BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

Storms on the Horizon: Richard W. Fisher, E11-E13 [6JA]

Trigger Will Not Prevent a Tax Hike on the American People: Senator Grassley, S8539 [30JY]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing, E2370 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2608, S2642, S2643, S2644 [2MR], S2659, S2667, S2668, S2669, S2670, S2674, S2676, S2677, S2718, S2719, S2720, S2721 [3MR], S2754, S2761, S2762, S2776, S2777, S2778 [4MR], S2821, S2851 [5MR], S2860, S2861, S2870 [6MR], S2883, S2895, S2898, S2902, S2915 [9MR], S2921, S2924, S2931 [10MR], H2604 [23FE]

Congress: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8527 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), S10376 [13OC]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2007-2012 (2008), S1687, S1688 [5FE]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4437, H4446, H4460, H4469 [2AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S3972, S3974, S4006, S4007 [30MR], S4013, S4017, S4031, S4033, S4037, S4088, S4089, S4090, S4091, S4092, S4096, S4097, S4098, S4099, S4100, S4101, S4102, S4103 [31MR], S4113, S4114, S4118, S4120, S4121, S4122, S4123, S4125, S4128, S4129, S4131, S4132, S4135, S4144, S4149, S4200, S4201, S4202, S4203, S4204, S4205, S4206, S4207, S4208, S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4219, S4220, S4221, S4222, S4223, S4224, S4225, S4226 [1AP], S4234, S4245, S4250, S4254, S4255, S4256, S4257, S4258, S4259, S4260, S4261, S4262, S4263, S4264, S4265, S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, S4270, S4271, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, S4281, S4282, S4283, S4284, S4285, S4286, S4287, S4288, S4388, S4389, S4390, S4391, S4392, S4393, S4394, S4395, S4396, S4397 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 371), H4889 [28AP]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]

Analyses

25 Reasons Why the FY 2009 Omnibus Should Be Enacted—Funding Impacts on Existing Critical Programs, S2599-S2601 [2MR]

Appointments

CBO Director, H487 [23JA]

Conferees: S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4656 [22AP]

Articles and editorials

Audacity of Debt, S13299 [16DE]

Butler—Congress Needs Cover To Reform Entitlements, H1578 [13FE]

Coming Deficit Disaster, S12585 [7DE]

Commentary—Subsidizing Bad Decisions, H3326 [11MR]

Cut the Military Budget—II, H3036 [5MR]

Deficit Leaps to $1.4 Trillion, S10513 [19OC]

Deficits and Fiscal Credibility—A Democratic Senator Says No to a Huge Federal Spending Bill, S2723 [4MR]

Economist Declares ``Train Wreck'', H7794 [8JY]

$800 Billion Mistake, S1994 [9FE]

End of the American Exception?, H3102 [9MR]

40-Year Wish List, S1113 [30JA]

Health-Care Nation, S12572 [7DE]

Hiding a Mountain of Debt, S3955 [30MR], H4427 [2AP]

If Ma Was In Charge, S4140 [1AP]

It's No Time To Stop This Train, E1197 [19MY]

No Laughing Matter, S6413 [10JN], S9311 [14SE]

Obama Rosetta Stone, S3105 [16MR]

``Paygo'' Coverup, S6534 [11JN]

Pentagon's New Priorities, S4419 [20AP]

Red Ink Red Alert—A Congressional Report Should Give the President Pause, S3590 [23MR]

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

Snow Jobs, S13813 [23DE]

Some Order, S2897 [9MR]

States' Budget Gaps Are Another Test for Washington, S6626 [16JN]

There Is a Silver Lining, S9311 [14SE]

Truck Stop—Congress Flashes a Yellow Light on Free Trade With Mexico, S2897 [9MR]

U.S. Deficit Biggest Since 1945, H11485 [20OC]

Wanted—Small Government, H2917 [3MR]

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

Will the Reid Health Bill Really Reduce the Deficit?—CBO Says That This Bill Will Reduce the Deficit, S13482 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 15), H90 [8JA]

———establish legislative line-item veto (see S. 524), S2766 [4MR] (see H.R. 1294), H2978 [4MR] (see H.R. 1390), H3104 [9MR]

———increase earmark transparency and accountability (see H.R. 3268), H8409 [20JY]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 377, 378, 381), H159 [9JA]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 38), H3060 [6MR] (see H.J. Res. 64), H14981 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H3077 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

———making omnibus appropriations (see H.R. 1105), H2601 [23FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (see H. Res. 184), H2631 [24FE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 4408), H15508 [23DE]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2853), S12804 [9DE]

Children and youth: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 3772), H11165 [8OC]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1282), S6720 [17JN]

Commission on Reforming Entitlement Spending: establish (see H.R. 4249), H14445 [9DE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 1802), H4129 [30MR]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H11457 [15OC]

Congress: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (see H. Res. 671), H8585 [22JY]

———establish enhanced rescission authority under fast-track procedures to provide a second look at wasteful spending (see S. 640), S3550 [19MR]

———improve ability to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits (see H.R. 534), H324 [14JA]

———prohibit consideration of measures that appropriate funds for earmarks to private, for-profit entities (see H.R. 2512), H5890 [20MY]

———provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking (see S. 162), S43 [6JA]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see S. 1600), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), consideration (see H. Res. 665), H8494 [21JY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see S.J. Res. 20), S10061 [1OC] (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H4687 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 22), S13252 [15DE]

———require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 7), H70 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 943), H1157 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 1004), H1248 [11FE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 804), H11110 [7OC]

District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (see H.R. 1045), H1519 [12FE]

Economy: reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see S. 1240), S6542 [11JN]

———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (see S. 350), S1057 [29JA] (see H.R. 598), H386 [16JA]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S. 154), S43 [6JA]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (see S. 10), S40 [6JA]

Federal budget: extend discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 3298), H8585 [22JY] (see H.R. 3442), H9275 [31JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1814), H4249 [31MR] (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (see S. Res. 29), S1677 [5FE]

———limit Federal spending to a certain percentage of the gross domestic product (see S. 897), S4721 [24AP] (see H.R. 2169), H4998 [29AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see S. 907), S4806 [28AP]

———reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps and strengthened pay-as-you-go procedures (see S. 2911), S13458 [18DE]

———reform Federal procedures, impose spending and deficit limits, and provide a sustainable fiscal future (see H.R. 3964), H12140 [29OC]

———require that concurrent resolutions limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (see H.R. 1648), H3704 [19MR]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3985 [30MR] (see H. Con. Res. 85), H4127 [30MR]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (see H. Res. 305), H4249 [31MR] (see H. Res. 316), H4395 [1AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 371), H4913 [28AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 365), H4838 [27AP]

GAO: enhance oversight authorities (see H.R. 2646), H6074 [2JN]

Government: cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform the congressional earmark process (see H.R. 311), H88 [8JA]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 169), S211 [8JA]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (see H.R. 4314), H14981 [15DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

