COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys; Supreme Court
Addresses
Inaugural Address: Jeffery L. Amestoy, Chief Justice of Vermont, S977 [4FE]
Juvenile Crime—Sound Policies vs. Sound Bite Issues Forum: Robert B. Turner, Indianapolis, IN, Police Dept., E1780 [17SE]
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse Dedication: Roman L. Hruska, S5377 [5JN]
Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: President Clinton, S10926 [22OC]
Amendments
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), S12683 [13NO], H10901 [13NO]
Arbitration: reauthorize programs (S. 996), S8528, S8614 [31JY], S10243 [30SE]
Bankruptcy: prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S11499 [30OC]
Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 952), S6195 [24JN]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2360, H2373, H2374, H2377, H2379, H2382, H2383, H2385 [8MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8010, S8011, S8025, S8026, S8037, S8039, S8061, S8064, S8068, S8069, S8071, S8072, S8082, S8083, S8084, S8085, S8086, S8099, S8100, S8101, S8102, S8103, S8104, S8105 [24JY], S8213, S8215, S8217, S8218, S8227, S8278, S8279, S8280 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H5827 [25JY], H6027 [29JY], H6708 [31JY], H7008, H7009 [8SE], H7119, H7120 [9SE], H7200 [10SE], H7264 [11SE], H7365 [16SE], H7528, H7529 [17SE], H7604 [22SE], H7730, H7731 [23SE], H7791, H7795, H7796, H7801, H7802, H7803, H7805, H7807, H7810, H7811, H7815, H7831 [24SE], H7853, H7870, H7878, H7886, H7893, H7899, H7900, H7912, H7913 [25SE], H8005, H8009, H8013, H8014, H8015, H8017, H8019, H8021, H8022, H8051 [26SE], H8217, H8243 [30SE]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (S. 759), S12206 [8NO]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S569 [21JA]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8245 [30SE]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232 [24JN]
Native Americans: divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 1604), S11782 [5NO], H10804 [13NO]
Product liability: reform (S. 648), S5629 [12JN], S11206 [24OC]
Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8929, H8930 [21OC], H8950, H8954, H8955, H8956 [22OC]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish (S. 399), S8612 [31JY], S10812, S10823 [9OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3875, S3914 [1MY]
Analyses
Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act (S. 495), S3341 [17AP]
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (S. 226), S758 [28JA]
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (S. 1371), S12667 [13NO]
Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act (H.R. 3048), E2353 [13NO]
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act (S. 399), S1986 [5MR]
Limitations on Copyright Liability Relative to Computer On-Line Material (H.R. 2180), E1452 [17JY]
Medical Malpractice Liability Claim Requirements, H4586 [25JN]
National Policy To Control Juvenile Crime, Violence, and Drug Abuse (S. 362), S1661-S1669 [26FE]
Placing Restraints on Tobacco's Endangerment of Children and Teens (PROTECT) Act (S. 1530), S12585-S12590 [13NO]
Provide for a Staggered Judicial Retirement Option for the Court of Veterans Appeals To Avoid Large Case Backlogs and Rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (S. 988), S6914-S6916 [7JY]
Responsible Borrower Protection Bankruptcy Act (H.R. 2500), E1801 [18SE]
Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act (S. 836), S5348 [5JN]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8395 [6OC]
Coordinating Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S2335 [14MR]
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S1776 [27FE]
Articles and editorials
Abroad at Home—Clinton's Sorriest Record, S487 [21JA]
Affirmative Action in Play, S11797 [6NO]
Another Bad One, S2725 [20MR]
Biggest Heart in the Building, E1542 [28JY]
Bipartisan Support Not Enough for Judicial Nominee, S11710 [5NO]
Cases Pile Up as Judgeships Remain Vacant, S4517, S4580 [15MY], S5303 [5JN]
Chief for Civil Rights, S11532 [31OC]
Damon Keith—Award Recognizes His Gifts of Justice, Service, S4618 [15MY]
Empty-Bench Syndrome—Congressional Republicans Are Determined To Put Clinton's Judicial Nominees on Hold, S5066 [23MY]
Face the Failure of Racial Preferences, E1221 [17JN]
FBI Role in Impeachment Probed, S1651 [26FE]
Feds Pay in Battelle Fraud Case, E836 [5MY]
Fine Choice for U.S. Rights Post—L.A. Attorney Should be Confirmed by the Senate Without Delay, S11532 [31OC]
First in Damage to Constitutional Liberties, S487 [21JA]
Garland—A Centrist Choice, S2532 [19MR]
Gingrich Defends Tobacco Tax Break—$50 Billion Credit Is Part of Fair Overall Deal, Speaker Says, H7375 [17SE]
GOP's Judicial Freeze—A Fight To See Who Rules Over the Law, S5067 [23MY]
Impeachment Is Cure for Judicial Activism, H1588 [16AP]
Jury Awards $3.4 Billion in 1987 Rail Blast, S10054 [26SE]
Justice Brennan, Voice of Court's Social Revolution Dies, E1542-E1544 [28JY]
Justice for Bill Lann Lee, S11532 [31OC]
Juvenile Crime—Don't Wait for Kids To Stray, H5209 [15JY]
Lee Nomination, S11532 [31OC], S11798 [6NO]
Legal Shield for Volunteers, H3102 [21MY]
Less Food Goes To Waste in Omaha, E1400 [11JY]
Limiting Liability—Trade Groups Back Bill Aimed at Shielding Them From Suits Over Advice to Members, S8600 [31JY]
Louisiana Jackpot, S10053 [26SE]
Money in the Bank—LISD Receives Biggest Back Taxes Payment, S8830 [4SE]
Murphy's Contribution Should Be Recognized, E2243 [8NO]
New Political Correctness, S4428 [14MY]
Not Whom You Tell, But How You Know, E255 [13FE]
Politics of the Partisan Kill—Hatch Plays the Executioner in Bill Lee Confirmation Process, S11797 [6NO]
Poor Have Trouble Getting Legal Help—Few Lawyers Agree To Give Free Service, S976 [4FE]
Real Charges, S5147 [23MY]
Schools Lose When Firms Go Bankrupt, S8829 [4SE]
Schools Turn to Income Tax—Most Districts Already Charge an Income Surtax, Should Des Moines Join Them?, S8829 [4SE]
Smoking May Have Killed Thousands, H7375 [17SE]
Stonington Is Sued by Trash Firm—Company Seeks To Block Town Garbage Collection, S5617 [12JN]
Supreme Court Lets Line-Item Veto Law Stand, H4661 [26JN]
U.S. Inaugurating a Vast Database of All New Hires, S10056 [26SE]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1119), S8532 [31JY]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H724 [4MR]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see S. 738), S4479 [14MY]
Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25), H155 [9JA]
Arbitration: amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district courts (see H.R. 2603), H8320 [2OC]
———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see S. 997; H.R. 903), S6990 [8JY], H709 [3MR]
———reauthorize programs (see S. 996; H.R. 1581), S6990 [8JY], H2589 [13MY]
———technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (see H.R. 2440), H7118 [9SE]
Armed Forces: establish sentencing guidelines relative to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole (see H.R. 517), H282 [4FE]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 2537), H7830 [24SE]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943; H.R. 2005), S6040 [20JN], H4132 [20JN]
Baglien, Brent: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Blackley (see S. Res. 162), S12576 [13NO]
Bankruptcy: appointment of additional judges (see H.R. 1596), H2679 [14MY]
———appointment of additional judges for Maryland (see S. 245), S856 [30JA]
———consumer protection (see S. 1301), S10882 [21OC]
———debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 30), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (see S. 1149), S8823 [4SE]
———provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and trustee removal (see H.R. 2592), H8299 [1OC]
———reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500), H7599 [18SE]
———technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 120, 764), H142 [9JA], H586 [13FE]
Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5826 [25JY]
Brown, Kristine D.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]
Burns, Senator: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (see S. Res. 130), S10428 [6OC]
Business and industry: liability for providing facility tours (see S. 566), S3117 [14AP]
———liability for providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations (see S. 564), S3117 [14AP]
———liability for providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (see S. 565), S3117 [14AP]
———liability relative to donation of equipment to nonprofit organizations (see S. 563), S3117 [14AP]
———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see S. 1135; H.R. 1542), S8533 [31JY], H2349 [7MY]
———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (see S. 866), S5444 [10JN]
———treatment of personal employment information reported to the National Directory of New Hires (see S. 1223), S10055 [26SE]
Cambodia: prosecution of members of the Khmer Rouge who participated in the genocide (see S. Res. 124), S9886 [24SE]
Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 1087), H1039 [17MR]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see S. 289; H.R. 643), S1102 [6FE], H393 [6FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
———moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 1878), H3796 [12JN]
———restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1158), H1258 [20MR]
———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H7364 [16SE]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see S. 921; H.R. 1902), S5790 [17JN], H3864 [17JN]
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]
———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]
Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 431), S2206 [12MR]
Civil assets forfeiture: reform (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see S. Con. Res. 13; H. Con. Res. 31), S2552 [19MR], H709 [3MR]
———protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 2448), H7199 [10SE]
Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S6186 [24JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365), H151 [9JA]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
Class action lawsuits: provide notification of certification or settlement to the Dept. of Justice and State attorneys (see S. 254), S856 [30JA]
Coins: mint coins in commemoration of Thurgood Marshall (see S. 1485), S12119 [8NO]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (see S. 248, 283; H.R. 639, 908), S856 [30JA], S1102 [6FE], H392 [6FE], H724 [4MR]
Community prosecution programs: establish or expand existing programs (see H.R. 863), H699 [27FE]
Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425), H153 [9JA]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H148 [9JA]
Constitutional amendments: limit judicial terms (see H.J. Res. 74), H1988 [29AP]
———provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 77), H2350 [7MY]
———provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63), H889 [11MR]
Contracts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 691), H453 [11FE]
Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (see S. 1146; H.R. 2180), S8723 [3SE], H5485 [17JY]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see S. 1044; H.R. 2265), S7768 [21JY], H5825 [25JY]
Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 455), S2356 [17MR]
———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
———penalties for the rape of juveniles in prison (see H.R. 1837, 1898), H3659 [10JN], H3804 [16JN]
———permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects (see H.R. 926), H766 [5MR]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]
Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see S. 988), S6907 [7JY]
———rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]
Crime: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447; H.R. 924), S2320 [14MR], H765 [5MR]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6; H.J. Res. 71), S163 [21JA], H1542 [15AP]
———constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent criminals (see H.J. Res. 64), H1186 [19MR]
———consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847), H243 [21JA], H3659 [10JN]
———distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H148 [9JA]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 1529; H.R. 3081), S12575 [13NO], H10955 [13NO]
———enhance punishment for telemarketing fraud (see S. 489), S2646 [20MR]
———enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 1081), S8262 [29JY]
———enhanced penalties for follow-on bombings (see S. 352), S1553 [25FE]
———establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748), H585 [13FE]
———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294; H.R. 727), S1191 [10FE], H523 [12FE]
———funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———identity fraud (see S. 512), S2741 [21MR]
———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H1541 [15AP]
———increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms (see S. 992), S6990 [8JY]
———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S9515 [17SE]
———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (see H.R. 3075), H10955 [13NO]
———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see S. 1346; H.R. 2122), S11448 [30OC], H5020 [9JY]
———increase penalties relative to use of computers and the Internet to commit crimes of sexual abuse and exploitation against children (see S. 900), S5596 [12JN]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for criminal use of guns and work requirements and prohibition on luxury items for inmates (see S. 602), S3348 [17AP]
———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S2837 [8AP]
———minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 424), H153 [9JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3, 168, 488), S158, S163 [21JA], S2646 [20MR]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15, 362; H.R. 810), S159 [21JA], S1659 [26FE], H627 [25FE]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 10, 718; H.R. 3, 1699), S158 [21JA], S4217 [8MY], H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA], H3169 [21MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2253 [6MY]
———national summit of sports, political, community, and media leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Con. Res. 29), H701 [27FE]
———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747, 2181), H585 [13FE], H5485 [17JY]
———penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417), H1794 [23AP]
———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]
———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
———penalties relative to criminal attempt (see S. 171), S163 [21JA]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to civil disorders (see H.R. 2353), H6704 [31JY]
———prohibit taking a child hostage while evading arrest or warrants with the threat or use of force against Federal agents (see S. 601), S3348 [17AP]
———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 172), S163 [21JA]
———prosecution of violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see S. 825), S5253 [3JN]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
———provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 2959), H10420 [8NO]
———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 845), H669 [26FE]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S2646 [20MR]
———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 230), S804 [29JA]
———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 54), S160 [21JA]
———reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745), H3202 [22MY]
———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278), H148 [9JA]
———require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices (see S. 1148), S8823 [4SE]
———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173), H5400 [16JY]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
———treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions (see H.R. 2361), H6705 [31JY]
———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 454), S2356 [17MR]
———waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42), H889 [11MR]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]
DAV: allow to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 1406), H1793 [23AP]
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see S. 681; H.R. 1479), S3901 [1MY], H1988 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8265 [30SE]
———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801; H.R. 1703), S5108 [23MY], H3201 [22MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1022), S7603 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267), H5825 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. Res. 239), H7729 [23SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 330), H10953 [13NO]
Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats (see H.R. 1547), H2350 [7MY]
———require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (see S. 759; H.R. 1236, 1622), S4658 [16MY], H1338 [8AP], H2783 [15MY]
Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission of AIDS (see H.R. 518), H283 [4FE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S1659 [26FE]
District courts: conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H803 [6MR]
———extend certain temporary judgeships (see S. 1113), S8532 [31JY]
District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (see H.R. 1538), H2253 [6MY]
Drugs: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313), H149 [9JA]
———deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265), H1391 [9AP]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]
———modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins (see H.R. 314), H149 [9JA]
———penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see S. 209, 260, 1162; H.R. 332, 2229), S725 [28JA], S945 [4FE], S9197 [11SE], H150 [9JA], H5664 [23JY]
Drunken driving: national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol (see S. 708), S3998 [6MY]
———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H803 [6MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H1706 [17AP]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8, 18; H.R. 990, 1049), S158, S159 [21JA], H803 [6MR], H949 [12MR]
———establish limited privileges and immunities for certain information relative to compliance with environmental laws (see H.R. 1884), H3796 [12JN]
———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277), H148 [9JA]
Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see S. 1395; H.R. 1970), S11863 [6NO], H4085 [19JN]
———release of student records to State and county prosecutors (see H.R. 503), H282 [4FE]
Edward Huggins Johnstone U.S. Courthouse, Paducah, KY: designate (see S. 250), S856 [30JA]
Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]
———notification to employers of convicted persons relative to drug offenses (see H.R. 333), H150 [9JA]
Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]
EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1392), H1705 [17AP]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H1258 [20MR]
———amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (see S. 1307), S10950 [22OC]
———clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]
Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement (see H.R. 1690), H3169 [21MY]
———child support enforcement (see S. 1074; H.R. 267), S8186 [28JY], H148 [9JA]
———denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389), H151 [9JA]
———establish a system of assured minimum child support payments (see S. 1075), S8186 [28JY]
———establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 1371; H.R. 2503), S11763 [5NO], H7599 [18SE]
———felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 226), S726 [28JA]
———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (see S. 1293; H.R. 2487), S10787 [9OC], H7527 [17SE]
———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]
———payment of settlements in suits against the Federal Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 2628), H8633 [7OC]
———require the same distribution of child support arrearages to former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept as by the States (see S. 639; H.R. 1569), S3550 [23AP], H2444 [8MY]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1252, 2294), H1391 [9AP], H6405 [30JY]
———restore stenographic preference for depositions (see S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]
Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901), H3863 [17JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 2415), H6962 [5SE]
Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 1523), S12506 [12NO]
———protect State efforts to improve environmental mitigation and compliance through the promotion of voluntary environmental audits (see S. 1332), S11343 [29OC]
Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 220), H146 [9JA]
———require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 2507), H7600 [18SE]
Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
———death penalty or life imprisonment for murders resulting from gun trafficking (see S. 796), S5002 [22MY]
———minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 43, 191), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see S. 658; H.R. 1264), S3727 [25AP], H1391 [9AP]
———prohibit the use of certain ammunition (see S. 132), S162 [21JA]
———prospective applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see S. 262), S945 [4FE]
———require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H9799 [30OC]
———restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of protection (see H.R. 1084), H1039 [17MR]
———taxation of the transfer or sale of certain ammunition (see S. 133), S162 [21JA]
Foreign countries: allow for lawsuits against foreign States that commit acts of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens (see S. 1302), S10882 [21OC]
Freedom of information: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (see S. 225), S726 [28JA]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H2168 [5MY]
Government: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see S. 1256; H.R. 1534), S10428 [6OC], H2253 [6MY]
———allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H1541 [15AP]
———create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial Discipline to investigate and make determinations relative to judicial complaints (see H.R. 2739), H9558 [24OC]
———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 435), H153 [9JA]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1965), H4085 [19JN]
———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see S. 1166; H.R. 1544), S9198 [11SE], H2350 [7MY]
———provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiform civil actions (see H.R. 1857), H3659 [10JN]
Government regulations: clarify the effect and application of legislation (see S. 27), S159 [21JA]
Grand juries: reduce size (see H.R. 1536), H2253 [6MY]
Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General (see H.R. 2370), H6705 [31JY]
Habeas corpus: reform procedures (see S. 105), S161 [21JA]
———reform procedures relative to retrial of an accused (see S. 1110; H.R. 2392), S8532 [31JY], H6797 [3SE]
Health: clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (see S. 1136), S8533 [31JY]
———health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091), H1111 [18MR]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364, 966; H.R. 872), S1659 [26FE], S6496 [26JN], H700 [27FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans (see H.R. 2967), H10420 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 353, 373; H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749), S1553 [25FE], S1734 [27FE], H150 [9JA], H628 [25FE], H1288 [21MR], H3203 [22MY]
Health care professionals: provide Federal sanctions for practitioners who administer, dispense, or recommend the use of marijuana (see S. 40), S159 [21JA]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. Res. 244), H7911 [25SE]
———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 253), H8160 [29SE]
Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, NC: designate (see H.R. 2379), H6797 [3SE]
House Rules: photographing of subpoenaed witnesses at committee hearings (see H. Res. 298), H9800 [30OC]
``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing of revised edition (see S. Con. Res. 62), S11764 [5NO]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see S. 833), S5341 [5JN]
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 878; H.R. 824), S5507 [11JN], H628 [25FE]
Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302, 2442), H6406 [30JY], H7118 [9SE]
———clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533), H7830 [24SE]
———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545), H2350 [7MY]
———reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants (see H.R. 1238), H1338 [8AP]
Income: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S1979 [5MR]
———provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (see H.R. 1240), H1338 [8AP]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H700 [27FE]
———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]
Independent counsel: law reform (see H.R. 139), H143 [9JA]
———limit period of service for judges serving on panel that appoints independent counsels (see S. 581), S3199 [15AP]
Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957), H3923 [18JN]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316), H1456 [14AP]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 467; H.R. 1117), S2416 [18MR], H1111 [18MR]
———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see S. 625; H.R. 2021), S3419 [22AP], H4338 [24JN]
International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141), H5131 [10JY]
———provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H1611 [16AP]
———support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137), H6705 [31JY]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H1017 [13MR]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see S. 715; H.R. 1484), S4106 [7MY], H1988 [29AP]
James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 1502), H2090 [30AP]
Judges: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H522 [12FE]
———residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see S. 382; H.R. 932), S1796 [28FE], H766 [5MR]
Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers and employees (see H.R. 92), H69 [7JA], H142 [9JA]
Judiciary: appointment of Federal judges (see S. 678), S3901 [1MY]
———constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see S.J. Res. 26), S3550 [23AP]
———suspension without pay of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see S. 33), S159 [21JA]
Jurisdiction: provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases (see H.R. 520), H283 [4FE]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3567 [5JN]
Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 170), S163 [21JA]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S7710 [17JY]
Lawyers and attorneys: allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order determining whether an action may be maintained as a class action (see H.R. 660), H407 [10FE]
———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S1979 [5MR]
———disclosure of court appointed attorneys' fees (see S. 598), S3269 [16AP]
———eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293), H6405 [30JY]
———establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see S. 1554), S12575 [13NO]
———limit circumstances in which compliance with subpoenas issued in connection with certain civil actions shall not be required (see H.R. 2747), H9613 [28OC]
Legislation: provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170), H889 [11MR], H1259 [20MR]
LePire, James E.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]
Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]
Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see H.R. 2225), H5664 [23JY]
Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see S. 1043), S7767 [21JY]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233), H146 [9JA]
———technical corrections (see S. 758), S4658 [16MY]
Louisiana: create two divisions in eastern judicial district (see H.R. 1790), H3476 [4JN]
———transfer Federal district judgeship from eastern to middle district (see S. 77), S160 [21JA]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
MacKay, Dwight: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (see S. Res. 130), S10428 [6OC]
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see S. 819; H.R. 1851), S5191 [2JN], H3659 [10JN]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H6916 [4SE]
———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see S. 369; H.R. 216), S1734 [27FE], H146 [9JA]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1471; H.R. 2938), S12118 [8NO], H10419 [8NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 2466), H7262 [11SE]
Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885), H3796 [12JN]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see S. 813; H.R. 1532), S5109 [23MY], H2253 [6MY]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 657, 1524), H407 [10FE], H2155 [1MY]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307), H149 [9JA]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 391; H.R. 976), S1924 [4MR], H803 [6MR]
———divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604), H2679 [14MY]
———provide assistance to tribes for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see S. 754), S4588 [15MY]
———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 569; H.R. 1082), S3117 [14AP], H1018 [13MR]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H2679 [14MY]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]
NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (see S. 960), S6358 [25JN]
Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws (see H.R. 1085), H1039 [17MR]
Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans (see H.R. 510), H282 [4FE]
Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205), H6406 [30JY]
Presidential appointments: constitutional amendment to suspend without pay any appointees convicted of felonies (see S.J. Res. 4), S163 [21JA]
Proceedings: photographing, recording, and broadcasting (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]
Product liability: limitations on punitive damage awards (see S. 78, 79), S160 [21JA]
———reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S3662 [24AP]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]
Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H8927 [21OC]
———private property owner rights (see S. 709, 781, 953; H.R. 992), S4106 [7MY], S5001 [22MY], S6186 [24JN], H803 [6MR]
———protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 428), H153 [9JA]
———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S9785 [23SE]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals (see S. 206), S725 [28JA]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see S. 628), S3419 [22AP]
Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 1983), H4085 [19JN]
Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see S. 1355; H.R. 2787), S11545 [31OC], H9865 [31OC]
Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 1000; H.R. 2177), S7210 [10JY], H5401 [16JY]
Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 81), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 989), S6907 [7JY]
Schuylkill County, PA: transfer from the Eastern Judicial District to the Middle Judicial District (see H.R. 2123), H5020 [9JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260; H.R. 1689), S10474 [7OC], H3169 [21MY]
