GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Amendments

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), S10952 [11DE], H10932 [10DE]

Reform (H.R. 5683), S8068 [1AU], H7881 [9SE]

Analyses

Energy Efficiency—Potential Fuel Savings Generated by a National Speed Limit Would Be Influenced by Many Other Factors, S10941 [11DE]

Articles and editorials

When Giants Fall—Shutdown of One or More U.S. Automakers Could Eliminate up to 3.3 Million U.S. Jobs, H10917 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract (see S. Res. 609), S6363 [7JY]

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

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

Conservation of energy: provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs unless GAO makes certain specific findings (see H.R. 5616), H1701 [13MR]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (see H.R. 7321), H10975 [10DE]

———authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), consideration (see H. Res. 1534), H10975 [10DE]

Federal employees: require appeals of personnel actions involving officers and employees to be considered by the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board (see H.R. 6822), H7808 [1AU]

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

Health: stimulate social policy and community environments to improve health by encouraging policies and programs to improve community health by policy and design (see S. 3571), S9415 [24SE]

Petroleum: conduct study on consolidation of gasoline refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers with retail sellers (see H.R. 6012), H3402 [8MY]

Reform (see S. 2564), S445 [29JA] (see H.R. 5683), H1973 [2AP]

Small business: analyze impact of Federal regulations (see H.R. 6117), H4453 [21MY]

Letters

Current U.S. fiscal situation, H1583, H1596 [12MR]

FAA authority to auction airport arrival and departure slots and to retain and use auction proceeds, S10462-S10466 [2OC]

GAO feasibility study on providing an insurance benefit to Federal employees which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave, H5606 [19JN]

Proposed Government bailout of automobile industry: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10913 [10DE]

Status of war in Afghanistan: Senator Casey, S6188 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5487 [18JN]

———GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5543 [18JN], H5585, H5586, H5710-H5716 [19JN]

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

Bridges: conduct a study on the causes of bridge construction and rehabilitation delays and make recommendations to avoid such delays, H7033 [23JY]

———study effectiveness of the bridge rating system used by the Federal Highway Administration, H7028 [23JY]

Colleges and universities: conduct study to determine the impact of raising loan limits on tuition, fees, room and board, and private loan borrowing, H2464, H2465 [17AP]

———require the Depts. of Education and the Treasury to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H755, H756 [7FE]

———study the impact that law school accreditation requirements, law school costs, and student access have on racial and ethnic minorities, H753 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: GAO report on cost overruns in weapons systems, H1873 [1AP]

———prohibit domestic propaganda and conduct a study on violations of previous propaganda prohibitions, H4802-H4804 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense Mental Health Task Force: implement recommendations, H4786 [22MY], E1118 [3JN]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10870, H10872-H10875, H10908-H10935, H10946, H10947, H10951, H10952 [10DE], E2388 [3JA]

———authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), consideration (H. Res. 1534), H10878-H10888 [10DE]

FAA: require studies of airspace redesign proposals for Philadelphia International Airport, H4806 [22MY]

Federal employees: require appeals of personnel actions involving officers and employees to be considered by the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board (H.R. 6822), E1696 [1AU]

———submit to Congress a report on feasibility and desirability of providing an insurance benefit which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave, H5605, H5606 [19JN]

NASA: require CBO update of budgetary analysis of space exploration program, H5387 [12JN]

———respond to recommendations in GAO and National Academy of Sciences reports to ensure the public has access to correct and timely research and data on global warming, H5391 [12JN]

Reform (H.R. 5683), H5080-H5084 [9JN], E477 [2AP]

———Senate amendment, H7881-H7884 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S5471 [11JN], S5684 [17JN], S5718 [18JN]

———encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, S7753-S7755 [30JY]

———GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S5724 [18JN], S5789, S5794 [19JN], S6180, S6202 [26JN], S6531 [10JY], S6588-S6590 [11JY], S6682 [15JY], S8333, S8334 [11SE]

Aviation: ruling on FAA's proposal to auction off landing and takeoff slots at slot-controlled airports, S10461, S10462 [2OC]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: audit relative to allegation of audits being changed in order to help contractors, S7210 [24JY]

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

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

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

Insurance: study mandatory flood insurance coverage purchasing requirements, S3866-S3868, S3872, S3879, S3880 [7MY]

Native Americans: require report on the effectiveness of coordination of health care services provided to Indians using Federal, State, local and tribal funds, S961 [13FE]

———require study of tribal justice systems in North and South Dakota, S1146 [25FE]

Reform (H.R. 5683), S8070, S8073 [1AU]

Roads and highways: conduct a study on the impact a national speed limit would have on gasoline usage, S6911 [17JY], S10941 [11DE]

Reports

Ripple Effect—Why Failure of the Big 3 Is Not an Option: Representative Maloney, H10920 [10DE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Compatibility Assessment: Dept. of Energy, H7088 [24JY]

Reports filed

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

Consideration of H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1534) (H. Rept. 110-922), H10975 [10DE]

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

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]

GAO Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5683), S7526 [26JY]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5683) (H. Rept. 110-671), H4828 [22MY]

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

Testimonies

Strategic Petroleum Reserve—Improving the Cost Effectiveness of Filling the Reserve (excerpt), H7080 [24JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1534, consideration of H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, H10878 [10DE]

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

H.R. 5683, GAO Act, S8071-S8073 [1AU], H7881-H7883 [9SE]

H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act, H5080-H5082 [9JN]

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

H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, H10908-H10912 [10DE]

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

S. Res. 609, encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, S6365 [7JY]

Tributes

Walker, David M., H1763 [14MR]