Health: ensure access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers (see H. Res. 621), H7946 [9JY]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H10456 [1OC]

———require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending (see S. Res. 231), S8557 [30JY]

House Rules: prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities (see H. Res. 614), H7740 [7JY]

———provide for earmark reform (see H. Res. 100), H780 [28JA] (see H. Res. 276), H3748 [23MR]

———provide greater transparency on earmark requests (see H. Res. 687), H8959 [28JY]

———reduce suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills (see H. Res. 343), H4582 [21AP]

———repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 272), H3705 [19MR]

———repeal rule relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 965), H14827 [11DE]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13520 [3DE]

———require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H162 [9JA]

———strengthen public disclosure of all earmark requests (see H. Res. 440), H5666 [14MY]

Interagency Cooperation Commission: establish (see H.R. 2207), H5061 [30AP]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), allow consideration under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 766), H9898 [23SE]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see S. 1108), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]

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

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 201), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 566), H380 [15JA]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 4336), H15498 [16DE]

National security: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see S.J. Res. 10), S2229 [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H1519 [12FE]

OMB: direct all executive departments and agencies to submit a separate category for administrative expenses when submitting appropriations requests and reduce such expenses (see S. 948), S4963 [30AP]

Public debt: control Federal spending (see S. 1808), S10570 [20OC]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner (see S. 1613), S8993 [6AU]

———require congressional roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of legislation on the national debt (see H.R. 3350), H8872 [27JY]

———require that funding for Federal departments, agencies, and programs remaining available at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to pay down the Federal debt (see S. 834), S4445 [20AP]

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see S. 1056), S5502 [14MY] (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Senate Rules: require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor (see S. 1772), S10318 [8OC] (see S. Res. 307), S10217 [7OC]

Social Security: apply a consistent premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner, provide economic recovery payments to recipients, and assess need for a consumer price index for elderly consumers (see S. 2926), S13883 [23DE]

———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1276), H2924 [3MR]

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 236), H69 [7JA]

———require that projected benefit estimates included on annual account statements indicate the impact of possible future trust fund insolvency on benefit levels (see H.R. 2440), H5665 [14MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns toward deficit reduction and require Government spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated (see H.R. 4308), H14980 [15DE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2760 [4MR], S2860 [6MR], S2953 [10MR]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 13), H4774-H4836 [27AP]

Declarations

Orlando tea party: Central Florida residents, E1764 [14JY]

Tax Day Tea Party: Ocala, FL, citizens, H4844 [28AP]

E-mails

Dept. of Defense funding: John J. Hamre, S4716 [24AP]

Explanations

Omnibus Appropriations (H.R. 1105), H1653-H2599 [23FE]

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act: Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S10377 [13OC]

Letters

Appropriations process: several Republican Senators, S3742 [25MR]

Compliance with Senate rule on definition of congressionally directed spending items: Senator Ben Nelson, S13855 [23DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act funding: Marcia Crosse, GAO, S2884-S2889 [9MR]

Establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address inequalities in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement in rural areas: Beth Landon, National Rural Health Association, S4154 [1AP]

———Lou Ann Wilroy, Colorado Rural Health Center, S4154 [1AP]

Impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) Republican members, S3744 [25MR]

Medicare Premium Fairness Act: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H9912 [24SE]

———Chris Koyanagi, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, H9911 [24SE]

———Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H9912 [24SE]

———Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, H9912 [24SE]

———Margaret L. Baptiste, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H9912 [24SE]

———Vicki Gottlich, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., H9913 [24SE]

Omnibus appropriations: several Representatives, H2647, H2648 [25FE]

Omnibus appropriations for certain New York projects: Senator Schumer, S12897 [10DE]

Opposing use of budget reconciliation process to expedite passage of climate legislation: several Senators, S3744 [25MR], S3963 [30MR]

Require each standing House committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), H270 [14JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E103 [15JA]

State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement: Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H251 [14JA]

Tax relief for small businesses: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S4867 [29AP]

Taxation reform: Senator Voinovich, S3093 [12MR]

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act: several veterans organizations, H10555 [7OC]

Lists

Notable earmarks in H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, S2659 [3MR]

Organizations opposing S. Con. Res. 13, Federal budget for 2009-2014, S4291 [2AP]

Organizations opposing use of budget reconciliation for health care reform and global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4291 [2AP]

Projects listed in the statement of managers but not listed and specifically provided for in text of H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, S2795 [5MR]

Reconciliation measures enacted into law, S4022 [31MR]

Senate earmarks in H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, S2670 [3MR]

Memorandums

Spending Effects of Certain Amendments to H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations, Prohibiting Funding for Certain Projects: Sandy Streeter, Congressional Research Service, S2898 [9MR]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2010: President Obama, S2556 [26FE], S5280 [7MY], S5327 [11MY], H2864 [26FE], H5373 [7MY], H5410 [12MY]

Economic Report: President Bush, S650-S652 [16JA], H383-H385 [16JA]

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act: President Obama, S6363 [9JN], H6377 [9JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), H3064 [6MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2659, S2663 [3MR], S2943, S2947 [10MR]

Congress: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8538 [22JY]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4253, S4274, S4283, S4286 [2AP], S4643, S4647, S4648, S4650, S4651, S4652, S4653 [23AP], H4631, H4637, H4645 [22AP]

House of Representatives: recommit to fiscal restraint, return to an open and transparent appropriations process, and require Committee on Rules (House) to report out open rules for general appropriations, H7399 [25JN], H7864 [9JY]

Press releases

AARP Applauds New Bill To Help Seniors Struggling in Tough Economy: AARP, H9912 [24SE]

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

Proposals

House of Representatives' recommittal to fiscal restraint, return to an open and transparent appropriations process, and requirement of Committee on Rules (House) to report out open rules for general appropriations, H7175 [24JN], H7398 [25JN], H7782 [8JY], H7862 [9JY]

Questions and answers

Markup of the Federal budget for 2009-2014: Committee on the Budget (House), H4649 [22AP]

Quotations

Budget deficit: Bob Packwood, S2092 [11FE]

———Trent Lott, S2092 [11FE]

Democratic Governments: Alexander Tytler, E2642 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H4428 [2AP], H4559-H4565 [21AP], H4588, H4675 [22AP], H4693 [23AP], H4766, H4768 [27AP], H4877, H4878 [28AP], H4976 [29AP]

Appropriations: continue funding at current levels, E2370 [25SE]

———impose moratorium on earmarks, H147 [9JA], H1286 [12FE]

