COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys

Addresses

U.S.-Libyan Relations After the Lockerbie Trial—Where Do We Go From Here? Stephanie L. Bernstein, S2572 [20MR]

Affidavits

Dept. of Justice investigation of alleged misconduct by Representative Traficant: John Innella, E2010 [6NO]

———Pat Naples, Jr., E2011 [6NO]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: Michael Terlecky, E43 [30JA]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7599 [12JY], S7691 [16JY], S7737 [17JY], H575, H577, H578, H579, H588 [1MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1926, S1928, S1945, S1946, S2014, S2015 [7MR], S2031, S2032, S2035, S2038, S2045, S2047, S2048, S2054, S2096, S2097, S2098, S2099, S2100 [8MR], S2144, S2147, S2149, S2154, S2157, S2158, S2165, S2166 [12MR], S2191, S2192, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2208, S2209, S2233, S2234, S2235, S2236, S2237, S2238, S2241, S2242, S2243, S2244, S2245, S2265 [13MR], S2279, S2291, S2299, S2320 [14MR], S2324, S2337, S2338, S2348, S2351, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2414, S2415 [15MR], S2531, S2532 [19MR]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3879, S3896, S3929 [25AP]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6902 [16OC]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1559 [24AP], H1640 [26AP], E594 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), S14010, S14065 [20DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S8248 [25JY], S9203 [6SE], S9214, S9215, S9219, S9235, S9238, S9260, S9274, S9275, S9276 [10SE], S9341 [12SE], S9367, S9368, S9372, S9384, S9388, S9398, S9399, S9400, S9401, S9402, S9403 [13SE], S9661, S9673 [21SE], H4019 [16JY], H4087, H4091, H4092, H4094, H4114, H4115 [17JY], H4132, H4133, H4136, H4137, H4142, H4147, H4149, H4152, H4153, H4155, H4158, H4159, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4168, H4172, H4175, H4177, H4178, H4179, H4181, H4184, H4187, H4190, H4193, H4194 [18JY]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13309, S13312 [14DE], H10366 [19DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5247, H5262, H5276 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6548, S6582, S6622 [21JN], S6633, S6634, S6671 [22JN], S6856, S6865 [25JN], S6895, S6902, S6909, S6930, S6931, S6933, S6934 [26JN], S6961, S6964, S7003, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007 [27JN], S7016, S7026, S7040, S7043, S7045, S7046, S7053, S7055, S7056, S7058, S7062, S7064, S7066, S7073, S7114, S7117, S7118, S7119, S7120, S7121, S7122, S7123 [28JN], S7129, S7132, S7138, S7142, S7146, S7149, S7155, S7158, S7160, S7161, S7162, S7163, S7164, S7262, S7263, S7281, S7282 [29JN]

Indonesia: condemn murder of U.N. relief workers and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible (S. Res. 91), S6531 [20JN]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (S. 1858), S13893, S13997 [20DE]

Privacy: permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), S12984, S12985 [11DE], H10464 [19DE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6739 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6718 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10570, S10575, S10583, S10666 [11OC]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Analyses

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): Title IX Provisions on Banking and Bankruptcy Insolvency Laws Relative to Termination and Netting of Financial Contracts, H581-H587 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice Appropriations (S. 1319), S8734-S8736 [2AU]

District of Columbia Family Court Act (H.R. 2657), H5746-H5748 [20SE]

Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act (S. 1828), S13155 [13DE]

21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act (S. 16), S214-S220 [22JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11000-S11014, S11054-S11056 [25OC], H7197-H7200 [23OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

———H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]

———H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S14075 [20DE]

———H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9387 [13SE], S9674 [21SE], H5959 [24SE]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, H852 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Ashcroft—Still No—Senate Hearings Don't Alter the Case Against Him, S874 [31JA]

Auto Firms See Profit in Bankruptcy Reform Bill Provision, S2281 [14MR]

Bad Bankruptcy Bill, S7544 [12JY]

Boston Medical Center Turns to Lawyers for a Cure, S5433 [22MY]

Broken Promise, E1639 [13SE]

Bush Withdraws Michigan Judicial Nominees, E407 [20MR]

Business-Dictated Bankruptcy Law, S7544 [12JY]

California's Utility Sent Parent Firm $4.8 Billion—Audit Results Anger Consumer Groups, S2207 [13MR], S2275 [14MR]

Children of Denial—Recent Advances in End-of-Life Care Haven't Reached the Youngest Patients, S6955-S6957 [27JN]

Compounding Debt, S7545 [12JY]

Congress, President Side With Banks, Not Consumers, S7544 [12JY]

Contributors to Irresponsible Acts—Credit-Card Firms Not Blameless in Bankruptcy Rise, S7545 [12JY]

Critics of Bush Security Measures Forget We're at War, S12397 [5DE]

Debt Smothers Young Americans, H519 [1MR]

Deeper Hole for Debtors, S7543 [12JY]

Despite McVeigh Case, Curbs on Executions Are Gaining Support, S5957-S5959 [7JN]

Enhanced Surveillance for Pregnancy-Associated Mortality—Maryland, 1993-1998, H1623-H1626 [26AP]

Fat of the Land—Movement's Prosperity Comes at a High Price, S4404-S4406 [4MY]

Finger-Pointing, Fingerprints—The Hunt for Evidence and, Hard on Its Heels, Charges About Who Screwed Up, S11580 [8NO]

Global Conspiracy on Construction Bids Defrauded U.S., S6384 [18JN]

Hard Lobbying on Debtor Bill Pays Dividend, S2282, S2294 [14MR]

Homeland Security and the ``Three C's''—Coordination, Communication, and Cooperation, S11053 [25OC]

House Bill Loses Oregon Provision, S10678 [15OC]

House Fails To Include Oregon Investigation Measure in Anti-Terrorism Package, S10678 [15OC]

House Measure Ignores Oregon—Covert Criminal Investigations Are Hampered Here by Restrictive Laws, S10678 [15OC]

International Criminal Court—Undemocratic and Unconstitutional, S9216 [10SE]

Meskis a Readers' Champion, E1631 [11SE]

Montana Officials Recall Mansfield as Quiet, Dignified Leader, H9153 [11DE]

Nasty Work, S8902 [3AU]

Newspapers' Recount Shows Bush Prevailed in Florida Vote, H1459 [4AP]

No to a World Court, E14 [3JA]

Now Is the Time, S1319 [13FE]

One Victim . . . Or Two?, H1634 [26AP]

Oregon Ethics Ruling Chided for Handcuffing Police Work, S10677 [15OC]

Patient Rights Get Some Life, S6431 [19JN]

Patients' Bill of Rights Not End-All to Health Care Issues, S7142 [29JN]

Peltier Pardon Would Be Wrong—Pine Ridge Murderer of Two FBI Agents Not Deserving of Clemency, E51 [30JA]

President's Man—Ugly Story of the Ronnie White Nomination Reveals What a Disappointing Choice George W. Bush Has Made, S873 [31JA]

Recovering Japan's Wartime Past—And Ours, H7948 [8NO]

Reform Choice for Mr. Bush, S7544 [12JY]

Reproductive Rights Under Attack, H1620 [26AP]

Same Old FBI, S11018 [25OC]

Second-Guessing the Insurers—Independent Review Process Appears To Be Working, H298-H300 [13FE]

They Should Have Their Day in Court, S9219 [10SE]

Tough Talk, but Bereft of the Facts, S12079 [28NO]

Tougher Bankruptcy Laws—Compliments of MBNA?, S2294 [14MR]

Under the U.N. Gavel, S9215 [10SE]

Unsign That Treaty, S9215 [10SE]

Vt. Teen's Death Ruled Homicide, S1320 [13FE]

Watershed Ruling on Rape—Serbs Found Guilty of `Crime Against Humanity', E248 [28FE]

Weighing Patient's Rights, S6942 [27JN]

When Care Beats Haste, S10585 [11OC]

Why America Says No, E1416 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 2875), H5487 [10SE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 928), S5438 [22MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 782), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 914), H739 [7MR]

Arbitration: technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (see H.R. 861), H647 [6MR]

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 51), H399 [14FE]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2684), H4948 [31JY]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S707 [30JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H507 [28FE]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]

———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]

———provide indemnification and liability protection to, and facilitate the procurement of insurance for, contractors responding to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H10909 [19DE]

California: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 261), H109 [30JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 191), S568 [25JA]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 486), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 1595), H1657 [26AP]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H162 [31JA]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 233), S915 [31JA] (see H.R. 1038), H952 [15MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

Children and youth: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 346), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1203), H1114 [22MR]

Civil liberties: allow motions for a new trial at any time where the error alleged is a violation of constitutional rights (see H.R. 2843), H5405 [5SE]

Civil rights: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1290), H1343 [29MR]

———limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 217), H62 [6JA]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

Colorado: provide for additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 106), H59 [6JA]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (see S. Res. 77), S3994 [26AP]

Computers: oppose imposition of criminal liability on Internet service providers based on the actions of their users (see H. Res. 12), H28 [3JA]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (see H.R. 254), H108 [30JA]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H61 [6JA]

Consumers: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 736), H441 [27FE]

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see S. 1888), S13943 [20DE]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 194), S636 [29JA]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 184), S568 [25JA]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]

———jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding (see S. 146), S456 [23JA]

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve administration (see S. 1063), S6448 [19JN]

———temporarily expand membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review (see S. 1089), S6664 [22JN]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 1584), S11105 [25OC] (see H.R. 1973), H2679 [23MY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 2993), H6136 [2OC]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H953 [15MR]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 192), S568 [25JA]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2734), H5334 [2AU] (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see S. 1719), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 3209), H7717 [1NO]

———clerical and technical corrections to laws (see S. 1235), S8203 [25JY] (see S. 1420), S9337 [12SE] (see H.R. 2137), H3066 [12JN]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 2978, 2979), H6135 [2OC]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———constitutional amendment on incarceration for minor traffic offenses (see H.J. Res. 46), H1716 [1MY]

———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H2081 [9MY]

———eliminate duplicative intent requirement for carjacking (see S. 733), S3705 [6AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 74), H27 [3JA]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H109 [30JA]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 783), S3994 [26AP]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (see S. 1658), S11611 (see S. 1659, 1665, 1666), S11612 [8NO] (see S. 1672), S11660 [9NO]

———establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5336 [2AU]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see S. 1234), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 1877), H2280 [16MY]

———funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 201), H62 [6JA]

———improve certain laws and safeguard integrity of the criminal justice system (see S. 1315), S8704 [2AU]

———improve measures for the prevention and punishment of alien smuggling (see H.R. 957), H826 [8MR]

———increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms (see S. 443), S1747 [1MR]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1099), S6920 [26JN]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (see H.R. 993), H875 [13MR]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 6), H28 [3JA]

———increase penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten any individual or damage or destroy property by fire or an explosive (see H.R. 3123), H6780 [12OC]

