INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5402 [8JY], H5471 [9JY], H5536, H5537 [12JY], H5552, H5554, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5564, H5566, H5567, H5582, H5583, H5584, H5585, H5587, H5589, H5595, H5598, H5599, H5600, H5602, H5606, H5607, H5655 [13JY]

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

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 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 Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5196, H5197 [6JY], H5240, H5253, H5256, H5261, H5269, H5279, H5282, H5291, H5292, H5293, H5294, H5297, H5298, H5300, H5307, H5315, H5321, H5322, H5331, H5332 [7JY], H5348, H5357, H5358, H5360, H5362, H5365, H5369, H5370, H5372, H5373, H5402 [8JY]

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]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7073, H7074 [13SE], H7134, H7135, H7138, H7149, H7155, H7177, H7179 [14SE], H7196, H7199, H7200, H7203, H7207, H7235 [15SE], H7269, H7274, H7277, H7280, H7282 [21SE], H7336, H7337, H7339, H7340, H7348 [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), H3990 [15JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9581, S9585, S9586, S9588, S9589, S9590, S9645, S9646, S9648, S9649, S9650, S9651 [23SE], H5793, H5794 [14JY], H5823, H5840, H5845, H5846, H5852, H5854, H5855, H5857, H5861, H5862, H5866, H5873, H5874, H5886, H5889, H5909 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10096 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528), S11767, S11811 [20NO], H10899 [6DE]

FTC: reauthorize (S. 1234), S9296 [15SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S9594 [23SE], S11436 [17NO], H9699 [16NO]

———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]

Bills and resolutions

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2979), S11305 [11OC] (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (see S. Res. 465), S11305 [11OC]

———making appropriations (see S. 2803), S9220 [14SE] (see H.R. 4766), H5330 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), consideration (see H. Res. 710), H5401 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), request Senate to return bill to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 719), H5908 [15JY]

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]

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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4418), H3437 (see H.R. 4418), H3537 [20MY]

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

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]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2809), S9287 [15SE] (see H.R. 4754), H5194 [6JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), consideration (see H. Res. 701), H5194 [6JY]

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 Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2806), S9286 [15SE] (see H.R. 5025), H6898 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), consideration (see H. Res. 770), H7137 [14SE]

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]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see S. 2233), S3180 [25MR]

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]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 2910), S10702 [7OC] (see H.R. 5259), H8857 [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]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2812), S9363 [16SE] (see H.R. 4818), H5653 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (see H. Res. 715), H5792 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 866), H10232 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (see S.J. Res. 42), S11799 [20NO] (see H. Con. Res. 528), H10232 [20NO]

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]

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]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H4893 [23JN]

National Center for Transportation Solutions: establish (see S. 3024), S11799 [20NO]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S20 [20JA], S156 [22JA]

Conference reports

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4818), H10235-H10887 [19NO]

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

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

Letters

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations: Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5682 [14JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5682 [14JY]

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

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: David M. Walker, GAO, S5999 [20MY]

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

Lists

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4818) amendments, S9560 [23SE]

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]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5381 [8JY]

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7349 [22SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5865 [15JY]

Remarks in House

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4917), H9011 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H256 [3FE], E65 [28JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5501-H5515 [12JY], H5552-H5615 [13JY], E1380, E1388 [15JY], E1393, E1398, E1405 [16JY], E1411, E1414 [19JY], E1426 [20JY], E1505 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), consideration (H. Res. 710), H5485-H5488 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), request Senate to return bill to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 719), H5895 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), unanimous-consent request, H5546 [13JY]

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]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H998, H999 [10MR], 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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: funding, H4480 [17JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4418), H5675-H5682, H5688 [14JY]

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 Agriculture: Office of the Inspector General funding, H5567-H5569 [13JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit use of funds to finance laboratory directed research activities on behalf of other Federal agencies, H5111 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4261-H4263 [16JN]

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]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5372, H5373 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5221-H5323 [7JY], H5335, H5348-H5383 [8JY], E1344, E1351 [9JY], E1401 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), consideration (H. Res. 701), H5219-H5221 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), unanimous-consent agreement, H5284 [7JY]

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 Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7199, H7200 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7126, H7139-H7184 [14SE], H7195-H7211 [15SE], H7253, H7269-H7293 [21SE], H7336-H7351 [22SE], E1641, E1645 [15SE], E1652 [17SE], E1711 [24SE], E1754 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), consideration (H. Res. 770), H7121-H7126 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), motion to recommit, H7349, H7350 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), unanimous-consent agreement, H7183 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), unanimous-consent request, H7154 [14SE]

———points of order against inclusion of unauthorized projects and programs in appropriations legislation, H7131, H7135, H7140, H7141, H7143, H7145 [14SE], H7198 [15SE]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H7178, H7179 [14SE]

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]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5796, H5804-H5895 [15JY], H9698 [16NO], E1448 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10099-H10209 [20NO], H10890 [24NO], H10919, H10922 [6DE], H10927, H11015 [7DE], E2137, E2139, E2140, E2143 [24NO], E2159 [6DE], E2174, E2177, E2178, E2181, E2196, E2197 [7DE], E2205 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (H. Res. 715), H5797-H5801 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10087-H10096 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10081-H10086 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528)—Senate amendment, H10899-H10906 [6DE], E2150 [6DE], E2203 [20DE]

