BUDGET—U.S.

Amendments

Appropriations: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4868 [7JN]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3110 [11AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (S. 2276), S7362, S7370 [6DE]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2019–2028 (S. Con. Res. 36), S2730 [16MY]

House Rules: allow legislative provision in appropriations bills that reduces number and salary of Federal officials, compensation of any person paid out of the Treasury, or amounts of money covered in such bill (H. Res. 787), H1709 [20MR]

Appointments

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), S1254 [27FE], H1224 [23FE], H1337, H1338 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

Conservatives Irate Over GOP’s Spending Hypocrisy, H3109 [11AP]

How To End Senate’s Astonishing Dysfunction, S453 [23JA]

It’s on Republicans To Stop a Shutdown, S121 [10JA]

To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures, S83 [9JA]

U.S. Government Is Set To Borrow Nearly $1 Trillion This Year, an 84 Percent Jump From Last Year, H823 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: acknowledge readiness challenges due to aging aircraft and depleted personnel and call for regular and sufficient funding to address procurement, maintenance, and staffing shortfalls (see H. Res. 1010), H6649 [23JY]

Appropriations: create a point of order against any legislative provision containing an earmark to make moratorium on earmarks permanent (see S. 2330), S467 [23JA]

——— eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 4848), H581 [19JA]

——— making continuing (see H.R. 4872), H603 [20JA] (see H.R. 4874), H624 [22JA] (see H.R. 7264), H10168 [12DE] (see H.R. 7397), H10593 [22DE] (see H.J. Res. 125), H404 [16JA] (see H.J. Res. 128), H783 [5FE] (see H.J. Res. 143), H9763 [3DE]

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

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 2339), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 5313), H1651 [15MR]

——— provide for legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 5442), H3063 [9AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (see S. 2979), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 3), H3884 [9MY]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 923), H4848 [6JN]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see S. 2430), S967 [14FE]

——— provide that activities relative to training and readiness of Reserve components during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the U.S. (see S. 2398), S704 [7FE]

Army: express that not fully resourcing the Army in a timely manner erodes its ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to its ability to conduct military operations (see H. Res. 1007), H6649 [23JY]

Benefits: exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal balanced budget requirement (see H.R. 5466), H3146 [11AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: prohibit operation of an exercise facility or dining room for Members of Congress during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 7398), H10593 [22DE]

CBO: study and report on impact of legislation on spending on children (see S. 3074), S3951 [14JN]

Children and youth: require that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President’s budget (see S. 3075), S3951 [14JN]

Congress: modify congressional budget and appropriations process to provide fiscal stability (see H.R. 5214), H1500 [8MR]

——— provide that Congress may not recess, adjourn, or consider other matters after August 1 of any year if it has not approved a budget resolution and passed regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year (see S. 2930), S2877 [23MY]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 811), H3094 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: enact budget reforms to farm subsidies and crop insurance programs (see H.R. 5629), H3705 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: express that lack of timely and predictable funding unnecessarily undermines the mission of U.S. Special Operations Command and jeopardizes national security (see H. Res. 1009), H6649 [23JY]

——— limit authority of the President to carry out a parade of military forces and hardware unless it is certified that such parade will not affect military readiness or budgetary needs of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4982), H1074 [8FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 47), S6224 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide full-year appropriations for Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7362), H10510 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice: curtail use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 3746), S7509 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (see H.R. 5805), H3976 [15MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 2323), S300 [18JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4951), H901 [6FE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4875), H624 [22JA] (see H.R. 7346), H10336 [19DE]

——— 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 reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (see S. 2276), S46 [4JA] (see H.R. 5415), H3049 [26MR]

——— require full transparency and congressional oversight of funding transfers within Federal agencies (see S. 3767), S7790 [18DE]

——— strengthen and enhance authority to discipline officers and employees for Anti-Deficiency Act violations (see H.R. 6891), H8884 [25SE]

Federal budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 5572), H3441 [18AP]

