EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8233, H8234, H8235, H8237, H8238, H8239, H8241, H8242, H8243, H8244, H8247, H8249, H8250, H8251, H8253, H8254 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8198 [16JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1432), S9685 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Czarist Washington, S9307 [14SE]

Feingold Questions Obama `Czars', S9498 [17SE]

Obama Is Sued for White House Visitor List, S13440 [18DE]

Obama's Enemies List, H11769 [26OC]

Voice for the Consumer, S1052 [29JA], E274 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Initiative: funding (see S. 107), S42 [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]

Bush, George W.: urge President Obama to reverse damaging and illegal actions by the Bush/Cheney Administration and collaborate with Congress to prevent further abuses of executive branch power (see H. Res. 417), H5399 [7MY]

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

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H194 [13JA]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 4061), H12971 [7NO]

Courts: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 875), S4669 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

Ethics in Government Act: 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 privilege: establish guidelines for assertion and enhance congressional authority to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt (see H.R. 3362), H8959 [28JY]

Federal employees: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H8184 [15JY]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9548 [15SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

———require appointments of all unconfirmed officials and advisers be rescinded until proper vetting can occur and oppose appointment of unconfirmed personnel to policymaking positions (see H. Res. 778), H9962 [24SE]

Federal laws: prohibit secret modifications and revocations (see S. 2929), S13883 [23DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1432), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 3170), H8007 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (see H. Res. 644), H8099 [14JY]

Government: establish National Office for Cyberspace to coordinate Federal information policy and recognize authority and responsibility of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (see S. 921), S4807 [28AP]

———prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 258), H69 [7JA]

———require the Recovery.gov website to be updated and modified to facilitate timely distribution of economic stimulus funds (see S. 800), S4310 [2AP]

Health: improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see S. 966), S5065 [4MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H2873 [26FE]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see S. 1010), S5282 [7MY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see S. 1275), S6650 [16JN] (see H.R. 4322), H14981 [15DE]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2627), H6012 [21MY]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see S. 1252), S6542 [11JN]

Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor: establish (see S. 778), S4172 [1AP]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1736), H4061 [26MR]

———establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see S. 1210), S6255 [8JN]

Office of the Chief Technology Officer: establish (see H.R. 1910), H4520 [2AP]

Office of the National Alzheimer's Project: establish (see S. 1555), S8631 [31JY]

POW: request President furnish the House of Representatives documents relative to effects of the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S., on foreign intelligence collection (see H. Res. 923), H13353 [19NO]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

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]

———prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see S. 60), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 3600), H9729 [17SE]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H10456 [1OC]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see S. 938), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4518 [2AP] (see H.R. 2297), H5397 [7MY]

White House Office of National Youth Policy: establish (see H.R. 2653), H6074 [2JN]

Cloture motions

Goolsbee, Austan D.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2903 [9MR]

Rouse, Cecilia E.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2904 [9MR]

Letters

Accountability of certain unconfirmed Presidential officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments: Senator Feingold, S9498 [17SE]

———several Senators, S9498 [17SE]

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, S2105-S2107 [11FE]

International Science and Technology Cooperation Act: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6272 [8JN]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H6272 [8JN]

STEM Education Coordination Act: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6273 [8JN]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H6273 [8JN]

Lists

Congressional and executive branch staff working on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S11966 [21NO]

President Obama's ``czars'', S9307 [14SE], S9499 [17SE], S9795 [24SE]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Press releases

Byrd Questions Obama Administration on Role of White House ``Czar'' Positions: Senator Byrd, S9306 [14SE]

Release of Annual Household Food Security Report, H13006 [17NO]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8201 [16JY], H8313 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making continuing, H9972-H9976 [25SE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

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

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

CIA: release of memos regarding interrogation techniques, H4846 [28AP], H4918 [29AP]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding, H8234, H8235 [16JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: prohibit funding for certain positions, H8238, H8239 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend executive branch authority to seize financial institutions, H3758 [24MR], H4019, H4020 [25MR]

Economy: convening of fiscal responsibility summit, H1610 [23FE]

Executive Office of the President: provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (H.R. 3569), H10062 [29SE]

Federal employees: accountability of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments, H6790-H6796 [15JN], H7746 [8JY], H8051, H8065 [14JY], H9307, H9310 [8SE], H9347 [9SE], H9465 [14SE], H9705, H9723 [17SE], H10002, H10061 [29SE]

———prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (H.R. 3226), H9310 [8SE], H9674 [17SE], H10488 [6OC]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (H.R. 3569), H10504, H10505 [6OC], H11284 [13OC]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (H. Con. Res. 185), H10504, H10505 [6OC], H11283 [13OC]

———require certain unconfirmed officials or advisers to be confirmed by the Senate, H11080, H11081 [7OC]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H8237, H8238 [16JY]

———making appropriations, H2794 [25FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8029 [14JY], H8205-H8269 [16JY], E1828, E1829, E1834, E1835, E1837 [17JY], E1845 [20JY], E1862 [21JY], E1904 [23JY], E2002 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191-H8199 [16JY], E1825 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8313 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1646 [7JY], E1729, E1733 [13JY], E1750, E1752, E1755, E1758, E1759, E1760, E1762, E1765, E1767 [14JY], E1780, E1784, E1788, E1789, E1792, E1800, E1801 [15JY], E1805, E1806, E1808, E1809, E1810, E1812, E1813, E1814, E1815, E1816, E1817, E1818, E1821, E1823 [16JY], E1862 [21JY], E1882 [22JY], E1935, E1958 [24JY], E2142, E2148 [31JY], E2213 [9SE], E2294 [16SE]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws, H437 [21JA]

