CIVIL LIBERTIES related term(s) Civil Rights

Addresses

On the Tenth Anniversary. . .: Vasyl Luchkiw, E1580 [5SE]

Removal of U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Commission: Jerry S. Grafstein, E943 [24MY]

Amendments

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4063 [17JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S6058 [11JN], S7597, S7598, S7599 [12JY], S8247 [25JY]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (S. Res. 194), S14009, S14054 [20DE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 62), S8979, S8993 [3AU]

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

Analyses

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act (S. 216), S779 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Attempt To Set Ablaze Sikh Houses in IHK Foiled, E1215 [26JN]

Canadian Sikh Forced To Remove Turban at LaGuardia, E2104 [15NO]

Centre Bans 23 Terrorist Outfits, E1976 [31OC]

Choose Life Over Liberty—Red-Light Cameras in Dick Armey's Sights, S9015 [4SE]

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

Curb on Sale of Consumer Data Upheld, S4595 [9MY]

Flag Amendment Should Die, H4060 [17JY]

Guatemala's Four Decades of Terror, E2148 [28NO]

Harassment Continues—Forged Criminal Case Filed Against ``Burning Punjab'', E1973 [31OC]

Immigrants and the National Insecurity, E2363 [20DE]

In Talks on Afghan Future, Women Aren't Present, H8554 [28NO]

J. Wesley Watkins III, 65, Dies—Civil Liberties Lawyer, Activist, S5961 [7JN], E1038 [6JN]

Kashmir Capitals Put Under Curfew After Killings, E147 [8FE]

Know Your Customer, E172 [13FE]

Meskis a Readers' Champion, E1631 [11SE]

Postal Service Has Its Eye on You, E1219 [27JN]

Resentful West Spurned Sudan's Key Terror Files, H7117 [17OC]

Russia's Unfree Press, E133 [7FE]

Safe for Democracy, and a Nation—The Idea of This Country Post 9/11, S12769 [10DE]

Seizing Dictatorial Power, E2101 [15NO]

Sikh Asked To Hand Over Turban Before Boarding Plane, E1960 [30OC]

Too Many Federal Cops, E2240 [7DE]

Two Christian Priests Abducted and Beaten, E299 [7MR]

U.N. Entity Courts Irrelevance, E997 [26MY]

Viewing Web Site ``Burning Punjab'' Banned in North India, E1780 [2OC]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, E1363 [18JY]

Why Trade Won't Bring Democracy to China, H4311-H4314, H4318-H4321 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (see S. 76), S99 [22JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 1373), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

———protect lives of unborn persons (see S. 75), S99 [22JA]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5455 [6SE]

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see S. Con. Res. 86), S12100 [28NO] (see H. Con. Res. 268), H8133 [13NO]

———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction and commend participants in the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy (see S. Res. 191), S13145 [13DE]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H7909 [7NO]

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 38), S5118 [17MY] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1924 [3MY]

Armed Forces: clarify protections under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (see H.R. 2738), H5334 [2AU]

———provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 3291), H8181 [14NO]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 34), S3994 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 131), H2142 [10MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform: establish (see H.R. 561), H322 [13FE]

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

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (see S. Res. 158), S9253 [10SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 1050), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see S. 290), S1218 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 50), H2888 [5JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

———revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1497 [4AP]

Citizens' Privacy Commission: establish (see S. 851), S4589 [9MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1362), H1408 [3AP]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H62 [6JA]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H323 [13FE]

Commission on Election Procedures: establish (see H.R. 119), H59 [6JA]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 216), S707 [30JA] (see H.R. 60), H26 [3JA]

Computers: importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H2998 [7JN]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H221 [7FE]

Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220), H5455 [6SE]

Courts: 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]

———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]

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

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

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

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

———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (see S. 1742), S12161 [29NO]

———prohibit unauthorized trafficking in personal DNA information (see H.R. 3266), H7959 [8NO]

