POLITICAL ETHICS

Addresses

Sandra Day O'Connor Recipient of University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government: Senator Durbin, S5551 [18MY]

Affidavits

Check-signing authority and control of lobbying or campaign expenditures while serving as board member and treasurer of American Rights at Work (organization): Representative Solis, S2401 [24FE]

Appointments

Office of Congressional Ethics Governing Board, H24 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

AARP—Reform Advocate and Insurance Salesman, S12054 [1DE]

Acorn Amendment for Pfizer, H10489 [6OC]

Despite Listing, Donors Don't Work for Firm Being Probed, S2747 [4MR], S7971 [23JY]

Ex-Air Force Employee Pleads Guilty in Case Tied to Murtha Earmark, S7969 [23JY]

Exclusive—Earmark Critic Steered Cash to Blimp Research, S8626 [31JY]

Ex-Defense Contractor CEO Enters Fraud Guilty Plea, S7971 [23JY]

Ex-Staffers Winning Defense Panel Pork, Study Finds, S10266 [8OC]

Inquiries Focus on Subcommittee Ties, S7970 [23JY]

Justice Concludes Black Voters Need Democratic Party, H11511 [20OC]

Let's Do Right-Wing Thing and Send That Pork Back to Washington, S3363 [18MR]

Nevada Charges ACORN Illegally Paid To Sign Voters, H5316 [7MY]

Obama's Enemies List, H11769 [26OC]

Second Contractor Pleads Guilty in Earmark Probe, S7970 [23JY]

Senate Set To Advance $1.1T Spending Bill, S13075 [12DE]

Software Company Won Earmarked Funds for Work on Military Health Records, S8626 [31JY]

Some Order, S2897 [9MR]

Taxation, E747 [24MR]

Watchdogs Cry Foul Over Thousands of Earmarks in Spending Bill, S13075 [12DE]

White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost, S10184 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: audit programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks (see H.R. 113), H32 [6JA]

Armed Forces: prohibit the President, Vice President, or any other executive branch official from knowingly and willfully misleading Congress to gain support for the use of force (see S. 1529), S8196 [28JY]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): revoke tax exempt status (see H. Con. Res. 192), H10069 [29SE]

———tribute to Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe III, for investigation of fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars (see H. Res. 809), H11110 [7OC]

Budget: limit annual cost of appropriation earmarks and make them more predictable, equitable, and transparent (see H.R. 3233), H8302 [16JY]

Bush, President: review controversial ``midnight regulations'' (see S. 8), S40 [6JA]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (see H. Res. 189), H2835 [25FE] (see H. Res. 212), H3055 [5MR] (see H. Res. 228), H3145 [10MR] (see H. Res. 265), H3705 [19MR] (see H. Res. 286), H4026 [25MR] (see H. Res. 295), H4129 [30MR] (see H. Res. 312), H4397 [1AP] (see H. Res. 425), H5485 [12MY] (see H. Res. 667), H8585 [22JY]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (see H. Res. 500), H6155 [3JN]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 682), H525 [26JA]

Courts: provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 277), H70 [7JA]

———provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch (see S. 220), S337 [13JA] (see H.R. 486), H195 [13JA]

Crime: provide increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials (see H.R. 90), H31 [6JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized Center for Domestic Preparedness activities related to preparedness for and response to terrorism (see H.R. 3978), H12197 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13266 [18NO]

———ensure that Congress is notified when it is determined that the executive branch is not bound by a statute (see H.R. 278), H70 [7JA]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: withdraw notice of proposed rulemaking seeking to rescind Form LM-2 requiring financial disclosure by labor unions (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see S. 1710), S9840 [24SE] (see H.R. 3696), H10455 [1OC]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (see H.R. 1345), H3054 [5MR]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 512), H324 [14JA]

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]

Ethics in Government Act: establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willingly falsifying or failing to file or report certain required information (see S. 105), S42 [6JA]

———modify financial disclosure filing requirements for certain employees of the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3613), H9806 [22SE]

Executive departments: prohibit the President or any other official from knowingly and willfully misleading the Congress or the people of the U.S. to gain support for the use of Armed Forces (see H.R. 743), H777 [28JA]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit secret modifications and revocations of the law (see S. 2929), S13883 [23DE]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator (see S.J. Res. 23), S13383 [17DE] (see H.J. Res. 65), H15501 [16DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (see S. 1530), S8271 [29JY] (see H.R. 3392), H9055 [29JY] (see H.R. 3732), H10519 [6OC]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10407 [30SE]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see S. 1687), S9555 [17SE] (see S. 1751), S10110 [5OC] (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 34), H29 [6JA]

