EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS see also Federal Employees

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6760, S6881, S6882, S6894, S6895, S6897, S6898 [24SE], S6963, S6965, S6966, S6967, S6968 [26SE], S8816, S8821 [15DE], S8850, S8851, S8852, S8853, S8854, S8858, S8859, S8861 [16DE], H5768 [19SE], H5985, H5987, H5988 [28SE], H6031, H6033 [30SE], H8054, H8055 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5692 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1598 [11MR], S1714, S1715 [12MR], S1724, S1769, S1774, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1817, S1818, S1819, S1820, S1821, S1822 [13MR], S1829, S1837, S1840, S1843, S1863, S1864, S1865, S1866, S1867, S1868, S1869, S1870, S1871 [14MR], S1909, S1910 [18MR], S1976, S1985, S1986 [20MR], H1725 [21MR], E351 [21MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H995 [6MR]

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]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H372 [5FE], H383, H384, H388, H389 [6FE]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H362 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2038, S2039, S2040 [20MR], S2130, S2131, S2169, S2170, S2171, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2184, S2185, S2186, S2187, S2188, S2189, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2194, S2195, S2196, S2197, S2198, S2199, S2200, S2201, S2202, S2203, S2204, S2205, S2206, S2207, S2208, S2209, S2210, S2219, S2220, S2221, S2222, S2223, S2224, S2225, S2226, S2227, S2228, S2229, S2230, S2231 [21MR], S2267, S2268, S2269, S2270, S2271, S2272, S2273, S2278, S2279, S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283, S2284, S2285, S2288, S2292, S2296, S2297, S2301, S2302, S2304, S2305, S2307, S2308, S2309, S2310, S2311, S2312, S2313, S2343, S2344, S2345, S2346, S2347, S2348, S2349, S2350, S2351, S2352, S2353, S2354, S2355, S2356, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2365, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7543 [16OC], H1654, H1664, H1671, H1682, H1695 [20MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3098 [4JN], H3132, H3133, H3135, H3136, H3137, H3138, H3139, H3140, H3142, H3146, H3147, H3149, H3150, H3157, H3158, H3166, H3170, H3178, H3179, H3180, H3182, H3184, H3190, H3191, H3192, H3193, H3194, H3196, H3197, H3198, H3205, H3206, H3207, H3208, H3212, H3213, H3214, H3217 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (S. 1276), S7387 [10OC]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5315, H5317, H5319, H5320, H5321, H5323, H5324, H5325, H5326, H5328, H5329, H5330 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

Federal employees: limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

Analyses

Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59), H8066–H8073 [12DE]

——— Provisions Within the Committee on Rules (House) Jurisdiction, H7703 [12DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, H6049 [30SE]

——— S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC], H6641 [16OC]

Articles and editorials

As Congress Fights Over the Budget, Agencies Go on Their ‘‘Use It or Lose It’’ Shopping Sprees, S7381 [10OC]

Barbara Mikulski’s Fight—Protecting Appropriations, S8042 [14NO]

How the House Budget Would Boost the Economy, H1705 [20MR]

Senate Moving on Obama Nominees, S2874 [23AP]

Sequestration Budget Cuts Would Be Across-the-Board in Houston, County, H5784 [20SE]

7 Not-So-Essential Things Still Operating During the Slimdown, H6533 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 625), S2026 [20MR]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending (see H.R. 1013), H1319 [6MR]

——— making continuing (see S.J. Res. 23), S7140 [2OC] (see H.R. 933), H948 [4MR] (see H.R. 3213), H6011 [28SE] (see H.R. 3247, 3248, 3249, 3250, 3251, 3252, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258), H6321 [5OC] (see H.J. Res. 59), H5476 [10SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 65), H5833 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 67, 69), H6052 [30SE] (see H.J. Res. 100), H6954 [30OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (see H. Res. 352), H5654 [18SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 366), H6011 [28SE] (see H. Res. 367), H6051 [30SE] (see H. Res. 438), H7687 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 72), H8109 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (see H. Res. 368), H6051 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 62), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 54), H5553 [16SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (see H. Res. 99), H980 [5MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 1164), H1425 [14MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H6289 [4OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 36), H1427 [14MR]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

——— eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H814 [28FE]

——— encourage Federal employees to suggest ways to make sensible or efficient budget reductions within their employing agency and protect employees under whistleblower protection laws (see H. Res. 173), H2247 [23AP]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 879), H813 [28FE]

——— exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (see H.R. 729), H546 [14FE]

——— exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (see H.R. 2238), H3094 [4JN]

——— exempt the Dept. of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (see H.R. 773), H595 [15FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 1872), H2532 [8MY]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 388), S871 [26FE]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt a portion of civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts covering personnel who have served in the Armed Forces from sequestration (see H.R. 2614), H4212 [8JY]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration (see H.R. 2613), H4212 [8JY]

——— reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]

——— reduce Federal spending (see H.R. 37), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H545 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— require Federal agencies and departments to submit plans that reflect a 5 percent reduction from the amount proposed for such establishments in the President’s budget submission (see H.R. 1457), H1908 [10AP]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H315 [1FE]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (see H. Res. 48), H341 [4FE]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see S. 1314), S5755 [17JY] (see S. 1321), S5799 [18JY] (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]

——— restore Indian Health Service funding reduced under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (see H.R. 1371), H1824 [21MR]

——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (see H.R. 2060), H2803 [20MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1892 [18MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2845 [22AP] (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1547 [15MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (see H. Res. 122), H1567 [18MR]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (see S. 788), S2896 [23AP]

Business and industry: prohibit the Federal Government from preventing a private business from operating during a Government shutdown on Federal property leased by the business (see H.R. 3664), H7566 [5DE]

CBO: create a division to perform regulatory analysis (see S. 1472), S6208 [1AU]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1715), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1548 [15MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see S.J. Res. 25), S7414 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 97), H6675 [22OC] (see H.J. Res. 98), H6769 [23OC]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see S. 1005), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 2935), H5342 [1AU]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 1246), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 1332), H1822 [21MR]

——— require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]

Dept. of Commerce and the Workforce: establish (see S. 1836), S8913 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land management related to military installations and facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 1080), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 1652), S7829 [5NO] (see H.R. 3587), H7353 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 2217), H3014 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (see H. Res. 255), H3287 [11JN]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 1888), H2533 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1320 [6MR]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of State: encourage nomination and confirmation of individual for position of Inspector General of the Dept. of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors (see H. Res. 273), H4038 [25JN]

