FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Amendments

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (S. Res. 312), S11298, S11301 [9NO]

Families and domestic relations: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6234, H6235, H6236 [4JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6442, H6477, H6483, H6484, H6485, H6486, H6487, H6489, H6490, H6492, H6493, H6494, H6495, H6496, H6497, H6498, H6500, H6501, H6502, H6503, H6504, H6505, H6506, H6507, H6508, H6509 [10JN]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), S11298, S11300 [9NO]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11607 [19NO], S11886 [20NO], S11973 [21NO], S11987, S12013, S12015 [30NO], S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12164, S12165, S12166, S12167, S12168, S12169, S12170, S12171, S12172, S12250, S12251, S12252, S12253, S12254, S12255, S12256, S12257, S12258 [2DE], S12276, S12278, S12304, S12334, S12335, S12337, S12340, S12341, S12342, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346, S12349 [3DE], S12389, S12391, S12397, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12420, S12421, S12422, S12423, S12424, S12425, S12426, S12427, S12428, S12429, S12430, S12431, S12432, S12433 [4DE], S12495, S12496, S12517, S12518, S12519, S12520, S12521 [5DE], S12544, S12552, S12553, S12555, S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12600, S12621, S12622, S12623, S12624, S12626, S12627, S12628, S12629, S12630, S12631, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12635, S12636, S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640, S12641, S12644, S12645 [7DE], S12715, S12716, S12717, S12718, S12719, S12720, S12721, S12722, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12726, S12727, S12728, S12734, S12738, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12768, S12819, S12820, S12821, S12822, S12823, S12825, S12826, S12827, S12828, S12829, S12830, S12831, S12832 [9DE], S12914, S12916, S12917, S12922, S12923, S12924, S12925, S12926, S12931, S12934, S12935, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940, S12943, S12944, S12947, S12961, S12964, S12967, S12968 [10DE], S13039, S13040, S13041, S13042, S13043, S13047, S13048, S13049, S13059 [11DE], S13096, S13100 [12DE], S13193, S13194, S13195, S13198, S13199, S13200, S13201 [14DE], S13205, S13255, S13259, S13260, S13261, S13263, S13265, S13266, S13268, S13273, S13274 [15DE], S13326, S13327, S13330, S13334, S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE], S13395, S13396, S13397, S13399 [17DE], S13464, S13465, S13466, S13467 [18DE], S13478, S13490, S13529 [19DE], S13628, S13631, S13632, S13633 [20DE], S13716, S13791, S13792 [22DE], S14139 [24DE]

Articles and editorials

TSA Employees Give Management Low Marks, H731 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10362 [13OC]

———enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (see S. 355), S1058 [29JA]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see S. 1633), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 3192), H8024 [13JY]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

Aviation: enhance safety (see S. 1193), S6186 [4JN]

Barrow, M. Pope, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 635), H8025 [13JY]

BLS: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6938 [23JN] (see H. Con. Res. 152), H6743 [12JN]

Census: allow mail carriers to serve in temporary enumerator positions in connection with the 2010 decennial census (see H.R. 3167), H8007 [10JY]

———study the feasibility of using postal employees as enumerators (see H.R. 3373), H9054 [29JY]

Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish (see H.R. 3937), H11868 [27OC]

Civil Service Retirement System: exempt certain repayments from the requirement that they be made with interest (see H.R. 1164), H2631 [24FE]

———modify computation for part-time service (see S. 469), S2473 [25FE] (see H.R. 1198), H2835 [25FE]

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

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

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

Contracts: establish a Federal acquisition management fellows program (see S. 2901), S13383 [17DE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 90), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 983), H1247 [11FE]

Courts: assure individuals accompanying Federal employees who are engaged in official missions in foreign countries have legal recourse against the Government for certain tort claims (see H.R. 3285), H8495 [21JY]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H6743 [12JN]

———modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (see S. 1228), S6452 [10JN]

———provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 526), S2766 [4MR] (see H.R. 2349), H5483 [12MY]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2725), S11048 [3NO]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 942), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 216), H36 [6JA] (see H.R. 2189), H5060 [30AP]

Crowe, Sally: tribute (see H. Res. 646), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 682), H8959 [28JY]

Death and dying: provide for transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while or as a result of performing official duties (see S. 2884), S13251 [15DE] (see H.R. 2711), H6263 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H6617 [11JN]

———determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (see H.R. 3036), H7444 [25JN]

———reform TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 241), H69 [7JA]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1267), H2924 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY] (see H.R. 3651), H9998 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service (see H.R. 1517), H3437 [16MR]