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

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

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 799), S4044 [30AP] (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H955 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (see S. 1827), S13145 [13DE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see S. 603), S2823 [23MR] (see H.R. 1193), H1114 [22MR]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———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 teachers and other school professionals with the tools to undertake reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see H.R. 1844), H2183 [15MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 218), S707 [30JA] (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 263), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Employment: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5337 [2AU]

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]

———exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H1554 [24AP]

———provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1242), S8203 [25JY]

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

———reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H2846 [25MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 881), H648 [6MR]

FCC: establish an office on victims of media bias (see H.R. 2700), H5125 [1AU]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 920), H740 [7MR]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 2720, 2730), H5333 [2AU]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 536), S2306 [14MR]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 30), S98 [22JA] (see S. 450), S1747 [1MR]

———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H6458 [9OC]

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H5487 [10SE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H25 [3JA]

———protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 906), S5118 [17MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H1485 (see H.R. 1460), H1495 [4AP] (see H.R. 1762), H2022 [8MY] (see H. Con. Res. 119), H1716 [1MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 80), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H223 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H3959 [11JY]

———desecration (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1556 [24AP]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7718 [1NO]

Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 1353), S8910 [3AU]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

———issue rules regulating telemarketing firms relative to deceptive and abusive recovery practices (see H.R. 1424), H1483 (see H.R. 1424), H1493 [4AP]

Government: 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]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 2059), H2888 [5JN]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7333 [25OC]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 21), H399 [14FE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 2113), H2997 [7JN]

———remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2928), H5926 [21SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S1270 [13FE] (see S. 382), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 194), S13944 [20DE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 873), S4890 [14MY] (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H1604 [25AP]

Law enforcement: 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]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1778), H2081 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H62 [6JA]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (see S. 379), S1463 [15FE]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 197), S636 [29JA]

———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (see S. 1164), S7494 [11JY]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.R. 1215), H1187 [27MR]

———prohibit making, trading, selling, installing, or using of information collection devices without proper labeling or notice and consent (see H.R. 112), H59 [6JA]

———prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (see H.R. 2615), H4540 [24JY]

———prohibit the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers by financial institutions and define such numbers as nonpublic personal information (see S. 324), S1394 [14FE]

———prohibit the sale or purchase of Social Security numbers (see S. 451), S1747 [1MR]

———protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H3066 [12JN]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 237), H76 [20JA] (see H.R. 347), H164 [31JA]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H63 [6JA]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H27 [3JA] (see H.R. 1478), H1486 (see H.R. 1478), H1496 [4AP]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H27 [3JA]

———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (see S. 1055), S6318 [14JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H648 [6MR]

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]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H441 [27FE]

Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (see S. Res. 27), S1464 [15FE]

Schools: recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H3465 [21JN]

Slovenia: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 116), S6862 [25JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see S. 1014), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 848), S4589 [9MY]

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

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 17), S1063 [6FE]

Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 2077), H2955 [6JN]

Telecommunications: require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H109 [30JA]

Terrorism: 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, clarify application of privacy requirements to new cable television services, and strengthen security at certain nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3016), H6260 [3OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1928 [7MY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S2894 [26MR] (see H. Con. Res. 269), H8133 [13NO]

U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H4112 [17JY]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H26 [3JA]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H827 [8MR]

———independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 62), S8465 [31JY] (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4779 [27JY] (see H. Res. 222), H5338 [2AU]

Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 55), H3465 [21JN]

———persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H3805 [28JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 72), H7852 [6NO]

———direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see S. 368), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 752), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 2275), H3464 [21JN]

———encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 5), H28 [3JA]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments in upgrading voting systems and devices and enhance participation by military personnel in national elections (see S. 479), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1482), H1486 (see H.R. 1482), H1496 [4AP]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 354), H164 [31JA]

———guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 28), S98 [22JA]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see S. 731), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 1377), H1409 [3AP]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

———permit voters to vote for ``None of the Above'' in Federal elections and require an additional election if ``None of the Above'' receives the most votes (see H.R. 2759), H5335 [2AU]