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP] (see S. 818), S3028 (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1765), H2390 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 3181), H5832 [25SE]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (see H.R. 2072), H2838 [21MY]

——— require prompt responses from covered Federal agencies to requests for information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits (see S. 674), S2501 [9AP]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1284), S5667 [11JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2798), H4978 [23JY]

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. 904), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

Education: provide for Federal agencies and employees to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in classrooms (see H.R. 2587), H4174 [28JN]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 2919), H5342 [1AU]

FAA: exempt from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (see S. 817), S3028 [25AP]

FCC: provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 3674), H7607 [9DE]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 1104), H1394 [13MR]

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]

——— clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H7627 [10DE]

——— close out expired, empty grant accounts (see S. 1792), S8601 [10DE]

——— codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

——— conduct annual audit of contracts for compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 1480), H1909 [10AP]

——— consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 504), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 2514), H4078 [26JN]

——— consolidate suspension and debarment offices into one centralized board (see H.R. 3345), H6827 [28OC]

——— create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H3014 [3JN]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see S. 1231), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2506), H4078 [26JN]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 350), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 708), H545 [14FE]

——— eliminate corporate welfare programs (see H.R. 1567), H2025 [15AP]

——— eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H2483 [7MY]

——— enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H2568 [9MY]

——— ensure all programs and activities continue during a Government shutdown that have funding derived from user fee revenue where funds are available (see H.R. 3288), H6545 [11OC]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H7445 [3DE]

——— ensure high standards for use of scientific information (see H.R. 1287), H1718 [20MR]

——— establish Federal customer service standards and improve service provided by Federal agencies (see S. 760), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1660), H2164 [19AP]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2649 [15AP]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements requiring regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 714), S2589 [11AP]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 2641), H4369 [10JY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1360), S5907 [24JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5620 [10JY]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6675 [22OC]

——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3420), H6953 [30OC]

——— increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3346), H6827 [28OC]

——— increase transparency by requiring a report describing any proposed conference (see H.R. 2696), H4522 [16JY]

——— modify appointment of Inspectors General (see S. 1366), S5968 [25JY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain small business contracting goals (see S. 1190), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2441), H3928 [19JN]

——— prohibit contracting with an entity that has committed fraud or certain other crimes (see H.R. 2411), H3758 [18JN]

——— prohibit illegal monetary payments to foreign officials and require a report to Congress on CIA payments to foreign entities (see H.R. 2107), H2911 [22MY]

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 1097), S3986 [6JN] (see H.R. 1880), H2533 [8MY]

——— prohibit the revocation or withholding of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out voluntary religious activities (see S. 1279), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2926), H5342 [1AU]

——— prohibit use of estimate on social cost of carbon in any regulatory impact analysis until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such use (see H.R. 3042), H5398 [2AU]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4522 [16JY]

——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (see S. 320), S708 [13FE]

——— provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight (see H.R. 314), H176 [18JA]

——— provide for the consideration of costs and benefits during rulemaking and for the review of existing rules (see H.R. 3341), H6774 [24OC]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 1423), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S871 [26FE] (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), consideration (see H. Res. 322), H5259 [31JY]

——— provide transparency, accountability, and limitations of Government-sponsored conferences (see S. 1347), S5840 [23JY]

——— provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (see H.R. 3316), H6768 [23OC]

——— quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations (see S. 786), S2896 [23AP]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H412 [6FE]

——— reduce expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, and reduce energy costs (see H.R. 472), H341 [4FE]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2654 [15MY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2122), H2952 [23MY]

——— reform regulatory process to ensure freedom of small businesses to compete and create jobs (see S. 1730), S8186 [19NO]

——— reform the Federal classification system, declassify information that merits declassification, and enhance the National Declassification Center (see S. 1464), S6207 [1AU]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 1100), S3986 [6JN] (see H.R. 2478), H4037 [25JN]

——— report on responses to Inspector General recommendations on cost-saving measures or reimbursement for poor contractor performance, cost overruns, or other reasons (see S. 664), S2328 [22MR]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H169 [15JA]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (see S. 1611), S7673 [30OC]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5396 [2AU]

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 1173), S4585 [18JN]

——— require notice and public comment before use of estimate on social cost of carbon and require reports on results and methods used to calculate cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis (see H.R. 2886), H5260 [31JY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H176 [18JA]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see S. 523), S1709 [12MR] (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 313), H176 [18JA]

——— require reports on results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis (see H.R. 2593), H4174 [28JN]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H84 [14JA]

——— rescind certain excess conference costs from any agency that overspends on conferences (see H.R. 859), H701 [27FE]

——— rescind funds provided to certain agencies if improper payment rate for certain programs has increased from the previous year (see H.R. 3644), H7446 [3DE]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4369 [10JY]

——— set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant (see S. 787), S2896 [23AP]

——— strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (see S. 1744), S8361 [20NO]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 643), S2146 [21MR]

Federal employees: clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see S. 1809), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3278), H6411 [8OC]

——— clarify that Congress and the executive branch are expressly and equally bound by any Federal law enforced upon the general public (see H.R. 3104), H5553 [16SE] (see H.R. 3164), H5801 [20SE] (see H.R. 3562), H7310 [20NO]

——— eliminate pay adjustments for persons holding senior positions in the Federal Government and prevent pay adjustments for Members of Congress in any year with a budget deficit (see S. 30), S42 [22JA]

——— eliminate use of official time (see S. 785), S2896 [23AP]

——— establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (see S. 1377), S5969 [25JY] (see H.R. 2711), H4597 [17JY]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal financial information (see H.R. 3764), H8109 [12DE]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (see H.R. 3763), H8109 [12DE]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (see H.R. 3762), H8109 [12DE]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (see H.R. 2879), H5260 [31JY]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), consideration (see H. Res. 322), H5259 [31JY]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see S. 1312), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 107), H31 [3JA]

——— limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (see H.R. 1541), H1991 [12AP]

——— prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods (see S. 986), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2222), H3014 [3JN]

——— prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2404 [3MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for official portraits of Members of Congress or heads of executive or legislative branch agencies or offices (see S. 1820), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 1594), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide that all employees shall be excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3290), H6545 [11OC]

——— reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 237), H84 [14JA]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H658 [26FE]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 102), H982 [5MR]