House of Representatives: disapprove failure of Democratic members of Franking Commission to ensure staff carries out its important responsibilities in a professional, fair, and impartial manner (see H. Res. 690), H9056 [29JY]

House Rules: amend Code of Official Conduct to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members who request earmarks (see H. Res. 85), H526 [26JA]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 49), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1825), H4250 [31MR]

———help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law (see H.R. 2822), H6617 [11JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (see S. 2888), S13319 [16DE] (see H.R. 4194), H13519 [3DE]

Members of Congress: prohibit an authorized campaign committee from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark (see H.R. 2038), H4686 [22AP]

———require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress (see S. 1632), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 3965), H12140 [29OC]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions (see H.R. 2259), H5168 [5MY]

Political action committees: prohibit authorized committees and leadership committees from employing immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee (see S. 104), S42 [6JA]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 3574), H9549 [15SE]

———permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (see H.R. 749), H778 [28JA]

———prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 3859), H11514 [20OC]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 158), H34 [6JA] (see H.R. 1826), H4250 [31MR] (see H.R. 2056), H4687 [22AP]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S4063 [31MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: express that the President should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office (see H. Res. 9), H37 [6JA]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 36), H29 [6JA]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (see H. Res. 143), H1158 [10FE] (see H. Res. 805), H11110 [7OC]

Senate: require disclosure and payment of noncommercial air travel (see S. 103), S42 [6JA]

Senate Rules: improve transparency of earmarks in appropriations or authorization legislation, prohibit earmark requests from private entities, and require conference reports to be electronically searchable (see S. Res. 63), S2767 [4MR]

———prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment (see S. Res. 12), S309 [12JA]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 13), H90 [8JA]

Descriptions

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221): Provisions on Prohibition on Awarding Contracts, Grants, or Other Federal Funds to, or Engaging in Activities That Promote Certain Indicted Organizations, E2375 [25SE]

Letters

Grant of waiver to William J. Lynn III from Executive order prohibiting registered lobbyists from seeking or accepting employment with an executive agency that they recently lobbied: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, and Gregory B. Craig, S2105-S2107 [11FE]

———Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2107 [11FE]

Nomination of William J. Lynn III to be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2117, S2118 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, S2117, S2118 [11FE]

Memorandums

Foundation for the Minority Party's Rights in the Senate: Senator Gregg, S13312 [16DE]

Motions

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 189), H2805 [25FE]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 212), H3024 [5MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 228), H3125 [10MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 265), H3654 [19MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 286), H3990 [25MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 295), H4100 [30MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 312), H4283 [1AP]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 425), H5445 [12MY]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 667), H8509 [22JY]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 500), H6124 [3JN]

House of Representatives: disapprove failure of Democratic members of Franking Commission to ensure staff carries out its important responsibilities in a professional, fair, and impartial manner (H. Res. 690), H8987 [29JY]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 143), H1128 [10FE]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 805), H10543 [7OC]

Press releases

House and Senate Appropriations Committees Announce Additional Reforms in Committee Earmark Policy: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and Committee on Appropriations (House), S2601 [2MR]

Proposals

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H1636 [23FE], H2901 [3MR], H3066 [6MR], H3446 [17MR], H3719 [23MR], H4003 [25MR], H4103 [30MR], H5324 [7MY], H6051 [2JN], H8387 [20JY]

Investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H998 [4FE], H10540, H10541 [7OC]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects, H3149 [11MR]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): alleged involvement in promoting sub-prime loans, H7078 [19JN]

———alleged involvement in voter registration fraud, H7078-H7082 [19JN], H8581, H8582 [22JY], H8721 [24JY]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) minority report on alleged criminal activities, H8702, H8703 [23JY], H8869-H8871 [27JY]

———investigate alleged criminal activities, H9465, H9466, H9469, H9486-H9488 [14SE], H9539 [15SE], H9648-H9651 [16SE], H9785-H9788 [22SE], H9947-H9953 [24SE], H9993-H9995 [25SE], H10129, H10147-H10150 [30SE], H10452 [1OC], H11511 [20OC], H12015 [28OC]