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

———protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces (see S. 738), S3706 [6AP]

———provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 1228), H1188 [27MR]

———provide voters the right, through advisory initiatives, to propose the enactment or repeal of Federal laws in a national election (see H.R. 2760), H5335 [2AU]

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H5338 [2AU]

———support rights of registered voters (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3150 [13JN]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2082 [9MY]

Washington, George: commemorate significance of the letter sent to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI (see S. Con. Res. 16), S1464 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 62), H928 [14MR]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 32), H649 [6MR]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR] (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H1115 [22MR]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H8343 [19NO]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see S. 1237), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 619), H393 [14FE]

Yugoslavia: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see S. Res. 60), S2306 [14MR]

Explanations

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards (H.R. 430), E124 [6FE]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E753 [8MY]

———Inderjit S. Jaijee, E774 [10MY]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Charles A. Spain, Jr., H4045 [17JY]

———Colin L. Powell, E1363 [18JY]

Declaration by refugee Dac Vi Hoang relative to Vietnam human rights and trade status: Sandra L. Rierson, H4647 [26JY]

Embryonic stem cell research funding: several Senators, S9118 [5SE]

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 medical privacy: Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, H2981, H2982 [7JN]

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

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act: several consumer organizations, S306 [22JA]

Importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws: Lamont H. Dozier, E1945 [30OC]

Indian attack on Kashmir: Council of Khalistan, E1901 [16OC]

Law enforcement traffic stops motivated by race or other biases: John Ashcroft, Attorney General, S2272 [14MR]

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]

NIH stem cell research: President Bush, S6395 [19JN]

———several Senators, S6394 [19JN]

People's Republic of China human rights violations relative to religious freedom: Michael E. Guest, Dept. of State, E1097 [13JN]

Prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Brian Kent, E981 [25MY]

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

Reasonable Search Standards Act: Senators Durbin and Voinovich and Representatives John Lewis and Houghton, S4047 [30AP]

Regulation prohibiting Army Reserve members from wearing religious symbols while in uniform: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E319 [8MR]

———Trilok S. Puniani, E319 [8MR]

Status of religious freedom in the People's Republic of China: Michael E. Guest, Dept. of State, H4314 [19JY]

Summit meeting between India and Pakistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1412 [24JY]

Lists

Official list of voters in Tirana, Albania, E945-E972 [25MY]

Religious prisoners in the People's Republic of China, H4314 [19JY], E1097 [13JN]

Supporters of H.J. Res. 50, make People's Republic of China trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H4326 [19JY]

Outlines

Procedural safeguards for military tribunals, S13280 [14DE]

Poems

``Now I Sit Me Down in School'', H7125 [17OC]

Press releases

Indian Arrogance Exposed During Musharraf—Vajpayee Summit: Council of Khalistan, E1414 [24JY]

Sikhs Condemn Killings in Kashmir, Appeal to Both Communities To Exercise Restraint: Council of Khalistan, E145 [8FE]

Sikhs Observe Khalistan Martyrs Day—Indian Attack on Golden Temple Laid Foundation of Khalistan: Council of Khalistan, E1075 [12JN]

Time for Freedom: Council of Khalistan, E680 [1MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 2763), E1547 [3AU]

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction, H8163 [14NO], H8554 [28NO], H8893 [5DE]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and inclusion of women in any newly established Government (H. Res. 281), E2027 [7NO], E2116 [16NO]

———U.S. policy, H7112-H7119 [17OC], H7326, H7327-H7329 [25OC]

Albania: elections, E945 [25MY]

———independence anniversary, E2146 [28NO], E2221 [7DE]

Armed Forces: clarify protections under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (H.R. 2738), E1603 [6SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6022-H6025 [25SE], E1751 [28SE]

———regulation prohibiting Army Reserve members from wearing religious symbols while in uniform, E319 [8MR]

Armenia: independence anniversary, E1695, E1702 [21SE], E1905 [16OC]

Aviation: implementation of voluntary Sky ID airline security program, H8847 [5DE]