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. 470), H341 [4FE]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see S. 843), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see S. 1271), S5620 [10JY] (see H.R. 2638), H4369 [10JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1211), H1547 [15MR]

GAO: assist Congress and the President in eliminating executive agencies and programs that no longer serve a public need (see H.R. 1954), H2574 [13MY]

——— require the head of each agency to submit a report on the implementation of GAO reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government (see H.R. 2250), H3095 [4JN]

——— submit a legislative proposal to Congress to reorganize executive branch agencies (see H.R. 3645), H7446 [3DE]

Government: appropriate such funds necessary to ensure certain important functions of the Government continue during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3166), H5802 [20SE]

——— prohibit Members of Congress, President, Vice-President, and executive department heads from receiving pay and prioritize payments to seniors, military, and veterans during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 3152), H5766 [19SE]

——— require closure of expired grants accounts (see H.R. 2781), H4856 [22JY]

Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 1557), H2025 [15AP]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4142 [27JN]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 899), H814 [28FE]

——— 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. 807), S2960 [24AP]

——— withhold pay of the head of any agency or department that fails to ensure the timely issuance of regulations (see H.R. 2050), H2774 [17MY]

Government Transformation Commission: establish (see S. 1297), S5708 [16JY]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 361), H5882 [26SE]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H410 [6FE]

International Trade Data System: ensure participating Federal agencies develop and maintain necessary information technology infrastructure to support the system (see H.R. 3004), H5397 [2AU]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 1817), H2393 [26AP]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: hold memorial observances in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances (see S. Res. 160), S3955 [4JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit certain real property from being named after a sitting Member (see H.R. 1689), H2246 [23AP]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (see S. 417), S1011 [28FE]

National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: establish (see H.R. 534), H411 [6FE]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S6072 [30JY]

Native Americans: establish effective consultation and coordination procedures between Federal agencies and Indian tribes regarding government activities that impact tribal lands and interests (see H.R. 1600), H2123 [17AP]

Obama, President: use funds allocated for trip to Africa to compensate Federal employees furloughed due to sequestration (see H. Res. 275), H4038 [25JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1823 [21MR]

OMB: establish expedited procedures for congressional consideration of ‘‘Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings’’ report (see H.R. 1715), H2298 [24AP]

——— oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S6072 [30JY]

——— report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3347), H6827 [28OC]

——— report to Congress how amounts could be transferred within Federal agencies and departments to avoid furloughs or reductions in force (see H.R. 950), H981 [5MR]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (see H.R. 2804), H5049 [24JY]

OPM: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 3559), H7310 [20NO]

——— require submittal of an annual report on the use of official time by Federal employees (see S. 1338), S5839 [23JY] (see H.R. 568), H412 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 902), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit federally funded health care premium subsidies for Members of Congress, the President, and other Federal employees pending full repeal (see H.R. 3104), H5553 [16SE] (see H.R. 3164), H5801 [20SE] (see H.R. 3562), H7310 [20NO]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H2350 [25AP]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff (see H.R. 1912), H2567 [9MY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see S. 1497), S6446 [12SE] (see H.R. 3076), H5475 [10SE]

——— provide that the only health plans available to Federal employees responsible for administering such Act are those created under such Act or offered through exchanges (see H.R. 3170), H5806 [23SE]

Privacy: allow entities required to comply with orders or directives requiring the provision of electronic data to the Federal Government to publicly disclose the volume and type of such data (see H.R. 2736), H4724 [18JY]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (see S. 1121), S4021 [7JN]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]

——— recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8457 [21NO] (see H. Con. Res. 67), H7354 [21NO]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (see H.R. 1234), H1567 [18MR]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 549), S1785 [13MR]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 1390), S6071 [30JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]

Science: ensure public access to published materials concerning scientific research and development activities funded by Federal science agencies (see H.R. 3157), H5801 [20SE]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see S. Res. 110), S2960 [24AP]

Small business: permit small business concerns to elect to be exempt from certain Federal rules and regulations (see H.R. 168), H51 [4JA]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1632), S7728 [31OC]

Syria: prohibit Federal funding to provide military assistance to any armed combatants absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2432), H3927 [19JN]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

——— require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans (see S. 495), S1269 [7MR]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 44), H281 [23JA]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE], S6991 [27SE], S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6680 [23SE], S6843 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1782 [13MR], S1882 [18MR], S1987 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

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]

E-mails 

Guidance from OPM to Federal agencies for shutdown contingency planning, S2883 [23AP]

Explanations

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 933), S1287–S1588 [11MR], S1743–S1752 [13MR]

Letters

Citizen Empowerment Act: Frank Terreri, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, H5304 [1AU]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1184 [1AU]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1185 [1AU]

——— Rev Tariche, FBI Agents Association, H5304 [1AU]

Continuing appropriations: Senator Reid, S7124 [2OC]

Continuing appropriations and debt ceiling: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5690 [19SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security establishment as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information: several Representatives, H2138 [18AP]

EPA employee furloughs: Heriberto León, E884 [17JN]

Exempt major rules pertaining to veterans from Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act requirement of congressional joint resolution of approval: Barry A. Jesinoski, DAV, H5331 [1AU]

Means-tested direct spending and nonmeans-tested direct spending programs: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H1323 [7MR]

OMB Sequestration Preview Report: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, OMB, H4211 [8JY]

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget submission: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, H356 [5FE]

Require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request: Representative Wolf, H385 [6FE]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H3039, H3042, H3043 [4JN]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H3040 [4JN]

——— several Representatives, H7270 [20NO], H7326 [21NO]

Lists

Groups supporting Harkin amendment on Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to H.R. 933, continuing appropriations, S1831 [14MR]

Organizations supporting Durbin amendment on NIH funding to S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S2250 [22MR]

Presidential nominations not confirmed after a failed cloture vote, S8319 [20NO]

Memorandums

Government Operations in the Event of a Lapse in Appropriations: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB (1995), S2883 [23AP]

——— Walter Dellinger, Dept. of Justice (1995), S2883 [23AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2014: President Obama, S2560–S2562 [10AP], H1890–H1892 [10AP]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6673 [23SE], S6689, S6881 [24SE], S6991 [27SE], S7011, S7041 [30SE], S7065 [1OC], S8816 [15DE], S8897 [17DE], H5785 [20SE], H5987 [28SE], H6033 [30SE], H6138 [2OC], H6557, H6558 [12OC], H8055 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1683 [12MR], H1314 [6MR], H1790 [21MR]

