CONGRESS related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress

Addresses

Congressional Gold Medal Receipt: Edward W. Brooke III, S10902 [29OC]

Joint Congressional Address: President Obama, S2419-S2423 [24FE], H2625-H2629 [24FE]

Joint Congressional Address on Health Care Reform: President Obama, S9179-S9183 [9SE], H9391-H9394 [9SE]

Meeting Challenges—A Way Forward for Congress: Senator McConnell, S799 [26JA]

Amendments

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

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

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

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

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

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

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [6JA]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2398 [24FE], S2442, S2451, S2458, S2490, S2491, S2493, S2494, S2495, S2496, S2498 [25FE], S2512, S2516, S2522, S2574 [26FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7056, S7102, S7107 [25JN], S7121, S7123, S7124, S7127, S7150 [6JY], H7050, H7053 [19JN]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. 951), S7716, S7717, S7721 [20JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S5765 [20MY]

Announcements

House Rules: policies of the Chair, H22-H24 [6JA]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, S3034 [11MR], H3127 [10MR], H4969 [29AP]

CBO Director, S759 [22JA], H487 [23JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H546 [27JA], H2901 [3MR]

Committee to escort British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into the House Chamber, H2928 [4MR]

Committee to escort German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, into the House Chamber, H12201 [3NO]

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, S7 [6JA], H6 [6JA]

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

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

Congressional Award Board, S850 [26JA], S3578 [19MR]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, S7574 [15JY]

House of Representatives Inspector General, H24 [6JA]

House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes, H73 [8JA]

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H3067 [6MR]

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

Articles and editorials

Democrats Find Rallying Points on Health Reform, but Splinters Remain, S12902 [10DE]

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

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

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

Half Done on Health Reform, H12985 [16NO]

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

If Ma Was In Charge, S4140 [1AP]

Inquiries Focus on Subcommittee Ties, S7970 [23JY]

Luntz Shapes GOP Messages on Health Care, E1138 [13MY]

Moulitsas—We'll Get Killed in 2010, S13686 [21DE]

Not on Constitution Avenue, S2528 [26FE]

Obama Team Clears 75 at Guantanamo for Release, H10439 [1OC]

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

Probe Yourselves, H5267 [6MY]

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

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

Some Order, S2897 [9MR]

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

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

Where'd the Bailout Money Go? Shhhh, It's a Secret, S580 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions

Adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 31), S7071 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1248 [11FE] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4523 [2AP] (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6012 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 172), H9206 [30JY] (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12587 [6NO] (see H. Con. Res. 214), H13266 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 223), H15502 [16DE]

Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces From Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq: express that agreement is advisory and not legally binding (see H. Res. 72), H382 [15JA]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 2683), H6154 [3JN]

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

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

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

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

Architect of the Capitol: provide for appointment by House and Senate leaderships and the chairs and ranking members of congressional committees with jurisdiction (see H.R. 2185), H5060 [30AP] (see H.R. 2843), H6742 [12JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———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]

———recognize performance, repeal authorization of use, and require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment relative to Iraq war (see H.R. 66), H30 [6JA]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 547), H379 [15JA]

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

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: tribute (see S. Res. 323), S10777 [27OC]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: notification that a quorum has assembled (see S. Res. 1), S43 [6JA] (see H. Res. 3), H36 [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]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4581 [21AP]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3834 [24MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edward W. Brooke III (see S. Con. Res. 43), S10061 [1OC]

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]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1235), H2874 [26FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H2924 [3MR]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America (see S. 1126), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2577), H6010 [21MY]

Classified information: require notice to Congress of certain declassifications of intelligence information (see H.R. 3849), H11514 [20OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 289), H88 [8JA]

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

Committee on Education and Labor (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 651), H8302 [16JY]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 580), H7445 [25JN]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): make temporary appointments (see S. Res. 359), S11972 [21NO]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 237), H3401 [12MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (see S. Con. Res. 2), S44 [6JA]

Committee on Indian Affairs (House): establish (see H. Res. 48), H163 [9JA]

Committee on Long-Term Financial Security (Joint, Select): establish (see H.J. Res. 27), H2925 [3MR]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 723), H9396 [9SE] (see H. Res. 807), H11110 [7OC]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 102), S4311 [2AP] (see H. Res. 304), H4251 [31MR]

Committee on Reorganization and Reform of Foreign Assistance Agencies and Programs (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 22), H382 [15JA]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): constitute majority party membership (see S. Res. 343), S11253 [6NO]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 59), H325 [14JA]

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

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 80), H485 [22JA]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 640), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 770), H9961 [24SE]

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

Committee on the Budget (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 277), H3834 [24MR]

Committee on the Investigation of the Economic Crisis (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 62), S2691 [3MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): constitute majority party membership (see S. Res. 208), S7193 [7JY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 102), S4311 [2AP] (see H. Res. 304), H4251 [31MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 8), H37 [6JA] (see H. Res. 24), H71 [7JA] (see H. Res. 51), H195 [13JA] (see H. Res. 74), H442 [21JA] (see H. Res. 96), H780 [28JA] (see H. Res. 381), H5062 [30AP] (see H. Res. 834), H11457 [15OC] (see H. Res. 921), H13353 [19NO]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 24), technical corrections (see H. Res. 137), H1080 [9FE]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 12), H37 [6JA] (see H. Res. 38), H162 [9JA] (see H. Res. 78), H485 [22JA] (see H. Res. 118), H975 [4FE] (see H. Res. 548), H6903 [16JN]

Committees of the Senate: constitute majority party membership (see S. Res. 130), S5128 [5MY] (see S. Res. 257), S9186 [9SE] (see S. Res. 290), S9930 [29SE]

———majority party appointments (see S. Res. 18), S719 [21JA]

———minority party appointments (see S. Res. 19), S719 [21JA] (see S. Res. 131), S5128 [5MY] (see S. Res. 218), S7779 [21JY] (see S. Res. 279), S9653 [22SE]

Congress 2014 Commission: establish (see H.R. 3972), H12140 [29OC]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 2865), S12909 [10DE]

Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3337 [11MR]

Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness: establish (see H.R. 2111), H4838 [27AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit each current Board of Directors member to serve for 3 years (see S. 1860), S10700 [22OC] (see H.R. 3997), H12287 [3NO]

Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see S. Res. 118), S4891 [29AP] (see H.R. 3762), H11165 [8OC]

Congressional Review Act: improve (see H.R. 2247), H5168 [5MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

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

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

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see S. 27), S169 [7JA] (see H.R. 151), H33 [6JA]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13353 [19NO]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

———transmit long-term aviation plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 478), H6013 [21MY]

———transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 477), H6013 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 922), H13353 [19NO]

———transmit copy of intelligence assessment titled, ``Rightwing Extremism—Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment'' (see H. Res. 404), H5307 [6MY]

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]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 920), H13353 [19NO]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. (see H. Res. 636), H8025 [13JY]

Dept. of State: submit a report on improving cybersecurity (see S. 1438), S7359 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S.J. Res. 5), S337 [13JA] (see H.J. Res. 3), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 19), H382 [15JA]

