EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1634, H1646, H1661 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1559 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1821, S1822 [10MR], S1839, S1855, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887, S1888, S1889 [11MR], S1918, S1921, S1922, S1926, S1932, S1939, S1940, S1946, S1949, S1950, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1976, S2011, S2012, S2013, S2014, S2015, S2016, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2023, S2024, S2025, S2026, S2027, S2028 [12MR], S2041, S2046, S2048, S2050, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079, S2080, S2081, S2082, S2083, S2084, S2086, S2087, S2168, S2169, S2170, S2171, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2178, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182, S2183, S2184, S2185, S2186 [13MR], S2299 [1AP], H3840 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (H. Res. 1190), H3826 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), H4345 [21MY]

Federal employees: modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions (S. 1046), S6608, S6609 [11JY]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6304 [9JY]

———require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), consideration (H. Res. 1318), H6243 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S4267 [15MY], H3857 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

Escaping the Budget Impasse, H1595 [12MR]

HUD Chief Departure a Blow to President, H1869 [1AP]

Jackson Resigns as HUD Secretary, H1869 [1AP]

Put the Housing Back in HUD, H1869 [1AP]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (see S. 3689), S10578 [17NO]

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 2627), S970 [13FE]

———limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (see S. Res. 493), S2295 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (see S. Con. Res. 70), S1741 [7MR] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H1444 [10MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (see H. Res. 1036), H1538 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (see H. Res. 1190), H3775 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1214), H4320 [20MY]

Congressional Review Act: improve (see H.R. 5593), H1538 [11MR] (see H.R. 6858), H8018 [10SE]

Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see S. 2904), S3401 [24AP]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas (see H.R. 6043), H3776 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of International and Foreign Language Education and designate the head of such office as an Assistant Sec. (see H.R. 5179), H556 [29JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Chief Human Capital Officer (see S. 2816), S2435 [3AP]

———making appropriations (see S. 3181), S5962 [23JN] (see H.R. 6947), H8475 [18SE]

———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (see H.R. 5170), H555 [29JA]

———require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 6192), H5043 [5JN]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see S. Res. 472), S1521 [4MR] (see H. Res. 1429), H8049 [11SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 1038), H1539 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that Congress is notified when it is determined that the executive branch is not bound by a statute (see S. 3501), S8855 [16SE]

Dept. of State: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007 (see S.J. Res. 46), S10881 [10DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide an unlimited amount of insurance on insured accounts and unlimited protection to money market funds through the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 7228), H10641 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend or make permanent certain authorities (see H.R. 6802), H7807 [1AU]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8475 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3230), S6441 [8JY]

Ecology and environment: require Federal agencies to procure electronic products meeting the requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (see H.R. 7256), H10827 [3OC]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (see S. 2549), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5132), H456 [23JA]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 5687), H2010 [3AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]

———provide for the elimination of agencies and programs rated ineffective or rated adequate three consecutive ratings and rebate resulting savings to taxpayers (see H.R. 6410), H6175 [26JN]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 2827), S2636 [7AP] (see H.R. 5656), H1821 [31MR]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 6512), H6673 [16JY]

———require annual reviews by Inspectors General of the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs (see H.R. 6639), H7307 [29JY]

———require development of initiatives to reduce daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels (see S. Res. 577), S4793 [22MY]

———require the President to submit recommendations and propose legislation to modernize, consolidate, and when necessary, terminate programs, agencies, and activities (see H.R. 6638), H7307 [29JY]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 7071), H9972 [25SE]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3341), S7526 [26JY]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (see S. 2746), S1999 [12MR]

GAO: provide additional authorities (see H.R. 6388), H6174 [26JN]

Government: strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending (see H.R. 6411), H6175 [26JN]

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 7296), H10856 [20NO]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see S. 2583), S543 [31JA] (see H.R. 5467), H994 [14FE]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight of intelligence activities (see S. Res. 655), S8383 [11SE]

Interagency Cooperation Commission: establish (see H.R. 6072), H4060 [15MY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H2947 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 6323), H5729 [19JN]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H2657 [23AP]

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (see S. 3570), S9415 [24SE]

Power resources: reduce annual consumption of gasoline of the Federal Government (see S. 3266), S6722 [15JY]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking near executive, legislative, and judicial branch buildings and entryways (see H.R. 6571), H6824 [22JY]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (see H.R. 5811), H2355 [15AP]

———require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), consideration (see H. Res. 1318), H6228 [8JY]

