OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Amendments

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), S5927 [21OC], H10295 [16DE]

——— require collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies (S. 1275), S5115 [25JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5130, H5131, H5132, H5133, H5134, H5135, H5136 [25JN], H5177, H5179, H5180, H5183, H5184, H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5196 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5099 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: change calendar period of the Federal fiscal year (see H.R. 5264), H9175 [22NO]

——— establish direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending (see H.R. 2516), H3447 [3MY]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 3908), H7240 [23JY]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule (see S. 565), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1917), H2884 [27MR]

Children and youth: require that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President’s budget (see S. 1776), S3319 [11JN]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1538), S2925 [16MY]

Contracts: provide exception to contractor past performance standards for failure to deliver goods or complete work due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1212), H1583 [13FE]

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. 1432), S2786 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see S. 1761), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from taking any action relative to establishing a nuclear waste repository until OMB submits a study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of other uses of Yucca Mountain, NV, site (see S. 721), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1619), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of State: investigate withholding of Ukraine foreign assistance, produce all records on interference in provision of such assistance, obligate assistance funds to Ukraine, and impose sanctions on Russia (see S. 2537), S5663 [24SE]

Disasters: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1415), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2761), H3841 [15MY]

——— submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H2916 [28MR]

Federal agencies and departments: allow payments from Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities (see S. 1968), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3475), H5166 [25JN]

——— appropriately limit impact of the presence of large Federal installations in delineation of core based statistical areas (see S. 372), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1113), H1491 [8FE]

——— improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (see S. 375), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 5389), H10123 [11DE]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (see S. 1829), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 50), H202 (see H.R. 150), H206 [3JA]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1333), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2543), H3473 [7MY]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see S. 442), S1275 [12FE]

——— promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see H.R. 1420), H2311 [28FE]

——— provide for disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among Federal programs and leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory (see S. 2177), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 3830), H7149 [18JY]

——— 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. 92), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 3972), H7462 [25JY]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (see S. 435), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1079), H1460 [7FE]

——— require collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies (see S. 1275), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2586), H3500 [8MY]

——— require cost disclosures of every project supported by Federal funds and allow OMB to withhold funds from recipients for noncompliance (see S. 807), S1898 [14MR]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see S. 2990), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 5329), H9294 [5DE]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ and ‘‘Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects’’ Executive orders (see S. 405), S1132 [7FE]

——— require relocation of headquarters of certain agencies to economically-distressed regions (see S. 2672), S6091 [23OC]

——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]

——— 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. 5049), H8783 [12NO]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 39), H202 [3JA]

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: include active financial conflicts of interest involving the President, Vice President, or certain family members on USASpending.gov (Internet site) (see S. 1686), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2950), H4161 [23MY]

Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP): streamline current cloud computing security process, address agency compliance issues, and establish new metrics for proper implementation (see H.R. 3941), H7376 [24JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 2524), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 264), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3351), H4916 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), consideration (see H. Res. 28), H280 [8JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H5074 [24JN]

Foreign aid: establish a review of U.S. aid to multilateral entities (see H.R. 2299), H3263 [12AP]

Income: withhold salary of the Director upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress (see H.R. 86), H204 [3JA]

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see S. 44), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 298), H282 [8JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 1626), S3060 [22MY]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy: exempt certain contracts from periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold (see H.R. 224), H209 [3JA]

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: require review of regulations (see H.R. 1204), H1582 [13FE]

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. 247), H227 [4JA]

Small business: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see S. 2852), S6567 [13NO] (see H.R. 2322), H3270 [15AP]

Standard Occupational Classification system: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ (see S. 1015), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 1629), H2583 [7MR]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs and offset costs by limiting printing of Government publications that are available online (see H.R. 1774), H2743 [14MR]

Trump, President: rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]

Letters

Border security funding and immigration reform, S43 [8JA], S1570 [28FE], H588 [15JA]

Motions

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), H10295 [16DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), H337 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5194 [26JN]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1079, Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act, H1515 [11FE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1420, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, H7557 [9SE]

Questions and answers

OMB reclassification of public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system: BLS, H5631 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: condemn refusals to comply with subpoenas relative to impeachment inquiry against President Trump, H8284 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (H.R. 3166), E729 [10JN]