———insert a general provision for criminal attempt (see S. 735), S3706 [6AP]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8123 [24JY] (see H.R. 2817), H5337 [2AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 2797), H5336 [2AU]

———penalties for the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1655), H1715 [1MY]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 696), H397 [14FE]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 1399), S9122 [5SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (see S. 1165), S7494 [11JY]

———prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 1747), H2021 [8MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 863), H647 [6MR]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in a gender-motivated crime of violence on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 284), H110 [30JA]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 480), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (see H. Res. 119), H1554 [24AP]

———provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H6136 [2OC]

———provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 53), H26 [3JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 619), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 534), H253 [8FE]

———provide penalties for the enticement of children which interferes with parental authority (see H.R. 2601), H4539 [24JY]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (see S. 1233), S8123 [24JY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 1998), H2710 [24MY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1236), S8203 [25JY]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 2915), H5925 [21SE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 185), S568 [25JA]

Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other individuals (see H.R. 2292), H3465 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on the taking of private property (see H.R. 212), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see H.R. 723), H411 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow attorneys to engage in undercover activities consistent with Federal law, notwithstanding any provision of State law (see H.R. 3309), H8248 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1319), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 2215), H3258 [19JN]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]

———require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (see H.R. 2048), H2887 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 3196), H7591 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1215), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2500), H4013 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (see H. Res. 192), H4013 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 286), H8132 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (see H. Res. 240), H5926 [21SE]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (see S. 1382), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2657), H4723 [26JY]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 213), H62 [6JA]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 697), H397 [14FE]

———provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 417), H219 [7FE]

———reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (see S. 1874), S13943 [20DE]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H2888 [5JN]

Education: legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H4112 [17JY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see S. 757), S3788 [23AP] (see H.R. 558), H258 [12FE]

Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 1801), H2140 [10MY]

Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (see S. 600), S2730 [22MR]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (see S. 163), S527 [24JA]

Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 1404), H1482 (see H.R. 1404), H1492 [4AP]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 1104), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 1422), H1483 (see H.R. 1422), H1493 [4AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see S. 1723), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 3368, 3369), H8564 [28NO] (see H.R. 3387), H8746 [30NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H10909 [19DE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 305), H110 [30JA]

Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 407), H218 [7FE]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

———require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 413), H218 [7FE]

Federal courts: eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts (see S. 34), S98 [22JA]

———improve operation and administration (see H.R. 2522), H4111 [17JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S13145 [13DE]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see S. 1129), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 1824), H2147 [14MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]

Federal prosecutors: clarify standards of conduct (see S. 1437), S9504 [19SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (see H.R. 2798), H5336 [2AU]

Federal-State relations: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 21), H25 [3JA]

———appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H4112 [17JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H59 [6JA]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

Florida: appointment of an additional Federal district judge for the middle district (see H.R. 3245), H7909 [7NO]

Foreign policy: promote greater cooperation with European allies towards religious tolerance and impose punitive measures on entities that discriminate on the basis of religion or belief (see H.R. 3145), H6919 [16OC]

Government: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (see H.R. 860), H647 [6MR]

———establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (see S. 1412), S9253 [10SE]

———establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 212), H62 [6JA]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 106), S100 [22JA]

———clarify the effect and application of legislation (see S. 36), S98 [22JA]

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 521), H223 [7FE]

Hawaii: convert a temporary Federal district judgeship to a permanent judgeship and authorize an additional permanent district judgeship (see S. 57), S99 [22JA]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 1639), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2103), H2997 [7JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 872), S4890 [14MY] (see S. 889), S4940 [15MY] (see S. 1052), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H5332 [2AU]

———provide for accountability of health plans (see H.R. 2367), H3802 [28JN]

———provide for health care liability reform (see S. 1370), S8911 [3AU]

———provide limits on contingency fees in health care liability actions (see H.R. 2463), H3959 [11JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (see S. 1757), S12311 [3DE]

Illinois: provide for equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes (see S. 533), S2306 [14MR] (see H.R. 791), H506 [28FE]

Immigration: prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 1327), H1345 [29MR]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H395 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 955), S5616 [24MY]

———specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. for certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 2474), H3960 [11JY]

Income: require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal jurors during service (see H.R. 732), H440 [27FE]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (see S. 412), S1699 [28FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 651), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 977), H875 [13MR]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1500), H1497 [4AP]

Indonesia: condemn murder of U.N. relief workers and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible (see S. Res. 91), S5269 [21MY]

———condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1271 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 60), H832 [12MR]

INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H7851 [6NO]

———replace with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 1562), H1555 [24AP]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (see S. 561), S2472 [19MR]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (see S. 1296), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 2699), H5125 [1AU]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 857), S4590 [9MY] (see S. 1610), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 1794), H2140 [10MY]

Interstate commerce: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 1316), S8704 [2AU]

Iran: clarify and reaffirm cause of action and Federal court jurisdiction for former U.S. hostages (see S. 1877), S13943 [20DE]

Jacksonville, FL: GSA conveyance of a U.S. courthouse (see H.R. 2251), H3357 [20JN]

James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA: designate the Edward R. Becker Lobby (see S. 1790), S12682 [7DE]

James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID: designate (see S. 1459), S9807 [25SE] (see H.R. 2972), H6066 [28SE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1721), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 2841), H5405 [5SE]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see S. 914), S5118 [17MY] (see H.R. 2804), H5337 [2AU]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see S. 310), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 559), H322 [13FE]

Judge Dan M. Russell, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gulfport, MS: designate (see S. 1287), S8574 [1AU]

Judiciary: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 147), S456 [23JA] (see H.R. 272), H109 [30JA]

———condition salaries of Federal district judges on certification that certain cases have not been pending and undetermined for a certain period of time (see H.R. 889), H648 [6MR]

———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see S. 1805), S12858 [11DE]

———provide for an election of an annuity for certain qualified magistrate judges (see S. 1477), S9971 [1OC]

———provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see S. 1162), S7494 [11JY] (see H.R. 570), H322 [13FE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and establish standards to ensure competent legal representation in capital cases (see S. 800), S4044 [30AP]

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see S. 1253), S8280 [26JY] (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H164 [31JA]

———provide grants to enable States to provide information regarding parolees to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1223), H1188 [27MR]

———require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1154), H1060 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 24), H25 [3JA]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 840), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1626), H1659 [26AP]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: characterization of covert investigative practices involving Federal attorneys in criminal investigations and prosecutions as dishonest, fraudulent, deceitful, or misrepresentative (see S. 1435), S9504 [19SE]

———provide that witnesses at Federal grand jury proceedings have the right to the assistance of counsel (see H.R. 1737), H1924 [3MY]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (see S. 774), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1583), H1604 [25AP]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1012 [1FE] (see S. Con. Res. 23), S2219 [13MR]

Mental health: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 59), S99 [22JA]

Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: designate (see H.R. 3282), H8132 [13NO]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see S. 1858), S13701 [19DE]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 852), H623 [1MR]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1348), H1408 [3AP]

National Court Reporting and Captioning Day: designate (see S. Res. 95), S5695 [25MY]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H395 [14FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1343 [29MR]

———revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 195), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 2056), H2888 [5JN]

Native Americans: extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see S. 1857), S13701 [19DE]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (see S. 1340), S8704 [2AU]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see S. 273), S1122 [7FE] (see H.R. 409), H218 [7FE]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2983), H6135 [2OC]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see S. 1360), S8910 [3AU]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]

Patents: amend patent reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 2231), H3259 [19JN]

———clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (see H.R. 1866), H2280 [16MY]

———establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (see H.R. 1333), H1407 [3AP]

———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1886), H2333 [17MY]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (see H.R. 1332), H1407 [3AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1659 [26AP]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (see H.R. 1684), H1860 [2MY]

Privacy: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial proceedings (see H.R. 733), H440 [27FE]

———permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (see H.R. 2336), H3711 [27JN]

Proceedings: allow media coverage (see S. 986), S5831 [5JN] (see H.R. 2519), H4111 [17JY]

Product liability: reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 1314), H1344 [29MR]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation, testimony, and document production in Idaho v. Joseph D. Hooper (see S. Res. 181), S11940 [15NO]

———authorize representation and production of records in Richard B. Callahan v. Dept. of the Treasury, and Lori Y. Vassar v. Dept. of the Treasury (see S. Res. 82), S4246 [3MY]

———authorize representation and testimony in Connecticut v. Kenneth J. LaFontaine, Jr. (see S. Res. 136), S7878 [18JY]

———authorize representation and testimony in Idaho v. Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr. (see S. Res. 28), S1616 [27FE]

———authorize representation and testimony in New York v. Adela Holzer (see S. Res. 141), S8353 [27JY]

———authorize representation in John Hoffman v. James Jeffords (see S. Res. 137), S7955 [19JY]

———authorize representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al (see S. Res. 192), S13300 [14DE]

———authorize representation in Lee v. Lott (see S. Res. 186), S12369 [4DE]

———authorize representation in Timothy A. Holt v. Phil Gramm (see S. Res. 84), S4508 [8MY]

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (see H.R. 1098), H1010 [20MR]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (see H.R. 3173), H7333 [25OC]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S11940 [15NO]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1611), S11362 [1NO]

Sudan: U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 81), H649 [6MR]

Taxation: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see S. 32), S98 [22JA]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 850), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 869), H648 [6MR]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 1048), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 878), H648 [6MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 840), H622 [1MR]

———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2229), H3259 [19JN]

Technology: amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to expand the use of video teleconferencing in criminal court matters (see S. 791), S3994 [26AP]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

Terrorism: allow actions for damages caused by terrorist acts to be brought against any country or officials thereof (see H.R. 2947), H5971 [24SE]

———authorize implementation of Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal (see H.R. 3468), H10054 [12DE]

———authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 3564), H10964 [20DE]

———clarify Dept. of HHS responsibilities regarding biological agents and toxins and amend penalties for offenses involving such agents and toxins (see H.R. 3160), H7217 [23OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC] (see H.R. 3091), H6701 [11OC] (see H.R. 3108), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3162), H7217 [23OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (see H. Res. 264), H6779 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 263), H6779 [12OC]

———include scientific materials in the definition of material support for the purposes of the prohibition against giving support to terrorists (see H.R. 3542), H10909 [19DE]

———repeal regulations that prevent Federal agencies from sharing information, strengthen investigation and prosecution procedures, and reduce immigration from certain countries (see H.R. 3069), H6458 [9OC]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H6504 [10OC]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 584), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 988), H875 [13MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (see H.R. 3118), H6780 [12OC]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H953 [15MR]

Veterans: allow insurance payments to alternate beneficiary, extend Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program, and eliminate notification requirement relative to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 2359), H3802 [28JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see S. 410), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 1875), H2280 [16MY] (see H.R. 3193), H7591 [31OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 1516), S10388 [9OC] (see H.R. 1919), H2386 [21MY]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 447), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 705), H397 [14FE]

Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: designate (see S. 1270), S8397 [30JY] (see H.R. 2672), H4862 [30JY]