———provide transparency with Federal funds received through housing and urban development grants, H5316 [7MY]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding for relocation from Dept. of Commerce to the Executive Office of the President, H6949, H6950 [17JN]

———prohibit funding for use of statistical sampling in the decennial census, H6955, H6956 [17JN]

———proposed jurisdictional change from Dept. of Commerce to Executive Office of the President, H3443 [17MR], E273 [13FE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of administration, H438 [21JA], H479-H483 [22JA], H750 [28JA], H1203 [11FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, E70 [13JA]

Butterfield, Representative: conflict of interest due to Congressional Black Caucus membership while leading investigation into corporate sponsorship of Congressional Black Caucus trips to Caribbean, H7732 [7JY]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (H. Res. 877), H12535-H12540 [6NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): announcement of cyber-hacking breach of computer system relative to leak of confidential committee document, H12117 [29OC]

———importance, H773 [28JA]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H1642 [23FE], H2607 [24FE], H2912 [3MR], H2955 [4MR], H3131 [10MR], H3322 [11MR], H3445 [17MR], H3532 [18MR], H4002 [25MR], H4102 [30MR], H5702 [18MY], H6054 [2JN], H7732 [7JY], H14995 [16DE]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 189), H2633, H2805 [25FE]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 212), H2984, H3024 [5MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 228), H3124 [10MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 265), H3653 [19MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 286), H3990 [25MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 295), H4100 [30MR]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 312), H4283 [1AP]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 425), H5445 [12MY]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 667), H8509 [22JY]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 500), H6124 [3JN]

Congress: impose a higher rate of tax on congressional leadership positions, H3659 [19MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10536 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for earmarks to for-profit entities, H9116, H9117 [30JY]

———prohibit funding for various earmarks, H9095 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized Center for Domestic Preparedness activities related to preparedness for and response to terrorism (H.R. 3978), H14890 [15DE], E3032 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: condition funding for prevention of prosecutorial misconduct on State funding of antidrug task forces, H715 [28JA]

———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H7031 [19JN]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (H.R. 4283), E2969 [11DE]

———ruling on Kinston, NC, decision to eliminate political party affiliations from candidate ballots during mayoral and city council elections, H11507-H11509 [20OC]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (H.R. 1345), H9298, H9299 [8SE], E576 [5MR]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (H.R. 512), E84 [14JA]

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (H.R. 97), E27 [7JA]

Executive Office of the President: Obama administration treatment of political opposition, H11586 [22OC], H11769 [26OC]

FAA: prohibit use of funds to name a project or program for a current Member of Congress, H5971, H5972 [21MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (H.R. 3732), E2459 [6OC]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (H.R. 3679), H10489 [6OC]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H9699, H9700, H9703 [17SE], H9967-H9969, H9975, H9993-H9995 [25SE], H10129 [30SE], H10500 [6OC], H12015 [28OC], E2397 [29SE], E2403 [30SE]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (H.R. 3571), H9555 [16SE], H9787, H9788 [22SE], H9812 [23SE], H10057, H10058, H10061 [29SE], H10076 [30SE], H11079 [7OC], H11280 [13OC]

Grayson, Representative: characterization of Republican health care plan, H10092 [30SE]

House of Representatives: disapprove failure of Democratic members of Franking Commission to ensure staff carries out its important responsibilities in a professional, fair, and impartial manner (H. Res. 690), H8986 [29JY]

———legislative process, H41 [7JA], H330 [15JA], H530 [27JA], H775, H776 [28JA], H1000 [4FE], H1073-H1077 [9FE], H1231 [11FE], H6259 [4JN], H7126 [23JN], H7153 [24JN], H8000 [10JY], H9328 [8SE], H11587, H11590 [22OC], H12119-H12121, H12133 [29OC], H12372 [5NO]

House Rules: amend Code of Official Conduct to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members who request earmarks, H7221 [24JN]

Iran: elections, H7152 [24JN], H7254 [25JN], H8394 [20JY], H8468 [21JY], H9167 [30JY], E1465 [17JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (H.R. 4194), H14899, H14900 [15DE], H15473 [16DE]

Members of Congress: ensure accountability for highest standards of ethics, H7731-H7733 [7JY]

———prohibit an authorized campaign committee from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark (H.R. 2038), H4919 [29AP]

