OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Amendments

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8222, H8224, H8225, H8227, H8228, H8229, H8231 [7DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 479), H8152 [6DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4852 [11JY], H4946 [12JY], H5088 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 726), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 1111), H1904 [16MR]

Budget: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see S. 760), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 258), H135 [7JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to increase accountability with respect to outcomes of transportation investments (see S. 1968), S8461 [8DE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see S. 991), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1949), H3342 [23MY]

———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 S. 299), S614 [7FE] (see H.R. 10), H393 [20JA]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H8074 [1DE]

———require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H6461 [26SE]

———require report and recommendations on adjustment or reduction of fees imposed for services and things of value each agency produces (see H.R. 3752), H10014 [20DE]

———submit annual forecast of grant solicitations expected to be issued to OMB for publication on a website (see H.R. 2393), H4574 [24JN]

Federal employees: establish a Federal acquisition management fellows program and a leadership development training program (see S. 761), S2266 [7AP]

Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program: establish (see H.R. 665), H723 [11FE]

Federal-State relations: require State governments to submit fiscal accounting reports as a condition to the receipt of Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1376), H2327 [5AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1573), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2434), H4747 [7JY]

Government regulations: direct Federal agencies to postpone implementation of major rules (see H. Res. 402), H6232 [15SE]

———establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, repeal all rules enacted over a certain number of years, and allow agencies to request exceptions to such repeal (see H.R. 3181), H6919 [13OC]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (see S. 1246), S4023 [22JN]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see S. 1936), S8148 [1DE]

Office of Regulatory Integrity: establish (see S. 1338), S4450 [7JY]

Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws (see S. 1732), S6665 [18OC]

Letters

Regulatory reform legislation: William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8086 [2DE]

Motions

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8235 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Budget: reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H75-H82 [6JA]

CBO: ensure any budgetary costs associated with approving or disapproving regulations are accounted for under the budget process, H8220 [7DE]

Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act: determine whether legislation authorizes appropriations of funds for implementation, H6595 [5OC]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): call for cooperation from OMB and the Dept. of Energy on inquiries relative to Solyndra LLC, loan guarantee and subsequent bankruptcy declaration, H6469 [3OC]

Congressional Review Act: use to reduce the impact of executive branch regulations on the economy, H2026, H2027 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H4168 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H4612, H4613 [6JY], H8932 [14DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow public-private competition for certain services currently provided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel, H3885, H3886 [1JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure efficient performance of agency functions, E904 [13MY]

———exempt country of origin labeling rules from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8235-H8237 [7DE]

———exempt major rules determined by OMB to create jobs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8225-H8227 [7DE]

———exempt major rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8219, H8229, H8230 [7DE]

———exempt major rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air and water quality from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8228, H8229 [7DE]

———exempt rules relative to veterans affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8231 [7DE]

———lower threshold for joint resolution of approval requirement on major rules of the executive branch, H8228 [7DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H648, H664, H668, H670 [10FE], H687-H693 [11FE], H1651 [9MR], H1783-H1788 [14MR], H4473 [23JN], H6866 [13OC], H7081 [26OC], H7692, H7693 [16NO], H8035 [1DE], H8083, H8084, H8106 [2DE], H8141, H8144 [6DE], H8191, H8196, H8200, H8202, H8203, H8209-H8238 [7DE], E2208, E2209 [8DE], E2275 [15DE], E2307 [16DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 479), H8146-H8152 [6DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H8235-H8237 [7DE]

———require agency submitting Federal rule proposal to include assessment of private or public jobs to be gained or lost relative to implementation of proposal, H8224 [7DE]

———require major rule reports submitted to Congress include criteria for cost-benefit analysis, H8227 [7DE], E2307 [16DE]

———submit annual forecast of grant solicitations expected to be issued to OMB for publication on a website (H.R. 2393), H4680 [7JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H9893, H9894 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4863 [12JY]

Government regulations: exempt rules determined by OMB to create jobs from requirement of a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8047, H8048 [1DE]

Remarks in Senate

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S5654, S5658 [15SE]

———consolidate unnecessary duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S2169 [6AP], S2483 [14AP]

———Executive order to review or repeal regulatory actions that are duplicative, overly burdensome, or would impact the economy, S1099 [2MR], S1313-S1315 [7MR], S1536 [10MR], S2217-S2219 [7AP], S3800 [15JN]

———list and describe all administered programs, S1736, S1737 [16MR]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 299), S1727 [16MR], S3713 [13JN], S6298 [6OC]

Federal employees: establish a Federal acquisition management fellows program and a leadership development training program (S. 761), S2270 [7AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S7395 [14NO], S7432-S7434 [15NO], S8757 [17DE]

———making appropriations (S. 1573), S6993 [1NO]

Goverment: recommend rescissions for Goverment programs or agencies with duplicate or overlapping missions, S2180 [6AP]

Government: require contractors to make timely payments to subcontractors that are small business concerns, S7691 [17NO]

Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S2010 [31MR], S6004 [26SE], S6756-S6758 [19OC], S6800 [20OC]

———nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [13OC]

Office of Regulatory Integrity: establish (S. 1338), S4453 [7JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require OMB Director to identify and offset cost of repeal of certain reporting requirements through reductions in non-defense appropriated discretionary funding, S471, S473 [2FE]

Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws (S. 1732), S6668 [18OC]

Public buildings: require sale of unused and underused Federal real property, S1644, S1648 [15MR], S2602 [3MY]

Reports filed

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 258) (H. Rept. 112-245), H6975 [14OC]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 112-311), H8074 [1DE]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 112-136), H4747 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1573) (S. Rept. 112-79), S5684 [15SE]

Nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom To Be OMB Deputy Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1750 [16MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2130 [5AP]

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 112-278), H7889 [18NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 112-278), H7405 [10NO]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): financial services and general Government, H9835-H9840 [16DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 479, consideration of H.R. 10, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H8146 [6DE]

H.R. 10, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H8222-H8224 [7DE]

S. 761, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act, S2271 [7AP]

S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act, S6669-S6672 [18OC]