UNITING AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA (USA) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2975), H6702 [11OC], H6739 [12OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 264), H6718 [12OC]

Enact (S. 1510), S10570, S10575, S10583, S10666 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

House Bill Loses Oregon Provision, S10678 [15OC]

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

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

When Care Beats Haste, S10585 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1510), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3108), H6779 [12OC]

Enact (H.R. 2975): consideration (see H. Res. 264), H6779 [12OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 263), H6779 [12OC]

Letters

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

———Senator Specter, S10568 [11OC]

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

———Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, S10582 [11OC]

———Donald E. Powell, FDIC, S10582 [11OC]

———Janet Napolitano, Arizona Attorney General, S10583 [11OC]

———Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, S10583 [11OC]

Provisions: Laura W. Murphy and Gregory T. Nojeim, ACLU, H6772 [12OC]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2975), H6773 [12OC]

Enact (S. 1510), S10575, S10577, S10586 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, H6715 [12OC]

Enact (H.R. 2975), H6705, H6726-H6776 [12OC], H6784 [16OC], E1893, E1896, E1897, E1901, E1904 [16OC], E1916 [17OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 264), H6712-H6726 [12OC], E2067 [13NO]

———consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6706-H6712 [12OC]

———corrections in engrossment, H6776 [12OC]

———motion to recommit, H6774 [12OC]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H6773 [12OC]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record, H6765 [12OC]

———improve policies relative to national security, H6709 [12OC]

National security: ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, H6765 [12OC]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Biological weapons: enhance protections, S10551 [11OC]

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

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors, S10551 [11OC]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, S10561-S10564, S10579-S10583, S10598 [11OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: issue regulations for financial institutions to prevent banking abuses in concentration accounts, S10569 [11OC]

Enact (H.R. 2975), S10791 [17OC], S11771 [14NO]

Enact (S. 1510), S10345, S10365-S10377 [9OC], S10427 [10OC], S10537, S10547-S10630 [11OC], S10676-S10679, S10685 [15OC], S11247 [30OC]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC]

———unanimous-consent request, S10363-S10365 [9OC], S10604 [11OC]

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

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]

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

———improve policies relative to national security, S10595-S10597, S10599-S10601 [11OC]

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

National security: ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, S10586, S10587 [11OC], S11771 [14NO]

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

Terrorism: interception of electronic communications, S10592-S10594 [11OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 107-238), H6779 [12OC]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 264, Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 107-237), H6779 [12OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2975), H6768 [12OC]

Statements

Provisions: Executive Office of the President, S10577 [11OC]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1510): Title III—International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing, S10564 [11OC]

Testimonies

Combat International Money Laundering, Thwart the Financing of Terrorism, and Protect the U.S. Financial System: Dennis M. Lormel, FBI, S10582 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 263, same-day consideration of H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, provisions, H6706 [12OC]

H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, provisions, H6712 [12OC]

H.R. 2975, provisions, H6726-H6739 [12OC]

S. 1510, provisions, S10307-S10333 [4OC], S10604-S10630 [11OC], S10717-S10743 [15OC]