EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Addresses

Paul Warnke Lecture on International Security at the Council on Foreign Relations: Senator Levin, S9435-S9437 [21SE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10096 [20NO]

Audits: provide for a report on Federal agencies without annually audited financial statements (S. 2688), S11319, S11327 [11OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1370, H1371 [23MR], H1499, H1508, H1522, H1535, H1547 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (H. Res. 574), H1491 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2310, S2311, S2313 [8MR], S2384, S2411, S2452, S2453, S2454, S2455 [9MR], S2469, S2493, S2498, S2506, S2510, S2518, S2525, S2529, S2532, S2563, S2564, S2565, S2566, S2567, S2568, S2569, S2570, S2571, S2573, S2574, S2578, S2579, S2580, S2581, S2582 [10MR], S2592, S2606, S2611, S2620, S2626, S2629, S2630, S2631, S2638, S2648, S2649, S2651, S2652, S2655, S2656, S2657, S2658, S2660, S2664, S2666, S2668, S2670, S2671, S2673, S2674, S2675, S2676, S2677, S2678, S2681, S2730, S2731, S2732, S2733, S2734, S2735, S2736, S2737, S2738, S2742, S2743, S2744, S2745, S2746, S2747, S2748, S2749, S2750 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 649), H3241 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S7033 [18JN], S8941, S8942, S8945, S8947, S8950, S8951, S8952, S8967, S8968, S8969, S8970, S8971 [8SE], S8987, S8996, S9003, S9006, S9008, S9009, S9015, S9016, S9018, S9039, S9040, S9041, S9042 [9SE], S9052, S9053, S9056, S9057, S9082, S9083 [10SE], S9108, S9110, S9111, S9112, S9113, S9117, S9118, S9119, S9142, S9143 [13SE], S9167, S9171, S9172, S9179, S9183, S9184, S9187, S9194, S9195, S9196, S9201, S9202, S9204, S9205, S9208, S9209, S9232, S9233, S9234, S9235, S9236 [14SE], H4171, H4172 [15JN], H4287, H4288 [16JN], H4392, H4478, H4480, H4483, H4487, H4489, H4507, H4508 [17JN], H4510, H4512, H4514, H4519, H4523, H4531, H4535, H4539, H4541, H4542, H4544, H4550, H4551 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (H. Res. 675), H4203 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (S. 2605), S11566 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4172, H4173 [15JN], H4216, H4227, H4229, H4241, H4243, H4244, H4249, H4253, H4260, H4261, H4288, H4289 [16JN], H4392, H4435, H4440, H4446, H4457, H4458, H4459, H4508 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6757 [7SE], H6820, H6821, H6822, H6823, H6826, H6829, H6833, H6836, H6838, H6839, H6840, H6841, H6849, H6851, H6852, H6855, H6856, H6900, H6901 [8SE], H6922, H6933, H6938, H6939, H6941, H6943, H6944, H6945, H6946, H6954, H6958, H6963, H6964, H6965, H6998 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (H. Res. 754), H6770 [8SE]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), H3990 [15JN]

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), S3099, S3110 [24MR]

Analyses

Oceans and Human Health Act (S. 1218), S3114 [24MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9213 [14SE], H8651 [7OC]

———S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S3407 [31MR], H1661 [30MR]

Articles and editorials

Federal Justice and Your Day in Court, S4118 [20AP]

In Bethesda, Hiring Policy, ``Competitive Sourcing'' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, E1867 [11OC]

Protectionism Happens To Be Congress's Job, S3188 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: clarify the treatment of supplemental appropriations in calculating the rate for operations applicable for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 5202), H8038 [4OC]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 107), H7735 [28SE] (see H.J. Res. 114), H10079 [19NO] (see H.J. Res. 115), H10895 [24NO]

———making continuing, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 846), H9050 [8OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 802), H7734 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (see H. Res. 866), H10232 [20NO]

Audits: provide for a report on Federal agencies without annually audited financial statements (see S. 2688), S8423 [19JY]

———require all Federal agencies to prepare audited financial statements (see S. 2680), S8277 [16JY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see S. 2752), S8688 [22JY] (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]

———reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (see S. Con. Res. 95), S2301 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 393), H1326 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (see H. Res. 574), H1483 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 649), H3229 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revise (see H. Con. Res. 401), H1739 (see H. Res. 583), H1740 [30MR] (see H. Res. 709), H5330 [7JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (see H. Res. 685), H4765 [22JN]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9287 [15SE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 494), H36 [20JA]

Courts: provide venue for judicial review of actions by certain Federal agencies (see S. 2191), S2543 [10MR]

Credit cards: require agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Government-wide commercial purchase card (see H.R. 4224), H2406 [27AP]

Dept. of Commerce: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (see S. 2235), S3180 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: making appropriations (see H.R. 4473), H3605 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4473), consideration (see H. Res. 790), H7442 [22SE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4852), H5982 [19JY]

———establish an Under Sec. for Local Government and Tourism (see H.R. 5007), H6755 [7SE]

———improve financial accountability requirements (see H.R. 4259), H2547 [4MY]

———making appropriations (see S. 2537), S6997 [17JN] (see H.R. 4567), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (see H. Res. 675), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 834), H8856 [7OC]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (see H.R. 4322), H2814 [11MY]

Dept. of Intelligence: establish (see S. 2811), S9287 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (see S. 2605), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4981), H6704 [22JY]

———recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (see H.R. 4170), H2198 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2804), S9220 [14SE] (see H.R. 4568), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (see H.R. 5163), H7863 [29SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2810), S9287 [15SE] (see H.R. 5006), H6755 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (see H. Res. 754), H6755 [7SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2825), S9441 [21SE] (see H.R. 5041), H6996 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (see H.R. 4513), H3784 [4JN]

———clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H3963 [14JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish Director of National Intelligence as a cabinet level position to oversee budget, operations, and personnel of the entire intelligence community (see H.R. 5050), H6996 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 5123), H7442 [22SE]

Federal employees: extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas (see H.R. 4387), H3229 [18MY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Foreign aid: require Federal funds for development of humanitarian assistance programs to be made available to foreign countries through the activities of U.S. entities controlled by naturalized citizens or legal aliens (see H.R. 4452), H3439 (see H.R. 4452), H3538 [20MY]

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

———require agencies to submit to Congress any contracts over a certain amount that are proposed to be awarded using noncompetitive procedures (see H.R. 3899), H871 [4MR]

———require Federal agencies to acquire intermittent escalators (see H.R. 4995), H6704 [22JY]

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (see S. 2898), S10436 [5OC] (see H.R. 3826), H632 [25FE]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 2351), S4428 [27AP] (see H.R. 4831), H5792 [14JY]

Independent National Security Classification Board: establish (see S. 2672), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4855), H5982 [19JY]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H2657 [5MY]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: enhance agency planning for information security needs (see H.R. 4570), H4170 [15JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 2774), S8861 [7SE] (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (see S. 2356), S4493 [28AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require submission and confirmation of nominees in the Presidential line of succession of an incoming President-elect prior to inauguration (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1286 [12FE] (see S. Res. 419), S8689 [22JY] (see H. Res. 775), H7138 [14SE]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: impeach (see H. Res. 629), H2728 [6MY]

Chronologies

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provisions on preserving certain authorities and chain of command, S12006 [8DE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, S10979 [9OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4567), H9125-H9162 [9OC]

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 4818), H10235-H10887 [19NO]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H3187-H3227 [18MY]

Excerpts

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845): conference report provisions on preserving certain authorities and accountability, S12004 [8DE]

National Intelligence Reform Act (S. 2845), S10242 [1OC], S10325 [4OC]

Statement of Bush Administration policy on National Intelligence Reform Act relative to preservation of certain authorities and accountability in the implementation of intelligence reform, S10242 [1OC], S10540 [6OC]

Letters

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: Representative Harold Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), H4466 [17JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4466 [17JN]

———Thomas J. Ridge, Sec. of Homeland Security, S10967 [9OC]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: Senator Byrd, S148 [22JA]