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E1900 [16OC]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (H. Con. Res. 131), E781 [10MY]

Bangladesh: independence anniversary, H1177 [27MR], E462, E463 [27MR]

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

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive, H1064 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, E1097 [13JN]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4303-H4329 [19JY], H4622 [25JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent agreement, H4034 [17JY]

———normal trade relations status, H2564, H2565 [22MY], H2682 [24MY]

———persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners, E1354 [18JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), H1388, H1392 [3AP], H1697 [1MY], E521, E526 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1362), H1392 [3AP], E531 [3AP]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (H.R. 185), E6 [3JA]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish, H78 [30JA]

Commission on International Religious Freedom: tribute, E842 [17MY]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: briefing on registration requirements for certain religious groups, E2334 [19DE]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (H.R. 60), H376 [14FE], H2322 [17MY]

Constitution Week: observance, E1691 [21SE]

Courts: 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]

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

Cuba: emigration of nationals to the U.S., H2057 [9MY]

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]

Cyprus: independence anniversary, E1763 [2OC], E1843 [10OC]

———membership in European Union, E1389 [20JY]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (H.J. Res. 38), E371 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H4094-H4097 [17JY], E1359 [18JY], E1418 [24JY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5594 [13SE], H5920, H5921, H5922 [21SE], E1655 [14SE], E1676 [20SE], E1702 [21SE], E2089 [15NO], E2120 [16NO]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5691-H5698 [14SE], E1662 [14SE], E1680, E1685 [20SE], E1707 [24SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (H.R. 1193), E439 [22MR]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children, H2587, H2588 [23MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 263), E44 [30JA]

———establish (H.R. 775), H483, H493 [28FE], H4612 [25JY], E241 [28FE]

Employment: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 2755), E1550 [3AU]

———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (H.R. 2800), E1540 [3AU]

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

Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1050-H1057 [21MR]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy protection, E1830 [9OC]

———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (H.R. 3068), E1830 [9OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H944 [15MR], H3872 [11JY], H4043-H4069, H4101 [17JY], E339 [13MR], E980 [25MY], E1362, E1363, E1365 [18JY], E1374 [19JY], E1380, E1388 [20JY], E1429 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 189), H4035, H4036 [17JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.R. 80), E12 [3JA]

———desecration (H. Con. Res. 105), E609 [24AP]

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

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

Government regulations: impact on personal liberties, H657 [7MR]

Guatemala: prosecution of Efrain Rios Montt for crimes against the Mayan community, E2148 [28NO]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3597 [26JN], H3623 [27JN], H3868, H3869, H3870, H3871, H3872, H3873 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4029, H4101 [17JY], H4119 [18JY], H4380 [23JY], H4435 [24JY], H4765 [27JY], H5327-H5329 [2AU], H6631, H6633 [11OC]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (H. Con. Res. 254), H8044-H8047 [13NO], E1926 [25OC]

Hormel, James C.: ACLU On the Frontline Award recipient, E1385 [20JY]

House of Representatives: appoint Member to lead the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance simultaneously with the Pledge Across America program, H6681 [11OC]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (H. Con. Res. 177), H3689 [27JN]

Immigration: assessment of policies in aftermath of terrorist attacks, E2363 [20DE]

India: anniversary of attack on the Golden Temple, E1075 [12JN]

———civil liberties violations of religious minorities, H5326 [2AU], E65 [30JA], E144, E147 [8FE], E225 [27FE], E298 [7MR], E1075 [12JN], E1083 [13JN], E1215 [26JN], E1235 [27JN], E1274 [29JN], E1313 [11JY], E1412, E1414 [24JY], E1551 [3AU], E1901 [16OC], E1975 [31OC]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E82 [31JA], E225 [27FE], E679 [1MY], E752 [8MY], E773 [10MY], E1215 [26JN], E1235 [27JN], E1274 [29JN], E1780 [2OC], E1790 [3OC], E1973 [31OC]