——— setting forth for 2019–2028 (see S. Con. Res. 36, 37), S2262 [18AP] (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6195 [13JY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal fiscal year: change calendar period (see H.R. 5211), H1476 [7MR]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: exempt State and county payments from sequestration (see S. 2777), S2485 [26AP]

House of Representatives: eliminate any August recess until the House has approved all annual appropriation bills for the next fiscal year (see H.R. 7205), H9757 [30NO]

——— implement budget and appropriations process reforms (see H.R. 7191), H9742 [29NO]

House Rules: allow legislative provision in appropriations bills that reduces number and salary of Federal officials, compensation of any person paid out of the Treasury, or amounts of money covered in such bill (see H. Res. 787), H1697 [19MR]

——— prohibit consideration of any legislation that contains earmarks (see H.R. 5369), H1754 [21MR]

——— require replacement of the Speaker on the first day of the second session of a Congress if the most recent fiscal year ended with a significant Federal budget deficit (see H. Res. 800), H2042 [22MR]

Immigration: use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 7073), H9438 [19OC]

Intelligence services: require annual budget submissions of the President include total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of each element of the Government engaged in such activities (see S. 2631), S2012 [9AP]

——— require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 5406), H2041 [22MR]

Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform: establish (see H.R. 4911), H732 [30JA]

Marine Corps: recognize readiness, end strength, and modernization challenges and that budgetary uncertainty impedes ability to meet ongoing and unexpected threats, putting national security at risk (see H. Res. 994), H6263 [16JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect (see S. 3330), S5582 [1AU]

Members of Congress: condition pay on budget process and stop automatic adjustments, prohibit use of funds for first class travel, ban lobbying by former Members, and require bipartisan support to consider legislation (see H.R. 5946), H4693 [23MY]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 146), H10586 [21DE]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 5465), H3095 [10AP]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S348 [19JA] (see H.R. 4870), H582 [19JA]

Public Accounting Oversight Board: exempt funding from sequester (see S. 2817), S2623 [10MY]

Public debt: address rising national debt by encouraging Members of the House to introduce and support legislation to cut at least $100 million from Federal programs each year (see H. Res. 885), H3885 [9MY]

——— provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 2309), S187 [16JA]

——— recognize the national debt as a threat to national security, commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process, and call for passage of a balanced budget (see H. Res. 919), H4776 [5JN]

SEC: exempt standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act from sequester (see S. 2818), S2623 [10MY]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: exempt funding from sequester (see S. 2816), S2623 [10MY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 5431), H3059 [5AP]

Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 5821), H3976 [15MY]

Conference reports

Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 6157), H8258–H8722 [13SE]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 1625), H2045–H2694, H2697–H2902 [22MR]

Letters

Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act: Representative Womack, Committee on the Budget (House), H10321 [19DE]

Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: Representative Womack, Committee on the Budget (House), H3047 [26MR], H8724 [13SE]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Nancy LeaMond, AARP (organization), H3107 [11AP], H3190 [12AP]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3190 [12AP]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program extension: several Representatives, H1546 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture programs funding: Greg Fogel, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, H4878 [7JN]

Dept. of Education programs funding: Jeff Carter and Sheryl Cohen, Committee for Education Funding, H4879 [7JN]

Dept. of the Treasury Capital Magnet Fund funding: several organizations, H4883 [7JN]

Early childhood education programs funding: Council for a Strong America, S120 [10JA]

Foreign diplomacy and development programs funding: several former military leaders, S121 [10JA]

Housing and community development programs funding: National Housing Conference, H4879 [7JN]

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: John Gray, Service Employees International Union, H4880 [7JN]

——— several organizations, H4882 [7JN]

State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding: Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children (organization), H4878 [7JN]

——— Keith Hall, CBO, H4873 [7JN]

——— several religious organizations, H4880 [7JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) members and staff who worked on H.R. 6147, consolidated appropriations, S5537 [1AU]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 6157, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5906 [23AU]

Organizations opposed to H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H3187–H3189 [12AP]

Messages

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

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2019: President Trump, S870 [12FE], H1080 [13FE]

