BUDGET—U.S.

Amendments

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

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

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

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

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

Government: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4972, H4975, H4978, H4980, H4986, H4991, H4997, H4998, H5001, H5003, H5006, H5015, H5044 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (H. Res. 692), H4906 [24JN]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), consideration (H. Res. 856), H9973 [18NO]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Big Mess Ahead, S7892 [9JY]

Bush Unlikely To Fulfill Vow on Deficit Budget Office Projects, H6736 [7SE]

Dodge as You Go, S3404 [31MR]

Is Pork Barrel Spending Ready To Explode? Anatomy of an Earmark, S11726 [20NO]

Midwest Farmers May Lose Out With Disaster Aid, S10904 [9OC]

My Economic Policy, S9255 [15SE]

Rigging the Budget Rules, S2514 [10MR]

Soaring Ceilings, H9967 [18NO]

There's Plenty for a Free Press To Report, S12057 [8DE]

War Funds Dwindling, GAO Warns, S8605 [22JY]

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]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3984, 3985, 3986), H1229 [17MR]

———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]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4183), H2265 [21AP]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (see H.R. 4879), H6555 [21JY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend to establish macroeconomic congressional budgets (see H.R. 3937), H1070 [11MR]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see S.J. Res. 29), S2717 [11MR] (see H.J. Res. 86), H89 [21JA]

———ensure certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (see S. Res. 454), S10986 [9OC]

Executive departments: 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]

Federal budget: limit the implementation, phase-in, or phase-out of revenue measures (see S. 2802), S9220 [14SE]

———require the President to include estimated unfunded liabilities of all Federal programs in annual budget submissions (see H.R. 4074), H1739 [30MR]

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

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

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

———setting forth for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revise (see H. Con. Res. 401), H1739 [30MR]

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

———setting forth for 2005-2009, revise (see H. Res. 583), H1740 [30MR] (see H. Res. 709), H5330 [7JY]

Government: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (see H.R. 4663), H4893 [23JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (see H. Res. 692), H4892 [23JN]

———establish pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (see H.R. 4648), H4765 [22JN]

———extend discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 4649), H4765 [22JN]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3853), H699 [26FE] (see H.R. 3973), H1116 [16MR] (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

———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]

House Rules: allow consideration of measures that would cause transportation obligation limitations to go below a certain level (see H. Res. 588), H1740 [30MR]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 3791), H434 [10FE]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see S. 2041), S370 [2FE] (see H.R. 3736), H243 [28JA]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 2986), S11377 [16NO]

———ceiling (S. 2986), consideration (see H. Res. 856), H9962 [17NO]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 5235), H8408 [6OC]

Taxation: provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H433 [10FE]

Chronologies

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

Conference reports

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]

Factsheets

Military Housing Privatization Initiative, H6452 [21JY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget: George A. Smith, TREA Senior Citizens League, E477 [30MR]

Energy Savings Performance Contract Program reauthorization: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S7274 [23JN]

EPA clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding: Charles Lyons, National League of Cities, S2661 [11MR]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2660 [11MR]

———Raymond J. Poupore, National Heavy & Highway Alliance, S2661 [11MR]

———Robbi Savage, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, S2660 [11MR]

———several organizations, S2661 [11MR]

———several water organizations, S2660 [11MR]

Farm program payment limitation changes: Dee Vaughan, National Corn Growers Association, S2655 [11MR]

———several agricultural organizations, S2654 [11MR]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding: James Haney, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (organization), S2594 [11MR]

Naval unfunded programs: Vern Clark, Dept. of the Navy, S7126 [22JN]

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

Provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending: several agricultural organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several conservation and sportsmen's organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several organizations, S10905 [9OC]

Research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts funding through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes: several health organizations, S2645 [11MR]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6318 [2JN]

Lists

Examples of NIH research that can not be funded under S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S2670 [11MR]

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]

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

Government: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H5064 [24JN]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9985 [18NO]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: status of farm programs relative to World Trade Organization committee ruling, H2485 [29AP]

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

———allow the President to propose elimination of wasteful spending through recissions in appropriations bills, H5004-H5006 [24JN]

