GOVERNMENT—U.S.

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], S6501, S6502, S6557 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), H542, H544, H545 [7FE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 [2FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], H1763, H1776 [29MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]

GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 [21SE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, H5306 [26JY]

Analyses

Red Tape Making Americans Sick—A New Report on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Brewing Up Confusion, E2024 [31DE]

Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]

Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]

History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]

Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787–S1789 [19MR]

Norquist’s Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]

NTSB—An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]

Public Wants Compromise on Fiscal Cliff, but Specifics Unpopular, S8174 [19DE]

Ronald Hamowy, R.I.P., E1786 [16NO]

Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]

Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]

Three Views of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’, S3393 [22MY]

USDA—Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 [10SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H901 [16FE]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]

——— repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 [10SE] (see H.R. 6716), H7469 [30DE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1571 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]

——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6151 [19SE]

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 2232), S2001 [22MR]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove of Chairman Issa’s actions relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 718), H4684 [9JY]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see S. 2102), S567 [13FE]

Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 [28JN]

Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]

Consumers: require establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]

Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]

——— require solicitations for Federal procurement contracts to include information about the Buy American Act and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements of the contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 3890), H440 [2FE]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]

——— reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]

——— require the attorney for the Government to disclose favorable information to the defendant in criminal prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]

Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), H374 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 [31MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to assess management structure and capabilities and make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]

——— revoke requirement on use of privately owned communications resources in Executive order on assignment of national security and emergency preparedness communications function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]

——— modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), S3329 [21MY]

——— require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H5859 [11SE]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see S. 3691), S8203 [19DE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis by phasing in certain tax increases, work toward comprehensive tax reform, and call for OMB to make recommendations on spending cuts (see S. 3714), S8548 [30DE]

——— extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 3673), S7976 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (see H.R. 6684), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (see H. Res. 841), H7359 [19DE]

Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification and permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 3816), H158 [24JA]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 6729), H7565 [1JA]

——— create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), H2029 [19AP]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]

——— hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]

——— limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]

——— prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]

——— prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]

——— promote high-quality, cost-efficient, and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas (see S. 3676), S7976 [12DE]

——— provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight (see H.R. 6723), H7516 [31DE]

——— reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 [13SE]

——— reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]

——— reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4409), H2029 [19AP]

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]

——— require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]

——— require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]

——— require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), S5486 [26JY]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]

Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 3835), H186 [27JA] (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]

——— prohibit senior Government officers and employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 [29MR]

——— protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]

——— provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H3975 [21JN]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]

——— provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]

Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), H5705 [2AU]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]

——— prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 6315), H5705 [2AU]

Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 [26JY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]

GAO: include in annual report to Congress a list of the most common grounds for sustaining protests relative to bids for contracts (see S. 3690), S8203 [19DE]

——— repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 [20JN]

Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]

——— provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]

——— provide for presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]

——— provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 [1MR]

——— require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

GSA: improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]

——— reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]

——— require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]

Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]

——— recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]

——— optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency (see H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 6520), H6275 [21SE]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (see S. 2367), S2731 [25AP]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 63), S8139 [18DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (see H.R. 6592), H6397 [15NO]

Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 [2AU]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]

Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]

——— pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 [30MY]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H374 [1FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]

——— require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]

Postal Service: allow provision of nonpostal services (see H.R. 6650), H6765 [12DE]

——— reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H567 [7FE]

Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), S1734 [15MR]

Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]

——— specify further conditions under which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 [24JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]

——— establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4607), H2066 [24AP]

President’s Youth Council: establish (see S. Res. 608), S7402 [4DE]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]

Public debt: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (see S. 3664), S7686 [6DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H25 [17JA]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]

——— prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]

——— provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 6643), H6679 [7DE]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 826), H6675 [5DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), S2393 [17AP]

SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]

——— provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]

——— suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]