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

Government: 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]

OSHA: enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H10203 [20NO]

Postal Service: reform postal laws, E2063 [18NO], E2185 [7DE]

———reform postal laws (H.R. 4341), E2123 [20NO]

SBA: reauthorize loan programs, H10196 [20NO]

Taxation: provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies, H1044 [11MR]

———rates, H4909-H4921 [24JN]

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

Remarks in Senate

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4917), S11326 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2979), S11330 [11OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (S. Res. 465), S11229, S11278-S11280 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S1 [20JA], S66-S104 [21JA], S128-S157 [22JA], S209, S216, S217 [23JA], S280 [27JA], S363 [2FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S104 [21JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S155 [22JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), unanimous-consent agreement, S8492 [20JY]

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]

Budget: 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]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S9594 [23SE]

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), S9365 [20SE]

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations, technical corrections, S1883, S1884 [27FE]

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]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (S. 2233), S3184 [25MR]

———prohibit awarding of grant funds to nonprofit environmental groups that engage in political activity, S10346-S10349 [4OC]

Food Safety Administration: establish (S. 2910), S10704 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9552-S9554, S9580-S9594 [23SE], S9670 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11715-S11733, S11737-S11769, S11789, S11795 [20NO], S11849 [24NO], S11858 [7DE], S12030-S12032, S12043 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11740 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528), S11739, S11740, S11767 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528)—unanimous-consent agreement, S11740 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (S.J. Res. 42), S11731, S11732 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), insert S. 2812 language in lieu, S9560 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), unanimous-consent agreement, S9560 [23SE]

FTC: reauthorize (S. 1234), S9281, S9316, S9321 [15SE]

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]

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

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

National Center for Transportation Solutions: establish (S. 3024), S11801 [20NO]

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]

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

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

———reform postal laws (S. 2468), S5986, S6000-S6002 [20MY], S8848 [7SE]

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]

Public Interest Declassification Board: establish, S11975 [8DE]

Reports

Grants Management at the EPA—A New Culture Required To Cure a History of Problems, S10423-S10428 [5OC]

Political Activity of Environmental Groups and Their Supporting Foundations, S10349-S10351 [4OC]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4766) (H. Rept. 108-584), H5330 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2803) (S. Rept. 108-340), S9220 [14SE]

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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4418) (H. Rept. 108-598), H5653 [13JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4818, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

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. 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. 4754, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 701) (H. Rept. 108-583), H5194 [6JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4766, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 108-591), H5401 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4818, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 715) (H. Rept. 108-604), H5792 [14JY]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 5025, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 770) (H. Rept. 108-686), H7137 [14SE]

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

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]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4754) (H. Rept. 108-576), H5194 [6JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2809) (S. Rept. 108-344), S9286 [15SE]

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 Transportation and the Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5025) (H. Rept. 108-671), H6898 [8SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2806) (S. Rept. 108-342), 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]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 4818) (H. Rept. 108-792), H10078 [19NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4818) (H. Rept. 108-599), H5653 [13JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2812) (S. Rept. 108-346), S9363 [16SE]

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

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2468) (S. Rept. 108-318), S8860 [7SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4341) (H. Rept. 108-672), H7573 [23SE]

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

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]

Resolutions by organizations

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

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5560, H5565, H5579, H5582, H5602 [13JY]

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

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5291, H5297 [7JY]

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7133, H7134, H7139, H7141, H7142, H7143, H7144, H7148, H7149, H7150, H7151, H7175, H7176, H7177 [14SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5845, H5846, H5865 [15JY]

Statements

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

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5503-H5511 [12JY]

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 S. 2812, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S9593 [23SE]

Democratic and Republican budget priorities, H10194 [20NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5229-H5238 [7JY]

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), H5807-H5813 [15JY]

———conference report, S11742 [20NO], 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. Con. Res. 528, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10097 [20NO]

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

H. Res. 701, consideration of H.R. 4754, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H5219 [7JY]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4766, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5485 [12JY]

H. Res. 715, consideration of H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5797 [15JY]

H. Res. 719, request Senate to return H.R. 4766, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations to the House of Representatives, H5895 [15JY]

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

H. Res. 770, consideration of H.R. 5025, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H7121 [14SE]

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. 4418, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations, H5675-H5678 [14JY]

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. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S9734-S9756 [27SE], H5822 [15JY]

H.R. 4917, Federal Regulatory Improvement Act, H9011 [8OC]

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

S. 1234, FTC reauthorization, S9316-S9321 [15SE]

S. 2233, Environmental Research Enhancement Act, S3184 [25MR]

S. 2468, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, S5987-S5999 [20MY]

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

S. 2979, Federal Regulatory Improvement Act, S11330 [11OC]

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

S. Res. 465, instruct conferees to agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of disaster assistance, S11229, S11280, S11310 [11OC]

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

S.J. Res. 42, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S11732 [20NO]