———legislative process, H6661 [12JN], H6855-H6862 [16JN], H6910, H6911, H6914-H6916, H6921, H6922, H6927 [17JN], H7026, H7068, H7075-H7082 [19JN], H7168-H7172 [24JN], H7393, H7408, H7410, H7411 [25JN], H7746, H7784, H7785, H7787-H7791 [8JY], H7843 [9JY], H7951-H7958, H7993-H7995 [10JY], H8148, H8150 [15JY], H8191-H8198, H8254 [16JY], H8310, H8311 [17JY], H8359, H8403 [20JY], H8444 [21JY], H8593-H8599, H8639, H8659, H8660 [23JY], H8753-H8755, H8757, H8800 [24JY], H8877 [28JY], H8977-H8984 [29JY], H9965-H9969 [25SE], H10530, H10531 [7OC], H14450, H14451 [10DE]

———making continuing, H9965, H9972-H9976 [25SE], H12051-H12053, H12060 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), H3059, H3060-H3066 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), motion to recommit, H3064, H3065 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), H15421 [16DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H1625, H1645-H1647 [23FE], H2609, H2610, H2611 [24FE], H2635, H2656-H2805, H2810, H2815-H2819 [25FE], H2838, H2867 [26FE], H2878 [2MR], H2890, H2891 [3MR], H2933, H2953, H2956 [4MR], H3070 [6MR], H3108, H3127, H3128 [10MR], H3340, H3379, H3381-H3387 [12MR], H3449 [17MR], E464, E466, E472, E474 [26FE], E505, E507 [2MR], E524, E534, E536 [3MR], E542 [4MR], E642 [11MR], E973, E979 [27AP]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 184), H2643-H2656 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E297, E299, E301, E302, E305 [23FE], E309, E313, E314, E315, E318, E319, E322, E323, E324, E326, E327, E328, E331, E334, E335, E338, E339, E341, E343 [24FE], E345, E349, E354, E356, E358, E362, E366, E369, E370, E371, E373, E375, E376, E377, E379, E380, E383, E386, E389, E391, E393, E394, E397, E400, E401, E404, E405, E408, E410, E414, E416, E418, E419, E421, E422, E423, E425, E427, E428, E429, E432, E436, E439, E442, E446, E447, E448, E451, E452, E453, E454, E456, E458, E459 [25FE], E465, E467, E472, E475, E476, E477, E479, E484, E487, E494, E496 [26FE], E505, E507, E508, E511 [2MR], E519, E520, E525, E529, E535, E537 [3MR], E540, E544, E549, E551, E553 [4MR], E561, E571, E574 [5MR], E585, E586 [6MR], E589, E597 [9MR], E602, E605, E607, E609, E612, E614, E615, E618, E619, E621 [10MR], E627, E628, E629, E631, E639, E641 [11MR], E647, E648, E649, E652, E653, E654, E659, E666 [12MR], E668, E675 [16MR], E686 [17MR], E698, E703, E707, E710 [18MR], E718 [19MR], E746, E751, E753 [24MR], E761, E766, E770, E772 [25MR], E799 [26MR], E805, E810 [30MR], E821 [31MR], E843, E849 [1AP], E864, E869 [2AP], E905 [21AP], E952 [23AP], E1010 [29AP], E1043 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14450, H14462, H14480 [10DE], H14746, H14809 [11DE], H14968-H14972 [15DE], E2945 [10DE], E2985, E2992, E2995 [14DE], E3022, E3024 [17DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, earmark declaration, E2927, E2932, E2933, E2937, E2938, E2939, E2942, E2945, E2950, E2958, E2959, E2961, E2963 [10DE], E2980 [11DE], E2985, E2989, E2990, E2993, E2994, E2995, E2996, E2997, E2998 [14DE], E3047, E3048, E3049, E3054 [17DE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H426 [21JA], H1016 [4FE], H7247 [24JN], H7694 [26JN], H14443 [9DE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H2819 [25FE], H5640 [14MY], H6129 [3JN], H6783 [15JN], H6969 [17JN], H7731 [7JY], H8687 [23JY], H8852 [27JY], H9176 [30JY], H9918 [24SE]

Armed Forces: increase basic pay, H4243 [31MR]

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

———evaluation of economic policies, H1062-H1067 [9FE], H2605 [24FE], H2819-H2821, H2823 [25FE], H3531 [18MR]

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

———evaluation of economic policies, H73 [8JA]

California: fiscal crisis, H5720 [19MY]

CBO: budget scoring requests of Republican health care reform legislation, H12122 [29OC]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, H1064 [9FE], H2820 [25FE]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable, H4230 [31MR]

———require funds saved from student loan reform be available for the reduction of the Federal deficit, H9688, H9689 [17SE]

Congress: allow for emergency exceptions to pay-as-you-go requirement, E32 [7JA]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H915, H916 [3FE], H2843 [26FE], H4921 [29AP], H5897 [21MY], H6316 [9JN], H7027 [19JN], H13291-H13296, H13300-H13305, H13332, H13333 [19NO], H13487-H13489 [3DE], H15423 [16DE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (H. Res. 671), H8658 [23JY]

———improve ability to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits, H3148 [11MR]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H2838 [26FE], H3129, H3131 [10MR], H3148, H3322 [11MR], H5279 [6MY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H6831 [16JN], H6975 [18JN], H8343, H8344 [17JY], H8412-H8416, H8418, H8419, H8420, H8483 [21JY], H8498, H8499, H8501, H8513-H8541 [22JY], H8587, H8588, H8695 [23JY], H8795 [24JY], H9166 [30JY], E1928, E1936, E1955 [24JY], E2027 [28JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8501-H8510 [22JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), motion to recommit, H8539 [22JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3092-H3096 [9MR], H4461-H4469 [2AP], H5695-H5700 [18MY]

———legislative priorities, H3419 [16MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3148), H11379 [14OC]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4440-H4446 [2AP]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 1), E19 [6JA]

———balance (H.J. Res. 43), H14984 [16DE]