———independence anniversary, E1522, E1551 [3AU]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, E1477 [31JY]

———Sikh observance of Vaisakhi Day, E752 [8MY]

———U.S. policy, E1477 [31JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 602), H7290 [24OC], E164 [13FE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: encourage cooperation by all governments, entities, and municipalities in the region, H4513, H4514, H4518 [24JY]

Iraq: encourage convening of U.N. war crimes tribunal relative to invasions of Iran and Kuwait and other crimes against humanity, H4785 [30JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E780 [10MY]

Kazakhstan: freedom of religion violations, E370 [15MR], E1882 [12OC]

———independence anniversary, E1508 [2AU], E1993 [2NO]

———treatment of U.S. citizens relative to religious beliefs, E1176 [21JN]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H415 [27FE]

Kyrgyzstan: freedom of religion violations, E1882 [12OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H3124-H3129 [13JN], E1120 [14JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 1109), E404 [20MR]

Latvia: independence anniversary, E1375 [20JY]

Law enforcement: use of profiling in prevention of crime and terrorism, H7414 [30OC], H7882-H7884 [7NO]

Lebanon: independence anniversary, E2143 [28NO], E2222 [7DE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, H354 [14FE], E213 [27FE]

Macedonia: discrimination against ethnic Albanians, H2252 [16MY]

———political reform, E700 [2MY]

Mann, Simranjit Singh: condemn threatening remarks made against Awatar Singh Sekhon by a supporter, E765 [10MY]

Meskis, Joyce: National Council of Teachers of English National Intellectual Freedom Award recipient, E1630 [11SE]

Morgan, Ron: tribute to book ``The American Spirit in the New Millennium'', E2250 [11DE]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (H.R. 430), E123 [6FE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: combat torture, police abuse, and racial profiling in member states, E1545 [3AU]

Peru: independence anniversary, E1464 [27JY]

Postal Service: reform regulatory authority and repeal authority to implement ``Know Your Customer'' policies, E1219 [27JN]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (H.R. 2615), E1417 [24JY]

———protect consumer privacy on Government websites, H4562 [25JY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 347), H137 [31JA], E76 [31JA]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E8 [3JA], E172 [13FE]

———protection of personal information on Government websites, H2961 [7JN]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1478), E564 [5AP]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, H78 [30JA]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 89), E29 [20JA]

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

Real property: economic impact of governmental acquisition of private lands, H1037 [21MR]

Religion: condemn attacks on Sikh Americans, E1641, E1644 [13SE]

———request for Sikhs to remove turbans during searches at airports, E1960 [30OC], E2104 [15NO]

Romania: tribute to political reforms relative to chairmanship of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1455 [27JY]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press, E133 [7FE], E517 [3AP]

Schools: condemn rules prohibiting observance of Christmas, H9243, H9245 [12DE]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H715, H716 [7MR], H1050-H1057 [21MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 2036), E988 [26MY]

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

Sound recording and reproducing: importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws, E1944 [30OC]

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

Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (H.R. 2077), E1030 [6JN]

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

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

———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, H8036 [13NO], E1929 [25OC], E2064 [13NO], E2100 [15NO]

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

———U.S. policy, H5977 [25SE], H8649-H8654 [29NO], H8743 [30NO]

Tibet: anniversary of national uprising, E322 [8MR]

Tibetan National Day: observance, E25 [6JA], E186 [14FE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E403 [20MR], E438 [22MR], E445 [26MR], E511 [3AP]

Turkey: independence anniversary, E1969 [31OC]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership, E1154 [19JN]

———U.S. removal, H1935 [8MY], E943 [24MY], E996 [26MY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1488 [1AU], E1580, E1586 [5SE]

———independence anniversary (H. Res. 222), H5323, H5324 [2AU]

Vaisakhi Day: observance, E679 [1MY]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H4640-H4650 [26JY], H5430, H5432-H5440 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4639-H4650 [26JY], E1478 [31JY]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), unanimous-consent agreement, H4622 [25JY]

