LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2985), S7739, S7749, S7868 [30JN], H4952, H4954, H4956, H4957, H4958, H4985 [22JN]

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

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2985), H4801 [20JN]

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

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

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H1620 [16MR]

———suspend temporarily the mandatory separation of members by reason of age or years of service (see H.R. 3979), H8732 [6OC]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H79 [4JA]

———require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H12048 [16DE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (see H.R. 3071), H5251 [27JN]

Electronics: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10226 [15NO]

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]

Foreign countries: provide a framework for consideration of proposed unilateral economic sanctions to ensure coordination of U.S. policy relative to trade, security, and human rights (see S. 270), S886 [2FE]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 3121), H5434 (see H.R. 3121), H5479 [29JN]

Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving office (see H.R. 3623), H7612 [29JY]

Terrorism: require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 1972), S12447 [7NO]

Letters

U.S. Capitol tour emphasizing religious heritage: Senator Frist, S3255 [6AP]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2985), H4961 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H4958 [22JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: placement of plaque in Statuary Hall recognizing past holding of religious services in the Old House Chamber, H4941, H4942 [22JN]

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, H3133, H3134, H3162 [11MY], H3203 [12MY], H5482 [30JN]

———funding through reductions in GPO funding, H4957, H4958 [22JN]

———prohibit transfer of horse mounted unit to U.S. Park Police, H4954-H4956 [22JN]

Capitol Visitors Center: funding, H4939, H4940-H4943, H4945 [22JN], H6463 [26JY], H7029 [28JY]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): amend rules to allow minority party to conduct oversight hearings on the administration, E157 [2FE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H4928-H4932 [22JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2480 [26AP], H2554 [27AP], H2652, H2653 [28AP], H2800-H2806 [3MY], H2886, H2939 [4MY], H2982, H2984, H2985 [5MY], H4076 [26MY], H4302 [9JN], H4901 [22JN], H5595 [30JN], H6939 [28JY], H7570 [29JY], H11317 [8DE], H12172, H12174 [18DE]

———consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H32 [4JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3071), H5560, H5561 [30JN]

Congressional Youth Leadership Council: anniversary, E781 [27AP], E936 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H223 [26JA]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H8835 [17OC]

GPO: reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H4956, H4957 [22JN]

House of Representatives: history and rules of the Private Calendar, H5359 [28JN]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4928-H4932, H4942, H4944, H4945, H4952-H4954 [22JN], H6948 [28JY]

———smoking policies in House office buildings, H4941 [22JN]

Library of Congress: funding, H4943 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2985), S7739-S7749 [30JN], S7902 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

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

———making (H.R. 2985), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9319 [28JY], S9333 [29JY]

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

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, S4906 [11MY], S7670 [30JN]

———funding, S9373 [29JY]

———tribute, S3366 [11AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S993 [3FE], S1361 [15FE], S4534 [28AP], S6076 [6JN], S7880 [1JY], S8204 [13JY], S8332, S8375-S8377 [15JY], S9249, S9319 [28JY], S9418 [29JY], S10392 [22SE], S13068 [17NO], S13307, S13407, S13408 [18NO], S14296-S14298 [21DE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3071), S8245 [13JY]

Foreign countries: provide a framework for consideration of proposed unilateral economic sanctions to ensure coordination of U.S. policy relative to trade, security, and human rights (S. 270), S904 [2FE]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

———accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S1598 [17FE]

Terrorism: require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (S. 1972), S12450 [7NO]

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]

Statements

Committee on Ways and Means (House) Rules Amendment Allowing Minority Party To Conduct Oversight Hearings on the Administration: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E157 [2FE]

Tables

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

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

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

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 1, consent for Congress to assemble outside the District of Columbia, H32 [4JA]

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]

H.R. 3071, permit certain officers of the Congressional Office of Compliance to serve one additional term, H5561 [30JN]