Proposed Rescissions of Budget Authority: President Trump, S2548 [8MY], H3832 [8MY]

Withdrawal and Revision of Proposed Rescissions of Budget Authority: President Trump, S2990 [5JN], H4761 [5JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing, H10444 [20DE]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), S4257 [20JN]

Notices

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

Proposals

Continuing appropriations, H10443 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: acknowledge readiness challenges due to aging aircraft and depleted personnel and call for regular and sufficient funding to address procurement, maintenance, and staffing shortfalls (H. Res. 1010), H7647–H7649 [25JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H558 [19JA], H691 [30JA], H792 [6FE], H1763 [22MR], H4787, H4789 [6JN], H5664 [26JN], H6192 [13JY], H7937, H7938 [7SE], H10115 [12DE], H10184–H10189 [13DE], H10322 [19DE]

——— make rescissions in non-defense discretionary spending, H3223–H3230 [13AP]

——— making consolidated appropriations, H572 [19JA], H1489, H1493–H1495 [8MR], H1759–H1767, H1769–H2027, H2029, H2032, H2037–H2039 [22MR], E371 [26MR]

——— making continuing, H136, H161, H162 [11JA], H415, H421, H422 [17JA], H481, H491, H492, H493, H498, H500, H502, H504–H512, H521–H536, H540, H548, H550 [18JA], H558, H559, H564, H573 [19JA], H585, H586, H587, H589–H602 [20JA], H606–H609 [21JA], H611–H620, H621, H622, H623 [22JA], H792, H822–H830, H834–H896 [6FE], H978, H981, H996–H1071 [8FE], H1078 [13FE], H9040–H9047 [26SE], H10444, H10477–H10483, H10485–H10500, H10501, H10506 [20DE], E85, E89, E90 [22JA], E96 [25JA], E152 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [13FE], E208 [23FE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 143), H9765 [6DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 4872), unanimous-consent request, H594, H601 [20JA], H605, H606, H607, H608, H609 [21JA], H611, H612, H614 [22JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 7264), H10124 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 7397), H10590 [22DE]

——— provide parity for defense and nondefense spending, H621 [22JA], H792 [6FE]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H3913–H3918 [10MY], H4871–H4884 [7JN], H5003 [8JN], E817 [8JN], E824 [12JN]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4862–H4869 [7JN]

Arizona: convening of national convention of States to discuss constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, E25 [10JA]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations, H5720 [26JN], H9046 [26SE]

Army: express that not fully resourcing the Army in a timely manner erodes its ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to its ability to conduct military operations (H. Res. 1007), H7650, H7651 [25JY]

Benefits: exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal balanced budget requirement, H3107–H3109 [11AP], H3175 [12AP], E493 [18AP]

Committees of the House: submission of committee allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels, H3926 [10MY], H9086 [26SE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H740 [5FE]

——— legislative priorities, H136 [11JA], H422 [17JA], H495 [18JA], H585 [20JA], E1035 [19JY]

——— prohibit recesses until adoption of a concurrent budget resolution that results in a balanced budget (H.R. 1936), H4149 [17MY]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 2), H3091 [10AP], H3153, H3157, H3158, H3160, H3162–H3193, H3204 [12AP], H3230, H3307 [13AP], E455 [13AP], E493 [18AP]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3105–H3112 [11AP]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 107), H23 [9JA], H3189 [12AP]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 109), H3174 [12AP]

Deficit, H23, H77 [9JA], H782 [5FE], H981 [8FE], H1737 [21MR], H2038 [22MR], H3067 [10AP], H3104 [11AP], H3391–H3394 [17AP], H3581 [26AP], H4374 [22MY], H4859 [7JN], H6119 [12JY], H7655, H7657 [25JY], H9141 [27SE], H10115 [12DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H572 [19JA], H607 [21JA], H1379 [6MR], E1335 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program funding, H4874 [7JN]