———expand authority and responsibilities of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 400), S2027 [9FE]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 383), S1542 [4FE] (see H.R. 1341), H3054 [5MR]

———provide subpoena authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 836), S4445 [20AP]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 64), S41 [6JA]

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

———constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (see S.J. Res. 11), S2474 [25FE]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 830), H921 [3FE] (see H.R. 960), H1158 [10FE]

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

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 157), H34 [6JA]

———restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 665), H493 [23JA]

Economy: prohibit passage of further massive spending initiatives for bailout purposes (see H. Res. 199), H2874 [26FE]

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

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

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H381 [15JA]

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

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

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by Congress (see H.R. 3396), H9055 [29JY]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3765), H11165 [8OC]

Federal employees: 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]

Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1319), S6888 [22JN] (see H.R. 450), H162 [9JA]

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

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

———reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see S. 385), S1677 [5FE] (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]

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

———require prior congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities (see S. 1223), S6452 [10JN]

GSA: improve accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects (see H. Res. 163), H1520 [12FE]

Health: require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 643), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 721), H9341 [8SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 26), H602 [27JA]

———carry out demonstration projects to promote use of innovative technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings (see H.R. 1196), H2835 [25FE]

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

———constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 11), H71 [7JA]

———dismiss contest of Hawaii's First Congressional District election (see H. Res. 303), H4251 [31MR]

———election of officers (see H. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

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

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 10), H37 [6JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 10), amend (see H. Res. 157), H1246 [11FE]

———grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgement, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (see H.R. 263), H70 [7JA]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see S. 1332), S6993 [24JN] (see H.R. 3025), H7249 [24JN]

———move forward with health care reform legislation and contain costs through prevention and wellness initiatives (see H. Res. 683), H8959 [28JY]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H36 [6JA]

———notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (see S. Res. 2), S43 [6JA]

———permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H34 [6JA]

———permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (see H. Res. 658), H8355 [17JY]

———prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (see H.R. 3189), H8024 [13JY]

———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]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 160), S43 [6JA]

———require posting on the Office of the Clerk Internet site a record of recorded votes taken in the House and require Members to link their Internet sites to such record (see H. Res. 287), H4026 [25MR]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 2656), H6074 [2JN]

House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), H36 [6JA]

———allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 216), H3055 [5MR] (see H. Res. 689), H9056 [29JY]

———provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters (see H. Res. 819), H11166 [8OC]

———provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

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

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

———require a super-majority vote on a rule or order that dispenses with the first reading or considers a measure as read (see H. Res. 694), H9056 [29JY]

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

———require annual vote on whether to increase pay of Members of Congress (see H. Res. 98), H780 [28JA]

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

———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]

———require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 323), H4524 [2AP]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 62), H30 [6JA]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees (see S. Res. 164), S5943 [2JN]

Iraq: ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see H.R. 335), H89 [8JA]

Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3990), H12287 [3NO]

Kirsner, Joseph B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 304), H88 [8JA]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 964), S5065 [4MY] (see H.R. 2317), H5398 [7MY]

Law enforcement: provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to Congress (see H.R. 2545), H6008 [21MY]

Legislation: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2013), H4580 [21AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 53), H5891 [20MY]

———constitutional amendment to lengthen duration of House terms (see H.J. Res. 49), H5169 [5MY]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S43 [6JA] (see S.J. Res. 21), S11344 [10NO] (see H.J. Res. 14), H90 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 63), H14877 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment to temporarily fill mass vacancies in Congress and preserve the people's right to elect their Representatives and Senators (see H.J. Res. 52), H5891 [20MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 102), S42 [6JA] (see S. 317), S826 [26JA] (see S. 542), S2866 [6MR] (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 282), H70 [7JA] (see H.R. 346), H90 [8JA] (see H.R. 395), H160 [9JA] (see H.R. 581), H381 [15JA] (see H.R. 751), H778 [28JA] (see H.R. 1597), H3641 [18MR] (see H.R. 4255), H14445 [9DE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 215), H36 [6JA]

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

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 420), H161 [9JA]

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

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

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

Middle East: direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence (see H.R. 2278), H5306 [6MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H2873 [26FE]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 472), S2473 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: report on dealership closings in connection with General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies and suspend withdrawal liability to multiemployer plans in connection with such closings (see H.R. 2793), H6537 [10JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S5013 [1MY] (see H.R. 2245), H5168 [5MY]

National Security Act: provide additional procedures for congressional oversight (see H.R. 4261), H14742 [10DE]

Nuclear weapons: enhance ability of Congress to oversee previously identified matters pertaining to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1931), S10776 [27OC]

Obama, President: report on programs that authorize or require gathering of information on U.S. persons pursuant to ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause in Authorization for Use of Military Force (see H.R. 640), H484 [22JA]

111th Congress: set date for convening 2d session (see H.J. Res. 62), H14826 [11DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1401), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 1243), H2886 [2MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

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

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

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

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

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

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes (see S. Con. Res. 1), S44 [6JA]

Presidential address: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1158 [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9341 [8SE]

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

Securities: 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]

Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 252), S9078 [7AU]

———constitutional amendment on elections to fill Senate vacancies (see H.J. Res. 21), H1248 [11FE]

———constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (see S.J. Res. 7), S1058 [29JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see S. Res. 3), S43 [6JA]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H36 [6JA]

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

———require legislation to be confined to a single issue (see S. Res. 246), S8994 [6AU]

———require special elections to fill vacant seats (see H.R. 899), H1043 [4FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (see S. Res. 103), S4311 [2AP]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin (see S. Res. 250), S8994 [6AU]

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

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

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

Social Security: 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]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H36 [6JA]

———require Congress to approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect (see S. 42), S40 [6JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S3658 [24MR] (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7445 [25JN]

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

Transportation: require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see H.R. 1965), H4522 [2AP]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see S. 2821), S12070 [1DE] (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

United Arab Emirates: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (see S.J. Res. 18), S7412 [13JY] (see H.J. Res. 60), H8025 [13JY]

War: reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war (see H. Con. Res. 5), H71 [7JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 19), S8196 [28JY] (see S.J. Res. 25), S14138 [24DE] (see H.J. Res. 58), H7250 [24JN]

Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (see H. Res. 744), H9549 [15SE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1244), H2886 [2MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the messman and steward branches of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H.R. 4063), H12971 [7NO]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see S. 768), S4172 [1AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S4513 [21AP] (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

Certificates of appointment

Senate: Al Franken, S7168 [7JY]

———Edward E. Kaufman, S639 [16JA]

———George S. LeMieux, S9230 [10SE]

———Kirsten E. Gillibrand, S866 [27JA]

———Michael F. Bennet, S759 [22JA]

———Paul G. Kirk, Jr., S9892 [25SE]

———Roland W. Burris, S563 [15JA]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: John Garamendi, H12379 [5NO]

———Mike Quigley, H4549 [21AP]

———Scott Murphy, H4938 [29AP]

Senate: Carl Levin, S3 [6JA]