Science: establish a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies (see H.R. 7158), H10131 [26SE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4830 [22MY]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (see H.R. 6964), H8476 [18SE]

Veterans: support veteran entrepreneurs and encourage Federal agencies to improve contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 575), S4793 [22MY]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), H4217-H4278 [20MY]

Letters

Analysis of congressional budget proposals for 2008-2013 relative to tax levels: Jason Furman, Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution, H1555 [12MR]

Develop initiatives to reduce daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels: Senator Warner, S6417, S6418 [8JY]

Electronic Message Preservation Act: several organizations, H6297 [9JY]

Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H4091 [19MY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4091 [19MY]

Federal energy conservation: Senator Warner, S5756 [18JN]

Improve congressional oversight of intelligence activities: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S8419 [11SE]

Increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees: Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5996 [24JN]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5996 [24JN]

Investigation into EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson's statements relative to request by California to waive certain Clean Air Act requirements: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7607 [29JY]

OLC Reporting Act: Brad Berenson and Dawn Johnsen, S8862 [16SE]

President Bush proposal to transfer functions of the Office of Government Information Services from National Archives and Records Administration to the Dept. of Justice: several civil liberties organizations, S1051 [14FE]

Reducing Over-Classification Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7185 [29JY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7184 [29JY]

Repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels by Federal agencies and departments: Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Dept. of Defense, H7763 [31JY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7762 [31JY]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2043, S2053, S2064, S2071, S2072, S2075 [13MR], S4248, S4251, S4253, S4255, S4257, S4258, S4261, S4263 [15MY], H3847 [14MY]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6302 [9JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making continuing, H9088, H9218-H9305 [24SE], E2016 [26SE], E2037, E2039, E2088 [27SE], E2141 [28SE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H930 [13FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H265-H268 [16JA], H439 [23JA], H595, H597, H604-H617 [6FE], H626, H627, H796, H800-H804 [7FE], H929-H935, H937-H940 [13FE], H946 [14FE], H1059-H1065 [26FE], H1224, H1321 [5MR], H1611 [12MR], H2428-H2434, H2436 [16AP], H3864-H3870 [14MY], H4942, H4943 [4JN], H5466-H5470 [17JN], H5779 [20JN], E125 [6FE], E208 [15FE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1949, H1952 [2AP]

———establish a national bipartisan commission on budget spending and tax policies, H1226 [5MR], H3939 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1451, H1452 [11MR], H1561-H1573, H1575-H1597, H1611-H1616 [12MR], H1622, H1624, H1627-H1659, H1661-H1684 [13MR], H1706, H1764 [14MR], H1831 [1AP], H1892, H1948-H1955 [2AP], E325 [6MR], E412, E418, E419, E423, E428 [14MR], E445 [31MR], E461 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1553-H1560 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), adoption (H. Res. 1190), H3824-H3828 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4977, H4989-H5001 [5JN], E1165 [9JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), H4341-H4346 [21MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, H3847-H3854 [14MY]

Bush, President: develop comprehensive interagency strategy for strategic communication and public diplomacy activities of the Federal Government, H4784 [22MY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): alleged Bush administration obstruction of certain congressional investigations, H1065-H1072 [26FE], H1212-H1218 [4MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1635-H1646 [13MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1649-H1659 [13MR], E423 [14MR]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 5593), H5064, H5065 [9JN], E348 [11MR]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, H8391 [17SE]

Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system, H9215 [24SE]

———improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (H.R. 3033), H2569-H2572 [23AP]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6219), E1183 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: reform national security interagency system, H8103 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Chief Human Capital Officer (S. 2816), H10273, H10274 [27SE], E2216 [3OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H5502 [18JN]

———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 4806), H7183-H7186 [29JY], H7596 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 6947), earmark declaration, E1888 [24SE]

———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (H.R. 5170), H7175, H7176 [29JY], H7596 [30JY], E103 [29JA]

———require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (H.R. 6192), H5544 [18JN]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 1429), H10274-H10276 [27SE], E1769 [11SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 1038), H2088-H2092, H2124 [9AP], E578 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: treatment of congressional inquiries relative to investigation of bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, H1065-H1067 [26FE], H1213-H1215 [4MR]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (H.R. 808), H10689 [2OC], E734 [24AP]

Dept. of State: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007 (S.J. Res. 46), H10944, H10945 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations, H5459 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ombudsman (H.R. 2192), H7244, H7245 [29JY], H7650 [31JY]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (H.R. 6937), E1836 [18SE]