——— Value Added Producer Grant program funding, H4866 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: express that lack of timely and predictable funding unnecessarily undermines the mission of U.S. Special Operations Command and jeopardizes national security (H. Res. 1009), H7645–H7647 [25JY]

——— impact of lack of timely and predictable funding on national security, H7674–H7679 [25JY]

——— making appropriations, H1207–H1210 [15FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 47), H9059 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Refugee Resettlement funding for housing children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally through reduction in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding, H6163 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (H.R. 5805), H3998 [16MY], H4866 [7JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H2020 [22MR]

District of Columbia: provide for budget autonomy, H7674 [25JY], H7713–H7716 [26JY]

Economy: reform entitlement programs, H3391–H3394 [17AP], H3459, H3494, H3495 [24AP], H9142 [27SE]

——— status, H5002, H5003 [8JN], H9141–H9143 [27SE]

EPA: funding, H1201, H1203 [15FE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 4875), E88 [22JA]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 7346), E1686 [19DE]

——— provide reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (H.R. 5415), H6200, H6201 [16JY]

——— provide reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (S. 2276), H10526 [21DE]

——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H1496 [8MR]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H906 [7FE], H1106 [13FE], H1134 [14FE], H1182, H1207–H1210 [15FE], H1321 [27FE], H1546 [14MR], H1659 [19MR], H3223–H3230 [13AP], H3914 [10MY]

——— impact of sequestration, H7706 [26JY]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H10274 [19DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [9JA], H456 [17JA], H497 [18JA], H585, H586, H587 [20JA], H605 [21JA], H613, H622 [22JA], H9746, H9755 [30NO], H10092 [11DE], H10114 [12DE], H10184–H10189 [13DE], H10475 [20DE], H10590 [22DE], E98 [25JA]

House of Representatives: implement budget and appropriations process reforms (H.R. 7191), H10321 [19DE]

——— legislative priorities, H7835 [5SE]

House Rules: allow legislative provision in appropriations bills that reduces number and salary of Federal officials, compensation of any person paid out of the Treasury, or amounts of money covered in such bill (H. Res. 787), H1704–H1712 [20MR]

——— prohibit consideration of legislation that would cut Medicare or Medicaid, H7098 [24JY]

Immigration: improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1546 [14MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (H.R. 7073), H9739 [29NO]

Marine Corps: recognize readiness, end strength, and modernization challenges and that budgetary uncertainty impedes ability to meet ongoing and unexpected threats, putting national security at risk (H. Res. 994), H6286, H6293–H6295 [17JY]

Medicaid: reform, H1422 [6MR]

Medicare: establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents (S. 1804), H9808 [10DE]

——— funding, H1422 [6MR], H1732 [21MR]

Members of Congress: condition pay on budget process and stop automatic adjustments, prohibit use of funds for first class travel, ban lobbying by former Members, and require bipartisan support to consider legislation (H.R. 5946), H4697 [24MY]

Minnesota: response to President Trump’s budget proposal, E304 [13MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives, H10284 [19DE]

Pharmaceuticals: prescription drug prices, E1325 [27SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H606 [21JA], H615, H622 [22JA], H3400 [18AP]

Social Security: State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H3914–H3918 [10MY], H4863–H4866, H4873–H4878, H4880–H4882 [7JN], H5003 [8JN], H6573 [19JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H22, H72–H75 [9JA], H94, H128, H129 [10JA], H399–H401 [16JA], H1702 [20MR], H3108 [11AP], H3352, H3353 [17AP], H5083–H5088 [12JN], H6047 [11JY], H6245 [16JY], H6585 [19JY], H7171, H7648, H7649 [25JY], E231 [27FE]

——— impact on budget deficit, H3383 [17AP]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H30 [9JA], H86, H93 [10JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H616 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction of consolidated appropriations, S5351, S5352 [25JY]

——— create a point of order against any legislative provision containing an earmark to make moratorium on earmarks permanent (S. 2330), S450–S452 [23JA]

