BUDGET CONTROL ACT
Amendments
Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S1053 [28FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), S1036 [28FE]
Articles and editorials
As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard, H942 [4MR]
Budget Cuts, Minus the Inconvenience, S2910 [24AP]
California Braces for Impending Cuts From Federal Sequestration, S839 [26FE]
Cancer Clinics Are Turning Away Thousands of Medicare Patients—Blame the Sequester, H2318 [25AP]
Chief Justice Roberts—Sequester Cuts Hitting Federal Judiciary ‘‘Hard’’, S5520 [8JY]
Citing Cuts, Lawyers Seek Relief in Terrorism Case, S2646 [15AP]
How the Sequester Threatens the U.S. Legal System, S2450 [8AP]
Lawmakers’ Sequestration Double-Talk, H2252 [24AP]
Public Defenders Offices Shouldn’t Suffer Under Sequestration, S2916 [24AP]
Sequestration Budget Cuts Would Be Across-the-Board in Houston, County, H5784 [20SE]
Sequestration Forces Food Pantry Closure, H2317 [25AP]
Sequestration Threatens American Justice, S1079 [4MR]
Story of Our Time, E636 [9MY]
Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration, H943 [4MR]
Bills and resolutions
Budget: alleviate the sequester through offsets from restricting use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3666), H7566 [5DE]
——— cancel sequester for security-related functions through offsets by reducing Medicare payments, agricultural subsidies, and Federal retirement, and applying the chained consumer price index (see H.R. 3639), H7445 [3DE]
——— cancel the sequester for the revised security category and provide for a revised spending plan for the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 804), H626 [25FE]
——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]
——— eliminate Dept. of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of fiscal years 2015 through 2021 (see H.R. 857), H701 [27FE]
——— eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H814 [28FE]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 388), S871 [26FE]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H545 [14FE]
——— repeal sequestration, reduce discretionary spending limits, and suspend statutory debt ceiling limit (see H.R. 849), H700 [27FE]
——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]
——— replace current fiscal year sequestration (see S. 18), S943 [27FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (see S. 16), S943 [27FE] (see S. 799), S2960 [24AP]
——— replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 277, 278), S590 [11FE]
——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (see H.R. 2060), H2803 [20MY]
——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (see S. 788), S2896 [23AP]
Dept. of Defense: reduce budget sequestration cuts for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implement such cuts over the duration of sequestration (see S. 1841), S8913 [17DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 3181), H5832 [25SE]
Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see S. 465), S1127 [5MR] (see S. 1017), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 816), H627 [25FE]
Cloture motions
Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S849 [26FE], S991 [28FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S927 [27FE], S991 [28FE]
Letters
EPA employee furloughs: Heriberto León, E884 [17JN]
Impact of budget sequestration: Janet Napolitano, Sec. of Homeland Security, S884 [27FE]
Impact of budget sequestration on Dept. of Defense: Representative Austin Scott, H690 [27FE]
——— Representative Williams, H665 [27FE]
Impact of budget sequestration on science funding agencies: University of Hawaii at Ma̅noa professor, S8963 [18DE]
Impact of budget sequestration on the judicial system: Julia S. Gibbons and Thomas F. Hogan, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]
——— Mary Massaron Ross, Defense Research Institute, Inc., S3601 [20MY]
——— Thomas F. Hogan, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S2452 [8AP]
Impact of budget sequestration on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board: several Member of Congress, E287 [13MR]
Lists
Consequences of sequester cuts, S840 [26FE]
Memorandums
Apportionment of the Continuing Resolution: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, S964–S967 [28FE]
Issues Raised by Potential Sequestration: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, S963 [28FE]
Motions
Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S849 [26FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), S927 [27FE]
Press releases
Budget Sequestration Impact on Northwestern University Reproductive Health Hazards Superfund Research Center, E943 [20JN]
Remarks in House