Senate Election Law Guidebook: authorize printing of revised edition (see S. Res. 143), S11764 [5NO]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. (see S. Res. 101), S5791 [17JN]
———authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in William L. Singer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices (see S. Res. 77), S3419 [22AP]
———authorizing representation for the Senate in Senator Byrd v. Franklin D. Raines (see S. Res. 21), S634 [22JA]
Sentencing: penalties for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 454), H242 [21JA]
Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8300 [1OC]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see S. 836), S5341 [5JN]
Smith, Billy R.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]
Social Security: require annual statement of accrued liability of the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2780), H9800 [30OC]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
———impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 935), H766 [5MR]
———legal responsibility for early release of violent criminals (see S. 1357), S11545 [31OC]
———reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States (see S. 666), S3799 [29AP]
Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see S. 97; H.R. 2189), S161 [21JA], H5486 [17JY]
———clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see S. 32), S159 [21JA]
———modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 1784), H3476 [4JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 2792), H9865 [31OC]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H284 [4FE]
Telecommunications: consolidate appeals of FCC decisions and State commission decisions in the District of Columbia Federal courts (see S. 1188), S9515 [17SE]
Telecommunications Act: repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities (see S. 213), S726 [28JA]
Terrorism: jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see S. 568; H.R. 1225), S3117 [14AP], H1338 [8AP]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2187), H5486 [17JY]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 152), H144 [9JA]
Tobacco products: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6705 [31JY]
———limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740), H9558 [24OC]
———resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (see S. 1530), S12575 [13NO]
———tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. Res. 104; H.R. 3030), S6727 [27JN], H10767 [12NO]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183; H.R. 2385, 2387, 2390), S9515 [17SE], H6797 [3SE]
Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change (see H.R. 1086), H1039 [17MR]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10955 [13NO]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish (see S. 399; H.R. 1381, 3042), S1979 [5MR], H1705 [17AP], H10953 [13NO]
———establish (S. 399), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 66), S12119 [8NO]
Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H143 [9JA]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H887 [11MR]
———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1111 [18MR]
———limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 2572), H8160 [29SE]
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237), H1338 [8AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544; H.R. 911, 1167), S2901 [9AP], H724 [4MR], H1259 [20MR]
———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 514, 515; H.R. 1503), S2787 [7AP], H2090 [30AP]
W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 962), H767 [5MR]
Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and recreation (see S. 1527; H.R. 2947), S12575 [13NO], H10419 [8NO]
Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see H.R. 2340), H6704 [31JY]
West Virginia: production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook (see S. Res. 107), S7117 [9JY]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see S. 478; H.R. 595), S2552 [19MR], H346 [5FE]
Wisconsin: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern district (see S. 1361), S11678 [4NO]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121; H.R. 2281, 3048), S8532 [31JY], H6025 [29JY], H10953 [13NO]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121; H.R. 2281, 3048), S8532 [31JY], H6025 [29JY], H10953 [13NO]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]
Biographies
Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E206 [11FE]
Markey, Howard T., H7635 [23SE]
Williams, B. John, Jr., H191 [21JA]
Cloture motions
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3738 [25AP], S3748 [28AP], S3782, S3797 [29AP], S3818 [30AP]
Conference reports
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267), H10809-H10864 [13NO]
Court decisions
Milk Industry Foundation v. Sec. of Agriculture and Northeast Dairy Compact Commission: Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, S1389 [13FE]
Senator Byrd, et al., plaintiffs v. Franklin D. Raines, et al., defendants, S2996-S3000 [10AP]
Court documents
Line-item veto: Supreme Court, H4662-H4668 [26JN]
Restoney Robinson vs. Judges Frances Murnaghan and Karen Williams: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, S848 [30JA]
States supporting reversal of Supreme Court Buckley v. Valeo decision, S7958 [23JY]
U.S. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, S8798-S8802 [4SE]
Descriptions
Limitations on Punitive Damage Awards (S. 79), S457 [21JA]
Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act (H.R. 748), H4866 [8JY]
Examples
Judicial activism by Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, H5186 [15JY]
Excerpts
``American Constitutional Law,'' Laurence H. Tribe, S2249 [13MR]
Federal court decisions on use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8218 [30SE]
Explanations
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267): Mollohan Amendment on LSC Funding, H7854 [25SE]
Factsheets
How Product Liability Reform Helps Women, H1955 [29AP]
Letters
Acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes: Senators Byrd, Levin, and Moynihan, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S2634, S2635 [20MR]
Advanced Technology Program: Christopher G. Caine, IBM, H7812 [24SE]
Allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime: several State Attorneys General, H1049 [18MR]
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H10592 [12NO]
———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H10591 [12NO]
Appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin: Thomas P. Schneider, Dept. of Justice, S11685 [4NO]
———several local law enforcement officials, S11684 [4NO]
Auto Choice Reform Act: Michael S. Dukakis, S3434 [22AP]
Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act: Linda P. Morgan, Regional Plan Association, S352 [21JA]
Child Exploitation Sentencing Enhancement Act: Ernie Allen, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S5620 [12JN]
Congressional authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment: Kathleen M. Sullivan, Stanford Law School, S1715 [27FE]
Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Don Bivens, State Bar of Arizona, S8060 [24JY]
———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S8048 [24JY]
———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S8059 [24JY]
———Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S8060 [24JY]
———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S8059 [24JY]
———Thomas G. Stolpman, State Bar of California, S8060 [24JY]
Eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine: Representative Rangel, E1312 [24JN]
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act: Geoffrey S. Barnard, Grand Canyon Trust, S1987 [5MR]
———Kathleen A. McGinty, Executive Office of the President, S1986 [5MR]
———Paul C. Pritchard, National Parks and Conservation Association, and Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth (organization), S1986 [5MR]
———Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), S1986 [5MR]
———Terrence L. Bracy, Morris K. Udall Foundation, S1987 [5MR]
FDA treatment of liability relative to adverse reaction reports or other certain information: Alan F. Holmer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, S9765 [23SE]
Federal judicial vacancies: several legal organizations, S8046 [24JY], S8505 [31JY]
Filing of trade grievance by World Trade Organization relative to Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: several Members of Congress, H647 [26FE]
Habeas corpus procedures: Benjamin R. Civiletti, Edward H. Levi, Nicholas D. Katzenbach, and Elliot L. Richardson, S485 [21JA]
Human rights violations in Ecuador: James G. Wiliams, H2673 [14MY]
———Mel Earley, Committee for the Release of Mel Souter, E940 [15MY]
Incarceration of Jennifer Davis by Peru: Representatives Ewing and Hyde and Senator Durbin, H7716 [23SE]
———Richardo V. Luna, Embassy of Peru, H7716 [23SE]
Investment in Education Act: Bill Ward, Lancaster, TX, Independent School District, S8830 [4SE]
———Kevin R. Appel, Treasurers' Association of Virginia, S8831 [4SE]
———Mary Ellen Sloan, Office of Salt Lake County, UT, County Attorney, S8831 [4SE]
———Michael J. O'Keefe, Office of Polk County, IA, County Attorney, S8829 [4SE]
———Robert R. Hagey, Siuox County, IA, Treasurer, S8828 [4SE]
———Ronald M. Rice, Iowa Association of School Boards, S8828 [4SE]
———Terry A. Henderson and S. Ellis Hankins, North Carolina League of Municipalities, S8830 [4SE]
Juvenile Crime Control Act: William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H2328 [7MY], H2396 [8MY]
Marketing of tobacco products to children: several Senators, S2873 [9AP]
Medicaid treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement: Sally K. Richardson, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, S12139 [8NO]
———several Governors, S12140 [8NO]
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12691 [13NO]
Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Robert Cramer, S11532 [31OC]
———Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, S11621 [4NO]
———Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Coalition, S11621 [4NO]
———several Representatives, S11621 [4NO]
———several Senators, S11894 [6NO]
Nomination of Margaret Morrow to be district judge: H. Walter Croskey, S4422 [14MY]
———Michael R. Capizzi, S4422 [14MY]
———Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S4427 [14MY]
———Pamela Rymer, S4423 [14MY]
———Representative Rogan, S4423 [14MY]
———Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles, S4422 [14MY]
———Roger W. Boren, S4423 [14MY]
———several legal organizations, S8505 [31JY]
———Sheldon H. Sloan, S4423 [14MY]
———Sherman Block, S4423 [14MY]
———Stephen S. Trott, S4423 [14MY]
———Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, S4419 [14MY]
Nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be circuit judge: Benjamin R. Civiletti, S2519 [19MR]
———Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S2534 [19MR]
———Carolyn B. Lamm, ABA, S2520 [19MR]
———Charles J. Cooper, S2520 [19MR]
———Dan K. Webb, S2520 [19MR]
———Donald B. Ayer, S2519 [19MR]
———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S2519 [19MR]
———George J. Terwilliger III, S2519 [19MR]
———Jay B. Stephens, S2520 [19MR]
———Robert S. Mueller III, S2520 [19MR]
———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S2519 [19MR]
———William T. Coleman, Jr., S2519 [19MR]
Prisoner rights in Peru: several Senators, S5687 [16JN]
Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Denver, CO, City Council, H8949 [22OC]
———George V. Voinovich, National Governors' Association, Mark Schwartz, National League of Cities, and Paul Helmke, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8947 [22OC]
———Leslie L. Durgin, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H8948 [22OC]
Product Liability Reform Act relative to tobacco industry: Jeremiah W. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, S5629 [12JN]
———several State Attorneys General, S5629 [12JN]
Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H4866 [8JY]
Protection from liability relative to marine mammal disentanglement: D. James Baker, Dept. of Commerce, S4915 [21MY]
Provide for a Staggered Judicial Retirement Option for the Court of Veterans Appeals To Avoid Large Case Backlogs and Rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Frank Q. Nebeker, Court of Veterans Appeals, S6916 [7JY]
Reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H819 [11MR]
Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: George P. Kazen, S5948 [18JN]
———Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, S2534, S2535 [19MR]
Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5349 [5JN]
———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S5349 [5JN]
Treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of FBI crime lab: Senator Grassley, S1653 [26FE]
Treatment of excise taxes on tobacco products relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement: several State attorneys general, S8998 [9SE]
Victim Restitution Enforcement Act: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S2841 [8AP]
———Kathleen Hagenian, Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, S2841 [8AP]
Volunteer Protection Act, S3894 [1MY]
———Gordon Banks, American Industrial Association, S3764 [29AP]
———Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center, S3816 [30AP]
———Stephen D. Keener, National Little League Baseball, Inc., S3764 [29AP]
Lists
Counsel for the plaintiffs in case concerning constitutionality of line-item veto, S3001 [10AP]
Democratic amendments to S. 1022, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8066 [24JY]
Filings and appeals on docket per circuit judge, S2534 [19MR]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization) subpoena timeline, H8254 [30SE]
Objectionable programs in S. 1022, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8075 [24JY]
Questions relative to review of tobacco settlement: Senator Nickles, S12546 [13NO]
Republican amendments to S. 1022, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8066 [24JY]
Restrictions on LSC grantees, H7863 [25SE]
Supporters of Janet Reno v. ACLU brief, restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S2309 [14MR]
Supporters of overturning Buckley v. Valeo—campaign finance reform, S2186 [12MR]
Top 10 Democrat myths about the Juvenile Crime Control Act (H.R. 3) and the juvenile justice system, H2322 [7MY]
Memorandums
Nomination of Bill L. Lee To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S11621 [4NO]
Treatment of Allegations Relative to Mismanagement of FBI Crime Lab: William A. Tobin, S1652 [26FE]
Messages
Extradition Treaty With Argentina: President Clinton, S8382 [30JY]
Extradition Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S8284 [29JY]
Extradition Treaty With France: President Clinton, S7128 [9JY]
Extradition Treaty With India: President Clinton, S9808 [23SE]
Extradition Treaty With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S7027 [8JY]
Extradition Treaty With Poland: President Clinton, S7128 [9JY]
Extradition Treaty With Spain: President Clinton, S7225 [10JY]
Extradition Treaty With the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: President Clinton, S8382 [30JY]
Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters: President Clinton, S8745 [3SE]
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia: President Clinton, S8745 [3SE]
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Barbados: President Clinton, S8744 [3SE]
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S7027 [8JY]
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Poland: President Clinton, S7027 [8JY]
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Trinidad and Tobago: President Clinton, S8744 [3SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: President Clinton, S8284 [29JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: President Clinton, S8284 [29JY]