William L. Beatty Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Alton, IL: designate (see H.R. 3093), H6701 [11OC]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. 1154), S7193 [29JN] (see S. 1272), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]

Biographies

Cuyahoga County, OH, Bar Association Government Service Honorees, H209 [7FE]

Chronologies

Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]

Colloquies

Repeal Alien Terrorist Removal Court rule requiring disclosure of intelligence used to deport alien terrorists and require a report on the utilization of the court: Senators Bob Smith and Lott, S11578 [8NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2500), H7986-H8033 [9NO]

Cost Estimates

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): CBO, E248-E252 [28FE]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): CBO, S3895 [25AP]

Court decisions

Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision on contribution limits (excerpt), S3248 [2AP]

Court decisions on issue advocacy restrictions, S3260 [2AP]

Justice for U.S. Prisoners of War Act: Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, S9228-S9230 [10SE]

Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC: Anthony M. Kennedy, S2862 [26MR]

Court documents

Prewitt Enterprises, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all other similarly situated, v. OPEC, S7944 [19JY]

Descriptions

Criminal Gang Abatement Act (S. 1236), S8212 [25JY]

Excerpts

Editorials opposing Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1620 [26AP]

Explanations

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162): Title IV on Border Protection and Immigration, S11046-S11048 [25OC]

Letters

Anti-terrorism legislation: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10569 [11OC]

———Senator Specter, S10568 [11OC]

Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: several Senators, S7943 [19JY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H522 [1MR]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Randall J. Newsome, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, S1949 [7MR]

———several law professors, S2334 [15MR]

———several women's and children's organizations, S1812 [5MR]

Bankruptcy reform small business provisions: Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University Law School, S2033 [8MR]

———James I. Shepard, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2051 [8MR], S2470 [19MR]

———Jeffery J. Hartley, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]

———Stephen H. Case, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]

Bankruptcy treatment and definition of luxury goods: several women's and children's organizations, S2338 [15MR]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6497 [20JN], S6855 [25JN]

———Bill Merry, Jr., Herndon & Merry, Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Billy G. Rogers, Jr., Billy Rogers Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Frank J. Nemec, S6509 [20JN]

———John W. Dillard, Jr., Dillard Door & Specialty Co., Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Kathleen Sebelius, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S6493 [20JN]

———Margaret LaMontagne, Executive Office of the President, S6652 [22JN]

———Michael Marcum, S6889 [26JN]

———R.I. Christensen, Christensen & Griffith Construction Co., S6482 [20JN]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1488 [15FE], S3888 [25AP]

———Anne E. Estabrook and Thomas J. Bisacquino, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, S1487 [15FE]

———Gordon H. Chong, American Institute of Architects, S3888 [25AP]

———H. Brent Coles, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1486 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S1487 [15FE]

———Jeremiah D. Jackson, Environmental Business Action Coalition, S1488 [15FE]

———Joe Hackney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S3886 [25AP]

———John G. Arlington, American Insurance Association, S1487 [15FE]

———Richard D. Baier, Building Owners and Managers Association International, S3889 [25AP]

———Richard Mendenhall, National Association of Realtors, S1486 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S3887 [25AP]

———Robert W. Bein, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3888 [25AP]

———Robin K. Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., S1488 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Senators Bob Smith, Chafee, Reid, and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]

———several environmental organizations, S1488, S1489 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———William H. Hoffman III, International Council of Shopping Centers, S1487 [15FE]

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: District of Columbia City Council, S11517 [7NO]

———Peggy Cooper Cafritz and Paul L. Vance, District of Columbia Board of Education, S11516 [7NO]

Clarify Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products: Carol Tucker Foreman, Safe Food Coalition, S11079 [25OC]

———Elsa A. Murano, Dept. of Agriculture, S11078, S11080 [25OC]

———Howard Metzenbaum and Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S11078 [25OC]

———Shirley Igo, National PTA, S11078 [25OC]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S11078 [25OC]

Clearly define medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's: National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6950 [27JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) jurisdiction over Dept. of Justice programs and the Patent and Trademark Office: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3421-S3423 [4AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) public disclosure of evaluations of Presidential nominees by home State Senators: Senators Leahy and Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7285 [29JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) reporting of Supreme Court nominees to the full Senate: Denis S. Rutkus, Congressional Research Service, S7286 [29JN]

———Senators Leahy and Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7285 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice investigation of alleged misconduct by Representative Traficant: Henry A. DiBlasio, E2010 [6NO]

Disputed results in Presidential election in Florida: several Representatives, H52 [6JA]

Establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property: Bryce P. Neidig, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S9255 [10SE]

———Greg Ruehle, Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc., S9255 [10SE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Defenders of Property Rights (organization), S9255 [10SE]

Executive Office of the President response to correspondence on tobacco industry litigation: Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, H2982 [7JN]

Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal: several law professors and lawyers, S13277-S13280 [14DE]

False Claims Act implementation: John Ashcroft, S1009 [1FE]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]

Guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages: Frank M. Fitzgerald, Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, H5272 [2AU]

Health care liability and medical malpractice reform: Robert W. Gilmore, AMA, H5278 [2AU]

Justice for U.S. Prisoners of War Act: George P. Schultz, S9227, S9230 [10SE], H4170 [18JY]

Legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S4472 [8MY]

———Vincent L. Ferrandino, National Association of Elementary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

Liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S6883 [26JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6840 [25JN], S6882 [26JN]

———Dirk Van Dongen and James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6881 [26JN]

———Jack McKee, McKee Foods Corp., S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S6841 [25JN]

———John W. Hayes, S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———M. Scott Vinson, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S6882 [26JN]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S6881 [26JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6841 [25JN]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S6881 [26JN]

———Steven Pfister, National Retail Federation, S6882 [26JN]

———Tom B. Hancher, Texas Medical Association, S6879 [26JN]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S6882 [26JN]

———several business groups, S6649 [22JN]

Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H896 [14MR]

———William Terrell Hodges, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, H897 [14MR]

Nomination of Roger L. Gregory to be circuit judge: L. Douglas Wilder, S7990 [20JY]

———Representative Scott, S7990 [20JY]

———Senator Warner, S561 [25JA]

———Senators Warner and Allen, S561 [25JA]

Nomination of Ronnie L. White to be district judge: James L. Vermeersch, Missouri Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

———Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr., National Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

Nondischargeability of debts in bankruptcy arising from the exchange of electric energy: Edwin D. Hill and Jerry J. O'Connor, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S2206 [13MR]

———Gray Davis, Governor of California, S2205 [13MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2204 [13MR]

———John E. Bryson, Edison International (corporation), S2205 [13MR]

———Keith E. Bailey, Williams Cos., S2204 [13MR]

———Lynne H. Church, Electric Power Supply Association, S2205 [13MR]

———Nettie Hoge, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), S2205 [13MR]

———Robert D. Glynn, PG&E Corp., S2205 [13MR]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S2204 [13MR]

Preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former World War II prisoners of war used as slave labor: Margaret Mikyung Lee, Congressional Research Service, H7946 [8NO]

Protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party: Elie Wiesel, S12624 [7DE]

———Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S12613 [7DE]

———VFW and Reserve Officers Association of the U.S., S12614 [7DE]

Protection of U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S10042 [2OC]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S10043 [2OC]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Laura W. Murphy and Gregory T. Nojeim, ACLU, H6772 [12OC]

Provide safer schools and a better educational environment: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2613 [23MY]

Release of documents relative to investigation of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver in Ruby Ridge, ID: several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8906 [3AU]

Release of report on the investigation of espionage allegations against Peter H. Lee: John E. Collingwood, FBI, S13829 [20DE]

Release of report on the investigation of espionage allegations against Wen Ho Lee: John E. Collingwood, FBI, S13829 [20DE]

Repeal Alien Terrorist Removal Court rule requiring disclosure of intelligence used to deport alien terrorists and require a report on the utilization of the court: Senator Bob Smith, S11578 [8NO]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation Independent Business, S4885 [14MY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S4885 [14MY]

Supreme Court consideration of Tasini v. New York (NY) Times relative to inclusion of articles by freelance authors in electronic databases: Marybeth Peters, Library of Congress, E182 [14FE]

Supreme Court decision on use of marijuana for medicinal purposes: Representatives Souder, Barr and Ose, H4191 [18JY]

Timely disclosure of FBI documents: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8690 [2AU]

Treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of bankruptcy means testing: Charles C. Shainberg, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, S2346 [15MR]

U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments relative to Lloyd's of London (insurance company) lawsuits: Barbara Lyons, S2354 [15MR]

———Beverly Hudson, S2353 [15MR]

———Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State and Paul H. O'Neill, Sec. of the Treasury, S2352 [15MR]

———Edith Anthoine, S2353 [15MR]

———Howell Heflin, S2355 [15MR]

———Joan B. Wilson, S2353, S2354 [15MR]

———Laura S. Unger, SEC, S2355 [15MR]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), S2355 [15MR]

———Ruth G. Tufts, S2353 [15MR]

———Senator Landrieu, S2355 [15MR]

———Shirley M. Cook, S2353 [15MR]

———Thomas O. Lind, S2354 [15MR]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Douglas Johnson and Patricia Coll, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1637 [26AP]

———Representative Stump, Committee on Armed Services (House), H1615 [26AP]

Veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding: Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S8663 [2AU]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9363 [13SE]

Amendments to S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2053 [8MR]

Constitutional challenges to State unborn victims of violence laws, E699 [2MY]

Events relative to disputed results in Presidential election in Florida, H52 [6JA]

Leading cases argued by Theodore B. Olson, S5599 [24MY]

Managers' amendments to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9214 [10SE]

Medical services not covered under Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA (CHAMPVA), S6908 [26JN]

Newspaper editorials opposing H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S7540 [12JY]

Pending veterans claims cases by State, S8663 [2AU]

Presidential nominees pending Senate action, S7664 [16JY]

Publicly disclosed trips by Edith Brown Clement relative to nomination to be circuit judge, S11710 [13NO]

Quotes from 106th Cong., 2nd sess., on Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10542 [11OC]

State homicide laws that recognize unborn victims, H1629 [26AP]

State listing of survivors and their families who would benefit or be affected by class action suits against Japanese companies compensating former Prisoners of war used as slave labor, S9240 [10SE]

Supporters of Harkin amendment to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce certain pathogen reduction standards, S11078 [25OC]

Supporters of S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6404-S6406, S6432 [19JN], S6510 [20JN], S6890 [26JN], S7074 [28JN]

Memorandums

Investigation of Fundraising Activities During the 1996 Presidential Election Campaign: Louis J. Freeh, S7437 [11JY], S8690 [2AU]

Messages

District of Columbia Courts Budget: President Bush, S4171 [2MY], H1827 [2MY]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H599 [1MR], H4953 [31JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1962 [7MR], S2051 [8MR], S2179, S2187, S2196 [13MR], S2276, S2291, S2293 [14MR], S2336 [15MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9240 [10SE], H7894 [7NO], H7945 [8NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5285 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6403 [19JN], S6634 [22JN], S6870 [26JN], S6963 [27JN], S7015, S7025, S7054 [28JN], S7130, S7131, S7136, S7138, S7142, S7145, S7148, S7153 [29JN]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6773 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10575, S10577, S10586 [11OC]

