], S5159, S5166 [10AP], S5269, S5290-S5293 [11AP], S6042 [13MY], S6152, S6153 [14MY], S6951-S6958 [22MY], S7074, S7075 [23MY], S8222 [19JN], S9362, S9385-S9390 [15JY], S9489 [16JY], S9516, S9578-S9580 [17JY], S9746 [23JY], S10181 [30JY], S10488-S10490 [31JY], S11935 [25SE], S12487 [14OC], S14608 [12NO]
———eliminate tax cuts, S4232 [21MR]
———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S2245-S2248, S2282 [12FE]
———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (S. 90), S74 [7JA]
———reconciliation process, S4340 [25MR], S5296, S5298-S5302, S5307 [11AP]
———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to deficit reduction, S4114-S4125 [20MR]
———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism and to deficit reduction, S4349 [25MR]
———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S. 675), S4172 [20MR]
———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]
———treatment of public debt, S1697-S1703 [29JA]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S7711 [11JN]
———evaluation of economic policies, S13600, S13613 [30OC], S14287 [10NO], S15937 [25NO]
———U.N. speech relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S11771, S11772 [23SE]
Buy American Act: compliance, S9519, S9520 [17JY], S9757, S9758 [23JY], S11824 [23SE], S12270 [1OC]
———require a report to Congress relative to Federal acquisitions of U.S.-made products, S13887, S13889 [4NO]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 402), S2475-S2477 [13FE]
CBO: require report on debt impact of future budget resolutions, S7114 [23MY]
Close Up Foundation: funding, S11331 [10SE]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S4063 [20MR]
———establish (S. 837), S5071 [9AP]
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]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 272), S1835 [30JA]
———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S4930-S4949 [8AP], S5007-S5044 [9AP], S5154 [10AP], S12439 [3OC]
———provide incentives to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), unanimous-consent agreement, S4870-S4872 [3AP]
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), S14222-S14226 [6NO]
———approve and amend (S.J. Res. 16), S9338 [14JY], S10879-S10882 [1AU]
———education funding, S14222-S14225 [6NO]
———reinstatement of FEMA assistance, S14222-S14226 [6NO]
Computers: strengthen security of Federal computer systems (S. 187), S1079 [16JA]
Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S10874, S10887-S10890 [1AU], S15922-S15926, S15957, S16077 [25NO], S16154-S16157 [9DE]
———authorize States to implement mechanisms to ensure continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (S. 1820), S14032 [5NO]
———encourage debate on issues of national concern, S11735 [22SE]
———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]
———protect prerogatives in allocation of homeland security funding, S4778-S4780 [3AP]
Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, S11559 [16SE]
———tribute, S16101, S16102 [9DE]
Constitution—U.S.: reforms relative to ensuring continuity of Government operations during an emergency, S7275 [4JN]
Contracts: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S15915-S15917 [25NO]
———limit procurement period for property or services using noncompetitive procedures during emergency and urgent situations (S. 981), S5673 [1MY]
———prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to entities paying deferred compensation to certain senior U.S. officials, S12657-S12660, S12671, S12672 [16OC]
———requirements for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities, S13101-S13105 [23OC]
Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (S. 1653), S11917 [24SE]
Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, S14302 [10NO]
———adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 16), S176 [9JA], S182 [10JA], S1842 [30JA]
———adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 3349), S15509 [21NO]
———adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 101), S80 [7JA], S1842, S1843 [30JA]
———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (S. 920), S5379 [11AP]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards, S14017, S14018 [5NO]
———prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 1744), S12742 [16OC]
Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), S8245 [19JN], S12022, S12023 [25SE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S9529-S9531, S9564 [17JY]
———limit number of credit card accounts, evaluate creditworthiness of cardholders, and establish disciplinary actions for improper use, S9568 [17JY]
———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S6923 [22MY]
Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant funding, S5015, S5016 [9AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate homeland security block grant funds to States using a threat-based formula, S9775-S9778 [23JY], S9880-S9882 [24JY]
———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas, S9785 [23JY], S9851-S9856, S9869, S9870 [24JY]