———persecution of Montagnard peoples (H. Con. Res. 178), E1261 [29JN]

———workers' rights and fair labor standards, H5429 [6SE]

Virginia Military Institute: custom of prayer before dinner, H2188 [16MY]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H9290, H9297 [12DE]

———direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (H.R. 2275), H4561 [25JY], E1183 [21JN]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment, H351 [14FE]

———extend uniformed services personnel electronic voting system to include U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, E1697 [21SE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, H2316-H2323 [17MY], H4371 [20JY], E845 [17MY], E861 [21MY], E1394 [23JY]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election, E1027 [6JN]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (H. Con. Res. 63), H905 [14MR]

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

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (H. Res. 139), H2681 [24MY]

Women: require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (H.R. 3342), E2156 [28NO]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (H.R. 619), E179 [14FE]

Yugoslavia: Kosovo independence, H1064 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 76), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

———protect lives of unborn persons (S. 75), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction, S11988 [16NO]

———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (S. Con. Res. 86), S12110 [28NO], S13225 [13DE]

———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction and commend participants in the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy (S. Res. 191), S13225 [13DE]

———U.S. policy, S10141-S10144 [3OC], S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Armenia: independence anniversary, S9610 [21SE]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (S. Con. Res. 34), S4013 [26AP], S7887 [18JY]

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

California Anti-Terrorism Information Center: funding, S12670 [7DE]

Cambodia: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10898 [23OC]

Cape Verde: independence anniversary, S7189 [29JN]

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (S. Res. 158), S9259 [10SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive, S7062-S7064 [28JN], S7128 [29JN]

———protect infants who are born alive (S. 1050), S6329 [14JN]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (S. 290), S1221, S1222 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S7713-S7718 [16JY]

Citizens' Privacy Commission: establish (S. 851), S4604-S4607 [9MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 684), S3350, S3351 [3AP]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 216), S777-S780 [30JA]

Computers: combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users, S10551 [11OC]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism, S1912 [6MR]

Congress: encourage the continuation of debate on issues of national concern, S10147 [3OC]

Constitution Week: observance, S9481-S9485 [19SE]

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

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

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

———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1742), S12162 [29NO]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 799), S4046 [30AP], S10283 [4OC]

Czech Republic: condemn interference with freedom of the press, S13143 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S13296 [14DE]

Dept. of Justice: request for information on the detention of individuals in connection with terrorist attacks, S13923-S13925 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (S. 1827), S13153 [13DE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9368, S9369 [13SE], S9551 [20SE], S10381 [9OC]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), S9614 [21SE], S9859 [26SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (S. 603), S2824 [23MR]

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]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 218), S782 [30JA]

———establish (S. 953), S5631 [24MY], S8044 [23JY]

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]

FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10584 [11OC]

Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 536), S2319 [14MR]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 30), S303-S307 [22JA]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 450), S1788 [1MR], S3987 [26AP]

Firearms: protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 906), S5120 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), S7889 [18JY], S7893 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 7), S2229-S2231 [13MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit roving wiretap authority, S10575-S10577 [11OC]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Republic of China, People's Republic of China, and Republic of Korea, S9868 [26SE]

———encourage foreign nations to increase security of nuclear materials and weapons of mass destruction, S13283-S13286 [14DE]

Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (S. 1412), S9255 [10SE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S7846-S7851 [18JY], S9117 [5SE], S9209 [10SE], S11154 [30OC], S12024, S12025 [27NO], S13780 [20DE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S3552-S3554 [5AP], S6393-S6395 [19JN]

———establish guidelines on embryonic stem cell research, S7846-S7851 [18JY]

———somatic cell nuclear transfer research funding, S12024, S12025 [27NO]

History: future of Western civilization, S12769 [10DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10953, S10954 [24OC]

India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, S1162-S1164 [7FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S7072 [28JN], S7131, S7135, S7162 [29JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 318), S1340-S1344 [13FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 318), star print, S5658 [24MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 382), S1524 [15FE]

