GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7739, S7749, S7868 [30JN], H4952, H4954, H4956, H4957, H4958, H4985 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4932 [22JN]

Analyses

Indian Trust Reform Act (S. 1439), S8564-S8566 [20JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7749 [30JN], H6463 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Pentagon Wasted Supplies, GAO Finds, H4576 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: review basic training provided Border Patrol agents to ensure training is conducted efficiently and cost-effectively (see H.R. 4283), H10145 [9NO]

Congress: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 75), H74 [4JA]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H11109 [6DE]

Government: stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (see S. 266), S886 [2FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2985), H4801 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (see H. Res. 334), H4895 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 396), H6932 [27JY]

Native Americans: provide for Indian trust asset management reform and resolution of historical accounting claims (see S. 1439), S8559 [20JY] (see H.R. 4322), H10225 [15NO]

Petroleum: conduct study on consolidation of gasoline refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers with retail sellers (see H.R. 3688), H7742 [7SE]

States: conduct studies on State development and implementation of security measures for driver's licenses and identification cards and on consequences of denying driver's licenses to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 620), H410 [8FE]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H1024 [8MR]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2985), H6628-H6638 [26JY]

Letters

Impact of increase in temporary protected status fees under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Pamela J. Turner, Dept. of Homeland Security, H3493 [18MY]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4961 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: require GAO study on compensation and benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H4022 [25MY]

———require GAO study on difficulties faced by members of the National Guard and Reserves in gaining re-employment after return from duty, H4024, H4026 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish reporting requirements for the war-related costs of reconstitution of equipment and military construction, H4004 [25MY]

Domestic violence: address incidence of domestic violence involving law enforcement officers, H8426, H8431 [28SE], E1989 [29SE]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug, H6209 [21JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1332 [10MR], E357 [3MR]

Hurricanes: establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: study impact of increase in temporary protected status fees, H3492-H3494 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H4958 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4934-H4962 [22JN], H6463 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), amendment process, H4707 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, H7023-H7030 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4928-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 396), H6948, H6949 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), motion to recommit, H4961 [22JN]

Medicaid: GAO study on pharmacy reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, H10631 [17NO]

New Orleans, LA: GAO report clarifying that none of the delays or changes in the Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity hurricane protection project caused levee breaches in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8576 [29SE]

Petroleum: study the impact of consolidation of gasoline wholesales on the gasoline retail market, H2412, H2413 [21AP]

Power resources: reduce consumption, score legislation to evaluate impact on foreign dependence, increase production of energy-efficient vehicles, increase energy choices, and reduce Federal usage of gasoline, H10365 [16NO]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (H.R. 1167), H4489 [15JN]

U.N.: require GAO report to Congress on U.N. contracting and construction costs of certain U.N. buildings in Geneva, Switzerland, H4631 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Housing Service rental assistance programs funding, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

EPA: encourage competition in awarding of grants, S7588 [29JN]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 511), S2020 [3MR]

Federal employees: provide bid protest rights in actions under certain OMB regulations governing competition in Federal procurement of commercial services, S12792 [15NO]

Forest Service: limit competitive sourcing studies funding, S7590 [29JN]

Government: stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (S. 266), S547-S550 [26JA], S895, S898 [2FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7739-S7749 [30JN], S7902 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, S9323, S9334, S9335, S9373 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S9333 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9319 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), unanimous-consent request, S7597, S7598 [29JN]

Native Americans: provide for Indian trust asset management reform and resolution of historical accounting claims (S. 1439), S8564-S8573 [20JY]

Reports

Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project, H8576 [29SE]

———GAO, H8576 [29SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2985, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 109-202), H6932 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2985, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 109-144), H4895 [21JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-189), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-139), H4801 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2985) (S. Rept. 109-89), S7377 [24JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7902 [1JY]

Estimated cost of set-top box subsidy, assuming cable and DBS downconversion, only over-the-air households are subsidized, S12209 [2NO]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4935-H4938 [22JN]

———conference report, H7024-H7028 [28JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 334, consideration of H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4928 [22JN]

H. Res. 396, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6948 [28JY]

H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7739-S7748 [30JN], H4946-H4952 [22JN]

S. 266, Stop Government Propaganda Act, S896-S898 [2FE]

S. 511, RU-486 Suspension and Review Act, S2020 [3MR]

S. 1439, Indian Trust Reform Act, S8566-S8573 [20JY]