DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2215), S14010, S14065 [20DE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

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]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (H.R. 1892), S14064 [20DE]

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]

Analyses

Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act (S. 864), S4838-S4840 [10MY]

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

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. 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]

Articles and editorials

After the Ball Is Over, S935 [1FE]

Ashcroft Double Standard, S943 [1FE]

Ashcroft Is the Wrong Man for Justice, S935 [1FE]

Ashcroft Isn't Right for Attorney General, S940 [1FE]

Ashcroft Rights Record Bears Careful Watching, S873 [31JA]

Ashcroft the Activist, S942 [1FE]

Ashcroft's Pledge To Enforce the Law, S936 [1FE]

Ashcroft's Rights Do Not Include Being AG, S944 [1FE]

Ashcroft's Tough Tasks, S955 [1FE]

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

Ashes to Ashcroft, S962 [1FE]

Building a Cabinet, S953 [1FE]

Bush Withdraws Michigan Judicial Nominees, E407 [20MR]

Character Assassin Should Not Be Attorney General, S956 [1FE]

Christian, a Citizen, S963 [1FE]

Civil Rights `R Us, S943 [1FE]

Confederacy's Favorite Cabinet Nominee, S944 [1FE]

Disqualified by His Religion?, S963 [1FE]

Fairness for Whom?, S945 [1FE]

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]

Good Work, Tom Strickland, E530 [3AP]

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

Hormel Democrats, S978 [1FE]

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]

John Ashcroft, American Partisan, S885 [31JA]

John Ashcroft Should Be Rejected as Attorney General, S935 [1FE]

Joker in the Deck, S952 [1FE]

Judge White's Judges, S958 [1FE]

Mr. Ashcroft and Equality, S952 [1FE]

Mr. Bush's Rightward Lurch, S953 [1FE]

No to Ashcroft, S956 [1FE]

Opposing the Ashcroft Nomination, S941 [1FE]

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

President's Lawyer, and the Court's, S5586 [24MY]

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

Question of Fitness, S873 [31JA]

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

Same Old FBI, S11018 [25OC]

Seizing Dictatorial Power, E2101 [15NO]

Shame of the Ronnie White Vote, S957 [1FE]

Some More Equal Than Others, S956 [1FE]

Ted Kennedy's America—The New McCarthyism, S990 [1FE]

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

Top Corruption Fighter Leaving Post, S13938 [20DE]

Uneasy With Ashcroft, S945 [1FE]

What Ashcroft Did, S872 [31JA]

When Care Beats Haste, S10585 [11OC]

Wrong Choice for Justice, S945 [1FE]

Wrong for Justice, S939 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 1856), H2184 [15MY]

Agriculture: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 282), S1122 [7FE]

———issue guidelines on mergers by wholesale purchasers of livestock, poultry, and unprocessed agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3383), H8731 [29NO]

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

Aviation: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9620 [21SE]

———establish a program for the certification of Federal pilot officers (see H.R. 3171), H7333 [25OC]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see S. 1829), S13300 [14DE] (see H.R. 3505), H10173 [17DE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H27 [3JA]

Children and youth: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S2472 [19MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1031), H928 [14MR]

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

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

Crime: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 682), H396 [14FE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 1526), H1498 [4AP]

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]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 754), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1063), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1530), H1498 [4AP]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see S. 1788), S12682 [7DE]

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

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 767), S3852 [24AP] (see S. 890), S4940 [15MY]

Foreign policy: eliminate authority for Federal employees and agents to assist foreign countries with drug interdiction activities of suspected aircraft (see H.R. 1818), H2141 [10MY]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see S. 1259), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 2705), H5125 [1AU]

———increase nonimmigrant visas for nurses and exempt certain hospitals in health professional shortage areas from certain employment requirements (see H.R. 2809), H5337 [2AU]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see S. 1167), S7495 [11JY] (see H.R. 1892), H2333 [17MY]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H253 [8FE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 562), S2472 [19MR] (see H.R. 1561), H1555 [24AP] (see H.R. 2713), H5125 [1AU]

———extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier (see S. 1400), S9122 [5SE]

———extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric indentifier (see H.R. 2276), H3464 [21JN]

———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 1560), H1555 [24AP]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H827 [8MR]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see S. 864), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1449), H1484 (see H.R. 1449), H1494 [4AP]

INS: 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]

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

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 886), S4940 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