———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas through reductions in information analysis, infrastructure protection, science, technology, and research and development, S9856-S9861 [24JY]
———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]
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, S9868, S9869 [24JY]
———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security, S1209-S1211 [21JA]
———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (S. 134), S258 [14JA]
———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (S. 29), S258 [14JA]
Dept. of Justice: decision to restrict local law enforcement use of National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S3368 [7MR]
———prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (S. 364), S2341 [12FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. 1770), S12978 [21OC], S13788 [3NO]
———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11624 [17SE], S11788-S11804, S11807 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]
———report on competitive outsourcing, S11807 [23SE]
———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S13785-S13791 [3NO], S14300 [10NO]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (S. 1101), S6864-S6867 [21MY]
District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (S. 1267), S16197-S16200 [9DE]
Dover, DE: display of copy of Bill of Rights at Public Archives Building, S15962 [25NO]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S1788 [30JA], S2377 [13FE], S9946-S9948 [25JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (S. 120), S154 [9JA]
Economy: impact of productivity, S15937 [25NO]
———impact of unemployment, S9313 [14JY], S10960 [2SE], S11193 [9SE], S14287-S14298, S14304-S14310 [10NO], S14633, S14715 [12NO]
———national objectives priority assignments, S21-S23 [7JA], S101, S106-S112 [9JA], S182-S192 [10JA], S215-S220 [13JA], S308-S319, S321-S329, S334-S336 [15JA], S1043, S1044 [16JA], S1658, S1660 [28JA], S2271, S2276 [12FE], S2377 [13FE], S2760-S2765 [26FE], S2876-S2883, S2901 [27FE], S3110, S3121 [5MR], S3208 [6MR], S3390 [10MR], S3585 [12MR], S3708-S3710 [13MR], S3768, S3774-S3798, S3811-S3813 [17MR], S4317-S4323 [24MR], S8354-S8356 [23JN], S10890-S10892 [1AU], S11021 [3SE], S11182 [8SE], S12488 [14OC], S12908, S12912-S12914, S12965 [21OC], S13070-S13072 [23OC], S13703 [31OC], S14580, S14583, S14586, S14646, S14653, S14655, S14660, S14738, S14740 [12NO], S14952-S14960 [17NO]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, S104 [9JA]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1705), S12382, S12383 [2OC]
———workforce training programs funding, S1409-S1411 [23JA], S4144 [20MR]
Endangered Species Act: require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (S. 1178), S7373 [4JN]
EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (S. 515), S6889 [21MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S12592, S12593 [15OC]
———allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (S. 683), S4280 [21MR]
———anniversary, S1966 [5FE]
FBI: awarding of contracts to certain former senior officials, S9701 [22JY]
———expand use of National Security Letters, S15275 [20NO]
———reform (S. 1440), S9712-S9716 [22JY]
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]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 1229), S7602, S7636-S7643 [10JN]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 1358), S8749-S8756 [26JN]
———commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (S. Res. 130), S5678 [1MY], S5878 [7MY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (S. Con. Res. 1), S174 [9JA]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S12524 [14OC], S12715 [16OC], S12770 [17OC], S14239 [7NO]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (S. 593), S3399 [10MR], S3517 [11MR]
———increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (S. 926), S5435 [28AP]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (S. 319), S2005 [5FE]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 346), S2205-S2207 [11FE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S13891-S13897 [4NO]
———require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (S. 372), S2358 [12FE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S4353 [25MR]
Foreign aid: increase funding for Iraqi security, reconstruction in Afghanistan, and humanitarian relief in Liberia through reductions in nonsecurity funding, S12799-S12803 [17OC]
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]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (S. 113), S5899-S5906, S5913-S5928 [8MY]
———exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (S. 113), unanimous-consent agreement, S5838 [7MY]
———limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (S. 1507), S10621-S10623 [31JY], S12990-S12992 [22OC]
Foreign policy: conflict resolution, rule of law, and democracy activities funding, S12794 [17OC]
GAO: provide for new human capital flexibilities (S. 1522), S15875 [24NO]
———require audit of funds for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12782 [17OC]
