GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

Inquiry Into IRS Investigations of Churches Is Sought, S3403 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: report on the impact of certain mental and physical trauma on the discharge of Armed Forces members for misconduct (see S. 1668), S7927 [7NO]

Army: assess study on the combat vehicle industrial base (see S. 1727), S8186 [19NO]

Claims: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (see H.R. 2747), H4825 [19JY]

Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 1663), S7927 [7NO]

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S5149 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S6518 [17SE] (see H.R. 3184), H5882 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 1704), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3538), H7252 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see S. 683), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1417), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see S. 1891), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 3413), H6952 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the requirement for annual reports on reviews of the accuracy of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions (see H.R. 806), H626 [25FE]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see S. 1351), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 2967), H5344 [1AU]

Executive departments: 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]

FCC: report to Congress on the effectiveness of universal service reforms (see S. 774), S2844 [22AP]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

FEMA: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1035), H1327 [7MR]

Financial institutions: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H6223 [3OC]

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]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 33), H28 [3JA]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 24), H28 [3JA]

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

Government regulations: require a study and report on the costs of Federal regulations (see S. 536), S1710 [12MR]

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]

Hurricanes: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 105), S213 [23JA]

Immigration Reform and Control Act: report on implementation (see H.R. 2630), H4308 [9JY]

Improve (see H.R. 1162), H1425 [14MR]

Law enforcement: enhance training and cooperation to respond to and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault in Indian country, bring perpetrators to justice, and commission a GAO study (see H.R. 1836), H2436 [6MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1283), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2792), H4978 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (see H.R. 3517), H7152 [15NO]

——— repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see S. 1894), S9105 [20DE]

Letters

Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S758 [14FE]

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]

GAO Improvement Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1999 [15AP]

Motions

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

Remarks in House

Aquaculture: assess costs of, and spending on, aquatic invasive species, H6717, H6744 [23OC]

Claims: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), H5449, H5450 [10SE]

Climate: GAO inclusion of global warming on high-risk list, H6879 [29OC]

——— GAO inclusion of global warming on high-risk list and Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change assessment of government entities confronting threat, H601 [25FE]

Corps of Engineers: encourage participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in hurricane and storm damage reduction projects and call for a GAO report on such participation, H6720 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish pilot program to collect and publish Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit redemption data, H3889 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements, H7049 [13NO]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (H.R. 3184), H5864 [26SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., H4133 [27JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H3126 [5JN], H6468 [10OC], H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

Employment: submit report to Congress on usage of compensatory time as substitute for cash wages for overtime hours worked and detail complaints filed and enforcement actions taken for alleged violations, H2517 [8MY]

EPA: 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]

Federal agencies and departments: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

FEMA: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 1035), H1339–H1341 [12MR]

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

Harbors: study effectiveness of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in maximizing economic growth and job creation in communities surrounding low and moderate-use ports, H6746 [23OC]

Immigration Reform and Control Act: report on implementation (H.R. 2630), H4219 [9JY]

Improve (H.R. 1162), H1998, H1999 [15AP]

Keystone XL Pipeline: conduct study on cost of cleanup activities in event of Keystone XL Pipeline spills, H2883, H2884 [22MY]

Mental health: require audit of Federal funding for mental illness diagnosis, research, and treatment, H1868 [10AP]

Pipelines: conduct study to determine what delays are expected by any Federal, State, or local permiting authority in issuing permits regarding siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline project, H7327, H7328 [21NO]

Power resources: conduct study on economic benefits of shale energy development from hydraulic fracturing, H7291, H7292 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

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

Claims: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), S7834 [5NO]

Climate: release of report on State and local government use of climate change information to address infrastructure needs, S4569 [18JN]

——— report finding National Flood Control Program and Federal Crop Insurance Corp., ill-prepared to deal with events resulting from climate change, S926 [27FE]

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1217), S5612–S5614 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S9021 [19DE]

——— investigation relative to Inspector General audits, S8628–S8631 [11DE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements, S8323–S8326 [20NO], S8936 [18DE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (S. 1510), S6523 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate individuals or groups displaced by climate change as Stateless persons and study impact of climate change on U.S. internal migration, S4670 [19JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4037, S4041–S4043 [10JN], S4073, S4078 [11JN], S4365, S4383–S4388 [12JN], S4551, S4561–S4565 [18JN], S4626, S4641, S4651 [19JN], S4730–S4732, S4734–S4737, S4786 [20JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), S6101 [31JY]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (S. 683), S2482 [9AP]

Disasters: study impact of certain resilient construction techniques in storm situations, S3144, S3145 [7MY]

FDA: report on Adverse Event Reporting System for dietary supplements, S1920 [19MR]

Federal agencies and departments: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7382 [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 (S. 15), S8691 [12DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 209), S479 [7FE]

Government: 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]

Reports filed

Border Security Results Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1417) (H. Rept. 113–87), H2802 [20MY]

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]

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

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1162) (S. Rept. 113–128), S8913 [17DE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 113–36), H1990 [12AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 113–173), H4978 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1283) (S. Rept. 113–70), S5667 [11JY]

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

Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 2747), S7673 [30OC]

Statements

What They Are Saying About Border Security Metrics: several border security experts, S4735 [20JN]

Texts of

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

H.R. 1035, FEMA study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program, H1339 [12MR]

H.R. 1162, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act, H1998 [15AP]

H.R. 2747, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act, H5449 [10SE]

S. 1704, Affordable College Textbook Act, S8051 [14NO]