SSA: reform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), S5977 [2AU]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]

Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 815), H6428 [16NO]

Chronologies

Pilot’s Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], S6603 [21SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 [7MR]

——— Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]

——— Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]

——— Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]

——— Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]

——— Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]

——— Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]

——— Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]

——— Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]

——— Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]

——— Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]

——— Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]

——— Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]

——— Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]

——— Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]

Excerpts

U.S. Code: definition of ‘‘marriage’’ and ‘‘spouse’’, H5028 [19JY]

Letters

Avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending: several business organizations, S7132 [29NO]

Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]

——— Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several Senators, S6524 [20SE]

Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]

——— Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]

——— Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]

Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]

——— several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]

Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]

Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 [27AP]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E699 [27AP]

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5413 [31JY]

——— Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), H5413 [31JY]

Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H920 [17FE]

——— Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 [17FE]

——— Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]

Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, H4172 [28JN]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4409–H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]

Pilot’s Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]

Replace sequester established by the Budget Control Act: several Democratic Representatives, H7534 [1JA]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2621 [10MY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), E825, E826 [17MY]

——— Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]

Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 [26JA]

Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 [11JY]

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, E1660 [28SE]

——— Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1659 [28SE]

——— Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]

Lists

Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 [28MR]

Memorandums

Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]

Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President Obama, S564–S567 [13FE], H702–H705 [14FE]

Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], S6502 [20SE], H5969 [13SE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), H547 [7FE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H531 [7FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove of Chairman Issa’s actions relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7410 [20DE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 [26JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]

Preambles

Moment of Truth—Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]

Press releases

NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]

NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors Association, H2094 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949–H5956, H5969 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], E1575 [20SE], E1710 [19OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939–H5948 [13SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, H5970 [13SE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE], H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534–H541 [7FE]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]

——— deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, H589 [8FE], H711–H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 [25AP], H2198–H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654–H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], H6572–H6574 [30NO], H6783, H6786 [13DE], H7438 [30DE], E23 [17JA], E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], E1595, E1647 [21SE], E1743 [13NO], E1755 [14NO], E1771 [15NO], E1829 [28NO], E1853, E1859 [30NO], E1862 [3DE], E1873 [4DE], E1898 [11DE], E1916 [12DE], E1971 [19DE], E2024 [31DE]

——— ensure that any changes to accounting standards for Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and students, H547 [7FE]

——— establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit programs, H545, H546 [7FE]

——— establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143–H149 [24JA]

——— impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 [28MR], H1799–H1802 [29MR]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), H534–H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), consideration (H. Res. 539), H523–H529 [7FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]

——— provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 [17MY]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583–H2633 [10MY], H2702–H2705 [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], H4922–H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], H6575 [30NO], H6751 [12DE], E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY], E2018 [31DE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573–H2583 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE], H6432 [27NO], H6565 [30NO], H6580 [3DE], H6666 [5DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H7556 [1JA]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402, H419–H426, H429 [2FE], H456–H458, H465–H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387–H395 [2FE]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921–H4925 [18JY]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5956–H5969 [13SE], H6575 [30NO], E1522 [13SE], E1541 [14SE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939–H5948 [13SE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, H5968 [13SE]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2146), H2082–H2095 [25AP]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920–H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]

——— sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H811 [16FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, H1441 [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665–H1738 [28MR], H1743, H1744, H1762–H1795, H1798–H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, H1859, H1860–H1872, H1898–H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338–H2340, H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982–H5986 [13SE], H6565 [30NO], H6667 [5DE], H6751, H6753 [12DE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654–H1663 [28MR]

Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to support business and industry, H42 [18JA]

——— economic role of small business, H6836 [18DE]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]

——— require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], H5193 [24JY], H6454 [27NO]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), E1443 [3AU]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, H491–H494 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490–H503 [6FE], H529–H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485–H488 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 [7FE]

——— protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

——— provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500–H502 [6FE]

——— provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H491–H494, H498, H503 [6FE]

——— require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]

Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 [6JN]

Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on research, H5205 [25JY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), E1381 [1AU]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove of Chairman Issa’s actions relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]

——— hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), H4418–H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164–H4175 [28JN]

——— vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047–H6051 [14SE], H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258–H6265 [21SE], H6758–H6761 [12DE]

——— impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass legislation, H5182 [24JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559–H1563 [26MR]

Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677–H3679 [8JN]

Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 [21SE]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]

——— differences in interpretation, H1129–H1131 [1MR]

——— uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms relative to Illinois laws denying the right of residents to carry firearms, H6524 [29NO]

Consumers: require establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract, H3006 [17MY]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), H5411–H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 [15MY], E1047 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: ensure competition in Government service contracts and remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], H4970, H4971 [18JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923–H4925, H4937 [18JY], H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518–H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 [20SE], H6329 [13NO], H7277 [19DE], H7556 [1JA]

——— prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, H5060, H5061 [19JY]

——— provide assistance to State training centers to provide emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]

——— require audit of financial records, H2837 [17MY]

——— require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, H3419 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to assess management structure and capabilities and make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (H.R. 5913), H6434–H6437 [27NO], E1841 [29NO]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3625–H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493–H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN], H6794 [13DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief Program, H2314 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 6372), E1474 [11SE]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget sequestration, H6713 [12DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration on Chesapeake Bay, H6713 [12DE], E1914 [12DE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6348, H6349, H6350 [14NO], H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376, H6378, H6379, H6380 [15NO], H6420 [16NO], H6432 [27NO], H6472, H6473, H6474 [28NO], H6508, H6516, H6525, H6528–H6534 [29NO], H6537, H6538, H6562–H6576 [30NO], H6580 [3DE], H6589, H6591, H6592, H6593, H6595, H6609–H6614, H6620 [4DE], H6626, H6659–H6661, H6662 [5DE], H6681, H6682, H6683, H6684, H6685, H6693–H6698 [11DE], H6705, H6708, H6711, H6712, H6713, H6714–H6723, H6751–H6756 [12DE], H6783–H6787, H6794–H6799 [13DE], H6831, H6836, H6837, H6838, H6863–H6869 [18DE], H7267, H7269, H7279, H7280, H7357 [19DE], H7362, H7363, H7420 [20DE], H7433 [27DE], H7437, H7438 [30DE], H7471, H7472, H7473, H7474, H7476, H7477, H7478 [31DE], H7518, H7519, H7520, H7531–H7536, H7551–H7559, H7560 [1JA], H7571, H7575 [2JA], E1874 [4DE], E1970 [19DE], E1983 [21DE], E2007 [30DE], E2034 [2JA]

——— disclose impacts of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and eliminate subsidies for large oil companies, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H6257 [21SE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H6456 [27NO], H6706 [12DE], H6794, H6797 [13DE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207–H213 [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959–H962 [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641–H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122–H5129 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224–H6227 [20SE]

——— impact of stimulus funding, H6797 [13DE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], H670–H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530–H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559–H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7362, H7363, H7364, H7395–H7412 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7366, H7374–H7383 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), motion to recommit, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

Education: Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 [5MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), H5100–H5102 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), H6768–H6771 [13DE]

——— prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776–H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661–H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]

Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, H2417 [8MY]

——— clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, E1665 [28SE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304–H312 [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 6726), H7521–H7527 [1JA]

——— increase contribution by employees for defined retirement benefits, H2611–H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN], E966 [1JN]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912–H914, H916–H926 [17FE]

——— provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (H.R. 6016), H7324–H7326 [19DE]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 [27JN]

——— tribute, E44 [18JA], E489 [29MR]

——— tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: anniversary, E1204 [9JY]

Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing importance of Federalism and uphold States’ rights, H2821 [17MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 4232), H1648 [28MR]

GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment programs, H1676 [28MR]

——— effectiveness of certain studies, H2722 [16MY]

——— repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), H6771, H6772 [13DE]

Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, H5269, H5270 [25JY]

——— clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]

——— exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]

——— exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]

——— exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

——— exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]

——— exempt patent application process regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]

——— exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253–H5259 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]

——— exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]

——— exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]

——— lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, H5273, H5274 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122–H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225–H5289 [25JY], H5296, H5307–H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141–H5150 [24JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302–H5307 [26JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]

——— provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]

——— require attorneys fees or costs be paid from administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]

GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]

GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]

——— liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 [18MY]

——— require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402–H4418, H4425 [28JN], E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164–H4175 [28JN]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]

——— recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013–2022, H1789 [29MR]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 1537), H3809 [20JN]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2187–H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]

Medicare: reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656–H1658, H1667, H1669–H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771–H1773, H1784–H1788 [29MR], H1863–H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]

Mental health: strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), H6656 [5DE]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 63), H7276 [19DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (H.R. 6592), E1771 [15NO]

Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097–H6099 [19SE]

National objectives: priority assignments, H6362–H6367 [14NO]

——— role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]

National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), H5304 [26JY]

——— pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (H. Res. 668), H7280–H7282 [19DE], E1987 [21DE]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 [2FE]

——— appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 532), H382 [2FE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H478 [6FE], H896 [16FE], H905, H939–H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294–H1297 [8MR], H5634 [2AU]

——— expansion of executive power, E814 [16MY]

——— remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber threat intelligence information from the intelligence community, H2173 [26AP]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (H.R. 665), H1401–H1405 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]

——— impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]

Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate’s campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]

Postal Service: decision to maintain services to rural areas, H2638 [10MY]

——— prohibit closing of any post office which results in more than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]

——— reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas, H1629 [27MR]

——— restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), H6259 [21SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], H5226, H5234 [25JY]

——— Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE], H6786 [13DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54–H69 [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H46–H53 [18JA]

——— impact on job creation and economy, H5754–H5760 [10SE]

——— increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], H5752 [10SE]

Renewable energy: impact of budget sequestration, H6714 [12DE]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548–H1551 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]

——— call for investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 [26AP]

Separation of powers: importance, H6168 [20SE]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], H709 [14FE], H6528–H6534 [29NO], H6538, H6565–H6568 [30NO], H6613 [4DE]

——— effect of a Government shutdown on payments, H6393 [15NO]

——— reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]

——— solvency, H2079 [25AP], H6795–H6797 [13DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102–H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]

Taxation: history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 [27AP]

——— rates, H2041 [24AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 [7FE], H1964–H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], H5691 [2AU], H6666–H6670 [5DE]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]

——— ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]

Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]

Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059–H2061 [24AP]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6486–H6491 [28NO]

Remarks in Senate

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]

Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA], S6771 [14NO]

——— making continuing, S5963 [2AU]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S6501–S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 [21SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405, S6416, S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 [9FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S7714 [11DE]

——— balance, S29 [23JA]

——— clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget Control Act, S5923 [2AU]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S6093–S6095 [11SE]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY], S7286 [30NO]

——— deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546–S549, S551–S554 [13FE], S589, S591–S593, S600–S603 [14FE], S682–S685 [15FE], S810, S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], S2562 [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747–S2750 [26AP], S3113–S3116 [14MY], S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 [16MY], S3745, S3756–S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 [13JN], S4191, S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 [27JN], S4931 [12JY], S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083–S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE], S7133 [29NO], S7665 [6DE], S7731 [11DE], S7993, S8026, S8029–S8031 [13DE], S8641 [2JA]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]

——— impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]

——— impact of sequestration, S8566 [31DE]

——— increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), S2989–S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 [15MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S6771 [14NO], S7133 [29NO], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7421 [5DE], S7665 [6DE], S7760 [12DE], S8241 [20DE], S8614 [1JA]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756–S3758 [6JN]