———provide additional resources to improve land ports of entry, open additional inspection lanes, and hire and retain inspectors and officers for the U.S. Southern border (see S. 2767), S11344 [10NO]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see S. 2786), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (see S.J. Res. 3), S43 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps members to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3657), H9998 [25SE]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 362), S1124 [30JA] (see H.R. 949), H1157 [10FE]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H3053 [5MR]

Education: establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in Government (see S. 2789), S11430 [17NO]

Employment: improve Federal internship programs to facilitate hiring of full-time Federal employees (see H.R. 3264), H8409 [20JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (see S. 757), S4063 [31MR] (see H.R. 1828), H4250 [31MR]

———extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 134), H32 [6JA]

———include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see S. 916), S4807 [28AP] (see H.R. 2114), H4839 [27AP]

———provide compensation for certain persons injured while employed at the Feed Materials Production Center or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor (see S. 1800), S10570 [20OC] (see H.R. 3992), H12287 [3NO]

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

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

Executive Office of the President: 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]

Families and domestic relations: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 354), S1058 [29JA] (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), consideration (see H. Res. 501), H6154 [3JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1102), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H4913 [28AP]

FCC: provide greater technical resources to Commissioners (see S. 2881), S13190 [14DE]

Federal Acquisition Institute: improve (see S. 2902), S13383 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see S. 1354), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 885), H1043 [4FE]

———provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony (see H.R. 3848), H11514 [20OC]

———require annual reviews by Inspectors General of the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs (see H.R. 478), H195 [13JA]

———require the President to submit recommendations and propose legislation to modernize, consolidate, and when necessary, terminate programs, agencies, and activities (see H.R. 477), H195 [13JA]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 1023), H1517 [12FE]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 393), H160 [9JA]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S3113 [16MR] (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

———provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H8024 [13JY]

———provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see H.R. 3243), H8302 [16JY]

Federal Telework Program: enhance (see S. 707), S3785 [25MR]

Fletcher, Dewey L., Jr. (Lee): tribute (see H. Res. 814), H11166 [8OC] (see H. Res. 827), H11383 [14OC]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H159 [9JA]

———modernize (see H.R. 2410), H5664 [14MY] (see H.R. 2475), H5790 [19MY]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H6413 [9JN]

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

———require that a vacancy in the position of Comptroller General be filled only by an individual who is a licensed certified public accountant and who meets other qualification requirements (see H.R. 4410), H15508 [23DE]

Government: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H4026 [25MR]

———improve the Federal hiring process (see S. 736), S3986 [30MR]

———provide that certain Federal information policy laws shall not apply to collection of information during any Inspector General investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review (see S. 976), S5127 [5MY]

GSA: anniversary (see H. Res. 629), H8008 [10JY]

———extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (see S. 1825), S10635 [21OC]

———review the per diem allowances and the maximum reimbursement amounts established for official travel by Federal employees to localities that include or are adjacent to military installations (see H.R. 3934), H11867 [27OC]

Health: enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan (see S. Res. 243), S8865 [5AU]

———enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan and subject them to tax increases levied as a result of health care reform (see H. Res. 626), H8008 [10JY] (see H. Res. 657), H8355 [17JY]

———require benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see S. 1258), S6580 [15JN] (see H.R. 697), H526 [26JA]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H4914 [28AP]

———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (see H.R. 4230), H13628 (see H.R. 4230), H14371 [8DE]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H7837 [8JY] (see H. Res. 642), H8100 [14JY]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 13), H37 [6JA]

———establish a staff exchange program with the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada (see H. Res. 850), H11515 [20OC]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (see H.R. 1679), H3833 [24MR]

———provide that the usual day for paying salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House) (see H.R. 1752), H4062 [26MR]

Income: increase certain compensatory time rates for irregular or occasional overtime work to permit greater parity with overtime pay rates (see H.R. 1383), H3103 [9MR]

———limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 3493), H9278 [31JY]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3053 [5MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2978), H7084 [19JN]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3162), H7946 [9JY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Intelligence services: enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (see S. 1387), S7071 [25JN]

———tribute to members of the U.S. intelligence community whose efforts have protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years (see H. Res. 497), H6075 [2JN]

International Whaling Commission: require U.S. Commissioner to be a Federal employee (see H.R. 2955), H7022 [18JN]

Iran: anniversary of Iranian students seizing the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and holding embassy employees as hostages (see H. Con. Res. 209), H12456 [5NO]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law relative to official time and labor organization activities (see H.R. 3251), H8355 [17JY]