Outlines

Procedural safeguards for military tribunals, S13280 [14DE]

Press releases

AMA Opposes Kyl-Nelson Amendment That Lets MBA's—Not MD's—Make Medical Decisions: AMA, S6953 [27JN]

Victory—Unborn Victims of Violence Act Passes in the House: Traditional Values Coalition, H1620 [26AP]

Remarks in House

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen penalties and prohibit the shipment of animals to foreign countries for the purpose of fighting, H6278 [4OC]

Arbitration: technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (H.R. 861), H901 [14MR]

Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (H.R. 1983), E928 [24MY]

Bailor, Adela T. and Darryl: relief (H.R. 1709), H3598 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H133-H135 [31JA], H510, H517-H601 [1MR], H4953-H4955 [31JY], E248 [28FE], E274 [5MR], E305 [7MR], E399 [20MR], E1148 [19JN]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H512-H517 [1MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to instruct conferees, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to recommit, H599, H600 [1MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, H578 [1MR]

———treatment of public school expenses, H577 [1MR]

———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, E274 [5MR]

Berenson, Lori H.: call for release from Peruvian prison, H4342 [19JY], H4457 [24JY], E1188 [25JN], E1503 [2AU]

Better Business Bureau: regulatory oversight of small business reports, E1550 [3AU]

Bobb, Aviva K.: Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, Inc., Outstanding Community Service Award recipient, E1577 [5SE]

Bush, President: appointment of U.S. Attorney from the Washington, DC area, H1126 [27MR]

———judicial nomination process, E406 [20MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances, E2026 [7NO]

———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 2985), H8107-H8109 [13NO], E2088 [15NO]

———protection of data and computer systems through system redundancy, E1921 [24OC]

———provide relief for individuals found liable for damages arising out of terrorist attacks, H7624, H7644, H7648, H7649 [1NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4155 [18JY]

California: appointment of additional Federal district judges (H.R. 261), E46 [30JA]

Capital punishment: abolish, H3265 [20JN]

Cedar Rapids, IA: courthouse funding, H4559 [25JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2348-H2354 [21MY], E797 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Constitutional Rights Foundation Youth Courts, E2386 [20DE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, E1031 [6JN]

Cobell, Elouise: tribute to efforts relative to Federal accounting of Native American trust funds, E1639 [13SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: report on voting irregularities in Florida during the Presidential election, E1027 [6JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary staff, H8145, H8155 [14NO]

Community service: clarify liability of nonprofit organizations, E1403 [24JY]

Computers: oppose imposition of criminal liability on Internet service providers based on the actions of their users (H. Res. 12), E13 [3JA]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 254), E63 [30JA]

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Fresno County (organization): tribute, E1948 [30OC]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (organization): Springfield, VA, Inter-Service Community Service Award recipient, E339 [13MR]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 2993), E1776 [2OC]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (H.R. 1054), E379 [15MR]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (H.R. 3209), H9189-H9192 [11DE]

———clerical and technical corrections to laws (H.R. 2137), H4392-H4395 [23JY]

———combat certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises, H6238-H6240 [3OC]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6769 [12OC], H6902-H6915 [16OC], H6924-H6944 [17OC]

———constitutional amendment on incarceration for minor traffic offenses (H.J. Res. 46), H1745 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1563 [25AP]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (H.R. 259), E41 [30JA]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 863), H6808-H6813 [16OC]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1562 [25AP], H1608, H1609, H1612-H1650, H1654 [26AP], E594 [24AP], E663 [27AP], E675, E688 [1MY], E699 [2MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1610-H1612 [26AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), corrections in engrossment, H1650 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H1935 [8MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H7857 [7NO], H7952 [8NO], H8174-H8180 [14NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428 [28NO], H8884, H8885, H8887, H8888, H8891, H8892, H8893 [5DE], H10058, H10059, H10060 [13DE], E523 [3AP], E2077 [14NO], E2150 [28NO], E2214 [5DE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 534), E144 [8FE]

———provide penalties for the enticement of children which interferes with parental authority (H.R. 2601), H4549 [25JY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 1998), E938 [24MY]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8966-H8970 [6DE]

Cuyahoga County, OH, Bar Association: tribute to Government service honorees, H209 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: limits on civil penalties of contractors managing laboratories, H8362, H8363 [27NO]

Dept. of Justice: actions relative to investigation into imprisonment of Joseph Salvati, H10142 [13DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), H4384-H4392 [23JY]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4086 [17JY]

———report on INS deferred inspection process, H7915 [8NO]

———require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (H.R. 2048), H5362 [5SE], E1000 [5JN], E1596 [6SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4071-H4100 [17JY], H4130-H4202 [18JY], H7894 [7NO], E1359 [18JY], E1373 [19JY], E1377 [20JY], E1417, E1418 [24JY], E1420, E1433 [25JY], E1826 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8144-H8159 [14NO], E2094 [15NO], E2112, E2118 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (H. Res. 192), H4069, H4070 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 286), H8142-H8144 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), motion to instruct conferees, H7945-H7950 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), permission to file conference report, H7918 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), permission to file report, H3991 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (H. Res. 240), H5857-H5859 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), unanimous-consent agreement, H4097 [17JY], H4167 [18JY]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, E1355 [18JY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, H9048 [6DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), H5740-H5750 [20SE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), Senate amendment, H10366-H10373 [19DE]

———limitations on court awards relative to special education benefits, H6000 [25SE]

———provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote in the Committee of the Whole, H14 [3JA]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3189-H3194 [14JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, H4086 [17JY], H4199 [18JY]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 2064), E1253 [29JN]

Education: provide safer schools and a better educational environment, H2612-H2615 [23MY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 558), H449-H451 [28FE]

Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (H.R. 1801), H2340, H2341, H2363 [21MY], E784 [10MY]

Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 1489), E576 [5AP]

Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties, H3237 [19JN]

European Court of Justice: ruling relative to firing of Bernard Connolly by the European Commission, E326 [8MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (H.R. 3533), E2353 [20DE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 305), H416 [27FE], E43 [30JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects, H994 [20MR]

FBI: allegations of criminal activities, H4435 [24JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (H.R. 2798), E1549 [3AU]

Federal-State relations: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), E1234 [27JN]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H30, H31, H46-H53 [6JA], H370-H380 [14FE], H718 [7MR], H1414, H1458 [4AP], H8945, H8946 [5DE], E19 [6JA]

Foreign policy: divergence with Europe on certain issues, E1416 [24JY]

France: civil and criminal sanctions against certain religious organizations and their leaders, E2027 [7NO]

Freedom of speech: constitutional protection, H3705 [27JN]

Germany: payment of reparations to Holocaust survivors, H2232, H2235 [16MY], E612 [24AP]

Government: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H893-H898 [14MR], E280 [6MR]

Gregory, Roger L.: nomination to be circuit judge, E406 [20MR]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (H.R. 521), H208 [7FE]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3701, H3704 [27JN], H4205, H4208 [18JY]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]

———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5265-H5276, H5281, H5284, H5314 [2AU], E1630 [11SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H309-H311 [13FE], H720-H722 [7MR], H1596 [25AP], H1702, H1703, H1707 [1MY], H3245, H3250 [19JN], E226 [27FE], E875 [21MY], E1390 [20JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H297 [13FE], H467 [28FE], H870-H874 [13MR], H910 [14MR], H1464 [4AP], H1587 [25AP], H1833 [2MY], H2670-H2672 [23MY], H2866, H2869-H2876 [5JN], H3238-H3244 [19JN], H3502-H3505 [25JN], H3600-H3602 [26JN], H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3689, H3698-H3705 [27JN], H3797-H3800 [28JN], H3810, H3811 [10JY], H3931 [11JY], H4119, H4204-H4211 [18JY], E1246 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H3602 [26JN], H3799 [28JN], H3868 [11JY], H4119, H4120 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4411-H4420 [23JY], H4432, H4435, H4436, H4437 [24JY], H4546 [25JY], H4770 [27JY], H4871 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4410, H4417-H4423 [23JY], H4432, H4434, H4435, H4437 [24JY], H4546, H4547, H4548, H4549 [25JY], H4719-H4721 [26JY], H4785, H4861 [30JY], H4867, H4870, H4967, H4976-H4982 [31JY], H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184, H5196-H5315 [2AU], H8239 [15NO], E1578, E1585 [5SE], E1630 [11SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5185-H5196 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), corrections in engrossment, H5315 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), motion to recommit, H5313, H5314 [2AU]

———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5278, H5285 [2AU]

Immigration: prohibit deportation of criminal aliens if certain plea agreements were in place or if certain discretionary relief was requested, H4162, H4163 [18JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583-H2586 [23MY]

Indonesia: condemn criminal attacks against Christians and Muslims, H2575 [23MY]

INS: reform, H6498-H6503 [10OC], H8129 [13NO], H10148-H10153 [13DE]

———replace with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (H.R. 1562), H5373 [5SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: conviction of Bosnian Serb individuals for rape, torture, and sexual enslavement of Muslim women, E247 [28FE]

International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (H.R. 2699), E1508 [2AU]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H2092, H2096, H2118-H2125 [10MY], E803 [15MY]

James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID: designate (S. 1459), H8377, H8378 [27NO]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2841), H8056, H8057 [13NO], E1583 [5SE]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (H.R. 2804), E1555 [3AU]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H334-H343 [14FE]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (H.R. 570), H279 [13FE]

Law enforcement: require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (H.R. 1154), E412 [21MR]

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, E1678 [20SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: characterization of frivolous lawsuits, H3264 [20JN]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (H.R. 1583), H5944-H5948 [24SE], E651 [26AP]

Microsoft Corp.: settlement of antitrust suit with the Dept. of Justice, E2000 [5NO]

Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: designate (H.R. 3282), H9152-H9154 [11DE]

Munoz, Lilia A.: National Association of Cuban-American Women Elena Mederos Award recipient, E423 [22MR]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7748-H7750 [6NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7532 [31OC], E1971, E1972, E1974 [31OC], E1980 [2NO]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (H.R. 652), H3127 [13JN], E176 [14FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 1287), E488 [29MR]

National Victims' Rights Week: observance, H1610 [26AP]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), H8358-H8367 [27NO], E2198 [4DE]

Office of Independent Counsel: prohibit funding for investigation of Henry G. Cisneros, H4194 [18JY]

Orlando, FL: cost and design of Federal courthouse proposal, H230 [8FE]

Patents: amend patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 2231), E1191 [25JN]

———clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (H.R. 1866), H5358, H5359 [5SE], E1597 [6SE]

———establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (H.R. 1333), E518 [3AP]

———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 1886), H5359-H5362 [5SE], E846 [17MY], E1598 [6SE]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (H.R. 1332), E518 [3AP]