Greenspan, Alan: evaluation of policies, S10041 [28JY]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 344), S2201 [11FE]
Health: promote organ donation (S. 573), S3329-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16068 [25NO]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 1510), S10632, S10634 [31JY]
Independent counsel: re-establish and reform statute (S. 1712), S12452 [3OC]
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]
Inspectors General: recognize for efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government (S.J. Res. 18), S12143 [29SE], S12562 [14OC]
Insurance: provide health care coverage for qualified caregivers, S6439 [15MY]
Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families, S4941 [8AP]
Iraq: modify Coalition Provisional Authority reporting requirements, S12586-S12590 [15OC]
———place Coalition Provisional Authority under control of the Dept. of State, S12339-S12346 [2OC]
———prohibit arbitrary deadlines for the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority or for the transfer of its authority to an Iraqi governing authority, S12581, S12582 [15OC]
———prohibit President from reallocating certain reconstruction funds without congressional approval, S12792, S12793 [17OC]
———reduce unnecessary reconstruction spending, S12791, S12792 [17OC]
———require reports on relief and reconstruction efforts, S12796 [17OC]
———require reports on relief and reconstruction efforts and limit availability of funding for such efforts pending determinations by the President that objectives and deadlines will be substantially achieved, S12596-S12598 [15OC]
Iraq Reconstruction Finance Authority: establish to finance future Iraqi reconstruction from oil revenues, S12599 [15OC], S12716-S12718 [16OC]
IRS: clarify treatment of net operating loss in calculating taxes, S6442, S6443 [15MY]
———prohibit funding for implementing regulations allowing the conversion of defined benefit pension plans into cash balance plans, S13089-S13091 [23OC]
———use of private collection companies to collect IRS debt, S6443, S6463 [15MY]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (S. 1196), S7488 [5JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 1065), S6262 [14MY]
Medicaid: reform, S2654-S2657 [25FE], S2883 [27FE]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (S. 1037), S6000, S6001 [9MY]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, S5897 [8MY]
———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 255), S1819-S1821 [30JA], S3873 [18MR]
National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 658), S3996 [19MR]
National objectives: improve efficiency of programs and delivery of services, S7653 [11JN]
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]
———investigate granting of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency to suspected terrorists, S15948 [25NO]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (S. 324), S2051 [6FE]
———clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (S. 651), S3900 [18MR], S9612 [17JY]
Native American Programs Act: reauthorize (S. 1565), S10915 [1AU]
Native Americans: expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (S. 288), S1890 [4FE]
New Hampshire: tribute to postal workers, S3988 [19MR]
NOAA: ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps (S. 886), S9268 [10JY]
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]
POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (S. 66), S63 [7JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (S.J. Res. 15), S9251 [10JY]
Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (S. 1350), S8738 [26JN]
Public debt: ceiling, S4664 [2AP], S4808 [3AP]
———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S5616 [30AP], S5619, S5640 [1MY], S5697 [5MY], S6055-S6061 [13MY], S7089-S7115 [23MY]
———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), unanimous-consent agreement, S5838 [7MY], S6964 [22MY]
———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), unanimous-consent request, S5838 [7MY], S6022 [12MY]
———reduce proposed ceiling increase, S7094, S7095 [23MY]
Redford, Robert: Americans for the Arts (organization) Nancy Hanks Lecture on the Arts and Public Policy honoree, S12440 [3OC]
Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (S.J. Res. 7), S3035 [3MR]
SBA: anniversary, S11639 [17SE]
Schools: provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities, S11088-S11094 [4SE], S11134 [5SE]
Senate: accomplishments, S8837-S8839 [27JN], S12101 [26SE], S12477 [3OC], S13705 [31OC], S14282 [7NO], S14920 [12NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3005-S3007 [3MR], S3376 [10MR], S3946 [19MR], S5269, S5270 [11AP], S5829 [7MY], S6039-S6041 [13MY], S7106-S7110 [23MY], S9578-S9580 [17JY]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 363), S2220 [11FE]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S11739-S11746 [22SE]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 228), S1680, S1686 [28JA], S1689 [29JA]
———redirect proposed tax cut revenues into reserve fund to strengthen trust funds, S3845-S3855 [18MR], S4356 [25MR]