Disasters: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (H.R. 1984), H7287–H7289 [24JY], H8486 [28OC]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), H569–H572 [15JA]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), Senate amendment, H10295–H10298 [16DE]

——— promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (H.R. 1420), H7540, H7541 [9SE]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (H.R. 1079), H1502–H1504 [11FE]

——— require relocation of headquarters of certain agencies to economically-distressed regions (S. 2672), H8795, H8796 [13NO]

——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (H.R. 4809), E1332 [23OC]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H5179 [26JN]

——— across-the-board funding reduction for non-defense activities, H5185, H5186 [26JN]

——— making appropriations, H186, H187 [3JA], H1155 [23JA], H10381 [17DE], E70 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), H312–H338 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), consideration (H. Res. 28), H302–H311 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), motion to recommit, H337, H338 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5022 [21JN], H5104–H5138, H5159–H5161, H5164 [25JN], H5177–H5197 [26JN], E846 [26JN], E865 [28JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5091–H5100 [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), motion to recommit, H5194, H5195 [26JN]

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. 247), H567–H569 [15JA]

OPM: prohibit proposed reorganization or elimination, H5551, H5552 [10JY]

Standard Occupational Classification system: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’, H5629–H5631 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: proposed rule to update and reform EB–5 Visa Program, S4838 [16JY], S5036 [24JY]

Dept. of State: investigate withholding of Ukraine foreign assistance, produce all records on interference in provision of such assistance, obligate assistance funds to Ukraine, and impose sanctions on Russia (S. 2537), S5688–S5691 [25SE]

——— investigate withholding of Ukraine foreign assistance, produce all records on interference in provision of such assistance, obligate assistance funds, and impose sanctions on Russia (S. 2537), unanimous-consent request, S5689 [25SE]

Disasters: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (S. 1415), S2988 [21MY], S3078 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (S. 375), S4864 [16JY]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), S5927, S5928 [21OC]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (S. 1829), S6833 [4DE]

——— OMB delay of implementation of law prohibiting using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, S3302 [11JN]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, S1643 [5MR]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (H.R. 1079), S5275 [31JY]

——— require collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies (S. 1275), S5115–S5117 [25JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), S106 [9JA], S111 [10JA]

Freedom of Information Act: importance, S1775 [12MR]

Telecommunications: provide opportunities for broadband investment, S6831 [4DE], S7126 [18DE]

Wooten, Michael E.: nomination to be OMB Federal Procurement Policy Administrator, S5297 [1AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 264, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 28) (H. Rept. 116–1), H280 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 116–126), H5074 [24JN]

Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1079) (S. Rept. 116–50), S4504 [25JN]

Disclosing Aid Spent To Ensure Relief (DISASTER) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1984) (H. Rept. 116–148), H5725 [11JY]

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1420) (S. Rept. 116–145), S6091 [23OC]

Federal Agency Customer Experience Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1275) (S. Rept. 116–46), S3283 [10JN]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3351) (H. Rept. 116–122), H4916 [19JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2524) (S. Rept. 116–111), S5602 [19SE]

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 116–96), S5406 [10SE]

Nomination of Michael E. Wooten To Be OMB Federal Procurement Policy Administrator: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2883 [15MY]

Payment Integrity Information Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 375) (S. Rept. 116–35), S2645 [6MY]

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1333) (S. Rept. 116–49), S4504 [25JN]

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2177) (S. Rept. 116–154), S6188 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 28, consideration of H.R. 264, financial services and general Government appropriations, H302 [9JA]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5091 [25JN]

H.R. 150, Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act, S5927 [21OC], H569–H571 [15JA]

H.R. 247, Federal CIO Authorization Act, H567 [15JA]

H.R. 264, financial services and general Government appropriations, H312–H331 [9JA]

H.R. 1079, Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act, H1502 [11FE]

H.R. 1420, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, H7540 [9SE]

H.R. 1984, Disclosing Aid Spent To Ensure Relief (DISASTER) Act, H7288 [24JY]

H.R. 3351, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5110–H5130 [25JN]

S. 44, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S69 [8JA]

S. 375, Payment Integrity Information Act, S4864–S4870 [16JY]

S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act, S5116 [25JY]

S. 2990, Freedom From Government Competition Act, S6893 [5DE]