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]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H392 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2056 [21MR], S2271, S2287, S2316 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3223 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5358 [2AU]

Notices

Dept. of Agriculture Internet site unavailability due to lapse in Federal funding, H6269 [4OC]

Proposals

Continuing appropriations, H6306 [5OC], H6381 [8OC]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H1310 [6MR]

——— making continuing, H5073, H5074 [25JY], H6381–H6383 [8OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5530, H5541 [12SE], H5595, H5650–H5652 [18SE], H5665, H5666, H5667, H5668, H5757 [19SE], H5771, H5772, H5773–H5788, H5792 [20SE], H5809, H5825, H5826 [25SE], H5836, H5837, H5839, H5842, H5843, H5844, H5845, H5846, H5863, H5864, H5865 [26SE], H5895, H5896, H5898, H5899, H5912–H5914, H5919 [27SE], H6759 [23OC], E1311 [12SE], E1361, E1362 [23SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5684–H5694 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5975–H5985 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6021–H6030 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7702–H7716 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), H8086 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to recommit, H5786 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6041–H6049 [30SE], H6055, H6056, H6058 [1OC], H6138 [2OC], H6255 [4OC], H6558, H6565 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5925, H5926, H5927, H5928, H5929, H5930, H5931, H5932, H5934, H5935, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5985–H6002, H6004, H6005, H6007 [28SE], H6013, H6014, H6015, H6031–H6040, H6049, H6050 [30SE], H6056, H6057, H6058, H6061, H6062, H6063, H6064, H6065, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6069, H6070, H6074, H6080, H6081, H6086, H6091–H6097 [1OC], H6107, H6109, H6110, H6111, H6112, H6113, H6114, H6115, H6116, H6117, H6118, H6119, H6120, H6121, H6124–H6131, H6134–H6139, H6141–H6154, H6157, H6162–H6167, H6172 [2OC], H6179, H6180, H6181, H6183, H6184, H6185, H6186, H6187, H6188, H6189, H6190, H6191, H6192, H6193, H6198, H6199, H6206, H6207, H6208, H6210, H6211, H6212, H6217 [3OC], H6228, H6229, H6230, H6231, H6232, H6234, H6236, H6237, H6239, H6240, H6241, H6242, H6243, H6245–H6272, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6279, H6281, H6284, H6285 [4OC], H6292, H6293, H6294, H6295, H6302, H6304, H6307, H6310–H6321 [5OC], H6324, H6325, H6326, H6327–H6334, H6335, H6336–H6343 [7OC], H6345, H6346, H6347, H6348, H6354, H6355, H6359, H6360, H6361, H6362–H6381, H6385–H6396, H6398, H6399–H6410 [8OC], H6415, H6416, H6417, H6419, H6420, H6421, H6422, H6426, H6427, H6428, H6429, H6434, H6436–H6440, H6442, H6446 [9OC], H6456, H6457, H6458, H6459, H6460, H6461, H6462, H6463, H6465, H6467–H6473, H6476–H6481, H6492 [10OC], H6496, H6497, H6500–H6503, H6506, H6509, H6510, H6513, H6543 [11OC], H6547, H6549, H6550, H6551, H6552, H6557, H6558, H6559, H6560, H6561–H6566 [12OC], H6573, H6574, H6576–H6579 [14OC], H6597 [15OC], H7632, H7636, H7637 [11DE], H7699, H8043, H8053–H8084, H8100 [12DE], H8134 [26DE], E1407 [30SE], E1412, E1414 [1OC], E1416, E1417, E1419, E1420 [2OC], E1424, E1430 [3OC], E1456 [8OC], E1464 [9OC], E1473, E1476 [10OC], E1507 [14OC], E1884, E1885, E1886 [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6079 [1OC], H6136, H6137 [2OC], H6202, H6203 [3OC], H6260 [4OC], H6332 [7OC], H6438 [9OC], H6511, H6512 [11OC], H6552–H6556 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H979 [5MR], H985, H986, H997–H1316, H1317 [6MR], H1543 [15MR], E263 [11MR], E287 [13MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H987–H997 [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to recommit, H1314 [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1725–H1794 [21MR], E351 [21MR], E374 [25MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, H1716 [20MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6548, H6559, H6561, H6564 [12OC], E1443 [4OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H317 [4FE], H350, H351 [5FE], H397 [6FE], H803 [28FE], H1317 [6MR], H1336, H1337, H1342, H1343, H1345–H1349 [12MR], H1361, H1363, H1364, H1365, H1385–H1390 [13MR], H1404, H1405, H1406, H1415, H1417, H1418–H1423 [14MR], H1434, H1537–H1542 [15MR], H1551, H1553, H1554 [18MR], H1576 [19MR], H1864, H1870, H1871, H1873, H1874 [10AP], H1918, H1919, H1920, H1921, H1933, H1939–H1945 [11AP], H1962, H1963 [12AP], H2031 [16AP], H2238, H2239 [23AP], H3034 [4JN], H5376 [2AU], H5580 [17SE], H6665 [22OC], H6838 [29OC], E109 [6FE], E302 [14MR]

——— clarify that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds, H383, H384 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (H.R. 729), E157 [14FE]

——— exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (H.R. 2238), H3694 [18JN]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), H994 [6MR]

——— reduce Federal spending, H318 [4FE], H6681 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H327 [4FE], H351, H352, H364–H368 [5FE], H375, H377–H394, H396, H397 [6FE], H436 [12FE], H520 [14FE], H1796 [21MR]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H354–H364 [5FE]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), motion to recommit, H392, H393 [6FE]

——— require the budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H1323 [7MR]

——— require the President to include in his supplemental unified budget the cost, per taxpayer, of the annual deficit for each year in which such budget is projected to result in a deficit, H388, H389 [6FE]

——— require the President to include proposals to consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs in his supplemental unified budget, H388 [6FE]

——— require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request, H384–H388 [6FE], H1796 [21MR]

——— require the President’s budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H389, H390 [6FE]