Deficit, H73, H77, H83 [8JA], H170 [13JA], H514 [26JA], H562 [27JA], H607, H764-H770 [28JA], H878, H880, H915-H918 [3FE], H926, H1022 [4FE], H1048, H1062-H1067, H1068 [9FE], H1089 [10FE], H1283-H1289 [12FE], H1596 [13FE], H1610, H1637 [23FE], H2610, H2611 [24FE], H2819, H2823 [25FE], H2889, H2916, H2917 [3MR], H2970-H2977 [4MR], H3048 [5MR], H3074, H3075 [6MR], H3097 [9MR], H3133-H3139 [10MR], H3324 [11MR], H3340, H3381 [12MR], H3426-H3433 [16MR], H3516-H3520 [17MR], H3620 [18MR], H3732-H3737 [23MR], H3755, H3759, H3762, H3784-H3787, H3789, H3792-H3798, H3825-H3828 [24MR], H3838, H3839, H3840, H4014, H4015, H4023, H4024 [25MR], H4083 [30MR], H4219-H4226 [31MR], H4254, H4255, H4256, H4258, H4260, H4273, H4274, H4375-H4377, H4387, H4389-H4393 [1AP], H4409, H4428, H4455, H4459, H4488, H4490, H4493 [2AP], H4553 [21AP], H4590, H4673 [22AP], H4739 [27AP], H4845, H4892, H4894-H4897 [28AP], H4918, H4973-H4980, H4989 [29AP], H5501, H5519 [13MY], H5691 [18MY], H5719 [19MY], H5895 [21MY], H6132 [3JN], H6248 [4JN], H6311, H6316, H6318 [9JN], H6419 [10JN], H6595 [11JN], H6815, H6890 [16JN], H6912, H6913-H6915, H6958, H6968, H6969 [17JN], H7029 [19JN], H7089, H7133 [23JN], H7150 [24JN], H7727 [7JY], H7793 [8JY], H7954 [10JY], H8028, H8034, H8035, H8050, H8056, H8065 [14JY], H8112, H8157, H8158 [15JY], H8188, H8248 [16JY], H8305, H8313, H8319 [17JY], H8366, H8403 [20JY], H8423, H8424, H8441 [21JY], H8498, H8499, H8579, H8580 [22JY], H8647, H8690 [23JY], H8716 [24JY], H8896, H8905 [28JY], H9465 [14SE], H9790 [22SE], H9919 [24SE], H10002, H10059 [29SE], H10075 [30SE], H10421 [1OC], H11301 [14OC], H11484, H11487 [20OC], H11590, H11699, H11700 [22OC], H11734 [23OC], H11763, H11770, H11772, H11787 [26OC], H11800, H11813 [27OC], H12048, H12064, H12121 [29OC], H12260, H12273, H12281 [3NO], H12295 [4NO], H13127, H13133 [18NO], H13307 [19NO], H13453, H13454 [2DE], H13497 [3DE], H13555 [8DE], H14378 [9DE], H14476 [10DE], H14746, H14811 [11DE], H14846, H14847 [14DE], H14883, H14885, H14954, H14961, H14963, H14968 [15DE], H14986, H15474 [16DE], E11 [6JA], E2370 [25SE], E2433 [1OC], E2500 [8OC], E2661 [29OC], E2730 [5NO], E2747 [6NO], E2768 [16NO], E2788 [17NO], E2799 [18NO], E2826 [19NO], E2856 [1DE], E2871 [2DE], E2889 [3DE], E2913 [8DE], E2932 [10DE], E2980, E2982 [11DE], E2991 [14DE], E3008 [15DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H760, H761 [28JA], H2970-H2976 [4MR], H3039-H3045 [5MR], H4488 [2AP], H5718 [19MY], H6682 [12JN], H7153 [24JN], H7841 [9JY], H8011, H8012, H8013 [13JY], H8092 [14JY], H8756 [24JY], H11433 [15OC], H11584 [22OC], H11771, H11782 [26OC], H12070 [29OC], H13516 [3DE], H14449 [10DE], H14885, H14954 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: school lunch program funding, H4402 [2AP]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4406 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H4242 [31MR], H4422 [2AP], H5285 [6MY], H8505, H8506, H8536 [22JY]

———provide transparency in budget process, H5491 [13MY]

———require compliance with mandate to submit shipbuilding and aviation plans to the Committee on Armed Services (House), H10126 [30SE]

Dept. of Education: special education funding, H8791, H8792 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program, H3319 [11MR]

———strike emergency designation for the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Fund, H4033 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H4383 [1AP], H4878 [28AP]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), H7094-H7097 [23JN], E1254 [21MY], E1573, E1617, E1630 [26JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 804), H10526, H10554-H10559 [7OC], E2499 [8OC]

Disasters: allow for an emergency spending exemption to any pay-as-you-go requirement, H8507 [22JY]

District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money, H8209 [16JY]

———eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (H.R. 1045), E266 [12FE]

———purchase of bicycles and bike racks for Georgetown and Adams Morgan, H3760 [24MR]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations, H7995 [10JY], E983 [27AP]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2915 [3MR], H3043 [5MR], H3323 [11MR], H3620 [18MR], H4264 [1AP], H4510 [2AP], H4759 [27AP], H4884 [28AP], H5467 [12MY], H5635 [14MY], H9261 [31JY], E1197 [19MY]

———impact of increased Government spending and growth, H8803-H8807 [24JY], H9812 [23SE], H9904 [24SE]

———impact of tax cuts, H4223 [31MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6254-H6259 [4JN], H14880 [15DE]

Education: funding, H4376, H4378, H4379 [1AP]

———redirect portion of school construction spending toward deficit reduction, H9630-H9632 [16SE]

———student loan programs, H4375, H4376 [1AP], H4667 [22AP], H4893 [28AP]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H4428 [2AP]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H2610, H2611, H2612 [24FE], H2813, H2814 [25FE], H2866, H2867 [26FE], H2888, H2891, H2911, H2918-H2922 [3MR], H2956, H2964-H2970 [4MR], H3031, H3041, H3042 [5MR], H3058, H3068, H3070-H3076 [6MR], H3096-H3103 [9MR], H3107, H3110, H3112, H3113 [10MR], H3294, H3295, H3325-H3329 [11MR], H3340, H3373, H3379, H3380 [12MR], H3403 [16MR], H3441, H3443, H3445, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451, H3472, H3473, H3476, H3477, H3491, H3514-H3524 [17MR], H3530, H3531, H3532, H3533, H3622-H3627 [18MR], H3675-H3677, H3689 [19MR], H3709, H3712, H3732-H3739 [23MR], H3752, H3754, H3755, H3757, H3760, H3784-H3787, H3789, H3790, H3792-H3798, H3820 [24MR], H3839, H4011-H4020 [25MR], H4030, H4031, H4047-H4054 [26MR], H6960 [17JN], H9918, H9919 [24SE], H14829 [14DE], E745 [24MR]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H3484 [17MR]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending, H4390 [1AP], H4416, H4417 [2AP], H8539 [22JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (H.R. 1814), H4132 [31MR]

———inclusion of costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in normal budget process, H4227, H4228 [31MR]

———reconciliation process, H4645-H4653 [22AP]

———release of Obama administration update proposal, H8406 [20JY]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4103, H4104, H4113-H4118 [30MR], H4132, H4133, H4134, H4135, H4136, H4137, H4138, H4139, H4215, H4217, H4219-H4229, H4241-H4248 [31MR], H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4263, H4273, H4274, H4370-H4393 [1AP], H4399, H4400, H4401, H4415-H4487, H4490, H4513 [2AP], E784 [26MR], E874 [2AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 305), H4257-H4262 [1AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4401-H4410 [2AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), H4618, H4670-H4677 [22AP], E973 [27AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4739 [27AP], H4843, H4845, H4846, H4891-H4897 [28AP], H4918, H4919, H4920-H4928 [29AP], E1022, E1041, E1043 [30AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 365), H4873-H4882 [28AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to go to conference, H4637-H4645 [22AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4645-H4653 [22AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 371), H4882-H4891 [28AP]

Federal employees: terminate additional paid parental leave for Federal employees if the deficit in any fiscal year exceeds a certain level, H6238 [4JN]