Motions
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2393 [8MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8038 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7862, H7868, H7877, H7879 [25SE], H8022 [26SE], H8243 [30SE], H8394 [6OC], H9580 [28OC], H9642 [29OC], H10939 [13NO]
Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8962, H8963 [22OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), H3120 [21MY]
Obituaries
Knight, Ellis M.: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E555 [21MR]
Poems
``While I Was Walking'', S9048 [10SE]
Press releases
Reversal of Supreme Court Buckley v. Valeo Decision: several State attorneys general, S7958 [23JY]
Questions and answers
Issue advocacy: ACLU, S10512 [8OC]
Regulations
Disclosure of Certain Pro Bono Legal Services: Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S1485 [24FE]
Remarks in House
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H5630, H5635, H5637, H5638 [23JY]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), H10894-H10903 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), consideration (H. Res. 319), H10588-H10594 [12NO]
Appropriations: constitutionality of line-item veto, H1507 [15AP]
———making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated legislation (H.J. Res. 25), H75, H76 [9JA]
Arbitration: establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (H.R. 903), E358 [3MR]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 1581), H4146, H4147 [23JN]
———reauthorize programs (S. 996), H7622, H7623 [23SE]
———technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (H.R. 2440), H10663 [12NO]
Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (H.R. 2537), E1844 [24SE]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), H5843-H5845 [28JY], E1282 [20JN], E1552, E1558 [29JY]
Bankruptcy: appointment of additional judges (H.R. 1596), H5848, H5854 [28JY]
———reform system to become a needs-based system (H.R. 2500), E1800 [18SE], E1824 [23SE]
———technical corrections to laws (H.R. 120), E21 [7JA]
———technical corrections to laws (H.R. 764), H10660-H10663 [12NO]
Boy Scouts: court case relative to admission of girls, H3479 [5JN]
Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (H. Con. Res. 123), H5805, H5806 [25JY]
Burzynski, Stainislaw: prosecution by FDA relative to medical treatment, H5176 [11JY]
Business and industry: liability relative to donation of food to nonprofit organizations, E1400 [11JY]
———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (H.R. 1542), E866 [7MY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7632-H7635 [23SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (H.R. 2733), E2086, E2093 [24OC]
———restrict liability of local educational agencies (H.R. 1158), E533 [20MR]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (H.R. 1902), H4141, H4142 [23JN], E1331 [26JN]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H704 [3MR], H712, H715-H721 [4MR], H741, H743 [5MR], H790 [6MR], E387, E389, E391 [5MR], E412 [6MR], E520 [19MR]
———protection from personal intrusion (H.R. 2448), E1709 [10SE]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H1164 [19MR], H1344 [9AP], E1221 [17JN], E1269 [19JN], E1726 [10SE]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 983), E407 [6MR]
Clinton, President: allegations of sexual misconduct as Governor of Arkansas, H7205 [11SE]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (H.R. 908), H3223-H3225 [3JN], H8242 [30SE]
Constitution: original intent, H6710-H6713 [1AU]
Contracts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (H.R. 691), E209 [11FE]
Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (H.R. 2180), E1452 [17JY]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), E1527, E1529 [25JY]
Crime: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), H1048-H1052 [18MR]
———amend U.S. Code relative to the ``three strikes'' life sentence (H.R. 2361), E1581 [1AU]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (H.J. Res. 71), H1785 [23AP]
———constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent criminals (H.J. Res. 64), H1161 [19MR]
———consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4868-H4872 [8JY]
———enlist help of prosecutors in neighborhood crime prevention, H528 [13FE], H632 [26FE]
———establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists (H.R. 748), H4864-H4868, H4870, H4871 [8JY]
———funding for building, expanding, and operating juvenile correction and detention facilities, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
———funding for crime prevention programs for at-risk juveniles, H2379-H2381 [8MY]
———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (H.R. 2122), H4922 [9JY]
———juvenile justice block grants programs funding, H7906 [25SE]
———juvenile justice block grants programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7811-H7815 [24SE]
———minimum mandatory sentencing (H.R. 424), E80 [9JA]
———national and local policies to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse, H1781-H1786 [23AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H292 [5FE], E2081 [24OC]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H1912, H1916 [29AP], H7788 [24SE], H8452 [7OC]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2096 [1MY], H2257, H2258, H2259, H2260, H2261, H2323-H2333, H2338-H2343 [7MY], H2355, H2356-H2398, H2431 [8MY], H3840-H3846 [17JN], H5189, H5193, H5203, H5207 [15JY], E884 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2313-H2323 [7MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H2395, H2396 [8MY]
———national summit of sports, political, community, and media leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual violence (H. Con. Res. 29), E1095 [3JN]
———penalties for sex offenses against children (S. 1985), E1042 [22MY]
———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with drug offenses, H2373, H2374 [8MY]
———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with violent offenses, H2375 [8MY]
———protection from sexual predators (H.R. 305), E16 [7JA]
———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (H.R. 845), H643 [26FE]
———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (H.R. 2173), E1436 [16JY]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (H. Con. Res. 75), H5860-H5864 [28JY]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: filing of grievance by World Trade Organization relative to trade policies, H632, H645-H650 [26FE]
———repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (H.R. 2179), E1439 [16JY]
Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E206 [11FE]
Damadian, Raymond: resolution of legal case relative to MRI patent, H786 [6MR]
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 1479), H9578 [28OC]
Dept. of Energy: investigation into lawsuit over nuclear waste disposal, H3666 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice: crime prevention, drug treatment, and family resource service programs funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7805-H7807 [24SE]
———Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7807-H7810 [24SE]
———establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (H.R. 2588), H8164 [30SE]
———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (H.R. 1493), E819 [1MY], E825 [5MY]
———independent counsel investigation of conduct in handling of criminal cases, H1190 [20MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8369-H8373 [6OC], E1028 [22MY], E2011 [9OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H5897 [28JY], H7770-H7818 [24SE], H7849-H7907 [25SE], H8003-H8023 [26SE], H8216-H8244 [30SE], H9580 [28OC], H10798 [13NO]-H80232 [26SE], E1858 [25SE], E1873, E1874, E1876, E1879 [26SE], E1883 [29SE], E1943 [7OC], E2142, E2148 [30OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10918 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report—motion to recommit, H10939 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7755-H7759 [24SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10909 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9642-H9655, H9671, H9727 [29OC], E2149 [30OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), unanimous-consent agreement, H7790 [24SE]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity, H3296 [4JN]
———require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (H.R. 1236), E728 [23AP]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, H529 [13FE]
District of Columbia: court decision relative to clean-up of certain schools by Promise Keepers (organization), H8452 [7OC]
———enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (H.R. 1538), H2172 [6MY], E853 [6MY]
———limits on punitive damages in medical malpractice suits, E2087 [24OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E1235 [17JN]
Drugs: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (H.R. 41), E1983 [9OC]
———deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses relative to medicinal use of marijuana (H.R. 1265), E607 [9AP]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (H.R. 2031), E1312 [24JN]
———prohibit funding for studies on the legalization or medicinal use of certain controlled substances, H8022, H8023 [26SE]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 1049), H2652-H2654 [14MY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H633 [26FE]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (H.R. 1142), E611 [9AP]
Executive Office of the President: employee responses to inquiries regarding investigations, H7612 [23SE]
Families and domestic relations: designation of guardians for children in advance of parents death, H2033, H2034 [30AP]
———establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (H.R. 2503), H7591 [18SE]
———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (H.R. 2487), H8081-H8084 [29SE]
———payment of settlements in suits against the Federal Government relative to child support obligations (H.R. 2628), E1946 [7OC]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration, H1412 [10AP], H1588-H1591 [16AP]
———improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), H1411, H1413 [10AP], E616 [9AP]
Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (H.R. 1901), H4140, H4141 [23JN]
Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (H.R. 220), E68 [7JA]
Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (H.R. 1228), H1292, H1297 [8AP]
———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (H.R. 1264), H4920 [9JY]
Florida: creation of additional judgeships, H3480 [5JN]
———release of prisoners relative to Supreme Court decision on prison overcrowding, H952 [13MR], H1161 [19MR]
Forest Service: Federal judge's decision in Texas relative to logging practices, H6722 [3SE]
Friendswood, TX: arrest of suspect in Laura K. Smither murder case, H8838 [21OC]
Government: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (H.R. 1334), E665 [15AP]
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H819 [11MR]
———reform punitive damages award laws, E1775 [17SE]
Government regultaions: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (H.R. 1283), E2037 [21OC]
Grand juries: reduce size (H.R. 1536), E847 [6MY]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers, E2015 [21OC]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872), H1293 [8AP]
———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H4586 [25JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10774 [13NO], E2179 [4NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1222), E564 [21MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1749), E1036 [22MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), E46 [7JA], E89 [9JA], E1352 [27JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), E313 [25FE]
Health care professionals: reform medical malpractice laws, H4590 [25JN], E2021 [21OC]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H7869, H7870 [25SE], H8253-H8262 [30SE], H8640 [8OC], E1936 [6OC]
———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8244-H8253 [30SE]
``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing of revised edition (S. Con. Res. 62), H10641 [12NO]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 833), H8091 [29SE], E1886 [29SE]
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 824), H7635, H7636 [23SE]
Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (H.R. 2302), H7352 [16SE]
———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (H.R. 2442), H7012 [9SE]
———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (H.R. 1545), E861 [7MY]
Income: provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (H.R. 1240), E595 [8AP]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of administrative appeals and administrative law judges, H7476 [17SE]
Independent counsel: law reform (H.R. 117), E24 [7JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide for reasonable attorneys fees to parents involved in due process or court proceedings, H2539 [13MY]
INS: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons, H2617 [14MY]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232-H4234 [24JN], E641 [14AP]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 1117), H1961 [29AP], E509 [18MR]
International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (H.R. 2141), E1438 [16JY]
———provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 1348), H1854 [24AP], H5865-H5868 [28JY]
———support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10870-H10873 [13NO], E1591 [1AU]
IRS: legal challenges of enforcement practices, H6722 [3SE]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (H.R. 1484), H1957 [29AP], H9565, H9576-H9578 [28OC]
Judges: residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (H.R. 932), E379 [5MR]
Judiciary: impeachment of Federal judges, H2259 [7MY], H2654 [14MY]
———impeachment of Federal judges relative to judicial activism, E1552 [29JY]
———salary adjustments for Federal judges, E1552 [29JY]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5195-H5213, H5245 [15JY], H5384 [16JY], E1434 [16JY], E1448 [17JY]
Kough, Ann: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E397 [6MR]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals involved in investigation and prosecution of Paul E. Lowe, E1210 [12JN]
Lawrence H. Cooke Sullivan County Courthouse, Monticello, NY: dedication, E1791 [18SE], E1858 [25SE]
Lawyers and attorneys: allow prevailing defendant in Federal prosecution an opportunity to recover attorney fees, H7791-H7794 [24SE], E1943 [7OC]
Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, H9734 [30OC]
Lopez, Christine: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, E682 [16AP]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (H.R. 1076), E475 [13MR]
———eligibility for services in cases of domestic violence, H8240 [30SE]
———funding, H7854-H7868, H7907 [25SE]
———implement system of case information disclosure, H8005-H8008 [26SE]
Lucasville, OH: settlement of lawsuit filed by prisoners of Lucasville Prison, H529 [13FE]
Lyon County, MN: construction of juvenile detention center, H5211 [15JY]
MacLaughlin, William: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E402 [6MR]
Major, John: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E404 [6MR]
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1851), E1162 [10JN]
———designate (S. 819), H8090 [29SE]
Martone, Michael A.: Italian-American Study Group Italian-American of the Year award recipient, E680 [16AP], E693 [17AP]
Maryland: observance of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, H7837 [25SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 2466), E1739 [11SE]
Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John Wilkes Booth (H.R. 1885), E1208 [12JN]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 1532), H2097 [1MY], H4142-H4145, H4212 [23JN], E1314 [24JN], E2378 [13NO]