Petroleum: impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H2720 [25MY]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (H.R. 1684), H1831 [2MY]

Phillips, Virginia A.: ATHENA Foundation ATHENA Award recipient, E780 [10MY]

Portland, OR: Pioneer Courthouse renovation funding, E1478 [31JY]

Pregerson, Harry: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award recipient, E1613 [10SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H96 [30JA]

Privacy: permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), H6813, H6814 [16OC], H10464, H10465 [19DE], H10936 [20DE], E1226 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, H2961 [7JN], E1021 [6JN]

Ruby Ridge, ID: prosecution of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, H2894 [6JN]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to Pro Bono Project for providing free legal services for low-income clients, E1736 [25SE]

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (H.R. 1098), H1023-H1025 [21MR]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Smith, Barbara J.: Ohio Women's Bar Association Justice Alice Robie Resnick Award of Distinction recipient, E806 [15MY]

Snohomish County, WA: tribute to Prosecutor's office ``Courtrooms to Classrooms'' program, E599 [24AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (H.R. 3173), E1971 [31OC]

Supreme Court: decision on the arrest, restraint, jailing, and fining of persons not wearing seat belts, H1956 [8MY]

———decision on use of public school facilities by religious organizations, H3008 [12JN]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 869), E280 [6MR]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (H.R. 1514), E534 [4AP], E549 [5AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (H.R. 1412), E564 [5AP]

Terrorism: authorize implementation of Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal (H.R. 3468), E2283, E2284, E2285 [13DE]

———awarding of noneconomic damages in case of death of spouse as a result of terrorism, H8605 [29NO]

———clarify Dept. of HHS responsibilities regarding biological agents and toxins and amend penalties for offenses involving such agents and toxins (H.R. 3160), H7139-H7143 [23OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6691, H6702 [11OC], H6705, H6726-H6776 [12OC], H6784 [16OC], E1893, E1896, E1897, E1901, E1904 [16OC], E1916 [17OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6712-H6726 [12OC], E2067 [13NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6706-H6712 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), corrections in engrossment, H6776 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), motion to recommit, H6774 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), unanimous-consent agreement, H6773 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7159-H7207 [23OC], H7220 [24OC], E1921, E1922 [24OC], E1929 [25OC], E1936 [29OC], E1968 [31OC], E2064 [13NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), corrections in engrossment, H7225 [24OC]

———ensure that certain extraordinary law enforcement powers are used only in terrorism investigations, H6774 [12OC]

———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, H8184 [15NO], H8405 [27NO], H8836-H8840 [4DE], H8846 [5DE], E2162 [28NO]

———interception of electronic communications, H6710 [12OC]

———repeal regulations that prevent Federal agencies from sharing information, strengthen investigation and prosecution procedures, and reduce immigration from certain countries (H.R. 3069), E1835 [9OC]

———tort liability limits for damages relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7658 [1NO], H8302 [16NO]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (H.R. 3074), E1837 [10OC], E2202 [4DE]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 988), H5321, H5322 [2AU]

Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (H.R. 3118), E1885 [12OC]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (H.R. 1057), E379 [15MR]

U.N.: prohibit funding to provide support or assistance to the International Criminal Court, H8547, H8548 [28NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: critical habitat designations, H3406 [21JN]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (H.R. 1875), E813 [16MY]

———expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (H.R. 3193), H7559 [31OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1919), H7858 [7NO], E863 [21MY]

Voting: protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), H4613, H4614 [25JY], H9293, H9295, H9297, H9299 [12DE], E2300 [14DE]

Washington: Northeast Washington State Four County Methamphetamine Task Force funding, H4199 [18JY]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, H96, H97 [30JA]

William L. Beatty Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Alton, IL: designate (H.R. 3093), H8323 [16NO]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H7945-H7950 [8NO]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), H3993-H3998 [12JY], E1172, E1177 [21JN], E1297 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H4168-H4171 [18JY]

Wyble, Don: 11th Judicial District of Colorado Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E619 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

ABA: Bush administration decision relative to reviewing of, and providing advice on, qualifications of potential judges, S2891 [26MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 928), S5458-S5460 [22MY]

Agriculture: reform certain mandatory arbitration requirements in resolving disputes between farmers and agribusinesses, S13087-S13091 [13DE]

Alien Terrorist Removal Court: repeal rule requiring disclosure of intelligence used to deport alien terrorists and require a report on the utilization of the court, S11577-S11583 [8NO]

Allentown, PA: alleged hate crime incident, S4238 [3MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (S. 782), S3998 [26AP]

Armijo, M. Christine: nomination to be district judge, S11475, S11484 [6NO]

Aviation: limit liability of airlines as a result of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9366 [13SE], S9594, S9602 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: adjustment of IRS standards for the cost of gasoline and transportation relative to means test, S2363 [15MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), S7553, S7651 [12JY], S7721-S7735, S7737-S7739, S7741, S7742, S7789 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), cloture motion, S7553 [12JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7539-S7550, S7552 [12JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), unanimous-consent agreement, S7534 [11JY]

———amend laws (S. 220), S788 [30JA], S1676-S1678 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 220), unanimous-consent request, S1676 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1793-S1801, S1803, S1805-S1813 [5MR], S1925-S1962 [7MR], S2018-S2055, S2056 [8MR], S2105-S2113 [9MR], S2142-S2159, S2166 [12MR], S2169-S2173, S2176-S2180-S2214 [13MR], S2272-S2297, S2299 [14MR], S2324-S2339, S2343-S2379, S2381, S2385, S2416-S2418 [15MR], S2469 [19MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), cloture motion, S2296 [14MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S1729 [1MR], S2201, S2208 [13MR], S2287, S2296 [14MR], S2531 [19MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), vitiation of modification of amendment, S2299 [14MR]

———amend waiting period for subsequent filings, S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———appointment of additional judge for Nevada, S2361 [15MR]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S2351 [15MR]

———clarify responsibility of companies to fulfill legal obligations to administer employee and retiree benefit plans, S2142, S2144 [12MR]

———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2032-S2034, S2046, S2050, S2051 [8MR]

———create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing, S1928-S1937, S1955-S1961 [7MR]

———definition of debtors income, S2024, S2045 [8MR], S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———effects of laws on women and children, S2416-S2418 [15MR]

———ensure additional expenses associated with home energy costs are included in debtors' monthly expenses, S2198, S2199 [13MR], S2274 [14MR]

———include allowance for health care insurance when calculating debtors income, S2147-S2149 [12MR]

———limit homestead property exemption, S2023 [8MR], S2329-S2336 [15MR], S7730, S7733 [17JY]

———nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy, S2197-S2212 [13MR], S2272-S2276 [14MR], S2385 [15MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, S2157 [12MR], S2336 [15MR]

———prevent predatory lenders from using bankruptcy laws to shield themselves from liability in consumer claims, S2031, S2032, S2044, S2045 [8MR], S2191, S2192 [13MR]

———protect financial privacy and prevent identity theft in electronic bankruptcy court records, S2213 [13MR]

———remove dollar limitation on protected retirement savings, S2149-S2152, S2166 [12MR], S2178, S2179 [13MR]

———treatment and definition of luxury goods, S2337-S2339, S2348 [15MR]

———treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing, S2346 [15MR], S7549 [12JY]

———treatment of child support payments, S2021 [8MR]

———treatment of leases held by retail debtors, S2365 [15MR]

———treatment of postpetition backpay and benefits relative to violations of Federal or State employment laws, S2361 [15MR]

———treatment of separated spousal income relative to safe harbor means test, S2024 [8MR]

———treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2325, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, S2352-S2357 [15MR]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: require GAO study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings, S7737-S7739, S7742 [17JY]

Bates, John D.: nomination to be district judge, S12818 [11DE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable, S3190, S3191 [30MR]

———make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3088-S3105, S3138 [29MR]

———provide for expedited judicial review, S3189 [30MR]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans, S7064-S7066 [28JN], S7130 [29JN]

———include Federal health benefits programs, S7142-S7145 [29JN]

———repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895-S6901 [26JN]

———require a cause of action brought by claimants be governed by the law of the State in which the plaintiff resides, S7156, S7160-S7162 [29JN]

Blackburn, Robert: nomination to be district judge, S9469 [19SE]

Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Medical Center for providing legal assistance to low income families, S5433 [22MY]

Bowdre, Karon Owen: nomination to be district judge, S11480, S11484, S11485 [6NO]

Brownlee, John L.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S10668 [11OC]

Caldwell, Karen K.: nomination to be district judge, S10870 [23OC]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 191), S581-S585 [25JA]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S1374-S1376 [14FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 486), S1999, S2006 [7MR], S7418 [10JY], S8899 [3AU]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S5001 [16MY], S5954-S5956 [7JN], S6052 [11JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S923-S925 [31JA]

Cebull, Richard F.: nomination to be district judge, S7987-S7995 [20JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), S14064 [20DE]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1481-S1491 [15FE], S2379 [15MR], S3773 [23AP], S3797, S3798 [24AP], S3868, S3869, S3879-S3912 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4019 [30AP], S14064 [20DE]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), unanimous-consent agreement, S3877 [25AP]

———require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904, S3906 [25AP]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 346), S1475 [15FE]

Clement, Edith Brown: nomination to be circuit judge, S11484 [6NO], S11708-S11711 [13NO]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11647 [9NO]

Colombia: condition foreign assistance to payment of arbitration decisions, S10962 [24OC], S11097, S11098 [25OC]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11881, S11884 [15NO]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (S. Res. 77), S4012, S4015 [26AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S13792 [20DE]

———public disclosure of evaluations of Presidential nominees by home State Senators, S7185 [29JN]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 254), S6016 [8JN]

Contracts: ensure that health insurance contracts are binding, S7045, S7046 [28JN]

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (S. 1888), S14081 [20DE]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 194), S638 [29JA]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 184), S572 [25JA]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S309-S311 [22JA]

———jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding (S. 146), S457 [23JA]

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: temporarily expand membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review (S. 1089), S6667 [22JN]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (S. 1584), S11114 [25OC]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 192), S586 [25JA]

Crime: clerical and technical corrections to laws (S. 1235), S8205 [25JY]

———enhance rights and protections of victims, S10548 [11OC]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 783), S3980, S3998 [26AP], S9246 [10SE]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1658), S11613, S11614 [8NO]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1665), S11616 [8NO]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1666), S11617 [8NO]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1672), S11661 [9NO]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (S. 1234), S8205 [25JY]

———improve certain laws and safeguard integrity of the criminal justice system (S. 1315), S8724-S8726 [2AU]

———increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms (S. 443), S1783 [1MR]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 1099), S6922, S6923 [26JN], S14062 [20DE]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 1232), S8135 [24JY], S8901 [3AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 16), S220-S222 [22JA]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 1399), S9078, S9079 [4SE]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (S. 1165), S7499-S7516 [11JY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), S5995 [7JN]