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

———legislative process, H713 [2MR], H7779-H7783 [29SE], H10081-H10086 [20NO], H10922 [6DE], H11043 [7DE]

———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]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H2712 [6MY], H7780 [29SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H423 [10FE], H486 [11FE], H3600 [1JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H2626 [5MY], H3268 [19MY]

———provide on-budget offsets for certain emergency supplemental appropriations, H8307-H8310 [6OC]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H2243 [21AP], H3936 [14JN]

Armed Forces: budget treatment of military retirement trust fund, H903 [9MR]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H1427, H1428 [24MR], H6449-H6456, H6461-H6469 [21JY], H6663-H6675 [22JY], H9004 [8OC]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6489-H6495 [21JY]

Balance, H710 [2MR], H5172 [6JY], E1297 [7JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H416 [10FE], H534, H540 [24FE], H598 [25FE], H878, H880 [9MR], H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2522-H2524 [4MY], H2553 [5MY], H2661 [6MY], H3021 [17MY], H5466 [9JY], H5542, H5636-H5642 [13JY], H6123, H6124 [20JY], E243 [26FE]

Colleges and universities: job-training grants for community colleges, E93 [3FE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H2040 [1AP]

Congress: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1355 [23MR], H1457, H1466 [24MR], H1486, H1489-H1491 [25MR], H1596 [29MR], H1651-H1661 [30MR], H1763, H1765 [31MR], H2176-H2182 [20AP], H2585-H2593 [5MY], H2876-H2882 [12MY], H2943, H2945, H2988 [13MY], H3360-H3364, H3367, H3368 [19MY], H4619 [21JN], H4731 [22JN], H4767 [23JN], H5952-H5957 [19JY], H6101-H6104 [20JY], H7400-H7404 [22SE], H9711, H9712 [16NO], H9969-H9973, H9975, H9979-H9986 [18NO], E2079 [20NO], E2135 [24NO]

Constitutional amendments: ensure certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (H.J. Res. 88), E477 [30MR]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H1505 [25MR]

Crime: criminal justice, correctional system reform, and crime control programs funding, H1502 [25MR]

Deficit, H102 [27JA], H129, H130, H230-H241 [28JA], H251, H279, H281, H296 [3FE], H314 [4FE], H416-H420, H422 [10FE], H487 [11FE], H519 [24FE], H687 [26FE], H710 [2MR], H898, H899, H900, H903 [9MR], H1001 [10MR], H1045-H1051 [11MR], H1078 [16MR], H1207 [17MR], H1354, H1363 [23MR], H1466 [24MR], H2133 [2AP], H2176-H2182 [20AP], H2205 [21AP], H2432, H2452 [28AP], H2716 [6MY], H3098 [18MY], H3234 [19MY], H3725 [3JN], H3876 [14JN], H4750, H4751 [22JN], H4768 [23JN], H4896, H4903, H4904 [24JN], H5404 [9JY], H5540 [13JY], H5952-H5962 [19JY], H5989 [20JY], H6446, H6447, H6540-H6544 [21JY], H6561 [22JY], H6736 [7SE], H6761, H6859-H6865 [8SE], H7195 [15SE], H7307-H7313 [21SE], H7421 [22SE], H8009-H8015 [4OC], E341 [11MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10-H16 [20JA], H3593-H3599 [1JN], H7331, H7332, H7335, H7418-H7425 [22SE], H7449 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H1542 [25MR]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, H1427, H1480-H1482 [24MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H3608 [2JN]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, H9121-H9123 [9OC]

Ecology and environment: Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund funding, H1455 [24MR]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H7300, H7301 [21SE], H8173 [6OC], H9707, H9709 [16NO], E1771 [1OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H907-H913 [9MR], H3096, H3097, H3098 [18MY], E921 [19MY]

Education: funding, H1502, H1503, H1505, H1534, H1552 [25MR], H2494 [4MY], H3708 [2JN], H6813, H6814 [8SE], H10091 [20NO], E734 [4MY]

———student financial aid programs funding, H1581 [25MR], H6121 [20JY]

Employment: provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, H1581 [25MR]

Families and domestic relations: domestic violence programs funding, H1558 [25MR]

