GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Amendments

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1381, S1382, S1383, S1384, S1386, S1387, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1394 [6MR], S1432, S1446, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1468, S1469, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1482, S1483, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1487, S1488, S1489, S1490, S1491, S1492, S1493, S1494, S1495, S1497, S1498, S1501, S1502, S1504, S1524 [7MR], S1545, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1588, S1590, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1600, S1601, S1610, S1614 [8MR], S1635, S1636, S1637, S1639, S1640 [12MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4300 [22MY]

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]

Universal Service Fund program: conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements (S. 875), S142 [10JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S4891 [11JY]

Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, S212 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: report on certain personnel matters in connection with remotely piloted aircraft (see S. 2914), S2835 [22MY]

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 to restore separation of powers (see S. 3710), S7319 [5DE]

Crime: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (see S. 3179), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6069), H5093 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report biennially on actions taken to address issues that led to inclusion of veterans health care on GAO High Risk List (see S. 2656), S2120 [12AP] (see H.R. 5683), H3781 [7MY]

Drugs: conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on best practices in use by Federal agencies and departments to reduce opioid usage following medical procedures (see H.R. 4903), H732 [30JA]

——— encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see S. 3787), S7926 [19DE]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (see H. Res. 905), H4283 [21MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6143 [12SE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve approval process for applications to install communications technology on Federal property (see H.R. 4847), H581 [19JA]

——— provide for appropriate use of bridge contracts in Federal procurement (see S. 2413), S840 [8FE]

——— 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 study to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H3441 [18AP]

Federal employees: provide for investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan that does not include investment in any fossil fuel companies (see S. 3424), S6059 [6SE]

FEMA: study buyout practices (see S. 2862), S2724 [16MY] (see H.R. 5846), H4138 [16MY]

Financial institutions: conduct certain studies relative to financial transparency, financial institution beneficial ownership information, and illicit financial transaction prevention analysis (see H.R. 6865), H8742 [24SE]

Government: eliminate or modify certain audit mandates (see S. 2400), S704 [7FE]

Health: evaluate and report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs (see S. 3048), S3601 [11JN]

——— study feasibility of establishing and maintaining automated system that tracks prescription drug prices (see H.R. 6593), H7722 [26JY]

Health care professionals: assess and make recommendations relative to disaster medical assistance teams (see H.R. 6357), H6173 [12JY]

Housing: require reporting on sexual harassment in Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 6925), H9089 [26SE]

Information technology: conduct a study to evaluate role of unlicensed spectrum in offloading broadband traffic (see H.R. 4813), H477 [17JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 3071), S3951 [14JN] (see H.R. 5894), H4283 [21MY]

Medicaid: study and report on State Medicaid agencies’ options relative to distribution of substance use disorder treatment medications (see S. 2909), S2835 [22MY]

——— submit a report on provision of peer support services (see S. 2892), S2834 [22MY]

Political ethics: require the head of each agency to submit a monthly travel log (see H.R. 6061), H5021 [8JN]

——— strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 7167), H9573 [20NO]

Small Business Act: report on compliance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals (see H.R. 5144), H1340 [1MR]

Veterans: establish presumptions of service connection for illnesses associated with open burn pits and direct GAO to establish Open Burn Pit Advisory Commission (see H.R. 6582), H7722 [26JY]

Cloture motions

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1565 [8MR], S1623 [12MR], S1729 [14MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1347 [6MR]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations (H.R. 5895), H7946–H8106 [10SE]

Letters

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Daniel K. Tarullo, Harvard Law School, S1725 [14MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S1652 [13MR]

——— Paul A. Volcker, Volcker Alliance (organization), S1724 [14MR]

——— Phil Angelides, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, S1654 [13MR]

——— several housing and civil rights organizations, S1653 [13MR]

——— Sheila C. Bair, S1652 [13MR]

Lists

Current and former regulatory officials and experts opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Labor, consumer, and civil rights organizations opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Motions

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1307 [1MR], S1708 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: study agricultural credit needs of farms, ranches, and related agricultural businesses that are owned or operated by Indian tribes on tribal lands, H4125 [16MY]

Aviation: conduct study on revenue diversion by airports, H3656 [26AP]

Corps of Engineers: GAO study on compliance with stormwater runoff mitigation requirements, H4826 [6JN]

——— include trough bars, coastal wetlands, and barrier reefs in study on feasibility of natural features projects for flood risk management, hurricane, storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration projects, H4819, H4820 [6JN]

——— report on improving workforce capacity and preparedness, H4818, H4819 [6JN]

