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

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2771), H6991, H6993, H6994 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), consideration (H. Res. 502), H6967 [22JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S260, S264, S265, S266, S301, S308, S309 [9JA], S320, S321, S322, S323, S331, S332, S334, S345, S395, S396, S397, S399, S400 [10JA], S418, S430, S431, S432, S433, S437, S438, S439, S440, S441, S466, S467, S468, S469, S471, S472, S473, S474 [11JA], S486, S488, S490, S491, S492, S494, S496, S499, S500, S503, S522, S523, S524, S525, S526, S527 [12JA], S552, S554, S556, S557, S558, S559, S565, S566, S613, S615, S616, S617, S618, S619, S621, S622, S623, S624, S625 [16JA], S742, S743, S780 [18JA], S783 [22JA], S10400, S10401, S10523 [31JY], S10649, S10654 [1AU]

Analyses

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (S. 1), S10708-S10714 [2AU]

Articles and editorials

Get an Eyeful of Earmarks, H16824 [18DE]

Lobbyists' Lure to GOP—`Indulge Yourself', S10705 [2AU]

New Routes for Money To Sway Voters—501c Groups Escape Disclosure Rules, S570 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see S. 1686), S8356 [25JN] (see H.R. 2771), H6734 [19JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H6826 [20JN]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H10362 [10SE]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H119 [5JA]

———establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 422), H434 [11JA]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 1), S36 [4JA] (see S. 230), S283 [9JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (see H.R. 3571), H10510 [18SE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: establish (see H.R. 4223), H14082 [15NO]

Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H1210 [5FE]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 264), H121 [5JA]

———restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers (see H.R. 3835), H11548 [15OC]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 2687), H6330 [12JN]

———reform earmark process (see H. Res. 491), H6660 [18JN]

———require each piece included in a mass mailing sent by a Member as franked mail to include a statement of the costs of producing and mailing the mass mailing (see H.R. 2788), H6827 [20JN]

House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1790 [15FE]

———require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 352), H252 [9JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 504), H6827 [20JN]

———strengthen the point of order against the consideration of legislation that contains congressional earmarks (see H. Res. 284), H3362 [29MR]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8397 [24JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties (see H.R. 633), H885 [23JA]

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 1747), S8741 [29JN] (see H.R. 3045), H7851 [16JY]

Senate: reform earmark process (see S. Res. 123), S3750 [26MR]

———strengthen a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports (see S. Res. 260), S8692 [28JN]

Whistleblowing: extend whistleblower protections to employees (see S. 508), S1627 [6FE]

Certifications

Congressionally directed spending information required by S. 1, Honest Leadershgip and Open Government Act: Senator Byrd, S11011 [4SE], S11167 [6SE]

———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S13751 [5NO]

Congressionally directed spending information required by S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: Senator Byrd, S12406 [2OC], S12961 [17OC]

Cloture motions

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S502, S503 [12JA], S569 [16JA], S666 [17JA], S10400 [31JY], S10716 [2AU]

Letters

Applicability of points of order against earmarks to authorization legislation: Senators Reid and Feinstein, S11993 [24SE]

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: several civic organizations, H9207 [31JY]

Repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying: Caroline Fredrickson and Marvin Johnson, ACLU, S649 [17JA]

———Douglas Johnson and Susan Muskett, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S649-S651 [17JA]

———several advocacy organizations, S651 [17JA]

Require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter: Senator Feinstein, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S11744 [19SE]

———Senator Grassley, S11744 [19SE]

Require three calendar days notice before proceeding to any legislative matter in the Senate: Rafael DeGennaro, ReadtheBill.org (organization), S420 [11JA]

Lists

Disposition of measures undergoing rollcall votes in the Senate, 109th Congress, S9324 [17JY]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2771), H6997 [22JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S343, S344 [10JA], S430 [11JA]

House of Representatives: secret session, H4808 [10MY]