Border Patrol: impact of budget sequestration in southern Arizona, H1417 [14MR]
Budget: eliminate sequestration, H5275, H5311 [1AU], H5376 [2AU], H7403 [3DE]
——— eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), H958 [5MR], H991 [6MR], H1863, H1869 [10AP], H2312 [25AP], H2370, H2371, H2378, H2379 [26AP], H2449 [7MY], H2491 [8MY], H2796 [20MY], H2813 [21MY], H2841, H2846 [22MY], H3682 [17JN], H4984 [24JY], H5281, H5326, H5329 [1AU], H5784 [20SE], E250 [6MR], E571 [26AP], E884 [17JN], E943 [20JN], E989 [28JN], E1361 [23SE]
——— eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), unanimous-consent request, H2453 [7MY]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), H994 [6MR]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H686, H690 [27FE], H1367, H1370 [13MR], H1587 [19MR], H2232 [23AP], H2442, H2448 [7MY], H2494 [8MY], H2555 [9MY], H3027 [4JN], H3228 [6JN], H5690 [19SE], H5780, H5781, H5782, H5783, H5785 [20SE], H5981 [28SE], H6759 [23OC]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H602, H608 [25FE], H632, H638, H639, H645, H646, H650, H651 [26FE], H670, H671, H672, H673, H674, H676, H685, H686, H687 [27FE], H805, H806 [28FE], H944 [4MR], H955, H956, H958, H959–H964 [5MR], H987, H989, H993, H994 [6MR], H1925 [11AP], H2309 [25AP], H3291 [12JN], H4085 [27JN], H4981 [24JY], H5927, H5936, H5999 [28SE], E173 [25FE], E199 [27FE], E226 [28FE]
——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with a balanced approach to revenue and spending, H357, H358, H361 [5FE], H392, H393 [6FE]
——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (H.R. 505), H540 [14FE], H694 [27FE]
——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H8078 [12DE]
——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (H.R. 2060), H4222 [9JY]
California: impact of budget sequestration on Kern and Fresno Counties relative to BLM cancellation of all oil and natural gas leases, H2668 [16MY]
Congress: impact of partisanship, H3763 [19JN]
Crime: impact of budget sequestration on Federal probation system, H3670 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H507, H531 [14FE], H668 [27FE], H2661 [16MY], H2778 [20MY], H3026 [4JN], H3339–H3341 [12JN], H3763 [19JN], H4180 [8JY], H5271 [1AU], H5624 [18SE], H6905 [30OC], H7001 [13NO], H7263 [20NO]
Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, E11 [3JA], E21 [14JA]
——— avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE], H686, H687, H692 [27FE]
——— impact of budget sequestration, H350, H354 [5FE], H396–H398 [6FE], H434, H436, H437 [12FE], H457, H458, H461, H462, H463, H464, H465 [13FE], H506, H508, H514, H515, H516, H521, H522, H530, H531, H540 [14FE], H554, H564, H570 [15FE], H601, H602, H607, H608, H609 [25FE], H633, H634, H637, H638, H639, H640, H641, H642, H643, H650, H651 [26FE], H663–H672, H673, H674, H675, H676, H680, H681, H684, H685, H686, H687, H688–H697 [27FE], H705, H706, H801–H811 [28FE], H821, H822, H941–H948 [4MR], H955, H956, H957, H958, H964, H968, H978 [5MR], H985, H986, H988–H995, H1303–H1315 [6MR], H1364, H1366–H1371 [13MR], H1401, H1403, H1423 [14MR], H1542 [15MR], H1591–H1596 [19MR], H1641, H1642 [20MR], H1863, H1870, H1871, H1872, H1873 [10AP], H1917, H1925 [11AP], H1977 [12AP], H2076 [17AP], H2167, H2168 [23AP], H2252, H2258, H2269 [24AP], H2303, H2308, H2312, H2313, H2314, H2315, H2316–H2321 [25AP], H2356, H2366, H2367, H2371, H2378, H2379, H2380 [26AP], H2471–H2473 [7MY], H2494 [8MY], H2555 [9MY], H2607 [15MY], H2810, H2811, H2812 [21MY], H2846, H2848, H2849, H2851 [22MY], H3055 [4JN], H3931 [20JN], H4084, H4085 [27JN], H4259 [9JY], H4624, H4626 [18JY], H4987 [24JY], H5442 [10SE], H5483, H5484, H5485 [11SE], H5689, H5690, H5756 [19SE], H5913 [27SE], H5943 [28SE], H6403 [8OC], H6540 [11OC], H7461 [4DE], H8043, H8083 [12DE], E193 [26FE], E199, E201 [27FE], E226, E229, E231 [28FE], E244 [5MR], E263 [11MR], E321 [18MR], E585 [3MY], E636 [9MY], E1361 [23SE]
——— replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, H438 [12FE], H8077 [12DE]
Federal employees: impact of budget sequestration, E1884 [16DE]
National Cancer Institute: impact of budget sequestration, E1005 [28JN]
Natural gas: delay implementation of timely consideration of pipeline projects while sequestration is in effect, H7325–H7327 [21NO]
NIH: impact of budget sequestration, H7675 [11DE]
NOAA: impact of budget sequestration, H3697 [18JN]
Northwestern University: impact of budget sequestration on Reproductive Health Hazards Superfund Research Center, E943 [20JN]
OMB: impact of budget sequestration on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, E287 [13MR]
U.S. Military Academy: impact of budget sequestration, H667 [27FE]