Economy: utilize certain Government-sponsored enterprises to ensure funding and credit under the proposed Government bailout of financial institutions assists small businesses, homeowners, and farmers, H10768 [3OC]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees (H.R. 5687), H5994-H5997 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4462, H4764-H4766 [22MY], H4867 [3JN]

———establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (H.R. 5794), H2836-H2840 [29AP]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5540 [18JN], H6014, H6056 [25JN], H6618 [16JY], H7762, H7763 [31JY]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (H.R. 5656), H6001-H6003, H6005 [24JN], H6020, H6023, H6026 [25JN], H6099, H6100, H6104 [26JN], H6211 [8JY], H6280 [9JY], H6684, H6688, H6694 [17JY], H6797 [22JY]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (H.R. 7071), E2076 [27SE]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 4106), H4848-H4852 [3JN]

———modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions (S. 1046), H9882-H9884 [25SE]

Food: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (S. 2420), H4852, H4853 [3JN]

GAO: provide additional authorities (H.R. 6388), H7192-H7194 [29JY], E1382 [26JN]

Government: restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses, H6399-H6403 [10JY]

———restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, H2454, H2474 [17AP]

Jackson, Sec. of HUD: resignation, H1868 [1AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (H.R. 6323), H8539-H8541 [22SE]

NASA: encourage collaboration with other Federal agencies and the aerospace industry to sustain and expand the aerospace industry workforce, H5387-H5389 [12JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish internal procedures to prevent unauthorized removal of classified records and restrict access to Presidential records, H6302 [9JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6585 [16JY]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H5502, H5506 [18JN], E1265 [18JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: work with other Government agencies and the aerospace industry regarding development and expansion of the aerospace industry workforce, H6621, H6622 [16JY]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6294-H6305 [9JY], E1435 [10JY]

———require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), consideration (H. Res. 1318), H6238-H6243 [9JY]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (H.R. 752), H4089-H4091 [19MY], H4402 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: strengthen limitations on payments and benefits to farmers and use savings to improve nutrition programs, S1852 [11MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9577, S9621, S9622, S9624-S9626 [26SE], S9883-S9888, S9893-S9897, S9906-S9966, S9973 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (S. 3689), S10602 [17NO], S10607, S10609, S10615-S10620 [19NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (S. 3689), unanimous-consent request, S10625, S10626 [19NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S563, S594-S596 [4FE], S620-S622, S629-S631, S635-S638 [5FE], S1229-S1232 [27FE], S1409-S1411 [29FE], S1459 [3MR], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S1550, S1553, S1554, S1556, S1563, S1566, S1591 [5MR], S1698 [6MR], S5578 [12JN]

———allocation of funds to programs serving rural areas, S1016 [14FE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1811 [10MR], S1895-S1906 [11MR], S3217 [22AP], S6839 [16JY]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (S. 2627), S971 [13FE], S994-S996 [14FE], S1591 [5MR]

———evaluation of Presidential candidates' proposals, S4602 [21MY]

———increase number of Senators necessary to waive the pay-as-you-go point of order, S2072 [13MR]

———increase taxes to fully fund certain proposed new and expanded Federal programs, S1966-S1968 [12MR], S2054 [13MR]

———limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (S. Res. 493), S2298 [1AP]

———provide for a point of order against any spending over emergency designation amount, S1980 [12MR]

———provide for a point of order against budget resolution that does not include gross Federal debt disclosure, S4263 [15MY]

———provide for points of order to protect Social Security, require disclosure of gross Federal debt, stregthen integrity of reconciliation process, and prohibit net increase in deficits, S4263 [15MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S6183 [26JN]

———set spending cap on non-emergency discretionary appropriations, S4258, S4261, S4267 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), S3423 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1733 [7MR], S1785-S1787, S1791-S1814 [10MR], S1825-S1869, S1895-S1909 [11MR], S1915-S1932, S1935-S1992, S2029-S2032 [12MR], S2036-S2067, S2069-S2118 [13MR], S4247 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, S4560, S4590-S4610 [21MY], S5005-S5011 [4JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4743 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S4951 [3JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, S4248-S4267 [15MY]

———status report, S275 [24JA], S6551 [10JY], S8472 [12SE], S10633 [19NO]