———reform, S3402 [10MR], S3935-S3948 [19MR], S11739-S11746 [22SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 349), S2209 [11FE]
Stevens, Senator: Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh Burke Award recipient, S8712 [26JN]
Taxation: abolish certain tax cuts, S6438, S6439 [15MY]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), S4223 [20MR], S4228, S4229 [21MR], S7420, S7447, S7449-S7456 [5JN], S7512 [9JN], S7970 [17JN], S8013 [18JN], S9744 [23JY]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), agree to conference report that increases child tax credit refundability and include military pay in such credit (S. Res. 200), S9929, S9931 [25JY]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), unanimous-consent agreement, S7447 [5JN]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), unanimous-consent request, S7216, S7217 [3JN]
———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]
———impact of sunset provisions on cost forecasts, S7112-S7114 [23MY]
———limit phase-in of revenue reducing measures, S6440 [15MY]
———provide for deficit reduction by delaying the acceleration of income tax reductions, S6439 [15MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S96-S100, S106-S112 [9JA], S182-S192 [10JA], S210-S213, S215-S220 [13JA], S264-S267, S275, S281 [14JA], S308-S319, S321-S329, S334-S336 [15JA], S1043, S1044 [16JA], S1134 [17JA], S1218-S1220 [21JA], S1392, S1393 [23JA], S1649-S1655 [28JA], S1697-S1704, S1706-S1712 [29JA], S1760 [30JA], S2245-S2248, S2282 [12FE], S2637-S2646 [25FE], S2760-S2765, S2783, S2784 [26FE], S2876-S2883 [27FE], S3053 [4MR], S3376-S3379 [10MR], S3774-S3798 [17MR], S3842-S3855 [18MR], S3942, S3943, S3946 [19MR], S4055, S4057, S4060, S4146, S4150 [20MR], S4243-S4248, S4264 [21MR], S4317-S4323 [24MR], S4398, S4402-S4404 [26MR], S5159 [10AP], S5268-S5280, S5284-S5291, S5295-S5315 [11AP], S10890-S10892 [1AU]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), S6572-S6574 [19MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, S6950-S6964, S6969 [22MY], S7071-S7089, S7123 [23MY], S7186 [2JN], S7276 [4JN], S7512 [9JN], S7572 [10JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6964 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), insert S. 1054 language in lieu, S6474 [15MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S6196 [14MY], S6738 [20MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S2922 [27FE], S5514, S5515 [30AP], S5640 [1MY], S5744-S5747 [6MY], S5793-S5798 [7MY], S6014-S6022 [12MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 414), S2548 [14FE], S2620 [24FE], S2694 [25FE], S2753, S2834 [26FE], S3112 [5MR], S3439 [11MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S2639 [25FE], S2763 [26FE], S3022 [3MR], S3113 [5MR], S3390 [10MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6039-S6043, S6049, S6051-S6060 [13MY], S6147-S6226, S6233-S6248 [14MY], S6407-S6415, S6421-S6445, S6451-S6475 [15MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), unanimous-consent agreement, S6048 [13MY], S6196, S6226, S6405 [14MY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (S. 1493), S10269 [30JY]
———sunset certain tax increases, S6432 [15MY]
———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S12260-S12262 [1OC], S12316-S12337 [2OC]
———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (S. 1634), S11983 [25SE]
———suspend future reductions of income tax rates if Social Security surpluses are used to fund such cuts (S. 88), S74 [7JA]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (S. 1526), S10648 [31JY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend, S1222, S1226-S1229 [21JA], S1325-S1327 [22JA]
———extend (S. 23), S9-S20, S23-S26 [7JA], S127 [9JA], S331 [15JA]
Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S4049, S4054 [20MR], S4227 [21MR], S4316 [24MR], S4354 [25MR], S4790-S4798 [3AP]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S2379 [13FE], S2694 [25FE], S2834 [26FE]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 315), S1994 [5FE]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 466), unanimous-consent request, S2904 [27FE]
Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (S. 1803), S13677 [30OC]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S2044 [6FE], S2115 [10FE]
———amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (S. 1110), S6991-S6994 [22MY]
———amend to provide trade readjustment and development enhancement for communities (S. 1299), S8243 [19JN]
U.S. Consensus Council: establish (S. 908), S5370 [11AP]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (H.R. 421), S15502 [21NO]
———reauthorize (S. 163), S849 [15JA], S8600 [25JN]
U.S. Tax Court: modernize (S. 753), S4635, S4636 [1AP]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (S. 726), S4518 [27MR]
Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 844), S5083 [9AP]
Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (S. 1376), S9057 [8JY]
Reports
Social Security and the Unified Budget: Alan Greenspan, National Commission on Social Security Reform (1983), S3005 [3MR]