——— legislative process, S564, S565 [30JA], S596, S597 [5FE], S848 [9FE], S1704 [14MR], S2448, S2450–S2452 [26AP], S2660 [15MY], S3017 [6JN], S3395 [11JN], S3974 [18JN], S4013, S4014 [19JN], S4314, S4325 [21JN], S4354, S4359, S4363 [25JN], S4380 [26JN], S4472 [27JN], S4924 [12JY], S5705 [20AU], S5808 [22AU], S6044–S6046, S6048 [6SE], S6751 [10OC], S7648 [17DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S1704 [14MR], S1760 [15MR], S1800 [20MR], S1858 [21MR], S1885–S1892, S1903, S1913, S1915–S1920, S1922–S1931, S1978–S1980 [22MR], S6210 [18SE]

——— making continuing, S2, S4, S5 [3JA], S27–S29, S33 [4JA], S50–S52 [8JA], S82 [9JA], S114, S116 [10JA], S144, S163–S165 [11JA], S173 [16JA], S214, S219–S223, S259, S263 [17JA], S266–S269, S275–S278, S280–S291, S303–S308 [18JA], S315–S344, S351–S355 [19JA], S359–S373, S378–S393 [20JA], S395–S428 [21JA], S429–S438 [22JA], S445–S449 [23JA], S485 [24JA], S565 [30JA], S596, S597, S599, S601 [5FE], S618, S622 [6FE], S671, S672, S680, S683–S688 [7FE], S793–S797, S799, S804–S810, S812–S838 [8FE], S847–S850 [9FE], S887 [12FE], S1731, S1732 [14MR], S6198, S6201–S6208, S6213 [18SE], S7219 [29NO], S7648 [17DE], S7823, S7827, S7845, S7891, S7898, S7899, S7905 [19DE], S7962 [20DE], S8005–S8007, S8012 [21DE], S8021–S8026 [22DE], S8047 [27DE], S8051 [2JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 143), S7328, S7337 [6DE], S7382 [10DE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions, S1705 [14MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 918), S277 [18JA], S415 [21JA]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 2339), S823 [8FE], S848 [9FE]

——— provide parity for defense and nondefense spending, S33–S35 [4JA], S120 [10JA]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), S4254 [20JN], S4319 [21JN]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), motion to discharge, S4257–S4259, S4261 [20JN]

Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the U.S.: release of ‘‘Providing for the Common Defense—Assessment and Recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission’’ report, S6970–S6973 [15NO], S7413 [11DE], S7749–S7752, S7754, S7759 [18DE], S7852 [19DE]

Committee on Approprations (Senate): rename as Committee on Budget and Appropriations (Senate), S7648 [17DE]

——— rename as Committee on the Budget (Senate), S4473 [27JN]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to members and staff who worked on H.R. 6147, consolidated appropriations, S5537 [1AU]

——— tribute to members and staff who worked on H.R. 6157, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5905, S5906 [23AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): rename as Committee on Debt Control (Senate), S4473 [27JN], S7648 [17DE]

——— revision of budgetary allocations, aggregates, and levels, S1159 [15FE], S1938 [22MR], S2003 [9AP], S2512 [7MY], S3978 [18JN], S5689 [16AU], S6182 [17SE], S6411 [1OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S453 [23JA], S793 [8FE]

——— establish biennial cycle, S1705 [14MR]

——— reform budget process and improve implementation of budget plans, S2312 [19AP], S7031–S7034 [15NO]

Deficit, S817, S827, S828, S831, S832, S834–S838 [8FE], S848 [9FE], S1888, S1913 [22MR], S2210 [17AP], S2311–S2313 [19AP], S2736–S2743, S2746 [17MY], S7413 [11DE], S7648 [17DE], S7978 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: address issues with accounting systems in order to achieve clean audit opinions on financial statements, S4907 [11JY]

——— funding, S6971–S6973 [15NO], S7413 [11DE], S7750–S7752, S7759 [18DE]

——— funding through reductions in domestic priorities funding, S3965 [18JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S7751 [18DE]

——— making appropriations, S2742, S2746–S2748 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 47), S6254 [18SE]