Bush, President: proposal to transfer functions of the Office of Government Information Services from National Archives and Records Administration to the Dept. of Justice, S1050 [14FE]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S1861 [11MR], S2060, S2061 [13MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012, S84 [22JA], S197 [23JA], S4172 [14MY], S5028 [4JN], S5347 [6JN], S7893 [31JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S6147 [25JN], S6494 [9JY], S6713 [15JY], S6864 [16JY], S10053, S10054 [29SE], S10720 [20NO]

Congress: obstruction of certain congressional investigations, S1590 [5MR]

———obstruction of certain congressional investigations, correction, S1701 [6MR]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, S8914 [17SE], S10545 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (S. 640), S5689 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Chief Human Capital Officer (S. 2816), S2426, S2443 [3AP], S9340 [23SE]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (S. Res. 472), S1546 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve congressional oversight of housing assistance programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, S2783, S2784, S2785 [9AP]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that Congress is notified when it is determined that the executive branch is not bound by a statute (S. 3501), S8859-S8861 [16SE]

Dept. of State: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007 (S.J. Res. 46), S10883, S10885 [10DE]

———establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, S6694-S6697 [15JY], S6831 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 3230), S6864 [16JY]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (S. 2549), S209 [23JA]

Executive Office of the President: issue report to Congress on assessment of status of the war on terrorism, S8160, S8161 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce spending for programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool, S1990 [12MR], S2059, S2091 [13MR]

———require development of initiatives to reduce daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels (S. Res. 577), S4748, S4846 [22MY]

Federal employees: modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions (S. 1046), S6609 [11JY]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 3341), S7526 [26JY], S9217 [22SE]

Food: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (S. 2420), S4844, S4845 [22MY]

Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S6148 [25JN]

———require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (S. 2746), S2001 [12MR], S6148 [25JN]

———strengthen (S. 849), S22 [22JA], S1050 [14FE]

———strengthen (S. 2488), S201 [23JA]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, S715 [6FE]

———political influence on scientific findings and regulatory actions, S3738-S3741 [2MY], S7605-S7607 [29JY]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (S. 2583), S544 [31JA]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight of intelligence activities, S8507 [15SE]

———improve congressional oversight of intelligence activities (S. Res. 655), S8418-S8420 [11SE], S9267 [23SE]

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (S. 3570), S9423 [24SE]

OPM: reform hiring process of Federal employees in order to improve recruitment and retention, S4779 [22MY]

Power resources: reduce annual consumption of gasoline of the Federal Government (S. 3266), S6911 [17JY]

U.S. Authorization and Sunset Commission: establish, S6813-S6815 [16JY]

———establish (S. 1731), S462 [30JA], S1592 [5MR], S8227 [10SE]

Veterans: support veteran entrepreneurs and encourage Federal agencies to improve contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (S. Res. 575), S4807 [22MY]

Reports filed

Adoption of S. Con. Res. 70, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1190) (H. Rept. 110-630), H3775 [13MY]

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5593) (H. Rept. 110-700), H5043 [5JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 70, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1214) (H. Rept. 110-662), H4320 [20MY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 312, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1036) (H. Rept. 110-548), H1538 [11MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5811, Electronic Message Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1318) (H. Rept. 110-745), H6228 [8JY]

Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3033) (H. Rept. 110-596), H2490 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6947) (H. Rept. 110-862), H8475 [18SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3181) (S. Rept. 110-396), S5962 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Chief Human Capital Officer Appointment: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2816) (S. Rept. 110-466), S8853 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5170) (H. Rept. 110-755), H6472 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ombudsman Establishment: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2192) (H. Rept. 110-773), H7163 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3230) (S. Rept. 110-410), S6441 [8JY]

Effective Homeland Security Management Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 547), S10323 [1OC]

Electronic Message Preservation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5811) (H. Rept. 110-709), H5327 [11JN]

Environmental Justice Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 642) (S. Rept. 110-485), S9414 [24SE]

Environmental Justice Renewal Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 110-498), S9414 [24SE]

Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 404), S10323 [1OC]

Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 110-625), H3401 [8MY]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 110-468), S8947 [17SE]

Federal Food Donation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2420) (S. Rept. 110-338), S4791 [22MY]

Federal Supervisor Training Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 967), S10323 [1OC]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 967) (S. Rept. 110-523), S10659 [19NO]

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6388) (H. Rept. 110-771), H7163 [24JY]

Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 789) (S. Rept. 110-437), S8034 [1AU]

Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 6323) (H. Rept. 110-855), H8275 [16SE]

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2583), S10323 [1OC]

Increase Transparency and Accountability of Federal Advisory Committees: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5687) (H. Rept. 110-650), H4059 [15MY]

