LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2918), S7056, S7102, S7107 [25JN], S7121, S7123, S7124, S7127, S7150 [6JY], H7050, H7053 [19JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 772), H9969 [25SE]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), S10940 [29OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7132 [6JY], H9871 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see S. 1294), S6804 [18JN] (see H.R. 2918), H6971 [17JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), consideration (see H. Res. 559), H7021 [18JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 772), H9961 [24SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9999 [25SE]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (see H.R. 2039), H4686 [22AP]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (see H.R. 1299), H2979 [4MR]

———make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 896), H12587 [6NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 674), H8707 [23JY]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

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

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

Contracts: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 124), H32 [6JA]

Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 3033), H7250 [24JN]

———establish a program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment (see H. Res. 938), H13354 [19NO]

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

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

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

———require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 654), H485 [22JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H6972 [17JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: promote congressional and public awareness, understanding, and political accountability of Presidential signing statements (see H.R. 149), H33 [6JA]

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]

Whistleblowing: extend whistleblower protections to employees (see S. 474), S2473 [25FE]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2918), H9924-H9946 [24SE]

Letters

Require that amendments and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds: several Senators, S13440 [18DE]

Require that text, amendments, conference report, and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds: several Senators, S11513 [18NO]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2918), S7053, S7055 [25JN], S7132 [6JY], H7051 [19JN], H9869 [23SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), conference report, S9966, S9967 [30SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to veterans employment opportunities regulations, S1280 [2FE], H783 [2FE]

Press releases

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

Regulations

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: Congressional Office of Compliance, S1280-S1369 [2FE], H783-H874 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, H6963-H6969 [17JN], H7748, H7749 [8JY], H7943 [9JY], H7989, H7990 [10JY], H8658 [23JY], H8877 [28JY], H14451, H14455 [10DE]

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

———making (H.R. 2918), H7027, H7041, H7053 [19JN], E1548 [24JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), conference report, H9970-H9976 [25SE], E2387 [29SE], E2403 [30SE], E2429, E2433 [1OC]

———making (H.R. 2918), consideration (H. Res. 559), H7027-H7033 [19JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 772), H9965-H9970 [25SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), motion to instruct conferees, H9869-H9871 [23SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), motion to recommit, H7051, H7052 [19JN]

———prohibit attachment of any extraneous provisions to legislation and require conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H9869, H9870 [23SE]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), H4190-H4192 [31MR]

———make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 896), H12477-H12487 [6NO]

Civil liberties: historical significance of the roles the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have played in individual personal freedoms, H14813-H14818 [11DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H3695 [19MR], H7075 [19JN], H9265 [31JY], H14886 [15DE], H15477 [16DE]

———consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H21 [6JA]

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

———response of the 111th Congress to women's issues, H12986-H12990 [16NO]

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

GPO: distribution of new edition of GPO Style Manual, E1003 [28AP]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H775, H776 [28JA], H7126 [23JN]

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

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

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House, H11364, H11366, H11367 [14OC], H12120, H12121 [29OC]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (H. Res. 554), H8391 [20JY], H9811 [23SE], H10060, H10061 [29SE], H10504 [6OC], H10526, H10528, H10530-H10533, H10537 [7OC], H11123, H11145 [8OC], H11282 [13OC], H11392 [15OC], H11592, H11628 [22OC], H11772 [26OC], H12054, H12073 [29OC], H12298 [4NO], H12377 [5NO], H13089 [18NO], H13278 [19NO], H13477 [3DE], H14458 [10DE], H14989, H15000, H15004 [16DE]

Office of Technology Assessment: funding, H7028 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S6789-S6791 [18JN], S7053 [25JN], S8649 [3AU]

———making, S2675 [3MR]

———making (H.R. 2918), S6927, S6928 [23JN], S7051-S7057 [25JN], S7121-S7132 [6JY]

———making (H.R. 2918), conference report, S9953-S9957, S9959-S9963, S9965-S9969 [30SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9941 [29SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), motion to commit, S7053 [25JN]

———making (H.R. 2918), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 191), S9969, S9970 [30SE]

———making (H.R. 2918), unanimous-consent agreement, S7046, S7108 [25JN], S7126 [6JY]

———making (H.R. 2918), unanimous-consent request, S6926, S6927 [23JN]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7583 [16JY], S8067 [24JY]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), S10943 [29OC]

———tribute, S7583, S7584, S7636 [16JY], S8067 [24JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S2348 [13FE], S2389 [24FE], S3035 [12MR], S3097 [16MR], S4845, S4883-S4885 [29AP], S5649, S5650 [20MY], S5891, S5892 [1JN], S6669 [17JN], S7115 [6JY], S9101 [8SE]

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

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

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

Congressional Accountability Act: modify date for compliance with OSHA regulations, S7057 [25JN]

Federal employees: tribute, S7033 [25JN], S10277 [8OC]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, S5312 [11MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S7053 [25JN]

Senate: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S13136 [13DE]

———earmark process, S2876 [9MR], S3018 [11MR]

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

———require the online posting of Senate office expenditures for the public to review, S7121 [6JY]

Senate Rules: require members certify that they have read health care reform legislation in its entirety and understand impact of its passage prior to vote, S13289, S13290 [16DE]

———require that amendments and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds, S13286, S13289 [16DE], S13346-S13348 [17DE], S13604 [20DE]

———require that legislation and amendments be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the Senate, S11986, S11990 [30NO]

———require that text, amendments, conference report, and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds, S11512 [18NO]

Whistleblowing: extend whistleblower protections to employees (S. 474), S2483 [25FE]

Reports

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations, S9968 [30SE]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in S. 1294, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations, S7133 [6JY]

Reports filed

Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1299) (H. Rept. 111-65), H4128 [30MR]

———Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1299) (H. Rept. 111-66), H4128 [30MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 772) (H. Rept. 111-266), H9961 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 111-161), H7021 [18JN]

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

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2918) (H. Rept. 111-265), H9961 [24SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2918) (H. Rept. 111-160), H6971 [17JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1294) (S. Rept. 111-29), S6802 [18JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2918), S7124, S7125 [6JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7127 [6JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 1, consent for Congress to assemble outside the District of Columbia, H21 [6JA]

H. Con. Res. 191, technical corrections to H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H9977 [25SE]

H. Res. 559, consideration of H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7027 [19JN]

H. Res. 772, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H9965 [25SE]

H. Res. 896, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act, H12478-H12482 [6NO]

H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act, H4190-H4192 [31MR]

H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7127-S7132 [6JY], H7041-H7045 [19JN]

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