War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (S. 762): Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund Provisions, S4684 [2AP]
Reports filed
Activities During the 107th Congress: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-1), S132 [9JA]
American Jobs Creation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2896) (H. Rept. 108-393), H12306 [21NO]
CARE Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 476) (S. Rept. 108-11), S2919 [27FE]
Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 108-172), H5713 [23JN]
Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 108-116), H4254 [19MY]
Compact of Free Association Approval and Amendments: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 108-262), H7948 [4SE]
———Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 108-262), H8222 [15SE]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 108-262), H8222 [15SE]
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. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 108-129), H4733 [22MY]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3289, Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 424) (H. Rept. 108-338), H10235 [30OC]
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. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 108-95), H3855 [8MY]
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. 3289, Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 108-320), H9477 [15OC]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 401) (H. Rept. 108-322), H9612 [16OC]
Consideration of S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 14) (H. Rept. 108-1), H51 [7JA]
Consideration of Senate Amendments With an Amendment to H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 108-149), H5265 [11JN]
Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 108-10), H698 [13FE]
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]
District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1267) (S. Rept. 108-212), S15975 [25NO]
E-Government Act Amendment Relative to Rulemaking Authority of the Judicial Conference: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1303) (H. Rept. 108-239), H7781 [25JY]
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 163), S5058 [9AP]
———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 163) (S. Rept. 108-74), S8125 [18JN]
———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 108-371), H11205, H11358 [17NO]
EPA Office of Ombudsman Additional Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 515) (S. Rept. 108-50), S6851 [21MY]
Exclude U.S. Persons From the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Definition of ``Foreign Power'' Relative to International Terrorism: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113) (S. Rept. 108-40), S5482 [29AP]
Exclusion of U.S. Persons From the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Definition of ``Foreign Power'' Relative to International Terrorism: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S3504 [11MR]
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]
GAO Human Capital Reform Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2751) (H. Rept. 108-380), H11649 [19NO]
———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1522), S15405 [21NO]
———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1522) (S. Rept. 108-216), S16118 [9DE]
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 Federal Workforce Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 589) (S. Rept. 108-119), S10615 [31JY]
Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2), S5995 [9MY]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-94), H3855 [8MY]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-126), H4733 [22MY]
———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1054), S6070 [13MY]
Joint Committee To Review House, Senate, and Joint Rules and Other Matters Assuring Continuing Representation and Congressional Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Con. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 108-141), H4976 [4JN]
National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3478) (H. Rept. 108-403), H12917 [8DE]
National Trails System Willing Seller Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 651) (S. Rept. 108-95), S9303 [11JY]
NOAA Commissioned Corps Legal Appointments and Promotions Ratification: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 886) (S. Rept. 108-58), S7234 [3JN]
Oceans and Human Health Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 108-203), S15186 [19NO]
Organ Donation Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 108-15), H698 [13FE]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 663) (H. Rept. 108-28), H1678 [6MR]
———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 108-196), S14964 [17NO]
Provide an Additional Function of the OMB Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy Relative to Encouraging Policies That Enhance Energy Efficiency: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1346) (H. Rept. 108-78), H3450 [29AP]