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

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

———increase the number of Federal law enforcement officials investigating and prosecuting financial fraud (see S. 331), S894 [27JA]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5061 [30AP]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 2613), H6011 [21MY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H525 [26JA]

———increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 2970), H7084 [19JN]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: extend whistleblower protections to employees (see S. 474), S2473 [25FE]

Mental health: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 50), S40 [6JA]

National Dog Bite Prevention Week: observe and adopt and implement effective dog bite injury prevention programs to protect Postal Service employees (see H. Res. 355), H4687 [22AP]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3345), H8872 [27JY]

National Security Act: revise reporting requirements related to security clearances (see H.R. 639), H484 [22JA]

New Jersey: ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst (see H.R. 2714), H6263 [4JN]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 67), H30 [6JA]

———strengthen (see H.R. 2572), H6009 [21MY]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [13FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement, a Trade Enforcement Division, and a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (see S. 1466), S7639 [16JY]

OMB: issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Federal employees (see H.R. 4098), H13068 [17NO]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 3438), H9275 [31JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2776), H6414 [9JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (see S. 1358), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3114), H7740 [7JY]

Pensions: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 828), H921 [3FE]

———automatically enroll new Thrift Savings Plan participants, clarify method for computing part-time service annuities, and credit service by certain District of Columbia employees for retirement (see H.R. 1263), H2923 [3MR]

———facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants (see S. 629), S3368 [18MR]

———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 1804), H4249 [31MR]

———make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality during certain years creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3857), H11514 [20OC]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (see S. 507), S2623 [2MR] (see H.R. 1266), H2924 [3MR]

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

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H28 [6JA]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H1606 [13FE]

———prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 4), H71 [7JA]

———reform retiree health benefits funding (see S. 1507), S8038 [23JY]

Preference eligibles: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 1157), H2631 [24FE]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H13352 [19NO]

———prohibit smoking near Federal building entryways (see H.R. 4105), H13265 [18NO]

Public lands: making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H14826 [11DE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H3703 [19MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 87), S3898 [26MR] (see H. Res. 299), H4129 [30MR]

Real property: require Members of Congress and senior public officials required to file financial disclosure statements to disclose the value of, and mortgage information on, all personal residences (see H.R. 2128), H4839 [27AP]

Secret Service: allow employees to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System (see S. 1862), S10700 [22OC]

———transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (see S. 1510), S8039 [23JY]

Security Clearance and Suitability Performance Accountability Council: establish (see S. 2834), S12322 [3DE]

Senate: provide funding for staff transitions (see S. Res. 14), S598 [15JA]

Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity and improve policy direction and oversight (see S. 1180), S6185 [4JN] (see H.R. 2721), H6264 [4JN]

Social Security: ensure percentage increase applied to cost-of-living benefits is no less than the percentage increase in compensation for Members of Congress (see H.R. 3211), H8099 [14JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S2474 [25FE] (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 490), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1221), H2873 [26FE]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (see S. 615), S3163 [17MR]

Supervisors: establish and fund certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees (see S. 674), S3657 [24MR]

Taxation: allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1413), H3145 [10MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]

———extend the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain Federal employees serving on extended duty (see H.R. 3780), H11166 [8OC]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for Federal and State qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 4239), H13628 (see H.R. 4239), H14371 [8DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 3573), H9549 [15SE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

Thrift Savings Plan: establish a precious metals investment option (see H.R. 1420), H3145 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (see H.R. 3963), H12140 [29OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2106), S10916 [29OC] (see H.R. 2799), H6537 [10JN]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 372), S1432 [3FE] (see H.R. 1507), H3401 [12MR]

Wilson, Valerie Plame: relief (see H.R. 1773), H4063 [26MR]

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H2601 [23FE] (see H.R. 1565), H3526 [17MR]

Cloture motions

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]

Cost Estimates

Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act (H.R. 3963): CBO, E2956 [10DE]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 626): CBO, H6221, H6230 [4JN]

Court decisions

Patricia Harris v. Office of the Architect of the Capitol: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H550-H552 [27JA]

Letters

Convert certain Dept. of Homeland Security employees who serve overseas to a permanent appointment in competitive service: Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H14888 [15DE]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H14888 [15DE]

Dept. of State authorization and Foreign Service modernization: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6440 [10JN]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6440 [10JN]

Determine and disclose Dept. of Defense costs incurred in travel of a Member, officer, or employee of Congress outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H8161 [15JY]

Extend whistleblower protections to FAA employees: Representative Burgess, H5969 [21MY]

Fair Pay Act: several business organizations, S773 [22JA]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H6219 [4JN]