———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), H10372-H10374 [8NO]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, E654 [15AP], E737 [24AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8447 [7OC], E1999 [9OC]
National Law Day: observance, E812 [1MY]
National Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, H8059 [29SE]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (H.R. 976), H6967, H6968 [8SE]
———divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 1604), H10804-H10806 [13NO]
———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (H.R. 1082), E462, E464 [13MR]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (H.R. 1595), E922 [14MY]
———involvement in labor disputes, H8302 [2OC]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (H.R. 2449), E1720 [10SE]
Ohio: observance of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, E1834 [24SE], E1853 [25SE]
Oklahoma: qualifications for lands to be considered within a judicial area of an Oklahoma Indian tribe, H6645 [31JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: verdict in the trial on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3218 [3JN]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Drug Courts Program, H8163 [30SE]
Paraguay: continuation of adoption cases filed by U.S. citizens prior to moratorium on international adoptions, H6396-H6398 [30JY]
Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws (H.R. 1085), E487 [17MR]
Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8164 [30SE], H8268, H8271-H8278 [1OC]
Peru: prisoner rights, H3348 [4JN], H3685 [11JN], H6381 [30JY], H7715 [23SE], H7835 [25SE]
Prarie View A&M University: tribute to center for the study and prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency, H5208 [15JY]
Proceedings: photographing, recording, and broadcasting (H.R. 1280), E2369 [13NO]
Product liability: reform, H1955 [29AP], H8059 [29SE], E2015, E2021 [21OC]
Public housing: grievance procedures for evictions except those that are a threat to the tenants' safety or for drug-related activities, H2192-H2195, H2211 [6MY]
Racial relations: differing perceptions of the judicial system, discrimination, media, and the entertainment industry, H576-H580 [13FE]
Railroads: limitation on noneconomic damages that a railroad accident victim may recover, H8970, H8972-H8977 [22OC]
Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8931, H8940-H8964 [22OC], E2074, E2089 [24OC], E2100 [28OC]
———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (H. Res. 271), H8938-H8940 [22OC]
———notification of private property owners relative to any Federal agency action limiting use, H8955, H8956 [22OC]
Redlands, CA: tribute to Redlands High School mock trial team, E1169 [10JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1023-H1030 [17MR]
Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (H.R. 2787), E2161 [31OC]
Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (S. 1000), H7636-H7639 [23SE]
Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 81), E1198 [12JN]
Roebuck, Roland: District of Columbia Superior Court and Court of Appeals Community, Outreach, Recognition, and Opportunity Award recipient, E2077 [24OC]
Ruman, Saul: Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E585 [8AP]
Securities: allow certain legal actions by U.S. investors against Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates, E1607 [1AU]
———limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (H.R. 1689), E1007 [21MY]
Siegel, Kenneth: ACLU Baltus Civil Libertarian of the Year award recipient, E741 [24AP]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (H. Con. Res. 125), H8840 [21OC]
Supreme Court: criticism of judicial activism, H5185 [15JY]
———decision on line-item veto, H4661 [26JN]
———decision on Religious Freedom Restoration Act, H4824 [26JN]
Taxation: requirements relative to raising of taxes by Federal courts, H2865 [16MY]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 548), H8091 [29SE]
Terrorism: allow families of victims of terrorist acts a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, E1599 [1AU]
———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (H.R. 1225), H1472 [15AP]
Timmendequas, Jesse: sentencing for the murder of Megan Kanka, H3928 [19JN]
Tobacco products: settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H3892 [18JN]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H6722 [3SE], H7533 [18SE], H8043-H8047 [26SE]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7203, H7204 [11SE], H7373-H7375 [17SE], H8835-H8837 [21OC]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (H.R. 2390), H7126 [10SE], E1639 [3SE]
Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change (H.R. 1086), H4860-H4864 [8JY], E486 [17MR]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (H.J. Res. 89), E1567 [31JY]
U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: establish three member panel to determine validity of cases relative to breach of secret Government contracts, H4958, H4959 [9JY]
Union Pacific Railroad: Federal investigation into merger, H9803 [31OC]
Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1568-H1571 [16AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H1798 [24AP], H1916 [29AP], H3096-H3103, H3118-H3120 [21MY], E1007 [21MY], E1537 [28JY]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), H3118-H3120 [21MY]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), insert language of H.R. 911 in lieu, H3120 [21MY]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 595), H8095, H8116 [29SE]
Women: Supreme Court ruling on Brown University's compliance with Title IX provisions on equity in women's athletic programs, H1718 [23AP]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (H.R. 3048), E2352 [13NO]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (H.R. 3048), E2352 [13NO]
Remarks in Senate
Adelman, Lynn S.: nomination to be district judge, S12678 [13NO]
Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders: ratification, S11165-S11167 [23OC]
Agriculture: court ruling on current milk marketing order system, S12087 [8NO]
———increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1119), S8582 [31JY]
Aiken, Ann: nomination to be district judge, S12543 [13NO]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, S4982-S4984, S4996 [22MY], S8421, S8467, S8468, S8477 [31JY]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), S4428, S4479 [14MY], S12683-S12689 [13NO]
Appropriations: constitutionality of line-item veto, S2996, S3001 [10AP]
———line-item veto, S569 [21JA]
———making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated legislation (H.J. Res. 25), S574 [21JA]
Arbitration: establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (S. 997), S7011 [8JY]
———reauthorize programs (S. 996), S7011 [8JY], S8528 [31JY], S10243 [30SE]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (S. 943), S6041 [20JN]
Baglien, Brent: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Blackley (S. Res. 162), S12706 [13NO]
Bankruptcy: appointment of additional judges for Maryland (S. 245), S879, S880 [30JA]
———consumer protection (S. 1301), S10884-S10891 [21OC]
———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S8827 [4SE], S9092 [10SE], S11499 [30OC]
———reform, S9406 [16SE]
Bataillon, Joseph F.: nomination to be district judge, S9162 [11SE]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9133 [11SE]
Billings, MT: tribute for work on youth offenders, S12660 [13NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: efforts relative to prosecution of indicted war criminals, S7442 [15JY]
Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (H. Con. Res. 123), S8170, S8171 [28JY]
Breyer, Charles R.: confirmation as district judge, S12643 [13NO]
Brown, Kristine D.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (S. Res. 137), S10906 [21OC]
Burns, Senator: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (S. Res. 130), S10445 [6OC]
Business and industry: liability for providing facility tours (S. 566), S3117 [14AP]
———liability for providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations (S. 564), S3117 [14AP]
———liability for providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (S. 565), S3117 [14AP]
———liability relative to donation of equipment to nonprofit organizations (S. 563), S3117 [14AP]
———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (S. 1135), S8598 [31JY]
———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (S. 866), S5456 [10JN], S5494-S5496 [11JN]
———treatment of personal employment information reported to the National Directory of New Hires (S. 1223), S10056 [26SE]
Cambodia: prosecution of members of the Khmer Rouge who participated in the genocide (S. Res. 124), S9898 [24SE]
Caputo, A. Richard, Jr.: confirmation as district judge, S12643 [13NO]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 289), S1131 [7FE], S5644 [12JN]
Casey, Richard C.: nomination to be district judge, S10905 [21OC]
Chambers, Robert C.: nomination to be district judge, S8875 [5SE]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (H.R. 1902), S6287 [24JN]
———clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (S. 921), S5809 [17JN]
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (S. 511), S2701-S2706, S2728 [20MR], S3841 [30AP]
China, People's Republic of: seek return of child abducted in custody case, S11176 [24OC]
Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8041-S8061 [24JY]
———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 431), S2210 [12MR]
———reversal rate of the ninth judicial circuit, S2217 [12MR]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (S. Con. Res. 13), S2570 [19MR]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S6972 [8JY]
Class action lawsuits: provide notification of certification or settlement to the Dept. of Justice and State attorneys (S. 254), S897 [30JA]
Clay, Eric: investiture as circuit judge, S11174 [24OC]
Clay, Eric L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8520 [31JY]
Clinton, President: evaluation of judicial appointments, S848, S849 [30JA]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8041-S8061 [24JY]
———establish (H.R. 908), S5430 [9JN], S5431 [10JN]
———establish (S. 248), S883, S884 [30JA], S1113 [6FE]
———establish (S. 283), S1104 [6FE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary staff, S8248 [29JY]
Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1708-S1721 [27FE], S1892 [4MR]
———subpoena of certain documents relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9049 [10SE]
Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (S. 1146), S8728-S8730 [3SE]
———protection of data bases, S10263 [1OC]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), S12689-S12692 [13NO]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1044), S7772 [21JY]
Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 455), S2374 [17MR]
———payment of special masters for civil actions concerning prison conditions, S8226, S8227 [29JY]
Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (S. 988), S6912 [7JY]
Crime: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), S2507-S2509 [19MR]
———allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (S. 447), S2330, S2334 [14MR], S5886 [17JN]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 6), S560 [21JA]
———consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), S12480 [10NO]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 1529), S12576, S12577 [13NO]
———enhance punishment for telemarketing fraud (S. 489), S2652 [20MR], S2862 [8AP]
———enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 1081), S8269, S8275 [29JY]
———enhanced penalties for follow-on bombings (S. 352), S1558 [25FE]
———establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists (H.R. 748), S7878 [22JY]
———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (S. 294), S1192 [10FE]
———identity fraud (S. 512), S2741 [21MR]
———increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms (S. 992), S6993 [8JY]
———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 1189), S9521 [17SE], S10301 [1OC]
———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (S. 1346), S11456 [30OC]
———increase penalties relative to use of computers and the Internet to commit crimes of sexual abuse and exploitation against children (S. 900), S5617 [12JN]
———increase penalties relative to use of computers and the Internet to commit crimes of sexual abuse and exploitation against children (S. 900), unanimous-consent request, S12712 [13NO]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for criminal use of guns and work requirements and prohibition on luxury items for inmates (S. 602), S3349 [17AP]
———mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (S. 191), S12711 [13NO]
———mandatory victim restitution (S. 518), S2838 [8AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S2870 [9AP], S4278 [9MY], S11001-S11004 [23OC]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 168), S546 [21JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 3), S124, S190 [21JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 3), star print, S723 [28JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 488), S2651 [20MR]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 15), S128, S134, S323, S338-S340 [21JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 362), S1661-S1670 [26FE]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S2164-S2166 [12MR], S2341 [17MR], S3972 [5MY], S12663, S12664 [13NO]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), S125, S135, S145, S265 [21JA], S974 [4FE], S5662-S5664 [16JN], S5893-S5900 [18JN]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), star print, S723 [28JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 718), S4217-S4226 [8MY]
———penalties relative to criminal attempt (S. 171), S549 [21JA]
———prohibit taking a child hostage while evading arrest or warrants with the threat or use of force against Federal agents (S. 601), S3349 [17AP]
———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 172), S550 [21JA]
———prosecution of violent and repeat juvenile offenders (S. 825), S5254-S5256 [3JN]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S2658 [20MR], S3240 [16AP], S3312, S3313, S3315, S3320-S3343 [17AP], S3480 [23AP]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), unanimous-consent agreement, S3324 [17AP]
———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (S. 230), S814 [29JA]
———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 54), S130, S420 [21JA], S581-S584 [22JA]
———require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices (S. 1148), S8827 [4SE]
———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders, S2317-S2319 [14MR]
———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 454), S2374 [17MR]
Damrell, Frank C., Jr.: confirmation as district judge, S12643 [13NO]
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (S. 681), S3905 [1MY], S5644 [12JN]
Dept. of Defense: clarify protections for whistleblowers or contract employees relative to disclosure of classified material, S6886 [7JY]
Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (H.R. 1493), S12711 [13NO]
Dept. of State: visa restrictions relative to international child abductions, S5763 [17JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8007-S8087 [24JY], S8157 [25JY], S8211, S8213-S8222, S8226 [29JY], S8628 [31JY], S10305 [1OC]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), unanimous-consent agreement, S8066, S8067 [24JY], S8207 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), S10265 [1OC], S12660 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, S12554-S12559, S12662-S12667 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12662 [13NO]