Federal aid programs: improve forecasting for entitlement spending programs, H4997 [24JN]

Federal budget: 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]

———convert current nonbinding resolution into joint budget resolution that if signed by the President would have the force of law, H4998-H5001 [24JN]

———establish budget protection accounts allowing Congress to reduce spending and redirect it towards tax cuts or deficit reduction, H5002, H5003 [24JN]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H251 [3FE], H369, H370 [4FE], H487 [11FE], H898, H900 [9MR], H1045-H1051, H1057-H1063 [11MR], H1346 [23MR], H1615 [29MR], H1714 [30MR], H7078, H7079 [14SE], E261 [26FE], E363 [11MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Government: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H998, H999 [10MR], H1205, H1206, H1208 [17MR], H2624 [5MY], H2882, H2883 [12MY], H3693, H3694, H3698, H3699 [2JN], E232 [25FE]

———consolidate budget functions into a one-page budget with spending divided into certain categories, H4977, H4978 [24JN]

———eliminate requirement of providing budget authority and outlays for all the functional categories in the budget resolution, H4978-H4980 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4769 [23JN], H4961-H5066 [24JN], E1289 [25JN], E1297 [7JY]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (H. Res. 692), H4898-H4908 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), motion to recommit, H5064 [24JN]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (H.R. 3853), H757 [3MR]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (H.R. 3973), amendment process, H4562 [18JN]

———impose an entitlement cap to limit increases in total direct spending to increases in inflation and growth in a given program's beneficiary population, H4984-H4986 [24JN]

———provide an automatic continuing resolution to prevent shutdowns relative to budget process, H4986-H4988 [24JN]

———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]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6562, H6567 [22JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1714 [30MR]

Kerry, Senator: budget and tax proposals, H2204 [21AP]

Kingston, Representative: tribute for canceling hearings relative to legislative agencies and subcommittees budget requests, H713 [2MR]

Medicaid: funding, H1456, H1457 [24MR], H1531-H1534 [25MR]

Medicare: assess cost of antiobesity treatment programs before extending coverage to beneficiaries, H6855, H6856 [8SE]

———funding, H1530-H1534 [25MR], H1763 [31MR]

———health savings accounts, H1487 [25MR]

———medical savings accounts, H368 [4FE], H1101 [16MR], H2735 [11MY], H2906 [12MY], H3405 [20MY]

———prohibit use of funds for administrative costs of premium collections relative to rate increases, H6944, H6945 [9SE]

———reform, H899 [9MR]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 3791), H399 [10FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H1505 [25MR]

NASA: funding, H1427, H1428 [24MR]

———require budget requests to include a statement demonstrating that amounts requested for the previous year were equal to or less than reductions in specific item budget requests made for that same year, H142, H143 [28JA]

National security: evaluation of Bush administration, H7740 [29SE]

———homeland security funding, H1428-H1433 [24MR], H1580, H1585 [25MR], H6446 [21JY]

Navy: purchase of Presidential yacht, Sequoia, H10191 [20NO]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, E485 [30MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H422 [10FE], H902 [9MR], H1063, H1069 [11MR], H1356 [23MR], H1430, H1449-H1452 [24MR], H1582, H1585 [25MR]

Programs: funding, H2041-H2048 [1AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H3162-H3168 [18MY], H3237, H3238, H3239, H3240, H3363, H3364, H3367, H3368 [19MY], H4675-H4682 [22JN], H4768 [23JN], H4896 [24JN], H6540-H6544 [21JY], H8009-H8015 [4OC]

———ceiling (S. 2986), H9689, H9706-H9713 [16NO], H9748, H9749 [17NO], H9975-H9987, H9991 [18NO], E2079, E2093 [20NO], E2135 [24NO], E2180 [7DE]

———ceiling (S. 2986), consideration (H. Res. 856), H9966-H9975 [18NO], E2122 [20NO]

———ceiling (S. 2986), motion to commit, H9985 [18NO]

———limit, H1765 [31MR], H2192 [20AP], H2250, H2251 [21AP]

Republican Party: fiscal management, E2108 [20NO]

———national agenda, H252 [3FE], H3020 [17MY], H5785-H5788 [14JY], H7041, H7045 [13SE], H7247 [21SE], H7450 [23SE], H9966 [18NO], E927 [20MY]