———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 480), S1987 [7MR], S2118 [9MR], S5532 [23MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR], S3832 [24AP], S3914 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4095 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4238 [3MY], S4397 [4MY], S4414 [7MY], S4500 [8MY], S4586 [9MY], S4816 [10MY], S4885 [14MY], S4936 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5262 [21MY], S5430 [22MY], S5531 [23MY], S5606 [24MY], S5686 [25MY], S5826 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5959 [7JN], S6005 [8JN], S6052 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6315 [14JN], S6373 [18JN], S6442 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S6660 [22JN], S6861 [25JN], S6919 [26JN], S6983 [27JN], S7079 [28JN], S7189 [29JN], S7327 [9JY], S7419 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7584 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7801 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7945 [19JY], S8010 [20JY], S8056 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8198 [25JY], S8278 [26JY], S8341 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8452 [31JY], S8567 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9066 [4SE], S9118 [5SE], S9189 [6SE], S9247 [10SE], S9389 [13SE], S9434 [14SE], S9501 [19SE], S9614 [21SE], S9734 [24SE], S9802 [25SE], S9867 [26SE], S9970 [1OC], S10056 [2OC], S10146 [3OC], S10283 [4OC], S10382 [9OC], S10454 [10OC], S10549, S10636 [11OC], S10686 [15OC], S10766 [16OC], S10791 [17OC], S10835 [18OC], S10977 [24OC], S11099 [25OC], S11192 [30OC], S11281 [31OC], S11356 [1NO], S11412 [2NO], S11436 [5NO], S11486 [6NO], S11547 [7NO], S11657 [9NO], S11716 [13NO], S11784 [14NO], S11934 [15NO], S11997 [16NO], S12052 [27NO], S12099 [28NO], S12154 [29NO], S12242 [30NO], S12309 [3DE], S12364 [4DE], S12460 [5DE], S12533 [6DE], S12677 [7DE], S12769 [10DE], S12854 [11DE], S13043 [12DE], S13141 [13DE], S13291 [14DE], S13355 [17DE], S13460 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 619), S2902-S2904 [26MR]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (S. 1233), S8135, S8136 [24JY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 1236), S8207-S8210 [25JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders, S4445 [7MY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 185), S572 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products, S11076-S11082 [25OC]

———Rural Facilities Program purchase of fire engine for DeTour, MI, S11084 [25OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), S13290 [14DE], S14065-S14075 [20DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1319), S8726-S8737 [2AU]

———Office of the Police Corps program funding, S11885 [15NO]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915-S8917 [3AU]

———status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9367 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding, S8656-S8663 [2AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9205, S9209-S9246 [10SE], S9332 [12SE], S9354-S9359, S9361-S9388 [13SE], S9434-S9437 [14SE], S9673 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, S11878-S11886 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11878 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), unanimous-consent agreement, S9192 [6SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1215), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, S8117 [24JY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11515-S11519, S11526-S11529 [7NO]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court, S12856 [11DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13312-S13317 [14DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (S. 1382), S8953 [3AU]

———exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11529-S11531 [7NO]

———GAO report on awards in excess of cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530, S11532 [7NO]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S1314-S1321 [13FE], S8458 [31JY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S9379-S9381 [13SE]

———reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (S. 1874), S13961-S13965 [20DE]

Eagan, Claire V.: nomination to be district judge, S10870 [23OC]

Ecuador: Hacia la Seguridad project funding, S10959 [24OC]

Education: legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools, S4471-S4473 [8MY], S4536-S4540 [9MY]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (S. 316), S1338-S1340 [13FE]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 558), S8994 [3AU]

———designate (S. 757), S3792 [23AP], S5658 [24MY]

Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (S. 600), S2773-S2776 [22MR]

Employment: prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (S. 163), S529 [24JA]

Engelhardt, Kurt D.: nomination to be district judge, S12818, S12821 [11DE]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (S. 1723), S12005, S12006 [16NO]

False Claims Act: implementation, S1008 [1FE]

FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10584 [11OC]

———management reform and oversight, S7437-S7440, S7536 [11JY]

Federal courts: eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts (S. 34), S311 [22JA], S1566 [26FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (S. 1828), S13153 [13DE]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (S. 1129), S7095 [28JN]

Federal prosecutors: clarify standards of conduct, S10551 [11OC], S10791 [17OC]

———clarify standards of conduct (S. 1437), S9509-S9512 [19SE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S7735 [17JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit roving wiretap authority, S10575-S10577 [11OC]

———modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations, S10552, S10557 [11OC]

Friot, Stephen P.: nomination to be district judge, S11484, S11485 [6NO]

Garza, Juan R.: execution in Federal capital case, S6440, S6441 [19JN]

Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (S. 1412), S9255 [10SE]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 106), S378-S380 [22JA]

———clarify the effect and application of legislation (S. 36), S313 [22JA]

Gregory, Roger L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S560-S562 [25JA], S1680 [28FE], S7987-S7994 [20JY]

Haddon, Sam E.: nomination to be district judge, S7987-S7995 [20JY]

Hartz, Harris L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S12472-S12475 [6DE]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409-S6411, S6421-S6432 [19JN], S6470, S6475, S6479-S6482, S6492 [20JN], S6537, S6539, S6547 [21JN], S6634-S6637, S6639-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6849 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6894 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7019, S7027-S7044, S7053, S7054 [28JN], S7168-S7171, S7178, S7180 [29JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6909-S6913 [26JN], S6939-S6944 [27JN], S7139-S7142, S7145 [29JN]

———clarify rights of injured patients forced into mandatory binding arbitration to seek legal redress, S7174, S7175 [29JN]

———clarify that independent reviewers are not empowered to order health plans to provide services that are specifically excluded or expressly limited by the plan's contract, S6964-S6967 [27JN]

———dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7149-S7154 [29JN]

———disallow punitive damages in Federal courts relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7163 [29JN]

———establish a clear definition of medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6892, S6902-S6909 [26JN], S6947-S6958 [27JN]

———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6470-S6472 [20JN], S6856-S6858 [25JN], S6887-S6895, S6901 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7168, S7179 [29JN]

———limit attorneys' fees in lawsuits relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7017-S7020, S7024-S7027 [28JN], S7155-S7160, S7162 [29JN]

———limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7056, S7057 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S5999 [8JN], S8061 [23JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), S9127 [5SE], S9129 [6SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S425-S427 [22JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 283), S1136, S1156 [7FE], S1241 [13FE], S1368 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 872), S4896 [14MY], S4967 [15MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 889), S4951-S4953 [15MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6357 [14JN], S6369-S6372, S6379-S6381, S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6535-S6594 [21JN], S6627-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6860 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6887-S6913 [26JN], S6937-S6983 [27JN], S7011-S7076 [28JN], S7127-S7185, S7287, S7288 [29JN], S7293 [9JY], S8196-S8198 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6849-S6854 [25JN], S6870-S6884 [26JN], S7136-S7138 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6398-S6440 [19JN], S6463-S6506, S6508-S6510 [20JN], S6533, S6534 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent agreement, S6644 [22JN], S6887, S6901 [26JN], S6954 [27JN], S7074 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent request, S6378, S6379 [18JN], S6403 [19JN], S6538, S6580 [21JN], S7170 [29JN]

———require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation, S6959-S6961 [27JN], S7133 [29JN]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047-S7055 [28JN]

Health care professionals: immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients, S7073, S7074 [28JN], S7131, S7135 [29JN], S8199 [25JY]

Heaton, Joseph L.: nomination to be district judge, S12475, S12476 [6DE]

Hicks, Larry R.: nomination to be district judge, S11429-S11431 [5NO], S11484 [6NO], S12529 [6DE]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 1757), S12313 [3DE]

Immigration: allow the deportation of known terrorist aliens without divulging classifed information used as evidence, S10587 [11OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 955), S5631-S5633 [24MY]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (S. 412), S1704 [28FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241-S6248 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

Indonesia: condemn murder of U.N. relief workers and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible (S. Res. 91), S6531, S6532 [20JN]

———condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (S. Con. Res. 9), S1349 [13FE]

Insurance: liability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S6537, S6547 [21JN]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (S. 561), S2474 [19MR]

International Criminal Court: Preparatory Commission funding relative to protection of due process rights of U.S. citizens, S9370 [13SE]

International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court, S9217-S9219, S9241-S9244 [10SE], S11885 [15NO]

———protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (S. 1296), S8592 [1AU]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S9854, S9855, S9859-S9862 [26SE], S10041-S10044 [2OC], S12613-S12628 [7DE]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 857), S4814 [10MY]

Iran: clarify and reaffirm cause of action and Federal court jurisdiction for former U.S. hostages (S. 1877), S13965 [20DE]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284, S2285 [14MR]

James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA: designate the Edward R. Becker Lobby (S. 1790), S12685 [7DE]

James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID: designate (S. 1459), S9809 [25SE], S11921 [15NO]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (S. 914), S5126 [17MY]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), S1453-S1455 [15FE]

———designate (S. 310), S1327 [13FE]

Johnson, William P.: nomination to be district judge, S13114 [13DE]

Judiciary: appointment of additional Federal district judges (S. 147), S459 [23JA]

———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (S. 1805), S13295 [14DE]

———provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (S. 1162), S7496 [11JY]

Krieger, Marcia: nomination to be district judge, S9469 [19SE]

Labor unions: use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2698-S2703, S2782 [22MR]

Land, Clay D.: nomination to be district judge, S13114, S13116 [13DE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and establish standards to ensure competent legal representation in capital cases (S. 800), S4047 [30AP]

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (S. 1253), S9247 [10SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes, S1451 [15FE]

———surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10570-S10575 [11OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 840), S4509 [8MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S602 [29JA]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (H.R. 1583), S9820 [25SE]

———designate (S. 774), S3924 [25AP], S5658 [24MY]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S2572 [20MR]

———U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (S. 244), S1021 [1FE]

———U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3767 [6AP]

Lockhart, Gregory G.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S10668 [11OC]

Mahwah, NJ: alleged hate crime incident, S4095 [1MY]

Martone, Frederick J.: nomination to be district judge, S13113, S13114 [13DE]

McVeigh, Timothy: delay of execution for bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, relative to FBI delay in release of evidence, S5001 [16MY], S5957 [7JN]

Mental health: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 59), S322 [22JA]

Michigan: petition campaign to require certain firearms laws to be presented as a referendum, S6313 [14JN]

———State Court of Appeals decision on the legality of referendum on issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S5605 [24MY], S6660 [22JN]

Mills, Michael P.: nomination to be district judge, S10539-S10545 [11OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10536 [11OC]

Missouri: Missouri Drug Eradication Initiative funding, S9379, S9380 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), S7195-S7197 [29JN]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (S. 1858), S13893, S13902, S14032 [20DE]

Napster Inc.: court decision on Internet access to copyrighted music, S1380 [14FE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (S. 349), S1479 [15FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S10635 [11OC]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S8760 [2AU]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (S. 273), S1128 [7FE]