——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (H.R. 2060), H4222 [9JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7632, H7636, H7637 [11DE], H7699, H7702–H7716, H8043, H8053–H8084, H8100 [12DE], H8134 [26DE], E1884, E1885, E1886 [16DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), H6626–H6642 [16OC], H6695 [23OC], H6819–H6823 [28OC], H6905 [30OC], H7145 [15NO], H7192, H7197, H7199, H7208 [19NO], H7269 [20NO], H7401, H7403 [3DE], H7455, H7461 [4DE], H7559 [5DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1531, H1532, H1534, H1535 [15MR], H1559, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1572, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1578, H1579, H1580, H1597–H1628 [19MR], H1635, H1637, H1640, H1641, H1642, H1643, H1644, H1645–H1710, H1711–H1716 [20MR], H1724, H1725, H1794–H1801, H1803, H1818 [21MR], H1900–H1902 [10AP], H1918, H1920, H1922 [11AP], H1977, H1978 [12AP], H2069 [17AP], H2145, H2146 [18AP], H2286 [24AP], H2321 [25AP], H2607 [15MY], H2724 [17MY], H2811 [21MY], H2923 [23MY], H3027, H3033–H3042, H3054 [4JN], H3226 [6JN], H3344 [12JN], H3970, H3971 [20JN], H4385 [11JY], H4816, H4817 [19JY], H4873 [23JY], H5073, H5074 [25JY], H5384–H5386 [2AU], H5925, H5926 [28SE], H6014, H6023, H6025, H6026, H6027 [30SE], H6062, H6096, H6097 [1OC], H6107, H6164, H6166, H6170 [2OC], H6179 [3OC], H6256, H6283 [4OC], H6393, H6401, H6402, H6403, H6407 [8OC], H6415, H6436 [9OC], H6470, H6482 [10OC], H6571, H6590 [14OC], H6595, H6599 [15OC], E325 [18MR], E348, E370 [21MR], E376 [25MR], E381 [9AP], E799 [5JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1581–H1590 [19MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, H6202, H6203 [3OC], H6260 [4OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], E325 [18MR]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, H7456 [4DE]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (H.R. 1332), H1916 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose names of Members of Congress, Cabinet members, or related entities receiving crop insurance premium subsidies, H6508 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land management related to military installations and facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs (H.R. 1080), E277 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish agency as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information, H2090–H2092, H2094 [17AP], H2137–H2139 [18AP]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205, H3206 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3107, H3110–H3214 [5JN], H3220–H3225, H3226, H3228, H3234, H3248 [6JN], H3685 [17JN], E819, E821, E824 [6JN], E830 [10JN], E834, E837 [11JN], E848 [12JN], E865, E870, E873–E875 [14JN], E891, E892, E900 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032–H3042 [4JN], E839 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), motion to recommit, H3223, H3224 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (H. Res. 255), H3270 [11JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), H2629–H2631 [15MY], E675 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs, H2330, H2331 [25AP]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2364–H2374, H2379, H2380 [26AP], E581 [30AP], E598 [6MY], E645 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: submit an annual report on performance of regional offices, H6791 [28OC]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies, H6791 [28OC]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: designate entities as civilian Federal entities to receive information on cybersecurity threats or crimes from the private sector, H2084 [17AP]

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 (H.R. 2322), H6878 [29OC]

Energy and water development: exempt related agencies from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4361 [10JY]

EPA: allegations of political bias, H2610 [15MY]

——— include rules having a significant impact on agricultural entities under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5319, H5320 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: resume public tours of the White House, H1401 [14MR], H1543 [15MR], H6228 [4OC]

Federal agencies and departments: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3026 [4JN]

——— conference travel funding, E1702 [19NO]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 708), H6693 [23OC]

——— eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (H.R. 1856), H2461 [7MY]

——— ensure high standards for use of scientific information (H.R. 1287), E344 [20MR], E412 [10AP]

——— establish Federal customer service standards and improve service provided by Federal agencies (H.R. 1660), H5207–H5209 [31JY]

——— exempt major rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5326–H5328 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules relative to nuclear reactor safety standards from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5324, H5325 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules relative to veterans affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5331 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules that create jobs or economic growth, reduce deficit, or protect health and safety from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5358 [2AU]

——— exempt major rules that OMB determines would result in job creation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5325, H5326 [1AU]

——— include a tax on carbon emissions under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5318, H5319 [1AU], E1214 [2AU]

——— include agency guidance statements and administrative rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5330 [1AU]

——— include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5320, H5321 [1AU]

——— include remediation plans in annual reports on small business contracting goals, H3530 [13JN]

——— prevent abuse of power and Government overreach, H5184, H5186, H5187 [31JY]

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (H.R. 1880), H5195 [31JY]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H2113 [17AP]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H1913 [11AP], H2240 [23AP], H2491 [8MY], H3673–H3675 [17JN], H4063, H4065 [26JN], H4845, H4846, H4848 [22JY], H4997 [24JY], H5272, H5275, H5306–H5332 [1AU], H5352, H5353–H5360, H5374, H5376 [2AU], H7557 [5DE], E1213, E1214 [2AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5276–H5285 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), motion to recommit, H5358 [2AU]

——— reduce threshold for major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5328, H5329 [1AU]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 1999), H3078, H3079 [4JN], H3109 [5JN], H3531 [13JN], H4937 [23JY]

——— reduce waste and streamline government programs, H5181 [31JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 2122), H3677 [17JN]

——— require agencies to include in report promulgating executive branch rules a list of related regulatory actions by other Federal agencies, H5321, H5322 [1AU]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5323, H5324 [1AU]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (H.R. 309), H3684 [17JN], E1864 [12DE]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 313), H5193–H5196 [31JY]

——— suspend compensation packages for senior executives for remainder of fiscal year 2013 and cap such packages in the future, H1921 [11AP]

Federal employees: appropriate funds necessary to ensure Federal employees continue to receive pay for service during a Government shutdown, H6004, H6005 [28SE]

——— clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (H.R. 3278), E1457 [8OC]

——— establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (H.R. 2711), H5188–H5193 [31JY], H5298 [1AU]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), H5272, H5273, H5296–H5306 [1AU], E1216 [2AU]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5276–H5285 [1AU]

——— limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (H.R. 1541), H5191, H5202–H5207 [31JY], H5298 [1AU]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (H.R. 2182), H3007 [3JN]

FERC: prohibit automatic issuing of pipeline permits for other agencies when agency cannot complete review of permit application by deadline, H7323 [21NO]

GAO: report on duplication within the Federal Government, H1919, H1922 [11AP]

Government: increase accountability, H4320 [10JY]

——— prohibit Members of Congress, President, Vice-President, and executive department heads from receiving pay and prioritize payments to seniors, military, and veterans during Government shutdowns (H.R. 3152), H6241 [4OC]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (H.R. 1493), H3677 [17JN], H4590 [17JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H819 [4MR]