———establish a grant program to enable rural police departments to gain access to various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing resources (see S. 1509), S10287 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 440), S1747 [1MR]

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

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

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S1462 [15FE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]

Office of Children's Services: establish (see S. 121), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1904), H2333 [17MY]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1348), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (see S. 747), S3706 [6AP]

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]

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

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 1364), S8910 [3AU]

Terrorism: 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. 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]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H4377 [20JY]

———establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H2997 [7JN]

———establish office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see S. 1377), S8911 [3AU]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (see S. 1750), S12247 [30NO]

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

Violence Against Women Office: establish (see S. 161), S527 [24JA] (see S. 570), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 28), H25 [3JA]

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]

Court documents

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

Explanations

Senate Bipartisan Compromise—Establishment of a September 11 Victims' Compensation Fund, S9564 [21SE]

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]

Combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, S10582 [11OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Melvin D. Honowitz, Honowitz & Shaw (law firm), E823 [17MY]

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]

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

Environmental terrorism: Sierra Club, E2187 [30NO]

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

Federal capabilities to combat domestic terrorism: several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9308 [12SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., requirements relative to procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, H10079 [13DE]

GSA selection of contractor for World War II memorial: Bob Dole, S6383 [18JN]

Help America Vote Act, H9304 [12DE]

Investigation into the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Representatives Sensenbrenner and Conyers and Senators Leahy and Hatch, H5632 [14SE]

Law enforcement traffic stops motivated by race or other biases, S2272 [14MR]

Missouri school desegregation litigation: Arthur Benson, S877 [31JA]

Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: Bernard F. Law, S854 [31JA]

———Chris Sullivan, Southern Partisan (publication), S906 [31JA], S998 [1FE]

———Donald V. Watkins, Alamerica Bank, S904 [31JA]

———Jerry Gains, National Sheriffs' Association, S855 [31JA]

———Representative Conyers, E2101 [15NO]

———Senator Thurmond (1980), S908 [31JA]

Nomination of Jorge L. Arrizurieta to be Inter-American Development Bank Alternative Executive Director, S12855 [11DE]

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]

Nomination of Theodore B. Olson to be Solicitor General: David W. Henderson, S5595 [24MY]

———Douglas R. Cox, S5595 [24MY]

———Floyd Abrams, S5594 [24MY]

———James R. Adams, S5593 [24MY]

———Larry L. Simms, S5592 [24MY]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S5594 [24MY]

———Michael J. Horowitz, S5593 [24MY]

———R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., and Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, American Spectator (publication), S5594 [24MY]

———Robert S. Bennett, S5592 [24MY]

———Terry Eastland, S5593 [24MY]

———William H. Webster, S5594 [24MY]

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]

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

Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S5443 [22MY]

———Jerry Gaines, National Sheriffs' Association, S5444 [22MY]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S5444 [22MY]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S5443 [22MY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, S1787 [1MR]

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]

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

Tribute to Bernard Hollander: Robert B. Nicholson, E292 [6MR]

Lists

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

Groups opposed to the nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General, S871 [31JA]

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]

Organizations supporting the nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General, S988 [1FE]

Political action committees associated with John Ashcroft, S844 [31JA]

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]

Memorandums

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

Motions

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

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]

Press releases

Philipp Holzmann AG (business) Guilty Plea to Conspiracy To Rig Bids on an AID-Funded Construction Contract: AID, S6383 [18JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 1856), E806 [15MY]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2215), H4384-H4392 [23JY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H6020-H6022, H6050-H6053 [25SE], H6568 [11OC]

Ashcroft, John: confirmation as Attorney General, E106 [6FE]

———nomination to be Attorney General, H91-H93 [30JA], H147-H155 [31JA]

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, H1387 [3AP]

———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7660, H7672 [1NO], H7776, H7777 [6NO]

———opposition to proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H4765 [27JY]

———regulation of airline industry, E55 [30JA]

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

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

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

Buy American Act: compliance, H4155 [18JY]

Choctaw Reservation: detention facility funding, E2112 [16NO]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), H9293, H9295, H9297, H9299 [12DE], E2300 [14DE]

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

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E823 [17MY]

Community Oriented Policing Services: methamphetamine production and trafficking prevention funding through reductions in International Broadcasting Operations, H4091, H4092 [17JY], E1417 [24JY]