———Frank R. Lautenberg, S3 [6JA]

———Jack Reed, S3 [6JA]

———James E. Risch, S3 [6JA]

———James M. Inhofe, S2 [6JA]

———Jeanne Shaheen, S3 [6JA]

———Jeff Merkley, S3 [6JA]

———Jeff Sessions, S3 [6JA]

———John Barrasso, S1 [6JA]

———John Cornyn, S2 [6JA]

———John D. Rockefeller, IV, S3 [6JA]

———John F. Kerry, S2 [6JA]

———Joseph R. Biden, Jr., S1 [6JA]

———Kay Hagan, S2 [6JA]

———Lamar Alexander, S1 [6JA]

———Lindsey Graham, S2 [6JA]

———Mark Begich, S1 [6JA]

———Mark L. Pryor, S3 [6JA]

———Mark R. Warner, S4 [6JA]

———Mark Udall, S3 [6JA]

———Mary L. Landrieu, S2 [6JA]

———Max Baucus, S1 [6JA]

———Michael B. Enzi, S2 [6JA]

———Mike Johanns, S2 [6JA]

———Mitch McConnell, S3 [6JA]

———Pat Roberts, S3 [6JA]

———Richard J. Durbin, S2 [6JA]

———Roger Wicker, S4 [6JA]

———Saxby Chambliss, S1 [6JA]

———Susan M. Collins, S2 [6JA]

———Thad Cochran, S2 [6JA]

———Tim Johnson, S2 [6JA]

———Tom Harkin, S2 [6JA]

———Tom Udall, S4 [6JA]

Cloture motions

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2461 [25FE]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), motion to proceed, S2347 [13FE], S2397 [24FE]

Colloquies

Withdrawal of amendment during Senate floor reading (1992): Brock Adams and Bob Packwood, S13312 [16DE]

Conference reports

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

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

Court decisions

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

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1535 [13FE], H3542 [18MR], H3653 [19MR], H3846 [25MR], H5605 [14MY], H5821 [20MY], H6862 [16JN], H6917 [17JN], H7172 [24JN], H7397 [25JN], H7794 [8JY], H7862 [9JY], H7959 [10JY], H8113 [15JY], H8199 [16JY], H8313 [17JY], H8600 [23JY], H8723 [24JY], H8985 [29JY], H10538 [7OC], H11123 [8OC], H11393, H11417 [15OC], H11594, H11629 [22OC], H12055, H12074 [29OC], H12299 [4NO], H12378 [5NO], H13090 [18NO], H13279 [19NO], H13479 [3DE], H14383 [9DE], H14460 [10DE], H14990, H15004 [16DE]

Letters

Appropriations process: several Republican Senators, S3742 [25MR], S6927 [23JN]

Change of party affiliation from Republican to Democrat: Senator Specter, S4953 [30AP]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9248 [31JY], H10021 [29SE], H13133 [18NO]

Committees of the Senate funding: Senators Reid and McConnell, S590 [15JA]

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

Dept. of Justice legal opinions on CIA interrogation techniques: Senator Shelby, S5597 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen: Representative Wolf, H10439 [1OC]

Designation of Representative Hoyer to act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate to reassemble Congress in case of death or inability of the Speaker: Speaker Pelosi, H24 [6JA]

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]

Election of Judy Chu to the House of Representatives: Cathy Mitchell, California Elections Division, H8200 [16JY]

———Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H8200 [16JY]

Election of William L. Owens to the House of Representatives: Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H12495 [6NO]

———Robert A. Brehm and Todd D. Valentine, New York State Board of Elections, H12495 [6NO]

Office of Congressional Ethics members' agreement to not seek congressional term until certain period after membership: Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H13056 [17NO]

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

Potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques: Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, S5777 [21MY]

Prohibit use of funds for contracts with contractors if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims: Akhil R. Amar, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Laurence H. Tribe, S10147 [6OC]

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

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]

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

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

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Lawrence H. Summers, S570 [15JA], S13077 [12DE]

———Senator Levin, S578 [15JA]

———several organizations, S579, S586 [15JA]

Lists

Association of Former Members of Congress who have passed away since the last congressional reception honoring former Members of Congress, H6828 [16JN]

Bills enacted into public law, 110th Cong., 2d sess., D357-D381 [31MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) subcommittee memberships, S6883 [22JN]

Congressional Black Caucus Health and Wellness Taskforce benchmarks for the 111th Congress, H5695 [18MY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Angels in Adoption, S10029 [1OC]

Hoops for Hope lobbyist team roster, H9588 [16SE]

House of Representatives' Pages, H6245 [4JN]

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

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

Reconciliation measures enacted into law, S4022 [31MR]

Senators by State, S5 [6JA]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S8549 [30JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), E1457-E1461 [17JN]

Memorandums

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

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

Messages

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

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

Motions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

House of Representatives: adjournment, H4515 [2AP], H7153, H7161, H7166, H7167, H7176, H7178 [24JN], H7781, H7792, H7799 [8JY], H7842 [9JY], H8021 [13JY], H8046, H8057 [14JY], H8106 [15JY], H9866, H9868 [23SE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H19 [6JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7053, S7055 [25JN], S7132 [6JY], H7051 [19JN], H9869 [23SE]

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

Obama, President: Joint Congressional Address, H2629 [24FE]

Senate: recess, S13400 [17DE]

Notices

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

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S657 [16JA], S4704 [23AP], S7719 [20JY], S10376 [13OC]

Oaths of office

Alexander, Lamar: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Barrasso, John: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Baucus, Max: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Begich, Mark: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Bennet, Michael F.: Senate, S759 [22JA]

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Burris, Roland W.: Senate, S564 [15JA]

Chambliss, Saxby: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Chu, Judy: House of Representatives, H8200, H8300 [16JY]

Cochran, Thad: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Collins, Susan M.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Cornyn, John: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Durbin, Richard: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Enzi, Michael B.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Franken, Al: Senate, S7168 [7JY]

Garamendi, John: House of Representatives, H12379, H12453 [5NO]

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.: Senate, S866 [27JA]

Graham, Lindsey: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Hagan, Kay: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Harkin, Tom: Senate, S4 [6JA]

House of Representatives: Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates, H5 [6JA], H49 [7JA], H1600-H1602 [13FE]

———officers, H6 [6JA]

Inhofe, James M.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Johanns, Mike: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Johnson, Tim: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Kaufman, Edward E.: Senate, S639 [16JA]

Kerry, John F.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Kirk, Paul G., Jr.: Senate, S9892 [25SE]

Landrieu, Mary L.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

LeMieux, George S.: Senate, S9230 [10SE]

Levin, Carl: Senate, S4 [6JA]

McConnell, Mitch: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Merkley, Jeff: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Miller, Gary G.: House of Representatives, H183 [13JA]

Murphy, Scott: House of Representatives, H4939, H4996 [29AP]

Owens, William L.: House of Representatives, H12495, H12582 [6NO]

Pelosi, Representative: Speaker of the House, H5 [6JA]