———Brian Worth, Independent Electrical Contractors (organization), H6230 [4JN]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H6219 [4JN]

———Margaret L. Baptiste, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H6219 [4JN]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H6230 [4JN]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6218 [4JN]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Representative Robert Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H4596 [22AP]

———Representatives Lofgren and Bonner, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H4596 [22AP]

Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act: Representative Peterson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H6285 [8JN]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6285 [8JN]

Pay parity within Federal workforce: Peter R. Orszag, OMB Director, H8211 [16JY]

Presidential commutation of sentence for Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean: Representative Jones, H186 [13JA]

———several Representatives, H378 [15JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: John Berry, OPM, S5497 [14MY], H5112 [5MY]

Tribute to James J. Cornell: Representatives Robert A. Brady and Lungren, E3058 [17DE]

Lists

CBO staff who worked on analyzing H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12855 [7NO]

Senator Clinton's staff, S414 [15JA]

U.S. citizens held hostage during the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, S11079 [4NO]

Motions

Families and domestic relations: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6237 [4JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6514 [10JN]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11578 [19NO], S11997 [30NO], S12306 [3DE], S12603 [7DE], S12683, S12685 [8DE], S13239 [15DE], S13295 [16DE], S13376 [17DE], S13478 [19DE], S13792 [22DE], S13804, S13810, S13833 [23DE]

Press releases

FMLA Should Not Grant Paid Leave for Federal Employees: National Federation of Independent Business, H6222 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: tribute to Armed Forces members and DEA agents killed in helicopter crash, H12125 [29OC], E2822 [19NO]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (H. Con. Res. 206), H13526 [7DE], E2908 [8DE], E2936 [10DE]

———ensure those called to active duty in the National Guard or Ready Reserves are able to count time of military service toward total time of employment for benefit purposes, H6236 [4JN]

Barrow, M. Pope, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 635), H8014-H8021 [13JY], E1731 [13JY], E1747 [14JY]

BLS: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 152), E1864 [21JY]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 30), H8373-H8376 [20JY]

Boland, Joyce: SSA Commissioner's Citation award recipient, E2467 [8OC]

Border Patrol: Presidential commutation of sentence for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H186 [13JA], H375-H378 [15JA], H392, H422, H423 [21JA], E474 [26FE]

———request Presidential pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H299, H317-H321 [14JA]

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to staff, E3033 [17DE]

Burke, Don: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America Homeland Security Medal nominee, E1079 [6MY]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America, H11122 [8OC]

Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish (H.R. 3937), H11816 [27OC]

Civil Service Retirement System: modify computation for part-time service, H11118, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———modify computation for part-time service (H.R. 1198), E413 [25FE]

Coast Guard: increase minority recruitment, E2621 [23OC]

Colorado: anniversary of Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant fire, E1123 [12MY]

Congress: allow Members of Congress or authorized employees to lead tours of publicly accessible areas of the Capitol complex, H2890 [3MR], H2948 [4MR], H3028 [5MR], H7048, H7049 [19JN]

———staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E195 [4FE]

Crowe, Sally: tribute (H. Res. 682), H9035 [29JY]

Death and dying: provide for transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while or as a result of performing official duties (H.R. 2711), H13576-H13578 [8DE], E2967 [11DE]

Dennehy, Sean P.: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America Homeland Security Medal nominee, E1079 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (H.R. 2825), H6542 [11JN]

———determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (H.R. 3036), H8161 [15JY]

———report on certain non-disclosure agreements signed by Dept. of Defense employees, H7356-H7358, H7373 [25JN]

———termination of pay-for-performance personnel system, H11119 [8OC]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E1620 [26JN]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 1267), E530 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, H5497 [13MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 2280), E1073 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service (H.R. 1517), H14887-H14890 [15DE], E3033 [17DE]

———allow for voluntary usage of personal protective equipment during any public health emergency, H7188 [24JN]

———prohibit purchase of first-class airline tickets for employees except in special circumstances, H7183 [24JN]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), H10078-H10080 [30SE], H10433 [1OC], H11080 [7OC], E2401 [30SE], E2421, E2423 [1OC]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 195), H2936-H2938 [4MR]

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

Dept. of State: prohibit establishment of the Lessons Learned Center, H6495, H6496 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), H48 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate alleged employee manipulation of bonus reward system at the Pittsburgh, PA, Veterans Benefits Administration, H7973 [10JY]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (H.R. 1330), H3798, H3800 [24MR]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, H11119 [8OC]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures, H8754 [24JY]

———expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (H.R. 1828), E1123 [12MY]