Science: technology research and development funding, H4881 [23JN], H5404 [9JY], E1347 [9JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H864-H868 [4MR], H903 [9MR], H1079 [16MR], H1427 [24MR], H1733-H1737 [30MR], H2192-H2195 [20AP], H3876 [14JN], H5643-H5646 [13JY], H7307, H7308, H7310, H7311 [21SE], H9711 [16NO]

———payroll taxes, H3589-H3593 [1JN]

———reform, H6540-H6544 [21JY]

———remedies to preserve benefits proposed by FRS, H635, H636, H687 [26FE]

———solvency, H670, H671 [26FE], H864-H868 [4MR], H1328 [23MR], H1375, H1458 [24MR], H1503 [25MR], H1733-H1737 [30MR], H1763 [31MR], H2194 [20AP], H2247-H2250, H2253 [21AP], H2471-H2475 [28AP], H2717 [6MY], H3176-H3180 [18MY], H6885-H6889 [8SE], H8143 [5OC], E230 [25FE]

Status: report, H537 [24FE], H2172 [20AP], H5516 [12JY], H6986 [9SE], H9877 [17NO]

Taxation: rates, H4909-H4921 [24JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax, H1434, H1435 [24MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H1425, H1426, H1453, H1454, H1465, H1478-H1482 [24MR], H1504, H1545-H1547, H1583 [25MR], H2338 [22AP], H3171-H3176 [18MY], E470 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, H1428 [24MR]

Women: programs funding, H1444-H1446 [24MR], H2041-H2048 [1AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: equalize payments to farmers who grow corn and participate in the ethanol program, S2653 [11MR]

———farm program payment limitation changes, S2654 [11MR]

AID: Child Survival and Health Programs Fund funding, S2766 [12MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7891 [9JY], S8528-S8530, S8532-S8534 [21JY], S9055 [10SE], S9316 [15SE], S10236 [1OC], S10954 [9OC], S11032, S11033, S11047-S11052 [10OC], S11725, S11732, S11733, S11740 [20NO]

———making continuing, S9055 [10SE]

———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]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6317-S6320, S6336-S6338 [2JN], S6475 [4JN], S9657 [24SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), S4342 [26AP]

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

———revised allocation to subcommittees of budget totals for fiscal year 2005, S11283 [11OC]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S7296 [23JN]

Army: provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel, S6780, S6781 [15JN], S7390 [24JN]

Burma: provide humanitarian assistance to refugees located on Thailand-Burma border, S280 [27JA]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3052-S3055 [24MR], S3736-S3738 [6AP], S6058-S6060 [21MY], S8643 [22JY], S9252-S9257 [15SE], S10389 [5OC], S11287 [11OC]

CBO: analysis of budget estimates, S8929 [8SE]

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

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]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S7881 [9JY]

———establish 2-year cycle, S11769 [20NO]

———legislative priorities for the 109th Congress, S11872 [7DE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2510-S2516, S2518 [10MR], S5334, S5335 [12MY], S11404 [17NO]

Constitutional amendments: balance (S.J. Res. 29), S2727 [11MR]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S2412 [9MR]

Deficit, S231, S237-S239 [26JA], S341, S363-S365 [2FE], S581-S584 [4FE], S646, S647 [5FE], S959, S961, S962 [11FE], S1206, S1223 [12FE], S1873-S1877 [27FE], S2264-S2269, S2274-S2277 [8MR], S2380-S2384, S2410, S2462-S2464 [9MR], S2617, S2693, S2697 [11MR], S3397-S3407 [31MR], S4342 [26AP], S4790 [4MY], S6392, S6393 [3JN], S7148-S7152 [22JN], S8828 [7SE], S9483-S9487 [22SE], S10771 [8OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3527 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: assess impact of statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S9243, S9244 [15SE]

———funding, S2504-S2510, S2517 [10MR]

———include overseas military operations funding in the budget, S7373, S7374 [24JN]

———military operations in Iraq funding, S581 [4FE]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, S8605 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Savings Performance Contract Program reauthorization, S7273 [23JN], S10824 [8OC]