Deschutes County, OR: policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S2341 [17MR]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (S. 759), S12206 [8NO]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (S. 358), S1659 [26FE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), S11283-S11287 [28OC]
District courts: extend certain temporary judgeships (S. 1113), S8575 [31JY]
Droney, Christopher F.: nomination to be district judge, S9162, S9163 [11SE]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9133 [11SE]
Drugs: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (S. 1162), S9198 [11SE]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (S. 209), S734 [28JA]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (S. 260), S961 [4FE]
Drunken driving: national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol (S. 708), S4009 [6MY]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, S6701, S6702 [27JN]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S129, S346 [21JA]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S124, S136, S237-S264 [21JA], S631 [22JA], S5709 [16JN]
Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (S. 1395), S11878 [6NO]
Edward Huggins Johnstone U.S. Courthouse, Paducah, KY: designate (S. 250), S890 [30JA]
Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (S. 516), S2791 [7AP]
ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (S. 1307), S10954 [22OC]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (S. 1074), S8187 [28JY]
———establish a system of assured minimum child support payments (S. 1075), S8187 [28JY]
———establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (S. 1371), S12667 [13NO]
———felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (S. 226), S757 [28JA], S1357 [13FE]
———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (S. 1293), S10804, S10818 [9OC]
———require the same distribution of child support arrearages to former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept as by the States (S. 639), S3558 [23AP]
FDA: treatment of liability relative to adverse reaction reports or other certain information, S9764, S9765 [23SE]
Federal courts: restore stenographic preference for depositions (S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]
Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (H.R. 1901), S7129 [9JY]
Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 1523), S12507 [12NO]
———protect State efforts to improve environmental mitigation and compliance through the promotion of voluntary environmental audits (S. 1332), S11347 [29OC], S12535 [13NO]
Firearms: death penalty or life imprisonment for murders resulting from gun trafficking (S. 796), S5013 [22MY]
———minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (S. 43), S405 [21JA]
———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (S. 658), S3732, S3733 [25AP]
———prohibit the use of certain ammunition (S. 132), S514 [21JA]
———prospective applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (S. 262), S966 [4FE]
———taxation of the transfer or sale of certain ammunition (S. 133), S514 [21JA]
Fish and fishing: protection from liability relative to marine mammal disentanglement, S4199, S4200 [8MY], S4914 [21MY]
Fisher, Raymond C.: nomination to be Associate Attorney General, S12117 [8NO]
Foreign countries: allow for lawsuits against foreign States that commit acts of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens (S. 1302), S10891, S10892 [21OC]
Freedom of information: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 225), S756 [28JA], S1357 [13FE]
Gajarsa, Arthur: nomination to be circuit judge, S8520 [31JY]
Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2491, S2515-S2538 [19MR], S2728 [20MR]
Georgia, Republic of: waiving of diplomatic immunity relative to diplomat's alleged drunk driving accident, S1785 [28FE]
Gilman, Ronald L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11796, S11798 [6NO]
Gilman, Ronald Lee: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11792 [5NO]
Government: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (S. 1256), S10428 [6OC]
———bipartisan cooperation, S580 [22JA]
———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (S. 1166), S9211 [11SE]
———tort reform, S9804 [23SE], S10053, S10054 [26SE]
Government regulations: clarify the effect and application of legislation (S. 27), S388 [21JA]
Greene, William P., Jr.: confirmation as district judge, S12634 [13NO]
Gwin, James S.: nomination to be district judge, S11709, S11716 [5NO]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11703 [4NO]
Habeas corpus: reform procedures relative to retrial of an accused (S. 1110), S8572 [31JY]
———reform procedures (S. 105), S485 [21JA]
Hall, Janet C.: nomination to be district judge, S9162, S9166 [11SE]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9133 [11SE]
Hayden, Katharine Sweeney: nomination to be district judge, S9957, S9963 [25SE]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9925 [25SE]
Health: clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (S. 1136), S8601 [31JY]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (S. 364), S1672-S1676 [26FE], S6381 [25JN]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (S. 966), S6499 [26JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 353), S1559 [25FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 373), S1738 [27FE]
``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing of revised edition (S. Con. Res. 62), S11792 [5NO]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 833), S5345 [5JN], S8158 [25JY]
Hull, Frank M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8819 [4SE]
———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S8818 [4SE]
Immigration: deportation of criminal aliens, S10937 [22OC]
Income: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (S. 394), S1981 [5MR], S7668 [17JY]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges, S7854 [22JY]
Independent counsel: limit period of service for judges serving on panel that appoints independent counsels (S. 581), S3212-S3214 [15AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S4355-S4368, S4372 [13MY], S4402-S4404 [14MY]
———provide for reasonable attorneys fees to parents involved in due process or court proceedings, S4371 [13MY]
———require courts making awards to consider the impact on the education of all children in that State or locality, S4368-S4371 [13MY], S4404, S4405 [14MY]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 467), S2444-S2446 [18MR]
———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 625), S3428-S3436 [22AP], S5147 [23MY], S8505 [31JY]
International relations: allow prosecution of war criminals located in the U.S., S7589 [16JY]
IRS: abuse of authority in tax audits, S5395 [9JN]
Ishii, Anthony: nomination to be district judge, S10825 [9OC]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (S. 715), S5644 [12JN]
Jenkins, Martin J.: confirmation as district judge, S12629 [13NO]
Judges: residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (S. 382), S1796 [28FE]
Judiciary: appointment of Federal judges, S2963 [10AP], S3391 [22AP]
———appointment of Federal judges (S. 678), S3903 [1MY]
———constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (S.J. Res. 26), S3722-S3724 [25AP]
———suspension without pay of justices or judges convicted of felonies (S. 33), S390 [21JA]
Kauffman, Bruce C.: confirmation as district judge, S12629 [13NO]
Keith, Damon J.: ABA Thurgood Marshall Award recipient, S4618 [15MY]
Kennedy, Henry H., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8819 [4SE]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S8818 [4SE]
Kimball, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, S10905 [21OC], S10996 [22OC]
Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen: nomination to be circuit judge, S2631, S2632 [20MR]
Lau, Valerie: investigation of Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury, S11613 [3NO]
Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (S. 170), S549 [21JA]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (S. 1031), S7717, S7718 [17JY]
Lawrence H. Cooke Sullivan County Courthouse, Monticello, NY: dedication, S9734 [19SE]
Lawyers and attorneys: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (S. 400), S1987 [5MR], S6007 [19JN]
———disclosure of court appointed attorneys' fees, S8069 [24JY]
———disclosure of court appointed attorneys' fees (S. 598), S3289 [16AP]
———establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (S. 1554), S12597 [13NO]
Lazzara, Richard A.: nomination to be district judge, S10051 [26SE]
Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S10239 [30SE], S11443 [30OC], S11531 [31OC], S11617-S11621 [4NO], S11754-S11758 [5NO], S11796-S11798, S11894, S11895 [6NO], S12680 [13NO]
LePire, James E.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (S. Res. 137), S10906 [21OC]
Library of Congress: tribute to the Global Legal Information Network, S11860 [6NO]
Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (S. 1043), S7971 [23JY], S8159 [25JY]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: technical corrections (S. 758), S4658-S4660 [16MY], S4910 [21MY], S12692 [13NO]
Louisiana: transfer Federal district judgeship from eastern to middle district (S. 77), S453 [21JA]
LSC: conduct study of individuals filing grievances based on denial of certain welfare benefits, S8218 [29JY]
———eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence, S8217 [29JY]
———funding, S975 [4FE]
MacKay, Dwight: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (S. Res. 130), S10445 [6OC]
Marbley, Algenon L.: nomination to be district judge, S11233 [27OC]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11164 [23OC]
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (S. 819), S5191 [2JN], S5644 [12JN]
Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.: nomination to be district judge, S12542 [13NO]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (S. 369), S1734, S1736 [27FE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (S. 1471), S12138-S12140 [8NO]
Middlebrooks, Donald M.: nomination to be district judge, S5068 [23MY]
Miller, Jeffrey T.: nomination to be district judge, S5069 [23MY]
Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S4418-S4428 [14MY], S8504 [31JY], S8820 [4SE], S9959 [25SE], S11709, S11710 [5NO], S12569 [13NO]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), S5131 [23MY], S10779 [9OC], S11613 [3NO], S11703 [4NO]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 1524), S9982 [25SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S10815 [9OC]
National Guard: promotion regulations relative to outside employment, S7258 [11JY]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (S. 391), S1925 [4MR]
———divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 1604), S12481 [10NO], S12692 [13NO]
———provide assistance to tribes for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (S. 754), S4602 [15MY]
———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 569), S3120-S3123 [14AP]
———repeal tribal sovereign immunity laws, S8721 [3SE]
New Orleans, LA: punitive damage award against CSX Transportation, S9804 [23SE], S10053, S10054 [26SE]
NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (S. 960), S6364 [25JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: verdict in the trial on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S5173 [2JN], S5302 [5JN]
Omaha, NE: dedication of Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, S5377 [5JN]
Pena, Federico: court decision relative to Coast Guard contract with D.M.E. Corp., S2162, S2163 [12MR]
Peru: prisoner rights, S5667, S5687 [16JN]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2491-S2499 [19MR]
———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2492-S2495, S2498-S2501 [19MR]
———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10343, S10381, S10395, S10398-S10405, S10408-S10420 [6OC], S10455 [7OC], S10505, S10510 [8OC], S10726, S10729-S10731 [9OC]
Pratt, Robert W.: nomination to be district judge, S5066-S5068 [23MY]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2632 [20MR], S6787 [27JN], S8516 [31JY], S10905 [21OC], S11792 [5NO], S12209 [8NO], S12677 [13NO]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2515-S2541 [19MR], S4418-S4428 [14MY], S4516, S4580 [15MY], S5066, S5084-S5086 [23MY], S5302 [5JN], S5653-S5655 [16JN], S5948 [18JN], S6492 [26JN], S7206 [10JY], S7296 [11JY], S8504 [31JY], S8819-S8821 [4SE], S9163, S9164, S9165 [11SE], S9723 [19SE], S9957-S9959 [25SE], S10051 [26SE], S10181-S10183 [29SE], S10924-S10926 [22OC], S11233 [27OC], S11709, S11710 [5NO], S12559, S12569 [13NO]
Product liability: limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 78), S454 [21JA]
———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 79)-S455-S457 [21JA], S3877 [1MY]
———reform relative to the tobacco industry, S5629, S5630 [12JN]
———reform (S. 5), S124, S226-S234 [21JA]
———reform (S. 648), S3676 [24AP], S5629, S5630 [12JN], S9782 [23SE]
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network: tribute, S4661 [16MY]
Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), S12481 [10NO]
———private property owner rights (S. 709), S4106 [7MY]
———private property owner rights (S. 781), S5004-S5006 [22MY]
———private property owner rights (S. 953), S6187-S6190 [24JN]
———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (S. 1204), S9789, S9790 [23SE]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals (S. 206), S729 [28JA]
Rendell, Marjorie O.: nomination to be district judge, S10051 [26SE]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (S. 628), S3438 [22AP], S5644 [12JN]
Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (S. 1355), S11546 [31OC]
Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (S. 1000), S7210, S7211 [10JY], S8158 [25JY]
Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 989), S6917 [7JY], S7021 [8JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S10475-S10477 [7OC], S10712 [8OC], S12078 [8NO]
Senate: authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes, S1485 [24FE], S2634 [20MR]
Senate Election Law Guidebook: authorize printing of revised edition (S. Res. 143), S11792 [5NO]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. (S. Res. 101), S5889 [17JN]
———authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in William L. Singer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices (S. Res. 77), S3466 [22AP]
———authorizing representation for the Senate in Senator Byrd v. Franklin D. Raines (S. Res. 21), S617-S619 [22JA]
Sippel, Rodney W.: confirmation as district judge, S12628 [13NO]
Siragusa, Charles J.: nomination to be district judge, S11396, S11407-S11410 [30OC]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses (S. 836), S5346-S5350 [5JN]
Smith, Billy R.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (S. Res. 137), S10906 [21OC]
States: legal responsibility for early release of violent criminals (S. 1357), S11548 [31OC]
———reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States (S. 666), S3802 [29AP]
Supreme Court: decision on background checks for purchase of firearms, S6781 [27JN]
———decision on Communications Decency Act, S6490, S6491, S6557 [26JN]
———decision on line-item veto, S6437 [26JN]
Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (S. 97), S475 [21JA]
———clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (S. 32), S389 [21JA]
Telecommunications: consolidate appeals of FCC decisions and State commission decisions in the District of Columbia Federal courts (S. 1188), S9520 [17SE]
Telecommunications Act: repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities (S. 213), S742-S744 [28JA]
Terrorism: jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (H.R. 1225), S3697 [24AP]
———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (S. 568), S3197 [15AP]
Thrash, Thomas W.: nomination to be district judge, S8521 [31JY]
