BUDGET—U.S.

Amendments

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 139), consideration (H. Res. 1115), H2544 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

CBO: redesignate as China Budget Office (see H.R. 7113), H919 [15JA]

——— remove Phillip L. Swagel as Director (see H. Res. 1006), H920 [15JA]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 139), H615 [9JA]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 139), consideration (see H. Res. 1115), H2529 [16MR]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4074), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3902), S650 [24FE]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see H.R. 7555), H2219 [12FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure passenger security fee is used for aviation security, establish Transportation Security Trust Fund, and ensure continuity of aviation security operations during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7941), H2529 [16MR]

——— establish reserve fund for Secret Service (see H.R. 8058), H2675 [24MR]

——— provide authority to transfer funds between accounts during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7844), H2471 [5MR]

——— provide funding for administrative expenses during any lapse in appropriations and require to be responsive to congressional offices during such lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7617), H2233 [20FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs (see S. 3709), S344 [28JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during certain periods of lapses in appropriations (see H.R. 7322), H1948 [2FE]

——— require public price tag disclosure for all projects supported with taxpayer dollars (see S. 4130), S1205 [18MR]

Federal aid programs: strengthen oversight, accountability, and recovery of Federal funds administered through State block grants and other pass-through mechanisms (see S. 4024), S881 [5MR]

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]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4075), S1046 [12MR]

Fiscal Commission: establish (see S. 4012), S881 [5MR]

GAO: provide for joint hearing of congressional budget committees to receive presentation on audited financial statement of Executive branch (see H.R. 7026), H717 [13JA]

Government: establish comprehensive, annual congressional budgeting (see H.R. 7295), H1921 [30JA]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any legislation that contains earmarks (see H.R. 7041), H717 [13JA]

Navy: provide exception to operations relative to flight demonstration or training event of U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron commonly referred to as ‘‘Blue Angels’’ during Government shutdown (see H.R. 7001), H615 [9JA]

Public debt: express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (see S. Res. 654), S1443 [20MR] (see H. Res. 981), H134 [7JA]

——— require annual budget submission by President and any concurrent resolution on budget include ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product (see H.R. 7808), H2420 [4MR]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase or suspension be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 4173), S1580 [24MR]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 8085), H2710 [25MR]

Trump, President: provide authority and discretion over congressional budgetary resources to achieve balanced budget (see S. 3951), S706 [26FE]

TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4073), S1046 [12MR] (see S. 4127), S1090 [17MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H1178, H1179 [22JA], H1954, H1956–H1958 [3FE], H2693, H2694 [25MR]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 139), H2560–H2568 [18MR]

——— balance (H.J. Res. 139), consideration (H. Res. 1115), H2538–H2544 [17MR]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, H2543 [17MR]

Deficit, H244–H246 [8JA], H713–H715 [13JA], H1167–H1170 [21JA], H2026–H2028 [4FE], H2178–H2181 [11FE], H2463–H2466 [5MR], H2542 [17MR], H2611, H2616–H2619 [19MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2542 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure passenger security fee is used for aviation security, establish Transportation Security Trust Fund, and ensure continuity of aviation security operations during lapse in appropriations (H.R. 7941), H2693 [25MR]

Dept. of the Treasury and OMB: examine ability of Federal Government to respond to potential fiscal shocks (H.R. 4642), H2684 [25MR]

Economy: reform entitlement programs, H244–H246 [8JA], H713–H715 [13JA], H1167–H1170 [21JA], H2026–H2028 [4FE], H2178–H2181 [11FE], H2463–H2466 [5MR], H2616–H2619 [19MR]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, H2543, H2544 [17MR]

Government: address waste, fraud, and abuse, H802 [14JA], H1159 [21JA]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, H1955, H1956 [3FE], H2444–H2448 [5MR], H2533 [17MR]

Medicaid: funding, H1955 [3FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H115, H116, H119 [7JA], H711–H713 [13JA], H803, H804 [14JA], H1159–H1162 [21JA], H2565 [18MR], H2695 [25MR]

TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, H2543, H2544 [17MR], H2599 [19MR], H2669 [24MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: ban use of pocket rescissions to cancel funding authorized by Congress, S415 [30JA]

——— legislative process, S4 [5JA], S67 [7JA], S95 [8JA], S228 [15JA], S317 [28JA], S407 [30JA], S455 [3FE], S560 [11FE]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4074), S1028 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4074), unanimous-consent request, S1029 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: rescind certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding and transfer to Medicaid, S415 [30JA]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S126 [12JA]

FEMA: funding, S1018, S1019 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4075), S1032 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4075), unanimous-consent request, S1033 [12MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S359 [29JA], S407–S409 [30JA], S636 [24FE], S694, S713 [26FE], S780, S784 [4MR], S1020–S1022 [12MR], S1060 [17MR], S1161, S1180 [18MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 88), S1481 [21MR], S1514 [22MR]

——— reduce rate of pay during Government shutdown (S. 3057), S1332 [19MR]

Nebraska: earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S545 [10FE]

Senate: withhold pay during Government shutdown (S. Res. 526), S1506–S1509 [22MR], S1600 [25MR]

——— withhold pay during Government shutdown (S. Res. 526), unanimous-consent request, S1507, S1508 [22MR], S1600, S1601 [25MR]

TSA: funding, S1018 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, S1420 [20MR], S1462, S1465–S1467, S1480 [21MR], S1527–S1531 [23MR], S1568 [24MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4073), S1027 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4073), unanimous-consent request, S1028 [12MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4127), S1146 [17MR], S1161, S1177–S1180 [18MR], S1314, S1318, S1319 [19MR], S1531, S1532 [23MR], S1602, S1603 [25MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (S. 4127), unanimous-consent request, S1178, S1179 [18MR], S1319, S1320 [19MR], S1532 [23MR]

Washington (State): earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S524–S527 [9FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 139, Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1115) (H. Rept. 119–554), H2529 [16MR]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 119–520), H2325 [25FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Senate: withhold pay during Government shutdown (S. Res. 526), S1508 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 1115, consideration of H.J. Res. 139, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H2538 [17MR]

H.J. Res. 139, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H2560 [18MR]

S. 4173, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act, S1582 [24MR]

S. Res. 654, express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product, S1444 [20MR]