LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT see also Congress; House of Representatives; Senate

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2250), S8581, S8586, S8610 [10DE], H3353, H3354, H3356 [19MY]

——— making (H.R. 2250), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 560), H9284 [11DE]

Appointments

House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H5572 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2250), H2875 [12MY]

——— making (H.R. 2250), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H3308 [18MY]

——— making (H.R. 2250), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 560), H9269 [10DE]

Classified information: facilitate and enhance the declassification of information, including in the legislative branch (see S. 2121), S7102 [1OC]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H43 [6JA]

——— 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. 1575), S4137 [15JN]

——— preserve constitutional authority and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 1571), S4137 [15JN]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see S. 1572), S4137 [15JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for mediation and hearings and provide for an additional term for members of the Board of Directors (see H.R. 1213), H1565 [3MR]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 1381), H1661 [16MR]

Federal employees: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3528), H6075 [16SE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (see S. 310, 323), S653 [29JA]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S6604 [10SE] (see H.R. 3470), H5941 [10SE]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 21), H104 [7JA]

Information technology: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. (see H.R. 4006), H8239 [16NO]

Interns: protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3233), H5587 [28JY]

Lobbyists: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 318), H358 [13JA]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 673), H754 [3FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 39), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 187), H103 [7JA]

——— prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]

——— prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases (see H.R. 1339), H1623 [6MR]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see S. 493), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 948), H1034 [12FE]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H42 [6JA]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 2074), S6938 [24SE] (see H.R. 3562), H6178 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 16), S11 [6JA]

——— apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1953), H2416 [22AP]

U.S. Copyright Office: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4241), H9306 [11DE]

Lists

House of Representatives Private Calendar Objectors, E1143 [28JY]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2250), H9295 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction with the exception of Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, and the Sergeant at Arms accounts, H3356, H3357 [19MY]

——— legislative process, H151 [8JA]

——— making (H.R. 2250), H3339–H3359 [19MY], E765 [20MY]

——— making (H.R. 2250), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3321–H3329 [19MY]

——— making (H.R. 2250), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 560), H9275–H9286 [11DE]

——— making (H.R. 2250), Senate amendments, H9295 [11DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H872 [10FE], H2322 [21AP], H5760 [29JY], H10698, H10699 [18DE]

——— consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H32 [6JA]

——— reestablish Office of Technology Assessment, H2671 [30AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for mediation and hearings and provide for an additional term for members of the Board of Directors (H.R. 1213), H1603 [4MR]

Federal employees: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (H.R. 3528), E1292 [16SE]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 3470), H7634 [4NO]

GPO: anniversary, E304 [4MR]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H3297 [18MY], H4526–H4528 [18JN], H6311 [29SE], H8140 [5NO]

——— improve bill cosponsoring process, H397 [14JA]

——— process for referring bills to the private calendar, E1143 [28JY]

Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3346–H3348, H3353, H3354 [19MY]

McSally, Representative: apology relative to mistaken cosponsor listing, E1257 [10SE]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 174), H141 [8JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, H6170–H6174 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2250), S8581 [10DE]

——— making (H.R. 2250), unanimous-consent agreement, S8586 [10DE]

Budget: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to subject all Federal spending to sequestration, S2003 [26MR]

Committee on Finance (Senate): accomplishments during 114th Congress, S8765–S8768 [17DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S909 [11FE], S2283 [21AP], S2315 [22AP], S2378–S2380 [23AP], S2743, S2744 [11MY], S3635 [3JN], S4628, S4629, S4636–S4638 [25JN], S4669 [7JY], S4818 [8JY], S6152 [30JY], S6249, S6278 [4AU], S6333 [5AU], S8181, S8182 [30NO], S8197 [1DE], S8248 [2DE], S8325 [3DE], S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8461, S8469, S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8507, S8528 [9DE], S8564–S8566, S8568–S8570 [10DE], S8655, S8657–S8659, S8660 [15DE], S8838, S8841, S8866 [18DE]

Congress Week: observance, S1700 [23MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for mediation and hearings and provide for an additional term for members of the Board of Directors (H.R. 1213), S1328 [9MR]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws, S1098 [25FE]

——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (S. 11), S754 [4FE], S7888 [10NO]

Dept. of State: delays in response to Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) requests relative to investigations and inquiries, S6287 [4AU], S6369 [5AU], S7044 [30SE], S7890 [10NO], S8151 [19NO]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (S. 310), unanimous-consent request, S8060 [18NO]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (S. 2021), S6606–S6608 [10SE]

Members of Congress: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, S1774 [24MR]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (S. 493), S988 [12FE], S1774 [24MR], S7633 [29OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S8777–S8779 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to coverage of certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch, S1858 [25MR], S2011 [26MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2250, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 114–120), H3308 [18MY]

Eliminating Government-Funded Oil-Painting (EGO) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 114–93), S5928 [27JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2250) (H. Rept. 114–110), H2875 [12MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2250) (S. Rept. 114–64), S4103 [11JN]

Tables

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3341–H3344 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 1, consent for Congress to assemble outside the District of Columbia, H32 [6JA]

H. Res. 271, consideration of H.R. 2250, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H3321 [19MY]

H.R. 1213, Office of Compliance Administrative and Technical Corrections Act, H1603 [4MR]

H.R. 2250, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H3348–H3353 [19MY]

S. 493, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S988 [12FE]