International Women's Day: observance, S2064-S2066 [8MR]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (S. Res. 194), S14054 [20DE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 1107), S6992-S6994 [27JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 873), S4892 [14MY]

Law enforcement: ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (S. 1253), S9247 [10SE]

———photo enforcement of traffic signals, S9014 [4SE]

———prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases, S2270-S2272 [14MR]

———surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10570-S10575 [11OC]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S1215 [8FE], S1458 [15FE]

Nagorno-Karabagh: independence anniversary, S9066 [4SE]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (S. 379), S1523 [15FE]

National security: establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S13776-S13778 [20DE]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 197), S644 [29JA]

———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (S. 1164), S7497 [11JY]

———prohibit the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers by financial institutions and define such numbers as nonpublic personal information (S. 324), S1395 [14FE]

———prohibit the sale or purchase of Social Security numbers (S. 451), S1788 [1MR]

———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (S. 1055), S6337-S6339 [14JN]

Public safety officers: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S11271, S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO]

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, S7998 [20JY]

Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (S. Res. 27), S1528 [15FE], S3766 [6AP]

Slovenia: independence anniversary (S. Res. 116), S6866 [25JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (S. 1014), S6129 [12JN]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 848), S4591-S4597 [9MY]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (S. Res. 17), S1234 [8FE]

Terrorism: 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]

Treaties and agreements: labor and environmental provisions included in the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area, S9681 [24SE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S247 [19MR], S2657 [21MR]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (S. Con. Res. 28), S2906 [26MR]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (S. Res. 88), S4895 [14MY], S6459 [19JN]

———U.S. removal, S4398 [4MY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 62), S8993 [3AU]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (S. 368), S1507, S1508 [15FE]

———guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (S. 28), S301 [22JA]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections, S9962-S9965 [1OC]

———implement significant election administration reforms, S8044 [23JY], S8692-S8694 [2AU], S9383 [13SE], S11545 [7NO]

———protect voting rights of members the Armed Forces (S. 738), S3718 [6AP]

———protect voting rights (S. 565), S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

Washington, George: commemorate significance of the letter sent to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI (S. Con. Res. 16), S1527 [15FE], S8076 [23JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 10), S2777 [22MR]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (S. 1237), S8213 [25JY]

Yugoslavia: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release, S10916, S10917 [24OC]

———condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (S. Res. 60), S3766 [6AP]

Zimbabwe: political reform, S9867 [26SE]

Reports

Resolving the Crisis in Macedonia: Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi, Albanian-American Civil League, E700-E702 [2MY]

Torture, Threats and Inhumane Treatment by Indian and Russian Immigration Personnel: Awatar Singh Sekhon, International Journal of Sikh Affairs, E225 [27FE]

Reports filed

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2175) (H. Rept. 107-186), H5332 [2AU]

Commemorate Anniversary of the Deportation of the Chechen People to Central Asia by Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 27), S3339 [3AP]

Commemorate Significance of the Letter Sent by George Washington to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 107-143), H4111 [17JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 16), S7955 [19JY]

Condemn Detention of Kosovar Albanians Held in Serbia and Call for Their Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 60), S3339 [3AP]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 36, Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 107-136), H3959 [11JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 107-115), H3711 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS Responsibilities Regarding Biological Agents, Toxins, Privacy Requirements to Cable Television Services, and Nuclear Facilities Security: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 107-231), H6457 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS Responsibilities Regarding Biological Agents and Toxins, Cable Television Services Privacy Requirements, and Security at Certain Nuclear Facilities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 107-231), H7851 [6NO]

End Turkish Restrictions on Freedoms and Human Rights of the Enclaved People of Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 28), S7588 [12JY]

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Independence Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 34), S7588 [12JY]

Make Normal Trade Relations Status With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 55) (H. Rept. 107-154), H4427 [23JY]

Make People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Contingent Upon Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 107-145), H4215 [18JY]

Participation of Women From All Ethnic Groups in the Economic and Political Reconstruction of Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 86), S13049 [12DE]