Courts: conduct study on damages awarded to victims and restitution amounts imposed against defendants in cases of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, H1291, H1304, H1305 [27FE]

Crime: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking, H6310, H6311 [17JY]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 6069), H5589, H5590 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: conduct financial review of obligated expenditures from the Independent Counsel appropriation and require any findings be submitted to certain congressional committees, H4970, H4971 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on economic impact of proposed reforms to Essential Air Service program on local communities, H3657 [26AP]

Disasters: report on long-term recovery efforts following Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina, Ike, and Sandy and terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to prepare Congress for future long-term disaster recovery planning, H3714 [27AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H984 [8FE], H3117 [11AP], H3161 [12AP], H4270 [21MY], H4320–H4349 [22MY], H9064, H9065 [26SE], H9732, H9734 [29NO], E792 [7JN], E1586 [30NO]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4292–H4301 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), H8245 [13SE]

FAA: report on effectiveness of FAA safety incident reporting and enforcement policies, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on aviation workforce relative to mitigating pilot shortages, H3671 [26AP]

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 (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]

FEMA: study buyout practices (H.R. 5846), H6224–H6226 [16JY], E1021 [17JY]

Fish and fishing: report to Congress on management of red snapper species in Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Ocean, H6091 [11JY]

Health: study feasibility of establishing and maintaining automated system that tracks prescription drug prices (H.R. 6593), E1096 [26JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H2024 [22MR], H4786–H4792 [6JN], H4862–H4869, H4884–H4977 [7JN], H4985–H5000 [8JN], H7937 [7SE], H8181–H8184, H8239–H8245 [13SE], E1281 [24SE]

——— prohibit funding to purchase plastic drinking straws, H4972 [7JN]

Shipping industry: study how changes in navigation industry workforce with which Corps of Engineers collaborates may affect safety and operations of the navigation industry, H4819 [6JN]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk, H3716 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: 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]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs, S4474 [27JN], S4704, S4713 [28JN]

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

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

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S146 [11JA], S1432 [7MR], S1529, S1531, S1532, S1535–S1567, S1569–S1574 [8MR], S1617, S1619–S1626 [12MR], S1646, S1649–S1660 [13MR], S1695, S1696, S1699–S1702, S1706–S1720, S1723–S1730 [14MR], S1741, S1746, S1761, S1762 [15MR], S1777 [19MR], S1939 [22MR], S2782 [21MY], S2844, S2854 [23MY], S2893, S2895 [24MY]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1329 [5MR], S1343, S1346–S1364, S1399 [6MR], S1405, S1408–S1410, S1413–S1419, S1423–S1429 [7MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), unanimous-consent request, S1708 [14MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46)—unanimous-consent agreement, S6124 [12SE]

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), S7370 [6DE]

——— 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]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S3973–S3976 [18JN], S4011, S4014, S4018–S4024, S4026, S4028, S4030, S4031, S4249 [19JN], S4253–S4257 [20JN], S4313, S4324, S4325, S4328–S4330 [21JN], S4354, S4358–S4364, S4367 [25JN], S4889–S4891 [11JY], S6045 [6SE], S6116–S6118, S6133–S6136, S6148 [12SE], S6183 [17SE]

Universal Service Fund program: conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements (S. 875), S141, S142 [10JA]

Reports filed

Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2413) (S. Rept. 115–232), S2261 [18AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 918) (H. Rept. 115–711), H4775 [5JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 115–712), H4848 [6JN]

Consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 905) (H. Rept. 115–698), H4283 [21MY]

Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5895) (H. Rept. 115–929), H8106 [10SE]

Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6069) (H. Rept. 115–781), H5647 [25JN]

GAO Audit Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 115–239), S2517 [7MY]

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]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5894) (H. Rept. 115–696), H4283 [21MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3071) (S. Rept. 115–274), S3951 [14JN]

Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4177) (H. Rept. 115–1028), H9525 [14NO]

Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5846) (H. Rept. 115–820), H6262 [16JY]

Tables

Energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4885–H4898 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 905, consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, H4292 [22MY]

H. Res. 918, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4785 [6JN]

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. 1059, consideration of conference report on H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H8181 [13SE]

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

H.R. 5846, Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act, H6224 [16JY]

H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4905–H4924 [7JN]

H.R. 6069, Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act, H5589 [25JN]

S. 875, GAO study and report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund program, S142 [10JA]

S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1432–S1446 [7MR], H4320–H4340 [22MY]

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

S. Con. Res. 46, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S6147 [12SE], H8245 [13SE]