DEA: enforcement of Controlled Substances Act relative to assisted suicide and euthanasia, H7786 [6NO]

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]

Drug abuse: Dept. of Justice grant to ``Race Against Drugs'' substance abuse prevention education program, H79 [30JA]

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

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4190-H4193 [18JY]

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

FBI: investigation of bureau corruption, H2154 [15MY], H2720 [25MY]

———prohibit destruction of records from the national instant criminal background check system, H4172-H4175 [18JY]

Federal employees: compliance of employees with standards of conduct during investigations, H4084 [17JY]

Firearms: prohibit funding to prevent States from participating in child safety lock programs, H4163 [18JY]

Funding, H1170 [27MR]

Guam: Violence Against Women Office funding, E1980 [2NO]

Hanssen, Robert P.: Dept. of Justice plea bargain offer relative to alleged espionage activities, H729 [7MR], H3810 [10JY]

Houston, TX: after school programs for children at risk funding, H4193 [18JY]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (H.R. 1892), H4395-H4399 [23JY]

———reform, H5372-H5374 [5SE]

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

INS: increase number of border inspectors, H6783 [16OC], H7337 [29OC], H8514, H8515 [28NO]

———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]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H4070 [17JY], H4200 [18JY]

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

National security: ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect borders, H7709-H7715 [1NO]

———ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, H6765 [12OC], H7542 [31OC], H8400 [27NO], H8439 [28NO], H8632 [29NO], E2118 [16NO]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate, H987 [20MR]

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

Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, H2575 [23MY]

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

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate, H4152, H4153 [18JY]

———designate (H.R. 2815), designation of primary sponsor, H8316 [16NO]

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

Salvati, Joesph: actions relative to investigation into imprisonment, H10142 [13DE]

Save-A-Friend National Hotline Program: funding, E2151 [28NO]

SBA: loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4142-H4147, H4201 [18JY]

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

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

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, H7857 [7NO], H8403-H8405 [27NO], E2187 [30NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts, H6922 [17OC]

———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]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (H.R. 2583), E1387 [20JY]

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

———interception and disclosure of certain electronic communications by cable companies that provide telecommunications services, E1968 [31OC]

———U.S. policy, H7327-H7331 [25OC], E1701 [21SE]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: Northern District of Illinois recipient of the Director's Distinguished District Award, E246 [28FE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H987, H1003 [20MR], H1065 [22MR], E403 [20MR]

Violence Against Women Office: establish, H4392 [23JY]

———establish (H.R. 28), E7 [3JA]

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

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

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (S. 282), S1136 [7FE]

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]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2215), S13290 [14DE], S14065-S14075 [20DE]

———authorizing (S. 1319), S8726-S8737 [2AU]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S592-S607, S616 [29JA], S686-S692, S695-S700 [30JA], S835, S836, S839-S910, S930 [31JA], S933-S1008 [1FE]

Atlanta, GA: increase number of INS inspectors at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, S9245, S9246 [10SE]

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, S1030 [6FE], S1371 [14FE]

———establish a Federal air marshals program (S. 1444), S9586, S9623 [21SE]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (S. 1829), S13301 [14DE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488 [11OC]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]

———use of non-lethal weapons by airline crews, S10490-S10492 [11OC]

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

Boyd, Ralph F., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Atttorney General for Civil Rights, S7994 [20JY]

Bryant, Daniel J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, S4849 [10MY]

Budget: State and local law enforcement assistance programs funding, S3645 [6AP]

Center for Leadership in Education and Applied Research: funding, S9245 [10SE]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S5602, S5603 [24MY]

Choctaw Reservation: detention facility funding, S11883 [15NO]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish, S9962-S9965 [1OC]

———establish (S. 565), S2475 [19MR], S5604 [24MY], S8044 [23JY], S8876-S8878, S8882 [3AU], S11545 [7NO], S12134, S12135 [29NO], S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

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 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: legislative priorities, S11315, S11320 [1NO]

Courts: status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9367 [13SE]

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

DEA: enforcement of Controlled Substances Act relative to assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11564 [7NO]

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]

Deputy Attorney General for Combating Terrorism: establish position, S9362 [13SE]

Detroit, MI: increase number of INS border inspectors, S9245 [10SE]

Dinh, Viet D.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development, S5601, S5602 [24MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S9379-S9381 [13SE]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 754), S3760 [6AP]

Education: school resources officer program funding, S6288 [14JN]