Executive Office of the President: 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), H10062 [29SE], 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]

FAA: extend whistleblower protections to employees, H5969, H5970 [21MY]

———overturn FAA-imposed wage and work rules contract for air traffic controllers and amend contract impasse procedures, H5915-H5918, H5922, H5926 [21MY]

Families and domestic relations: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6223-H6240 [4JN], E126 [22JA], E1340 [8JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), consideration (H. Res. 501), H6216-H6223 [4JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), motion to recommit, H6238 [4JN]

———require employees to use all accrued leave before receiving additional paid parental leave, H6234, H6235 [4JN]

———require OPM to consider impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income employees, H6236 [4JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2132), E992 [28AP]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (H.R. 885), H6284-H6287 [8JN]

———provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony (H.R. 3848), E2579 [20OC]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 393), H12108 [29OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H7337, H7338 [25JN]

———provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (H.R. 3243), E1822 [16JY]

Foreign Service: increase career incentives for non-regional assignments by requiring officers to serve two years in a bureau or office not primarily focused on regional issues and changing composition of selection boards, H6484, H6485 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), H6430-H6518 [10JN], E1375, E1382, E1383 [11JN], E1387, E1389, E1400 [12JN], E1439, E1457, E1479 [17JN], E1696 [9JY]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6421-H6429 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), corrections in engrossment, H6518 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), motion to recommit, H6516 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), unanimous-consent agreement, H6500 [10JN]

GAO: establish Procurement Professionalism Advisory Panel, H7364 [25JN]

Government: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), E764 [25MR]

GSA: anniversary (H. Res. 629), E1715 [10JY]

———extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), H12975 [16NO]

Health: require Federal elected officials favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and enroll in such option, H8421 [21JY]

———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (H.R. 4230), H13523 [7DE], E2911 [8DE]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option, H8440 [21JY], H12222 [3NO], H12368 [5NO]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (H. Res. 615), H7840, H7930, H7931 [9JY], H8014 [13JY], H8104 [15JY], H8887 [28JY], H9183, H9184 [30JY], H9348 [9SE], H9956 [24SE], H11823, H11863 [27OC]

Henry, Cray: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America National Security and International Affairs Medal nominee, E1078 [6MY]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 13), H25 [6JA]

———prohibit funding for ``Wheels4Wellness'' bicycle-sharing program, H7051, H7052 [19JN]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (H.R. 1679), H4595-H4597 [22AP]

———provide that the usual day for paying salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1752), H8937, H8938 [28JY]

———tribute to service anniversary award recipients, E2191 [8SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Federal jobs fair, H8848 [27JY]

Income: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, H6629 [12JN], H11118, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 958), E235 [10FE]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (H.R. 1334), E580 [5MR]

———support pay parity within Federal workforce, H4383 [1AP], H8211 [16JY]

International Whaling Commission: require U.S. Commissioner to be a Federal employee (H.R. 2955), E1493 [18JN]

Iran: anniversary of Iranian students seizing the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and holding embassy employees as hostages (H. Con. Res. 209), H12546-H12549 [6NO], H12969 [7NO]

Law enforcement officers: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 673), E161 [28JA]

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

McHugh, Representative: tribute to staff, E2321 [21SE]

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: tribute to Springfield, VA, chapter, E2826 [19NO]

National Security Act: revise reporting requirements related to security clearances (H.R. 639), E127 [22JA]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (H. Res. 790), H11992-H11995 [28OC]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (H.R. 1089), H5725, H5726 [19MY], E1218 [20MY]

OPM: transition personnel in nonforeign areas eligible to receive cost-of-living allowance to locality pay, H7164, H7165 [24JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), H7723-H7725 [7JY], E1671 [8JY]

Pensions: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund, H11135, H11140 [8OC]

———allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (H.R. 828), H4273 [1AP], E185 [3FE]

———automatically enroll new Thrift Savings Plan participants, clarify method for computing part-time service annuities, and credit service by certain District of Columbia employees for retirement (H.R. 1263), H4272, H4274 [1AP]

———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 1804), H4268-H4275 [1AP], H7162 [24JN]

Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Social Security Office recipient of SSA Best Level Two Office in the Atlanta Region Award, E855 [2AP]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9502-H9506 [15SE], H9975 [25SE], H12035 [28OC], E2279 [16SE], E2626 [23OC]

———impact of prefunding of retiree benefits, H7153 [24JN]

———prevent closure or consolidation of Oteen Post Office in Asheville, NC, E2217 [9SE]