Women: impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H806–H811 [28FE]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: legislative process, S6033 [30JY]
Armed Forces: delay sequestration for members if President authorizes use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6289, S6290 [9SE]
Budget: clarify budget scoring rule relating to certain changes in mandatory program spending, S2302 [22MR]
——— eliminate sequestration, S7977 [13NO], S8041 [14NO]
——— increase fiscal accountability, S7440, S7442 [13OC]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes, S8945 [18DE]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S819, S836–S844, S847 [26FE]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S849 [26FE], S882, S884–S887, S905, S910 [27FE], S959–S961, S967, S970–S993, S1006 [28FE]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), unanimous-consent request, S970, S986 [28FE]
——— limit sequestration reductions to National Intelligence Program, S1780 [13MR]
——— reduce Federal spending, S7445 [13OC]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, S6987, S6992 [27SE], S7030 [30SE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S905, S927 [27FE], S959–S962, S971–S993, S1006 [28FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), unanimous-consent agreement, S927 [27FE]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), unanimous-consent request, S2888 [23AP]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), S2931, S2979 [24AP], S2982 [25AP]
——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), unanimous-consent request, S2932 [24AP]
——— replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, S2066–S2071 [21MR]
——— replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (S. 278), S3828, S3829 [23MY]
——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), S2886, S2904 [23AP], S2909, S2911, S2912, S2917 [24AP]
——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), unanimous-consent request, S2887 [23AP], S2933 [24AP]
Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget aggregates, S1706 [12MR]
Corps of Engineers: impact of budget sequestration, S888 [27FE], S1975 [20MR]
Courts: impact of budget sequestration on the judicial system, S1078 [4MR], S2449 [8AP], S2646 [15AP], S2915 [24AP], S3600 [20MY], S5520 [8JY], S6698 [24SE]
Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S7852, S7870 [6NO], S8077, S8080 [18NO], S8329 [20NO], S8948 [18DE]
Dept. of Energy: impact of budget sequestration on the National Nuclear Security Administration, S888 [27FE]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S481, S485 [7FE], S572 [11FE], S598 [12FE], S663, S686–S689 [13FE], S722, S737, S751 [14FE], S798, S800, S803 [25FE], S819–S821, S836–S844, S847 [26FE], S882–S892, S902–S906, S908–S911, S918–S921 [27FE], S960–S970, S992, S1071–S1073 [28FE], S1082 [4MR], S1096, S1099, S1116, S1117 [5MR], S1149 [6MR], S1241, S1242 [7MR], S1678 [12MR], S1933 [19MR], S1975 [20MR], S2511 [10AP], S2819 [22AP], S2858, S2859, S2861, S2878, S2882, S2886, S2888–S2891 [23AP], S2910, S2912, S2917, S2931, S2942, S2943 [24AP], S2992–S2994 [25AP], S3102–S3104, S3149 [7MY], S3226 [8MY], S3500 [15MY], S3826–S3829 [23MY], S5637, S5639, S5640 [11JY], S5810 [23JY], S5938–S5941 [25JY], S5989 [29JY], S6349 [11SE], S6428 [12SE], S6631 [19SE], S6918 [26SE], S7194 [4OC], S7427, S7428 [12OC], S7433, S7439, S7440 [13OC], S7466 [14OC], S7517 [16OC], S7818 [5NO], S7990 [13NO], S8350 [20NO], S8557 [9DE], S8945–S8948 [18DE]
Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order, S1781 [13MR], S7235 [5OC], S7290 [8OC], S7316, S7342 [9OC]
——— allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (S. 465), S1850 [14MR], S3710, S3711 [22MY]
Federal employees: impact of budget sequestration, S1777 [13MR]
Food industry: impact of budget sequestration on poultry processing and safety inspections, S1683 [12MR]
——— preserve safety and meat inspections at meatpacking plants, S1970 [20MR]
Government: impact of budget sequestration, S7826 [5NO]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6030 [30JY]
Woodward, Bob: characterization of President Obama remarks relative to sequestration substitute, S983 [28FE]
Reports
Protecting Our Nation From Bad Federal Budget Choices: Coalition on Human Needs, E194 [26FE]
Summaries
Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration Impacts on the Federal Judiciary: Executive Office of the President, S4447 [13JN]
Judiciary Fiscal Year 2013 Emergency Supplemental Request: Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]
Tables
Budget aggregates, S1706 [12MR]
Economic impact of budget sequestration by State, H7326 [21NO]
Texts of
S. 788, suspend the fiscal year 2013 budget sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S2901 [23AP]