Florida: tribute to residents protesting wasteful Government spending, H4844 [28AP]

Foreign countries: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H3725 [23MR], H9479 [14SE]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15421-H15431, H15483 [16DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]

Health: establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3700), H10443-H10445 [1OC], H11578 [21OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4373, H4374 [1AP], H4893, H4895 [28AP]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H14807 [11DE]

———recommit to fiscal restraint, return to an open and transparent appropriations process, and require Committee on Rules (House) to report out open rules for general appropriations, H7398, H7399 [25JN], H7862, H7863 [9JY]

———reform earmark process, H2644-H2649 [25FE], H14457 [10DE], E979 [27AP]

House Rules: prohibit classification of earmarks as programmatic requests in order to circumvent earmark declaration process, H9082, H9083 [30JY]

———prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities, H15000-H15002 [16DE]

———provide for earmark reform, H8403 [20JY]

———provide for earmark reform (H. Res. 100), E244 [11FE]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (H. Res. 949), H14377 [9DE]

———require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (H. Res. 40), H268-H273 [14JA], E112 [21JA]

LIHEAP: funding, H4766 [27AP]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9908-H9915, H9917 [24SE], E2379 [25SE]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), allow consideration under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 766), H9905-H9907 [24SE]

———eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H11293 [13OC]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 566), H3150 [11MR]

NASA: funding, H5553 [13MY], H9401 [10SE]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Government spending protests, E1005 [29AP], E2328 [22SE]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H7256 [25JN]

Obama, President: administration proposal, H2890 [3MR], H2934 [4MR]

———evaluation of economic policies, H2866, H2867 [26FE], H2911, H2918-H2922 [3MR], H2964-H2970 [4MR], H3070-H3076 [6MR], H3096-H3103 [9MR], H3325-H3329 [11MR], H3340, H3379-H3387 [12MR], H3441, H3443, H3445, H3520-H3524 [17MR], H3533 [18MR], H3675-H3677, H3689 [19MR], H3732-H3739 [23MR], H3752, H3754, H3755, H3784-H3786, H3789, H3790, H3814, H3825-H3828 [24MR], H3839, H3840, H3997 [25MR], H4030, H4031, H4049-H4054 [26MR], H4255, H4256 [1AP], H4490, H4513 [2AP], H4759-H4763 [27AP], H4970 [29AP], H5381 [7MY], H5690 [18MY], H5717, H5719 [19MY], H8193, H8194 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H14449 [10DE], H14805, H14809 [11DE], H14884, H14885 [15DE], H15421-H15431, H15483 [16DE]

———debt held by foreigners, H77 [8JA], H560 [27JA], H1062 [9FE], H1202 [11FE], H1282 [12FE], H3071, H3072 [6MR], H3996 [25MR], H4137 [31MR], H6080 [3JN], H6248 [4JN], H8311 [17JY], H12538, H12539 [6NO], H13127 [18NO], E11 [6JA]

———prohibit increasing statutory limit, H11742 [26OC]

Public demonstrations: protest held in Washington, DC, against Government spending, taxing, and borrowing, H9498 [15SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H878 [3FE], H1068 [9FE], H1163, H1164 [11FE], H2609, H2612 [24FE], H2916-H2921 [3MR], H4133, H4136 [31MR], H4754 [27AP], H6254-H6261 [4JN], H6340 [9JN]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H41, H60 [7JA], H83 [8JA], H166 [13JA], H372 [15JA], H495 [26JA], H877, H917 [3FE], H1083 [10FE], H1577 [13FE], H2606 [24FE], H2877 [2MR], H3069 [6MR], H4427 [2AP], H8429 [21JY], E102 [15JA]

———establish (H.R. 1557), H3756 [24MR], H7710 [7JY], H10075 [30SE], H11734 [23OC], E2643 [27OC]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H4243 [31MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9918 [24SE]

Status: report, H3684 [19MR], H7437 [25JN], H9418 [10SE]

Taxation: rates, H2932 [4MR], H2983, H2986, H3042 [5MR], H4376, H4377 [1AP], H4406-H4409 [2AP], H4892, H4893, H4895 [28AP]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H4925 [29AP], E784 [26MR]

Veterans: health care facilities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4134 [31MR]

———health care funding, H4421 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities, S4052 [31MR]

———impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4834, S4854, S4856 [29AP]

———prohibit global warming pollution emission cap and trade program from increasing electric and gasoline prices, S3972-S3976 [30MR], S4011, S4017-S4030, S4046 [31MR], S4257 [2AP], S4652, S4653 [23AP]

———use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S3974 [30MR], S4020-S4026 [31MR], S4136, S4139-S4143, S4148, S4149 [1AP], S4232, S4289 [2AP], S4637-S4641, S4654 [23AP]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarification of pay-as-you-go point of order against Cornyn amendment to reduce income tax rate for individuals in the lowest tax bracket, S1617, S1673 [5FE]

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, S2659-S2661 [3MR]

———adjust spending levels to compensate for spending in economic stimulus legislation, S4270 [2AP]

———continue funding at current levels, S2608 [2MR], S2652-S2657 [3MR], S2930 [10MR]

———eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S12985, S12988 [11DE], S13073-S13076 [12DE], S13371, S13372 [17DE], S13416 [18DE]

———establish legislative line-item veto (S. 524), S2768-S2772 [4MR], S2819 [5MR], S2897 [9MR], S4872 [29AP]

———legislative process, S3742 [25MR], S6677 [17JN], S6928 [23JN], S7181 [7JY], S8150, S8172 [28JY], S9354 [15SE], S9718-S9720 [23SE], S9912 [29SE], S9976 [30SE], S10404, S10408 [14OC], S12986 [11DE]

———maintain existing spending levels, adjusted for inflation, by reducing duplicative or non-essential funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2663, S2671-S2674 [3MR]

———making continuing, S9953-S9957, S9959-S9963, S9965-S9969 [30SE], S10898 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), S2871 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 38), unanimous-consent agreement, S2860 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), unanimous-consent request, S13406 [18DE], S13477 [19DE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2406 [24FE], S2433, S2466, S2501 [25FE], S2507 [26FE], S2577 [27FE], S2597-S2612, S2615-S2621, S2646 [2MR], S2649-S2657, S2659-S2679 [3MR], S2723-S2762 [4MR], S2782-S2821 [5MR], S2855-S2864 [6MR], S2873-S2903 [9MR], S2919-S2924, S2927-S2954 [10MR], S3019, S3020 [11MR], S3063-S3066, S3092 [12MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, S7065 [25JN]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration correction, S2902, S2903 [9MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), motion to commit, S2659-S2664, S2671-S2674 [3MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), technical corrections, S3063 [12MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), unanimous-consent agreement, S2583 [27FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), unanimous-consent request, S2780 [5MR], S2945, S2946 [10MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S12792 [9DE], S12836, S12877-S12881, S12888-S12890, S12893, S12896-S12901, S12907 [10DE], S12972, S12978-S12980, S12984-S12992, S13026-S13029, S13062-S13064 [11DE], S13068-S13078, S13083-S13086, S13113, S13118 [12DE], S13126-S13131, S13138 [13DE], S13183-S13185 [14DE]

———prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects, S2749 [4MR]

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

———reduce economic stimulus spending upon meeting certain economic growth goals, S1525 [4FE]

Armed Forces: ensure Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits for National Guard and Reserve members keep pace with national average cost of tuition, S4121, S4122 [1AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase end strength for active duty Army personnel, S4274, S4275 [2AP]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S2927 [10MR], S4123-S4125, S4129, S4147 [1AP]

———establish (S. 2853), S12837, S12838, S12840, S12841 [10DE]

Border Patrol: provide additional funding to the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice to strengthen Federal law enforcement efforts along the southwest border, S4031-S4033 [31MR]

Business and industry: manufacturing initiatives funding, S264 [11JA]

CBO: report on the public debt, S196, S197 [8JA]

Children and youth: child welfare programs funding, S4122 [1AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for foster care financing reform, S4263 [2AP]

Climate: global warming, S4267 [2AP], S4529 [22AP]

———provide a point of order against climate change legislation that could endanger jobs, S4268 [2AP]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, S2091, S2094 [11FE], S3740-S3742 [25MR]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S4161 [1AP], S4260 [2AP]

———establish (S. 1282), S6728 [17JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S5607 [19MY], S6023 [3JN], S6712 [17JN], S6934 [23JN], S8265 [29JY], S9834 [24SE], S11033 [3NO], S11191 [5NO], S11971 [21NO], S12066 [1DE], S13308 [16DE], S13751 [22DE]

———appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S885 [27JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S6669 [17JN]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S6334, S6341 [9JN], S6427 [10JN], S6534, S6535 [11JN], S6773 [18JN]

———provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking (S. 162), S144-S147 [6JA]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S2655-S2657 [3MR], S9413 [16SE]

———reform earmark process, S7968, S7972 [23JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), S9312 [14SE]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (S. 1600), S9014 [6AU]

Constitutional amendments: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (S.J. Res. 22), S13299, S13300 [16DE]

CPSC: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect small and home businesses from final consumer product safety rule banning lead in children's products, S4286, S4287 [2AP]

Deficit, S184, S197 [8JA], S244 [9JA], S270 [11JA], S293-S297 [12JA], S1115 [30JA], S1384, S1385 [3FE], S1637, S1638 [5FE], S1778, S1836 [6FE], S2091 [11FE], S2180 [12FE], S2293 [13FE], S2405-S2407 [24FE], S2930 [10MR], S3009 [11MR], S3092 [12MR], S3108 [16MR], S3130 [17MR], S3344-S3347 [18MR], S3578 [19MR], S3584, S3589-S3592 [23MR], S3621 [24MR], S3740-S3742, S3756, S3773 [25MR], S3818-S3822, S3887-S3890 [26MR], S3952, S3954, S3958, S3969-S3971 [30MR], S4053, S4106-S4109 [31MR], S4151-S4153 [1AP], S4232, S4243 [2AP], S4643-S4645 [23AP], S4849-S4858, S4861, S4866, S4874 [29AP], S5250 [7MY], S5309-S5311 [11MY], S5412-S5415 [13MY], S5995-S5997, S6012-S6015 [3JN], S6334, S6340 [9JN], S6427 [10JN], S6534, S6535 [11JN], S6640-S6643 [16JN], S6703-S6705 [17JN], S7039 [25JN], S7177 [7JY], S7291, S7292 [9JY], S7448, S7449 [14JY], S7946 [23JY], S8538 [30JY], S9070, S9073 [7AU], S9310-S9313 [14SE], S9410 [16SE], S9711, S9718-S9720 [23SE], S9959-S9961, S9976 [30SE], S10140 [6OC], S10340 [13OC], S10388, S10412 [14OC], S10444, S10467-S10470 [15OC], S10507, S10511 [19OC], S10592, S10594 [21OC], S10660, S10676-S10678 [22OC], S10760 [27OC], S10801, S10802, S10810 [28OC], S10881, S10899, S10900, S10907 [29OC], S10973 [2NO], S11081, S11095 [4NO], S11153 [5NO], S11247 [6NO], S11424 [17NO], S11837, S11855, S11872 [20NO], S11912-S11918, S11950-S11952, S11955, S11958, S11960 [21NO], S11996 [30NO], S12033-S12036, S12060 [1DE], S12577-S12580 [7DE], S12862, S12879 [10DE], S13062-S13064 [11DE], S13076, S13083-S13086 [12DE], S13164 [14DE], S13299, S13300 [16DE], S13374 [17DE], S13417 [18DE], S13482, S13483-S13488 [19DE], S13827-S13829, S13838 [23DE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S4415-S4418 [20AP], S4711-S4717 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, S4260, S4261 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to monitor FHA-approved home loans and investigate mortgage fraud, S4055 [31MR], S4130 [1AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to create a tuition assistance program for workforce recovery, S4052 [31MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: increase and strengthen FRS Board of Governors oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S4249, S4250 [2AP]

———provide for expenditure of remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers, S4254-S4256 [2AP]

———return Troubled Asset Relief Program funds not set aside for purchasing toxic assets to the Treasury for debt reduction, S4154 [1AP], S4255, S4256 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle funding through reductions in budgetary discretionary spending caps, S8950, S8951, S8962 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), House amendment, S10376-S10378 [13OC]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), insert S. 423 language in lieu, S9059 [6AU]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (S. 423), S2232 [12FE], S9058 [6AU]

Ecology and environment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment, S4652, S4653 [23AP]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S2100-S2102 [11FE], S2407 [24FE], S3514 [19MR], S3941 [30MR], S4471 [21AP], S13419 [18DE]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, S4011, S4012 [31MR]

———impact of tax cuts, S4233 [2AP]

———prohibit use of taxpayer funds for bailout of automobile industry, S4280 [2AP]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S196 [8JA]

———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (S. 350), star print, S1232 [30JA]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (S. 10), S46 [6JA], S153 [7JA]

Education: funding, S4422 [20AP]

———maintain competitive student loan program by providing comprehensive choice of loan products and services, S4646, S4647, S4656 [23AP]

———modify deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure continued funding to the Federal Family Education Loan program, S4282 [2AP]

Employment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to support funding for critical workforce strategy programs for specialized training, S4285 [2AP]

EPA: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to require a certain portion of funding for the Energy Star Program to be allocated to the Energy Star for Small Business Program, S4284 [2AP]