——— report to Congress on audit of full financial statements, S3965 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: curtail use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund, S7758, S7759 [18DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S1903 [22MR]

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act: implementation, S5353 [25JY]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Trump administration, S7978 [20DE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S828 [8FE], S2742, S2745 [17MY]

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 reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (S. 2276), S7370 [6DE]

——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, S819 [8FE], S4907 [11JY]

——— science, research, and technology programs funding, S3974 [18JN]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S855, S856 [12FE], S891 [13FE], S1705 [14MR], S2659 [15MY], S7417 [11DE]

——— setting forth for 2019–2028 (S. Con. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2736–S2743, S2745–S2748, S2769 [17MY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2274), S2 [3JA], S326 [19JA], S8009–S8011 [21DE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2274), unanimous-consent request, S378 [20JA], S424, S425 [21JA]

Government: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government, S4472 [27JN], S7648 [17DE]

——— include Social Security outlays and revenue totals, reexamine and justify each Federal agency’s needs and priorities, and require a GAO report on programs with spending authority or permanent appropriations, S2313 [19AP]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S119 [10JA], S338, S352–S354 [19JA], S445, S452 [23JA], S7458, S7475–S7477 [12DE], S7533 [13DE], S7642 [17DE], S7738, S7754 [18DE], S7827 [19DE], S7962 [20DE], S8005–S8007, S8009–S8011, S8012 [21DE], S8021–S8026 [22DE]

Members of Congress: 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 (S. 14), S284 [18JA], S370 [20JA]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S87 [9JA], S328 [19JA], S379 [20JA]

Process: reform, S7648 [17DE]

Public debt: ceiling, S822 [8FE], S1705 [14MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S10 [3JA], S114–S116 [10JA], S362 [20JA], S446 [23JA], S507, S508, S512–S514 [25JA], S530, S544 [29JA], S5441 [30JY], S5871 [23AU], S5961 [28AU], S6266 [24SE], S6284 [25SE]

Social Security: create a point of order against legislation that would cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid, S5490 [31JY]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S2712 [16MY], S4258 [20JN]

Status: report, S292 [18JA], S1280–S1283 [28FE], S2113–S2117 [12AP], S3024–S3027 [6JN], S5059 [18JY], S7037 [15NO]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S100 [9JA]

——— impact on budget deficit, S1995 [9AP], S2741 [17MY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S837 [8FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S16 [3JA], S31, S36 [4JA], S49, S75 [8JA], S342 [19JA], S374 [20JA], S6966 [14NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S61 [8JA]

Reports

Arizona Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) Planning Convention: Representative Gosar, E25 [10JA]

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S293–S295 [18JA], S1280–S1283 [28FE], S2113–S2117 [12AP], S3024–S3027 [6JN], S5060–S5063 [18JY], S7038–S7042 [15NO]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H1437–H1440 [6MR], H9451–H9457 [30OC]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2018: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–219), S1946 [22MR]

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–260), S2923 [24MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–267), S3034 [6JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–273), S3906 [13JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–279), S3982 [18JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–280), S4281 [20JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–287), S4512 [27JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–288), S4731 [28JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–323), S5692 [16AU]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–337), S6141 [12SE]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–338), S6188 [17SE]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 115–340), S6413 [1OC]

Allow Legislative Provision in Appropriations Bills That Reduces Number and Salary of Federal Officials, Compensation of Any Person, or Amounts of Money Covered in Such Bill: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 787) (H. Rept. 115–613), H1697 [19MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1077) (H. Rept. 115–976), H8883 [25SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3. Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 115–712), H4848 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 811) (H. Rept. 115–629), H3094 [10AP]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 195, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 696) (H. Rept. 115–520), H477 [17JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 695, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1183) (H. Rept. 115–1090), H10509 [20DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 796) (H. Rept. 115–614), H1753 [21MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 734) (H. Rept. 115–551), H1074 [8FE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 115–547), H901 [6FE]

Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 6157) (H. Rept. 115–952), H8724 [13SE]