Press releases

Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S4557 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H6994, H6995 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), H6969-H7000 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), amendment process, H6623 [18JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), consideration (H. Res. 502), H6960-H6969 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), corrections in engrossment, H7000 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 2771), motion to recommit, H6997, H6998 [22JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: implement Green the Capitol Initiative to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, H6980, H6982, H6983, H6984 [22JN], H9745 [4AU], H14073-H14079 [15NO]

Capitol Visitor Center: funding, H6975 [22JN]

Committee on Armed Services (House): accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H96 [5JA]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): tribute to majority staff, H8808 [27JY]

Committees of the House: importance of oversight hearings in exercising constitutional prerogatives of the legislative branch, H2725 [20MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H318, H324, H325 [10JA], H557 [16JA], H578 [17JA], H762, H763, H764 [19JA], H1201 [5FE], H1982 [28FE], H2391 [9MR], H2547, H2548, H2562 [14MR], H2936 [22MR], H3086 [27MR], H3343 [29MR], H3483, H3484 [18AP], H3675-H3680, H3682-H3691 [19AP], H4561, H4562 [8MY], H4633 [9MY], H6113 [7JN], H6220-H6226 [11JN], H6653 [18JN], H6664 [19JN], H7060 [25JN], H7638-H7640 [11JY], H8609 [25JY], H9188 [31JY], H9547 [2AU], H9662 [3AU], H10131-H10138 [5SE], H10609-H10616 [19SE], H11713 [17OC], H12243, H12356-H12364, H12375 [31OC], H15278 [11DE], H15321 [12DE], H16813-H16822 [18DE], H16837, H16839, H16840, H16841, H16933, H16935, H16937, H16938 [19DE], E533 [13MR], E730 [30MR], E2028 [1OC], H7417-H7422 [28JN], H11767 [18OC], H12388 [1NO], H13421, H13422 [9NO], H13963 [15NO]

———consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H40 [4JA]

———impose moratorium on earmarks, H11398 [10OC], H12242 [31OC], H14161 [5DE]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process, H95 [5JA]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), H5710, H5711 [23MY], H6114 [7JN], H9192-H9210 [31JY], H9282, H9283, H9284 [1AU], H10133 [5SE], E1694 [2AU], E1785 [4SE]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H69, H72-H75, H78, H79, H103 [5JA], H127, H235 [9JA], H1037, H1040, H1042 [30JA], H1213, H1214 [6FE], H2734 [20MR], H2964, H2966, H2969 [23MR], H4861 [10MY], H5689 [23MY], H5994-H5999 [5JN], H6149 [7JN], H6242, H6261-H6266, H6310-H6317, H6319-H6327 [12JN], H6336, H6337, H6338, H6347-H6384, H6390-H6393 [13JN], H6407, H6409, H6410, H6411-H6419 [14JN], H6655 [18JN], H6740, H6812-H6816 [20JN], H7371-H7373 [28JN], H7661, H7765 [12JY], H7889-H7892, H7928 [17JY], H8081-H8085, H8091 [18JY], H8136 [19JY], H8330, H8331, H8334, H8337, H8341 [24JY], H9631 [2AU], H10611, H10613, H10614 [19SE], H10748-H10753 [24SE], H12369 [31OC], H13901 [14NO], H16816, H16819-H16823 [18DE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3571), H11107 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (H.R. 823), H5710 [23MY]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H2344 [9MR], H2442 [13MR], H2559-H2565 [14MR], H2575 [15MR], H2936-H2942 [22MR], H4042 [24AP], H10134 [5SE]

———restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, H11643 [17OC], H12009-H12015 [24OC]

———restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers (H.R. 3835), E2136 [15OC]

GPO: funding, H6982 [22JN]

———reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H6993, H6994 [22JN]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H2381-H2383 [9MR]

———reduce building construction funding, H6997, H6998 [22JN]

———reform earmark process, H5585 [22MY]

———reform earmark process (H. Res. 491), H6622 [18JN]

———secret session, H4808 [10MY]

———voting procedure, H13873, H13874 [14NO]

House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (H. Res. 169), E1694 [2AU]

———require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (H.R. 352), H4200 [26AP]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available for at least twenty-four hours prior to consideration by the House, H10611 [19SE]