Require submission and confirmation of nominees in the Presidential line of succession of an incoming President-elect prior to inauguration: Cass R. Sunstein, S8772 [22JY]

———Howard M. Wassermann, S8773 [22JY]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S8772 [22JY]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, S8773 [22JY]

———Walter E. Dellinger, S8772 [22JY]

Research and Special Programs Improvement Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1929 [11OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8342 [6OC], E1929 [11OC]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H8342 [6OC]

Transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex to serve as headquarters for the Dept. of Homeland Security and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities: Joshua B. Bolten, Executive Office of the President, S7115 [21JN]

Truth in Regulating Act program requiring GAO to evaluate economically significant agency rules: David M. Walker, GAO, H3154 [18MY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S8955 [8SE]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 4818, omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10890 [24NO]

Omitted provisions from H.R. 4818, omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10890 [24NO]

Memorandums

Continuing Appropriations: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, H7977 [4OC]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2005-2009, H3276 [19MY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2005: President Bush, S369 [2FE], H257 [3FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), H7783 [29SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2646, S2667 [11MR], H1611 [29MR], H1651 [30MR], H2519 [4MY], H2585 [5MY], H2876 [12MY], H3055 [17MY], H3162 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8944 [8SE], S8993, S9002, S9006, S9014 [9SE], S9115, S9117 [13SE], S9177, S9181, S9182, S9201, S9206, S9207 [14SE], H8645 [7OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H2783 [11MY], H2836, H2876 [12MY], H3055 [17MY], H3106 [18MY]

Proposals

Intelligence Reformation Act, S8869-S8883 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: clarify the treatment of supplemental appropriations in calculating the rate for operations applicable for continuing appropriations (H.R. 5202), H7977, H7978 [4OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), H7778-H7786 [29SE], H7977 [4OC], E1778 [1OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (H. Res. 802), H7740 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), motion to recommit, H7784 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10208-H10209 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10087-H10096 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10081-H10086 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10890-H10893 [24NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H256 [3FE], H10085, H10099-H10209 [20NO], H10890-H10893 [24NO], H10899-H10906, H10919, H10922 [6DE], H10927, H11015 [7DE], E65 [28JA], E2137, E2139, E2140, E2143 [24NO], E2150, E2159 [6DE], E2174, E2177, E2178, E2181, E2196, E2197 [7DE], E2203, E2205 [20DE]

Budget: across-the-board funding reductions, H5958 [19JY]

———allocation of funds, H227-H230 [28JA], H279, H281 [3FE], H369, H370 [4FE], H422 [10FE], H487, H495-H503 [11FE], H1078, H1079 [16MR], H1181, H1205, H1206, H1207, H1209 [17MR], H1351-H1357 [23MR], H1455, H1456, H1463 [24MR], H2205, H2243, H2247-H2253 [21AP], H2716 [6MY], H3716, H3717 [2JN], H3725 [3JN], E261 [26FE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H998, H999 [10MR], H1208 [17MR], H3693, H3694, H3698, H3699 [2JN], E232 [25FE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H5040-H5044, H5059-H5063 [24JN]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 3800), H1357-H1363 [23MR], H4769 [23JN]

———reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 3925), H1357-H1363 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2176-H2182 [20AP], H2471-H2475 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1038, H1039 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1327, H1344, H1351-H1363 [23MR], H1374, H1415-H1440, H1443-H1467, H1478-H1482 [24MR], H1485, H1486, H1487, H1495-H1565, H1576-H1590 [25MR], H1596 [29MR], E467, E470 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (H. Res. 574), H1487-H1493 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H1602-H1611 [29MR], H1647, H1714 [30MR], H1761-H1766 [31MR], H2494 [4MY], H2736 [11MY], H2988, H2989 [13MY], E485 [30MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3276, H3358-H3369 [19MY], H3725 [3JN], E928 [20MY], E931, E933 [21MY], E1016 [2JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 649), H3236-H3241 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), insert H. Con. Res. 393 language in lieu, H1611 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1651-H1661 [30MR], H2585-H2593 [5MY], H2776 [11MY], H2876-H2882 [12MY], H3162-H3168 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4685 [22JN], H4883 [23JN], H4908-H4922 [24JN], E1270 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, amendment process, H1276 [18MR]