——— require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386–S4388 [21JN]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 [6JN]

——— sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182–S3222 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, S2522–S2526 [19AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039–S6042, S6044–S6046 [10SE], S6087–S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], S6295–S6300, S6309–S6312, S6323–S6325 [13SE], S6409–S6411, S6414 [19SE], S6485–S6488 [20SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182–S3221 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182–S3221 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], S3182–S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182–S3222 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]

Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 [18JY], S5809 [1AU]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), S5993 [2AU]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]

Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630–S2632, S2640, S2641 [24AP]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of report entitled ‘‘Red Tape Making Americans Sick—A New Report on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment’’, S2949 [8MY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, S5429–S5433, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 2151), S1201–S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S6778, S6781, S6782 [14NO]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 2102), S568 [13FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476–S6488 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE]

——— encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]

Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), House amendment, S6672 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3164–S3169 [15MY], S3230 [16MY], S3273 [17MY], S3509 [23MY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]

——— economic impact of the budget sequester established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]

——— ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract services workforces, S7188 [29NO], S7281, S7282 [30NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S4745–S4748 [29JN], S5115–S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171–S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], S6294–S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE], S6995, S7001 [28NO], S7654 [6DE]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]

——— report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, S3937–S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities, S1706 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report on violations of hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]

——— whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410–S412 [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954–S3956 [12JN]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: identify and relocate vehicles in the District of Columbia that are used for non-operational purposes for use as replacement of vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy, S8261 [20DE], S8462 [28DE]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (S. 3691), S8204 [19DE]

——— provide regulatory relief for disaster victims and relief volunteers, S8474 [28DE]

Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial review of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY], S6774 [14NO]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis by phasing in certain tax increases, work toward comprehensive tax reform, and call for OMB to make recommendations on spending cuts (S. 3714), S8548 [30DE]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6715–S6718 [13NO], S6769, S6771, S6773 [14NO], S6829, S6831, S6837–S6841 [15NO], S6878, S6884 [26NO], S6909–S6911, S6919–S6922, S6936 [27NO], S6986–S6991, S6993, S6994, S7008, S7012, S7016 [28NO], S7128–S7134, S7165–S7167 [29NO], S7311 [3DE], S7363, S7379–S7381, S7395 [4DE], S7406–S7411, S7415–S7420, S7426, S7435–S7437 [5DE], S7643–S7645, S7652, S7654–S7656, S7665, S7667–S7669, S7672–S7675, S7677, S7678, S7680 [6DE], S7692, S7695 [10DE], S7712, S7714, S7727–S7732, S7737, S7740 [11DE], S7753, S7754, S7757, S7760, S7770–S7772, S7779–S7782, S7784, S7792 [12DE], S7991–S7994, S7996, S8005, S8014, S8015, S8019, S8025, S8026, S8029–S8031 [13DE], S8157, S8171–S8175, S8177 [19DE], S8236, S8241, S8245–S8248 [20DE], S8323–S8325, S8345 [21DE], S8383, S8384, S8418, S8419 [27DE], S8474, S8478–S8480 [28DE], S8521–S8523, S8527–S8530, S8542–S8544 [30DE], S8557–S8572, S8575, S8576, S8578–S8580, S8583–S8586 [31DE], S8611–S8618, S8620, S8622 [1JA], S8641–S8644, S8661–S8663 [2JA]

——— Federal Government control versus free enterprise, S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326–S6329 [13SE], S8179 [19DE]

——— impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, S3063 [10MY]

——— impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 [11JN]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2676–S2679 [25AP], S2948–S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY], S7767 [12DE]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 3673), S7978 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), S8324 [21DE]

Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, S205 [31JA]

Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, S246–S248 [1FE]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 [29JN]

——— reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4176–S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]

——— reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, S4177 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]

——— consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade programs, S5904–S5907 [2AU]