Good Accounting Obligation in Government (GAO-IG) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2276) (S. Rept. 115–331), S6028 [4SE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5415) (H. Rept. 115–823), H6262 [16JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2019–2028: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 115–816), H6195 [13JY]

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

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2019: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 115–710), H4775 [5JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 115–779), H5580 [22JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 115–897), H7750 [10AU]

Statements

Bipartisan Budget Act: Executive Office of the President, H998 [8FE]

Continuing Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H600 [20JA], H895 [6FE]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Operations Under a Continuing Resolution, S413 [21JA]

Tables

Budget aggregates, S1159 [15FE], S1938 [22MR], S2003 [9AP], S2513 [7MY], S3979 [18JN], S5689 [16AU], S6182 [17SE], S6411 [1OC], H3047 [26MR], H8724 [13SE]

Budget levels, H3926 [10MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House) spending authority, H3047 [26MR], H3926 [10MY], H8724 [13SE], H9087 [26SE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) spending allocations revisions, S1159 [15FE], S1938 [22MR], S2513 [7MY], S3979 [18JN], S5690 [16AU], S6182 [17SE], S6411 [1OC]

Committees of the Senate spending allocations revisions, S2513 [7MY]

Pay-as-you-go scorecard, S2513 [7MY]

Social Security budget levels, S2513 [7MY]

Spending authority for House authorizing committees, H3926 [10MY]

Testimonies

President Trump’s Budget Proposal: Eric Hallstrom, E304–E306 [13MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 104, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1892, continuing appropriations, H896 [6FE]

H. Con. Res. 116, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1625, consolidated appropriations, H2029 [22MR]

H. Res. 696, consideration of H.R. 195, continuing appropriations, H503 [18JA]

H. Res. 727, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1892, continuing appropriations, H821 [6FE]

H. Res. 734, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act, H996 [8FE]

H. Res. 787, allow legislative provision in appropriations bills that reduces number and salary of Federal officials, compensation of any person paid out of the Treasury, or amounts of money covered in such bill, H1704 [20MR]

H. Res. 796, consideration of H.R. 1625, consolidated appropriations, H1759 [22MR]

H. Res. 811, consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H3105 [11AP]

H. Res. 923, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations and H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4862 [7JN]

H. Res. 994, recognize Marine Corps readiness, end strength, and modernization challenges and that budgetary uncertainty impedes ability to meet ongoing and unexpected threats, putting national security at risk, H6293 [17JY]

H. Res. 1007, express that not fully resourcing the Army in a timely manner erodes its ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to its ability to conduct military operations, H7650 [25JY]

H. Res. 1009, express that lack of timely and predictable Dept. of Defense funding unnecessarily undermines the mission of U.S. Special Operations Command and jeopardizes national security, H7645 [25JY]

H. Res. 1010, acknowledge Air Force readiness challenges due to aging aircraft and depleted personnel and call for regular and sufficient funding to address procurement, maintenance, and staffing shortfalls, H7647 [25JY]

H. Res. 1077, consideration of conference report on H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies, and continuing appropriations, H8897 [26SE]

H. Res. 1183, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 695, continuing appropriations, H10477 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H3162 [12AP]

H.J. Res. 143, conintuing appropriations and FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, H9765 [6DE]

H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4871 [7JN]

H.R. 1625, consolidated appropriations, H1769–H2016 [22MR]

H.R. 5415, Good Accounting Obligation in Government (GAO-IG) Act, H6200 [16JY]

S. 2274, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act, S8011 [21DE]

S. 2276, Good Accounting Obligation in Government (GAO-IG) Act, H10526 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 33, correction in enrollment of H.R. 195, continuing appropriations, S441 [22JA], H620 [22JA]

S. Con. Res. 36, setting forth the Federal budget for 2019–2028, S2268–S2274 [18AP]

S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2019–2028, S2274–S2279 [18AP]

S. Con. Res. 47, correction in enrollment of H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies, and continuing appropriations, S6236 [18SE], H9059 [26SE]