Pryor, Mark L.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Quigley, Mike: House of Representatives, H4549, H4576 [21AP]

Reed, Jack: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Risch, James E.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Roberts, Pat: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Rockefeller, John D., IV: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Sessions, Jeff: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Shaheen, Jeanne: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Udall, Mark: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Udall, Tom: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Warner, Mark R.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Wicker, Roger: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Petitions and memorials

Burleson, TX, citizens: constitutional limits of Federal Government, E1932 [24JY]

Texas: urge awarding of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna, E2138 [31JY]

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]

Majority Restricts Amendment Process for Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill: Representative Dreier, Committee on Rules (House), H6860 [16JN]

Ros-Lehtinen, Boehner, Cantor, McCotter, Pence Question Omnibus Funding for UN Palestinian Agency Partnering With Banks Targeted by U.S.: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), S2893 [9MR]

Proposals

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

Intelligence services clarification of certain congressional committee oversight responsibilities for advice and consent of Senate intelligence nominations, S9449 [16SE]

Questions and answers

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

Regulations

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

Remarks in House

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 47), H1195 [11FE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 93), H4410 [2AP]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), H5904 [21MY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 210), H12493 [6NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 214), H13090 [18NO], H13321 [19NO]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 31), H7461 [26JN]

AID: grants to support former Members of Congress travel to emerging democracies to meet with legislative branches, H6822, H6823 [16JN]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2648), H6081 [3JN]

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]

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

Armed Forces: permit members assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Dept. of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the House exercise facility, H8938 [28JY]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (H.R. 4180), E2866 [2DE]

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of Congress to Campus Program, H6825, H6826 [16JN]

———status of Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, and Japan, H6823 [16JN]

Barlow, Marshall and Marjorie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2409 [1OC]

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

Boehner, Representative: selection as minority leader of the House of Representatives, H5 [6JA]

Bright, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H2635 [25FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———Obama administration proposal, H2890 [3MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bush, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 3), H6 [6JA]

———report on notification that a quorum has assembled, H22, H24 [6JA]

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

Cantor, Representative: selection as minority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (H. Con. Res. 101), H4603-H4606 [22AP]

———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]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 80), H5199-H5201 [6MY]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H8725, H8798 [24JY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edward W. Brooke III (S. Con. Res. 43), H11540-H11542 [21OC]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H6244 [4JN]

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]

Capitol Visitor Center: tribute to one millionth visitor, E1166 [14MY]

CBO: tribute to staff, H7686 [26JN]

Children and youth: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E899 [21AP]

Chu, Representative: permission to take oath of office for the House of Representatives prior to receipt of certificate of election, H8200 [16JY]

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

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

———impact of decisions on personal freedoms, H14816-H14818 [11DE]

Classified information: require notice to Congress of certain declassifications of intelligence information (H.R. 3849), E2577 [20OC]

Clay, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H8840 [27JY]

Clyburn, Representative: selection as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: access to appropriate space for public hearings, briefings, and other events in Capitol, H7048, H7049 [19JN]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 651), H8216 [16JY]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 580), H7253 [25JN]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 237), H3339 [12MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), H42 [7JA]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 723), H9350 [9SE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 304), H4192 [31MR]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 59), H216 [14JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 80), H470 [22JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 640), H8030 [14JY]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 770), H9902 [24SE]

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

Committee on the Budget (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 277), H3757 [24MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 304), H4192 [31MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 8), H20, H21 [6JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 20), H67 [7JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 24), technical corrections (H. Res. 137), H1067 [9FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 51), H192 [13JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 74), H391, H392 [21JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 96), H619 [28JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 381), H5012 [30AP]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 834), H11395 [15OC]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 921), H13279 [19NO]

———membership ratios, H143 [9JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 12), H21 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 38), H139 [9JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 78), H445 [22JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 118), H975 [4FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 548), H6829 [16JN]

Congress 2014 Commission: establish (H.R. 3972), E2663 [29OC]

Congressional Award: tribute to recipients, E1579 [26JN]

Congressional Bicycle Caucus: reception of cyclists promoting bicycling benefits in transportation and recreation, H3079 [9MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust, E500 [26FE]

———budget priorities, H3092-H3096 [9MR], H4461-H4469 [2AP], H5695-H5700 [18MY]

———legislative priorities, H3419 [16MR], H3724 [23MR], H4763 [27AP], H5091 [4MY], H6298-H6303 [8JN], H9478-H9481 [14SE]

Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness: establish (H.R. 2111), H5267 [6MY], H5550 [13MY], H5687 [18MY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit each current Board of Directors member to serve for 3 years (S. 1860), H13321 [19NO]

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

———characterization, H9946 [24SE]

Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, H5448 [12MY], E1117 [12MY]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 2247), H6773-H6775 [15JN]

Congressional Sportsmen Caucus: anniversary, E2949 [10DE]

Congressional Sportsmen Foundation: anniversary, E2949 [10DE]

Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: results of trap and skeet shootout, H5498 [13MY]

Constitution—U.S.: Bill of Rights anniversary, H8798 [24JY]

Council on American-Islamic Relations: proposed congressional investigation of staff and interns, H11767 [26OC]

Courts: prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, H11800 [27OC]

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

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (H.R. 151), H4189, H4190 [31MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H750, H760, H761 [28JA], H2970-H2976 [4MR], H3039-H3045 [5MR], H4488 [2AP], H4722 [23AP], H5100, H5159 [5MY], H5718 [19MY], H6128 [3JN], H6682 [12JN], H7153 [24JN], H7841 [9JY], H8011, H8012, H8013 [13JY], H8092 [14JY], H8103, H8106 [15JY], H8756 [24JY], H8893 [28JY], H10536 [7OC], H11433 [15OC], H11584 [22OC], H11763, H11771, H11782 [26OC], H11817 [27OC], H12070 [29OC], H13516 [3DE], H14449 [10DE], H14885, H14954 [15DE], E1863 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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 service members victimized by intrafamilial international child abduction and actions taken to prevent and remedy such abductions, H7372 [25JN]

———report to Congress on use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, H9083 [30JY]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan, H7338-H7340 [25JN], H9305-H9307 [8SE]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (H.R. 2404), H5596, H5625 [14MY], H5693 [18MY], H5985 [21MY], H6667 [12JN], H6853, H6854 [16JN], H7117 [23JN]

———transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 477), H9919 [24SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity information infrastructure funding, H11405 [15OC]

———require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and prohibit congressional earmarking of grant programs funding, H12524 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: furnish the House of Representatives all information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. (H. Res. 636), H8013 [13JY], E1732 [13JY]

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

———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, H8031 [14JY], H8806 [24JY]

———proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H10439 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H369 [15JA], H447-H468, H475, H476 [22JA], H596 [27JA], H3710 [23MR], E127 [22JA], E133 [23JA], E136 [26JA], E155 [27JA], E174 [2FE]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), H3847-H3851 [25MR]

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

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 830), E192 [3FE]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 960), E236 [10FE]

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

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 157), H3028 [5MR], H3387-H3394 [12MR], H6587 [11JN], E26, E29 [7JA]