——— grant authority to implement rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), S8308 [20DE], S8357 [21DE]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]

——— limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]

——— prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]

——— promote high-quality, cost-efficient, and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas (S. 3676), S7981 [12DE]

——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]

——— require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts, S8432, S8434, S8439, S8441 [27DE], S8467, S8468 [28DE]

——— require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 [31JY]

——— require use of existing environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 [8MY], S6761 [13NO]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]

——— reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend salary freeze, S3110 [14MY]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 [28MR]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: amend, S2582–S2585 [23AP], S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]

Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]

GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 [21SE]

Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]

——— reform (S. 602), S4411 [21JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired in certain States, S6519 [20SE]

——— prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184–S186 [31JA], S304 [2FE]

——— suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 675), S8267, S8268 [20DE]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, S7153, S7154, S7205 [29NO], S7699 [10DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 821), S1842 [20MR]

——— exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, S8087 [17DE]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305–S307 [2FE], S1978 [22MR]

Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, S6046 [10SE]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), S2734 [25AP], S3534 [23MY], S8152 [18DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4653–S4658 [27JN]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]

National security: provide for greater interagency experience through the development of a national security and homeland security human capital strategy and interagency rotational service by employees, S8359 [21DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95–S97 [26JA], S149–S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S4110–S4114 [13JN]

Postal Service: encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or government entity to maintain local access to postal services, S2642 [24AP]

——— establish citizen’s protection advocates and require Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service Solvency and Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to provide additional services, S2648, S2649 [24AP]

——— establish pilot program to test alternative methods for the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]

——— impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 [17MY]

——— maintain services to rural areas, S2562 [23AP]

Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 [15MR]

Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]

Public debt: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order, S7435 [5DE], S7644, S7645 [6DE], S7714 [11DE]

——— allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), S7663, S7664, S7668, S7670, S7688 [6DE], S7692 [10DE]

——— allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), unanimous-consent request, S7664 [6DE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S83–S87, S89–S95 [26JA]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent agreement, S77 [24JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7652 [6DE]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, S1518, S1528 [8MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522–S6524 [20SE], S6986–S6989, S7016 [28NO]

——— solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]

Sports: violation of Budget Control Act by legislation to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S6885–S6891 [26NO]

Taxation: make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]

——— rates, S6403 [19SE]

Transparency: increase, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Reports

Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation—Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]

Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177–H4401 [28JN]

‘‘Ten Thousand Commandments’’: Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]

Reports filed

Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) (H. Rept. 112–378), H218 [31JA]

Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112–380), H218 [31JA]

Building Better Business Partnerships Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3985) (H. Rept. 112–723), H7429 [21DE]

Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112–689), H6273 [21SE]

Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 112–384), H373 [1FE]

Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112–688), H6273 [21SE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013–2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) (H. Rept. 112–423), H1641 [27MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112–553), H4155 [27JN]

Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112–553), H4155 [27JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President’s Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112–365), H25 [17JA]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112–667), H5922 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 112–385), H475 [3FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 112–383), H373 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112–388), H511 [6FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112–616), H5130 [23JY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112–623), H5290 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112–472), H2565 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 841) (H. Rept. 112–708), H7359 [19DE]

Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 112–257), S8203 [19DE]

Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4121) (H. Rept. 112–727), H7429 [21DE]

End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2234), S8203 [19DE]

Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112–366), H25 [17JA]

Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 112–402), H965 [27FE]

Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112–535), H3706 [15JN]

Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112–455), H2203 [26AP]

Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2178) (S. Rept. 112–241), S6947 [27NO]

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112–159), S2655 [24AP]

GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112–219), S6451 [19SE]

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 112–376), H186 [27JA]

Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 112–534), H3706 [15JN]

Government Employee Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 112–686), H6273 [21SE]

Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 112–4631), H5859 [11SE]

Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 112–484), H2811 [16MY]

