GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5521), H3425 [6JN], H3445 [7JN]

Articles and editorials

GAO Says Government Pesters Wounded Soldiers Over Debts, S6514 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Aberdeen, SD: submit a report to Congress on the compliance of the Postal Service with procedural requirements in the closing of the postal sorting facility (see S. 3481), S5659 [8JN] (see H.R. 5599), H3907 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect privacy of veterans and spouses of veterans affected by security breach (see S. 3486), S5659 [8JN]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H2337 [9MY]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 5521), H3423 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5521), consideration (see H. Res. 849), H3423 [6JN]

Shipping industry: conduct a study on the extent to which security operations at U.S. seaports are managed by nationals of foreign countries and other related matters (see H.R. 4978), H1128 [16MR]

Letters

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil: several Senators, S1948, S1950 [9MR]

Proposals

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1951 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: evaluate and determine reasons for the decline in medical school graduates entering residency programs lasting more than five years, H1274 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: implement GAO recommendation to cut down on award and incentive fee spending waste, H2521 [11MY]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1136 [28MR]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (H.R. 5315), H4505, H4506 [22JN], H4904, H4905 [29JN]

FEMA: GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (H. Res. 841), H4503-H4508 [22JN], H4675 [27JN], H4902-H4905 [29JN], H5021, H5023 [11JY]

Hurricanes: establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

Law enforcement: study feasibility of implementing a nationwide annual driver's license registration requirement for sex offenders, H682 [8MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, E1076 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5521), H3434-H3445 [7JN], E1076 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5521), consideration (H. Res. 849), H3433, H3434 [7JN]

NASA: prohibit funding for travel policies and practices in contravention of OMB regulations on the use of agency-owned passenger aircrafts, H4726 [28JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: require GAO study on potential methods, practices and incentives that would increase the degree to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate, H4606, H4607 [27JN]

———require GAO study on the role eligibility standards for certain properties played in inconsistencies and disparities in coverage, H4605 [27JN]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (H.R. 1167), H4425 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5859-S5862, S5864 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect privacy of veterans and spouses of veterans affected by security breach (S. 3486), S5670 [8JN]

Immigration: determine the economic need for guest workers, capability of Dept. of Homeland Security to enforce such temporary worker programs, and effectiveness in implementing border security measures, S2768 [4AP]

Petroleum: address price gouging and market manipulation and provide for a report on oil industry mergers, S3686 [27AP]

———allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1948-S1952 [9MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5521, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 849) (H. Rept. 109-487), H3423 [6JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5521) (H. Rept. 109-485), H3423 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5521) (S. Rept. 109-267), S6419 [22JN]

Tables

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5521), H3436-H3439 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 849, consideration of H.R. 5521, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H3433 [7JN]

H.R. 5521, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H3440-H3445 [7JN]