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]

Sri Lankan Independence Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 17), S1121 [7FE]

U.N. Human Rights Commission U.S. Membership Restoration: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 88), S5613 [24MY]

Ukraine Independence Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 62), S8570 [1AU]

Voting Technology Standards Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 107-263), H7591 [31OC]

Statements

Accession of Cyprus to the European Union: Representative Crowley, E1107 [14JN]

Gun Control: Kevin Decausemacker, E1647 [13SE]

Sikhs Rush To Protect the Christians: Persecuted Church of India (organization), E66 [30JA]

U.S. Policy Relative to Afghanistan: Representative Rohrabacher, H7116 [17OC]

Summaries

Crime Victims Assistance Act (S. 783), S4003 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 227, protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5698 [14SE]

H. Con. Res. 254, celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, H8044 [13NO]

H. Res. 189, consideration of H.J. Res. 36, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, H4035 [17JY]

H. Res. 222, Ukrainian independence anniversary, H5324 [2AU]

H.J. Res. 36, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, H4043 [17JY]

H.J. Res. 50, make People's Republic of China trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H4303 [19JY]

H.J. Res. 55, make normal trade relations status with Vietnam contingent upon free emigration policies, H4639 [26JY]

H.R. 2336, permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers, H6813 [16OC], H10464 [19DE]

S. 28, Military Voting Rights Act, S301 [22JA]

S. 30, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S304-S306 [22JA]

S. 75, Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act, S333 [22JA]

S. 76, Civil Rights of Infants Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 77, Paycheck Fairness Act, S336-S338 [22JA]

S. 197, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S645 [29JA]

S. 216, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S778 [30JA]

S. 316, Teacher Liability Protection Act, S1338 [13FE]

S. 450, Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act, S1788 [1MR]

S. 451, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1789 [1MR]

S. 603, No Taxation Without Representation Act, S2824 [23MR]

S. 723, Stem Cell Research Act, S3553 [5AP]

S. 783, Crime Victims Assistance Act, S3999-S4003 [26AP]

S. 848, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, S4592-S4595 [9MY]

S. 851, Citizens' Privacy Commission Act, S4605 [9MY]

S. 1050, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, S6330 [14JN]

S. 1055, Privacy Act, S6339-S6347 [14JN]

S. 1107, prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes, S6993 [27JN]

S. 1164, Location Privacy Protection Act, S7498 [11JY]

S. 1723, Protect Victims of Identify Theft Act, S12006 [16NO]

S. Con. Res. 16, commemorate significance of the letter sent by George Washington to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI, S1527 [15FE], S8076 [23JY]

S. Con. Res. 28, end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus, S2905 [26MR]

S. Con. Res. 34, independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, S4012 [26AP], S7887 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 38, tribute to Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, S5127 [17MY]

S. Con. Res. 62, Ukrainian independence anniversary, S8484 [31JY], S8993 [3AU]

S. Con. Res. 86, ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in Afghanistan's economic and political reconstruction, S12110 [28NO]

S. Con. Res. 86, participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction of Afghanistan, S13225 [13DE]

S. Res. 17, Sri Lankan independence anniversary, S1089 [6FE], S1234 [8FE]

S. Res. 27, commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia, S1528 [15FE], S3766 [6AP]

S. Res. 60, condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release, S2319 [14MR], S3767 [6AP]

S. Res. 88, restore U.S. membership on U.N. Human Rights Commission, S4895 [14MY]

S. Res. 88, restore U.S. membership to U.N. Human Rights Commission, S6460 [19JN]

S. Res. 116, Slovenian independence anniversary, S6864 [25JN]

S. Res. 158, Century of Equal Opportunity for Women, S9259 [10SE]

S. Res. 191, participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction of Afghanistan and commend participants in the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy, S13155 [13DE]

S. Res. 194, Kazakhstan independence anniversary, S13981 [20DE]

S.J. Res. 7, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, S2230 [13MR]

S.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for women, S2777 [22MR]