Economy: evaluation of policies, H9413 [10SE]

———prohibit passage of further massive spending initiatives for bailout purposes (H. Res. 199), H5491 [13MY]

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

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (H.J. Res. 18), E93 [15JA]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by Congress (H.R. 3396), E2080 [29JY]

Florida: tribute to Congressional Medal of Merit recipients from the Fifteenth Congressional District, E1283 [2JN]

Geertsma, Belinda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2338 [23SE]

Germany: staff exchange program with the Bundestag, E195 [4FE]

Government: exit strategy from Government ownership of private entities, H8406 [20JY]

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

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

Health: require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing, H8569 [22JY]

Hoops for Hope: tribute to charity basketball game, H9588 [16SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 26), H543 [27JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 223), H14991 [16DE]

———authorizing majority leader and minority leader to accept resignations and to make appointments, H21 [6JA]

———authorizing recess for joint meeting to receive British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, H2862 [26FE]

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

———dismiss contest of Hawaii's First Congressional District election (H. Res. 303), H4192 [31MR]

———election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [6JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 10), H21 [6JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 10), amend (H. Res. 157), H1254-H1261 [12FE]

———impact of partisanship, H9538 [15SE], H11433 [15OC], H11779, H11780 [26OC], H12200 [3NO], E1138 [13MY]

———importance of bipartisanship, H393, H394 [21JA], H918 [3FE], H1048 [9FE], H3613 [18MR], H3719 [23MR], H3760 [24MR], H4507 [2AP], H4719 [23AP], H4760 [27AP], H5385 [7MY], H5885, H5886 [20MY], H6543 [11JN], H7731 [7JY], H8905, H8907 [28JY], H9260 [31JY], H10045 [29SE], H11984 [28OC], H15003 [16DE]

———legislative priorities, H5462, H5466 [12MY], H5990-H5993 [21MY], H6151-H6153 [3JN], H8323, H8325, H8326, H8344 [17JY], H9403 [10SE], H10129 [30SE], H11821 [27OC], H12059 [29OC], H12173-H12176 [2NO], H12226 [3NO], H14986, H14989 [16DE]

———legislative process, H41 [7JA], H330 [15JA], H530 [27JA], H775, H776 [28JA], H1000 [4FE], H1073-H1077 [9FE], H1231 [11FE], H6259 [4JN], H7126 [23JN], H7153 [24JN], H8000 [10JY], H8440, H8486-H8488 [21JY], H9133, H9134, H9136 [30JY], H9328 [8SE], H11587, H11590 [22OC], H12119-H12121, H12133 [29OC], H12372 [5NO], H14807 [11DE]

———morning hour debate, H21 [6JA]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H6 [6JA]

———permission to extend and revise remarks and include extraneous material, H21 [6JA]

———permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (H. Res. 658), H8342 [17JY]

———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]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), H5371, H5372 [7MY]

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

———tribute to House Fellows Program participants, E1563 [24JN], E2117 [31JY]

———use of the word ``crisis'' in defining national objectives and priority assignments, H9501 [15SE]

———welcome to former Members of Congress, H6820 [16JN]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H6-H20 [6JA], E28 [7JA]

———allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting, H8403-H8406 [20JY]

———allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (H. Res. 216), E568 [5MR]

———open versus restrictive rules, H533-H535, H547 [27JA], H608, H609, H610 [28JA], H932 [4FE], H2863, H2864 [26FE], H3278-H3280 [11MR], H5493-H5497 [13MY], H5616, H5636 [14MY], H6624 [12JN], H6911 [17JN], H7395 [25JN], H7452, H7454, H7455 [26JN], H7746, H7784, H7785, H7787-H7791 [8JY], H7993-H7995 [10JY], H8148, H8150 [15JY], H8191-H8198, H8242, H8243, H8254 [16JY], H8310-H8312 [17JY], H8444 [21JY], H8594-H8596 [23JY], H8714, H8715, H8717, H8800 [24JY], H8977, H8979, H8981, H8982 [29JY], H9133, H9136 [30JY]

———provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters (H. Res. 819), H11135 [8OC]

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

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

———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]

Hoyer, Representative: selection as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H5 [6JA]

Intelligence services: establish commission to investigate use of certain interrogation techniques, H5634, H5635 [14MY]

King, Representative Steve: report on trip to Afghanistan, H13541 [7DE]

Kirsner, Joseph B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 304), E48 [8JA]

Kohli, Alec: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1656 [7JY]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), H7027, H7041, H7053 [19JN], E1548 [24JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, H3127 [10MR], E549 [4MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 156), H328 [15JA], H1164 [11FE], E9 [6JA], E242 [11FE], E555 [4MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4255), H14985 [16DE]

———ensure accountability for highest standards of ethics, H7731-H7733 [7JY]

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

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

———reception honoring former Members, H6820-H6828 [16JN]

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

———tribute to charity football game with Capitol Police, H12009 [28OC]

Middle East: direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence (H.R. 2278), H13558-H13560 [8DE], E3022 [17DE]

Minnesota: tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the Sixth Congressional District, E1310 [4JN]

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

Morrison, Keith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, H10002 [29SE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (H.R. 2245), H5137 [5MY], H8385-H8387 [20JY], E1061 [5MY]

National Prayer Breakfast, E1168 [14MY]

NRC: reduce time between reports to Congress, H8142 [15JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to Presidential campaign promises, H4241 [31MR]

———Joint Congressional Address, E317 [24FE]

———joint congressional address on health care reform, H9477 [14SE]

Office of Legislative Counsel: tribute to staff, H7686 [26JN]

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

———goals, H4, H5 [6JA], H167 [13JA], H2634 [25FE]

———response to women's issues, H12986-H12990 [16NO]

———set date for convening 2d session (H.J. Res. 62), H14805 [11DE]

Owens, Representative: permission to take oath of office for the House of Representatives prior to receipt of certificate of election, H12495 [6NO]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1243), H4857-H4862 [28AP]

Parks, Shannon: Congressional Award Bronze Medal recipient, E2038 [28JY]

Pelosi, Speaker: acknowledgement as Speaker of the House, H4 [6JA]

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

———statements on CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H5703, H5704 [18MY], H6830 [16JN], H7121-H7127 [23JN]

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

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

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

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

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes, H75 [8JA]

———counting of electoral votes (S. Con. Res. 1), H42 [7JA]

Presidential address: joint session (H. Con. Res. 41), H1103 [10FE]

———joint session (H. Con. Res. 179), H9287 [8SE]

Proceedings: printing during recess, H2931 [4MR]

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

Puerto Rico: anniversary of Congress granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans, H2891, H2892 [3MR]

Reitz, Heidi: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1865 [21JY]

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

Roll Call Cup: tribute to charity golf match, H9587 [16SE]

Scott, Vanessa: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E880 [2AP]

Senate: impact of partisanship, H11717 [23OC]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H6 [6JA]

Smoky Mountain Children's Home: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2413 [1OC]

Snapp, Helen: award Congressional Gold Medal, E2255 [14SE]