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. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. Rept. 108-124), H4527 [21MY]
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. 424, Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3289, Appropriations for Military Operations and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 108-335), H10129 [29OC]
Sec. of Homeland Security Inclusion in the Line of Presidential Succession: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 148), S8722 [26JN]
Services Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 108-117), H4254 [19MY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 108-117), H7838 [3SE]
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]
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 108-337), H10235 [30OC]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 108-312), H9384 [14OC]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1689), S12192 [30SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1689) (S. Rept. 108-160), S12375 [2OC]
Tax Court Modernization Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 753) (S. Rept. 108-42), S5725 [5MY]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 135) (H. Rept. 108-309), H9375 [8OC]
U.S. Consensus Council Establishment: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 908) (S. Rept. 108-110), S9708 [22JY]
U.S. Policy Toward Native Hawaiians and Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization and Recognition Process: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 344) (S. Rept. 108-85), S8862 [27JN]
Video Voyeurism Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301), S9904 [24JY]
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 ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9562, H9575, H9590, H9599 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12585, S12591 [15OC], S12667, S12668 [16OC]
———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]
Bush, President: contents of State of the Union Message relative to pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9704 [20OC]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H6829 [15JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3954 [9MY], H4537 [22MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6437, S6441 [15MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H88 [8JA]
Schedules
2001 debt timeline, S3379 [10MR]
Statements
Balancing the Budget: several Senators, S6061 [13MY]
Civic Education Plan for South Dakota, S16101 [9DE]
Civic Education Plan for Tennessee, S16101 [9DE]
Congressional Conference on Civic Education, S16102 [9DE]
Continuing Appropriations: Senator McCain, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2418-S2420 [13FE]
Emergency Agriculture Assistance: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), S2450 [13FE]
Small Business Provisions of Economic Growth Package: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, E145 [6FE]
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Congressional Black Caucus, H8376 [17SE]
Summaries
Citizenship—A Challenge for All Generations: Congressional Conference on Civic Education, E2404 [22NO]
Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act (H.R. 2716), E1471 [14JY]
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]
Improve Services and Facilities of Federal Indian Health Programs and Encourage Maximum Participation of Indians in Such Programs (H.R. 2440), E1216 [11JN]
Iraq Success Stories of Reconstruction, Health, Education, and Justice System Projects, S12343 [2OC]
Marshall Plan: Marshall Foundation, S12702 [16OC]
Performance Report Scorecard—Which Agencies Inform the Public? George Mason University Mercatus Center, E1590 [25JY]
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289): Conference Report, H10226 [30OC]
Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]
Surveys
Social Services Block Grant: United Way, S5015 [9AP]
Tables
Allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H74 [8JA], H193 [28JA]
Allocation of spending authority to committees other than the Committee on Appropriations (House), H74 [8JA], H193 [28JA]
Budget outlook with conference tax cuts, H4711 [22MY]
Budget realities, S3377 [10MR], S4067 [20MR], S5794 [7MY], S7107 [23MY]
CBO baseline projections of Federal interest and debt, S11461 [15SE]
CBO projections of discretionary spending and homeland security spending, S11461 [15SE]
CBO's projections of Federal debt under its adjusted baseline, S1701 [29JA]
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. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S13776 [3NO]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S1654 [28JA]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1689, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12725 [16OC]
Committees of jurisdiction targets for the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs, H4512 [21MY]
Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 2): conference report, H560-H658 [13FE]
Daily history of debt results, S7106 [23MY]
Debt to the penny, S1699 [29JA], S3006 [3MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness homeland security grants per capita, S9882 [24JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act final vote (2001), H4964 [4JN]
Federal budget deficits, trust funds, national debt, and interest costs (1947-2002), S1698 [29JA]
Federal Government financing and debt, S3377 [10MR], S4068 [20MR]
Iraqi Governing Council members, H8902 [24SE]
Omnibus consolidated appropriations (H.R. 2673): conference report, H12768-H12812, H12816-H12822 [8DE]
Projected savings resulting from reduction in spending by congressional authorizing committees, S6598 [19MY]
Revisions to conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S5843-S5847 [7MY]
Social Security tax rates for 2002 and later, S3942 [19MR]
Social Security trust fund financial operations (2002), S3942 [19MR]
Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9434-H9437 [15OC]
———conference report, H10216-H10219 [30OC]
War in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1559), H2719-H2723 [3AP]
———conference report, H3386-H3400 [12AP]
Testimonies
Exclude U.S. Persons From the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Definition of ``Foreign Power'' Relative to International Terrorism: Marion E. (Spike) Bowman, FBI, S5900 [8MY]
Texts of
Contents of President Bush's State of the Union Message relative to pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9704 [20OC]
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. Con. Res. 141, reform Internal Revenue Code, H3004 [9AP]
H. Con. Res. 190, joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations, H5005 [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 279, American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program anniversary and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking, H9832 [28OC]
H. Res. 14, consideration of S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension, H66 [8JA]
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. 213, commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, H3708 [7MY]
H. Res. 227, consideration of H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act, H3864 [9MY]
H. Res. 249, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4558 [22MY]
H. Res. 253, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4706 [22MY]
H. Res. 270, consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment to H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5316 [12JN]
H. Res. 368, SBA anniversary, H8244 [16SE]
H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9492 [16OC]
H. Res. 401, consideration of H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9643 [17OC]
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. 421, same-day consideration of H. Res. 424, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H10206 [30OC]
H. Res. 424, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H10211 [30OC]
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. 63, approve and amend the Compact of Free Association, H9848-H9881 [28OC]
H.J. Res. 63, Compact of Free Association approval and amendments, H11722-H11754 [20NO]
H.J. Res. 69, continuing appropriations, H8909-H8911 [25SE]
H.J. Res. 70, recognize Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government, H9401 [15OC]
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. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act, H3902, H3910-H3913, H3940-H3953 [9MY]
H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S6741-S6786 [20MY]
H.R. 16, adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, H106 [8JA]
H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission Act, H12121 [21NO]
H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act, H1763 [12MR]
H.R. 421, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act, H11589 [19NO]
H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H1766-H1771 [12MR]
H.R. 1303, E-Government Act amendments relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference, H9221 [7OC]
H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5333-H5335 [12JN]
H.R. 1308, Relief for Working Families Tax Act, S7456-S7459 [5JN]
H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act, H1970-H1974 [19MR]
H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, S4982-S4994 [8AP]
H.R. 2156, public debt ceiling, H4715 [22MY]
H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act, H9319 [8OC]
H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12892-S12905 [20OC]
H.R. 3349, adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, H10348 [5NO]
S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension, H75 [8JA]
S. 66, issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions, S63 [7JA]
S. 90, extend and strengthen budget procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S75 [7JA]
S. 101, adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, S80 [7JA], S1843 [30JA]
