INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Bills and resolutions

Budget: limit use of Federal funds for Presidential travel if President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late (see H.R. 9191), H8402 [18OC]

——— limit use of Federal funds for salaries or expenses of political employees if President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late (see H.R. 9190), H8402 [18OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create stronger accountability mechanisms for Joint Task Forces (see S. 4656), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 8801), H7783 [13SE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve intergovernmental cooperation and reduce duplicative spending (see S. 3890), S1289 [22MR]

House Rules: enable Congress to independently enforce subpoenas and other congressional actions by directly levying penalties against those refusing to comply (see H. Res. 869), H78 [12JA]

Patents: establish interagency task force between Patent and Trademark Office and FDA for sharing information and providing technical assistance relative to patents (see S. 4430), S3003 [16JN]

Reports filed

Create Stronger Accountability Mechanisms for Dept. of Homeland Security Joint Task Forces: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4656) (S. Rept. 117–222), S6962 [5DE]

Create Stronger Accountability Mechanisms for Joint Task Forces: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 8801) (H. Rept. 117–545), H8418 [28OC]

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 4430), S3860 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 4430, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act, S3005 [16JN]