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

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E3 [6JA]

———lack of cost-of-living increase in benefits, H5409 [12MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (H.R. 795), E232-E234 [10FE]

Sports: results of congressional baseball game, H6969 [17JN]

———results of congressional women's softball game, H8145 [15JY]

———tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H6989 [18JN]

———tribute to congressional golf tournament benefiting disabled veterans, H6779 [15JN]

———tribute to congressional women's softball game, H7865, H7866 [9JY]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 159), H8883, H8946-H8948 [28JY], H9038 [29JY]

Swann, Barbara: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E881 [2AP]

Taiwan: negotiation of a free trade agreement, H3779 [24MR]

Transportation Security Administration: require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and prohibit congressional earmarking of grant programs funding, H6205 [4JN]

Trenton, NJ: anniversary of tenure as U.S. Capital, E3056 [17DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: upcoming congressional delegation trip, H14880 [15DE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: require congressional nomination for admission, H11634, H11636 [22OC]

War: reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war, H13605 [8DE]

———reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war and require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and continue operations in Pakistan, H14739 [10DE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 19), H9245 [31JY]

Water: prohibit earmarking of funds relative to State water pollution control revolving funds, H3367, H3368 [12MR]

Weinstein, Lori: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2404 [30SE]

Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (H. Res. 744), H9529-H9534, H9541 [15SE], E2274 [15SE], E2290 [16SE]

———interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9417 [10SE], H9447, H9471, H9475, H9485 [14SE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2014), H4917 [29AP], E1818 [16JY], E2193 [8SE]

———award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), H6840-H6843 [16JN], H8816 [27JY], E1438, E1441, E1457, E1459, E1471, E1478 [17JN], E1515 [19JN], E1574, E1608 [26JN], E2107 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 47), S2347 [13FE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 93), S4399 [2AP]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), S5886 [21MY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 172), S8633 [31JY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 210), S11268 [9NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 214), S11887 [20NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 223), S14140 [24DE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 31), S7112 [25JN]

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

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

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

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

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

———require agencies receiving economic stimulus funding comply with any congressional requests for records, S1775 [6FE]

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

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

———restore funding through reductions in congressionally directed spending items for low-priority research and development projects, S10142, S10152 [6OC]

Begich, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7944 [22JY]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (S. 2853), S12837, S12838, S12840, S12841 [10DE]

Bipartisanship: importance, S11890 [20NO]

Brooke, Edward W., III: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S10901 [29OC]

Brune, Steven and Shelley: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S9836 [24SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bush, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (S. Res. 1), S5 [6JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (H. Con. Res. 101), S4705 [23AP]

———anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7583 [16JY], S8067 [24JY]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 80), S5455, S5456 [13MY]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S8067 [24JY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edward W. Brooke III (S. Con. Res. 43), S10076 [1OC]

———unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S4769 [28AP], S5175 [6MY]

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

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

Carper, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, S5895-S5897 [1JN]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America (S. 1126), S5825 [21MY]

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

———establish (S. 1282), S6728 [17JN]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): alleged intimidation of committee witnesses, S6775 [18JN]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): make temporary appointments (S. Res. 359), S11976 [21NO]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): majority party appointments, S5168 [5MY], S7543 [15JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), S6 [6JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 102), S4398 [2AP]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 343), S11257 [6NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S885 [27JA]

Committee on the Investigation of the Economic Crisis (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 62), S7531 [15JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 208), S7168 [7JY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 102), S4398 [2AP]

Committee to escort German Chancellor Angela Merkel into the House Chamber: authority to appoint, S11001 [2NO]

Committee To Escort the President: appoint, S2432 [24FE]

Committees of the Senate: constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 130), S5168 [5MY]

———constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 257), S9189 [9SE]

———constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 290), S9910 [29SE]

———funding, S590 [15JA]

———majority party appointments, S878 [27JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S729 [21JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), unanimous-consent agreement, S794 [22JA]

———membership ratios, S590 [15JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 19), S729 [21JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 131), S5168 [5MY]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 218), S7807 [21JY]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 279), S9689 [22SE]

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

Congressional Award program: anniversary, S11371 [16NO], S11486 [18NO]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S10028, S10029 [1OC]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit each current Board of Directors member to serve for 3 years (S. 1860), S11235 [5NO]

Courts: prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, S10028 [1OC], S10146-S10150 [6OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress analyzing alternative designs for major military construction projects to secure nuclear weapons facilities, S11364 [16NO]

Dept. of Justice: potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S5597-S5600 [19MY], S5655 [20MY], S5775-S5777, S5799-S5801 [21MY], S8855 [5AU], S9067, S9070 [7AU], S9832 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S322 [13JA], S559, S561-S563, S565-S589 [15JA], S643-S646 [16JA]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), S1613 [4FE]

———provide subpoena authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 836), S4449 [20AP]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S. 64), S250 [9JA], S280 [12JA], S568 [15JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: corrections to sponsorship of earmark requests included in conference report on appropriations legislation, S13071 [12DE]

District of Columbia: constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (S.J. Res. 11), S2444, S2488 [25FE]

Earmarks: reform process, S7968, S7972 [23JY]

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

Egypt: require a report on whether foreign military financing assistance provided can be extended to counter illicit arms smuggling or to intercept smuggled weapons, S2861 [6MR], S2889-S2895, S2900 [9MR]

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

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

———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]

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

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

Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1319), S6933 [23JN], S9548 [17SE]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: appointment of members, S7531, S7532 [15JY]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (S. 385), S1680 [5FE]

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

———require prior congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities, S6875 [22JN]

———require prior congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities (S. 1223), S6454 [10JN]

Health: require that any major health care reform bill be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, S10884 [29OC]

Heatwole, Dawn and David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S9731 [23SE]

Holder, Attorney General: responsiveness to congressional oversight inquiries by Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11265-S11267 [9NO]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 26), S1004, S1005 [28JA]

———notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (S. Res. 2), S5 [6JA]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S141-S144 [6JA], S2433-S2461 [25FE], S2507-S2542 [26FE], S2586 [27FE], S2680 [3MR]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), motion to proceed, S2347 [13FE], S2353, S2359 [23FE], S2390-S2398 [24FE]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees (S. Res. 164), S5950 [2JN]

Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations, S2646-S2648 [2MR]

Kaufman, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S8230 [29JY]

Lautenberg, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S9124 [8SE]

Leahy, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S2943 [10MR]

Legislation: 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]

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

———making appropriations, S2675 [3MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lieberman, Senator: failure of the Chair to grant additional time, S13369 [17DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S2820 [5MR], S2881-S2883 [9MR], S2923, S2945-S2947, S2952 [10MR], S3128 [17MR], S7053 [25JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 317), S834 [26JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 542), S2870 [6MR], S2873 [9MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 620), S3149, S3150 [17MR], S3331 [18MR]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (H.R. 2245), S7808 [21JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. 951), S5048 [4MY], S7672, S7721 [20JY], S10055 [1OC]

Nuclear weapons: enhance ability of Congress to oversee previously identified matters pertaining to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1931), S10778 [27OC]