Tobacco products: credit increase in excise tax to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S8450, S8451 [31JY]
———disclosure of attorney fees from State agreements relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9047, S9048 [10SE]
———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9002-S9012 [9SE], S9034-S9043 [10SE], S12630 [13NO]
———protection of certain State agreements with attorneys relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9044-S9047 [10SE]
———resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (S. 1530), S12577-S12585, S12677 [13NO]
———settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S3703 [25AP]
———tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (S. Res. 104), S6723 [27JN]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to cigarette price increase, S9246-S9248 [12SE]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S8853, S8856, S8859 [5SE], S9246-S9248 [12SE], S12543-S12546 [13NO]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1414), S12209 [8NO]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S8918 [8SE], S8993-S8998 [9SE], S9049, S9050 [10SE], S9300 [12SE]
———treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9001, S9002 [9SE], S11579-S11581 [3NO]
Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change (H.R. 1086), S12206 [8NO]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S7027 [8JY], S7128 [9JY], S7225 [10JY], S8284 [29JY], S8382 [30JY], S9806 [23SE]
Troy, MI: tribute to Court in the Schools/Critical Life Choices Program, S4617 [15MY]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish (S. 399), S1985 [5MR], S10823 [9OC]
———establish (S. 399), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 66), S12204 [8NO]
Violent Crime Control Trust Fund: funding, S4990 [22MY]
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: funding, S6441 [26JN], S6673 [27JN], S8215 [29JY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S2950 [9AP], S3738, S3739 [25AP], S3741, S3744-S3748 [28AP], S3763-S3773, S3778-S3797 [29AP], S3809-S3819, S3824-S3831, S3833-S3836 [30AP], S3861-S3867, S3870-S3880, S3894, S3895 [1MY], S4915-S4918 [21MY]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), unanimous-consent agreement, S3738 [25AP]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 544), S2927-S2931 [9AP]
———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (S. 514), S2788 [7AP]
West Virginia: observance of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, S10093 [26SE]
———production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook (S. Res. 107), S7129 [9JY]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (S. 478), S5644 [12JN]
Wisconsin: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern district (S. 1361), S11683-S11685 [4NO]
Women: Supreme Court ruling on Brown University's compliance with Title IX provisions on equity in women's athletic programs, S3742 [28AP]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), S8282 [29JY]
———implementation (S. 1121), S8582-S8586 [31JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), S8282 [29JY]
———implementation (S. 1121), S8582-S8586 [31JY]
Reports
Denver, CO, HMO Bidding Demonstration: Managed Medicare & Medicaid News (publication), E1888 [29SE]
Interstate Gunrunning: BATF, S3734 [25AP]
Reports filed
Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 104-879), H66 [7JA], H89 [9JA]
Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 105-201), H5777 [24JY]
Allow Victims To Attend and Observe the Trials of Those Accused of the Crime: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 924) (H. Rept. 105-28), H1039 [17MR]
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 738) (S. Rept. 105-85), S9880 [24SE]
Arbitration Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 105-143), H4221 [23JN]
Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324), H8927 [21OC]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 289), S5341 [5JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 105-231), H6703 [31JY]
Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146), H4221 [23JN]
Child Exploitation Sentencing Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 900), S10787 [9OC]
Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272), H8053 [26SE]
Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-153), H4645 [25JN]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1086), S9636 [18SE]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 908) (H. Rept. 105-26), H1039 [17MR]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 105-406), H10953 [13NO]
Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280), H8160 [29SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89), H2253 [6MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-335), H8927 [21OC]
Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264), H7728 [23SE]
Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158), H4834 [26JN]
Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358), H9799 [30OC]
Criminal Penalties Relative to Financial Transactions With Terrorists: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 105-141), H4135 [21JN]
Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1348) (H. Rept. 105-204), H5825 [25JY]
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 681), S5341 [5JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. Rept. 105-227), H6702 [31JY]
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1371), S11863 [6NO]
Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) (H. Rept. 105-338), H9500 [23OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1703) (H. Rept. 105-292), H8319 [2OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47), H1390 [9AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1022) (S. Rept. 105-48), S7603 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 105-405), H10953 [13NO]
Distribution of Judgment Funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian Tribes: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242), H6797 [3SE]
Division, Use, and Distribution of Certain Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352), H9613 [28OC]
Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145), H4221 [23JN]
Grounds for Civil Actions Relative to Suffering or Injury Resulting From Violations or Noncompliance With the Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 105-42), H1287 [21MR]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 833), S6496 [26JN]
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 105-211), H5916 [28JY]
Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaulting or Threatening Federal Judges, Their Family Members, and Other Public Servants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1189), S10787 [9OC]
Investment in Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1149), S10787 [9OC]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 715), S5341 [5JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. Rept. 105-226), H6702 [31JY]
James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. Rept. 105-225), H6702 [31JY]
Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48), H1437 [10AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 568), S3348 [17AP]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 105-155), H4833 [26JN]
Law Enforcement Authorization Process To Use Clone Pagers: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 170), S9636 [18SE]
Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1043), S8090 [24JY]
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-344), H9557 [24OC]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 191), S11863 [6NO]
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 819), S5341 [5JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 105-212), H5916 [28JY]
National Policy To Control Juvenile Crime and Violence: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86), H2154 [1MY]
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339), H9500 [23OC]
Nomination of A. Richard Caputo To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Alan S. Gold To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]
Nomination of Algenon L. Marbley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of Anita M. Josey To Be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11763 [5NO]
Nomination of Ann L. Aiken To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Anthony W. Ishii To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]
Nomination of Barry G. Silverman To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]
Nomination of Bruce C. Kauffman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Carlos R. Moreno To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]
Nomination of Charles J. Siragusa To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of Charles R. Breyer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Christina A. Snyder To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]
Nomination of Christopher Droney To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2021 [6MR]
Nomination of Dale A. Kimball To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of Eric L. Clay To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]
Nomination of Frank C. Damrell, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Fred M. Hull To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of G. Douglas Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of G. Patrick Murphy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Henry H. Kennedy, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]
Nomination of James C. Hall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of James S. Gwin To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of James W. Blagg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Jerome B. Friedman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of John M. Campbell To Be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11763 [5NO]
Nomination of Joseph F. Bataillon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of Katharine Sweeney Hayden To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]
Nomination of Lynn S. Adelman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5595 [12JN]
Nomination of Marjorie O. Rendell To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]
Nomination of Martin J. Jenkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Mary Ann Cohen To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11341 [29OC]
Nomination of Mary Ann Gooden Terrell To Be Associate Judge for the District of Columbia Superior Court: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5001 [22MY]
Nomination of Merrick B. Garland To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2021 [6MR]
Nomination of Michael P. McCuskey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Norman K. Moon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Richard A. Lazzara To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]
Nomination of Richard C. Casey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of Richard T. White to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8091 [24JY]
Nomination of Richard W. Story To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]
Nomination of Robert C. Chambers To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of Robert S. Warshaw To Be Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]
Nomination of Rodney W. Sippel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Ronald L. Gilman To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]
Nomination of Seth Waxman To Be Solicitor General of the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Sophia H. Hall to State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]
Nomination of Stanley Marcus To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]
Nomination of Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]
Nomination of William P. Greene, Jr., To Be Court of Veterans Appeals Judge: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Notification of Interstate Relocation of Witnesses by States Engaging in That Relocation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258), H7599 [18SE]
Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134), H3923 [18JN]
———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1316), S11862 [6NO]
Penalties for Theft and Malicious Vandalism at National Cemeteries: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142), H4135 [21JN]
Prevent Federal Agencies From Pursuing Policies of Unjustifiable Nonacquiescence and Relitigation of Precedents Established in Federal Judicial Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395), H10418 [8NO]
Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323), H8927 [21OC]
Product Liability Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 105-32), S5999 [19JN]
Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 569) (S. Rept. 105-156), S12574 [13NO]
Require Annual Report to Congress on Diplomatic Immunity: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 759), S11667 [4NO]
Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) (H. Rept. 105-326), H8927 [21OC]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 628), S5341 [5JN]
Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1000), S8090 [24JY]
Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 81) (H. Rept. 105-235), H6703 [31JY]
State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157), H4834 [26JN]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 105-234), H6703 [31JY]
Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1847), S10787 [9OC]
Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 10) (S. Rept. 105-108), S10787 [9OC]
Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 911) (H. Rept. 105-101), H2882 [19MY]
W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 105-229), H6702 [31JY]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 478), S5341 [5JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233), H6703 [31JY]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Reforming the Independent Counsel Law, E233 [12FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Courthouse construction and expansion projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6719 [3SE]
Impeachment of Federal Judges Relative to Judicial Activism: U.S. Conference of Mayors, E1552 [29JY]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement establishment: Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S9982 [25SE]
Salary Adjustments for Federal Judges: U.S. Conference of Mayors, E1552 [29JY]
Use of Filtering Software in Libraries: American Library Association, S12153 [8NO]
Resolutions of ratification
Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders, S11165 [23OC]
Rulings of the Chair
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7854, H7872 [25SE], H8015 [26SE]
Statements
Auto Choice Reform Act: Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of New York, NY, S3433 [22AP]
———Russell J. Verney, Reform Party, S3434 [22AP]
Division of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Into Two Circuits: Executive Office of the President, S8060 [24JY]
Drug Sentencing Policies: Rand Drug Policy Research Center, E1235-E1237 [17JN]
Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Sam J. Ervin III, S2527 [19MR]
Separating Myth From Fact Regarding the Communications Workers of America v. Beck Supreme Court Decision, H1092 [18MR]
Volunteer Protection Act: OMB, S3816 [30AP]
Studies
Personal Bankruptcy Crisis, 1997: SMR Research Corp., H5850-H5854 [28JY]
Subpoena Notices
Canton, OH, Municipal Court, H3197 [22MY]
Circuit Court of Hardy County, WV, H4083 [19JN]
Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial District, Manatee County, FL, H3717 [11JN]
District Court for the Parish of Orleans, LA, H4843 [8JY]
Municipal Court of California, County of San Mateo, South San Francisco Branch, H72 [7JA], H85 [9JA]