Public lands: making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (H.R. 4291), E2975 [11DE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (H.R. 1612), E716 [19MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 299), H5111-H5113 [5MY], H5274 [6MY], E807 [30MR], E1122 [12MY]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (S. 615), H6749 [15JN]

Taxation: allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (H.R. 1413), E618 [10MR]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10550-H10554 [7OC], E2459 [6OC], E2536 [14OC]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 3573), E2275 [15SE]

Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, H6434 [10JN]

Thrift Savings Plan: establish a precious metals investment option (H.R. 1420), E614 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (H.R. 1881), H6163 [4JN], E866, E867 [2AP]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (H.R. 3963), H13415-H13417 [2DE]

Virginia: observance of Telework Day, E2085 [29JY]

Walz, Paulette: SSA Commissioner's Citation award recipient, E2464 [8OC]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H728-H731 [28JA], H1575 [13FE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 1507), H3619 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (S. Res. 312), S10373 [13OC], S11301 [9NO], S11335 [10NO]

———enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (S. 355), S1066 [29JA], S5274 [7MY], S11335 [10NO]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (S. 1633), S9029 [6AU]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (H. Con. Res. 206), S13792 [22DE]

Aviation: enhance safety (S. 1193), S6204 [4JN]

BLS: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 30), S6954 [23JN]

Borneman, Carol: National Park Service southeast region Freeman Tilden Award recipient, S13029 [11DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: tribute to employees, S7033 [25JN]

Civil Service Retirement System: modify computation for part-time service, S6140 [4JN], S6245 [8JN]

———modify computation for part-time service (S. 469), S2475 [25FE]

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

———establish (S. 1282), S6728 [17JN]

Contracts: establish a Federal acquisition management fellows program (S. 2901), S13387 [17DE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, S773, S774 [22JA]

Courts: authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (S. 1228), S6458 [10JN]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (S. 2725), S11060 [3NO]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 942), S4968 [30AP], S10243 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that civilian personnel in Afghanistan receive counterinsurgency coordination training, S10019 [1OC]

———reform requirements relative to public-private competitions, S7972 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, S7833 [22JY], S10125 [6OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide additional resources for program advertising, Housing Counseling Assistance Program, and Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity personnel, S4538, S4561 [22AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (S. 2786), S11434 [17NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), S147, S150 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (S. 362), S1127 [30JA]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, S6140 [4JN]

Education: establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in Government (S. 2789), S11437 [17NO]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (S. 757), S4081 [31MR]

EPA: conference travel funding, S9924 [29SE]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change is not directing actions of departments and agencies, S9805 [24SE]

———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]

Families and domestic relations: Presidential Memorandum to provide certain benefits to domestic partners, S6713 [17JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S5715 [20MY], S6713 [17JN], S7037 [25JN]

FCC: provide greater technical resources to Commissioners (S. 2881), S13192 [14DE]

Federal Acquisition Institute: improve (S. 2902), S13387 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (H.R. 885), S8266 [29JY]

———elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (S. 1354), S8266 [29JY]

———preserve independence of Inspectors General, S2300 [13FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 599), S3119 [16MR]

Federal Telework Program: enhance (S. 707), S3795-S3797 [25MR]

Foreign Affairs Day: observance, S5007 [1MY]

Government: improve the Federal hiring process (S. 736), S3991-S3993 [30MR]

———provide that certain Federal information policy laws shall not apply to collection of information during any Inspector General investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review (S. 976), S5132 [5MY]

GPO: tribute to employees, S13855 [23DE]

GSA: extend authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (S. 1825), S11300 [9NO]

Health: require Federal elected officials favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and enroll in such option, S13804-S13806 [23DE]

Income: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S6411 [10JN], S7859 [22JY]

Intelligence services: enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (S. 1387), S7099 [25JN]

Iran: anniversary of Iranian students seizing the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and holding embassy employees as hostages, S11079, S11090 [4NO]

Kansas City, MO: address delays in Federal building construction, S10889 [29OC]

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

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

Legislative branch of the Government: extend whistleblower protections to employees (S. 474), S2483 [25FE]

Mental health: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 50), S58 [6JA]

Meyer, Amy: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America National Security and International Affairs Medal recipient, S9976 [30SE]

National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees: anniversary, S9177 [9SE]

NRC: clarify authority relative to aquisition and lease of certain additional office space, S8159, S8169 [28JY]

Obama, President: impact of signing statement on whistleblower protection for Federal employees, S3603 [23MR]

Partnership for Public Service (organization): tribute to Service to America Medal recipients, S9833 [24SE], S9867 [25SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), S7664 [16JY]

———authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (S. 1358), S7044 [25JN]

Pensions: facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants, S6140 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S6411 [10JN], S7859 [22JY]

———facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants (S. 629), S3373 [18MR]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, S6140-S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S7859 [22JY], S7974, S7989-S7993, S7997 [23JY]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (S. 507), S2638 [2MR]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S9969 [30SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5049-S5051 [4MY]

———observance (S. Res. 87), S3933 [26MR], S4522 [21AP], S5496 [14MY]

SEC: tribute to employees, S10277-S10279 [8OC]

Secret Service: adjust certain pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule, S6140, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S7859 [22JY]

———transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (S. 1510), S10378 [13OC]

Security Clearance and Suitability Performance Accountability Council: establish (S. 2834), S12330-S12332 [3DE]

Senate: anniversary of Senate Employees' Child Care Center, S8983 [6AU]

———provide funding for staff transitions (S. Res. 14), S630 [15JA]

Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity and improve policy direction and oversight (S. 1180), S6188 [4JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 484), S2486, S2487 [25FE]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (S. 615), S3177 [17MR], S4995 [30AP]

Supervisors: establish and fund certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees (S. 674), S3660 [24MR]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 491), S2565 [26FE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees, S11097 [4NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S10327 [8OC], S10333 [13OC], S11967-S11969 [21NO], S11979-S12005 [30NO], S12019-S12031, S12033-S12066, S12090-S12092 [1DE], S12093-S12152 [2DE], S12261-S12317 [3DE], S12355-S12408 [4DE], S12461-S12516 [5DE], S12523-S12552 [6DE], S12563-S12613 [7DE], S12648-S12699 [8DE], S12744-S12799 [9DE], S12836-S12839, S12841-S12887, S12890-S12896, S12901-S12904 [10DE], S12972-S12978, S12980-S12984, S12987, S12988, S12990-S13026, S13028, S13063 [11DE], S13069, S13073, S13078-S13083, S13086-S13096, S13114-S13118, S13120-S13124 [12DE], S13126-S13141 [13DE], S13144-S13154, S13156-S13178, S13181-S13183 [14DE], S13204-S13242 [15DE], S13278-S13280, S13283, S13286, S13300-S13307, S13309, S13311-S13314 [16DE], S13344-S13358, S13360-S13370, S13374-S13376 [17DE], S13402-S13406, S13411-S13414, S13418-S13422, S13424, S13429, S13432-S13440, S13442-S13455 [18DE], S13472-S13474, S13477-S13489 [19DE], S13558-S13628 [20DE], S13640-S13695, S13706-S13709 [21DE], S13714-S13782 [22DE], S13796-S13801, S13803-S13866, S13875-S13877 [23DE], S13890-S14136 [24DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578-S11589, S11819-S11824 [19NO], S11825-S11879, S11888-S11903 [20NO], S11906-S11967 [21NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11577, S11824 [19NO], S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE], S12683 [8DE], S13177, S13201 [14DE], S13747 [22DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S11985 [30NO], S12898, S12899 [10DE], S12981, S12992 [11DE], S13289 [16DE], S13477 [19DE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government, S3838 [26MR]

Thrift Savings Plan: enhance through automatic enrollment, opt-out options, agency matching contributions, creating a mutual fund window, and Roth IRA investments, S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN]

Tribute, S6794 [18JN], S7033 [25JN], S10277 [8OC]

Veterans: Government agencies employment of veterans, S11316 [10NO]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 372), S1434 [3FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 111-133), H6154 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement (PEACE) Act and H.R. 2410, Dept. of State Appropriations and Foreign Service Modernization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 111-143), H6413 [9JN]

Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3963) (H. Rept. 111-345), H13385 [1DE]

Customs and Border Protection Employees Serving Under Overseas Limited Appointment Conversion to a Permanent Appointment in Competitive Service: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1517) (H. Rept. 111-373), H14876 [14DE]

Dept. of State Appropriations and Foreign Service Modernization: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2410) (H. Rept. 111-136), H6262 [4JN]

Families of Fallen Heroes Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2711), S13382 [17DE]

FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 111-274), H10069 [29SE]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 626) (H. Rept. 111-116), H5711 [18MY]

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 599) (S. Rept. 111-75), S9324 [14SE]

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

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 942) (S. Rept. 111-76), S9589 [21SE]

GSA Federal Employees Relocation Expenses Test Programs Authority Extension: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1825), S11118 [4NO]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1679) (H. Rept. 111-85), H4838 [27AP]

Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 885) (H. Rept. 111-114), H5711 [18MY]

Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 111-88), S10434 [14OC]

Provide That the Usual Day for Paying House Salaries May Be Established by Committee on House Administration (House) Regulations: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 111-173), H7083 [19JN]

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

Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1612) (H. Rept. 111-312), H11739 [23OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 87), S4445 [20AP]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Additional Personnel Authorities: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (S. 615) (S. Rept. 111-15), S4890 [29AP]

Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1881) (H. Rept. 111-273), H10068 [29SE]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1881) (H. Rept. 111-273), H10069 [29SE]

U.S. Postal Service Financial Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 22) (H. Rept. 111-216), H8494 [21JY]

U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 111-86), S10110 [5OC]

Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 111-111), H5663 [14MY]

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 372) (S. Rept. 111-101), S12321 [3DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13810 [23DE]

Statements

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Executive Office of the President, H6223, H6232, H6235 [4JN]

Summaries

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 1102), S5717 [20MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 206, commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA, H13526 [7DE]

H. Con. Res. 209, Iranian students seizing the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and holding embassy employees as hostages anniversary, H12546 [6NO]

H. Res. 13, compensation of certain House of Representatives minority employees, H25 [6JA]

H. Res. 195, tribute to Dept. of Homeland Security employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation, H2936 [4MR]

H. Res. 299, Public Service Recognition Week, H5111 [5MY]

H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H6216 [4JN]

H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement (PEACE) Act and H.R. 2410, Dept. of State appropriations and Foreign Service modernization, H6421 [10JN]

H. Res. 635, tribute to M. Pope Barrow, Jr., H8014 [13JY]

H. Res. 682, tribute to Sally Crowe, H9035 [29JY]

H. Res. 731, tribute to employees, partners in government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation and support goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month, H10078 [30SE]

H. Res. 790, support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, H11992 [28OC]

H.R. 22, U.S. Postal Service Financial Relief Act, H9502 [15SE]

H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H6233 [4JN]

H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act, H6284 [8JN]

H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act, H5725 [19MY]

H.R. 1517, allow certain Dept. of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service, H14887 [15DE]

H.R. 1679, House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act, H4595 [22AP]

H.R. 1752, provide that the usual day for paying House of Representatives salaries may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (House), H8938 [28JY]

H.R. 1804, Federal Retirement Reform Act, H4268-H4271 [1AP]

H.R. 2711, Families of Fallen Heroes Act, H13576 [8DE]

H.R. 3114, Patent and Trademark Office use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, H7723 [7JY]

H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act, H10550 [7OC]

H.R. 3963, Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act, H13415 [2DE]

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

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

S. 50, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S58 [6JA]

S. 355, Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act, S1066 [29JA]

S. 372, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S1435-S1438 [3FE]

S. 484, Social Security Fairness Act, S2487 [25FE]

S. 491, Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, S2565 [26FE]

S. 507, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act, S2638-S2641 [2MR]

S. 615, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction additional personnel authorities, S4995 [30AP], H6749 [15JN]

S. 674, Federal Supervisor Training Act, S3660 [24MR]

S. 707, Telework Enhancement Act, S3795-S3797 [25MR]

S. 736, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act, S3991-S3993 [30MR]

S. 757, Nuclear Workers Compensation Act, S4082-S4085 [31MR]

S. 942, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, S10243-S10245 [7OC]

S. 976, provide that certain Federal information policy laws shall not apply to collection of information during any Inspector General investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review, S5133 [5MY]

S. 1102, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, S5716 [20MY]

S. 1180, Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act, S6188 [4JN]

S. 1228, modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges, S6459 [10JN]

S. 1358, Patent and Trademark Office use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, S7044 [25JN]

S. 1510, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act, S10378-S10380 [13OC]

S. 1633, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act, S9029 [6AU]

S. 1825, GSA Federal employees relocation expenses test programs authority extension, S11300 [9NO], H12975 [16NO]

S. 2725, Federal Judicial Fairness Act, S11060 [3NO]

S. 2786, Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, S11434-S11437 [17NO]

S. 2834, Security Clearance Modernization and Reporting Act, S12331 [3DE]

S. Con. Res. 30, BLS anniversary, S6947, S6955 [23JN], H8373 [20JY]

S. Res. 14, Senate staff transition funding, S628, S630 [15JA]

S. Res. 87, Public Service Recognition Week, S3933 [26MR], S4522 [21AP]

S. Res. 243, enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan, S8873 [5AU]

S. Res. 312, encourage nomination of an AID Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency, S10372 [13OC]

S.J. Res. 3, ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Sec. of the Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005, S147, S150 [6JA], H48 [7JA]