———Recovery.gov website redesign funding, H8032 [14JY], H8104 [15JY]

Holdren, John P.: nomination to be Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, H3080 [9MR]

———views of Office of Science and Technology Policy Director on population control methods, H8965 [29JY]

Jones, Anthony (Van): resignation as White House Council on Environmental Quality Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, H9307, H9310 [8SE]

National Science and Technology Council: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (H.R. 1709)-H6275 [8JN]

National security: establish an office for cybersecurity, H3755 [24MR]

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

Office of Rural Policy: establish, H6052 [2JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (H.R. 1736), H6270-H6272 [8JN]

———establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (H.R. 1709), H6272 [8JN], H8362 [20JY], E1356 [9JN]

Office of the Chief Technology Officer: establish (H.R. 1910), E911 [21AP]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (H.R. 3703), H10487 [6OC]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (H.R. 2297), H13005 [17NO]

White House Office of Consumer Affairs: restore, E274 [13FE]

Remarks in Senate

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]

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

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Courts: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (S. 875), S4621-S4626, S4676 [23AP]

Ecology and environment: ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change is not directing actions of departments and agencies, S9784-S9786, S9798, S9805 [24SE]

Espinel, Victoria A.: nomination to be OMB Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, S12352 [3DE]

Federal employees: accountability of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments, S9304-S9306 [14SE], S9497-S9499 [17SE]

———prohibit funding for administrative expenses for unconfirmed official unless the President certifies the official agrees to testify before and provide information to congressional committees, S9643, S9644 [22SE], S9794 [24SE]

———require certain unconfirmed officials or advisers to be confirmed by the Senate, S10830 [28OC]

———tribute, S7033 [25JN], S10277 [8OC]

Federal laws: prohibit secret modifications and revocations (S. 2929), S13884 [23DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (S. 1432), S8265 [29JY]

Goolsbee, Austan D.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2903 [9MR]

Government: establish National Office for Cyberspace to coordinate Federal information policy and recognize authority and responsibility of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (S. 921), S4818 [28AP]

———investigate actions of Bush administration relative to national security and use of executive power in counterterrorism effort, S2461-S2463 [25FE], S4302 [2AP]

———require the Recovery.gov website to be updated and modified to facilitate timely distribution of economic stimulus funds (S. 800), S4349 [2AP]

Health: improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (S. 966), S5076 [4MY]

Hunter, Sally: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America Texas Elementary History Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S8986 [6AU]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (S. 1010), S5293 [7MY]

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

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (S. 1252), S6558 [11JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (S. 1210), S6271 [8JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S663 [20JA], S792 [22JA], S1004 [28JA], S2986 [10MR], S3577 [19MR], S4903 [29AP], S5245 [6MY], S5882 [21MY], S9094 [7AU], S9275 [10SE], S11974 [21NO], S12351 [3DE], S14139 [24DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (S. 60), S64 [6JA], S350 [13JA]

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: funding, S2818 [5MR]

Providence, RI: New Urban Arts (arts studio) recipient of President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Coming Up Taller Award, S11116 [4NO]

Rouse, Cecilia E.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2903 [9MR]

Sutley, Nancy H.: nomination to the Council on Environmental Quality, unanimous-consent request, S753 [22JA]

White House Office of Consumer Affairs: restore, S1051 [29JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 111-208), H8099 [14JY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 110-202), H8007 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1432) (S. Rept. 111-43), S7317 [9JY]

International Science and Technology Cooperation Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 1736) (H. Rept. 111-128), H6008 [21MY]

Nomination of Aneesh Chopra To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Austan D. Goolsbee to the Council of Economic Advisors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2143 [11FE]

Nomination of Benjamin B. Tucker To Be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Cecilia E. Rouse to the Council of Economic Advisors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2143 [11FE]

Nomination of Gary S. Guzy To Be Office of Environmental Quality Deputy Director: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Jeffrey D. Zients To Be OMB Deputy Director for Management: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of John P. Holdren To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3073 [12MR]

Nomination of Nancy H. Sutley to the Council on Environmental Quality: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S786 [22JA]

Nomination of Philip E. Coyle III To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Sherburne B. Abbott To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4669 [23AP]

Nomination of Victoria A. Espinel To Be OMB Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Request President Furnish House of Representatives Documents on Effects of Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into U.S., on Foreign Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 111-384), H15506 [19DE]

STEM Education Coordination Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 1709) (H. Rept. 111-130), H6073 [2JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, H7788 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations, S7245 [8JY]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H6223 [4JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8191 [16JY]

H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordination Act, H6272 [8JN]

H.R. 1736, International Science and Technology Cooperation Act, H6270 [8JN]

H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8216-H8233 [16JY]

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

S. 60, prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony, S64 [6JA], S350 [13JA]

S. 875, Presidential Signing Statements Act, S4677 [23AP]

S. 921, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act, S4824-S4828 [28AP]

S. 966, National Health Care Quality Act, S5076-S5080 [4MY]

S. 1010, National Foreign Language Coordination Act, S5294 [7MY]

S. 1210, STEM Education Coordination Act, S6272 [8JN]

S. 1252, promote ocean and human health, S6559 [11JN]

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