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H9567 [28OC]
Third Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Michigan, H6721 [3SE]
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, H6720 [3SE]
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H703 [3MR], H3577 [7JN], H3756, H3757 [12JN], H4309 [24JN], H5181 [14JY], H5288 [15JY]
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, H71 [7JA], H84 [9JA], H6720, H6721 [3SE]
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H72 [7JA], H85 [9JA]
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, H3205 [27MY]
U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and the District of Columbia, H8060, H8115, H8121 [29SE]
U.S. Supreme Court of New York, H8271 [1OC]
Summaries
Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act (S. 18), S351 [21JA]
Criminal Copyright Improvement Act (S. 1044), S7774 [21JY]
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act (S. 399), S1986 [5MR]
Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act (S. 353), S1568 [25FE]
Juvenile Crime Control and Community Protection Act (S. 718), S4223 [8MY]
Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 337), E47 [7JA]
Tables
Adjustments to H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H5897 [28JY]
Attorney fees awarded to environmentalist organizations for filing endangered species lawsuits, H8952 [22OC]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1022, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8074 [24JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7772-H7780 [24SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10919-H10929 [13NO]
Federal revenues from tobacco industry liability settlement, S9005 [9SE]
Ninth circuit court vacancies, S9166 [11SE]
Public housing eviction grievance procedures, H2193 [6MY]
State due process hearings for special education disciplinary problems, S4358 [13MY]
Testimonies
Volunteer Protection Act: John H. Graham IV, S3765 [29AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 31, display of the Ten Commandments in public places, H716 [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 75, require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders, H5860 [28JY]
H. Con. Res. 123, transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services honoring William J. Brennan, Jr., H5806 [25JY]
H. Con. Res. 137, support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes, H10870 [13NO]
H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act, H2313 [7MY]
H. Res. 244, filing of criminal charges by U.S. Attorney in California against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization) for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election, H8253 [30SE]
H. Res. 253, consideration of H. Res. 244, filing of criminal charges by U.S. Attorney in California against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization) for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election, H8244 [30SE]
H. Res. 271, consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H8939 [22OC]
H. Res. 319, consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act, H10588 [12NO]
H. Res. 330, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H10909 [13NO]
H.J. Res. 25, technical corrections to omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, H76 [9JA]
H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act, H2356-H2360 [8MY]
H.R. 117, Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act, E25 [7JA]
H.R. 548, Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, H8091 [29SE]
H.R. 595, William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA, H8095 [29SE]
H.R. 643, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, H7632 [23SE]
H.R. 691, court determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts, E209 [11FE]
H.R. 748, Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act, H4864 [8JY]
H.R. 764, technical corrections to bankruptcy laws, H10660 [12NO]
H.R. 824, Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC, H7635 [23SE]
H.R. 908, Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, H3223 [3JN]
H.R. 911, Volunteer Protection Act, H3096 [21MY]
H.R. 924, Victim Rights Clarification Act, H1048 [18MR]
H.R. 976, Mississippi Sioux Indian Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act, H6967 [8SE]
H.R. 1086, codify certain transportation laws without substantive change, H4860-H4864 [8JY]
H.R. 1092, Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System, H1568-H1570 [16AP]
H.R. 1225, jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States, H1472 [15AP]
H.R. 1316, order of precedence to be applied in the payment of Federal employee life insurance benefits, H4232 [24JN]
H.R. 1348, Expanded War Crimes Act, H5865 [28JY]
H.R. 1479, David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL, H9578 [28OC]
H.R. 1484, J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA, H9576 [28OC]
H.R. 1532, Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act, H4142 [23JN]
H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H8954 [22OC]
H.R. 1581, arbitration programs' reauthorization, H4146 [23JN]
H.R. 1596, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H5848 [28JY]
H.R. 1703, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act, H8369 [6OC]
H.R. 1818, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act, H5195-H5203 [15JY]
H.R. 1847, Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act, H4869 [8JY]
H.R. 1901, Federal Tort Claims Act application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission, H4140 [23JN]
H.R. 1902, Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act, H4141 [23JN]
H.R. 2005, allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H5843 [28JY]
H.R. 2440, technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards, H10663 [12NO]
H.R. 2487, Child Support Incentive Act, H8082-H8084 [29SE]
S. 3, Omnibus Crime Control Act, S191-S221 [21JA]
S. 5, Product Liability Reform Act, S226-S232 [21JA]
S. 8, Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act, S239-S264 [21JA]
S. 10, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act, S266-S277 [21JA]
S. 15, Youth Violence, Crime, and Drug Abuse Control Act, S324-S338 [21JA]
S. 18, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S347-S351 [21JA]
S. 54, Federal Gang Violence Act, S421 [21JA]
S. 78, Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness Act, S454 [21JA]
S. 97, Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act, S476 [21JA]
S. 191, mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns, S12712 [13NO]
S. 213, repeal Telecommunications Act amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities, S743 [28JA]
S. 225, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S757 [28JA]
S. 226, Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, S757 [28JA]
S. 230, Freedom From Union Violence Act, S814 [29JA]
S. 248, Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, S1113 [6FE]
S. 250, Edward Huggins Johnstone U.S. Courthouse, Paducah, KY, S890 [30JA]
S. 254, Class Action Fairness Act, S898 [30JA]
S. 262, prospective applicability of domestic violence-related weapons possession prohibitions, S967 [4FE]
S. 289, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, S5644 [12JN]
S. 353, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act, S1560-S1568 [25FE]
S. 364, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act, S1673-S1675 [26FE]
S. 369, repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets relative to Medicaid, S1736 [27FE]
S. 373, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act, S1738-S1747 [27FE]
S. 382, residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals, S1797 [28FE]
S. 391, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S1925 [4MR]
S. 394, adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges, S1982 [5MR]
S. 399, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act, S10824 [9OC]
S. 431, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, S2211 [12MR]
S. 447, Victims' Rights Clarification Act, S2330 [14MR]
S. 454, Stop Allowing Violent Felons Early Release (SAFER) Act, S2374 [17MR]
S. 455, 100 Percent Truth-in-Sentencing Act, S2374 [17MR]
S. 467, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2445 [18MR]
S. 478, William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA, S5644 [12JN]
S. 495, Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act, S2658-S2665 [20MR], S3327-S3334 [17AP]
S. 511, Safe Adoptions and Family Environments Act, S2701-S2706 [20MR]
S. 514, Liability Reform for Volunteer Services Act, S2789 [7AP]
S. 516, Equal Remedies Act, S2791 [7AP]
S. 518, Victim Restitution Enforcement Act, S2839-S2841 [8AP]
S. 543, Volunteer Protection Act, S4915 [21MY], H3118-H3120 [21MY]
S. 544, Volunteer Protection Act, S2927-S2929 [9AP]
S. 563, liability of businesses relative to donation of equipment to nonprofit organizations, S3118 [14AP]
S. 564, liability of businesses providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations, S3118 [14AP]
S. 565, liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations, S3118 [14AP]
S. 566, liability of businesses providing facility tours, S3119 [14AP]
S. 568, jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States, S3197 [15AP]
S. 569, regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S3120-S3122 [14AP]
S. 581, limit period of service for judges serving on panel that appoints independent counsels, S3213 [15AP]
S. 625, Auto Choice Reform Act, S3430-S3433 [22AP]
S. 628, Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX, S5644 [12JN]
S. 648, Product Liability Reform Act, S3676-S3682 [24AP]
S. 658, Gun Kingpin Penalty Act, S3733 [25AP]
S. 666, reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States, S3802 [29AP]
S. 681, David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL, S5644 [12JN]
S. 709, Private Property Rights Act, S4107 [7MY]
S. 715, J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA, S5645 [12JN]
S. 718, Juvenile Crime Control and Community Protection Act, S4218-S4223 [8MY]
S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act, S4480-S4485 [14MY], H10894-H10899 [13NO]
S. 754, Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act, S4603 [15MY]
S. 758, Lobbying Disclosure Act technical amendments, S4660 [16MY]
S. 758, Lobbying Disclosure Act technical corrections, S12692 [13NO]
S. 796, Gun Kingpin Death Penalty Act, S5014 [22MY]
S. 813, Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act, S11704 [4NO], H10372 [8NO]
S. 819, Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA, S5645 [12JN], H8090 [29SE]
S. 833, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, S5345 [5JN], S8158 [25JY], H8091 [29SE]
S. 836, Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act, S5347 [5JN]
S. 900, Child Exploitation Sentencing Enhancement Act, S5618-S5620 [12JN]
S. 943, allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S6041 [20JN]
S. 953, Private Property Owners' Bill of Rights, S6188 [24JN]
S. 960, direct portion of NRC civil penalties to local communities, S6364 [25JN]
S. 966, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act, S6499-S6502 [26JN]
S. 988, provide for a staggered judicial retirement option for the Court of Veterans Appeals to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, S6912-S6914 [7JY]
S. 989, Safer Schools Act, S6918 [7JY]
S. 992, increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms, S6993 [8JY]
S. 996, arbitration programs reauthorization, S7012 [8JY]
S. 996, court arbitration programs reauthorization, S8528 [31JY], H7622 [23SE]
S. 997, establish alternative dispute resolutions systems, S7012 [8JY]
S. 1000, Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS, S7211 [10JY], S8159 [25JY], H7636 [23SE]
S. 1022, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8228-S8248 [29JY]
S. 1043, Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV, S8159 [25JY]
S. 1044, Criminal Copyright Improvement Act, S7773 [21JY]
S. 1074, Child Support Reform Act, S8187-S8189 [28JY]
S. 1075, Child Support Assurance Act, S8189 [28JY]
S. 1081, Crime Victims Assistance Act, S8270-S8275 [29JY]
S. 1113, extend certain temporary district court judgeships, S8576 [31JY]
S. 1119, increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, S8582 [31JY]
S. 1121, WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act, S8583-S8585 [31JY]
S. 1135, Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act, S8599 [31JY]
S. 1136, Employee Health Insurance Accountability Act, S8602 [31JY]
S. 1146, Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act, S8730-S8732 [3SE]
S. 1148, require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices, S8827 [4SE]
S. 1149, Investment in Education Act, S8828 [4SE], S9092 [10SE], S11499 [30OC]
S. 1166, Federal Agency Compliance Act, S9212 [11SE]
S. 1188, Court Consistency in Communications Act, S9520 [17SE]
S. 1204, Property Owners Access to Justice Act, S9789 [23SE]
S. 1222, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S10095-S10097 [26SE]
S. 1223, Employee Information Protection Act, S10056 [26SE]
S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S10475 [7OC]
S. 1293, Child Support Performance Improvement Act, S10804-S10807 [9OC]
S. 1301, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10885-S10890 [21OC]
S. 1307, Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, S10955 [22OC]
S. 1332, State Environmental Audit Protection Act, S11348-S11350 [29OC]
S. 1346, penalties for certain criminal offenses where the victim is a child, S11456 [30OC]
S. 1352, restore stenographic preference for depositions in Federal courts, S11546 [31OC]
S. 1355, Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT, S11547 [31OC]
S. 1357, Fairness and Incarceration Responsibility (FAIR) Act, S11549 [31OC]
S. 1361, appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin, S11684 [4NO]
S. 1371, Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, S12668 [13NO]
S. 1395, establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, S11878 [6NO]
S. 1523, investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S12508 [12NO]
S. 1554, Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards Act, S12598 [13NO]
S. Con. Res. 13, display of the Ten Commandments in public places, S2570 [19MR]
S. Con. Res. 62, printing of revised edition of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', S11779, S11792 [5NO], H10641 [12NO]
S. Con. Res. 66, corrections in enrollment of S. 399, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act, S12180, S12204 [8NO]
S. Res. 21, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Senate in Senator Byrd v. Franklin D. Raines, S619, S653 [22JA]
S. Res. 77, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in William L. Singer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, S3457, S3466 [22AP]
S. Res. 101, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al., S5878, S5890 [17JN]
S. Res. 104, tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement, S6763 [27JN]
S. Res. 107, production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook, S7119, S7129 [9JY]
S. Res. 124, prosecution of members of the Khmer Rouge who participated in the genocide in Cambodia, S9897 [24SE]
S. Res. 130, authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson, S10433, S10445 [6OC]
S. Res. 137, testimony of James E. LePire, Billy R. Smith, and Kristine D. Brown in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney, S10899, S10906 [21OC]
S. Res. 143, printing of revised edition of Senate Election Law Guidebook, S11780, S11792 [5NO]
S. Res. 162, testimony and representation of Brent Baglien in U.S. v. Blackley, S12617, S12706 [13NO]
S.J. Res. 6, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S561 [21JA]
S.J. Res. 22, appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, S2499 [19MR]