Federal aid programs: establish a task force to recommend comprehensive legislation addressing expected shortfalls in certain entitlement programs, S5398 [13MY]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S2545-S2547 [26FE], S2924-S2927 [10MR], S2991-S2995, S3006-S3009, S3011-S3014 [11MR], S3039, S3041, S3042, S3092 [12MR], S3097, S3103-S3106, S3108 [16MR], S3126-S3131, S3135, S3154-S3156 [17MR], S3323-S3328, S3336, S3344-S3347, S3357 [18MR], S3381-S3384, S3514, S3516-S3520, S3533, S3578 [19MR], S3583, S3584, S3589-S3592 [23MR], S3621-S3626, S3632-S3634 [24MR], S3740-S3745, S3756, S3757, S3773-S3776 [25MR], S3821, S3832, S3844, S3885-S3890 [26MR], S5250 [7MY], S9711 [23SE], S10899 [29OC]

———apply nondefense discretionary spending caps to years 2 and 3 of reported budget resolution, S4130-S4133, S4148 [1AP]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S3951, S3954, S3957 [30MR]

———eliminate wasteful, inefficient and duplicative spending, S4408 [20AP], S4648, S4656 [23AP], S13484-S13487 [19DE]

———freeze and limit future growth of non-defense and non-veterans spending, S4643-S4645, S4655 [23AP]

———freeze and limit future growth of nondefense discretionary spending, S4038-S4040 [31MR], S4145 [1AP]

———limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution (S. Res. 29), S1687 [5FE]

———limit Federal spending to a certain percentage of the gross domestic product (S. 897), S4722 [24AP], S7356 [10JY]

———limit Government spending to CBO projected rate of inflation, S4135 [1AP], S4253 [2AP]

———prohibit consideration of any budget resolution that increases public debt by a certain amount, S4013-S4017, S4030 [31MR], S4650, S4654 [23AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (S. 907), S4862, S4872 [29AP], S11248 [6NO]

———reconciliation process, S3131 [17MR], S3832 [26MR], S3956, S3957, S3963 [30MR], S4847-S4852, S4854, S4859, S4864, S4865, S4873-S4878 [29AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S3941-S3952, S3954-S3977 [30MR], S4009, S4106-S4109 [31MR], S4111-S4164, S4228-S4230 [1AP], S4232-S4251, S4253-S4293 [2AP], S4408 [20AP], S4633-S4643 [23AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4770-S4772 [28AP], S4832-S4836, S4840-S4881 [29AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4830 [28AP]

———setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, S4643-S4657 [23AP]

Financial institutions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, S4266 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote individual savings and financial security, S4272 [2AP]

Fire prevention: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for wildland fire management activities, S4275 [2AP]

Firearms: allow Amtrak passengers to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage, S4274 [2AP]

Firefighters: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for provision of critical resources to firefighters and fire departments, S4263 [2AP]

Foreign aid: funding for development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, fighting global AIDS, and promoting sustainable development, S4118, S4119, S4146, S4162-S4164 [1AP]

FRS: require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S4047 [31MR], S4245, S4250 [2AP], S4870 [29AP]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), S13408, S13410 [18DE], S14132 [24DE]

———permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), unanimous-consent agreement, S13747 [22DE]

Health: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address health insurance needs of small businesses and the self-employed, S4272 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address inequalities in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement in rural areas, S4154 [1AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4845, S4847-S4852, S4863-S4878 [29AP]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options, S4125-S4128, S4150 [1AP]

———protect rights of patients and health care providers relative to provision of health care without violating their religious beliefs or moral convictions, S4287 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that eliminates the ability to keep health plans or choice of doctor, S4286 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that eliminates the ability to keep health plans or choice of doctor and prohibit legislation that increases enrollment in Government-managed health care, S4648-S4650, S4656 [23AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed health coverage, S4642, S4643 [23AP]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, S4259 [2AP]

Immigration: provide a point of order against legislation that fails to fully fund construction of a physical fence along the southwest border, S4285 [2AP]

Indian Health Service: funding, S4279 [2AP]

Investments: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing the capital loss deduction, S4133 [1AP]

LIHEAP: funding, S4135, S4148 [1AP]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), S10204 [7OC]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), unanimous-consent request, S10203 [7OC]

———require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program, S4247, S4248 [2AP]

National security: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (S.J. Res. 10), S2246-S2248 [12FE]

Obama, President: administration proposal, S5250 [7MY]

———evaluation of administration, S5365-S5367 [12MY], S5477 [14MY], S7677-S7682 [20JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, S2545-S2547 [26FE], S2991-S2995, S3011-S3014 [11MR], S3041 [12MR], S3126-S3131, S3135, S3154-S3156 [17MR], S3344-S3347 [18MR], S3632-S3634 [24MR], S3818-S3822 [26MR], S4470, S4488-S4490 [21AP], S4770-S4772 [28AP], S4832-S4836, S4883-S4885 [29AP], S5412-S5415 [13MY], S6012-S6015 [3JN], S6754 [18JN]

———evaluation of education policies, S5343-S5346 [12MY]

OMB: direct all executive departments and agencies to submit a separate category for administrative expenses when submitting appropriations requests and reduce such expenses, S8166 [28JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for oil and gas leasing revenues for coastal States, S4246, S4257 [2AP]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S4159 [1AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that Social Security trust fund and Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program revenues be reserved for their intended purposes, S11985, S11986, S11990 [30NO], S12301-S12305, S12313-S12317 [3DE], S12360, S12375, S12379-S12383, S12386-S12388 [4DE]

Power resources: ensure that cost of producing energy from domestic sources does not increase, S4647, S4656, S4657 [23AP]

———ensure that efforts to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment do not increase costs of producing energy from domestic sources or increase cost of using energy, S4154 [1AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that would impose a national energy tax on middle-income individuals, S4159 [1AP]

Public debt: control Federal spending (S. 1808), S10573 [20OC], S10613 [21OC]

———debt held by foreigners, S1836 [6FE]

———increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 45), S13760 [22DE], S13801-S13803, S13835-S13844 [23DE], S14132-S14134 [24DE]

———increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 45), unanimous-consent agreement, S13747, S13748 [22DE]

———provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that exceeds limit on public debt, S4033-S4037 [31MR], S4145 [1AP]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner (S. 1613), S9012-S9015 [6AU]

Public welfare programs: implement drug testing programs for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds, S4288 [2AP]

Railroads: include freight and passenger rail funding in deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in infrastructure, S4273 [2AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4832 [29AP], S7348-S7352 [10JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S10272 [8OC]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, S3094-S3096 [12MR], S4129 [1AP]

———establish (S. 1056), S6412-S6415 [10JN], S9312 [14SE], S10617 [21OC]

Senate: earmark process, S2876 [9MR], S3018 [11MR]

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

———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: ensure amendments containing congressionally directed spending items, and limited tax or tariff benefit and not originally included in legislation comply with certain standing rules, S6536 [11JN], S13592, S13593 [20DE], S13643 [21DE], S13810, S13829, S13831, S13854 [23DE]

———reform earmark process, S4283 [2AP]

———require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor, S10272 [8OC]

———require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor (S. 1772), S10327 [8OC], S10333 [13OC]