———strengthen financial disclosures and require precertification of privately-funded travel, H774 [28JA]

Mollohan, Representative: conflict of interest due to his position as Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chair relative to Dept. of Justice investigation, H6944 [17JN], H9322 [8SE]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, H3139-H3142 [10MR], H3504-H3507 [17MR], H3789 [24MR], H5700-H5706 [18MY], H11279-H11285 [13OC], H13261, H13262 [18NO]

Motor vehicles: impact of partisanship on closure of dealerships, H6053 [2JN], H6243 [4JN], H6395, H6396, H6397 [9JN]

News media: allegations of media bias, H12012 [28OC]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H1048 [9FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H772-H774 [28JA], H8035 [14JY], H11762 [26OC], E1491 [18JN]

———evaluation of administration relative to positions on abortion, family planning aid to foreign countries, and embryonic stem cell research, H3759 [24MR], H5001 [30AP], H6523, H6527-H6529 [10JN]

———evaluation of policies relative to Presidential campaign promises, H4241 [31MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government recipient, E1127 [12MY]

Pelosi, Speaker: investigate request to Dept. of Defense for use of larger airplane, H3344 [12MR]

———past statements on House of Representatives ethics reform, H7121 [23JN]

———statements on CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H7121-H7127 [23JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H9498 [15SE]

———permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 749), H4594, H4595 [22AP]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections, H11386 [15OC], H12049 [29OC]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 158), H615 [28JA]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1826), H4919 [29AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H45-H48 [7JA], E41 [8JA]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure, H12214 [3NO]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H2826-H2832 [25FE], H5701 [18MY], H9317-H9322 [8SE], H9471-H9477 [14SE], H10502, H10503 [6OC]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 143), H1128, H1139-H1144 [10FE], H10060 [29SE]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (H. Res. 805), H10542 [7OC]

———payment of penalties relative to failure to pay taxes on rental income received from Caribbean property, H12016 [28OC], H13380, H13382 [1DE]

Republican Party: allegations of censorship relative to block of Republican mailing on H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, H8682, H8683, H8684, H8686 [23JY], H8854-H8859 [27JY], H8888, H8909 [28JY]

SSA: executive retreat funding, H8105 [15JY]

U.N.: ensure that there is full public transparency and fiscal accountability for the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Development Program, H6432 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects, S2669 [3MR], S2736-S2741, S2744, S2749, S2758-S2760 [4MR], S2953 [10MR], S3361, S3363 [18MR], S3387 [19MR]

———prohibit funding for projects earmarked to clients of lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors, S2669 [3MR], S2741, S2746-S2748, S2757, S2760 [4MR], S2863 [6MR], S8625-S8627 [31JY]

———require public disclosure of reports required in appropriations bills, S8245 [29JY], S9720 [23SE], S9800 [24SE], S10015, S10040 [1OC], S10339, S10345 [13OC], S10398-S10399 [14OC], S11270 [9NO], S11369 [16NO]

Armed Forces: prohibit the President, Vice President, or any other executive branch official from knowingly and willfully misleading Congress to gain support for the use of force (S. 1529), S8548 [30JY]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, S10630 [21OC], S10748, S10762 [27OC], S10812 [28OC], S11025 [3NO]

———prohibit use of funds from the supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, S1807, S1854 [6FE]

Bush, President: review controversial ``midnight regulations'' (S. 8), S45 [6JA], S153 [7JA]

Congress: reform earmark process, S7968, S7972 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S9308-S9310, S9314, S9317 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: concerns about political leanings of certain Presidential appointments, S1261 [2FE]

———Inspector General report on Civil Rights Division improper hiring practices, S321 [13JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S9517, S9518, S9541, S9542 [17SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S11313 [10NO]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections, S10131 [6OC]

Executive Office of the President: Obama administration treatment of political opposition, S10590-S10592 [21OC]

———prohibit secret modifications and revocations of the law (S. 2929), S13884 [23DE]

FBI: investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, S2606 [2MR]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator (S.J. Res. 23), S13390-S13392 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination, S8118 [27JY]

———prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (S. 1530), S8274 [29JY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, S11064 [4NO]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (S. 1687), S9518, S9572 [17SE], S9616 [21SE]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (S. 1751), S10118 [5OC], S10121 [6OC]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (S. 49), S56 [6JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (S. 2888), S13379 [17DE]

