OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, S6101 [6SE], H7900 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: prohibit use of Federal funds made available in the form of an earmark (see H.R. 4818), H478 [17JA]

Artificial intelligence: authorize an emerging technology policy lab, establish a Federal investment strategy, and identify Federal workforce skills and competencies (see S. 3502), S6341 [26SE]

Crime: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (see S. 2349), S549 [29JA] (see H.R. 4893), H677 [29JA]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit action on licensing, planning, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV, prior to OMB study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses (see H.R. 5643), H3706 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: allow payments from Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities (see S. 3010), S3035 [6JN] (see H.R. 6017), H4848 [6JN]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 2374), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4929), H783 [5FE]

——— provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies (see H.R. 7283), H10169 [12DE]

——— reduce and minimize credit, guarantee, and insurance risk of all Federal programs by transferring such risk to the private sector at market terms (see H.R. 5381), H2040 [22MR]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ Executive order (see S. 3006), S3034 [6JN]

——— secure access to scientific literature and subscription services by requiring agencies and legislative branch research arms to recommend ways to increase agency library access to serials (see H.R. 6501), H7685 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: require Federal agencies to allocate grant funding to States and localities based on the number of U.S. citizens and legal residents as determined under the decennial census (see H.R. 5435), H3059 [5AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3107), S4343 [21JN] (see H.R. 6258), H5973 [28JN]

Information technology: streamline current Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) cloud computing security process, address agency compliance issues, and establish new metrics for proper implementation (see H.R. 6550), H7721 [26JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 3617), S6964 [14NO]

Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO): rename Office of E-Government and Information Technology and elevate and codify position of Federal CIO (see H.R. 6901), H9089 [26SE]

Small business: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 5337), H1727 [20MR]

——— establish accelerated payments applicable to Dept. of Defense contracts with certain small businesses (see S. 2893), S2835 [22MY]

Cloture motions

Vought, Russell: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S1149 [15FE], S1233 [27FE]

Messages

Bipartisan Budget Act Emergency Funding Requirements: President Trump, S870 [12FE], H1080 [13FE]

Notices

Intention to object to S. 2374, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Senator Wyden, S7521 [12DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: prohibit action on licensing, planning, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV, prior to OMB study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses, H3847 [9MY], H3898 [10MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6272, H6275–H6282, H6344–H6461 [17JY], H6477, H6530–H6554 [18JY], H6569–H6572 [19JY], H7894–H7896 [6SE]

Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO): rename Office of E-Government and Information Technology and elevate and codify position of Federal CIO (H.R. 6901), H9723–H9725 [29NO]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (S. 2349), S2731 [16MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (S. 2374), S7505 [12DE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (S. 317), S2412–S2414 [25AP]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (S. 317), unanimous-consent request, S2412, S2413 [25AP]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S3022 [6JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S5123–S5126 [23JY], S5227, S5230–S5237, S5240, S5241, S5245–S5249 [24JY], S5315–S5317, S5327, S5342, S5351 [25JY], S5394, S5399 [26JY], S5466, S5468, S5469, S5496–S5499 [31JY], S5527–S5531, S5533–S5539, S5573 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

——— making appropriations (S. 3107), S6203 [18SE]

Vought, Russell: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S1149 [15FE], S1267 [28FE]

——— nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S1255 [27FE]

Weichert, Margaret: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director for Management, S965 [14FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 996) (H. Rept. 115–830), H6262 [16JY]

Federal CIO Authorization Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6901) (H. Rept. 115–987), H9430 [12OC]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6258) (H. Rept. 115–792), H5973 [28JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3107) (S. Rept. 115–281), S4343 [21JN]

Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2349) (S. Rept. 115–238), S2516 [7MY]

Nomination of Margaret Weichert To Be OMB Deputy Director for Management: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S67 [8JA]

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2374) (S. Rept. 115–352), S6924 [13NO]

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 115–999), H9462 [2NO]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6346–H6378 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 996, consideration of H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, H6274 [17JY]

H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, H6383–H6434 [17JY]

H.R. 6901, Federal CIO Authorization Act, H9723–H9725 [29NO]

S. 2349, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act, S2731 [16MY]