Social Security: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to repeal previous tax increase on Social Security benefits, S4133 [1AP]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards, S4160 [1AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that would deplete Social Security trust funds, S4159 [1AP]

Status: report, S2762 [4MR], S7060 [25JN], S8852 [5AU], S10309 [8OC]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions, S4272 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief, S4275-S4277 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain tax cuts for small businesses, S4228-S4230 [1AP], S4261 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to permanently extend deductions for State and local sales taxes, S4260 [2AP]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide a credit for certain home purchases, S4046 [31MR], S4129 [1AP], S4844 [29AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S4159 [1AP]

———preserve Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving, S4051 [31MR], S4153 [1AP], S4254 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against additional estate tax relief unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is provided to middle-income individuals, S4278 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that increases taxes for middle-income individuals, S4655 [23AP]

———provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that increases taxes for middle-income individuals, including taxes derived from global warming pollution emissions cap and trade program, S4115-S4117, S4146 [1AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that imposes or increases a marriage tax penalty, S4159 [1AP], S4259 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates on small businesses, S4120, S4147, S4150 [1AP], S4639, S4640, S4651, S4655 [23AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that increases taxes during certain periods of high unemployment, S4264 [2AP]

———provide a point of order against legistation that would raise revenue from a reduction in the deduction for charitable giving, S4264 [2AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S4265 [2AP]

———provide relief for small businesses, S4867 [29AP]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S3965, S3966 [30MR]

———rates, S3958 [30MR]

Terrorism: provide a point of order against any legislation that would weaken or eliminate critical terror-fighting tools, S4279 [2AP]

Veterans: health care funding, S4247, S4266 [2AP]

Violence Against Women Act: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for long-term stability and housing for victims of violence, S4052 [31MR], S4113 [1AP]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S7060-S7062 [25JN], S8852-S8854 [5AU], S10309 [8OC]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations, S2602-S2605 [2MR]

Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Federal Budget and the Balance in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: CBO, S13812 [23DE]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H3684-H3687 [19MR], H7438-H7441 [25JN], H9419-H9422 [10SE]

Stimulus Legislation Must Include Budget Reforms To Address Long-Term Challenges: Alison Acosta Fraser, Heritage Foundation, H166 [13JA]

Reports filed

Allocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2010: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 111-148), H6742 [12JN]

Allocations to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-22), S5614 [19MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-30), S6802 [18JN]

Allow Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules of H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 111-264), H9898 [23SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 350), S1057 [29JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 13, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2009-2014: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 111-90), H4913 [28AP]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 85, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2009-2014: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 111-70), H4249 [31MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 316) (H. Rept. 111-73), H4395 [1AP]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 38, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 111-25), H3077 [6MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 64, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 111-20), H2631 [24FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 111-217), H8494 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4314, Permit Continued Financing of Government Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 111-387), H15508 [23DE]

Require a Portion of an Economic Recovery Package Be Directed to Revenue Measures, Unemployment, and Health: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 598) (H. Rept. 111-8), H600 [27JA], H777 [28JA]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-106), S12909 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-109), S13319 [16DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-28), S6719 [17JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-32), S6938 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-42), S7317 [9JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-62), S8269 [29JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-78), S9839 [24SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-83), S9930 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-94), S10914 [29OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-97), S11204 [5NO]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2010: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 111-174), H7144 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 111-204), H8024 [13JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 111-238), H9204 [30JY]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 13, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2009-2014: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 111-87), H4838 [27AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2009-2014: Committee of Conference (House) (S. Con. Res. 13) (H. Rept. 111-89), H4838 [27AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 85) (H. Rept. 111-60), H4127 [30MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 13), S3985 [30MR]

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1016) (H. Rept. 111-171), H7083 [19JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 423) (S. Rept. 111-41), S7258 [8JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4284, S4286 [2AP]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]

House of Representatives: recommit to fiscal restraint, return to an open and transparent appropriations process, and require Committee on Rules (House) to report out open rules for general appropriations, H7399 [25JN], H7864 [9JY]

Summaries

Republican Alternative Budget Proposal, S4153 [1AP]

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act (H.R. 1016), H10556 [7OC]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H426 [21JA], H1017 [4FE], H6783 [15JN], H7247 [24JN], H7695 [26JN], H8852 [27JY], H9176 [30JY], H9918 [24SE], H12970 [7NO], H13329 [19NO], H14443 [9DE], H15478 [16DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S5607, S5608 [19MY], S6023, S6024 [3JN], S6712 [17JN], S6934, S6935 [23JN], S8265 [29JY], S9834 [24SE], S11033 [3NO], S11191 [5NO], S11972 [21NO], S12066 [1DE], S13309 [16DE], S13751 [22DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S886 [27JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report to H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S6776 [18JN]

Federal-aid highway contract authority comparison of House budget resolution and Senate budget resolution, H4429 [2AP]

Public debt held by foreigners, H1203 [11FE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H2819 [25FE], H5640 [14MY], H6129 [3JN], H6783 [15JN], H6969 [17JN], H7731 [7JY], H8687 [23JY], H8853 [27JY], H9176 [30JY], H9919 [24SE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1017 [4FE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H426 [21JA], H7247 [24JN], H7695 [26JN]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H14443 [9DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 85, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4431-H4437 [2AP]

H. Res. 40, require each standing House committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize, H268 [14JA]

H. Res. 184, consideration of H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, H2643 [25FE]

H. Res. 305, consideration of H. Con. Res. 85, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4257 [1AP]

H. Res. 316, consideration of H. Con. Res. 85, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4401 [2AP]

H. Res. 365, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on S. Con Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4873 [28AP]

H. Res. 371, consideration of conference report on S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, H4882 [28AP]

H. Res. 665, consideration of H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, H8501 [22JY]

H. Res. 766, allow consideration under suspension of the rules of H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act, H9905 [24SE]

H. Res. 804, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, H10554 [7OC]

H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, H.J. Res. 64, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 4314, financing of Government operations, H14994 [16DE]

H.J. Res. 38, continuing appropriations, H3060 [6MR]

H.J. Res. 64, continuing apporpriations, H15421 [16DE]

H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, S9059 [6AU], S10376 [13OC], H7094 [23JN]

H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, H2657-H2789 [25FE]

H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, H8513-H8517 [22JY]

H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act, H9908 [24SE]

H.R. 4314, permit continued financing of Government operations, H15421 [16DE]

S. 10, Fiscal Responsibility Act, S46 [6JA]

S. 162, Fiscal Discipline, Earmark Reform, and Accountability Act, S145 [6JA]

S. 423, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, S2232 [12FE]

S. 524, Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act, S2768-S2771 [4MR]

S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S3997-S4005 [30MR], S4451-S4464 [20AP], H4618, H4631-H4637 [22AP]

S. Res. 29, limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution, S1687 [5FE]

S. Res. 231, require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending, S8566 [30JY]

S. Res. 307, Senate Rules requirement that all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor, S10222 [7OC]