OLC Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3501), S9492 [25SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3501) (S. Rept. 110-528), S10946 [11DE]

Reducing Over-Classification Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4806) (H. Rept. 110-776), H7163 [24JY]

Senior Professional Performance Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 110-328), S3254 [22AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013: Committee of Conference (S. Con. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 110-659), H4320 [20MY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 110-543), H1444 [10MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 70), S1818 [10MR]

Telework Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1000), S10323 [1OC]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1000) (S. Rept. 110-526), S10659 [19NO]

Telework Improvements Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4106) (H. Rept. 110-663), H4452 [21MY]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H354-H357 [22JA], H10414-H10609 [29SE]

Statements

Claim That Congressional Budget Plans Call for ``Largest Tax Increase in History'' Is Inaccurate: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1555 [12MR]

Limit Consideration of Amendments Under a Budget Resolution: Senator Specter, S2298 [1AP]

Misleading Claims That Congressional Budget Plan Calls for ``Largest Tax Increase in History'': Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4342 [21MY]

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70): Vitter Amendment on Importation of Prescription Drugs, S2299 [1AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012, S84, S85 [22JA], S198 [23JA], S4173 [14MY], S5028, S5029 [4JN], S5347 [6JN], S7893 [31JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S6147 [25JN], S6495 [9JY], S6714 [15JY], S6864 [16JY], S10054 [29SE], S10721 [20NO]

Congressionally directed spending items in S. 3689, emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance, S10620 [19NO]

Testimonies

EPA Decision To Deny California Clean Air Act Waiver Request: Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator, S7608-S7610 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 312, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H1627-H1633 [13MR]

H. Res. 1036, consideration of H. Con. Res. 312, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H1553 [12MR]

H. Res. 1038, tribute to Dept. of Homeland Security employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation, H2088 [9AP]

H. Res. 1190, adoption of S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H3824 [14MY]

H. Res. 1318, consideration of H.R. 5811, Electronic Message Preservation Act, H6238 [9JY]

H. Res. 1429, tribute to Dept. of Homeland Security employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts to protect and secure the Nation and support for National Preparedness Month, H10274 [27SE]

H.R. 752, Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act, H4089 [19MY]

H.R. 2192, establish a Dept. of Veterans Affairs ombudsman, H7244 [29JY]

H.R. 3033, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act, H2569 [23AP]

H.R. 4106, Telework Improvements Act, H4848-H4850 [3JN]

H.R. 4806, Reducing Over-Classification Act, H7183 [29JY]

H.R. 5170, Dept. of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act, H7175 [29JY]

H.R. 5593, Congressional Review Act Improvement Act, H5064 [9JN]

H.R. 5687, increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees, H5994 [24JN]

H.R. 5811, Electronic Message Preservation Act, H6294-H6296 [9JY]

H.R. 6323, Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act, H8539 [22SE]

H.R. 6388, GAO Improvement Act, H7192 [29JY]

S. 1046 Senior Professional Performance Act, S6609 [11JY]

S. 1046, Senior Professional Performance Act, H9882 [25SE]

S. 2420, Federal Food Donation Act, S4844 [22MY], H4852 [3JN]

S. 2583, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, S545-S547 [31JA]

S. 2627, Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S972-S975 [13FE]

S. 2746, OPEN FOIA Act, S2001 [12MR]

S. 2816, Dept. of Homeland Security Chief Human Capital Officer appointment, S9340 [23SE], H10273 [27SE]

S. 3341, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act reauthorization and improvement, S7527 [26JY], S9217 [22SE]

S. 3501, OLC Reporting Act, S8861 [16SE]

S. 3689, emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance, S10586-S10599 [17NO]

S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S1747-S1754 [7MR], S2238-S2250 [31MR], H3828-H3840 [14MY]

S. Res. 472, tribute to Dept. of Homeland Security employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation, S1531, S1547 [4MR]

S. Res. 493, limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution, S2297 [1AP]

S. Res. 575, support veteran entrepreneurs and encourage Federal agencies to improve contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, S4807 [22MY]

S. Res. 577, require development of initiatives to reduce daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels by Federal agencies and departments, S4808, S4846 [22MY]

S. Res. 577, require Federal agencies and departments to develop initiatives to reduce daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels, S5755 [18JN]

S. Res. 655, improve congressional oversight of intelligence activities, S8416 [11SE]

S.J. Res. 46, ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Sec. of State are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007, S10883, S10885 [10DE], H10945 [10DE]