Bush, President: criticisms of the administration by former Bush administration officials, H2496 [4MY]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (H.R. 3356), H2454 [28AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H4146 [15JN]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H1553 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H6561 [22JY]

———protection of Federal employee rights, H4722-H4727 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: combat waste, fraud, and abuse in Pell Grants, H3696 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: alteration of report on health disparities, H1777 [31MR]

———funding, E1016 [2JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4852), H5920 [19JY]

———improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 4259), H6071-H6074 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4462, H4464, H4465-H4504 [17JN], H4510-H4560 [18JN], E1191, E1192, E1195 [21JN], E1288 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, H9162-H9174 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (H. Res. 675), H4193-H4205 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), motion to instruct conferees, H8645-H8649 [7OC]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, H3446 [20MY]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (H.R. 4322), H3897-H3900 [14JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (H.R. 1673), E429 [23MR]

Dept. of State: release of corrected report on patterns of global terrorism, H4650 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (H.R. 4170), H5942 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4207-H4267 [16JN], H4435-H4465 [17JN], E1139 [16JN], E1173 [18JN], E1195 [21JN], E1205 [22JN], E1216 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (H. Res. 674), H4191-H4193 [16JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H7274-H7276 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (H.R. 5163), H8340-H8344 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H369 [4FE], E261 [26FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding increase through tax cut reductions, H6770, H6812, H6817 [8SE]

———across-the-board funding reduction, H6856 [8SE]

———making appropriations, H6447, H6448 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), E884 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H2836 [12MY], E834, E838 [12MY], E858 [14MY], E903 [18MY], E932 [21MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6772-H6859 [8SE], H6922-H6981, H6982 [9SE], E1608, E1609, E1610 [13SE], E1618 [14SE], E1688 [22SE], E1768 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (H. Res. 754), H6763-H6772 [8SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5041), H6985 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), H3981-H3990, H4125 [15JN], E1166 [18JN]

———clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3968-H3973 [15JN]

———clarify that oil and gas leasing activities are not renewable energy projects and are not exempt from providing alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements, H3990 [15JN]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies, H4974, H4975 [24JN]

Federal employees: extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas, H3271 [19MY]

———limit attendance to international conferences outside the U.S., H5857, H5858 [15JY]

———limit number of attendees to conferences outside the U.S., H6946 [9SE]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 5276), E1867 [11OC]

GovBenefits.gov (Internet site): anniversary, E673 [27AP]

Government: assess responsibility of agencies, officials and policies in failure to prevent terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H4638-H4644 [21JN], H5969-H5975 [19JY]

———demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (H.R. 4797), E1370 [14JY]

———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 (H.R. 3213), H3531-H3534 [20MY], E328 [9MR]

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (H.R. 3826), E226 [25FE]

Independent National Security Classification Board: establish (H.R. 4855), E1431 [20JY], E1435 [21JY]

Iraq: limit conflicts of interest by prohibiting certain senior U.S. officials from participating in negotiations of Federal contracts related to the war or reconstruction of Iraq, H284 [3FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6716 [7SE], H6879-H6885 [8SE], H6906, H6907-H6918 [9SE], H7724-H7730 [28SE], H8975, H8976 [8OC], E1598 [13SE]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 5024), E1613 [14SE]

———implement terrorist travel and screening recommendations, E1917 [11OC]

Power resources: energy savings performance contracts, H1447 [24MR]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for resignation, H2735, H2740, H2741 [11MY], H3020, H3021 [17MY], H3236 [19MY]

Taxation: rates, H4909-H4921 [24JN]

Truth in Regulating Act: implement program requiring GAO to evaluate economically significant agency rules, H3153 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), S9993 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), S11550, S11552 [19NO], S11740 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), unanimous-consent agreement, S11740 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S11847 [24NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1 [20JA], S66-S104 [21JA], S128-S157 [22JA], S209, S216, S217 [23JA], S280 [27JA], S363 [2FE], S8528-S8530, S8532-S8534 [21JY], S10564 [6OC], S11715-S11733, S11737-S11769, S11789, S11795 [20NO], S11849 [24NO], S11858 [7DE], S12030-S12032, S12043 [8DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, unanimous-consent agreement, S11740 [20NO]

———reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S84-S92 [21JA], S11725-S11729 [20NO]

Audits: provide for a report on Federal agencies without annually audited financial statements (S. 2688), S11327 [11OC]

———require all Federal agencies to prepare audited financial statements (S. 2680), S8279 [16JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S350 [2FE], S517 [3FE], S581-S587 [4FE], S646, S647 [5FE], S1873-S1877 [27FE], S2410 [9MR], S2468 [10MR], S4674 [29AP]

———allocation of funds to Native Americans, S1268 [12FE]

———eliminate reconciliation instructions in budget resolution directing Committee on Finance (Senate) to produce mandatory savings, S2518-S2525 [10MR], S2696 [11MR]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (S. 2752), S8737 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget, unanimous-consent agreement, S2253 [4MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S2103 [3MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2256-S2294 [8MR], S2377-S2429 [9MR], S2465-S2537, S2586-S2589 [10MR], S2591-S2641, S2643-S2699 [11MR], S2766-S2768, S2773, S2827 [12MR], S3393-S3407 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), unanimous-consent agreement, S2640 [11MR]

———status report, S28 [20JA], S2990 [23MR], S4152 [20AP], S7932 [12JY], S9124 [13SE], S11364 [16NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S9380 [20SE]

———vest with sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process and shared jurisdiction with the Committee on Govermental Affairs (Senate) for OMB nominations requiring confirmation, S10906-S10910 [9OC]

Courts: provide venue for judicial review of actions by certain Federal agencies (S. 2191), S4118, S4119 [20AP], S7778 [8JY]

Dept. of Commerce: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (S. 2235), S3186 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S2504-S2510, S2517 [10MR]

———treatment of programs, projects, and activities within the Joint Military Intelligence Program and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities Program, S10334-S10338 [4OC], S10484, S10516-S10518 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: funding, S8533 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary, S1886 [27FE]

———improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 4259), S9987, S9988 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8530 [21JY], S8933-S8955 [8SE], S8979, S8986-S9019 [9SE], S9049, S9052-S9059, S9061 [10SE], S9108-S9120 [13SE], S9167-S9212 [14SE], S9241, S9277, S9282, S9316 [15SE], S9391 [20SE], S9546 [23SE], S9668, S9669 [24SE], S10397 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, S10954, S10979 [9OC], S11032, S11048, S11049 [10OC], S11229-S11232 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11045, S11068 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11046, S11050 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), unanimous-consent agreement, S8840, S8841 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), unanimous-consent request, S7794-S7797 [8JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2537), S8617 [22JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2537), unanimous-consent request, S7794-S7797 [8JY]

———prohibit funding for job competitions, under OMB guidelines, for certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, S8945-S8951 [8SE]

———submit reports to Congress on job competition results, under OMB guidelines, relative to cost savings and performance improvements, S8947-S8950 [8SE]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (H.R. 4322), S7114, S7115 [21JN]

Dept. of Intelligence: establish (S. 2811), S9288 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: congressional oversight, S4012 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (S. 2605), S11571, S11572 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2804), S9519 [22SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (H.R. 5163), S11390 [16NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8657 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations, S11759 [20NO]

———making appropriations (S. 2825), S9519 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), S6876 [16JN]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S11868 [7DE]

Government: improve financial disclosure and conflict of interest rules, provide Presidential candidates with list of Presidentially appointed positions, and reduce number of appointments requiring Senate confirmation, S10026 [30SE], S10199-S10201 [1OC]

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (S. 2898), S10443 [5OC]

Government regulations: ensure fairness and prevent waste in Federal regulatory agencies, S6432 [3JN]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (S. 2351), S4431, S4432 [27AP]

Independent National Security Classification Board: establish, S9714-S9719 [27SE], S9911-S9913 [29SE]