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight, H62, H64, H65 [5JA]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 190), H8301 [24JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties (H.R. 633), E178 [23JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of personal, official, or campaign funds for flight on a nongovernmental airplane not licensed by the FAA to operate for compensation or hire, H748 [18JA]

110th Congress: accomplishments, H762 [19JA]

Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance, H6977, H6980, H6991, H6992 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S15168-S15179 [12DE]

———making (H.R. 2771), unaniomus-consent request, S15827 [18DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S9795, S9797 [24JY]

Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: require a report regarding political contributions before and after the enactment of certain laws, S553-S555 [16JA]

Committees of the Senate: certify certain information identifying congressionally directed spending and name of Senator requesting such spending, S11010 [4SE], S11167 [6SE], S12406 [2OC]

———require committees and subcommittees to make video and audio recordings and transcripts of any meeting promptly available via the Internet, S331 [10JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S1153 [25JA], S2228 [26FE], S3153 [15MR], S4232 [10AP], S4399-S4403 [12AP], S4465 [16AP], S6258, S6259 [17MY], S6947-S6949 [25MY], S7043, S7044 [5JN], S7573 [13JN], S8289-S8291 [22JN], S8758, S8760 [9JY], S9861-S9863 [25JY], S10875, S10877 [3AU], S11001, S11003 [4SE], S13648, S13649 [1NO], S13944 [6NO], S14112 [8NO], S14240 [13NO], S14360-S14362 [14NO], S14671-S14674 [3DE], S14711 [4DE], S14833 [6DE], S15710 [17DE], S15952, S15953, S15966, S15978-S15984 [19DE]

———allow Members to attend meetings with bona fide constituents, S437, S438 [11JA]

———approval rating of the 110th Congress, S14112 [8NO]

———clarify that earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope, S322 [10JA], S10714 [2AU]

———prohibit authorization or approprations legislation from containing earmarks in classified portions of the bill or report without an unclassified description of the earmarks, S556 [16JA]

———prohibit former senior staff members from engaging in lobbying activities for two years, S488 [12JA], S736, S737 [18JA]

———prohibit influencing of a private entity's employment decisions or practices in exchange for political influence, S559 [16JA]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process, S14040 [7NO], S14115 [8NO]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S9, S48, S198 [4JA], S219, S220 [8JA], S250-S268, S272-S274 [9JA], S314, S319-S325, S331-S345 [10JA], S405, S406, S415-S421, S425-S441 [11JA], S485-S497, S499-S504 [12JA], S547-S571 [16JA], S636-S641, S647-S667, S708 [17JA], S720-S722, S731, S746 [18JA], S876, S905 [23JA], S1049 [24JA], S1185 [25JA], S1256 [29JA], S8400 [26JN], S8523 [27JN], S8652 [28JN], S8731 [29JN], S8764-S8766, S8789 [9JY], S8935, S8936 [10JY], S9072, S9073 [12JY], S10389-S10401 [31JY], S10687-S10719, S10723, S10762, S10774 [2AU], S11010 [4SE], S11363 [11SE], S11742-S11744 [19SE], S11997 [24SE], S12406 [2OC], S12706 [4OC], S14147 [8NO]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S240 [8JA], S250 [9JA], S10687 [2AU]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S322 [10JA], S415-S417, S419, S425-S430, S434-S437 [11JA], S491-S494, S500 [12JA], S548, S551, S555, S563-S565, S567, S568 [16JA], S1888, S1896 [13FE], S4560 [17AP], S8667-S8670 [28JN], S8764-S8766 [9JY], S8935, S8936 [10JY], S9072, S9073 [12JY], S10401 [31JY], S11465, S11467 [12SE], S12743-S12747 [4OC], S13142 [19OC], S13237 [23OC], S14360 [14NO], S14430 [15NO], S15874 [18DE]

———require any recipient of a Federal award to disclose all lobbying and political advocacy, S438 [11JA], S569 [16JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3571), S16055 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the use of earmarks to award no bid contracts and noncompetitive grants, S15607, S15609 [14DE]