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]

———permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (S. 1788), S13286, S13291 [14DE], S13929 [20DE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 767), S3861 [24AP], S3983 [26AP], S12152 [29NO], S12220, S12238 [30NO], S12532 [6DE], S13286 [14DE], S13681 [19DE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 890), S4953-S4957 [15MY]

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]

Garza, Juan R.: execution in Federal capital case, S6440, S6441 [19JN]

Gillis, John: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Office of Victims of Crime Director, S9430 [14SE]

Hart, Sarah V.: nomination to be National Institute of Justice Director, S8680 [2AU]

———nomination to be National Institute of Justice Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S8677 [2AU]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (S. 1259), S8355 [27JY]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (H.R. 1892), S14064 [20DE]

———allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (S. 1167), S7518 [11JY]

———allow the deportation of known terrorist aliens without divulging classifed information used as evidence, S10587 [11OC]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution, S1388 [14FE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (S. 562), S2474 [19MR]

———extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier (S. 1400), S14082 [20DE]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (S. 864), S4835-S4838 [10MY]

INS: increase number of border inspectors, S9245 [10SE], S9361 [13SE], S9492 [19SE]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: implementation, S12133 [29NO]

Iran: clarify and reaffirm cause of action and Federal court jurisdiction for former U.S. hostages (S. 1877), S13965 [20DE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 886), S4947 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (S. 924), S5441 [22MY]

———establish a grant program to enable rural police departments to gain access to various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing resources (S. 1509), S10307 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 440), S1780 [1MR]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915-S8917 [3AU]

———tribute to individuals involved in apprehension of Texas fugitives, S912 [31JA]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S602 [29JA]

McCallum, Robert D., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S8893 [3AU]

Mecklenburg County, NC: Criminal Justice Information System funding, S9379 [13SE]

———Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Unit funding, S9379 [13SE]

Missouri: Missouri Drug Eradication Initiative funding, S9379, S9380 [13SE]

Mueller, Robert S., III: nomination to be FBI Director, S7437-S7440 [11JY], S8678-S8691 [2AU]

———nomination to be FBI Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S8677 [2AU]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (S. 349), S1479 [15FE]

National Institute of Justice: National Centers for Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology funding, S9380 [13SE]

National security: antiterrorism initiatives funding, S11878-S11881 [15NO]

———ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, S10586, S10587 [11OC], S11771 [14NO], S12670 [7DE]

NextWave Telecom, Inc.: proposed settlement in bankruptcy litigation, S13914 [20DE]

O'Connor, Eileen J.: nomination to be Assistant Atttorney General for the Tax Division, S7994 [20JY]

Office of Children's Services: establish (S. 121), S396-S398 [22JA]

Office of Inspector General: jurisdiction over FBI and DEA, S7536 [11JY]

Office of Justice Programs: Justice Assistance Account funding, S13845 [20DE]

Office of the Police Corps: program funding, S11885 [15NO]

Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S5531 [23MY], S5578-S5601 [24MY], S7328 [9JY]

———nomination to be Solicitor General, unanimous-consent agreement, S5599 [24MY]

OPEC: application of antitrust laws, S7942-S7944 [19JY]

Oregon: prohibition on involvement of State and Federal prosecutors in undercover investigations, S10676-S10679 [15OC]

Police Corps Program: funding, S13932, S13933 [20DE]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S4232 [3MY]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4849 [10MY], S5659 [24MY], S6356 [14JN], S8891 [3AU], S9430, S9431 [14SE], S9673 [21SE], S10667 [11OC], S10904 [23OC], S11148 [25OC], S11503 [6NO], S11632 [8NO], S12271 [30NO]

Rewards for Justice Fund (organization): tribute, S10636 [11OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 1348), S8913 [3AU]

Ruby Ridge, ID: release of documents relative to investigation of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, S8906 [3AU]

Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (S. 747), S3758 [6AP]

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

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: funding, S9382 [13SE]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 1364), S8933-S8936 [3AU]

Terrorism: 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]

———establish office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (S. 1377), S8950 [3AU]

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

———U.S. policy, S9212 [10SE], S9308-S9310 [12SE], S9577 [21SE], S9845 [26SE]

Thompson, Larry D.: confirmation as Deputy Attorney General, S4885 [14MY]

———nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S4849 [10MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (S. 1750), S12252-S12255 [30NO]