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112–181), S4950 [12JY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4053) (H. Rept. 112–698), H6578 [30NO]

Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. Rept. 112–201), S5976 [2AU]

Interagency Personnel Rotation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1268) (S. Rept. 112–235), S6744 [13NO]

Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 112–379), H218 [31JA]

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112–198), S5976 [2AU]

Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112–513), H3404 [1JN]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 675) (S. Rept. 112–251), S8071 [17DE]

Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 241), S8203 [19DE]

Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the Candidate’s Death: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112–628), H5330 [30JY]

Postal Reform Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112–363), H25 [17JA]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112–363), H1803 [29MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]

Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112–546), H3981 [25JN]

Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112–461), H5130 [23JY]

Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112–461), H2266 [27AP]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112–344), H639 [8FE]

Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4966) (H. Rept. 112–469), H2565 [9MY]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112–470), H2565 [9MY]

Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112–577), H4683 [9JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013–2022: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112–421), H1570 [26MR]

Small Business Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4118) (H. Rept. 112–726), H7429 [21DE]

Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112–635), H5524 [31JY]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 112–483), H2811 [16MY]

Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4155) (H. Rept. 112–585), H4684 [9JY]

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 112–155), S2545 [19AP]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112–508), H3265 [30MY]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307–H1359 [9MR], H5338–H5405 [31JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Statements

Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]

Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit—Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]

Representative Dingell’s Criticism of Attorney General Holder Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]

Summaries

Pilot’s Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]

Surveys

Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority (organization), H5239 [25JY]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. Constitution, H314 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, H1699–H1705 [28MR]

H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, H46 [18JA]

H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]

H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]

H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]

H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]

H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, H1654 [28MR]

H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]

H. Res. 668, refer to the Court of Federal claims H.R. 5862, pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets, H7280 [19DE]

H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4418 [28JN]

H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]

H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 [28JN]

H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]

H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]

H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Chairman Issa’s actions relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]

H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]

H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]

H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]

H. Res. 841, consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act, H7374 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]

H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949–H5953 [13SE]

H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate’s campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate, H5743 [10SE]

H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 [11SE]

H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, H1401–H1403 [20MR]

H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495–H498 [6FE]

H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, H2082–H2091 [25AP]

H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]

H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act, H419 [2FE]

H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees, H304 [1FE]

H.R. 4053, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act, H6768–H6770 [13DE]

H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, H5244–H5251 [25JY]

H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]

H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187–H2189 [26AP]

H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 [11SE]

H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583–H2600 [10MY]

H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]

H.R. 5913, DHS Accountability Act, H6434 [27NO]

H.R. 6016, Government Employee Accountability Act, H7324 [19DE]

H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]

H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 [13SE]

H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act, H7395–H7402 [20DE]

H.R. 6726, Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H7521 [1JA]

S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 [31JY]

S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978–S2985 [8MY], H6286, H6293–H6296 [28SE]

S. 1335, Pilot’s Bill of Rights, S4733–S4735 [29JN], H5100 [23JY]

S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act, S5896–S5898 [1AU]

S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 [2FE]

S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]

S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738–S1740 [15MR]

S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses, S4781 [29JN]

S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168–S2171 [28MR]

S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S3534 [23MY], H6656 [5DE]

S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE], H6771 [13DE]

S. 3664, allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order, S7686 [6DE]

S. 3676, Reducing Duplication Overseas Act, S7981 [12DE]

S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]

S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, S2259 [29MR]

S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022, S2265 [29MR]

S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022, S2326–S2333 [16AP]

S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, S2401–S2405 [17AP]

S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022, S2833–S2840 [26AP]

S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, S2971–S2977 [8MY]

S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022, S5218–S5224 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, S5994 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 63, corrections in enrollment of S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S8140, S8152 [18DE], H7277 [19DE]

S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]

S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]

S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091 [10MY]

S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]

S. Res. 608, President’s Youth Council establishment, S7403 [4DE]

S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]