———establish (S. 2672), S8234-S8236 [15JY], S8537 [21JY]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: enhance agency planning for information security needs, S9913 [29SE], S10013 [30SE]

Intelligence services: preserve certain authorities and accountability in the implementation of intelligence reform, S10242-S10244 [1OC], S10540 [6OC], S12003, S12005 [8DE]

Kerry, Senator: budget and tax proposals, S2683 [11MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement aviation security recommendations, S9710, S9711, S9713 [27SE], S9784 [28SE]

———implement recommendations, S8977, S8978 [9SE], S9102 [13SE]

———implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, S9396, S9435 [21SE], S9472, S9476-S9478 [22SE], S9555, S9556 [23SE], S9890-S9895 [29SE]

———implement recommendations (S. 2774), S8812, S8864-S8884, S8923 [7SE], S8972 [8SE]

———implement terrorist travel and screening recommendations, S10009-S10011 [30SE], S10215 [1OC], S10334 [4OC], S10531 [6OC]

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, S11976 [8DE]

———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), S3936 [7AP]

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), S3110-S3115 [24MR], S3176 [25MR]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (S. 2356), S4496 [28AP]

Presidential appointments: bipartisan tradition in naming and approving candidates to Government boards and commissions, S3200-S3202, S3203 [26MR], S3525 [1AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S6250, S6251 [21MY], S11332 [11OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require submission and confirmation of nominees in the Presidential line of succession of an incoming President-elect prior to inauguration (S. Res. 419), S8770-S8772 [22JY]

SBA: funding, S2685 [11MR]

Reports

Presidential Advisers' Testimony Before Congressional Committees—A Brief Overview: Harold C. Relyea and Jay R. Shampansky, Congressional Research Service, H1620-H1624 [29MR]

Reports filed

Allow Private Sector Businesses To Compete for Federal Procurement Contracts Granted to Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 346) (S. Rept. 108-415), S11495 [18NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4818, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2005-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 649) (H. Rept. 108-500), H3229 [18MY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 393, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2005-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 108-446), H1483 [24MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 802) (H. Rept. 108-706), H7734 [28SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 114, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

Consideration of H.R. 4513, Clarify That Federal Agencies Don't Have To Provide Alternative Locations or Actions in Renewable Energy Project Environmental Impact Statements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 672) (H. Rept. 108-540), H3962 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 108-545), H4170 [15JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 108-544), H4170 [15JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5006, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 754) (H. Rept. 108-661, H6755 [7SE]

Defense of Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 338) (H. Rept. 108-587), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 108-774), H9184 [9OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 108-541), H4170 [15JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2537) (S. Rept. 108-280), S6997 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 108-533), H3872 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4568) (H. Rept. 108-542), H4170 [15JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2804) (S. Rept. 108-341), S9220 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4170) (H. Rept. 108-613), H5982 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5006) (H. Rept. 108-636), H6754 [7SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2810) (S. Rept. 108-345), S9286 [15SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5041) (H. Rept. 108-674), H6996 [9SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2825) (S. Rept. 108-353), S9441 [21SE]

Emergency Medical Services Support Act: Committee on Governmenal Affairs (Senate) (S. 2351) (S. Rept. 108-291), S7580 [6JY]

Executive Branch Financial Accountability Reporting Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 108-383), S10365 [4OC]

Nomination of Susan J. Grant To Be Dept. of Energy Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2543 [10MR]

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 4818) (H. Rept. 108-792), H10078 [19NO]

Program Assessment and Results Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3826) (H. Rept. 108-768), H9047 [8OC]

Research and Special Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5163) (H. Rept. 108-749), H8407 [6OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 834) (H. Rept. 108-766), H8856 [7OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 846) (H. Rept. 108-772), H9047 [8OC]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2005-2009: Committee of Conference (S. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 108-498), H3229 [18MY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 108-441), H1326 [22MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 95), S2301 [8MR]

Snake River Water Rights Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2605) (S. Rept. 108-389), S10702 [7OC]