Violence Against Women Office: establish (S. 161), S527 [24JA]

———establish (S. 570), S2585 [20MR], S3698 [6AP], S7582 [12JY]

Washington: Washington State Methamphetamine Program funding, S9380, S9381 [13SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S7582 [12JY], S10635 [11OC]

World War II: 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]

Ziglar, James W.: nomination to be INS Commissioner, S8429-S8431 [31JY]

Reports

Federal Capabilities To Combat Domestic Terrorism: Several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9309 [12SE]

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]

Reports filed

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]

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]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 565), S12100 [28NO]

Family Sponsor Immigration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1892) (H. Rept. 107-127), H3860 [10JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1892), S13145 [13DE]

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]

Nomination of Benigno G. Reyna To Be U.S. Marshals Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10287 [4OC]

Nomination of Charles A. James, Jr., To Be Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Daniel J. Bryant To Be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Deborah J. Daniels To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9197 [6SE]

Nomination of Eileen J. O'Connor To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Jay B. Stephens To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10287 [4OC]

Nomination of Jay S. Bybee To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10835 [18OC]

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S706 [30JA]

Nomination of Juan C. Benitez To Be Dept. of Justice Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Larry D. Thompson To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Michael Chertoff To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5118 [17MY]

Nomination of Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Richard R. Nedelkoff To Be Bureau of Justice Assistance Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9197 [6SE]

Nomination of Robert D. McCallum, Jr., To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Robert S. Mueller III To Be FBI Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of Sarah V. Hart To Be National Institute of Justice Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of Sharee M. Freeman To Be Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11362 [1NO]

Nomination of Thomas L. Sansonetti To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Nomination of Viet D. Dinh To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5118 [17MY]

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]

State Justice Institute Operations Effectiveness Report: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2048) (H. Rept. 107-89), H5332 [2AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, H152 [31JA]

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

Confirmation of John Ashcroft as Attorney General: North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, E106 [6FE]

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Senator Feingold, S1000-S1004 [1FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act: Executive Office of the President, S10577 [11OC]

Summaries

Drug Competition Act (S. 754), S3761 [6AP]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act (S. 565), S2476 [19MR]

Rural and Urban Health Care Act (S. 1259), S8357 [27JY]

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]

Testimonies

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Kenny Jones, Moniteau County, MO, Sheriff's Dept., S984 [1FE]

———Representative Hulshof, S985 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 192, consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4069 [17JY]

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. 1892, Family Sponsor Immigration Act, S14064 [20DE], H4395 [23JY]

H.R. 2048, require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations, H5362 [5SE]

H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S14065-S14072 [20DE], H4384-H4389 [23JY]

H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9443-S9459 [14SE]

H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6726-H6739 [12OC]

H.R. 3162, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act, H7159-H7196 [23OC]

S. 282, establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters, S1136 [7FE]

S. 349, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S1480 [15FE]

S. 440, Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act, S1781 [1MR]

S. 570, Violence Against Women Office Act, S2586 [20MR]

S. 864, Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act, S4838 [10MY]

S. 886, Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund establishment, S4948 [15MY]

S. 890, Gun Show Loophole Closing and Gun Law Enforcement Act, S4954-S4956 [15MY]

S. 924, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S5442 [22MY]

S. 1099, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S14062 [20DE]

S. 1167, Family Sponsor Immigration Act, S7518 [11JY]

S. 1259, Rural and Urban Health Care Act, S8356 [27JY]

S. 1319, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S8727-S8733 [2AU]

S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]

S. 1364, Telecommunications Fair Competition Enforcement Act, S8936-S8939 [3AU]

S. 1377, Justice for American Victims of Terrorism Act, S8951 [3AU]

S. 1400, extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier, S14082 [20DE]

S. 1444, Federal Air Marshals and Safe Sky Act, S9624 [21SE]

S. 1510, Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act, S10307-S10333 [4OC], S10604-S10630 [11OC], S10717-S10743 [15OC]

S. 1750, Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act, S12253 [30NO]

S. 1829, Airport Security Personnel Protection Act, S13302 [14DE]

S. 1877, clarify and reaffirm cause of action and Federal court jurisdiction for former U.S. hostages against Iran, S13966 [20DE]

S. Res. 72, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, S3864 [24AP]

Transcripts

Dept. of Justice Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Representative Traficant: Representative Traficant and Richard Detor, E2011-E2014 [6NO]

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]