Lynn, William J., III: grant of waiver from Executive order prohibiting registered lobbyists from seeking or accepting employment with an executive agency that they recently lobbied, S2104-S2109, S2119-S2122 [11FE]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, S710 [21JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S2904 [9MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government recipient, S5551 [18MY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of elections, S3818 [26MR]

———reform financing of Senate elections (S. 752), S10630 [21OC]

Senate: increase transparency by requiring 5 days public review of legislation before passage, S4273 [2AP]

———legislative process, S247, S252 [9JA], S264, S270 [11JA], S291-S293 [12JA], S319 [13JA], S359-S361 [14JA], S2206 [12FE], S2597, S2598, S2646 [2MR], S2649-S2651 [3MR], S9489 [17SE], S10807-S10809, S10813, S10816-S10818 [28OC], S10983 [2NO], S11063 [4NO], S11966 [21NO], S13309, S13311, S13313 [16DE], S13669 [21DE]

———require supermajority vote point of order against unauthorized earmarks in appropriations bills and recipients of Federal funds to disclose money spent on lobbyists, S1479-S1481, S1488, S1504, S1512 [4FE], S1658, S1659 [5FE], S2126 [11FE]

Senate Rules: improve transparency of earmarks in appropriations or authorization legislation, S9712 [23SE], S10408 [14OC]

———improve transparency of earmarks in appropriations or authorization legislation, prohibit earmark requests from private entities, and require conference reports to be electronically searchable (S. Res. 63), S2749, S2773, S2774 [4MR]

———prohibit consideration of a congressionally directed spending item if inclusion of such language is conditioned on the vote of any Senator, S13832, S13833 [23DE]

———prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S10982, S10983 [2NO]

———reform earmark process, S4283 [2AP], S8625-S8627 [31JY]

Reports

Broken Promises—The Death of Deliberative Democracy: Representative Slaughter, Committee on Rules (House), H6856 [16JN]

Is ACORN Intentionally Structured as a Criminal Enterprise? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, S9309 [14SE]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 111-172), H7083 [19JN]

Federal Election Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 111-363), H13627, H14370 [8DE]

First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3978) (H. Rept. 111-376), H14980 [15DE]

In the Matter of Representative Graves: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-320), H12140 [29OC]

Permit Candidates To Designate Individual Authorized To Disburse Funds From Campaign Committees in the Event of the Death of the Candidate: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 749) (H. Rept. 111-77), H4579 [21AP]

Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49), S3073 [12MR]

Statements

Selected Senate Statements Concerning Travel on Corporate Jets by Federal Candidates During Debate on Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (2007), S13392 [17DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 143, investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H1128 [10FE]

H. Res. 189, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H2805 [25FE]

H. Res. 212, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H3024 [5MR]

H. Res. 228, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H3124 [10MR]

H. Res. 265, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H3653 [19MR]

H. Res. 286, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H3990 [25MR]

H. Res. 295, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H4100 [30MR]

H. Res. 312, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H4283 [1AP]

H. Res. 425, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H5445 [12MY]

H. Res. 500, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H6124 [3JN]

H. Res. 667, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H8509 [22JY]

H. Res. 690, disapprove failure of Democratic members of Franking Commission to ensure staff carries out its important responsibilities in a professional, fair, and impartial manner, H8986 [29JY]

H. Res. 805, investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H10542 [7OC]

H. Res. 877, support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake in China, H12536 [6NO]

H.R. 36, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, H45 [7JA]

H.R. 749, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate, H4594 [22AP]

H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act, H9298 [8SE]

H.R. 3978, First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act, H14890 [15DE]

H.R. 4194, Law Student Clinic Participation Act, H14899 [15DE]

S. 8, Returning Government to the American People Act, S45 [6JA]

S. 49, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S56-S58 [6JA]

S. 752, Fair Elections Now Act, S4074-S4080 [31MR]

S. 1530, Protecting Resort Cities From Discrimination Act, S8274 [29JY]

S. 2929, Executive Order Integrity Act, S13885 [23DE]

S. Res. 12, prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S315 [12JA]

S. Res. 63, Senate Rules amendment to improve transparency of earmarks in appropriations or authorization legislation, prohibit earmark requests from private entities, and require conference reports to be electronically searchable, S2773 [4MR]