———Energy Savings Performance Contract Program scoring, S2655 [11MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase veterans medical care funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2530 [10MR]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, S10813 [8OC], S11032, S11085-S11087 [10OC]

———provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (S. Res. 454), S10901-S10906, S10926, S10932 [9OC], S11050-S11052 [10OC], S11278-S11280 [11OC]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S2671-S2673 [11MR]

Domestic policy: increase funding for education, veterans, homeland security and other domestic priorities by closing tax loopholes, improving tax enforcement, and reducing levels of tax cuts, S2627-S2629, S2646 [11MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S2696 [11MR]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S10810 [8OC], S11281 [11OC], S11399-S11418 [17NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S351 [2FE], S2286-S2290 [8MR], S2389-S2392, S2396-S2398, S2399-S2403 [9MR], S5735 [19MY], S6689 [14JN]

Education: funding, S95 [21JA], S4208-S4212 [21AP], S5357 [12MY], S5734 [19MY], S9024-S9026 [9SE], S9159 [14SE], S9478 [22SE], S10812 [8OC], S11737, S11739 [20NO]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grants through offsets in other non-education Government programs, S2648, S2649 [11MR]

———increase Pell Grant funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2635-S2638, S2647 [11MR]

———prohibit funding for school voucher programs until No Child Left Behind Act is fully funded, S2588 [10MR]

———student financial aid programs funding, S2678 [11MR]

Employment: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to promote job creation, discourage outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries, and provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, S2592-S2606, S2640, S2687 [11MR]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2660-S2663 [11MR]

Executive departments: 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]

Federal 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]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, S2277-S2281 [8MR]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S531-S537 [3FE], S581-S584 [4FE], S678 [6FE], S1873-S1877 [27FE], S2407-S2410 [9MR]

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

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

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

Firefighters: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to firefighters grant programs, S2272 [8MR], S2606-S2611, S2640, S2641 [11MR]

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

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S2676 [11MR], S7163 [22JN]

Health: improve access to affordable health insurance through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2624-S2626, S2645 [11MR]

Indian Health Service: funding, S1268 [12FE], S1617 [26FE], S2652 [11MR]

Intelligence services: continuation of requirement that funds appropriated for an intelligence activity must be specifically authorized, S10486 [6OC]

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

———public disclosure of expenditures, S10029 [30SE], S10324-S10327, S10329, S10330 [4OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3390, S3392 [31MR]

———status of supplemental funds appropriated for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts, S3560 [1AP]

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

Laos: allocation of development assistance, S280 [27JA]

Law enforcement: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to law enforcement programs, S2611-S2615, S2643, S2687 [11MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S2623 [11MR]

Mental health: services funding, S2684 [11MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S3967 [8AP]

NASA: funding, S2827 [12MR]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts, S2669 [11MR]

National security: homeland security funding, S8939 [8SE]

———port security funding, S2649 [11MR], S9003-S9006 [9SE], S9210 [14SE]

———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to homeland security programs funding, S2631-S2635 [11MR]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S8584 [22JY]

Native Americans: education funding, S4626 [29AP]

———Federal aid programs funding, S4626 [29AP], S5038 [7MY]

———reduce level of tax cuts or close certain tax loopholes and apply savings to Indian Health Service clinical services funding, S2650, S2651 [11MR]

NIH: research funding, S2639, S2670, S2671 [11MR], S11552 [19NO]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S2593 [11MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, S519 [3FE], S4386, S4387 [27AP], S6470-S6472 [4JN], S11287 [11OC]

———increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2469-S2492 [10MR]

———Rural Education Achievement Program funding, S2694 [11MR]

Postal Service: provide a deficit neutral reserve fund for reform, S2681 [11MR]

Project BioShield: correct budget scoring, S2674, S2675 [11MR]

Public debt: ceiling, S7358 [24JN]

———ceiling (S. 2986), S11398-S11418 [17NO], S11480-S11482 [18NO]

———ceiling (S. 2986), unanimous-consent agreement, S11390 [16NO]

———limit, S2675 [11MR]

Reid, Senator: absence from Senate floor during debate on S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S2752 [11MR]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: use of customs fees to meet budget obligations, S1233 [12FE]