House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 25, setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023, H1794 [21MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5938–H5946 [28SE]

Hurricanes: supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (H.R. 530), H376 [6FE], H685 [27FE]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, H1579 [19MR], H1802 [21MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H6894 [29OC], H6906 [30OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 1358), H2289 [24AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require companies that share cyber threat information either with the Government or other companies make reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information, H2082, H2094 [17AP]

OMB: directive relative to operation of Federal websites during a Government shutdown, H6191 [3OC]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H5098 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff (H.R. 1912), H2538 [9MY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6021–H6029, H6034, H6035, H6037–H6040, H6044, H6046, H6049 [30SE], H6066, H6067, H6069, H6070, H6091 [1OC], H6118, H6143 [2OC], H6180, H6181, H6187, H6190, H6191, H6192, H6211 [3OC], H6242, H6250, H6257, H6276, H6277, H6280 [4OC], H6314 [5OC], H6355, H6398 [8OC], H6417, H6442, H6444, H6452 [9OC], H6455, H6462 [10OC], H6533 [11OC], H6595 [15OC], H6609 [16OC]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (H.R. 2399), H7337 [21NO], E899 [17JN]

Public buildings: provide for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts utilization, H3219 [6JN]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (H.R. 1622), H2148 [18AP]

Science: impact of Government shutdown, H6117 [2OC], H6538–H6544 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 625), S8819 [15DE]

——— legislative process, S6033 [30JY]

——— making continuing, S6349 [11SE], S7146, S7147, S7154, S7155 [3OC], S7181–S7186 [4OC], S7290, S7294 [8OC], S7316, S7319, S7328, S7329, S7331, S7332, S7334 [9OC], S7503–S7532 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6571, S6572, S6577 [18SE], S6612, S6614–S6616, S6629, S6631, S6636 [19SE], S6905–S6956 [26SE], S6971–S6992, S6996–S7000, S7002 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), S9115 [20DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8740, S8757–S8759 [12DE], S8816, S8818 [15DE], S8824, S8826, S8832, S8833 [16DE], S8870–S8886, S8889–S8899, S8905 [17DE], S8920–S8926, S8931–S8936, S8939, S8943–S8949, S8951–S8957, S8963, S8969 [18DE], S9010, S9016, S9036, S9038 [19DE], S9086–S9089 [20DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7011–S7055 [30SE], S7065–S7078, S7081–S7100 [1OC], S7105, S7108, S7110–S7138, S7141 [2OC], S7149–S7154, S7156–S7160, S7162 [3OC], S7172–S7176, S7179–S7181, S7188–S7205, S7207–S7210 [4OC], S7215–S7242 [5OC], S7245–S7270 [7OC], S7275–S7289, S7291, S7292, S7296–S7302 [8OC], S7311–S7321, S7324–S7327, S7330, S7335–S7347, S7351, S7352 [9OC], S7361, S7363, S7375, S7376, S7378, S7379 [10OC], S7396, S7409 [11OC], S7422, S7424 [12OC], S7435, S7442, S7450, S7452 [13OC], S7455 [14OC], S7476 [15OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6673–S6680 [23SE], S6689–S6752, S6763–S6881 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent agreement, S6632 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S6677 [23SE], S6838 [24SE], S6924, S6927, S6928, S6937–S6940 [26SE], S7126, S7127 [2OC], S7327, S7328 [9OC], S8896 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1274 [7MR], S1275, S1287 [11MR], S1671, S1676–S1681 [12MR], S1719–S1775, S1777–S1782 [13MR], S1829–S1832, S1837–S1849, S1872 [14MR], S1873–S1885, S1887 [18MR], S1913, S1915–S1920, S1922, S1923, S1927–S1932, S1937–S1946 [19MR], S1967–S1990 [20MR], S3946, S3947 [4JN]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1683–S1705 [12MR], S1717–S1719 [13MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), unanimous-consent agreement, S1945 [19MR], S2008 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), unanimous-consent request, S1880 [18MR], S1972, S1973 [20MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions, S417, S420–S422, S426 [31JA]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 29), S7204 [4OC], S7601 [29OC], S8819 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S195–S197 [23JA], S233, S244, S245 [24JA], S336 [29JA], S377, S392–S396 [30JA], S486 [7FE], S577 [11FE], S725–S727, S728, S729 [14FE], S800 [25FE], S908–S911, S915–S921 [27FE], S962, S983 [28FE], S1096 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1697–S1699 [12MR], S1717, S1718, S1722, S1775–S1780 [13MR], S1827, S1838 [14MR], S2478, S2483, S2487–S2490 [9AP], S2512–S2516, S2520–S2522, S2533 [10AP], S2586 [11AP], S2888–S2891 [23AP], S6564–S6567 [18SE], S7088 [1OC], S7348 [9OC], S7609 [29OC], S7843 [6NO], S8094 [18NO], S8557 [9DE]

——— clarify budget scoring rule relating to certain changes in mandatory program spending, S2302 [22MR]

——— eliminate sequestration, S7977 [13NO], S8041 [14NO]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations process, S2123 [21MR], S2282 [22MR]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 554), S7248 [7OC]

——— 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]

——— reduce Federal spending, S347 [29JA], S370–S372, S396 [30JA], S429 [31JA], S450–S454 [4FE], S7440, 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]