Transit Pass Availability to Federal Employees in the Washington, DC, Region and Use of Government Vehicles To Shuttle Employees To and From Transit Facilities: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 108-673), H6996 [9SE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H703-H705 [1MR], H6711-H6716 [7SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 649), H3239 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9016 [9SE], S9202 [14SE], H4483, H4489 [17JN], H4513, H4518, H4519, H4536, H4541, H4544, H4551, H4552 [18JN], H8649 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4230, H4238, H4253 [16JN], H4458 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6836, H6840, H6850 [8SE], H6923, H6945, H6946 [9SE]

Statements

Continuity of Operations Demonstration Project Act: Association for Commuter Transportation, E1371 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Representative Obey, H4197-H4201 [16JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5006): Several Democratic Representatives, H6801-H6803 [8SE], H6966-H6968, H6975 [9SE]

Summaries

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4818): Conference Report, H10186-H10189 [20NO]

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 4818): Conference Report, H10186-H10189 [20NO]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S9380 [20SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S8953 [8SE]

Democratic and Republican budget priorities, H10194 [20NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 4567), S10652 [7OC], H4467-H4470 [17JN]

———conference report, H9165-H9168 [9OC]

———Democratic amendments defeated by budget points of order, S9279 [15SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6775-H6800 [8SE]

———Democratic amendment, H6804-H6809 [8SE], H6969-H6974 [9SE]

Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1653 [30MR]

———program terminations, H1579 [25MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4818): conference report, H10100-H10185 [20NO]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations (H.R. 4818): conference report, S11742 [20NO], H10100-H10185 [20NO]

Projected deficit reductions due to Democratic Party amendments to S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S2275 [8MR]

Revisions to conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S2103 [3MR]

Senator Kerry's budget and tax proposals, S2682 [11MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 393, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1495-H1499 [25MR]

H. Res. 574, consideration of H. Con. Res. 393, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1487 [25MR]

H. Res. 649, consideration of conference report on S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H3236 [19MY]

H. Res. 672, consideration of H.R. 4513, clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects, H3968 [15JN]

H. Res. 674, consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4191 [16JN]

H. Res. 675, consideration of H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H4193 [16JN]

H. Res. 685, revising S. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H4908 [24JN]

H. Res. 754, consideration of H.R. 5006, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6763 [8SE]

H. Res. 802, consideration of H.J. Res. 107, continuing appropriations, H7740 [29SE]

H. Res. 846, same-day consideration of H. Res. 866, consideration of H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, and conference report on H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10081 [20NO]

H. Res. 866, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, and H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10087 [20NO], H11059 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 107, continuing appropriations, H7778 [29SE]

H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10208 [20NO]

H.J. Res. 115, continuing appropriations, H10893 [24NO]

H.R. 4170, Dept. of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act, H5942 [19JY]

H.R. 4259, Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, H6071-H6073 [20JY]

H.R. 4322, transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters of the Dept. of Homeland Security and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, H3897 [14JN]

H.R. 4513, clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects, H3981 [15JN]

H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9306-S9313 [15SE]

H.R. 5163, Research and Special Programs Improvement Act, H8340-H8342 [6OC]

H.R. 5202, clarify the treatment of supplemental appropriations in calculating the rate for operations applicable for continuing appropriations, H7977 [4OC]

S. 1218, Oceans and Human Health Act, S3110-S3113 [24MR]

S. 2235, Domestic Workforce Protection Act, S3186-S3188 [25MR]

S. 2605, Snake River Water Rights Act, S11566-S11571 [19NO]

S. 2672, Independent National Security Classification Board Act, S8236 [15JY]

S. 2680, Financial Accountability Expansion Act, S8279 [16JY]

S. 2774, 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act, S8884-S8915 [7SE]

S. 2898, Program Assessment and Results Act, S10444 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S3101-S3110 [24MR], S3393-S3397 [31MR], H1602-H1611 [29MR]

S. Res. 419, require submission and confirmation of nominees in the Presidential line of succession of an incoming President-elect prior to inauguration, S8770 [22JY]

S. Res. 429, establish Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special), S9293 [15SE]

S.J. Res. 42, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4818, consolidated appropriations, S11732 [20NO]