SBA: funding, S2685 [11MR]

Science: technology research and development funding, S2700 [11MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7792, S7794 [8JY]

Social Security: allow point of order against direct spending or revenue legislation that increases on-budget deficits in any fiscal year until the budget is balanced without Social Security, S2384-S2389, S2393-S2396, S2403-S2407 [9MR], S2525-S2529 [10MR]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S1223 [12FE]

———eliminate survivor benefit plan offset through reducing the levels of tax cuts and closing certain tax loopholes, S2658, S2659 [11MR]

———prevent unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program funds from reverting to the Treasury rather than being used to provide coverage for low-income children, S2656 [11MR]

———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to establish a Social Security reserve fund, S2532-S2537 [10MR]

———solvency, S1873-S1877 [27FE], S2269 [8MR], S3051 [24MR]

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

Taxation: establish point of order against any legislation that increases individuals affected by alternative minimum tax, S2630, S2646 [11MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S2638, S2644 [11MR]

———increase the Hope Scholarship Credit, S2648 [11MR]

———protect certain small businesses from tax hikes on upper incomes, S2666, S2667 [11MR]

———rates, S2285-S2291 [8MR], S2396-S2398, S2399-S2403 [9MR], S2692 [11MR], S3402, S3405-S3407 [31MR]

———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to homeland security programs funding, S2647 [11MR]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S6955-S6965 [17JN]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S2767 [12MR]

Tobacco products: increase funding for research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes, S2621-S2623, S2645 [11MR]

Veterans: health care funding, S2673 [11MR]

———health care funding through reductions in certain tax cuts for upper-income individuals, S2411-S2423 [9MR]

———health care funding through reductions in excess profits and assessment of penalties against certain contractors doing business in Iraq, S2679-S2681 [11MR]

———health care funding through reductions in lawyers' fees relative to the tobacco settlement, S2679-S2681 [11MR]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S29 [20JA], S2990 [23MR], S4152 [20AP], S7932 [12JY], S9124 [13SE], S11364 [16NO]

CBO Figures Indicate Lower Revenues, Not Higher Spending, Account for the Large Deficit: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H240 [28JA]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H537-H539 [24FE], H2172-H2174 [20AP], H5516-H5518 [12JY], H6987-H6989 [9SE], H9877-H9880 [17NO]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2005: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-336), S8963 [8SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-337), S8963 [8SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-338), S9220 [14SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-356), S9611 [23SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 108-398), S11304 [11OC]

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. 4663, Spending Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 692) (H. Rept. 108-566), H4892 [23JN]

Consideration of S. 2986, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 856) (H. Rept. 108-778), H9962 [17NO]

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

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

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2005: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 108-633), H6700 [22JY]

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]

Spending Control Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 108-442), H1326 [22MR]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2005: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 108-543), H4170 [15JN]

Rulings of the Chair

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

Statements

Basic Assumptions and Principles for an Alternative Budget: Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus, H241 [28JA]

Impact of Bush Administration Policies on African Americans: Several African Americans, E243 [26FE]

Summaries

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

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

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]

Democratic floor amendments offered to the 2005 Federal budget resolution, S3405 [31MR]

Dept. of Education discretionary spending levels, S2480 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 4567): Democratic amendments defeated by budget points of order, S9279 [15SE]

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

———program terminations, H1579 [25MR]

Floor amendments offered to the 2005 Federal budget resolution, S3407 [31MR]

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

Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority program status, S3561 [1AP]

Naval unfunded programs, S7126 [22JN]

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]

Revised allocation to subcommittees of budget totals for fiscal year 2005, S11283 [11OC]

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. 692, consideration of H.R. 4663, Spending Control Act, H4898 [24JN]

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. 856, consideration of S. 2986, public debt ceiling, H9966 [18NO]

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. 4664, Spending Control Act, H4970-H4972 [24JN]

H.R. 4879, Military Housing Improvement Act, H6489 [21JY]

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

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

S. 2986, public debt ceiling, S11382 [16NO], S11418 [17NO], H9975 [18NO]

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

S. Res. 454, provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, S10927, S10990 [9OC], S11280 [11OC]

S.J. Res. 29, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S2728 [11MR]

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