Federal agencies and departments: continue review of unauthorized Federal programs and agencies, and establish a bipartisan commission for improving congressional oversight and eliminating wasteful spending, S13148, S13149 [19OC]

Federal Election Campaign Act: modify application to Indian tribes, S264 [9JA], S342, S343 [10JA], S416 [11JA]

Gasoline: provide for a point of order against legislation that would increase average fuel prices for automobiles, S7708 [14JN], S8002-S8004 [20JN]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 190), S10045, S10046 [25JY]

Library of Congress: National Digital Information Infrastruture and Preservation Program funding, S1949 [14FE]

Lobbyists: prohibit lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members of Congress at political party conventions, S10705 [2AU]

———repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying, S647-S652, S660-S663 [17JA], S739, S740, S743 [18JA]

———require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties, S566 [16JA], S741 [18JA], S10698, S10699 [2AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in lobbying activities, S488 [12JA]

———prohibit former Members who are lobbyists from using Senate or House gym and parking privileges, S488 [12JA]

Political ethics: extend certain laws and rules to the executive and judicial branches of Government, S567 [16JA], S640 [17JA], S905 [23JA]

———prohibit employment of family members of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political committees, S341, S342, S344 [10JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate pro forma sessions to prevent recess appointments, S14609 [16NO], S15980 [19DE]

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (S. 1747), S8744 [29JN]

Senate: allow acceptance of transportation in privately-owned aircraft for certain travel within a Senator's State, S334-S336 [10JA], S496 [12JA], S10701 [2AU]

———establish an Office of Public Integrity, S433, S434 [11JA], S560-S562 [16JA], S637 [17JA], S721, S743, S744 [18JA]

———provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, S720, S741 [18JA]

———reform earmark process, S10715-S10719 [2AU], S15882 [18DE]

———reform earmark process (S. Res. 123), S9295 [17JY]

———reform earmark process (S. Res. 123), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR], S4556-S4559 [17AP], S8765 [9JY], S9296 [17JY]

———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S272-S274 [9JA], S10689 [2AU], S11742-S11744 [19SE], S11997 [24SE]

———require three calendar days notice before proceeding to any legislative matter, S418, S419 [11JA]

———strengthen a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports (S. Res. 260), S9295 [17JY]

———strengthen a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports (S. Res. 260), unanimous-consent request, S9296 [17JY]

———tribute to staff, S10878 [3AU]

Senate Rules: require disclosure of congressionally directed appropriations, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in any legislation and the sponsoring Senator of such items, S10699-S10701 [2AU]

———require that amendments and motions to recommit with instructions be copied and provided by the clerk to the desks of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader before being debated, S494 [12JA]

Whistleblowing: extend whistleblower protections to employees (S. 508), S1648 [6FE]

Reports

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2764) Explanatory Statement: Committee on Appropriations (House), H15741-H16644 [17DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2771, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 110-201), H6826 [20JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2771) (H. Rept. 110-198), H6734 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2771), S8691 [28JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1686) (S. Rept. 110-89), S8356 [25JN]

Permit Certain Congressional Office of Compliance Officers To Serve One Additional Term: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3571), S15909 [18DE]

Tables

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2771), H6971-H6974 [22JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 1, consent for Congress to assemble outside the District of Columbia, H40 [4JA]

H. Con. Res. 190, printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', H8301 [24JY]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H.R. 2771, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6960 [22JN]

H.R. 491, reform House of Representatives earmark process, H6623 [18JN]

H.R. 2771, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6985-H6991 [22JN]

H.R. 3571, permit certain officers of the Congressional Office of Compliance to serve one additional term, H11107 [2OC]

S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, S10389-S10400 [31JY], H9192-H9203 [31JY]

S. 1, provide greater transparency in the legislative process, S42-S48 [4JA], S991-S1000 [23JA]

S. 508, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act, S1648 [6FE]

S. Res. 123, Senate earmark process reform, S3758 [26MR]

S. Res. 260, strengthen a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, S8714 [28JN]