S. 113, exclude U.S. persons from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism, S5899 [8MY]
S. 120, Marriage Penalty Relief Act, S154 [9JA]
S. 123, exclude U.S. persons from Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism, S157 [9JA]
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. 163, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act, S8600 [25JN]
S. 228, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, S1681-S1685 [28JA]
S. 288, Indian Contracting and Federal Land Management Demonstration Project Act, S1890-S1892 [4FE]
S. 297, Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act, S1903-S1907 [4FE]
S. 324, clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails in the National Trails System, S2052 [6FE]
S. 344, express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government, S2202-S2204 [11FE]
S. 363, Government Pension Offset Reform Act, S2221 [11FE]
S. 364, prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution, S2342 [12FE]
S. 372, State and Local Government Participation Act, S2358 [12FE]
S. 402, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S2477 [13FE]
S. 414, Economic Recovery Act, S2523-S2537 [14FE]
S. 476, CARE Act, S5020-S5043 [9AP]
S. 515, EPA Office of Ombudsman additional authority, S6889 [21MY]
S. 573, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act, S3331-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16067 [25NO]
S. 589, Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act, S3513-S3516 [11MR]
S. 651, National Trails System Willing Seller Act, S3900 [18MR], S9612 [17JY]
S. 658, enhance and extend National Energy Conservation Policy Act authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government, S3997 [19MR]
S. 661, Commuter Benefits Equity Act, S3999 [19MR]
S. 675, require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, S4172 [20MR]
S. 683, Military Families Leave Act, S4281 [21MR]
S. 726, Democracy Day Act, S4518 [27MR]
S. 728, reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, S4520 [27MR]
S. 886, ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the NOAA commissioned corps, S9268 [10JY]
S. 926, Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act, S5435 [28AP], S10451 [30JY], H9835 [28OC]
S. 981, Business and Taxpayer Procurement Protection Act, S5673 [1MY]
S. 1065, Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act, S6263 [14MY]
S. 1196, Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act, S7489 [5JN]
S. 1218, Oceans and Human Health Act, S7623-S7625 [10JN]
S. 1229, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act, S7637 [10JN]
S. 1267, District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act, S16197-S16200 [9DE]
S. 1301, Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, S8245 [19JN], S12022 [25SE]
S. 1350, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, S8739 [26JN]
S. 1358, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act, S8749-S8751 [26JN]
S. 1440, FBI Reform Act, S9714-S9716 [22JY]
S. 1484, Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act, S10150 [29JY]
S. 1507, Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act, S10623 [31JY]
S. 1510, Permanent Partners Immigration Act, S10632-S10634 [31JY]
S. 1522, GAO Human Capital Reform Act, S15876-S15878 [24NO]
S. 1526, Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Fairness Act, S10648 [31JY]
S. 1544, Data-Mining Reporting Act, S10672 [31JY]
S. 1567, Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, S10916 [1AU], S15499 [21NO]
S. 1653, National Beach Recreation and Economic Benefits Act, S11917 [24SE]
S. 1712, Independent Counsel Reform Act, S12453-S12458 [3OC]
S. 1744, Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act, S12743 [16OC]
S. 1770, Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act, S12979 [21OC]
S. 1845, Service to Country Reimbursement Act, S14453 [11NO]
S. Con. Res. 1, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, S174 [9JA]
S. Con. Res. 21, Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution, S3751 [13MR]
S. Res. 34, provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S1755 [29JA]
S. Res. 67, tribute to Alan Greenspan, S2871 [26FE]
S. Res. 130, commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, S5678 [1MY], S5878 [7MY]
S. Res. 200, agree to conference report on H.R. 1308, Relief for Working Families Tax Act, that increases child tax credit refundability and include military pay in such credit, S9976 [25JY]
S. Res. 248, establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S12983 [21OC]
S.J. Res. 7, constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency, S3035 [3MR]
S.J. Res. 18, recognize Inspectors General for efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government, H11174 [17NO]
S.J. Res. 18, recognize Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government, S12562 [14OC]
S.J. Res. 23, constitutional amendment on continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated, S14051 [5NO]
Transcripts
U.S. Economic Policy: Kevin Phillips, National Public Radio, S217 [13JA]