NextWave Telecom, Inc.: proposed settlement in bankruptcy litigation, S13914 [20DE]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), S12111, S12112 [28NO], S12113 [29NO]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (S. 1360), S8931 [3AU]

OPEC: application of antitrust laws, S7942-S7944 [19JY]

Oregon: prohibition on involvement of State and Federal prosecutors in undercover investigations, S10676-S10679 [15OC]

Pacific Islands: judges training funding, S7569 [12JY]

Parker, Barrington D., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10539-S10545 [11OC]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10536 [11OC]

Payne, James H.: nomination to be district judge, S10868-S10870 [23OC]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making campaign-related disbursements, S3187, S3188 [30MR]

Power resources: impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, S4403 [4MY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S7663-S7665, S7712 [16JY], S7889, S7890 [18JY], S7993, S8010 [20JY], S8551 [1AU], S12091-S12094 [28NO], S12241, S12242 [30NO]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5659 [24MY], S8891 [3AU], S10103 [2OC], S11915 [15NO], S14049 [20DE]

———recommendations for judicial nominees submitted to President Bush, S4233 [3MY]

———Senate process for confirmation of Cabinet nominees, S431 [23JA]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8339-S8341 [27JY], S8535, S8536 [1AU], S8691, S8692 [2AU], S9469 [19SE], S9564 [21SE], S10539-S10544 [11OC], S10672, S10674, S10679-S10684 [15OC], S10745-S10755, S10761-S10765 [16OC], S10832-S10834 [18OC], S10853-S10870 [23OC], S10927, S10928 [24OC], S11484, S11485 [6NO], S11708, S11709 [13NO], S12079 [28NO], S12121 [29NO], S12473-S12475 [6DE], S12818-S12820 [11DE], S13114-S13116 [13DE], S13666, S13668-S13671, S13688 [19DE], S13918, S14033 [20DE]

Privacy: permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), S12985 [11DE]

Proceedings: allow media coverage (S. 986), S5836-S5838 [5JN]

Prost, Sharon: nomination to be circuit judge, S9561-S9564 [21SE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9548 [19SE]

Reeves, Danny C.: nomination to be district judge, S12475, S12476 [6DE]

Riley, William J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8678-S8680 [2AU]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S8677 [2AU]

Robinson, Julie A.: nomination to be district judge, S12818, S12821 [11DE]

Ruby Ridge, ID: release of documents relative to investigation of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, S8906 [3AU]

Senate: legislative priorities, S10258 [4OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation, testimony, and document production in Idaho v. Joseph D. Hooper (S. Res. 181), S11922 [15NO]

———authorize representation and production of records in Richard B. Callahan v. Dept. of the Treasury, and Lori Y. Vassar v. Dept. of the Treasury (S. Res. 82), S4270, S4373 [3MY]

———authorize representation and testimony in Connecticut v. Kenneth J. LaFontaine, Jr. (S. Res. 136), S7889 [18JY]

———authorize representation and testimony in Idaho v. Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr. (S. Res. 28), S1641 [27FE]

———authorize representation and testimony in New York v. Adela Holzer (S. Res. 141), S8369 [27JY]

———authorize representation in John Hoffman v. James Jeffords (S. Res. 137), S7984 [19JY]

———authorize representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al (S. Res. 192), S13317 [14DE]

———authorize representation in Lee v. Lott (S. Res. 186), S12386 [4DE]

———authorize representation in Timothy A. Holt v. Phil Gramm (S. Res. 84), S4522 [8MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 865), S4884 [14MY]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 1712), S11946-S11951 [15NO]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1611), S11364-S11367 [1NO]

Supreme Court: decision on applicability of the Americans With Disabilities Act to State employees, S1566 [26FE], S1671-S1673 [28FE]

———decision on coordinated political party campaign contribution and spending limits, S6885 [26JN]

———decision on right of private individuals to bring civil suits to enforce the Civil Rights Act disparate impact regulations, S5430 [22MY]

Taxation: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (S. 32), S308 [22JA]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 850), S4603 [9MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 1048), S6328 [14JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 917), S5273 [21MY]

Technology: amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to expand the use of video teleconferencing in criminal court matters (S. 791), S4007 [26AP]

Television: anniversary of Court TV, S7420 [10JY]

Terrorism: assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction to apprehend indicted terrorists, S11185-S11189 [30OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, S11164 [30OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), S10791 [17OC], S11771 [14NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S10990-S11060 [25OC], S13044 [12DE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), unanimous-consent agreement, S10969, S10970 [24OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10345, S10365-S10377 [9OC], S10427 [10OC], S10537, S10547-S10630 [11OC], S10676-S10679, S10685 [15OC], S11247 [30OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), unanimous-consent request, S10363-S10365 [9OC], S10604 [11OC]

———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, S11888, S11889 [15NO], S12397 [5DE], S12836 [11DE], S13275-S13280 [14DE]

———interception of electronic communications, S10592-S10594 [11OC]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 988), S8995 [3AU]

———designate (S. 584), S2667, S2668 [21MR], S8994 [3AU]

Tymokovich, Tim: nomination to be circuit judge, S9469 [19SE]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (S. 410), S1701 [28FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 1516), S10392 [9OC]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

Walton, Reggie B.: nomination to be district judge, S9561-S9564 [21SE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9548 [19SE]

Washington: Washington State Methamphetamine Program funding, S9380, S9381 [13SE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 447), S1786 [1MR]

Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: designate (S. 1270), S8400 [30JY], S11921 [15NO]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S872-S885 [31JA]

Wooten, Terry L.: nomination to be district judge, S11590-S11592 [8NO]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S7187 [29JN], S11882, S11883 [15NO]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. 1272), S8466, S8467 [31JY]

———prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S9219-S9234, S9239-S9241 [10SE], S9332 [12SE], S9435 [14SE]

Reports

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Peter H. Lee: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13821-S13829 [20DE]

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13792-S13821 [20DE]

Trying Terrorists as War Criminals: Jennifer Elsea, Congressional Research Service, S11889 [15NO]

Reports filed

Allow Media Coverage of Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 986), S12160 [29NO]

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 107-276), H8034 [9NO]

Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 107-306), H8654, H8731 [29NO]

Appeals by Third Parties in Certain Patent Reexamination Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1886) (H. Rept. 107-121), H3801 [28JN]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 333) (H. Rept. 107-3), H411 [26FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]

Clarify the Basis for Granting Patent Reexamination Requests: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 107-120), H3801 [28JN]

Condemn Murder of U.N. Relief Workers in Indonesia and Failure of the Indonesian Judicial System To Hold Accountable Those Persons Responsible: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 91), S5830 [5JN]

Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 863) (H. Rept. 107-46), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 107-4), H505 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 107-50), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 107-141), H4013 [16JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 286) (H. Rept. 107-287), H8132 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 107-238), H6779 [12OC]

Criminal Law Clerical and Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 107-126), H3860 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2215) (H. Rept. 107-125), H3860 [10JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2215), S11198 [30OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1319), S11198 [30OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1319) (S. Rept. 107-96), S11611 [8NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-278), H8034 [9NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-139), H4013 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1215) (S. Rept. 107-42), S8014 [20JY]

District of Columbia Family Court Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2657) (S. Rept. 107-108), S12447 [5DE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1382) (S. Rept. 107-107), S12447 [5DE]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 304), S12160 [29NO]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 757), S5541 [23MY]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. 1099) (S. Rept. 107-53), S9074 [4SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1099), S8279 [26JY]

Financial Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3004) (H. Rept. 107-250), H7127 [17OC]

Indemnification Authority Extension for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2983) (H. Rept. 107-299), H8342 [19NO]

James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1459), S11611 [8NO]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 107-301), H8420 [27NO]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 107-280), H8132 [13NO]

Justice for the Victims of Pan Am 103 Resolution: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 23), S3339 [3AP]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 774), S5541 [23MY]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625), S8279 [26JY]

Maritime Policy Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1098) (S. Rept. 107-48), S8348 [27JY]

Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1140), S11286 [31OC]

Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 860) (H. Rept. 107-14), H831 [12MR]

Nomination of Alice Howze Martin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Barrington D. Parker, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10287 [4OC]

Nomination of C. Ashley Royal To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Callie V. Granade To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Christopher J. Christie To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Claire V. Eagan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10835 [18OC]

Nomination of Clay D. Land To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Danny C. Reeves To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of David E. O'Meilia To Be U.S Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of David P. York To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of David R. Dugas To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Drew H. Wrigley To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Dunn Lampton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Dwight MacKay To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Edith Brown Clement To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11361 [1NO]

Nomination of Edward H. Kubo, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Erik P. Christian To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5542 [23MY]

Nomination of Frederick J. Martone To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Harris L. Hartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Harry E. Cummins III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of James A. McDevitt To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of James C. Mahan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of James H. Payne To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10835 [18OC]

Nomination of Jeffrey G. Collins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Joe L. Heaton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of John D. Bates To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Johnny K. Sutton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Julie A. Robinson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Karen K. Caldwell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10835 [18OC]

Nomination of Karon Owen Bowdre To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Kurt D. Engelhardt To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Larry R. Hicks To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Laurie Smith Camp To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10835 [18OC]

Nomination of Leura Garrett Canary To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Lynn Leibovitz To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of M. Christine Armijo To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Marcia S. Kreiger To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Maurice A. Ross To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5542 [23MY]

Nomination of Maxwell Wood To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Michael A. Battle To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Michael P. Mills To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10287 [4OC]

Nomination of Odessa F. Vincent To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11789 [14NO]

Nomination of Paul K. Charlton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Philip R. Martinez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Nomination of Reggie B. Walton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9197 [6SE]

Nomination of Richard B. Myers To Be Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9440 [14SE]

Nomination of Richard F. Cebull To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Richard S. Thompson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Roger L. Gregory To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Sam E. Haddon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Sharon Prost To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9197 [6SE]

Nomination of Sheldon J. Sperling To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Stephen P. Friot To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Terry L. Wooten To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11611 [8NO]

Nomination of Thomas E. Moss To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of William J. Riley To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of William P. Johnson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of William S. Duffey, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of William W. Mercer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Permanently Extend Authority To Redact Financial Disclosure Statements of Judicial Employees and Officers: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2336) (S. Rept. 107-111), S12681 [7DE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 107-239), H6779 [12OC]

Product Packaging Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1233), S9197 [6SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1233) (S. Rept. 107-106), S12368 [4DE]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2975) (H. Rept. 107-236), H6696, H6700 [11OC]

Require a Report on the Effectiveness of State Justice Institute Operations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2048), S13145 [13DE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 264, Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 107-237), H6779 [12OC]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

State Justice Institute Operations Effectiveness Report: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2048) (H. Rept. 107-89), H5332 [2AU]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 584), S8570 [1AU]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 107-166), H4723 [26JY]

U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 861), S13145 [13DE]

U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Court Arbitration Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 861) (H. Rept. 107-16), H831 [12MR]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 503) (H. Rept. 107-42), H1554 [24AP]

Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1270), S9805 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8138-H8142 [14NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2187, S2188 [13MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4151, H4155, H4162, H4170, H4179, H4181, H4189 [18JY]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6768 [12OC]

Statements

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, S6552, S6555 [21JN], S7059 [28JN]

Broadcasting Executions to the Public: Derek Wong, Drew Arnold, Theresa Savaglio, and Alex Whittelseui, E1757 [2OC]

Eulogy of the Dog: George G. Vest, S7307 [9JY]

Indemnification Authority Extension for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Executive Office of the President, H8367 [27NO]

Nomination of Harris L. Hartz To Be Circuit Judge: Senator Bingaman, S12472 [6DE]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Executive Office of the President, H1620, H1645 [26AP], E613 [24AP]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1639 [26AP]

———Representative Bachus, H1623 [26AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act: Executive Office of the President, S10577 [11OC]

Subpoena Notices

Calvert County, MD, Dept. of Social Services, H852 [13MR]

Circuit Court of Manatee County, FL, H78 [30JA]

Court of Common Pleas of Summit County, OH, H5458 [10SE]

Johnson County, IA, District Court, H1502 [24AP]

Los Angeles County, CA, Municipal Court, H1502 [24AP]

Marine Corps, H8342 [19NO]

Superior Court for Allen County, IN, H3811 [10JY], H3927 [11JY]

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H159 [31JA], H4786 [30JY], H5453 [6SE], H5612 [13SE], H6064 [28SE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H8183 [15NO]

Supreme Court of New York, H6831 [16OC]

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, H78 [30JA]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H5365 [5SE], H8227 [15NO]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H3137 [13JN]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, H78 [30JA], H3491 [25JN]

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, H3137 [13JN]

Utah Second Judicial District, Weber County, UT, H3008 [12JN]

Utah Third District Court, H5365 [5SE]

Washtenaw County, MI, Circuit Court, H8750 [4DE]

Summaries

Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights Act (S. 889), S4952 [15MY]

Crime Victims Assistance Act (S. 783), S4003 [26AP]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act (S. 304), S1315-S1317 [13FE]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 486), S2006 [7MR]

Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act (S. 1611), S11368 [1NO]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 1437), S9511 [19SE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11056-S11058 [25OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act (S. 1510): Title III—International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing, S10564 [11OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S11883 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9244 [10SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4074-H4080 [17JY]

———conference report, H8147-H8154 [14NO]

12th graders drug use, S13964 [20DE]

Testimonies

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Carroll O'Connor, S8459 [31JY]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Michael Lenz (1999), E699 [2MY]

———Ronald Weich, H1621 [26AP]

———Shiwona Pace, E681 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H512 [1MR]

H. Res. 119, consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1610 [26AP]

H. Res. 192, consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4069 [17JY]

H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5185 [2AU]

H. Res. 240, return H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, to Senate, H5857 [20SE]

H. Res. 263, same-day consideration of H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6706 [12OC]

H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6712 [12OC]

H. Res. 286, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8142 [14NO]

H.R. 254, congressional review of proposed construction of court facilities, E64 [30JA]

H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H530-H575 [1MR]

H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7742-S7789 [17JY]

H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1612-H1614 [26AP]

H.R. 558, Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA, H449 [28FE]

H.R. 559, John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA, H334 [14FE]

H.R. 852, Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH, H7748 [6NO]

H.R. 860, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act, H893 [14MR]

H.R. 861, U.S. Code technical amendments relative to court vacation of arbitration awards, H902 [14MR]

H.R. 863, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act, H6808-H6811 [16OC]

H.R. 988, Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, H5322 [2AU]

H.R. 1098, Maritime Policy Improvment Act, H1023-H1025 [21MR]

H.R. 1583, Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN, H5944 [24SE]

H.R. 1801, Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX, H2340 [21MY]

H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]

H.R. 1866, clarify the basis for granting patent reexamination requests, H5358 [5SE]

H.R. 1886, provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings, H5359 [5SE]

H.R. 2048, require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations, H5362 [5SE]

H.R. 2137, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, H4392-H4394 [23JY]

H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S14065-S14072 [20DE], H4384-H4389 [23JY]

H.R. 2336, permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers, H6813 [16OC], H10464 [19DE]

H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9443-S9459 [14SE]

H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5222-H5247 [2AU]

H.R. 2657, District of Columbia Family Court Act, S13312-S13316 [14DE], H5740-H5744 [20SE]

H.R. 2841, James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY, H8056 [13NO]

H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6726-H6739 [12OC]

H.R. 2983, indemnification authority extension for damages from nuclear incidents, H8358-H8360 [27NO]

H.R. 2985, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H8107 [13NO]

H.R. 3004, Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, H6902-H6915 [16OC], H6924-H6936 [17OC]

H.R. 3093, William L. Beatty Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Alton, IL, H8324 [16NO]

H.R. 3160, Bioterrorism Enforcement Act, H7139 [23OC]

H.R. 3162, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act, H7159-H7196 [23OC]

H.R. 3209, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act, H9189 [11DE]

H.R. 3282, Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT, H9152 [11DE]

S. 6, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S101-S113 [22JA]

S. 16, 21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act, S164-S214 [22JA]

S. 32, Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act, S309 [22JA]

S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S311 [22JA]

S. 34, eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal courts, S312 [22JA]

S. 36, clarify the effect and application of legislation, S313 [22JA]

S. 59, allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals, S322 [22JA]

S. 106, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government, S379 [22JA]

S. 146, jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding, S458 [23JA]

S. 163, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S530 [24JA]

S. 191, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S585 [25JA]

S. 192, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S587 [25JA]

S. 194, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S639-S643 [29JA]

S. 220, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S788-S833 [30JA]

S. 233, National Death Penalty Moratorium Act, S925-S927 [31JA]

S. 273, divide New Jersey into two judicial districts, S1129 [7FE]

S. 283, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S1136-S1154 [7FE]

S. 316, Teacher Liability Protection Act, S1338 [13FE]

S. 346, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, S1477 [15FE]

S. 349, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S1480 [15FE]

S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]

S. 410, expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence under the Violence Against Women Act, S1702 [28FE]

S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2480-S2530 [19MR]

S. 443, increase maximum term of imprisonment for offenses involving stolen firearms, S1783 [1MR]

S. 447, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S1786 [1MR]

S. 480, Unborn Victims of of Violence Act, S2118 [9MR]

S. 486, Innocence Protection Act, S2000-S2006 [7MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 584, Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S2667 [21MR], S8994 [3AU]

S. 600, enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals, S2774 [22MR]

S. 619, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, S2903 [26MR]

S. 733, eliminate duplicative intent requirement for carjacking, S3717 [6AP]

S. 735, General Attempt Provision Act, S3717 [6AP]

S. 757, Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA, S3792 [23AP], S5658 [24MY]

S. 774, Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN, S5658 [24MY]

S. 783, Crime Victims Assistance Act, S3999-S4003 [26AP]

S. 791, Video Teleconferencing Improvements Act, S4008 [26AP]

S. 850, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S4603 [9MY]

S. 865, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S4840-S4842 [10MY]

S. 928, Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act, S5459 [22MY]

S. 1048, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S6328 [14JN]

S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S7338-S7361 [9JY]

S. 1089, temporarily expand Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review, S6668 [22JN]

S. 1099, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S14062 [20DE]

S. 1129, increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Federal Government, S7096 [28JN]

S. 1140, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, S7195 [29JN]

S. 1165, Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control Act, S7500-S7515 [11JY]

S. 1232, Cybermolesters Enforcement Act, S8135 [24JY]

S. 1233, Product Packaging Protection Act, S8136 [24JY]

S. 1234, Anti-Sexual Predator Act, S8205 [25JY]

S. 1235, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S8205-S8207 [25JY]

S. 1236, Criminal Gang Abatement Act, S8210-S8212 [25JY]

S. 1270, Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR, S11921 [15NO]

S. 1287, Judge Dan M. Russell, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gulfport, MS, S8579 [1AU]

S. 1319, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S8727-S8733 [2AU]

S. 1340, Indian Probate Reform Act, S8761 [2AU]

S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]

S. 1382, District of Columbia Family Court Act, S8954-S8958 [3AU]

S. 1420, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S9338-S9340 [12SE]

S. 1437, Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act, S9510 [19SE]

S. 1459, James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID, S9809 [25SE], S11921 [15NO], H8377 [27NO]

S. 1510, Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act, S10307-S10333 [4OC], S10604-S10630 [11OC], S10717-S10743 [15OC]

S. 1611, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S11367 [1NO]

S. 1659, Terrorist Hoax Costs Recovery Act, S11614 [8NO]

S. 1666, Anti Terrorist Hoax and False Report Act, S11618 [8NO]

S. 1712, Class Action Fairness Act, S11947-S11950 [15NO]

S. 1723, Protect Victims of Identify Theft Act, S12006 [16NO]

S. 1828, Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act, S13154 [13DE]

S. 1857, statute of limitations extension relative to the negotiated settlement of Native American tribal claims, S13712 [19DE]

S. 1858, Terrorist Victims' Courtroom Access Act, S13893 [20DE]

S. 1877, clarify and reaffirm cause of action and Federal court jurisdiction for former U.S. hostages against Iran, S13966 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 9, condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict, S1349 [13FE]

S. Con. Res. 23, Justice for the Victims of Pan Am 103 Resolution, S2231 [13MR], S3767 [6AP]

S. Res. 28, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony in Idaho v. Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr., S1638 [27FE]

S. Res. 77, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, S4012 [26AP]

S. Res. 82, Senate Legal Counsel representation and production of records in Richard B. Callahan v. Dept. of the Treasury, and Lori Y. Vassar v. Dept. of the Treasury, S4270 [3MY]

S. Res. 84, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Timothy A. Holt v. Phil Gramm, S4516 [8MY]

S. Res. 91, condemn murder of U.N. relief workers in Indonesia and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible, S5278 [21MY], S6531 [20JN]

S. Res. 95, National Court Reporting and Captioning Day, S5712 [25MY]

S. Res. 136, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony in Connecticut v. Kenneth J. LaFontaine, Jr., S7883 [18JY]

S. Res. 137, Senate Legal Counsel representation in John Hoffman v. James Jeffords, S7969 [19JY]

S. Res. 141, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony authorization in New York v. Adela Holzer, S8367 [27JY]

S. Res. 181, Senate Legal Counsel representation, testimony, and document production in Idaho v. Joseph D. Hooper, S11958 [15NO]

S. Res. 186, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Lee v. Lott, S12385 [4DE]

S. Res. 192, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al, S13305 [14DE]

Transcripts

Dept. of Justice Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Representative Traficant: Representative Traficant and Richard Detor, E2011-E2014 [6NO]

International Criminal Court: Committee on International Relations (House), H2121-H2123 [10MY]

Nomination hearing of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S602 [29JA]

Nomination Hearing of Edith Brown Clement To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11709 [13NO]