------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT AGENCIES related term(s) Executive Departments Amendments Dept. of Commerce: conduct interagency review of, and report to Congress on, ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment (S. 2563), S1522 [22MR] Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S132, S133, S134, S135, S136, S137, S138, S139 [12JA], S157, S165, S166, S170, S171, S172, S173, S174, S175 [13JA], S221, S222 [14JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H120 [7JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S295 [27JA], S348, S349, S353, S354, S355 [28JA], S383, S384, S385, S386, S389, S390, S391, S392 [29JA], S411, S412, S413, S414, S415, S416, S421, S422, S423 [30JA], H1297, H1298 [22JA], H1960 [3FE] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1183 [22JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1958 [3FE] Financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 7006), H795, H797 [14JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7006), consideration (H. Res. 992), H732 [14JA] Mining and mineral resources: codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (H.R. 4090), consideration (H. Res. 1032), H1958 [3FE] Bills and resolutions Budget: establish comprehensive, annual congressional budgeting (see H.R. 7295), H1921 [30JA] Committee on Financial Services (House): provide oversight on adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services and housing industries (see H. Res. 1007), H924 [16JA] Congress: advance bipartisan, common sense solutions (see H.J. Res. 143), H1350 [22JA] ------advance bipartisan, common sense solutions (H.J. Res. 143), consideration (see H. Res. 1068), H2234 [20FE] Courts: permit claims for money damages for personal injuries and death caused by Federal law enforcement officers without first being presented to appropriate Federal agencies (see S. 3803), S533 [9FE] Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on Federal criminal offenses (see S. 3868), S609 [12FE] Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 6938), H11 [6JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (see H. Res. 977), H133 [7JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (see H.R. 7148), H947 [20JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (see H. Res. 1014), H1349 [22JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1032), H1975 [3FE] Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 3772), S489 [4FE] Export Control Reform Act: amend relative to review of interagency dispute resolution process (see H.R. 7962), H2550 [17MR] Federal Acquisition Security Council: reform (see H.R. 7274), H1920 [30JA] Federal agencies and departments: improve access to Federal services by individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 7223), H1350 [22JA] ------improve effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs (see S. 3709), S344 [28JA] ------improve environmental reviews and authorizations through use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms (see S. 3800), S509 [5FE] ------limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see H.R. 7387), H2040 [5FE] ------limit spending in last two months of fiscal year to no more than average spent per month during preceding months of fiscal year (see S. 4059), S1009 [11MR] ------prohibit appointment of political appointees as Inspectors General (see S. 3687), S257 [15JA] ------prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 3811), S533 [9FE] (see H.R. 7424), H2094 [9FE] ------prohibit Cabinet members from using taxpayer funds to run self-promoting ad campaigns and from hiring certain political consulting, marketing, and advertising firms (see S. 4128), S1205 [18MR] ------prohibit certain senior Federal officers or acting officers from carrying out duties of other Federal positions (see H.R. 7483), H2185 [11FE] ------prohibit heads of Federal agencies from entering into agreements with entities that discriminate against Federal law enforcement (see H.R. 7551), H2219 [12FE] ------prohibit use of term ``birthing person'' in official documents (see H.R. 7235), H1911 [23JA] ------provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during certain periods of lapses in appropriations (see H.R. 7322), H1948 [2FE] ------provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules (see S. 4151), S1367 [19MR] ------require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3680), S257 [15JA] (see H.R. 7110), H919 [15JA] ------require certain agencies to impose extendable sunset dates on certain regulations (see H.R. 7592), H2228 [17FE] ------require Federal civilian career employees to pass citizenship test as condition of employment (see H.R. 7102), H919 [15JA] ------require public disclosure of FBI counter intelligence program (COINTELPRO) records and establish COINTELPRO Records Collection and COINTELPRO Records Review Board (see H.R. 7220), H1350 [22JA] ------require publication of settlement agreements (see H.R. 7934), H2529 [16MR] ------require that all disbursements of Federal taxpayer dollars be viewable on USASpending.gov within three days (see H.R. 7974), H2596 [18MR] ------require use of artificial intelligence (AI) to review agency regulations (see H.R. 7226), H1350 [22JA] Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 