——— revenue neutral tax loophole reform, S2125–S2127 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8740, S8757–S8759 [12DE], S8816, S8818 [15DE], S8824, S8826, S8832, S8833 [16DE], S8870–S8886, S8889–S8899, S8905 [17DE], S8920–S8926, S8931–S8936, S8939, S8943–S8949, S8951–S8957, S8963, S8969 [18DE], S9010, S9016, S9036, S9038 [19DE], S9086–S9089 [20DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1878 [18MR], S1913–S1915, S1917, S1921, S1929, S1931, S1932–S1942 [19MR], S1967, S1971, S1975, S1990–S2019 [20MR], S2053–S2141 [21MR], S2235–S2320 [22MR], S2857 [23AP], S2954 [24AP], S3069 [6MY], S3099, S3138, S3147–S3151 [7MY], S3215, S3226, S3228–S3232 [8MY], S3298–S3300 [9MY], S3355 [13MY], S3392, S3398–S3400, S3422, S3423 [14MY], S3441, S3496, S3497, S3520–S3523 [15MY], S3557 [16MY], S3589 [20MY], S3702, S3717–S3721, S3726 [22MY], S3800–S3805 [23MY], S3925 [4JN], S4371–S4374 [12JN], S4497 [17JN], S4535 [18JN], S5223–S5225 [26JN], S5637–S5639, S5641 [11JY], S5810 [23JY], S5933 [25JY], S5989, S5999 [29JY], S7289 [8OC], S7601 [29OC], S7712 [31OC], S7814, S7818–S7821 [5NO], S7852–S7855 [6NO], S7897, S7921–S7923 [7NO], S7977 [13NO], S8035, S8041 [14NO], S8348, S8350 [20NO], S8597 [10DE], S8608 [11DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), motion to recommit, S2056–S2058, S2061–S2063, S2086, S2089–S2091, S2129 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S1935 [19MR], S6163 [1AU], S6614–S6616 [19SE], S6977 [27SE], S7015, S7016, S7026, S7027, S7035, S7037, S7048 [30SE], S7066, S7070 [1OC], S7143, S7156 [3OC], S7176, S7200, S7202 [4OC], S7233, S7236 [5OC], S7263 [7OC], S7276, S7281, S7286, S7287 [8OC], S7319–S7323, S7326, S7338, S7339, S7345, S7349 [9OC], S7360, S7372, S7376 [10OC], S7391, S7399 [11OC], S7434, S7435, S7438, S7452, S7453 [13OC], S7456, S7462 [14OC], S7503, S7508, S7516, S7532 [16OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S7531 [16OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S2858 [23AP], S3070, S3082 [6MY], S3108, S3109 [7MY], S3228, S3229 [8MY], S3298 [9MY], S3356 [13MY], S3422 [14MY], S3496 [15MY], S3552 [16MY], S3648–S3654 [21MY], S3717 [22MY], S3798–S3800, S3802 [23MY], S3926 [4JN], S4370, S4371 [12JN], S4642–S4644 [19JN], S5222, S5223 [26JN], S5638 [11JY], S5737, S5738 [17JY], S6163 [1AU], S7126, S7127 [2OC], S7288 [8OC], S7320, S7321 [9OC]

——— 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]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): tribute to committee staff and personal staff who worked on S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S2495 [9AP]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, S6771–S6773, S6780–S6784, S6793 [24SE]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (S. 1246), S5599 [10JY]

——— require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (S. 140), S1882 [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to address coastal recovery and reconstruction from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S317 [28JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Food Safety Inspection Service funding to exempt essential employees from furloughs, S1986 [20MR]

——— reduce waste and reform direct payment programs, S7897 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense: reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S8323–S8326 [20NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: funding, S7921 [7NO]

——— making appropriations, S1683–S1686 [12MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S4432 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (S. 794), S2942, S2962 [24AP]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (S. 853), S2984, S3059 [25AP]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (S. 853), unanimous-consent agreement, S3060 [25AP], S3065 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S7295 [8OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S1741–S1743, S1764–S1766 [13MR], S1831, S1832 [14MR]

——— making appropriations (S. 1284), S6139 [31JY]

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, S3308 [9MY]

——— 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. 904), S7605 [29OC]

EPA: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2298 [22MR]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order, S1093 [4MR], S1102 [5MR], 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]

——— close out expired, empty grant accounts (S. 1792), S8603 [10DE]

——— consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S392–S396 [30JA], S918–S921 [27FE], S1117–S1120 [5MR], S2009 [20MR], S2255–S2259, S2263, S2264, S2317 [22MR], S6848 [24SE], S7138 [2OC], S7304 [8OC], S7350 [9OC], S7381, S7383 [10OC], S7410 [11OC], S7826 [5NO], S8819 [15DE]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7303 [8OC], S7350 [9OC], S7381, S7382 [10OC], S7410 [11OC], S8936 [18DE]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services, S1874 [18MR]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (S. 724), S2882–S2884 [23AP], S2984 [25AP]

——— impact of Government shutdown on ability of inspectors general to detect fraud and abuse, S7470 [14OC]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (S. 1276), S7387 [10OC]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, S8819 [15DE]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees, S2296 [22MR]

——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (S. 320), S713 [13FE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 15), S8691 [12DE]

——— reform regulatory process to ensure freedom of small businesses to compete and create jobs (S. 1730), S8192 [19NO]

Federal employees: prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods, S3939 [4JN]

——— temporarily freeze hiring of nonessential Federal employees, S1829–S1831 [14MR]

——— tribute, S7188 [4OC], S7215, S7216 [5OC]

GAO: eliminate duplication, fraud, and waste in Government, S8710 [12DE]

——— report on duplication within the Federal Government, S2548–S2550 [10AP]

——— report on duplication within the Federal Government relative to drug abuse prevention and treatment programs, S3012 [25AP]

Government: importance of Government regulations and the agencies that enforce such rules, S7163 [3OC]

Hurricanes: supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: hold memorial observances in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances (S. Res. 160), S3926 [4JN], S3969 [6JN]

Maryland: impact of Government shutdown, S7361 [10OC]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (S. 417), S1124 [5MR]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S6082 [30JY]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, S1673, S1701 [12MR], S4728 [20JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power and intimidation by Federal agencies, S3921 [4JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch, S5935 [25JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by all Federal employees, S6816, S6818 [24SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by President, Vice President, Members of Congress, appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (S. 1497), unanimous-consent request, S6410, S6424, S6429 [12SE], S6621 [19SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6359 [11SE], S6408, S6410–S6415, S6423, S6424, S6430 [12SE], S6478–S6482, S6492–S6494, S6496–S6498, S6501, S6502, S6504 [17SE], S6555, S6561 [18SE], S6620–S6622 [19SE], S6709–S6712, S6739, S6740, S6743, S6744, S6765, S6813, S6820, S6826, S6827 [24SE], S6923 [26SE], S7022, S7028, S7039–S7041 [30SE], S7065, S7068, S7069, S7082 [1OC], S7108, S7118 [2OC], S7145 [3OC], S7257 [7OC], S7299 [8OC], S7362 [10OC], S7453 [13OC], S7485, S7492–S7495, S7499 [15OC], S7522 [16OC], S7647 [30OC], S8625 [11DE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (S. 1497), S7896 [7NO], S8592 [10DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1113 [5MR], S7944 [12NO], S7971–S7973 [13NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S7702, S7703 [31OC], S8417 [21NO], S8581, S8583 [10DE], S8608, S8609, S8633–S8640, S8662–S8665 [11DE], S8678, S8680, S8701, S8709, S8719, S8724, S8754–S8756, S8768 [12DE], S8839 [16DE], S8920 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S893 [27FE], S2440 [8AP], S2874 [23AP], S3286 [9MY], S3516 [15MY], S3702–S3706 [22MY], S3793, S3807 [23MY], S4357 [12JN], S4536–S4537 [18JN], S4625 [19JN], S5532 [9JY], S5584 [10JY], S5625–S5637, S5641–S5651, S5653–S5659 [11JY], S5676–S5683 [15JY], S5693 [16JY], S5722–S5726, S5749 [17JY], S5831 [23JY], S5998, S6001 [29JY], S6033–S6035 [30JY], S7583 [29OC], S7993 [13NO], S8294–S8297 [20NO], S8419–S8428 [21NO], S8558, S8574–S8579 [9DE], S8986 [19DE]