Obama, President: joint congressional address on health care reform, S9158 [9SE], S9282 [11SE]

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

———goals, S7, S12-S14 [6JA], S401 [15JA], S730-S732 [21JA], S1115 [30JA], S1266 [2FE]

———set date for convening of 111th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 62), S13201 [14DE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: report on congressional delegation trip for convening of Parliamentary Assembly and humanitarian missions, S7176 [7JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1243), S9189 [9SE]

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

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

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes (S. Con. Res. 1), S5 [6JA]

Presidential address: joint session (H. Con. Res. 179), S9141 [8SE]

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

———require publication of certain facts on the national debt in IRS instructions, Federal websites, and new legislation, S5351-S5353 [12MY], S5423, S5424 [13MY]

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

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

———anniversary of Russell Senate Office Building, S2824 [5MR]

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

———authority of officials during adjournment, S5887 [21MY], S7113 [25JN], S9091 [7AU], S14140 [24DE]

———authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 252), S9091 [7AU]

———constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (S.J. Res. 7), S1067-S1069 [29JA]

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

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 3), S6 [6JA]

———impact of partisanship, S6422 [10JN], S8641 [3AU], S10351, S10352 [13OC], S10416 [14OC], S12262, S12311, S12312 [3DE], S13351-S13355, S13373 [17DE], S13452 [18DE], S13569-S13571, S13598 [20DE], S13762 [22DE]

———importance of bipartisanship, S798 [26JA], S2206 [12FE], S2263, S2293 [13FE], S3886 [26MR], S4406 [20AP], S5649, S5650 [20MY], S6752 [18JN], S7217 [8JY], S8153 [28JY], S11131 [5NO], S12541 [6DE], S12792 [9DE], S12856, S12857, S12901-S12904 [10DE], S13093, S13094 [12DE], S13714, S13716, S13717 [22DE]

———importance of tradition, S9943 [30SE]

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

———introduction of nongermane amendments to legislation, S7544 [15JY]

———legislative priorities, S10416 [14OC], S11578 [19NO]

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

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

———require legislation to be confined to a single issue (S. Res. 246), S9045 [6AU]

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

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

———tribute to Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, Senate Sergeant at Arms, and Sec. of the Senate staffs, S13784 [22DE]

———tribute to clerks, S13479 [19DE]

———tribute to staff, S631 [15JA], S5178 [6MY], S5888 [21MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (S. Res. 103), S4398 [2AP]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin (S. Res. 250), S9060, S9061 [6AU]

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

———housekeeping unanimous-consent agreements, S6 [6JA]

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

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

———legislative procedure relative to reading and withdrawal of amendments, S13646 [21DE]

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

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

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

———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]

Social Security: extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program for a limited amount of time in order to enact bipartisan comprehensive health care reform, S1036-S1038 [29JA]

———reform, S5342 [12MY], S5398 [13MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 686), S3686 [24MR]

Specter, Senator: change of party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, S4953 [30AP]

State of the Union Message: joint session (H. Con. Res. 41), S2166 [11FE]

Stennis Center for Public Service: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S8549 [30JY]

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

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

Udall, Senator Tom: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S9859 [24SE]

United Arab Emirates: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (S.J. Res. 18), S7414 [13JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 19), S8211, S8212 [28JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S3176, S3177 [17MR], S5765 [20MY], S7865, S7866 [22JY], S8131 [27JY], S8265 [29JY], S9979, S9980 [30SE], S10988 [2NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (S. 768), S4179 [1AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 846), S7408 [13JY], S10380 [13OC]

Reports

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

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 H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations, S2602-S2605 [2MR]

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

Out of Gas—Congress Raids the Highway Trust Fund for Pet Projects While Bridges and Roads Crumble, S8521 [30JY]

Question of Statehood for the District of Columbia: Dept. of Justice (1987), S2533-S2535 [26FE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 110-942), H193 [13JA]

———Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 110-939), H158 [9JA]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 110-940), H193 [13JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 110-941), H193 [13JA]

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-74), H4518 [2AP]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation and Amend H. Res. 10, Fixing the Hour of Daily Meeting: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 157) (H. Rept. 111-14), H1246 [11FE]

Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 111-372), H14742 [10DE]

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]

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 111-150), H6742 [12JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on the Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 924) (H. Rept. 111-383), H15506 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Long-Term Aviation Plan to the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. Rept. 111-168), H7083 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Long-Term Shipbuilding Plan to the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 111-167), H7083 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 922) (H. Rept. 111-377), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 920) (H. Rept. 111-378), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information Relative to Transfer or Release of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 636) (H. Rept. 111-242), H9275 [31JY]

Dismiss Contest of Hawaii's First Congressional District Election: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 111-68), H4249 [31MR]

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

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 160), S2229 [12FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 157) (H. Rept. 111-22), H2885 [2MR]

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

House Demonstration Projects To Promote Use of Innovative Technologies in Reducing Energy Consumption and Promoting Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1196) (H. Rept. 111-210), H8301 [16JY]

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

Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-81), S9868 [25SE]

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]

Permit Each Current Member of the Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors To Serve for 3 Years: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1860), S11118 [4NO]

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]

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]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-4), S2423 [24FE]

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

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

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

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

Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (S. 383) (H. Rept. 111-41), H3702 [19MR]

Transmit Intelligence Assessment Titled ``Rightwing Extremism—Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment'': Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 404) (H. Rept. 111-134), H6262 [4JN]

Resignations

House of Representatives: Hilda L. Solis, H2629, H2630 [24FE]

———John M. McHugh, H9733 [21SE]

———Kirsten E. Gillibrand, H497 [26JA]

———Rahm Emanuel, H2 [6JA]

———Representative Tauscher, H7690 [26JN]

———Representative Wexler, H15473 [16DE]

Senate: Joseph R. Biden, Jr., S255 [9JA]

———Ken Salazar, S681 [21JA]

———Mel Martinez, S9173 [9SE]

Resumes

Congressional Activity: 111th Cong., 1st sess., D97 [2FE], D195 [2MR], D393 [1AP], D495 [4MY], D619 [1JN], D787 [6JY], D969 [3AU], D1007 [8SE], D1271 [2NO], D1383 [1DE]

———110th Cong., 2d sess., D353 [31MR]

Rollcalls

Former Members of Congress, H6822 [16JN]

Rulings of the Chair

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

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2435 [25FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7124, S7125 [6JY]

Statements

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Executive Office of the President (2007), S2531 [26FE]

Summaries

House Rules Adoption and Amendments (H. Res. 5), H11-H13 [6JA]

Republican Alternative Budget Proposal, S4153 [1AP]

Tables

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

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

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3357, Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs funds restoration, S8512 [30JY]

Testimonies

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: John P. Elwood, Dept. of Justice (2007), S2529 [26FE]

———Jonathan Turley, S2531-S2533 [26FE]