7213), H1349 [22JA] Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees, contract employees, and Armed Forces members during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7137), H924 [16JA] Financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 7006), H654 [12JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7006), consideration (see H. Res. 992), H717 [13JA] GAO: conduct study of impact of Federal reductions in force on State and local governments (see S. 3844), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7507), H2186 [11FE] ------submit report on effects of AID stop work order, discontinuation of services, and shuttering of AID (see H.R. 7271), H1915 [27JA] Government: establish standards and guidelines to make open Government data assets artificial intelligence (AI) ready (see S. 4098), S1055 [16MR] ------prohibit certain Federal officials, appointees, or employees from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts tied to Government policy, action, or political outcomes (see S. 4188), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 7004), H615 [9JA] GSA: authorize creation of ``Lending.gov'' as shared services platform to provide single source of access to loans provided by Federal agencies and modern technology to support effective management of Federal credit programs (see S. 3980), S801 [4MR] (see H.R. 7789), H2419 [4MR] Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of lobbying contact with government official to register as lobbyists (see H.R. 7231), H1350 [22JA] Mining and mineral resources: codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (H.R. 4090), consideration (see H. Res. 1032), H1975 [3FE] OMB: amend time period for certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds (see H.R. 7283), H1920 [30JA] ------establish Office of Regulatory Relief to administer regulatory sandbox program under which agencies may provide waivers of agency rules and guidance (see S. 3998), S881 [5MR] OPM: increase limit on voluntary separation incentive payments (see H.R. 7256), H1914 [27JA] Power resources: expedite judicial review of energy and mineral projects, create new protections for fully-permitted projects, establish enforceable deadlines, and mandate de-risking programs and compliance reporting (see H.R. 7329), H1975 [3FE] Technology: prohibit certain Federal contracts with internationally owned software companies (see H.R. 7604), H2233 [20FE] U.S. African Development Foundation: abolish (see H.R. 7605), H2233 [20FE] ------terminate (see S. 3748), S377 [29JA] U.S. Sentencing Commission: include Federal defender as nonvoting member (see S. 4136), S1205 [18MR] Whistleblowing: clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures (see S. 4100), S1055 [16MR] ------ensure that Federal employees are fully informed of their whistleblower rights (see S. 4099), S1055 [16MR] Cloture motions Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S128 [12JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA] Explanations Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 6938), H255-H591 [8JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations, H1353-H1909 [22JA] Financial Services, General Government, National Security, Dept. of State, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 7006), H811-H891 [14JA] Letters Critical Mineral Dominance Act: Albert Gore, Zero Emission Transportation Association, H1996 [4FE] ------Chris Greissing, Essential Minerals Association, H1996 [4FE] ------several organization, H1996 [4FE] Motions Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S281 [27JA], S361 [29JA], S413, S414, S415 [30JA], H1961 [3FE] Mining and mineral resources: codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (H.R. 4090), H2002 [4FE] Remarks in House Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), H151-H205 [8JA], E20 [9JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H112-H122 [7JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent agreement, H150 [8JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), H1185-H1299, H1335, H1337, H1338 [22JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1177-H1185 [22JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1951-H1960 [3FE] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), Senate amendments, H1960-H1967 [3FE], E121 [10FE] Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit use of earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, H1298, H1299 [22JA] Federal agencies and departments: develop whole-of-government strategy to disrupt growing cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea and mitigate risks posed to U.S. (H.R. 5912), H2400 [4MR] ------ensure reliance on best reasonably available information and evidence to develop, issue or inform public of nature and bases of Federal agency rules and guidance (H.R. 6329), H2245- H2247 [23FE] ------prohibit minimum experience or educational requirement for proposed contractor personnel in certain contract solicitations (H.R. 5235), H2247, H2248 [23FE] ------prohibit research involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to induced abortion and prohibit solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donation of such tissue (H.R. 2075), H1340 [22JA] Federal Protective Service and GSA: establish guidance relative to emergency communication protocols for public buildings (H.R. 6481), H2649, H2650 [24MR] Financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 7006), H734-H801 [14JA], H908 [15JA], E76 [27JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7006), consideration (H. Res. 992), H728-H734 [14JA] Government: address waste, fraud, and abuse, H802 [14JA], H1159 [21JA] Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of lobbying contact with government official to register as lobbyists (H.R. 7231), H1167 [21JA] Mining and mineral resources: codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (H.R. 4090), H1993-H2002 [4FE] ------codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (H.R. 4090), consideration (H. Res. 1032), H1951-H1960 [3FE] OPM: final rule reclassifying certain employment positions as Schedule Policy/Career (formerly known as ``Schedule F''), H2490 [16MR] Remarks in Senate Dept. of Commerce: conduct interagency review of, and report to Congress on, ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment (S. 2563), S1522, S1523 [22MR] Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S95, S119, S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA], S185, S192, S201 [14JA], S227, S234-S236, S238-S249, S262 [15JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S126-S128 [12JA], S141, S153, S155-S157 [13JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent request, S248 [15JA] Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S278, S279 [26JA], S411-S416, S425-S427 [30JA], S432, S440 [2FE], S455 [3FE], S477, S483 [4FE] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S281-S283 [27JA], S301-S307, S309, S311-S334 [28JA], S357- S361, S364, S369-S374 [29JA], S401-S411 [30JA] ------making appropriations (H.R. 7148), unanimous-consent agreement, S411 [30JA] Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit use of earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S413 [30JA] Nebraska: earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S545 [10FE] Postal Service: anniversary, S158 [13JA] Sunshine Week: observance, S1171 [18MR] Trump, President: call for appointment of FEC nominees to fill vacancies in agency leadership, S232 [15JA] U.S. African Development Foundation: funding, S414 [30JA] Washington (State): earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S524-S527 [9FE] Whistleblowing: clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures (S. 4100), S1171 [18MR] ------ensure compliance by Federal agencies with anti-gag provisions of whistleblower protection laws, S104 [8JA], S1171 [18MR] Reports filed Committee on Financial Services (House) Provision of Oversight on Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Financial Services and Housing Industries: Committee on Financial Services (House) (bill no.) (H. Rept. 119-rpt no.), H2620 [19MR] Conflict-Free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2132), S343 [28JA] Consideration of H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1032) (H. Rept. 119-478), H1975 [3FE] Consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 977) (H. Rept. 119-424), H133 [7JA] Consideration of H.R. 7006, Financial Services, General Government, National Security, Dept. of State, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 992) (H. Rept. 119-445), H717 [13JA] Consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1014) (H. Rept. 119-462), H1349 [22JA] Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1032) (H. Rept. 119-478), H1975 [3FE] Federal Building Threat Notification Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6481) (H. Rept. 119-553), H2529 [16MR] Global Investment in American Jobs Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2563) (S. Rept. 119- 116), S1046 [12MR] Guidance Clarity Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2409) (H. Rept. 119-569), H2674 [24MR] Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 119-483), H2028 [4FE] Reorganizing Government Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 119-464), H1913 [27JA] Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 580) (H. Rept. 119-446), H717 [13JA] Texts of H. Res. 977, consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H113 [7JA] H. Res. 992, consideration of H.R. 7006, financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs appropriations, H728 [14JA] H. Res. 1014, consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1177 [22JA] H. Res. 1032, consideration H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act, H1951 [3FE] H. Res. 1032, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1951 [3FE] H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act, H1994 [4FE] H.R. 5235, Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act, H2247 [23FE] H.R. 6329, Information Quality Assurance Act, H2245 [23FE] H.R. 6481, Federal Building Threat Notification Act, H2649 [24MR] H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H151-H199 [8JA] H.R. 7006, financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs appropriations, H741-H795 [14JA] H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1193-H1297 [22JA] S. 2563, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, S1522 [22MR] S. 3811, American Business for American Companies Act, S535-S537 [9FE]