Privacy: prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause, S4203 [11JN], S6052–S6056 [30JY]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (S. 1121), S4024 [7JN], S4027 [10JN]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (S. 1390), S6074 [30JY]

Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S9041 [19DE]

——— executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S6673, S6674 [23SE], S9089 [20DE]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S2995, S2996 [25AP]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (S. 1632), S8046 [14NO]

Woodward, Bob: characterization of President Obama remarks relative to sequestration substitute, S983 [28FE]

Reports filed

Citizen Empowerment Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 113–184), H5172 [30JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 25, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2014–2023: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 122) (H. Rept. 113–21), H1567 [18MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 113–216), H5654 [18SE], H5765 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 113–187), H5259 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 444, Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit (Require a PLAN) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 113–8), H341 [4FE]

Consideration of H.R. 933, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 113–12), H980 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2217, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 113–187), H5259 [31JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 113–290), H7687 [11DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 113–239), H6051 [30SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 113–238), H6011 [28SE]

Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2072) (H. Rept. 113–245), H6643 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense Use of Cooperative Agreements for Land Management Related to Military Installations and Interagency Cooperation in Conservation Programs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1080) (H. Rept. 113–115), H3686 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2217) (H. Rept. 113–91), H3014 [3JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2217) (S. Rept. 113–77), S5799 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 113–71), S5667 [11JY]

Electronic Message Preservation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1234) (H. Rept. 113–128), H4036 [25JN]

Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1398) (S. Rept. 113–122), S8186 [19NO]

FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 113–155), H4522 [16JY]

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 113–131), S9104 [20DE]

Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 113–183), H5172 [30JY]

OPM Submittal of an Annual Report on the Use of Official Time by Federal Employees: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 568) (H. Rept. 113–154), H4522 [16JY]

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 367) (H. Rept. 113–160), H4825 [19JY]

Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 113–237), H6011 [28SE]

Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2542) (H. Rept. 113–288), H7686 [11DE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2542) (H. Rept. 113–288), H7686 [11DE]

Request Conference With the Senate on H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 113–240), H6051 [30SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 361) (H. Rept. 113–231), H5882 [26SE]

Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1276) (S. Rept. 113–111), S6885 [24SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013–2023: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 8), S1892 [18MR]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2014–2023: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 25) (H. Rept. 113–417), H1547 [15MR]

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) (H. Rept. 113–230), H5882 [26SE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H837–H938 [4MR], H2761–H2769 [17MY], H7571–H7606 [9DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making continuing, H6383 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2271 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3175 [5JN]

Statements

Government Shutdown: Representative Dingell and Bob Dole, E1437 [4OC]

Opposition to Attaching Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Amendments to Continuing Appropriations Legislation: Several Republican Members of Congress, S7098 [1OC], S7135 [2OC]

Stop Government Abuse Act: National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, H5304 [1AU]

Summaries

Updated Estimates of National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations for Revenue and Spending Reforms, H386 [6FE]

Tables

Accounts with technical corrections in OMB Sequestration Preview Report, H4211 [8JY]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 933): Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S1752–S1764 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3112–H3124 [5JN]

Mandatory outlays in CBO’s baseline (2013–2023), H1324, H1325 [7MR]

Mandatory outlays since 2003, H1325, H1326 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 25, setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023, H1645–H1654 [20MR]

H. Con. Res. 72, corrections in enrollment of H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act, H8086 [12DE]

H. Res. 48, consideration of H.R. 444, Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit (Require a PLAN) Act, H354 [5FE]

H. Res. 99, consideration of H.R. 933, continuing appropriations, H987 [6MR]

H. Res. 122, consideration of H. Con. Res. 25, setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023, and H. Res. 115, committees of the House expenditures, and clarify House proceedings and actions during Spring district work period, H1581 [19MR]

H. Res. 255, return to House H.R. 2217, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3270 [11JN]

H. Res. 322, consideration of H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, and H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act, H5276 [1AU]

H. Res. 352, consideration of H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, and consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H5684 [19SE]

H. Res. 361, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H5938 [28SE]

H. Res. 366, consideration of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations and H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, H5975 [28SE]

H. Res. 367, consideration of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H6021 [30SE]

H. Res. 368, request conference with the Senate on H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, H6041 [30SE]

H. Res. 438, consideration of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act and H.R. 3695, agricultural programs temporary extension, H7702 [12DE]

H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, H5773 [20SE]

H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5193 [31JY]

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H5315–H5317 [1AU]

H.R. 384, Homes for Heroes Act, H2629 [15MY]

H.R. 444, Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit (Require a PLAN) Act, H383 [6FE]

H.R. 933, continuing appropriations, S2370–S2434 [22MR], H998–H1303 [6MR]

H.R. 1541, Common Sense in Compensation Act, H5202 [31JY]

H.R. 1660, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5207 [31JY]

H.R. 1765, Reducing Flight Delays Act, H2364 [26AP]

H.R. 2711, Citizen Empowerment Act, H5188 [31JY]

H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act, H5296–H5298 [1AU]

S. 788, suspend the fiscal year 2013 budget sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S2901 [23AP]

S. 853, Reducing Flight Delays Act, S3059 [25AP]

S. 1276, Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act, S7387 [10OC]

S. 1652, Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act, S7830 [5NO]

S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S2458–S2474 [8AP], H6626–H6641 [16OC]

S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023, S2846–S2852 [22AP]

S. Con. Res. 26, recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S8466 [21NO]

S. Res. 110, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution, S2965 [24AP]

S. Res. 160, hold memorial observances for Frank R. Lautenberg in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances, S3961 [4JN]

S. Res. 202, National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, S6078 [30JY]