Texts of

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

H. Con. Res. 26, adjournment, H543 [27JA]

H. Con. Res. 41, joint session of Congress for Presidential address, H1103 [10FE]

H. Con. Res. 47, adjournment, S2347 [13FE], H1195 [11FE]

H. Con. Res. 80, use of Capitol Building Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H5199 [6MY]

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

H. Con. Res. 93, adjournment, S4399 [2AP], H4411 [2AP]

H. Con. Res. 101, acceptance of a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement in the Capitol, H4603 [22AP]

H. Con. Res. 133, adjournment, S5886 [21MY], H5904 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 159, Darfur, Sudan genocide declaration anniversary, H8946 [28JY]

H. Con. Res. 172, adjournment, S8633 [31JY], H9137 [30JY]

H. Con. Res. 179, joint session of Congress for Presidential address, H9287 [8SE]

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

H. Con. Res. 210, adjournment, S11268 [9NO], H12493 [6NO]

H. Con. Res. 214, adjournment, S11887 [20NO], H13090 [18NO]

H. Con. Res. 223, adjournment, S14140 [24DE], H14991 [16DE]

H. Res. 1, election of House of Representatives' officers, H6 [6JA]

H. Res. 2, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk, H6 [6JA]

H. Res. 3, notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, H6 [6JA]

H. Res. 4, notify the President of election of the House of Representatives Speaker and Clerk, H6 [6JA]

H. Res. 5, House Rules adoption and amendments, H6-H10 [6JA]

H. Res. 8, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H20 [6JA]

H. Res. 10, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the House of Representatives, H21 [6JA]

H. Res. 12, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H21 [6JA]

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

H. Res. 20, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H66 [7JA]

H. Res. 38, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H139 [9JA]

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

H. Res. 51, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H192 [13JA]

H. Res. 59, minority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H216 [14JA]

H. Res. 74, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H391 [21JA]

H. Res. 78, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H445 [22JA]

H. Res. 80, majority party appointments to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H470 [22JA]

H. Res. 96, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H619 [28JA]

H. Res. 118, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H975 [4FE]

H. Res. 137, technical corrections to H. Res. 24, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H1067 [9FE]

H. Res. 157, allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation and amend H. Res. 10, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the House of Representatives, H1255 [12FE]

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

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

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

H. Res. 237, majority party appointments to Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3339 [12MR]

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

H. Res. 277, minority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H3757 [24MR]

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

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

H. Res. 303, dismiss contest of Hawaii's First Congressional District election, H4192 [31MR]

H. Res. 304, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), H4192 [31MR]

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

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

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

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

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

H. Res. 381, majority party appointments to committess of the House, H5012 [30AP]

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

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

H. Res. 548, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H6829 [16JN]

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

H. Res. 580, minority party appointments to the Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7253 [25JN]

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

H. Res. 636, furnish the House of Representatives all Dept. of Justice information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S., E1732 [13JY]

H. Res. 640, minority party appointments to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H8030 [14JY]

H. Res. 651, majority party appointments to the Committee on Education and Labor (House), H8216 [16JY]

H. Res. 658, permit official photographs to be taken while the House of Representatives is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker, H8342 [17JY]

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

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

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

H. Res. 723, minority party appointments to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H9350 [9SE]

H. Res. 744, disapprove interruption by Representative Joe Wilson of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9529 [15SE]

H. Res. 770, minority party appointments to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H9902 [24SE]

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

H. Res. 807, minority party appointments to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H11078 [7OC]

H. Res. 834, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H11395 [15OC]

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

H. Res. 921, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H13279 [19NO]

H.J. Res. 3, disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions, H447 [22JA]

H.J. Res. 62, set date for convening of 111th Congress, 2d session, S13201 [14DE], H14805 [11DE]

H.R. 151, Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act, H4189 [31MR]

H.R. 1243, award Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H4857 [28AP]

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

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

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. 2245, New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act, H8385 [20JY]

H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Improvement Act, H6773 [15JN]

H.R. 2278, direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle East, H13558 [8DE]

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

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

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

S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, S142 [6JA], S2538-S2541 [26FE]

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

S. 317, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S835 [26JA]

S. 383, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act, S1613 [4FE], H3847 [25MR]

S. 385, Intelligence Community Audit Act, S1681 [5FE]

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

S. 542, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S2866 [6MR]

S. 614, award a Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), S5765 [20MY], H6840 [16JN]

S. 620, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S3149, S3180 [17MR]

S. 686, Social Work Reinvestment Act, S3687-S3690 [24MR]

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

S. 836, provide subpoena authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Dept. of the Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program, S4449 [20AP]

S. 846, award Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Yunus, S4520 [21AP], S10381 [13OC]

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

S. 1126, Air America Veterans Act, S5826 [21MY]

S. 1860, permit each current Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors member to serve for 3 years, S11236 [5NO], H13321 [19NO]

S. 1931, Strengthening the Oversight of Nuclear Nonproliferation Act, S10779 [27OC]

S. Con. Res. 1, counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S6, S150 [6JA], H42 [7JA]

S. Con. Res. 2, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) extension, S150 [6JA], H42 [7JA]

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

S. Con. Res. 31, adjournment, S7102, S7112 [25JN], H7461 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 43, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edward W. Brooke III, S10069, S10076 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 43, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edward W. Brooke III, H11540 [21OC]

S. Res. 1, notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, S5, S147 [6JA]

S. Res. 2, notify the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is present, S5, S147 [6JA]

S. Res. 3, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate, S6, S147 [6JA]

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

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

S. Res. 18, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S726, S729 [21JA]

S. Res. 19, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S726, S730 [21JA]

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

S. Res. 62, Committee on the Investigation of the Economic Crisis (Senate, Select) establishment, S2716-S2718 [3MR]

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

S. Res. 102, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), S4387, S4398 [2AP]

S. Res. 103, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy, S4387, S4398 [2AP]

S. Res. 118, provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications, S4900 [29AP]

S. Res. 130, constitute majority party membership of committees of the Senate, S5164, S5168 [5MY]

S. Res. 131, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S5164, S5168 [5MY]

S. Res. 164, improve congressional oversight of intelligence services and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees, S5950 [2JN]

S. Res. 208, constitute majority party membership of the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7168, S7199 [7JY]

S. Res. 218, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S7793, S7807 [21JY]

S. Res. 246, require legislation in the Senate to be confined to a single issue, S9045 [6AU]

S. Res. 250, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin, S9046, S9061 [6AU]

S. Res. 252, taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber, S9090, S9091 [7AU]

S. Res. 257, constitute majority party membership of committees of the Senate, S9188, S9189 [9SE]

S. Res. 279, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S9681, S9690 [22SE]

S. Res. 290, constitute majority party membership to committees of the Senate, S9910, S9936 [29SE]

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

S. Res. 323, tribute to Edward W. Brooke III, S10786 [27OC]

S. Res. 343, constitute majority party membership of the Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S11255, S11257 [6NO]

S. Res. 359, make temporary appointments to Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S11973, S11976 [21NO]

S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives, S2488 [25FE]

S.J. Res. 19, grant congressional consent and approval to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, S8203, S8212 [28JY], H9245 [31JY]

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National Prayer Breakfast, E1168-E1172 [14MY]