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

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5521), H3425 [6JN], H3445 [7JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1798, S1804 [6MR], S1846, S1847, S1848 [7MR], S1866, S1871, S1872, S1881, S1904, S1905, S1906, S1907, S1908, S1912, S1914, S1915, S1916, S1918, S1919 [8MR], S1945, S1973, S1974, S1975, S1976, S1977, S1979, S1980, S1982, S1983 [9MR], S2424 [27MR], S2476, S2477, S2478, S2479 [28MR], S2490, S2491, S2492, S2493, S2499, S2538 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2349, Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act, S5027 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Advise and Consign—The Filibuster Isn't the Only Procedure Senators Are Abusing, S1878 [8MR]

Congress's Secret Drawer, S1878 [8MR]

Discharge Charge, S1878 [8MR]

Discharge Rumbles, S1877 [8MR]

Hands Off Inhofe!, S1877 [8MR]

House Enforcers, S1878 [8MR]

How the Trial Lawyers Finally Met Defeat—A Story of Democracy and Capitol Hill, S2456 [28MR]

Inhofe Considers Rules Amendment, S1879 [8MR]

Real House Reform, S1877 [8MR]

Story of Democracy and Capitol Hill—How the Trial Lawyers Finally Met Defeat, S1875 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see H.R. 5521), H3423 [6JN]

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

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1452 [4AP]

Congress: establish Office of Public Integrity (see S. 2259), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4799), H388 [16FE]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 2349), S1579 [1MR] (see S. Res. 525), S6787 [29JN]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process (see S. 2261), S864 [8FE] (see S. 2265), S979 [9FE]

———require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (see S. 2179), S14 [18JA]

Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission: establish (see S. 2259), S864 [8FE]

Congressional Ethics Office: establish (see S. Con. Res. 82), S1540 [28FE]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 5486), H3306 (see H.R. 5486), H3359 [25MY]

House Rules: require parity and transparency in the earmark process (see H. Res. 674), H273 [14FE]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H389 [16FE]

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H389 [16FE]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H2338 [9MY]

Lobbyists: require representatives of countries labeled state sponsors of terrorism to disclose lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials (see H.R. 5228), H1915 [27AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (see H.R. 4658), H23 [31JA]

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (see S. Res. 365), S510 [2FE]

Cloture motions

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1881 [8MR], S1944 [9MR], S2460 [28MR]

Excerpts

Federalist Papers (No. 62): James Madison, S4544 [15MY]

Memorandums

Contingency Fees for Lobbying Activities: Jack Maskell, Congressional Research Service, H2016 [3MY]

Motions

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2498, S2508 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, E1076 [8JN]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: electronic mapping of the Capitol complex funding, H3445 [7JN]

Capitol Police: tribute (H. Res. 756), H1400, H1424 [4AP], H1457 [5AP], H1578 [6AP]

Capitol Visitor Center: funding, E1076 [8JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H161 [8FE], H1674-H1676 [6AP], H1747, H1749 [26AP], H1987 [3MY], H2344 [10MY], H2764 [18MY], H3020 [23MY], H3232, H3233, H3343, H3346-H3348 [25MY], H3432 [7JN], H3801 [13JN], H4950 [10JY]

———extend civil penalties to lobbyist who knowingly offer gifts in violation of the law, H2037, H2038 [3MY]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process, H794 [9MR], H1424 [4AP]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), H1324 [30MR], H3032 [23MY]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), insert H.R. 4975 language in lieu, H3038 [23MY]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H1881 [27AP], H2016 [3MY], H3104-H3115 [23MY], H3165, H3199-H3208 [24MY], H3344 [25MY], H3922-H3930 [14JN], H4252, H4275, H4287, H4288, H4296-H4302, H4304-H4309 [20JN], H4440, H4475, H4478 [22JN], H4716-H4725 [28JN]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H859, H860 [9MR], H3912 [14JN], H4322 [20JN], H4901 [29JN]

———prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (H.R. 5486), H4373 [21JN]

House of Representatives: tribute to staff, E952 [24MY]

Jefferson, Representative: FBI search of office, E972 [26MY]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (H.R. 5328), E843 [16MY]

Lobbyists: examine practice of charging percentage contingency fees in exchange for earmarks, H1881, H1882 [27AP]

———require representatives of countries labeled state sponsors of terrorism to disclose lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials (H.R. 5228), H4234-H4237 [20JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (H.R. 4658), H1882, H1883 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S5393 [26MY], S5410-S5414 [5JN], S6599 [28JN]

———clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists, S2493-S2498 [29MR]

———establish Office of Public Integrity (S. 2259), S868 [8FE]

———extend the ban on gifts from lobbyists to include meals and refreshments, S1869, S1870, S1872 [8MR], S2493-S2498 [29MR]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1598-S1600 [2MR], S1754 [3MR], S1759, S1762-S1775, S1781 [6MR], S1821-S1823, S1850 [7MR], S1861-S1882 [8MR], S1925-S1948, S1952 [9MR], S2434-S2461 [28MR], S2490-S2511 [29MR], S5027 [23MY]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), unanimous-consent agreement, S1932 [9MR]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), unanimous-consent request, S1944 [9MR]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S2499, S2500, S2506-S2509 [29MR], S7368, S7369 [12JY]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process (S. 2265), S980 [9FE]

———require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (S. 2179), S868 [8FE]

Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission: establish (S. 2259), S868 [8FE]

Congressional Ethics Office: establish (S. Con. Res. 82), S1552 [28FE]

Senate: establish an Office of Public Integrity, S2437, S2441-S2454, S2458 [28MR], S2500, S2501 [29MR]

———legislative process, S3408 [24AP], S4543 [15MY]

———provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, S2506, S2507 [29MR]

———provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (S. Res. 365), S515 [2FE]

———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S1872-S1881 [8MR], S2438, S2454 [28MR]

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]

Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 2349), S1579 [1MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2499 [29MR]

Summaries

Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act (S. 2349), S1762, S1769 [6MR]

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. 5228, require representatives of countries labeled state sponsors of terrorism to disclose lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials, H4234 [20JN]

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

S. 2349, Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act, H3033-H3038 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 82, Congressional Ethics Office, S1551 [28FE]

S. Res. 365, provide in the Senate a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration, S514 [2FE]

S. Res. 525, Senate Legislative Transparency and Accountability Resolution, S6811 [29JN]